Chapter 72: Guessing

  Wan Youqiao felt a sense of crisis enveloping him, but it was already too late. The nine black auras had reached their fastest speed and struck his body. Instantly, nine blood holes appeared, and nine blood arrows shot out.

  Wan You Cao was still in the Tian Mo True Body state, but he didn't mobilize his pre-heavenly true energy to defend himself. Instead, he directed all of his pre-heavenly true energy into his severed arm, accelerating its growth.

  Nine black air masses, without any obstruction, shot into Wan Youqiao's body.

  Nine black auras, all of them pierced through Wan Youqiao's body. Wan Youqiao suddenly fell to the ground with a thud. This time, four fatal positions were all pierced through his body. Wan Youqiao's life was instantly extinguished.

  After death, the corpses of Wan Youqiao and Wan Yougen returned to their human state. Gu Chen put away the three array instruments into the Qian Kun Bracelet, and with a grab of his empty hands, the two storage bags floated over, putting all the spirit stones and useful items into the Qian Kun Bracelet.

  Afterwards, Gu Chen left the place, and Xiao Bai came out of his sleeve again, happily saying: "Gu Chen, you're getting more and more powerful. With that Three Extremes Great Array, even a cultivator at the Ninth Layer of the Pre-Heaven Realm wouldn't be your match."

  Gu Chen nodded and smiled, saying: "Xiao Bai, it seems we're going back."

  "It's still early until the end of the year, how can it be so fast to go back? Didn't you say that this time you want to cultivate in Donghuang until the end of the year? There are still half a year left?" Xiaobai asked puzzled.

  "Now not only the Liu family is eyeing me, but even the Taiyang Wan family has also made me a key target. I'm afraid that if I go out, something might happen to the Gu family, so it's better for me to stay at home."

  At present, the ancient family only has Gu Chen, who can withstand Wan Tianrui. Since the Wan family has already begun to notice him, it shouldn't be long before they launch an attack on the Gu family.

  Gu Chen didn't know that at this moment, Wan Tianrui was in closed-door training.

  After traveling over a hundred miles, Gu Chen finally stopped and had just entered the fifth layer of the Pre-Heaven Realm. He needed to spend some time consolidating his cultivation, and after five days, Gu Chen had fully adapted to the state of the fifth layer of the Pre-Heaven Realm. Only then did he transform into a streak of light and continue on his journey home.

  The five-layer boundary of the Innate Realm, with the swift feathered wind speeding up. Now, Gu Chen's speed is even faster than that of the nine-layer Innate Realm. In just ten days, he rushed back to Lesui City from a place over 50,000 miles away in the Eastern Wilderness.

  At this time, Gu Cangqiong had already left the pass, and he had completely refined the Xiduandan. Not only did he look much younger, but his cultivation also greatly increased.

  Although it still looks like the fifth layer of Xiantian Realm, Gu Cangyun's hidden cultivation couldn't escape Gu Chen's eyes. As confirmed by Gu Cangyun himself, he had already broken through to the sixth layer of Xiantian Realm. However, according to Gu Chen's opinion before closing up, his cultivation breakthrough was not publicly exposed for the time being.

  Before the closed door, Gu Chen had learned from his father the hidden cultivation method. If it weren't for Gu Chen, others would absolutely not be able to see Gu Cang's cultivation, and compared to half a year ago, he has made progress again.

  Although Gu Cangqiong had already refined the Xiduandan, the remaining medicinal properties of the Xiduandan would still have a great effect on his cultivation for a very long time. With half a year left until the end of the year, it was possible that by the end of the year, his cultivation would make a breakthrough.

  The ancient sky had already refined the Tian Jue Quan body method to the first level, and the second level was also refined. In previous years, refining the third level was basically not a problem. With the strength of the six layers of Xiantian realm, even if the cultivation did not break through, using the Tian Jue Quan body method at the third level would not be too difficult to defeat Gu Cang Yue.

