Lingxu, Sword Coffin, Blind Swordsman

This scene was naturally observed by the mysterious figure hidden in the shadows, a hint of surprise flickering in their eyes.

"As expected of someone who can ascend the Heavenly Ranking, their strength is indeed not to be underestimated."

Li Guanqi raised his hand and collected all the fire essence that had fallen to the ground.

However, this time, none of the fire essence contained the strange thunder seal; they were all ordinary fire essence.

This piece of fire essence can be exchanged for at least a few dozen high-grade spirit stones. This short while has earned him at least a few hundred.

At this moment, the surrounding thick fog also dissipated somewhat, indicating that the disappearance of these fire spirits had some impact.

He frowned slightly as he looked at the two guards, each a hundred feet tall. He felt that these two stone statues were not as simple as they seemed.

After all, he had often heard that some secret realms or the resting places of powerful figures would have golems or similar constructs to guard their peace after death.

He didn't believe that these two stone guards were just for show or to intimidate others.

He looked up at the huge stone gate in the distance, seeing no other buildings.

It was as if the void in front of him held only this stone gate.

The images carved on the massive stone gate were already blurred, but Li Guanqi could still discern flame patterns from the vibrant crimson color.

Combining this with the surrounding environment, he guessed that this place might be related to flames.

Above the stone gate was a small recess, shaped like the jade pendant in his hand.

However, this recess was horizontally aligned with the eyes of the two stone guards.

The eyes of the armored guards were pitch black and somewhat hollow.

He lowered his head and licked his chapped lips, feeling uneasy about the person following him.

After all, he was working hard here, fighting to the death, while that guy was just waiting to reap the rewards...

Thinking of this, Li Guanqi simply tossed the jade pendant into the air, releasing dozens of bolts of lightning to bind it in mid-air.

The ends of the lightning were then tied to the heads of the two guards.

After doing all this, Li Guanqi slowly turned around to face the thick fog behind him, a cold smile appearing on his lips.

Boom!!!!

A terrifying pressure suddenly erupted, and the sword coffin behind him manifested, slamming heavily onto the ground.

Li Guanqi's eyes burst with a ray of light as he coldly said, "Old geezer... are you still not showing yourself?"

After the words fell, there was still no movement around.

Li Guanqi narrowed his eyes, and the sword in his hand suddenly erupted, unleashing a terrifying sword light!!

Boom!!!

The distant suspension bridge was suddenly shattered for a hundred feet!!

The void above the suspension bridge suddenly twisted slightly, and a figure in black robes was forced out.

Looking at his torn sleeves, the man in black clicked his tongue in wonder and said, "You are truly blessed with good fortune. In just one year, you have grown to such an astonishing extent."

Li Guanqi sneered and curled his lips.

But his heart was trembling, because he sensed an inexplicable pressure from the other party.

This pressure gave him a great sense of oppression!

"Late-stage Nascent Soul... no! More than that!"

"Peak Nascent Soul!"

A strange fighting spirit began to grow wildly in his heart.

Li Guanqi licked his chapped lips and narrowed his eyes as he sneered at the man in black.

"Old guy, it's pointless to keep hiding at this point."

"Don't you think so?"

"Miao, you old fart!"

Li Guanqi's voice was icy cold; he had already guessed the person's identity!

He had bought information with the Heavenly Secret Jade Pendant, specifically to find out who had been following him!

The old man was obviously stunned that the other party could guess his identity.

Then he laughed wildly and tore off his black robe.

Indeed!

Li Guanqi narrowed his eyes; the old man was none other than Miao Rongchang, who had set up a street stall at the boatyard!

He was also the one from whom he bought the first jade pendant!!

Unexpectedly...

The other party had been following him since that time.

If he hadn't broken through to the Nascent Soul realm, he probably wouldn't have been able to detect that the other party had been following him all along.

Miao Rongchang stood before him, no more than three zhang away, with his hands in his sleeves, looking at him with a smile.

"I didn't expect you to be able to guess who I am."

"Also... you have been very sensitive since you broke through, which has been quite annoying for this old man."

Li Guanqi sneered.

"I also didn't expect that the little old man who pretended to be in the Foundation Establishment realm was actually a Nascent Soul peak powerhouse."

"But I'm very curious..."

"Have you been following me since then?"

Li Guanqi was actually very curious about this point and waited for the old man to answer.

But the old man looked around and said some irrelevant things in a low voice.

"The ruins of the Flame God Palace, which disappeared in the long river of history."

"I've been traveling the continent since I got that jade pendant four hundred years ago, but I haven't found it."

Speaking of this, the old man's eyes changed, and a strange smile appeared on his lips.

"So I changed my approach and looked for a few people with good fortune and luck to try my luck."

"Hehe, this old man is very lucky. I only followed eight people and found it!"

Li Guanqi was shocked when he heard this. He never thought...

That someone would go to such lengths for an unknown opportunity!!

In other words... during these four hundred years, the old man had used this trick to follow a total of seven people, and he was the eighth!

Swish, swish!!

The old man slowly spread out his hand, and then an ancient long sword suddenly appeared in his hand.

The scabbard was entirely crimson, and three red gemstones were inlaid on the hilt.

Buzz, buzz!!

The old man's body suddenly emitted crimson flame power, and the vast pressure continued to rise.

Miao Rongchang looked at Li Guanqi with a smile and said softly, "Among all the people before, the longest I followed was for fifty-six years."

"And you are the shortest, but the only one who found this place."

"Don't worry, I will kill you without pain."

As he spoke, the old man's face had become extremely ferocious.

In fact, he was prepared to take action even if Li Guanqi didn't come to find this place.

He already knew that Li Guanqi had obtained two jade pendants, but he had never had a chance to take action along the way, especially when he was at the Wind Thunder Sect.

There was even a time when Chu Xingxian almost discovered him.

He couldn't delay any longer; Li Guanqi's growth rate was too terrifying...

Moreover, Li Guanqi's growth along the way was something he had witnessed with his own eyes.

So... this time, he must take action to kill Li Guanqi!

In his opinion, people like Li Guanqi were inherently vindictive, and if he let him escape this time.

He probably wouldn't have a peaceful life in the future.

Boom!!!!

Terrifying fire waves spread through the void, closing in on Li Guanqi!

Li Guanqi's pupils instantly shrank to pinpoints!!

"Domain power!!"