The Shock

"Elder Liu... Elder Gu and the Dragon Sparrow Manor..."

After a while, Lu Dengxian turned to Liu Jingtao.

Before he could finish speaking, Liu Jingtao abruptly flicked his sleeve and rebuked him, "What Elder Gu? Don't you have any sense of hierarchy? Call me Grand Elder Gu!"

"Supreme... Supreme?"

Lu Dengxian's eyes widened immediately.

"The Ancient Supreme Elder was able to single-handedly defeat two Primordial Spirit True Lord and seven Spirit Transformation cultivators, killing two Nascent Primordial Spirit and four Nascent Spirit Transformation. Although he relied on the power of the Heavenly Sword, as a Heavenly Monarch, external objects are part of their power. With such strength, what's wrong with him becoming the fourth Supreme Elder of our Purgatory Sect?!"

"The fourth Grand Elder..."

Lu Dengxian was dumbfounded.

This...

Is this the fourth Supreme Elder?

Although he has been promoted to Red-Robed Elder Gu Jinlai, he will soon become an elder equivalent to the decision-making level of the Purgatory Sect once the annual Council of Elders is held.

Can...

But the Senate hasn't even had a chance to convene yet, has it?

As a result, he was directly promoted to Grand Elder?

This promotion speed is faster than even riding a flying sword!

"I will personally discuss this matter with the two Supreme Elders, Zhang Liefeng and Lu Zhanxian."

Liu Jingtao said in a deep voice, "The Divine Sword Tournament is about to begin. Whoever can gain the recognition of the Heavenly Sword will become the nominal leader of the Ten Demonic Sects. This is a vow made by Di Luo himself. As the most promising candidate to gain the recognition of the Heavenly Sword, if the Ancient Supreme is truly recognized by the Heavenly Sword, his status and position will inevitably rise. A Supreme Elder will be indispensable."

At this point, he paused, "If the Ancient Supreme Elder unfortunately fails to recognize the Heavenly Sword and is not accepted, our Purgatory Sect must become as strong as possible during the integration of the Ten Demonic Sects. Only in this way can we gain more benefits in this alliance. Therefore, having one more Supreme Elder, especially one who has the record of killing two Nascent Primordial Spirit True Lord and four Spirit Transformation Grandmasters in a single battle, will be beneficial to our Purgatory Sect."

Lu Dengxian understood what Liu Jingtao was saying.

These sect leaders and hall masters always considered the Purgatory Sect itself, as well as its strategies and development towards surrounding forces.

But the Supreme Elders were planning for the future of the Purgatory Sect.

The landscape is completely different.

In the short term, those Gu Jinlai become the Supreme Elder of the Purgatory Sect will naturally take away a lot of power.

In the long run, however, having an additional Supreme Elder would give the Purgatory Sect more power to expand its influence.

Like twenty percent of one million and ten percent of three million.

Ultimately, the Purgatory Sect will only gain more than what it has paid out so far.

Not to mention...

Having annihilated two Primordial Spirit and four Transformation Spirit Transformation from Dragon Sparrow Manor in a single battle, Gu Jinlai has demonstrated the potential to Star Province. With this foundation, it's hard to say who will benefit after he becomes the Supreme Elder of the Purgatory Sect.

"I will personally persuade the two Supreme Elders about the matter. Now, Lu Zhanfeng, you should call Shi Chen and Sha Wujin to apologize to Gu Jinlai and resolve this grievance as soon as possible. The three of you will stay by Gu Jinlai's side and serve him, and convey the attitude of our Purgatory Sect."

Liu Jingtao said in a deep voice, "Lingxiao City is not weak, but they have developed too quickly, resulting in a major gap in the Spirit Refining and Spirit Transformation stages. Although they can barely make up for these deficiencies with the Demon God's personal guards, their army has now been dispatched to rescue the Star Heaven Alliance..."

He paused for a moment, then said, "This means they're going to take over Star Province."

Lu Dengxian and the others nodded.

"The fact that they need to take over Star Province is that they are short of manpower. Therefore, it is a win-win situation that we invite him to become the Supreme Elder of the Purgatory Sect and ask you to go and assist him in taking over Star Province."

Liu Jingtao said.

After a moment's thought, Lu Zhanfeng quickly understood what the Supreme Elder meant.

"I'll make another trip to Lingxiao City now."

"Go, don't go empty-handed, bring a gift from us."

Liu Jingtao said, "Since we intend to invite him to become one of the four Supreme Elders of our Purgatory Sect, we must show more sincerity."

"What the Supreme Elder means is..."

"Since the Ancient Supreme is the Heavenly Ruler, then we will provide assistance in the Heavenly Ruler's capacity. I remember that we obtained several spiritual materials from the ruins that the Heavenly Emperor and his group explored back then?"

Spiritual materials, not materials for Spirit Artifact.

Like the Radiant Stones obtained in Gu Jinlai, they can be used to forge Spirit Artifact, better generating and stimulating spirituality.

But spiritual materials...

It possesses supernatural qualities.

This material is often used to refine Dao artifacts.

Its value cannot be measured in monetary terms.

"I did obtain some spiritual materials, but they have all been used. The only spiritual materials I have left are Cloudwood and Void Stone, which contain the 'Void-Breaking' property, and a Jade Dragon Scale with the 'Toughness' property."

Lu said casually.

"Send it over."

Liu Jingtao said.

"All of this, the value of these things..."

Lu Dengxian hesitated for a moment.

Spiritual materials.

Void Stone, in particular, is considered a superior spiritual material.

