Chapter 507: Great Chaos

At this moment, at the head seat, an old man clad in a red robe gazed downward, sweeping his gaze across the faces of all the guests one by one, revealing a triumphant smile.

He thoroughly enjoyed the way the people below looked at him with reverence; how many years ago, as the Ancestor of a small Cultivation Clan, he had not even been worthy of holding shoes for the great figures below.

He had never expected that fortune would turn; those once-arrogant great figures actually had a day where they bowed and scraped before him, and he could not help but feel immense joy in his heart, his face constantly brimming with a triumphant smile.

Finally, he slowly rose from his seat, and after clearing his throat lightly, the chaotic chatter below ceased instantly.

Seeing that everyone gave him such face, the Tu Clan Ancestor felt an immense sense of satisfaction.

"Hehe! I thank you all for coming amidst your busy schedules to attend this old skeleton's birthday banquet; I will not waste words, as I believe you all already understand the purpose of this banquet, which was also stated clearly in the invitations."

"Then let us get straight to the point." The Tu Clan Ancestor suddenly withdrew his smile, looking at those below with dangerous eyes, and finally said: "Half a year ago, one of the Ten Great Forbidden Gu, the Curse Eye, emerged, and every single member of the Xuan Yuan Imperial Family perished under the power of the curse."

"Since then, the Xuan Yuan Empire has been leaderless, and various regions have fallen into chaos; my Tu Clan intends to end this turbulent age and is preparing to establish a Tu Alliance, and everyone who received an invitation is included in this invitation."

"To prevent member forces from being defeated one by one by ambitious schemers, the experts of all tribes must gather together, and wealth must also be pooled together for common distribution; as long as all our families work together with one heart and twist into a single rope, then this place will become an impregnable fortress."

"I, Tu Gang, will temporarily serve as the first Alliance Leader of the Tu Alliance; now, as Alliance Leader, I extend an invitation to you all here; any family wishing to join the Tu Alliance need only raise their hand."

Tu Gang looked at those below with a beaming smile, the threat in his eyes being more than sufficient.

At the same time, the large number of Patrolling Puppets outside had all stopped around the banquet hall, and their dull footsteps caused everyone at the banquet to feel their hearts sink.

At this moment, the expressions of all the guests turned ugly; they looked at each other, their expressions varying greatly.

How could they not see that the Tu Alliance was no organization to end chaos, but clearly a cage to annex them?

Once they agreed to join this Tu Alliance today, their own families would be swallowed up without bloodshed, and the accumulations of several generations would be harvested; this was simply outright robbery, so how could they not be angry?

However, upon seeing the Puppet Army surrounding them, they could only suppress their fury and force themselves to calm down.

The Tu Clan had clearly made ample preparations and was not afraid of their disagreement.

Judging by the posture outside, how could they allow disagreement? If anyone dared to disagree, they would likely not see the sun rise tomorrow.

Everyone clenched their fists tightly, looking as though they wanted to express anger but dared not, making the atmosphere in the hall extremely eerie.

Long Kun transmitted his voice to Long Li beside him: "Hehe! I was wondering why a mere birthday banquet required so many puppets patrolling; it turns out no good comes from this banquet; Tu Gang has set up a Hongmen Banquet here, and I fear all the forces that came to attend the birthday banquet today are about to be annexed."

"The Tu Clan's actions are truly decisive; once this succeeds, the Tu Clan, having annexed numerous forces, will leap to become a behemoth, and this behemoth will become a stumbling block to our occupation of this region; it seems this Tu Clan must be eliminated."

Long Kun narrowed his eyes slightly, light flashing within them, unknown what he was pondering.

"The forces attending this birthday banquet are unlucky, but the forces that did not attend will be even more unlucky; if I am not mistaken, the forces that did not attend the birthday banquet today will all be erased by the Tu Alliance under various pretexts."

"Joining the Tu Alliance at least offers a sliver of hope for survival, whereas not joining the Tu Alliance will definitely result in the extermination of one's entire clan."

"At that time, when the Great Jin Empire invaded this region, because the Tu Clan acted as inside agents, many families suffered heavy losses and thus formed grudges with the Tu Clan; these families are the ones who did not come to attend the birthday banquet, and their numbers are quite large."

"I wonder if we can lure these families over and establish a Dragon Alliance to oppose this Tu Alliance."

Long Li beside him looked solemnly at the puppets surrounding them and cautiously made the suggestion.

Obviously, being surrounded by so many puppets, he had already abandoned the idea of making a move during the banquet.

Long Kun nodded and said in a deep voice: "This matter can be done; let us wait for this event to conclude first; the Tu Alliance is absolutely not so easy to establish; if all the people here rise up in resistance together, that would be even better."

The corner of Long Kun's mouth curled up.

Inside the hall, after a moment of silence, finally the Family Head of a small Cultivation Clan stood up, raised his hand with a smile, spoke a string of flattering words, and chose to join the Tu Alliance.

