Cutting the Grass and Removing the Roots

Zhou Yunyi understood Xue Wuqing's meaning.

Like the four forces of the Purgatory Sect, Yellow Spring Sect, Yellow Heaven Sect, and Cold Moon Sect, the State Lord's Mansion and Dragon Sparrow Manor are also searching for a way to break the deadlock.

Furthermore, the State Lord's Mansion and Dragon Sparrow Manor each lost Spirit Transformation cultivators in the previous battle of Starlight City, leading to endless accusations and even turning them into enemies.

But what if Xue Wuqing informed the two major powers that the culprit behind all this might be someone from Gu Jinlai...?

On the one hand, the two forces, who were already in a difficult position, immediately had a reason to explain to their subordinates, and then they could naturally turn hostility into friendship, and even return to their original cooperative state.

Of course, even if cooperation is restarted, the extent of the final cooperation between the two sides remains questionable given that the rift has already existed.

The key point is the second one.

Elder Xue Wuqing pointed out the direction for the State Lord's Mansion and Dragon Sparrow Manor.

Gu Jinlai Tan Qingquan and a senior member of the Purgatory Sect is not something that can be easily overlooked, unlike killing Yang Kan.

The elders are a decision-making class within a powerful group.

At each Council of Elders, they could even influence the appointment and removal of the sect leader.

With such a prominent figure from the sect's decision-making level dying at Gu Jinlai's hands, the Purgatory Sect, even if unwilling, would be forced to demonstrate its determination to sever ties with Gu Jinlai; otherwise, it might shake the foundation of the Purgatory Sect.

As long as the Purgatory Sect sever ties with Gu Jinlai definitely be the best target to attack.

Not to mention, he estimates that Baihe might even be occupied in the near future.

Under these circumstances, it would be unreasonable for Star Province and Longque Manor not to take action against Lingxiao City.

"High! High!"

After Zhou Yunyi understood the cause and effect, he sincerely praised, "Truly worthy of Elder Xue, this plan is brilliant."

"Ha, Gu Jinlai, he truly believed that the world could be accomplished through indiscriminate slaughter. Sometimes, the power of words surpasses that of swords..."

Xue Wuqing's eyes were cold.

At that moment, a commotion and shouting came from outside.

Immediately afterward, a Core Forming stage rushed in from outside. "Elder, it's bad! Gu Jinlai here! He's bringing his men and his killing Spirit Artifact!"

"They really came!?"

Xue Wuqing's expression immediately changed.

"Elder..."

Zhou Yunyi turned his gaze to Xue Wuqing.

Xue Wuqing knew very well that even though he was in the midst of an army of thousands, the power of these killing Spirit Artifact was so great that they could quickly defeat tens of thousands of people.

At that time, he might have to confront both the Gu Jinlai...

As long as the green hills remain, there will always be firewood to burn!

He still has his grand plan to carry out; how can he be ruined by this?

Without hesitation, the Red-Robed Elder ordered, "Pass on the order! Anyone who has betrayed our Purgatory Sect Gu Jinlai is now our Purgatory Sect one enemy. Once he enters our range, unleash a volley of arrows and turn him into a pincushion!"

"Yes."

Upon receiving the instruction, the expert Core Forming realm bowed and quickly withdrew.

And Xue Wuqing...

"We can't just sit here and wait to die!"

He rushed to another cubicle and quickly got dressed.

"Da da da da!"

At that moment, gunshots rang out outside, clearly indicating that a battle had broken out.

This made Xue Wuqing's disguise process even faster. In less than a minute, his appearance had changed dramatically compared to before.

"Let's take advantage of the chaos and get out!"

"Sizzle!"

Flames erupted.

The close-in weapon system, Gu Jinlai, locked onto a group of dozens of experts from the Purgatory Sect who had retreated from the city, and a torrent of metal from the close-in weapon system was unleashed.

Instantly, a mist of blood filled the crowd.

Behind him, five Gods and Devils, led by Gu Qingmei, stood three or four hundred meters away from the arrayed military formation, wielding "Thunder" Gatling guns and firing with all their might.

Bullets were used to vent frustration.

The firing rate of thousands of bullets per minute caused this barrage to instantly unleash a bloodbath on the front lines.

Even those elite soldiers clad in iron armor were shot, and they were still killed by bullets, their armor and bodies pierced through.

The once orderly and imposing military formation was reduced to thousands of lives in less than half a minute by the fire of five "Thunder" Gatling guns and two 1130 close-in weapon systems.

Before they could even get within a hundred meters of the enemy, their comrades were already falling in droves like wheat being harvested. This terrifying pressure of death quickly broke the elite soldiers.

Their tactics for dealing with experts at the Spirit Refining and above are still limited to forming military formations, using experts to hold them back, and then relying on their numerical advantage to surround and kill them without fear of death.

To completely surround a Spirit Refining, the density of the military formation would inevitably be quite high.

This provided favorable conditions for Gu Jinlai and the five people behind him, including Gu Qingmei, to carry out their killings.

Flames erupt, and a barrage of projectiles sweeps across the battlefield.

Blood flowed like rivers, and corpses littered the fields.

The carnage on the scene was more brutal than ever before.

Even...

This cannot be called a battle.

It was a massacre.

Six people carried out a complete massacre of tens of thousands of people.

