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The ten Master Breakthrough Pills.
Among them,
Gu Qingfeng had given two Master Breakthrough Pills to Gu Peng and Xu Yulan.
The former served him, so naturally, an increase in strength was necessary.
After all, as Gu Qingfeng’s own power grew stronger and he became involved in higher levels, Perfection in Refining Organs seemed rather insufficient.
As for Xu Yulan,
there was no need for further explanation.
Although Gu Qingfeng had mostly been in seclusion within the Grinding Blade Hall over the years, his feelings for her were quite subtle.
Allowing her to ascend to Masterhood, not to mention the possibility of extending her life, even a slight increase in strength was beneficial.
When Gu Peng saw the Master Breakthrough Pill, he too was stunned in place.
He had taken Breakthrough Pills and Direct Ascension Pills before and experienced their profound mysteries.
However,
even so,
Gu Peng had never imagined that there could be even more heaven-defying elixirs in the world.
A single elixir,
could enable one to break through to a perfect Master.
This was something Gu Peng had never considered.
After all, Masters were rare in the world, and those who truly entered this realm, compared to all martial artists, were considered as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns.
But now,
a single pill was enough to let one break directly through to Master level, showing just how terrifying such a pill was.
After breaking through to Master, Gu Peng’s reverence for Gu Qingfeng grew even more.
——
Tianyang Sword Sect.
At present, in a secret chamber, a bizarre and extreme power was emanating, with blood seeming to surge in the firmament, causing unrest in the hearts of everyone at the Tianyang Sword Sect.
This strange power seemed to be persistent for quite a while before it finally began to recede slowly.
Then,
the door of the secret chamber opened.
The Tianyang Sect Master walked out from inside.
However, what was different was that the current Tianyang Sect Master was wearing a blood-colored robe, his brows filled with an eerie and cold aura, with his eyes occasionally turning blood-red before returning to normal.
The disciple who had been guarding outside the secret chamber door had no chance to speak before blood-colored hair penetrated his body, turning him into a mummified corpse in just a few breaths.
When the sect elders heard the news and came, seeing this scene, they couldn’t help but change their expressions.
"Greetings, Sect Master!"
Gong Lei, faced with the blood-red eyes of the Tianyang Sect Master, hurriedly bowed his head.
When the Tianyang Sect Master’s gaze fell upon him, Gong Lei instantly felt an involuntary cold sweat breaking out on his back.
Gong Lei could tell that the current state of the Tianyang Sect Master was very wrong.
Compared to before his seclusion, he seemed like a completely different person.
An Evil Spirit had revived!
Or a loss of control over his power!
Gong Lei did not know.
But one thing,
Gong Lei was certain of.
If he angered the other party, perhaps he, too, would fall here.
As for escaping, Gong Lei was even less courageous.
Although he was a Magician of the God Fusion Realm, in front of a powerhouse like the Tianyang Sect Master, he was no different from an ant.
After a good while.
It was only then that Gong Lei felt the palpitations-inducing gaze disappear, soon followed by the frosty voice of the Tianyang Sect Master.
"Speak, what has happened during the time I was in seclusion?"
Upon hearing this,
Gong Lei hastily began, "Reporting to the Sect Master, several months ago, the Divine Martial King Pei Jing died, and the three elders Jiang Ning, Zuo Qiu, and Cui Mingfeng all perished as well."
As soon as he uttered these words,
The eyes of the Tianyang Sect Master went suddenly cold, and a strange, malevolent aura seemed to erupt from him, putting tremendous pressure on Gong Lei.
"Who did it?"
"Gu Qingfeng—"
Gong Lei suppressed the terror in his heart and spoke with difficulty.
The Tianyang Sect Master’s eyes briefly flashed with blood, "Gu Qingfeng, I remember him being at most a half-step Great Grandmaster. The three God Fusion Realm elders, along with Pei Jing, who was an Innate Grandmaster himself, and the many soldiers under his command, how could they let him succeed?"
"The Sect Master might not know, but Gu Qingfeng is not a half-step Great Grandmaster. He is a true Great Grandmaster!"
"In the battle at Guangyang Prefecture, Pei Jing led a hundred thousand troops right to the doorstep of White Stone Dao, only for Gu Qingfeng to suddenly appear with the force of thunder, slaying the three elders and then killing Pei Jing amidst the army, finally leaving as if nothing happened."
"Now that Pei Jing is dead, the Gu Family Manor has already suppressed the entire Guangyang Prefecture, and now the manor master Gu Yang, with his court commanding hundreds of thousands, has proclaimed himself the Guangyang Prince!"
Gong Lei dared not hesitate and immediately relayed all the information he knew.
He did this tantamount to fearing that any delay in his report might provoke the furious Tianyang Sect Master to suppress him on the spot.
"Great Grandmaster!"
"Guangyang Prince!"
"It seems a lot has happened in the world during the time I was in closed-door cultivation. But it’s for the better, I originally thought it would take him at least a hundred years to break through to Great Grandmaster status. I never expected him to have broken through so soon."
"As for Jiang Ning and the rest, their deaths are inconsequential. Regarding Pei Jing, the Tianyang Sword Sect has nurtured him for many years, and his death in Guangyang Prefecture shows he was not a true dragon."
"Now that a Great Grandmaster has emerged, it is the opportunity I’ve been waiting for to make my own breakthrough. Once this news spreads, I’m afraid many from across the Nine States will be eying Gu Qingfeng."
The eyes of the Tianyang Sect Master were blood-red, and a sinister, cold smile appeared on his face.
Great Grandmaster.
He never imagined that the situation would align so coincidentally.
During this period of seclusion,
The Tianyang Sect Master found that the resurgence of the Evil Spirit was more severe than he anticipated. Despite exerting his full power to suppress it, he hadn’t been able to fully contain it.
Now.
Inside the Tianyang Sect Master, the Evil Spirit was in a semi-revived state. If he couldn’t make another breakthrough to send the Evil Spirit back into slumber, he would completely cease to exist.
But such a breakthrough was no easy feat.
The Tianyang Sect Master had emerged from seclusion intending to collect a large number of souls for his cultivation so he could then attempt to break into a realm above the Transformation Realm.
But now,
Hearing about Gu Qingfeng’s breakthrough to Great Grandmaster, he had another idea.
Ordinary people couldn’t compare to a Great Grandmaster; even the meat of a million beings was less useful than consuming a Great Grandmaster.
At such a level, a powerhouse’s flesh had transformed entirely, even their life essence elevated.
If he could devour it,
It would most likely enable him to make a breakthrough.
Once he broke through the barrier of the Transformation Realm, he could step into the Divinity Realm.
"I originally planned to consume a Great Grandmaster after breaking into the Divinity Realm to solidify my cultivation foundation, but now it seems, that will not be necessary.
If I consume Gu Qingfeng, I believe I can directly enter the Divinity Realm.
Then, under heaven and earth, I alone will reign supreme!"
The Tianyang Sect Master’s eyes were cold, and then his gaze fell back onto Gong Lei.
"Inform the others in the sect, I will personally head to Guangyang Prefecture. Merely a Great Grandmaster, I want the world to know that the Tianyang Sword Sect is not to be challenged by anyone, Great Grandmaster or not!"
"Yes!"
Gong Lei’s face lit up with joy upon hearing that, and he immediately took his leave to execute the command.
