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

Wan Zong Auction House, third floor, Gongfa Pavilion.

Gu Lin stepped inside.

"What is it that you desire, sir?" An elderly man stepped forward to greet him warmly.

Gu Lin's robe sleeve slipped down, revealing a corner of a gilded token. He asked in a solemn voice:

"Does your Wanzong Auction House have someone with the surname Chao? Arrange a quiet room for me and have him come over."

The old man dared not disobey, and respectfully clasped his hands in greeting, quickly making arrangements.

A moment later, a thin man in a sword-wielding robe entered the quiet room.

"Greetings, Your Excellency!" The man in the sword-robed robe bowed respectfully.

Gu Lin stared at him, placed the gilded waist token on the table, and said gently:

"Was it you who discovered Shen Deyang's whereabouts and secretly reported him to the prefectural government?"

The man in the sword-robed robe nodded quickly:

"Lord Qi, I have a photographic memory. I have seen the wanted poster before. Since we in the auction house cannot disguise ourselves, I recognized Shen Deyang at a glance."

Gu Lin continued to ask:

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"Was he the only one at the auction house that day?"

The man in the sword-robed robe answered truthfully:

A beautiful young woman accompanied him.

Gu Lin pondered for a long time before giving the order:

"You work at the auction house, are very familiar with Wanzong Town, and have a photographic memory. Find out about this woman as soon as possible."

The man in the sword-robed robe remained silent for a moment, but reluctantly agreed due to the pressure of power.

If I had known this would happen, I wouldn't have reported it; it only caused more trouble.

Bang!

Gu Lin slammed a bag on the table. "This is fifteen spirit stones. Consider it your payment."

The man in the sword-robed robe was overjoyed and nodded repeatedly, like a chicken pecking at rice.

As a revered figure in a holy land, whether or not to offer compensation depends entirely on one's conscience. If one were to issue orders through authority, who would dare to disobey? They would have no choice but to grovel and submit.

But this person has a very good conscience!

Gu Lin waved his hand, signaling him to do it immediately.

Processing this case only yields 23 contribution points, which can be exchanged for 34 low-grade spirit stones in the Holy Land. To casually throw out 15 spirit stones is quite generous.

What he wanted was the "merit" on Shen Deyang's corpse.

He urgently needs to improve his Confucian and Taoist cultivation!

Three days later, the man in the sword-robed robe brought back the news.

The woman was the granddaughter of the sect leader of the Lan Dao Sect.

Gu Lin immediately ordered Wan Zong Auction House to invite the sect leader of Lan Dao Sect in the name of the auction house.

That evening, the leader of the Lan Dao Sect arrived at the auction house.

The sect leader, who was over seventy years old, had a face full of wrinkles and was pacing around the room.

creak.

A handsome young man dressed in a black xiezhi robe pushed open the door and entered, exuding a deep and dignified aura.

The sect leader looked surprised and doubtful, but still bowed respectfully.

"Sit down," Gu Lin waved his hand.

The sect leader sat upright and solemnly.

As a peak expert of the Knowing Destiny Realm, he was filled with unease and anxiety.

This is the deterrent power of the holy land!

Even though the person opposite him was just a young man under twenty, he was a member of the East Temple and an executor of the Divine Dynasty's power structure!

Gu Lin unfolded the portrait and got straight to the point:

"What is Shen Deyang's relationship with the Lan Dao Sect?"

The sect leader glanced at it, full of doubt.

Gu Lin then took out the portrait of Shen Deyang in disguise drawn by the man in the sword robe.

At this moment, the sect leader abruptly stood up and said without any concealment:

"Reporting to Your Excellency, five months ago, this man claimed to be a rogue cultivator, calling himself Yang Shen. I took him in because I saw that he was a Confucian and Taoist practitioner."

Gu Lin coldly said:

"Your granddaughter and he are mutually in love?"

The sect leader, his face filled with terror, immediately explained:

"I truly have no idea what he did in the past!"

