The fake prince was exposed at the beginning, and I took office as emperor on the spot

Chapter 141 It's Too Late (Three in One)

Ding Xingfeng gave a low reminder while stepping on the ground.

Although it was a hasty act, the Martial Saint's control over strength was still unparalleled, and a deep crack immediately appeared on the ground.

"boom--!!!"

The crack spread from under Ding Xingfeng's feet towards Gu Fangchen like lightning, quickly expanding from a thin line to a width of several feet.

"Rumble..."

As the crack widened, the ground on both sides suddenly bulged up and tilted at an angle.

Although Ding Xingfeng's hands were not free, the impact of his every move was greater than the combined strength of thousands of people.

The crack created by this kick was right between the black shadow wielding the sickle and Gu Fangchen, showing a tendency to separate the two.

If the person opposite is a martial arts practitioner, his body balance will inevitably be affected, and the direction of the sickle in his hand will be instantly shifted.

A slight difference is a thousand miles away.

Just this slight difference was enough for Gu Fangchen to avoid a fatal blow.

However, this time the Demon Cult took the existence of the Martial Saint into full consideration, and the main force they sent were all Shinto monks.

The environmental illusion array that the evil ghost had set up before was not only bloody and violent, but also included the ground.

The land within a radius of a hundred miles is also filled with the spiritual consciousness of the Nine Netherworlds evil spirit. The gurgling blood that had previously emerged from the ground was actually creating obstacles to perception.

Ding Xingfeng's judgment was wrong from the very beginning.

If the starting point is wrong, no matter how powerful you are, you cannot reverse the situation at that moment.

In the overwhelming bloody storm, in a trance, the crack that was stepped on was directly shifted at an angle.

The ground that originally separated Gu Fangchen and the black shadow now passed by both of them.

In this way, the ground tilted in the same direction for both of them, which actually shortened the distance between them!

Ding Xingfeng's heart sank, and he realized that he had been tricked without realizing it.

If it were back then, how could Yizhou Hou, whose heart was as hard as iron, be affected by such an illusion?

But after his heart of Taoism was shattered, he lived in seclusion for many years, heard too much gossip about family matters, and even the martial arts saint who dared to call himself the invincible one in the world no longer had the spirit he once had.

He naturally didn't want to admit it in his heart, but that was the fact.

If not, why would he place his hopes on Gu Fangchen?

Gu Fangchen was not surprised by Ding Xingfeng's mistake.

After all, the balance of this game is pretty good...

The Shinto route and the Martial Road route each have their own strengths and weaknesses, as well as their own countermeasures.

The opponents are all Shinto monks. How can Ding Xingfeng, who is not in his prime, fight them?
If it was Ding Xingfeng during the period of Marquis Yizhou, he would be fearless and move forward courageously, fearless of heaven and earth. His spirit would naturally be as blazing as the sun hanging high in the sky, and wherever his will shines, ghosts and demons would melt away.

The pinnacle of martial arts naturally gave rise to the pinnacle of Shinto.

Just like the great way of heaven and earth where yin gives birth to yang and the essence is reduced and the end is flowed to the end, one reaches the realm of a true "supreme man".

At this level, it is half a step to eternity.

Even Shinto monks could not change his will.

Unfortunately, Qingman's Great Heaven Samāhā Wuliang calculated that Ding Xingfeng was about to reach the ultimate, and if another first-grade cultivator appeared in the Wei Dynasty, Qingman would have no way to survive.

So he intervened himself and broke Ding Xingfeng's heart, causing his cultivation to regress.

Things are different now. At this moment, Ding Xingfeng must have truly understood these four words.

Just as he was about to resist the evil spirit's tearing of his soul and turn to help Gu Fangchen, he suddenly stopped and his expression was stunned.

Because at this moment, he saw the expression on Gu Fangchen's face when he turned his head.

There was no fear or panic on the young man's face. Instead, he was very calm, and even his gaze did not waver in the slightest.

It was exactly the same look in this kid's eyes when he made a bet with him.

Ding Xingfeng then realized that even the shadow's sneak attack was probably within his expectations...

"Shh!"

