"However, I can guarantee that if we're lucky enough to meet that many, I can agree to your request."
“Your promise is enough.” Li Zhiran thought for a moment. First of all, Gu Yu hadn’t lied to her, but had told her the truth, which made her feel that Gu Yu was a reliable person. “However, I also have one request.”
"What are your requirements?" Gu Yu was taken aback when he saw that Li Zhiran had other requirements.
"After my Jade Maiden Sect joins the War Department, could we also establish our own hall, which only accepts women and not men?" Li Zhiran said.
"Uh!" Gu Yu was somewhat taken aback. He had originally planned to arrange it this way, but only accepting women and not men? Then Gu Yu's gaze swept over Li Zhiran. Could this woman really have suffered a great heartbreak as Qian Duoduo said? But Gu Yu didn't sense any hatred towards men in her eyes! She shouldn't have suffered a heartbreak.
"What? You can't?" Li Zhiran asked, seeing Gu Yu's surprised expression.
“Sure,” Gu Yu said. It wasn’t a big problem; his combat unit wouldn’t be a separate division anymore, and the men could be assigned to other divisions. He was just curious about why Li Zhiran only accepted women. “Excuse me, but why is that?”
“This…” Li Zhiran hesitated for a moment.
"It's nothing. If there's any secret, you don't have to tell me. I'm just a little curious." Gu Yu saw Li Zhiran's expression and felt that there must be some secret that she was finding difficult to say.
“Actually, it’s nothing,” Li Zhiran replied. “It’s just a personal request of mine.”
"A personal request?" Gu Yu blinked. Was it really that simple? He just couldn't believe it.
"Chief Gu, let's start merging the gangs now! My Yunmen has 313 people, including five 11th-grade Grandmasters, more than 100 Grandmasters, and others..." Lu Yun interrupted Gu Yu and Li Zhiran's conversation and began to talk about serious matters.
"Chief Gu, our Jade Maiden Sect doesn't have many members, only one hundred and twenty. Among them, there are eight eleventh-grade Grandmasters, fifty Grandmasters, and the rest..." Li Zhiran also reported. From today onwards, the Dragon Division will no longer have the Cloud Sect and the Jade Maiden Sect.
This news quickly spread throughout the Dragon Division, and the War Division immediately became the second largest gang in the Dragon Division. Of course, some people thought it was the first, but Dugu Xing had not yet shown up. It was said that the guy was going to try to reach the fourth level. If he succeeded, he would no longer be a student and, according to the rules, he would no longer be able to manage the gang. Without Dugu Xing, the Divine Dynasty would probably not be able to compare with the War Division, which was at its peak. After all, everyone was afraid of Gu Yu's power.
Late at night, Jiang Tianchen, dressed in a jet-black robe, wandered around the Dragon Clan. He grabbed a Grandmaster student and drained him of his life force, turning him into a dried corpse, before leaving. Dozens of dried corpses appeared in the Dragon Clan overnight, causing panic among all the students.
Shi Polu and the leaders of the War Department were all extremely troubled. This kind of thing actually happened in the Dragon Department, which was outrageous.
"Minister Shi, didn't you ask that person?" a middle-aged man asked Shi Polu.
"I asked him, and he said he didn't know. The other party's cultivation technique was extremely obscure, and it seemed that he knew of his existence, so he deliberately avoided him," Shi Polu said. He had suspected that it might have been Zuo Lengfeng's doing, but it was meaningless for Zuo Lengfeng to do such a thing. A quasi-emperor or emperor would not need to devour the cultivation of several grandmasters, since it wouldn't even fill a tiny fraction of their teeth.
"Could it be Gu Yu who did it?" a middle-aged man suddenly said. "His primordial spirit is too strange, and it looks like an evil technique. In addition, his cultivation breakthrough is very fast. Maybe he can improve so quickly by absorbing the cultivation of others."
“What you say makes some sense to me. He is extraordinary. In just one month, he went from the unity of essence, energy and spirit to the vertebral realm. He can even fight against a fifth-level vertebral cultivator without being at a disadvantage. If he is not practicing some evil art, then he is the hope of humanity.” An old man said, shaking his head.
“That’s right, I also suspect it was him,” Zuo Lengfeng echoed.
