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

Night falls.

Inside a room where breath and sound were completely cut off.

Kitagawa Takeshi and his three companions gathered here to discuss their actions for tomorrow.

After observing Su Chen during the day, Tantai Zheng and the other two made a plan and agreed to join forces with Kitagawa Takeshi to deal with Su Chen.

"Tomorrow, I will bring this person to the mountain peak where we met today. You can wait for me at the end of the mountain path. I will make the first move and give the signal. Then you can take action to temporarily restrain Su Chen so that I can use the downgrade Gu. In addition, I have set up a net there."

Kitagawa Takeshi meticulously arranged everything, as this was a matter of great importance and no one dared to be careless.

The three were somewhat relieved when they heard Kitagawa Takeshi say that he had taken the initiative.

Tantai Zheng was the first to speak up: "Okay, just go ahead and do your best to cooperate with us tomorrow."

The remaining two women nodded.

"Now that the arrangements for taking action are complete, let's talk about the distribution of profits if we succeed."

After arranging everything, Kitagawa Takeshi did not leave, but instead discussed the most crucial issue.

Upon hearing this, the expressions of the other three became serious.

How do you plan to allocate it?

Wenrenyin looked at Kitagawa Takeshi and asked.

After pondering for a moment, Kitagawa Takeshi replied, "The problem we face now is that no one knows what the Gu Immortal inheritance is. So we can only make a simple distribution. In my opinion, whether we get Gu worms, Gu worm training methods, or secret techniques, we can share them."

"no problem."

This answer was exactly what the three of them wanted to hear.

They all want to inherit the Gu Immortal's legacy. If it is given to only one person, the other three will definitely be dissatisfied. It would be better to share it.

"Furthermore, we need to sign a contract!"

Mingyuejuan stepped forward and addressed everyone, but her gaze was mainly focused on Kitagawa Takeshi.

Kitagawa Takeshi naturally knew what she meant, and nodded slightly in response to the three men's slightly suspicious gazes.

Seeing that he agreed, Mingyuejuan opened her palm, revealing a Gu worm that was entirely red and resembled the tip of a calligraphy brush.

This is a contract Gu, used by Gu masters to sign contracts.

The contract Gu that Ming Yuejuan took out was of a very high level, belonging to a ninth-level Gu master. Once the contract was signed, as long as both parties to the contract did not exceed the level of a ninth-level Gu master, they would be bound by the contract. The contract was protected by the Gu master's mysterious Heavenly Dao, and anyone who violated it would be punished.

By signing a contract, they won't worry about the other party cheating. This not only greatly increases mutual trust but also eliminates concerns about disputes over distribution afterward, which benefits both parties.

Seeing Kitagawa Takeshi agree so readily, a smile flashed across Mingyue Juan's face.

Soon, the four signed a contract with Gu.

After the signing was completed, Kitagawa Takeshi left, and the remaining three also returned to their rooms to await the next day's operation.

The next day.

After breakfast, Kitagawa Takeshi appeared in Su Chen's courtyard.

"Senior, the One Qi Escape Immortal Gu is ready. Please forgive me, but because the Gu worm itself is inconvenient to leave, I need you to come with me." Kitagawa Takeshi said loudly as he walked through the gate and saw Su Chen.

Upon hearing this, Su Chen did not hesitate and stood up, gesturing for Kitagawa Takeshi to lead the way.

Kitagawa Takeshi walked ahead, leading Su Chen to the mountain peak where he had made an appointment with Tantai Zheng and the other two the day before. As they walked, he explained, "Senior, because of the Lifespan Gu, I moved the One Qi Escape Immortal Gu to a different location. It is currently on the Flying Peak ahead."

As he spoke, he pointed to the towering mountain in front of him. Su Chen glanced at it from afar and then looked away without saying a word.

Kitagawa Takeshi's expression flickered with unease when he saw that Su Chen neither pressed for answers nor blamed him, but he quickly concealed it.

Before long, the two arrived at Feilai Peak one after the other, landing in an open space. In front of the open space was the cave where they were.

After landing, Su Chen's gaze immediately fell on the cave.

"please!"

Kitagawa Takeshi bowed slightly, then gestured for Su Chen to go first.

Su Chen walked forward alone without any hesitation.

He hadn't walked far when he suddenly realized that Kitagawa Takeshi hadn't followed.

Looking back at the other person, he saw Kitagawa Takeshi with a smug smile on his face.

"Hmm?" Su Chen's expression hardened upon seeing this.

The next moment, he found that a barrier had appeared out of thin air around him, separating him from Kitagawa Takeshi.

"Do it!"

At that moment, Kitagawa Takeshi's voice rang out, summoning Tantai Zheng and the other two.

