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

There were quite a few Gu Masters who came.

Although Duan Tiandao did not recognize these Gu Masters, he could tell from their clothing that they were roughly the same as those worn by Wenren Yin and the others who had died earlier.

"This is the place!"

The group located the location using the scent of the Gu worms and then descended.

They quickly spotted the figure of the Sky-Severing Blade.

"You're here to see us too?" Duan Tiandao asked before they could even ask.

At this point, there was no need to hide it anymore.

Since this group of people managed to find this place, they probably already knew about their existence.

Sure enough, upon hearing this, one of the elders stepped forward and asked, "Where is Su Chen?"

"It's inside the cave, but if you want to go in, you'll have to ask me for permission first."

Duan Tian Dao smiled and replied, completely disregarding the crowd.

This group was slightly weaker than Wenren Yin and the others; the strongest among them was only at the beginner level of the Nine Revolutions.

Although he had the advantage of numbers, no matter how many people were in front of him, they were not affected.

Upon learning that Su Chen was in the cave, the group exchanged glances and then acted without hesitation.

"The inheritance of the Gu Immortal is on Su Chen. Let's attack together and ignore him. Let's enter the cave and capture Su Chen first."

"That's right, we absolutely can't let them get away."

"on!"

The group rushed out in unison, having no intention of fighting Duan Tian Dao, but rather intending to deal with Su Chen first.

But the Heaven-Slaying Blade would never allow them to enter the cave.

Then, with a swift movement, he silently unleashed dozens of sword beams.

The dazzling blade light poured down like a torrential rain, aimless yet enveloping everyone.

It made them instantly feel the crisis that went deep into their bones.

"Oh no, everyone be careful!"

"What method is this?"

"What terrifying power! Get out of the way!"

"..."

As countless blades of light rained down, some quick-witted individuals managed to dodge using their Gu worms, but many more perished on the spot, their bodies transformed into pure energy and used by the Heaven-Severing Blade.

"Hehe, you can't escape."

Duan Tiandao was surprised to find survivors after his attack, but he didn't care. He sneered and attacked again.

The attack just now caused these people to suffer heavy losses.

Of the hundreds of people, 90% were lost, and now only about ten remain.

However, the ten people only looked slightly disheveled and did not suffer any serious injuries.

Seeing that the Heaven-Slaying Blade was about to make another move, the old man who had spoken earlier shouted angrily, "Take care of it first!"

Although they did not know the identity of the Heaven-Slaying Blade, they already knew the identity of Su Chen, so they were not surprised by the appearance of the Heaven-Slaying Blade.

They hadn't expected the Heaven-Slaying Blade to be so powerful, killing so many of them in one fell swoop.

Now that they had witnessed the power of the Heaven-Slaying Blade, they all knew that if they didn't deal with him, he would definitely not let them into the cave.

So, they decided to deal with the Heaven-Slaying Blade first.

Various kinds of Gu insect power rippled out from the hands of these ten people, some weakening the power of the Heaven-Severing Blade, some imprisoning its freedom, and so on... In order to deal with the Heaven-Severing Blade, they could be said to have used all their hidden skills.

Among them are even spatial-type Gu worms.

"what?"

Although the number of spatial Gu worms absorbed by the Heaven-Severing Blade was small, their levels were all very high.

Therefore, he sensed the presence of the spatial Gu worm the moment it appeared.

Of course, it's not as good as the spatial Gu worms he absorbed before; this Gu worm is only at the level of the Lesser Completion of the Ninth Revolution.

But better than nothing.

"what?"

The old man was shocked to find that his spatial-type Gu worms had failed to imprison the Heaven-Severing Blade.

"You also have spatial-type Gu worms?"

What shocked him even more was that the method by which the Heaven-Slaying Blade evaded the spatial-type Gu worms' confinement was clearly also a method of spatial teleportation.

But the Heaven-Severing Blade doesn't have any Gu worms, nor is it a Gu Immortal, so how could it possess such abilities?
Before he could react, the Heaven-Slaying Blade that had dodged immediately retaliated.

Among this group, the one who could best restrain him was actually this old man, because his spatial-type Gu worms could imprison him.

In addition, there was a middle-aged woman who possessed the Vitality-Dissipating Gu, which could limit his strength.

Once these two are dealt with, the rest of the Gu Masters are no threat.

Therefore, he directly attacked the two of them.

The attack was fast and intense, but both men reacted quickly, especially the old man with the spatial Gu worm, who was the first to dodge.

However, after several rounds, the middle-aged woman ultimately fell victim to the attack and was unable to escape.

"Stop him quickly! I need to use the anti-aircraft gu to restrict his movements!"

