Next, Gu Yuan thought long and hard, deciding to return to Luofu Immortal City to prepare for the appointment, which was to engage in a life-and-death duel with Gu Xuanqing from Yuqiao Immortal Palace.

However... the other party is, after all, from Yuqiao Immortal Palace, a top influence with profound heritage and formidable strength that Gu Yuan is not ready to provoke for the time being.

Last time, killing Gu Xuanfeng was one thing, as the people from Yuqiao Immortal Palace were unprepared and did not expect Gu Xuanfeng to be defeated by Gu Yuan.

But this time, in case these people have prepared thoroughly and secretly colluded with Luofu Immortal Island.

If Gu Yuan wins the life-and-death duel with Gu Xuanqing, someone might disregard their reputation and engage in some underhanded tactics.

Gu Yuan is unwilling to risk his life to travel to Luofu Immortal Island.

To him, his life is extremely important and cannot be risked recklessly.

Therefore, to be safe, it is better for his true body to stay here.

If he must go, he might as well send his clone instead.

Even if Yuqiao Immortal Palace or others harbor ill intentions, it is just a mere clone, and losing it does not matter to Gu Yuan at all.

Of course, besides that, Gu Yuan’s true body has other tasks to attend to.

He plans to use the swordsmanship, sword formulas, and sword scriptures he has accumulated, as well as various arrays, as the foundation to deduce a Five Elements Sword Dao Grand Array.

His current foundation is indeed the Water Dao, or rather, most of it is Water Element, while the rest comprises Sword Dao, Thunder Skill, Path of Space, and others.

But relying solely on these is still insufficient, as these elemental paths are not unified, or rather, lack a true core.

After being endowed with the Creation Spirit Body, his constitution changed, granting him greater potential. Therefore, if he can use the Water Dao as a foundation, incorporate and refine the Earth, Metal, Wood, and Fire Daos, and integrate them with the Sword Dao to form a Five Elements Sword Dao as the great foundation, his future will be broader, and his foundation more solid.

Actually, Gu Yuan is also preparing for his future promotion to the Primordial Spirit.

At this stage, the promotion to the Yin Spirit Realm is no longer a concern for him, as it is naturally the next step.

The key is that after transforming into the Creation Spirit Body, Gu Yuan feels his potential is greater, and naturally, he should make corresponding changes.

Attempting to deduce a Five Elements Sword Dao Grand Array is certainly not easy. Fortunately, Gu Yuan has previously acquired many sword formulas, sword scriptures, and some grand arrays of gold, wood, water, fire, and earth elements, including classics like the Five Elements Primordial Grand Array and the Five Spirits Array.

Moreover, Gu Yuan himself has studied the Five Elements Divine Thunder Skill, so he’s not a novice in the Five Elements Dao.

On the contrary, he possesses considerable knowledge and insight in the Five Elements Dao.

After multiple transformations, Gu Yuan’s cultivation talent and enlightenment have improved tremendously.

Though the path of arrays is considered secondary, it still points directly to immortality and the origin of the Dao, being more profound than the Golden Core Dao.

But Gu Yuan has confidence in his own enlightenment and talent.

Furthermore, Gu Yuan does not intend to create an array from nothing; rather, he aims to use an array named "Five Elements Return to Origin Grand Array" and the "Five Elements Mysterious Pivot Sword Formula" as the core, merging with many other arrays and sword formulas to deduce and perfect this sword array.

Therefore, in the following period, Gu Yuan began to retreat in earnest, comprehending arrays and sword formulas, and attempting to deduce them.

...

Meanwhile, Gu Yuan’s clone, under the guise of "Chu He," returned to Luofu Immortal City.

The people from Yuqiao Immortal Palace had been keeping an eye on Gu Yuan’s (Chu He) whereabouts, so when he appeared, certain individuals immediately noticed him.

As for Gu Yuan, he immediately sensed some gazes openly and secretly watching him.

But this was within his expectations. Since Yuqiao Immortal Palace initiated the challenge, asking him to challenge Gu Xuanqing on the life-and-death platform, it is evident they would make some preparations.

Today is the day of the duel between Gu Yuan and Gu Xuanqing on the life-and-death platform, and this event had long been publicized by the people of Yuqiao Immortal Palace, so many cultivators have already gathered near the platform.

Most were there to watch the excitement and gossip, while some were there to ponder the background of "Chu He" and Gu Xuanqing.

To most cultivators, neither Gu Xuanqing nor Chu He are ordinary individuals.

One is a Dragon List Great Cultivator, a First Grade Pill holder, and a true disciple of Yuqiao Immortal Palace, while the other is equally remarkable, possessing profound cultivation strength, yet his origins are mysterious, making people very curious.

The duel between the two on the life-and-death platform promises to be a spectacular scene that no one wants to miss.

When Gu Yuan arrived near the life-and-death platform, he witnessed this lively scene, with people crowded everywhere, creating a sea of humans, keeping up a relentless murmur, making it quite noisy.

However, Gu Yuan had expected this.

He ignored the various gazes from the crowd and looked towards the life-and-death platform.

By this time, Gu Xuanqing was already standing on the platform.

He was tall and upright, with an elegant appearance, a face like jade, and eyes shining with a purple divine light. His presence was outstanding, exuding a unique demeanor just by standing with his hands behind his back.

At this moment, Gu Xuanqing naturally sensed Gu Yuan’s gaze. He calmly met Gu Yuan’s eyes, showing no hint of resentment or anger, but rather calmness and indifference.

Even though...

His brother, Gu Xuanfeng, was previously killed by Gu Yuan.

Yet Gu Yuan did not sense any hostility from him; rather, Gu Xuanqing gave him a bit of a Yan Chunyang feel.

This surprised Gu Yuan; could it be, this is another rare seeker of the Dao?

With this thought, Gu Yuan slightly nodded.

Gu Xuanqing also seemed slightly surprised, nodding back in response.

Seeing this, Gu Yuan paused for a moment and then strode towards the life-and-death platform.

It seems that today he met another person like Yan Chunyang.

But compared to the already established Yan Chunyang, although Gu Xuanqing has reached First Grade Pill formation with extremely high cultivation, reaching the Golden Core Great Perfection Realm and even touching the Yin Spirit Realm, Gu Yuan does not believe he can surpass him unless he possesses some formidable trump card, like a top-level magical treasure or a forbidden divine technique.

As for holding back?

That is, of course, impossible. Every Golden Core Great Cultivator with a First Grade Pill has their pride, especially someone like Gu Xuanqing, who is sincerely devoted to the Dao.

If Gu Yuan chooses to hold back, it would be disrespectful to both himself and Gu Xuanqing.

Moreover, at this moment, Gu Yuan rarely abandoned his initial casual and indifferent attitude, shifting to a serious and focused mindset.

Even his expression seemed to change slightly.

Gu Xuanqing noticed this change.