234: Eating meat like Gu Yun

Gu Yun gritted his teeth and roared, the spiritual power in his body burning frantically: "ten directions world-suppressing cauldron, appear!"

A simple and ancient bronze giant cauldron rushed out of his Dantian. The body of the cauldron was engraved with phantom images of mountains and rivers, and thousands of strands of black and yellow qi hung from its mouth, firmly protecting him and the drop of Essence Blood that was currently taking shape behind him.

"Gu Yun!"

Gu Lingshuang's voice was freezing cold, and the killing intent in her eyes almost manifested into substance: "Today is the time for you to pay for your crimes!"

"The humiliation of defilement must be washed away with your blood!" Gu Chuyan's demonic jar trembled slightly, and a suction force began to tear at the surrounding space.

Without any nonsense, the six women attacked almost simultaneously!

The Nine Heavens Cloud Rainbow Silk was like a bolt of silk across the sky, wrapping and sealing all directions.

The thousand illusions exquisite pagoda produced layer upon layer of phantoms, interfering with Divine Sense perception.

The sky-swallowing demonic jar transformed into a giant abyss-like mouth, frantically devouring spiritual power.

The cangming world-cleansing bottle poured out purifying holy water, eroding the black and yellow qi.

The dragon fall splitting heaven saber slashed out a blood-colored saber Qi, its dragon roar shaking the heavens and earth.

The Frost Silence Emperor Sword slashed out a freezing sword light that locked the Void Realm!

"Boom—!!!"

The power of the six Emperor Weapons erupted simultaneously, causing the entire valley to tremble violently!

The ten directions world-suppressing cauldron let out a wailing hum, and the black and yellow qi on its body was eroded layer by layer. Gu Yun spat out a mouthful of blood, his face as pale as paper.

In just one encounter, he suffered crushing and heavy injuries!

"No, I have to leave here to buy more time for Muqing!"

Gu Yun's eyes were blood-red as he frantically activated his Essence Blood, even beginning to burn his lifespan.

The light from the cauldron intensified, forcibly shaking off some of the Emperor Weapon pressure, and transformed into a stream of light that rushed towards the outside of the valley!

"Thinking of running?!"

Gu Lingshuang and Gu Chuyan had the strongest killing intent; they immediately transformed into a sword light and a demonic shadow to pursue him, with the other four women following closely behind. The battlefield quickly moved away from the valley.

Gu Yun looked back and saw that everyone was chasing after him, and he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

As long as he held out until Jun Muqing condensed her Physical Body and underwent her tribulation, these people would be the ones to die.

Ye Linglong secretly manipulated the thousand illusions exquisite pagoda, unfolding layers of illusions to inconspicuously lead Gu Yun's flight toward a more distant, desolate area, away from the valley.

Silence returned to the valley.

The world-shaking collision of Emperor Weapons just now hadn't affected the drop of Essence Blood in the valley in the slightest.

Fang Ruodan had long since set up an invisible barrier to isolate all fluctuations.

Seeing the battlefield recede, Cao Bu said to Fang Ruodan, Su Li, Leng Yue, and Aunt Xue, "I will take you into the Time Wheel Emperor Palace."

The four women did not resist, allowing a gentle force to envelop them.

By now, even if Aunt Xue were a fool, she could see the relationship between Cao Bu and her own Young Miss.

Regarding this, she could only pretend she didn't see and didn't know.

After taking the four women into the Time Wheel Emperor Palace.

Cao Bu's figure blurred as his flesh and bones squirmed slightly. In the blink of an eye, he had transformed into Gu Yun's appearance.

Not just his appearance, but even his aura and Divine Soul fluctuations were identical, lifelike and perfect.

He adjusted his robes, his face showing the expression Gu Yun often wore.

He calmly walked to the side of the drop of Essence Blood, which was suspended in mid-air and had already begun to take human shape, and stood guard quietly.

Time passed slowly.

The Essence Blood gradually stretched and took shape, its facial features becoming clearer, its skin growing lustrous, and black hair falling like a waterfall... Finally, on the morning of the next day, the Essence Blood completely transformed into a stunningly beautiful woman.

Jun Muqing's Physical Body condensation was halfway complete!

Next, as long as she successfully underwent the Lightning Tribulation, the condensation of her Physical Body would be a success.

She slowly opened her eyes, the depths of which were clear yet held the profundity of a million years of accumulation.

Her newborn body was flawless, her skin like jade, flowing with a faint divine light.

The first thing she saw was Cao Bu guarding her by her side, her gaze as gentle as water: "Gu Yun, I succeeded."

The Gu Yun that Cao Bu had transformed into showed a perfectly timed, joyful smile: "Muqing, congratulations."