Hearing these people's words, Shi Polu was in a dilemma. How did they get involved with Gu Yu? In fact, if he didn't know Gu Yu's identity, he would probably be the first suspect. But as someone chosen by the Azure Dragon, how could that be? The problem now is that Gu Yu's identity still needs to be kept secret, which makes it difficult to explain.
“Minister Shi, I suggest that Gu Yu be arrested immediately,” a middle-aged man said. Everyone agreed that the first person’s suggestion made sense.
“That’s not a good idea! After all, we don’t have any evidence,” Shi Polu said.
“Minister Shi, if we don’t capture Gu Yu, I’m afraid another member of my Dragon Division will become a dried corpse tomorrow,” Zuo Lengfeng said.
"This..." Shi Polu was in a dilemma. He couldn't not arrest him, but he couldn't arrest him either. Wait a minute, he glanced at Zuo Lengfeng. Could this be a trap for Gu Yu?
"Minister Shi, I'll go arrest him right away." Seeing Shi Polu's hesitation, the old man spoke up. He was Li He, the head of the General Affairs Department of the Dragon Division. His strength was comparable to Shi Polu's, but he was much older than Shi Polu.
"Sigh!" Shi Polu sighed. He looked around. Why hadn't Zui San come at this crucial moment? He had forgotten that Zui San would always show up no matter what they were doing.
Seeing that Shi Polu did not stop him, Li He strode out.
At this moment, Gu Yu, Qian Duoduo, Lu Yun, Li Zhiran, Tian Guang, and the thirteen eleventh-rank grandmasters from Yunmen and Yunumen sat together, and Gu Yu was about to assign them their positions.
The current combat force has a large number of people, totaling 1,500. It's a mess, a disorganized mob. Only after the leadership is determined can we proceed with the next step of reorganization.
Qian Duoduo is the head of logistics in the war department, responsible for the department's resource management—a lucrative position.
“I think the War Department should be divided into six halls. For now, there are only three hall masters: Qian Duoduo, Lu Yun, and Li Zhiran. As for the positions of the rest of you, they will be assigned to you,” Gu Yu said. This was a very troublesome matter for Gu Yu. He was used to working alone, and managing a gang was a huge undertaking.
"Yes, Chief." The group bowed to Gu Yu and said.
"By the way, I need to know which people's families are related to the GZ Alliance. Anyone with such a connection, my war department will reject them all," Gu Yu said. This was the only thing he could think of for the time being.
"Boss, the GZ Alliance has gathered many hidden families over the years, which is common knowledge. However, I recently heard that the higher-ups have taken action against the GZ Alliance. The GZ Alliance headquarters has even moved overseas. Those families that previously had a secret relationship with the GZ Alliance are too angry to expose themselves, so it's difficult to find out the specifics," Lu Yun said from the side. Although he didn't know what grudge Gu Yu had against the GZ Alliance, Gu Yu's actions were clearly aimed at the GZ Alliance.
“That’s why we need to ask around and investigate more. The next period is the phase of eliminating members of the War Department. I’ll leave this matter to you. I’ll give you a list in a few days,” Gu Yu said. It was much better for him to ask Shi Polu for a list of GZ Alliance members than for him to investigate on his own.
"Yes, Chief." The others echoed.
"I wonder where Shi Shuai has run off to lately?" Gu Yu murmured. He had reserved the position of the head of the War Department for Shi Shuai.
Unbeknownst to many, Shi Shuai was abroad at the time, fully armed and completely covered up.
"Sigh! I can finally shake off Yang Xinxin." Shi Shuai muttered to himself. Yang Xinxin had been pestering him for a while, which had driven him crazy. Finally, he got a mission that would allow him to stay far away from the Dragon Division.
Just as Gu Yu and his group were about to adjourn the meeting, Li He arrived, bringing with him several instructors from the Chui Realm.
"Head of General Affairs." Lu Yun and Li Zhiran were both taken aback when they saw Li He push the door open and come in.
Gu Yu was also somewhat puzzled. He didn't know any General Affairs Hall Master. He had been in the Dragon Division for over a month, and the only Dragon Division leaders he knew were Shi Polu and Zuo Lengfeng, not counting Zui San.
