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Chapter 394: Chapter 227: Can’t Wait Anymore

Especially after witnessing Xiaolu’s birth and learning how special she was, Gu Zheng’s thoughts about the Zhong Family’s hidden Divine Weapon began to change.

’I’ll use a Slave Seal on it!’

’To use a Slave Seal on a true Divine Weapon... if I succeed...’

"Hoo~"

Calming his mind, Gu Zheng rose and recalled the few false bodies he had placed outside.

Then, he leaped into the air and returned to Fengzhou.

’First, Qingshi County!’

...

「Qingshi County.」

The former Gu Mansion, now the Qingshi Marquis’s Mansion.

Gu Zheng returned without alerting anyone. He sent a voice transmission directly to his father, Gu Sihai, telling him to bring Gu Pan’Er and Gu Xue’Er.

He waited until the three of them had entered the room.

After shutting the door, Gu Zheng got straight to the point. "The men who have been frequently contacting Eldest Sister and Xue’Er recently are Princes and Crown Princes of the Zhong Family."

"Huh?"

Gu Xue was startled. "Those men are Princes and Crown Princes?"

"What, you’ve already taken a liking to one of them?" Gu Zheng asked, raising a sharp eyebrow.

"No, no," Gu Xue said, waving her hands frantically. "I just thought one of them was fun and easy to talk to, hehe~"

"And you’re laughing!"

Gu Sihai snapped irritably, "They’re Princes and Crown Princes! Do you really think they’d fall for a wild girl like you? It’s obvious they have an agenda. They’re after Ping’an! They’re only getting close to you to use you!"

"I... I didn’t agree to go out with them. We just walked around the city a bit," Gu Xue said, exasperated. "Don’t worry, Big Brother. I just thought it was fun. I don’t actually like any of them yet."

"Then don’t meet with them again," Gu Zheng said calmly. "The Zhong Family and I are on good terms for now, but who knows what the future holds, or if we’ll become enemies."

"Huh?"

Gu Xue was dumbfounded.

Gu Sihai and Gu Pan’Er were startled as well.

"Ping’an, what’s happened?" Gu Sihai asked, lowering his voice, his expression tense.

"Don’t worry, Father. Nothing has happened for now," Gu Zheng reassured him. "It’s just that the Zhong Family is restless and looking to stir up trouble. I have never shown any signs of disloyalty or betrayal. Everything they’re doing now is an attempt to win me over. I’m telling you this to prepare for the future, a future where I might stand against the Zhong Family."

’It isn’t a possibility; it’s a certainty!’

’When the Nine Tripods become one and I refine the complete Human Emperor’s Seal, I will absolutely be standing against the Zhong Family! That is the third step.’

He was telling Gu Sihai and Gu Pan’Er to give them an early warning.

"Alright, I understand."

Gu Sihai’s expression grew stern. "Don’t worry, Ping’an," he said solemnly. "I will watch over the family."

"Yes, you can rest easy about me as well, Ping’an."

Gu Pan’Er said seriously, "As for the three men who approached me, I’ve rejected all of their invitations and gifts. Unless they try to force things, we won’t cross paths."

"Force things?"

Gu Zheng’s eyes flickered. With a flick of his wrist, several Jade Talismans appeared, and he began crafting Sealing Sword Talismans on the spot.

Sealing Sword Talismans, each comparable to a strike from a King’s Body!

SWISH SWISH SWISH!

Amid flashes of light, three Sealing Sword Talismans were complete.

"One for each of you."

Gu Zheng handed a Sealing Sword Talisman to each of them—Gu Sihai, Gu Pan’Er, and Gu Xue. "If they dare to force anything, crush the Jade Talisman. Then, run home."

"Okay."

Gu Pan’Er took hers first.

Gu Xue followed, taking hers gleefully, and Gu Sihai took the last one.

"I’m going to build a bunker in the backyard, in the old underground Cultivation Chamber."

Gu Zheng continued, "If the Zhong Family ever truly forces their way in, take Dingding, Wan’Er, and Gu Feng and run straight to the bunker. As long as you are inside, not even someone at the King’s Body Realm will be able to harm you!"

"Alright," Gu Sihai nodded.

"Really?" Gu Xue asked, pleasantly surprised. "Big Brother, what kind of bunker are you building that’s so powerful? Not even a King’s Body can break through it?"

"Of course."

Gu Zheng replied with a confident chuckle.

The shell of the Vajra Thunder Demon Turtle couldn’t be pierced even by a Divine Weapon.

Gu Zheng still had a little under half of the shell left, which he hadn’t used. The pieces were huge, and Gu Sihai wouldn’t have been able to use them anyway. One needed to be at the Heroic Body Realm to unleash their power and ensure they weren’t stolen.

These shell pieces were perfect for assembling a bunker!

...

No sooner said than done.

