In Emei, start by obtaining golden attributes.

Chapter 201 When people are really bursting with pent-up energy, their energy is truly boundless.

Three days later.

Twenty miles southwest of Baiyang Prefecture lies Juyang Mountain.

Although the mountain is not particularly majestic or towering, it is steep and shaped like a giant sword stuck in the ground.

A wide, bluestone-paved path winds its way up the mountain like a giant python, leading straight to the summit.

At the end of the line of sight, there was not a magnificent palace, but a colossal sword that seemed to defy the heavens.

The sword was carved from mountain stone, about three zhang long, and had an imposing presence.

The words "Giant Sword Sect" were written in red ink on top.

The mountain gate is built against the cliff, entirely constructed of rough, massive, dark-colored bricks and stones, as heavy as a city gate. Above the gate hangs a plaque with the words "Giant Sword Gate" in gold on a black background.

There are no elaborate carved railings on either side of the stone steps, only a few rough stone swords, slightly smaller than the main sword, standing sparsely, simple yet sharp.

Several disciples dressed in gray outfits moved about on the mountain road.

The swords carried on the backs of these disciples were all five feet long and about three inches wide, appearing larger than ordinary sword blades.

Just when the sun was high in the sky.

On the mountain path, some disciples noticed an old man slowly ascending the steps from the foot of the mountain.

The old man was emaciated, dressed in tattered gray clothes, and his steps seemed unsteady and weak, like a candle flickering in the wind. Yet, with each step he took, he seemed to shrink the distance to several feet.

In just a few dozen breaths, they had moved from the foot of the mountain to the top.

Seeing the old man rapidly approaching, the elder of the Giant Sword Sect on duty at the mountaintop felt a chill, but still stepped forward and said loudly:

"This is the sacred grounds of the Giant Sword Sect! We hope you will stop here, senior."

However, the old man paid no heed to what the elder of the Giant Sword Sect said, and his steps did not falter in the slightest.

Sensing that the visitors were hostile, the elder of the Giant Sword Sect quickly turned his head and said, "Sound the alarm and notify the sect leader."

After a disciple used his lightness skill to rush towards the direction of the bronze bell, the elder quickly took the greatsword off his back.

When Gu Santong on the steps was less than ten feet away from them, the elder of the Giant Sword Sect hurriedly shouted, "We hope that you will stop, senior."

But after he spoke, all that followed was silence.

Upon seeing this, the elder of the Giant Sword Sect's face darkened, and he roared, "Attack! Stop him!"

As soon as the voice was uttered, the elder of the Greatsword Sect, along with the other disciples around him, gripped their greatswords and charged toward the old man who had already stepped onto the mountaintop.

It subtly reveals the encirclement of a special sword formation.

Just as the heavy giant swords were about to form an encirclement, the elder of the Giant Sword Sect suddenly felt a blur before his eyes and realized that the old man had disappeared.

The next instant, a withered, large hand landed on his face, and then the five fingers curled up and gripped his face.

At the same time, a powerful and terrifying shockwave erupted from the old man's body, directly blowing the remaining disciples of the Giant Sword Sect away. When they landed, they couldn't help but spit out blood.

With his right hand on the face of the elder of the Giant Sword Sect, the old man slightly raised his head, his cloudy gaze falling on the huge plaque that symbolized the Giant Sword Sect's decades of illustrious reputation and status.

The wooden plaque is specially oiled, giving it a thick, dark black color, while the gold lettering shines brightly.

Immediately afterwards, the old man exerted force with his five fingers and leaped into the air.

When his body was airborne and level with the plaque above his head, Gu Santong exerted force with his right arm and slammed the head of the Giant Sword Sect elder against the plaque above his head.

"Bang~"

A tremendous sound suddenly rang out in front of the mountain gate.

In an instant, wood chips flew everywhere, and gold foil shattered.

The elder from the Giant Sword Sect who had just made his move had half of his body embedded in the cracked plaque.

