Free Web NovelChapter 32: Chapter 32: Celestial River Domain
Gu Yun thought for a moment, and ultimately agreed.
With a flash, his figure vanished from within the cave residence, leaving only a faint afterimage that slowly faded into the air.
"Brother Xiao! What brings you here?" Gu Yun didn’t beat around the bush and asked directly.
Xiao Chen immediately got straight to the point. "Brother Gu, it’s like this. I came here to invite you to explore the Celestial River Domain with me, to search for a certain Spiritual Fire.
"When the time comes, I can offer you five hundred Spirit Stones as a reward. Also, if we come across any Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, you will have the first pick."
’What is the strength of the Demon Beasts in the Celestial River Domain?’
"Within the Celestial River Domain, there are some Water Attribute Demon Beasts. Their strength can reach the Half-Step True Martial Realm at most, but they won’t exceed the True Martial Realm."
Gu Yun considered it for a moment, then agreed. The reward was sufficient, the risk to him was low, and besides, the two of them had a history of fighting side-by-side.
Besides, Gu Yun quite approved of Xiao Chen as a person. He was powerful, loyal, and trustworthy.
In his previous life, there was a common saying regarding the Flame Emperor:
It’s better to be Xiao Huohuo’s lackey than to be the Tang Divine King’s brother.
If you follow Xiao Huohuo, even if you don’t get to eat the meat, you can at least have some soup.
But if you’re beside the Tang Divine King, forget about drinking soup—you’ll probably have to pay out of your own pocket and end up losing everything.
Haven’t you heard?
The Endless Fire Domain has Elder Yao, but the Divine Realm has no Yu Xiaogang.
’Did you think the Tang Divine King’s "Courting Death" was just a joke? What’s my brother’s is mine, and if you dare touch what’s mine—even if you are my brother—you’ve already found your own way to court death.’
Xiao Chen was naturally quite happy that Gu Yun had agreed to help.
Although he could have done it alone, the risk would have been too great.
With one more person, they could watch each other’s backs, and this person’s strength was certainly not simple.
Among all the people Xiao Chen had befriended in the Inner Sect, he estimated Gu Yun was the strongest.
...
「Several days later」
Gu Yun and Xiao Chen arrived at the Celestial River Domain, a place quite far from the Profound Celestial Sect.
With Xiao Chen leading the way, Gu Yun followed him to a massive, dark underground river within the Celestial River Domain.
This subterranean river was quite vast, its waters covering a large area, in no way inferior to the rivers and lakes on the surface.
From it, countless smaller streams branched out, flowing in all directions.
And within these dim, subterranean rivers hid a wide variety of underground Demon Beasts.
At the same time, there were also Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures hidden away in remote corners.
It could be said that danger and opportunity coexisted here.
SPLASH!
The sound of churning water echoed.
At this very moment, within the murky river water,
a figure suddenly appeared, fleeing in a sorry state from a distance.
And behind her, a colossal, fifty-foot-tall Demon Beast let out a deafening roar that shook the entire cavern.
It whipped up a massive wave that surged toward the fleeing figure.
"Damn it! I shouldn’t have been so greedy for that Heavenly Material!"
Fleeing at the forefront, Huo Qiongfen couldn’t help but curse under her breath as she watched the Demon Beast behind her draw closer and closer.
While still running, she pulled a white Longsword Magical Artifact from her Storage Ring.
Chanting Magic Formulas, the white Longsword Magical Artifact instantly transformed into a streak of light and slashed toward the Demon Beast behind her.
"CLANG!"
The strike landed on the pursuing Demon Beast’s head, but it only produced the sound of metal striking metal, kicking up a few sparks and leaving nothing more than a shallow mark.
An attack that was no better than a tickle,
not only did it fail to cause any real damage,
it actually enraged the fifty-foot-tall Demon Beast.
"ROAR!"
Its furious roar instantly shook the dark river, sending out tangible shockwaves in all directions.
It coalesced several pillars of water and blasted them toward the annoying ant before it.
However, at that very moment,
"Explode!"
Huo Qiongfen, who was up ahead, quickly formed a hand seal and decisively detonated the white Longsword Magical Artifact near the Demon Beast.
