âIt appears we canât avoid a confrontation with this Gu Lianhun. Itâs fortunate we learned of this sooner rather than later. We should think of a plan to best deal with him before it beginsâŚâ
The Frostfeather Saint suggested. He hadnât any grudges against Gu Lianhun, but he was allied with Shen Pojun and Bai Yunfei. If the two sides fought, the Frostfeather Saint definitely wouldnât be able to stay on the sidelines, he had to choose a side.
If Gu Lianhun was trapped in the same array the Saint of Fate died in, it was possible he had the remnants of whatever the Saint of Fate left behind. And that meant the Frostfeather Saint would have to fight him if he wanted the class nine soulgem.
âGu Lianhun became a Saint two hundred years ago, heâs most likely a Mid-stage Soul Saint. I donât believe there to be enough energy to train in within the array, so itâs unlikely heâs a Late-stage Soul Saint. Given the time heâs been trapped, I donât believe heâll be in his prime fighting status. As long as we plan accordinglyâŚwe may be able to win!!â
He didnât really believe in their chances if he or the Frostfeather Saint fought a Mid-stage Soul Saint individually. But if they fought together with a plan, it may indeed be possible to win.
Neither of them were willing to give up on the Supreme Saintâs Inheritance, Gu Lianhun wasnât that big of a deterrence.
âThatâs right! Weâre all at our peak strength, weâll definitely win if we fight accordingly! His avatar didnât do well against me before, weâll be able to reenact that same scene!â
Bai Yunfei nodded. He already had the beginnings of a plan ready for Gu Lianhun. Instead of being frightened at the prospect of fighting against a Mid-stage Soul Saint, Bai Yunfei was actually excited about itâŚÂ
A Mid-stage Soul Saint!! How could anyone not be excited to plan against such a person?!
Jing Mingfeng had to suppress a shiver at the excitement sadism in Bai Yunfeiâs eyes. âOlââOlâBaiâŚare you actually thinking about fighting with them? Itâs crazyâŚare you suicidal?!â
âHaha, itâs not like I havenât done it beforeâŚrelax. Iâll put you in the Core World, youâll be safe there.â
âAncestor,â He turned back to Shen Pojun, âletâs continue back toward Hidden Dragon Valley. We can talk about our plan on the way.â
âI agree, letâs go.â
They continued onward with Jing Mingfeng traveling next to Bai Yunfei. âOlâBai, can I ask you to wait for me a second. I have to go back to where Iâm living in for a second and bring Xiao Feng with me.â He pointed to a mountain to their right.
âXiao Feng?â Bai Yunfei repeated, âThe wind howler you have as a soulbeast partner? I was wondering why I didnât see it earlier, so it was training?â
âYeah, we managed to kill an early-stage class eight wildbeast yesterday, a wind-type. Xiao Feng took the class eight soulgem and went into meditation. Heâs close to becoming a late-stage class seven now.â
âOh? Heâs already at such a level?â Bai Yunfei was surprised. It mightâve seem less impressive knowing the wind howlerâs power compared to Jing Mingfeng, but the rate of training for a soulbeast was vastly different than that to a soul cultivator. A pace like this was shockingly fast for most soulbeasts.
âIâll go with you then, it can keep training in the Core WorldâŚAncestor, weâll be right back.â
He waved to the group before following Jing Mingfeng back to where he resided.
Bai Yunfei met the wind howler a while later. Due to it living in such a dangerous environment, the wind howler had evidently given up on humanization so it could dedicate all its energy to training. Much like Xiao Qi, Xiao Feng was not willing to lose out on more power by humanizing.
Bai Yunfei and Jing Mingfeng sent the wind howler into the Core World before returning to Shen Pojun. Then together, the group flew off in the direction of Hidden Dragon ValleyâŚ
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Half a day later. At the destroyed mountain where Jing Mingfeng fought the wildbeast. Gu Jimie and Shangguan Xiongyan suddenly appeared in the skies above it.
