Ye Kunlun had visited the Qintian Tower before.
The last time, Xu Zhenzi had greeted him.
This time, however, Ye Kunlun had become an enemy of the Qintian Tower, causing the entire establishment to brace for impact.
As Ye Kunlun stepped into the Qintian Tower, a terrifying killing aura washed over him like a tide.
With a flash of green light, Ye Kunlun’s protective true qi repelled the malevolent intent of the Longevity Killing Array.
Nine floors.
Gu Changsheng could sense Ye Kunlun’s every move within the Longevity Killing Array.
Upon Ye Kunlun's entry, a cold sneer curled his lips. “Ye Kunlun, if you apologize to our Qintian Tower now, perhaps I can spare your life!”
Gu Changsheng’s voice boomed throughout the vast Qintian Tower.
Ye Kunlun chuckled, “Gu Changsheng, today I shall break your Longevity Killing Array and with a single sword strike, I will cleave your Qintian Tower!”
“From this day forth, the capital will know no Qintian Tower!”
Gu Changsheng roared with laughter, “Arrogant! It seems you won’t shed tears until you see the coffin!”
As he spoke, Gu Changsheng began to deploy the killing moves within the Longevity Killing Array.
Sharp sword energies rained down from all directions, weaving a terrifying net of blades.
At the heart of the array, Ye Kunlun was like a helpless fish, about to be ensnared.
“Incapable of withstanding a single blow!”
Ye Kunlun snorted and unleashed a punch!
The force of Ye Kunlun’s punch was just enough to shatter the first layer of the Longevity Killing Array’s attack.
After dispersing the sword energies with his punch, Ye Kunlun did not linger, heading directly for the second floor!
Gu Changsheng’s expression stiffened slightly. He hadn’t expected Ye Kunlun to break through the first layer of the killing array with a single punch!
The Longevity Sword Array comprised nine layers, each progressively more potent than the last.
Legend had it that only the eighth layer was needed to slay a Human Immortal.
As for the ninth layer of the killing array, Gu Changsheng, at his current Foundation Establishment realm, could not even activate it.
Therefore, if Ye Kunlun managed to ascend to the ninth floor, it would signify the complete dismantling of the Longevity Killing Array.
The second floor was shrouded in a black mist, rendering everything invisible.
Ye Kunlun’s eyes were like torches; even the densest fog could not obscure his vision.
The Longevity Killing Array encompassed sword arrays, poison arrays, puppet arrays, and blade arrays.
Furthermore, each layer of the killing array might not consist of a single formation; it could be a combination, such as a poison array and a puppet array.
The killing array on the second floor was precisely a fusion of a puppet array and a poison array.
The thick black mist was, naturally, a swift killer, but Ye Kunlun was already immune to poison.
Through the dense black mist, Ye Kunlun’s gaze fell upon two golden-armored puppets within the fog.
One puppet wielded a sword, the other a saber, their faces adorned with grotesque smiles.
As Ye Kunlun stepped into the black mist, the saber puppet instantly appeared before him, thrusting its giant saber forward in a horizontal sweep.
If struck, Ye Kunlun feared he would be cleaved in two!
Unfortunately for the puppet, Ye Kunlun had already pinpointed its position. The moment the saber puppet attacked, he had already shifted behind it!
“Mere puppets!”
As he spoke, Ye Kunlun flicked a finger, and a sword energy pierced a specific spot on the saber puppet's back.
That spot was the puppet’s crucial joint. Once destroyed, the puppet would turn into a heap of scrap metal.
With a crisp cracking sound!
Ye Kunlun’s finger had directly shattered the joint controlling the puppet.
The instant the joint was destroyed, the saber puppet’s body froze, becoming utterly still!
Concurrently, the sword puppet lunged forward, its poison-laced longsword aimed directly at Ye Kunlun’s back.
As if his back had eyes, Ye Kunlun subtly shifted his body, evading the attack. Simultaneously, he extended two fingers, directly striking the sword puppet’s eyes.
“Impossible!”
On the ninth floor, Gu Changsheng revealed an expression of disbelief.
Ye Kunlun had managed to precisely identify the weaknesses of both the sword and saber puppets!
He knew that even for himself, finding those weak points without prior knowledge was virtually impossible.
This was because the material composition of the saber puppet and the sword puppet was identical, making it exceedingly difficult to locate their control joints.
Yet, Ye Kunlun had accomplished it with seemingly no effort.
A hint of gloom clouded Gu Changsheng's face. “How did he do it? Could it be he already knew the puppets’ weaknesses?”
“Impossible. The weaknesses of the sword and saber puppets have always been known only to the楼主 of the Qintian Tower!”
A sense of unease began to stir within Gu Changsheng.
Ye Kunlun proceeded directly to the third floor.
In less than three minutes, Ye Kunlun had advanced from the first floor to the third, further increasing the pressure on Gu Changsheng.
The third floor featured a blade array, something Ye Kunlun found laughably simple.
“A waste of time!”
Ye Kunlun pondered for a moment, then looked up at the ceiling of the fourth floor of the Qintian Tower. He lightly stamped his foot.
Instantly, Ye Kunlun rocketed upwards, his immense power blasting a hole through the fourth floor, then the fifth, sixth, and seventh!
“Holy shit!”
Gu Changsheng was utterly stunned. Even with his refined composure, he couldn’t refrain from uttering a coarse expletive.
Ye Kunlun was practically superhuman. The Longevity Killing Array was like mere decoration in his eyes; he couldn’t even be bothered to break the formations.
“Impossible, how is this possible?!”
Gu Changsheng muttered repeatedly. The Longevity Killing Array was his last resort.
If even this array couldn’t trap or kill Ye Kunlun, then he himself was likely doomed today.
In the blink of an eye, Ye Kunlun had reached the eighth floor.
“Capable of slaying Human Immortals?”
Ye Kunlun gazed at the empty eighth floor and couldn’t help but smile.
The next moment, a graceful figure appeared on the eighth level.
Nangong Yunshao looked at Ye Kunlun with a complicated expression.
Ye Kunlun’s smile faded, his gaze hardening as he began to berate her, “Nangong Yunshao, have you no shame?”
Nangong Yunshao’s face darkened slightly. “Ye Kunlun, I was left with no choice. As a disciple of the Qintian Tower, I had no other option!”
“So, even though I was your savior, you could still resort to poisoning me without hesitation?”
Ye Kunlun stared coldly at Nangong Yunshao, a fine example of being “left with no choice.”
Nangong Yunshao’s silence served as her answer to Ye Kunlun.
“Do you think I didn’t kill you because of our past engagement?” Ye Kunlun looked at the cold-faced Nangong Yunshao.
“Or perhaps, you believe in our agreement to go to the Yellow Springs Secret Realm together?”
Nangong Yunshao’s lips parted slightly. “You can take my life at any time; it is what I owe you. But I cannot die now. Please give me a little more time.”
“Give you time?”
Ye Kunlun acted as though he had heard the most ludicrous joke.
“Then I shall give you a bit of time!”
With those words, Ye Kunlun casually made a gesture. Starlight coalesced in his hand, instantly forming the Starfall Greatsword, which he then thrust towards Nangong Yunshao.
The moment the sword struck Nangong Yunshao, she vanished from Ye Kunlun’s sight as if she had never existed!
“He fell for it!”
On the ninth floor, a look of joy spread across Gu Changsheng’s face.