NOVPUBAbdication for a deserving successor!
This had long been Gu Qingfeng’s intention.
He established the Gu Family Manor with the aim to create a power that could gather cultivation resources for him while also nurturing his descendants.
Now.
Gu Yang was well-rounded in all respects, and he possessed the necessary ambition, so naturally, Gu Qingfeng was ready to pass on the position to him.
Just as well.
Currently, both Gu Xuan and Gu Xiu were young. By Gu Yang directly becoming the new manor master, a lot of strife and trouble could be spared.
The following day.
The news of the manor master’s change caused some stir within the Gu Family Manor, but it did not cause any significant turmoil.
After all, in recent years, most of the matters within the manor had been handled by Gu Yang. To many, the Young Master had already been the appointed successor.
The news that was circulated now only confirmed this fact.
As for the only issue.
It was perhaps that Gu Qingfeng was not particularly old—in fact, for a martial artist, he was still in his prime. His abdication at this time was somewhat unexpected to many.
However.
Gu Qingfeng now paid no heed to these matters and instead was looking at his own information panel.
...
"Your descendant ’Gu Yang’ has become the new manor master of the Gu Family Manor, seeking to compete for supremacy in the world, achieving the feat ’Hidden Dragon in the Abyss’ (can only be triggered once)!"
"Reward points *100!"
"Rewards Direct Ascension Pill (Bone Refining) *100!"
"Rewards Direct Ascension Pill (Marrow Cleansing) *10!"
"Rewards Direct Ascension Pill (Refining Organ) *5!"
"Rewards Blood Refining Realm Death Soldier *100!"
...
The influx of rewards was dizzying to Gu Qingfeng.
Amid such generous rewards, the one hundred reward points seemed almost insignificant.
"Direct Ascension Pills!"
"Death Soldiers!"
Gu Qingfeng’s expression subtly shifted as he looked at these two new and unfamiliar items.
Subsequently.
When his gaze turned to the Item Bar, he saw various elixirs stored there. As soon as Gu Qingfeng focused his thoughts, relevant information appeared.
"Direct Ascension Pill (Bone Refining), upon consumption immediately breaks through to Perfection in the Bone Refining Realm!"
"Direct Ascension Pill (Marrow Cleansing), upon consumption immediately breaks through to Perfection in the Marrow Cleansing Realm!"
"Direct Ascension Pill (Refining Organ), upon consumption immediately breaks through to Perfection in the Refining Organ Realm!"
It should be said.
These so-called Direct Ascension Pills.
Were an upgraded version of the Breakthrough Pills.
A Breakthrough Pill consumed once could only allow one to break through a minor cultivation realm, but a Direct Ascension Pill was even more miraculous, allowing one to immediately reach the pinnacle of the realm that the pill elevates to.
This meant.
Such a quantity of Direct Ascension Pills could instantly provide Gu Family Manor with one hundred martial artists at Perfection Stage of the Bone Refining Realm, ten at the Marrow Cleansing Realm’s Perfection, and five at the Refining Organ Realm’s Perfection.
At that moment.
Gu Qingfeng realized his proper way forward.
Increasing the number of offspring was one aspect.
But it wasn’t about blindly using his offspring as tools for cultivation; rather, it was about letting go and allowing them to grow on their own.
The exceedingly rich rewards this time were evidence of many things.
Finally.
Gu Qingfeng’s gaze fell upon a token in the Item Bar.
With a thought, the token appeared in his palm.
"Death Soldier Token!"
"Crush to use, to acquire one hundred death soldiers who will be absolutely loyal to oneself!"
Sensing the information that formed in his mind, Gu Qingfeng went to the backyard and dismissed all of the servants before clenching his hand forcefully. The token, made of an unknown material, immediately shattered.
Upon the token’s fracture.
A black light surged forth.
A hundred Death Soldiers materialized from nothing, the entire process lasting no more than a few short breaths.
Immediately afterward,
all the Death Soldiers knelt on one knee, raised their fists in salute, and said in unison, "Subordinates pay respect to the esteemed above!"
Gu Qingfeng, upon hearing this, then scrutinized the many Death Soldiers before him.
He saw a hundred Death Soldiers, all clad in black, their expressions cold and devoid of any superfluous emotion, emanating a chilling aura of deadly solemnity, like executioners who reap lives in the darkness.
A hundred Death Soldiers!
All in their prime.
Not only that, but these Death Soldiers were uniformly of the Initial Stage of the Blood Refining Realm!
More importantly,
Gu Qingfeng felt a certain connection to these Death Soldiers, as if with a single thought, he could wipe them out entirely.
Absolute loyalty!
At this moment, Gu Qingfeng truly understood what absolute loyalty meant.
Then,
he turned to look at the leading Death Soldier.
"From today forth, you shall be known as Gu Yi, the leader of the Death Soldiers!"
"Your subordinate obeys!"
Gu Yi saluted solemnly and spoke with a deep voice.
Following that, Gu Qingfeng proceeded to bestow names upon the other Death Soldiers.
From Gu Er to Gu Yi, each was given a numerical code as a name.
"Gu Er and Gu San will serve as deputy leaders!"
Gu Qingfeng announced further.
The cultivation realms of the hundred Death Soldiers were all quite similar, so there was little difference in who became the leader.
Having promoted three individuals to leaders, Gu Qingfeng bestowed upon them three Direct Ascension Pills of the Refining Organ Realm.
Then,
Gu Qingfeng distributed ten Marrow Cleansing Realm Direct Ascension Pills and eighty-seven Bone Refining Realm Direct Ascension Pills among the remaining ninety-seven Death Soldiers, respectively.
As the crowd consumed the elixirs, their energy suddenly surged, and within a few breaths, all the Death Soldiers had completed their breakthroughs.
Three at the Perfection of the Refining Organ Fifth Layer!
Ten at Marrow Cleansing Realm Perfection!
Eighty-seven at Bone Refining Realm Perfection!
This constituted an extremely terrifying force.
At the very least,
within Guangyang Prefecture, such a power was quite formidable indeed.
However,
Gu Qingfeng also knew that these Death Soldiers possessed merely the corresponding cultivation realms, but no Cultivation Techniques or Martial Arts.
Among those of the same rank,
the strength of the Death Soldiers was about the lowest tier.
But these were not significant issues. 𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒑𝒖𝒃.𝙘𝙤𝒎
With their realms established,
Cultivation Techniques and Martial Arts could be trained much more easily afterward.
Also, because the Death Soldiers were absolutely loyal, Gu Qingfeng did not need to be secretive about imparting Martial Arts; he directly taught them the Gu Family’s most top-notch Red Flame Divine Skill as the foundational Martial Art for the Death Soldiers.
Based on the advantages of the Red Flame Divine Skill, as long as this technique was cultivated to the Ninth Layer Perfection, one could then self-generate True Qi and step into the tenth layer, becoming an Innate Grandmaster.
If all of the Death Soldiers could cultivate the Red Flame Divine Skill to the realm of Perfection, it would be equivalent to having a hundred Innate Grandmasters.
Of course—
These were merely the most ideal estimates.
In reality,
Gu Qingfeng did not know the talents of these Death Soldiers, so after the real transmission of the Red Flame Divine Skill, how many could cultivate to Perfection was also unpredictable.
Besides the Red Flame Divine Skill, Gu Qingfeng then passed down the Seven Killings Blade Skills.
This blade technique was originally a superior-grade Martial Arts, but later Gu Qingfeng broke through its limits, making it comparable to a top-grade Martial Arts.
Finally,
Gu Qingfeng gave these Death Soldiers an official organization name.
Hidden Guard!
