“It was clearly Gu Yu who did it, we all saw it with our own eyes, yet you’re twisting the truth here,” Shi Shuai said from the side.
"Hmph!" Ling Yuan snorted coldly. "Are you sure what you saw is true? Eyes can sometimes deceive. As far as I know, this boy's cultivation method is very special, it seems to be a demonic art. He might be an accomplice of San Mei. Otherwise, why is everyone else affected by the blood energy pull, but he is the only one who is not? Perhaps everything he has done is a play he and San Mei have put on, with the purpose of gaining your trust so that they can carry out their plan."
“You’re talking nonsense, that’s impossible,” Shi Shuai retorted again.
“Nothing is impossible. When Sanmei was Zuo Lengfeng, he was trusted by you all. And what happened in the end?” Ling Yuan said.
"You..." Shi Polu was speechless. A royal-level member of the Nightmare Clan had brazenly infiltrated the Dragon Clan and even served as the head of the Dragon Clan's Law Enforcement Hall, yet no one in the Dragon Clan had ever discovered it.
"Hehe..." Gu Yu, the person involved, laughed. He had been standing there listening to Ling Yuan speak, and before he knew it, the filth on his body had become even filthier, filth that could kill him a hundred and eighty times over. The filth in the Nightmare Clan's gap was so filthy! It couldn't even be described as filthy water, but rather as a turd, a huge turd.
"Ling Yuan, is it? You mean that the Nightmare Clan set up the Heavenly Demon Ten Directions Formation and used Blood Pull, sacrificing a Royal Realm expert, just so that I could infiltrate the Dragon Clan? What is their purpose? I really want to know." Gu Yu looked intently at Ling Yuan and asked.
"Only you know best what your purpose is." Hearing Gu Yu's question, Ling Yuan's pupils shrank, and then he said, even he himself felt that this reason was indeed a bit far-fetched.
"Hehe..." Gu Yu chuckled, "Ling Yuan, you probably don't know my identity! Even if I really am a spy for the Nightmare Clan, with my current status, why would the Nightmare Clan need to sacrifice a King Realm expert to gain their trust?"
"Huh?" Ling Yuan was taken aback, clearly not understanding the meaning behind Gu Yu's words. In their eyes, Gu Yu was just an ordinary person with no background or connections, possessing only some talent for cultivation. "What do you mean?"
"Heh..." Gu Yu sneered again. He hadn't panicked at all from beginning to end because he had another identity that no one present knew: he was a member of the Dragon Group. The reason these people dared to act this way towards him was because they were certain of this. "In your eyes, I'm just an ordinary person who received special treatment and has some talent for cultivation. That's why you act this way. Even if Senior Yang, Senior Lu, and Senior Zhang protect me, it's because I'm not from their families or sects. So, do you think they would really fight you to the death for me?"
Hearing Gu Yu's words, Ling Yuan frowned.
"I just don't understand, Tianshan Sect, even if Ling Xiao is ignorant, does that mean your knowledge and experience, Ling Yuan, are also so ignorant?" Gu Yu's eyes held a hint of doubt. He could understand Ling Xiao and Nangong Yang's initial attempts to smear him, since he had indeed attacked Nangong Yang and Ling Juefeng. However, Ling Xiao's continued stubbornness when Yang Zhenkun appeared was illogical. Compared to offending Yang Zhenkun, everything else was a minor matter.
But Ling Xiao just dared to do it. With the appearance of Ling Yuan, the matter became even more confusing. Even if the Tianshan Sect was powerful, it would not fight Yang Zhenkun over such a trivial matter. But Ling Yuan did just that.
If it were the Nangong family, it would be somewhat understandable, but Ling Juefeng is different. I haven't done anything to him. It hasn't come to that. As for source stones, would the Tianshan Sect lack such things?
Gu Yu looked at Ling Yuan and thought that it was very likely that this whole thing was Ling Yuan's idea from the beginning, which was why Ling Xiao wasn't afraid of Yang Zhenkun. But what was his purpose? Gu Yu couldn't figure it out.
"How dare you, a mere brat, lecture an old man like me?" Upon hearing Gu Yu's words, Ling Xiao was enraged. He was about to rush towards Gu Yu, but was stopped by Yang Zhenkun.
