"Fine, you've got guts."
Seeing Li Wencai's look of indifference to life and death, Cheng Yang sneered.
Knowing that saying more would be useless, he turned and left with his followers, his grand voice echoing endlessly in the sky.
"Gu Qing, I'll be waiting for you at the Life and Death Arena. If you don't dare to accept the challenge, you have no right to be a Sequential True Disciple. In the future, when you see me, just take a detour."
Cheng Yang's voice spread throughout the inner and outer gates, filled with pride and provocation.
The scene of Shi Qianhua's Dao transformation was still vivid in his mind, so Cheng Yang didn't dare to forcefully break into the Purple Lotus Peak.
However, he believed that with these words, Gu Qing would definitely come out to accept the challenge.
The Taiyin Dao Sect, Taiyang Dao Sect, Ziwei Dao Sect, and major sects and clans with close ties to the Starlight Dao Sect who had come to participate in the Ancient Immortal Secret Realm.
Hearing Cheng Yang's words, their expressions varied.
"This Cheng Yang is truly shameless and despicable."
"Shakeguang Senior Brother, don't you agree?"
The voice of the Taiyin Goddess was ethereal and cold, like immortal music.
She wore a long moon-white dress and a veil, her beautiful eyes as clear and translucent as glazed glass, full of spiritual charm, as if they could see through people's hearts.
Xiling's silver-white three thousand strands of hair danced as she looked at the Holy Son of Shakeguang, her eyes containing flames of anger.
"..."
The faint smile on the Holy Son of Shakeguang's face froze for a moment, then he nodded slightly with an air of nonchalance: "Junior Sister speaks the truth."
"What do you all think?"
Xiling looked at the other Heavenly Talents in the hall.
"What the Taiyin Goddess said is absolutely correct."
"This despicable villain Cheng Yang only takes advantage of others' misfortune, truly despicable."
"We are ashamed to be associated with him."
Everyone nodded, expressing their disdain for Cheng Yang.
Zou Yu'er said indignantly: "Senior Brother Gu is so brilliant and extraordinary, climbing the three thousand steps of the Starlight Dao Path, stunning the Immortal Realm, worthy of being called the number one person of this generation."
"And what is Cheng Yang?"
"A treacherous villain who abandoned his Dao lineage and is ungrateful, what qualifications does he have to challenge Senior Brother Gu?"
"He's not even fit to carry Senior Brother Gu's shoes."
She was filled with righteous indignation, her delicate little face flushed with anger.
Zou Yu'er never expected that the most handsome alchemy master she had been thinking about for hundreds of years, who had saved her life, was actually a man with the bearing of an Immortal Emperor.
If she hadn't seen it with her own eyes under the Starlight Dao Path, if it really was Gu Qing, she wouldn't have dared to believe it.
This despicable villain Cheng Yang actually challenged Gu Qing right after his breakthrough when his realm wasn't stable, utterly shameless.
"Left Holy Woman speaks the truth." Everyone nodded in agreement, their expressions filled with admiration.
Although they were proud and looked down on everyone, even someone as stunning as the Holy Son of Shakeguang, they were confident they could fight him.
But when facing Gu Qing, they admired him from the bottom of their hearts.
Because Gu Qing was truly too stunning.
With cultivation at the Second Tier of the Divine Realm, he killed someone at the Sixth Tier, his combat power earth-shattering.
He also climbed the Starlight Dao Path in one breath, Gu Qing's comprehension of the Dao must be divine, his comprehension against the heavens.
If this hadn't happened right before their eyes, they would never have dared to believe that someone could accomplish such a feat.
The Heavenly Geniuses present were all core inheritors from various factions, yet they could only climb a little over a thousand steps.
Only a handful of people climbed two thousand steps.
And it took them several years or even decades.
After all, comprehending the Dao principles above was too difficult.
The woman who once stunned the Immortal Realm also took more than thirty years to comprehend before reaching the peak.
However, Gu Qing only used eighty-one days.
Compared to Gu Qing, even that woman who once stunned the Immortal Realm paled in comparison.
It's just a pity that the tree that stands out will be broken by the wind, the world cannot allow such a badass to exist.
Gu Qing was destined to fall, just because the Princes do not allow it.
"Fine."
"Since everyone disdains Cheng Yang's behavior, who is willing to go and behead Cheng Yang?"
The Taiyin Goddess was surrounded by immortal light, like a peerless goddess, transcendent and detached.
When she spoke, everyone was stunned.