The monster's sickle fell in an instant, slashing at the shadow behind Gu Fangchen, and at the same time, slashing at Gu Fangchen's body.

Originally, in Wuliang's imagination, the "Shadow Kill" sickle in his hand should be like a hot knife into tofu, and it should easily chop off the head of Gu Fangchen's shadow without any hindrance.

Gu Fangchen's life was taken in an instant.

To deal with a cultivator who is only nineteen years old and at the sixth level, this sword strike must be as light as a feather!
However, when his sickle actually fell, the feeling of harvest was completely opposite to what he had imagined. It was like using a rusty kitchen knife to chop ten thousand tons of fine iron!

"clang!!!"

The sound of metal clashing rang out in the ghost's mind, like a huge bell, deafening.

In an instant, the monster's spirit was shaken to the point of scattering and almost collapsing!
"puff!"

His body, which was thousands of miles away, was instantly repelled and flew away. He vomited blood and his internal organs turned into a pool of mud. The light in his eyes was instantly extinguished.

He was actually shocked to death!

If he were a martial arts practitioner, he would have died on the spot.

However, as a fourth-rank Shinto monk, he has reached the state where even if his body dies, his soul can still continue to survive for a long time.

But even so, Wuliang's soul suffered a severe blow. His consciousness was buzzing and blank, and he looked at the place where his sickle had touched with horror.

The place where Gu Fangchen's shadow head should have been hit, but it hit an extremely huge golden wheel!

The golden wheel appeared behind Gu Fangchen's dark shadow, just like the wheel of merit and great light carried by the Buddha and Bodhisattva, making his blurry shadow look like a faceless god without any sadness or joy.

The ghost's soul was almost shattered, and the world in his consciousness had become bizarre and indistinguishable, but he still widened his eyes in disbelief.

"Om-"

The huge wheel is divided into four sections, each section is different, and each section shows the various appearances of all living beings.

The infinite karma generated in the process is driving the entire wheel forward, completing one cycle of heaven and earth after another.

The karma contained in this is such a huge amount of information that ordinary people would go crazy if they just took a look at it.

However, the monsters, actually overestimating their own capabilities, wanted to use their own karma of 100,000 people to try to kill this infinite karma that was as numerous as the grains of sand in the Ganges even if it was just a tiny distance like running over a mustard seed.

This is the real ant trying to shake a tree!

Gu Fangchen stretched out his hand, grasped the sickle that was resting next to his neck, and said with a smile:

"Don't you know me?"

"This is your Taoist master's thing!"

The ghost looked up at the "Wheel of Sea Disaster" with a blank expression and remained motionless.

And there was no response.

Gu Fangchen raised his eyebrows, raised his finger and flicked the black sickle.

"Wow..."

In an instant, the sickle turned into flying dust and gradually disappeared in the air.

It turned out that the magical power of this monster had been shattered at the moment when karma rebounded.

The ghost's spirit maintained its original posture, motionless and unresponsive.

Gu Fangchen blinked his eyes and understood. It must be that the moment he looked directly at the "Wheel of Karma in the Sea of Disaster", the cause and effect on his body were also crushed.

At this moment, the monster is just a blank thought.

Seeing that the soul in front of him began to disintegrate and was about to turn into nothingness, Gu Fangchen's face changed, and he immediately took out the "Soul Bottle" and collected the ghost's soul into it.

This is the soul of a fourth-grade Shinto monk!

It’s enough to upgrade the “Shen Yun Bottle” to another level!

Can't waste it!

All this happened so quickly and in a flash.

The demon cult members who were surrounding Gu Fangchen still maintained their offensive posture, using all kinds of magical powers and spells to attack Gu Fangchen.

When Gu Fangchen summoned the "Shen Yun Bottle", he also drew out the "White Horse" sword.

He narrowed his eyes, and above everything in front of him, there appeared a "gap" emitting a faint white light.

Gu Fangchen didn't even draw his sword to fight the enemy just now, just to save his energy and guard against the monster's sneak attack.

This monster's ability to conceal its aura is indeed very powerful, but there will be a slight precursor to the use of the "Shadow Killing" technique.