At the same time, a deep, muffled bell suddenly rang out from the bronze bell not far away, spreading rapidly with the mountain wind and reaching the ears of everyone in the Giant Sword Sect.

Amidst the tolling of the bells, there was a hoarse, low voice, yet it contained a terrifying killing intent and violent power capable of freezing one's soul. Like a thunderclap, it overpowered the dull tolling of the bells.

"Giant Sword Sect, hand over the person!"

The roaring sound, carrying a suffocating pressure, echoed across the spacious mountaintop platform.

Before long, figures flashed, and a large number of disciples of the Giant Sword Sect, dressed in iron-gray outfits, quickly gathered in front of the mountain gate, surrounding the crazy old man who dared to destroy the mountain gate plaque with surprised and uncertain expressions.

"The sect leader has arrived!"

"I've met the sect master."

Immediately afterwards, an exceptionally tall and robust middle-aged man used his lightness skill to leap over the crowd and stand in front of the group of Giant Sword Sect disciples.

The newcomer had a square face and a wide mouth, eyes like lightning, a beard like a halberd, and wore a heavy, dark-colored outfit. His hands were large with prominent knuckles and calloused palms, resembling a pair of giant axes.

In his right hand, he also held a giant sword that was more than twice the size of the one used by ordinary disciples and as wide as a door panel.

It was Zhou Jianshan, the sect leader of the Giant Sword Sect, famous for his "Mountain-Splitting Giant Sword".

Zhou Jianshan gently raised his head, glancing at the shattered mountain gate plaque. After his gaze swept over the elder who had been forcibly embedded in the plaque, a flash of anger appeared in Zhou Jianshan's eyes.

His gaze returned to the old man in front of him, and as he sensed the subtle aura emanating from the old man, a hint of surprise flashed through Zhou Jianshan's mind.

Immediately afterwards, Zhou Jianshan slowly raised his enormous hand.

After the disciples behind him quieted down, Zhou Jianshan spoke in a deep voice, his booming voice carrying an aura as steady as a mountain.

"I am Zhou Jianshan from the Giant Sword Sect. May I ask what offense my Giant Sword Sect has committed?"

When Zhou Jianshan asked the question, the old man's cloudy eyes suddenly locked onto Zhou Jianshan, like two ice spikes coated with deadly poison.

"Give me your pure heart."

"Pure Heart?"

Zhou Jianshan frowned, his face showing genuine confusion.

"You seem to have come to the wrong place. There is no one named 'Su Xin' in my Giant Sword Mountain."

"You've come to the wrong place?"

Gu Santong let out a cold laugh like that of an owl.

"Don't think I don't know that the Ghost Hand Gang of Gushan City, along with your Giant Sword Sect and the Four Seas Hall, are all in cahoots, doing all sorts of heinous human trafficking schemes."

His icy gaze swept over the giant sword sect disciples around him like a blade, before settling back on Zhou Jianshan.

“Three days ago, I had just entered Gushan City when the Ghost Hand Gang kidnapped my wife, Su Xin, while I was away. I searched the Ghost Hand Gang’s territory thoroughly, and since Su Xin is not with the Ghost Hand Gang, she must be with your Giant Sword Sect or the Four Seas Hall.”

These words were like a boulder dropped into water! The expressions of the disciples surrounding them changed drastically.

"Human trafficking? How is that possible?"

"Aren't we, the Giant Sword Sect and the Four Seas Hall, reputable and righteous sects? How could we be involved in such human trafficking?"

"Have you ever heard of the Ghost Hand Gang?"

Even the elders of the Giant Sword Sect looked on with surprise and uncertainty.

It is clear that they are unaware of what Zhou Jianshan is doing behind the scenes.

A jumble of noises kept coming from behind.

Zhou Jianshan could even feel the astonished and suspicious gazes falling on his back.

