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The Gu Immortal lineage has disappeared.

The patriarchs of the four major families have died.

Both pieces of news are incredibly shocking.

This is especially true following the news brought out by the previous batch of Gu Masters who entered the Gu Immortal inheritance.

They entered the cave within the Gu Immortal's inheritance and found that besides numerous passages, there were only a few Yuan Stones left.

Moreover, most of these elemental stones had been hollowed out.

Those with keen eyesight could tell that there must have been a mineral vein where this mineral stone was located.

Unfortunately, this Yuan Stone mine had already been seized by someone else.

During this period of time.

Apart from that, there is nothing of value within the Gu Immortal inheritance.

This situation immediately made people realize that something was wrong.

Some suspect that there is no such thing as the Gu Immortal inheritance at all, and that it was all a conspiracy by a mastermind from the beginning.

What they couldn't understand was...

Why did Kitagawa Yu and the others die?
As more and more information came out, they learned more and more intelligence.

There were not four, but five, Nine-Turn Gu Masters heading to Jiuhua Mountain this time.

One of them was called the Three-Eyed Ancestor.

The fact that all five Nine-Turn Gu Masters had perished speaks volumes about how bizarre this event was.

What's even more puzzling is...

If the Gu Immortal inheritance is fake, then who orchestrated it?

How did he kill Kitagawa Yu and his five companions, and how did he use immortal energy to set up the formation?
If it's true, then who ultimately obtained the Gu Immortal's inheritance?

There are too many confusing points.

But all of this had nothing to do with Su Chen anymore. He and Duan Tian Dao arrived in the territory where the Beichuan family was located.

Kitagawa Yu lives in the northern part of the Shiwan Mountains, where it is covered in snow all year round and is extremely cold.

Strangely, the Kitagawa family's location is surrounded by lush green mountains and clear waters, nestled among countless snow-capped peaks, resembling a paradise on earth.

Upon arriving at the mountain gate where the Beichuan family resided, Su Chen and Duan Tiandao appeared quite politely and took the initiative to show themselves.

"Halt! Who are you people, and why have you come to my Beichuan family's mountain stronghold?"

Upon spotting the two men, the guards at the mountain stronghold immediately remarked that their strength was generally at the fourth level, surpassing that of most Gu Masters.

However, he could only serve as a guard in the Kitagawa household.

Su Chen replied calmly, "I want to see your clan leader, Kitagawa Takeshi!"

"How dare you! You dare mention my clan patriarch's name!"

These words immediately provoked the dissatisfaction of the guards, and some of them took action, releasing Gu worms in an attempt to capture Su Chen.

However, they soon discovered that they were completely unable to move.

"Take me to see your chieftain!"

He wasn't discussing it with the group; he was speaking in a commanding tone.

His voice carried an unquestionable tone, and soon one of the guards walked out with a blank expression.

The other party did not speak, but led Su Chen into the mountain stronghold.

Su Chen followed closely behind. Because of the guards' guidance, even though they encountered many members of the Beichuan family along the way, they didn't pay much attention to them. At most, they would glance at Su Chen a few more times and keep a close eye on him as he entered the mountain stronghold.

It wasn't that they had never seen outsiders before, but rather that most people who entered the Beichuan family were either rich or noble, and very few were as shabby as Su Chen.

Well, at least that's how they see it.

"Halt! Who is he?"

Halfway there, a man suddenly called out to the two of them.

The guard replied respectfully, "Elder, this person wishes to see the clan leader!"

"See the clan leader?" The man glanced at Su Chen and scrutinized him carefully. "The clan leader is currently too busy to see anyone."

As he spoke, he approached Su Chen and asked, "If you don't mind, please tell me what you want to tell the clan leader? If it's not a big deal, I can handle it."

"If you can't handle this matter, then you should take me to see the clan chief."

Looking at the man, Su Chen changed the subject, deciding not to have the guards take him to see the head of the Beichuan family, but to have this man lead the way.

The man was visibly taken aback upon hearing this.

He didn't know the other person's identity, but he had never met anyone who dared to speak to him in such a tone.

This guy has some nerve!
Anger welled up in the man's heart, and his brows furrowed.

But he quickly replied respectfully, "Yes!"

After cultivating all kinds of supernatural abilities to their extreme, and combining them with the power of his primordial spirit, Su Chen was able to control those who were weak.

Both the guards from before and the man in front of him were briefly under his control.

With a new guide, Su Chen's speed increased considerably.

It can only be said that it is indeed a top-tier power. Just going to see the clan leader made Su Chen feel like he had overcome many obstacles.

at this time.

