"Lengling! Run! This... this is a remnant soul left by a powerful being who reached the Shape-shifting Realm before their passing!"

High above, Gu Huaisheng was utterly shocked by what he witnessed. He couldn't fathom why such a heaven-defying entity resided within Gu Feng!

To shed the mortal form and gradually take on an immortal shape—this is the realm achieved by those in the Shape-shifting Realm!

And the fairy in the phantom before them was the last wisp of soul left by a senior of the Shape-shifting Realm before their life and Dao dissipated!

Though this wisp of soul only possessed a tenth of the senior's power when alive, it was still not something any cultivator present could easily withstand!

Xia Lengling's golden Elemental Infant was about to escape when the fairy in the phantom gently reached out and captured it in her palm!

What followed was an exceedingly brutal scene for any cultivator.

The fairy in the phantom tightly clasped the Elemental Infant with both hands, squeezing and compressing it as if making dumplings!

"Ah! Third Elder! Save me!"

The golden Elemental Infant let out a piercing scream, a pain stemming from the collapse of the soul!

For a cultivator in the Elemental Infant Realm, all their essence, energy, and spirit were condensed into this small Elemental Infant within their body.

The Elemental Infant was her cultivation! It was her everything!

The fairy in the phantom, with her bare hands, directly sublimated and refined the spiritual energy essence that Xia Lengling had cultivated over the years, gradually stripping away her consciousness and soul in the process!

Before long, the screams of the Elemental Infant abruptly ceased. The fairy in the phantom raised her hand, drawing a seven-colored halo from her forehead, and directed it into the now unconscious shell of the Elemental Infant!

Blocking a wisp of black smoke from Jiu Long, Gu Huaisheng's face turned ashen as he shouted in anger, "She's using her remaining Dao foundation to ritual refine a cultivation artifact!"

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As for whom this artifact was being refined for, Gu Huaisheng could easily guess, and he could only curse his inability to act due to being entangled with Jiu Long. Otherwise, he would have intervened to stop it!

"Chen Long Army, hear my command! Stop her!"

The soldiers of the Chen Long Army nearby quickly formed a battle formation and charged toward the fairy in the phantom!

Slowly raising her head, the fairy in the phantom frowned slightly, a hint of anger flashing in her eyes. A halo shot out from her eyes, instantly turning the approaching Chen Long Army soldiers into dust, their Golden Elixirs within them dissolving into spiritual energy and dispersing into the world, their life and Dao dissipated!

Everyone was stunned by the scene before them, even Ye Tianchen was left gaping in disbelief!

Such a method was truly shocking!

For a moment, no one dared to approach!

After a while, the seven-colored halo in the fairy's Spiritual Platform faded away. She slowly opened her palm, revealing a pea-sized seven-colored infant rotating gently in her hand.

The infant's eyes were tightly shut, its limbs curled together, surrounded by a dazzling seven-colored halo. It had no self-awareness, not even considered a life form, but was a pure embodiment of the Dao and spiritual energy!

"Heavens! This is... an Innate Dao Embryo!"

In the ancient times tens of thousands of years ago, powerful beings nearing the end of their lifespan would use their understanding of the Dao to refine this item for their descendants, ensuring smooth cultivation in the future!

But the method of refining it had long been lost to the river of time!

Gu Huaisheng's heart was in turmoil. He recognized this item, having only seen records of it in the Gu Family's ancient texts, never expecting to witness it firsthand today!

Caught off guard by this great change, everyone hovered in midair, dumbfounded, halting their battles for a moment.

Seizing the opportunity, Jiu Long turned and returned to Gu Feng's side. He cast a complex glance at the fairy in the phantom, wanting to speak but ultimately choosing silence.

The fairy in the phantom silently turned, gazing affectionately at Gu Feng, and gently pushed the "Innate Dao Embryo" into his body!

"Child, this is the last gift from your mother. May you live in peace..."

The gentle, serene admonition of a woman echoed in his ears. Gu Feng reached out to touch the fairy's phantom, only to see her smile faintly and gradually dissolve into countless stars, vanishing into the world...

"Mother..." Gu Feng stood there, stunned. Since he could remember, he had memories of a past life, but aside from Gu Liantian, he had never seen his birth mother in this world. Gu Liantian only said that his mother had died of illness shortly after his birth.

A jade slip appeared amidst the disappearing stars, slowly falling into Gu Feng's palm.

Gu Feng extended his divine sense into it, discovering that the jade slip contained a cultivation method named—Heavenly Insight Mysterious Embryo Strategy!

Before long, a large contingent of the Chen Long Army arrived at the scene, including Governor Lu Zhen of the A Camp and Governor Fang Feixue of the B Camp.

They had been training at the main camp of the Chen Long Army outside the city when they heard of the upheaval in the city and rushed over with their troops, only to find Gu Feng leading a standoff against Gu Huaisheng, completely unaware of what had transpired.

Additionally, a large group of elders from the Gu Family arrived with their disciples and visiting scholars, all looking bewildered.

"Gu Feng!"

The frenzied Gu Huaisheng was in a complete rage, unable to tolerate Gu Feng's incredible stroke of fortune!

With the forces of Heroic Spirit City gathered here, he decided to strike first!

A potential threat must be nipped in the bud!

"You collude with outsiders! Harm your fellow cultivators! Your crimes are unforgivable! Today, I will kill you to uphold the laws of Heroic Spirit City!"

Storing the jade slip into his ring storage, Gu Feng squinted his eyes, gazing at his third uncle, who sought his death from afar. He knew he had stirred up a hornet's nest this time!

Gu Huaisheng would never give him time to grow, and even if Gu Liantian rushed over now, it would likely end in tragedy, especially since he was in seclusion in the Imperial City, unaware of the situation.

"You old man! If you want to frame me, you'll find any excuse!"