44: Chapter 44 The Mirror of Inquiry: A Beast Tide Without Warning!

Shen Yao stood up, looking at Gu Chen's profile, a complicated emotion surging in her heart.

This young man before her was only at the King Realm, yet he rode an Azure Dragon, and the guard beside him had beheaded a Saint King with a single sword strike!

This was not a matter of cultivation level; it was a matter of foundation and confidence!

Where did the Gu Family's confidence come from?

She looked toward the depths of the grand formation!

Perhaps the answer was there!

The news flew out as if it had grown wings!

In less than half a day, the entire Eastern Region knew that the Gu Family had killed people from the War Emperor Palace!

Some said the Gu Family was crazy; others said the Gu Family was fearless because they had something to rely on.

But more people were asking the same question: Where is the Gu Family? Are they still accepting vassals?

If we don't go now, it will be too late!

In a small Sect in Qingyun Province, the Sect Master slammed the table: "Prepare gifts! Go to the Gu Family! Even if we can't become vassals, it's worth it just to absorb a few breaths of Spiritual Qi outside the Gu Family's mountain gate!"

Within a major power in a neighboring province, the Elders were arguing intensely!

The pro-war faction said that the Gu Family would surely die for offending the War Emperor Palace!

The pro-peace faction said that since the Gu Family dared to kill despite knowing about the War Emperor Palace, they must have a trump card!

They argued for three hours without reaching a conclusion. Finally, the Sect Master made the call: "Go and take a look! Don't bring any malice; just treat it as making friends!"

Three days passed in the blink of an eye!

Outside the Gu Family's mountain gate, there was a sea of people. From the foot of the mountain to a hundred miles away, it was densely packed with Cultivators!

There were locals from Qingyun Province, people who had rushed over from neighboring provinces, and even some who had crossed half the continent from the Western and Northern Regions!

Everyone was waiting, waiting for the Gu Family to open the mountain gate.

But inside the Gu Family, it was exceptionally calm at this moment.

At the back mountain, Gu Xuan sat up from his recliner, a bronze mirror appearing in his hand.

The mirror surface was ancient and simple, without patterns or any fluctuations of Spiritual Qi; it looked like an ordinary bronze mirror.

This bronze mirror was the heart-questioning mirror, which Gu Xuan had obtained from a sign-in reward and hadn't used yet.

Today was the perfect time to use it to test the sincerity of those forces.

Clan Leader Gu Tianhua carefully received the bronze mirror; he could feel that this mirror was extraordinary, but he couldn't put his finger on exactly how.

Anyway! It just felt different!

Perhaps, this was what it meant to be old and lack experience!

Gu Xuan explained: "This mirror will create an illusion. Within the illusion, there are endless temptations and threats. If they can endure through it, it proves their sincerity is sufficient. Those who cannot endure will be directly eliminated, no matter how high their cultivation is."

Clan Leader Gu Tianhua nodded. He hadn't expected this small mirror to have such an effect!

It was truly an eye-opener!

"I will go and prepare immediately."

He turned and went to make arrangements.

On the square, the members of the Gu Family were ready.

Gu Chen stood at the very front, with Clan Leader Gu Tianhua and several other Elders behind him.

Jian Wuji stood to one side, holding his long sword, expressionless.

Yue Qingshuang and Yue Qingxue stood on the other side, their white clothes fluttering, looking like Heavenly Immortals.

As for Gu Qingqing and Gu Huahua, no one knew where they had run off to, riding the white tiger again.

Ever since Gu Xuan gave them the white tiger as their mount, they hadn't been restless for a single day, running out all day without a shadow in sight.

First Elder Gu Yushan circled the square three times, the beads of sweat on his forehead becoming increasingly dense.

He grabbed a clansman and asked: "Have you seen Qingqing and Huahua?"

The clansman shook his head.

He grabbed another, and it was still a shake of the head.

These two little girls were running around everywhere on that white tiger all day long; he couldn't even catch a glimpse of them!

First Elder Gu Yushan stomped his feet in anxiety and walked quickly to Gu Chen: "Young Lord, have you seen those two little girls? Today is the day we open the mountain gate. It's such an important day, yet they aren't here. If something happens to them while they are out, what should I do?"

