Chapter 253 - He’s Been Turned into a Blood Print, Even His Own Father Wouldn’t Find Him
Chu Kuang’s death was clean and straightforward. He hadn’t even had time to say his final words. The former Saint realm expert, now a heavenly pride, had probably never imagined he would meet such an end.
The instant Chu Kuang died, Luan Ping also arrived before Gu Han. “Holy Son!”
His tone carried some grief, feeling somewhat heavy, yet his eyes were devoid of anger. On the contrary, they showed a cryptic emotion that was hard to decipher.
He stared fixedly at Gu Han. “How dare you kill the Holy Son?! The Myriad Transformations Holy Land will ensure you die without a grave!”
With a flick of his sleeve, a burst of overbearing might fell upon Gu Han. Gu Han held his sword horizontally before him, barely managing to block it. In the end, the gap in cultivation was too big. He was also rotten and decayed. Even after burning his soul power, he couldn’t withstand it and was blasted backward.
“Junior Brother!”
“Han’er!”
Zuo Yang and Gu Tian abandoned their opponent, arriving beside Gu Han.
Qi Jun’s guardian secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Zuo Yang and Gu Tian were each more troublesome than the other. Something told him that if the fight continued, the two would suffer severe injuries, while he would die.
Just then, he realized something was off. “Where is the Holy Son?”
The others began to notice as well. In the distance, Zhao Mengyou, Di Kan, and their entourages stood silently, their expressions complex. Wu Han and Qi Jun were gone. Not even a single one of their followers could be seen.
Soon enough, someone discovered something. “There’s blood over there, and corpses!”
Even if it disappeared, the Profound Pill Pavilion wouldn’t take anything that didn’t belong there. This was also a recognized fact. Everyone’s hearts sank at the implication, and they hurried over to investigate.
Di Kan’s huge follower cautiously came to his side, sighing in relief. “Young Valley Master, you’re alright, that’s wonderful.”
Di Kan shot him an exasperated look. “How the hell could I be alright!”
He was just a bit frightened.
The huge man asked again, “Young Valley Master, what exactly happened inside here?”
“Quit asking!”
“Then your gains this time—”
“Quit asking!”
The huge man felt a bit wronged. In less than a day’s time, the valley master’s temper had really grown.
At this moment, Gu Han forced himself to stand up. He stuffed another handful of pills into his mouth. Although Luan Ping’s strike was very powerful, he hadn’t used his full strength. Coupled with Gu Han burning his soul power, which had greatly increased his combat power, he had narrowly and dangerously managed to block it. However, the same couldn’t be said for his body, which showed faint signs of collapse.
Zuo Yang’s heart sank. “Junior Brother, how did you become like this?”
Gu Han was in a grievous state, his life force nearly exhausted.
A flicker of pain showed in Gu Tian’s eyes. “Han’er...”
The next moment, his demonic qi surged once more, his eyes turning pure black. He glared at Luan Ping with brutality and killing intent. “Kill!”
Before he could act, Gu Han firmly grabbed his arm. “Father, don’t!”
Although Gu Tian did stop, he still repeatedly said, “Kill!”
“Father, you don’t need to worry about me. In my current state, I won’t live much longer anyway. Take Ah Sha—”
Just as Gu Han said this, he saw Murong Yan carrying Ah Sha, who was conscious, as she walked over.
Murong Yan’s eyes were red. “Brother Gu, I just gave her an Emerald Condensation Pill, but—”
A flash of red suddenly passed through Gu Han’s eyes. “Who did this?!”
Opposite him, the other three guardians of the Myriad Transformations Holy Land also came to Luan Ping’s side. Of course, they didn’t know about Luan Ping’s little scheme. After seeing Chu Kuang die at Gu Han’s hands, they felt both fear and anger.
“What do we do?”
“How will we explain this to the Holy Master when we return?”
“I want to butcher this little beast!”
Gritting their teeth, several of them were about to make a move on Gu Han. The Holy Son was dead. As guardians, they would face the Holy Land’s most severe punishment.
However, Luan Ping stopped them. “Wait! Taking him back alive is far better than killing him!”
He understood how highly the Holy Master regarded Chu Kuang. Forget the others, even the previous generation’s Holy Son like him could not withstand the Holy Master’s fury. However, if they captured Gu Han alive, he could be used to deflect the Holy Master’s wrath. That way, the blame falling on them would be much less. In fact, this had been his intention from the very beginning.
“Who?! Who did it?!”
“Where is our Holy Son?!”
“Where is our young master?!”
Suddenly, roars erupted in the distance. It was the guardians of Wu Han and Qi Jun, who had discovered the ground littered with severed limbs and blood, along with some familiar faces. They were filled with fear and anger.
They couldn’t find Wu Han and Qi Jun at all. Everyone clung to a final shred of hope that they were still alive.
Di Kan was full of disdain. They’d all been turned into blood prints, even their own fathers wouldn’t find them.
In an instant, a group of guardians came before Di Kan.
“May I ask...” One of Qi Jun’s guardians suppressed his fear and bowed to Di Kan. “Our Holy Son...”
Wu Han’s guardian couldn’t help but ask as well, “And our young master...”
Di Kan rolled his eyes. “They’re dead!”
