Peerless War God

2The eerie and evil aura was filled with a rotten stench. It surged out of Gu Chengquan’s body and spread throughout his entire body. It started to corrode his body. He felt that his strength had been greatly strengthened. An unprecedented sense of fulfillment made him feel like he was invincible.    

    

In fact, at a certain moment, his strength was close to that of an immortal-level, and the world was shaking.    

    

Gu Chengquan said arrogantly, “You guys are dead. You forced me to do this. Eat the Evil Pill. None of you will be able to leave alive. Kill, kill, kill!”    

    

He activated his mana and was about to pounce on them like a mad demon. He had completely lost his mind.    

    

However, he was soon stunned. His body stiffened in midair.    

    

“How could this be? I…”    

    

Before he could finish his sentence, his head fell to the ground. The Shadow Pursuing Saber had sliced his head open at some point. The Crimson Nimbus Sword had pierced through his chest. The scorching flames burned his body, turning him into ashes bit by bit.    

    

Soon, Gu Chengquan turned into ashes and dissipated into the wind.    

    

Gu Feng waved his hand and retrieved Gu Chengquan’s storage ring. He waved his hand and said, “What a stinky smell. Did this guy eat the Evil Pill or the Corpse Pill?”    

    

It turned out that Gu Chengquan had started to show signs of abnormality a long time ago. When he took out the Evil Pill, Gu Feng and Gu Lanyue had decisively killed him.    

    

He had died before he could use the effects of the Evil Pill.    

    

After all, the two of them were not stupid. How could they wait for the other party to swallow the Evil Pill before making a move? The first move was the best, and the second move was the worst.    

    

"Alright, are the rings all here?"    

    

"They are all here. There are a lot of things. Immortal jades and treasures piled up like a mountain, as well as pills. These things should be enough for the captain, right?" Gu Feng asked.    

    

Gu Lan Yue shook her head, "It's not enough!"    

    

"Ah?"    

    

After a period of time, the Gu siblings brought Gu Cheng Quan's storage ring with them and returned to the Sky River City.    

    

The city was in ruins, and the sounds of crying and screaming could be heard without end. The two of them turned a deaf ear to it and directly arrived at where Gu Chang Sheng was.    

    

Around the huge pit, hundreds of cultivators of the Gu Clan were holding sharp blades in their hands, waiting in a strict formation, not daring to relax in the slightest.    

    

In the center, Gu Chang Sheng's face was pale. He was recuperating with all his strength, but the effect was minimal. He had only stabilized the injuries on his body, and the bleeding had lessened. It did not worsen.    

    

As for Chen Xiao, he was standing in midair, vigilantly watching his surroundings.    

    

"Sigh, such a good city is destroyed just like that. It's a pity that we can't go back."    

    

The two of them rushed over and bowed to Chen Xiao, "Captain."    

    

"Captain."    

    

Chen Xiao nodded his head and did not say much.    

    

When the two of them saw this, they walked up to Gu Chang Sheng. The crowd automatically opened up a path for them, and they looked at the two of them.    

    

"You're back? Did you succeed?"    

    

Sensing that the two of them had returned, Gu Chang Sheng slowly opened his eyes and said in an extremely weak voice.    

    

Gu Feng took out the storage rings of Gu Chengquan and the others and handed them over with a single hand. "I've already killed the traitor. Please take a look, Patriarch."    

    

Hearing this, shockingly red appeared on Gu Changsheng's pale face, and his eyes also swelled up with a large amount of blood. He was quite excited and agitated.    

    

"Good, good, good, good, good, the traitor deserved to die. Everyone should be able to kill him. We should cut the weeds and remove the roots. Cough, cough, cough ~"    

    

As he spoke, he couldn't help but cough again. It seemed that his injuries were very serious.    

    

"Patriarch, take care of yourself."    

    

"Patriarch, you must protect yourself. You can't fall."    

    

"Patriarch, quickly sit down."    

    

The Gu Clan members at the side immediately surrounded him and helped him sit down.    

    

However, Gu Changsheng was very stubborn and refused. He raised his head and looked at Chen Xiao. He said, "There is still one more thing that I haven't done."    

