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Chapter 272 Killing Game
The old Taoist priest frowned. "If it really is the Heavenly Slaughter Sect, then we're in trouble. They failed this time, but they'll definitely use even more powerful methods next time."

Chen Ming was naturally aware of the seriousness of the matter.

The Heavenly Slaughter Sect's methods are quite advanced, almost like a platform.

The most powerful aspect of this platform is that once you become a member, you receive a service without paying any price. You can eliminate your biggest rival effortlessly.

The price to pay is to do something for them in the future.

Such a good thing is probably irresistible to most people.

Especially for someone like Gu Zhengwu, who believes he is about to lose his position as heir apparent, and whose former rival is about to perform great service for the family and thus rise to power, his future fate is almost predictable.

In dire circumstances, most people in this world will make a deal with the devil.

For him, if he couldn't overcome the current crisis, there would be no future. As long as he could eliminate this major threat, he was willing to pay any price in the future.

The best part is that A's request can be completed by B, without the Heavenly Slaughter Sect members having to do anything themselves.

For example, Gu Zhengwu is currently only at the second rank of cultivation. But once he ascends to the position of family head and wields great power, and enters the Divine Treasure Realm, how much can he do for the Heavenly Slaughter Sect?
That Slaughter Demon Lord of the Heavenly Slaughter Sect is truly a master!
However, Chen Ming felt very uncomfortable at the thought of becoming the target of the Heavenly Slaughter Sect. In his opinion, the Heavenly Slaughter Sect was much more dangerous than the Blood Demon Sect, the Nine Nether Sect, and the Undying Sect.

With a solemn expression, he asked, "Daoist Master, will the Heavenly Slaughter Sect continue to hunt me down?"

The old Taoist priest said, "That won't happen. The Heavenly Slaughter Sect never does business at a loss. If the person who commissioned you dies, the Heavenly Slaughter Sect will naturally stop hunting you down."

Chen Ming's eyes lit up. "You mean, all we have to do is kill the person who commissioned us?"

Dealing with Gu Zhengtian and Gu Zhengwu is much easier than dealing with the Heavenly Slaughter Sect.

The old Taoist priest said, "That's right. But how easy is it to kill someone in the Duke's mansion? There's more than one Divine Realm martial artist guarding the mansion."

"Killing someone in the Duke's mansion is obviously out of the question, but what if it were in Qingwei Heaven?"

Chen Ming smiled confidently, already having made up his mind. "I think no one can refuse the opportunity to enter the Immortal Abode."

The old Taoist priest immediately understood his thoughts.

He is already the master of Qingwei Heaven, so he can naturally create "Immortal-Attracting Tokens". As long as he has these "Immortal-Attracting Tokens", he can enter Qingwei Heaven at fixed times.

This is what's called a quota.

After Chen Ming finished speaking, he suddenly became worried, "Daoist, you have guided me here several times. Will you be discovered by the powerful figures of the Duke of Jingguo's mansion? I have heard that the first Duke of Jingguo is still alive. He is an old monster who has lived for five hundred years."

The old Taoist priest said, "It's alright, the first Yasukuni-gong would never leave that cave."

The implication is that, apart from the first Duke of Jingguo, no one else could discover his existence.

A sense of doubt arose in Chen Ming's heart. Wasn't this old Taoist priest equivalent to a first-rank Taoist? How could he possess such powerful supernatural abilities?
He had just killed a half-step Yang God, so he didn't think it was anything special. A single fourth-level "God-Slaying Thrust" would finish him off.

He asked tentatively, "Daoist Master, you must be more than just a first-grade cultivator, right?"

The old Taoist priest smiled and asked in return, "What do you think?"

really!

I knew it.

At the time, Tang Shouzhen said it was equivalent to a first-rank martial artist. He naturally assumed that the old Taoist priest was a first-rank Yin spirit.

Actually, it refers to the old Taoist priest's low combat strength, right?
According to him, the cultivation method he practiced was solely for the purpose of achieving longevity, and he was not skilled in combat. His cultivation level is likely far beyond the first rank.

To live for three hundred years, could it be that one possesses divine treasures?
Chen Ming asked directly, "I wonder what your current cultivation level is?"

The old Taoist priest shook his head, offering no answer, but instead asked, "How do you plan to lead those two elder brothers into the Pure and Subtle Heaven?"

"I have my own way."

"In that case, I wish you a safe and successful journey."

After saying that, he waved his hand and sent Chen Ming back.

……

Chen Ming is now essentially confined to the Duke of Jingguo's mansion. To lure the second and third sons into a trap, he can only rely on others.

The next day, Princess Mingyu came to visit him. To others, it was only natural that the two had formed a friendship after going through life and death together.

Chen Ming had only asked Ming Yu to act out a scene, taking something from her hand, then his expression suddenly changed, and he quickly put the thing away.

In the afternoon, he was summoned by Gu Haochuan. When he returned, the "Immortal-Guiding Token" hidden on the roof beam had disappeared.

They took the bait, but I wonder which unlucky soul it was.

Chen Ming was thinking to himself, but he still pretended to be impotent and furious. He even angrily went to find his father, but halfway there he turned back to the courtyard.

Then he locked himself in the yard until late at night.

All of this was an act for those who were secretly observing him.

……

"This is... a summoning token?"

