36: Chapter 36: Two Holy Lands Destroyed! Limited Recruitment of Subordinate Forces

There was no sound of tearing through the air, no sword light, not even a visible trajectory!

It tore directly through the Void Realm and vanished from where it stood!

The next instant, it was ten thousand miles away!

Yuheng Holy Land!

The Mountain Protection Array was active all year round, with spiritual light swirling, enveloping the entire mountain range.

Inside the mountain gates, the remaining Disciples were still waiting for news of victory from the front lines.

The storehouses had already been opened, just waiting for the Sect Master and the others to return in triumph!

Everyone was already imagining the scene of having so much loot that their hands would go soft, and the life of laughing and chatting with their Junior Sister that evening.

Suddenly, a crack appeared in the sky!

A completely transparent sword fell from the crack, silent and soundless, ignoring the Mountain Protection Array, and landed straight in the very center of the Holy Land!

Boom!!!

With the point of impact as the center!

An invisible ripple spread outward!

Wherever the ripple passed, palaces collapsed, mountain Peaks shattered, Spiritual Veins snapped, and Cultivators turned into nothingness!

Locking onto people related to the Holy Land was simply like using a cannon to swat a mosquito for Jian Wuji, who was in the Great Emperor Realm!

The entire Yuheng Holy Land, spanning a thousand miles, was wiped off the map in that instant!

The mountain gates, the Formation, the Spiritual Veins, the Disciples.

Everything, absolutely everything, turned into a desolate, deathly silent wasteland!

Tianxuan Holy Land.

At the same moment, a crack similarly appeared in the sky.

A completely pitch-black longsword fell down.

Boom!!!

The same ripple, the same destruction.

Tianxuan Holy Land also completely vanished under this single sword strike!

Two swords!

Two Holy Lands!

Ten thousand years of Legacy, destroyed in an instant!

From the moment Jian Wuji said the word "Go" to the two Holy Lands turning into nothingness, it took no more than a single breath.

Outside the Formation, Jian Wuji retracted his hand. Xuhuan and Wuxie flew back from the Void Realm and hovered beside him, their blades unstained by even a speck of dust.

"It is done." Jian Wuji's tone was flat.

Yue Qingshuang glanced into the distance and nodded: "Clean."

Yue Qingxue smiled slightly: "Efficient."

Jian Wuji didn't speak and turned to walk into the Formation.

On the distant mountain Peaks, the Loose Cultivators were left speechless.

Their expressions were uniformly dazed!

Destroying two Holy Lands with just two swords???

From ten thousand miles away, one sword for each???

What kind of cultivation is this? What kind of swordsmanship is this?

No one knew, and no one dared to ask!

"This... this... this... tearing through space! Destroying a Holy Land with a flip of the hand and two sword strikes! It turns out such experts really do exist in this world!"

"I had only seen it in ancient books before, but I had never seen it in person. Only today, seeing it for myself, do I know what it means to be shocked!"

"This is what you call cultivating immortality; what are we cultivating? Cultivating chickens..."

"They must be at the Peak of the Saint King realm!"

"The strength of the Gu Family must already be the number one in Qingyun Province! Even the Qingyun Holy Land wouldn't have the ability to destroy two Holy Lands!"

The members of the Gu Family were sitting in rows, still holding melon seeds in their hands, but no one was eating them anymore!

Everyone had their mouths wide open and their eyes widened!

The teacup in First Elder Gu Yushan's hand dropped to the ground, shattering without him even noticing!

Clan Leader Gu Tianhua stood up directly, his body leaning forward, unable to believe the scene before him!

He knew the people the Old Ancestor had brought back were strong!

But to be strong to this extent was completely beyond his comprehension!

A Saint King, defeated with a single slap.

Two Holy Lands, one person, one sword each!

Not even a struggle!

It felt like even escaping was a luxury!

He looked at Gu Chen beside him, wanting to find some sense of shared understanding.

Then he discovered that Gu Chen's expression was even more exaggerated than his own!

His mouth was agape, his eyes wide as saucers!

He looked like he had been frozen in place!

"Son?"

Gu Chen didn't react.

"Son!"

Gu Chen suddenly snapped back to reality and swallowed a mouthful of saliva.

