Yan Chunyang flicked his fingers, shattering Gu Yuan’s sword light. Colorful specks scattered everywhere, some landed on the ground, creating small deep holes, while others flew far away before dissipating into the air.

However, Yan Chunyang displayed a slight smile on his face, praising:

"Not bad, in this way, Brother Gu, your Sword Dao foundation will advance further, achieving a rebirth. Your future prospects will be greater, and your Sword Dao will be broader!"

"Brother Yan truly has keen insight..."

Gu Yuan laughed.

Yan Chunyang was indeed perceptive, and Gu Yuan knew he couldn’t hide from him, so he decided to reveal it proactively.

"Brother Gu, your swordsmanship has made great progress, but it seems you still lack a Sword Dao array foundation. I believe you already have an idea about the array, but to practice the array, you need some high-quality Five Elements Attribute materials."

Yan Chunyang had some guesses and quickly figured out a few things: "So... Brother Gu, could it be you’ve come here to inquire about Five Elements Attribute Spiritual Materials?"

"As expected, I couldn’t hide from Brother Yan."

Gu Yuan naturally wouldn’t deny it. "That’s right, I want to ask Brother Yan about the Five Elements Attribute materials, especially regarding the Five Elements Immortal Iron."

Upon hearing this, Yan Chunyang pondered for a moment, not speaking, seemingly recalling something.

Gu Yuan didn’t speak to disturb him either, and silently sat down, waiting patiently.

Before long, Yan Chunyang looked at Gu Yuan and said directly: "From what I know, one of my uncles has a piece of Five Spirit Treasure Jade, although it is of decent quality, compared to the Five Elements Immortal Iron, it’s quite inferior. I assume Brother Gu wouldn’t find it worthwhile."

"As for the Five Elements Immortal Iron... I’ve heard about it. A few years ago, near Iron Cloud Island, there was a small piece of Five Elements Immortal Iron dug out from Qianyan Island. That piece was only the size of a fingernail, too small to create any sensation."

"However, the environment where this material is nurtured is special; once nurtured, surely there is more than just this piece of Five Elements Immortal Iron, so Brother Gu should investigate further."

Coincidentally matching Xu Haoran’s information, Gu Yuan nodded to show he understood, then expressed his gratitude to Yan Chunyang.

But Yan Chunyang laughed and said: "No need for the thanks, if one day, Brother Gu, you perfect this Five Elements Sword Dao Grand Array and spar with me, showing it off to me, I will be content."

Gu Yuan’s expression was serious as he replied earnestly: "Brother Yan, rest assured, when I complete this Sword Array, I will come and seek your guidance."

Yan Chunyang smiled and said: "Then I’ll be waiting for the good news."

"Of course."

Gu Yuan nodded.

The two chatted a bit more, then Gu Yuan quickly left Yan Chunyang’s cave mansion, and didn’t linger, heading straight out of the city.

Shortly after leaving the city, as expected, Gu Yuan detected a few tails behind him.

Even though these individuals thought they were well-hidden, possessing high-level concealment techniques, they couldn’t possibly escape Gu Yuan’s eyes.

Not only did Gu Yuan discover their presence, but he also detected their identities.

Some were disciples of the Yuqiao Immortal Palace, others were disciples of Luofu Immortal Island.

Gu Yuan even vaguely perceived that there were two rather hidden figures trailing him, clearly two Yin Spirit Giants!

He could disregard others, but the two Yin Spirit Giants posed some issues.

With Gu Yuan’s cultivation strength, he naturally feared nothing, but in direct conflict, he could be held up, and short-term, Gu Yuan held no confidence in defeating the two.

If it dragged on too long, more people might arrive, leading to inevitable complications.

"Everyone, this time I’ll let it slide, but next time, I won’t show mercy, be you from Yuqiao Immortal Palace or Luofu Immortal Island... if you provoke me, I will kill without hesitation."

Gu Yuan found it bothersome to entangle with these people, so he dropped a remark and simply employed the Eternal Divine Escape, enveloping himself in a faint silvery light. 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦

This silvery light was neither intense nor particularly dazzling, but upon its appearance, Gu Yuan turned ethereal and vague.

He resembled a phantom, seemingly residing in another dimensional space.

Then... his figure flickered, and he transformed into a streak of silver light, vanishing from where he stood.

Those stalking Gu Yuan from the shadows searched around but found nothing, he seemed to have vanished from the spot, teleporting away.

The group stared at one another, feeling somewhat helpless.

Toward Gu Yuan, their feelings were quite complex.

There was resentment and anger, but also admiration and apprehension, and overall, even the two Yin Spirit Giants dared not provoke Gu Yuan recklessly.

Because no one understood how many formidable techniques this person possessed.

The key point is this person acts tyrannically, ruthlessly, and without any inhibitions!

In ordinary situations, even if others had conflicts with Yuqiao Immortal Palace or Luofu Immortal Island disciples, they would usually back down, and those with backgrounds would not do things to the extreme but seek mediation.

In any case, outside, these major sect disciples represent their sect’s face...

But Gu Yuan?

He doesn’t care about any of this, nor has any concerns, whoever provokes him, he kills, completely unrestrained like a madman!

Such a person, aside from formidable Yin Spirit Giants or Yang Spirit experts, who dares provoke him hastily?

After confirming Gu Yuan’s departure, they didn’t thoroughly search but turned back to report.

...

As for Gu Yuan, after shaking off the cultivators trailing him, he didn’t rush to Qianyan Island.

Instead, he found a secluded spot to carefully analyze the entire situation from beginning to end.

Once confirmed feasible and without any oversights, Gu Yuan directly set off, heading straight for Qianyan Island.

Regarding Qianyan Island, Gu Yuan was quite familiar.

Over a year ago, upon arriving at the East Sea Cultivation Realm, Gu Yuan had intentionally or unintentionally started gathering information about Elder Chaotic Heaven.

This Qianyan Island was part of it.

As for why... Elder Chaotic Heaven was an old acquaintance of his, yes, also an old enemy, so naturally, he had to know it well.

Iron Cloud Island was Elder Chaotic Heaven’s domain, and strictly speaking, the area within tens of thousands of miles around Iron Cloud Island was Elder Chaotic Heaven’s territory.

Qianyan Island wasn’t very far from Iron Cloud Island, positioned to its northwest, about seventy-nine thousand miles away.

The reason it’s called Qianyan Island isn’t because there are over a thousand kinds of Spirit Flames, but rather because the island hosts thousands of volcanoes.

These volcanoes clustered together, creating a harsh environment, suitable for ordinary people to stay on the island for long.