Gu Muyu sharp, and said, "Do you dare admit that you took the Yellow Rock Grass?"
"What's there to be afraid of?" Gu Chen raised an eyebrow and said, "Back on Leisurely Mountain, I was being chased and jumped off a cliff. I happened to find a garden of Yellow Rock Grass, so I just took it."
"Haha, you admit it!" Gu Muyu's face lit up with joy, and she roared, "Elder Liu, why haven't you captured him yet!"
The surrounding area erupted in uproar; Gu Chen had actually admitted it!
Elder Liu also froze. Gu Chen clearly didn't have to admit it, so why did he have to? In the current situation, no matter how powerful he was, he had to understand the importance of the matter. Admitting it would only bring harm and no benefit!
He knew that if he didn't step forward now, he wouldn't be able to explain himself to the powerful families in the Land of Heaven and Earth. So he had to come out and denounce Gu Chen, even though he, like Elder Ge, greatly admired the young man.
"Gu Chen, you took the Yellow Rock Grass, so I can only apologize." Elder Liu slightly raised his chin and said, "Although I am not on the Dragon Ranking, my skill level is, without exaggeration, no lower than the top three on the Dragon Ranking."
Elder Liu, it's time to make a move!
Elder Ge and Shi Che exchanged a glance, hesitated, and then sighed.
It's just that Gu Chen is still too young. He lost his temper after being provoked by Gu Muyu!
"Elder Liu, why did you attack me?" Gu Chen asked.
Liu Jingce had already begun to exude an aura, like gusts of wind sweeping in. His wide robes were being pulled and fluttering, as if they were being inflated, bursting with uncontrollable energy.
"The Tiger Ranking resources are the most important thing for the powerful families in this Land of Heaven and Earth," Elder Liu said in a deep voice. "Gu Chen, you've taken these things, so naturally I must give the families an explanation! Therefore, regardless of whether the six major families are here today, I have to take action. Don't blame me!"
Boom!
A surge of energy shot skyward!
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone felt the overwhelming aura emanating from Liu Jingce, like a waterfall cascading backwards, rushing into the sky and then quickly dissipating! Although Elder Liu did not move, the invisible shockwave reverberated in the void, and everyone could feel their bodies tremble. Some martial artists with lower cultivation levels even lost their footing!
This is the strength of the top three on the Dragon Ranking! Everyone was horrified!
No wonder Elder Liu remained fearless after witnessing Gu Chen's Sword Control Technique, because his own ability to control qi was also at the pinnacle among the Grandmaster Realm martial artists!
"Elder Liu, life or death is irrelevant, our Gu Family will never blame you!" Gu Muyu already knew of Elder Liu's skills, so she was not surprised at all, and instead shouted.
A murderous glint flashed in Gu Chen's eyes! He had only shown mercy because Gu Muyu had given way to him on the Road to Heaven. But now she was ungrateful and actually wanted to kill him!
It seems that kindness is indeed of no benefit; only when someone is extremely wicked can one be deterred and feared!
Staring into Gu Chen's eyes, those cold and merciless pupils made Gu Muyu sense the approach of death. She forced herself to speak, "Gu Chen, what else do you want to do? Under Elder Liu's nose, what trouble do you think you can cause?"
"Elder Liu, if you wish to fight, I will gladly oblige!"
Gu Chen withdrew his gaze, then looked at Liu Jingce again and said, "I admit that although I took the Yellow Rock Grass, I also brought you compensation."
"Compensation?" Gu Muyu laughed wildly, "How can you compensate me? Don't listen to his nonsense. If this brat isn't eliminated, our Land of Heaven and Earth will surely face a great calamity. Elder Liu, what are you waiting for!"
Just as Elder Liu was hesitating, Gu Chen suddenly threw out a small bottle!
This was something he had prepared to give away long ago after entering the Land of Heaven and Earth: the Yellow Rock Pill!
