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Moments later, the sounds of a battle could be heard from the depths of the forest. Following that, another two screams could be heard before everything quieted down.

"Swish!"

The sound of breaking air could be heard. The two cultivators from the City Lord's Mansion returned. They had a bloody aura around them. They looked at Dongfang Shang and said respectfully, "Lord Dongfang, we have dealt with them."

"Yes, continue forward." Dongfang Shang nodded and said.

Gu Feng was amazed. Although the previous battle was far away and he didn't see clearly what had happened, that fluctuation definitely belonged to the Pure Body Realm. To be able to solve it so quickly showed how powerful the martial arts in the City Lord's Mansion were.

As they traversed through the forest, they would occasionally encounter the ambush from a cultivator in the dark, as well as some demonic beasts. After about ten miles, they were attacked by at least a dozen waves of attacks.

Although the guards of the City Lord's Mansion were powerful, under these waves of attacks, some of them were still injured. This short journey of a dozen or so kilometers had also consumed quite a few hours of time.

Dongfang Shang looked up at the darkening sky and said, "It is already late, everyone should camp here. We will continue our journey tomorrow morning."

No one objected to Dongfang Shang's words. The night was the most dangerous night in the Sunfire Mountain Range. Some ferocious beasts would choose to come out at night. If they were to move at night, it was very likely that they would be attacked by a large number of demon beasts.

The night was unusually quiet. Even the breathing sounds were extremely clear.

The sixteen guards of the City Lord's Mansion stood in groups of two, facing all directions. They chose their positions and surrounded Gu Feng and Dongfang Shang.

Gu Feng's gaze swept across the sixteen guards as he lightly furrowed his brows. Although these sixteen people appeared to be randomly scattered around, there was actually a pattern within them. These sixteen people were in contact with each other. As long as any of them were attacked, the others would immediately react and rescue them.

"Gu Feng, what did you discover?" Dongfang Shang looked at Gu Feng with a surprised expression and asked.

"They seem to be scattered around according to some sort of formation." Gu Feng said with uncertainty.

Dongfang Shang's eyes flashed with amazement, and he let out a long sigh of relief, and said, "Indeed, they took up their positions according to the Eight Trigrams Formation. They were originally soldiers of the City Lord's Mansion and were chosen from the tens of thousands of people. They have practiced this kind of battle array countless times and have long since become familiar with it. "

A battle formation was a formation created for the sake of war. It was different from the great formation that the formation masters had laid down. A battle formation needed the cooperation of humans in order to unleash its full might.

"Mr. Dongfang, we arrived a little later, someone shouldn't have been the first to enter the Awakened Soul Realm cultivator's remains, right?" Gu Feng asked with a smile. After arriving at the Sun Summit, only then did he realize how attractive the remnants of this Soul Condensation expert were. Most likely, all the martial arts cultivators in the nearby cities had already gathered here. After all, if he could obtain the inheritance of a Spirit Condensation expert, even if he was a fool, he could soar into the skies and become a supreme expert. This sort of attractive force would make everyone want to fight to the death.

"Don't worry about that. Did you forget what the Brilliant Golden Auction House's Rock Peak said earlier?" In order to break the seal of this relic, it required the full strength of ten Soul Refining experts. Although quite a few factions have entered first and there should be Soul Refining experts among them, they will definitely not take action right now. " Dongfang Xi smiled and said, "If you want to break the seal, even if ten Soul Forging Realm experts attacked you, they would do it with all their might. They are all smart people and won't be willing to give up their hard work for nothing. "

"Of course, it's not as if there were some lucky guys who happened to be able to get in. However, the ruins of a Soul Condensation expert are filled with danger. If you go in and look for it, it will not be so simple. "

"However, if a Soul Forging Realm expert were to enter, I'm afraid that the rest would be directly swept away." Gu Feng said worriedly.

If that was the case, it was not good news.

"You don't have to worry about that. Although the remnants of the Awakened Soul Realm Cultivators are not bad, the allure for Soul Refining Realm experts is extremely limited. Furthermore, all of the major powers are here to train the younger generation. They probably won't send Soul Forging Realm experts into this place. " Dongfang Shang smiled and said, "Besides, no one knows what the dangers of this Soul Condensation expert are. If one is not careful, it would be a big blow to any force, to think that a Soul Forging expert would fall here. They are not willing to take the risk. "

"Yes." Gu Feng nodded. This was the only reasonable explanation. Otherwise, he wouldn't have needed to earn money at all. He could just directly send soul forging experts to compete for it.

The next morning, when morning arrived, the area outside of the Sunfire Mountain Range was bustling with noise and excitement. Many groups had already put away their tents and were making their way towards the mountain range one after another.

"Let's go."

Dongfang Shang waved his hand and instructed the guards to keep the tents. Without further ado, he directly walked into the mountain range. Gu Feng and the rest quickly followed behind him.

The deeper they went into the mountain range, the taller the trees became. The dense branches covered the sky. Only a few strands of sunlight penetrated through the gaps between the leaves and shone in.

As they went deeper into the forest, it became denser and denser. Even during the daytime, it would become dark and gloomy. The surrounding roars and screams were extremely horrifying.

"Roar!"

A gorgeous tiger suddenly appeared in front of Gu Feng and the others, its crimson eyes filled with bloodlust. His claws were covered in blood, and not far away, there were two broken corpses. It was clear that he had unluckily met this big guy in front of him.

"It's the Black Gold Tiger."

A group of people not far away cried out in alarm. A few of them were so frightened that their faces turned pale. The Black Gold Tiger was a demon beast at the second level of the Body Refinement Realm. Its body was as tough as refined iron. Ordinary weapons wouldn't be able to harm him at all. A Black Gold Tiger at the second level of the Body Refinement Realm would still be a headache to face with even a fourth level Body Refinement cultivator.

"Haaargh!" Several of the city guards shouted and were about to attack.

"Let me do it."

Gu Feng roared and pounced towards the Black Gold Tiger like a hawk.