238: The new disciple's appearance is a bit special

As everyone discussed and observed, it wasn't long before the Sect Masters of those smaller Sects arrived one after another.

Each person brought several Disciples with them, clearly intending to let their Disciples experience the world.

Song Rentou led the mountain-guarding Disciples and stood before the mountain gate, warmly greeting everyone who arrived.

"Sect Master Lu, it's been over two hundred years since we last met, hasn't it? Please, come in quickly. We must have a good drink later."

"Sect Leader Sun, it's been many years, and your demeanor is as splendid as ever! I still have some matters to attend to, so I'll have a Disciple lead you to Forget-Love Peak. I'll apologize later."

"Cultivator Kumoku, I didn't expect you to come as well. I heard your Kumoku Sect has been developing quite well recently."

...

Although Song Rentou's status wasn't high before, he had been in the outer Sect for a long time and had a long lifespan, so he was acquainted with many Sect Masters and Elders, and there was no sense of unfamiliarity.

After exchanging a few polite words with Song Rentou, these Sect Masters left their congratulatory gifts and allowed the Disciples to lead them towards Forget-Love Peak.

Elder Sha sat at a nearby table, recording the gift list while loudly announcing the congratulatory gifts:

"Kumoku Sect, three Earth Rank Magical Artifacts!"

"Guanchao Sect, two Earth Rank Magical Artifacts, fifty storage rings!"

...

Everything proceeded methodically, according to plan.

An hour later, all the masters of these smaller Sects had entered.

Of course, what the Tai Shang Sect considered a "small Sect" had to have at least a Nascent Soul Realm Cultivator overseeing it, or be like the Nanxuan Sect, which Qianqiu and others helped, having had previous dealings with the Tai Shang Sect.

Among the crowd, an attentive person calculated as the last person entered, exclaiming:

"Goodness, there must be at least eight thousand, if not ten thousand, Sects that came this time."

"Aside from those Sects that just occupy a mountain and dare to call themselves a Sect, it's likely that all the Sects in the entire Eastern Continent have gathered here."

Someone echoed, "That's right. The merger of two Holy Lands seems far removed from them, but in a Holy Land conflict, even a speck of dust falling on them could mean utter annihilation!"

"They can't afford to be anything but careful and cautious in such matters."

"Alas, weakness is the original sin."

"Alright, you're getting sentimental. At least they have the qualification to enter. We can't even get through the main gate. Pity yourself instead."

As everyone was sighing, they suddenly saw a young man jump out from the crowd.

A young man suddenly appearing on the empty road naturally drew the attention of everyone present.

The young man was gaunt, with a sallow complexion, looking as if he were gravely ill.

Even so, one could tell he had delicate features, especially his deep-set eyes, which seemed to contain a starry sea within them.

After the young man appeared, he slowly walked towards the mountain gate of the Supreme Sacred Ground.

However, every two steps, he had to stop to cough a few times and rest.

The distance from where he appeared to the Supreme Sacred Ground's mountain gate was less than two hundred meters, yet walking those two hundred meters seemed to take half his life.

Normally, if such a person appeared, the mountain-guarding Disciples would have long since driven him away.

But today was the Cult Leader Immortal Assembly, and they couldn't be sure if this was a Disciple sent by some Family.

Song Rentou's Divine Sense swept over him, discovering that the man's Meridians were all severed and his Dantian destroyed.

If he hadn't been holding a piece of thousand-year Vermilion Fruit in his mouth, he would have died instantly.

Although Song Rentou determined that this person was here to cause trouble, Song Rentou had heard Gu Liangyuan say that some people like to pretend to be a pig to eat the tiger.

First, they show a weak appearance, and when others mock them, they then display their strength, shaming everyone present.

Adhering to a cautious attitude, Song Rentou politely spoke:

"May I ask, little friend, which Family's Disciple are you?"

The young man's lips curled slightly, and he puffed out his chest:

"I am Jiang Wubing of the Jiang Family from the South Sea!"

Song Rentou carefully searched his mind for this Family and found that it indeed existed.

This Family was a Hidden Family, and although not large in scale, it had a Mahayana Cultivator overseeing it.

Although he wondered why someone from the South Sea had come here, Song Rentou didn't ask further, only maintaining a smiling face:

"So it's Young Master Jiang. This old man was blind. Please, come in quickly."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Wubing did not enter. Instead, he endured the pain in his Meridians, mustered his magical power, and shouted loudly towards the mountain gate:

"Gu Liangyuan, you brute, you madman! I, Jiang Wubing, have arrived! Why do you not quickly come out and face death!"

