Chapter 116: Chapter 116: Recognizing Strength

    Protective Gang Qi shattered.

    Duan Ping didn''t look back as he tried to flee from the Divine Fist Sect.

    But unfortunately for him,

    just as his body had leaped up, the flash of a blade''s light cleaved him in two in a fleeting moment.

    Blood sprayed across the heavens and earth.

    An Innate Grandmaster had perished on the spot.

    "Weak!"

    "Truly too weak!"

    Gu Qingfeng showed a look of disappointment.

    He had thought that Duan Ping, being an Innate Grandmaster, would bring him some surprise, but he never expected that the latter''s strength would be several levels inferior even compared to Shen Wudao.

    At least,

    Shen Wudao, though dead, had managed to fight a great battle against him.

    As for Duan Ping,

    he was directly slain upon first encounter.

    Any previous trepidation that Gu Qingfeng had towards Innate Grandmasters now directly collapsed.

    It was true that Masters were stronger than the average Refining Organ Little Master, but not as fearsome as Gu Qingfeng had anticipated.

    However,

    it also had to do with Duan Ping not having undergone Evil Refining.

    If the latter had Refined Evil and imitated Shen Wudao, then the combination of Magician and Martial Arts powers might have made a difference.

    "Manor master''s divine might is unmatched!"

    Gu Peng immediately offered his praises, his face full of reverence.

    To kill a Master with a single blade strike!

    How many in the Martial World could achieve this feat?

    Such a powerhouse was the one he had always followed.

    Other Outer Hall disciples also trembled in their hearts upon witnessing this scene, their eyes full of awe and worship as they looked toward Gu Qingfeng.

    In a chaotic world,

    the powerful were honored.

    The stronger the power displayed by Gu Qingfeng, the safer they felt.

    To follow such a powerhouse was indeed a great fortune in life.

    Stepping over the bones of many Divine Fist Sect martial artists,

    Gu Qingfeng''s garment was not stained with a hint of blood.

    Long blade sheathed,

    he slowly spoke, "Search through the entire Divine Fist Sect. Put an end to any survivors you find, and move all the sect treasures back to Gu Family Manor. The families of those who died or were injured in this battle will be compensated by the manor!"

    "Yes!"

    The crowd accepted the command.

    Immediately,

    Gu Peng led other disciples into the Divine Fist Sect, starting the grim work of silencing the remaining and plundering the sect.

    Compared to an old Master like Shen Wudao, it was a notch lower.

    Inside Guangyang Prefecture,

    All the thousand-year-old Immortal Sect families are only fortified with Spirit-controlling Realm Magicians.

    In other words,

    Gu Qingfeng found that his current strength seemed to be unmatched throughout the entire Guangyang Prefecture.

    Of course,

    Except for the Evil Spirit of the Nine Curves Road.

    The strength of the Evil Buddha was not something Shen Wudao could compare to.

    Even if Gu Qingfeng now had the strength to slay Shen Wudao, he didn''t have the confidence to confront the Evil Buddha of the Nine Curves Road.

    As for slaying Duan Ping later on, Gu Qingfeng was not afraid of offending the Tianyang Sword Sect.

    Frankly speaking,

    From the death of Ji Zong, the Gu Family Manor had already torn their faces with Pei Jing.

    And now, having annihilated the Divine Fist Sect, they had thoroughly offended the other party.

    As Duan Ping said,

    In such a situation, if the Gu Family Manor wanted to mend the relationship, then the only options were to submit to Pei Jing, or rather to submit to the Tianyang Sword Sect behind him.

    "It''s just a pity,"

    "I have never had the habit of being someone''s dog."

    "Offending the Tianyang Sword Sect, let it be offended; I want to see just how much depth the so-called Immortal Sect really has!"

    Gu Qingfeng''s eyes grew cold.

    Since they were already offended, there was nothing to hesitate about.

    Indecision breeds chaos.

    Therefore,

    From the moment Duan Ping began to speak, it was already destined that he was to die.

    After all, even if Duan Ping were to be released, there was no chance of easing the relationship; since that was the case, killing Duan Ping first to weaken the strength of the Tianyang Sword Sect was also good.

    Half a day later,

    Gu Peng arrived.

    Following him were several Outer Hall disciples.

    The group brought over a dozen chests, which they arranged neatly in front of Gu Qingfeng.

    "All of the Divine Fist Sect''s Martial Arts Secret Manuals are here, plus there''s some gold here as well, please manor master have a look!"

    Gu Peng said, cupping his fist in salute.

    Gold!

    At the mention of these two words, Gu Qingfeng''s eyes instantly lit up.

    What was he most lacking now?

    Apart from Martial Arts Secret Manuals, it was gold.

    Gold was the most important thing for sealing an Evil Spirit; without gold, the Evil Spirit would be difficult to suppress, after all, the Evil Spirit was hard to kill, and Gu Qingfeng for now had no method to eradicate it.

    The small amount of gold remaining in the Gu Family Manor was to be used as the last seal for the Vajra Buddha''s coffin.

    Now that they had found a batch of gold in the Divine Fist Sect, it could not have come at a better time to resolve the urgent need.