allonlinenovel Chapter 1052 Annihilation of the Entire Family! That Man-Eating Monster!
Chapter 1052 Annihilation of the Entire Family! That Man-Eating Monster!
"you say……"
"Su Ling Valley, wiped out?"
Upon hearing Ye Wentian's words, Gu Xiu was initially taken aback, his face showing surprise.
Although Su Ling Valley has long since lost its former glory since the incident with Su Lingling, it is still a sacred place. As the saying goes, even a starved camel is bigger than a horse, and besides, he had previously met the Third Elder of Su Ling Valley.
And then, Su Ling Valley was wiped out?
It all happens too fast.
But soon, Gu Xiu, who was filled with doubt, suddenly noticed that Ye Wentian, who had brought him the message, was now scrutinizing him with his incredibly sharp eyes.
That gaze made Gu Xiu wonder: "You suspect that I was responsible for the massacre of Su Ling Valley?"
“When Qingxuan was destroyed, Jiang Xun rallied several Supremes to attack you. One of them, who had concealed his identity, came from Suling Valley. If anyone has an irreconcilable deep-seated hatred for Suling Valley, then you, Gu Xiu, are certainly among the first to be targeted.”
Ye Wentian didn't say it directly, but the meaning behind his words was already very clear.
Gu Xiu is indeed a prime suspect.
Meeting his gaze, Gu Xiu shook his head directly: "I don't have that much time, nor do I have the strength to carry out the extermination of a holy land with a supreme being."
"The Supreme Being of Su Ling Valley is unharmed," Ye Wentian said.
"At that time, the Supreme Being was in my Tian Ce Mansion. It was only after he returned that he discovered that everyone in the entire Su Ling Valley had been slaughtered, including all the disciples and elders. All the spiritual herbs and plants in the sect had also been looted."
"The entire Su Ling Valley was powerless to resist; they couldn't even activate their sect's grand formation."
"According to our Tian Ce Mansion's investigation, those people in Su Ling Valley were defeated and killed one by one in a very short period of time. Moreover, from the investigation at the scene, we vaguely sensed traces of your famous technique, the 'Surprising Strike.'"
This time.
Gu Xiu understood why Ye Wentian had become suspicious of him.
With the Supreme One gone, the sect is empty.
Someone took advantage of the situation and swept them away one by one. The method was extremely secretive. They did not encounter any real resistance from beginning to end and slaughtered the entire Su Ling Valley. However, traces of their sword techniques were still left at the scene.
Just so happens...
"I heard that the Poison Immortal who once betrayed Su Ling Valley is with you?" The intelligence from Tian Ce Mansion is obviously very powerful. Even though Su Lingling had long been taken back into the Mountain and River Remnant Realm by Gu Xiu, Ye Wentian was still able to point it out directly.
Connecting these points, the destruction of Suling Valley does indeed make people feel that it is related to them.
Even Ye Wentian, after explaining everything, couldn't help but ask:
"In fact, the Supreme Being of Su Ling Valley is already heading to the Sword Sect to confront you and demand an explanation. Moreover, this time, it's not just this Supreme Being who wants to cause you trouble."
"I came here to ask you something."
"Did you do the things that happened at Suling Valley?"
"No." Gu Xiu shook his head, denying it directly.
This time, although he didn't intend to hide himself, and even intended to be more assertive and turn some passive situations into active ones, he also didn't intend to admit to fabricated things that he hadn't done.
“If it wasn’t you who did it, then that’s really strange.” Ye Wentian didn’t press the matter further, but frowned: “I went to the scene. To be honest, before I came, I was a little worried. If it really was you who did it, then it means that you may have fallen into the demonic path and cultivated some kind of demonic technique.”
"Demonic sect techniques?" Gu Xiu raised an eyebrow.
“Yes.” Ye Wentian nodded, his expression grave. “Although there were traces of the Soaring Sword Technique from Su Ling Valley, I also sensed an extremely faint aura of the Demonic Sect. In particular, my investigation revealed that the Su Ling Valley cultivators who disappeared seem to…”
"They were all eaten by something."
"Have you eaten?" Gu Xiu raised an eyelid slightly.
"Yes, there are traces of devouring at the scene. Although the traces are very faint, our Tian Ce Mansion has still managed to track down some clues. According to my analysis, it seems that there was something in Su Ling Valley that caught everyone off guard. It started by devouring the cultivators in Su Ling Valley's herb garden one by one. This devouring process lasted for at least several days!"