With someone taking the lead, a chain reaction seemed to occur below, and Family Heads of small clans continuously stood up, scrambling to join the Tu Alliance.

This caused the Family Heads of the Great Clans, who had prepared to incite all forces to resist, to sit back down dejectedly, their faces looking extremely ugly.

At the head seat, Tu Gang beamed as he watched the Family Heads of the small tribes continuously standing up below, his expression exceedingly triumphant.

The reason why those who stood up first were all Family Heads of small tribes was that these people were all shills he had arranged in advance.

With the Tu Clan's power being so great, those small tribes, under coercion and inducement, had no choice but to agree.

As long as this matter formed a trend, making people feel that the establishment of the Tu Alliance was unstoppable, it would cause many wavering forces to choose to join the Tu Alliance.

As more and more forces joined the Tu Alliance, even if those Great Clans were extremely unwilling, they would have to put away their petty schemes and dare not disobey.

This was his plan.

However, just as his plan was proceeding smoothly, an unexpected change occurred; an elderly old man pushed aside the puppets outside and slowly walked in.

"Apologies, but I fear the Tu Alliance cannot be established today."

The aged voice rang out inappropriately within the hall; everyone turned to look, and seeing that the one who spoke so disrespectfully was merely at the Gu King Early Stage, everyone's expressions became strange, and they began whispering among themselves.

For a mere Gu King Early Stage expert to dare provoke the Tu Family, which was at the height of its power, seemed to everyone to be either stupidity or having a solid foundation, and many people revealed expressions of those expecting a good show.

Tu Gang looked at the challenger who had suddenly appeared, his face suddenly turning cold and gloomy; he heavily slapped the table and was just about to stand up to speak when Tu Liang beside him asked in surprise and doubt: "Elder Yang, no, you are not Elder Yang; who exactly are you! What is your purpose in coming to my Tu Family today?"

Tu Liang's eyes stared dead at him, as if trying to discern his Identity.

"Hehe! Who I am is not important; as for my purpose in visiting, it is to right a wrong upon seeing it and to act on behalf of heaven."

Long Xuan's gaze suddenly turned fierce, and he loudly accused: "Your Tu Family, in order to rapidly expand, actually dared to use vast numbers of living people for Gu Refining, committing countless heinous massacres."

"The evil deeds of your Tu Family are detested by both gods and humans and intolerable to heavenly justice; to prevent more innocent people from falling victim to your poison, I, a righteous person, will today act on behalf of heaven and eradicate your Tu Family, this poisonous tumor."

Standing on the moral high ground, Long Xuan looked utterly righteous; at this moment, his expression was indignant, truly resembling a righteous hero traveling everywhere to punish evil and uphold justice.

Of course, empty words prove nothing, and exposing the Tu Family's matter of killing people to refine Gu naturally required evidence.

As soon as Long Xuan finished speaking, he immediately took out a Shadow Recording Gu and projected the scenes captured by the Shadow Recording Gu inside the Secret Chamber onto the surrounding walls.

Instantly, various shocking scenes appeared in the line of sight of all the guests; each scene was more unbearable than the last, especially the cruel scene of refining Gu using a pregnant woman, which caused many people to clench their fists with angry expressions, and at this moment, righteous individuals had already begun to curse loudly.

The scenes released by the Shadow Recording Gu threw the scene into chaos, and all the guests were enraged; the corner of Long Xuan's mouth curled up, for this was exactly the effect he wanted to see.

He feared that if he made a move against the Tu Family, guests attending the birthday banquet would step in to help, in which case his trouble would be immense.

Therefore, Long Xuan exposed the Tu Family's evil deeds in public; in this way, the Tu Family would be pointed at by a thousand fingers, and its reputation would be swept away.

Those who might want to step in and help the Tu Family would also have to think twice; at such a time, which family would dare to help the Tu Family, as their reputation would inevitably be affected, and reputation is still very important to most families.

Long Xuan truly did not believe that after exposing this matter, anyone would still dare to help the Tu Family.

As long as no one meddled in affairs that did not concern them, then he had the confidence to kill this Tu Family Ancestor at the Gu King Mid Stage, then take his Storage Ring and leave triumphantly.

"Tu Family Ancestor, these were all secretly filmed inside your Tu Family's Secret Chamber; the evidence is conclusive."

"Your Tu Family has committed so many massacres, yet you still wish to become the Alliance Leader of the Tu Alliance to maintain world peace; is this not too laughable? I would say that within the entire Xuan Yuan Empire, the one who most destroys peace is your Tu Family!"

Long Xuan pointed his finger at the Tu Family Ancestor seated in the place of honor, loudly demanding answers while feigning boundless rage.

"You seek death!" Seeing his underhanded schemes exposed, Tu Gang's face twisted into a grotesque mask; unable to contain his fury, he slammed his palm heavily onto the table, shattering the thick surface instantly under his strike.

Tu Gang abruptly rose to his feet, sneering viciously, "You actually dared to sneak into our clan's secret grounds; what audacity! I see you intended to steal our clan's Heavy Treasure!"

