Crippling Gu Yuan with His Own Hands, the Humble Gu Yuan

Hearing Xiao Yan's first sentence, they were still somewhat excited, feeling that their future was bright.

After all, Xiao Yan reached the level of Eight-Star Dou Sheng at such a young age. In addition to his formidable strength, he also had two Peak Nine-Star Dou Saint assistants, making his future limitless.

If they followed Xiao Yan, even if it was just leftovers, they would benefit immensely.

For a moment, they all seemed to see a bright future for themselves.

However, Xiao Yan's next sentence sent a chill down their spines.

Before they could react, Xiao Yan pressed his palm down on them from a distance.

A giant hand appeared out of thin air and pressed down on those people.

Puff puff puff!

Their bodies could not withstand that terrifying pressure. Without even uttering a scream, they exploded one after another, finally disappearing completely into the world.

After eliminating those who were destined to die, Xiao Yan looked at the remaining group of Gu Clan Elder, including Gu Lie, Gu Dao Gu Yin, and even Gu Yang, a spy from the Hun Clan.

Of course, Gu Yang was deliberately left behind by Xiao Yan; this guy wasn't ready to die yet.

He also subtly manipulated Gu Yang's consciousness to ensure that Gu Yang wouldn't relay today's events to the Hun Tiandi.

The hearts of the remaining people skipped a beat when they felt Xiao Yan's gaze sweep over them.

Having witnessed the deaths of those people, they dared not even breathe loudly in the face of Xiao Yan, this kind-hearted young man, for fear that they would explode into a cloud of blood mist at any moment.

"You may be spared the death penalty, but you cannot escape punishment." Xiao Yan withdrew his killing intent, his tone devoid of any warmth. "I have crippled your cultivation; from now on, you can live as ordinary people in peace."

By peering into these people's memories, he learned the cause and effect of what happened back then, and naturally knew who deserved to die and who did not.

Considering that Xun'er will break through to the Dou Di in the future, and the bloodline boost will inevitably benefit these guys, he came up with this plan in order to prevent the rest of them from winning without effort.

The power of the Sheep Talisman was used to forcibly change their perception, making them unable to use their Dou Qi and Soul Power from the bottom of their hearts.

In this case, even if their cultivation level increases significantly due to the subsequent bloodline boost, they will not be able to use their own Dou Qi and Soul Power; at most, they will just live a little longer than ordinary people.

This can be considered a disguised form of abolishing one's cultivation, and it's even more serious than simply abolishing one's cultivation.

After all, cultivation level can be restored, but once perception is changed, it's difficult to reverse it.

It was impossible, at least while Xiao Yan was still alive.

"Thank you, young friend Xiao Yan, for sparing my life."

Upon hearing Xiao Yan's words, despair was evident on the faces of Gu Lie and the others, but they still bowed slightly to Xiao Yan.

With their Dou Qi abolished, they are now just ordinary people, no longer the lofty and Dou Sheng Expert they once were.

After Gu Lie and the others left, Xiao Yan looked at Gu Yuan, who was lying there like a dead dog.

Logically speaking, Gu Yuan, that old bastard, should also die, but what can you do when he has such a good daughter?

With Xun'er's connection to him, Xiao Yan naturally couldn't kill him. He would just use the same method he used to deal with Gu Lie and the others to cripple Gu Yuan's cultivation.

After finishing, Xiao Yan used the power of the Horse Talisman to heal Gu Yuan's injuries to about 70-80%.

Treating too many patients is a waste; as long as they appear to be alive, that's fine.

After the treatment, seeing that Gu Yuan still hadn't woken up, Xiao Yan picked up Gu Yuan and slapped him without hesitation.

Snap!

A crisp slap rang out, and Gu Yuan was immediately knocked to the ground.

Lying on the ground, my dazed mind remained blank for a while before I regained consciousness.

"Xiao... Xiao Yan!" Gu Yuan was stunned when he opened his eyes and saw Xiao Yan, then immediately became furious.

He, Gu Yuan Yuantang, the Ancient Clan Chief and Peak Nine-Star Dou Saint expert, was actually slapped in the face?

He still got slapped by Xiao Yan, a junior.

He was about to unleash his Dou Qi to counterattack when he was shocked to discover that he couldn't sense any Dou Qi at all.

Even his once-proud Soul Perception, which covered the entire Ancient Realm and reached the Emperor Realm, vanished completely.

His current state is just like that of an ordinary person, who can only see and hear through his senses.

"What... what did you do to me?!"

At this moment, even Gu Yuan was no longer calm, and a hint of panic appeared on his face.

"What do you think?" Xiao Yan didn't answer directly, but smiled faintly.

Looking at Xiao Yan's meaningful smile, a conjecture that he dared not think about or face arose in his mind.

Then, the expression on his face gradually changed from panic to terror. "No... no, you must be lying to me!"

Gu Yuan, refusing to believe in superstitions, focused his attention once more to sense the presence of the superstition.

He tried every method and means imaginable, but all of them failed to achieve any results.

Gu Yuan wanted to examine his body internally to see where the problem was.

Then, to his despair, he discovered that he could no longer even perform the internal vision that all Dou Zhe possessed.

This is the terrifying power of the Sheep Talisman to alter consciousness and perception.

If your consciousness and cognition are flawed, you won't be able to use your full strength, no matter how much energy you have.

"Impossible! Impossible!" Gu Yuan's hair was disheveled, his eyes were bloodshot, and he had entered a state of madness due to the loss of his cultivation. His mind was already somewhat abnormal.

For a top-tier expert like him, losing his cultivation and becoming an ordinary person would be tantamount to sending him to his death.

Seeing Gu Yuan acting like a madman in front of him, Xiao Yan didn't waste any words and slapped him across the face.

Snap!

A crisp slap rang out, Gu Yuan's body spun like a top before he wobbled and fell to the ground.

Xiao Yan's slap was quite effective, directly snapping Gu Yuan out of his madness.

Upon regaining consciousness, Gu Yuan saw Xiao Yan standing to the side, his eyes gleaming with excitement, as if he had grasped the last glimmer of hope.

He no longer cared about his image, crawling on all fours to Xiao Yan's feet, hugging Xiao Yan's leg, and pleading in a tone that was almost desperate:

"Young friend Xiao Yan, I... I know I was wrong. Please help me! I'll do anything to help me restore my cultivation!"

"Oh, right! You... you wanted the Tou She Ancient God Jade, didn't you? As long as you help me restore it, I... I'll offer it to you with both hands, I'll offer it to you with both hands!"

"And the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame, the Heavenly Tomb, uh... and Xun'er, you two should get married immediately, and... and the entire Gu Clan, whatever you need, I can offer you!"

"I... I beg you, I beg you to give me back my cultivation! Please..."

Gu Yuan's tone became increasingly humble, shifting from initial requests to later pleading.

For Gu Yuan, strength was his life; without strength, what difference was there between him and death?

Having personally experienced the glory of being a top expert, no one can accept being banished to the mortal realm and reduced to an ordinary person.

Such a blow was too great; few people could bear it.

Therefore.

Xiao Yan is now Gu Yuan's last straw, and Gu Yuan is desperately clinging to it, even if it means losing his dignity.

Xiao Yan understood Gu Yuan's feelings, but he did not sympathize with them.

Especially after learning from the Elder's memories what the Gu Clan had done behind the scenes to the Xiao Clan...