"Ling Yuan, how can you believe that I have the ability to break the Blood Machine Pull and sever one of Sanmei's arms?" Gu Yu's pupils shrank as he suddenly asked Ling Yuan.
"Hmph!" Ling Yuan was furious. If Yang Zhenkun hadn't stopped him, he would have grabbed Gu Yu and crippled his limbs. "How can you believe me? Unless you cut off the arm of a King Realm expert right in front of me."
"Hehe..." Hearing Ling Yuan's words, Gu Yu laughed, a very sinister laugh, which puzzled the people around him. "Ling Yuan, do you dare to take my sword head-on? I'll show you how I can cut off Sanmei's arm with one strike."
Gu Yu spoke with great confidence, and a wooden sword appeared in his hand.
Seeing Gu Yu holding a wooden sword, Ling Yuan was stunned, and Yang Zhenkun was also stunned. Many people in the Dragon Clan knew about Gu Yu cutting off Sanmei's arm, and even those who were breaking the formation outside at the time felt that super strong attack.
Everyone knew in their hearts that it was Gu Yu's trump card, and even Ling Yuan believed it in his heart. He just pretended not to acknowledge it in order to win over Gu Yu.
Who would have thought that Gu Yu still had such a trump card? Judging from Gu Yu's expression and his confidence, it was clear that he did.
At this moment, Ling Yuan, Yang Zhenkun, and the others were all shocked. If Gu Yu could still unleash a strike that could cut off one of Sanmei's arms, then... Some of them even swallowed hard, especially Nangong Honglie.
If he had known that Gu Yu could still deliver a blow that could sever Sanmei's arm, he would never have dared to cause trouble for Gu Yu. The others shared the same thought. Even Sanmei, with the Heavenly Demon Ten Directions Formation, couldn't withstand the blow and had her arm severed. Let alone them.
Even a newly awakened Emperor Realm expert would likely die, and some of their families don't even have a King Realm expert.
Don't underestimate someone who can only unleash one strike. This means that Gu Yu can slay a King Realm expert! A King Realm expert! Someone their family has been pursuing for a long time! That means Gu Yu is essentially a King Realm expert, albeit one who can only slay once. But even that's not someone they can afford to offend.
"Let me make this clear beforehand, this attack doesn't belong to me, so I can't control it. But you all know how powerful Sanmei is. Not to mention the Heavenly Demon Ten Directions Formation, he himself is at the peak of the Emperor Realm." Seeing everyone's reaction, Gu Yu's eyes flashed with a cunning. The Tree of Life only gave him that attack once; there was no second time. But these people didn't know that, and they didn't dare to try it, because no one could withstand it. Even Ling Yuan would die if faced with that strike. And those who have cultivated to Ling Yuan's level fear death the most. Of course, no one is unafraid of death, and that's precisely why Gu Yu dared to fabricate something out of nothing. He needed something that could intimidate these people, and only overwhelming power could intimidate them.
"Ling Yuan, come here, take my blade, and I'll prove it to you." Gu Yu said to Ling Yuan, "But we have to make it clear that if anything happens to you, your Tianshan Sect can't cause me any trouble. You are all witnesses."
Hearing Gu Yu's words, everyone looked at each other, while Ling Yuan's face was also solemn. What a joke! If he really slashed him, would he still be alive?
He was indeed a quasi-Emperor Realm cultivator, but he believed he was no match for Zilong. Even with the Burning Cone, Zilong was still brutally defeated by Sanmei Xue. What about him?
Although he had some doubts about Gu Yu's words, he dared not try them.
"What? Are you afraid?" Gu Yu asked, looking at Ling Yuan.
“I…” Ling Yuan didn’t know what to say for a moment. He really didn’t dare, but he would never admit it.
"By the way, I haven't told you my identity yet." Looking at Ling Yuan, who didn't know how to answer, Gu Yu's face showed a slight sneer, but he didn't press the issue. After all, if he pushed Ling Yuan too far, he might lose his temper and expose himself. Gu Yu raised his hand above his head, and a dragon emblem appeared in his hand. Instantly, an aura of a blue dragon was released. Seeing the dragon emblem, everyone except Shi Polu and Shi Shuai was startled again.
