The True Self

Tianyun Tower.

A renowned top-tier restaurant in the Inner City.

Not only do they have access to a wide variety of delicacies from all over the Holy Dynasty, but they also enjoy privileges that ordinary people can hardly afford.

Here, every servant and maid is carefully selected and trained by specialists.

Of course, those who can afford to spend money here are not ordinary people.

Each time someone comes in, several thousand taels of silver are simply not enough.

If there are more people, it's easy to spend tens of thousands of taels of silver.

And this is often the entire income of a True Person Spirit Refining in a year.

At this moment, Bai Ziyu, the Martial King of the Bai family, Bai Ziyun, the young master, and a group of high-ranking members of the Bai family were waiting in this private room with white jade walls and glass lamps.

Before long, another well-dressed man with an air of authority walked in from outside.

Upon seeing the man enter, Bai Ziyu, Bai Ziyun, and several other high-ranking members of the Bai family stood up simultaneously.

"Master of the family."

"Um."

The man responded and sat down in the main seat.

He was the true pillar of the Bai family.

The same is true of the Bai family—Bai Fengyu, the Celestial Person —who is able to dominate the outer city and will soon become the protector of the powerful and wealthy in the Inner City.

A high-level Celestial Person has already cultivated Divine Ability.

Bai Fengyu arrived at the private room and glanced around. When he saw that it was full of Bai family members, he couldn't help but frown. "Has Gu Jinlai not arrived yet?"

"We've already sent someone to inform him; it should take him a while to get here from the outer city..."

Bai Ziyu quickly replied.

"As a special-grade demon slayer of the Demon Slayer Hall, I spend my days going in and out of the city to slay Demonic Beasts and protect Wind and Rain City. My time is extremely precious. If he wastes a minute of my time, I might lose dozens of Demonic Beasts, which could lead to the deaths of countless people. Can he bear this responsibility?"

Bai Fengyu waved his hand sharply. "Send someone to urge him to come immediately! Our Bai family is willing to talk to him, which is giving him face. We don't want things to get too tense with him. If he really angers me, I'll make sure he can't stay in the position of deputy district head."

"Yes, I'll have someone urge them right away."

As Bai Ziyu spoke, he said to Bai Ziyun beside him, "Go ask Zihan why he hasn't brought the person over yet."

Bai Ziyun nodded, stood up, and prepared to leave.

But at that moment, a panicked cry came from outside, "Something terrible has happened, Master!"

Immediately afterward, Bai Zihan walked in from outside, his voice filled with fear and anger. "Patriarch, that Gu Jinlai doesn't play by the rules at all. Even after we clearly told him that we hoped to have a detailed discussion with him at Yuntian Tower, he still ordered the Bai family to be raided without hesitation. Some elders and retainers went to stop him, but he was so heartless that he personally killed them..."

"What!?"

Bai Ziyun and the others couldn't help but exclaim, "Seizing the Bai family's property?! Has he gone mad?!"

"Presumptuous!"

Bai Fengyu couldn't help but slam her hand on the table and stand up. "Gu Jinlai, he's courting death!"

King Wu, Bai Ziyu, was shocked for a moment, but quickly calmed down. "Seizing the Bai family's property is leaving us no way out. It's a complete break with us. No one, Gu Jinlai, would ever do something so ruthless as to exterminate us..."

At this point, he turned to Bai Fengyu: "Is some important figure eyeing our Bai family?"

Bai Fengyu gradually calmed down after hearing this.

The Celestial Person are different from King Wu.

Although the process of forging an indestructible will is extremely self-centered, it is not like King Wu's approach of directly confronting his own desires.

He thought about what the Bai family had done over the years...

"Our Bai family was indeed somewhat aggressive in the process of rising to power, but which other power is not like that? And as long as I, Bai Fengyu, am not down, the Bai family will not be targeted."

Bai Fengyu's expression was cold.

He is Celestial Person.

In the Holy Dynasty, the status of Celestial Person is significantly higher than that of Martial Kings. A newly promoted Celestial Person can stand on equal footing with a peak Martial King.

High-level Celestial Person...

Even standing in front of a martial saint would earn them a higher regard.

Those who have cultivated Divine Ability, mastered the power of heaven and earth to the extreme, and cultivated an indestructible Celestial Person are even more capable of standing on equal footing with martial saints.

If they could also possess two Dao artifacts, a high-grade Dao artifact, or a supreme-grade Dao artifact, they could climb to the seventh, eighth, or ninth rank, and even temporarily fight against a Martial Saint.

He, Bai Fengyu, couldn't reach that level, but...

His future achievements, however, will far surpass those of King Wu.

"From Gu Jinlai to the present, where did they come from? And who is behind them?"

Bai Fengyu said.

"Gu Jinlai, this person has fled from the outside world and has only been in our Wind and Rain City for a few months. In these few months, if there is anyone who might have sought refuge here, it would only be the Martial Saint Academy..."

Bai Ziyu guessed.

"It can't be the Martial Saint Academy. Gu Jinlai coming to our Bai family, they also raided the Fang Family. Fang Yan, who is behind the Fang Family, is a Martial Saint from the Martial Saint Academy. They wouldn't fight among their own people."

Fang Zihan immediately replied.

"The Fang Family was also wiped out by him?"

Bai Ziyu's face showed surprise. "Wan Tianlie and Fang Butong are not newly promoted Martial Kings. Gu Jinlai, to be able to kill them so quickly... they must at least have the strength of a top-tier Martial King, or even..."

"So what if he is a peak Martial King?"

Bai Fengyu waved his hand forcefully and domineeringly. "Go investigate, find out exactly who's behind him. If not, anyone who dares to raid our Bai family will only face death."

Outside the Bai Family Manor.

A large amount of supplies were moved out of there.

