Chapter 83: The Slash!
Chapter 83: The Slash!
The Sword Casting Sect.
What was once a bustling and lively place now lay in complete silence and stillness.
Most of the disciples had their lifeblood drained, and their heads bore a gruesome hole, as if something had devoured their brains. Their faces, frozen in expressions of indescribable terror, told the tale of their horrific demise.
In the main hall of the Sword Casting Sect, the Sect Master, Shi Kai, knelt before a figure, his face a mask of servile flattery.
Littered around him were the bodies of numerous Sword Casting Sect experts.
"Speak! Tell me everything you know about the Gu Family Manor!"
Wen Jiao glanced down at the kneeling man, his tone indifferent.
Shi Kai's body trembled at the command, and he quickly divulged all the information he had about the Gu Family Manor.
When he finished, he bowed his head in fear. "Please, honored senior, give me another chance! I am willing to serve you, even if it means being a mere slave!"
"Serve me as a slave?"
Wen Jiao sneered.
"A mere Blood Refinement realm warrior has no qualifications to be even a dog for me."
With that, a gust of force shot from Wen Jiao's fingertips, instantly piercing Shi Kai's skull. White brain matter gushed out, and Shi Kai's body convulsed on the ground before falling still.
Then, Wen Jiao opened his mouth and inhaled, drawing in all of Shi Kai's lifeblood and brain matter.
"The brain matter of a Blood Refinement realm warrior is rather bland!"
"According to this man, the head of the Gu Family Manor should be a Bone Washing realm expert!"
"But even a Bone Washing realm expert is unlikely to make the Evil Suppression Bureau or the Zhuo Family back down!"
Wen Jiao's eyes turned cold, and a sinister smile spread across his face.
For the Evil Suppression Bureau and the Zhuo Family to yield, the opponent must have already reached the Viscera Refinement realm.
Only Viscera Refinement realm warriors could truly be taken seriously.
In the thousand-year-old noble clans and sects, powerful Spirit Control realm mages stood as guardians, and only Viscera Refinement realm warriors could earn their respect.
However, Wen Jiao was not worried.
So what if they were Viscera Refinement?
Even before the Evil Energy entered his body, he was already a Viscera Refinement realm warrior.
Now, with the Evil Energy within him, he had long surpassed the Spirit Control realm.
Over the years, Wen Jiao had slain more than a few Viscera Refinement realm warriors.
This time, he had started with the Sword Casting Sect to indirectly assess the strength of the Gu Family Manor, ensuring there would be no mistakes.
After all, caution was the key to longevity.
Wen Jiao had survived this long by being cautious and meticulous.
But now, he had a clear understanding of the Gu Family Manor's strength.
One suspected Viscera Refinement realm warrior.
And a suspected Bone Refinement level prodigy.
The rest of the Blood Refinement realm warriors were nothing more than ants to Wen Jiao.
"You killed the seed I painstakingly cultivated, so I will make the Gu Family Manor pay with their lives. The lifeblood and brain matter of a Viscera Refinement realm warrior should be worth more than a thousand ants!"
Wen Jiao cackled, his gaze shifting to the outside of the hall. He sensed other warriors approaching the Sword Casting Sect.
In the next moment, Wen Jiao's figure vanished from the spot.
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Gu Family Manor.
Gu Peng hurried into the main hall and bowed to Gu Qingfeng, who sat in the main seat.
"I pay my respects to the Manor Lord!"
"You seem anxious. Has something happened?"
"Manor Lord, a short while ago, someone from the Sword Casting Sect came seeking aid, claiming a mysterious powerful figure had massacred the sect. I sent two Blood Refinement realm enforcers and several disciples to investigate.
"But we have received no word from them since, and I fear the situation is dire!"
Gu Peng's expression was grim as he reported.
With Gu Yang's recent crackdown on the martial artists' unrest, the White Stone Path has become much quieter. Few outsiders now dare to stir up trouble.
However, even in this situation, a mysterious powerhouse still dared to move against the Sword Casting Sect.
Years of experience in the martial world had honed Gu Peng's instincts, and he immediately sensed something was amiss.
Thus, he persuaded Gu Yang to hold off on directly heading to the Sword Casting Sect. Instead, he dispatched two envoys and several disciples to investigate the situation first.
But now, those sent had vanished without a trace, like stones thrown into the sea.
Gu Peng didn't need to think twice to realize that something had gone terribly wrong.
At that moment, the temperature in the great hall suddenly spiked. Gu Peng's expression was filled with suspicion, while Gu Qingfeng, looking beyond the hall, smiled faintly.
"There's no need to overthink it. They've come right to our doorstep!"
With that, Gu Qingfeng rose and headed toward the Gu Family Compound's entrance. With the enemy at the gate, he couldn't possibly ignore them.
It was the perfect opportunity to see who had the audacity to challenge the Gu Family at this time.
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Outside the Gu Family Compound.
Wen Jiao stood with his hands behind his back, surrounded by numerous corpses, their life essence and marrow completely drained.
The outer hall envoys who saw him were filled with terror, their bodies trembling violently.
Draining life essence and marrow!
Such a technique was beyond the realm of normal humans.
Especially with the scorching and eerie cold aura emanating from Wen Jiao, and the blood at the corner of his mouth, he looked like a demon descended from hell, his appearance terrifying and grotesque.
Suddenly, a terrifying surge of life essence erupted.
A figure shot forward like a cannonball, a powerful palm strike filled with immense force smashing out, the sheer strength causing the air to explode.
Wen Jiao raised an eyebrow and countered with a palm of his own.
The two palms met, and the overwhelming force pushed him back several steps.
Only then did he clearly see that an additional figure in green robes had appeared before the Gu Family Compound.
"You must be Gu Qingfeng!"
Wen Jiao licked the blood from his lips. The overwhelming life essence power from his opponent both shocked and filled him with an unprecedented intense desire.
"Your life essence is incredibly robust. You've clearly reached the Internal Organ Refinement stage. No wonder you had the nerve to kill my Crimson Flame Sect disciples!"
On the other side, Gu Qingfeng's gaze turned cold as he looked at the corpses on the ground, then his eyes refocused on the man before him.
"Are you from the Crimson Flame Sect?"
"Leave your name, so I know who I've killed!"
Upon hearing this, Wen Jiao burst into a furious laugh.
"Listen well, young one. I am Wen Jiao, the master of Crimson Flame Peak. Even in the netherworld, don't forget who killed you—"
Before he could finish, Wen Jiao suddenly appeared, his form as swift as a ghost, the intertwining scorching and cold auras causing the air to distort as if it couldn't withstand such power.
"Bring me the blade!"
Gu Qingfeng extended his hand, and Gu Peng immediately tossed him the Evil-Slaying Blade. Gu Qingfeng grasped the hilt, and the long blade was drawn in an instant.
As the blade came into his hand, Gu Qingfeng's aura changed.
His life essence flowed into the blade, and a terrifying, ruthless, and cold blade intent rose, radiating a domineering aura.
"Slash!"
With a single word from Gu Qingfeng, the Evil-Slaying Blade cut down with a force that seemed to split the heavens.
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