His voice was like rolling thunder, echoing into Forget-Love Peak.

After saying this, Jiang Wubing spat out a mouthful of fresh blood.

Clearly, that single sentence had placed a significant burden on his body.

The onlookers' expressions changed drastically upon hearing this!

Unanimously, they all retreated several steps.

They were afraid that when Jiang Wubing died, his blood would splatter on them.

Whose subordinate is this, to be so courageous!

There's a well-known idiom in the Eastern Continent that says, "Provoking Gu Liangyuan—seeking death."

Song Rentou frowned, secretly cursing himself for being too cautious.

He could have prevented all of this from happening, but he had been bluffed by this boy.

In his shame and anger, he flicked the horsetail whisk in his hand, intending to kill him.

But he was stopped by Elder Sha, who was beside him:

"It's not good to shed blood during the grand gathering. Why not leave it to Junior Martial Uncle to handle?"

Upon hearing this, Song Rentou suppressed the anger in his heart and nodded slightly.

Just then, Gu Liangyuan's voice came:

"No need, I'm here."

The two turned their heads at the sound and indeed saw Gu Liangyuan's figure.

"Greetings, Junior Martial Uncle."

As Song Rentou and Elder Sha bowed, the Loose Cultivators outside the gate also bowed in unison:

"Greetings, Cult Master Gu Liang."

Gu Liangyuan waved his hand casually, instantly helping tens of thousands of Cultivators to their feet.

"No need for formalities."

While saying this, his gaze remained fixed on Jiang Wubing in front of him.

Jiang Wubing's eyes flashed with excitement when he saw Gu Liangyuan appear.

Then, a cold light flashed in his eyes, and he drew his sword, charging towards Gu Liangyuan.

However, with his Meridians severed, this person was only slightly stronger than a Mortal.

Gu Liangyuan only needed a single glance, and the person became unable to move.

Looking at Jiang Wubing's pure golden System panel, Gu Liangyuan slowly spoke:

"Jiang Wubing, the illegitimate son of the Jiang Family Patriarch!"

Upon hearing Gu Liangyuan say this, Jiang Wubing seemed to realize something, and his expression changed.

But Gu Liangyuan's words did not stop because of his change in expression:

"From a young age, you were abused by the Jiang Family's current Matriarch and disliked by the Jiang Family Patriarch. Despite having the talent of a dual Spiritual Root, you were not allowed to cultivate and were only sent to the ancestral hall to live out your remaining life with those decrepit old people."

"Due to the Matriarch's dislike, even the clansmen looked down on you, and beatings and scoldings were commonplace."

"However, there was a maid named Yan Zhi who treated you differently."

"Later, you stumbled upon an Opportunity in the ancestral hall and formally embarked on the path of cultivation."

"When the Jiang Family Matriarch found out, she crippled your cultivation and killed your Yan Zhi."

"From then on, you completely despaired of the Jiang Family, but you knew your strength was meager, and your Spiritual Root was destroyed, making revenge impossible."

"Then you heard that I, Gu Liangyuan, am vengeful; whoever provokes me, I will surely destroy their Family."

"Therefore, you conceived a plan, entering the situation yourself!"

"Taking advantage of the grand Cult Leader Immortal Assembly, you deliberately provoked me to enrage me, thereby causing me to exterminate the entire Jiang Family!"

"What a brilliant move of 'borrowing a knife to kill' and 'diverting disaster'!

"To scheme against a Holy Land Cult Master as a Mortal."

"Jiang Wubing, you are truly audacious!"

Name: Jiang Wubing

Affiliation: Jiang Family Abandoned Son

Devotion Value: 100

Cultivation: Foundation Establishment Third Layer (Crippled)

Spiritual Root: Wood-Fire (Crippled)

Comprehension Ability: Rarely Seen in Ten Thousand Years

Physique: Seven-Orifice Exquisite Heart (Not Activated)

Luck: Intertwined Fortune and Misfortune

Fate: Divine Calculation and Ghostly Scheme (Unparalleled in scheming, also suitable for cultivating divination arts)

Insight into All Things (Possesses keen spiritual perception to discern everything)

Formation Grandmaster (Possesses Supreme talent in the Dao of Formation)

Alchemy Grandmaster (Possesses Supreme talent in the Dao of Alchemy)

Artifact Refining Grandmaster (Possesses Supreme talent in the Dao of Artifact Refining)

Break and Then Establish (No breaking, no establishing; break and then establish)