Chapter 170: The Downfall of the Wang Family

The Wang Family Head roared and shot forward.

Getting ready to strike Gu Xiao Dao!

However, Gu Xiao Dao merely gave a light smile and flicked his sleeve.

Boom!

The Wang Family Head's chest exploded with a cloud of blood mist.

His body instantly flew backward, smashing into two walls!

Pfft!

The Wang Family Head spat out a mouthful of essence blood, his face quickly turning deathly pale, his breath weakening.

He looked in horror as Gu Xiao Dao approached step by step,

"No, this is impossible!"

"How could you possibly have such great strength?"

"Wang Family Head, trapped in the Martial Ancestor realm for so many years, you didn't expect me to break through to Martial Venerable a step ahead, did you?"

Upon hearing this, the Wang Family Head's face grew even more horrified.

He stared at Gu Xiao Dao in disbelief, his body trembling continually from fear,

"No, this is absolutely impossible—how could you break through to Martial Venerable?"

Martial Ancestors can reign as kings in remote small towns.

Even Martial Venerables, when they go to various prefectures, can be counted among the notable strong.

Only by becoming a Martial Venerable does one truly enter the sight of the upper echelons of Ben Lang Guo.

Even if they have achieved nothing, Ben Lang Guo will bestow titles to win them over!

But how many experts are stuck at the peak of Martial Ancestor?

Just in Wu Shan Cheng, the heads of the four great families have all been Martial Ancestor peaks for many years.

It appears that breaking through to Martial Venerable is only a hair's breadth away.

But they know just how difficult it is to break through that thin line!

Even until death, they might never break through, remaining trapped at the Martial Ancestor peak for life!

And Gu Xiao Dao, in his prime, actually broke through to Martial Venerable ahead of them.

Martial strong ones, though they cannot live forever,

but the stronger the martial practitioner, the more their lifespan will increase to a certain extent.

This means Gu Xiao Dao still has ample time to strive for higher realms.

Reaching the middle or even late stage of Martial Venerable is not impossible!

"Nothing is impossible."

Gu Xiao Dao's eyes narrowed slightly, his tone turning cold.

"When I was in seclusion, if you three families had merely suppressed my Gu Family and plundered its spirit veins, sparing your lives would have been acceptable."

"Blame yourselves for resorting to any means!"

As his words fell, the Wang Family Head instantly felt something was wrong.

He erupted his qi and blood to the extreme, launching a furious strike at Gu Xiao Dao.

Meanwhile, he himself suddenly fled, wanting to escape this place.

As for the other members of the Wang Family, at this moment nothing was more important than his own life!

However, Gu Xiao Dao merely flicked his sleeve, and the vast qi effortlessly crushed the Wang Family Head's full-force blow.

Immediately after, Gu Xiao Dao darted through the air and, in the blink of an eye, caught up to the fleeing Wang Family Head.

"Gu Xiao Dao, if you spare me today, I will order all of the Wang Family to henceforth follow your Gu Family's lead!"

The Wang Family Head looked in terror at the approaching Gu Xiao Dao and shouted in panic.

Gu Xiao Dao merely gave a faint smile,

"Cutting the grass without removing the roots, the spring wind will make it grow again."

His long sword in hand suddenly slashed down.

Under the support of the perfected sword intent, the brilliant sword light he cut brought despair to the Wang Family Head.

Pfft!

Where the sword light passed,

although the Wang Family Head exerted all his strength to block,

he could not escape the fate of being cut in two by a single sword.

Scarlet blood soaked the ground.

The two—him fleeing, him pursuing—raced from the Wang Family's inner courtyard all the way to the city's main street.

Many Wu Shan Cheng civilians personally witnessed the Wang Family Head's gruesome death.

"Wang Family Head…… he actually died just like that?"

"The one who made the move seems to be the head of the Gu Family!"

"I recall that just a few days ago, rumors were spreading that the three great families were dividing the Gu Family's spirit veins, and the Gu Family could only keep retreating, tightening its defenses, right?"

"Now it seems the Gu Family Head was probably hiding his strength all along—what a deep schemer!"

At this moment, all the Wu Shan Cheng civilians who had witnessed it with their own eyes stood frozen in place.

Only one thought remained in their minds.

That the heavens of Wu Shan Cheng might be about to change!

Many are even more curious about how the other two great families will fare!

Naturally, some people inevitably feel worried.

"In the past, the four great families kept each other in check, the situation in Wu Shan Cheng was not bad, but if the Gu Family were to become dominant in the future, I fear it would not be a good thing for us."

"They speak of the four great families, but what do the people of the Wang, Jin, and Chen families have to compare with the Gu Family?"

"The younger generation of these three great families commits all kinds of evil, bullying men and women; it would be deeply satisfying if the Gu Family wiped them out!"

"By comparison, although the Gu Family also has some bad apples, they are far better than the people of the other three great families."

"I certainly understand what you're saying, but I worry that once the Gu Family loses the check of the other families, their mindset will also change."

"Hiss, what you say makes some sense, but we are just ordinary people and can do nothing about it; we can only hope the Gu Family stays true to its original intention."

While the common folk were discussing, the Chengzhu Fu quickly also received news that Gu Xiao Dao had slain the Wang Family Head and many of the Wang family's direct descendants left behind.

The Chengzhu Fu's aide stood anxiously beside City Lord Zheng Yingde,

"City Lord, the Gu Family Head's actions have created too much killing karma; I fear it will affect the future development of Wu Shan Cheng."

Zheng Yingde took a light sip of spiritual tea, chuckling,

"Jia Jie, I never expected that one day even you would say someone else has too much killing karma."

Zheng Yingde certainly hasn't forgotten those vicious stratagems that Jia Jie offered when he first joined the army!

Only others have ever said that Jia Jie's stratagems harm the harmony of heaven.

For Jia Jie to say that others have too much killing karma is the first time.

Facing Zheng Yingde's teasing, Jia Jie merely gave a hehe laugh,

"I, Jia, am not afraid of losing lifespan; I only fear being unable to win a battle."

"If sacrificing my own lifespan could let the troops return safely victorious, then it would be worth it."

After saying that, Jia Jie's face turned pale as he lightly coughed twice.

He unexpectedly coughed up several mouthfuls of bloody phlegm!

At their level of cultivation, even if injured, their healing is far faster than that of ordinary people.

Jia Jie spitting out bloody phlegm is likely a sign of a severe wound that will not heal.

Zheng Yingde sighed helplessly,

"You, you, can't you let me worry a little less?"

Jia Jie gave a light smile,

"City Lord, you used to always say my schemes were too vicious; once I go to hell, I'll at least get to hear less of your nagging."

Upon hearing that, Zheng Yingde's eyes narrowed and he lowly rebuked,

"How many times have I told you not to say that about yourself!"

"If it weren't for your strategies, in that earlier war, the soldiers of my Ben Lang Guo would have had to sacrifice tens of thousands more lives, at the very least!"

"If King Yama dares to take you early, I will demolish his hall."

"Pah pah pah, City Lord, don't say such things."

Jia Jie gave a hehe laugh,

"If King Yama hears us and takes us both away, I'm afraid I'll have to listen to your nagging for a lifetime."

Zheng Yingde and Jia Jie began to chat idly.

They completely cast aside the conflict and slaughter among the four great families of Wu Shan Cheng from their minds.

Incidents like Gu Xiao Dao slaying the direct descendants of the Wang family are, in many cities, nothing unusual.

As long as it isn't a massacre, they generally won't intervene.