Everyone turned ashen, their last trace of hope dashed. As guardians, they had failed to carry their responsibility. This was a responsibility none of them could bear.
One man stared at Di Kan. “Who did it?!”
Di Kan turned cold. “You’re asking me? How would I know?”
“You!”
Di Kan’s huge follower had a cold expression. “What about it?! You dare to disrespect the Young Valley Master? You people are just simply tired of living!”
Suddenly, behind Zhao Mengyou, a male follower pointed at Gu Han in the distance. “It’s... it’s him! It was him! He killed everyone!”
Harboring considerable dissatisfaction toward Gu Han, he snitched at the first opportunity.
Di Kan disdainfully glanced at Zhao Mengyou. “The dignified Divine Maiden? What sort of trash are your followers?"
Despite being a member of the demon clan, he was straightforward and could distinguish right from wrong. Gu Han, who had caused him some losses, was clearly the stronger of the two. Though unwilling to admit defeat, Di Kan didn’t harbor any resentment. On the contrary, he admired Yang Ying for holding his ground in the pill tower for a friend, and Gu Han for slaughtering three families for the same reason. In his view, that follower’s actions were truly those of a petty person.
Elder Li’s expression turned cold as he reprimanded, “Bastard, who gave you the right to speak here?”
However, Zhang Kun felt very pleased. “Elder Li, calm down. He meant well. If we let these people think we did this, wouldn’t that bring trouble to the Tiansheng Hall?”
He had always held a great prejudice against Gu Han, so he was happy to fan the flames, especially since Gu Han sparked it himself.
That follower hurriedly bowed with gratitude. “Yes! That’s exactly what I was thinking.”
Zhao Mengyou turned cold. “After returning, face the wall for a hundred years.”
“Divine Maiden, I—”
“Two hundred years!”
Zhang Kun quickly defended him. “Divine Maiden, he just—”
Zhao Mengyou fell silent, expressionlessly staring at the two. “Five hundred years!”
In an instant, both their faces turned ashen. Five hundred years... Even for the Transcendent realm, how many years was their lifespan? How many five-hundred-year periods could they have? As for the Soaring realm, they simply couldn’t live that long.
Upon seeing the look of utter despair on that follower’s face, Di Kan felt immense satisfaction. “Serves him right! But this punishment is still too light. If it were me, I’d kill the presumptuous dog on the spot!”
His followers all trembled. The young valley master was straightforward, but also ferocious.
***
The guardians of Wu Han and Qi Jun surrounded Gu Han and the others.
“Kill him!”
“Revenge for the Holy Son!”
“This damned dog dares to attack the young master!”
In their fury, they no longer cared about what relationship these people had with the Flame Emperor. All of them only wanted to tear Gu Han limb from limb.
Luan Ping quickly tried to dissuade them and explained his reasoning. “Everyone, hold your attacks!”
Everyone finally understood. Keeping Gu Han alive could reduce their punishment and the Holy Master’s wrath. Thus, they suppressed their killing intent and fury, yet their gazes toward Gu Han were as if they wished to devour him alive.
Meanwhile, Gu Han seemed oblivious as he gently touched Ah Sha’s head, saying gently, “Ah Sha, it was them who hurt you, right?”
Zuo Yang was full of guilt. “Junior Brother, I—”
Gu Han shook his head. “It’s alright. Senior Brother, I know this isn’t your fault.”
He took out the Soul Nourishing Lotus Seed. In an instant, a refreshing and heartening fragrance filled the space.
“What?!”
“Is that... a half-saint herb?”
“And it’s a half-saint herb that enhances soul power!”
“I didn’t expect the Profound Pill Pavilion to have such a thing!”
“Brat, hand it over immediately!”
Greed flashed across everyone’s faces as they prepared to snatch it.
Without paying them any heed, Gu Han showed Ah Sha a storage ring. “Don’t move. I have plenty more of this kind of medicine. All the medicine from the Profound Pill Camp is here with me. The pills inside are more than you can imagine.”
In the distance, the huge follower stared at Di Kan, whose expression was ugly. No wonder the Young Valley Master is so angry... He didn’t get a single benefit at all.
Elder Li frowned slightly. “Divine Maiden, this—”
Zhao Mengyou was expressionless. “The pills are indeed all with him. As for what to do specifically, let’s wait and see.”
“Yes!”
Everyone was of the Transcendent realm in cultivation. They had heard her words loud and clear, and now had no doubts whatsoever. There were definitely pills for those above the Transcendent realm inside the complete Profound Pill Pavilion. Their value was immeasurable. If they offered these pills up, their own culpability would certainly be reduced.
A man was overcome with greed and waved his hand to snatch it. “Give it to me!”
Suddenly, a fissure appeared on the storage ring.
Gu Han threatened. “If you dare move, I’ll destroy it.”
In an instant, no one dared to act rashly anymore. They had ways to forcefully subdue Gu Han, but they didn’t dare gamble on even the slightest risk.
Under everyone’s greedy gaze, Gu Han gently placed the Soul Nourishing Lotus Seed into Ah Sha’s mouth.
At this moment, almost all of his soul power had already burned away.
He gazed at Ah Sha with some reluctance. “Sister Murong, you guys take her and leave.”