Zhou Jianshan's heart skipped a beat, and he couldn't help but curse aloud in his mind.

Clearly, no one expected that this person would come knocking on their door today because of the trouble caused by the Ghost Hand Gang.

However, considering the reaction to the exposure of the matter, Zhou Jianshan roared angrily: "Nonsense! Don't make false accusations. My Giant Sword Sect is upright and honorable. How could we do such a despicable thing?"

“I, Zhou Jianshan, have done nothing wrong. Your matter has nothing to do with my Giant Sword Sect, and my Giant Sword Sect has no one you are looking for.”

Looking at Zhou Jianshan's angry face, Gu Santong said in a hoarse and low voice, "You're spouting nonsense. I think you won't shed a tear until you see the coffin."

Before he could finish speaking, Gu Santong made any move and instantly appeared in front of Zhou Jianshan.

Looking at Gu Santong, who seemed to have appeared out of thin air as if by teleportation, Zhou Jianshan's pupils shrank to pinpoints.

"So fast!"

But before Zhou Jianshan could make any move, a withered, dark hand, resembling a skeleton, suddenly appeared in his lower abdomen, near his dantian.

There were no changes in technique, no leakage of energy; it was just a simple, unremarkable forward strike.

"puff"

As if a bubble were bursting, Zhou Jianshan's dantian was shattered by a powerful force. A sharp, agonizing pain shot through his dantian, and the true energy he had accumulated over decades poured out like a flood from its shattered form, melting away like snowflakes in flames as it surged into his eight extraordinary meridians.

"Uh~"

As his dantian was destroyed, Zhou Jianshan immediately vomited a mouthful of blood. His strength seemed to have been drained from his body, and he knelt on the ground, clutching his lower abdomen and curling up like a shrimp.

After destroying Zhou Jianshan's dantian, Gu Santong's left hand suddenly shot out like a ghostly claw, as fast as lightning, grabbing Zhou Jianshan's face, which was contorted and turned purple with pain, and his five fingers dug deep into his flesh.

Immediately afterward, Gu Santong grabbed Zhou Jianshan's face with one hand and said coldly, "Tell me, where is he?"

Perhaps sensing the killing intent emanating from Gu Santong, Zhou Jianshan dared not utter another word. He forced himself to endure the pain of his destroyed dantian and said, "I... I don't know. The Ghost Hand Gang really didn't send anyone over. Maybe... maybe they sent them to the Four Seas Hall."

"Sihai Hall!" Gu Santong's voice seemed to be pulled from the deepest abyss, each word carrying a chilling killing intent that seeped into the bone.

The five fingers that were gripping Zhou Jianshan's face suddenly tightened even more, and Zhou Jianshan let out a muffled groan of pain, as if the bones beneath his face were groaning.

Gu Santong's icy gaze, like a tangible blade, swept over the silent, pale-faced disciples of the Giant Sword Sect.

Anyone touched by that gaze felt as if they had been doused with ice water, their hearts and minds shattered, like frogs being stared at by a poisonous snake, taking a step back in fear and trepidation.

Above the platform, there was a deathly silence, like a tomb, with only the howling mountain wind and Zhou Jianshan's suppressed breathing as his head was held down.

Gu Santong's gaze slowly moved through the deathly silence of retreat, finally landing on the enormous stone sword standing not far away.

Seeing this, Gu Santong's left hand, which was holding Zhou Jianshan, remained motionless, while his other right hand, which had always hung down at his side and looked like a withered branch, suddenly rose up!
With his five fingers clenched into a fist, without any fancy movements or any prelude to gathering power, he simply and straight out like a cannon firing, and punched the huge stone sword, which was still more than ten feet away, from a distance.

"Om~"

A deep, suppressed sound, as if the space itself had been forcibly squeezed and compressed, suddenly reverberated.

Before Gu Santong's fist peak, the air twisted and collapsed wildly, instantly forming a visible force of energy carrying destructive power.