That is a treasure that can be used to refine high-grade Dao artifacts.

Although none of them are the main materials for refining Dao artifacts, these three spiritual materials are not much less valuable than a top-grade spiritual sword or two superior spiritual swords.

"As a Supreme Elder, is it too much to be given a top-grade Spirit Artifact and two superior armors?"

Liu Jingtao glanced at him.

"I see."

Lu Dengxian quickly replied, "I'll go prepare right away."

As an ally of Lingxiao City, the Purgatory Sect was the first to receive news of the deaths of Wang Yinfeng and Ye Wuxia, two Nascent Primordial Spirit True Lord, and quickly took action.

The Dragon Sparrow Manor, which was acting in concert with the State Lord's Mansion, was the next to learn of this.

When Long Xuanguang, the elder in charge of the Star Province war, hurriedly brought this news to the main hall, the manor lord, who was looking at a large map, was completely dumbfounded.

At that moment, he found the map, which included Lingxiao City, Baihe City, Yuanhua City, and many other cities, filled with flags belonging to Longque Manor, to be so glaring.

The entire world seemed to be filled with boundless malice, mocking the arrogant behavior of Dragon Sparrow Manor.

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"

Long Yinfeng looked at this Spirit Transformation elder, who could be considered his relative, and stepped forward in disbelief, asking, "How could Elder Ye and Elder Wang have killed a mere Gu Jinlai when they went to ambush him? This can't be true! Tell me, this can't be true!"

"I really wanted to answer that way, but..."

A deep pain flashed in Long Xuanguang's eyes. "We underestimated Gu Jinlai! Gu Jinlai's own power was already formidable. Although he killed the severely wounded Demon Ape Commander, this power was not much less than that of a high-ranking Demonic Beasts. But we overlooked his other greatest advantage... He is a Heavenly Monarch!"

"The Heavenly Emperor!?"

"Yes!"

Long Xuanguang nodded. "His most powerful weapon has never been himself, but the killing Spirit Artifact he forged with the power of the Heavenly Monarch!"

He quickly said, "Gu Jinlai, this demon has forged three special flying swords called Heavenly Swords. Although these flying swords are one-time use treasures, their power is terrifying. Not only does their speed exceed the limits of Primordial Spirit True Lord's sword control, but their power is also far superior to that of Primordial Spirit True Lord... He calls these killing Spirit Artifact Heavenly Swords, which shows that they are comparable to the Celestial Person Sword..."

At this point, grief resurfaced in his eyes. "Each Heavenly Sword strike is equivalent to Celestial Person being wielding a sword! It was with the help of three Heavenly Sword strikes that this demon was able to kill our two elders of Dragon Sparrow Manor."

"Heavenly Sword! Heavenly Sword! The Heavenly Sword, equivalent to the Heavenly Sword of Celestial Person and Heaven..."

Upon hearing Long Xuanguang's explanation, Long Yingfeng felt as if all his strength had been drained away, and he slumped into his seat.

Dragon Sparrow Manor...

Two Supreme Elders have died!

Four elders have died!

He couldn't imagine the astonishing upheaval that would ensue once the news got out.

"Master, now is not the time to grieve. This matter has had a huge impact on our Dragon Sparrow Manor. If we are not careful, the 600-year-old heritage of Dragon Sparrow Manor may be in danger of collapsing. We must report to the Supreme Elder as soon as possible."

Long Xuanguang quickly replied.

Upon hearing this, Long Yinfeng focused his energy slightly and forced himself to cheer up. "Yes... I must report to the Supreme Elder as soon as possible..."

But he knew that his master...

It seems their term is coming to an end.

The two Supreme Elders perished because of the flawed intelligence he provided, and someone had to pay the price for this mistake. This manor lord was the perfect target.

A commotion broke out at Dragon Sparrow Manor.

At the governor's mansion...

Surprisingly, there was not much movement.

Reason?

Su asked!

Su Wen worked in intelligence when he was with Meteor Guard.

After joining the state lord's government, he also held the power of intelligence gathering. Even the state lord's government's renewed cooperation with Longque Manor was initiated by him, and he and Wen Rulong went to Longque Manor to discuss and finalize the agreement.

Having witnessed Gu Jinlai's rise to power, which was so strong that he could kill two Nascent Primordial Spirit True Lord and four Nascent Spirit Transformation Grand Cultivators under the attack of two Supreme Elders and seven Nascent Spirit Transformation Grand Cultivators of Dragon Sparrow Manor, he realized that Gu Jinlai's rise was unstoppable.

Let alone their state lord's manor, even Dragon Sparrow Manor would find it difficult to contend with such a terrifying existence.

Therefore, after escaping, he returned to his residence as quickly as possible, packed up all his valuables, and left with only a few close friends and family.

Yes!

He ran away.

He knew very well that, given his Gu Jinlai grievances with Gu Jinlai, there would be absolutely no place for him here once he took control of Star Province.

Even the Upper, Middle, and Lower Provinces south of the Milky Way are not necessarily safe.

The Demonic Beasts who were entrenched in the Milky Way had to temporarily avoid their sharp edge because of the convening of the Ten Demonic Sects Divine Sword Conference. The north-south passage of the Great Qian Dynasty was indirectly opened up, so he simply took his relatives and supplies and crossed the Milky Way directly to the capital.

If you can't afford to mess with him, you can at least avoid him.

In any case, with his strength as a Spirit Transformation cultivator, he could be considered a top-tier expert in the capital, and surviving would be a piece of cake.

They're gone.

I'm never coming back.