They all recognized the dragon emblem; it was proof of identity for members of the Dragon Group, and also proof of being the successor to the Azure Dragon Guardian. And Gu Yu was actually a member of the Dragon Group.
Yang Zhenkun was also somewhat shocked. He hadn't expected Gu Yu to have such an identity. Ling Yuan's eyes widened in surprise. He thought he had investigated everything about Gu Yu, but he never expected that Gu Yu was not someone without a background or backing. In fact, his backer was someone that none of them could afford to offend: Qinglong, one of the four people currently standing at the pinnacle of China.
“Of course, you can suspect that the Dragon Emblem in my hand is fake, or even that I stole it from a member of the Dragon Group,” Gu Yu said at this moment.
Fake? How could the aura of the Azure Dragon be faked? Snatching it from a member of the Dragon Group is even more impossible. Every member of the Dragon Group is a powerful expert; the weakest is already at the peak of the Battle Marquis level. Snatching it from them would be suicide. Besides, with the Azure Dragon around, who would dare to snatch this thing? Wouldn't they be torn to shreds by the Azure Dragon?
"Chief Gu, please stop joking with everyone." Shi Polu said with a smile, giving Ling Yuan a disdainful look. "You think you're so great? You think you're all that? Now you're dumbfounded!"
"You little brat, if you had this thing, why didn't you bring it out sooner? You've made this old man's head ache with anger because of these bastards," Yang Zhenkun said to Gu Yu.
"Alas! Senior Yang, you don't know this, but I actually came with a mission. Qinglong required me to conceal my identity, but now there's no way. I have to expose my identity, and my mission has failed." Gu Yu said with great distress.
"The mission entrusted by the Azure Dragon Guardian?" Yang Zhenkun's face paled. "Ling Yuan, do you know your crimes? You ruined the mission the Azure Dragon entrusted to Gu Yu, you..."
"I..." Upon hearing this, everyone became terrified. Even Ling Yuan's face turned extremely ugly. Who the hell could have imagined that Gu Yu would be a member of the Dragon Group? If he had known, he would not have acted this way.
When Shi Polu heard Gu Yu's words, he rolled his eyes. What a joke! Qinglong asked you to hide your identity, but it was clearly your own choice to hide your identity. What does it have to do with Qinglong? But this kid is cunning enough. He should be taught a lesson by this.
"Fine, it's my fault for being weak. But I will tell Qinglong the truth about how I caused my mission to fail today." Gu Yu said, looking at Ling Yuan and the group of people who demanded his punishment.
Buzz...
At this moment, Ling Yuan and his group felt their heads buzzing. Who could have imagined that this would be the result? Although Qinglong could not kill them, he would definitely punish them, and the country would also sanction them. They had really offended their grandfather unintentionally.
"Don't worry, Chief Gu, I will report today's events truthfully to my superiors," Shi Polu said from the side.
"Chief Gu... I had a lot of misunderstandings about what happened before, and I apologize to you for that." Ling Yuan suddenly spoke up, clearly unwilling, but with no other choice.
"Heh..." Gu Yu looked at Ling Yuan and sneered, "You're going to cripple my limbs, but I won't make things difficult for you. How about taking one of my blades?"
Buzz...
Ling Yuan's head buzzed again. What a joke! He might have had some doubts at first, but now he had none. As a member of the Dragon Group, Gu Yu's strength was weak. It was very likely that the Azure Dragon had given Gu Yu a way to save his life. The slash that severed Sanmei's arm was precisely that way that the Azure Dragon had given him. Judging from Gu Yu's appearance, he clearly had one more way to save his life.
Azure Dragon, that's a peak Emperor Realm cultivator, and with the Azure Dragon totem, he's a being with demigod power. Killing an Emperor Realm cultivator wouldn't be difficult for him, let alone a quasi-Emperor.
"Chief Gu, I have offended you greatly. My life is worthless. It's not worth wasting such a trump card on me. It should be used to deal with the alien races, so as not to waste its power," Ling Yuan hurriedly said.
