Teacher He said darkly, "If we don't eliminate the roots, the grass will grow back with the spring breeze. If we let Guan Yue go today, tomorrow everyone will suffer. No one will survive. I know him well; this person will definitely seek revenge. We must eliminate him immediately; there is no mistake about it."
Xuan Yuan Shuang Tian interjected, "Brothers and sisters, we cannot harbor any good thoughts towards Guan Yue. He is a ruthless villain, and we should not have any illusions about him." Xuan Yuan Shuang Tian also wanted Guan Yue dead right away.
Dongfang Yu, along with Yin Dongnan and Teacher He, immediately charged at Guan Yue, while Xuan Yuan Shuang Tian also took action, stepping in as a backup to prevent Guan Yue from escaping.
Seeing the ugly faces of Dongfang Yu, Yin Dongnan, Teacher He, and Xuan Yuan Shuang Tian, Guan Yue felt an overwhelming anger rise within him. He vowed that if he survived this time, he would make these four regret ever coming into this world!
However, as the four of them attacked together, their power was immense. Especially the formidable strength of Dongfang Yu, which Guan Yue could not resist. A vast net began to form around Guan Yue, gradually closing in.
Guan Yue realized they were setting up a formation, a type of Binding Formation designed to capture spirit beasts. This formation could confine a spirit beast to a very small area, exhausting it until death.
Unwilling to be captured by them, Guan Yue tried every possible way to fight back, but it was all in vain. The formation was taking shape, and its range was shrinking.
Just as the four were struggling against Guan Yue, a sudden scream from Du Diwei rang out: "Haven't you dealt with Guan Yue yet? Grand Historian is on his way here! I've already been exposed; I just fought with Ouyang Shaohua. Now I have to rush back to the Vast Empire. I can't stay at Qilin Academy any longer. That Ouyang Shaohua has already betrayed me. Hurry up! If Grand Historian arrives, none of you will escape!"
At that moment, they saw Ouyang Shaohua, tattered and covered in blood, desperately chasing after them. When she saw that Dongfang Yu, Yin Dongnan, Teacher He, and Xuan Yuan Shuang Tian were surrounding Guan Yue, she rushed towards them, shouting loudly, "Brother Guan! The Vice Dean of the Grand Historian is coming! Hold on a little longer; I'm here to save you!"
Saying this, regardless of her injuries, Ouyang Shaohua charged fiercely at Dongfang Yu, knowing that capturing the leader first would break their enemy's morale.
Hearing Du Diwei's shout and seeing him flee while also witnessing Ouyang Shaohua charging in fury, Dongfang Yu panicked. He shouted to Miao Fang, "We need to finish this quickly! Miao Fang, stop that girl first! We need to trap Guan Yue. Then we can all retreat together."
With that, he intensified his attacks because binding Guan Yue was his main responsibility.
After hesitating for a moment, Miao Fang had no choice but to engage with Ouyang Shaohua. Their battle was evenly matched; although she was half a step into the Guardian Realm, her strength was not inferior to that of Ouyang Shaohua. It was just that after her earlier fight with Du Diwei, she was somewhat exhausted.
At this moment, the fury within Guan Yue reached new heights. He saw that Du Diwei had actually attacked Ouyang Shaohua, leaving her in such a miserable state. Seeing her covered in blood and barely clothed while fighting desperately to save him made his heart bleed! He felt an infinite hatred towards Du Diwei, vowing to tear him apart!
He could not die today; he had to survive in order to take revenge. Thus, while resisting the bindings from the four of them, he shouted loudly, "Sister, don't worry about me! You should escape! Run!"
But Ouyang Shaohua was in a frenzy; she disregarded her own safety and fiercely attacked all enemies blocking her path. Her combat power reached its peak as she fought desperately to rescue Guan Yue. This made Miao Fang feel extremely uneasy. "This girl is also a genius with limitless potential. Have we made an irreparable mistake today? If both Guan Yue and Ouyang Shaohua grow stronger, what kind of powerful force would that be!"
Watching as Ouyang Shaohua fought desperately for his sake, never before had he seen her so fierce; she even defeated Miao Fang and charged towards Teacher He, unstoppable in her momentum! The pain in Guan Yue's heart felt like being cut by knives as he witnessed his beloved woman fighting for him while he remained powerless—this was the greatest sorrow for a man!
Unable to break free, he found himself increasingly bound until finally, the formation completely enclosed him within it. Grabbing hold of the formation binding him tightly, Dongfang Yu shouted loudly: "Everyone hurry and retreat! Split up and run!"
He personally took the binding formation of Guan Yue and ran off first. Ouyang Shaohua was anxious and immediately turned to follow him, but Teacher He sneered and said, "Ouyang Shaohua, give up on that thought; you will see him in your next life. Today you are lucky, but next time I will take your life."
As he spoke, the five of them scattered and quickly fled. Ouyang Shaohua exerted all his strength to follow the direction where Dongfang Yu had escaped.
Dongfang Yu flew at top speed, much faster than Ouyang Shaohua at the Peak of the Human Realm. Soon he arrived at the edge of a steep cliff, struck the ground several times to create a deep pit, and then threw Guan Yue down below. He covered it with many stones and sprinkled some specially made powder from the Afu Mi Forbidden Zone to erase Guan Yue's presence, making it impossible for anyone to track him, before swiftly escaping again.
Not long after, Tai Shi Xiao Xiao appeared with Ouyang Shaohua. They stood at the edge of the cliff exploring but found no trace of Guan Yue. Tai Shi Xiao Xiao quickly assessed the situation and followed the direction where Dongfang Yu had fled.
