"Crack!"
The Light Shield shattered with a sound, and the Fourth Elder staggered back seven or eight steps, blood seeping from the corner of his mouth.
He stared at Gu Sheng in shock.
"You... you’re Gu Sheng?! The one who slew three Sect Realm Great Perfection in Netherworld Valley..."
Gu Sheng sneered.
"Now that you know, it’s too late."
"Nine Dragon Universe Cauldron, appear!"
Gu Sheng shouted angrily, and the ancient Bronze Cauldron’s phantom behind him suddenly solidified, with nine dragon patterns seeming to come alive, swirling around the cauldron.
A dazzling brilliance shot from the mouth of the cauldron straight into the sky, illuminating the entire cave as if it were daytime.
The Fourth Elder’s face instantly turned pale, he stumbled back two steps, his eyes full of disbelief.
"How is this possible... the power of this cauldron can actually be unleashed consecutively?!"
Just now, he had seen Gu Sheng use the phantom of the Nine Dragon Universe Cauldron to strike down three Heavenly Martial Realm Peak martial artists.
By rights, such a Heaven-defying Treasure must have usage limits, but this young man seemed utterly unrestrained!
"Old coot, afraid now, aren’t you?"
Gu Sheng’s lips curled in a cold smile, his eyes murderous.
He formed sealing signs with his hands, causing the phantom of the Nine Dragon Universe Cauldron to tremble again, with the cauldron mouth aimed at the Fourth Elder.
The Fourth Elder’s forehead was sweating coldly, he could feel that most of his True Qi had already been depleted.
Just now, after exchanging dozens of rounds with Gu Sheng, he thought he could easily seize this cocky brat, but never imagined his opponent had endless tricks.
"You little wretch, I will remember this grudge today!"
The Fourth Elder gritted his teeth, suddenly pulling out a translucent Jade Talisman from his bosom, and crushed it without hesitation.
"Thousand Miles Shifting Talisman? Trying to flee?!"
Gu Sheng’s pupils shrank, his right hand swung fiercely, and the longsword at his waist unsheathed with a sound, transforming into a stream of light shooting straight at the Fourth Elder.
Simultaneously, he formed a spell with his left hand, causing the air inside the cave to suddenly twist. Thirty-six Qi Swords surrounded by golden flames condensed out of thin air, arranged in Heavenly Gang formation, aiming to crush the white light enveloping the Fourth Elder.
"Sizzle sizzle sizzle..."
Space fluctuated violently, most Qi Swords blocked by the twisted Space Power, but still seven Golden Flame Qi Swords pierced the barrier and stabbed into the white light.
"Ah...!"
Within the white light came the Fourth Elder’s heart-wrenching scream, filled with overwhelming hatred.
"Gu Sheng! If I survive, I will make you wish for life but find only death! I will obliterate your entire clan!"
Gu Sheng snorted coldly.
"The old dog barks at the sun."
He no longer paid attention to the dissipating white light, turning around and sprinting towards the depths of the cave.
Only then did the surrounding spectators awaken as if from a dream.
"Stop him! Purple Mist Cave Heaven is a forbidden area of the Divine Sect, intruders must die!"
After about half a moment, Gu Sheng’s view suddenly cleared.
A huge stone chamber spanning a hundred-zhang square appeared before him, the floor etched with complex Array Patterns, with a teleportation array constructed entirely of purple Crystal Stones at its center, emitting unnerving spatial fluctuations.
"Is this the Transmission Array leading to Purple Mist Cave Heaven?"
Gu Sheng cautiously stopped, his gaze sweeping around.
The stone room was empty, but there were many fresh bloodstains visible on the ground, indicating a battle had occurred not long ago.
Around the teleportation array, thirty-six Crystal Stone Pillars embedded with top-quality Spirit Stones were now emitting faint light, apparently having been used shortly before.
Gu Sheng pondered briefly and understood the reason.
"It seems that Miao Muqing also entered Purple Mist Cave Heaven from here... the pursuers must have followed inside."
He didn’t hesitate any longer, striding towards the teleportation array.
Just as he stepped into the array, its patterns suddenly lit with a faint glow, as if waiting for something.
"Does it need activation?"
Gu Sheng’s mind stirred, concentrating a wisp of pure True Qi at his fingertip, gently touching the central node.
"Buzz..."
The entire teleportation array trembled violently, the thirty-six Crystal Stone Pillars erupting with blinding purple light simultaneously.
Gu Sheng merely felt his vision blur, his body enveloped by an invisible force, the surrounding space beginning to twist.
"Transmission is about to start..."

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