Gu Zheng immediately entered the underground Cultivation Chamber. He went to the center of the secret room, activated his Thick Earth Domain, and hollowed out a hemispherical space from the top down.

The excess earth was compressed, hardened, and used to fortify the outer perimeter.

Then, he took out the shell pieces one by one and began fitting them together along their edges.

The floor was also paved with flat pieces of the shell.

The entire exterior was completely enclosed, resembling a miniature Vajra Thunder Demon Turtle, but without the openings for a head and limbs.

The entrance to the bunker Gu Zheng built was located in the center of the underground Cultivation Chamber, concealed by a spare piece of the shell.

Sliding the shell to the right opened the entrance. Once inside, sliding it back to the left would return it to its original position, sealing it completely.

Gu Zheng linked the qi-powered sliding mechanism to a Jade Talisman.

It took him the better part of half a day, but the bunker was finally complete.

Gu Zheng gave the Jade Talisman that opened the entrance to Gu Sihai.

He brought his father into the secret room and had him practice operating it a few times until he could do it without error.

After giving a few more instructions, Gu Zheng left Qingshi County and headed straight for the Royal Capital.

...

Arriving at the Royal Capital, he walked through the gates of the Royal Palace and into the main hall.

"Greetings, Sovereign."

Cupping his fist in salute to Zhong Yi, Gu Zheng got straight to the point. "I have not failed to meet Your Majesty’s expectations. I have cultivated *Ten Thousand Blades Heaven Slaughter* to the Perfection Realm."

With that said, the Red Abyss Blade appeared in his hand. Gu Zheng turned and slashed toward the sky outside the hall.

FWOOSH—

A flash of blade light erupted with Shattering Void Sword Intent. Space visibly tore where the light passed, then rapidly healed itself. In the distance, the top of a pavilion was silently severed, and a pointed stone pillar tumbled to the ground.

"...Excellent!"

Zhong Yi blinked, then shouted with excitement.

His racing heart, however, told him that he had nearly made a fool of himself.

When Gu Zheng had taken out the Red Abyss Blade, Zhong Yi thought he was about to be assassinated right there in the hall.

Fortunately, he had restrained himself in time, neither fleeing nor crying "Assassin!"

Otherwise, the loss of face would have been immense.

"The Gu King is truly the Gu King!"

Taking a deep breath to quickly calm himself, Zhong Yi beamed and offered his congratulations. "Since *Ten Thousand Blades Heaven Slaughter* was first created through Deduction, no one has ever managed to cultivate it to perfection. For the Gu King to achieve it today is truly a joyous event for our Jing Country!"

A joyous event for Jing Country and a joyous event for the Zhong Family were two very different things, carrying entirely different implications.

Gu Zheng understood the underlying meaning and smiled. "I was merely fortunate to succeed."

"Haha, there’s no such thing as luck in this matter. One can either master the Shattering Void Sword Intent or one cannot," Zhong Yi said, descending from his Dragon Throne. "The Gu King’s success proves you are a peerless genius. Come, this way. The Crimson Moon Heaven-Covering Blade has been waiting in the Ancestral Land."

"The Crimson Moon Heaven-Covering Blade? A Divine Weapon that needs to be awakened?" Gu Zheng asked as he walked slowly toward the hall’s exit.

"Yes. The Divine Weapon we must awaken is named the Crimson Moon Heaven-Covering Blade."

Zhong Yi replied as he led the way. "This Divine Weapon fell into a deep slumber during Ancient Times. An ancestor of my Zhong Family was fortunate enough to acquire it and placed it in our Ancestral Land. It has waited there for over ten thousand years. Only today do we finally have a chance to awaken it."

"I will certainly do my best," Gu Zheng said cautiously.

Whether or not it could be awakened was something he would only know after trying.

"Yes, your best is all we can ask."

Zhong Yi added.

Although they had specifically created several True Skills just to awaken the Divine Weapon, there was indeed no guarantee of success.

...

Zhong Yi personally led Gu Zheng to the Zhong Family’s Ancestral Land outside the city.

Upon entering the Spirit Realm Space, they didn’t head straight for the area where the Crimson Moon Heaven-Covering Blade was kept.

Instead, Zhong Yi first led Gu Zheng to the Zhong Family’s residential quarter within the Ancestral Land, where they met the Patriarch of the Zhong Family, Zhong Duxiu.

"The Gu King is truly a peerless genius, to have cultivated *Ten Thousand Blades Heaven Slaughter* to perfection so quickly."

Zhong Duxiu, a portly man with a beaming smile, cupped his fist in salute. "We will be counting on the Gu King for the matter of the Crimson Moon Heaven-Covering Blade."

"The Zhong King is too kind. To be honest, I am not confident I will succeed. I can only do my best."

Gu Zheng replied, returning the salute.

Deep inside, his vigilance heightened.

The smiling Zhong Duxiu gave him a surprisingly strong sense of threat.