Breaking through five realms in a single day, a god among men!

Return to Beiwangzhou City.

Beiwang Prefecture was a blessed land for Gu cultivation in the Great Jin Dynasty, and Gu Lin successfully purchased all the materials for Gu refining.

Three days later, a secret message arrived from Xiao Mu's side—

The investigation into Bai Luoxue yielded no results. Rumors suggest that her physical constitution has reached a bottleneck and she urgently needs a breakthrough, having been in seclusion ever since.

The case has reached a deadlock.

After much deliberation, no one could come up with a solution.

Even though everyone knows Yan Manlou's motives!

In his early twenties, Yan Manlou possessed mediocre talent and combat prowess. He was rejected when he proposed to Bai Luoxue. Unwilling to accept his fate, Yan Manlou decided to take a crooked path. From then on, he soared to great heights, successfully winning the honor of third place in the underground cave, capturing the heart of a beauty, and step by step reaching the pinnacle of life.

The reason he was able to rise to such heights was because of his evil Gu poison. Those tragic incidents were all his doing, and his trusted lieutenant Xue Run was responsible for cleaning up the mess.

Ultimately, even the most reasonable speculation is still just speculation.

That was a three-ranked commander of the Wendao Academy!

To bring him down, we need irrefutable evidence!

Xuanyuan Zhu suggested:

"My lord, we should try to detain his trusted aide Xue Run and find evidence of his crimes through torture."

Gu Lin remained silent.

This path is blocked.

Xue Run has followed Yan Manlou for over a decade; he is undoubtedly loyal and would never betray him.

Since confessing and revealing one's crimes also means death, who would be foolish enough to bear the infamy of being ungrateful before dying?

"Let me think about it," Gu Lin said softly.

The inn fell into a long, deathly silence.

Gu Lin stood by the window, his fingers lightly tapping the windowsill. After pondering for a full half hour, he solemnly said:

"The only solution is to set a trap!!"

Everyone was puzzled.

Gu Lin strode forward:

"Bring me the map of Beiwang Prefecture."

The flower girl immediately took out the map.

Gu Lin took out a wolf-hair brush, drew a circle on an island in the North Sea, and arranged it as follows:

"Xuanyuan Zhu, immediately send a message to Xiao Mu, telling him to spread the word that a mid-grade sixth-tier Dark Erosion Seahorse has been discovered on Liubo Island in the North Sea! He needs to ensure that this news reaches Bai Luoxue's ears without causing a huge uproar. That depends on his abilities!"

"Wu Di, take the teleportation array to several major sea states of the Great Jin Dynasty and spare no expense to purchase a sixth-tier seahorse demon core."

"Shennong Que, prepare to refine the Third-Rank Image-Recording Gu. Give it to me when it's finished!"

"Wei Zai, go to the Holy Land and purchase a book on puppet manipulation techniques. Bring it to me immediately."

"Flower Girl, Wind Girl, Mute, Folding Fan, Iron Fist, One-Eyed, the six of you go to the North Sea and find thirty or forty evil bandits or wanted criminals."

After speaking, Gu Lin emphasized:

"No mistakes allowed!"

Then he gave Wu Di a King-level cultivation technique and a Heaven-level magic weapon, enough to purchase a sixth-level demon core!

This plan will really cost a lot of money.

He desperately wants a promotion!

Although everyone was surprised and doubtful, they said with absolute certainty:

"As you command, sir!"

Three days later, Gu Lin began refining the Image-Recording Gu.

The effect of the "Image Recall Gu" is definitely far inferior to that of the legendary Image Recall Stone. The Image Recall Stone provides a clear image from all angles without any blind spots, and it can reflect an area of ​​several miles.

The lingering image gu can only last for the time it takes to burn an incense stick, and its range is extremely small.

But the image-recording Gu can serve as evidence!

Gu Lin practiced the puppet manipulation technique again.

With his current talent and aptitude, he has already grasped the basics in half an incense stick's time. This method can control cultivators three levels lower, that is, beginner martial artists in the Qi Condensation and Meridian Opening stage.

With preparations complete, Gu Lin led his men to Beihai.

.......

The Bai family, a third-class aristocratic clan.

On one of the mountain peaks, a forty-year-old woman sat amidst a waterfall. Her face was as beautiful as a peach blossom, and she was full of charm. She was none other than Bai Luoxue, the Six-Patterned Hundred-Household Officer of the Martial Peak Hall.

