Breaking through five realms in a single day, a god among men!

Inside the Daoji Department.

Gu Lin waited quietly.

I was indeed somewhat disappointed with the battle just now.

They actually need to use two moves!

But thinking about it, it's understandable. After all, he was born with a divine body, unparalleled in Anzhou.

"Gu Lin, well done, you have strongly defended the glory of the Chu State Grand Competition."

An official dressed in a red robe adorned with the sun, moon, and stars led a group of people over, his face showing admiration.

"It's my duty," Gu Lin said modestly.

The official from the Daoji Division, with a smile on his face, asked:

"What is it?"

Gu Lin stated the facts as follows:

"The Holy Land should already know that I arrested Sima Yao, the Salt Commissioner of Anzhou, and detained him."

The official nodded.

  

Gu Lin said in a deep voice:

"I executed him before I could teleport to Rain Curtain Mountain!!"

The officials of the Daoji Division had serious expressions:

"Where's the evidence?"

The sudden death of a high-ranking official of the fourth rank, without conclusive evidence of guilt, could spark a massive public outcry.

Gu Lin took out a stack of incriminating evidence from his sleeve and said slowly:

"Sima Yuan, lusting after beautiful women, accepted bribes from the Heartless Manor and instructed his trusted confidant, Wei Pu, a seventh-rank official, to provide protection for the manor. Thousands of innocent people perished tragically; his crimes are heinous!"

The official didn't respond, but instead flipped through the evidence and confessions. After a long while, he finally spoke:

"We will quickly join forces with the Anju Provincial Judicial Office to conduct a thorough investigation. Anyone who has committed perjury or given false testimony will pay a heavy price for their atrocities."

Gu Lin nodded:

"That's natural."

He added a question:

"The investigation is over. I've served the country, and besides adding a entry to the register of merits, how many contribution points will I actually make?"

The official pondered carefully:

"More than 40,000 contribution points."

Gu Lin bowed and then left.

More than 40,000 contribution points is undoubtedly a huge number. A good mission usually only gives you one or two thousand contribution points. When he first entered the Holy Land, he only had a few dozen contribution points when he was carrying out demon-slaying missions.

But after going through the teleportation array, those 40,000 contribution points are not enough. The teleportation array is the real money pit!

Leave the Daoji Division.

They had not yet stepped into the East Temple government office.

He was stopped by a group of people.

"You surnamed Gu, release the Salt Commissioner of Anzhou!" A military officer from the Sima clan, whose hair stood on end in fury.

The rest of the Sima clan members were filled with resentment and indignation.

Gu Lin walked towards the captain's flag step by step, expressionless.

"Your surname is Gu?"

"Doesn't your Martial Peak Hall have any hierarchy? Call your superior over here!"

"If you don't call me 'Lord Gu' today, you're not leaving here!"

The commander of the Wuji Hall had a gloomy expression.

Gu Lin turned back to the Daoji Division.

A moment later, several officials in robes adorned with sun, moon, and star motifs strode in and coldly reprimanded:

"A member of the Holy Land, acting insubordination and ignorant of etiquette, is utterly outrageous!"

Many members returning to the Holy Land from the Martial Arts Cliff watched this scene with great interest.

They had heard about the feud between Lord Gu and the Sima family.

I remember when Lord Gu was first promoted to squad leader, the Sima clan and their group went to the East Temple to provoke him and made a pact to compete at the Martial Arts Cliff.

The same group of people.

The two sides are now in completely different positions.

Lord Gu was dressed in a white robe!

The Martial Peak Commander, enduring the humiliation, remained silent for a long time before finally speaking in a barely audible voice:

"Lord Gu."

Gu Lin sneered:

"Who can hear me?"

The Martial Peak Hall commander, holding his breath, roared angrily:

"Lord Gu!"

Gu Lin scanned the group of Sima clan members.

Everyone's faces were tense, and they almost shouted through gritted teeth:

"Lord Gu!"

