I became an immortal in the mountains

Chapter 810 Visualization Method, Fundamental Diagram

Shiyin, Beiquan Town.

Today's casual palm strike is more powerful than his all-out effort back then.

After years of secluded cultivation, Gu Yuanqing's strength has advanced further, and this clone has also become even more powerful.

The person who attacked Gu Yuanqing was none other than Yue Qianfeng, the Grand Master of the Demon-Slaying Division of the Great Hao Divine Dynasty!

Although he was only at the peak of the Undying Chaos Realm, as the Grand Commander in charge of the military affairs of the Great Hao Dynasty, with the blessing of good fortune, he could unleash power surpassing that of the Undying Chaos Realm.

However, when he truly experienced Gu Yuanqing's attack, he realized that what Ling Yi had said back then was true!

As the palm struck down, Yue Qianfeng felt the world around him suddenly change color, and endless pressure came crashing down from all directions.

His body suddenly sank, and the halberd in his hand trembled violently, emitting a humming sound as if it could not bear the weight.

He roared, unleashing his power to the extreme, his blood and qi surging like smoke, attempting to lift this invisible mountain.

The void beneath their feet continued to collapse, revealing spiderweb-like cracks.

Veins bulged on his forehead, his face turned from red to white, and even speaking became extremely difficult.

The strength of the person before him far exceeded his expectations, and no matter how he resisted, it was all in vain.

The pressure from Gu Yuanqing in that palm strike was immense, surging and endless. He could only push himself to the limit and increase his strength. But with each increase, he felt the opponent's strength grow stronger, so he had to forcefully increase his strength again until finally, he had already exceeded his own limits.

Moreover, he dared not withdraw even a fraction of his power, because he felt that even if his power was weakened by half, he would be crushed to death by the Zhenluo Divine Mountain.

He could feel cracks appearing in his meridians and acupoints, and his soul was being rapidly consumed under the extreme power. If it weren't for the vast divine dynasty's fortune supporting him, he would have been powerless to resist.

"Chief!"

A cry of surprise came from Guanzhong, longing for home.

Then Di Feng, who had just arrived, made his move, leaping out of the pass, his sword energy sweeping across the sky, slashing towards Beiquan Mountain.

"Gu Yuanqing, stop now! Release the Grand Marshal, and there may still be room for maneuver!" Di Feng shouted sternly.

Gu Yuanqing glanced at Di Feng indifferently.

Di Feng felt thousands of sword energies rushing towards him, blocking his rescue. He used his swordsmanship to fight them off, and the battle was so fierce that the sky darkened.

Suddenly, he met Gu Yuanqing's gaze and saw that the other's eyes were filled with his consciousness and awareness.

Then the world spun around, and all senses seemed to be suddenly detached from the body, as if one had lost control of their own power.

"The Path of the Heavenly Demon?" Di Feng's expression changed drastically. Then, with a sharp shout, his sword energy soared into the sky, forcefully breaking free from Gu Yuanqing's Heart Sword Technique.

At this moment, Di Feng realized that he had only just flown out of the pass. He thought that he had drawn his sword to help the Grand Commander and then made eye contact with Gu Yuanqing, thus falling under the spell of the Heavenly Demon. But in reality, he had only just left the pass when he made eye contact with Gu Yuanqing and fell into the illusion. Everything after that was just an illusion.

Undoubtedly, the difference between the two was too great, and for a moment, he didn't know whether he should continue to take action.

At this moment, Yue Qianfeng's situation became even more dangerous. His entire body was covered in blood, and his originally burly body seemed to have been compressed to one-fifth of its original size. The halberd pointing at Beiquan Mountain Shadow also seemed to be unable to bear the weight and was about to break at any moment.

"Fellow Daoist Gu, please show mercy!"

At the critical moment, another voice rang out. When the voice was first spoken, it was still thousands of miles away. When the voice fell, the person had already arrived in the arena. It was none other than Ling Yi, the sect master of the Nine Heavens Sword Sect, an old acquaintance of Gu Yuanqing!

Upon seeing Ling Yi, Gu Yuanqing calmly withdrew his hand.

Yue Qianfeng groaned, and traces of blood trickled from the corner of his mouth, but he forced them back down. It seemed that if he continued for even a moment longer, he might not be able to hold on any longer. His eyes were filled with horror.

This guy surnamed Gu is incredibly arrogant!

Ling Yi's words back then were not an exaggeration, but rather a gross underestimation.

Di Feng stepped forward and whispered, "Chief, are you alright?"

Yue Qianfeng took a deep breath, quickly suppressed his injuries, stood up straight, and looked at Gu Yuanqing with a solemn expression.

Ling Yi's eyes narrowed slightly. He knew Yue Qianfeng's strength all too well. As one of the three prime ministers of the Great Hao Dynasty, he was naturally one of the top combat forces of the Great Hao.

Even if he is merely an immortal being, he holds an official position and is blessed by the fortune of the Divine Dynasty. If he were in the Jade Capital, he would be almost comparable to me.

In other realms of the Nine Realms Divine Continent, they might only be slightly inferior to themselves.

