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Chapter 155: Chapter 152: Lowering the Head
"Primordial Spirit True Monarch, the final stage in the God Realm, at this stage, cultivators’ Divine Thoughts have grown so powerful they can majorly interfere with the external world. Their Primordial Spirits, aided by flying swords’ divine anomalies, can carry their bodies, allowing them to traverse freely through Qingming at near sonic speeds, and if they control the sword with their Primordial Spirit, the speed of the sword can exceed three times the speed of sound."
Gu Jinlai maintained the Co-spirit state with the Short Range Defense Cannon.
He still didn’t know by what means Xin Tianqi had deceived the Short Range Defense Cannon’s probing.
However, whether manifesting the Primordial Spirit or controlling the sword with the Primordial Spirit, they must excite the power of Divine Thought.
Therefore, as soon as they make a move, their traces will become impossible to conceal.
Moreover, due to the Mental Realm’s acute perception of mortal danger, he was fully confident that he could react the moment the Primordial Spirit True Monarch of the Purgatory Sect arrived.
"Hm!?"
At that moment, Gu Jinlai felt something and his spirit lifted, "It’s here."
The radar of the Short Range Defense Cannon had detected a fluctuation of Divine Thought.
At this time, Gu Qingmei, who had arrived with him, quickly reported, "Patriarch, the forces of the Purgatory Sect have reached thirty li ahead of our army."
As she spoke, she paused, "The numbers aren’t large, just over ten people, but all of them are experts. According to our scouts’ reports, the leader seems to be the Purgatory Sect Master, Lu Dengxian."
"Lu Dengxian?"
Gu Jinlai maintained the Co-spirit state with the Short Range Defense Cannon.
Under the full scanning of the Short Range Defense Cannon radar, he detected six Divine Thought fluctuations.
Only one among these six fluctuations met the standards of a Yin God.
In other words, only one Divinity Transformation Cultivator has come from the direction of the Purgatory Sect?
"Are there any appearances of Venerable Daoist Elders from the Purgatory Sect?"
Gu Jinlai asked.
"None."
"Continue probing."
Gu Jinlai said.
He couldn’t quite understand the intentions of the Purgatory Sect.
The Venerable Daoist Elders hadn’t shown up, yet they let Lu Dengxian, a Divinity Transformation Great Cultivator, lead the team...
Was this not underestimating him, Gu Jinlai?
...
Dozens of li away, Lin Xiao, Lu Dengxian, Luu Zhenbei, Yuan Xizhi, Huo Changqing, and others were rapidly heading towards Gu Jinlai’s stationed location.
At this moment, looking pale and even a bit desperate, Lin Xiao continually said, "I swear on heaven, everything I’ve said is true. The reason Gu Jinlai has achieved so much today is that he obtained the Heavenly Master inheritance from Tianyuan Dao. If our sect’s Venerable Daoist Elders could get this inheritance, there’s a high chance, a nine in ten chance, they could become a Heavenly Monarch. Sect Master, for the sake of our sect, what we should truly be doing now is inviting the Venerable Daoist Elders to descend and slaughter Gu Jinlai, not handing me over to Gu Jinlai for disposal. If we were to do this, what would the world think of our Purgatory Sect?"
"The Heavenly Master inheritance of Tianyuan Dao..."
Lu Dengxian glanced at Lin Xiao, his expression rippling with a trace of ripple, yet after a moment, he sighed, "Even if what you’re saying is true, your news has come too late. There’s only half a year left until the Divine Sword Conference begins, it’s too late."
"It’s not too late, absolutely not too late!"
Hearing the Sect Master’s calmer tone, Lin Xiao, grabbing at straws, hurriedly said, "Gu Jinlai cultivated to the Heavenly Monarch Realm in just two or three years. With our Purgatory Sect’s foundation, aren’t we much stronger than him by more than tenfold? Perhaps it would take just two or three months to create a Heavenly Monarch, sufficient to attend the Divine Sword Conference."