Inside the Sharpening Hall, Gu Zhengwu stared at the purple jade token in his hand, somewhat incredulous, his hands trembling slightly.

The tokens are different for different levels of secret realms.

Even ordinary dungeons are all gold medals.

The jade token is a token for entering the celestial abode.

A celestial abode!
Currently, among all the families in the capital, only the imperial family controls the Immortal Abodes, and more than one. Besides them, there are the Nine Great Sects.

As everyone knows, each of the nine major sects controls a Celestial Mansion, which is why they have remained powerful for so many years. You should know that the royal family only releases five Celestial Mansion slots every twenty years, and so many sects in the capital are fighting tooth and nail for them.

Since the establishment of the Great Jin Dynasty, no one from the Jingguo Duke's Mansion has ever been able to obtain a single spot in the past five hundred years.

This shows how precious the spots in the Immortal Abode are.

Now, he has actually obtained a spot in a celestial abode. As long as he offers it to that great-uncle, how could he not become the heir apparent?
and many more!

After calming down, Gu Zhengwu noticed that the token was purple. If he remembered correctly, the token for the royal family's immortal abode was red.

Which immortal abode is this?
The purple token... I feel like I've heard of it somewhere before.

Suddenly, as if he remembered something, he hurriedly went to the library and searched around. Finally, he found a pattern on an ancient book that was exactly the same as the pattern on the token.

"It's actually Qingwei Heaven!"

Gu Zhengwu was overjoyed; this was an incredible opportunity!

As everyone knows, the Nine Heavens is the sacred land of the human race. As the most prestigious immortal abode, it has been refined by ancient powerful beings and become the territory of the human race.

In other immortal abodes, one might encounter danger, but the Nine Heavens are different. There will be no danger there, and whoever obtains the "Immortal Guiding Token" will receive great opportunities.

"It's a good thing we didn't offer it up."

Gu Zhengwu was extremely excited. This kind of opportunity should naturally be kept for himself.

If he can break through to the first rank in Qingwei Heaven, his position will be as stable as Mount Tai.

Following the method described in this ancient book, he used his mind to sense the message in the "Immortal-Guiding Token" and received a message that at midnight tonight, he could ascend directly to the Pure Heaven with this token.

Now he had no more doubts and decided to go to Qingwei Heaven that very night.

He then returned to his courtyard and announced to the public that he was going into seclusion.

Then, he stayed alone in the knife-sharpening hall, waiting quietly.

……

child time.

Chen Ming felt the tortoise shell in his hand vibrate slightly, and thought to himself, "It's here!"

At the same time, a scene appeared before my eyes: a handsome man holding a "Guiding Immortal Token" entered the Pure and Subtle Heaven.

This person is the third brother, Gu Zhengwu, who is also the person Gu Xianyu fears and hates the most in her memory.

The second brother, Gu Zhengtian, could at least put on a show of brotherly harmony in front of outsiders.

The third brother openly showed contempt and constantly verbally bullied him.

After confirming that the person who entered Qingwei Heaven was the third brother, Chen Ming no longer hesitated and activated the power within the tortoise shell to open that cave heaven.

Whoosh!
He disappeared.

……

"what?"

Gu Zhengwu entered Qingwei Heaven full of anticipation, but when he opened his eyes, he saw a dilapidated world. The whole world was shrouded in a layer of gray mist, and he could not feel any vitality.

He was somewhat incredulous. "This is Qingwei Heaven?"

Isn't it a celestial abode?
Isn't it a holy site?
How did it turn into this horrible state?

It's like the end of the world is coming.

"Disappointed?"

Suddenly, a voice rang out from behind, “The legendary holy land of the human race, Qingwei Heaven, has actually become a dead land.”

Gu Zhengwu turned around abruptly, and upon seeing the person behind him, his pupils contracted slightly. "It's you?"

At that moment, he realized he had fallen into a trap.

Chen Ming laughed, "Unexpected, aren't you? Surprised? When you sent assassins to kill your own brothers, you knew this day would come."

Gu Zhengwu glanced around and found that he was alone. He suddenly sneered, "You? You really think you're invincible just because you killed two first-rank members of the Demonic Sect? How laughable."

Chen Ming stared at him. "I admit I underestimated you before. I didn't expect you to have connections with the Heavenly Slaughter Sect. You've gone to such lengths to kill me."

Gu Zhengwu's expression froze.

How is that possible? This kid even knows about the Heavenly Slaughter Sect.

Sure enough it was him!

Chen Ming caught a glimpse of surprise in his eyes and confirmed that the person who had entrusted the Heavenly Slaughter Sect was indeed him.

He smiled slightly, "Let me tell you another secret. Actually, Gu Xianyu was already killed by the people you sent. The one standing in front of you now is an imposter. Moreover, Gu Haochuan knows about this. He just saw my superior strength and wanted to use me to help the Gu family obtain a spot in the Immortal Mansion."

what?
Gu Zhengwu's pupils dilated sharply.

The next second, he felt a blur before his eyes, and the person in front of him vanished. The next second, he felt a chill on his chest, and a sword tip protruded from his chest.

The voice from behind continued, "So, if you had done nothing, you could have easily become the heir apparent. Unfortunately, you decided to kill me and even commissioned the Heavenly Slaughter Sect. I had no choice but to kill you..."

On his deathbed, Gu Zhengwu was filled with endless regret.

I knew earlier...

(End of this chapter)