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Outside Black Rock Mountain.

Only one beautiful figure waited quietly; it was Wen Qingya.

After Su Chen entered Black Rock Mountain, she did not choose to leave, but stayed outside to wait for Su Chen.

She had originally planned to leave with the others, but after witnessing Su Chen's strength, she hesitated for a long time before finally deciding to stay.

The reason is simple: Su Chen is the strongest Gu Master she has ever seen. Unlike those ruthless Gu Masters, she can tell from Su Chen's willingness to let go of those Gu Masters who were secretly spying that he has principles in his conduct.

This is an opportunity.

This is an opportunity for her and even the Wen family to rise to power, and also an opportunity to save the Wen family.

Su Chen killed Gu Yan, a powerful member of the Gu family. This matter may have already reached the ears of the elders and patriarchs of the Gu family, and they will not let it go.

After learning of Gu Yan's death, the Gu family will surely follow the Life and Death Tracking Gu to track down Su Chen.

Su Chen wasn't from the Ten Thousand Mountains and could simply leave, but neither could she, nor could the Wen family.

The Wen family's overall strength is inferior to that of the Gu family. Once the Gu family learns the truth, they will definitely not let the Wen family off the hook.

If the two families go to war, the Wen family will certainly be unable to stop it given their strength.

She didn't leave because she hoped to gain Su Chen's friendship.

Su Chen had just arrived in the Ten Thousand Mountains and was unfamiliar with everything there. Because of this, even though her strength was not as good as Su Chen's, she could still play a role.

Stay here, follow Su Chen, do your job obediently, and answer all questions. Maybe you can ask Su Chen for help someday.

If we can get Su Chen's help, the Gu family is nothing to fear.

However, there are certain risks involved in doing this.

Su Chen's origins are unknown, but he is incredibly powerful and fearless. He doesn't even care about the Nalan family, and he even killed everyone in the Nalan family in front of everyone and forcibly seized the inheritance of True Man Heiyan.

Such actions undoubtedly create a deadly feud with the Nalan family, and the Nalan family will not let Su Chen off the hook.

Following Su Chen at this moment would undoubtedly tell everyone that she was in cahoots with him.

If someone in the know were to report her identity to the Nalan family, the Nalan family would not let her off the hook, nor would they let the Wen family behind her off the hook.

At that time, without the Gu family even lifting a finger, countless forces will destroy the Gu family in order to curry favor with the Nalan family.

"But the scene of me bringing Su Chen here has already been seen by countless people. Even if I don't admit it, what can they do? They saw it with their own eyes and have already decided in their hearts that I am related to Su Chen. When they investigate, why would they care about my feelings? Whether I am an accomplice or not, they don't care at all!"

Along the way, Wen Qingya experienced deceit and treachery, and knew that once the Nalan family could not find Su Chen, they would definitely take their anger out on the Wen family.

At this point, whether it's the truth or not is no longer important.

They just wanted the Wen family dead; they just wanted an outlet for their anger. The lives of the Wen family members were insignificant to them.

For various reasons, Wen Qingya dared not leave, nor could she leave.

She waited for an unknown amount of time, and her mood grew increasingly heavy.

There was no sign of life emanating from Black Rock Mountain, leaving her unsure whether Su Chen had already left.

But she couldn't just barge in; if she did, it would ruin Su Chen's important plans, which would be counterproductive.

She could only stand outside the mountain, her heart pounding, and wait quietly.

During this time, she also defeated some petty thieves who came to test her strength. Fortunately, they were not very strong, and she was able to quickly end the battle.

However, this situation was soon broken.

"Wen Qingya, where are you running to!"

A loud bang came from the sky, and an old voice rang out, striking Wen Qingya's eardrums.

She gazed at the sky, her cold, beautiful eyes suddenly hardening: "The Gu family has arrived!"

Upon seeing the Gu family's Gu Master, Wen Qingya's expression turned grim.

From their cries, she could tell that Gu Yan had relayed the scene of his death to the Gu family.

"There's another male Gu master, Wen Qingya. Tell me where he is?"

The aged figure quickly descended. The Gu family did not send many people this time, only three. All three were seventh-level Gu Masters, but they were undoubtedly much stronger than Wen Qingya, a low-level seventh-level Gu Master. All three were mid-level seventh-level Gu Masters.

Wen Qingya might not be a match for one person alone, let alone three.

"Huh? Look, Black Rock Mountain has been flattened, and the aura of the Life-and-Death Tracking Gu is inside!"

At this moment, an elderly man with silver hair spoke up and looked towards Black Rock Mountain. He sensed the presence of the Life-and-Death Tracking Gu within Black Rock Mountain.

The remaining two exchanged a glance, recognized the location of Black Rock Mountain, and knew what had happened there.