That is, the shadows nearby will change direction and turn their heads towards the location of the monster.

This omen is very subtle, especially in a chaotic battle, and under normal circumstances it would never be predicted.

Because the person who is being cast the "Shadow Kill" technique can only see this omen once, and then die...

There was no chance at all to tell anyone about this omen.

Although Wuliang is only of the fourth rank, the cause and effect magic he practices is indeed against the will of heaven.

It is even better to say that those who "destroy" the Dao are extremely powerful and have strange mechanisms. Once they are hit, there is no chance of survival.

However, this is completely useless for players.

Anyway, you can start over after you die, so as long as you survive, you can have fun as you please.

After dying many times, you will naturally discover these invisible patterns, summarize them into strategies, and spread them widely.

When everyone's attention was attracted by the bloody vision, Gu Fangchen discovered the abnormality of the shadows around him, and determined that in addition to the Nine Nether Ghosts from Saishao City in front of him, the real backup was actually [Wangliang].

From that moment on, he knew that the Demon Cult would again return empty-handed this time!
The level of cause and effect karma in the "Wheel of Karma" he carries on his back is not something a fourth-grade cultivator can handle.

If the other party wants to use the "Shadow Kill" technique to kill him, he will only die.

However, Gu Fangchen's usual strategy was to take advantage of the other party's contempt, but this time, it was completely the opposite.

In order to prevent the monsters from looking down on him too much, he did not use the law of cause and effect.

Gu Fangchen did not let himself fall into a situation where he felt like he was trapped, but chose to create a feeling that those "righteous" practitioners were completely helpless against him and that he could escape at any time.

In this way, in order to prevent the mission from failing, Wuliang will definitely choose the simplest and most direct method.

And this was exactly what Gu Fangchen wanted.

However, although he won very easily, when he drew his sword to face the members of the Demon Cult, he immediately bit his tongue, letting blood flow out from the corner of his mouth, and the blood color on his face disappeared, as if he had suffered serious internal injuries.

"Shhhhh!"

Gu Fangchen swung the long sword in his hand, cutting through the "gaps" on the bodies of several of the first members of the Demon Cult who rushed up. Then, with a ferocious expression, he shouted:

"Your leader is dead! The fourth rank was also executed, didn't you see?!"

"If you don't want to die, leave quickly!" The members of the Demon Cult looked at each other. Although they were shocked that he had no idea how he could kill Lord Wuliang.

But looking at his situation, even if he killed Lord Wuliang by bypassing his level, he would still be seriously injured!
Of course, this is consistent with their understanding.

Otherwise, a sixth-grade cultivator could kill a fourth-grade cultivator instantly?

Totally impossible!
Someone shouted, "He's just a spent force. Let's go together and kill him!"

Take advantage of his illness and kill him!
Everyone quickly reached a consensus, joined forces, and the offensive became increasingly fierce.

On the other side, Gu Yuandao also noticed Gu Fangchen's situation and found that he was being forced to retreat step by step. His eyes became even darker and more vicious.

He became more and more determined in his heart——

No matter what, Gu Fangchen must die here today!

Gu Fangchen was only at the sixth rank, yet he was able to kill a fourth rank warrior and not die, but was only seriously injured. If he continued to grow, he would be the one to die, or even his father!
He would never allow such a scourge to continue to grow!
Opportunity is fleeting, and now is the best time.

Gu Yuandao took a deep breath, walked to Ning Caiyong's side, bowed to Gu Lianxian, and said sincerely:
"Mother, I'm so sorry for what happened just now. I was so anxious that I scared my little sister..."

Ning Caiyong didn't notice anything unusual, he just sighed and scolded in a gentle tone:
"You studied with the sages in the academy. How could you not know the principles that a gentleman is tolerant but not servile, honest but not sharp, discerning but not quarrelsome, observant but not aggressive, upright but not overbearing, and strong but not violent?"

"How can someone so impatient and easily angered be worthy of the title of a true disciple of a saint? How will outsiders view the academy?"

"You're still young, so it's understandable that you get carried away sometimes. Just admit your mistakes and correct them. But you absolutely must not do it again and again. You should reflect on yourself three times a day and learn from your mistakes..."