"So, the sect is supposed to gamble the Divine Sword Conference, which concerns the entire sect’s future, based on just your speculation?"
Lu Dengxian looked at Lin Xiao and scoffed, "You think too highly of your own words."
"Sect Master, it’s hard to mend a broken mirror, the rift between Gu Jinlai and our Purgatory Sect has already formed..."
Lin Xiao pleaded earnestly.
Before he could finish, Lu Dengxian had already snorted coldly, "A rift? What rift exists between us? Isn’t it all because you’ve repeatedly caused trouble? Why did Elder Tan Qingquan attack Gu Jinlai, if not because you tempted him using the Tianyuan Dao inheritance as a bargaining chip? Furthermore, the biggest rift between us and Elder Gu is your relentless persecution and cruel framing of him, yet the sect did not stand up for what’s right!"
His tone was stern, "Internal strife is a major taboo in our Purgatory Sect, and while no one controls your actions outside, this rule is the foundation of our sect. If we don’t severely punish those guilty of internal strife, wouldn’t our Purgatory Sect be in complete disarray? Therefore, today, your fate is sealed!"
"I..."
Lin Xiao opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but looking at the resolute Sect Master...
In the end, only despair remained in his eyes.
Lu Dengxian withdrew his gaze.
The Tianyuan Dao legacy.
Actually, when Lu Dengxian first captured Lin Xiao, he had tempted him with this very thing, but...
The risks were too significant.
First, even if they killed Gu Jinlai, it wasn’t certain they would smoothly obtain the Tianyuan Dao legacy.
Second, the Heavenly Master inheritance of Tianyuan Dao wasn’t as simple as Lin Xiao suggested. Becoming a Heavenly Monarch in just two or three years? If it were that easy, Lingxiao City would have been overflowing with Heavenly Monarchs by now.
After all, the Gu family stands behind Gu Jinlai, and the Gu family members are exceptionally loyal to him. If becoming a Heavenly Monarch were really that easy, why would he keep it to himself?
But in fact, apart from Gu Jinlai, there isn’t a single Heavenly Monarch in Lingxiao City that he has cultivated.
Not even a Heavenly Master.
Under such circumstances, thinking of snatching the Heavenly Master inheritance from Gu Jinlai to become a Heavenly Monarch was sheer folly.
The third point...
It’s related to the unusual actions of Gu Jinlai.
As an elder of the Purgatory Sect, how could Gu Jinlai not be aware that his actions might provoke the wrath of the Venerable Daoist Elders?
Yet he still chose to act this way.
With his status, hiding and abandoning the foundation of Lingxiao City would be better than personally leading an army into Red State.
He must have the confidence to act this way.
The fourth point involved what Venerable Daoist Liu Jingtiao had said.
Gu Jinlai was born in Red Wind City and joined the Purgatory Sect since he was young, with pure and loyal roots, considering the sect as his second home.
If not because the actions of the Purgatory Sect had hurt him too deeply, how could he have reached such a confrontation with them?
He thought about how Gu Jinlai, even after killing Yang Kan, still wished to hold the title of a Purgatory Sect Elder, complying with some of the sect’s demands, and even...
He had still offered Taihe City to the sect after slaying Tan Qingquan — it should be noted that the grudge between him and Tan Qingquan was initially provoked by Tan Qingquan himself.
If Elder Tan sought to kill him, could he really not fight back?
From this perspective, Tan Qingquan was the true culprit harming fellow sect members, and Elder Gu was merely acting in self-defense.
Thinking this way...
The wrong ones, it was all them, the Purgatory Sect.
Elder Gu never once harbored thoughts of betrayal against the Purgatory Sect.
It was these power holders within the sect who step by step forced Elder Gu to this point.
No wonder the Venerable Daoist Elder sternly reprimanded him, questioning whether he could even hold his position as Sect Master anymore.
From a neutral standpoint, they, the Purgatory Sect, truly did too much.