They had already learned from Guyan that Black Rock Mountain had been occupied by the Nalan family, which is why they reluctantly gave up and let Guyan bring people back.

Offending the Nalan family for the sake of a Rank 8 Gu Master's inheritance is by no means a wise move.

The scene before them was strange. Why was Su Chen in Black Rock Mountain? And where were the Nalan family members?
Could it be that the Nalan family has already left?
Su Chen seized the opportunity to enter, hoping to seize the remaining treasures?

It's not impossible.

The lineage of Gu masters is not singular; it is diverse. Some Gu masters even establish different lineages in order to find their true successors.

Only one of them is the main lineage, and the rest are secondary lineages.

The next inheritance is for those who attempt to pass the test; we can't let them pass the test and get nothing in return, can we?

Whether the harvest is good or bad depends mainly on the Gu Master's character.

The main inheritance, however, is given to the true inheritor.

Based on the current situation, they speculated that the Nalan family must have obtained the main inheritance but not the secondary inheritance, which is why Su Chen had an opportunity to take advantage of them.

"It's better to arrive at the right time than to arrive early!" the silver-haired old man sneered.

If they knew that the Nalan family only wanted the main inheritance and not the secondary inheritance, they might make Gu Yan fight over it.

After all, their Gu family was only inferior to the Nalan family, but still much stronger than many other forces.

Gu Yan's strength is quite formidable among the crowd, and if a real contest were to take place, he would certainly have a chance to win the inheritance.

However, they never expected that the domineering Nalan family would leave behind a legacy; otherwise, they would never have allowed Gu Yan to leave.

But it doesn't matter, whatever Su Chen gets in the end will belong to them.

Seeing the expressions on their faces, Wen Qingya guessed what they were thinking. She sneered inwardly, remaining vigilant and having no intention of making a move.

At this moment, the silver-haired man turned his gaze to Wen Qingya and said calmly, "Second brother, third brother, let's work together to capture this woman first, and then enter Black Rock Mountain to catch the murderer."

“Alright!” the two old men replied.

As soon as the three finished speaking, Wen Qingya sensed something was wrong and activated her flying Gu worm, which flew straight into the air.

She was fast, but the three of them were even faster.

The three had anticipated this, so when Wen Qingya took flight, the silver-haired old man used the Qi-Shielding Gu. A huge natural light shield instantly opened up like a large net, then fell down and enveloped Wen Qingya. With a bang, Wen Qingya crashed headfirst into the light shield and almost fell over.

"A high-level, seventh-rank Gu worm!"

Wen Qingya stared at the enormous light shield, her pretty face turning frosty.

She hadn't expected the three of them to move so quickly.

The light shield not only enveloped her but also covered Black Rock Mountain, clearly indicating that the other party was not going to let her and Su Chen go. "Sword Array Gu!"

Now that things have come to this, Wen Qingya has no intention of sitting idly by and waiting to be killed. With a soft shout, she unleashed her attack.

The Sword Array Gu, like a miniature sword, shot out from Wen Qingya's mouth the moment she spoke. With a whoosh, it cut through the air and transformed into a sharp sword. Although small, the sword carried an incomparably sharp sword aura, its cold light stretching hundreds of meters, and it pierced the light barrier in an instant.

boom!
A deep, piercing sound rang out amidst a blinding friction of sparks and lightning.

The result was negligible; under the sword light, the light shield not only failed to break through any cracks, but also suffered no damage whatsoever.

It was at this moment that Wen Qingya saw the true nature of the light barrier. It was not a single Qi-blocking Gu, but three in total. With the three Gu worms stacked together, their power was more than three times stronger. Naturally, a single Sword Array Gu could not break through it.

Now there's trouble.

Wen Qingya glanced at Black Rock Mountain without leaving a trace, hoping that Su Chen would make a move.

However, after the two sides have been fighting for so long, the other side seems to have no intention of making a move.

"try again!"

This time, Wen Qingya directly unleashed her Heavenly Crocodile Ancient Halberd Gu. The moment the halberd appeared, the air became chilling.

A phantom crocodile roamed around the ancient halberd. The crocodile was ferocious and the halberd was extremely sharp. The power that was unleashed by the combination of the two caused a hint of surprise to appear on the faces of the three silver-haired elders.

But only there.

They were not worried that Wen Qingya's attack would cause any damage to the three Qi-Shielding Gu.

Bang bang bang!
And indeed, after a fierce exchange, the Heavenly Crocodile Ancient Halberd, which appeared to be a formidable force, ultimately yielded the same result.

It did not cause any damage to the three Qi-Shielding Gu.

"Stop wasting time, deal with this woman quickly!"

After preventing Wen Qingya from leaving, the silver-haired man spoke coldly, intending to finish the matter quickly.