  Regarding the year-end tribal leader competition, Gu Chen basically has nothing to worry about. The key is that the great calamity of the ancient Gu family in their past life is unknown when the Wan family will launch a surprise attack on the Gu family.

  Gu Chen knew that one day would come, and all he had to do was continue to cultivate. The higher his cultivation level, the easier it would be for him to deal with the invasion of the Wan family in the future.

  And this generation of the Liu family also has a great interest in Gu Chen, and has already provoked Gu Chen. When eliminating the Wan family, Gu Chen does not mind, and will also take care of the Liu family together.

  The news of Gu Chen's return soon spread to the Liu and Wan families.

  "Father... Gu Chen has returned from the Eastern Wilderness." Liu Baisheng stood in front of Liu Huayuan, saying somewhat hesitantly: "Chuan Shu... Chuan Shu lost contact for over ten days already, and there's still no news..."

  Liu Yuan's face was somewhat pale, his eyes closed, and his right index finger slowly tapped on the table.

  "Judging from the current situation, I'm afraid Uncle Chuan... has little chance of survival." Liu Baisheng said cautiously.

  Liu Huayuan slowly opened his eyes, his voice somewhat melancholic: "Baisheng, guess what level of cultivation the young master of the Gu family has reached?"

  Liu Baisheng said: "It seems that he is not under Uncle Chuan..."

  Liu Huayuan let out a bitter laugh and said: "I suddenly thought that Huahans death might be related to the young master of the Gu family."

  "How is this possible?" Liu Baisheng exclaimed: "It was more than a year ago that Gu Chen's cultivation reached the level of Hou Tian."

  "Perhaps I overthought it, coming to Leishui City, only the young master of the Gu family has exceeded my expectations, far exceeding my expectations!"

  Liu Baisheng asked: "Gu Chen has returned to the Gu family, what should we do?"

  Liu Huayuan slowly closed his eyes and said: "Even Liu Chuan is no match for him, now he has fully grown up, we can't handle it anymore."

  "Should we just let him continue to grow? Uncle Chuan is right, Gu Chen will become even more powerful in the future, and the Liu family will no longer have a place to stand in Le Shui City." Liu Baisheng said urgently.

  Liu Huayuan said, "Don't worry about him for now. Gu Xian is already over 70 this year and will be stepping down as the head of the clan. Who will be the next head of the clan, Gu Cangyue or Gu Cangtou? Hehe... let's just sit back and wait for the internal struggle within the Gu family! We'll talk about everything after the New Year."

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  Taiyang, Wan Jia.

  In the main hall of a wealthy family's home, seven elderly men sat, all over forty years old, with two of them being over sixty.

  These people are all the highest figures in Wan Jia, with a cultivation level of at least above the sixth layer of Xiantian. There is one person at the eighth layer of Xiantian, two at the seventh layer, and four at the sixth layer.

  Seven people sat in the main hall, three on the right and three on the left. The middle seat was empty, but the deputy seat was occupied by Wan Tianfeng, the second master of the Wan family.

  The remaining six people are all Wan family elders, plus Wan Youqiao and Wan Yougen. The Wan family has a total of eight great elders, with six at the sixth layer of Xiantian realm and two at the seventh layer.

  The Wan family can dominate the city of Taiwan, and the strength of one family is equivalent to the sum of the three major Xiu Zhen families in Le Shui City. Moreover, the Wan family also has a first-generation patriarch with a Nine-Layer Pre-Heavenly Boundary, and a second-generation patriarch with an Eight-Layer Boundary.

  Wan Tianfeng glanced at everyone and said, "According to Wan Jiuhai's report, Gu Chen has returned to Lesui City. It seems that You Qiao and You Gen did not encounter him, otherwise they would not have let him go back."

  "Second Master..." Wan Tianfeng, a old man at the seventh layer of Xiantian realm, said: "Yi Qiao and Yi Gen have not contacted the family for ten consecutive days, will something happen?"

  "With their skills, what could possibly happen?" The elderly man from the Seventh Layer of the Innate Realm on the left sneered: "Hmph, they must be slacking off on purpose."

