The Gu King hadn't expected to die, but he never imagined he would die at the hands of such a young man.
As an evil cultivator, as an old devil, he could accept dying at the hands of righteous cultivators, and he could also accept dying from a backlash from his Gu worms one day.
But this particular way of dying left him feeling utterly stifled.
His opponent was already so heaven-defying at the age of twenty. Had his own sixty-plus years been lived in vain?
But the reality of this world was just that cruel. He died at Ling Tian's hands.
The Gu King, who had dominated the martial world for decades and struck fear into both the righteous and unrighteous, vanished into thin air!
Soon, the Gu King's eyes lost their luster. The next moment, a wisp of black energy floated out from the corpse. Before it could escape, it was absorbed into Ling Tian's Spirit Realm space and directly into the Soul Refining Furnace.
At this point, Ling Tian took out a shovel from the Spirit Realm space, dug a deep pit on the spot, and then threw the Gu King's corpse into it.
Next, Ling Tian directly tossed three fire talismans into the pit. The three fire talismans ignited, burning at temperatures of thousands of degrees, enough to decompose all biological matter and even melt steel.
Ling Tian knew very well that this old poisoner carried a large number of Gu worms, eggs, and various poisons.
If the corpse were left unattended, it might end up harming many people!
After the raging flames died down, a generation's old monster turned to ash, and the world became a little safer.
Ling Tian returned to Old Chen's house and discovered that Old Chen's entire family had been afflicted with Gu.
At this moment, with the Gu King who controlled the Gu worms dead, the Gu worms within these people were on the verge of rioting.
Ling Tian took out a few pills and put them into the mouths of the Chen family.
Soon, from the mouths and nostrils of the family members, a bean-sized worm crawled out.
And shortly after these worms emerged from their bodies, they all died!
About an hour later, the Chen family regained consciousness. Seeing the large hole blown in their greenhouse, they were utterly dismayed.
The most crucial thing was that they had no idea what had happened to them during these past few days. They were still in a state of extreme confusion.
Ling Tian returned to his residence and went directly to the third floor. The sky was just beginning to brighten. Ling Tian entered the Spirit Realm space.
He walked straight to the Soul Refining Furnace. At this moment, several jade slips were neatly stacked on the front of the furnace.
These jade slips contained the memories extracted from the Gu King's soul by the Soul Refining Furnace.
After all, this was an old fellow who had lived for over sixty years and had encountered many things. His memories contained a lot of useful information, and the Soul Refining Furnace, being very user-friendly, injected this knowledge into the jade slips for separate storage.
Ling Tian picked up a jade slip and injected his spiritual power into it. Immediately, a massive amount of information flooded into his mind.
Ling Tian read with great interest. These memories, like a documentary, recorded how the Gu King, from a dashing young man, eventually degenerated into a devil.
From the beginning of his cultivation to his later dominance of the martial world, almost all his knowledge was poured into Ling Tian's mind.
If Ling Tian were to dabble in Gu worms now, he would become a master of using Gu, no less than the Gu King.
However, these were not what Ling Tian wanted to know the most. What he most wanted to know was about the massacre of the Lin family.
Who was involved in that massacre over twenty years ago, and who was the mastermind behind it!
As expected, Ling Tian found the answer, and it was the same as what Ling Tian and his masters had guessed.
They believed that to kill so many people in the Ling family so silently, it couldn't have been done by just one or two experts. There must have been a massive organization behind it, an organization with immense power and extreme danger.
And in the memories, Ling Tian discovered that there was indeed such an organization, and its name was the Heavenly Demon Sect!
This organization was exceptionally mysterious. It was said that its leader was a cultivator of very high cultivation, who publicly called himself the Heavenly Demon Ancestor.
It was this person who, decades ago, declared that the celestial phenomena were changing, that the world was about to fall into chaos, and that the demonic path was about to be revived.
Using many precious medicinal herbs, rare treasures, and astonishing cultivation techniques, this person gathered a large number of evil cultivators.
Of course, the Heavenly Demon Ancestor acted very mysteriously. Even the Gu King had never met him.
The Heavenly Demon Ancestor issued commands through his Left and Right Heavenly Demon Envoys.
Below the Heavenly Demon Envoys were the thirteen Protectors of the Heavenly Demon Sect, and the Gu King was one of these thirteen Protectors!
The Heavenly Demon Ancestor prophesied that spiritual energy was about to revive and the demonic path was about to be restored. Therefore, before the outside world was prepared, the Heavenly Demon Sect had been planning for decades, seizing various rare treasures and cultivation resources.
When spiritual energy truly began to revive, the Heavenly Demon Sect would have a first-mover advantage, crushing those who were slow to react and the righteous sects, and avenging millennia of humiliation!
Ling Tian's ancestors were once renowned cultivators, leaving behind many good things for their descendants. These things were coveted by the Heavenly Demon Sect.
Finally, on a rainy night, the Left and Right Heavenly Demon Envoys and the thirteen Great Protectors of the Heavenly Demon Sect launched a surprise attack on the Ling family, killing all hundred members of the family.
Ling Tian, coincidentally, had fallen ill at the time and was sent to Longpan Mountain for treatment, thus narrowly escaping this calamity.
In fact, the people of the Heavenly Demon Sect knew of Ling Tian's existence and knew there was one survivor. However, they did not care and did not intend to pursue Ling Tian. In their eyes, what could a child less than a year old possibly know?
Of course, the more significant reason was that six old monsters lived on Longpan Mountain. Although these six old monsters had been in seclusion for many years, anyone who dared to cause trouble on Longpan Mountain would truly be courting death!
Thus, over the past twenty years, the Heavenly Demon Sect had almost forgotten about Ling Tian. They never expected that the boy who was once in swaddling clothes had now grown into a terrifying existence!
Ling Tian added all these people to his kill list. He would settle this score with them sooner or later; not a single one would escape!
However, what surprised Ling Tian was that the current Heavenly Demon Sect was somewhat different from the evil cultivators of the past. They had also kept pace with the times.
Most of the evil cultivators in the past were solitary and preferred to act alone.
But now, most of the thirteen Protectors of the demonic sect were successful figures who frequently appeared in the media!
Many of them were even wealthy merchants and magnates, with vast business empires and extremely powerful forces behind them.
With money, they could acquire many resources and support numerous thugs and subordinates!
However, Ling Tian was not afraid, because he had six formidable masters!