Chapter 412 Gao Wenfeng is killed by a sword.
The seventh bolt of tribulation lightning dissipated, and the eighth and ninth bolts fell in succession.
Completely ignoring the fact that the woman lying in the deep pit was no longer moving, and disregarding that her body had been blasted beyond recognition, with almost no intact flesh left on her body.
While Yu Zhiyi was struck by lightning, Gao Wenfeng, who was not far away, was not much better off.
The tribulation lightning suddenly struck, and Yu Zhiyi had no time to make any arrangements, so she left this person within her tribulation range.
That's right, she brought Gao Wenfeng with her when she came to the Hidden Realm this time.
In fact, ever since she obtained the Star Constellation Array and other formations, she found a way to keep Gao Wenfeng in line and prevent him from causing trouble without killing him—by keeping him in the illusion.
Later, she improved the formation, combining the Formless Thunder Killing Formation and the Star Constellation Formation, using the power of stars to enhance the power of the Formless Thunder Killing Formation, creating an enhanced version of the Star Constellation Thunder Killing Formation.
They combined the Nine Heavens Illusion Array and the Hundred Flowers Killing Array to create a brand new array – the Hundred Killing Illusion Array.
Finally, the two improved formations were combined to form the ultimate version of the Illusion Killing Formation—the Hundred Star Thunder Illusion Formation.
She can set up every single formation, and she is also adept at improving illusion formations and killing formations. As for the ultimate version of the Hundred Star Thunder Illusion Formation, it requires some more effort and spirit stones.
However, it wouldn't be necessary to go to such lengths to trap Gao Wenfeng.
A small-scale Hundred Kill Illusion Array is all that's needed.
She controlled the power of the formation, preventing Gao Wenfeng from dying inside.
Although Gao Wenfeng was not dead after being tormented by the formation for so long, he was in a state worse than death.
He could no longer distinguish between reality and illusion.
He wasn't killed so he could lead the way.
As a newcomer to the hidden realm, she was unfamiliar with it and, after her divination abilities were restricted, she had no choice but to find a guide.
Even she didn't expect Gao Wenfeng to be so unlucky. She didn't intend to kill him, but he was struck by lightning and died.
After Gao Wenfeng died, footage of his death was sent back to the Gao family.
Since Gao Yaowen's death, Gao Wenfeng has also disappeared. The Gao family attaches great importance to Gao Wenfeng's life-testing stone and has always ordered people to guard it strictly, for fear that something might happen to him.
Although they did not find the murderer who killed Gao Yaowen, considering Gao Wenfeng's recent agitated departure, everyone guessed that he might already know who the murderer was.
If he also met with misfortune, then the murderer must be the same person.
If nothing had happened to him, that would be the best outcome.
Fortunately, nearly a month has passed, and Gao Wenfeng's birth test stone has remained standing there unharmed.
Today, the Gao family member responsible for guarding the examination stone was casually dozing off at the table.
He felt that the head of the family and his men were somewhat like elite soldiers made of grass and trees.
Gao Yaowen is just a useless Qi Refining Realm cultivator, while Gao Wenfeng is a Foundation Establishment Realm expert.
Gao Yaowen's incident occurred in the mortal world. It is true that there are hidden cultivators in the mortal world, but given the scarcity of spiritual energy there, those people cannot achieve anything significant. Some people never break through to the Qi Refining Realm in their entire lives.
Among them, those at the Foundation Establishment stage were already considered top-tier experts.
Gao Wenfeng is also a formation master, making him even more difficult to defeat.
The moment this thought crossed his mind, a buzzing sound suddenly rang out from the birth test stone belonging to Gao Wenfeng.
The young man was stunned for a moment, but before his mind could process what was happening, his body reacted with lightning speed.
Instead of running out to call for help, he took out a recording stone.
This recording stone is different from the recording stone attached to the birthstone; it is specifically used to record things, and the recorded images can be viewed repeatedly.
