259: Return to the Third Circle Sect Ruins

Originally, Guo Feng planned to return to Earth and, after the bill to anchor the hua currency to the spiritual energy primordial stone was passed, he would then return to the Qingcheng Spirit Realm to mine the Lingneng Mine.

He was confident that with his current strength, plus an eighth-grade Qiongqi and an eighth-grade Ancient Great Ape, suppressing a Viper guarding the mine would be no problem, right?

Also, he intended to simultaneously investigate the ‘Horned Dragon’ beneath the abyss!

What grade of Spirit Beast was that?

What was beneath the abyss?

Of course, he also planned to try whether the Xuanxin Token could restart that Sect Ruin.

However, Tang Feifang and his surveillance made Guo Feng realize that he might be attacked by Zhang Tianyou even before leaving the Spirit Realm.

Zhang Tianyou was a veteran eighth-grade Ancient Martial Artist.

Who knew what trump cards he had?

Relying solely on two eighth-grade Spirit Beasts might not guarantee a 100% win.

Therefore, he decided to lure Zhang Tianyou to his death first, then return to Earth to handle his affairs.

The coastal area was approximately ten thousand kilometers from the Third Circle Layer.

Both of their speeds were extremely fast.

In less than an hour, they arrived at the valley.

Revisiting old grounds!

He quickly led Zhang Tianyou into the ruins, arriving at the plaza in front of the Sect.

“Balu, may your soul rest in peace.”

Upon entering the plaza, Guo Feng took a bottle of Maotai from his spatial storage and poured it directly onto the plaza.

To comfort the departed!

Then, he smiled and looked at Zhang Tianyou, who was surveying his surroundings, “Senior Zhang, please forgive me. A few months ago, a companion who was exploring with me died here saving me. I’m just paying my respects.”

“Hmm.”

Zhang Tianyou nodded impassively, “The path of cultivation is inherently rugged and difficult.”

“Over the past hundred years, many of my companions have also died.”

“You get used to it!”

He waved his hand, looking at the mountain gate ahead, “This Sect Ruin is actually not bad, but it’s quite inferior to the Tianqi Sect.”

“However, for you young people to use it as a base, it’s quite good.”

He paused, looking at Guo Feng, “By the way, how are you so confident that this Sect Ruin can be restarted?”

“That’s my secret.”

Guo Feng smiled, walking forward as he spoke, “Senior Zhang, please follow me. The Lingneng Mine is beneath the abyss of this Iron Chain Bridge ahead. However, there’s at least a Lord-level seventh-grade fierce beast inside. Senior Zhang, should we be fine if the two of us team up?”

“Merely a seventh-grade fierce beast!”

Zhang Tianyou waved his hand, “Even if it’s a Great Demon-level one, I can kill it.”

“That’s excellent!”

Guo Feng smiled slightly and quickly arrived on the Iron Chain Bridge.

This time, none of the eagles that usually circled above the abyss appeared.

Clearly, their auras were too strong.

And this time, because Guo Feng possessed divine sense, he also sensed waves of dangerous auras emanating from beneath the abyss.

At the same time, there was indeed a faint, almost imperceptible spiritual energy aura.

“Could it be that there really is some treasure beneath the abyss?”

His heart trembled.

However, he was also a skilled actor, showing no change in expression, and pointed downwards, “Senior, it’s right here.”

“Hmm!”

Zhang Tianyou apparently also sensed the situation below, smiled, and waved his hand, “This is your territory, you go down first, I’ll follow closely behind you!”

“?”

Guo Feng raised an eyebrow.

Then he had to admit.

Those who could live for over a hundred years, like Zhang Tianyou, were all shrewd individuals.

Even though he was powerful, he remained extremely cautious.

Zhang Tianyou laughed, “Guo Feng, don’t worry about exploring ahead. Rest assured, I’ll keep you safe!”

“Alright!”

Guo Feng, even if unwilling at this moment, had to agree.

Otherwise, if Zhang Tianyou became suspicious, it would be a loss greater than the gain.

“Little Master, be careful. I sense a trace of a Great Demon’s aura.”

Just then, the Nine-tailed Red Fox’s telepathic message came from the Beast Taming Circle, which Guo Feng was holding close to his chest.

“Great Demon?”

Guo Feng was startled, then replied, “Can you sense its strength?”