  Others remained silent, seemingly thinking the same way. Wan Youqiao and Wan Yougen both had a cultivation base of six layers in the Innate Boundary, and they could also transform into Tianmo True Body. As long as they didn't enter the Eastern Wasteland's forbidden area, there was basically no danger.

  The so-called Eastern Wasteland Forbidden Zone is based on individual cultivation. If it's a beginner in the Pre-Heaven Realm, then after 30,000 miles into the Eastern Wasteland, it becomes a forbidden zone. If it's a mid-term cultivator in the Pre-Heaven Realm, then only after 60,000 miles into the Eastern Wasteland does it become a forbidden zone.

  Wan Tianfeng said, "No matter what the reason is, we sent out flying sword transmissions, but they didn't respond. We have to send someone to find them. You two, Yulü and Yousen, go into the Eastern Wilderness to search for them..."

  The two people at the right front nodded.

  The old man on the right said: "Now that the young master of the ancient family has returned, what should we do with him? Should we capture him directly and interrogate him?"

  Wan Tianfeng shook his head and said, "Now the master of the house is in seclusion. Although the three families in Leshui City have their own struggles, when there are external enemies invading, they will still unite together. The strength of each family is not great, but when united, it's not to be underestimated. Before the master comes out of seclusion, don't offend Leshui City."

  "Hmm..." Everyone nodded.

  Someone asked: "How much longer will the master stay in seclusion?"

  Wan Tianfeng said: "This time the Great Master wants to cultivate the true body of the Heavenly Demon to the fifth layer, which will take some time. Perhaps, it won't be until the end of this year that he will come out."

  Everyone cheered: "The eldest son has successfully cultivated the fifth layer of the Tianmo True Body, that is, the first person under the Shenhai Realm. Haha... At that time, it will not be a problem to swallow the entire Lesui City."

  ………

  After Gu Chen returned to the ancient house, he still practiced diligently every day, not wasting a single moment. After returning to the city, neither the Liu nor the Wan families took any action against him. He went up to Lingfeng Mountain to practice every day, and no one monitored him.

  However, all of this did not make Gu Chen let his guard down. He knew that neither the Liu family nor the Wan family would give up easily and one day they would show their sharp teeth and launch an attack on him.

  Days passed day by day, and two months later, Wan Youlu and Wan Yousen returned from Donghuang. They found the bodies of Wan Youqiao and Wan Yongen in Donghuang.

  The corpses had already begun to rot, but they still judged that both of them had used the Tianmo True Body and actually devoured each other to death... indicating that both of them had suffered severe injuries.

  Can two people be severely injured in the Tianmo True Body state? The killer who killed the two is absolutely a strong and abnormal existence, even if it's Er Dangjia Wantianfeng, it's impossible to severely injure the two in the Tianmo True Body state, and the two have a complete opportunity to escape.

  Unless it was Wan Tianrui, the eldest son of the wealthy family, who took action.

  The murderer who killed two people has at least a cultivation base of Innate Ninth Layer.

  It's actually provoked such a powerful enemy, and suddenly made the Wan family feel shocked. Of course, this strong-to-abnormal enemy, no one in the Wan family thought of Gu Zhen, Gu Zhen was just a junior brother of the Gu family, how could he have the strength of the Ninth Layer of the Innate Realm?

  The enemy of the Innate Realm's 9th layer was enough to shock everyone, and the Wan family immediately launched an investigation into the deaths of Wan Youqiao and Wan Yougen. However, it was impossible to determine what kind of martial arts technique had caused the nine fatal wounds on Wan Youqiao's body.

  For the unknown enemy of the Innate Realm's 9th layer, the Wan family didn't dare to act rashly. Their focus had shifted from the disappearance of Wan Renjian and Wan Renqi to a new powerful enemy. They could only wait for Wan Tianrui to come out of seclusion before they could deal with the enemy of the Innate Realm's 9th layer.

  Wan Tianrui won't be able to leave until the end of the year, giving Gu Chen a lot of time.