That breakthrough was Gu Beichi's best opportunity. At that time, almost all of the Gu Family's resources were concentrated on him. Although Gu Beichi was under great pressure, he also had unstoppable confidence.
According to his estimate, that breakthrough had at least a 70% success rate.
A 70% success rate is already considered quite high when one's cultivation breaks through.
However, due to the sabotage of Gu Changfeng and Gu Kang, Gu Beichi encountered obstacles and failed during his breakthrough.
Even so, Gu Beichi never imagined that it would be his own siblings and family members who secretly sabotaged things. He simply thought that he was unprepared and had wasted this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
After his failed breakthrough, Gu Beichi knelt in the Gu Family hall for three days and three nights, begging for forgiveness from his ancestors.
After all, the Gu Family was in decline and could not compete for resources as well as most of the families and sects in the Shangjing. Their efforts to cultivate themselves had failed, which was a major blow to both the family and themselves.
Therefore, Gu Beichi felt extremely guilty.
But to his surprise, even worse things were yet to come. After his breakthrough, some elders in the family began to question Gu Beichi's talent and whether he was capable of shouldering the heavy responsibility of revitalizing the family.
After all, the Gu Family can no longer afford such a massive expenditure of resources.
Under pressure, Old Master Gu had no choice but to stop providing Gu Beichi with resources and let him start cultivating again on his own.
It's important to understand that failing to break through once will have a significant impact on one's cultivation level. Not only will his cultivation level regress, Gu Beichi's meridians will also be affected. Without the support of resources and elixirs, it will take Gu Beichi several times longer to rebuild his cultivation than before.
Even so, Gu Beichi did not give up. A few years ago, he finally reached the critical point of the Peak Bone-Forge Realm and began to try to break through again.
A bottle of pre-prepared Qi-Dissolving Powder appeared in the food delivered to Gu Beichi's secluded cultivation room.
The outcome was the same, but this time, Gu Beichi was even worse than his last breakthrough. His meridians were almost completely damaged and destroyed, leaving him unable to use his Qi for the rest of his life!
Afterwards, Gu Changfeng successfully broke through to the Revolving Illumination Realm, gaining absolute power and authority within the family. After some twists and turns and hard work, Gu Changfeng set a trap and successfully drove Gu Beichi and his son out of the Gu Family!
As Gu Kang recounted this past event, Gu Chen clenched his fists, and an invisible yet clearly perceptible killing intent rose into the air.
"... That's how it is. That's all I know!"
Gu Kang was terrified and said...
"What about Grandpa's death?" Gu Chen looked at Gu Kang coldly, suppressing his anger.
Gu Kang hurriedly said, "I really didn't know about the old man's death, and I wasn't involved... It was all done by the patriarch, no, by Gu Changfeng, he did it in conjunction with the Qin Family!"
"Very well!" A sharp glint flashed in Gu Chen's eyes as he said, "You think that my father's matter is minor, while plotting against your master is major, so you refuse to cooperate, right? Gu Kang, let me ask you, have you done right by the ancestors of the Gu Family? Have you done right by the old man's trust in you? What right do you have to still live in this world?"
Gu Kang's face flushed red and then paled at Gu Chen's words, finally spitting out a mouthful of blood as he cried out in terror, "Young Master, you promised me you wouldn't kill me..."
"When did I ever say I wouldn't kill you?" Gu Chen drew the longsword into his hand, coldly staring at Gu Kang, and said, "I only said your fate would be better than Gu Changfeng's, so I'll leave you with a whole corpse!"
No, no!
Gu Kang was terrified, but his pleas for mercy were cut short as soon as they left his mouth.
Gu Chen's sword strike was merciless, severing the artery in his neck!
Blood flowed freely, and Gu Kang quickly collapsed to the ground, his eyes wide open, dying with unfinished business!
hiss--
A collective gasp rippled through the crowd. Gu Chen's coldness, ruthlessness, and decisiveness once again shocked everyone!
Kill without hesitation, no delays!
This young man from the Gu Family behaved like a cold-blooded and ruthless butcher when facing members of the Gu Family!
"Gu Changfeng, do you need to tell me again about Grandpa's death?"
Gu Chen shifted his gaze to Gu Changfeng, who looked like an armless man, and his voice turned icy again.
"Say it? Say my ass!"
When Gu Changfeng saw Gu Kang's death, although he was shocked, his expression remained unchanged. He even laughed, spitting blood as he laughed, a truly gruesome sight.
"Hmm?" A murderous glint flashed in Gu Chen's eyes again.
"Since I'm going to die anyway, what is there to fear!" Gu Changfeng said coldly, "Gu Chen, I've endured all these years. Do you think I'm a born coward? No matter how you torture me, you won't get a single word out of me! Even if I die today, I will exchange my innocence for justice! You can't silence the gossip!"
"What a shameless old scoundrel!"
Gu Chen laughed in anger, then calmed down and said indifferently, "Fine, if you won't say it, someone else will!"
As he spoke, to Gu Changfeng's astonishment, he reached out his hand again.
Gu Changfeng's heart skipped a beat. Every time Gu Chen made this move, nothing good ever happened! And just as he expected, after Gu Chen reached out, Qin Yue on the ground flew up, her delicate body hovering, flying towards Gu Chen. Although Qin Yue was only unconscious, she was not dead!
"Hahahaha!" Gu Changfeng burst into laughter again, then breathed a sigh of relief and said, "This is your aunt, Gu Chen. You heartless bastard, trying to get information out of your aunt is just wishful thinking!"
"Hehe!"
Gu Chen didn't give Gu Changfeng a chance to continue talking nonsense. He shot out a purple light from his finger and cast a spell!
It hit Qin Yue squarely on the forehead!
Then, Gu Chen threw her body to the ground.
In an instant, Qin Yue's body trembled violently, and then her eyes slowly opened.
But his eyes were filled with confusion and bewilderment; he looked around, seemingly unaware of what had happened.
"Qin Yue, tell me all about your crimes and how your husband, Gu Changfeng, harmed the Gu Family patriarch."
Gu Chen's voice seemed to come from outer space, resonating in Qin Yue's ears.
Qin Yue nodded subconsciously, and then, as if possessed, she revealed everything to everyone in disbelief!
"What kind of sorcery is this?!"
"This is sorcery!"
"She was coerced by you! She's not telling the truth!"
Hearing Qin Yue's account, Gu Changfeng stomped his remaining legs hard on the ground, but it was to no avail.
At that moment, he was utterly horrified. As Qin Yue recounted the events, his face turned ashen, and the surroundings fell silent. The people looking at him no longer showed any sympathy.