Fantasy: Starting with a bowl, you can exchange it for endless cultivation.

Yamamoto Kishio's proposal.

He immediately gained the approval of Fumio Aso and Haruyoshi Abe.

The Divine Dynasty forces saw that they had gathered so many people.

They definitely wouldn't dare come over.

Now we want to lure them out.

The only solution is to separate the Yamamoto family members.

Their two major families, along with members of the Shadow Division and the Jonin Division, were lying in ambush in the shadows.

Today, only a dozen or so members of the Yamamoto family remain.

Those people will definitely attack them.

Once they're lured out, we'll capture them all at once.

We will surely annihilate this force.

soon.

Yamamoto Kishio's plan was then put into action.

The Abe family, the Aso family, and the island nation's government agencies, including the Shadow Division and the Jonin Division, all separated from the Yamamoto family.

Hide it.

This exposes the Yamamoto family to the outside world.

This will provoke those with hidden influences to take action.

Meanwhile, Gu Chen...

That evening.

Gu Chen was lucky; he hunted down three evil spirits at the Transformation Sea Realm and two evil spirits at the Breakthrough Aperture Realm.

This increased the range of his divine soul power by 390 meters.

This increased the distance at which his divine soul could project to more than 11,800 meters, just over 100 meters away from 12,000 meters.

tenth day.

Gu Chen used the copper bowl to exchange for some information.

It was discovered that the Yamamoto family, the Abe family, and the Aso family had separated.

Only the remaining dozen or so members of the Yamamoto family remained to form a team.

"They separated?" Gu Chen was taken aback. What was going on? They were all together yesterday, so why did they separate today?

Gu Chen was puzzled.

I'm a little annoyed.

If I had known, I would have gone there last night and wiped them all out.

We split up today, and only dealt with a dozen or so members of the Yamamoto family, so the gains weren't as great.

"Never mind that, let's go and deal with them first. After we deal with the Yamamoto family, we can deal with the Abe family and the Aso family one by one." Gu Chen pondered.

Follow the guidance of the copper bowl directly.

They headed towards the location of the dozen or so members of the Yamamoto family.

On the Yamamoto family's side.

Lingtai Island Secret Realm, located on the northwestern edge of this region, in the Black Rock Valley.

The mountains here are treacherous, with layers of black rocks, dark and gloomy cliffs, and a biting wind in the valley. Miasma and other evil spirits linger in the valley year-round. The vegetation is sparse and the spiritual energy is weak. It is a desolate and dangerous place in the secret realm, rarely visited by people.

With no miraculous medicines, no precious herbs, and no demonic beasts lurking around, only deathly silence and darkness, it is the perfect place to hide, ambush, and set traps for annihilation.

They are currently unsure whether the Divine Dynasty's actions against their three major island families are directed at a single force or a coalition of forces.

If they set up an ambush in a conspicuous place and were encountered by other divine dynasties, they might be able to get help from other forces.

Setting up an ambush on the edge of this remote and secluded place is the best option.

Deep within the valley, a giant natural cave stretches across the mountainside. The entrance is concealed by thick black rock vines, making it extremely well hidden. Even if an ordinary cultivator were to pass by, they would have no chance of noticing anyone hiding inside.

At this moment, within the dark cave, murderous intent lurked and undercurrents surged.

Sixteen figures dressed in black, with the Yamamoto family's cherry blossom emblem embroidered on their clothes, stood neatly inside the cave, each with a cold expression.

Sixteen people: five at the seventh-grade True Essence Realm, six at the sixth-grade Breaking Aperture Realm, three at the fifth-grade Transformation Sea Realm, and two at the fourth-grade Core Formation Realm.

The remaining members of the Yamamoto family were not top-tier in terms of cultivation, but they were all proficient in the family's martial arts and formations.

In the very center of the cave stood a figure—it was Yamamoto Kishio.

He dared to use the Yamamoto family as bait because he had the confidence to do so; he possessed the cultivation of a perfect fourth-grade Core Formation Realm cultivator.

The top young experts of the Yamamoto family, who have broken through to the Core Formation stage in recent years, have mastered the Yamamoto family's bloodline secret technique, the fourth-grade top-level sword weapon, "Mountain-Splitting Wave-Cutting Blade".

With solid foundation and only a step away from becoming a half-step grandmaster, he is recognized as a formidable killer among the younger generation of the Yamamoto family.

