NOVPUBZhuo Family.
Many high-level elders and the Zhuo Family Master Zhuo Xuankong were all gathered together.
"News has arrived from the Tianyang Sword Sect, they wish for our Zhuo Family to collude from within and without to jointly eradicate the Gu Family Manor. What are your opinions?"
Zhuo Xuankong spoke slowly.
Upon these words.
Many Zhuo family elders had expressions that flickered with uncertainty.
Then.
Someone spoke up, "The Tianyang Sword Sect is an Immortal Sect, and Gu Yutian is a top-notch powerhouse in the world. Even if Gu Qingfeng is a Great Grandmaster, he is no match for Gu Yutian."
"Once the Tianyang Sword Sect arrives, the Gu Family Manor will surely crumble. Not to mention the Guangyang Prince, it’s questionable whether even the Domineering Blade Gu Qingfeng can survive."
"What’s more, judging by the actions of the Guangyang Prince, he holds considerable reservations towards our Magician forces."
"The Red Flame Sect had already submitted, yet it was still eradicated by the Guangyang Army. Now, although they have not made a move against our Zhuo Family, who can guarantee that our Zhuo Family will not become the next Red Flame Sect?"
"Therefore, I believe that agreeing to the Tianyang Sword Sect’s request has no drawbacks for our Zhuo Family, and we can also use this opportunity to establish a connection with the Tianyang Sword Sect!"
A millennium-old family!
An immortal sect!
The gap between the two is vast.
The strongest in the Zhuo Family are high-ranking experts in the Spirit-controlling Realm, but in the Tianyang Sword Sect, the Spirit-controlling Realm is considered quite ordinary; only those in the God Fusion Realm are eligible to join the upper echelon.
Like that Sect Master of Tianyang, Gu Yutian, who is a terrifying existence in the Transformation Realm.
From this, it can be seen.
The gap between the Zhuo Family and the Tianyang Sword Sect is immense.
If even a tiny portion of resources from the Tianyang Sword Sect were to slip through their fingers, it would be enough for the Zhuo Family to feast to their heart’s content.
Hearing this, the other elders also nodded in deep agreement.
Let alone the power of the Guangyang Prince being insufficient to contend with the Tianyang Sword Sect, even if the two were evenly matched, the Zhuo Family would still lean a bit more towards the Tianyang Sword Sect.
The reason is simple.
The power behind the Guangyang Prince is the Gu Family Manor, which is a pure Martial Arts force.
Whereas the Tianyang Sword Sect, like the Zhuo Family, is considered part of the Magician faction.
The evolution of thousands of years has already created a vast chasm between Magicians and Martial Artists; the two sides are entirely on different levels.
If the Zhuo Family had to choose, the Tianyang Sword Sect would be the first choice.
The seated Zhuo Xuankong heard this and his lips curled into a cold smile.
He too had many dissatisfactions with the Guangyang Prince and the Gu Family Manor behind him.
Simply put.
Ever since Gu Yang took control of Guangyang Prefecture, he had ordered all parties to cease the blood sacrifice of civilians.
Such practices, naturally, displeased many families and sects.
After all.
Magician cultivation cannot be separated from the consumption of living beings’ blood.
Moreover.
In the eyes of Magicians, what difference is there between so-called civilians and the livestock they raise?
To Zhuo Xuankong, Gu Yang’s command was perceived as a way to indirectly suppress the development of the families and sects.
Initially, with Gu Yang’s great influence, Zhuo Xuankong, despite his dissatisfaction, could only endure.
But now things were different.
The Tianyang Sword Sect had already made its move.
Thus, the Zhuo Family naturally had to seize this opportunity to break Gu Yang’s rule.
"Since everyone agrees, let’s proceed according to the Tianyang Sword Sect’s wishes. It just so happens that I am about to reach the peak of the Spirit-controlling Realm. A blood sacrifice of the citizens of a city should make that critical step achievable without a problem!"
Zhuo Xuankong decided with a firm hand.
In the past, the Guangyang Prefecture was under the court’s control, and even if the Zhuo Family had significant influence in Guangyang Prefecture, openly performing a blood sacrifice on an entire city was no easy task.
