Gu Yuanyuan looked at her master’s unwavering resolve in his eyes and thought of her own insignificant strength, truly only capable of becoming a burden.
She bit her lip, forcefully suppressed the sourness and reluctance in her heart, and nodded vigorously.
"Yes, Master! This disciple obeys! You... must be careful!"
She took one last deep look at the ruins where she had grown up, her gaze sweeping over the familiar broken walls, her eyes filled with complex emotions, then decisively turned and walked towards Shen Qingtan.
Shen Qingtan reached out to pull Gu Yuanyuan onto the flying sword, letting her stand behind him.
She gave one last glance at Gu Sheng, her eyes beneath the bronze mask carrying inquiry and concern, but in the end, she said nothing more, merely nodded again to signal.
"Off we go!"
Shen Qingtan shouted in a low voice, the azure flying sword beneath his feet vibrating with a buzz, suddenly bursting into a shocking speed, transforming into a dazzling blue rainbow, tearing through the air, shooting towards the exit of the Secret Realm!
This flying sword was evidently extraordinary, capable of ignoring most of the No-fly Arrays in the Secret Realm, its speed far exceeding typical flying artifacts, and in the blink of an eye, it vanished into the dim horizon.
Gu Sheng stood in place, watching that blue rainbow completely disappear, until he could no longer sense the aura of the flying sword, only then did he slowly retract his gaze.
The heaviness on his face did not dissipate, but rather deepened.
Sending away the Divine Craft Maze Palace and Gu Yuanyuan was an act of survival by cutting off the tail, as well as leaving a contingency for the worst-case scenario that might come.
Next, he would face alone the immense hidden dangers within this Thousand Souls Hall Secret Realm.
His gaze finally fixed deep in the ruins on the enormous black portal suspended in midair, exuding ominous vibes.
That was the entrance to the core area of the Thousand Souls Hall.
Without any hesitation, Gu Sheng’s figure flickered, swiftly traversing through the ruins, headed for that black doorway.
The evil cultivator disciples of Wuya Sect guarding the entrance seemed to have received orders only to prevent outsiders from leaving, merely glancing indifferently at Gu Sheng, who was clearly rushing inward into the Secret Realm, without making a move to stop him.
Gu Sheng took a step across that gigantic portal seemingly formed by congealed darkness.
The scene ahead abruptly changed!
The anticipated grand and eerie hall did not appear; what unfolded before his eyes was an immensely vast plaza.
The plaza floor was paved with giant stones dark as ink, cold and hard, stretching to the horizon.
The plaza was empty, without any buildings, only an oppressive sense of stifling silence pervaded the air.
What caused Gu Sheng’s pupils to suddenly contract were the people on the plaza.
Dense shadows of people!
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