The beautiful woman spoke softly about the principles of a gentleman's conduct and gave advice in a gentle voice. For a moment, Gu Yuandao was stunned and a little dazed.

All his knowledge of his biological mother came from Gu Yuye.

But in Gu Yuye's words, Ning Caiyong was just an inner-house lady with outstanding appearance, who loved music, and was gentle and kind.

She was good at managing the household, but she had no moral cultivation and was extremely weak. Ultimately, she was not on the same path as them.

However, at this moment, after hearing Ning Caiyong's words, Gu Yuandao suddenly realized that perhaps he and his father had never fully understood this weak and beautiful woman.

Gu Yuandao felt mixed emotions - it turned out that the children of the Gu family grew up listening to such gentle yet strict words from their mother.

And what about him?
He had to live in a shabby hut since he was a child, reading by the light of a lamp day after day and being looked down upon by others.

All I know is that I have to study hard to get a good academic score and enter an academy.

How much suffering we have endured for this!

If it weren't for that little obsession in his heart, how could he have persisted for nineteen years!
Now, he just wanted to take back everything that belonged to him...but he was being obstructed time and again by that little beast!

Ning Caiyong saw Gu Yuandao lower his head and thought he just felt guilty.

Although he promised Gu Fangchen that he would no longer treat Gu Yuandao as his own son.

But her impression of Gu Yuandao was not bad either.

The culprit was Gu Yuye after all. When the two were swapped, Gu Yuandao was just a baby in swaddling clothes.

After all, this matter was not planned by Gu Yuandao.

The will that Gu Yuye imposed on this child was the culprit behind everything.

Ning Caiyong only hoped that this child would come to his senses and turn back from his wrong path... and stop aiding and abetting the evil and becoming an accomplice of Gu Yuye's unknown scheme.

She said softly:

"If you know you're wrong, there's still time."

Gu Lianxian, who was standing by, felt an ominous feeling in her heart. She tightly gripped the hilt of the "Evil-Repelling" sword and nodded eagerly:

"Yes, second brother, there's still time for everything. Don't rush it!"

But after Gu Yuandao was silent for a moment, he said quietly:

"pity……"

"too late."

He raised his hand, and with a flick of his mind, the dagger in his sleeve shot out, pointing directly at Ning Caiyong's throat. The coldness in his eyes was no longer concealed:

“It’s too late!”

Gu Fangchen, go to hell!
As long as you look back, everything will be back on track!
I will be my prince, and you will be your lonely ghost!
The cold light of the dagger suddenly appeared.

Gu Lianxian was only at the sixth rank, and had been frightened before, so she was at a loss and could not react at all, and could not keep up with the speed of Gu Yuandao, a fifth rank Shinto cultivator.

I could only watch the dagger pass by.

Ning Caiyong stood there in fear, his face pale in an instant, his eyes filled with shock, anger and disappointment.

"Snapped!"

The next moment, the dagger was grabbed in mid-air.

Gu Yuandao's expression froze instantly, and he met the old man's calm gaze in disbelief.

Si Jian grabbed the dagger, took a look at it, and commented calmly:
"This dagger is indeed fair and in excellent condition, but it's a pity that it was used by someone with evil intentions."

Gu Yuandao's pupils constricted and he was extremely shocked.

This person's aura is clearly that of a fourth-grade person!
But he had never seen this person before!

When exactly...

His face turned pale, he swallowed his saliva, and immediately shouted sternly:
"I am a disciple of Yaoshan Academy, a true disciple of the Saint. Who are you to dare to say that I have evil intentions?!"

As he was about to step back, he heard another sinister voice.

"Tsk tsk, the young master is indeed foresighted. He asked this old slave to wait here and watch a good show!"

Hu Wenxin emerged from the darkness and blocked Gu Yuandao's retreat with a sneer.

"Even an evil cultivator like me still knows how to respect my parents. How could there be such scum in this world who could even kill his own mother!"

Ning Caiyong came back to his senses in shock. He was stunned when he heard this and said in a trembling voice:
"Who is the young master you two seniors are talking about...?"