BOOM!
A violent surge of Spiritual Qi erupted instantly. The towering, ferocious, fifty-foot-tall Demon Beast had never expected the Female Cultivator before it to have such a move.
It took the full brunt of the terrifying explosion, and a visible shockwave, like a physical blast, radiated outward.
The powerful force of the explosion broke through the ferocious Demon Beast’s defenses, causing it to let out a piercing shriek.
Blood sprayed everywhere in an instant, creating a gory scene.
At the same time, this completely enraged the Demon Beast, which was at the Spiritual Martial Ninth Layer Peak.
"ROAR!"
It suddenly accelerated, chasing after the ant before it.
Its massive fifty-foot-tall body didn’t seem to hinder its speed in the slightest.
Seeing the Demon Beast behind her about to catch up,
’Looks like my only option is a life-or-death struggle!’ A crazed look appeared on Huo Qiongfen’s face.
Just then, however, she suddenly spotted two figures heading in her direction.
Overjoyed, she summoned a final burst of speed and rushed forward.
Seeing that the two figures were a pair of young men, she didn’t care what their strength might be.
Huo Qiongfen called out, "Young masters, a Demon Beast is in close pursuit! Could you please help me fend it off for a moment? I will be sure to reward you handsomely afterward."
"Hm? What’s this?" Gu Yun and Xiao Chen, who had been walking forward, heard the cry for help.
It was a Female Cultivator with a fine figure and a beautiful face.
They saw that this beautiful Female Cultivator, with her Spiritual Martial Ninth Layer Late Stage cultivation, was being hunted by a Demon Beast at the Spiritual Martial Ninth Layer Peak.
"What do you think, Brother Gu?" Xiao Chen asked.
The two figures stood their ground,
unfazed by the plea for help from ahead.
"Kill it."
Gu Yun replied in a low voice.
He then complained internally, ’Fuck, I can’t believe I’m running into one of those "hero saves the damsel" scenes you only see in novels.’
’Could it be that this kind of thing only happens because I’m hanging around a suspected Child of Destiny?’
It all happened in a flash.
The wounded Demon Beast let out another roar and charged forward with terrifying momentum, attacking Gu Yun and Xiao Chen as well.
Gu Yun’s expression was as tranquil as an ancient well as he faced the ferocious Demon Beast charging at them with its terrifying momentum.
He swung his blade, and a wave of Sword Qi instantly erupted, tearing through the air like a Flood Dragon as it slashed toward the Demon Beast.
Seeing the approaching blade light, the wounded Demon Beast suddenly trembled all over, sensing mortal danger.
It wanted to resist,
but it was too late. The blade’s radiance, like a white dragon, carried an incomparably sharp aura and sliced the massive, ferocious, fifty-foot-tall Demon Beast in two.
The residual Sword Qi then flew on and struck a distant stone wall.
"BOOM!" The rock wall collapsed, and large chunks of stone broke off, scattering in all directions as rubble fell everywhere.
The bisected Demon Beast crashed heavily to the ground.
A look of utter shock appeared on Huo Qiongfen’s face. ’This man is so powerful!’
The Spiritual Martial Ninth Layer Peak Demon Beast that had been chasing her for half a day couldn’t even withstand a single blow from this handsome young man in a white Profound Robe.
Xiao Chen was also slightly stunned. ’Brother Gu is this strong? The aura his cultivation is giving off is the same as mine, Half-Step True Martial Realm.’
’Although I could also instantly kill this Spiritual Martial Ninth Layer Peak Demon Beast, I definitely couldn’t do it so effortlessly. Brother Gu’s strength is truly unfathomable.’
’Bringing Brother Gu here to help was definitely the right decision.’
The beautiful Female Cultivator immediately stepped forward, cupped her fists, and said, "Thank you for your help, fellow cultivator. I will definitely repay you handsomely..." But before she could finish her sentence,
suddenly, Gu Yun slashed out with his blade, and her head instantly flew into the air, tumbling several times.
Her wide eyes, even in death, could not comprehend why.
’But I’m so beautiful...’