Blood, flames, smoke, screams, and wails filled the area within a hundred meters of Gu Jinlai and the others.

At first, the six of them used a fighting-and-retreating tactic to ensure they had enough space to shoot, but later...

Their figures began to move forward on their own initiative.

Because the army formation had already collapsed.

Thus, the six men began their pursuit of the fewer than eight thousand surviving enemy soldiers.

The chase lasted for a while, and then, as if sensing something, Gu Jinlai suddenly said, "It's up to you now."

He abandoned the two close-in weapon systems and strode off in one direction.

According to the close-in weapon system scan, there were two divine responses there...

The Spirit Refining is still located in the central area of the main tent. It is no surprise that he must be the great hero who single-handedly conquered Baihe City— the Red-Robed Elder Xue Wuqing.

Gu Jinlai, it has inspired profound and mysterious artistic conceptions, remotely "locking" two divine thoughts and maintaining the Great Sun True Demon body state, completely ignoring the thousands of troops blocking its way.

Of course, with the enemy already defeated, no one came to stop him.

And no one could stop him.

In less than half a minute, Gu Jinlai had already reached the central area of the main tent. With his figure leaping, he took advantage of his high position and locked onto two figures that were rapidly moving away from the dense crowd.

Although they both seemed to have concealed their auras, and even maintained their speed at a level equivalent to the Qi Refining Realm, but...

That splash of Bright Red stood out like a beacon in the night amidst a sea of pale red, yellow, and even white light.

Gu Jinlai stared at one of them for a few moments, his expression suddenly changed.

"Hmm? There's an old acquaintance here!"

Zhou Yunyi.

He actually "saw" Zhou Yunyi.

As for the other one...

He doesn't know him.

After all, he wasn't the original "Gu Jinlai" and had never seen Xue Wuqing's true face.

But at this moment, he appeared near the army's central hub, his Karma as thick as blood, and he was another Red Name besides Zhou Yunyi...

There's no need to guess, it must be Xue Wuqing.

"Elder Xue, why are you in such a hurry to leave?"

The flying Gu Jinlai, was like a meteorite falling from the sky, striking Xue Wuqing with perfect precision. The immense force of its impact churned up the earth, creating a crater more than two meters in diameter.

Xue Wuqing's expression changed, his eyes filled with astonishment. "You... how did you recognize me?"

Amidst the smoke and dust, Gu Jinlai, over three meters tall, slowly straightened up, brushed off the grass clippings from his body, and looked down at him, seemingly somewhat surprised by his question.

"Of course, I recognized it with my eyes."

"I never expected Elder Gu to have such insight."

Xue Wuqing took a deep breath. "I admit defeat. However, the assassination of Elder Gu was entirely orchestrated by Tan Qingquan. I was simply following orders. I..."

"Bang!"

Before he could finish speaking, he struck without hesitation, a move that Gu Jinlai.

The great Demonic Beasts's body, amplified by the Great Sun True Demon Body, seemed to emanate a monstrous Sha Qi.

As he Sha Qi slashed down with his massive sword, which weighed several thousand pounds, white waves exploded from the tip of the sword, spreading out a deafening, low rumble.

The mere hurricane created by the swing of the greatsword was enough to sweep up dust and scatter grass clippings all around, creating an overwhelming sense of oppression...

This made Xue Wuqing, who thought he had few rivals in the Spirit Refining realm, suddenly open his eyes wide.

"Grass!"

With a low shout, he no longer cared about concealing his aura, unleashing his full power of True Qi at the peak of the Spirit Refining realm, and retreated at top speed.

I dare not stop them!

Faced with such a powerful attack, whose mere wind pressure was enough to tear apart the surrounding vegetation and leave sword marks on the ground, he had absolutely no courage to block it.

"Escape!?"

With a slight bend in his legs, a more pure and violent power erupted the Gu Jinlai moment.

The spot where he stood looked as if it had been hit by a cannonball, with dirt flying everywhere.

His figure, however, slashed through the air at an even faster speed, accompanied by a piercing whistle, as he pounced on the enemy.

Conquer the world and the four seas!

"Gu Jinlai... do you really intend to completely sever ties with our Purgatory Sect and slaughter this Red-Robed Elder like yourself?!"

Xue Wuqing roared in shock and anger, as if a forbidden technique was being activated within his body, causing his retreating figure to become even faster.

"Not exterminate them all? If I didn't exterminate them all, why did I bring over a hundred men to Baihe City just for a feast?!"

From Gu Jinlai, his whole body was filled with murderous Sha Qi, and a terrifying sense of oppression surged forth. Just as he was about to approach Xue Wuqing's body, he suddenly let out a loud shout.

Look me in the eye!

"Buzz!"

A dazzling, blazing light emanated from him, a moment of breathtaking brilliance...

This caused Xue Wuqing, who was retreating rapidly, to momentarily freeze in his tracks.

Great Sun Divine Light!

It was during this brief moment of stagnation that, by the time Xue Wuqing's thoughts returned to normal, a giant sword over two meters long had already crashed down on him with overwhelming force.

"No!"

Having witnessed the sword kill his senior brother Tan Qingquan, Xue Wuqing let out a cry of resentment and desperately tried to block it with his sword.

"Boom!"

The shockwave dispersed the debris.

The violent force tore through his protective Gang Qi and armor with overwhelming force, and then...

Shatter his body.