Chapter 131: Chain Reaction: A Shocking News That Stunned the World!

As soon as he finished speaking, all Luofeng Sect disciples shuddered and fled in panic.

Due to their excessive speed, some even stumbled and fell to the ground.

But no one cared for the pain on their bodies—they screamed as they rolled and crawled away.

Soon after, the scene became utterly empty.

Gu Xingjian turned slightly, gazing at the Luofeng Sect Elder and Du Guang, who lay sprawled on the ground, faces ashen.

What remained for him to do was now just one thing.

That was to bring all these people back to Cangwu Mountain and hand them over to the Clan Lord for judgment!

Not long after.

As numerous Luofeng Sect disciples returned to their respective families,

the news of Luofeng Sect's annihilation spread like wings, racing across the surrounding lands!

At this moment, every family patriarch, sect leader, and common villager took up the matter as gossip, launching into heated, passionate discussions!

Qingyang City, Longmen Inn.

"Have you heard? Luofeng Sect has been wiped out!"

"Sss~ Didn't Luofeng Sect have Hu Zongzhu as its terrifying powerhouse? How could it suddenly be wiped out?"

"Heh, it's said the one who destroyed Luofeng Sect was Gu Xingjian of Gu Jianzong—he arrived at Luofeng's Shanmen wielding Qingfeng Sword and, within just a few strikes, crippled all their Elders!"

"How is that possible? Gu Jianzong may be obsessed with swords and loves challenging others to duels, but he's never destroyed a sect before! How could Luofeng Sect fall because of him?"

"Could it be that Luofeng Sect did something so heinous it enraged Gu Jianzong, thus inviting this annihilation?"

Many guests gathered together, discussing fervently.

The explosive nature of the topic immediately drew the attention of other patrons.

They turned curious, set down their bowls and chopsticks, and crowded closer, straining to listen.

No one could avoid being curious about Luofeng Sect's annihilation.

After all, Luofeng Sect had been a powerful sect that intimidated this region for hundreds of years!

In the past, everyone would have taken pride in having descendants as Luofeng Sect disciples, receiving congratulations and envy from neighbors and friends!

Yet this mighty Luofeng Sect, so powerful, was wiped out by Gu Jianzong? What exactly happened here?

Under the eager gazes of those around, someone who knew the truth finally spoke.

"When Luofeng Sect was destroyed, many disciples fled home—and one of them was the distant cousin's daughter of my cousin's maternal grandfather's neighbor, so I learned some inside details: the current Gu Jianzong has become a retainer of the Jiang family..."

"Luofeng Sect never offended Gu Jianzong directly, but it offended the Jiang family behind him—so Gu Jianzong came to Luofeng's Shanmen on orders from Jiang Jianzong to settle the score!"

"Jiang family? I've never heard Gu Jianzong joined any clan!"

"Which Jiang family is this? How could it possibly draw in Gu Jianzong?"

"......."

The crowd buzzed with excitement, but the speaker calmly sipped a small cup of wine before speaking slowly: "Which Jiang family? Naturally, the Jiang family that resides on Cangwu Mountain, with Jiang Jianzong as its pillar!"

As soon as he spoke, it was like a thunderclap—shaking everyone's spirits!

"But even the Cangwu Jiang family doesn't have the authority to make Gu Jianzong join!"

"Exactly! Jiang Jianzong may be renowned, but his rise is still recent—whether he can even match Gu Jianzong in combat is debatable; how could he possibly recruit a powerhouse like Gu Jianzong?"

"It's truly incomprehensible..."

"May I ask how Luofeng Sect offended the Cangwu Jiang family?"

"Heh, it's said the Jiang family has a clansman named Jiang Chen, whose dantian was shattered by Luofeng Sect's people—this is why Jiang Jianzong sent Gu Jianzong to settle the score!"

"Sss~ Just one clansman's dantian shattered, and they wipe out a whole sect? The Cangwu Jiang family truly has immense power!"

"Jiang Chen didn't even die—his dantian was just shattered, so he can no longer cultivate. Let Luofeng Sect pay compensation, hand over the disciple who shattered his dantian—that's enough! Why destroy the entire sect?"

"In my view, Jiang Jianzong's real intent isn't what it seems—the Cangwu Jiang family has only just risen; though they've destroyed Qianshan Sect, their prestige is still too new to rival other powers of equal standing. Jiang Jianzong's true goal in wiping out Luofeng Sect isn't vengeance—it's to raise their reputation..."

"Now that you say it, I'm not surprised by Luofeng Sect's fall."

"A perfect example of killing a chicken to scare the monkeys! Jiang Jianzong truly has profound scheming! Now that Luofeng Sect is gone, once this news spreads, who in this region will dare to offend a Cangwu Jiang clansman?"

"Don't laugh at me, but honestly—I'm a little envious of these Jiang people now. Not only do they have a powerhouse like Jiang Jianzong guarding them, but they also offer such fierce protection to their own kin."

"Isn't that true? Everyone says all roads lead to Wang Cheng, but some people live in Wang Cheng—while we common folk will never reach it in a lifetime. These Jiang family members' luck is so outrageous, I'm jealous to the point of madness!"

As the discussion drifted further from the topic,

soon, sighs filled the entire Longmen Inn!

If one could choose how to be reborn, who would willingly be born a commoner—hungry, poorly clothed, with no cultivation resources?

Carrying such thoughts, everyone in the room unconsciously formed one thought.

How wonderful it would be if we were Jiang family members too?

Kunlan Sect, Sect Hall.

The sect's strongest, the Purple Mansion Sect Master, along with all the Primordial Elders, had gathered here.

At this moment, their faces were pale, their pupils filled with dread.

The atmosphere was heavy, oppressive, utterly silent.

After several breaths,

the Kunlan Sect Master quietly wiped sweat from his forehead with his sleeve.

Suppressing his inner panic, he looked at the Elders before him and sighed: "Now, I never imagined even Luofeng Sect fell to the Cangwu Jiang family..."

As he spoke, the Elders slowly came back to themselves, faces grim, nodding in agreement: "It's truly unexpected that Gu Jianzong became a retainer of the Jiang family."

"After all, even the Dahe Jiangong, which had a Moon Wheel cultivator as its pillar, once tried to recruit him—and he refused. How did Jiang Jianzong manage to persuade Gu Jianzong to lower himself and join such a minor Jiang family?"

"Truly baffling..."

"Because Luofeng Sect disciples shattered one Jiang clansman's dantian, they sent Gu Jianzong to annihilate Luofeng Sect—this Jiang Jianzong is utterly vengeful and fiercely protective of his kin!"