The surrounding crowd immediately scattered. Those buying vegetables and selling goods dared not offend the Wei Family and left the fastest. Other onlookers also kept their distance.
"Who did this? Come out here!"
But just as Wei Hang roared, intending to severely punish the perpetrators, a cold voice rang out, ruthlessly interrupting him:
"What, don't you recognize me?"
Upon hearing this voice, Wei Hang felt as if struck by lightning, and couldn't help but shiver!
Immediately afterward, he looked in the direction of the horse and saw Gu Chen leading it, his face showing disbelief!
"You... you..."
Wei Hang was utterly horrified. How could this jinx appear here!
Back on Leisurely Mountain, after crossing the suspension bridge, the first ones to cause trouble for Gu Chen were Wei Hang and his two siblings! At the time, he thought he had it in the bag, but he didn't expect Gu Chen to be so powerful. Instead, he was injured by him. Because of this, he withdrew from the Tiger Ranking competition at Starfall Cliff ahead of time!
Wei Hang had a vivid memory of Gu Chen's appearance and could not possibly forget it. Moreover, he had even heard that at the Starfall Cliff, Gu Chen fought dozens of genius martial artists alone, and later injured Cao Wushuang, who had reached the Grandmaster Realm. He even confronted Zhuge Wangyue and calmly retreated!
Such a jinx, how could he possibly appear in West Dan City?!
"What do you mean, 'what do you mean'?" Gu Chen mounted his horse and sneered, "What? Have you forgotten the pain already? Are you going to move aside or not? If you don't, I'll take action."
Remembering Gu Chen's terrifying power, Wei Hang dared not utter a word. It was as if someone had poured a bucket of cold water on him from head to toe, and his previous arrogance vanished instantly!
However, Gu Chen ignored him, instead spurring his horse to a "Giddy up!" and then rode directly towards them.
Although Gu Chen was alone, he seemed to have a thousand troops behind him. In front of dozens of martial artists, his aura was not weak at all, but rather stronger and more domineering. The Wei Family disciples were completely unsure of what to do and all looked at Wei Hang!
"Retreat!"
Wei Hang roared and was the first to rein in his horse and go around it!
The guards and members of the Wei Family were all astonished and couldn't understand Wei Hang's order. They clearly had an overwhelming numerical advantage, so why retreat?
"Get back, all of you!" When Wei Hang saw Gu Chen's eyes narrow, a look of fear crossed his face! Instantly, he roared again. At his roar, the Wei Family members who had just come on so aggressively instantly parted to make way for Gu Chen!
Gu Chen's expression remained unchanged, as if everything was under control. He passed through the path cleared by the Wei Family members without even frowning. Then, to everyone's astonishment, he headed towards the city gate.
"Young Master, why aren't you making a move...?" one of the Wei Family guards asked, puzzled.
"Idiot!" Wei Hang cursed. Make a move? Did he dare? Gu Chen knew West Dan City was Zhuge Family territory, yet he dared to enter alone. What else wouldn't he dare to do? If things really came to blows, he had no doubt Gu Chen would kill them!
Even after Gu Chen left, Wei Hang remained deeply moved and unable to calm down.
"He actually came to the Land of Heaven and Earth, what exactly does he want to do...?"
Wei Hang trembled uncontrollably. After barely suppressing his shock, he glanced at Wei Xingmian on the ground and said, "Take them all back!"
After leaving West Dan City, Gu Chen followed the map and headed straight for the official road.
The journey to the Heaven and Earth Palace is not short, but with horses, Gu Chen's speed has increased significantly, and he estimates he can arrive at the Heaven and Earth Palace around the time the ceremony begins.
As Gu Chen advanced towards the Heaven and Earth Palace, he found the scenery increasingly open and the number of people he encountered mostly comprised of members of various families. He even ran into a few acquaintances. Gu Chen continuously released his Divine Sense, deliberately eavesdropping on the conversations of some arrogant young masters as he passed by. From their words, Gu Chen learned that there were no particularly important figures attending the ceremony. The major families had only sent young disciples, with the occasional elder or two to lend an air of importance. Even among the Six Great Families, apart from the Gu Family sending a high-ranking figure to maintain order, the others who had previously been stationed at the Heaven and Earth Palace had returned to their respective families!
However, although there were no powerful figures present, Gu Mingheng still enjoyed high prestige among the younger generation, so the young martial artists were happy to witness that historic moment. Through some of their conversations, Gu Chen even learned that something seemed to be about to happen in the Land of Heaven and Earth recently. The Six Great Families had already held several meetings, and some of the weaker families were also eager to make their move.
Is some kind of treasure about to be unearthed?
Gu Chen remembered that when rare and precious materials appeared on Heavenly Nether Star, they would attract countless people. If the treasure reached a certain quality, it would even cause a sensation in the entire region or country. Everyone would fight each other for the item, and it was no exaggeration to say that corpses would be strewn everywhere.
Therefore, when Gu Chen heard that the powerful members of those families seemed uninterested in Gu Mingheng's promotion ceremony at the Heaven and Earth Palace, he immediately made this guess.
However, none of these things matter to him. His only destination now is Heaven and Earth Palace, and Gu Mingheng!
He didn't go to the Gu Family immediately because he wanted to show everyone in the Gu Family, in a more assertive manner, that he, Gu Chen, had arrived!
On his way to the Heaven and Earth Palace, Gu Chen kept a low profile and did not attract any attention. No one knew that this would be the beginning of countless bloody storms in the Land of Heaven and Earth.
A day later, Gu Chen arrived at the foot of the Heaven and Earth Palace.
Standing beneath the Heaven and Earth Palace, Gu Chen's first feeling was one of awe!
Tens of thousands of jade steps, like a Road to Heaven, extend to the clouds within sight. Above the clouds, the Heaven and Earth Palace complex appears and disappears, magnificent and imposing, like a sacred place that invites pilgrimage, filled with a sense of holiness.
This mountain, though not particularly towering or majestic, is quite unique due to its smooth, gleaming cliffs, as if carved by a sword, and the totem-like location of the Heaven and Earth Palace.
At the foot of the mountain, the area is now filled with elites from all directions, talented young masters, members of smaller families, and elders who have come to show their support.
There are at least nearly a thousand people!
Gu Chen kept his hat pulled low in the crowd, as there were many familiar faces he had seen at Starfall Cliff, including Xiang Linde and Ren Chong. To avoid being recognized, Gu Chen deliberately went to a corner. However, after scanning the crowd, he didn't spot Sun Jiangman and felt slightly disappointed.