Chapter 721 - 721 Victory
721 Victory
Could there really be a Gu Venerable in the world?
If they had not seen it with their own eyes, the elders of the Gu Hall would not have believed it no matter what.
When the sorcery techniques originated, they were originally inseparable. At that time, the sorcerer was a Gu Master, and the Gu Master was also called a sorcerer. However, as the difficulty of cultivation increased, some disciples began to specialize in one of these abilities.
At their peak, there were still many Gu Venerables. However, the two major factions of Gu and Sorcery fought each other for the title of the number one master in the world. Many outstanding disciples died, and the inheritance was interrupted.
Until now, even seventy-feet Gu Elder had not been seen in a hundred years. Ninety-feet and ten-hundred-feet Gu Elder were even legendary existences. Gu Venerable? That was really a person who never dreamed that he would really appear in front of them.
The Gu Elders’ eyes widened.
When the commoners around the altar heard Gu Elder Song call him Gu Venerable, they were all shocked. This man did not look old either. He was less than thirty years old. Was he already a Gu Venerable at such a young age?
Could the Gu Elder have made a mistake?
Gu Elder Song also hoped that he had made a mistake. He was the most experienced Gu Elder of the Gu Hall. In terms of ability, he was inferior to the seniors. However, when he saw their stunned gazes, he knew that he was not mistaken. The other party was indeed a Gu Venerable.
This was troublesome.
Ever since Nangong Yan slandered the Gu Palace and the Helian family for colluding to frame her, the Gu Palace had completely fallen out with Nangong Yan. They definitely did not want to see Nangong Yan win.
The Gu Elders looked at each other and worried for the Eldest Princess.
No wonder Nangong Yan had the guts to make a three-day promise. Even the Gu Venerable was invited. She had clearly come prepared. The Eldest Princess… was probably in trouble.
“Why is there a Gu Venerable?” Yu Shaoqing murmured.
When he was in the Great Zhou, he did not know much about Gu techniques. He only gradually heard about it when he came to Nanzhao. He roughly understood that the Gu Venerable was the most powerful Gu Master in the world today. Even his three little Gu Masters were not enough in front of him. Then, could Ah Wei really win?
Yu Shaoqing looked in Ah Wei’s direction worriedly.
When the first round was announced, Ah Wei and the old man had already walked to the altar.
At this moment, he was standing beside Yu Wan and staring at his opponent expressionlessly. The other party seemed to have noticed Ah Wei’s sizing up and looked at him openly, his smile filled with arrogance.
“Ah Wei…” Yu Wan opened her mouth.
Ah Wei did not say anything. He walked indifferently to the center of the altar and looked at the man who was about the same age as Qing Yan. He said, “What’s your name? Tell me your name. I don’t beat up nameless people.”
The Gu Venerable curled his lips arrogantly. “I thought you were a powerful opponent, but it turns out that you’re a brat. I heard that you have three disciples of the seventy-feet Gu Elder… Heh.”
As the Gu Venerable spoke, he dusted his wide sleeves. “That’s what I left behind.”
Everyone could not help but gasp.
What arrogance! As expected of the Gu Venerable!
Ah Wei said, “Stop talking nonsense. If you have a name, say it. If not, shut up.”
The Gu Venerable chuckled. “Kid, listen carefully. I won’t change my name or surname. Feng Shi! The wind that stirs the clouds and winds, the erosion that burns the bones and the heart.”
Ah Wei frowned and thought for a while, but he couldn’t remember which “shi” it was. He couldn’t read much.
However, the Gu Venerable did not ask for Ah Wei’s name in return. After all, in his eyes, the other party was only a dabbler Gu Master who was about to lose to him in a short while. Why should he remember the other party’s name?
There was only one round of Gu techniques, and the time limit was fifteen minutes. Whoever could successfully poison the other party in fifteen minutes would win. Because it was a life and death situation, they had to bear their own life and death.
This sounded simple, but to Gu Masters, it was never easy to get them poisoned.
The Gu Venerable smiled disdainfully. “Kid, I know that you have the Gu King and the Gu Queen. Bring it on. If I defeat you, the Gu King and the Gu Queen will be mine.”
If the sentence “the seventy-feet Gu Elder is what I left behind” was already arrogant enough, then this sentence was simply supercilious. Not only did he want to defeat the Eldest Princess, but he also planned to snatch Commandery Princess Wan’s things. He was completely not giving the mother and daughter a way out.
Without the holy artifact, how could the Eldest Princess and Commandery Princess Wan win over the hearts of the people?
Yu Shaoqing’s eyes turned cold. “Bastard! He wants to snatch Ah Wan’s things!”
No wonder Nangong Yan could invite the Gu Venerable. It turned out that she had promised to give him the holy artifact and the Gu Queen. It was no wonder that even the Gu Venerable was tempted by such a big temptation.
Yu Wan whispered to the old man, “Grandma, is this Gu Venerable… really that powerful? How can he snatch the holy artifact that has already recognized him as its master?”
The old man nodded. “He can.”
“No!” Yu Wan covered her heart. She was not going to hand over her little Gu worm!
The old man said, “It’s useless to cover it. Your Gu King is still too young and inexperienced. It’s not a match for the Gu Venerable.”
