Chapter 118: Chapter 110: Treading Through the Mountain Gate (Three more ten thousand words, asking for subscription!)_1
The night was deep and silent, the world hushed and serene.
Gu Chen sat in meditation on his bed, breathing weakly, his eyes tightly closed. At that moment, the paper screen covering the window in his room trembled slightly, and a streak of light flashed by.
Ding!
A faint sound rang out as a silver needle struck Gu Chen's chest, but it failed to penetrate the skin.
Gu Chen's eyes snapped open, blazing like torches, instantly illuminating the dim room.
Hissss!
In that instant, countless streaks of silver light shot out like a torrential pear blossom rain, speeding towards Gu Chen.
Hum!
A glint of gold light flickered across Gu Chen's body, and a golden bell flashed by, shattering hundreds of silver needles into dust.
Immediately thereafter, the door noiselessly opened, and thick black smoke began pouring in from the doorway. Even though Gu Chen held his breath at the first opportunity, the smoke clung to his body, attempting to seep into his pores and infiltrate his body.
Gu Chen's eyebrows rose as the internal breath within his body flowed according to the pathway of Pure Yang Wuji Gong. With a surge of powerful inner breath, the temperature around his body skyrocketed as if a fierce fire had been ignited within him, instantly burning the black smoke in the room to nothingness.
Two assassins clad in bloodstained garments, who moved through the darkness, suddenly appeared before Gu Chen. Their skin shimmered with a faint golden luster, marking them as two Vajra Stage masters.
Wielding sharp blades, their daggers gleamed with a green light as they forcefully stabbed towards Gu Chen's chest.
More killers from the Blood-Clothed Tower!
The daggers glimmered with a chilling green light as two Vajra Stage assassins from the Black List of the Blood-Clothed Tower, wielding their blades, furiously attacked Gu Chen with the intent to kill him in a single strike.
Clang!
The golden bell once again appeared around Gu Chen's body, shielding him from the attack, and the tremendous force of the recoil made the two assassins tremble.
Gu Chen's eyebrows furrowed slightly, it seemed the Blood-Clothed Tower was persistently after him, having once again sent Black List assassins to kill him.
Seizing the moment when the assassins' bodies stiffened, Gu Chen counterattacked with a palm strike, his palm wind fierce and vast.
Bang!
The two assassins from the Blood-Clothed Tower, hit by Gu Chen's palm strike, shuddered, with a trickle of blood flowing from the corner of their mouths.
After the last time when a Black List assassin from the Blood-Clothed Tower was publicly slain by Gu Chen, the tower learned its lesson. This time, they dispatched two Vajra Stage assassins from the Black List, aiming for a foolproof kill.
However, they had not anticipated that Gu Chen's strength had advanced so rapidly that even two Vajra Stage assassins were no match for him.
The two men were shocked and tried to retreat, but Gu Chen reached out with his index finger and lightly pressed the void, immediately shooting out a Sword Qi from his fingertip.
With a puff, a blood hole appeared in the body of one of the assassins. Even with his body trained to the level of being impervious to fire and water, it could not withstand Gu Chen's Condensing Pulse Sword Wave.
The other assassin, seeing the unfavorable situation, tried to flee. Gu Chen pressed with his finger again, and another Sword Qi shot out.
Whoosh!
This Vajra Stage martial artist was speedy and agile, his body flickered, and he actually managed to evade the Sword Qi.
Just as he began to relax, to his shock the Sword Qi curved, displaying incredible dexterity and flexibility.
With his eyes wide open, the assassin summoned all his power, his skin turning as smooth as carved jade, and with a loud clang, he managed to withstand the strike.
But at that moment, Gu Chen's real body closed in, his five fingers closed into a fist, and he fiercely smashed forward.
Great Vajra Fist!
"Puh!"
The assassin crossed his arms in front of his chest, spitting out a mouthful of blood as he became visibly weakened.
Liang Xu said sternly: "It seems our plan won't work. Even united, the three of us may not be his match."
Cao Zhen frowned as well, surprised by Gu Chen's strength and that he was already wanted by the Blood Clothes Tower.