Even without the old man speaking, the others realized the seriousness of the problem.

In terms of combat strength, they were no match for Duan Tian Dao.

If the Heaven-Slaying Blade is not restricted, the final outcome will definitely be the annihilation of the entire army.

With this in mind, everyone spared no effort to stop the Heaven-Slaying Blade, buying time for the old man to make his move.

Unfortunately, Duan Tian Dao can also use teleportation, and because he doesn't need to rely on Gu worms, he is even faster than the old man.

"No!"

During a chase, the old man was caught off guard by the Heaven-Slaying Blade, who killed him with a single strike.

Without the elder's restrictions, the Heaven-Slaying Blade seemed to have been freed from all its shackles.

Before long, they had taken care of the rest of the people.

After finishing all this, Duan Tiandao entered the cave and met Su Chen.

At this moment, Su Chen was concentrating on breaking the restriction.

"Things outside have been mostly resolved. How much longer do you have here?"

Duan Tiandao asked, noticing that much of the barrier had disappeared, and that it shouldn't be long before it was gone.

However, Su Chen's answer surprised him: "Someone is stopping me!"

"What?" Duan Tian Dao was stunned. Who could stop Su Chen now?

Seeing that Su Chen didn't seem to be joking, he asked, "Do you know where he is? I'll go take care of him."

"I don't know."

This is also what puzzles Su Chen. According to Kitagawa Takeshi's method, he only needs to spend a certain amount of time to break the barrier and then leave with the help of the Qi Escape Gu. But it seems that someone is unwilling to let him succeed and is secretly preventing him.

Moreover, the person who stopped him was very powerful, stronger than anyone he had met in the world of Gu Masters, so powerful that he felt like he was facing a Martial Immortal.

If his intuition was correct, he guessed that the person stopping him was likely a Gu Immortal.

Only in this way can such a situation be achieved, thus restricting him.

Strangely, no matter how he tried to sense the other person's location, he couldn't detect where they were.

But this force that was stopping him was always there.

"Did the Gu Immortal make his move?"

Duan Tian Dao muttered to himself, "The only one who could make Su Chen show such a solemn expression is probably a Gu Immortal."

But hasn't the world of Gu Masters been devoid of Gu Immortals for thousands of years?
How could a Gu Immortal suddenly appear out of nowhere?

Moreover, knowing that Su Chen was about to leave, they deliberately targeted him to prevent him from leaving.

Su Chen didn't speak, but instead stopped deciphering the code.

He knew that since the other party didn't want him to leave, they would definitely come to see him eventually.

If he insisted on breaking the spell and wasted too much Yuan energy, he would truly be in a dilemma. Seeing Su Chen stop, Duan Tian Dao immediately understood his thoughts, so he remained silent and vigilant.

Time passes bit by bit.

A day passes in the blink of an eye.

They still didn't see the appearance of the Gu Immortal.

However, as soon as Su Chen and Duan Tian Dao break the barrier, that power will appear and stop their actions.

In the end, after countless attempts, they had no choice but to give up.

This made Su Chen very unwilling.

They were only one step away from obtaining the One Qi Escape Immortal Gu, but that one step seemed like an insurmountable chasm.

This feeling of being so close yet so unattainable is absolutely awful.

But for now, he has no choice but to wait.

While waiting, he also pondered the purpose of the Gu Immortal's actions.

He wasn't sure if the other person was friend or foe, but since they only blocked him and didn't attack him, it was very likely they weren't an enemy.

Perhaps it was because of the previous Gu Immortal inheritance that they sought out Su Chen.

Upon guessing the reason, Su Chen was immediately left speechless, both amused and exasperated.

Little did he know that his attempt to use the Gu Immortal's inheritance to achieve his goal would instead alarm the true Gu Immortal.

The other party's current behavior might be his punishment.

However, what worries him most right now is the other party's true purpose.

He wasn't sure if the Gu Immortal knew his intention in using the Qi Escape Gu.

If you don't know, then it's not a big deal.

If you knew, things would get complicated.

If the other party were to stop at nothing to destroy the One Qi Escape Immortal Gu, then Su Chen would have no way to return.

Therefore, during the waiting period, Su Chen dared not take his attention away from the One Qi Escape Gu for even a moment, for fear that it would be destroyed by the other party.

Waited for a while longer.

Su Chen suddenly noticed something unusual about the outside world and released his primordial spirit to take in the situation outside.

His brows furrowed immediately.

"What's wrong?" Duan Tiandao asked upon seeing this.

He then released his primordial spirit to investigate the situation outside.

After figuring it out, a look of anger appeared on his face.

Many Gu Masters arrived outside, escorting Wen Qingya.