The officials from the Daoji Division nodded in satisfaction and then left.

Disregarding social hierarchy is unacceptable.

"Lord Gu, Sima Yao is definitely innocent. Release him immediately, lest his reputation be tarnished!"

The commander of the Wuji Hall spoke with absolute certainty, saying that the Sima family had received the terrible news two days earlier: a high-ranking official of the fourth rank had been arrested in public by that beast surnamed Gu.

Gu Linfeng said calmly:

"You still don't know? Before I teleported back to Luoxia Mountain, I slit Sima Yao's throat with one stroke."

The Sima clan members were struck dumb, their faces contorted with rage.

Gu Lin paused briefly, then sighed:

"The bribery involving power and sex has led to the tragic loss of thousands of innocent lives. According to the law, Sima Yi deserves to be executed, and I am merely the executor."

"When the Sima family holds their funeral, I may present them with a coffin."

"Of course, if any of you have any objections to this case, you may appeal to the Daoji Division, or even appeal to the central government of Shengzhou. I will accept all investigations."

After saying that, he turned to leave.

The Sima clansmen's eyes flashed with murderous intent as they hysterically shouted:

"You're so brazen! Are you suggesting the Sima family should fight you to the death?"

"Come here!" Gu Lin suddenly turned around and said coldly.

"I am still a lowly cavalryman; have I ever feared any so-called sixth-rank aristocratic family?"

"You're risking your life, huh? Do you think I'm afraid of tens of thousands of members of your Sima clan?"

"You treated me like a pushover from the start, thinking I could bully you at will? Now you're risking your life? Come on, grab a knife and storm my Gu family mansion! I'll quit my official post, and I'll slaughter the Sima clan!"

The Sima clansmen were furious, their eyes bloodshot with rage.

"You keep talking about slaughter; are you a barbaric butcher?"

Two centurions, dressed in snow-white official robes, approached. One was from the Martial Peak Hall, and the other from the Heavenly Profound Guard. One's robe was embroidered with four-headed, three-legged golden crows, and the cuffs were inlaid with four golden crow feathers; the other's robe was embroidered with two-headed unicorns, and the cuffs were inlaid with two golden crow feathers.

These are the two centurions of the Sima clan in the sacred land.

A four-patterned centurion.

One two-lined hundred households.

"Call him sir!" the Martial Peak Hall commander shouted sternly, his gaze cold.

"Doesn't the man surnamed Gu know proper etiquette? Doesn't the man from Dongsi Temple know his place?"

The voice just fell.

"Is it because your Martial Peak Hall doesn't know its place?"

A voice came from afar, a voice that was exceptionally authoritative.

A middle-aged man wearing a blood-red robe with a mythical beast design walked slowly in, followed by two centurions, one of whom was Cao Qingzhi.

Lord Qianhu!

The overwhelming sense of power and authority was palpable, and the aura of a superior who could command thousands of members of the Holy Land with a wave of his hand enveloped the entire scene.

"Greetings, Commander!"

Everyone in the audience bowed respectfully.

The thousand-household commander coldly looked down at the hundred-household commander of the Martial Peak Hall:

"Who were you trying to intimidate with your tone just now?"

"Are you trying to intimidate a centurion who's not even twenty years old?"

"Are you intimidating the younger generation of leaders in Chuzhou?"

"Are you trying to intimidate the prodigy who just suppressed the champion of the Anzhou Grand Competition and brought glory to Chuzhou?"

The two centurions of the Sima family lowered their heads and remained silent, trembling with fear.

The commander then looked at Gu Lin and asked gently:

"What is the matter between you?"

Gu Lin respectfully clasped his hands in a fist and palm salute:

"Reporting back to Your Excellency, I, acting under the authority of the Eastern Temple, investigated day and night and uncovered the crimes of the Anzhou Salt Commissioner, Sima, and then executed him, thus eliminating evil for the nation."

As soon as he finished speaking, even Lord Chiju looked somewhat surprised.

