We're practicing all martial arts, so why did you switch to easy mode?

The two Gu worms transformed into the power of laws, coiling around Su Chen's fingertips before being completely absorbed into his body.

"Young Master, Qingya is willing to follow you!"

As if making up her mind, Wen Qingya spoke in a low voice, revealing her true purpose.

Su Chen remained silent upon hearing this, and looked at Wen Qingya with some surprise.

Having absorbed numerous memories, he naturally knew a great deal about the Gu Master world. This world was different from the Ten Directions World; it was composed of individual families, and the concept of family was far stronger than that of the Ten Directions World.

Therefore, in the minds of many Gu masters, even personal honor and disgrace must be placed after the interests of the family.

Wen Qingya's willingness to follow Su Chen means that she is voluntarily giving up her family identity and blood ties with the family. If the Wen family finds out and investigates, Wen Qingya will not be able to stand firm in the Hundred Thousand Mountains.

If the family is ruthless enough to send people to hunt down Wen Qingya, she will be despised and hunted by the family for the rest of her life.

"No need." Su Chen shook his head, refusing Wen Qingya's offer to join him.

Although she had expected it, Wen Qingya still felt ashamed when she heard Su Chen's refusal.

At this moment, the Heaven-Slaying Blade spoke up: "Girl, your strength is too weak. You are not even qualified to follow me, let alone my elder brother!"

The Heaven-Slaying Blade originally wanted to address him as "Master," but remembering Su Chen's warning, he directly called him "Big Brother."

Even so, this form of address still greatly shocked Black Rock Master. A knife that could speak and possessed such formidable strength was already astonishing enough, but for the knife to address Su Chen as "Big Brother" added a layer of mystery to Su Chen's image in Black Rock Master's mind with just a few words.

Wen Qingya was both amused and exasperated.

Duan Tiandao spoke seriously, and for a moment, she was unsure whether he was comforting her or belittling her, so she remained silent.

Su Chen broke the awkward atmosphere and said to Wen Qingya, "However, I do have some things that I need your help with, it just depends on whether you are willing to do them."

"May I ask what it is, Young Master Su?" Wen Qingya asked after a moment's hesitation.

Su Chen chuckled lightly, but instead of speaking, he used telepathy to inform Wen Qingya of the matter.

Wen Qingya fell silent after hearing this, and her expression began to change.

Heiyan Zhenren watched this scene with a deep gaze and an impassive expression.

"Alright, I agree to this on behalf of the Wen family!"

After much deliberation, Wen Qingya finally gritted her teeth and nodded, her voice resolute and firm.

If this matter is handled well, the Wen family will rise to prominence and achieve great success.

But if they fail, it will certainly implicate the Wen family.

But overall, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages. Moreover, because of Su Chen, the Wen family has already offended the Gu and Nalan families. Even if they wanted to stay out of it, it would be useless. So they might as well take a gamble. The only thing that worries her is that her family members might disagree.

"Alright, Duan Tiandao, you will go with her to the Wen family!"

After obtaining Wen Qingya's consent, Su Chen immediately began making arrangements and spoke to the Broken Sky Blade.

At the same time, he secretly informed Duan Tiandao of his plan.

Upon learning this, Duan Tiandao replied without hesitation, "No problem, leave it to me. Girl, lead the way!"

As he spoke, he shot out a burst of Yuan energy, which directly enveloped Wen Qingya, lifted her up, and then transformed into a rainbow of light, disappearing into the horizon.

"Young Master Su, where shall we go next?"

Wen Qingya revealed Su Chen's real surname, and Master Heiyan took the initiative to change his name.

"Mount Jiuhua!" Su Chen said calmly.

Jiuhua Mountain?
Upon hearing this, Master Heiyan was taken aback. He had heard of this mountain before. In his time, it was just an ordinary mountain located in the middle of the Ten Thousand Mountains. The only thing that impressed people was the exceptionally beautiful sunset glow on the mountain. Every evening, the sunset glow was magnificent, as if the whole world was at the foot of the mountain.

Apart from these, there is nothing particularly special about Jiuhua Mountain.

He didn't understand why Su Chen didn't go to the Five Great Families to find the Yin Five Elements Gu Worm, but instead went to Mount Jiuhua.

Could it be that during the years he was asleep, Jiuhua Mountain changed?

Although he was puzzled, seeing that Su Chen didn't seem to have any intention of saying anything, he could only remain silent.

As a servant, one should have self-awareness and refrain from asking questions that are not appropriate to ask.

With Black Rock True Man by his side, Su Chen flew towards Mount Jiuhua at supersonic speed.

Just as Heiyan Zhenren said, Jiuhua Mountain seems to have no other use besides its beautiful scenery.