Tantai Zheng and the other two, who had been observing from the shadows, did not expect things to go so smoothly. Just as they were pondering, they suddenly heard Kitagawa Takeshi's voice. So they had no choice but to suppress their surprise and suspicion and show themselves one after another to help Kitagawa Takeshi restrain Su Chen.

"Kitagawa Takeshi, hurry! This person is very strong, and I'm worried the barrier might not hold for long!"

As soon as he made a move, Tantai Zheng noticed that the barrier was cracking at a speed visible to the naked eye.

This shocked him greatly. This was a barrier condensed from a Nine-Turn Gu Insect combined with many Eight-Turn Gu Insects, strong enough to trap a Gu Master at the Nine-Turn Perfection Realm for three days and three nights. But he never expected that it would be destroyed by Su Chen just as it was showing its power.

In just a brief exchange, the three of them sensed Su Chen's unfathomable strength, which also confirmed Kitagawa Takeshi's statement that Su Chen was not using the methods of a Gu Master, indicating that Su Chen was indeed from another world.

But right now, the three of them didn't have time to think too much and focused on restraining Su Chen.

Kitagawa Takeya knew the situation was urgent, so he immediately summoned the Degradation Gu and the Elimination Gu, and the two Gu worms appeared at the same time to take effect.

Instantly, two beams of light, alternating between blue and red, flew into the barrier.

Upon seeing this, without Kitagawa Takeshi saying anything, Tantai Zheng slightly opened a crack in the barrier, allowing the two Gu worms to enter.

As soon as the two Gu worms flew into the barrier, they began targeting Su Chen under Kitagawa Takeshi's control.

To the surprise of the three present, Su Chen made no move in the face of the two Gu worms' attack, but allowed them to enter his surroundings and restrict his Yuan Power. However, due to the presence of the barrier, the three could not yet determine whether the two Gu worms had any effect on Su Chen.

"It worked!"

However, Tantai Zheng soon noticed that Su Chen's attack on the barrier was slowly slowing down. Still somewhat uneasy, he released a burst of Yuan Power to test it again, deliberately colliding with Su Chen's Yuan Power to cause the two to clash.

The results of this test delighted him.

Su Chen's Yuan Power was indeed weakening.

He glanced at Mingyue and Juan beside him, and they both noticed this as well, and smiles appeared on their faces.

However, the three did not relax. With success on the horizon, they remained vigilant to avoid failure at the last minute.

Tantai turned his gaze to Su Chen inside the barrier, and when he saw Su Chen's face covered in sweat, he looked puzzled.

What he cared about wasn't Su Chen's sweat, but Su Chen's calm and composed expression. Even in this situation, the other party maintained a nonchalant demeanor, which made him feel a little uneasy.

"The Yuan energy is still weakening; it must be my imagination."

He thought it was Su Chen's doing on purpose, but judging from the current situation, that possibility is extremely slim.

there are many reasons.

On the one hand, Su Chen was an outsider and didn't know much about Gu worms, so he wasn't careful enough in his precautions against them.

Caught off guard, he found himself in a predicament. On the other hand, although Su Chen had obtained the Gu Immortal's inheritance, his status as an outsider meant that the Dao he cultivated was not compatible with the Gu Dao. Therefore, even with the Gu Immortal's inheritance, he could not unleash its full power.

In short, it wasn't that Su Chen was too incompetent, but rather that they were too well-prepared.

That's why they succeeded so easily.

"not good!"

Suddenly, Kitagawa Takeshi, who was not far away, seemed to be under extreme attack. His expression changed drastically, and he exclaimed in surprise.

The sound immediately caught the attention of the three people.

"What's wrong?" Tantai Zheng had a bad feeling and looked at Kitagawa Takeshi.

Kitagawa Takeshi's voice trembled: "I've lost my connection to the Degradation Gu..."

When these words were spoken, all three of them were shocked.

Has the demotion Gu lost its connection?
Does that mean Kitagawa Takeshi lost the Demotion Gu?
Although the two are not the same, at this critical moment, Kitagawa Takeshi lost his sense of the downgrade Gu, which made it hard for the three of them not to think of this.

Thinking of this, the three exchanged glances and simultaneously turned their gazes to Su Chen within the barrier.

Upon seeing this, my heart trembled slightly.

Inside the barrier, Su Chen's lips curled into a rounded smile before he began to retaliate.

The moment they made their move, the three of them felt that the Yuan Power that had previously been able to suppress Su Chen had suddenly slipped out of their control. They didn't know whether it had been severed by Su Chen or absorbed by him.

Without a second thought, Tantai Zheng hurriedly said, "Quick, stop him!"

Under Su Chen's sabotage, the barrier once again became precarious.

Even the three of them working together couldn't shake Su Chen. If Su Chen were to break through the barrier, the three of them would be in grave danger.

Unfortunately, they were still a step too late.

