Chapter 1592 Parting Ways
Gu Boyi was direct: "Here are your points!"
After giving the points to Gu Lingyun, he glared at Gu Tianlang and Gu Tianxing, saying fiercely, "You've really screwed me over!"
Gu Tianxing was also speechless.
Who could have imagined Gu Lingyun's strength would be so immense?
"Hmph! I'm leaving first. Hurry up and figure out how to get more points. It's ending soon, and if I don't get more points, I might not even make the top five this time." Gu Boyi had always been in the top three. This time, he was close to losing all his points. If he didn't find more, he might not even get into the top five.
This was unacceptable to him.
With that, Gu Boyi left with his entourage.
"Your turn!"
Gu Lingyun looked at Gu Tianxing and Gu Tianlang.
The two of them reluctantly handed over their points.
"I've really struck it rich! I have over a thousand points!"
Gu Lingyun laughed joyfully, looking at his points.
Seeing Gu Lingyun's excited demeanor, Gu Tianlang's eyes grew even more venomous. He gritted his teeth and suddenly drew a dagger, lunging at Gu Lingyun, "Die!"
"How dare you..."
Gu Lingyun's face changed drastically.
"What is there I wouldn't dare..."
Gu Tianlang snorted coldly.
The distance was too close; Gu Lingyun had no way to evade.
But just then, a rumbling sound suddenly echoed.
At the entrance of the Ghost Gate, the blown-open hole was suddenly subjected to fierce attacks. Huge stones suddenly flew out with immense force.
This scene utterly stunned Gu Tianlang.
Gu Lingyun quickly retreated a few steps, dodging the attack.
"What's going on?" Gu Tianlang stared at the Ghost Gate, bewildered.
He had found the blocking stones at the Ghost Gate rather strange from the start.
Chen Xuan saw rolling malevolent energy emanating from within the Ghost Gate, surging like a tide.
The peerless Heavenly Demon was likely coming!
"Run!"
Chen Xuan immediately shouted.
"Alright!"
Chen Xuan, Gu Yingui, and Gu Lingyun knew the might of the peerless Heavenly Demon and turned to flee.
However, Gu Tianlang and Gu Tianxing brothers were unaware.
While they were stunned, they saw the peerless Heavenly Demon climb out of the Ghost Gate.
Riding a warhorse, its body exuded chilling Yin energy, with a large white saber stuck in its chest!
"What in the world is that thing?"
Gu Tianxing swallowed hard, his face filled with terror.
"Forget it, let's just escape!"
Gu Tianlang sensed the danger, grabbed Gu Tianxing's hand, and turned to flee!
The peerless Heavenly Demon turned its head to survey its surroundings, finally fixing its gaze on Gu Tianlang and the others. With a movement, it appeared directly behind them, drawing its steel saber, and swung down.
Saber light flashed.
The two were cleaved apart!
Several attendants were so terrified their legs turned to jelly, wetting themselves.
"What is that thing?"
The attendants were drenched in sweat, as if they had narrowly escaped death.
The peerless Heavenly Demon sheathed its saber and pursued Chen Xuan. Along the way, the Heavenly Demon showed no mercy, killing gods and buddhas alike. Blood flowed like a river, and countless Gu family disciples met a grim fate, sending the entire Gu family into an uproar.
Chen Xuan and his companions ran with all their might, trying to get far away, but fate was against them.
"Chen Xuan, it looks like the peerless Heavenly Demon is chasing us," Gu Yingui sensed something.
"Damn it, with so many people, why is it only chasing us?"
Gu Lingyun cursed inwardly.
"Who knows?"
Chen Xuan muttered.
He said sternly, "How about this: if the three of us stay together, none of us will escape. Why don't we send one person to lure the peerless Heavenly Demon away, and then we can regroup!"
"That makes sense."
Gu Yingui nodded in agreement.
But Gu Lingyun's expression changed, "Chen Xuan, I can't handle this peerless Heavenly Demon! You can't make me go!"
