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Gu Tianba was furious after he heard Gu Yuxuan's words and subconsciously smashed the table in front of him.

"Could you repeat what you said?" Gu Tianba said in a low voice, making Gu Yuxuan and Gu Qingyang shiver.

"They… they might have died." Gu Yuxuan strained his voice and repeated his words to Gu Tianba. Even though he was an elder in the Gu family, he was nothing in front of Gu Tianba, be it status or strength.

"How can they die!? Wasn't their target just a fifteen-year-old boy with a cultivation base in the Earth Origin realm!? I want to hear a more detailed explanation from you!" Gu Tianba had to know why those twenty people died while carrying out the task of killing Tenku.

"I don't know. It was just my guess since I couldn't find any trace of them after searching around the Beijing area all day." Gu Yuxuan replied.

"You!" Gu Tianba felt like exploding when he heard that answer.

When he lost two cultivators in the Sky Origin realm a few days ago, Gu Tianba felt his heart bleed because the Gu family had spent so much time and resources training them. But now, he had lost twenty people at once, and one was at the late stage of the Sky Origin realm. He felt like he would vomit blood from anger after hearing the news.

"I apologize, patriarch. I still don't know what happened to them. But I suspect that this is related to the cultivator protecting him. Wang Haotian sent that practitioner to watch over the boy secretly." Gu Yuxuan gave his opinion.

"Are you stupid? I don't want to hear your guesses! I want to know why twenty Gu family disciples suddenly disappeared without a trace! I want you to find out asap!" Gu Tianba didn't want to hear Gu Yuxuan's excuses because he was already disappointed in him.

"I'm sorry, patriarch. I will find out about it and report it to you as soon as I find out the reason." Gu Yuxuan lowered his head and clenched his fists tightly. He felt humiliated by Gu Tianba's words to him. After all, Gu Yuxuan was an elder in the Gu family. He was displeased with how Gu Tianba treated him in front of his grandson.

"Good! I'll be waiting for your report tomorrow! Then, you two can leave this room now." Gu Tianba said coldly and was unwilling to look at Gu Yuxuan's face any longer. Otherwise, he would not be able to suppress his anger.

"I understand, patriarch! Then, we will take our leave now." Gu Yuxuan wanted to leave the place immediately and release the resentment in his heart. If he stayed there and heard another insult from Gu Tianba, he might be unable to hold back and attack him.

Both of them had the same thought and didn't want to be in the same room with the other. But before Gu Yuxuan left the room, he stopped in after hearing Gu Tianba's words.

"I gave those twenty people to you according to your request, Yuxuan. So you have to be responsible if they are dead." Gu Tianba warned seriously.

"Yes. I will take responsibility, patriarch." Gu Yuxuan replied indignantly and quickly closed the door.

After leaving Gu Tianba's room, Gu Yuxuan's face became gloomy. He could only contain his hatred in front of Gu Tianba and did not dare to show it.

"What are we going to do now, grandpa?" Gu Qingyang asked. He was also angry that his grandfather was insulted, but he couldn't do anything in front of the Gu family patriarch.

"For now, we can only follow his orders. You will focus on tomorrow's match, and I will find out about the twenty disciples of the Gu family. Although this is not entirely our fault, we have a hand in it. Therefore, we must take this matter to the end." Gu Yuxuan said helplessly.

"I understand. But are we going to stay like this? I don't like the way he treats us. I feel like he is using us for his purposes." Gu Qingyang nodded, but he still couldn't accept Gu Tianba's words and attitude toward them.

"No. Have you forgotten about what I have told you?" Gu Yuxuan shook his head and looked at his grandson. He lowered the volume of his voice so that no one else could hear their conversation.

"Of course, I still remember it. If he is using us for his benefit, we can do the same with him. You want me to pretend to obediently follow his plan and practice the four books of the Sovereign Cultivation Set, right? Once I become stronger than him, I will usurp the patriarchal position from him." Gu Qingyang repeated what his grandfather had said in the past.

"Yeah, you're right. The Gu family currently only had copies of three books out of the four in the Wang family. But it seems incomplete and difficult to learn. To train it, you need instructions from the elders of the Wang family and must have an outstanding level of comprehension.

Even so, the three copybooks were still helpful for the Gu family disciples. Their strength increased even though they didn't touch the essence of the practice. Isn't that awesome? Can you imagine how much improvement your cultivation would have had after you practiced the three original scriptures and learned the fourth one?" Gu Yuxuan clenched his fists tightly and said excitedly.

