In the silent Heavenly Tomb, a faint stench of blood lingered in the air. The bodies of Gu Qingyang, Gu Hua, and Gu Xing lay silently on the ground, gradually growing cold...
All Four Great Commanders and the Great Commander of the Black Annihilation Army perished here. The Gu Clan must be heartbroken to have lost so many geniuses on their Heavenly Tomb Journey.
"You have killed so many members of my Gu Clan; the Gu Clan will never let you get away with this!"
At this moment, Gu Xun'er, who was imprisoned, let out a shrill roar.
"Smack!"
Upon hearing this, Huo Xuan showed no fear whatsoever. He strode forward and slapped the immobile Gu Xun'er across the face!
A crisp slap rang out. Huo Xuan clearly showed no mercy in this slap, as evidenced by the blood trickling from Gu Xun'er's lips.
Seeing this, Yao Tian was not surprised at all. He had known Huo Xuan for quite some time and knew Huo Xuan's personality well. There were almost no people who could make Huo Xuan show mercy to women, especially Gu Xun'er. If her father was not Gu Yuan, she would probably be a cold corpse by now.
When Lei Dong saw Gu Xun'er being slapped, he felt a pang of heartache. After all, he had liked her for over ten years. To be honest, he still harbored some inexplicable affection for Gu Xun'er. Seeing her hurt caused him some inner turmoil...
"Gu Xun'er, tell me, is it worth it to cause such a fuss over Xiao Yan?" Huo Xuan said, pointing to the corpses on the ground. "If you hadn't opposed me, they wouldn't be dead."
"The path to justice is clear: let each go their own way. From now on, it's best if we don't interfere with each other, like water from a well and water from a river. But if you still want to go against me, I'll fight you to the bitter end!"
"Let's go."
As Huo Xuan and the others gradually disappeared from sight, Gu Xun'er felt the invisible mountain pressing down on her also dissipate. With heavy steps, she put the corpses of Gu Qingyang and the others into her Storage Ring, clearly intending to take them back to the Gu Clan so that they could be laid to rest in peace.
"Big Brother Qing Yang... I'm sorry, I'm so sorry..."
Although Gu Qingyang and the others were killed by Huo Xuan and her group, Huo Xuan Gu Qingyang n't entirely wrong; she also played a part in their demise...
If... I could have been as patient and forbearing as Brother Xiao Yan when he broke off the engagement, and if I had temporarily put aside my hatred and focused on cultivation, and waited until I had enough strength to face Huo Xuan again, would the outcome have been different?
Ultimately, it comes down to a matter of strength; my own strength is too weak...
"What if I were stronger than Huo Xuan and reached the Dou Sheng realm?"
Gently stroking the Storage Ring on her finger, Gu Xun'er thought to herself.
Gu World.
Amidst the lush mountains, figures floated in the sky, their gazes fixed on a distorted space before them.
"Elder Tongxuan, shouldn't today mark the three-year period for the Heavenly Tomb?" In the sky, a person asked an old man in a gray-brown robe beside him.
"Hmm..." Elder Tongxuan nodded lightly, his gaze fixed on the distorted space. He felt a slight tension in his heart. He was also very clear about the dangers within the Heavenly Tomb. If anything happened to those young people of the Gu Clan inside, the Gu Clan would truly suffer a great loss.
"I wonder who will make the biggest progress this time..." a Gu Clan Elder stroked his beard and laughed.
"That depends on their individual fate..."
"Laugh!"
After a while, in mid-air, just as those figures were talking to each other, a black spatial rift suddenly opened up in this space, and two figures flashed out from it.
"They're from the Hun Clan... it seems they didn't suffer any losses..."
Upon seeing the two figures who appeared first, the Gu Clan members couldn't help but feel a slight sense of disappointment. Judging from their auras, they were significantly stronger than when they entered the Heavenly Tomb six months ago; it seemed they had gained quite a bit within the Heavenly Tomb...
"Nine-Star Dou Zun, not bad..."
An old man named Hun Lin looked at Hun Ya and Hun Li, who had returned safely, stroked his beard, and said with great satisfaction.
"The Shi Clan has emerged..."
"The Lei Clan members have also come out..."
"The Medicine Clan members have also come out... and the Flame Clan too..."
Following the two Hun Clan members, more people emerged from the space one after another. Most of these people had a stronger aura than when they entered the Heavenly Tomb half a year ago.
One member of the Shi Clan advanced directly from Seven-Star Dou Zun to the Eight-Star level. One member of the Lei Clan successfully advanced to the Eight Star Dou Zun, and the Lei Clan's Young Clan Leader even reached the Nine Revolutions Realm. One Medicine Clan advanced to the Nine-Star Dou Zun, and the Medicine Clan's Young Clan Leader also reached the Nine Revolutions Realm. As for the two members of the Flame Clan, one reached the Nine Revolutions Realm, and the other was close to becoming Half-Saint, making many people envious.
"Brother Huo Xuan!"
Upon seeing Huo Xuan return safely, Yan Ling stepped forward first and said, "The matter is settled."
"Very good."
Elder Yan Feng's gaze lingered on Huo Zhi for a moment before turning to Huo Xuan beside him. A look of surprise flashed in his eyes. With his keen eyesight, he could naturally sense that Huo Zhi had reached the One-Star Dou Zun Peak, while Huo Xuan had reached the Nine Star Dou Zun Peak. This was several times stronger than it had been half a year ago!
Sensing Elder Yan Feng's unusual behavior, Huo Xuan naturally understood what he was thinking, but his thoughts differed from Elder Yan Feng's. After dealing with the Gu Clan members, they spent the remaining time focusing on the Half-Saint or Dou Sheng Energy Body within the Heavenly Tomb. However, these beings weren't as plentiful as cabbages, and they adhered to the principle of not harming their own people. Therefore, they avoided attacking their fallen ancestors, resulting in fewer targets and less substantial gains.
Since those Energy Core were obtained jointly, he couldn't keep them all for himself. With six people from three clans, each person only received a few Energy Core. If they were given another year, he was confident he could raise his cultivation level another stage, provided, of course, he had a large number of High-Level Energy Core...
"Laugh!"
Under the watchful eyes of countless gazes, another spatial rift appeared. Then, amidst those same gazes, a slender female figure slowly emerged from the void. A gentle breeze stirred, causing her robes and flowing black hair to dance lightly, like a celestial being descending to earth...
"Xun'er..."
Elder Tongxuan and the others looked at the celestial-like girl who had appeared and couldn't help but breathe a long sigh of relief. Xun'er was undoubtedly the most important person in the Gu Clan. If anything happened to her, it would be an irreparable loss.
But just as they breathed a sigh of relief, their expressions turned extremely serious again.
Behind Xun'er... there was no one there!
She came out alone!
"Xun'er, where are Qing Yang and the others? Why didn't they come out with you?"
As soon as Gu Xun'er arrived beside the elders of the Gu Clan, Elder Tongxuan hurriedly asked her a question.
Although Xun'er is the most valued person in the Gu Clan now, the others are also the pride of the Gu Clan. Each of them has Dou Di Bloodline of Sixth Grade or above. Gu Qingyang has even awakened Ninth Grade Bloodline, which is second only to Xun'er's God Grade Bloodline in the Gu Clan. They are all the future pillars of the Gu Clan!
All the elders turned their gazes to Gu Xun'er, eager to know what had happened inside the Heavenly Tomb...
"Big Brother Qing Yang... they... they're all dead, they were killed..."