Come On, Son! You Got to Breakthrough Now!

Just as the head of the Deceitful Heavenly Emperor exploded, a black light pierced the void and fled toward a direction outside of Ancient Moon State.

"Not good!"

"The Evil Spirit is escaping—"

Qin Xiongdao and a few others snapped out of their shock upon seeing the black light about to vanish, and immediately attempted to intercept.

Unfortunately.

The black light was too fast.

In less than an instant, it disappeared from everyone's sight.

Despite their attempts to intercept, it was impossible to stop.

Ultimately.

Qin Xiongdao and the rest could only watch as the Deceitful Heavenly Emperor fled.

"Its physical form has been vanquished by us. Even if it escaped, it is only a remnant soul, unlikely to cause much trouble!"

Qin Xiongdao spoke slowly.

With the Deceitful Heavenly Emperor's escape, the situation had become inevitable.

No one had anticipated.

Such an Evil Spirit, even after its body was destroyed, could possess such means to escape.

The only good news.

Is that the true form of the Deceitful Heavenly Emperor's Evil Spirit had been obliterated; a remnant soul fleeing is of little threat.

However.

All major forces would never truly let this slide.

Regardless.

The remaining soul of the Deceitful Heavenly Emperor must be hunted down.

Subsequently.

Their gazes fell upon Gu Qingfeng.

"The strength of the Gu Family Master is indeed formidable. Without the Gu Family Master taking action, defeating the Deceitful Heavenly Emperor's body would not have been so easy!"

Qin Xiongdao smiled slightly, gazing at Gu Qingfeng with deep satisfaction and newfound respect.

Such respect.

Is only shared among cultivators of the same tier.

It was evident.

Before this battle.

Qin Xiongdao had not truly considered Gu Qingfeng as an equal.

But now.

The strength of Gu Qingfeng had earned Qin Xiongdao's approval.

"If the Gu Family Master has time someday, you are welcome to visit the Red Dust Immortal Sect!"

Luo Yang also extended an invitation.

Following this.

Xiang Shentong and Ji Wushuang also showed goodwill towards Gu Qingfeng.

After all, for a powerful figure from the End of Dharma Era to reach this stage, it demonstrated frightening innate talent and foundation.

When the Great Struggle Prosperity Era arrives, he will undoubtedly be an invincible Great Emperor.

This fact.

None doubted.

Considering Gu Qingfeng's demonic talent, if he cannot step into the Emperor Realm, then no one in this era would have the qualification.

Building friendship with a future Great Emperor naturally holds more benefits than drawbacks for them.

Regarding this.

Gu Qingfeng responded with a smiling nod.

"Though the issue of the Deceitful Heavenly Emperor is temporarily resolved, the other Evil Spirits are still not dealt with. Let us first eradicate all the Evil Spirits in Ancient Moon State!"

Qin Xiongdao glanced towards other areas, where the Evil Spirit's forces were abundant, indicating a considerable number in Ancient Moon State.

Initially.

Qin Xiongdao had believed that the Evil Spirits in Ancient Moon State were instigated by the Deceitful Heavenly Emperor.

So, once the Deceitful Heavenly Emperor was resolved, these Evil Spirits would naturally perish along with him.

But now it seemed.

The other Evil Spirits in Ancient Moon State had no direct ties with the Deceitful Heavenly Emperor.

Or perhaps.

The Deceitful Heavenly Emperor was merely the strongest among numerous Evil Spirits.

Although the Deceitful Heavenly Emperor had escaped, the other Evil Spirits still rampaged in Ancient Moon State.

Various forces were engaging in fierce battles with the Evil Spirits, suffering casualties every moment.

In such circumstances.

Qin Xiongdao and the others could not remain idle.

Immediately.

The few of them took action, heading in different directions across Ancient Moon State.

——

"Boom!"

Blood-red blade light shattered the heavens, mountains crumbled, the earth cracked, countless Evil Spirits didn't even have time to scream before being instantly annihilated.

Gu Qingfeng walked across the desolate ground, his expression cold and stern; no Evil Spirit he encountered could withstand his blade.

Needless to say, with Gu Qingfeng's strength now approaching the Saint King Realm, even an ordinary Semi-Saint couldn't resist the sharpness of his Imperial Weapon.

Therefore.