"Who is Gu Yu?" Li He looked around as he entered. These people were all quite strong and would become the backbone of the Dragon Clan in the future.
“Yes, that is me,” Gu Yu replied.
"Arrest him." Li He ordered the men behind him, and they immediately prepared to step forward and capture Gu Yu.
"Why are you arresting me?" Gu Yu's face darkened, and his aura surged forth, causing the several experts who had come forward to capture him to stop in their tracks.
“You know what you’ve done. To improve your cultivation, you practiced evil arts, even harming your fellow countrymen and absorbing their cultivation. Your behavior is even more despicable than the invaders from the Source Gate.” Li He immediately labeled Gu Yu with a serious accusation. In his eyes, Gu Yu was the villain who absorbed the cultivation of the Dragon Division students.
"What did you say?" Gu Yu's brows furrowed immediately. "I practice evil arts?"
“That’s right!” Li He said firmly.
"I also absorb other people's cultivation?"
"Yes."
"Where's the evidence?" Gu Yu suddenly looked at Li He and asked.
Gu Yu had heard about the Dragon Clan's cultivation being drained, but he never expected that he would be framed for it. This…
"Evidence?" Li He sized up Gu Yu. "Your primordial spirit and that dark power are enough to prove it's you. Otherwise, how could your cultivation have improved so quickly?"
Hearing Li He's words, Gu Yu laughed. He thought the other party really had some evidence, but he didn't expect that they would dare to frame him based on this. They have no shame at all.
"Hehe... My cultivation has improved quickly because I am exceptionally talented. As for my primordial spirit and hidden power, they are not evil arts. If you don't know them, it's because you are ignorant. You can frame me, and you can arrest me. Please bring the evidence and put it in front of me."
“You…” Li He was stunned. He had no evidence.
"The head of the General Affairs Hall, is that it? Everyone has a mouth, and you can't just say whatever you want." Gu Yu said coldly, "Then I'll say that you're the one who harmed the students and absorbed their cultivation! And then you're here crying 'stop thief' like a thief in the thief's voice."
"What a sharp tongue you have." Li He was at a loss for words after Gu Yu's words. After all, what Gu Yu said made sense. To catch a thief red-handed, you have to catch an adulterer in the act. He hadn't caught anything, so of course he had no words to refute him.
“Master of General Affairs, you may have misunderstood. I can testify that it was definitely not Gu Yu, because Gu Yu stayed in this room all night,” Qian Duoduo said.
“That’s right, please have the head of the General Affairs Department investigate thoroughly. We can also prove that Gu Yu was here all night.” The others chimed in.
“This…” Li He’s expression was not good. He had no evidence to arrest Gu Yu, but Gu Yu had so many people to testify. This was like a slap in the face. “Let me tell you, this matter is extraordinary. If you give false testimony and I find out later, I will not let you off easily either.”
"Master of General Affairs, we can swear on our lives that what we said is true," Qian Duoduo said, patting his chest. After all, it was the truth.
"Hmph!" Li He glared at everyone, especially Gu Yu, then flicked his sleeves and slunk away.
"Chief, I think there's something fishy about this." After Li He left, Lu Yun said to Gu Yu. Although Gu Yu had only been in the Dragon Clan for a short time, his name was known to everyone. His prominence was too great, so it was inevitable that he would be targeted.
“I also find it strange,” Gu Yu said. “It seems I need to investigate who is practicing this evil art.”
"Master, the situation among the new students isn't as simple as it seems on the surface. On the surface, I'm ranked sixth among the new students, but if you include everyone, I'm afraid I'll have a hard time even making it into the top twenty," Li Zhiran said. "As far as I know, there are four people from the Dragon Division in the sect this year who have reached the Vertebra Realm. The strongest one is already at the Third Vertebra Realm, much stronger than Xiang Tianyou. Moreover, there are also some people from aristocratic families who haven't established any gangs or revealed their strength, but their strength is not weak either. According to investigations, there are at least three more at the Vertebra Realm. In addition, there are some veteran students who have also hidden their strength in order to avoid going to the Southwest Source Gate to resist, and will compete for the quota in the quota battle in a little over a month."