Yamamoto Kishio's face was ashen, his eyes filled with raging anger and utter frustration.

During this period, the more than forty elite members of the Yamamoto family he led were killed one after another when they were separated from their own group. No matter how they dispersed and hid their whereabouts, they could not escape the hunt.

Thirty or so elite members of their clan all perished mysteriously, and they didn't even know which faction was responsible for the murder.

today.

He used his own sixteen men, Yamamoto, as open bait, while the other four major forces hid in the mountains and forests surrounding Black Rock Valley, lying in wait, determined to lure out and destroy the forces secretly targeting them by the Divine Dynasty.

At this moment, within a hundred miles of mountains and forests surrounding Black Rock Valley, the forces of the other four island nations were all lying in wait and in position.

Four forces.

The first stock consists of 39 members of the Abe family.

There are five people in the True Essence Realm, twenty people in the Breaking Aperture Realm, ten people in the Transformation Sea Realm, and four people in the Core Formation Realm.

The strongest among them is Abe Seiyo, a fourth-grade Core Formation cultivator at the peak of his cultivation. He is proficient in the Yin-Yang Deception Techniques of the Abe family, possesses the fourth-grade secret technique "Yin-Yang Spirit Locking Seal," and controls the family's exclusive fusion formation. With the combined support of the entire Abe family, his combat power can be raised to the early stage of Grandmaster.

The second group consists of forty-one members of the Aso family.

The family has one more Core Formation Realm expert than the Abe family, and its foundation is even stronger.

The strongest, Asou Fumio, was already a fourth-grade Core Formation cultivator at its peak. In the past two days, he was fortunate enough to consume a fourth-grade rare herb, breaking through his limitations and stepping into the realm of a half-step Grandmaster. His physical body, true essence, and soul have all undergone a complete transformation.

With the support of the Aso family's formation, he possesses top-tier combat power at the early stage of Grandmaster, making him the strongest leader among the three major families in this region.

The third group consists of forty-one Jonin.

The Jonin Club is a violent ninja organization exclusively owned by the Japanese government. They specialize in stealth, sneak attacks, instant kills, and chain ninjutsu. They are ruthless and fearless.

It was on par with the Divine Dynasty's Night Watch, Surveillance, and Divine Garment Bureau.

The strongest among them is Kishida Retsumitsu, who is at the half-step Grandmaster level and is proficient in many stealth and deadly ninjutsu. With the fusion of all the ninjutsu, he can unleash the ultimate combat power of the early Grandmaster stage.

The fourth group, consisting of forty-six members of the Shadow Division.

The island nation's top assassination agency, in this district, is the strongest fighting force on their side of the island nation, apart from the Koizumi family of the Japanese imperial family.

The leader is Miyamoto Takeo, a genuine early-stage third-rank Grandmaster.

This is also the person the Yamamoto family has been searching for during this period.

Possessing a top-tier dark physique, specializing in shadow killing techniques, and proficient in the third-grade shadow killing martial art "Silent Shadow Kill," he is ruthless in killing, with unpredictable movements, and is unbeatable in close combat.

His combat power far surpasses that of an ordinary beginner Grandmaster, and he is even stronger than Dongfang Ming, a Grandmaster of Haoran Academy who possesses the Wind Spirit Body. He has the absolute strength to kill a Grandmaster of the same level in the early stages in a head-on confrontation.

If his Shadow Division were to work together to activate the Shadow Union Array, layering their power and concentrating their killing intent into one, they could push Miyamoto Takeo's combat strength to the mid-stage of the Grandmaster level, enough to sweep aside the vast majority of top cultivators in the secret realm.

Five forces, totaling nearly 180 elite islanders, lay in wait, patiently awaiting Gu Chen's arrival to fall into their trap.

The sixteen members of the Yamamoto family inside the cave were secretly channeling their true energy, their killing intent concealed.

They lay low, waiting for the mysterious divine dynasty's hunting force to enter the game.

Unfortunately, they didn't know that the terrifying enemy they had been waiting for was not some divine dynasty or sect at all.

Instead, it was Gu Chen who was all alone.

brush!

A gentle breeze swept through the valley, stirring the vines at the cave entrance.

A figure in black slowly stepped into the Black Rock Valley. His expression was calm and his steps were leisurely. There was not a trace of arrogance or murderous intent, but the cold wind in the entire dark valley instantly froze.