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Chapter 459: Chapter 455: Sweeping Over
Gu Jinlai returned to the Zone Master Mansion with 155 portions of Thunder Magnetic Elemental Gold.
Though this place couldn’t compare in safety to the Martial Saint Institute, as a key institution in Wind and Rain City, it was guarded by a Martial King, over a dozen Martial Sects, and hundreds of Martial Artists.
This force was also directly under the Martial Arts command of Gu Jinlai, the Zone Leader.
Of course, at this time, they had not yet gained Gu Jinlai’s complete trust.
Having no one he could fully rely on, and coupled with his own combat prowess as a Peak Heavenly Being, he didn’t need to worry about being in danger unless he faced Saints or Martial Saints.
After returning to his residence, he went straight to the Cultivation Room, operated the Eternal Furnace, and refined the Thunder Magnetic Elemental Gold one portion at a time.
Several days later, after refining the 155 portions of Thunder Magnetic Elemental Gold, he could clearly feel the growth of his Chaotic Star Light Body.
His own physique and the flow of electricity both received certain enhancements, and the release of energy from the Eternal Furnace also climbed to a new height.
Moreover, he faintly calculated a figure: if he now had 700 portions of Thunder Magnetic Elemental Gold, he could bring the Chaotic Star Light Body to Mahayana in at most half a month.
If he was willing to use over a hundred beams of Qingguang during this period and force the Chaotic Star Light Body to advance to Mahayana prematurely, then the amount of Thunder Magnetic Elemental Gold needed would drop to 600, 500, or even 400.
...
"Qingguang can only make me refine and utilize Thunder Magnetic Elemental Gold more efficiently, but it cannot fully replace it," Gu Jinlai thought as he assessed his cultivation progress. "Of course, I can also continuously infuse Qingguang into the Chaotic Star Light Body, like the theory of boiling water in energy studies. Technology can increase the efficiency of boiling water, and given a few hundred or a thousand beams of Qingguang, I don’t need Thunder Magnetic Elemental Gold to bring the Chaotic Star Light Body to Mahayana. But in fact, that would be virtually turning the Chaotic Star Light Body into a new Cultivation Technique."
The use of Qingguang in this way was too inefficient.
On one hand, obtaining hundreds of beams of Qingguang was not an easy task.
On the other hand, he had already instructed the Wind and Rain Chamber of Commerce and Purple Thunder Commerce to purchase Thunder Magnetic Elemental Gold for him. There was no need to squander so much Qingguang just to save a few months’ time.
...
The next day, Gu Jinlai arrived early at the Zone Master Mansion.
Quite a few people were already waiting there.
Since becoming the Zone Leader, he could mobilize many more forces.
In addition to the Martial King, Qiao Muqi, tasked with protecting his safety, there were dozens, if not hundreds, of Martial Sects and Military Generals, and even three Primordial Spirit Monarchs.
There were also hundreds of Martial Artists and ordinary cultivators.
Gu Jinlai’s gaze swept over the crowd and he issued a direct command, "Go to Deyue Building."
"Yes!"
Upon Gu Jinlai’s order, the crowd surged out, heading straight for Deyue Building.
Deyue Building was an infamous gold nest in the Outer City District.
There one could almost indulge in any conceivable service.
In addition, Deyue Building also encompassed gambling, money lending, selling forbidden medicines, and other businesses of various industries.
The force behind it also had a formidable background.
Supported jointly by two Devas and five Martial Kings on behalf of the Three Great Families, it also roped in some scions from top-notch families who were not very important and capitalized from it.
Even the Zhang Family’s Sky Silver Tower was somewhat inferior to Deyue Building.
The moment Gu Jinlai set off, the spies from Deyue Building hiding within the Zone Master Mansion got the news.
All sorts of forbidden materials were being hastily hidden.
But...
Gu Jinlai didn’t play by the rules at all.
He immediately took Qiao Muqi and the three Primordial Spirit Monarchs with him, leaving the main group and swiftly arriving at Deyue Building.
Seeing the somewhat chaotic Deyue Building, he immediately issued an order, "Everyone stay where you are and await questioning by the law enforcement officers. If anyone acts rashly, they will be severely punished without mercy."
There was always at least one Martial King or Deva present in Deyue Building.
Despite having heard about Gu Jinlai’s style of conduct, and being more restrained recently, the presiding Martial King still showed signs of panic when he saw Gu Jinlai arrive.
Trying to maintain a calm demeanor with a forced smile, he approached and said, "General District Master Gu has traveled far—please rest inside first... Our Deyue Building abides by the law, and we definitely will not..."
"I’ve said that everyone must stay where they are and not move rashly, or they will be severely punished. It seems you are taking my words lightly," Gu Jinlai interrupted.
No sooner had he finished speaking than he clenched an empty hand, summoning a flash of lightning that concentrated on a Supreme Grade Spirit Artifact flying sword.
This scene immediately caused the presiding Martial King’s face to change drastically, "Zone Leader Gu, there’s been a misunderstanding, I absolutely did not mean to disregard your words... Not good!"
Before he could finish his sentence, Gu Jinlai’s Thunder Sword had already slashed down.
"Boom!"
With the sound of thunder breaking the sky, the Martial King, who was only at the First Rank, didn’t even have a chance to dodge and was instantly killed by Gu Jinlai’s Thunder Sword.
This decisive action instantly subdued everyone in the room.
Even Qiao Muqi and the three Primordial Spirit Monarchs looked at him with shock in their eyes.
They had heard that this new boss, promoted from Deputy District Chief of the Southeast Outer City District, was resolute and quick in action, but they never imagined he would be this decisive.
The backing of Deyue Building, aside from the two Devas and five great Martial Kings...
apart from the four great Martial Kings, also included the progeny of some top-tier families.