"So that's why I didn't see any people from the sect." Gu Yu murmured. If it were before, the Three Cones would have been difficult for him to deal with, but now it's different. Gu Yu himself already has the combat power of a Two Cones. After the three-fold amplification, Gu Yu's strength can fight a Four Cones, and with the power of gods and demons, he can fight a Five Cones. Therefore, the Three Cones are nothing to worry about in front of him.
"Chief, we know your strength is immense. In a one-on-one fight, no one can defeat you. However, there are some people like you whose strength cannot be judged by their apparent cultivation level. Take Kong Yue and Xiang Tianyou, for example. They can fight across ranks. Xiang Tianyou once killed someone in the Spine Realm with the strength of a 12th-grade Grandmaster." Lu Yun reminded him, "If they join forces, even you might find it difficult to withstand them."
"Since I dare to do this, I'm not afraid of them joining forces," Gu Yu said calmly.
"Boss, someone outside is requesting an audience with you." At that moment, a member of the combat department suddenly entered and reported.
"Who?" Gu Yu asked.
"Kong Yue," the visitor said.
"Alright, let him in! You all go out now! Complete the reorganization of the combat department within three days," Gu Yu said.
"Yes, Chief." Upon hearing Gu Yu's order, dozens of people left one after another. At this moment, Kong Yue walked in, and her expression was not very good.
"Is there something you need?" Gu Yu asked, looking at Kong Yue. He and Kong Yue had no connection whatsoever, except that Xu Ling'er had gone to the Kong family.
"Gu Yu, there's something I need to tell you, and you need to stay calm," Kong Yue said.
"What is it?" Gu Yu frowned, thought for a moment, and then his face darkened. "Is it about Ling'er?"
"Yes." Kong Yue's expression was also not very good at this moment.
"What happened to Ling'er?" Gu Yu asked anxiously. Xu Ling'er had just gone to the Kong family and something had already happened.
"Gu Yu, you must calm down," Kong Yue said urgently, seeing that Gu Yu was about to explode.
"I've said it before, if the Kong family treats Ling'er badly or forces her, I will definitely not let them off the hook," Gu Yu said coldly. This made Kong Yue tremble involuntarily. With Gu Yu's current strength, he couldn't do anything to the Kong family, but Kong Yue felt that Gu Yu really could do something to them. This feeling was very uncomfortable.
"Gu Yu, you need to calm down," Kong Yue said.
"What exactly happened? If you don't tell me, I'll go to the Kong family and ask them right now." Gu Yu asked Kong Yue. This guy was really something. He talked for so long but didn't get to the heart of the matter. He kept telling him to calm down, not realizing that this would only push him further and further to the brink of exploding.
"Are you aware that Xu Ling'er has a symbiotic phoenix source within her body?" Kong Yue asked Gu Yu.
"Does your Kong family intend to activate the symbiotic phoenix source within Ling'er?" Gu Yu suddenly asked.
“Yes! It seems you already knew.” Kong Yue nodded upon hearing Gu Yu’s words. “But calm down first. Some members of my Kong family do not support this, so Xu Ling’er is not a threat for the time being.”
"Your Kong family is truly heartless and insane! Do you know that once the symbiotic Phoenix Source is activated, Ling'er will no longer be Ling'er, but a phoenix? Do you know that the phoenix originates from the Wutong Source Gate? Once the phoenix is activated, it will inevitably open the Wutong Source Gate. At that time, humanity will face an invasion by the phoenix clan. Not only will your Kong family gain nothing, but you will also become sinners against humanity." Gu Yu said to Kong Yue. This was exactly the case. In his previous life, when the Wutong Source Gate opened, although the phoenix did not exterminate humanity, it still committed many heinous acts. Many cities and people were reduced to ashes by the phoenix fire. Gu Yu still vividly remembered the scene; it was too horrific to bear.
Now the Kong family has gone mad. Even if Xu Ling'er's symbiotic phoenix source hasn't reached the true god level, it's still at the god realm. Once activated, who can rival her?
"Don't worry, some members of my Kong family are still sober." Kong Yue wasn't angry when she heard Gu Yu's words; those in her Kong family who disagreed with him said the same thing.
"I don't care what the Kong family is like, I'm going to pick up Ling'er right now." Gu Yu said and was about to leave. Since the Kong family had this idea, he couldn't let Xu Ling'er risk staying in the Kong family any longer.
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