Chapter 49

"Phantom clone?" When Gu Fei extinguished the black figure, he was also greatly shocked. This technique of creating a clone that was almost as real as a human had already surpassed the realm of Dao cultivation that Awakened Ones could achieve.

"This person is a Transcendent Realm cultivator!" In an instant, Gu Fei identified the person's cultivation level. A Transcendent Realm cultivator posed a significant threat to him. With his current cultivation, he could hardly stand up to such a high-level expert.

As Gu Fei was about to strangle the phantom with a bear hug, he suddenly felt a bone-chilling killing intent surge from behind him, making him shiver and break out in a cold sweat.

Then, a vast wave of power, like an ocean, surged from behind him. A flaming fist, carrying a heat that could melt metal, tore through the air and struck his back.

"Boom!" Gu Fei was directly sent flying by the overwhelming force of the punch. As he was hurled into the air, he involuntarily spat out a large mouthful of blood, which splattered onto the bamboo forest.

"So strong, this is the power of a Transcendent Realm cultivator?" Although Gu Fei, at the critical moment, used the Body Refinement Technique to condense the divine weapon's energy in his back to resist the mysterious person's punch, the power of the flaming fist was too great. Almost in one blow, it expelled the divine weapon's energy from his body.

The intense shock immediately damaged Gu Fei's internal organs, causing him to suffer serious internal injuries. If not for the Body Refinement Technique, which used the divine weapon to absorb most of the impact, this punch would have taken half of his life, if not killed him outright.

However, the mysterious person's attack did not stop there. As he sent Gu Fei flying, he appeared behind Gu Fei, as if emerging from the void, silently and without a trace.

The black-clothed person seemed to open his mouth, and instantly a thin line of fire shot out from under the black mask, making a "swoosh" sound as it cut through the air, sweeping towards Gu Fei, who had already been thrown a hundred feet away and crashed into the bamboo forest.

"Li Fire Sword Qi?" Suddenly, a voice of shock came from a distance, and a figure darted over like the wind. "Are you from the Guangcheng Immortal Sect? How dare you cause trouble in our Tai Xuan Sect!"

As the voice echoed, a handsome young man in white appeared outside the bamboo forest. With a wave of his hand, a yellow light shot into the sky, heading towards Tai Xuan Peak.

At the moment the young man appeared, Gu Fei, who had been thrown a hundred feet away by the black-clothed person's punch, was in a life-or-death situation.

The black-clothed person was determined to take Gu Fei's life, and his attack was ruthless. When the punch failed to kill Gu Fei, he immediately spat out a thread of Li Fire Sword Qi, about seven to eight feet long, which shot towards Gu Fei's neck like a meteor.

A streak of fire instantly caught up with Gu Fei, who had crashed into the bamboo forest, and wrapped around his neck.

The cold sword qi, mixed with intense heat, made Gu Fei feel as if he were in a world of ice and fire.

"Roar!" A sense of extreme danger overwhelmed him. Without thinking, Gu Fei let out a roar like a cornered beast, filled with boundless anger and unwillingness.

Just as the Li Fire Sword Qi was about to wrap around Gu Fei's neck, a layer of purple light appeared around his neck.

"Clang!" Sparks flew as the Li Fire Sword Qi struck Gu Fei's neck, making a metallic grinding sound. Then, like a snake, it recoiled and returned to the black-clothed person's mouth.

At this moment, Gu Fei finally crashed into the depths of the bamboo forest, causing the ground to shake and destroying a large area of bamboo. Several birds that had been resting in the bamboo forest took flight, flapping their wings.

At this moment, the handsome young man in white had already attacked the black-clothed person. Without any visible movement, the ground beneath the black-clothed person's feet suddenly split open, and green vines shot out, entangling him.

These were not ordinary vines; each one was covered with dense black thorns. Whether human or beast, once entangled, they would be torn to pieces.

The black-clothed person did not want to tangle with the young man in white. He opened a scroll in his hand, and a strange wave of power immediately surged from the scroll, enveloping him. His body became blurry and, in the instant the vines entangled him, he disappeared on the spot.

Only a slight ripple, like water waves, remained in the air.

"This..." The handsome young man in white was stunned. "A Dao scroll? And it's a high-level scroll that seals spatial teleportation. Who is this person?"

At this moment, a vast wave of power, like a towering wave, surged from Tai Xuan Peak.

The next moment, a purple figure appeared in the sky above the bamboo forest on Cui Ling Peak. An old Daoist in purple robes stood in the air, exuding a powerful aura, displaying the demeanor of a formidable expert.

"Pay respects to the Grandmaster!" The young man in white immediately bowed upon seeing the old Daoist.

"Zi Yu, what happened?" The person who arrived was the Grandmaster of Tai Xuan Sect, Xuan Tian Daoist. He looked around, and the lingering power fluctuations immediately caught his attention, causing his face to change.