"If you wish to take his life, sir, I will return now, chop off his head, and present it to you!"

What an undeserved disaster! The entire Lan Dao Sect has no idea about Yang Shen's background!

Gu Lin shook his head:

"No need for that. Just find an excuse to ask him out."

You definitely have to kill him yourself, otherwise you won't get any merit points.

Finally, he added:

"If anything goes wrong, it will be considered as the Lan Dao Sect deliberately covering it up. You know the consequences."

The sect leader was terrified, but made a firm and resolute guarantee:

"Please rest assured, sir!"

......

Two days later.

A desolate river valley.

The leader of the Lan Dao Sect and "Yang Shen" rode over.

Upon reaching the valley, a figure dressed in black xiezhi robes came into view.

Yang Shen's pupils shrank suddenly, and his face turned deathly pale. He stared intently at the sect leader.

The sect leader's gaze was icy cold as he gritted his teeth and said:

"You impersonated someone else; you almost brought disaster upon the Lan Dao Sect!"

Gu Lin turned around and said calmly:

"You can leave now."

The sect leader clasped his hands in a fist salute, hesitated for a long time, and swallowed back the words that were on the tip of his tongue.

Judging from his age, this gentleman is a newcomer to Dongsi Temple who joined through the selection competition in various counties of Chuzhou. He should be at the first or second level of the Dongxuan Realm and be able to deal with Yang Shenyao on his own.

Yang Shen is at the second level of the Confucian and Taoist Spiritual Realm, and his combat strength is truly comparable to that of the fourth level of the Profound Realm!

However, since the adult had spoken, he had no choice but to ride away.

Gu Lin stared intently at "Yang Shen," his tone chilling:

"Shen Deyang, driven by selfish desires, committed a massacre, slaughtering forty-six members of his clan! And you think you can cultivate the Confucian spirit of righteousness?"

Yang Shen stared at the Xie Zhi costume, then suddenly tore off the disguise, revealing an exceptionally young face, not even twenty-four years old.

His smile was sinister as he raised his hand and pointed angrily:

"What do you even know about Confucianism and Taoism?"

"Confucianism and Taoism only advocate goodness and perfection? Bah! Confucianism and Taoism also have the evil in human nature; goodness is often feigned! We are born with a desire for profit and follow the natural order!"

"What is the divine law of the dynasty? It's the law of the jungle! The strong exploit everything, that's just how they do it!"

"I, Shen Deyang, committed the massacre of my entire family, yet my evil intentions did not affect my cultivation. This is my innate talent in Confucianism and Taoism!!"

Knowing he was doomed and wouldn't escape the sect leader's grasp even if he fled the valley, Shen Deyang burst into hysterical laughter, pointing at Gu Lin's official robe adorned with the mythical beast Xie Zhi, and roared in fury:

"What a load of rubbish about a sacred place! I, Shen Deyang, despise those people from the sacred place the most!"

Gu Lin stared at him and smiled silently:

"Judging from your age, did you lose in the selection competition? Is that why you're so resentful?"

In an instant, veins bulged on Shen Deyang's forehead, and he roared fiercely:

"The Holy Land is unfair! The selection process even includes a ridiculous element of luck—why?!"

"I drew a top-six spot in the first round. My skills and talent are more than enough to get into the Wen Dao Academy's ghostwriting department. I could even aim for the Wen Dao Academy. Why did a single draw destroy all my hard work day and night?"

"Even if I don't live to see today, I'll make you pay with your life! Member of the Holy Land, I'm going to destroy everything you're so proud of!!"

As Shen Deyang grinned maliciously, the space between his brows opened, and his vast mental power condensed into complete characters.

Four large purple characters appeared and sped away at a great distance.

"hatred"!

"blame"!

"hatred"!

"Cut!"

The murderous intent in those four words grew stronger and stronger, unstoppable and unstoppable.

This is the power of the Confucian and Taoist Spiritual Realm!

