Gu Changqing walked back, beaming with pride, riding his horse and laughing in the spring breeze.

Although he was described as "riding a horse," he was not actually riding a horse; rather, he was flying low in the air on a sword.

With this surge in power and the acquisition of a divine artifact, he was absolutely ecstatic.

But what he didn't know was that a masked man in black was secretly following him from a hidden spot behind him.

"You bastard Gu Changqing, how dare you cripple my uncle! I'll take your life!" The man in black gritted his teeth and let out a low growl.

He is Fang Zongshi's nephew, with a peak Golden Body Realm cultivation level, ranking among the top twenty in the outer sect.

After General Manager Fang was crippled, he was arrested and imprisoned in the torture chamber, where he was severely tortured until he was on the verge of death. It took him a large sum of money to rescue his uncle.

Otherwise, General Manager Fang would have to be interrogated in the torture chamber.

After Fang Zongshi came out, he couldn't swallow his anger and immediately plotted with him, urging him to kill Gu Changqing to vent his anger.

Of course, since the sect does not allow infighting, he planned to kill Gu Changqing and then, before the sect could react, immediately lead his direct descendants to defect to another sect.

As Gu Changqing flew ahead, a large mountain appeared before him.

This mountain is the only way back to the sect. Once you cross this mountain, you will be able to see the sect's mountain peak.

However, at that moment, Gu Changqing suddenly sensed something was wrong.

It was quiet all around, not even a bird chirping. I don't know why.

He hesitated for a moment, but didn't care. He drew his Purple Lightning Frost Sword, aimed it at the mountain in front of him, and prepared to strike.

He was going to try out that move, "Splitting Mount Hua with Force".

This move is so powerful it can split Mount Hua in two. Coincidentally, a mountain has come along, so it's a good opportunity to test it out.

In fact, just as he was leaving the pass, Gu Changqing suddenly remembered this mountain and began to plot how to cut it down.

He drew his sword from its sheath.

Get into position.

He imagined a move that could split Mount Hua in half, and then Gu Changqing swung his sword fiercely!

In an instant, all the cultivation within his body surged forth!

"Boom!"

A tremendous sonic boom resounded, and a sword beam shot into the sky, a thousand feet long, with dazzling light and purple arcs of electricity, as if splitting the heavens and earth!

In the blink of an eye, the sword struck the mountain, and a deafening sound rang out. The earth trembled, the ground shook, and the mountain shuddered, as if a dragon had turned over, its power extraordinary.

Endless rubble tumbled and exploded, sand and stones flew everywhere, leaving a scene of utter devastation.

After the explosion subsided, Gu Changqing looked closely and saw that the mountain, which was thousands of feet high, had been split in two, with a smooth cut surface and a terrifying canyon in the middle!

Upon closer inspection, the bottom of the canyon had cracked open, forming a bottomless cliff—a truly terrifying sight!

"Is this all the strength I have now?" Gu Changqing was slightly taken aback, then overjoyed!

The cultivation level of the peak of the Cave Heaven Realm is indeed impressive. Combined with this Purple Lightning and Azure Frost artifact, with a single sword strike, not only mountains were transformed, but the terrain was also completely altered. It can only be described as awesome!

He then prepared to try the critical strike gloves again.

With a thought, the Purple Lightning Frost Sword disappeared, and a brand new gauntlet appeared in his hand.

Gu Changqing put on his boxing gloves, walked halfway up the mountain, and threw a punch.

"Boom!"

Under the terrifying force, a series of crackling sounds rang out, and the mountain that had just split in two was directly blasted through, forming a large gap!

Thick smoke billowed from the gap, which was extremely frightening, and then with a loud bang, it exploded into dust everywhere!

"Holy crap! That's terrifying!" Gu Changqing was startled by such a powerful punch.

You have to understand, he didn't use much force with that punch, he was just testing it out casually, but he didn't expect that just that would shatter a mountain. He's too strong!

"Hiss~~ My God!" The masked man in black behind him screamed like a pig being slaughtered when he saw this scene. He trembled all over and broke out in a cold sweat!

When did Gu Changqing become so strong? Is this still him?

In the black-clad masked man's mind, wasn't Gu Changqing only at the Acquired Realm cultivation level? How could he have such terrifying strength? The intelligence must be wrong!

He turned and left without daring to linger for even a moment.

In fact, when Gu Changqing cleaved the mountain in two with his sword, he was instantly terrified, but before he could escape, he saw the other party punch the mountain again, and the mountain exploded, having been pierced through!

He was so frightened that his desire to kill the other person vanished in an instant, and he turned and left.

But at that moment, Gu Changqing's ears twitched, sensing something amiss behind him. He whirled around and yelled, "Who's talking nonsense? Come out here!"

"Hiss!" Upon hearing this shout, the masked man in black felt his heart clench violently, almost collapsing from fright. He quickly took a deep breath, steadied himself, and fled.

But he was no match for Gu Changqing. Gu Changqing's cultivation level far surpassed his. With a whoosh, Gu Changqing appeared directly in front of him using some kind of footwork, blocking his path.

"Who are you, and what are you doing following me?!"