34: Annihilate the entire clan of the White Mist City Lord

"Reporting to the Sect Master, in this old man's opinion, the culprit Elder Yang tried to pinpoint was a terrifying existence, or had a terrifying expert protecting them, which is why he suffered a backlash and died," replied the Yuntian Sect's Grand Elder.

"That's right, when Elder Yang died, he cried out 'Rule Power.' This is a power that only Quasi-Emperor Experts and the legendary Great Emperors can control."

"Sect Master, we must quickly distance ourselves from Elder Yang, lest this matter implicate the entire Yuntian Sect."

"Yes, yes, facing such an expert, a hundred Yuntian Sects wouldn't be enough to be destroyed."

The remaining elders were terrified and quickly explained the stakes of the matter.

So that the Yuntian Sect Master would quickly draw a clear line with Elder Yang.

Lest they be implicated by this incident.

"Hmm, your analyses are all very good and make a lot of sense."

The Yuntian Sect Master nodded and continued, "Announce within and outside the sect that Elder Yang was disrespectful and wantonly molested female disciples within the sect. He is hereby expelled from the Yuntian Sect as a warning to others."

"Sect Master, brilliant!"

The Yuntian Sect's elders quickly echoed.

As for what crime to pin on him, they didn't care in the slightest.

As long as they drew a clear line with the Yuntian Sect, that was enough.

"Oh, right."

The Yuntian Sect Master seemed to remember something and said to the elders again, "Go and kill everyone related to Elder Yang. Don't leave a single one in the sect, lest it leave behind future trouble."

"Yes, Sect Master!"

The group of elders agreed and all sprang into action.

This was a major matter concerning their lives, and they dared not be careless in the slightest.

If anyone was to blame, it was Elder Yang for offending someone too terrifying.

Otherwise, they wouldn't have been so ruthless.

Before long, everyone in the Yuntian Sect who was related to Elder Yang was killed.

Not even their mounts or pets were spared.

Afterward, a notice was announced within and outside the sect.

Elder Yang was expelled from the sect for molesting female disciples and his whereabouts are unknown.

At the entrance of the City Lord's Mansion in White Mist City.

Gu Chen and Night Owl calmly looked at the mansion before them.

Mu Xueqing and Qin Fei'er, meanwhile, had gone strolling in the city.

They didn't want to join Gu Chen and the other in exterminating a family; it was too bloody.

"Senior Brother Ye, you do it. There are quite a few people this time," Gu Chen said.

Night Owl liked killing people anyway, which saved him the trouble.

"Hehe, alright, alright, I can finally kill a few more," Night Owl said with a bloodthirsty expression, rushing towards the City Lord's Mansion.

"Who goes there, daring to trespass into the City Lord's Mansion? Are you seeking death?" the two Void Breaking Realm guards at the entrance shouted angrily when they saw Night Owl charging.

"Hmph, die!"

Night Owl instantly blew up the two guards, then entered the City Lord's Mansion, starting a massacre.

"Ahhh!"

Soon, screams of agony echoed from within the mansion.

Terrifying the surrounding pedestrians and residents.

"What's happening? That sound seems to be coming from the City Lord's Mansion."

"Could someone be killing people in the City Lord's Mansion? That's too shocking."

"Let's go, quickly, and see what's happening!"

The pedestrians and residents who heard the sounds.

All gathered towards the City Lord's Mansion, wanting to see what had happened.

But when they arrived at the City Lord's Mansion.

Aside from a luxurious mansion, they didn't see a single person.

And those agonizing screams from just now seemed to have never occurred, vanishing without a trace.

"What's going on? Where are the people from the City Lord's Mansion? Such a large mansion, how can there be no one?"

"I don't know, could they all have been killed?"

"How is that possible? Who could kill the entire City Lord's family in such a short time?"

A group of people searched the entire City Lord's Mansion.

They couldn't even find a single hair.

The vast City Lord's Mansion was empty, with no traces of struggle or residual blood.

If they hadn't heard the screams just now.

They would have thought the City Lord's family had moved away.

"Investigate! Whoever finds clues about the disappearance of the City Lord's family, my Chen Family will reward ten thousand low-grade spirit stones."

