Chapter 218

Upon hearing Gu Xiu's words, Wei Hu curled his lips in disdain, let out a cold snort from his nose, and his eyes were filled with contempt.

"What a joke, stop spouting nonsense here! My Chan Sect expounds the Heavenly Dao, and everything we do follows the will of Heaven; where would there be any sin? As for the twelve leaders of my sect, although they are caught in the killing tribulation, this is the number of Heaven. How can you speak of harming the common people or implicating the innocent?"

Gu Xiu's mouth curled up slightly, and he smiled indifferently.

"According to your words, then if we kill you now, it is also the number of Heaven, meaning you are destined to die here today, so you can't blame anyone?"

"Senior Brother is right." Hong Jin chimed in; seeing the other party being so arrogant, Hong Jin had long since lost his patience.

"Wei Hu, you despicable wretches of the Chan Sect, you keep talking about following the Heavenly Dao, yet everything you do is full of selfish desires. The number of Heaven indicates that you are destined to die here today!"

Being scolded to his face, Wei Hu's expression darkened.

"A mere two disciples of the Jie Sect dare to be presumptuous in front of me? Only my Chan Sect can expound the Heavenly Dao, and what my Chan Sect says is the number of Heaven. Are you, a bunch of fur-clad and horn-bearing creatures of the Jie Sect, even worthy of expounding the Heavenly Dao?"

"I, Wei Hu, will definitely let you know the consequences of angering me today!"

He swung the Demon-Subduing Pestle in his hand, carrying the force of a collapsing mountain and the power of a thunderbolt, and smashed it fiercely toward Gu Xiu.

"Senior Brother, be careful! The Demon-Subduing Pestle in that wretch Wei Hu's hand is incredibly powerful; you cannot let it hit you." Hong Jin called out a warning, his voice somewhat urgent.

Gu Xiu looked up, his expression calm and composed: "It's just a mere Demon-Subduing Pestle, why fear it?"

Hong Jin was stunned. If he hadn't been riding his whale-dragon fast enough, he would have been smashed to death by the Demon-Subduing Pestle long ago. Gu Xiu actually didn't take it seriously—was he really this brave?

While he was in doubt.

The aura of a Taiyi Golden Immortal erupted from Gu Xiu's body, carrying powerful pressure and strength, and it bounced the Demon-Subduing Pestle back.

Seeing the cultivation base Gu Xiu revealed, and that he had bounced back the Demon-Subduing Pestle using only magic power, Wei Hu was greatly shocked.

"Taiyi Golden Immortal? Could it be that you are not a third-generation disciple of the Jie Sect?"

The highest cultivation base among the third-generation disciples of the Jie Sect was the Golden Immortal realm.

But most disciples were basically at the Profound Immortal level or below, and Wei Hu was a Profound Immortal. As long as he had the Demon-Subduing Pestle in hand, he didn't fear any third-generation disciple of the Jie Sect at all. He hadn't expected a Taiyi Golden Immortal to show up.

Hong Jin was dumbfounded, his eyes full of doubt and astonishment.

He hadn't expected Gu Xiu's cultivation to be so high; no wonder he had been so indifferent from beginning to end. Could he be some uncle-master?

Gu Xiu took in both of their expressions.

"Don't worry, I am indeed a third-generation disciple; there is no situation of the strong bullying the weak here."

Gu Xiu said softly, his expression indifferent, his gaze as calm as water.

At the same time, the system's notification sound rang in his mind.

"Ding!"

"Detected that the host is battling Wei Hu, triggering event options, please make a choice."

"Option One: Subdue Wei Hu and hand him over to the Dragon Clan to deal with; reward: one top-grade spiritual treasure!"

"Option Two: Kill Wei Hu; reward: Chaos Mist! (Covers the host in a layer of immortal mist that can conceal heavenly secrets, making it impossible even for the Heavenly Dao to perceive.)"

Looking at the options popped up by the system.

Option One was directly ruled out. The Dragon Clan was in decline; even if he handed Wei Hu over, the Dragon Clan wouldn't dare do anything to him. Although a top-grade magic treasure was tempting, it wasn't worth looking at in front of the Chaos Mist that could conceal heavenly secrets.

"System, I choose Option Two."