âThey stopped here for a while, it appears they fought a wildbeast here.â
Shangguan Xiongyan surveyed the area around them for a while. He didnât appear to see anything interesting, so he cocked his head down to inspect the mirror in his hand.Â
âLetâs continue this way then.â He spoke after a while.
He didnât really care much about the reason why the group mustâve stopped here. It was most likely just to fight with a rampaging wildbeast and nothing more.
Unfortunately for them, the two overlooked an advantage that wouldâve served them greatlyâŚÂ
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Five days later.
âThis is Hidden Dragon Valley? It lives up to its nameâŚthis place is magnificent!â
Bai Yunfei cried out in surprise and marvel at the sight around him.
The range of mountains was curving slightly now, like a serpent. It was shaped so that the tail looked almost exactly like a giant dragon that was crouching low in a way that was breath-taking to see.
The giant dragon-shaped mountain range surrounded a deep valley, or in other words, Hidden Dragon Valley.Â
It was said at that behind Hidden Dragon Valley was an unknown piece of land. No information was ever made known at this place, but many said that all sorts of class nine wildbeasts lived here.
Bai Yunfei was excited to see what this âuncharted landâ contained. He was here at the destination, so it was time to slow down for now.
According to what the Saint of Fate recorded, this place was the battlefield of the giant battle he had with the class nine wildbeast. It mightâve been a fierce battle, but the passage of time already healed and covered up the scars of that mighty battle. Six hundred years of time was just far too long for them to know where the battle was.
Terrain-wise, the Hidden Dragon Valley was quite similar to Black Cloud Valley. A layer of fog covered a majority of the valley and protected it from the eyes of outsiders. Not even soulsense would allow a person to navigate through this area well.
The group soon touched down in an area near the valley so they could begin walking in it.
This place was rumored to be the nesting ground of a class nine wildbeast. Its âmasterâ mightâve died a long time ago, but most other wildbeasts would probably avoid this area for some time longer. The group didnât even come across any soulbeasts while they walked in the valley.
Soon, the group arrived at the end of Hidden Dragon Valley to where a small lake was.
âIt should be here! The pocket dimension is in this lake, butâŚwhy havenât we found it yet?â
Jing Mingfeng stared excitedly around and above the lake with his soulsense, but found nothing. He glanced at Li Chengfeng, but the other male didnât seem to know either.
âItâs here all right, I can sense something peculiar in the air here. That has to be the entrance.â
Shen Pojunâs eyes were focused on the air above the lake. Jing Mingfeng and Li Chengfeng werenât strong enough to sense the aberration, but not Shen Pojun. He and the Frostfeather Saint were sensitive enough to the environment to see the strange flow of spatial energy.
Bai Yunfei was actually able to sense it as well. His senses, in this regard, was much sharper than the two Saints. He could feel the presence of the pocket dimension just twenty meters above the lakeâs surface.
It wasnât because he was stronger than the two Saints, Bai Yunfei had something aiding himâŚthe Core Stone.
The Core Stone, essentially, was the âpenultimateâ pocket dimension. With the spirit awake, there was no other pocket dimension that could compare to it.
Bai Yunfei didnât have to worry about opening up an entrance to the pocket dimension since there were two Saints there. Besides, the information left behind by the Saint of Fate and the Wind Saint were both meticulous. It wouldnât take long to breach into the pocket dimension.
Shen Pojun and Frostfeather Saint both gave each other a nod before focusing their soulforce to their hands and disseminating it.
Revealing the pocket dimension wasnât hard. They just needed a large amount of power to attack the entrance to forcibly reveal it.
âBoom!â
âBoom!!â
A red beam escaped from Shen Pojun and a white beam from the Frostfeather Saint. Together, they traveled toward the same part above the lake and exploded against each other with devastating force. The water beneath the lake trembled as space fractured above it, revealing a gray whirlpool several meters in diameter.
This was the entrance to the pocket dimension. The place where the Supreme Saintâs Inheritance was. It was as the Saint of Fate described it. Excitement filled the eyes of everyone there.
Without waiting, the group leaped into the sky and quickly disappeared like pebbles in a body of water into this whirlpoolâŚÂ