Even now, outside the Nine Realms, he can still maintain the combat power of a Void Immortal. But such a great master was reduced to this state by a single palm strike.

Ling Yi glanced at Yue Qianfeng and slowly said, "It's been several years since we last met. Fellow Daoist Gu's cultivation and strength have both greatly improved!"

Gu Yuanqing smiled calmly and said, "I was lucky. I killed a few Heavenly Demons, so I can say I've gained something."

Ling Yi said, "I see. A few years ago, I sensed a battle between illusory immortals in the Demon Realm. Could it be that you fought another battle with Xuan You?"

Gu Yuanqing nodded slightly and said, "That's right. As you said, the Xuan You Demon Lord is indeed unfathomable. We can't do anything to him for the time being, so we can only retreat."

Ling Yi asked, "Then what is the purpose of your visit today, fellow Daoist, deliberately releasing information?"

Gu Yuanqing chuckled, looked at Yue Qianfeng, and said, "Didn't the Great Hao Dynasty say back then that they welcomed me to come anytime?"

Yue Qianfeng snorted coldly, took half a step forward, and said coldly, "If they are friends of my Great Hao, then of course they are welcome. But if they collude with the Heavenly Demon and become its lackeys, I, Yue, will kill them all on sight!"

Gu Yuanqing said calmly, "Don't talk big. If it weren't for Fellow Daoist Ling pleading for us, it's unknown whether we would still be alive."

Yue Qianfeng's face changed, turning red with suppressed rage, and he said sharply, "Arrogant! I'll see what you're capable of today..."

Ling Yi frowned and said in a low voice, "Chief Yue, we agreed before His Majesty that the matter of Fellow Daoist Gu would be handled by me."

Yue Qianfeng stopped speaking, clenched his fists, snorted coldly, and stopped talking. He just stared at Gu Yuanqing with a murderous aura.

Gu Yuanqing said calmly, "I advise you not to direct your killing intent at me. Otherwise, if I can't control myself and you get killed, don't blame me."

"Ahem, Chief Commander!" Ling Yi secretly transmitted a few words.

Yue Qianfeng snorted coldly, but ultimately restrained his aura.

Ling Yi then clasped his hands in a fist salute to Gu Yuanqing and said, "Fellow Daoist Gu, please forgive me. Chief Yue's reaction was not without reason." Gu Yuanqing glanced at Yue Qianfeng and said, "If it weren't for that, he wouldn't be standing here talking to me right now."

Upon hearing this, Yue Qianfeng's temples throbbed a few times, but he ultimately held back, knowing the outcome of the previous battle.

He was not a true Immortal-level expert after all, and outside the human realm, he was no match for the man surnamed Gu.

Ling Yi said, "It seems that you also know what exactly happened in Silver Deer Valley?"

Gu Yuanqing said calmly, "I do know, but by the time I arrived, it was too late."

"Too late?" Yue Qianfeng finally couldn't hold back any longer and said with a face full of anger, "Your strength is comparable to a Void Immortal. That Bone-Eating Demon King is just an Undying Chaos Demon King. How could he be your match? And how could he deceive you?"

Gu Yuanqing glanced indifferently at Yue Qianfeng and said, "I only hunted down the Heavenly Demon. Whether it was the Bone-Eating Demon King or not, what does that have to do with me? You yourselves fell into the Heavenly Demon's trap and suffered heavy losses, yet you blame me?"

Ling Yi said, "Fellow Daoist Gu, please don't be offended, but this matter is strange and needs to be explained. Yan Beiming, the commander of the Demon Suppression Division, perished in this battle. The Grand Commander was like a brother to him, so it was inevitable that he lost control of his emotions."

"So his name is Yan Beiming?" Gu Yuanqing asked.

Ling Yi was taken aback: "What do you mean by that, fellow Daoist?"

"We arrived too late that day, and only this person's remnant soul remained. We used this flower to protect him, but it only barely kept his soul from dissipating. If you want to truly save him, that's your own Great Hao Dynasty's business!" Gu Yuanqing raised his hand and tossed out a lotus flower.

Ling Yi took the lotus flower, probed it with his divine sense, and exclaimed in surprise, "Commander Yan?"

"What? Sect Master Ling, is my brother Yan inside?" Yue Qianfeng stepped forward, his expression excited.

Ling Yi raised his hand and pushed, sending the lotus flower flying towards Yue Qianfeng.

Yue Qianfeng carefully took it and probed it with his divine sense. He saw a remnant soul sitting cross-legged in the center of the lotus flower. Who else could it be but Yan Beiming? However, his mind was obviously asleep, and his aura was instinctively merging with the aura in this precious flower, using this treasure to nourish his soul.

Upon seeing that Yan Beiming was still alive, he was overjoyed. He carefully placed the lotus flower into his storage bag, clasped his hands in a fist and said in a deep voice, "I was reckless before, please forgive me, Fellow Daoist Gu. Fellow Daoist saved my brother, and I will definitely repay you in the future."

Gu Yuanqing said calmly, "Don't you suspect that I deliberately beat him up like this to send him back and clear my name?"