Gu Chen put down the sword in his hand, thought for a moment, and shook his head: "Grand Elder, I haven't seen them since I got up this morning. I guess they went out for a joyride on the tiger again. Please don't worry too much; with the white tiger following them, nothing will happen."

"How can I not worry? They are my own granddaughters!"

First Elder Gu Yushan was pacing anxiously and turned to run toward the back mountain.

At the back mountain, Gu Xuan was lying on a recliner drinking tea.

First Elder Gu Yushan rushed up, and just as he was about to speak, Gu Xuan raised his hand to stop him.

Gu Xuan looked at the distant horizon, his voice calm: "Are you here to look for Qingqing and Huahua? No need to worry; with the white tiger there, no one can touch them."

First Elder Gu Yushan opened his mouth, wanting to say something else.

But the Old Ancestor had never lied to him, so he set his mind at ease, though these two little girls were just too restless!

Next time, he would definitely have to supervise them strictly!

First Elder Gu Yushan had just left when Clan Leader Gu Tianhua arrived!

His face was livid, and he was clutching a sound-transmission talisman in his hand!

"Old Ancestor! It's bad! Something major has happened!"

Gu Xuan put down his teacup: "What happened?"

"A beast tide has erupted in the Yao Beast Forest! It is advancing toward the Eastern Region! Leading it are three high-level Eternal Realm Yao Beasts!"

Clan Leader Gu Tianhua's voice trembled.

He had seen records of the Northern Region beast tide from ten thousand years ago; six human Eternal Realm experts had fought against three Eternal Realm Yao Beasts!

Three died, two were heavily injured, and the last one only survived by relying on a quasi-emperor artifact!

That battle left the Northern Region devastated, with ten thousand miles of scorched earth, and it took ten thousand years to recover its Origin Qi!

And Clan Leader Gu Tianhua had only just broken through to the Saint King Realm; he was no match for the Eternal Realm!

Perhaps only the Old Ancestor would have a way!

Once the beast tide entered the Eastern Region, it would certainly be a scene of devastation!

The Gu Family would definitely suffer a severe blow!

Gu Xuan took the sound-transmission talisman, scanned it with his Divine Sense, and his expression did not change at all!

Three Eternal Realm Yao Beasts: a Demon Ape, a Flood Dragon, and an Underworld Wolf.

Following behind them was an army of tens of thousands of Yao Beasts, leaving nothing but barren land in their wake!

When the news reached outside the mountain gate, it caused an uproar!

Those forces that had been waiting to enter the Gu Family as vassals were now in chaos.

"Three Eternal Realm Yao Beasts! How can we block this?"

"It's over, it's over! Once the beast tide enters the Eastern Region, we will all die! What should we do!"

"Back then, even with six Eternal Realm experts, the Northern Region suffered heavy casualties. How many can the Eastern Region scrape together? Two? Or three?"

"Even if we scrape them together, it's just suicide! The Physical Body of a Yao Beast is far stronger than that of a human; they can fight two of the same Realm without fear!"

"Run! If we don't run now, it'll be too late!"

"How can you run? Can you outrun an Eternal Realm great Yao Beast?"

Some people packed their things, some collapsed on the ground, and some hugged their heads and cried!

An atmosphere of despair surrounded everyone!

Sacred Master Huo Dongyuan stood in front of the crowd, his expression grave!

He was a Saint King; in front of the Eternal Realm, he wasn't even enough to fill the gaps between their teeth!

He turned to look at that fairyland inside the Gu Family's mountain gate, and a crazy thought surged in his heart: Can the Gu Family block it?

Perhaps only the Gu Family could resist it!

Shen Qinghe also had a grave expression.

The eighteen members of Yi Gang did not retreat, but the fear in their hearts was real!

Eternal Realm Yao Beasts—those were legendary existences!

A Loose Cultivator from the Northern Region collapsed on the ground, recounting the tragedy he had heard about from ten thousand years ago: "Six Eternal Realm experts! They were all old monsters who had lived for over ten thousand years. After that battle ended, three died, two were crippled, and the last one had to lie down for three hundred years before he could walk!"

That battle could be described as truly miserable!

The crowd became even more desperate.

"Even the Northern Region couldn't stop it; what do we have to stop it with?"

"Even those who could fight in the Northern Region couldn't win, let alone us Loose Cultivators!"

"The Gu Family? No matter how strong the Gu Family is, can they block three Eternal Realm Yao Beasts?"