A Tradition of the Immortal Realm
The onlookers were completely taken aback, never expecting to stumble upon such a juicy tidbit. While it was not appropriate for outsiders to interfere in the Gu Family's private affairs, seeing Gu Huiming's ruthless disregard for reputation and his open murder of a relative in public, they were all terrified. They scattered in a flash, keeping a safe distance from the Gu Family members, fearing they might be caught in the Sword Light's flash and accidentally cut down.
Li Fan also hid to the side and pondered for a while, practicing cause-and-effect reasoning while using his years of experience with novels to fill in the gaps in his mind, and he deduced the case in front of him with great accuracy.
This is probably another traditional revenge plot in the cultivation world. It seems to be an internal struggle within the Gu family for cultivation resources. The eldest son of the Gu family head, in order to establish his foundation, stole the spiritual medicine that saved Gu Panpan's or Gu Huiming's father's life, which directly or indirectly led to the deaths of her parents. Gu Panpan, on the other hand, obtained a chance to become a cultivator, entered the Qingtang Sect of Wangwu Mountain, received the true teachings, formed her golden core, and obtained a superior flying sword. So she returned to seek revenge.
If someone harms another person's parents, how can that be resolved? In this world, forget about reason; sometimes they don't even care about saving face. Do you think they'll listen to the law? In the end, it's all about drawing weapons, and whoever has the faster knife is right.
Since Gu Huiming had already begun his killing spree, he didn't care about anything else. Under everyone's watchful eyes, he coldly smiled and made a series of hand seals, pointing with Sword Light. Those struck by the sword fell to the ground. On the spot, he slaughtered all the Gu Family had come to participate in the sword duel, including the family head and elders, as well as the three young men who had come out to fight—two Golden Core cultivators and three Foundation Establishment cultivators—regardless of age! They were all decapitated and lay dead, their blood flowing all over the ground!
The Gu Family had considered retaliating or escaping, but for a cultivator, having a good flying sword was, in a sense, the same as having a gun. Golden Core level flying sword could inflict fatal damage on the Nascent Soul Realm cultivators. As long as the sword control technique was correct and the Divine Sense could be manipulated, Golden Core cultivators of the same realm could be killed one by one, or two by two.
Moreover, it seems that Gu Huiming has truly received the sect's true teachings. He probably became incredibly lucky after stealing a sword pellet and is now very favored. All the jewels, hairpins, red silk, and gold rings on his body are magical treasures, radiating light. He clearly doesn't care about the threat from these rogue cultivators at all.
Gu Huiming killed several people without changing his expression, even smiling slightly as he looked at the Zhang Family members on the other side, whose faces were ashen. "Who is Zhang Yanzong?"
The three young men from the Zhang Family who had been chosen to fight trembled like quails the moment this beautiful girl looked at them.
Upon hearing the news, the Zhang Family head was also shocked. He broke out in a cold sweat and bowed tremblingly, saying, "My... my son lacks spiritual roots and is weak and frail. He cannot be exposed to light and has always been raised at home. I don't know where I offended the envoy. I hope you will forgive me..."
Gu Huiming chuckled, "So Uncle Zhang doesn't remember me either. That old dog killed my father back then and even tried to marry Panpan off to your Zhang Yanzong for good luck. My mother was beaten to death while trying to escape with me. It caused a huge uproar. You've all forgotten, haven't you?"
Now the Zhang Family also knelt down.
Gu Huiming smiled sadly, "Hehehe, forget it. Now I yearn for the path of immortality and am determined to leave the world to cultivate. My purpose in coming here is twofold: first, to seek revenge, and second, to annul the engagement and sever all karmic ties in the mortal realm. Uncle, you won't object, will you?"
Wow, it's a revenge story combined with a broken engagement story...
The onlookers were treated to another piece of gossip.
How could Patriarch Zhang Family dare to refuse? He immediately nodded and said, "Yes, yes, yes! It's just that Yanzong's fortune is insufficient! He dares not delay the envoy's immortal opportunity! He'll leave!"
Gu Huiming smiled so much his eyes narrowed, "That's perfect! You see, I fought for you as the daughter-in-law of the Zhang Family, and we won this match. That's fair, isn't it? This way, no one owes anyone anything!"
"Everyone here is a witness. I, Gu Huiming Wangwu Mountain. Now, the Gu Family's skills are inferior, and they have been defeated by the Zhang Family. The position of the Hengye Army's retainer shall be taken over by the Zhang Family. Does anyone have any objections?"
Wow, you've killed off all the dissenters, so who else has the right to object?! This is truly a masterful way of handling things; cause and effect, grudges and debts, all settled clearly and distinctly...
