Acting in Unison, Both Struck at Once: Gu Xie Unleashed the Mountain-Moving Seal, Turning a Hundred Thousand Sprawling Mountains into a Fist Imprint and Punching Decisively!

Daoist Lord Hanhai summoned ten thousand fathoms of divine light, which coalesced into a divine sword dominating more than half the sky. With its tip pointed downward, the divine sword pierced through the clouds and plummeted toward Yun Zhi! Rumble— Rumble— The more the two fought, the more invigorated they became. Because the Yun Zhi within the illusion was Daoist Lord Hanhai's inner demon, the bolder Daoist Lord Hanhai grew, the weaker the inner demon Yun Zhi became. As one waxed and the other waned, the two gradually transitioned from merely taking a beating to fighting on equal terms. ... "Could they actually defeat Senior Sister Yun?" Dai Bufan had been watching the scene closely all along, thoroughly astonished. "Junior Brother Dai, who is trying to defeat me?" Dai Bufan turned around, having no idea when Yun Zhi had arrived behind him. "Senior Sister, why are you here?" "Someone has taken me as their inner demon. Sensing it, I came over to take a look and confirm the situation." "Inside this bubble?" "Yes." Yun Zhi nodded without saying anything more. Taking a step forward, she vanished from where she stood and stepped into the bubble. ... "Haaah—" "Haaah—" Though covered in wounds, Gu Xie and Daoist Lord Hanhai had eyes full of hope. Joining forces, it was truly possible for them to defeat Yun Zhi! The clearest sign was that Yun Zhi's aura was steadily dropping; by now, it had fallen all the way to the Tribulation Transcendence stage! The Yun Zhi formed by the inner demon suddenly paused for a brief moment before resuming her previous posture. Unsure if it was merely an illusion, the two felt that inner demon Yun Zhi's gaze seemed slightly more lifelike than before. Gu Xie even had the feeling that inner demon Yun Zhi was, intentionally or unintentionally, glancing in his direction. No matter—end this quickly to avoid further complications! "Heaven-Imprisoning Finger!" A finger thicker than a mountain descended from the sky, aiming to suppress the inner demon Yun Zhi. "Thousand-Layer Wave Strike!" Daoist Lord Hanhai struck out a thousand palm strikes. Each palm hit harder than the last; by the time the thousandth strike stacked upon the rest, its power was enough to destroy heaven and earth! Below, Gu Junye watched the battle with keen interest, eager to learn these moves. As the Heaven-Imprisoning Finger and Thousand-Layer Wave Strike struck simultaneously, inner demon Yun Zhi raised her right hand, the golden bell around her wrist chiming. Ding-dong. Accompanied by the clear chime of the bell, an invisible wall seemed to materialize before inner demon Yun Zhi, stopping all the incoming attacks cold. Daoist Lord Hanhai was a mere three inches away from inner demon Yun Zhi, yet he could not break through by any means. Flipping her palm, inner demon Yun Zhi casually delivered a strike, returning all of their attacks right back at them! Inner demon Yun Zhi struck again and again. Her movements were no longer as rigid as before; ingenious techniques flowed without end. Though none of her moves exceeded the Tribulation Transcendence stage in raw power, she drove Gu Xie and Daoist Lord Hanhai back step after step, leaving them exhausted just trying to cope. Gu Xie was beaten black and blue, suffering eight bone fractures and having his internal organs churned together into a mess. Even with his formidable willpower, he could not keep an impassive face in the face of such injuries. Now, Gu Xie was consumed by nothing but regret. First struck by lightning, now pounded to a pulp—had he known earlier, he would have chosen a different way to sneak into the Dao Seeking Sect! After a brief clash, Eldest Senior Sister probed Gu Xie's hidden strength. Probing no further, she brought the battle to an end, pretending her power was exhausted and that she had been bested by the two, dissipating into the air. With a tremendous blast, the bubble burst. Gu Xie faintly heard inner demon Yun Zhi say, "A decent opponent." Before leaving, Eldest Senior Sister instructed Dai Bufan to let all four of them pass this trial. ... "Eldest Senior Sister, you're back so soon?" Lu Yang had barely sat on the imperial chair, not even having warmed the seat yet, when he saw Eldest Senior Sister return. "Things went rather smoothly. Earlier, did you say that a half-immortal had sneaked into the entrance trial?" "Yes." "No need to mind him. He is a decent opponent—just the right person for Senior Hanhai to deal with, and it will also restore Senior Hanhai's confidence."