Guan Yue was trapped in a formation beneath this cliff. His whole body was in immense pain, but the anxiety of his spirit made him even angrier. He was constantly worried about Ouyang Shaohua's safety and hoped that Tai Shi Xiao Xiao would arrive in time to prevent Ouyang Shaohua from being bullied by them!
The formation created by Dongfang Yu and his companions was too strong for Guan Yue to break free with his own power. He could only sigh in despair!
However, he did not lose heart and continued to think about how to break it.
At this moment, Gao Yuxin surprisingly spoke up, her voice filled with a hint of joy: "Brother Guan, you are fortunate; you have now reached the Peak of the Human Realm as a Disciple, and I have successfully opened my first level. You can now look inward."
Peak of the Human Realm? Successfully opened the first level? Although Guan Yue was bound in the formation, he felt a bit happy; after all, the previous battle had been brutal but yielded results—his cultivation had increased, and he had finally activated the first level of Supreme Intelligence.
Guan Yue hurriedly began to scan his internal state. At his Dantian, he saw an enormous Palace Sea with two colors: one side was golden yellow while the other was black. The two sides were evenly matched. Guan Yue knew this was caused by the Magic Supreme Technique.
Then he moved upward along his meridians and discovered that they were very thick, with golden blood flowing through his veins; even his bones shimmered with a golden hue.
Continuing upward into his brain, within the Heaven and Earth Furnace in his forehead, he found an incredibly spacious area where a white seed was glowing brightly. Guan Yue recognized this as the Source Seed but still did not understand its function. Beside the Source Seed was a small tower: Sky Peak Tower! How could he have forgotten about Sky Peak Tower? In such a perilous situation earlier, he should have used Sky Peak Tower for self-protection.
Guan Yue felt a wave of regret and immediately entered Sky Peak Tower, activating it as he intended to use it to break through the Binding Formation created by Dongfang Yu.
As Sky Peak Tower expanded, so did the formation that bound him.
However, Sky Peak Tower continued to expand without limit, weakening the binding of the formation more and more.
Guan Yue exerted all his effort in manipulating Sky Peak Tower; now all his hopes rested on it since he could not think of any other way to escape.
After a thunderous sound shook the ground, Sky Peak Tower finally opened up, breaking through from underground as expected. It shattered Dongfang Yu's formation effortlessly because they were not on the same level; Sky Peak Tower was countless times stronger. The formation set by Dongfang Yu crumbled before it completely.
Guan Yue jumped out from underground, feeling extremely joyful. He looked again at his brain and found that both Blood Sea and Sea of Awareness had basically formed. His Blood Sea was already quite large—dozens of times bigger than Sea of Awareness. Floating above Blood Sea were shimmering golden Essence particles; however, there were not many—only a few hundred scattered across the vast Blood Sea.
Guan Yue wanted to continue studying when suddenly Gao Yuxin's startled voice rang out: "Brother Guan, look! There’s actually a live monkey inside the stones underground."
Guan Yue immediately activated the Supreme Intelligence program, allowing him to fully utilize all the features of Supreme Intelligence after the first-level activation. He quickly employed the Elemental Perspective feature and saw that in the large pit where he had just been buried, there was a Red-Furred Monkey standing among a broken rock. The monkey was alive and looked very cute.
Guan Yue hurriedly ran into the pit and gently struck the rock, causing it to break open, and the monkey emerged. Looking at the little monkey with its red fur, white face, and clean black feet, Guan Yue momentarily forgot about the earlier battle and felt elated. He realized that this monkey was extraordinary; having survived for at least hundreds of millions of years inside the rock, it must possess some life-preserving magic. Just as he was about to ask it something, the Red-Furred Monkey spoke first: “Kid, what’s your name? You’ve freed me from my confinement, so I must thank you.”
The little monkey surprisingly spoke with an air of authority, which infuriated Gao Yuxin: “Who do you think you are? You should be thanking me for saving your life!”
To Guan Yue's astonishment, the Red-Furred Monkey could actually hear Gao Yuxin's words! The monkey replied to her: “Girl, since that’s the case, I thank you as well.”
This made Guan Yue regard the Red-Furred Monkey even more highly. He respectfully said, “Senior, I am Guan Yue, a student of Qilin Academy.”
“Qilin Academy? Is that the academy of that empire?”
“Oh, Senior, Qilin Academy is a junior Disciple academy of the Southern Source Empire,” Guan Yue explained before asking, “May I know your esteemed name?”
“My name is Western Celestial Law Ancestor. You’ve heard of me, right?” The Red-Furred Monkey said proudly, watching Guan Yue’s expression as he mentioned his title. However, he was greatly disappointed when Guan Yue coughed and politely replied, “I assume you were once a great figure in the Great Power, quite famous indeed?”
Western Celestial Law Ancestor shook his head sadly: “Those days are gone. I have been forgotten. In my prime, I was renowned far and wide. It’s a pity that I am now lost to history.” Seeing his extreme sorrow, Guan Yue quickly asked, “Senior, how did you end up inside that rock? You must have been trapped there for a long time?”
With a bitter smile, Western Celestial Law Ancestor became sad again: “Ah, mentioning those days brings tears. I was hunted down by the Northern High Ancestor and the Southern Sea Saint Ancestor. After being ambushed, I was ultimately sealed within this stone for over ten thousand years. I truly don’t know what year it is now. Now reduced to this monkey form makes it hard for me to face the heroes of the world.”
“Senior, how can we restore your former glory?” Guan Yue asked with concern. He knew that being reduced to this monkey form must cause immense pain for Western Celestial Law Ancestor, filled with unspeakable sorrow.
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