"Isn't your goal simply to kill and seize treasures openly by fabricating a reasonable excuse? Claiming to act on behalf of Heaven, pretending to be a paragon of justice—aren't you being utterly hypocritical!"

"Let me tell you, everyone in this world who claims to act on behalf of Heaven does so merely to find a reasonable excuse for killing and seizing treasures."

"Stop acting! Since you came here to rob, let me see just what strength you possess. Men, seize this person for me!"

As soon as Tu Gang finished speaking, he crooked his finger, preparing to deploy the puppets outside to capture this individual.

However, his pupils suddenly contracted; the Puppet Army outside had unexpectedly malfunctioned.

A soul suddenly surged into each puppet, frantically fighting to seize control.

Except for the puppets controlled by the Gu King, all external puppets had already been lost.

Yet even the puppets under the Gu King's control could not expel the invading souls; with two conflicting commands raging within them, their movements became chaotic, rendering them useless as well.

Tu Gang immediately displayed an expression of horror, a faint panic rising in his heart.

The Puppet Army was the power he relied upon most; it was the very capital he used to subjugate the various cultivation clans. Now that his greatest asset had failed, how could he not panic?

"Damn it! This person possesses a method to counter the puppets; he must die, otherwise the consequences will be unimaginable."

Gnashing his teeth tightly, Tu Gang cursed silently in his heart and hurriedly ordered the surrounding Tu Clan Gu Kings to charge at this individual.

The other Tu Clan Gu Kings had by now realized the gravity of the situation; thinking of the consequences should all puppets lose control, they grew extremely anxious and rushed toward Long Xuan at maximum speed.

The guests hastily cleared a path, wearing expressions eager to watch the spectacle unfold.

Long Li laughed loudly, "Truly, surprises are everywhere; I never expected such a twist to occur during the banquet. Heaven truly aids me!"

"Now that the members of the various cultivation clans at the banquet clearly will not intervene, we can completely act against the Tu Family under the guise of executing justice on behalf of Heaven."

"Most crucially, it seems all of the Tu Family's puppets are unusable; I wonder how this person managed to achieve such a feat."

"As long as those puppets do not intervene, it will not be difficult for us to join forces with this person and annihilate the Tu Family!"

A look of joy also appeared on Long Kun's face; realizing this was a rare opportunity, he was just about to order the attack when a deafening dragon roar suddenly rang out beside his ear.

The massive dragon roar drowned out all other sounds, causing him to instinctively cover his ears.

Before his astonished gaze, this person struck out with both palms, launching twenty golden long dragons that whistled past, heading straight for the four Tu Clan Gu Kings charging toward him.

These four Tu Clan Gu Kings simultaneously spat mouthfuls of blood; swept away by the golden long dragons, they flew horizontally backward, crashing directly into the distant wall and blasting a huge hole through it.

Looking again at the four Tu Clan Gu Kings buried in the rubble, three of them had been killed outright by this single palm strike.

The sole survivor was Tu Liang, the Tu Family Head, yet even he was now clinging to life; though he still breathed, he was already half-crippled.

"This palm..."

Long Kun rose to his feet in shock; one palm easily annihilating four peers of the same realm—this person's terrifying combat power had truly stunned him.

"These Golden Dragons! The twenty golden dragons he unleashed are my clan's Divine Dragon Dharma Image; this person bears the surname Long!"

"When has the Long Clan ever produced a powerhouse with such exaggerated combat power? Who exactly is this person? Why do I have absolutely no impression of him?"

Long Kun, appearing extremely discomposed, muttered to himself in a highly unsteady manner.

Long Li also looked dazed, murmuring in astonishment, "What a terrifying palm strike! The Long Clan's Divine Dragon Dharma Image can actually be used this way?"

Seeing this person annihilate four peers of the same realm with a single palm, the entire hall erupted in an uproar; all the guests rose to their feet in shock, collectively inhaling sharp breaths.

"Who exactly is this person? How can he be so strong!"

"What kind of figure is this? I have never seen such a palm technique before."

"So powerful! No wonder he dares to challenge the entire Tu Family alone."

The crowd discussed the matter incessantly, everyone's eyes filled with horror as they regarded Long Xuan with extreme wariness.

Just at this moment, the building began to shake violently; with a loud boom, it collapsed, burying all the Gu Kings who had been caught off guard beneath the debris.

Long Xuan's previous palm strike had actually caused the entire building to collapse; this was his first time utilizing the power of a Gu King, and he had vastly underestimated the might of executing this move at the Gu King Cultivation Realm. Caught off guard, even he himself was buried beneath the suddenly collapsing structure.

However, it was impossible for the collapsing building to crush the Gu Kings to death; it could not even inflict minor injuries upon them.

The suddenly collapsed building only killed some Spirit Sea Stage Gu Cultivators; essentially all the Gu Kings emerged unscathed.

Regaining their senses, the Gu Kings leaped out of the rubble one after another, fanning away the dust in the air, as a chorus of light coughing spread through the scene. (End of Chapter)