True Origin Lonely Mountain had multiple paths for climbing.
Duan Liufeng possessed a supreme treasure, so the path he chose was even faster than the one Chu Feng had selected.
Although this path was quicker, it was also much more difficult. Duan Liufeng’s own abilities were not the problem. His biggest issue was that he was actually not a junior.
At this moment, Duan Liufeng lay sprawled on the ground, enveloped by a mass of white light.
His face was pale as paper, cold sweat pouring down like rain. Even his breathing sounded weak and laboured.
He looked as though an invisible giant mountain was crushing him.
What caused this was precisely that white mass of light. It was a punishment formation, specially designed to punish people like Duan Liufeng, those who were not juniors yet dared to trespass here.
“Elder Duan.”
A voice called out, and Duan Liufeng struggled to open his eyes.
But when he saw the person who appeared not far away, he could not feel any joy.
It was Zuoqiu Youyu.
“Elder Duan, do not worry. I will find a way to rescue you right now.”
Zuoqiu Youyu stepped forward and said.
“Youyu, I am fine. You do not need to concern yourself with me.”
“You should head to the peak first and find that senior from our sect.”
Duan Liufeng said.
He knew that since the sect master had brought Zuoqiu Youyu along, Zuoqiu Youyu must already know the purpose of this trip.
“Elder Duan, looking at you, it does not seem like you are fine at all. If this continues, your life may be in danger.”
“Finding the sect senior is not so urgent.”
“Let me rescue you first.”
As Zuoqiu Youyu spoke, he unleashed a martial skill and attacked the formation.
The technique appeared to be probing the formation, but the residual power landed on Duan Liufeng.
Several dots of martial force struck Duan Liufeng’s body.
Wherever those martial force dots passed, fresh blood immediately welled up.
“Elder Duan, how could this happen? With my cultivation, how could I possibly injure you?”
“Could it be that… in this place, your physical body and cultivation are also suppressed?”
Zuoqiu Youyu asked with a look of surprise.
“Zuoqiu Youyu, you clearly did this on purpose.”
“In my opinion, you have no intention of saving me at all. You want me to die here, do you not?”
“But let me tell you, do not underestimate me. I have means to contact the sect master. If you kill me, the sect master will know.”
Duan Liufeng warned Zuoqiu Youyu in a stern tone.
“Hahahaha…”
But after hearing these words, Zuoqiu Youyu not only remained calm but burst into loud laughter.
“Elder Duan, I have never underestimated you. You are the head of the top ten Wolong Elders in our Wolong Martial Sect. Your abilities are probably not much weaker than my grandfather’s.”
“If not for this formation here, even ten thousand of me could be erased by you in a single thought. How could I possibly have the means to deal with you?”
“But unfortunately, there happens to be such a formation here, and it specifically targets you.”
“When I, Zuoqiu Youyu, make a move, I never leave things half-done.”
“You do not need to scare me with the sect master. Even if you truly had a way to contact him, today your life is mine.”
“Actually, Elder Duan, do not blame me.”
“There was originally no enmity between us. It is just that Chu Feng killed my brother, so I must eliminate him. You are merely implicated because of him.”
“So if you want to blame someone, blame Chu Feng.”
Whoosh—
After Zuoqiu Youyu finished speaking, a vicious expression appeared on his face. With a flash of cold light, he drew his venerable weapon.
Not only that, his lightning patterns and thunder armour activated at the same time.
His cultivation rose from third-grade Martial Venerable to fifth-grade Martial Venerable.
With such cultivation, combined with the enhancement of his venerable weapon, Zuoqiu Youyu’s current strength was extremely formidable.
Yet even so, he did not act rashly again.
Instead, vast martial power gathered within his body. He was preparing a supreme forbidden martial skill.
He did not dare to be careless, so he intended to kill Duan Liufeng with a single strike.
Zilala—
But suddenly, a blade of thunder light slashed toward him from beside Zuoqiu Youyu.
This thunder blade was exceptionally fierce. Wherever it passed, nothing could withstand it. Even space was sliced open.
Moreover, the thunder blade was incredibly fast. By the time Zuoqiu Youyu reacted, it had already arrived right in front of him and struck his body directly.
Pfft—
Blood sprayed. Zuoqiu Youyu was not only blasted away but was cleanly cut in half.
When his body hit the ground, it lay motionless, without any breath.
He… was already dead.
Yet even so, the surging thunder did not relent. Instead of dispersing immediately, it expanded, turning into countless bolts of lightning that continuously bombarded Zuoqiu Youyu’s corpse.