"Master Bai! Master Bai!"

A woman in a black robe with three legs and a golden crow walked briskly forward, her expression filled with delight:

"I've heard that there's a mid-grade, sixth-tier Dark Erosion Seahorse on Liubo Island in the North Sea!"

Bai Luoxue suddenly opened her eyes, her gaze filled with excitement.

The most valuable part of the sixth-order Dark Erosion Seahorse is its abdominal sac!

The abdominal sac is extremely beneficial for body shaping!

I've been stuck in a bottleneck all year and desperately need something to break through it!

She had originally pinned her hopes on the legendary Thunder Dragon Reverse Scale Pill, but her husband returned empty-handed, leaving her disappointed.

Now that I have the abdominal sac of a sixth-order Dark Erosion Seahorse, it's enough for me to break through the shackles!

We must get it!

Bai Luoxue asked urgently:

"Has the news spread widely?"

The woman replied:

"Small-scale transmission."

Bai Luoxue frowned and gave a stern command:

"Find a way to control this group, stop the rumors from spreading, and prevent them from attracting the attention of more powerful figures!"

The woman accepted the order and left.

Bai Luoxue immediately wrote a secret letter, urging her husband to take action quickly.

A mid-grade sixth-order demon is equivalent to the fourth to seventh level of the Life and Death Realm.

She's definitely no match for him.

My husband is determined to fight with all his might.

......

One day later.

The sacred land of Beiwangzhou.

Wendao Academy, Thousand-Household Office.

A refined man in a bright red lotus-patterned official robe unfolded the secret letter, and after reading it, his gaze became intense.

"The abdominal sac of a sixth-tier Dark Corruption Seahorse is of paramount importance!"

"I can't let Madam down again."

Yan Manlou was full of confidence.

When she learned of Lei Jiao's corpse, the lady was so excited and thrilled. Unfortunately, she was powerless to do anything about it. The Land of Fallen Demons was full of powerful experts. Without suppressing her cultivation level, she had no chance. She had suppressed herself to the first level of the Expansion Realm, but there were three peerless geniuses who had made it onto the Investiture of the Gods List.

Now that the Dark Erosion Seahorse is in the North Sea, I can't let my wife's wish fall through again!

"Xue Run!"

Yan Manlou, accompanied by his most trusted confidants, rushed to Beihai.

Four days later, Yan Manlou and his companion arrived at Liubo Island.

The vast ocean stretched out before them, and on the shore lay the corpses of several low-ranking, unappreciated sea monsters.

Yan Manlou sensed wisps of demonic energy.

He quickly tracked the eighteen-mile coastline and found a group of reefs where blood stained the rocks. Some of the rocks had been burned by forbidden magic, and the ground was still filled with the strong aura of sea monsters.

Xue Run looked dejected and sighed:

"It's the aura of a sixth-tier seahorse's demon core."

"Someone beat us to it."

"The battle should have taken place two days ago."

Yan Manlou stood there coldly, his expression extremely unpleasant, his heart filled with pent-up anger.

I'm going to disappoint Madam again!

It's understandable that the Kunlun Dynasty returned empty-handed from the Demon-Slaying Land, after all, they had gathered more than 1,200 people, including two purple-robed pacification envoys and three demons who had made it onto the Investiture of the Gods list.

It's normal that he couldn't get Lei Jiao's corpse.

But right now, a level 6 seahorse is in the North Sea!!

The lady was full of anticipation, hoping that the hippocampal sac would break through its constraints.

But I'm still so incompetent!!

Rumble!!

A vast and mighty law surged from Yan Manlou's brow, and his giant purple palm smashed the reef into dust, revealing the extent of his anger.

Xue Run, a trusted confidant, stood silently behind him, trembling with fear.

If he hadn't encountered the sixth-tier seahorse demonic energy, he wouldn't have been so angry.

After all, that might be fake news, and there might not be any trace of the Dark Corrosion Seahorse at all.

Seeing the battle scene with our own eyes was only a day or two late!

That anger was like a river bursting its banks!

Moreover, Lord Yan loved Commander Bai so deeply that he spent the whole year traveling around searching for a treasure to break through the shackles of his physique. Just when he was about to get his wish, he was still a step too late!