405: Chapter 403: Frustrated Zi Yuan Enters the Land of Daoist Scriptures

Dao Monarch Ziyuan stealthily glanced at the black mountain peak behind him, secretly cursing Daoist Xuan Ling and Hou Ying in his heart; these two fellows were truly trash, could they not even catch up to a junior in the Hedao Realm?

While he was distracted, he received a heavy kick to his back, sending him flying and crashing into the mountain rocks. Fortunately, his Physical Body still retained some strength, otherwise, he likely would have perished right there from that single kick.

He scrambled up in a sorry state, only for a large hand to clamp onto his throat. A sense of suffocation washed over him, his eyes bulging wide as if they were about to pop out.

"You have fallen to such a state, yet you still want to play tricks?"

"Since that is the case, I do not want any dao repository anymore; I will just kill you directly!"

Dao Monarch Ziyuan's face turned bright red from holding his breath. Under the suppression of Gu Shengge's Dao Principles, he could clearly feel the power stored within his Physical Body being gradually extracted and devoured, his Qi, blood, and life essence rapidly draining away.

Following that was the change in his appearance; he gradually grew old, wrinkles appearing on his previously smooth face, making him look very ugly.

He kept slapping Gu Shengge's arm, wanting Gu Shengge to let go. Gu Shengge's gaze was sharp, and only when he saw that the other was about to kick the bucket did he casually toss him onto the ground.

Dao Monarch Ziyuan weakly twisted his body, sensing that more than half of his life essence had been lost from within his body, and he was filled with extreme indignation.

"You... I will tell you, why must you treat me this way?" He looked utterly miserable, like a young maiden whose heart had been betrayed.

Gu Shengge stepped on him with one foot: "If you delay any longer, I will take action immediately and will not give you another chance to explain yourself!"

Dao Monarch Ziyuan's face turned even paler, and he hurriedly said: "Wait a moment."

He pulled a token from his bosom that was neither gold nor jade. Its surface was smooth, and one had to examine it carefully to see the many small characters hidden inside.

Those characters were obscure and difficult to understand, their origin completely unknown, and they were different from all the ancient scripts of the Vast Expanse Great World.

Dao Monarch Ziyuan placed the token in front of him and silently recited an incantation. The characters inside seemed to suddenly sense something and began to leap about joyfully, the runes on them flashing with golden divine light that illuminated the distant sky.

"Hum!"

With a roar, a golden beam of light pierced into the dark clouds ahead.

"Bang!"

It was as if something had burst within the clouds; the thick clouds scattered like bursting water droplets, and a huge black vortex appeared in the central area.

Dao Monarch Ziyuan stood up, looking disheveled and weak: "That is it, the dao repository is inside."

He stood to the side, clutching his waist, with no intention of entering that vortex.

Seeing this, Gu Shengge hauled him to the front: "You must also come in with us. If you dare to deceive me, you will perish in an instant. You have no more chances left with me, do you understand?"

Facing Gu Shengge's threat, Dao Monarch Ziyuan dared not play any more tricks and said bitterly: "Fine, but my life essence is severely depleted now. You must protect me later, can you?"

His attitude became very humble, and Gu Shengge nodded: "Very well."

After saying this, Gu Shengge looked at Jun Mengqing behind him: "The dangers inside are unknown; you should return to my Inner Heaven and Earth first."

Jun Mengqing looked at the black cloud vortex ahead, which exuded a dangerous aura, and nodded. With a thought, Gu Shengge took her back.

Seeing this, Dao Monarch Ziyuan hurriedly said: "Young Master Gu, my state is extremely poor right now, and even if I follow you, it will be of no use. How about you send me back to the Taichu Great World as well?"

Gu Shengge sneered: "If I were to perish, would you be able to grow powerful in the Taichu Great World? Just to give you a chance to linger on in a feeble condition? Do you think I would give you that chance?"

Dao Monarch Ziyuan's original cultivation was extremely strong; as a powerhouse in the Mahayana Realm, a Dragon among men and a Phoenix among women, he was a rare existence throughout the Vast Expanse Great World.

Such an outstanding figure could rise again unless he was killed until not even ashes remained; Gu Shengge did not want to leave any hidden dangers behind.

Gu Shengge brought Dao Monarch Ziyuan to the central area of the black clouds, where golden runes flickered in the center of the rotating black clouds.

A roar came from behind, and Hou Ying and Daoist Xuan Ling could be seen rushing over in a panic; they were in a hurry, as if they had been chasing for a long time.

"Ziyuan! You old dog, to think you still had the means to come here; we truly underestimated you!"

Hou Ying roared, his fierce might erupting from his body, whipping up violent gales that caused dust to rise all over Molei Cliff.

Beside him, Daoist Xuan Ling slowly descended. He stared at Gu Shengge, his eyes filled with confusion: "Are you one of Dao Monarch Ziyuan's people? Why have I never seen you before?"

Upon hearing this, Gu Shengge grinned: "If you were to see the Dao Monarch, would you still have a chance to survive?"

Dao Monarch Ziyuan sighed inwardly; this fellow Gu Shengge was deliberately using him as a shield.

If he said he was his man, then everything he did would be counted on his own head...

He had resentment in his heart, but he dared not vent it.

It was only at this moment that he realized with astonishment that Gu Shengge was looking at him with ill intent.

"Alright, I am going in; there won't be any danger inside, right?" Gu Shengge asked with a smile.

Dao Monarch Ziyuan shook his head repeatedly: "No, absolutely not."

Gu Shengge did not hesitate any longer, stepped inside, and his figure vanished into the black cloud vortex in an instant.

Seeing the two disappear, Hou Ying and Daoist Xuan Ling quickly chased after them; relying on their own cultivation, they had no scruples whatsoever.

"Hum!"

As they rushed in, dense lightning erupted, and they discovered they had entered a sea of thunder. Intense lightning intertwined and exploded, with severe pain constantly eroding their Physical Body and Divine Soul; indeed, a faint pain began to assault them. This lightning was not simple.

They did not pay attention to this and quickly began searching for Gu Shengge and Dao Monarch Ziyuan. Their eyes flashed with blue and purple divine light, both having cultivated ocular techniques, which were extraordinary and miraculous.

"Come out!" Hou Ying, with his fiery temper, roared as he tore through the lightning barrier around him.

In the furthest distance his gaze could reach, a figure flashed by and vanished into the thick black clouds.

"There!" Hou Ying roared, his figure flashing as he chased after it.

Daoist Xuan Ling also quickly followed; before catching Dao Monarch Ziyuan, they were still in a cooperative relationship.

At the very front, Gu Shengge's expression was somewhat gloomy. He had thought that passing through the black cloud vortex would lead to another Secret Realm or Great World, but it turned out he was still here!

Dao Monarch Ziyuan, who was in his hand, was trembling. After entering the vast ocean of thunder, he clearly sensed a killing intent truly landing on him.

He explained in a panic: "We must travel another ten thousand li to see the entrance to the Secret Realm. That is a place of extreme cold; when I first entered that Secret Realm, I was almost frozen into an ice sculpture."

Gu Shengge glanced at him indifferently, not caring much; having cultivated to his current Realm, extreme cold and scorching heat had long since lost their meaning.