With Xuan Tian Daoist's terrifying cultivation at the ninth level of Void Mastery, he could instantly reach a thousand miles away. Even though he arrived so quickly, the black-clothed person had already escaped.

As Xuan Tian Daoist spoke, he pressed his right palm downward, and a figure rose from the depths of the bamboo forest, as if pulled by an invisible rope, flying towards him.

The figure that rose from the bamboo forest was Gu Fei. At this moment, Gu Fei was unconscious, covered in blood, and in a pitiful state, but he still had a faint breath.

"Grandmaster, someone just tried to kill Junior Brother Gu Fei, intending to take his life," the handsome young man Zi Yu quickly replied respectfully.

Xuan Tian Daoist, who had already caught Gu Fei, looked down and saw that Gu Fei's eyes were tightly closed, his face contorted in pain, and there was a ring of cuts around his neck, with the skin and flesh torn and bleeding.

Xuan Tian Daoist, shocked, quickly examined the wounds. Fortunately, only the skin and flesh were damaged, not the tendons, bones, or blood vessels.

"Who is it!" Xuan Tian Daoist, who rarely lost his temper, felt a surge of anger, his eyes shooting out divine light several feet away.

"Whoosh!" "Whoosh!" "Whoosh!"...

At this moment, seven purple-robed old Daoists appeared in the sky above the bamboo forest. They had sensed the terrifying power fluctuations from Tai Xuan Peak and rushed over to see what had happened.

"Senior Brother, this..." The seven heads of the seven sects were shocked by the scene before them: the devastated bamboo forest and the unconscious Gu Fei in Xuan Tian Daoist's arms.

These seven old Daoists, who had lived for hundreds of years, had extensive knowledge and keen minds, and were considered old monsters. A quick glance was enough to understand what had happened.

"How dare someone attack our disciple in our territory? This is unacceptable!" Long Hongxue, the head of Zizhu Peak, said angrily.

The person who dared to attack Gu Fei in Tai Xuan Sect was like slapping Tai Xuan Sect in the face. The seven heads were all enraged.

"Zi Yu, describe the person's features to the senior masters," Xuan Tian Daoist's voice came from the sky, calm but with a hint of anger.

"Yes, Grandmaster!" Zi Yu quickly bowed to the seven heads standing in the air and then described the black-clothed person in detail.

"What!" After listening to Zi Yu's description, the seven heads and Xuan Tian Daoist were all shocked. The identity of the mysterious person seemed...

"Senior Brother, could it really be someone from the Guangcheng Immortal Sect?" Xuan Fa Daoist's tone was hesitant. He was unsure because if this matter involved the Guangcheng Immortal Sect, it would be very troublesome.

"Hmph! Not everyone who can cultivate Li Fire Sword Qi is from the Guangcheng Immortal Sect. There are other sects in the world that cultivate the techniques of sword immortals," Xuan Tian Daoist said after a moment of thought.

"A high-level Dao scroll that seals Dao power and can teleport through space is quite rare."

Since the mysterious person dared to use the techniques of sword immortals, release Li Fire Sword Qi, and escape using the Dao scroll, it was clear that he was not afraid of Tai Xuan Sect tracing him through these two points.

No one knew if the mysterious person was setting up a false trail or plotting something.

"This matter must be handled carefully. One wrong move could lead to a misunderstanding between us and the Guangcheng Immortal Sect, with disastrous consequences," Xuan Cang Daoist said, frowning.

"Brothers, speculating here won't solve anything. You should return first. Since the person used a Dao scroll to escape, he must have planned everything in advance. We can't easily find any clues. I will take Gu Fei back to Tai Xuan Peak to treat his injuries first," Xuan Tian Daoist said after some thought.

Since the mysterious person used a spatial teleportation Dao scroll to escape, it was impossible to catch up with him, as no one knew which direction he had fled.

The seven heads then bid farewell to Xuan Tian Daoist and flew back to their respective caves. However, the head of Lingzhu Peak, Yao Daoist, was called back by Xuan Tian Daoist.

"Senior Brother, is there something else?" Yao Daoist seemed surprised to be called back by the Grandmaster. In fact, he was pretending.

Indeed, Xuan Tian Daoist smiled. "Yao, do you really not know why I called you back?" Xuan Tian Daoist looked at Yao Daoist with deep meaning.

"Ah! I wish I hadn't come here." Yao Daoist reached for the Qiankun bag tied to his waist, and a vermilion gourd flew out, landing in his hand.

Yao Daoist, somewhat reluctantly, opened the gourd's stopper, and a faint fragrance immediately wafted out, refreshing and invigorating.

Then, Yao Daoist shook the gourd and poured out a golden, radiant pill.