"What?!"
After a brief moment of astonishment, the elders below all showed expressions of disbelief!
"Wang Gui, Wang Gui is dead?"
How did Wang Gui die?
The elders were breathing heavily, and finally one of them couldn't help but ask.
"I don't know," Situ Jing said in a deep voice, "But this news came from the Heaven and Earth Palace, it's absolutely true! And on the Dragon Ranking, Wang Gui's name has been removed, his essence and blood have perished!"
Like a thunderclap from a clear sky, it suddenly resounded throughout the entire hall.
The name on the Dragon Ranking has been removed—that means there's no mistake! At this moment, a tremendous wave of emotion surged within everyone's heart!
Wang Gui, a Grandmaster Realm expert who dominated the Land of Heaven and Earth for decades and a legendary figure, is dead!
"Back then, Wang Gui obtained that unique cultivation manual and disappeared for nearly twenty years!" Situ Jing's eyes gleamed with excitement as he said, "Our family has waited twenty years for this opportunity! His death means the cultivation method is now ownerless!"
Situ Jing, full of confidence, declared, "It will undoubtedly belong to our Situ Clan!"
At this moment, another elder frowned and spoke up, "Patriarch, isn't there something fishy about this? After obtaining the cultivation manual, Wang Gui disappeared without a trace, all to study magic and achieve immortality. How could he have died for no reason?"
He paused, then continued, "In this world, there are practically no people who can kill him. Could it be that there's something wrong with that cultivation method? Did he suffer a qi deviation and then die suddenly?"
The speaker was named Situ Lang, the eldest elder of the family, and his words carried considerable weight.
Upon hearing his words, everyone fell into deep thought, seemingly pondering them.
However, Situ Jing waved his hand dismissively and said, "Regardless of how he died, we must find the location of his death now. Even if we don't get involved, other ancient martial arts families will inevitably get involved, especially the other three major families. If they obtain the cultivation methods, we will be at their mercy from now on!"
"I will obey the patriarch's orders!"
The crowd spoke in unison.
Meanwhile, at the same time, in the Land of Heaven and Earth, the Wei Family...
The family head, Wei Aotian, was originally in seclusion, but after receiving the news, he came out of his secluded cave and saw that the outside was already full of family members.
"Have you all received the message?"
Wei Aotian stood on the platform extending from the mountainside, looking down at the crowd below, and coldly said, "Wang Gui is dead, and the cultivation methods have been reborn!"
"What does the head of the family intend to do?"
"Need I say more? This time, the Wei Family is determined to win!"
"Roar roar roar--"
The warriors below roared loudly, their voices deafening!
Such incidents occurred not only among the Wei Family and Situ Family, but also among other families in the Land of Heaven and Earth.
Gu Family.
In a backyard, a young man in his twenties had just returned from the family's council hall.
He was the genius of his generation who was sent into the Gu Family from the secular world.
It should be understood that entering the Land of Heaven and Earth through worldly connections is completely impossible unless one is exceptionally gifted. After the Gu Beichi incident, the Gu Family in the Land of Heaven and Earth had no interest in worldly Gu Family, but this time, they made an exception and recruited a disciple.
This person is Gu Mingheng, the son of Gu Changfeng, the head of the Gu Family family in the secular world!
At only twenty-seven years old, he has already reached the Late Bone-Forge Realm, and is not far from the Peak Bone-Forge Realm!
Only a genius like this could earn the Gu Family in the Land of Heaven and Earth an extraordinary income!
"The path to immortality is within reach! Besides me, who else in this world is worthy of possessing such a thing?!"
Gu Mingheng stood in the courtyard, looking at the sky, a wild and arrogant smile on his lips, utterly conceited!
"It will be mine sooner or later!"
This news swept across the entire Land of Heaven and Earth like locusts attacking crops, and almost every ancient martial arts family began to rub their hands together, ready to make their move!
Xiaoxiang Peak.
Outside the forest.
Sixth Master Qin's cars were all parked outside. As the leader of the Venomous Snake Gang, he had only been in power for a little over a decade, but he had become the most prominent black marketeer in the entire Xiaoxiang Peak area. His Venomous Snake Gang was a headache for countless people and even the enemy that the local government was most reluctant to deal with.
This time, someone actually dared to provoke his Venomous Snake Gang, so of course he had to make an example of them and not let them get away with it.
"Boss, something terrible has happened! Our men, our entire army has been wiped out!"
After waiting outside for two hours, Sixth Master Qin was getting impatient. Just then, a member of the Venomous Snake Gang, dressed in jungle combat gear, with disheveled hair and looking utterly wretched, ran out of the forest.
He ran while shouting at the top of his lungs.
Sixth Master Qin was leaning against the front of the car when he heard this. He was immediately shocked, took a few steps forward, grabbed the man's hair, and roared, "What nonsense are you spouting? More than a hundred people in total, all wiped out?"
"Yes... yes." The henchman trembled, saying, "Those two people are monsters. They're not human. They can use flying swords and flying needles. Sixth Master, we're no match for them..."
"Go to hell!" Sixth Master Qin's eyes flashed with a fierce light, he simply didn't believe it. "Have they reached the snow mountain?"
"They're already inside..."
"Useless!" Sixth Master Qin's anger surged. He adjusted his glasses, took out his gun, and shot the deserter dead.
"More than a hundred men, all wiped out!"
Looking towards the dark forest, Sixth Master Qin's lips twitched involuntarily, his face so grim it was almost dripping with water. The snow-capped mountains—those two were approaching! This reminded Sixth Master Qin of a scene from over a decade ago, sending a chill down his spine.
"You, you, you, bring your men and come inside with me!"
"Sixth Master Qin gave the order."
The men named were all his trusted lieutenants, but upon hearing that the entire force inside had been wiped out, they began to have second thoughts, saying, "Sixth Master, should we reconsider...?"
"What are you considering?" Sixth Master Qin roared, "Didn't you hear what this good-for-nothing just said? They've already reached the snow mountain!"
"Snow-capped mountains!?"
A hint of fear flashed in the eyes of that capable henchman as he looked at the distant snow-capped mountains, his heart trembling uncontrollably.
The others didn't know what Sixth Master Qin meant by those words, but he did! He had followed Sixth Master Qin the longest, for over a decade, so of course he understood what lay beneath that snow-capped mountain!
If the two people they were chasing could be considered monsters, then the person living in the cave was a true demon, a demon from hell!
He still remembered that more than ten years ago, that person came to Xiaoxiang Peak as if a god had descended, bringing with him some rare and exotic beasts that none of them knew about, and slaughtered nearly a thousand people, thus unifying Xiaoxiang Peak!
And a rule was established that no one is allowed to approach the snow-capped mountains in the forest!
Even after all these years, Sixth Master Qin still remembers this incident vividly. If it weren't for that devil's appearance back then, he would still be just a small businessman at best, and would never amount to anything!
Back then, Sixth Master Qin made a fortune from the pelts of those strange beasts and rare herbs brought by the demons. He climbed the ranks step by step, established the Venomous Snake Gang, and now firmly holds the position of the biggest black market merchant!
"If those two arrogant fools anger that demon and bring him out, then when the demon takes his wrath, my forces will be finished!"
A sharp glint flashed in Sixth Master Qin's eyes; this was definitely not what he wanted to see!
Even if more than a hundred people die, he will still go in and pledge his allegiance to that demon!
"Walk!"
With a grim face, Sixth Master Qin also donned his gear and ordered his men to pick up various heavy weapons. The twenty-odd men then headed back into the forest.