It was a young Gu King, far from its peak. Although it had improved greatly in Yu Wan’s hands, it was still not able to resist the Gu Venerable.
This was also why the Gu Venerable was willing to come out of his seclusion to hunt it. When it grew up, even ten Gu Venerables could not do anything to it. However, at this moment, it could not do anything to the Gu Venerable.
It was unknown if he had heard Yu Wan and the old man’s conversation, but the Gu Venerable looked at Yu Wan. His malicious gaze did not look like he was looking at a woman, but more like he was looking at prey.
Of course, Yu Wan’s Gu King was his prey.
Yu Wan cursed Nangong Yan seventy to eighty times in her heart. For her own selfish reasons, she did not hesitate to sell the holy artifact of Nanzhao to the Gu Venerable. How was this different from treason?
The corners of Gu Venerable’s lips curled up. He took out a small jade bottle and gently removed the cork. A fragrance spread above the altar.
Gu Elder Sun’s expression changed. “Heavenly Silkworm Gu!”
As the most experienced Gu Elder of the Gu Hall, Gu Elder Sun’s perception of Gu worms was different from ordinary people. Almost the moment he removed the cork, he felt a terrifying and powerful aura.
“What is the Heavenly Silkworm Gu?” Yu Wan asked in confusion.
The old man said, “The Thousand Gu King who can be on par with the Gu Queen.”
Yu Wan felt the little Gu become restless.
Little Gu: Slurp ~ Slurp ~
Yu Wan thought to herself, Bear with it, bear with it, don’t eat! I raised you up. You can’t be kidnapped by a worm!
The little Gu worm flashed out!
Yu Wan quickly pressed it down!
The little Gu’s legs fluttered! Eat, eat, eat!
“But Grandma, why are you so calm?”
“Either way…”
What was it? Lose? Yu Wan felt terrible.
“I’ll give you three moves,” the Gu Venerable said to Ah Wei with a smile.
Ah Wei said expressionlessly, “No need. Let’s attack together.”
The Gu Venerable sneered. “Kid, don’t blame me for not giving you a chance—”
Bang!
There was a loud bang.
Everyone did not react at all. They only vaguely felt a phantom flash past. In the next second, the Gu Venerable fell.
The Gu Venerable looked at Ah Wei, who had punched him until his heart exploded. It was simply unbelievable!
Ah Wei took a deep breath and retracted his move. “Master is right. Speed is the only invincible Gu technique in the world.”
No matter how many insects you have, they can’t catch up to me!
Yu Wan: Uh… Isn’t speed the only invincible martial arts in the world? Ah Wei, what master did you meet?
The Gu Venerable was about to break down.
W-what happened to using Gu? Why did you use your hands? This is a competition of Gu techniques! Not a competition! If you have the ability, use Gu!
Ah Wei casually grabbed a worm and threw it at him. “You’ve been poisoned.”
The Gu Venerable : “…”
The person who raised the Gu would definitely die under the Gu poison. However, someone as powerful as him never expected to be poisoned by a low-level Gu worm that was not even a Hundred Gu King.
He was half-dead and could not use his Gu techniques. He could only watch helplessly as he was poisoned.
“…later.”
He finished the last word he didn’t finish just now and rolled his eyes.
The Gu Venerable was dead!
Ah Wei stood up elegantly in the cold wind!
Hell was empty, and Ah Wei was in the mortal world!
After the Gu Venerable died, his Gu worm was naturally taken in by Ah Wei for his own use. Ah Wei plundered many good things and earned a lot. Among them, the fattest Heavenly Silkworm Gu was given to the little Gu worm.
“I’m not convinced!” Nangong Yan stood up. “They cheated! They competed in Gu techniques, but he used martial arts!”
Yu Wan crossed her arms in front of her chest and slowly took a few steps forward. She asked the censor, “Did he say that he’s not allowed to use martial arts?”
The censor said, “Uh… no.”
Because no Gu Master had ever known martial arts, who would restrict martial arts?
Yu Wan pointed at the dead Gu Venerable on the ground and said, “Then was he poisoned?”
The censor said, “Uh… yes.”
He was poisoned by the Gu after he was half-dead…
The imperial censor didn’t know what to say. There was clearly something wrong, but he couldn’t find anything wrong.
Yu Wan continued, “Has it been more than fifteen minutes since the beginning?”
The censor had already given up resisting. “…No.”
Yu Wan smiled. “Back then, what they said was that whoever can successfully poison the other party in fifteen minutes will win. Then let me ask the Little Princess, did we not poison him? Or did we exceed the time?”
“You…” Nangong Yan was speechless.
Yu Wan raised her eyebrows and said, “If you’re unconvinced, fine. On account that you’re my mother’s sister, my mother will give in to you. Call another Gu Venerable out! This time, we guarantee that we won’t use force!”
Brat, do you think the Gu Venerable is something that can be found on the streets? It was not easy for the State Preceptor to find this one! Where could she find another one? That brat had clearly calculated this before daring to say such things!
Rogues… She was going to die of anger by these scoundrels…
The censor announced, “The Eldest Princess wins the first round!”