Upon seeing Gu Yifeng's actions, the man in the green robe merely curled his lips into a sneer, his expression filled with even greater disdain, and charged directly towards the fire lotus.
Under the watchful eyes of everyone, the man in the green robe pointed a finger at the fire lotus sent by Gu Yifeng. The next moment, the surroundings fell silent, and a cold wind spread outwards from the fire lotus.
As the cold wind blew, the palace walls and other animals that hadn't managed to escape were all frozen in place, turning into ice sculptures.
Finally, almost the entire Great Chu Imperial Palace was engulfed. If Prince Cheng and others hadn't reacted quickly and evacuated everyone immediately, they would probably all have turned to ashes by now.
The man in the blue robe was also among those frozen, but under the resistance of his spiritual power, the surface ice cracked in an instant, but the fire lotus did not dissipate.
Gu Yifeng snapped his fingers, and the lotus slowly bloomed. A burst of heat erupted, and the originally extremely cold power transformed into scalding lava. The Great Chu Imperial Palace melted instantly, and even the man in the green robe changed his expression.
Without the slightest hesitation, he broke through the ice sculpture, his figure soaring into the air. The spiritual power in his dantian erupted, beginning to resist the ice and fire aura that had already invaded his body.
"It's too late to realize it now."
Gu Yifeng snorted coldly, then his spiritual power erupted. The next moment, the lotus flower fully bloomed, and nine purple lotus seeds flew out from its heart, heading straight for the man in the green robe.
The lotus seed had already locked onto the man in the blue robe with its aura, leaving him no chance to escape.
Seeing this, Gu Yifeng moved his body without making a sound and finally arrived at the location of the teleportation array that had been exposed in the Great Chu Imperial Palace, and started today's sign-in.
"Ding! Congratulations on successfully checking in. The check-in location is the interdimensional teleportation array. The reward is one Soul-Stabilizing Pearl."
Gu Yifeng silently held the system reward in his hand, activated his Eye of Concealment, and instantly sensed the information of the Soul-Stabilizing Pearl.
"The Soul-Stabilizing Pearl is a soul-breaking magic weapon that can ignore spiritual power defenses, penetrate into the opponent's spiritual platform, and transform into a seal to lock down their soul."
Upon reading the message, Gu Yifeng instantly retreated. The next moment, the man in the green robe appeared in the same spot, followed by the nine purple lotus seeds.
"drink!"
Seeing this, Gu Yifeng no longer hesitated. He immediately raised two fingers and shouted, and the nine lotus seeds instantly transformed into a purple flame storm that exploded, engulfing the man in the green robe.
This was the final burst of the Fire Lotus. He originally thought that the nine lotus seeds could directly enter the man's body in the form of lotus seeds and explode. Now it seems that he underestimated the man's speed, which was far greater than the speed of sound.
Fortunately, just now, when the lotus seed was closest to the man in the green robe, Gu Yifeng had no choice but to detonate the lotus seed, creating chaos around him. After quickly sensing the man's location, he suddenly threw out the Soul-Stabilizing Pearl in his hand.
The bead transformed into a beam of green light and entered the mind of the man in the blue robe without any hindrance.
"ah!"
With a cry of pain, the man in the green robe experienced a sudden fluctuation in his internal energy. In just three breaths, his cultivation level regressed, and his soul was sealed, so he could no longer use his Condensation Realm cultivation.
The sudden seal didn't even give him a chance to resist. The green light pierced through his soul, enveloping it tightly, and finally turned it into a bead that stopped, isolating all his aura, as if he had no soul at all.
The result was a sharp drop in cultivation, falling to the peak of the Opening Mansion Realm. However, the fire storm caused by the Ancient One Peak outside continued. Everything happened in the blink of an eye.
As the storm subsided, the man in the blue robe was found lying on the ground, his clothes completely turned to ashes, his body blackened, barely breathing.
"Can we talk properly now?"
Gu Yifeng breathed a sigh of relief, feeling fortunate for his choice. Ever since he learned that someone from the Upper Realm might come, he had been checking in late at night every day.
The purpose was naturally to be able to obtain some special treasures by signing in when encountering people from the upper realm, and fortunately the system did not disappoint him. Today's Soul-Stabilizing Pearl completely restrained this person.
"Cough cough cough! Release me, and you can still be the emperor in the mortal realm tomorrow. Otherwise, you're doomed. And the entire Great Gan will perish!"
Upon hearing Gu Yifeng's words, the man in the blue robe finally dropped his cold attitude.
"Do you think you still have a chance to negotiate with me? Your soul is sealed. Whether it's your physical body or not, once I destroy it, your cultivation will be completely ruined."
Gu Yifeng sneered, clearly seeing the current situation quite clearly.
"you!"
Upon seeing this, the man in the green robe snorted coldly. Then, a chaotic aura emanated from his dantian, followed by cracks appearing on his body. He turned into ashes and vanished inch by inch.
As for the Soul-Stabilizing Pearl in his mind, it naturally dissipated along with his death.
Gu Yifeng didn't even have time to react before he watched the man in the blue robe disappear and turn to ashes. Although the man died, he didn't take all his belongings with him.
For example, a treasure that is almost impossible to find in the lower realms—a spatial ring.
Gu Yifeng picked up the ring, and with a flash of spiritual power, erased the mark on it without encountering any resistance.
He probed into the space ring with his spiritual sense and immediately saw the treasures inside. There weren't many items, and he didn't recognize most of them, but there was one that he recognized at a glance.
In the corner of the spatial ring, a six-pointed star necklace lay quietly. In the center of the six-pointed star was a silver gemstone of unknown material, which looked like a cat's eye from a distance.
With a flash of light, Gu Yifeng took it in his hand, poured a wisp of spiritual power into it, and wore it on his body. The next moment, he felt as if a summoning force was spreading between heaven and earth.
By following this summoning force, one can leave this lower realm.
"The Upper Realm Guide, a magic treasure of the Condensation Realm, was crafted by Venerable Taixu. It contains the power of laws and can be activated with spiritual power. When placed before one's eyes, one can observe the operation of the sealing array of a certain world."
"Follow the guidance of the light to escape the sealing formation."
As the Eye of Concealment activated, information about the guide flooded into Gu Yifeng's mind. Looking at the aura, he seemed thoughtful, but he wasn't in a hurry to use it immediately, because there were still many things to deal with in the lower realm.
"At the very least... we need to destroy all these backup plans. Without a teleportation array, even with a travel permit, they probably won't be able to get in."
Gu Yifeng muttered to himself, then focused his gaze on the ground beneath his feet, the very spot where the man in the blue robe had teleported him. Clearly, he hadn't thoroughly searched the three kingdoms of Great Chu, Great Han, and Great Gan before.
Now that the Great Chu secret chamber has been exposed, it means that at least one such secret chamber exists in each of the three kingdoms. Only by searching them all and destroying any possible teleportation arrays can he leave with peace of mind.
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