"Father..."

"What is it?"

"Senior Jian said that my talent is not bad, and that when I have time, I can find him to spar!"

Clan Leader Gu Tianhua was stunned for a moment, his mood somewhat complex: "And then?"

"And then? I think I still want to live a few more years!"

Their swords can even tear through the Void Realm; just how strong is this power?!

He couldn't even imagine it anymore!

This had far exceeded the scope of his comprehension!

Clan Leader Gu Tianhua was silent for a long while, then patted his son's shoulder.

"Wise! As expected of my son!"

Outside the Formation, Yue Qingshuang, Yue Qingxue, and Jian Wuji had already walked back.

Gu Xuan picked up his teacup and took a sip.

The bombardment sounds outside had stopped.

The world was quiet now.

He nodded with satisfaction.

"Not bad, cleaned up quite well."

The System panel appeared before his eyes.

[Suppressing external enemies — Completed!]

[Please continue to subdue vassal forces to complete all tasks: 0/18]

Gu Xuan put down his teacup and looked into the distance.

Eighteen vassal forces?

No rush!

He believed the news would soon spread throughout the entire Qingyun Province, to other major provinces, and even to even more distant places.

He had to let the matter ferment a bit!

The night breeze was gentle, and the tea aroma was curling.

Tonight was destined to be a peaceful night!

...

The news spread faster than the wind.

Overnight, Qingyun Province was in an uproar!

No! It wasn't just Qingyun Province.

Ziyun Province, Cangwu Province, Tiannan Province—Cultivators in the surrounding provinces were all talking about the same thing!

A small Family had destroyed two ten-thousand-year-old Holy Lands!

"Have you heard? That Gu Family in Qingyun Province slapped Yuheng and Tianxuan out of existence with two slaps!"

"Two slaps? How come I heard it was two sword strikes?"

"Regardless of whether it was slaps or swords, two Saint Kings and tens of thousands of Cultivators vanished into thin air without even a chance to resist!"

"Holy crap! What is the background of this Gu Family? I've never heard of them before!"

"Who knows? Some say they are a hidden Emperor Clan! They have always acted low-key, and this time they were angered, which is why they struck to suppress and kill!"

"Emperor Clan? That seems a bit much..."

"Too much? Then you tell me, what kind of Family can slap a Saint King to death with two slaps?"

No one could answer!

Cangwu Province, Heavenly Sword Sect.

The Sect Master sat in the main hall, listening to the report from the scout below, his brow furrowed tightly.

"Gu Family... Gu Family... When did such a Family emerge in Qingyun Province?"

"Sect Master, what should we do? Should we send someone to make contact?"

The Sect Master of the Heavenly Sword Sect pondered for a moment: "No rush! Let's first see the reactions of other forces!"

"Yes!"

The news spread outward in ripples, circle by circle!

The name Gu Family, which was previously unknown to anyone, became the focus of the entire Eastern Region overnight!

Qingyun Province, Gu Family!

The next morning, Clan Leader Gu Tianhua was called to the back mountain.

Gu Xuan was lying on a recliner, not even opening his eyes: "Has the news spread?"

"It has spread, Old Ancestor."

Clan Leader Gu Tianhua said respectfully: "Now the entire Qingyun Province is talking about our Gu Family."

Gu Xuan nodded: "Very good! Send out a message that the Gu Family is recruiting eighteen vassal forces. As long as they have no ulterior motives, the Gu Family will be their protective umbrella."

"Open the mountain gates in a week, and let those who are interested come and take a look."

"Eighteen?" Clan Leader Gu Tianhua was stunned.

Normally, the more vassal forces the better, but the Old Ancestor had actually set a limit!

"Old Ancestor, there will surely be many who come to submit voluntarily, why only eighteen?"

"Too many and I can't manage them; too few and it's not enough to look at."

Gu Xuan opened his eyes and looked at him.

"Remember, pick the ones that look pleasing to the eye; if they don't, don't take them."

Although Clan Leader Gu Tianhua didn't quite understand, he still nodded: "Yes, I will go handle it right away."

The news spread out again, this time issued proactively by the Gu Family.

Everyone was in an uproar again!