On both sides, all the members of the Bai family stood trembling with fear, and no one dared to step forward to stop them.

"Another two hundred million yuan was seized from the Bai family."

Tang Zhengxiao found Gu Jinlai had just washed the blood off his sword.

"Um."

Gu Jinlai nodded. "I need to list out the most valuable and portable resources."

Tang Zhengxiao was slightly taken aback upon hearing this, then seemed to realize something and quickly said, "I'll go right away."

When Gu Jinlai to the Law Enforcement Academy, Tang Zhengxiao packed some of the supplies into boxes. "Academy Master, they're all here. This part of the supplies is worth nearly 400 million."

"Can."

Gu Jinlai, carrying a suitcase, said, "From now on, if anything happens, just push it onto me. If anyone from above comes, tell them to come directly to me."

"Clear."

Tang Zhengxiao nodded.

The enforcement agency has wiped out the three largest powerful families in the southeast outer city, which is bound to cause a storm in the outer city.

He clearly understood that the outer and Inner City areas were closely connected, and such turmoil would inevitably lead to accountability from the Inner City.

Whether the Law Enforcement Academy can truly rise to power depends on whether its current headmaster can withstand the pressure from the Inner City.

They leave quickly, both in Gu Jinlai.

Less than a few minutes after he left, another deputy district chief, Zhen Chuanzong, rushed over with his men and shouted, "Where is District Chief Gu? Where is District Master Gu? Tell him to come out."

"Lord Gu has gone to the Inner City. If Lord Zhen has something to discuss, he can wait until Lord Gu returns before speaking with him in detail."

Tang Zhengxiao responded according to the instructions given in Gu Jinlai.

"Not here? He's caused such a huge disaster and he's thinking of just running away?"

Zhen Chuanzong looked stern.

He knew that Gu Jinlai their southeastern outer city would inevitably cause some commotion, but he never expected the commotion to be this big.

They wiped out the Fang Family, Wan, and Bai families!?

These are some of the largest forces in their southeastern outer city.

They usually give these district lords a lot of gifts.

But now it has been uprooted from all directions, Gu Jinlai...

Where does this leave the district head, who is actually in charge, looking so humiliated?!

Damn it!

With anger in his eyes, Zhen Chuanzong glanced at the various supplies still being moved to the Enforcement Court and immediately said, "The Wan family, the Fang Family, and the Bai family are all prominent families and star enterprises in our Southeast Outer District. The fact that District Chief Gu has confiscated the property of these three families without any explanation has a huge impact on our Southeast Outer District. Send these things back immediately!"

"We cannot make a decision on this matter. Why don't you wait for District Chief Gu to return and discuss it with him in detail?"

Tang Zhengxiao said.

"Um!?"

Zhen Chuanzong's gaze fell on Tang Zhengxiao, his eyes filled with pressure. "You want to disobey my orders!?"

"I wouldn't dare, absolutely not."

Tang Zhengxiao hurriedly said, "However, these things... are in a sense equivalent to the spoils of war of the Ancient District Lord. It was he who killed the two Martial Kings of the Wan family, the Fang Family, and the Bai family, and dozens of Martial Grandmasters and Primordial Spirit True Lord before they were captured. If we just send them back like this... we will not be able to explain ourselves once the Ancient District Lord investigates."

He emphasized the phrase "two martial kings," as if to remind him.

After being told this, Zhen Chuanzong, who was in a fit of anger, calmed down.

The strength of those Gu Jinlai was not as he had previously understood; at most, they were high-level Martial Kings.

He was able to kill Wan Tianlie and Fang Butong, so his strength was at least at the level of a top-tier Martial King, or even a peak Martial King.

Such a terrifyingly powerful figure...

"Lord Gu has already taken some supplies and headed straight for the Inner City... He shouldn't be gone for long. Lord Zhen, do you think we should wait a little longer?"

Tang Zhengxiao reminded him again, clicking on the words "bring some supplies".

It seems to imply that all these actions Gu Jinlai have been orchestrated by someone.

"Gu Jinlai behind you...?"

Zhen Chuanzong didn't know if it was true or not.

But his aggressive demeanor quickly subsided.

These actions Gu Jinlai have been utterly insane.

But if someone was instigating it, then it makes perfect sense.

Before the situation becomes clear, it's best to be cautious to avoid offending the wrong people.

Thinking of this, Zhen Chuanzong waved his hand. "Then I'll wait for District Chief Gu to return and see what he has to say."

At this moment, Gu Jinlai had already arrived at the Martial Saint Academy with the box.

As soon as he arrived at the Martial Saint Academy, he was immediately summoned to the office of the Academy Master Yan Lie by a student.

Looking at the Gu Jinlai, the vice dean in charge of all matters of the Martial Saint Academy was speechless.

"The commotion you caused in the southeast outer city area is too great. Have you thought about how you're going to clean up this mess?"

Yan Lie questioned.

However, Gu Jinlai did not give a direct answer, but only said, "During this period of study at the Martial Saint Academy, I have many feelings. Perhaps it is due to the life and death I have experienced over the years. I seem to have vaguely understood how my martial will is condensed."

"Um!?"

Yan Lie was taken aback, then exclaimed in surprise, "You... you've found your way?"

The first step to forging a martial arts will is to find direction and confront one's true self.

Only with direction can one follow one's heart, seek one's true self, and then subdue that true self, uniting it with the true self to condense the will of martial arts.

Everything is difficult at the beginning.

Many kings were stuck at this point their whole lives, unable to find their true "self," and thus went astray, falling into a life of great desires, until they were dominated by those desires, becoming out-of-control individuals who were hunted down.

"Yes!"

Gu Jinlai nodded solemnly and said, "Maintaining legal justice and social order is my true calling!"