"Elder Liu, Elder Ge, Senior Shi Che, thank you for your help on today's Dragon Ranking. I'll be taking my leave now!" After throwing the item, Gu Chen's body shot towards the cliff like a streak of light!
"Gu Muyu, Elder Gu, see you again in Jingbei City in half a month!"
Trying to run away?
As Elder Liu's gaze sharpened, and he was about to set off, he noticed the contents of the small bottle that Gu Chen had thrown to him. His face immediately changed color, and he involuntarily stopped in his tracks!
"Elder Liu, what are you waiting for if you're not going to chase after them?!" Gu Muyu shouted angrily!
"Shut up!" Elder Liu suddenly looked over and gave Gu Muyu a cold look.
"You!" Gu Muyu was both shocked and furious, but since she couldn't get help from the Heaven and Earth Palace, she could only watch Gu Chen leave, leaving behind that harsh remark, her whole body trembling with anger.
"Look what this is!" Elder Liu opened the small bottle, and a medicinal fragrance immediately wafted out!
"Twelve Yellow Rock Pill!" Elder Ge was shocked!
"Yes, twelve grains, exactly one set!" Elder Liu gazed at Gu Chen's departing figure and said in a deep voice, "So, Gu Chen didn't take the Yellow Rock Grass for himself. This man has the world in his heart; he deserves another bow from me!"
As he spoke, Elder Liu bowed again in the direction Gu Chen had left, and this time, unlike the last time, he bowed completely at a ninety-degree angle!
"What exactly are you trying to do?!" Gu Muyu was also startled, but more than that, she was confused. She then angrily retorted, "Elder Liu, you've let a major threat escape, do you even realize that?!"
"All I know is that the great threat you speak of has been painstakingly addressed for the sake of the scions of the Tiger Ranking families in our Land of Heaven and Earth," Elder Ge said solemnly. "This Yellow Rock Pill is proof of that!"
"What does that mean?" Not only Gu Muyu, but the other disciples from the aristocratic families were also completely confused.
"You don't know alchemy, so of course you don't know how difficult it is," Elder Liu interjected. "There are more than thirty Yellow Rock Grass at the foot of Leisurely Mountain. According to the alchemy formulas passed down in ancient books, even the choice of auxiliary ingredients for refining Yellow Rock Pill is not much worse than Yellow Rock Grass."
"And the success rate is less than 20%! My master also refined it back in the day!"
Elder Liu's master was once a guardian of the Heaven and Earth Palace and also an alchemist! So when he said those words, no one around him questioned him, only admired him!
"And Gu Chen, to prevent us from wasting the medicinal properties of the Yellow Rock Grass Yellow Rock Grass, harvested it all and even, for the first time ever, refined a set of pills!" Elder Liu's face flushed red with excitement. "A full twelve pills! I don't know how many times he failed and how long he spent refining them, but even so, he was willing to bear the infamy to refine the pills and send them to the Heaven and Earth Palace! What a magnanimous heart!"
Elder Ge also took out a small pill from the bottle, and said with emotion, "The quality of this Yellow Rock Pill is excellent. A small portion of it is probably equivalent to the medicinal properties of a single Yellow Rock Grass!"
After a pause, Elder Ge, his face full of guilt, said, "Gu Chen has always been considerate of us, bringing these twelve pills, which is enough for us to distribute. The ridiculous thing is that I wronged him before!"
The words of Elder Gao and Elder Ge immediately silenced the surroundings once again!
A small piece of this elixir is equivalent to a whole Yellow Rock Grass! And its medicinal effects are much more concentrated!
Gu Chen could have easily avoided coming over after refining the pills, but he did anyway, giving everyone an explanation! He took the Yellow Rock Grass not for personal gain, but to benefit everyone!
He's capable, principled, magnanimous, and even knows alchemy!
This kind of person is simply the perfect number one among the younger generation!
Compared to the utterly despicable Gu Mingheng, Gu Chen was practically as pure as an angel descended from heaven.