    

"What is it?" Gu Feng was stunned for a moment.    

    

He saw Gu Changsheng cup his hands. "Chen Xiao, this is the reward I promised you. Take it."    

    

As he spoke, Gu Changsheng took off his own storage ring, along with the storage rings of Gu Chengquan and the other four, as well as the storage rings of the surviving clansmen. There were hundreds of them, and it looked quite magnificent. With a light push, he placed them in front of Chen Xiao.    

    

The moment he did this, the people of the Gu Clan present were in an uproar. They were shocked, and even though they were a little dissatisfied, they did not dare to speak out due to Gu Changsheng's face.    

    

Gu Changsheng's expression turned cold. "What? A mere possession is not worth my life?"    

    

As soon as these words were spoken, the Gu Clan members, who were originally quite displeased, immediately shut their mouths.    

    

Obviously, they were not idiots. They all knew that if Chen Xiao had not arrived in time to injure the Thousand Corpse Demon Elder and scare away the black-robed protector, Gu Changsheng would have no chance of surviving.    

    

Using these treasures to exchange for Gu Changsheng's life was not a loss at all.    

    

"There's only one life. If you die, then you will have nothing left. You can still earn it back if you lose some money. Remember, you must not be too short-sighted."    

    

Gu Changsheng reprimanded sternly.    

    

At this critical juncture, if he wanted to protect himself, or even the Gu Clan, there was only one way. He had to make friends with Chen Xiao and use every method possible to make friends with him.    

    

It just so happened that he borrowed the excuse of Gu Feng and his sister to give all of the Immortal Jade and treasures in the Sky River City to Chen Xiao.    

    

As the old saying went, if you eat a human's mouth, then you will be soft-hearted. Chen Xiao, since you've taken something, then you should do something.    

    

Chen Xiao chuckled. Seeing that Gu Changsheng was actually so understanding, he also laughed, "Since that's the case, then I will accept the good intentions of the Gu Clan Master."    

    

As he spoke, he waved his hand, and several hundred storage rings were all stored into his pocket. After casually looking through them, he almost couldn't stop laughing.    

    

Heavens, there were mountains of treasures and Immortal Jade, which were like a group of mountains that stretched endlessly.    

    

As expected of a great clan that cultivated immortality. The wealth accumulated for ten thousand years was truly astonishing. Today, it had all fallen into Chen Xiao's hands, and it was even more than he had expected. It was probably equivalent to the entire wealth of more than a dozen Immortal Realm experts. It was truly astonishing.    

    

Naturally, he also understood what Gu Changsheng meant. This was the entire Gu Clan's life-saving money.    

    

Since he had accepted this money, he had to do something. He looked around for a while and then said, "Just now, I checked. The Black Sky Divine Sect retreated, but they didn't go far. It seems that they don't have the intention of continuing to attack. This place is not suitable for staying for too long. It's too dangerous, so it's better to leave as soon as possible."    

    

"Leave? After leaving the Sky River City, where else can we go?" When many of the Gu Clan's people heard this, their faces were filled with confusion.    

    

"That's right. The Sky River City is where we can stay and live. After leaving the Sky River City, we will be like a lone ghost, unable to find a place to stay."    

    

"Sigh, I never thought that there would be a traitor in the clan. The Sky River City was destroyed in one day, and we no longer have a place to stay. How sad."    

    

The group of cultivators were very pessimistic, and they felt very uncomfortable.    

    

Gu Changsheng pondered for a moment, and a light flashed in his eyes as he looked at Chen Xiao and said, "Chen Xiao, what are your plans?"    

    

At this time, Chen Xiao grinned, revealing his true thoughts.    

    

"Purple Cloud City, are you going?"    

    

"This..."    

    

"Purple Cloud City? Isn't it too far? Can we really go there?"    

    

Many cultivators became worried.    

    

Gu Changsheng was also uncertain, so he asked, "Purple Cloud City? Chen Xiao, although you have a deep relationship with the Violet Thistle and are also the third city lord, can you make the decision for such a big matter?"    

    

Chapter 3 – The Secret of the Violet Thistle