The Salt Commissioner of Anzhou should be a fourth-rank official.

This kid is too eager for power and status, and he is indeed quite capable. He has only been promoted to trial centurion for a short time, and he has already made a significant contribution to the list of achievements.

Cao Baihu behind him also had a look of envy in his eyes. Gu Lin's career path was simply like adding fuel to the fire!

The commander looked around at the Sima clan members and said solemnly:

"If you feel you have been wronged, you may appeal to the Daoji Division. If he truly committed indiscriminate killing, no one in the entire Chuzhou can protect him. What kind of decorum is this, with a group of you gathered here?"

After saying that, he lightly tapped the blood-red storage ring on his hand, and a large bag appeared in his palm, which he handed over:

"You suppressed the Nine Yang Sacred Body in two moves, bringing honor to Dongsi Temple. After this battle, the three prefectures of Chu, An, and Jiang will all know the prestige of Dongsi Temple. This is Dongsi Temple's reward to you."

"Twenty top-grade spirit stones, though not many, are intended to encourage you to cultivate diligently and bring glory to the East Temple."

Gu Lin accepted it respectfully, and said in a firm and resonant voice:

"This humble servant will certainly uphold the glory of the East Temple Office!!"

Commander Qianhu nodded in satisfaction, while Commander Cao gave Gu Lin a meaningful look.

He was originally waiting at the East Temple government office, but upon hearing that someone had surrounded Gu Lin, he suggested to the commander that he come and help Gu Lin out of the predicament.

Gu Lin bowed and watched the Commander of the Thousand Households leave.

Then, clutching the bag of spirit stones tightly, one could be considered valued by the East Temple government. As long as one gained face, the government would issue a reward.

Gu Lin turned around and looked around at the group of Sima clan members:

"Like I said, if you're willing to risk your life, then come on."

"If they resort to underhanded tactics behind my back, I will retaliate a hundredfold!"

After saying that, he strolled away.

All the members of the Sima clan surrounded the two centurions.

"What should we do?"

This time, the Sima family's bottom line has truly been crossed!

A high-ranking official of the fourth rank was actually slaughtered by this beast, causing a heavy loss to the Sima clan.

"Kill him first, then kill his whole family!" said one of the cavalrymen, who was in a bad temper.

"madness!"

The fourth-ranked centurion of the Martial Peak Hall coldly glared at him, suppressing his anger:

"Gambling with the lives of tens of thousands of family members? That's the work of a reckless madman!"

After saying this, he led his men away from Luoxia Mountain.

They arrived at a secluded restaurant, where only a few core members of the clan remained.

The Martial Peak Hall Commander sneered:

"This beast won't be able to keep jumping around for long, will it?"

The group was both angry and puzzled.

How to kill?

Assassinating a member of the Holy Land, especially someone who is trying to become a centurion, would mean the extermination of nine generations of their family.

The commander of the Martial Peak Hall said calmly:

"Hunt! Heaven! Big! Banquet!"

"Once the underground cave is opened, the Divine Dynasty will not hold anyone accountable for their deaths inside. It is a cruel and merciless hellish battlefield where no one can guarantee their survival."

"This time, seven members of our Sima clan will participate in the underground cave."

"Let's not talk about the new Sima Zonglin."

"However, Sima Shu'an and Sima Shujing are heading to the Underworld Heavenly Domain. Even if that beast survives until the four domains are connected, the two of them will surely tear him to pieces!!"

At that moment, their eyes brightened, and a complex anger blazed within them.

Yes, nine years ago in the Holy Land Grand Competition, Sima Shuan was second in Chuzhou and Sima Shujing was eighth in Chuzhou. Now they have both reached the Mountain and Sea Realm!

They entered the underground cave, not needing to fight for anything, just ensuring their own survival, and then they could freely torture that beast!

There are also five other prodigies, two of whom were in the competition six years ago and are also close to the Mountain and Sea Realm.

That's enough to kill that guy surnamed Gu ten times over!