Chapter 1652: Invasion

Hou Xingfeng truly couldn’t understand why Shang Xia didn’t initiate his breakthrough process with the ascension of the world.

The misunderstanding led to a severe miscalculation with Gao Qin, resulting in both being grievously injured by a well-prepared Shang Xia and the True Immortals of the Tongyou Institution.

However, that didn’t stop them. After narrowly escaping death, they still planned to disrupt Shang Xia’s breakthrough process and the ascension of the Spirit Luxuriant World.

Having learned from their previous encounter, both Hou Xingfeng and Gao Qin came up with another battle plan. Despite their injuries, they were waiting for the right moment to strike again.

Unfortunately, whether it was during the concoction of the Seven Stars Spirit Setting Pill or Shang Xia's attempt to advance to the Seven Star Realm after ingesting the advancement medicine, the disturbances created were inevitably massive. It was impossible to conceal unless there was a Dao Field in the Spirit Luxuriant World.

Both the concoction process and Shang Xia's transformation after taking the advancement medicine were clearly not tasks that could be completed quickly, providing Hou Xingfeng ample opportunity to interfere once again.

Of course… Be it Hou Xingfeng or Gao Xin, both of them were too injured and lacked the strength to intervene.

They might be injured, but as a sixth tier True Immortal from the Essence Ming World and the chief of the Dark Star Pirates, Hou Xingfeng’s identity was extremely sensitive. He had been sent on a mission of great importance, and there was no way he didn’t have trump cards provided by Sage Gu Yi.

The reason Hou Xingfeng didn’t activate his treasures when he was previously defeated by Shang Xia was because he felt that the time wasn’t right. He was also confident he would be able to escape from Shang Xia.

With the celestial phenomena stirred up by Shang Xia after taking the advancement medicine, Hou Xingfeng believed that the time had come to activate the trump card Sage Gu Yi provided.

What Sage Gu Yi needed wasn’t just a world that was in the process of ascending to an Essence World. He also needed a cultivator who was in the midst of breaking through to the Seventh Order.

Without hesitation, Hou Xingfeng crushed a jade pendant he carried, awakening a slumbering strand of soul it contained. An immense distance in the void was bridged and a mysterious connection with a formidable existence on the other side was formed.

A tremendous force emerged from the other side of the void, but midway, it seemed to encounter some sort of barrier, weakening by two-thirds. The remaining connection with the awakened soul descended on Hou Xingfeng.

Hou Xingfeng, who had been waiting confidently for his last resort to take effect, was unexpectedly overwhelmed by a powerful soul that descended and took over his soul completely.

"Ah, this... No, Sage, spare me! Junior Sister Gao, help..."

In the last moments, Hou Xingfeng realized that things were not going as expected. He tried to struggle and even thought of getting Gao Qin for help, but it was too late.

The panic on Hou Xingfeng's face gradually faded, replaced by a solitary and lofty demeanor. Upon seeing him reopen his eyes, Gao Xin understood that the person before her was no longer the Hou Xingfeng she knew.

Gao Qin kept her gaze firmly on her toes, suppressing her trembling voice. She forced herself to remain calm as she greeted, “Sage, welcome to the Heaven Observation Field.”

The person before her coughed lightly, seeming to still be adjusting to this new body. Eventually, he looked at Gao Qin who stood respectfully before him. Guessing her thoughts, he spoke lightly, "Don't worry, I am only temporarily taking over this body. Once my task is completed, I will naturally return it to him."

Gao Qin dared not show any emotion and replied with even greater respect, "I dare not. Everything is for the sake of our world. I believe Senior Brother Hou would understand."

That being said… Gu Yi said that he would return the body after the matter was settled. However… What if it wasn’t?

Yet Gao Qin dared not question the person before her and could only take his word for it, silently wishing Hou Xingfeng the best of luck in her heart.

"So this is the Heaven Observation Field." The existence who took over Hou Xingfeng’s body said. He looked around the world he was in before adding, “So… This is the Spirit Luxuriant World you mentioned?”

Gao Qin quickly bowed and responded, "Yes, Sage, this is indeed the Spirit Luxuriant World!"

"Good!" Sage Gu Yi praised, his gaze locking onto the specific location of the You Continent and Tongyou City. "This land is indeed in the process of transforming into an Essence World and there is indeed a cultivator attempting a breakthrough to the Martial Emptiness Realm!”

After a pause, Sage Gu Yi continued, "Only this way will I be able to swap out everything.”

As he was about to act, his expression suddenly changed. He vomited a mouthful of fresh blood. "What's the matter?! Why is this body so severely injured?"

The calm expression on his face disappeared as he demanded an explanation from Gao Qin in a stern voice.

Gao Qin hurriedly explained their recent experiences in the You Continent.

𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

Sage Gu Yi's expression shifted, and he finally sighed lightly, "Fools! With this, returning the body will be difficult!"

Gao Qin bowed her head even lower, knowing that the body of Hou Xingfeng, now occupied by Sage Gu Yi's soul and qi, might be gone forever.

The injuries that the body suffered seemed to heal the next second, but Gao Qin knew that it was a forbidden technique that used the original owner’s lifespan as the price to quickly recover.

In order to achieve his real goal of traversing into the Spirit Luxuriant World, Gu Yi didn’t care about Hou Xingfeng in the slightest.

At that moment, Sage Gu Yi's voice came again. "You just mentioned that this person called Shang Xia of the Spirit Luxuriant World just started the world ascension process and his breakthrough to the Martial Emptiness Realm?”

Gao Qin didn’t dare to dally and she replied quickly, "Yes! Only after confirming everything did Senior Brother Hou invite you to descend…”

A strange expression crossed Hou Xingfeng’s face, and Sage Gu Yi’s voice of surprise came again, "Heh… Who exactly does he think he is to attempt a breakthrough to the Martial Emptiness Realm by severing his karmic debt with the world that only has such shallow foundations? Should I say this child has extraordinary courage, or is it that ignorance is bliss?"

Gao Qin mumbled in a low voice, "Perhaps he is able to do this because the connection with the world isn’t too strong to begin with…”

After speaking, Gao Qin suddenly discovered the deep meaning in Sage Gu Yi's gaze and hurriedly added, "This is what I heard from Senior Brother Hou, I don’t know whether it’s true or not."

Feeling Sage Gu Yi's gaze move away from her, Gao Qin secretly breathed a sigh of relief. However, she also noticed that her originally robust body now seemed frail.

Sage Gu Yi's voice rose again from not far away, "That’s good, it might reduce the interference of the World’s Will from what I am about to do.”

Gao Qin did not fully understand the meaning of Sage Gu Yi’s words.

Following that, his voice rang out again, "Come with me!"

Gao Qin looked up in surprise, only to see him turning into a streak of light that flew at the You Continent.

A strange light flickered in Gao Qin’s eyes, but she grit her teeth and soared into the air behind him.