When the Vast Wind Style was unleashed, it seemed as if only this sword rainbow traversing the heavens and earth remained, piercing through everything in its path.

This move by Gu Ruhu swept through, the sword momentum like a rainbow, its presence astonishing. It clearly employed all of his lifetime cultivation and integrated the myriad transformations of the Thousand Mechanism Sword into this one strike. Everywhere it passed, even the void was torn apart, leaving a terrifying sword mark on the ground.

This sword mark was several feet deep, about two fingers wide, extending all the way to Ye Qingchen. Like a Sword Dragon, it came roaring and rampaging, as if it could shred all existence.

Yet under this sword from Ye Qingchen, it was shattered on the spot, forcibly split in half down the middle.

And with undiminished momentum, it charged towards Gu Ruhu!

"What?"

Seeing the rapidly shooting sword rainbow, Gu Ruhu's pupils constricted sharply.

Then.

He swiftly soared into the sky, forming a hand seal with his palm. With a 'boom' sound, his internal meridians suddenly trembled, and a majestic True Qi akin to mighty river waves surged forth once more.

This overwhelming True Qi instantly enveloped an area of ten zhang, dispelling the sky full of dust. This enormous light curtain, capable of withstanding a strike from a Profound Core Ninth Heaven expert, was as easily cleaved open as butter in the face of the silver sword rainbow.

In the blink of an eye.

This sword from Ye Qingchen had already charged to Gu Ruhu's front.

"Bang!" "Bang!" "Bang!"

At this critical moment.

Gu Ruhu quickly formed a hand seal, and a series of artifacts transformed into layers of five-colored light shields around him, trying to block Ye Qingchen. But how could these artifacts withstand the unstoppable force of Ye Qingchen's sword?

"Pfft!"

At this moment.

It was as if time stopped.

In the depths of everyone's eyes, Ye Qingchen's Heaven-shocking sword had already pierced straight into Gu Ruhu's throat, emerging completely from his nape.

The next moment.

Everyone saw clearly.

Gu Ruhu's body shuddered violently, standing in place, with a look of shock in his eyes, his hands clutching his throat tightly, but unable to stop the gushing blood.

Ultimately.

Unable to hold on, his body fell to the ground with a loud crash, lifeless.

The divine light in his eyes quietly vanished.

Silence!

The entire Linghua Mansion was deathly still.

All eyes were on Gu Ruhu.

The formidable and renowned tiger of Black Abyss City, killed like this?

Moreover.

At the hands of Ye Qingchen.

Hisssss!

Those who snapped back to reality couldn't help but draw in a sharp breath.

The gazes in the crowd slowly moved away from Gu Ruhu's corpse and fell on Ye Qingchen.

A solitary defense for three thousand miles, a single sword facing a million soldiers!

If.

Before this, everyone merely dreaded Ye Qingchen, but after he vanquished Gu Ruhu, that dread transformed into deep fear.

"Too powerful!"

At this moment.

There was only this thought in everyone's mind.

But more people were thinking, if even Gu Ruhu was slain by Ye Qingchen, then could Ding Qitian and Yuan Shisan still suppress him? With Ye Qingchen's strength, upon reaching Central Island, they would likely be astounded!

Ye Qingchen stood on the Creation Furnace, slowly sheathing his sword.

Without a doubt.

This was already his most powerful sword.

Not only did he utilize the sword's momentum to activate the Vast Wind Sword, but he also pushed the Ancient Dragon Elephant Technique to its peak. This sword, executed with full power, was already a strike not inferior to Earth Grade Top, or even supreme grade.

"Though this sword is mighty, it burdens the body greatly. I can only use it once in a short time!"

Ye Qingchen exhaled a long breath of turbid air.

"However, this Ancient Dragon Elephant Technique truly is powerful… I have only trained in the first scroll and barely started, yet already possess such might. If I reached the peak of cultivation, what power would it hold?"

"Perhaps the secret to the Spiritual Splendor Celestial Saint's strength lies here!"

Chu Jingtian thought secretly.

Just then.

Suddenly from afar came an exclamation pulling Ye Qingchen from his thoughts. Elder Xu hurried over, respectfully saying: "Ye Qingchen, we discovered a secret chamber in the courtyard…"

"Secret chamber?"

Ye Qingchen raised his brow slightly and immediately walked over.

He saw.

The back yard's wall, after the prior battle, had partially collapsed, revealing a half-hidden stone door. Everyone present stood quietly around, awaiting Ye Qingchen's arrival.

The secret chamber was very spacious and simple, almost without anything, except for a row of bookshelves and a stone bed.

And in the center of the secret chamber sat a skeleton.

"What is this…"

Upon seeing this skeleton, everyone was inwardly startled that it was actually a pale-golden color, showing no sign of decay.

"Why is there a pale-golden skeleton?"

"We've never heard of such a thing…"

The others who followed in were also greatly astonished at the sight of this skeleton, and couldn't help but cry out in surprise.

"Huh?"

Ye Qingchen suddenly noticed.

The golden skeleton held a book scroll in its hand. He quickly took it to see, and just the first few words made Ye Qingchen's heart shudder.

"I am the Spiritual Splendor Celestial Saint!"

The opening line in the book scroll read.

This book scroll, made from some spiritual bamboo, remained intact even after hundreds of years.

"Is this skeleton the Spiritual Splendor Celestial Saint?"

Ye Qingchen suppressed his inner shock and quickly looked further.

He saw it.

Next, it described the Spiritual Splendor Celestial Saint's cultivation experiences, accidentally obtaining the Ancient Dragon Elephant Technique, then gathering this Creation Spirit Liquid, dominating the Eastern Domain, with few rivals.

But when he ventured into the Northern Domain, he encountered a lifelong foe—Mo Luo Celestial Saint.

The two battled here, tearing open the Abyssal Valley.

However.

He always came up one move short, ambushed by Mo Luo Celestial Saint, leaving his physical body destroyed and his divine soul severely injured. In his dying moments, the Spiritual Splendor Celestial Saint used all his power to suppress Mo Luo Celestial Saint under the Abyssal Valley, sealing him in a Bronze Coffin.

"… If descendants enter this place, leave at once. Mo Luo Celestial Saint excels in Divine Soul Techniques, understands Northern Domain Secret Techniques, and could resurrect by drawing on life force; if he escapes the coffin, he will become a great calamity for the world!"

Written at the end, a sense of warning surged forth.

Ye Qingchen's expression changed repeatedly.

"Young Master Ye, what is written on this ancient scroll?" Elder Xu, noticing Ye Qingchen's changing expression and not daring to peek, bravely asked.

"Take it and see!"

Ye Qingchen handed over the ancient scroll.

Everyone did not dare to linger, quickly taking the scroll and studying it carefully. As they read further, their expressions grew grimmer, until the last line sent a shiver of fear through them, making them cry out:

"How can this be?"

This hidden realm was not an ancient tomb of the Spiritual Splendor Celestial Saint, but a place specifically designated to suppress Mo Luo Celestial Saint!

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