"Hehe..." Gu Yu chuckled. He was clearly afraid, yet he spoke with such high-sounding words. But this suited him perfectly, because he simply couldn't bring himself to strike a second time. "That's true. But if word gets out that you treated me that way, everyone will follow suit. Wouldn't the Dragon Group become an easy target? Then, whoever's unhappy can come and humiliate our Dragon Group members, apologize, and that's it... That's rather..."
"Chief Gu, I offended you because I listened to the slander of my family's younger generation. I'm sorry." Ling Yuan said immediately. The next second, his body suddenly moved and he grabbed Ling Juefeng in his hand. He gritted his teeth.
Click...
All that could be heard was the crisp sound of bones cracking and Ling Juefeng's shrill scream. Ling Juefeng's arm went limp, clearly crippled, and incurable at that.
"Great-grandfather, why, I..."
"Shut up." Ling Yuan shouted, and Ling Juefeng coughed up blood and fainted.
"Chief Gu, here are one hundred high-grade source stones as my apology." Ling Yuan suddenly swung his arm, and a large pile of source stones appeared in his hand. One hundred high-grade source stones! Even for him, it was a bit painful.
"Sigh!" Gu Yu sighed. "Alright, it's all because the younger generation was ignorant. Considering that Sect Leader Ling Yuan has realized his mistake and returned to the right path, let's leave it at that!"
Gu Yu understood very well that if he continued to ramble on, he might push Ling Yuan to the edge. Even if Ling Yuan didn't dare to kill him here, what about behind his back? A sneak attack from a quasi-emperor was more dangerous than ten lives for Gu Yu. It was better to stop while he was ahead. Unless it came to a fight to the death, Ling Yuan would be too afraid of Qinglong to attack him.
"Thank you, Chief Gu." Ling Yuan cupped his hands in thanks to Gu Yu, and the next second he grabbed Ling Juefeng and left instantly, with Ling Xiao following suit.
The remaining people were filled with fear. The leader had left, but what about the followers?
"Chief Gu, I was blind and didn't understand the truth. I listened to this beast's nonsense. It's all my fault, Chief Gu. Please forgive my rudeness." Nangong Honglie said to Gu Yu in a humble voice. He even slapped himself twice as he finished speaking, and his face swelled up like a pig's head.
Gu Yu looked at Nangong Honglie and frowned.
"Chief Gu, these are five hundred low-grade source stones, one hundred and twenty-one mid-grade source stones, and thirteen high-grade source stones. Please accept them, Chief Gu." Seeing Gu Yu frown, Nangong Honglie's face was extremely grim. He was frantically trying to think of a solution when he suddenly noticed the one hundred high-grade source stones that Ling Yuan had taken out before leaving. He immediately said, and as he took out these source stones, tears welled up in his eyes. This was all his savings over the years, and it was only because he was the acting family head that he had so much. Otherwise, he wouldn't have had this much at all.
"Fine, you can go now!" Gu Yu waved his hand as he looked at the pile of source stones.
"Thank you so much, Chief Gu. Thank you so much, Chief Gu." Nangong Honglie kept nodding and bowing, and the next second he grabbed Nangong Yang and left like a whirlwind.
The others looked at each other, exchanging glances. They had Originium, but they didn't have that much. However, judging from the situation, the self-inflicted injury was useless; what mattered was the Originium. They said they would settle things with money, but now they were settling things with Originium.
Helpless, they could only apologize in hushed tones, then take out the source stones they had and left one by one. Gu Yu looked at the mountain of source stones in front of him, blinked, and then put them into his source space. His previous depressed mood was swept away. This is what happens when some are happy and some are sad. Those who took out source stones were heartbroken.
"Senior Yang, Senior Lu, Senior Zhang, thank you so much for getting me out of that predicament." After everyone left, Gu Yu thanked them.
"Young Master Gu, you're too kind. We are deeply grateful for your kindness; it's only right that we do it," Lu Rong and Zhang Cui said hurriedly.
"You're quite shrewd, kid. You were so calm before, it seems you had already thought of a plan. We were just worrying for nothing," Yang Zhenkun said. Once you bring up the title of a member of the Dragon Group, who would dare to doubt you? "Besides, who would dare to call themselves a senior in front of you?"
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