When Gu Yifeng unleashed his sword strike, it used the time span of nine lifetimes to sweep away a full thousand years of the Heavenly Dao in this place.
This is the extremely domineering Time Sword Technique. The essence of the second sword lies in using one's own years of cultivation to exchange for the opponent's lifespan. Even years of cultivation in illusions, secret realms, or small worlds are equally effective.
After a thousand years, the power of heaven and earth around them weakened and was quickly crushed by Gu Yifeng's sword light.
"break!"
Gu Yifeng let out a soft shout, and the surrounding environment changed drastically. Cracks spread out and then collapsed. His consciousness flashed and returned to his physical body.
Upon internal inspection, a pale blue seed indeed appeared in his dantian. This was the Dao seed that had been condensed in the tenth reincarnation after nine lifetimes.
When the flowers bloom and bear fruit, that will be the day when Gu Yifeng ascends to immortality and reaps the fruits of his path.
After regaining consciousness, he got up from the futon. This time, the puppet did not make a sound, but simply nodded to him and then pointed in a certain direction.
That's the location of the final challenge.
"Do I not need to complete the remaining two levels?"
Gu Yifeng asked with some suspicion.
"By order of the Holy Ancestor, those who have achieved the Dao Seed may directly enter the final stage, receive a bye in one round, and fight four times."
Only then did the puppet speak. Although it was cold, it had a touch of humanity. Gu Yifeng didn't say much upon hearing this. He looked at Nangong Wan, who was still engrossed in the ten reincarnations, and simply began to cultivate and wait.
After carefully recalling his ten reincarnations, Gu Yifeng's first feeling was that he had suffered a huge loss. Nine lifetimes, that's a thousand years. If the system could be activated, he would probably be at the peak level by now.
"Host has been detected daydreaming. It is recommended that you stop cultivating and jump off a cliff."
Perhaps sensing Gu Yifeng's delusional fantasies, the system's voice rang out at the opportune moment, mocking him mercilessly.
"Damn it! I finally got out once, and I was just about to ask you this: why can't you get out even after ten lifetimes of reincarnation?!"
Gu Yifeng was quite annoyed upon hearing this, and immediately began to curse at the system in his mind.
"I'm sorry, but strictly speaking, the Ten Reincarnations are not your true self, nor do they belong to your physical body. The system has determined that you are not the host and cannot be activated. So please stop making noise."
The system continued to respond, saying that although the reason was quite reasonable, Gu Yifeng still felt like he had been fooled. In any case, he still had to start today's check-in.
"Ding! Congratulations on successfully checking in. The check-in location is: Ancient Saint Secret Realm. Reward: Mountain-Climbing Seal."
A system notification sounded, and then a palm print the size of a hand, smooth and warm like jade, fell into my arms. Upon closer inspection, the top of this palm print was carved with a miniature version of the Taihang Mountains.
Looking at the bottom of the seal, the four characters "Taihang Mountain Stone" are engraved, which are extremely majestic and naturally exude a sense of righteousness.
The Hidden Eye's identification function was activated, and information about the Mountain-Turning Seal flooded in.
"Mountain-Turning Seal: A high-grade Earth-rank magic weapon that can be refined into a natal magic weapon. After leaving a soul imprint, it can be refined with one's natal fire and stored in the dantian. When used in battle, it has the power to suppress mountains and fill seas. Its size can be adjusted at will."
Looking at this information, Gu Yifeng became happy. Although it was a pity that it was not a Heaven-rank magic weapon, he thought about it again and realized that he had obtained it by signing in in the Ancient Saint Secret Realm. Even if it was only Earth-rank, it would be enough to unleash amazing power.
Putting everything else aside, just randomly throwing out one of these tactics is enough to be surprising and could be considered one of their trump cards.
Thinking of this, Gu Yifeng summoned the Ice Phoenix Flame from his dantian, left his soul imprint on the Mountain-Turning Seal, and then continuously refined it. After about an hour, the Mountain-Turning Seal became as easy to use as an extension of his own arm.
With a thought, the Mountain-Turning Seal entered the dantian and sank into the spiritual sea within it, where it was nourished.
The moment it entered his body, Gu Yifeng even felt his mind was at peace, and a surge of righteous energy appeared within him. This was the additional effect of the Mountain-Turning Seal, which could suppress inner demons and prevent all evil from invading.
When he had finished playing, Nangong Wan woke up, but she looked somewhat displeased. Clearly, she had probably encountered some unpleasant situations in her ten reincarnations and did not have a completely calm mind.
"Your aura seems different. How is it? Did the puppet show you where to go?"
Gu Yifeng immediately stepped forward and asked with a smile.
"Not very good, we still have two more hurdles to overcome."
Nangong Wan said angrily, and Gu Yifeng became even more smug upon hearing this.
"Haha, then I'll reluctantly accompany you to take a look. I can skip these two stages and go directly to the final stage to wait for the arena battle to begin."
Gu Yifeng revealed a sly smile, his body instantly turning wildly as he dodged Nangong Wan's punch.
The two of them joked and played around all day, and it took Nangong Wan a whole day to finally pass the two trials. When they arrived at the last trial, a huge arena slowly split open, dividing into many smaller arenas.
At this point, the other people were nowhere to be seen; only two had reached this final stage.
After waiting for about an incense stick's time, other cultivators gradually arrived in front of the arena, waiting for the final arena match to begin.
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Three days later, exactly sixty-four people surrounded the arena, and the arena battle officially began. The first round was sixty-four to thirty-two. Gu Yifeng only needed to fight sixteen to eight, eight to four, four to two, and the final battle.
In other words, even if Gu Yifeng were to lose everything, he would only enter the Ancient Saint lineage under the final title. He is already the designated disciple of the Ancient Saint.
As for his position, a puppet will fill in to ensure that the battle of the sixty-four people can continue in its entirety until the round of sixteen to eight.
The first two rounds of battle were incredibly fast-paced. Many cultivators with significant differences in cultivation levels were grouped together, and many battles were resolved in just a few breaths.
In just half a day, the battle to narrow down the contest from thirty-two to sixteen was completed. The arenas were constantly being regrouped, and the eliminated cultivators left the Taihang Secret Realm, losing their qualification.
Just as Gu Yifeng was enjoying the show, a flash of light appeared, and he found himself on the arena, forcibly teleported by the secret realm. His opponent happened to be a member of the Zhu family.
However, it was not the eldest son, Zhu Ying, but the youngest son of the Zhu family, the third son, Zhu Shan, who was not well-known.
"You'll pay for hurting my brother twofold today!"
Zhu Shan spoke fiercely, his tone carrying an inherent gloom, which now appeared even more ruthless.
"I'm afraid you won't have that chance."
Gu Yifeng sneered, and with a thought, spiritual energy surged from his dantian, transforming into a layer of Xuanbing armor that condensed on his body. No matter what kind of opponent he faced, it was always good to be on guard.
Zhu Shan stopped speaking and suddenly rushed out. The spear in his hand transformed into a snake flicking its tongue, and a python phantom shot out, bursting with an astonishing aura. This spear was already infinitely close to the Tai Xu realm.
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