Judging from Wen Qingya's situation, it seems that they already know about her relationship with Su Chen.

"You stay here and hold the line, I'll handle this!"

Su Chen was afraid that Duan Tian Dao would lose his mind, so he spoke first: they couldn't all leave; someone had to stay here.

Upon hearing this, Duan Tian Dao nodded silently and obediently remained in place.

The next moment, Su Chen transformed into a streak of light and rushed out of the cave.

"People inside, get out of here right now! You're surrounded!"

"Su Chen, hand over your Gu Immortal inheritance right now, or don't blame us for being impolite!"

"If you don't come out soon, we're going to take action!"

"..."

Various voices arose from the outside world.

Gu masters from all over the mountains surrounded the ancestral land of the Beichuan family, and even members of the Beichuan family participated in the attack.

They had already learned about Su Chen from the information released by Ming Yuejuan.

After several days of gathering information, the fermentation of the news, and the meticulous analysis by various parties, the general outline of the matter has been restored.

They learned that the so-called Gu Immortal inheritance was obtained by Su Chen, and that Su Chen was in the Beichuan family, hidden in the cave in front of them.

At first, they didn't know Su Chen's purpose, but the news that Su Chen wanted the Qi Escape Immortal Gu spread.

Considering Su Chen's status as an outsider, many people immediately guessed his true purpose.

He wanted to use the Qi Escape Gu to leave the world of Gu Masters.

This made them lose all patience.

You not only stole our Gu Immortal inheritance, but you also planned to take it away. That's incredibly unfair.

They naturally wanted to stop him, and even force Su Chen to hand over the Gu Immortal inheritance.

However, Su Chen's strength became their biggest concern.

After all, almost none of the Nine-Turn Gu Masters who fought for the Gu Immortal's inheritance survived, which is enough to demonstrate Su Chen's prowess.

Given their strength, even if they were to take action, they would likely just become cannon fodder if they went to their doorstep.

Just as everyone was hesitating about whether to make a move, someone discovered Su Chen's weakness.

That's Wen Qingya!

A wise person carefully analyzed the whole story of this Gu Immortal inheritance and followed the clues to find Wen Qingya.

After some questioning, they learned about the relationship between Su Chen and Wen Qingya.

This delighted them, who believed that as long as they could control Wen Qingya, they could control Su Chen.

They also learned about the existence of the Heaven-Severing Blade from Wen Qingya.

However, they were unaware that the Gu Immortal inheritance was Su Chen's plan from the very beginning.

When Wen Qingya left, Su Chen sealed away part of the truth for her.

Therefore, Wen Qingya only knew that the Gu Immortal inheritance was obtained by Su Chen.

These words naturally reinforced everyone's belief that Su Chen had obtained the Gu Immortal inheritance, dispelling some alternative ideas.

Su Chen appeared before everyone and immediately spotted Wen Qingya, who was restrained by 360 kinds of Gu worms.

To prevent Su Chen from rescuing Wen Qingya, this group went to great lengths and used a variety of methods.

They were afraid that Wen Qingya would be rescued.

"Su Chen, you've finally come out!"

The highly respected Master Wu stepped forward as a representative and looked at the tall figure in front of him.

He looked quite ordinary, without any arrogant air about him.

Su Chen ignored Master Wu's words and looked around. Almost everyone he saw was a Gu Master.

A rough estimate suggests that at least tens of thousands of Gu Masters have come.

Moreover, their strength is generally above the sixth level. Perhaps all the Gu Masters in the entire Ten Thousand Mountains have received the news and rushed here.

If this force were to act together, even Su Chen wouldn't dare to underestimate them.

“Su Chen, we are here for only one purpose: to get you to reveal the Gu Immortal’s inheritance. If you agree, we will not only let Wen Qingya go after verification, but we will also leave immediately and not antagonize you,” Master Wu said loudly.

“But you’re already at odds with me.” Su Chen’s reply left Master Wu speechless for a moment.

He paused, then coughed lightly: "We were talking about later. At least for now, we haven't made a move yet. Although you are very strong, you may not be able to withstand all of us attacking together. Why not hand over the inheritance? It would be a win-win situation for both of us."

His earnest persuasion was clear, and the pros and cons were obvious to Su Chen.

"it is good!"

After the other party finished speaking, Su Chen readily agreed.

He knew that even if he admitted that he had not obtained the Gu Immortal inheritance, these people would not believe him.

It's better to just admit it openly.

"Then take it out," Master Wu said excitedly.

The others also became excited by Su Chen's words.

Su Chen remained silent for a moment, then waved his hand, revealing the entire fabricated Gu Immortal inheritance. (End of Chapter)