Everlasting Immortal Firmament Book 08 Chapter 025: There’s a Kind of Weakness that Cries Why!

Eight Trigram Mountain, west of the former Chiyou City:

Thick fog shrouded Eight Trigram Mountain as Gu Hai ventured into its depths.

As he moved forward, Gu Hai sensed an oppressive force within the fog, like a sword dangling above his head.

It was not just that sensation; there was no possibility of flying here, similar to the Yellow Springs Sea. Here, the laws were chaotic, making flying and executing secret techniques impossible. Moreover, the gravity kept increasing. Each step forward amplified Gu Hai’s weight. After a short while, Gu Hai felt his weight had increased more than a thousandfold.

Gravity a thousand times the normal would have a tremendous impact. Any ordinary person would be crushed into a pulp by the gravity alone, but not Gu Hai.

Gu Hai pressed on towards the center. He detected faint emissions of black Shaman Energy in the distance, most likely from Chiyou’s corpse.

Chiyou’s corpse was right in front of him. Although Gu Hai knew he was venturing into danger, he pressed on without hesitation.

Deep within the mountain was a valley shrouded in black fog. This was the source of the Shaman Energy Gu Hai sensed. At the entrance of this valley, a figure sat cross-legged atop a boulder.

It was none other than Houqing, who had not shown himself all this time.

The moment Gu Hai entered the vicinity of Eight Trigram Mountain, Houqing opened his eyes and activated a ritual array within the mountain with a wave of his hand. A scene was instantly projected to him—it was of Gu Hai steadily moving deeper into the mountain.

Houqing was unaware of the intense battles that had occurred in the outside world. Ji Dihong had stationed him here over ten days ago. He was mildly surprised to see Gu Hai.

“Gu Hai? He came alone? His Holy Eminence ordered me to guard this place because Gu Hai would send people to probe, and I must block and annihilate them. In addition, Mister Cangjie and others had other arrangements. I didn’t expect it would not be his people but Gu Hai himself who would come here. Gu Hai tru

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