The Skyward Sect Annihilates the Wei Family; The Girl with Tenth-Level Talent

With a slight shift of Gu Changyuan's thoughts, the spiritual items flew up again, landing precisely in front of the five spiritual chefs who were still in a state of shock.

His gaze once again turned to the Thousand-Faced Ghost Hand, his tone icy.

"In your next life, remember, there are some things you cannot touch."

As his voice faded, Gu Changyuan did not even make any extra movements.

In the deep pit, the Thousand-Faced Ghost Hand's body suddenly stiffened. His pupils instantly dilated, filled with extreme pain and unwillingness. Then, his entire person, along with his soul, was as if completely gripped and ground by an invisible giant hand.

With a soft poof sound.

A Mahayana realm great thief who had run rampant in Fengling City for hundreds of years and caused countless factions headaches, turned into dust right under everyone's watchful eyes. Not a single trace of residue or a wisp of remnant soul was left behind, completely dissipating between heaven and earth.

A true destruction of both body and soul.

Sensing that the Thousand-Faced Ghost Hand had no possibility of survival, Gu Changyuan spoke:

"The matter is settled. You may proceed with the rest of the procedures."

After saying that, he turned around and disappeared from his spot, leaving Chen Qianzhen to finish the aftermath.

...

Returning to the Su Family's Listening Bamboo Pavilion, Gu Changyuan finally let out a soft breath. The invisible, intimidating majesty radiating from him slowly retracted, and his entire body relaxed as he leaned against the comfortable back of his chair.

It had to be said that compared to his current social interactions—where he was constantly surrounded by awe-filled gazes, had to be mindful of his words and actions, and where even his breathing could make others nervous—

Gu Changyuan still missed the days when he interacted with his disciples.

At that time, although there was a distinction between elder and disciple, there was no need to be so constrained.

But now, his identity was unknown, and his strength was unfathomable. If he did not show his strength, those handling matters would inevitably have many doubts and would not help wholeheartedly.

However, once he displayed his power, awe naturally followed, and an invisible high wall called disparity was erected between people, making it difficult to have equal and natural communication again.

Coupled with the deep-seated vigilance and defensiveness developed over a thousand years in the Ruins of Chaos, it was impossible for him to completely lower his guard and show his true nature in front of these strangers in the Jiuxiao Realm.

In the evening, the Su Family specially invited the five spiritual chefs from the day again. Each carefully cooked a signature spiritual meal and delivered it to the Listening Bamboo Pavilion.

When the five learned that they were cooking for Senior Gu, they were all ecstatic and gave it their all. The finished dishes were even better than those in the daytime finals.

Gu Changyuan enjoyed it alone, finding it quite pleasant.

...

The next day, in the afternoon.

Gu Changyuan was still lying on the rocking chair in the courtyard of the Listening Bamboo Pavilion, resting with his eyes closed.

Suddenly, his brow twitched imperceptibly.

In the northwest direction of Fengling City, a large-scale and extremely violent, chaotic spiritual power fluctuation suddenly erupted, like a boulder thrown into a calm lake.

Inside the Su Family residence, Su Yunhao also noticed the anomaly immediately and promptly summoned a group of elders to discuss the matter, his expression solemn.

To trigger such a massive spiritual power fluctuation in Fengling City, something monumental must have happened.

Since he had nothing to do, there was no harm in going to watch the commotion.

Gu Changyuan's figure did not move, yet he had vanished from the rocking chair.

The next moment, Gu Changyuan appeared on the eaves of the highest restaurant in the northwest area of Fengling City, standing with his hands behind his back, looking down.

He saw an area in the southwest corner of Fengling City shrouded by an array barrier as black as ink.

Eerie dark red runes flowed on the surface of the barrier, completely isolating the inside from the outside world. Ordinary cultivators simply could not see what was happening inside.

But this posed no obstacle to Gu Changyuan.

His divine sense easily penetrated the barrier, seeing the scene inside crystal clear.

The once prosperous family residence had long been reduced to a sea of fire. Blazing flames devoured the houses and buildings, and thick smoke billowed straight into the sky.

The ground was covered with mangled corpses. Blood dyed the bluestone paths red, converging into winding streams of blood. The air was thick with the smell of blood and scorched flesh; it was a tragic and gruesome sight.

In the center of the scene, ten cultivators wearing uniform black-patterned Daoist robes stood in pools of blood, their auras powerful and oppressive.

The leader was a middle-aged man with a sinister face. His aura was steady and heavy, indicating a mid-stage Mahayana realm cultivation.

Standing on either side of him was an old man. Their auras were slightly weaker, but they were genuinely at the early-stage Mahayana realm.

The remaining seven people were all at the peak of the Body Integration realm. Each held a bloodstained weapon and coldly scanned their surroundings, as if clearing out any remaining survivors.

Through the system's real-time information detection, Gu Changyuan instantly knew the identities of both parties.

The massacred family below was the Wei Family of Fengling City, and the invading cultivators were all from the Tianxiao Sect in the Northern Region of the Southern Continent.

The Northern Region of the Southern Continent was close to the Central Continent, which had more abundant resources and numerous factions, so its overall strength was indeed greater than that of the Eastern Region of the Southern Continent.

The Tianxiao Sect was considered a ranked faction in the Northern Region of the Southern Continent, with strength surpassing that of the Su Family.

Perhaps because of this, they dared to be so arrogant as to directly sneak into Fengling City and exterminate the Wei Family.

In their view, even if the Su Family found out afterwards, they might not dare to completely tear up all face with the Tianxiao Sect over a destroyed middle-tier family.

Such dramas of sect rivalries, the strong preying on the weak, and frequent exterminations of entire families were merely commonplace occurrences in the vast and cruel cultivation world.

Having experienced a thousand years of slaughter, Gu Changyuan had seen bloodshed far more cruel than this, so his heart did not stir much. He originally had no intention of interfering in such a dispute that had nothing to do with him.

But right at this moment, the system's notification sound suddenly rang in his mind, and Gu Changyuan's eyes instantly lit up.

The system detected that there was still one survivor within the barrier: an eight-year-old Wei Family girl, whose talent was evaluated as Grade Ten!

He never expected that in Fengling City of the Eastern Region of the Southern Continent, amidst a tragic family extermination, he would actually encounter a peerless unpolished gem with Grade Ten talent. This truly surprised him.

Gu Changyuan's gaze instantly locked onto the center of the clearing within the barrier.