Clan Chief Kitagawa Takeshi was holding a meeting in the main hall.

He sat in the middle of the hall, with important members of the Kitagawa family seated on both sides.

Everyone wore a solemn expression, clearly aware of the seriousness of this meeting.

They have learned about the outcome of this Gu Immortal inheritance through various channels.

Kitagawa Yu was the pillar of the Kitagawa family, known as invincible in the vast mountains, but unexpectedly he lost his life on Mount Jiuhua.

When the news came, no one believed it.

However, once Kitagawa Takeshi confirmed it himself, they had no choice but to accept reality.

The good news is that the patriarchs of the other three major families, who are on the same level as them, have also died.

The bad news is that they also lost another prodigy, Beichuan Yi.

Kitagawa Ichi is currently the most talented person in the Kitagawa family. If nothing unexpected happens, he may have a chance to become a Nine-Turn Gu Master in the future.

But now, Kitagawa Hajime is dead.

This resulted in heavy losses for the Kitagawa family.

Of course, there was another thing that worried them, and that was the killer's motive.

If the target is the Kitagawa family, it remains to be seen whether the Kitagawa family, having lost Kitagawa Yu, will be safe and sound.

This is precisely why Kitagawa Takeshi convened this family meeting.

The atmosphere was somber, and no one spoke.

After an unknown amount of time, Kitagawa Takeshi finally spoke: "I sent people to inquire with the other three major families, and their patriarchs are indeed dead."

"Chieftain, do you know who the murderer is?"

Someone spoke up, and he knew it was the clan chief's words of comfort.

After listening, Kitagawa Takeshi glanced at the other party, then looked around and shook his head, saying, "I don't know for now, but don't worry, everyone. This person may not be as powerful as you think. If he really had great abilities, he wouldn't resort to tricks. Moreover, this matter is still unclear. No one knows why the ancestor died. Perhaps there really was a Gu Immortal inheritance, but the ancestor and the other four did not obtain the inheritance and were eventually killed by the Gu Immortal. The Gu Immortal did not find the inheritance, so he disappeared. Those who came to inherit the Gu Immortal inheritance later were just lucky."

These words were meant to comfort everyone, and they also reflected the facts.

The most important piece of information they received was that those people were able to enter Jiuhua Mountain not through their own efforts, but because the formation had simply disappeared. In other words, the Gu Immortal inheritance might have vanished before they even entered.

To go even further, it's possible that after the deaths of Kitagawa Yu and the others, the Ten Thousand Mountains lost its Gu Immortal lineage.

As for whether it left or was acquired by someone else.

Most of the people present leaned towards the latter.

Now that the Gu Immortal inheritance has appeared, it will not easily change its location; otherwise, wouldn't this inheritance have been set up in vain?

Therefore, many people speculate that the Gu Immortal lineage truly exists.

But it was obtained by someone else.

This person not only obtained the Gu Immortal's inheritance, but also caused the deaths of Kitagawa Yu and others.

They became the biggest winner in this competition.

"Clan leader, I imagine the three major clans are all secretly searching for someone to seize the inheritance. Should we join them?"

At this moment, another person spoke up and asked a question that resonated with many people.

"We definitely need to find them, but not now. The most urgent task is to stabilize the situation. Some of our affiliated forces are already making trouble. If we don't send people to suppress them soon, they might cause the Kitagawa family, who have lost their patriarch, to become a toothless tiger and run rampant!"

Although losing Kitagawa Yu was a heavy blow to the Kitagawa family, it did not lead to their complete collapse.

Unfortunately, apart from a handful of factions, most other factions were unaware of this matter.

A small portion of the Kitagawa family's subordinate forces are already searching for a way out.

While most factions are observing and not making any open fuss, they all have their own agendas.

It seemed that chaos had suddenly broken out because of Kitagawa Yu's death.

In this situation, the Kitagawa family naturally had to send people to suppress them, so that they would know that even without Kitagawa Yu, the Kitagawa family was still the number one power in the Ten Thousand Mountains, and not something that you lackeys could desecrate!
"Huh? Who?"

Kitagawa Takeshi wasn't discussing it with everyone; seeing that no one had any objections, he prepared to send someone out.

Before he could speak, he suddenly sensed two auras appearing outside.

One of them was a member of the Kitagawa family, but the other was completely unfamiliar, and his aura was very subtle. If he hadn't been so perceptive, he wouldn't have been able to detect him.

Realizing that outsiders had appeared, his expression turned serious, and he looked towards the courtyard.