Upon hearing this, the two old men nodded, and then the three of them worked together.

Their Gu worm is the Greedy Wolf Devouring Moon Gu, the same as the Gu worm of Gu Yan, but of a different level.

These three Gu worms are all high-level seventh-rank Gu worms. When the three of them work together, they are far more powerful than Wen Qingya's Heavenly Scale Ancient Halberd Gu.

At the same time, they attacked together, and a huge greedy wolf instantly condensed in mid-air. The greedy wolf roared and stirred up a gale.

Immediately, a beam of moonlight shone on the unsuspecting Wen Qingya. She had no time to dodge, and the moment she was enveloped in the light, she lost all resistance and could only watch helplessly as she flew into the mouth of the greedy wolf.

She tried to resist, but the Yuan energy within her body seemed to be sealed by the power of the moonlight, making it impossible to circulate, let alone resist.

Roar!
As the wolf drew ever closer, it seemed to have been starving for a long time. Suddenly, it flew towards her, opened its mouth, and took a deep breath, absorbing Wen Qingya along with the surrounding sand and dust. Wen Qingya could only watch helplessly as she was swallowed whole by the wolf.

Just then, a swift, lightning-fast light flashed past, entering the belly of the wolf with lightning speed.

"what is that?"

The silver-haired old man was startled when he saw the ray of light, because he couldn't see the other party's full appearance.

But he spotted the source of the light and immediately realized that it was Su Chen who had made the move.

"It flew out of Black Rock Mountain."

The silver-haired old man snorted coldly; the appearance of this light did not stop the Greedy Wolf from swallowing Wen Qingya.

He ordered again: "Eat her!"

The command was transmitted to the Gu worm's ears, but it did not elicit any response from the Gu worm.

"Brother, something's wrong! My Gu worms are wailing!"

Suddenly, a cry of alarm rang out as an old man noticed something amiss with his Gu worms.

Like a dam bursting, another old man spoke up immediately: "My Gu worm power is leaking out!"

"what happened?"

The two old men's words left the silver-haired old man completely bewildered, not understanding what was going on.

However, the next moment, he knew the reason.

Because he also sensed the abnormality of his Gu worm.

Pain, wailing, even the loss of strength.

"It's that light!"

The silver-haired old man immediately realized what was happening and looked closely.

"Roar!"

Greedy Wolf let out a hysterical roar, its voice filled with pain. Its body became transparent with the roar, revealing the Heaven-Severing Blade inside. Countless moonlight power was absorbed by the Heaven-Severing Blade, causing Greedy Wolf's power to weaken continuously.

The weakening of her power allowed Wen Qingya to escape. After escaping, she turned to the air and saw the Heaven-Severing Blade.

Having already witnessed the power of the Heaven-Severing Blade, I wasn't too surprised.

"It's a broken knife!"

When the silver-haired old man saw the true form of the Heaven-Severing Blade, his face darkened. He had thought it was Su Chen who had made the move, but it turned out to be just a broken blade.

After uttering the words "Broken Blade," he noticed that the speed at which Greedy Wolf became transparent was increasing, and the aura emanating from Broken Sky Blade was becoming stronger.

This caused his expression to change slightly, and he shouted, "We can't let him continue absorbing this! Stop him!"

However, they were too late. In the blink of an eye, the Heaven-Severing Blade had absorbed all the power of the moon.

As soon as the three made their move, the Heaven-Severing Blade vanished from their sight and appeared before them in an instant, slashing down without any hesitation.

With a sizzling sound, even the air seemed to churn and churn under the force of the blade, whipping up gusts of wind.

The three of them knew the power of the strike without saying a word. They had no intention of resisting it, but instead urged the Gu worms to leave.

Fortunately, the blades didn't bend, allowing the three to dodge the attack.

The three who dodged the attack had extremely gloomy faces; they never expected that they would almost fall victim to a broken knife.

"You dodged it?"

The Heaven-Slaying Blade's primordial spirit swept across the area, and the three people who should have been in front of him dodged his attacks with astonishing speed.

Although not as fast as Ayana, it was still quite amazing. One second the three were in front of the attack, and the next second they flashed to the side.

"But I wonder if you can dodge this strike!"

Although the three were fast, the Heaven-Slaying Blade reacted even faster.

After the three dodged, he attacked again, changing direction, intending to finish them off.

Unfortunately, before they could even make a move, they were interrupted by several astonishing auras.

"who?"

The three silver-haired elders also sensed this powerful aura and looked up at the sky in unison.

A streak of rainbow light shot across the sky, arriving in the blink of an eye, obscuring the view within its halo.

Only Wen Qingya felt uneasy, vaguely guessing the visitor's identity: "The Nalan family!" (End of Chapter)