Chapter 266: Chapter 219: Soul Search_3
A mysterious fighter in the Ancient Beast Mountain Range?
“Could it be a cultivator from outside the Nine States?”
Gu Qingfeng pondered.
Indeed, if it were a cultivator from the Nine States, it was basically impossible for them to set foot in the Ancient Beast Mountain Range.
Hong Ye, unseen for many days, floated in.
Upon seeing her arrival, Gu Qingfeng furrowed his brows, “You’re injured?”
There appeared nothing amiss with Hong Ye on the surface, but her aura was slightly chaotic, and there was a faint smell of blood.
With Gu Qingfeng’s current level of cultivation, whether she was injured could not be hidden from his observation.
“I have failed your high expectations!”
Hong Ye’s face was filled with shame, a pale hue barely noticeable on her cold, beautiful face.
“With your strength as a Great Grandmaster, the only place in the Nine States that could injure you is one. Did you enter the Ancient Beast Mountain Range?”
Gu Qingfeng only needed to think briefly to understand much.
Hong Ye gave a bitter smile, “My lord ordered me to contact Soul Stealer to find the whereabouts of the Second Young Master, but according to the Hidden Guard, the Second Young Master was tracking a Martial Artist who practices Evil Skills deep into the Ancient Beast Mountain Range, Soul Stealer also entered with him.”
“Upon receiving this news, I naturally entered the Ancient Beast Mountain Range to look for both of their tracks.”
“Later on, in the Ancient Beast Mountain Range, I discovered the secret signs left by Soul Stealer. Eventually, I found the heavily injured and unconscious Soul Stealer in a cave but did not see any trace of the Second Young Master.
I originally wanted to take Soul Stealer out of the Ancient Beast Mountain Range first, but I was attacked by fierce beasts during the departure and got injured because I was no match!”
As she spoke about the end, Hong Ye’s brows were tightly knit, and a deep wariness flashed through her eyes.
Despite her impressive cultivation and comprehension of the ninth level True Intent as a top-notch Great Grandmaster, she had been thwarted by a fierce beast, barely making it out alive from the Ancient Beast Mountain Range.
This level of fierce beast was also first seen by Hong Ye.
She had long heard about the dangers of the Ancient Beast Mountain Range, but only now did she truly understand its peril.
“How is Soul Stealer now that he’s seriously injured?”
“The Hidden Guards are currently treating him, and for the moment there are no serious issues, although he’s still unconscious.”
“Ensure he is given full medical attention, and also have the Hidden Guards gather all information related to Xuan’er’s entrance into the Ancient Beast Mountain Range and hand it over to me!”
Gu Qingfeng continued, glancing at the dispirited Hong Ye.
“You should go and rest as well.”
Hong Ye bowed and departed.
all news regarding Gu Xuan had made its way to Gu Qingfeng, just as Soul Stealer had woken up and relayed all he knew.
The situation was simple.
None other than Gu Xuan tracking a Martial Artist who practiced Evil Skills into the Ancient Beast Mountain Range, with Soul Stealer following closely behind. They encountered an attack from a fierce beast, consequently, Soul Stealer intervened to fend it off and buy time for the former to escape.
Subsequently, Soul Stealer was overpowered by the fierce beast, ultimately resulting in severe injuries and unconsciousness.
And Gu Xuan, it seemed, was also trapped in the Ancient Beast Mountain Range, then a series of events unfolded.
Upon figuring out the sequence of events,
Gu Qingfeng did not hesitate and headed straight for the Ancient Beast Mountain Range.
Gu Qingfeng stepped into this treacherous land feared by all cultivators of the Nine States.
Upon entering the Ancient Beast Mountain Range,
he saw towering trees.
He felt as though he was delving deep into a primeval forest, completely isolated from the world, while nature’s spiritual energy also became much richer, not something the outside world could compare to.
“No wonder the Ancient Beast Mountain Range breeds so many powerful fierce beasts. With the spiritual energy of this place, nurturing some powerful existences is nothing surprising!”
Gu Qingfeng remained calm, and at the same time, his Divine Thought spread out, covering a radius of ten miles.
In his Divine Thought’s perception, fierce beasts fought, breaking numerous trees, and large amounts of fresh blood soaked the earth, accompanied by roars and bellowing.
Gu Qingfeng took a step and vanished from the spot.
he appeared in another place.
He saw two fierce beasts laying on the ground, one beast resembling a giant ape, several meters tall, with muscular arms, a green face, and fierce tusks with an aggressive aura rushing towards him.
The other fierce beast was down on all fours, covered in scales, resembling an alligator.
Both fierce beasts emitted a strong aura, enough to compare with a Great Grandmaster.
both fierce beasts were prostrating on the ground, their bodies trembling, their naturally murderous eyes filled with instinctive fear.
The powerful aura emanating from Gu Qingfeng, belonging to the Daoist Palace Realm, was tremendously intimidating to the fierce beasts; their instincts to seek fortune and avoid harm kept them from moving at all.
Approaching the ape-like fierce beast, Gu Qingfeng placed his palm onto its head, a powerful force of Divine Thought surged in, then he began to forcefully search its soul.
the fierce beast’s body shook, but Gu Qingfeng’s palm remained unmoved as if it were an unshakeable mountain, preventing any struggle.
A flood of information surfaced.
All the memories of this fierce beast appeared in Gu Qingfeng’s mind.
Originally a regular ape, it had by chance consumed a rare and exotic fruit, then learned to ingest and expel nature’s spiritual energy, stepping onto the path from a common wild beast to a fierce beast.
by leveraging its own formidable power, the ape killed other fierce beasts and consumed their flesh and blood, gradually building up its own, eventually becoming an existence comparable to a Great Grandmaster