At that moment, the Zhang Family and a group of onlookers repeatedly expressed that the envoy's enforcement of the law was fair and just, and had no objections whatsoever.
Gu Huiming was very satisfied. After the Zhang Family head signed the oath, he succeeded as the Protector of the Hengye Army in Weizhou and assisted in this Northern Expedition. Then he rode away on his Sword Light.
Seeing the mess, the Zhang Family head felt a sense of shared sorrow and helped collect the bodies of the Gu Family. This time, blood had been spilled and people had died. It was likely that the Zhang and Gu families would become irreconcilable enemies and even fight each other. But since they had already gained the opportunity and benefits, the Zhang Family had no choice but to bite the bullet and accept this karmic consequence.
After the person in question left, the onlookers started discussing it heatedly.
Although everyone was from the same hometown, there wasn't much sympathy for the Gu Family. In fact, many were even gloating. After all, what did it matter if a few people died these days? Besides, they were all Gu Family, which was their family matter. Fighting over family property was a common occurrence throughout history, and the Xuanmen sect was involved too. So, outsiders naturally couldn't say much.
On the contrary, it's rare to see a new Daoist in Weizhou. Judging from his age, he already has such cultivation. Who knows, maybe a Nascent Soul Stage Ancestor will emerge in a hundred years!
If this incident hadn't happened, the Gu Family might have had two patriarchs to look after them and become a prominent family in Weizhou, protecting the local area. But now, with so many Gu Family dead and Gu Huiming storming out, the Gu family is likely to decline from this point on. But who can they blame? Who told the Gu Family to lose control of its destiny and cause such a mess?
Li Fan mingled in the crowd, chatting and gossiping. What he found absurd was that, after all this, the local rogue cultivators actually had a pretty good impression of Gu Panpan? Not only did they not find her ruthless, but they also thought it was incredibly impressive that this girl, only a teenager, could achieve Golden Core, join a Xuanmen sect, fly on a sword, and avenge her family. They even seemed proud of her...
I don't know if everyone is just obsessed with looks, or if the Gu Family is just used to being domineering and offends more people, or if this is just the way the world's values are: the fiercer you are, the more powerful you are; the more people you kill, the more people respect you. It's truly disheartening...
But what's even more outrageous is that the opportunity Li Fan 'Si Nan compass is pointing to isn't Gu Huiming at all! It's actually the few people from the Gu Family who were killed!
Ah... what's going on? With this plot development, Li Fan thought he was about to have another romantic encounter, maybe even cultivate with someone special, but it turns out the opposite is true?
For a moment, Li Fan was also confused. Anyway, it was still early, so he followed Si Nan compass and secretly entered Weizhou to see the Zhang Family return the Gu Family's body. The Gu Family didn't have time to arrange the funeral. The men were fighting over the family property, and the dozens of concubines and wives became widows. Some were crying and some were making a fuss. They didn't have time to handle the funeral arrangements. Several coffins were placed in the mourning hall and no one was watching over them.
Taking advantage of the chaos, Li Fan brought the Si Nan in, looked it over from left to right, and discovered that this opportunity had actually fallen on the eldest young master of the Gu Family.
This guy was really unlucky. He was probably hated by Gu Huiming so much that he was directly cut in half at the waist with a flying sword, dying without even a quick death. After all, this guy was the root cause of the Gu Family's internal strife. If he hadn't tried to steal the spiritual medicine meant to cure Gu Panpan's biological father in order to Foundation Establishment, the Gu Family wouldn't be in this situation today...
But the young master's magical artifacts and Daoist robes have already been stripped bare by the Gu Family; he has everything on him... Right, could it be Foundation Establishment elixir? Is it both the root of the Gu Family's troubles and their opportunity? But this person has already Foundation Establishment; whatever the elixir, he should have already digested it, right? Moreover, at his age, Perfected Realm of Foundation Establishment is only considered normal for a direct descendant of a cultivation family; it doesn't seem to be some particularly heaven-defying elixir, does it?
So Li Fan reached out and examined the man, finding that his aptitude and constitution were indeed rubbish, nothing worth paying attention to. Fortunately, Li Fan had the Si Nan Treasure Hunting cheat, and after a careful search, he actually found something hard inside the young master's stomach.
It wasn't a tumor, it was a jade pendant. He must have swallowed it while he was kneeling down. Hmm? This color isn't blood? It seems... Holy crap? It's actually God Lord Jade!?
Li Fan was shocked!
Huh??? Why does he always get flying swords or God Lord Jade when he opens treasure chests? Can't he at least get something normal once in a while?!
However, upon closer inspection, Li Fan noticed something amiss. He compared the God Lord Jade that the eldest young Gu Family had obtained with the string of jade in his hand and found that the blood jade material was the same, and the incantation used to seal the jade pendant was also from the Divine Sect sequence, but the Divine Lord engraved on the jade pendant seemed to be different.