But this was Black Rock Master's idea. Su Chen's purpose in going to Jiuhua Mountain was not to see the scenery, but because he was interested in its location.

The Ten Thousand Mountains stretch endlessly, and even a Nine-Turn Gu Master might not be able to explore them all.

Jiuhua Mountain is not a geographically central location, but rather a location radiating outwards from it. It is surrounded by various forces that it has become a central location. What Su Chen needs is precisely a central position within these forces.

He desperately wanted to find the Yin Five Elements Gu Worm, but Master Heiyan had been dead for over a hundred years. Apart from knowing the name and location of the Yin Five Elements Gu Worm, he was far behind in terms of information about the outside world, and didn't even know that the Gongyang family had been wiped out.

Under such circumstances, how could Su Chen be certain that the other four Gu worms were indeed in the four major families as he claimed?

Even if Su Chen eventually finds four Gu worms from the four major families according to his plan, there will still be one Gu worm left.

This Gu worm has long since disappeared into history along with the Gongyang family; its fate remains unknown, let alone finding it.

Therefore, Su Chen never intended to actually search for the Yin Five Elements Gu worms in the first place.

His idea was simple: since he couldn't find it himself, he would let them come to him.

One person's strength may be able to withstand the strength of a hundred people, but the strength of a thousand or ten thousand people is far beyond what one person can match.

If he can't find it by himself, then let the people of the Ten Thousand Mountains find it for him.

So he chose Jiuhua Mountain as the location for his scheme, intending to use it as a basis to set up a plan to mobilize the Hundred Thousand Mountains.

With various plans and schemes in mind, Su Chen spent a day and a night arriving at Mount Jiuhua.

It was dusk, and endless rays of light bathed the entire mountain, making it dazzling and magnificent.

My first impression of Jiuhua Mountain was that it was tall and towering, reaching straight into the clouds.

It must be said that the Ten Thousand Mountains have nothing else but peaks everywhere, and they come in all sorts of strange shapes.

Landing halfway up the mountain, Su Chen stood suspended in mid-air, gazing at the majestic mountain, his eyes becoming profound.

Then, under the questioning gaze of Black Rock Master, Su Chen opened his arms, and a surge of Yuan Power erupted from his body.

The Yuan energy spread out from Su Chen as the center, rapidly expanding in all directions and enveloping Mount Jiuhua at an astonishing speed.

This shroud even seemed to isolate the rosy clouds from the outside world.

No, it wasn't a feeling, just a fleeting illusion. Master Heiyan then discovered that Mount Jiuhua seemed to be independent of the rosy light, as if it were in darkness, with no rosy light able to reach the mountain.

"What terrifying strength!" Even Black Rock Master, who had witnessed Su Chen's strength before, felt terrified upon seeing this scene.

Such strength is truly terrifying. It's even more frightening than the man he saw before.

"A ninth-level Gu Master shouldn't be able to do that. Could his strength have already surpassed that of a ninth-level Gu Master?"

His thoughts were racing, and he wasn't sure, but upon closer reflection, he realized it was impossible.

He didn't have a detailed understanding of Su Chen's cultivation system, but he knew that no matter which world one cultivated in the end, one would eventually transcend from mortal to immortal.

Immortals are the transformation of life, a manifestation of transcendence.

They are beings completely different from mortals.

If Su Chen were to truly cultivate into an immortal, the changes that would emanate from his very bones would be completely different.

Unfortunately, he did not sense this extraordinary quality from Su Chen.

It can only be said that Su Chen is not an immortal; his strength is only infinitely close to that of an immortal.

As his thoughts raced, Su Chen's Yuan Power had completely enveloped Mount Jiuhua.

"What on earth is he going to do?"

The more Black Rock Immortal looked, the more confused he became. After enveloping Mount Jiuhua, Su Chen entered and began to use his supernatural powers to transform the mountain peaks.

……

the other side.

Duan Tiandao brought Wen Qingya back to the Wen family. The journey was smooth, but things did not go smoothly.

After Wen Qingya revealed that she had offended the Gu and Nalan families, the Wen family patriarch and elders all looked worried.

If the Wen family offended only the Gu family, they would still have room to maneuver. But the Nalan family is a top-tier second-rate power in the Ten Thousand Mountains, and the Gu family has absolutely no ability to offend them.

"Qingya, you've always been prudent in your actions, how could you be so impulsive and offend the Nalan family? Alas!" The Wen family patriarch sighed.

Wen Qingya did not explain, but said, "Don't worry, Clan Chief. Neither the Gu family nor the Nalan family knows that I did this, and they will not hold the family accountable for it. I have returned here today to report to the Clan Chief on other important matters!"

