The manager’s face darkened, his expression turning cold and sinister. A malicious smile tugged at the corner of his mouth as he said, “It does not matter if you do not speak. But as expected, I did not guess wrong. You really came to save him. Is it only the three of you?”
The three of them still ignored him.
Feeling like a clown, the manager instantly lost his composure. No one had ever dared to disregard him like this before.
Meanwhile, the attention of the three individuals was entirely focused on Yuan Ruoshen. Yan Qinyu had already composed his emotions. For a very long time, Yuan Ruoshen had damaged his own primordial spirit in order to save him. Now, Yuan Ruoshen’s primordial spirit had fallen into a deep slumber, which was highly dangerous. He had to awaken Yuan Ruoshen’s primordial spirit, or else Yuan Ruoshen would remain asleep indefinitely and continuously reincarnate.
Yan Qinyu gathered the power of vitality, injecting it into Yuan Ruoshen’s primordial spirit. He also extended his own primordial spirit to approach Yuan Ruoshen, attempting to wake him. Strangely, however, Yuan Ruoshen’s primordial spirit showed no reaction. Instead, Suijing’s primordial spirit stirred and drew a bit closer.
For a brief moment, Yan Qinyu’s source power actually fused with Suijing.
“Primordial spirits of the same origin?!”
Shocked to his core, Yan Qinyu hurriedly separated his source power from Suijing and quickly checked Suijing’s condition. Suijing had not undergone any significant change, nor had he awakened. However, after absorbing a thread of Yan Qinyu’s source power, the damage to his primordial spirit improved slightly, which simultaneously provided a reciprocal benefit to Yuan Ruoshen’s main soul.
Since Yan Qinyu was already in the Emperor Realm, losing a small amount of source power did not pose a problem. Seeing that his source power could treat both Suijing and Yuan Ruoshen, he no longer hesitated. He confidently separated a portion of his source power for Suijing to absorb.
No wonder. No wonder he had found Suijing’s demonic energy familiar when he first met him, because Suijing’s Demon God source shared the same origin as his own. But how could this be possible? Yan Qinyu’s thoughts were complicated.
At the same time, he pondered why his own primordial spirit shared the same origin with Suijing’s Demon God source, but not with the other half of Yuan Ruoshen’s main primordial spirit. Clearly, Suijing and Yuan Ruoshen were the exact same person, so why was only one half from the same origin? How could there be two primordial spirits of the same origin in this world? Yuan Ruoshen and Suijing shared the same origin because they were originally the same person, but why did one half of that primordial spirit also share an origin with him?
Furthermore, the situation between them was completely unequal. Suijing was a pure Demon God, whereas Yan Qinyu had never cultivated demonic paths, not even on the demonic side of his auxiliary God-Demon Body. Therefore, Yan Qinyu found it truly bizarre. Why did it feel like the mysteries were multiplying?
First, that fellow Feng Yuan had spoken those nonsensical words to him about being the Lord of the Underworld, and now a primordial spirit of the same origin had cropped up, with this identical-source spirit happening to be Suijing. The feeling of being kept in the dark and knowing absolutely nothing was incredibly suffocating. It made Yan Qinyu worry whether there was some conspiracy targeting them, causing him immense frustration.
On the other side, seeing that these three individuals continued to ignore him, the manager flared up with rage. He pointed at Yan Qinyu and the other two, shouting, “Take them down!”
Seeing the crowd rush forward, Gu Yun pulled out several talismans and threw them out, blocking the attackers. The people who charged forward slammed into the barrier formed by the talismans and were instantly flung backward, crashing heavily onto the ground. The remaining men did not dare to move again, wondering what kind of witchcraft this was.
The manager narrowed his eyes and asked, “A cultivator?”
Gu Yun replied with a fake smile, “So you know about cultivators too.”
The manager sneered, “I wondered why only three people dared to run in and save someone. It turns out you invited a cultivator.”
Gu Yun said, “Are you afraid now?”