"Are the four practices so extraordinary? Why did the Gu family patriarch want that so much? I've also learned copies of those three books, and I can only understand a little of the Thousands Weapon Emperor Technique, while the other two are very difficult to practice." Gu Qingyang asked curiously.

"I don't know for sure about that either. But according to the legends I have heard, you will gain extraordinary power when you cultivate those four books to the profound level and make you the strongest cultivator in China. No. If you can cultivate the four books, it is not impossible to become the strongest cultivator in the world.

Gu Tianba knew about it and intended to practice Sovereign Cultivation Set to obtain extraordinary power that could rival the first Realizers from fifty years ago. Because he knew the cultivation world had declined greatly since the appearance of those superhumans.

Therefore, you should learn it too. I'm sure you can practice the four scriptures faster than him. You are my only hope, Qingyang. Because of my low comprehension ability and old age, I don't have much time to practice those four books." Gu Yuxuan sighed and showed disappointment on his face.

Gu Yuxuan had spent two years trying to train it but couldn't grasp the essence of the three practices. After that, he realized that his comprehension ability was inadequate. It would take him at least ten years to understand the essence of one of the three books.

He couldn't waste tens of years cultivating those three books because he still had many other things to do in the Gu family.

"I understand, grandpa. I will practice the four books of Sovereign Cultivation Set once the Gu family obtains it and becomes the strongest cultivator in the world. After that, I will kill Gu Tianba and make you the new patriarch." Gu Qingyang clenched his fists tightly and said with determination. His ambition was to rule over the Gu family, China, and the world. After that, he could get Wang Ruyue and any beauties he wanted.

"Good! I will wait for you to become the world's strongest cultivator and avenge all the humiliation I have gotten so far!" Gu Yuxuan said coldly and looked viciously at Gu Tianba's room.

"Yes, grandpa!" Gu Qingyang nodded decisively, and the two disappeared into the darkness of the corridor.

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Meanwhile, Tenku had finished visiting Wang Xin because he didn't want to linger there. After seeing his condition and talking to him for a bit, he quickly left the infirmary. Wang Zeming and Wang Ruyue wanted to stay a little longer and asked Tenku to return first.

Tenku didn't immediately return to the building because he was bored. He took a short walk in the area under the moonlight that lit up the night. But when he passed a relatively quiet place, Tenku saw a flash of light and heard the sound of a sword slashing through the air.

He was curious and wanted to check it out. After Tenku made his way through the tall bushes, he finally came to where the voice came from. He was slightly surprised when he saw that the flashing light and slashing sound came from Huang Yuxin, who was practicing swordsmanship.

Currently, Huang Yuxin was not wearing a veil to cover her face and Tenku could see her beauty in person. She swung her sword like she was dancing, and sparks appeared around her every time she moved. Tenku remained silent and tried not to make the slightest sound because he didn't want to disturb the girl's practice.

After a while, Huang Yuxin finally stopped her movements and sighed. She was covered in sweat and had her clothes sticking tightly to her body. Tenku could see the girl's beautiful curves in the moonlight.

"Amazing and so beautiful." Tenku spoke softly and clapped his hands after ensuring that Huang Yuxin had finished her practice. Of course, what he meant was her swordsmanship and not her body.

"What!?" Huang Yuxin flinched when she suddenly heard the voice. She was sure she had not sensed anyone's presence before. Huang Yuxin quickly became alert and pointed her sword in the direction of the sound, thinking the person coming was malicious towards her.

"Please calm down. I didn't come here to harm you." Tenku raised both hands when he saw Huang Yuxin point her sword at him.

"Tenku! Ah, I'm sorry! I was too tense and didn't recognize your voice!" Huang Yuxin quickly lowered her sword and said apologetically to Tenku.

"You don't need to worry about that. I'm the one at fault here. I shouldn't have peeked at your training." Tenku shook his head and walked over to Huang Yuxin.

"No. You are not wrong. It was my fault for not being aware of my surroundings. By the way, why are you here?" Huang Yuxin tried to divert the topic of their conversation.

"I got bored and decided to take a walk in the area after visiting Wang Xin. Coincidentally, I passed by this place and heard the sound of a sword slashing. I checked and found you practicing swordsmanship. Why are you practicing at this hour? Shouldn't you be cultivating in your room?" Tenku asked.

"I want to increase my strength as soon as possible and become third place in the martial arts competition." Huang Yuxin looked at Tenku and said seriously. But her sentence made Tenku confused.

"Pardons?"