Although they had countless connections with the Starlight Dao Sect, they were ultimately not members of the Starlight Dao Sect.
How could they interfere in the internal affairs of the Starlight Dao Sect?
And...
Wasn't the Taiyin Goddess engaged to the Holy Son of Shakeguang?
What was this about speaking up for Gu Qing?
After all, if Gu Qing didn't die, with Gu Qing's heaven-defying talent, there would be no place for the Holy Son of Shakeguang in the Starlight Dao Sect in the future.
Now was the best opportunity to eliminate Gu Qing, yet the Taiyin Goddess wanted to help him through this crisis.
Could it be that the Taiyin Goddess has taken a fancy to Gu Qing and wants to abandon the Holy Son of Shakeguang?
Thinking of this, everyone's gazes turned to the Holy Son of Shakeguang.
Holy Son of Shakeguang: "..."
The faint, elegant smile that had been on the Holy Son of Shakeguang's face instantly stiffened.
The Holy Son of Shakeguang took a light breath, his white clothes making him appear calm and natural, like a banished immortal untainted by dust.
After a moment of thought, the Holy Son of Shakeguang said lightly: "Cheng Yang is a cultivator from the lower realm, his nature sinister and cruel, resorting to any means to achieve his goals."
"He betrayed the Dao lineage, so he wants to take the opportunity to eliminate Gu Qing."
In any case, this was their personal grudge, and it wasn't his place to interfere.
"I see." The Heavenly Talents present saw that the Holy Son of Shakeguang was playing taiji.
They responded politely, raising their cups for a drink, wanting to let the matter drop, selling the Holy Son of Shakeguang a face.
However, Zou Yu'er wasn't buying it and said: "Holy Son of Shakeguang, it is said that you are open-minded and upright, with a righteous heart, your sword sweeps away evil demons, you are the light of the righteous path, a role model for the younger generation."
"Cheng Yang wants to harm Senior Brother Gu in such a despicable manner, aren't you going to do something about it?"
Holy Son of Shakeguang: "..."
Everyone: "........"
Yes.
Zou Yu'er was absolutely right.
Who didn't know that the Holy Son of Shakeguang had a transcendent temperament and was the light of the righteous path?
Now that his hypocritical facade had been exposed by Zou Yu'er, let's see how the Holy Son of Shakeguang continues to pretend.
Seeing the Holy Son of Shakeguang's constipated expression, everyone's faces flushed red, wanting to laugh but not daring to.
The Holy Son of Shakeguang's fists clenched, hidden in his wide sleeves.
Where did this ant come from?
Damn it, this was definitely here to cause trouble.
He looked carefully but didn't recognize her, she must have mixed in with the Heavenly Talents present.
The Holy Son of Shakeguang sent a voice transmission to his subordinate, telling someone to drag Zou Yu'er out.
A mere First Tier of the Divine Realm, she had no qualification to attend this Heavenly Genius banquet.
"Your Holiness, she was invited by Old Master You Kui to participate in the Ancient Immortal Secret Realm." The subordinate heard the transmission and was troubled.
Holy Son of Shakeguang: "..."
After a moment of silence, the Holy Son of Shakeguang said: "How brilliant is Junior Brother Gu, perhaps he doesn't need my help? And rashly interfering in their life-and-death battle might affect Junior Brother Gu's invincible Dao heart, which would not be good."
"How about this, let's go see the situation first before making a decision. If there's anything Junior Brother Gu needs me for, I will deal with this despicable villain Cheng Yang myself."
Hearing this, Zou Yu'er knew these were just polite words from the Holy Son of Shakeguang, in reality he wanted them all to go watch Gu Qing's downfall.
It seemed she had done a good deed with bad intentions.
But it was too late now, she couldn't do anything to change the situation, after all, the gap between her and the Holy Son of Shakeguang was too great.
Zou Yu'er bit her red lips.
The Holy Son of Shakeguang was truly the leader of the younger generation, with deep schemes and scheming, resolving the crisis with just a few words and washing his hands of the matter.
But with her father here, Gu Qing would definitely be fine.
Zou Yu'er prayed silently.
"Fine."
"That's exactly what I was thinking."
Before Zou Yu'er could speak, someone eagerly said.
"I want to go see too, to see what kind of stunning man climbed to the top of the Starlight Dao Path."
The Heavenly Talents couldn't wait to leave.
After all, this was a living legend, if they didn't go see him now, they wouldn't be able to once Gu Qing fell.
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