So handsome...
The four jade tablets in Li Fan's hand are all ordinary statues of deities, with blue faces and fangs, while this jade tablet is engraved with a handsome man.
Okay, how to describe his handsomeness? It's probably the kind of handsome that even after getting a tan, he's still stunningly handsome, the kind that could probably instantly kill any woman—a genetically based handsomeness, right? If we were to put a real person in front of Li Fan and rate him, let's be objective, 99. Don't get arrogant if you deduct one point; keep trying...
Who is this guy? Even the God of War is sculpted into that grotesque image, and he dares to be more handsome than the God of War?!
Yuepo said, "It seems... it seems to be saying that the God Lord had a difficult past and was disfigured..."
That ghostly face must be a mask or a dharma image, who could look like that... Holy crap, no way! Could this be... the true face of the deity!?
Yuepo said, "Perhaps, I've never been to the Divine Cult's headquarters either..."
Li Fan's hatred for the Divine Cult has reached a new level. Are you kidding me? The Divine Lord single-handedly defeated the Nine Yin Mountain Sect and crushed the Beichen Sword Sect, seized the Heavenly Book, founded the Divine Cult, and ascended to immortality—he exudes protagonist-like charisma! That's already enough to make anyone hate him! And how can he be so handsome?! This is truly unbearable!
For a moment, Li Fan's thoughts were in turmoil. That's the downside of the Xianxia world—too long a history, too many powerful figures, all sorts of chosen ones blessed with destiny becoming protagonists of their era. No matter how high-profile or outrageous he is, there's always someone who can stand up and slap him in the face. Look at this cult member, he's absolutely stunning! Wow, I'm starting to feel unbalanced...
And where did this young master of the Gu Family get his hands on this thing?
You have to understand, the God Lord Jade is a high-end item! Damn it, only an apostle of a legion system can get three, and the manifestation only gave him one, while that Wu Zhui didn't even have one for his merits!
This Gu Family a small clan, with at most only a 'Nascent Soul Stage Ancestor of Wangwu Mountain' protecting them. How could their young master, with such a tragic fate, possibly obtain such a rare and valuable God Lord Jade?
Unfortunately, the young master was killed by the girl with a single sword strike without uttering a single line. Li Fan was also confused. In any case, he already possessed quite a few things with unclear inheritances and causes, and he was too lazy to deal with this divine sect's inheritance. He was just annoyed by it, so he decided to keep it for now. He had already wasted too much time and needed to find a place to set up an array to Moon Worship.
So Li Fan seized this opportunity and went out of the city again. He found a dilapidated earth god temple in the suburbs that barely had any spiritual energy, so he made do with it. He had just set up the formation and was about to Moon Worship when suddenly his mind stirred and he sensed something. Then he saw a red light shining in his sleeve!
It's that collector's edition God Lord Jade!
Li Fan was shocked. He took out a string of God Lord Jade to examine it. The other four jades showed no reaction whatsoever, clearly indicating that there was no request for help from a nearby cult. Sure enough, it was the handsome God Lord Jade that was absorbing the essence of the False Moon. The face on the jade seemed to be alive, breathing out streams of bloody breath! And the Divine Lord's closed eyes slowly opened! Two beams of bloody light shot out from his pupils!
The blood-red light, illuminating the blood aura, projected a blood-red phantom onto the wall of the dilapidated temple. Sometimes it projected a cultivation meridian diagram, sometimes it projected a method of regulating breathing and exhaling energy, and sometimes it projected martial arts combat. Countless information characters flashed by rapidly like a slideshow!
Hiss--! This! Could it be that he received the true teachings of the Ten Absolutes God Sect?! Damn it!
"Illustrator! You don't actually want to learn, do you?" Yuepo asked, dissatisfied.
Li Fan said, "Why can't I learn it? I've learned a lot from killing people from the Three Great Sects. In the end, the Divine Sect is the most difficult to deal with and especially hard to kill. Since the true master is here, I definitely have to see it. My Divine Sect's reputation is definitely at stake. If I miss this opportunity, I won't get another one."
Yuepo hesitated for a moment, "It's one thing to have knowledge, but it's quite another to receive someone's true teachings. There's a cause and effect involved! Besides, with your high level of comprehension, what if you receive the true teachings of the Divine Lord and then become the Dharma King Sect Leader of the Divine Sect?"
Li Fan is sweating bullets. You guys really think too highly of him. He's ruined so much for the cult, and you think he can just become their Sect Leader so easily after receiving the inheritance?