He had been thoroughly intimidated by Chen Xuan on their journey.
He was afraid Chen Xuan would throw him out, under the guise of tempering, which would be fatal.
Chen Xuan patted his chest and said, "You don't have to. I'll go."
"Really?"
"Do you think I would lie to you?"
Gu Lingyun looked at Chen Xuan, overcome with emotion, "You know, hearing you say that, I actually feel quite grateful. How about this: if anything happens to you, I, Gu Lingyun, will take care of your Vermilion Bird lineage!"
"Me too!" Gu Yingui also nodded.
"Pah, pah, pah, what do you mean 'if anything happens'? Nothing has happened to me yet."
Chen Xuan rolled his eyes.
"We were just saying," Gu Lingyun awkwardly rubbed his nose.
"You guys go ahead and run!"
"Then we won't be polite!"
"Right, Gu Yingui, from now on, you and Gu Lingyun should stay together..."
Chen Xuan had other matters to attend to and likely couldn't accompany Gu Lingyun. Although Gu Lingyun had improved significantly, he was still not entirely stable.
Gu Lingyun hugged Chen Xuan tightly, tears streaming down his face, "Chen Xuan, I never expected that even at this point, you would still arrange for someone to protect me. I misunderstood you before."
"Alright, alright, stop the nonsense."
Chen Xuan pushed Gu Lingyun away.
How could a grown man become so effeminate?
Gu Yingui said, "Chen Xuan, don't worry, I will protect Gu Lingyun."
The two waved goodbye. Although reluctant, it wasn't wise for the three of them to stay together.
Chen Xuan watched Gu Yingui and Gu Lingyun depart.
He murmured, "It's time for us to part ways too!"
Then, Chen Xuan pulled a cigarette from his pocket and lit it. Soon, he saw many Gu family disciples rushing towards them, and some kind people warned Chen Xuan to run quickly, but Chen Xuan remained indifferent.
A moment later, accompanied by a terrifying oppressive aura, the peerless Heavenly Demon charged towards them.
"You're finally here. Your opponent is me!"
Chen Xuan stared directly at the peerless Heavenly Demon.
Upon seeing Chen Xuan, the peerless Heavenly Demon also stopped abruptly, its sinister gaze fixed on Chen Xuan, as if its emotions were also affected.
Chen Xuan flicked the cigarette butt with his finger. Suddenly, a rune appeared, and the cigarette butt transformed into a fiery dragon, soaring towards the peerless Heavenly Demon.
The peerless Heavenly Demon waved its large sleeve.
The fiery dragon was instantly annihilated!
"So powerful?"
Chen Xuan felt immense pressure. He grabbed a handful of runes, threw them out, and then turned to run!
The runes exploded instantly, forcing the peerless Heavenly Demon to retreat repeatedly and appear disheveled, but its aura remained unharmed.
"Damn it! So strong? This is my ultimate trump card?"
Chen Xuan gasped at the sight.
He accelerated his pace even further.
As he fled, he kept looking back, wondering if the peerless Heavenly Demon would not follow him. His worry was entirely in vain; the peerless Heavenly Demon seemed fixated on him and was chasing him.
The peerless Heavenly Demon was incredibly fast, absurdly so, rapidly closing the distance with Chen Xuan.
Chen Xuan could only summon all his strength, "World Tree, are there any good methods?"
"There are methods to deal with it, but I don't know them."
"Aren't you spouting nonsense?"
Chen Xuan rolled his eyes and could only focus on escaping.
Before this, Chen Xuan had agreed on a meeting point and time with the disheveled Daoist priest. From this location, they still had two mountain ranges to cross. He could only hope the disheveled Daoist priest had some solution.
That disheveled Daoist priest was mysterious and resourceful.
Fleeing all the way, Chen Xuan was soon caught up by the peerless Heavenly Demon.
"Boom!"
A saber light split the air, as if it could cleave the heavens and earth!