Chapter 489: Chapter 169: Arriving at Great Zhou Imperial City! The Rising Mushroom Cloud! (10,000-word Mega Chapter, Subscription Requested)_1
The elder’s breath continued to climb steadily, his already robust frame becoming even more sturdy.
The age spots on his face were visibly fading away.
The lines and wrinkles on the surface of his skin were also slowly disappearing.
The hair as white as snow was, at this moment, seeing many strands turn pitch black.
The whole person seemed to have reversed from an old age to a middle-aged state.
It was as if he had achieved physical rejuvenation.
"Huff..." The elder let out a deep exhale, the sense of comfort throughout his body made him feel better than ever; he had never experienced such a good day.
The elder glanced at the middle-aged man and the other Blood Gu Sect disciples, and said, "I assume you won’t speak out about my private possession of a Gu god, will you?"
His words appeared to be a question, but were actually a warning.
The middle-aged man’s heart suddenly grew cold.
He knew that if he gave the wrong answer, he might die at the hands of the elder of the Blood Gu Sect even before falling to the outsider!
"Elder, you foresaw the arrival of a powerful enemy and thus had no choice but to swallow the newly matured Gu god to protect the disciples under your banner and prevent the Gu god from falling into the hands of others, ensuring the Blood Gu Sect’s secrets remain unknown!"
The middle-aged man was quick-witted and heaped praises on the elder, aligning with the elder’s intentions.
His words had no fault in them.
It wasn’t an aggressive compliment.
The remaining Blood Gu Sect disciples, clearly aware of the current situation, nodded in agreement one after another. They all hurriedly distanced themselves from Fan Wu and gathered around the elder.
Watching the Blood Gu Sect disciples take their stand, the elder nodded slightly in satisfaction.
Then.
He once again turned his gaze to Fan Wu.
He opened his mouth and said, "I am giving you one last chance now. Kneel and submit to slaughter. If you do, I will grant you a swift death."
"Otherwise..."
The elder narrowed his eyes, and the eerie aura emanating from him made all the Blood Gu Sect disciples around him feel an extremely terrifying sensation!
"Or perhaps you should kneel before me?" Fan Wu smiled and said, "In that case, I would grant you some dignity."
Fan Wu didn’t care if the other’s words were true.
As long as what he himself said was true, that was enough.
Taoist Priest Fan could indeed grant the other some dignity.
Unfortunately...
The elder from the Blood Gu Sect didn’t seem appreciative.
Upon hearing Fan Wu’s words, the elder knew Fan Wu was not willing to bow his head or surrender without a fight. He recognized this guy still harbored a sliver of hope.
"Humph!" The elder snorted coldly. "You’re obstinately ignorant! You have no idea what level I’ve reached after consuming the Gu god!"
Suddenly, the elder shouted loudly.
Instantly, more than a dozen talismans flew out from his sleeves, and at first glance, they appeared quite different from the talismans of the Great Zhou Dynasty, as his looked darker and more sinister.
More than a dozen talismans floated before the elder, his mana constantly surging, and his sneering voice continued: "I’ve been operating in Neihai County for over a decade, and I’ve turned this mountainous area into the most advantageous battleground for myself!"
As his sneering trailed off, the talismans floating before him began to emit a faint purple glow.
Then the sound of rustling started to pick up.
"This is..." The middle-aged man not far from the elder was shocked upon witnessing the scene: "The elder, using his own power, has activated the Witch Gu Soul Severing Array!"
The array the middle-aged man referred to was one created by the Blood Gu Sect for battle, built into this very area.
The idea was to use this array to resist powerful enemies should they ever invade.
However, activating this array normally required at least ten people!
It needed ten people to channel their depleted energy to have enough power to start the array.
No one expected the elder, who had consumed the Gu god,
to activate this array with his own power...
"Array! Activate!!" The elder bellowed, and the ground under everyone’s feet seemed to tremble slightly. The ground around them felt as if something was about to burst forth from the earth.
Whoosh!
Whoosh!
Whoosh!
Emerging from the ground were numerous black banners, each covered with dense talismanic script. The atmosphere around them grew even more strange and unusual.
The rustling sound grew louder, giving everyone present an ominous foreboding.
"This is bad!" The middle-aged man exclaimed in alarm. "Quickly recite the Blood Gu Heart Mantra Great Method! Otherwise, the array will not differentiate friend from foe!"
Following his warning, the remaining Blood Gu Sect disciples immediately snapped out of their shock.
They came back to their senses,
and promptly did as the middle-aged man had instructed.
...
Elsewhere.
"Hmm?" Yun Jiuqing looked towards the depths of the distant mountains, where she could faintly make out numerous small black dots floating in mid-air. Those dense black dots seemed to encircle that area as if forming a ring.