"At first, it started with the ordinary disciples in the herb garden and didn't attract much attention. But its abilities grew stronger and stronger during the process of devouring, and the speed of devouring became faster and faster. According to my estimate, after devouring the entire Su Ling Valley, the monster's strength is probably no weaker than a half-step supreme being, and may even be stronger."
Hearing Ye Wentian's serious words, Gu Xiu frowned, noticing the form of address Ye Wentian used: "You mean... a monster?"
"I thought about it and thought, but I don't know if this can be considered human or not, so I can only call it a monster."
"How to say?"
"I integrated all the clues at the scene and expanded the search area to a hundred miles. I found that the one who made the move was a person, but it didn't seem to be a person. I vaguely sensed a lot of unusual auras. It was more like a demon. In addition, there was a bit of demonic energy and even some subtle immortal energy."
Human, demon, monster, immortal?
Gu Xiu fell into deep thought, but after much deliberation, he realized that neither in this life nor in that life where a single glance could last a lifetime, there had never been such a target.
"It seems you really don't have any clues. What a pity. I thought you might know something." Seeing Gu Xiu's doubt, Ye Wentian was slightly disappointed.
However, while he was disappointed, he also breathed a sigh of relief.
Just as he said.
He was actually quite worried that Gu Xiu had fallen into the demonic path and practiced the kind of cultivation technique that could devour people.
Having cleared up his doubts, Ye Wentian didn't linger any longer. He simply told Gu Xiu that he would also participate in the Sword Offering Ceremony and warned Gu Xiu not to let him outcompete him in the future.
Gu Xiu simply smiled at this.
He wasn't surprised that Ye Wentian, who was clearly a spear cultivator, would participate in the sword-cultivating ceremony. All weapons in the world ultimately lead to the same goal, and the key is that if you understand one aspect, you can understand all aspects. Just like how Gu Xiu's practice of spear techniques also increases his understanding of swordsmanship.
There's nothing strange about Ye Wentian participating in the Sword Offering Ceremony.
but……
Watching Ye Wentian's departing figure, Gu Xiu pondered something deeper.
As the Northern General of the Tian Ce Mansion, it's no exaggeration to say that Ye Wentian is extremely busy with official duties. Not to mention that the Three Enclosures of Evil Sea has now emerged, making the Tian Ce Mansion undoubtedly the busiest place. Yet, Ye Wentian's arrival at this time clearly indicates that his purpose is not simply to gain insights from the Sword Offering Ceremony.
He must know something that he doesn't.
Thinking back to what Jiang Jiansi had told him before, Gu Xiu could clearly sense it.
“There is a huge net that is encompassing the entire Tianyuan Sword Sect, and even everyone who participated in this Sword Offering Ceremony, including me. It seems that I have been used as a pawn once again.”
Gu Xiu murmured to himself, and with a casual wave of his hand, the three saints—Shattered Star, Carefree Pendant, and Immortal Crossing Sword—appeared.
Looking at the three, Gu Xiu smiled slightly:
"Fortunately, this time..."
"From the very beginning, I never intended to follow the steps."
As soon as he finished speaking, Sui Xing shot into the sky, yelling, "Brothers, what's our goal?"
But then they heard the Carefree Jade Pendant and the Immortal-Crossing Sword following closely behind, answering in childish voices:
"Become famous!"
Although the Four Saints of Ancient Times were incomplete without the little black monkey, the remaining three saints were used by Gu Xiu as a surprise weapon this time!
After doing all this, Gu Xiu waved his hand again.
The Xuanwu body immediately appeared in front of him. Gu Xiu carefully examined this invincible body, then gently removed the mask and put the three-faced mask he had worn for a long time on the face of the Xuanwu body.
All of a sudden.
The face of the Xuanwu's physical body immediately changed, and in the blink of an eye, it had become an existence exactly like Gu Xiu.
After all, it's just a puppet, unable to truly be controlled like an extension of one's own arm.
But that's not important.
For Gu Xiu right now, there is only one urgent and important matter.
He had accumulated enough Taiwei Divine Fire, and the Sword Offering Ceremony would soon begin. He wanted to ignite his sixth soul lamp before the ceremony started!