"My Li Family will also reward ten thousand low-grade spirit stones."

"My Lu Family is the same!"

In White Mist City, the patriarchs of several families whose strength was close to that of the City Lord's Mansion issued bounty notices.

Anyone who could provide clues about the screams from the City Lord's Mansion tonight, or find clues about the disappearance of the City Lord's family, would be rewarded with a huge amount of spirit stones.

Although they guessed that the City Lord's family had most likely been exterminated.

Without any evidence, they were still a bit uneasy.

Once it was confirmed that the City Lord was dead.

The entire White Mist City would be reshuffled, and all resources would be redistributed among their families.

Under the enormous bounties from the several families.

The cultivators of the entire White Mist City quickly sprang into action.

They all investigated clues about the screams from the City Lord's Mansion and the whereabouts of the City Lord's family.

Time passed.

Soon two days had gone by.

The cultivators of White Mist City searched high and low, every nook and cranny, but still couldn't find any clues about the City Lord's family.

And the patriarchs of the three great families could no longer hold back.

They began to annex the industries belonging to the City Lord's Mansion.

"Chen'er, are we just going to sit by and watch the three great families divide White Mist City?" Gu Feiyang asked Gu Chen in the Gu Family's deliberation hall.

Ever since Gu Chen told him two days ago that he had exterminated the City Lord's Mansion.

He had been eating well and no longer had to worry about other people from the City Lord's Mansion coming to cause trouble.

But it was clearly Gu Chen who had put in the effort.

Now, the three great families were getting a bargain, and he was truly unwilling.

"Father, our Gu Family is still weak now, not comparable to the three great families. I can't stay in the Gu Family forever. Even if I stepped forward to annex the City Lord's Mansion's industries, the Gu Family wouldn't be able to hold onto them."

"So, let's just let it go this time. We'll lay low first, and when the family's strength increases later, we can plan to take over White Mist City," Gu Chen patiently explained to Gu Feiyang.

Actually, he had also thought about annexing the City Lord's Mansion's industries.

But the Gu Family's strength was too poor; besides Gu Feiyang, who was at the eighth stage of Soul Manifestation, there were no other presentable experts.

In contrast, each of the three great families had two or three Heavenly Soul Realm cultivators.

It would be fine if he was in White Mist City, but if he left, the three great families would definitely not submit to the Gu Family.

But to slaughter the three great families without reason, he couldn't bring himself to do it.

He could only let the three families get a bargain.

"Alas, what a pity," Gu Feiyang sighed, his face full of regret.

"Alright, Father, stop sighing here. I've plundered all the resources of the City Lord's Mansion for you. You've made a huge profit this time," Gu Chen said, looking at Gu Feiyang exasperatedly.

His father was indeed a bit greedy.

Decades of accumulation by the City Lord's Mansion had all been taken into his possession.

With these resources, even if the Gu Family didn't want those industries, they would still be richer than any of the three great families.

"You brat, what do you know? Who would dislike having more resources?" Gu Feiyang rolled his eyes at Gu Chen.

This kid wasn't in charge, so he didn't know the difficulties of being in charge.

Resources, of course, the more the better.

Even if they were just left there unused, they could still reassure people.

"Okay, you know, you know."

Gu Chen didn't argue with Gu Feiyang, but instead changed the subject, saying, "Father, tomorrow, Senior Brother Ye and I will be departing for the Secret Realm for training. Don't forget what I told you."

He had already told Gu Feiyang about Qingtian Sect recruiting disciples.

He asked him to send all direct family members and collateral family members of suitable age to Qingtian Sect to participate in the test.

If they could enter Qingtian Sect to cultivate, that would be a step to heaven.

"I know, how could Father forget such an important matter?"

Gu Feiyang looked at Gu Chen with some worry, "But you, going to the Secret Realm for training, must be extra careful!"

"Don't worry, Father, your son won't get into trouble," Gu Chen said with a confident smile, quickly walking out of the main hall and returning to his room to sleep.

As for cultivation, how was that possible?

In White Mist City, who would find this sparse spiritual energy sufficient to absorb?