NOVPUB```
At that moment.
Above the ancient city.
The Evil Buddha muttered.
Gu Qingfeng instantly felt his blood and vitality boil uncontrollably, a surge of compulsion rising within his heart to abandon resistance, to walk towards the Blood Lotus and serve at the Evil Buddha’s side.
However.
This thought had just emerged.
When Gu Qingfeng, with a determination as sharp as a knife, ruthlessly severed the intrusive thoughts from his mind.
Suddenly.
The scene before him shifted.
Gu Qingfeng found himself, without knowing when, inside the ancient city, with an extremely terrifying and eerie chill pervading the air.
And behind him.
Stood the city gate.
Without hesitation.
Gu Qingfeng turned and fled swiftly.
But just as he spun around to leave, that eerie chill abruptly erupted, and a Buddha’s palm descended across the void with such force that it seemed to block out heaven and earth.
The sun and moon lost their light.
The color of blood spread.
The Evil Slayer Blade trembled violently, but Gu Qingfeng’s expression was more composed than ever, his bodily energy exploding forth like a proud sun rising, its extreme heat vaporizing the cold chill completely.
Immediately after.
The long blade was drawn.
Spirit converged.
"Domineering Blade slash!"
Gu Qingfeng bellowed, unleashing a tyrannical slash as if it could split mountains and rift valleys. The dazzling brilliance of the blade’s light, like the first gleam of dawn breaking the sky, struck ferociously into the hand of the Buddha.
The next moment.
"Boom—"
An immense, terrifying force bore down.
Gu Qingfeng’s body flew out like a cannonball, but before he truly hit the ground, he twisted mid-air and slashed again, this time towards the outside of the ancient city. 𝓷ℴ𝓿𝓹𝓾𝓫.𝓬ℴ𝓶
The fierce blade light seemed capable of tearing through space, and in the blink of an eye, Gu Qingfeng had broken free.
The entire ordeal.
Occurred in the blink of an eye.
As Gu Qingfeng made his getaway, for the first time, an emotion known as anger appeared in the Buddha’s bleeding eyes; clearly visible was a deep cut on the Buddha’s golden-palmed hand, from which fresh blood seeped, dripping from the wound.
Yet in less than a breath’s time, the wound had vanished without a trace.
Outside the ancient city.
Gu Qingfeng retreated ten miles.
Then he stood unmoving on the spot, forcibly circulating his blood and energy to expel all traces of the invading chill from his body.
"Whoosh!"
Gu Qingfeng exhaled deeply, and immediately frost formed on the ground, withering all vegetation.
"That Disaster Level Evil Spirit is truly extraordinary; if I had been fully ensnared, I’m afraid I might have really met my demise here!"
Gu Qingfeng looked towards the Evil Buddha in the ancient city; the Evil Buddha was also staring at him. Their eyes met, the latter’s bleeding eyes filled with savagery and a thirst for slaughter.
This was the first time Gu Qingfeng had clashed with a Disaster Level Evil Spirit.
Its overwhelming power exerted a tremendous pressure on him.
If it came to a head-on confrontation, he certainly could not match the Evil Buddha.
Let alone at the Refining Organ’s second realm.
Even if he were at the Refining Organ’s fifth realm, or even breaking the barrier to step into the level of a Master, he might not necessarily be a match for this Evil Buddha.
Before encountering a Disaster Level Evil Spirit, Gu Qingfeng had tried to imagine their strength as much as possible. But only now did he truly understand what a Disaster Level Evil Spirit was.
Yunshan City is finished!
No!
To be precise.
```
```
The entire Nine Curves Road is doomed!
The magicians from the various major sects and aristocratic families have walked into the lion’s den, all slain and suppressed by the Evil Buddha, with the Evil Spirits inhabiting their bodies serving as fodder for the Evil Buddha.
Just now.
The Evil Buddha had devoured other Evil Spirits, causing its own power to grow once more, and thus it was able to expand the forbidden zone unexpectedly, making Gu Qingfeng inadvertently step into its range.
It was only because Gu Qingfeng reacted promptly that he was able to escape.
At this moment.
Gu Qingfeng’s wariness towards the Evil Buddha had surged to an unprecedented level.
With the Evil Spirit’s power growing steadily, the forbidden zone was bound to keep expanding. Gu Qingfeng even doubted whether, if left unchecked, the Evil Buddha could swallow the entire Nine Curves Road.
Such a Disaster Level Evil Spirit isn’t easy to eradicate absolutely.
"Not just a problem of the Evil Spirit—"
"The Zhuo Family among other millennial sects and aristocratic families have suffered heavy losses, and it’s likely to cause considerable upheaval!"
Gu Qingfeng, looking at the distorted bodies on the other Blood Lotuses, had his eyes turn cold.
He was fortunate not to have truly joined that battle.
Otherwise.
There would probably be one more person in the Blood Lotus.
After giving the Evil Buddha hovering above the ancient city a deep look, Gu Qingfeng turned and left.
With the Evil Buddha’s power, it was not something he could handle now.
Half-step Master!
In front of a truly powerful Evil Spirit, even they are but ants.
If such an Evil Spirit were to appear in White Stone Dao, then the fate of Gu Family Manor could be easily imagined.
For a moment.
Gu Qingfeng considered relocating Gu Family Manor away from White Stone Dao, but this thought did not last long before he suppressed it.
Moving away from White Stone Dao would be easy.
But the problem is.
With the world in chaos and uncanny Evil Spirits rampant, it’s not necessarily safe elsewhere.
Moreover, in a foreign land, with complex and intertwined power dynamics, it wouldn’t be easy for Gu Family Manor to carve out their own place in that new territory.
By comparison.
White Stone Dao at least can be considered safe for now.
The Evil Buddha exists within Nine Curves Road; it might not necessarily spill over to White Stone Dao.
Therefore.
Leaving is out of the question.
Unless it’s truly a last resort, the legacy of White Stone Dao must not be abandoned.
——
When Gu Qingfeng returned to Gu Family Manor, it was already three days later.
During his absence, Gu Family Manor had remained peaceful.
In the current White Stone Dao, Gu Family Manor was akin to heaven; even the reputation of the court’s officialdom wasn’t as useful as the former’s.
The name "Domineering Blade Gu Qingfeng."
Was enough to deter all criminals.
And when Gu Qingfeng returned, Gu Yang was the first to come and see him.
"Father, have you discovered anything from the Nine Curves Road?"
His expression was somewhat curious.
Gu Qingfeng, however, had a solemn and serious face, as he said gravely, "The experts from the sects and aristocratic families of Guangyang Prefecture are ruined. The Evil Spirit of Nine Curves Road is a Disaster Level being.
When I entered Nine Curves Road, I only saw the Evil Buddha towering in the void, subduing a city, with all the sect and aristocratic family experts becoming fodder for the Evil Buddha."
"This matter, I believe, will not take long to spread throughout Guangyang Prefecture."
"Now that the world is in turmoil and the strength of the sects and aristocratic families in Guangyang Prefecture is diminished, it may trigger other consequences."
"So for the time being, you need to keep an eye on the affairs of the Martial World. Any sudden changes must be immediately reported to me."
Gu Qingfeng’s words also made Gu Yang very serious, hurriedly nodding in agreement.
A Disaster Level Evil Spirit, with just a few words from Gu Qingfeng, he understood the terror of such an Evil Spirit.
```
