Under Xiao Feng's persuasion, Gu Yuan quickly regained his composure, and the killing intent emanating from him gradually dissipated.
At this point, killing Gu Yang would not undo the losses suffered by the Gu clan. It would be better to follow Xiao Feng's suggestion and use Gu Yang to deal a heavy blow to the Soul Hall.
Although it was nearly impossible to kill the Soul Emperor, there was still a chance to eliminate Nihility Devouring Flame.
As long as they could kill Nihility Devouring Flame, who had reached the early stage of the Nine-Star Dou Saint, the gap between the Gu clan and the Soul Hall would not be as significant.
Seeing Xiao Feng's courage and wisdom, Gu Yuan grew increasingly satisfied with his son-in-law. He immediately took Xiao Feng and Gu Xun'er to the area where the Heavenly Tomb was located.
The Heavenly Tomb was the best cultivation site on the Dou Qi Continent, with a time flow ratio of five to one compared to the outside world.
This meant that after entering the Heavenly Tomb, five days inside would only be one day outside.
Moreover, the soul bodies within the Heavenly Tomb contained energy cores with pure energy, which were highly beneficial for Xiao Feng and the others.
Therefore, Gu Yuan planned to let Xiao Feng take Gu Xun'er into the Heavenly Tomb to cultivate, allowing her to break through to the Dou Venerate level in the shortest time possible.
Gu Yuan raised his hand and waved, causing the energy between heaven and earth to surge, accompanied by the sound of roaring waves.
"Boom..."
With a deep rumble, visible spatial fluctuations appeared in the void, followed by a black spatial rift. An ancient, primal aura emanated from within.
"Remember! You are sneaking into the Heavenly Tomb this time, so you can only stay inside for a year at most. Make sure to accomplish what you need to do quickly."
"Understood."
Xiao Feng nodded slightly, took Gu Xun'er's hand, and flew into the spatial rift with her.
After sending Xiao Feng and Gu Xun'er into the Heavenly Tomb, Gu Yuan went to discuss with Gu Lie about how to handle Gu Yang.
Gu Lie, the Black Annihilation King, was the strongest in the Black Annihilation Army, with a cultivation level at the early stage of the Eight-Star Dou Saint. He was the second most powerful figure in the Gu clan, second only to Gu Yuan, and also Gu Yuan's most trusted confidant.
Although Gu Yuan did not plan to expose Gu Yang's identity as a spy, he still needed someone to secretly monitor his every move, and Gu Lie was the perfect candidate for this task.
Meanwhile, Xiao Feng and Gu Xun'er passed through the spatial rift and arrived inside the Heavenly Tomb.
It was a gray, misty, and strange place, with occasional eerie flames flickering in the distance.
"The energy here is so dense!"
Feeling the rich energy around him, Xiao Feng couldn't help but exclaim, "It's much denser than the energy in the Gu Realm. This is indeed an excellent place for cultivation."
Gu Xun'er smiled and said, "Brother Feng, the Heavenly Tomb is divided into three layers. Which layer do you plan to cultivate in?"
"Of course, the third layer. Ancestor Xiao Xuan's tomb is there. I plan to pay my respects to him."
Hearing this, Gu Xun'er wasn't too surprised but frowned slightly, "Brother Feng, the space inside the Heavenly Tomb is vast, and due to the energy pressure, we can't fly for long periods. Most of the time, we'll have to walk.
At our speed, it would take at least four to five months to go from the first layer to the second layer. We can only stay in the Heavenly Tomb for a year at most, and the higher we go, the stronger the energy bodies we'll encounter. Reaching the third layer might be a bit rushed."
"No worries, I have my ways!"
Xiao Feng smiled and patted Gu Xun'er's head, then took her into the Hueco Mundo.
After the shadow clones' recent efforts, about one-tenth of the previously desolate Hueco Mundo had been transformed into a vibrant oasis.
Many buildings had been constructed on the oasis, all built by the shadow clones using the Stone-Stone Fruit and Wood Release techniques.
Under Xiao Feng's arrangement, Gu Xun'er settled into a delicately decorated courtyard and began her closed-door cultivation.
Since Gu Xun'er's current cultivation level was only at the Three-Star Dou Ancestor, it would be too dangerous for her to move around the Heavenly Tomb with Xiao Feng. It was better for her to stay in the Hollow Realm to cultivate.
This way, Xiao Feng only needed to prepare some energy cores for her while capturing soul bodies.
"Bang, bang, bang..."
After settling Gu Xun'er, Xiao Feng returned to the Heavenly Tomb, formed hand seals, and summoned hundreds of shadow clones to help search for soul bodies.
The strongest soul bodies in the first layer of the Heavenly Tomb were only equivalent to Six-Star Dou Ancestor.
With Xiao Feng's current strength, capturing these soul bodies was as easy as pie. He only needed to use his Conqueror's Haki to stun them, then easily collect them into Hueco Mundo.
It must be said that the number of soul bodies in the Heavenly Tomb was astonishing. In less than half a month, Xiao Feng had captured over three thousand soul bodies.
The weakest among them were comparable to One-Star Dou Ancestor, while the strongest were comparable to Six-Star Dou Ancestor.
Since Xiao Feng's cultivation had broken through to the peak of the Second Transformation of Dou Ancestor, the amount of worldly malice he could absorb daily had increased by hundreds of times.
However, compared to the vast number of soul bodies, the worldly malice Xiao Feng absorbed seemed insignificant.
Currently, only about two hundred of the Dou Ancestor-level soul bodies Xiao Feng had captured had been transformed into Arrancars.
According to Xiao Feng's tests, although the soul bodies from the Heavenly Tomb could live in the Hueco Mundo as they did in the tomb, they could not leave the Hueco Mundo, or their souls would collapse and perish.
Only when these soul bodies were transformed into Arrancars, with the Hueco Mundo's mark integrated into their souls, and their lives controlled by Xiao Feng, the master of the Hollow Realm, could they freely leave the Hueco Mundo to act.
Thus, although Xiao Feng had captured a large number of soul bodies, only the two hundred or so transformed Arrancars could currently be deployed for combat.
As Xiao Feng moved closer to the second layer, the simulation countdown gradually reached zero, and the simulation count changed from 0 to 1.
"Start simulation!"
With a silent command from Xiao Feng, the 29th simulation began.
"Ding! Randomly selecting a simulation world..."
Under Xiao Feng's expectant gaze, the text in the selection box rapidly changed, finally settling on —Fox Spirit Matchmaker!
"Ding! Please choose the simulation method!"
[Text Projection Simulation (No Cost)]
[Body Projection Simulation (Cost: 9 Billion Merit Points)]
Severely lacking in merit, Xiao Feng chose the free option without hesitation.
"Ding! Text Projection Simulation begins!"
(End of Chapter)