Yuepo retorted, "Why not? The Divine Sect allows merits and demerits to be offset. For example, Xuanmen masters like Shi Zai Godly Monarch who joined the Divine Sect—which one of them didn't have the blood of the Divine Sect on their hands and ruined the Divine Sect's affairs in the past? But the Divine Sect doesn't care about that, as long as they can achieve greater merit! You are the sect leader pre-selected by our Sword Sect. You can't just join the Divine Sect because they are powerful, protected by destiny, and have a prosperous fate!"
Wow, the Divine Cult is so powerful! Hmm... actually, theoretically, it can't be considered that the Sword Sect pre-ordered it...
"Oh, relax! I'm a sentimental person. Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated! I'll learn from that. I guarantee I wouldn't even accept the Sect Leader from the Divine Cult! I'd definitely rebuild the Beichen Sword Sect, don't worry!"
After calming the rabbit down with sweet words, Li Fan temporarily stopped Moon Worship and decided to first observe the true teachings of this cult.
Having fought with the Divine Sect for so long, Li Fan knew that they could stand shoulder to shoulder with established powerhouses like the Immortal Palace and the Profound Sect, and that they were truly capable of stirring up trouble throughout the world. He had long wanted to see their true teachings, and if he could also make up for his own shortcomings in the Primordial Spirit Technique, that would be perfect!
So Li Fan spent the whole night studying Blood Shadow's slides, trying to comprehend the classics of the Divine Cult. But as dawn broke, the blood light dimmed, and the God Lord Jade closed its eyes again, Li Fan still hadn't grasped any Cultivation Method, let alone the young Gu Family.
It wasn't that Li Fan couldn't understand; in fact, he understood quite a bit of it. That's why he could see that the order of these images and fragments was incorrect, or that there was no order at all, and that the missing parts were extremely severe. For example, most of the cultivation manuals were fragments and incomplete pieces.
Although it is unknown whether this is the first draft of the famous Blood Record Heavenly Book, it is certainly not a complete cultivation Cultivation Method that has been systematically polished by someone like the Blood God Child.
This is more like a hodgepodge of various cultivation and body-refining Cultivation Method. Many of them are drafts made out of curiosity, without any beginning or end. They are all fragments deduced by someone, and they are not even the same Cultivation Method.
Similar to Li Fan's own version of the Ling Shu, these seem to be fragments of inspiration from his cultivation and enlightenment. Not only are they largely incomplete, but the Dao Breath and Qi circulation are also completely unorthodox, a deviant path that only a demonic cultivator could conceive of. They almost never follow the orthodox path and are extremely dangerous. It would be truly a genius to cultivate anything from these. Even with Li Fan's level of comprehension, it seems unbelievable.
So at first glance, Li Fan suspected that the God Lord, like Xuan Tian, had broken down the Heavenly Book series into separate parts, scrambled the order, and encrypted them, requiring a complete set to unlock the full text. Tsk, why do they all use this kind of collection method? It's driving perfectionists crazy...
However, when Li Fan, based on these Cultivation Method, imitated his previous deduction of the Tai Xuan True Transmission, and used the system to model all the cultivation fragments separately and then superimposed them together, and saw the final result, and then referred to the Blood Register God Lord's Great Dao that he had personally witnessed before, Li Fan gradually saw out the truth about the God Lord hidden behind the various fragments of Cultivation Method in the jade pendant.
Yuepo was indeed overthinking it; this true teaching of the Divine Lord is truly beyond Li Fan's ability to cultivate.
Although he didn't obtain the Cultivation Method, Li Fan gained a slightly deeper understanding of the God Lord. Even his slight jealousy disappeared along with it.
Why did the God Master cultivate the Primordial Spirit Technique? Why didn't he use weapons? And why was he ultimately able to create such a terrifying Dao technique Blood Demon Great Path Body?
Because these incomplete methods of cultivation reveal the physical condition of the deity, and when combined, they make it quite clear.
Many cultivation Cultivation Method are not intentionally missing parts, but rather the corresponding organs for those Cultivation Method are missing because they simply don't exist. Naturally, there's no need to cultivate them.
Yes, the deity is most likely crippled, and not only disfigured, but also blind and deaf, losing all five senses, with all four limbs broken, as if all the bones in his body have been crushed, all the meridians in his body destroyed, and not a single one of the eight extraordinary meridians is functioning. He may have been kept in a container the size of a wine jar for many years, his spine severely curved and deformed, curled up like a shrimp, probably kept alive with some poisonous pills and strong medicines, his skin, fat, blood and flesh have been melted away, suffering endless torment, truly unable to die even if he wanted to.
All the magical calculations within this jade are for the purpose of one day breaking free and reshaping one's true form!
Hmm, and there's probably another revenge plot to add... sigh, another traditional storyline from the cultivation Immortal Realm...