"Fully repair the relationship with Elder Gu, considering his feelings towards the sect for over fifty years; it should still be possible..."
Lu Dengxian mumbled to himself.
With this thought, soon, the team of Demon God Warriors led by Gu Jinlai appeared in his sight.
...
"Elder Gu."
Upon meeting, Lu Dengxian had already opened his mouth first, completely disregarding his status as the Sect Master.
He bowed from afar, saying, "The sect has understood your claims, and after investigation, the testimony sent by Bai Shu is confirmed. The evidence is irrefutable, and the evidence chain clear, Lin Xiao indeed committed the crime of harming his fellow sect members as Elder Gu mentioned!"
Gu Jinlai, who was considering whether to directly strike first with several Short Range Defense Cannons and eliminate Lu Dengxian, the Purgatory Sect Master, was stunned upon hearing these words.
"What?"
He almost thought he had heard incorrectly.
And the words that followed from Lu Dengxian proved that he hadn’t been hallucinating.
"Lin Xiao’s crimes have been confirmed. Originally, we planned to deal with him according to the sect rules, but considering the persecution Lin Xiao imposed on Elder Gu during this time, and taking into account Elder Gu’s personal feelings, we brought him here for Elder Gu to personally deal with."
Lu Dengxian spoke, waving his hand. 𝑛𝘰𝑣𝑝𝑢𝑏.𝘤𝑜𝘮
An elder stepped forward, bowed to Gu Jinlai, and brought up the severely injured, pale-faced Lin Xiao.
This scene...
Suddenly made Gu Jinlai somewhat unable to react.
He had led troops to invade, entering Red State.
But the result...
Your Purgatory Sect, so large, actually backed down?
"Elder Gu?"
The elder holding Lin Xiao called out, seeing Gu Jinlai showing no reaction.
Gu Jinlai looked at the pale-faced Lin Xiao, who knew being in Gu Jinlai’s hands meant certain death and was already in despair, pondering whether Lin Xiao might have taken some forbidden medicine that drastically increased his power, planning to cause mutual destruction once he got close.
But his Mental Realm didn’t give any warning.
"Sect Master Lu, you say Lin Xiao is handed over to me for disposal, is that true?"
Gu Jinlai said.
"Naturally."
Lu Dengxian nodded, "Harming a fellow sect member, and not just once but several times, according to sect law, that’s a capital offense. Even if Elder Gu kills Lin Xiao directly, we have no objections."
"Is that so?"
Gu Jinlai scrutinized them for a while, trying to figure out what they were really aiming at.
Simultaneously, he made eye contact with Su Nanxing.
Su Nanxing immediately stepped forward, taking Lin Xiao from the elder’s hands.
"Elder Gu..."
Lin Xiao, looking at the approaching Gu Jinlai, struggled to squeeze out a smile, "I know the crimes I’ve committed are unforgivable, and I hope to spend the rest of my life atoning. Elder Gu, who has fought battles far and wide, doesn’t have many Divine Swordsmen to use, and henceforth I am willing..."
"Whoosh!"
Before Lin Xiao could finish speaking, the Short Range Defense Cannon in the Co-spirit State with Gu Jinlai slightly adjusted.
The next moment, the gun barrel spun rapidly, and a burst of intense flames fiercely erupted.
"No..."
The despair in Lin Xiao’s eyes suddenly escalated to the extreme.
The severely injured Lin Xiao, faced with the sudden firing of the Short Range Defense Cannon, couldn’t react in time at all.
"Sizzle!"
Less than a second after the burst of gunfire from the Short Range Defense Cannon, the ejected metal shell casings hadn’t even hit the ground yet, his figure was already torn to pieces by this violent stream of metal.
Watching Lin Xiao being blasted into a cloud of blood, Gu Jinlai incredulously mumbled to himself, "Could it really be that there was no conspiracy?"
So...
The Purgatory Sect bowed down?