Every swipe of Gu Qingfeng's blade could annihilate hundreds or thousands of Evil Spirits.

For the first time.

Gu Qingfeng witnessed so many Evil Spirits.

The entire Ancient Moon State.

Seemed to have become a paradise for evil spirits.

The once bustling cities were now lifeless, and villages had turned into silent graves. Only evil spirits were ever-present, making this ancient state appear exceptionally eerie.

"Where exactly do these evil spirits come from?"

Gu Qingfeng unleashed another slash, annihilating a powerful evil spirit as strong as a Saint Realm being on the spot.

Watching the dissipating body of the evil spirit, there was no trace of joy on Gu Qingfeng's face; instead, his expression grew even more serious.

The appearance of evil spirits.

Seemed to have no apparent reason.

Thinking about this.

Gu Qingfeng looked up towards the void above.

The cosmic starry sky!?

This thought suddenly surfaced in his mind.

If these evil spirits originated from the cosmic starry sky, it didn't seem entirely impossible.

After all, the universe is vast, and the Ancient Desolate World is but a speck in the grand scheme of things.

If evil spirits truly emerged from the boundless cosmos and invaded the Ancient Desolate World, stirring up turmoil since ancient times, it would make sense.

However.

These were just Gu Qingfeng's speculations; he couldn't know for sure.

Who knows how much time had passed.

Gu Qingfeng stopped in his tracks.

Before him.

A terrifying pit appeared, with a stele standing in its center, looking particularly familiar.

Eternal Suppression of Evil Spirits!

The familiar four characters came into view.

Confirming to Gu Qingfeng that these evil spirits indeed had a connection with the Taiyi Divine Dynasty.

This stele.

Gu Qingfeng had seen one before in the Ancient Beast Mountain Range.

The difference was.

The aura of this stele was much stronger than that of the stele in the Ancient Beast Mountain Range.

As Gu Qingfeng's gaze lingered on the stele, a faint glow emerged from it, followed by a message flooding his mind.

The message was brief.

Merely a warning to future generations.

Beneath the stele was an evil spirit nest.

Future individuals must not destroy the stele, releasing the evil spirits within.

"Evil spirit nest!"

Gu Qingfeng looked at the stele before him, and behind the stele, he noticed a pitch-black hole exuding an extremely dense eerie aura.

Clearly.

This was the entrance to the evil spirit nest mentioned in the stele's message.

However.

Under Gu Qingfeng's divine thought, he discovered that the inside of this evil spirit nest no longer contained any evil spirits.

"The strong individual who left this stele from the Taiyi Divine Dynasty did so to warn future generations, fearing someone might break the stele's seal and release the evil spirits.

But now it appears, the stele's seal wasn't broken by humans, but had weakened over the long years, leading to the seal's failure!"

Gu Qingfeng understood clearly as he looked at the stele before him.

The seal on this stele was similar to the one in the Ancient Beast Mountain Range.

From the lingering aura on it, it was evident that the individual who left this stele was at least at the Quasi-Emperor level.

However.

Even so.

The stele's power, eroded over countless years, could no longer suppress the turmoil from the evil spirit nest.

And this.

Was the root cause of the calamity in Ancient Moon State.

Gu Qingfeng didn't understand why the Taiyi Divine Dynasty hadn't exterminated these evil spirits back then.

Was it impossible.

Or were there other considerations.

If the evil spirits had been completely eradicated, there wouldn't be the current problem in Ancient Moon State.

But these matters were too ancient to speculate about accurately.

So.

This thought had barely formed in Gu Qingfeng's mind before he dismissed it.

Looking at the stele before him, Gu Qingfeng waved his sleeve and collected the stele into his storage ring.

Since the evil spirits in the nest had all emerged, the stele's purpose for suppressing them was nullified.

Therefore.

Gu Qingfeng wouldn't let such a thing go to waste.

After all, the stele was left behind by an individual of at least the Quasi-Emperor Realm, and even though its power had diminished, it still carried some Dao Rhythm.

Such Dao Rhythm.

Was immensely beneficial to ordinary cultivators.

Rather than leaving it to waste here, Gu Qingfeng decided to take the stele with him.

With the stele no longer in place, the eerie cold energy within the evil spirit nest erupted, causing the surrounding temperature to plummet.

But aside from this.

No other issues arose.