Just as Gu Yuan was about to step onto the Life and Death Platform, his steps paused when he saw a familiar face.

This person was none other than Xue Wulong, the Yin God Giant of Yuqiao Immortal Palace. At this moment, the middle-aged man was smiling at him. Seeing Gu Yuan look his way, he nodded slightly at Gu Yuan, appearing quite amiable. Anyone who didn’t know better would think the two were old acquaintances with a good relationship.

But who was Gu Yuan? From Xue Wulong, he felt a sinister malice that was unconcealed.

This malice was so intense that even Gu Yuan couldn’t help but take notice.

However, the opponent naturally had reasons for this. The previous Gu Xuanfeng, as well as Ji Kang and Ji Geng, had consecutively fallen at Gu Yuan’s hands. It could be said that Yuqiao Immortal Palace’s face had been thoroughly lost by him.

Due to his ineffectiveness, although Xue Wulong was a revered elder of Yuqiao Immortal Palace, he was implicated and severely punished, so Xue Wulong harbors immense resentment and hostility toward Gu Yuan, practically wishing to personally deal with him and eliminate him in the cruelest manner possible!

"What’s this, Senior Xue, do you perhaps have something to say?"

Although Gu Yuan didn’t know the specifics of the situation, he could guess the majority of it and understood the reasons for the opponent’s animosity. Therefore, Gu Yuan revealed a half-smile and intentionally provoked him.

"Mr. Chu, later on, you must be careful..."

In response, Xue Wulong didn’t seem irritated but instead offered a meaningful warning.

Upon hearing this, Gu Yuan squinted his eyes and instantly realized that there was definitely something fishy about this Life and Death Platform duel!

Fortunately, he didn’t care!

Next, Gu Yuan completely ignored Xue Wulong and headed straight for the Life and Death Platform.

However...

His gaze turned briefly towards an unassuming old man nearby.

This old man’s stature was not tall, he had a goatee, a wooden expression, somewhat pale, and had no strong aura emanating from him.

Yet somehow, at the instant he saw this man, Gu Yuan felt a chill run down his spine, his scalp tingling, and a cold shiver from the soles of his feet rushing up to his skull, intensely triggering a primal urge to turn and flee.

Gu Yuan didn’t look for long. His mind was ablaze with thoughts, yet outwardly he appeared as calm as still water, then directly flew atop the platform.

Yang Spirit!

Definitely a Yang Spirit master!

Gu Yuan wasn’t stupid; he immediately understood that this old man was likely arranged by Yuqiao Immortal Palace, or rather a significant figure from Yuqiao Immortal Palace.

And nine out of ten chances, he was here targeting him.

Because Gu Yuan had seen Yang Spirit masters before, several times even.

He had even seen Primordial Spirit True Immortals.

Yet without exception, none gave him the dangerous sensation the old man just did.

This was because, although the old man did not expose hostility towards him or murderous intent, keeping such intent deeply hidden, Gu Yuan had uniquely cultivated the Immortal Golden Core, which endowed him with a special intuition regarding matters concerning his life.

Thus, even though the old man concealed it well, Gu Yuan still detected it.

But...

He was only a avatar here now, so there was no need to be afraid.

Thoughts racing through his mind were swiftly suppressed by Gu Yuan, before he turned his gaze towards Gu Xuanqing opposite him and said:

"Fellow Daoist Gu, today we not only distinguish victory from defeat but also decide life and death. Please."

Gu Xuanqing nodded, casting a glance at Gu Yuan, and replied: "Please."

As he spoke, a patch of azure light erupted behind him, and within the watery glow, a shimmering Spirit Pearl was vaguely visible.

A purple-red Treasure Bottle hovered above his head, emitting beams of brilliance, resembling cascades of water that enveloped him within.

Seeing this, Gu Yuan was somewhat surprised that his opponent was unexpectedly cautious and prudent. As soon as the battle began, he directly used a Magical Treasure to protect himself rather than opting to attack—such situations were indeed rare.

At least Gu Yuan hadn’t encountered such circumstances before.

Judging by Gu Yuan’s eyes, the Treasure Bottle over Gu Xuanqing’s head was of high quality, being a Middle Grade Magical Treasure approaching Upper Grade, likely his Lifebound Magical Treasure.

In the Cultivation Realm, instruments such as bells, cauldrons, furnaces, towers, seals usually have a more challenging refinement process, and their power is greater than Magical Artifacts and Magical Treasures of the same level, making them more mystical.

Moreover, the quality of the Spirit Pearl was likely higher than the Treasure Bottle.

Gu Yuan smiled softly, as over his head appeared a haze of watery light, within which a bronze-colored, ancient-style, faintly glowing golden Treasure Bell was vaguely visible.

In front of Gu Yuan, there also appeared a Flying Sword. This Flying Sword emitted an earth-shattering sharp murderous intent, causing the cultivators below to feel a chill to the bone, even from afar.

The Flying Sword’s glow rotated, transforming into a hundred and eight Sword Lights, cooperating intricately, tightly organized, directly enveloping Gu Xuanqing.

Though Gu Yuan was only here as an avatar and didn’t bring his Lifebound Magical Treasure or other items, he could still conjure his Lifebound Magical Treasure with a six to seven-tenths of its original power using his Dreamlike Void Blossom Great Divine Techniques. 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦

This was already sufficient for Gu Yuan,

At this moment, his Primordial Jade Scenery Sword divided its Sword Light, splitting into a hundred and eight Sword Lights. Each Sword Light was as fine as silk, yet overwhelmingly sharp, weaving into a sky-covering web that thoroughly sealed all paths of escape for Gu Xuanqing.

Upon seeing this, Gu Xuanqing pointed with his fingers, and his Lifebound Magical Treasure above released a dark mysterious True Water, exuding a chilling, heavy aura, meeting the Sword Silk web.

Under normal circumstances, the Sword Silk web deployed by Gu Yuan was incredibly sharp, capable of cutting through most tangible and intangible worldly objects, even generally high-quality Magical Treasures were no exception.

Yet when this Sword Silk web encountered the dark mysterious True Water, it was as though meeting its nemesis.

These dark mysterious True Waters erupted with terrifying cold air, freezing the Sword Silk, and a thick layer of black frost appeared on its surface, greatly reducing the web’s power.

Furthermore, even the connection between Gu Yuan and the Sword Silk web was considerably weakened.

Moreover, the dark mysterious True Waters were extraordinarily heavy, each drop as weighty as a small mountain, making it extremely difficult for Gu Yuan to maneuver the Sword Silk web.

"It’s actually Profound Dark True Water!!!"

Gu Yuan was also somewhat startled. The Profound Dark True Water was one of the Seven Great Innate True Waters, immensely powerful, with limitless potential, possessing heavy, icy, condensed characteristics.

Even Innate True Flames of the same level find it exceedingly challenging to incinerate it.

The water element Techniques Gu Yuan himself cultivated, upon reaching the Yin Spirit Realm, he could also consolidate the Great Abyss True Water.

This Great Abyss True Water is also one of the Seven Great Innate True Waters, possessing other mystic properties, equal to this Profound Dark True Water.

This shows the water attribute Divine Techniques that Gu Xuanqing has cultivated have already reached an extraordinary level.

Nonetheless, Gu Yuan’s Swordsmanship certainly wouldn’t be so simple.