Gu Jinlai might disregard the two Devas and the five great Martial Kings, but such actions would no doubt offend the younger generation of those top-tier families. Although they had limited abilities, whispering into the ears of the Martial Saints behind them, given enough time...
No one knew what kind of hidden dangers it could ignite.
"Zone Leader..."
Qiao Muqi hesitated for a moment, as if he wanted to say something.
But Gu Jinlai had already directly issued the order, "You four, seal off the entrances and exits. Whoever dares to flee, execute them on the spot. Those who can’t be dealt with quickly, I shall personally take action."
Seeing the resolute expression on Gu Jinlai’s face, Qiao Muqi and the three Primordial Spirit True Monarchs exchanged glances and had no choice but to obey the order.
"Whoosh!"
Before long, two figures arrived at the edge of the sky at the same time.
These two, one was the ordinary Deva Wu Chaoyuan, and the other was Yue Manxian, a high-level Deva who had cultivated the power of his domain to the extreme.
Both of them were the Devas backing Deyue Building.
Upon hearing that Gu Jinlai was going to move against Deyue Building, they rushed over immediately.
With the advantage of a Deva’s ability to traverse the sky, they arrived a step ahead of the other four Martial Kings.
However, when they saw the Martial King, who had been stationed in Deyue Building and was now a corpse, they seemed to realize that the situation couldn’t simply be resolved by a smooth talk or by giving a share of the profits to Gu Jinlai.
The newly appointed Zone Leader clearly wanted to eradicate Deyue Building from its roots, to serve as an excellent record for his tenure.
"Go!"
Realizing this, Wu Chaoyuan and Yue Manxian exchanged glances and turned to leave.
"Where do you think you’re going?"
At this moment, Gu Jinlai’s voice rang out.
He, too, was like a heavenly being, traversing the sky, looking at the two hastily arriving Devas, "Wu Chaoyuan, Yue Manxian, you two are involved in dozens of homicide, extortion, and unlawful detention cases. Come back with me for questioning, and if you resist, don’t blame me for being merciless."
"General District Master Gu, we are Devas, not the same as Martial Kings. You do not have the authority to judge us."
"Gu Jinlai, I think you’ve fallen into demonic delusion, thus thinking of looting properties over and over again. Wasn’t it enough that you wreaked havoc in the Southeast Outer City District? Now you’ve brought disaster to the North Outer City District, too? I am going to report you to the City Lord!"
As they spoke, their figures swiftly retreated.
"Warning is useless, the suspects are obstinate and intend to flee. Due to their formidable strength, I, the Zone Leader, cannot hold back. Regrettably, I must kill them on the spot!"
Gu Jinlai hadn’t finished saying the word "kill" when the Thunder Power surged from within his Chaotic Star Light Body once again, turning into sword light, breaking the sky, and with a deafening roar, shot towards Yue Manxian.
Despite being well-prepared, the high-level Deva summoned his Protective Spirit Artifacts, and the Heaven and Earth Power around him surged impossibly fast, with fierce winds sweeping across. Yet, he was still struck by the light of the Thunder Sword, the ferocious Thunder Power piercing him through with a single blow.
"Gu Jinlai! You dare!?"
The other Deva, Wu Chaoyuan, was both shocked and furious, as his flying sword broke through the sky.
Leveraging a Deva’s precise control over Heaven and Earth Power, his sword eliminated nearly all air resistance, its speed soaring to an astonishing eight times the speed of sound.
Before the sound of the sonic boom had time to spread, the sword light had already pierced the void, shooting straight in front of Gu Jinlai!
However, as the flying sword drew closer and closer to Gu Jinlai, its speed slowed more and more.
By the time it was only ten meters from Gu Jinlai, it had completely frozen in front of him, unable to move even the slightest bit.
"This is..."
Wu Chaoyuan’s pupils shrank.
Primordial Magnetic Divine Light!? But that’s a Heavenly Person’s Divine Power; Gu Jinlai shouldn’t be able to possess it.
Then...
Is it a divine power derived from the perfection of his cultivation technique!?
"Quasi-Dao Artifact level flying sword, not bad. Devas really do spare no expense when it comes to flying swords," said Gu Jinlai as he effortlessly took the sword into his hand.
Seeing this, Wu Chaoyuan made a decisive decision to abandon the Quasi-Dao Artifact level flying sword. He even spared no thought for the life or death of Yue Manxian, his figure leaping as he fled towards the end of the sky as fast as he could.
"Sizzle!"
At this moment, thunder cracked again.
Gu Jinlai was seen holding out another Supreme Grade Spirit Sword, charging it with thunder light.
After the battle with Thunder Origin Sect had ended, he kept three Spirit Swords to spare other than the one Quasi-Dao Artifact flying sword for exchange; this was to facilitate the use of the Thunder Sword. And now...
It was exactly what he needed.
Feeling the Thunder Power behind him, Wu Chaoyuan’s Divine Thought trembled, filled with terror, "Gu Jinlai! You can’t kill me; I am a special advisor for the City Guard Army, to kill me is to provoke the City Guard Army..."
"Boom!"
Thunder tore through the sky.
Before Wu Chaoyuan could finish his words, the light of the Thunder Sword had already shattered the void and struck him with a tremor-inducing thunderclap.
"No!"
With a cry of unwillingness, the Deva’s figure was instantly charred by the Thunder Power, and then shattered by the force contained within the sword blade.
The extreme measures taken chilled the hearts of Qiao Muqi and the others who were already taken aback, and they looked at him with awe in their eyes.
Gu Jinlai paid no attention to the changes in their emotions. With an empty hand gesture, the two Spirit Swords and all the items on the bodies of the two Devas from Deyue Building fell into his hands.
"The suspects resisted stubbornly and have been duly executed."
