Gu Chen's words were calm, but there was a chilling killing intent hidden beneath that calmness!
Zhou Nanfeng was both surprised and horrified, and under his astonishing aura, he couldn't help but take a step back.
"Boy, you dare to disregard this old man!"
Master Jiang finally couldn't hold back any longer, and with a thud, he took a step forward!
At the same time, the oppressive force emanating from the Revolving Illumination Realm swept towards them like a tidal wave!
Jiang Qi and Zhu Jun were at the very front, bearing the brunt of the attack, but they were swept away by the shockwave, struggling to breathe and stumbling backward!
With this one step, it was as if the killing intent that Gu Chen had deliberately created had been broken in an instant. Every move Master Jiang was full of the demeanor of Grandmaster, and he did it with ease.
"As expected of Master Jiang!"
Once he could no longer sense the surging killing intent, Zhou Nanfeng finally breathed a sigh of relief and immediately shouted.
"Don't worry, with me here, it's not up to a junior like me to dictate things!"
Master Jiang looked at Gu Chen with disdain in his eyes and said, "Kid, if you're not out of here in five minutes, you're going to die here."
These words were spoken entirely in the tone Gu Chen had just used. Given Master Jiang's composure, it's easy to see that he was already angry.
"Master, we've arrived!"
Just then, a muffled roar rang out, and more than a dozen martial artists ran out from behind the manor.
With their arrival, the incessant sirens that had been echoing all around suddenly ceased.
"Elder Gu!" Zhou Nanfeng's spirits lifted immediately upon seeing them.
The person who arrived was none other than Gu Lin, the steward of the Zhou Family!
Gu Lin, as the top martial artist under him, made great contributions to the Zhou Family becoming one of the three major families in Zhou City.
In this world, wealth alone cannot solve everything. The rise of the Xiang Family is inseparable from the support of military force. For example, Jiang Kun of the Jiang Family, although he has reached the Bone-Forge Realm, is not yet qualified to become one of the new three major families, and this is the reason.
Even though Zhou Nanfeng himself doesn't know martial arts, his father and his subordinates are all martial arts practitioners!
Gu Lin led the Zhou Family warriors to attack. This group was different from the ordinary guards from before; they were all filled with a ruthless and vicious aura.
"Elder Gu, capture him!"
Zhou Nanfeng roared, "Kill him or cripple him, it's all on me!"
"Yes!"
Gu Lin turned his gaze to Gu Chen and sneered, "Young Master Gu, of all places to come, why did you have to come to the Zhou Family to cause trouble? You're just asking for death!"
"Mid Bone Forging, this level of strength..." Gu Chen nodded and said, "I really don't know where such arrogance comes from."
Feeling slighted by Gu Chen, Gu Lin glared and flew into a rage. He took a step back and charged at Gu Chen!
"Master, let me do it!"
Zhao Bo stepped forward and blocked Gu Chen's path.
Immediately, facing the palm strike from Gu Lin, he stretched out his hand, flicked his long sleeve—poof!
The next second, a sound of vomiting blood was heard, and then Gu Lin's body was seen flying backward like a kite with a broken string!
How could that be?
Zhou Nanfeng was dumbfounded. Gu Lin, on whom he had placed so much hope, couldn't even withstand a single move from this disheveled old man?
Not only him, but even Master Jiang's expression became slightly serious.
"The Revolving Illumination Realm?!"
He spoke each word slowly and deliberately, his eyes gleaming with a sharp light.
Gu Lin collapsed to the ground, his chest heaving. Zhao Bo's palm strike had nearly killed him. Not only were his meridians unable to gather qi, but it felt as if the bones inside his body were about to shatter.
"Zhou Nanfeng, your men are too fragile."
Gu Chen shook his head, glanced at the time, and said calmly, "Three minutes left."
With Gu Lin defeated, his warriors naturally dared not advance any further. Zhao Bo stood there like an insurmountable mountain, inspiring awe in all who looked up at him.
"You are a martial artist at the Revolving Illumination Realm, why are you taking orders from this person?"
Just then, Master Jiang's deep voice came through, carrying a hint of surprise and uncertainty.
In his mind, Gu Chen would be lucky to find a martial artist at the Bone-Forge Realm, but now that he saw Zhao Bo, he realized he was completely wrong. A Revolving Illumination Realm, who used to be able to do whatever he wanted in Zhou City, was actually willing to help this abandoned young Gu Family —it was simply unbelievable!
At this moment, he also realized that the assassin from the Wuji Manor that Zhou Nanfeng had hired had probably already failed. With a martial artist at the Revolving Illumination Realm in charge, it was simply a pipe dream for a silver-ranked assassin to kill Gu Chen.
"Aren't you also helping the Zhou Family?" Zhao Bo said coldly.
"I'm different. The Zhou Family is dispensable to me," Master Jiang said in a deep voice. "May I ask which sect or family you belong to? Perhaps we have some connection."
Although Master Jiang's words were harsh, Zhou Nanfeng dared not refute them.
Hearing this, Gu Chen chuckled and said, "So, you're trying to get on my good side now?"
"Shut up!"
Master Jiang coldly rebuked, "Gu Chen, aren't you just relying on this person for support? Let me tell you, those in the Revolving Illumination Realm Revolving Illumination Realm have their own pride. I don't know why this person would help you, but I don't believe he would offend my Steel Tremor Sect for your sake!"
"You're from the Steel Tremor Sect?" Zhao Bo's expression changed.
Master Jiang regained some confidence and said, "That's right, I am Jiang Yi, the Eighth Elder of the Steel Tremor Sect! You've come to Zhou City for the Shennong Grass, haven't you?"
"Shennong Grass?" Zhao Bo narrowed his eyes.
"Indeed! The news of the imminent birth of Shennong Grass has spread, attracting heroes from all directions to the small Zhou City, a gathering of extraordinary figures!" Jiang Yi said, "You were able to receive the news and arrive so quickly, you must be no ordinary person. May I ask what sect you belong to?"
"I come from the Heavenly Pivot Sect." Zhao Bo paused for a moment, then said, "They are too!"
"Heavenly Pivot Sect? May I ask what your position is in the Heavenly Pivot Sect?" Jiang Yi glanced at Jiang Qi and Zhu Jun, then searched his memory but found no recollection of the Heavenly Pivot Sect.
"I am the sect leader's disciple," Zhao Bo said calmly.
These words sent a chill down Jiang Yi's spine!
Not an elder, just a disciple?!
Reaching the Revolving Illumination Realm is considered the level of Grandmaster, and in any martial arts sect, that person would be an elder. While not necessarily on par with the sect leader, they should at least be of the same generation!
Zhao Bo claims to be a disciple of the sect leader, so how powerful must this sect be? It's unimaginable!
Although Jiang Yi had never heard of the Heavenly Pivot Sect before, after several thoughts, he firmly memorized its name! He said, "So you are the esteemed disciple of the Heavenly Pivot Sect 'Heavenly Pivot Sect leader. I have long admired your name. The Shennong Grass is about to be born. If our two sects join forces, we will surely achieve great things! After I kill this brat, I will take you to meet my fellow disciples who will be arriving soon, and then we can discuss our grand plan!"
"You can't kill him." Zhao Bo shook his head.
Jiang Yi's face darkened. Using Shennong Grass as bait, Zhao Bo was still ungrateful, which annoyed him. He coldly asked, "Why?"
"Because he is the sect leader of the Heavenly Pivot Sect!"
Zhao Bo spoke slowly and deliberately.