A moment later, he saw a man leading Su Chen in.

The other person seemed to know beforehand that the person inside had discovered him, and the moment they entered, they looked up into the room.

His gaze was fixed on Kitagawa Takeshi.

It was incredibly intimidating.

"How dare you lay a hand on someone from my Kitagawa family!"

Kitagawa Takeshi had sharp eyes. After scrutinizing Su Chen for a moment, he focused on the man and immediately saw through his unusual behavior.

With a roar, he shot out like an arrow and landed in the courtyard.

A chilling aura emanated from his body, transforming into a sharp intent, like a steel blade slashing towards Su Chen.

There was a click.

Wherever it passed, even the air seemed to freeze.

Su Chen ignored Kitagawa Takeshi's attacks, remaining unmoved even as they landed.

boom!
With a heavy sound, the weapons formed from cold instantly collapsed.

Su Chen flashed to Kitagawa Takeshi's side, stared at him, and said, "You are Kitagawa Takeshi?"

"Yes, who are you?" Kitagawa Takeshi was surprised to see that Su Chen had broken his attack in one move.

But he quickly became serious and stared intently at the other person.

Su Chen looked directly at him, but in that eye contact, he was the first to back down.

He sensed danger in Su Chen's eyes.

This immediately put him on alert, so he did not continue to make a move.

"I've come to borrow something from the Kitagawa family," Su Chen said bluntly, without any tone of negotiation, as if he were talking about something very ordinary. Although he said he was borrowing, Kitagawa Takeshi thought he was taking it.

Even so, Kitagawa Takeshi remained calm and asked in a deep voice, "What is that?"

"One Qi Escape Immortal Gu!" Su Chen uttered softly, gazing at Kitagawa Takeshi's face.

His expression changed instantly because of those words.

"You seem to have come to the wrong place. My Kitagawa family does not have any Qi Escape Immortals. Please leave."

Kitagawa Takeshi's face was cold, and his voice was dry.

"If you won't give it to me, I'll take it myself. You should have figured out who I am!"

Su Chen was not disappointed; he gleaned a great deal from Kitagawa Takeshi's changing expression.

"you……"

These words enraged Kitagawa Takeshi.

But at the same time, it also confirmed Kitagawa Takeshi's identity as Su Chen.

As he guessed, Su Chen was indeed not from the Gu Master world, otherwise he wouldn't have borrowed the Qi Escape Gu from the Beichuan family.

One of the most important functions of the Qi Escape Immortal Gu is that it allows one to leave the world of Gu Masters.

It can be considered the deepest secret hidden by the Kitagawa family.

This secret was kept very well; no one knew about it except him.

But that's precisely where the problem lies.

The people of the Gu Master world don't know, but people from other worlds eventually find out and always come looking for the Kitagawa family.

He still vividly remembers the person who came to visit the Kitagawa family last time.

The other party had forcefully infiltrated the Kitagawa family; they were undeniably formidable.

Although the person before him had a concealed aura, Kitagawa Takeshi felt for some reason that he was even more powerful than the person from back then.

This feeling caused him to fall silent for a moment.

Su Chen did not urge him, but waited quietly.

Sure enough, after a short while, Kitagawa Takeshi asked, "I can lend you the One Qi Escape Immortal Gu, but you should know that there is no such thing as a free lunch in this world. The One Qi Escape Immortal Gu is one of the deepest secrets of our Kitagawa family, and it is worth a fortune. If you cannot pay a satisfactory fee, please forgive me for not being able to lend it out!"

After thinking for a while, he compromised, not completely, but treated it as a deal.

After all, if it weren't for the enormous cost the Beichuan family incurred to nurture the Qi Escape Immortal Gu, the world of Gu Masters would have long since lost the Qi Escape Immortal Gu.

The cost of feeding them is not low, so it would be unreasonable to try and get some benefits from Su Chen.

Moreover, the Kitagawa family is indeed lacking something right now.

These outsiders are very powerful, and the items they possess must be of high quality.

Of course, he was still somewhat uneasy, worried that Su Chen might attack at the slightest provocation, using the pretext of beating them into submission, and then continue beating them until they willingly handed over the Gu worms...

That guy did the same thing last time!

After he finished speaking, he observed Su Chen's expression.

Fortunately, Su Chen had no intention of making a move, otherwise he really wouldn't want to fight the other party.

Su Chen quickly replied, "No problem, what do you want?"

Upon hearing this, Kitagawa Yu had only one thought:
This guy's got some serious money! (End of Chapter)