"Clang!"
"Clang!"
Gu Yuan unleashed several sword lights in succession, but all were blocked by the restriction.
This restriction was originally a Tier Two High-grade, with formidable power, sealing a remarkably powerful technique, likely set by a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator.
With the addition of Gold-Attribute magical power, it became extremely solid. Even with Gu Yuan’s thirty sword lights bombarding it in turns, he could not break through.
If the previous restriction was like a wooden wall, it had now turned into refined iron, more than doubling in strength.
"As expected of Gold-Attribute magical power, truly formidable..."
Gu Yuan exhaled deeply, slowly stopping his actions to begin restoring his mana.
With such forceful use of the Golden Bamboo Sword, even his amount of mana couldn’t endure, necessitating a brief respite.
"Fortunately, it’s not Immortal Golden Nature. My sword light is sharp. With persistent effort, I should be able to wear it down."
Gu Yuan looked at the slightly dimmed golden light within the restriction’s barrier, his expression slightly shaken.
Although Gold-Attribute magical power is strong, it is ultimately an unowned force. Augmented on a Tier Two restriction, although it significantly boosted its defense, it still didn’t elevate it to a Tier Three restriction.
Under Gu Yuan’s successive bombardments, the Gold-Attribute magical power continually mobilized its strength, gradually consuming itself.
Once this strand of Gold-Attribute magical power is worn to emptiness, this mere Tier Two High-grade restriction will be unable to stop his sword light.
"Again!"
Gu Yuan closed his eyes for a moment. With his mana fully restored, he suddenly opened his eyes and once more wielded the Golden Bamboo Sword, striking at the restriction barrier before him.
"Clang!"
"Clang!"
"Clang!"
For a time, the Cave Mansion rang with the sounds of metal clashing, akin to ironwork.
...
...
"It’s finally about to break through!"
Seven days later.
Gu Yuan looked at the now extremely thin restriction before him, with only a few traces of golden light remaining, feeling invigorated, a smile in his eyes.
"Open for me!"
He roared angrily, surging his mana in a torrent, pouring it entirely into the Golden Bamboo Sword before him.
The thirty sword patterns on the Golden Bamboo Sword glimmered brightly, as if coming alive.
The brilliant Sword Qi erupted violently, with a booming sound, stabbing directly at the golden light restriction in front of him.
"Bang!"
A slight sound of annihilation, almost inaudible, as the last specks of golden light quietly vanished.
"It’s done!"
Seeing this, Gu Yuan’s heart leaped with joy.
With a surge of Sword Qi, he prepared to take advantage of the momentum to directly break through the restriction.
"Clang!"
But at that moment, from behind the stone door beyond the restriction, another beam of golden light quietly flowed out, landing upon the restriction.
Gu Yuan’s Sword Qi fell upon the light barrier, and the sound of metal clashing rang out abruptly. The light barrier rippled, but sturdily withstood the strike.
"There’s more Gold-Attribute magical power?!"
Gu Yuan couldn’t help but frown at the scene before him.
After seven painstaking days, he thought he’d seen the light of dawn, only to find all his efforts were in vain.
The profound mystery of this restriction was beyond his expectations.
"How can this be? How can I possibly break the restriction now?"
Another strand of Gold-Attribute magical power, and yet Gu Yuan was not flustered.
What worried him was, if the Gold-Attribute magical power were endless, wouldn’t he be perpetually trapped outside this restriction?
"Master, I can make a trip to Xiaoye Country to retrieve the Yan Family’s Foundation Establishment for you!"
"Only a few days have passed, and they probably haven’t left yet."
At this moment, the Heart-devouring Insect, which had been following Gu Yuan like a sculpture, suddenly spoke.
With a trace of bloodthirsty evil in its eyes, it couldn’t help licking its lips.
As a Heaven-Earth Exotic Species, inherently wicked and charming, it had been at peace and idle for those days, and was growing restless.
"It’s not allowed!"