Just as they suddenly attacked and seized the initiative to suppress Su Chen, Su Chen suddenly attacked as well, reaching the barrier a step faster than them.

With Su Chen's power, once he applies it to the barrier, not even the three of them together, let alone Kitagawa Yu and the others, could stop him.

With a loud bang, the barrier shattered.

The moment they shattered, the three of them felt a powerful force spread out, sweeping over them and forcefully pushing them away, sending them flying backward.

"Wait, where's Kitagawa Takeshi?"

However, just as they were flying backward, something even worse happened. Kitagawa Takeshi, who had been assisting the three of them, had disappeared without a trace. Seeing this, the three of them realized that they had been deceived by Kitagawa Takeshi.

"Kitagawa Takeshi, you signed a contract with us. Aren't you afraid of suffering the backlash from the power of the contract?"

Wen Renyin shouted loudly; compared to Su Chen, they were even more furious about Kitagawa Takeshi's betrayal.

Her angry voice echoed throughout the mountains, but she never received a response from Kitagawa Takeshi.

Instead, Su Chen appeared. He waved his hand, and a terrifying force shot out from his sleeve.

All forty-four supernatural powers were unleashed, but instead of earth-shattering might, they possessed a subtle and pervasive dominance.

Both Tantai Zheng and Wenren Yin succumbed to this power without any resistance.

Su Chen did not immediately eliminate the three, but instead temporarily imprisoned them.

"Come out!"

Under Su Chen's primordial spirit's influence, Kitagawa Takeshi had nowhere to hide and was quickly discovered.

Su Chen looked in the direction Kitagawa Takeshi had left and said softly, his voice specifically directed at Kitagawa Takeshi.

Having anticipated being discovered, Kitagawa Takeshi emerged in a state of fear and unease.

Upon seeing Kitagawa Takeshi, Tantai Zheng and the other two, who were already dissatisfied, glared at him angrily, but he ignored all of these sharp gazes.

He did break the contract, but the contract was canceled last night.

Although the contract still involves four people, only three of them are required to abide by it; it has nothing to do with him.

Originally, the three of them might never have known about this.

Unfortunately, they underestimated Su Chen's strength. They didn't expect that after just a few exchanges, the three of them would be captured alive by Su Chen.

Upon discovering Su Chen's strength, Kitagawa Takeshi sensed the unfavorable situation and left ahead of time.

But he was still unwilling to give up, so he hid in the shadows, wanting to see if there was still a chance.

As a result, Su Chen discovered it again, so he had no choice but to step forward.

When Tantai Zheng and the other two saw that Kitagawa Takeshi had broken the contract and was unharmed, they couldn't understand why he had broken free from the contract's constraints.

This made the three, who felt deeply betrayed, want to kill Kitagawa Takeshi.

If this guy hadn't deserted, the four of them might have been able to capture Su Chen.

The three of them wouldn't have ended up like this.

“Senior is very powerful. I knew that the three of them would attack you, so I deliberately lured them out without informing you beforehand. Please forgive me.”

Kitagawa Takeshi, as expected of the clan leader, lied without batting an eye, and even appeared to be speaking with righteous indignation.

Upon hearing this, Tantai Zheng and the other two burst into curses.

"Kitagawa Takeshi, you despicable man! Your Excellency, do not believe him! He is the real mastermind!"

"Indeed, it was he who invited us, which is why we learned about your Gu Immortal inheritance."

"Today's actions were planned by him from the very beginning."

Kitagawa Takeshi remained completely unfazed by the accusations made by the three men.

After the three finished speaking, he laughed and said, "Hehe, do you think the senior will believe you just because you say that? If you want to sow discord, why don't you take a piss and look in the mirror and see your own character? I suppose you don't know that I already informed the senior about this matter in advance!"

"What did you say?" Tantai Zheng looked at Kitagawa Takeshi and Su Chen in surprise.

Kitagawa Takeshi did not answer, but looked at Su Chen instead.

Su Chen nodded slightly.

This sudden change left the three of them speechless.

Their faces immediately contorted with rage. They had thought Kitagawa Takeshi had simply betrayed them, but they hadn't expected that he had also colluded with Su Chen to ambush them.

"Kitagawa Takeshi, you'll die a horrible death!" Tantai Zheng gritted his teeth.

Kitagawa Takeshi didn't care at all, and chuckled, "I don't know if I'll live or die, but you'll definitely be the first to die..."

The words were abruptly cut off before they could be finished.

Not only Kitagawa Takeshi was stunned, but the three men, who were filled with anger, were also stunned, looking at Su Chen in disbelief.

"Senior, you..."

Kitagawa Takeshi, sensing the life force slipping away, asked incredulously.

"Sorry, I don't like being schemed against..." (End of Chapter)