After the selection was successful, Gu Xiu looked at Wei Hu with eyes full of coldness, his intense killing intent undisguised.

The moment he came into contact with this gaze, Wei Hu felt a bone-chilling and suffocating pressure rushing toward him, making him feel fearful and unable to stop himself from taking a few steps back.

But disciples of the Chan Sect were so arrogant and conceited; realizing that he had actually felt timid for a moment made Wei Hu very angry.

"A mere thief of the Jie Sect, to make me lose my composure like this—I want you dead! So what if you are a Taiyi Golden Immortal? I don't believe you dare to take the Demon-Subduing Pestle!"

Saying this, Wei Hu sacrificed the Demon-Subduing Pestle again. It instantly radiated brilliant golden light, like a scorching sun, making it impossible to look directly at it. The runes on the pestle flashed with mysterious light, as if containing endless power.

The Demon-Subduing Pestle was an offensive magic treasure, which was also why Wei Hu had achieved outstanding results during the Investiture of the Gods and the reason for his confidence.

Yet he never expected that two rays of divine light would erupt from Gu Xiu's eyes and shoot out!

"What!"

Wei Hu was greatly alarmed and hurriedly retracted the Demon-Subduing Pestle to dodge.

But Gu Xiu had long since summoned the Southern Bright Li Fire, which, like countless fire snakes, bared its fangs and brandished its claws as it lunged at Wei Hu, instantly swallowing him into a sea of fire.

Wei Hu let out a shrill scream, wanting to extinguish the fire on his body, but he discovered that the white flames could not be extinguished no matter what, so he had to bring out his Chan Sect identity to threaten Gu Xiu.

"I am a disciple of the Chan Sect; if you dare to kill me, my master will not let you off!"

"I remember your master is Daoxing Tianzun, right? Don't worry, when I kill him, I will inform him that you were killed by me." Gu Xiu's voice was cold and dismissive.

"You, you bastard!" Wei Hu was furious; he hadn't expected a disciple of the Jie Sect to be so bold as to actually dare to kill him.

Facing the insults, Gu Xiu smiled.

"By the way, in this life, I hate it most when others threaten me."

Saying this, he summoned several more clusters of Southern Bright Li Fire, increasing the firepower. The surroundings crackled and popped, and the terrifying high temperature seemed to be melting the surrounding space.

Under the scorching of the Southern Bright Li Fire, Wei Hu's Profound Immortal body could no longer hold up and began to dissolve.

"Thief of the Jie Sect, I won't let you off even as a ghost!" Wei Hu struggled and roared in the sea of fire.

Gu Xiu just watched coldly, without a shred of pity in his eyes.

As the firepower increased, amidst screams and unwillingness, Wei Hu's entire body soon turned into ashes.

Seeing the Demon-Subduing Pestle that had fallen to the ground, Gu Xiu went up to pick it up and took a look.

"Daoxing Tianzun's treasure for suppressing his cave, it's a top-grade innate spiritual treasure, not bad. I'll put it away first and use it after the Investiture of the Gods is over."

"Ding!"

"Host successfully killed Wei Hu, mission completed, reward: Chaos Mist!"

After claiming the reward, Gu Xiu's body was covered by a cluster of immortal mist, and his figure subsequently vanished.

Hong Jin was stunned as he watched from the side.

He had only wanted to teach Wei Hu a lesson; he hadn't expected Gu Xiu's methods to be so extremely cruel, killing the person.

"Senior Brother, Wei Hu is a third-generation direct disciple of the Chan Sect. Will it be alright that we killed him?"

Gu Xiu turned around: "Junior Brother, Heaven knows, Earth knows, you know, and I know. If you want to live, don't speak of it."

"Senior Brother, don't worry, I have always been tight-lipped and will not let this matter out." Hong Jin solemnly promised.

Gu Xiu nodded; even if Hong Jin let it out, it wouldn't matter, it would just mean a few more troubles.

But Hong Jin was an accomplice in this matter, so he believed he would keep it buried in his stomach.

Next, the two went to the cave where Wei Hu had been staying; a pile of exotic beast corpses were a tragic sight, all gutted and disemboweled, their hearts and livers removed.

There was also a true dragon whose heart and liver had been removed, and its dragon tendons had been pulled out.

Gu Xiu set a fire and burned it all to nothing.