“Brother Duan, are you alright?”
Soon, Chu Feng, holding the Hero Sword, leapt out from the direction where the thunder blade had come from and arrived directly outside the formation where Duan Liufeng was trapped.
At this moment, Chu Feng had not only activated his lightning patterns but also his thunder armour and the Four Symbols Divine Power, raising his cultivation from first-grade Martial Venerable to fourth-grade Martial Venerable.
He had gone all out because, after reaching the Martial Venerable realm, the Primordial Hero Sword no longer provided the same boost to his cultivation as before.
Fourth-grade Martial Venerable was currently Chu Feng’s limit.
But even that was not enough to defeat Zuoqiu Youyu, who had raised his cultivation to fifth-grade Martial Venerable.
The reason Chu Feng could defeat Zuoqiu Youyu was because that previous move was no ordinary technique.
It was Chu Feng’s strongest technique: Nine Heavens Thunder Slash.
So far, Chu Feng had only mastered the first slash.
Yet even this first slash possessed the power to reverse a grade.
That was why Chu Feng, with only fourth-grade Martial Venerable cultivation, had been able to defeat Zuoqiu Youyu.
Chu Feng directly entered the formation that was suppressing Duan Liufeng. He had already observed it earlier. This formation specifically punished Duan Liufeng.
For someone like Chu Feng, who was truly a junior, it caused no harm at all.
Chu Feng easily dragged Duan Liufeng out of the formation.
Although he had escaped the torment of the formation, Duan Liufeng remained extremely weak. At this moment, he had basically lost all combat ability.
He would likely only recover gradually after leaving True Origin Lonely Mountain.
“Little brother, what was that technique just now? It was truly powerful.”
“It did not seem like a supreme forbidden martial skill, nor an ordinary secret technique.”
Although Duan Liufeng was very weak, his face carried an excited smile.
What excited him was not only that Chu Feng had saved him, but more so that the slash Chu Feng had just unleashed had shocked even him.
“Little brother, why do you look so weak? Could it be that the move just now placed a heavy burden on you?”
But soon Duan Liufeng noticed that Chu Feng was also extremely weak at this moment.
“It is fine. This technique is just like that. I will recover after resting a bit.”
“Brother Duan, let me take you out of here first.”
As Chu Feng spoke, he carried Duan Liufeng on his back.
Crack—
Crack—
However, after the thunder from the Nine Heavens Thunder Slash dissipated, Zuoqiu Youyu’s bisected body suddenly showed signs of movement. The severed parts were fusing together.
Zuoqiu Youyu, who had originally shown no signs of life, miraculously regained vital signs and stood up.
“This is bad. He has a protective supreme treasure. That treasure saved his life.”
Duan Liufeng said.
“Chu Feng, I never expected you would actually dare show yourself.”
Zuoqiu Youyu’s body had fully fused. Not only was his body intact again, but his aura had returned to its peak state.
“A protective supreme treasure?”
“It can only save him once, right?”
Chu Feng did not respond to Zuoqiu Youyu. Instead, he first asked Duan Liufeng.
He needed to confirm whether the current Zuoqiu Youyu was someone he could defeat.
“Under normal circumstances, no matter what protective supreme treasure it is, it can only protect once.”
“Unless… it is an extremely heaven-defying protective supreme treasure. But as far as I know, he cannot possibly possess something of that level.”
“Little brother, kill him completely right here.”
Duan Liufeng said.
“Alright.”
“Brother Duan, rest a little longer.”
As Chu Feng spoke, he set Duan Liufeng down.
Then he looked toward Zuoqiu Youyu.
“Zuoqiu Youyu, you really should not have stood up now. You should have played dead all the way.”
Chu Feng said to Zuoqiu Youyu.
“Heh…”
But Zuoqiu Youyu merely gave a cold laugh.
“Chu Feng, that move you used just now… you cannot use it a second time, right?”
“Even if you could use it again, without a sneak attack, how exactly do you plan to defeat me?”
“You… can only die.”
Whoosh—
Zuoqiu Youyu turned into a streak of light and arrived directly in front of Chu Feng. The venerable weapon in his hand slashed toward Chu Feng’s neck.
Clang—
Sparks flew, and ripples spread outward.
Chu Feng firmly blocked Zuoqiu Youyu’s strike with the Primordial Hero Sword in his hand.
“You!!!”
Zuoqiu Youyu was greatly shocked. He discovered in astonishment that Chu Feng’s cultivation was no longer fourth-grade Martial Venerable. It had reached fifth-grade Martial Venerable, the same as his own.