However, his lips curled into a cold smile. It seemed that Gu Chen had offended many; by adding fuel to the fire, the Blood Clothes Tower would no doubt be relentless against Gu Chen. The best outcome would be for them to send a top-ranked assassin from the Black List to kill Gu Chen quickly.
Liang Xu and Zhuo Zhibin, unaware of Cao Zhen's thoughts, looked anxiously at him, "Brother Cao, what should we do now?"
Cao Zhen replied, "It's fine. Luckily, we've seen Gu Chen's strength in advance. We'll put our plan on hold and look for another opportunity."
"Sigh, that's all we can do now."
Although Liang Xu and Zhuo Zhibin were extremely reluctant, they knew there was no other choice.
What they didn't know was that not far away, Gu Chen was hiding and had overheard their conversation.
Gu Chen had noticed something off with Cao Zhen and the others, so he had silently followed them, just in time to witness this scene.
He already harbored a killing intent towards Cao Zhen; now, hearing them planning against him, even without knowing their exact plans, the three men were already on Gu Chen's list to kill, their days numbered.
Of course, Gu Chen wasn't going to act now.
Soon, the night passed, and the next morning, Gu Chen and the others set off again.
Without further rest, they made haste and finally arrived at the gates of the Kunyuan Sect.
The location of the Kunyuan Sect's gate was very good, adjacent to a big river, with a very beautiful scenery, since its sect master was a martial artist of the Gang Qi Stage.
But all of that was irrelevant to Gu Chen and the others because today they came to flatten and exterminate the sect.
At the foot of the mountain, there were Kunyuan Sect disciples guarding the entrance. When they saw the members of Jing Tian Department, one became panicky and mustered the courage to ask, "What might be the esteemed visit of our sect for?"
"Little Taoist, quickly get out of the way and flee down the mountain to save your life."
Xu Qing and the others could tell at a glance that this little Taoist had no links to the demonic cults, nor had he practiced any demonic arts. He was of average aptitude, with little cultivation to speak of, merely a young gatekeeper.
Clang!
Xu Qing drew his long sword from his waist and shouted, "Kill!"
Immediately, the group charged at the mountaintop gate of the Kunyuan Sect.
As for Huang Xiu, he stayed hidden among the crowd, only revealing himself when the master of the Kunyuan Sect made a move.
It didn't take long for the Kunyuan Sect to spot the approaching Jing Tian Department members, and someone loudly called to stop them. But Gu Chen and his party ignored them and arrived at the gate of the Kunyuan Sect. Xu Qing split the sect's signboard in two with a single stroke of his sword.
"The Kunyuan Sect conspires with the demonic cults, harming the common people. Today we the Jing Tian Department come to flatten your sect. Those not associated with the demonic cults, step aside, lay down your weapons, and we will spare your lives," Xu Qing declared.
The commotion startled the members of the Kunyuan Sect. Several Vajra Stage martial artists rushed out and called out, "Sir, could there be some misunderstanding? How could our Kunyuan Sect possibly be in collusion with the demonic cults?"
"Enough talk, die!" Xu Qing and the group of rank one Metropolitan Procurators charged forward and attacked. The Vajra Stage martial artist who had spoken changed his expression and hastily backed away.
"How dare you!"
A powerful voice resonated, causing Xu Qing and the others to feel a sweetness in their throats, as blood surged to their mouths—the master of the Kunyuan Sect had appeared.
This was an old man with a hooked nose and unkind eyes, dressed in Taoist robes, holding a Duster, walking out from the depths of the gate.
He surveyed the scene with a cold voice, "You dogs of the court speak no reason. When did my Kunyuan Sect ever collude with the demonic cults? Do you have any evidence!"
"Lord Huang, this man is yours to deal with!" Xu Qing shouted coldly, offering no explanation as he turned to handle the rest of the Kunyuan Sect.
Huang Xiu sighed stealthily, knowing that a great battle was unavoidable, and stepped forward to confront the master of the Kunyuan Sect.
Upon seeing a Gang Qi Stage expert from the Jing Tian Department, the sect master's face turned somber.
And at that moment, the great battle was set to begin.