“Not clear, but it should possess a very high concentration of Divine Beast bloodline, much denser than this Qiongqi, which has been passed down for who knows how many generations.”

The Nine-tailed Red Fox replied.

Roar—

Qiongqi let out a disgruntled roar.

And at this moment, the Nine-tailed Red Fox added, “However, Master, don’t worry. My Divine Beast bloodline concentration is also not low. If there’s real danger, I’ll release my aura to confuse the opponent! Let that kid take the beating!”

The ‘kid’ she referred to was naturally Zhang Tianyou!

“That’s good.”

Upon hearing this, Guo Feng felt a bit more confident.

He then looked at Zhang Tianyou, “Senior Zhang, I’ll go down first, you follow closely behind me!”

“Don’t worry!”

Zhang Tianyou was naturally cunning and sly; even if he believed everything was under his control, he would still be cautious.

Because, having lived for over a hundred years, he had seen too many people die due to a lack of caution.

At this point, Guo Feng did not hesitate, directly leaping down and rushing towards the abyss.

Zhang Tianyou followed closely behind.

The two descended continuously.

One hundred meters.

Two hundred meters!

Three hundred meters!

Guo Feng only felt the familiar yet dangerous aura becoming increasingly distinct.

And they quickly arrived at the mist layer.

“Hmm? Last time, I hadn’t even reached the mist layer when that Horned Dragon already appeared.”

“This time, why hasn’t it appeared yet?”

“Could it be that its strength isn’t great, and it was also scared by me and that guy surnamed Zhang?”

As he was wondering, he suddenly heard some strange noises.

The noises were faint but extremely fast.

And that sense of crisis suddenly intensified sharply.

“Little Master, be careful! It’s a Great Demon-level Horned Dragon!”

The Nine-tailed Red Fox’s urgent voice reached Guo Feng’s mind.

And at the same time, Guo Feng had already seen that the space around him was a field of ‘black scales’!

Unbeknownst to them, they had already been surrounded by that Horned Dragon.

Roar—

And at the same time, above them, a massive, dragon-horned, dragon-whiskered, but slightly flattened dragon head appeared.

Ferocious and terrifying!

It let out a furious roar at them.

Sound waves rolled!

“This is a Horned Dragon! A Great Demon-level Horned Dragon! What seventh-grade? It’s clearly an eighth-grade high-stage, equivalent to a human’s eighty-seventh or eighty-eighth level!”

“Kid, you tricked me!”

Zhang Tianyou was also furious at this moment.

What was a Horned Dragon?

It was an existence almost akin to a Dragon!

The evolution of the Dragon family began from ordinary snakes, evolving into Hui (which are poisonous large snakes).

Hui evolved into Horned Dragons on land!

In water, they evolved into Flood Dragons!

Horned Dragons and Flood Dragons, after passing through heavenly tribulations, and advancing further, become Dragons.

After Dragons are True Dragons!

The ancient Divine Beast Yinglong was a True Dragon, which was already a powerful Divine Beast!

And this Horned Dragon was a Great Demon-level.

Its terrifying strength completely exceeded Zhang Tianyou’s tolerance.

Moreover.

In a place with a Horned Dragon, even if there was a spiritual energy primordial stone periphery, Guo Feng could absolutely not collect thousands of clusters!

It was simply impossible!

Horned Dragons were extremely aggressive; how could they tolerate others mining?

Therefore, he instantly understood that Guo Feng was setting him up!

And to make matters worse, this Horned Dragon was also insane; it didn't just swallow Guo Feng directly.

It had to surround them.

Attacking from above!

His original plan was to have Guo Feng block in front, and if anything happened, he would escape first!

Now, he was the one taking the brunt of it!

“Old Man Zhang, so what if I tricked you? Your calculations are no match for fate, go to hell!”

Guo Feng reacted even faster.

He knew that Zhang Tianyou, in this situation, would definitely use him as a shield.

He did not hesitate.

He took out the Mystic Dragon Spirit Blade from his spatial storage and immediately went all out!

Unleashing his ultimate move!

Twelve times ultimate move amplification!

Twelve times amplification of twenty second-grade divine senses!

Two times amplification from the Spirit Talisman!

Two times amplification from the Mystic Dragon Spirit Blade!

The blade light, amplified a full twenty-eight times, like a long streak of lightning, fiercely slashed towards Zhang Tianyou!