It's true that Shadow wants to settle things properly with Chi Liancheng, but killing Chi Liancheng is more important than that. Therefore, the late-stage Opening Mansion Realm expert hidden behind Shadow is there to deliver a fatal blow to Chi Liancheng at the crucial moment.
Assassins who specialize in killing techniques are different from ordinary cultivators. Assassins in the early stage of the Opening Mansion Realm can kill even those in the late stage of the Opening Mansion Realm if they strike at the right time.
Therefore, killers and assassins are generally suppressed by righteous people.
Gu Yifeng stared intently at the information about the realm, his spiritual energy flowing quietly within his body and condensing in his eyes. Soon, he clearly saw the person, who was actually hidden in the shadows of darkness. No wonder he couldn't be detected.
Chi Liancheng's beam of light can only prevent movement techniques like teleportation, but it cannot counter concealment techniques specifically designed for assassination.
In order to prevent Chi Liancheng from perishing here, Gu Yifeng kept moving his body and moved stealthily, quickly approaching the battlefield between the two, and then suddenly attacked.
With a flick of his sleeves, he sent out a dozen talismans that transformed into spirit-suppressing pestles, piercing towards the shadow's back.
Before the shadow could utter any angry curses, a figure leaped out from within its shadow, dodging Gu Yifeng's sudden attack.
"Good senior brother, you've learned how to plan now."
Shadow sneered, immediately withdrew his strength, and stood back-to-back with the assassin he had brought, mocking him.
"If we don't do this, how can we deal with you, my cunning junior brother? Besides, wasn't your assassin there just to kill me?"
Chi Liancheng spoke calmly, as if he had expected the existence of the assassin.
"Your Highness, if you let us leave today, how about we deal with the second prince together?"
Seeing that Chi Liancheng had guessed his scheme, Shadow calmly changed his tune, a change that was surprisingly swift.
Gu Yifeng didn't want to get entangled with this shadowy figure any longer; he was sure that these words were just a way to buy time.
With a mere thought, his cultivation erupted, the external form of the Mountain and River Sword merged with the Dragon Spring Sword, and his aura surged dramatically, carrying a sharp edge that pressed directly towards the assassin's face.
Before the assassin could react, the Longquan sword was drawn, instantly unleashing dozens of sword lights.
Seeing this, Chi Liancheng chuckled, and then a layer of flame armor appeared on his body. He then attacked the shadow with his bare hands.
In an instant, the dense forest was divided into two major battlefields: Gu Yifeng faced off against the assassin who was about to launch an attack, while Chi Liancheng confronted the shadow.
The assassin was incredibly agile in the face of the sword light, easily dodging Gu Yifeng's attack and launching a counterattack at lightning speed, his dagger instantly unleashing a dense net of swords.
Faced with this counterattack, he remained calm and activated the Devouring Heaven Record within his body. He brandished the Dragon Spring Sword in his hand, and the sword light enveloped him, instantly absorbing all the assassin's moves.
After absorbing the attack, the Longquan Sword unleashed a single strike, transforming into a long dragon of sword energy that directly locked onto the assassin and surged towards him.
With a single swing of his sword, Gu Yifeng did not end his attack. Instead, after locking onto his opponent, the Crimson Flame within his body surged forth, enveloping the Dragon Spring Sword, and unleashed another fiery sword light.
It was an incredibly simple sword strike, yet it was a return to the basics, like an irresistible fate, swiftly flying out along a path the assassin could not dodge.
In the blink of an eye, two swords struck the assassin simultaneously, the sword energy tearing blood from his body inch by inch before being devoured by the sword containing crimson flames, instantly turning him into ashes.
Seeing this, Shadow lost his composure and was punched in the chest by Chi Liancheng. He flew dozens of meters backward and crashed into a boulder. His bones and muscles shattered inch by inch, and he was at his last gasp.
"I'll do it, old general."
Gu Yifeng spoke up at the right time, understanding Chi Liancheng's character. No matter how stubborn he was on the surface, he was, after all, a brother who had been together for decades, and it was impossible for him to make a move easily.
The crimson flames on his Longquan sword faded, his spiritual energy circulated, and then he unleashed an incredibly profound sword strike – the Longest Years.
However, it is not purely the Time Sword Technique; it also contains the Flowing Light Sword from the Sword Immortal Ruoxu.
The sword strike was incredibly slow, but in the blink of an eye, the sword was already upon him, piercing his heart. At first, there was no pain, and he even felt a warm current flowing through him.
When Shadow opened his eyes again, he found himself back decades in the past, with Sword Immortal Ruoxu and Chi Liancheng beside him. The three of them had just been born when they arrived at the border of Da Gan and drove back tens of thousands of soldiers of Da Chu.
How spirited and vigorous they were!
In the blink of an eye, the Sword Immortal Ruoxu descended to the mortal world, fell in love with the young emperor of the Great Qian Dynasty, and quickly married him. After giving birth to a daughter, she died in childbirth.
Shadow, unwilling to remain in Da Gan, chose to return to his family and report everything that had happened there. As a result, he was punished by the family head, who had slave marks carved on his face and subjected him to three years of heavenly lightning punishment before expelling him from the family.
After returning to the mortal world, he spent more than ten years wandering the martial arts world. Then, a young prince approached him, claiming that he would achieve imperial power and crush all those with sword immortal bloodlines and the Crown Prince.
With this person's help, Shadow finally trampled Chi Liancheng underfoot, imprisoned him, and at the same time developed a huge power for the Second Prince. The Eastern Palace was controlled by others everywhere and almost died completely.
In the blink of an eye, the shadow returned to the present moment, piercing the heart with a sword. A piercing pain shot out, and a mouthful of blood gushed out. Then, the sword intent erupted, shattering the heart, and only then did he completely perish.
"Your Highness, what is the name of this sword?"
Seeing the flickering expression on Dark Shadow's face before his death, Chi Liancheng was also somewhat alarmed and immediately asked Gu Yifeng.
"This sword strike is a modification of the Flowing Light Sword. I call it, Long Time."
Gu Yifeng smiled slightly, then sheathed his Longquan sword and returned to the carriage with Chi Liancheng. He then turned and headed back into the palace. As for the scene, Chi Liancheng's men would handle it.
Eliminating the Shadow means that the Second Prince's right-hand man will be completely severed, and everything that was built on the Shadow will fall apart.
"Ah, finally we can have some peace and quiet for a while."
Gu Yifeng stretched in the carriage, a rare look of contentment on his face, and said...
Unlike the second brother, he didn't act impulsively. He knew when to stop, and as a smart man, he believed that Gu Ran would make a wise choice and would definitely not continue to make things difficult for him.
Just as he was looking at the scenery of the capital city of Da Gan through the carriage window, a white dove flew over, heading straight for the carriage, and only stopped after flying into the window.
On the left leg of the white dove was a bamboo tube, which was also Chi Liancheng's doing. It was kept in the Imperial Guard camp for transmitting intelligence.
Untie the bamboo tube; inside is a slip of paper with very simple content:
Your Majesty wishes to enter the imperial prison; return immediately.
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