Yue Qianfeng looked embarrassed and clasped his hands, saying, "I am at fault no matter what. If you have any grievances, please punish me as you see fit. I will not say a word."

Gu Yuanqing glanced at Yue Qianfeng and said, "This treasure is quite valuable. Since this person is from your Demon Suppression Division, then I would like to trouble you to charge me for this item."

“That’s natural!” Yue Qianfeng said.

Ling Yi said, "Since Commander Yan is still alive, all misunderstandings can naturally be cleared up. Commander Yue, why don't you take Commander Yan back first and find a way to treat his injuries? I'll take care of things here."

Yue Qianfeng looked at Ling Yi gratefully and said, "In that case, thank you very much, Sect Master."

He bowed to Gu Yuanqing again, then quickly turned and returned to the human realm.

After he left, the situation on the scene seemed to calm down.

Ling Yi said, "Fellow Daoist, why don't you come with me back to my hometown for a chat?"

Gu Yuanqing clasped his hands and chuckled: "Forget it. I came here today to send this remnant soul back. Fellow Daoist Ling may believe me, but the others in the Great Hao may not. If we go in, it may not be so easy to get out."

Ling Yi said, "Fellow Daoist is joking. Now that the misunderstanding has been resolved, anyone who dares to make a move against you is going against me."

Gu Yuanqing waved his hand: "Let's talk about it later."

Ling Yi didn't try to persuade him any further, and asked, "Fellow Daoist, could you tell me what exactly happened back then?"

Gu Yuanqing said, "It is Wujian."

"The Demon King of Infernal Affairs?" Ling Yi's eyes narrowed.

He was extremely familiar with the Demon King of the Boundless Realm. During the time when the Demon Lord of the Mysterious Netherworld was asleep, he was one of the people in charge of the Mysterious Netherworld, and he had clashed with him many times.

Gu Yuanqing nodded and said, "They already knew that Da Hao and I were going to take action against the Bone Erosion, so they set up an ambush. When I arrived, it had already transformed into the form of the Bone Erosion and fought against me, while leaving its clone with the Bone Erosion to wait for your people from Da Hao to enter the lair. When I realized something was wrong and managed to get out of its clutches and into the cave, it was too late. I could only save this remnant soul."

"As expected, it's not far from what I guessed, but I didn't expect it to be this one. This demon is proficient in the way of space, making it very difficult to deal with. It's already quite an achievement that you were able to rescue Commander Yan," Ling Yi said.

Gu Yuanqing asked, "Since you can guess, the Great Hao Dynasty should be able to as well. But today, this Chief Yue attacked me as soon as he saw me. It seems that he has not found any clues about the leaked information within the Great Hao Dynasty?"

Ling Yi shook his head and sighed softly, "Indeed, very few people knew about this operation, and even now, we still don't know where things went wrong."

"So you suspect me even more?" Gu Yuanqing chuckled.

“If you had returned earlier, things wouldn’t have turned out this way.” Ling Yi smiled bitterly, then paused. “Now it seems that either the Bone-Eating Demon King’s continued presence there was part of the Heavenly Demon’s scheme, and he knew all along that the people of Great Hao would eventually come to him, or the Great Hao court is hiding something very deep.”

Gu Yuanqing said, "That's your court's business. I've come here with another deal to discuss. I wonder if you're interested?"

"A transaction? Please explain, fellow Daoist," Ling Yi said.

Gu Yuanqing raised his hand and flipped it over, and a piece of Ten Thousand Years of Sinking Star Iron floated in his hand.

"I heard you need quite a lot of this?"

Ling Yi looked surprised, remained silent for a moment, and then asked, "What does this fellow Daoist need?"

Gu Yuanqing put the Ten Thousand Years of Sinking Star Iron back into his storage bag, put his hands behind his back and looked at Ling Yi, saying, "Now that we've come to this world, we naturally want to see the laws of this world."

Ling Yi asked, "Fellow Daoist, do you want to... visualize the fundamental diagram?"

Gu Yuanqing smiled: "The methods of refining spirit in the Nine Realms Divine Continent are unique and completely different from my original realm. Therefore, I want to find a cultivation method at the level of a Void Immortal to verify it."

"Contemplating the fundamental diagram is crucial to the foundation of the sect. While the Ten Thousand Years of Sinking Star Iron is precious, it's not worth this much," Ling Yi said slowly.

Gu Yuanqing smiled and said, "That's why it's a transaction. If it's just this little bit of Ten Thousand Years of Starfall Iron, why not give it to you, fellow Daoist? The Void Immortal experts of the Nine Domains Divine Continent dare not venture too far out of the human realm, otherwise, Void Immortals would naturally sense each other's auras. If the Heavenly Demons attack, many unforeseen events will occur. But I am merely a Chaos Undying, which makes things much easier for me."

"Fellow Daoist, you seem truly unafraid of angering the Heavenly Demon Lord?" Ling Yi asked.

Gu Yuanqing smiled: "I have my own way of dealing with this."

Ling Yi was silent for a moment: "This matter is of great importance. Could I wait until I go back and discuss it before replying to you, fellow Daoist?"

"Of course!" Gu Yuanqing smiled.

(End of this chapter)