C82 (1/2)

Moments later, the sounds of a battle could be heard from the depths of the forest. Following that, another two screams could be heard before everything quieted down.

”Swish!”

The sound of breaking air could be heard. The two cultivators from the City Lord's Mansion returned. They had a bloody aura around them. They looked at Dongfang Shang and said respectfully, ”Lord Dongfang, we have dealt with them.”

”Yes, continue forward.” Dongfang Shang nodded and said.

Gu Feng was amazed. Although the previous battle was far away and he didn't see clearly what had happened, that fluctuation definitely belonged to the Pure Body Realm. To be able to solve it so quickly showed how powerful the martial arts in the City Lord's Mansion were.

As they traversed through the forest, they would occasionally encounter the ambush from a cultivator in the dark, as well as some demonic beasts. After about ten miles, they were attacked by at least a dozen waves of attacks.

Although the guards of the City Lord's Mansion were powerful, under these waves of attacks, some of them were still injured. This short journey of a dozen or so kilometers had also consumed quite a few hours of time.

Dongfang Shang looked up at the darkening sky and said, ”It is already late, everyone should camp here. We will continue our journey tomorrow morning.”

No one objected to Dongfang Shang's words. The night was the most dangerous night in the Sunfire Mountain Range. Some ferocious beasts would choose to come out at night. If they were to move at night, it was very likely that they would be attacked by a large number of demon beasts.

The night was unusually quiet. Even the breathing sounds were extremely clear.

The sixteen guards of the City Lord's Mansion stood in groups of two, facing all directions. They chose their positions and surrounded Gu Feng and Dongfang Shang.

Gu Feng's gaze swept across the sixteen guards as he lightly furrowed his brows. Although these sixteen people appeared to be randomly scattered around, there was actually a pattern within them. These sixteen people were in contact with each other. As long as any of them were attacked, the others would immediately react and rescue them.

”Gu Feng, what did you discover?” Dongfang Shang looked at Gu Feng with a surprised expression and asked.

”They seem to be scattered around according to some sort of formation.” Gu Feng said with uncertainty.

Dongfang Shang's eyes flashed with amazement, and he let out a long sigh of relief, and said, ”Indeed, they took up their positions according to the Eight Trigrams Formation. They were originally soldiers of the City Lord's Mansion and were chosen from the tens of thousands of people. They have practiced this kind of battle array countless times and have long since become familiar with it. ”

A battle formation was a formation created for the sake of war. It was different from the great formation that the formation masters had laid down. A battle formation needed the cooperation of humans in order to unleash its full might.

”Mr. Dongfang, we arrived a little later, someone shouldn't have been the first to enter the Awakened Soul Realm cultivator's remains, right?” Gu Feng asked with a smile. After arriving at the Sun Summit, only then did he realize how attractive the remnants of this Soul Condensation expert were. Most likely, all the martial arts cultivators in the nearby cities had already gathered here. After all, if he could obtain the inheritance of a Spirit Condensation expert, even if he was a fool, he could soar into the skies and become a supreme expert. This sort of attractive force would make everyone want to fight to the death.

”Don't worry about that. Did you forget what the Brilliant Golden Auction House's Rock Peak said earlier?” In order to break the seal of this relic, it required the full strength of ten Soul Refining experts. Although quite a few factions have entered first and there should be Soul Refining experts among them, they will definitely not take action right now. ” Dongfang Xi smiled and said, ”If you want to break the seal, even if ten Soul Forging Realm experts attacked you, they would do it with all their might. They are all smart people and won't be willing to give up their hard work for nothing. ”