"Wen Qingya, it's bad enough that you've offended the Gu and Nalan families, but you still dare to come back and bring trouble to your own family!"

Before the Wen family patriarch could finish speaking, the elder sternly questioned him, his voice booming like thunder, his words carrying a blaming tone.

Wen Qingya glanced at the other party indifferently and said calmly, "I said that the Gu family and the Nalan family do not know that I did this. Even if they did know, I would not implicate the family. I came back today because I have something important to tell you. This matter concerns the survival of the family and cannot be delayed!"

"Ridiculous! What could be more serious than offending the Gu and Nalan families? You have disregarded the family's cultivation of you and have already harmed the family. How dare you come back? If you really cared about the family, you should have left incognito after offending the two families and never had any connection with the family again, instead of coming back to spout nonsense!" The elder replied with a sour face and no politeness.

These words were met with approval from most of the clan elders.

The patriarch sighed softly: "Qingya, this matter started with you, and it should end with you. You know the situation of the family. Even the Gu family might not be able to deal with it, let alone the Nalan family. As a member of the family, I hope you will consider the bigger picture and leave the family for the time being."

"Clan leader, I..." Wen Qingya didn't expect the clan leader to say such a thing, and she was anxious to speak.

But before he could speak, the elder interrupted him: "Patriarch, we cannot let Wen Qingya leave. The news of her return has already spread. If she leaves, and the Gu and Nalan families find out about this, they will definitely retaliate against the family for protecting her. The only way to save the family is to capture her and personally send her to the Nalan family to apologize!"

Upon hearing this, the others also chimed in:
"Yes, clan leader, please reconsider!"

"We can't just let Wen Qingya leave like this."

"Wen Qingya is gone. What if the Nalan family comes knocking on our door? Aren't we just waiting to die?"

"..."

Hearing what everyone was saying, Wen Qingya's expression darkened slightly.

She knew she would encounter this situation upon her return, but she didn't expect it to be this serious.

Not only did the powerful elders who were hostile to her target her and prevent her from speaking, but even the elders who had once stood on her side also echoed her sentiments.

"Girl, it seems you're not very popular in your family,"

Duan Tiandao's gloating voice rang out, leaving Wen Qingya speechless.

"Don't waste time. If these people disagree, then leave the ones who do agree."

Upon hearing this, Wen Qingya quickly called out to Duan Tiandao, "No."

Just kidding, if Duan Tian Dao were to make a move, her family's core strength would be wiped out.

When that time comes, only the clan leader and she will remain, and the Gu family will have truly fallen into decline.

So even if she was wronged and dissatisfied at the moment, she would never want the Heaven-Slaying Blade to make a move.

"I don't have that much patience, you need to understand that!"

Duan Tian Dao coldly uttered a sentence, which could be considered a final warning to Wen Qingya.

Wen Qingya bit her lip, looked at the clan leader, and spoke again: "Clan leader, after this matter is over, even if the clan doesn't say anything, I will leave the clan. Please believe me, clan leader, as long as the clan completes this matter, we will have no fear of the Gu family and the Nalan family!"

"Wen Qingya, things have come to this point, and you still want to spread rumors and mislead the public? Do you really think we are blind? Since you're not leaving, then don't leave at all. I will personally capture you and hand you over to the Nalan family!" The elder roared and attacked without any mercy.

He didn't give Wen Qingya any chance to react. Before he finished speaking, he used the Gu worms. Under the control of the Gu worms, the Yuan energy around him turned into a net that enveloped Wen Qingya.

Wen Qingya realized what was happening, but it was too late to defend herself.

Just as the net was about to trap her, a bright light suddenly flashed behind her.

Duan Tian Dao wasn't going to waste any time, and he made his move when the elder of the clan made his move.

With a single slash, the Heavenly Net collapsed in an instant, turning into specks of Yuan Power and disappearing without a trace.

"what is this?"

This time it was the elder's turn to be stunned. Duan Tian Dao paid no attention to his expression and attacked again.

A dazzling blade of light streaked through the air, tearing through the air and locking onto the clan elder.

Instantly, the elder's expression changed drastically. He could feel the terrifying power contained within the blade's light, and a sense of unease inexplicably rose from the depths of his heart, rapidly spreading throughout his body as the blade's light approached.

"Golden Light Gu!"

He gave a soft shout and activated the seventh-level Gu worm, Golden Light Gu, instantly enveloping his body in a golden light.

Even so, his expression was unusually solemn.

boom!
Just then, the blade struck the golden light shield, and in an instant, the shield shattered with a crackling sound.

"how come?"

The elder clan leader stared at all this in astonishment, then panicked.

The power of the blade's edge was beyond imagination; it broke through his defenses in an instant, leaving him no time to react.

"No!" (End of Chapter)