With such a great distance between them, the martial artist in the Profound Realm couldn't attack the Confucian and Taoist practitioners at all, and could only be forced to defend and take the beating, enduring mental torture and attacks from mental texts.

However, Gu Lin remained motionless.

Although his thoughts were momentarily dazed, he calmed himself down with his terrifying willpower. Then, with a flick of his fingertips, four invisible sword energies shot out.

Shen Deyang was grinning maliciously, but when he saw the four characters being destroyed, his gaze turned extremely horrified.

How could that be!

It was impossible to see how the psychic writing shattered.

There was no trace of internal energy flow; it was invisible and silent. Was it finger energy or sword energy?

Gu Lin used his max-level Lingbo Weibu (a martial arts technique) and arrived in front of Shen Deyang a few breaths later. The latter looked terrified, and his majestic purple aura transformed into a giant defensive shield.

However, the biggest weakness of Confucian and Taoist practitioners is close-quarters combat!

Gu Lin charged up his power and unleashed a series of eighteen kicks in mid-air, accompanied by the sound of thunder, shattering the defensive shield. Then, with a casual palm strike, he slammed heavily into Shen Deyang's chest.

The latter was sent flying several feet backward, his chest caved in, and blood gushed out.

Gu Lin remained expressionless, but inwardly he was increasingly satisfied with the power of the Six Meridians Divine Sword.

It truly lives up to its reputation as a martial art that can both attack and defend!

He slowly walked up to Shen Deyang, looked down at him, and said coldly:

"In the selection competition, I was still at the seventh level of Qi Condensation Realm. I drew the number one favorite before the competition, and I still advanced by defeating him."

Shen Deyang's eyes widened, and he suddenly burst into a loud, hoarse laugh, vomiting blood continuously.

boom!

Gu Lin smashed his skull with a single palm strike.

Shen Deyang has died!

In an instant, Gu Lin's mind flashed with points of golden light, which converged into the three large characters "Book of Merit".

[Defeat the villain of the highest rank, Yi Yi, and receive a max-level Heavenly Net reward.]

[Martial Arts Merit Points: 2400/10000]

[Confucian and Taoist Merit Points: 753/10000]

[Merit Points in Taoist Arts: 0/1000]

[Witchcraft Merit Points: 0/1000]

Instantly, purple mist filled the space between the eyebrows, and a blurry foundation rose from the ground, revealing only the first level of the foundation.

The first level of the Confucian and Taoist Spiritual Realm!

Commonly known as the first level of Confucian scholars!

Gu Lin couldn't suppress the smile on his face. This advancement was undoubtedly the biggest leap. First of all, there was no such thing as opening meridians in Confucian and Taoist cultivation. Opening the Wen Palace was the Qi Cultivation Realm of a Confucian Scholar. Then, thanks to the Book of Merit, the Qi Cultivation Realm only required one thousand merit points.

Therefore, this breakthrough directly led to the first level of the Confucian Scholar's Spiritual Cultivation Realm!

Now I'm confident in my Confucian and Taoist cultivation!

Gu Lin began to organize the moves of the Confucian "Heavenly Net" in his mind.

Without a doubt, it is several times more powerful than drawing lines on the ground!

The "drawing a circle on the ground to imprison" technique targets only one opponent, and the duration of the imprisonment varies depending on the opponent's strength, often lasting only a moment.

But the Heavenly Net is different. The righteous energy weaves a giant net, trapping the opponent in it and making them exhausted. Moreover, it can cover several people!

"A very fruitful harvest!" Gu Lin smiled broadly and rode away.

After walking for half an hour, they encountered the leader of the Lan Dao Sect.

The sect leader was worried, but he was relieved when he saw the figure in black Xie Zhi robes. As expected of a member of the Holy Land, he was able to kill a second-level Confucian scholar at such a young age.

"Send the body to the nearest prefectural government," Gu Lin ordered, and sped away.

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