The energy was initially silent, but in an instant it suddenly erupted with a sharp whistling sound that tore everything apart as it landed on the stone sword.

"Boom~"

With a loud bang, the huge stone sword that had been carved out scattered in all directions.

As the rocks flew, a terrifying residual force also emanated from the boulder.

The disciples of the Giant Sword Sect who were near the stone sword were struck as if by a heavy blow, either being thrown back or unable to stop their retreat.

Immediately afterwards, Gu Santong's voice, which seemed devoid of any warmth, suddenly rang out.

"From this day forward, the Great Sword Sect will cease to exist. Anyone who dares to call themselves a disciple of the Great Sword Sect will be killed by me, Gu Santong."

The moment the words fell, Gu Santong's gaunt figure once again transformed into a blurry gray shadow, carrying Zhou Jianshan as he hurtled down the mountain.

In just a few breaths, they had already reached the foot of the mountain and sped away.

After Gu Santong left, an elder from the Giant Sword Sect exclaimed in shock, as if he had just come back to his senses: "Gu Santong, is he the Invincible Child Gu Santong? Wasn't he supposed to be dead? How could he be here?"

Then, through the introduction of some disciples with more experience in the martial arts world, the disciples of the Giant Sword Sect learned who the Invincible Rascal Gu Santong was.

After learning about Gu Santong's identity and past deeds, everyone's heart sank.

After a long silence, an elder of the Giant Sword Sect, whose internal energy cultivation was only at the Acquired Realm, spoke up: "No! We have offended Gu Santong, so we can no longer stay in the Giant Sword Sect."

After saying that, the elder of the Giant Sword Sect used his lightness skill to head towards the sect's storeroom.

Seeing this, some quick-witted people immediately understood what the elder was thinking.

They clearly intended to loot the warehouse and leave.

With this elder of the Greatsword Sect taking the lead, the other members of the Greatsword Sect also reacted one after another.

They all followed closely behind, hoping to gain some benefits before leaving.

Half an hour later, on another mountain less than ten miles away from the Giant Sword Sect, Gu Santong moved like a shooting star, climbing along the mountain path to the mountainside.

After leaping over three carriages, Gu Santong also saw Gu Shaoan and his group standing beside the cliff.

Beside Gu Shaoan and his group, there were more than a dozen other people at this moment.

Zhou Jianshan, who was unable to move after having his acupoints struck, immediately recognized the leader as Fu Tianlong, the head of the Sihai Hall in Baiyang Mansion.

Gu Santong casually tossed Zhou Jianshan to the ground and clapped his hands lightly.

"The man has been apprehended!"

Beside the cliff, Gu Shaoan calmed his true energy, glanced at Zhou Jianshan, whose acupoints had been struck and whose face was ashen, and then said to Gu Santong, "Thank you for your trouble, Senior Gu."

Gu Santong chuckled and said, "Dealing with these guys is no trouble at all."

Immediately afterwards, Gu Shaoan looked at Mei Jiangxue standing to the side.

At this moment, Mei Jiangxue's gaze was fixed on Zhou Jianshan, Fu Tianlong, and the others, her eyes filled with a chilling killing intent.

"The Four Seas Hall and the Giant Sword Sect have both disbanded. The people who conspired to besiege your Meishan Family that day are all here. Do you want me to help you, or do you want to do it yourself?"

Upon hearing this, Mei Jiangxue replied almost without hesitation, "I want to come in person."

Gu Shaoan nodded, then tossed the Heaven-Slaying Sword in his hand to Mei Jiangxue.

After Mei Jiangxue caught the Heaven-Slaying Sword, Gu Shaoan slowly stood up and gestured to Gu Santong.

Seeing this, Gu Santong put his arm around Su Xin and walked to the side.

After Gu Shaoan, Gu Santong, and Su Xin reached the carriage stop in the distance, Xiong Wei looked at Mei Jiangxue, who was holding the Heaven-Slaying Sword, and said, "Miss, how about I do it instead?"