Si Jian bowed and said seriously:
"I don't deserve it. Our master is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

When Gu Fangchen brought them to Jiange, he explained his identity to them and briefly explained the current situation.

Afterwards, he asked them to hide their whereabouts. Apart from Qing Jian, only Ning Songjun knew of their existence.

And by just sitting back and waiting like this, naturally they were waiting for Gu Yuandao to take action!
When Gu Yuandao heard this, the last bit of hope in his heart disappeared.

If these two people were just passing by and took action because they saw injustice, then he would still have a chance to argue.

But according to what they said, these two fourth-grade practitioners were clearly specially arranged by Gu Fangchen!
After Ning Caiyong stood firm, she looked at Gu Yuandao. At this moment, her face no longer showed surprise or anger. Instead, it became extremely calm. She only asked in confusion with a slightly trembling voice:

"Why? What on earth are you planning? Why would you go so far as to kill so many people?"

"Killing one person is not enough, you have to kill a group of people. Killing irrelevant people is not enough, you have to kill me too?"

Gu Yuandao took a deep breath, made a quick decision, and bit a black pill that he had been preparing in his mouth.

In an instant, the black spiders wrapped in the pills crawled out one after another.

It crawled from his mouth, into the flesh and blood and the holes in his facial features, and crawled out from his mouth, ears, and even eyes.

For a moment, his expression became extremely ferocious and blood was flowing from all his orifices.

This was his final response.

If this plan fails miserably, he will take out the poison cultivated by the "life" way that he has prepared long ago and use it on himself.

In this way, although he would have to endure great pain, he could at least preserve his last bit of reputation.

Therefore, he would not use it unless there was no hope at all...

If he used it, it would mean that he had completely failed!

Returning to Huangtian City like this would be a complete disgrace and would have let down all of my father's expectations.

But... he had no other choice.

Gu Yuandao's face turned pale, his whole body trembling, he knelt on the ground, looked at Ning Caiyong, pleading, and wailed in pain:

"I didn't! Mother! Save me!"

He roared with all his might:

"Demon... Demon Cult... It's the poison cast by the Demon Cult! I don't want it... I don't want it!"

Then he pinched his own neck hard, his eyes rolled back, and he fainted on the spot.

Ning Caiyong watched him fall to the ground, pursed his lips, and didn't even ask someone to help him up and check on him immediately.

If it were any other stranger, Ning Caiyong wouldn't have acted like this...

However, Gu Yuandao, as Ning Caiyong's biological son, was treated like this. It can be seen how sad Ning Caiyong was this time.

Ding Xingfeng dealt with the evil spirit and came over. He regained the relaxed mood of a gossipy old man. He walked around the unconscious Gu Yuandao, clicked his tongue twice, and shook his head.

"How pitiful! This guy, I really don't know why..."

On the other side, Gu Fangchen also killed other members of the Demon Sect and flew back to the convoy.

He walked up to Ning Caiyong in great surprise and worry and asked:

"Mom, what's wrong?"

Ning Caiyong opened his arms and suddenly hugged Gu Fangchen without saying a word. After a moment, he said:

"It's okay... Chen'er, let's go back."

She said quietly:

"Go back and ask what Gu Yuye is going to do with his good son."

Gu Lianxian was the only one present who still cared about Gu Yuandao. The girl walked over and helped Gu Yuandao up, checked his breath, and confirmed that he was still alive, but she did not dare to rescue him. She could only look at Ning Caiyong with a pleading look.

But Ning Caiyong pursed his lips and kept silent.

Gu Fangchen raised his eyebrows and said:
"'Buddha's Hand Pulling Silk' won't die anytime soon. Take him back with you."

Gu Lianxian was just about to take Gu Yuandao into the carriage.

Gu Fangchen stretched out his hand to stop him and said calmly:
"If you want to take him with you, then you can carry him on your back and walk back to Huangtian City."

……

Imperial City, the royal palace.

In the mansion decorated with lights and colorful decorations, the servants were hurrying around.

Suddenly someone came to report, and said happily:
"They're back! They're back! The princess is back with the prince!"

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