At least.
The Evil Suppression Bureau would not readily agree.
Moreover, later on.
When the Divine Martial King Pei Jing took over Guangyang Prefecture, Zhuo Xuankong dared not make a move.
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A single Pei Jing is not frightening.
What’s terrifying is the Tianyang Sword Sect behind Pei Jing.
If the Zhuo Family were to conduct a blood sacrifice of the inhabitants of an entire city under Pei Jing’s watch, that would be no different from snatching food from the mouth of a tiger.
But later on.
It would be Gu Yang holding sway over Guangyang Prefecture.
That man had expressly forbidden it, leaving Zhuo Xuankong no alternative.
However, things are different now.
With the Tianyang Sword Sect having issued an order earlier, and Guangyang Prefecture currently under Gu Yang’s management, the Zhuo Family can take this opportunity to directly carry out a blood sacrifice of an entire city, believing that the Tianyang Sword Sect will not have much to say afterward.
Upon hearing Zhuo Xuankong’s words, a trace of crimson bloodlust emerged in the depths of the eyes of many Zhuo Family elders, and their expressions became greedy.
A blood sacrifice of an entire city!
Even if Zhuo Xuankong took the lion’s share, they could still have a taste of the spoils.
The population of a city.
At least a few hundred thousand, if not more.
Such a massive blood sacrifice of the citizenry, even just a taste, could greatly advance one’s cultivation.
In these times, strength is everything.
To break through once more, not to mention anything else, just within the Zhuo Family alone, one’s status would elevate significantly.
However.
Just as many Zhuo Family elders were fantasizing about the benefits of a city-wide blood sacrifice, an indifferent voice suddenly broke through.
"Wanting to conduct a blood sacrifice upon the citizens of an entire city, I’m afraid the Zhuo Family will not have that opportunity!"
Hearing this sentence, the faces of the Zhuo Family members all changed.
"Who is it!"
The words had barely fallen.
When suddenly, in the middle of the main hall, a young man had appeared out of nowhere.
The man was dressed in black, his face stern and expression indifferent, emanating an aura of death from his entire being.
Upon hearing the Zhuo Family members, the young man spoke a few words.
"Gu Er, deputy commander of the Hidden Guards under the command of the Guangyang Prince, has been ordered to eradicate the Zhuo Family!"
Hidden Guards!
Hearing this sentence, the Zhuo Family members’ expressions changed dramatically again.
The existence of the Hidden Guards is no longer a secret.
It’s precisely because of the Hidden Guards that Gu Yang was able to occupy Guangyang Prefecture so swiftly, playing a significant role in the process.
Even rumors have spread that the one who annihilated the Red Flame Sect’s warriors was a member of the Hidden Guards.
Now.
The emergence of a deputy commander of the Hidden Guards had shocked the people of the Zhuo Family immensely.
However—
Before the Zhuo Family could react, Gu Er swiftly moved his hand, and the long blade at his waist flashed out of the sheath, the light from the blade as bright as daylight, infused with overwhelming killing intent, causing the temperature of the entire hall to drop suddenly.
After the light from the blade faded.
The hall fell into a brief silence, then several Zhuo Family elders were seen torn asunder, their flesh scattering, and in some cases, evil spirits directly revived in the corpses.
Only at this moment.
Did the other members of the Zhuo Family come out of the abrupt situation in shock.
"Innate Grandmaster!!"
Zhuo Xuankong’s face was filled with horror, his eyes looking at Gu Er filled with fear.
The next instant.
Zhuo Xuankong turned tail and ran.
Facing an Innate Grandmaster directly, and judging from that one strike, Gu Er’s strength was certainly not as simple as that of an ordinary Innate Grandmaster.
Though it’s said that top-tier Spirit-controlling Magicians can match an Innate Grandmaster, that’s only on par with newly advanced Innate Grandmasters.
Even more so.
Zhuo Xuankong was just a step away from the peak of the Spirit-controlling Realm.
But even this one step apart was like the difference between heaven and earth.
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