"How did this guy get here?"
"How could he have the ability to find this place so quickly?"
Song Yun's gaze turned gloomy as she stared into the distance.
She then concealed her figure and hid off to the side.
It wasn't long before a figure arrived at the location.
This person was Gongsun Leiyu, one of the three prodigies of the Gongsun family.
Gongsun Leiyu walked straight to where the stone gate was located.
Since the stone gate had vanished once more, even after arriving at the spot, Gongsun Leiyu was completely unable to discern its position.
But he was in no hurry. He drew a scroll from inside his robe.
This scroll not only marked the location of the stone gate but also contained a star-chart formation to summon it.
On top of that, there was a map, as well as another rather complex formation.
"This is the place."
Gongsun Leiyu set up the formation according to the instructions recorded on the scroll and effortlessly summoned the stone gate into view.
"Heh…"
Upon seeing the stone gate appear, Gongsun Leiyu's face showed very little surprise. Instead, he let out a faint smile, as though finding this place was only natural for him.
He then stepped forward, intending to enter the stone gate.
Boom—
Uuuaaargh—
But suddenly, a powerful force descended from the heavens, slamming Gongsun Leiyu flat onto his back, leaving him sprawled on the ground, completely immobilized.
"That power… is that martial force?"
"Senior, why are you attacking me?"
"I am Gongsun Leiyu of the Gongsun family."
Gongsun Leiyu knew full well that the younger generation was forbidden from using martial force in this place.
Moreover, the martial force being used right now was at the Martial Ancestor realm. So his first reaction was that one of the Black Fiend Old Demon's subordinates had struck him.
"Gongsun Leiyu, this old man asks you — where did you get that scroll?"
An aged and imposing voice rang out, though it was actually Song Yun's disguised voice.
She had already found it unreasonable that Gongsun Leiyu could locate this place so quickly.
And now, the scroll in his hands served to confirm that her suspicions were correct.
If the scroll had simply recorded the location of the stone gate, that would have been one thing.
But it also contained a map — and Song Yun recognized that map. It was the layout of the area beyond the stone gate.
No matter how capable Gongsun Leiyu might be, there was no way he could determine what lay inside the stone gate based solely on the formation covering the sky.
Furthermore, on that scroll, in addition to the map of what was inside the stone gate, there was also a major formation.
Song Yun was, after all, a Spirit World Master as well. She could tell that the formation was designed to take control of the gate's main array.
In other words, by using the formation recorded on the scroll, Gongsun Leiyu could effortlessly seize control of the main formation within the barrier gate and easily secure one of the spots in the Marriage Tournament.
With a scroll like this in hand, Gongsun Leiyu had held the upper hand from the very start.
But a map like this should never have ended up in the hands of a participating contestant.
Unless…
"Senior, I drew this map myself," Gongsun Leiyu said.