Stronger by Killing

Gu Zhan and Kou Baimen exchanged a glance, both somewhat surprised. They hadn’t expected such a coincidence; they had just mentioned the Immortal Sect, and now an ’Immortal’ had appeared.

Gu Zhan signaled Sword One to sit down and said, "Explain in detail, what’s the situation?"

Sword One sat down slowly and said, "Previously, my lord, you instructed me to keep an eye out for any mysterious people or factions that might appear, so I informed the county and city government offices across the regions.

Just now, we received a secret report from the Sword King City County Government, stating that an Immortal had appeared on Sword King Mountain. However, contrary to your speculation, these Immortals were very high-profile, not hiding at all, and instead made a grand entrance.

Initially, a white-clothed Immortal soared through the clouds and appeared over Sword King City, claiming to be the Yellow Dragon Immortal, and demanded that the local prefect build a temple for him to ensure the region’s favorable weather.

Soon after, people calling themselves Immortal Children started to appear one after another, all claiming to be disciples of the Yellow Dragon Immortal from an Immortal Grotto Heaven called Celestial Star Cave. They said that the Yellow Dragon Immortal had intercepted the secrets of the heavens and learned that a disaster was about to befall Sword King County. Unable to bear the suffering of the people, the Yellow Dragon Immortal decided to appear in the Human World to provide salvation."

Gu Zhan smiled slightly and said, "Are there any conditions?"

"Exactly," Sword One replied. "Those people said that the Yellow Dragon Immortal needed to pray to the heavens, requiring exactly thirty-three thousand three hundred and thirty-three maidens to undergo a purification ritual to communicate with the heavens and grant blessings."

Gu Zhan said solemnly, "Are there any other actions?"

"I don’t know," Sword One said. "The prefect of Sword King County, having received my earlier notice, knew that you, my lord, attached great importance to these matters, so he sent word immediately. It’s only been two days now, and there hasn’t been much movement. However, because the Yellow Dragon Immortal and his disciples are being so high-profile, it’s causing a massive public outcry in Sword King County, and it’s impossible to cover it up."

"Interesting," Gu Zhan chuckled lightly, then looked at Kou Baimen and asked, "The Martial Arts Alliance in Sword King County must have quite a few Grandmasters, right?"

Kou Baimen hastily replied, "Yes, because Sword King County used to be the center of the Yunxi Martial World, I intentionally arranged for a Supreme Grandmaster to guard it, maintaining close ties with the Government Office."

Sword One also said, "The Martial Arts Alliance has also investigated, but all they’ve found is that those people came out of Sword King Mountain, and not from the ruins of Sword King City, but from within the Sword King Mountain Range. However, they haven’t been able to track their exact movements.

As for the Yellow Dragon Immortal, his appearance was so grand, not only soaring through the clouds but also accompanied by heavenly phenomena, and his disciples all rode on Immortal Cranes, looking incredibly mysterious. The Martial Arts Alliance didn’t dare to verify rashly, and a few of those disciples even moved into the County Governor’s Mansion, displaying various marvelous abilities like Touching Stone into Gold and walking through walls while invisible. The Martial Arts experts were quite wary, so they decided to let the Government Office stabilize those people first, then report to you, my lord, to seek your decision!"

Gu Zhan smiled slightly and said, "Then you two will accompany me to Sword King County." After speaking, Gu Zhan looked at Kou Baimen again and said, "Inform Wan Xiu to stop his seclusion and come out to hold the fort at Prince Wu’s Mansion!"

"Understood."

Kou Baimen bowed and took his leave, turning to exit.

Gu Zhan and Sword One left the room.

Nowadays, many experts reside in Yunzhou, especially since he publicly shared his methods, drawing not only people from within the Xia Kingdom but also many Martial World Wanderers from other countries to join Prince Wu’s Mansion. Many experts even brought their whole factions, hoping to be granted techniques by Gu Zhan.

Though Rong Yichu designed a rather challenging selection process, the determination of these Martial Arts experts to seek the Dao was overwhelming. Many people expressed their loyalty by moving their entire families to Yunzhou, ostensibly for convenience, but essentially offering hostages as proof of their allegiance.

Currently, among those recruited by Prince Wu’s Mansion, many have grasped the subtleties of the Method of Divine Sight, but the first to break through was the renowned Overlord Saber Wan Xiu of the Martial World.

This Overlord Saber existed in the same era as the Dragon King Mo Jingzhou and was quite similar to Gu Zhan, coming from a humble background, forging a name for himself in the Martial World with his saber and decisive ruthlessness, being one of the few commoner representatives in the world.

Years ago, when Gu Zhan first made his mark in the Martial World, rumors spread that he was a disciple of Overlord Saber Wan Xiu, due to his style. Gu Zhan even considered seeking an audience with the Overlord Saber.

But fate is unpredictable,

and at that time, even he couldn’t have imagined their first meeting would be with the Overlord Saber kneeling before him, face filled with excitement, pleading for teachings.

However, Wan Xiu didn’t fall short of his reputation,

becoming the third to achieve the Divine Sight Realm, after Sword One and Kou Baimen. He is currently a stalwart expert holding the fort at Prince Wu’s Mansion.

Now that Gu Zhan plans to head to Sword King County, Wan Xiu was the first person he thought of to hold the fort, due to the significant stir currently being caused by Prince Wu’s Mansion with countless experts flocking to it, making it hard to guarantee that no one would take risks to cause trouble.

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Sword King County’s County City was originally Sword King City under Sword King Mountain. Although Gu Zhan eradicated Sword King City back then, he still held it in some respect, despite them being enemies, as it was shaped by circumstances.

Thus, he designated the surrounding counties as a county, naming it Sword King County, with the county city established at Sword King City beneath Sword King Mountain.

However, Sword King City sits at the Yunxi Border, quite far from Yun City. It took Gu Zhan several days of travel with Sword One and Kou Baimen to get there.

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