Those immortal masters knew that their master was not there, but they never asked him to go deep into the snowfield with them. Gu Changnian knew that this was because the immortal masters wanted to preserve the strength of the immortal sect as much as possible.
Once the God-killing Formation is activated, everyone in the depths of the snowfield will never come back. All the major immortal sects and high-level masters are at the forefront. The best solution is to persuade those evil cultivators to retreat in advance. If that doesn't work, they will perish together with them.
The residual power of the formation can last for decades. Even if the tracer arrives, he will be powerless to save the situation. He either has to risk his life and enter the formation, or wait for the power of the formation to disappear.
During this period, the future of the immortal sect will be handed over to these young disciples.
But Gu Changnian was very worried. Although this God-killing Formation had always been a secret known only to the heads of the five peaks of Lingshan, now that his master had betrayed the sect, it was very likely that she had shared this secret with Su Guang.
If the demon cultivator knew the key to the formation in advance, then an exit would be formed in the southwest direction without a master guarding it. In this way, the four immortal masters who sacrificed their lives to open the formation would have died in vain.
So, he finally shook off Chi Yu and the others and rushed into the formation.
If the master really realized his own way as Chi Yu said, and chose to rebel against the immortal sect in order to practice his own way, then preventing the demon cultivator from breaking the seal and releasing the demon god is his way, and entering the formation himself is his practice of his own way.
The God-killing Formation borrows power from heaven. The higher your cultivation level, the longer you can last.
Gu Changnian knew his own limitations. With his current level of cultivation, he would be unable to take over his master's position to guard the center of the formation. As his cultivation, spiritual energy, and strength were constantly taken away by the formation, he vaguely felt that his life seemed to have come to an end.
But he doesn't regret it.
Master, you follow your path and I follow mine, and we'll see who is right and who is wrong.
By then, you will regret it...
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While his consciousness was blurred, Gu Changnian suddenly heard a vaguely familiar voice calling out.
"Long Nian."
Who?
"Chang Nian..."
Master... Master?
In the bright light, Gu Changnian opened his eyes with difficulty. After a long while, he could see clearly that he was in a void space covered by white mist and empty of anything.
And in the distance, his master, He Qing, was crying out to the sky -
"If my fate is determined, if that day ever comes, I will protect him with my life!"
"Master, don't!"
Gu Changnian's eyes widened. Although he had no idea what his master was saying, this death-like cry made him completely confused. He immediately rushed over and tried to grab his master, but his hands could only pass through his master's body and could not touch him.
The master couldn't see or hear him at all. He only said to someone whom Gu Changnian couldn't see: "I am willing to offer my body. I only ask that person to treat Changnian well and keep him safe until Changnian completes his mission..."
Seeing the tears falling from the corners of his master's eyes, Gu Changnian's tears also fell without him noticing: "Master..."
He watched his master shed tears, smiled, closed his eyes, and then disappeared.
Gu Changnian's mind was completely blank. In this space where there was no direction, he couldn't even tell if he was dreaming or not. He only knew that the distress and pain in his heart were so real...
But soon, a new scene appeared in front of Gu Changnian's eyes. It was a woman he had never seen before. She was dressed strangely and sat in a strange box that moved by itself. She was holding a glowing object in her hand, and her fingertips kept sliding it.
Then, the box collided with another box, and the woman was hit so hard that her head was bleeding and she lost consciousness. Then she suddenly became Gu Changnian's master! On that night a year ago, she came to the inn in that small town and stood in front of Gu Changnian...
Gu Changnian opened his mouth slightly, looking at the "master" in front of him in shock. From a third-person perspective, he saw that she had murderous intentions towards him several times, but was unable to activate her magic because of the murderous intentions.
Even, he saw the deal this "master" made with the Demonic Young Master -
"If one day you completely unlock the forbidden spell, you must help me do one thing and kill Gu Changnian."
"We need to be more cautious and make sure we can hit the target before we take action."
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As the picture faded, Gu Changnian had lost all expression, staring blankly at the place where the "Master" had appeared, and there was no movement for a long time.
He is not stupid.
These scattered images were enough for him to piece together an incredible fact...
Today's He Qing, his master, is no longer the former head of the Yaoguang Sect.
Everything that he had not understood before, he now understood.
There is no Tao, no change, it's just that this person appeared, occupied the master's body, changed the master's fate, colluded with the young master of the evil sect, and betrayed everyone in Lingshan. Everything was planned and purposeful.
No wonder…
No wonder she put herself in danger time and again to save him, even if she hated him or was reluctant, she still had to save him... It turned out that it was only because of the restriction left by the real master before he left...
If it weren't for this restriction, I'm afraid this person would have taken his life a year ago...
The one who disturbed his thoughts and disturbed his mind over the past year was not the master...
She lied to him...
She lied to him!
And he actually tortured himself into this state just for a demon girl who appeared out of nowhere...
shameful...
Gu Changnian staggered a step with weak legs. Something in his heart collapsed. The pain, anger, and indelible self-loathing could no longer be suppressed.
He clenched his hands tightly, and even though his palms bled, he could no longer feel any physical pain.
Can't... let her go.
Don't let yourself go…
He should have noticed something was wrong long ago, and he was indeed aware of the crisis long ago, but he was weak-willed and wavered many times, and he also covered up for her, which gave the two of them so many opportunities to plan. Step by step, they put the Immortal Sect, and even the entire world, into the current danger!
This is his fault, he should make amends...
Even if it meant death, he would end the lives of these two people with his own hands!
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He Qing squatted beside Gu Changnian, feeling his pulse, and sighed: With Gu Changnian's level of cultivation, he could hold on in the formation until this time without dying, which was really the treatment that only the son of luck could have.
He Qing dragged him out from the center of the formation with great effort. The feeling of emptiness in his body immediately improved, and the contraction speed of the God-killing Formation also slowed down significantly.
He Qing let out a long sigh and threw him to the ground, muttering to himself weakly: "You are really amazing. You can still make it more difficult for me at this time."