Faced with Xiong Wei's suggestion, Mei Jiangxue shook her head, then resolutely drew the Yitian Sword from its sheath and walked step by step toward Fu Tianlong, Zhou Jianshan and the others.

Seeing Mei Jiangxue approaching with a sword, Zhou Jianshan and the others looked terrified.

But once their pressure points were pressed, they couldn't even beg for mercy, let alone fight back.

They could only watch as Mei Jiangxue, filled with murderous intent, approached them step by step.

Until, the gleaming blade sliced ​​through the air, slicing across the neck of one of them.

As her head hit the ground, blood splattered all over Mei Jiangxue.

Her face was warm, but Mei Jiangxue's heart was as cold as ice.

Even after Zhou Jianshan, who had just been brought by Gu Santong, had his head chopped off by Mei Jiangxue, Mei Jiangxue, who had just been holding a sword, suddenly collapsed to her knees with a "thud" as if she had lost all her strength, looking in the direction of the Meishan family.

Tears welled up in my eyes.

"Father, Mother, Grandfather, Jiangxue has successfully avenged you."

After saying this, Mei Jiangxue kowtowed heavily in the direction of the Meishan family.

Seeing this, Xiong Wei, who was standing to the side, also knelt down and kowtowed in the direction of the Meishan family.

Beside the carriage, Gu Santong turned his head to look at Gu Shaoan and said, "Aren't you going to tell that little girl about the mastermind behind the Ghost Hand Gang and the other forces?"

Gu Shaoan said, "Hate is too heavy, it won't do her any good for her mental state. Let's talk to her about it after we've investigated the Ghost Hand Gang and the forces behind them in a few years!"

Gu Santong looked at Gu Shaoan with some surprise and said, "Are you still planning to continue investigating?"

Gu Shaoan said, "Some things, once started, must have an ending."

Gu Santong was unaware of the situation at Wuzheng Manor, but Gu Shaoan was.

In a few years, this seemingly "peaceful and uncontested" Wuzheng Manor will also be involved in an event that will sweep through the martial arts world.

Perhaps the Emei Sect will also be affected.

The probability of the two sides facing off is not small.

Gu Santong, unaware of Gu Shaoan's thoughts, casually said, "The fact that they can nurture forces like the Ghost Hand Gang and the Four Seas Hall suggests that the forces behind them aren't exactly benevolent. We might as well try to take advantage of them when we have time."

Afterwards, Gu Santong didn't dwell on the issue any further. Instead, he changed the subject, stroking his chin, and said, "Kid, do you think Zhu Tiedan might fall for it?"

Gu Shaoan replied with a smile, "With such good acting skills, it would be hard for Zhu Wushi not to be fooled!"

It has to be said that when people are really feeling stifled, their energy is truly boundless.

Gu Shaoan had personally witnessed Gu Santong practicing alone in front of a tree stump in the suburbs for several hours last night.

This level of dedication was something even Gu Shaoan admired.

Upon hearing Gu Shaoan's reply, Gu Santong raised an eyebrow.

The thought of Zhu Wushi acting like a fool, desperately investigating the forces behind the Ghost Hand Gang and the Four Seas Hall, and then imagining himself settling scores with Zhu Wushi in the future and telling him what happened today, and seeing Zhu Wushi's ashen face, made Gu Santong feel as if he had drunk a glass of ice water on a sweltering summer day—refreshing from head to toe.

He couldn't help but chuckle mischievously.

Seeing Gu Santong's smug grin, Gu Shaoan shook his head and changed the subject, saying, "Next, I plan to take Miss Mei to the Meishan Family first, and then return to the Emei Sect."

　The next chapter will return to the Emei Sect! Next, we'll need to start preparing for the Demon Master Pang Ban! The Ghost Hand Gang's storyline might have been a bit dull! Sorry!
　　
　
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