The manager smiled sinisterly and countered, “Afraid? There are also cultivators within Ranye. Cultivator against cultivator, we do not fear you. Feng Chun!”
A middle-aged man walked out from behind the manager, also wearing a Taoist robe. Upon seeing this man, Gu Yun was instantly stunned.
He spoke in disbelief, “How can it be you?!”
Feng Chun said, “Young Master Gu, long time no see.”
Gu Yun gritted his teeth and spat, “You traitor! It was bad enough that you betrayed the Gu family, but you actually joined the Ranye Organization as well. You are worse than a beast!”
The manager asked with great interest, “You know each other?”
Feng Chun stated with a completely indifferent expression, “I was originally a distant cousin of the Gu family’s matriarch, Feng Qin. However, worldly affairs are unpredictable. My family suffered a sudden disaster, and my relatives all left me, leaving me entirely alone. Later, the Gu family took me in, and I lived under their roof for many years. By a stroke of luck, I embarked on the path of cultivation and became a cultivator. Five years ago, I left the Gu family. Speaking of which, to have achieved what I have today is truly thanks to the nurturing of the Gu family.”
Hearing these words, the fury in Gu Yun’s heart was instantly ignited. He clenched his fists tightly, roaring in uncontrollable rage, “You still have the nerve to say those things! Stop making yourself sound so high and mighty! My Gu family treated you generously and never wronged you, even teaching you how to cultivate. Yet you return kindness with enmity, uttering such words and even stealing our formation diagrams! Your expulsion from the Gu family was entirely your own doing!”
Facing Gu Yun’s accusations, Feng Chun did not argue. He merely said expressionlessly, “If a man does not look out for himself, heaven and earth will destroy him.”
Gu Yun sneered, “The true meaning of ‘If a man does not look out for himself, heaven and earth will destroy him’ is that if a person does not focus on self-cultivation and virtue, it will be difficult for heaven and earth to tolerate their existence. It means focusing on moral cultivation, not being selfish, ungrateful, and profit-driven like you! You haven’t even studied well, yet you still try to quote literature. Feng Chun, you are truly disgusting!”
Feng Chun’s expression stiffened upon hearing this, and he turned somewhat angry from the humiliation. “Things have already reached this point, so further talk is useless. Today, I shall cripple you and see how glib your tongue remains!”
A cold smile surfaced at the corner of Gu Yun’s mouth, and he responded without the slightest fear, “Fine, then you are welcome to try!”
Seeing this, Feng Chun smiled viciously. His hands quickly formed hand seals as he chanted under his breath, shooting a beam of spiritual energy toward Gu Yun. Gu Yun reacted rapidly, immediately tossing out a defensive talisman. The talisman instantly transformed into a transparent shield, blocking the attack.
Right after, Gu Yun refused to be outdone. He pulled a handful of talismans from his robe, shouting softly, “Break!” The talismans shot toward Feng Chun like shooting stars.
Feng Chun twisted his body aside, dodging most of the talismans, but a few still brushed past him. The explosive force left several scorch marks on his clothing. A sinister gleam flashed through Feng Chun’s eyes. He gave a loud shout, and the spiritual energy around his body surged frantically, condensing into a massive black spiritual serpent that lunged toward Gu Yun.
Gu Yun’s expression remained unchanged. His hands danced swiftly in front of him, weaving a large net of spiritual energy that trapped the spiritual serpent.
While the two of them were locked in fierce combat, Yan Qinyu remained focused on channeling source power into Yuan Ruoshen, trying to awaken his primordial spirit. Meanwhile, the manager watched coldly from the side with a triumphant smile on his face, looking as though victory was securely within his grasp.
Ordinary people and martial artists could not intervene in a battle between cultivators, staying back to avoid being caught in the crossfire. At that moment, Yan Qinyu felt a faint fluctuation from Yuan Ruoshen’s primordial spirit. Overjoyed, he increased the transmission of his source power.