The next second, the image on the Trial Stone lit up, and a scene slowly flowed by.
The Gao family member was completely bewildered.
Wasn't it said that Gao Yaowen might have been killed by his enemies?
Why does it look like Gao Wenfeng was struck by lightning?
The scene lasted only a brief moment, and after it ended, Gao Wenfeng's birthstone shattered into dust with a snap.
Only then did the Gao family member realize what was happening. His face changed drastically, and he hurriedly ran out, clutching the recording stone: "Patriarch, Elder, something terrible has happened! Second Master is dead!"
Gao Wenfeng is the son of the current head of the Gao family, and is the second oldest.
No sooner had the disciple finished speaking than a figure suddenly appeared out of thin air and snatched the recording stone from his hand.
Before long, several more powerful auras entered the courtyard.
More than a dozen pairs of eyes were fixed on the image on the photo stone.
At first glance, everyone, like the Gao family scion, assumed that Gao Wenfeng had failed his tribulation and was struck dead by lightning.
But some sharp-eyed people pointed out: "Wait a minute! Look, isn't there another person over there?"
The image captured on the birthstone is very short, almost only a breath's time.
If the people in the picture didn't move during that single breath, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call it a painting.
For example, if the powerful lightning in the sky were ignored, the image in front of everyone would be seen as a still picture.
In this scene, a few dozen meters away from Gao Wenfeng, there is a deep crater in the ground that was struck by lightning.
There seemed to be a person lying in the deep pit.
Why do I say "seems"?
Everything within a hundred-meter radius was charred black by the lightning, including the man, who was almost blended into the ground.
The only thing that wasn't charred was the sword the man was holding.
Most of the sword was buried in the ground, with only a small part showing.
It stood out starkly against the backdrop of charred black.
The Gao family head's face was covered in wrinkles as he said coldly, "It seems Wen Feng has been caught in the crossfire."
The Gao family was stunned, never expecting that Gao Wenfeng had seemingly brought this upon himself.
He went into the area where others were undergoing their tribulation, wasn't that courting death?
"wrong!"
It was the elder who had just discovered that the person undergoing tribulation was someone else who noticed something amiss: "Wen Feng wasn't just caught in the crossfire; he was probably dragged in. Or... the person undergoing tribulation is the murderer who killed Yao Wen!"
"Although Wen Feng's cultivation level is not high, he is shrewd and would never make such a mistake. His purpose in going to the mortal world is to find the murderer who killed Yao Wen."
"If this person successfully overcomes the Golden Core Tribulation, he will become a Golden Core expert. At that time, not only Wen Feng, but even we should consider whether to avenge Yao Wen. I'm afraid Wen Feng realized this, which is why he took the risk."
The head of the Gao family nodded slightly: "That makes sense."
He didn't think there was anything wrong with the other person's analysis, nor was he dissatisfied with the meaning conveyed in their words.
Because what the other party said was the truth.
Even though the Gao family has a decent foundation, they wouldn't easily make enemies with a Golden Core Realm expert.
Therefore, it is very likely that Gao Wenfeng realized this, which is why he risked his life to launch a sneak attack while the other party was undergoing tribulation.
Gao Wenfeng is different from these people. He only has one son, Gao Yaowen, while these elders and patriarchs have many sons and grandsons.
An elder asked, "So, is this matter just going to be left like this?"
The head of the Gao family reached out and stroked the illusory image, a cold smile playing on his lips: "You think you can just let it go after killing members of my Gao family?"
The person asking the question hesitated for a moment: "But she is undergoing a tribulation. If she successfully passes it, she will be a Golden Core Realm expert. If she fails, she will already be dead."
It would be fine if they died, but what if they actually managed to get through it...?
The head of the Gao family gave a sinister smile: "We can afford to offend even a Golden Core Realm expert, but..."
He gently stroked the exposed sword: "If you can use someone else to kill, why rush to do it yourself?"
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