Jun Muqing felt the surging power within her body awakening and looked up at the sky: "Next, it's time to undergo the tribulation to completely solidify my Physical Body."

Having said that, she looked at Cao Bu again: "Gu Yun, move further away. The Lightning Tribulation is dangerous; be careful not to get caught in it."

Cao Bu nodded, his figure transforming into a stream of light as he retreated to a distant mountain peak, calmly watching the impending Lightning Tribulation.

Before long.

In the firmament of the Secret Realm, thunderclouds rolled.

Jun Muqing stood in the center of the valley, her newborn body glowing brightly.

She looked up at the sky without the slightest hint of fear, instead carrying a composure refined over a million years.

"The first tribulation, the Physical Body Tribulation."

As her voice fell, ten thousand feet of purple lightning descended from the Nine Heavens!

That tribulation lightning carried a destructive aura and struck directly at the top of Jun Muqing's head!

Cao Bu stood in the distance, watching quietly.

"Boom—!!!"

The purple lightning pierced her body!

Jun Muqing's body was instantly swallowed by the lightning, but she remained motionless, letting the electricity ravage every inch of her skin and every bone.

This was a tempering that a newborn Physical Body had to undergo, like divine iron tempered a thousand times; only through the baptism of the Lightning Tribulation could it truly become immortal.

The tribulation lightning lasted for a full three hours.

When the last streak of purple lightning dissipated, a layer of pale golden luster flowed over Jun Muqing's skin, a symbol that her Physical Body had reached Perfection.

"The second tribulation, the Divine Soul Tribulation."

She sat cross-legged with her eyes closed, a brilliant point of light lighting up between her eyebrows.

The thunderclouds in the sky changed color.

Turning from purple to mysterious black—that was the Soul-Extinguishing Profound Lightning specifically targeting the Divine Soul!

A silent black tribulation lightning struck down, entering directly between Jun Muqing's eyebrows!

Her body jerked violently, and a look of pain appeared on her face.

The Divine Soul Tribulation was far more dangerous than the Physical Body Tribulation; one slight mistake would lead to the end of Soul Flying Away and Spirit Scattering.

Cao Bu observed carefully.

He saw the light between Jun Muqing's eyebrows flickering, as if countless illusions were being born and destroyed within it.

That was the manifestation of her million years of memories, Karma, and obsessions.

The Soul-Extinguishing Profound Lightning wanted to shatter, temper, and reorganize all of these... Meanwhile.

Within the borders of the Southern Province.

Luo Qingcheng and Gu Feng stood atop an isolated peak, their clothes flapping loudly in the whistling mountain wind.

Both of their expressions were somewhat grave.

A full half-day had passed, and they had searched almost all of the ten nearby provinces, but they hadn't found any trace of Cao Bu and the others.

"Fenger, can you truly be certain that they are within these nearby provinces?"

Luo Qingcheng's voice was low, and a hint of fatigue flashed deep in her eyes.

Her Divine Sense had repeatedly swept over the area of the ten provinces. Every inch of land and every strand of aura had been carefully investigated, yet she still couldn't sense those few familiar auras.

Such a large-scale and high-intensity Divine Soul search was a huge drain, even for her as an Empress.

At this moment, the waves of weakness coming from her Sea of Consciousness forced her to take a temporary break to regulate her breath.

Gu Feng's brow was tightly furrowed, and he clenched his fist: "Eldest Aunt, it can't be wrong."

"The route they took when they left was in this direction."

After a pause, he added, "Could they have hidden inside some Secret Realm or grotto-heaven?"

Luo Qingcheng's eyes flickered, and she slowly nodded: "Recover your Divine Soul first, then we'll continue searching."

"Even if we have to flip over every hidden corner of the ten nearby provinces, we must find them."

As time passed, her heart grew more anxious.

The invisible connection between mother and son made her feel that something had happened to Yun'er.

She had to speed up her search.

"Yes."

Gu Feng responded and immediately sat cross-legged on the mountain rock.

Luo Qingcheng sat not far from him with her eyes closed, beginning to recover her excessively drained Divine Soul.

An hour later.

Luo Qingcheng and Gu Feng opened their eyes almost simultaneously, the divine light in their eyes restored.

She stood up and looked towards the continuous mountain range in the distance, saying in a deep voice: "Searching like this is too inefficient."

"We will split up. Just as you speculated, focus on searching for all possible Secret Realms and grotto-heavens within the ten provinces. You must search carefully; once there's a clue, notify me immediately."

"Don't worry, Aunt. I will definitely investigate thoroughly and won't miss a single place."

Gu Feng nodded solemnly, knowing this was the most feasible method at the moment.

The two of them said no more, their figures transforming into streams of light at the same time, one heading east and one west, shooting off in opposite directions and vanishing into the vast mountain range in the blink of an eye.