Chapter 179

Gu Cang Shan's eyes turned fierce as he let out a low shout.

Like a whirlwind, he darted out swiftly, a palm strike containing tremendous force slamming toward Gu Han's chest.

Inside the cell, a sudden gust of wind arose, even blowing the beds in the prison away.

As long as Gu Han is killed, even the Family Head will not punish him!

However, he did not see that Gu Han, facing his attack, was not only unafraid.

Instead, his eyes were full of contempt.

Gu Han opened the prison door precisely so that Gu Cang Shan, before dying, would also feel the pain of his psychological defenses being destroyed!

Pure Yang Demon-Subduing Finger!

The antiquated milky-white jade finger appeared, but it did not stir up too much of a sound.

It merely brought a slight whistling of a clear breeze.

The Pure Yang Demon-Subduing Finger instantly destroyed the palm strike that Gu Cang Shan had unleashed.

Gu Cang Shan's eyes instantly widened in shock,

"This... this how could it be possible?"

He remembered very clearly that Gu Han, before joining the army, was merely a lowly martial novice.

In just a few short months, how could Gu Han have grown to the point where a single martial technique could shatter his full-force strike?

"You... how could you be my opponent?"

The horrified Gu Cang Shan hurriedly circulated his Qi Blood throughout his body and activated his life-saving spiritual artifact.

A thick, earth-yellow light burst from his waistband.

In the blink of an eye, the light solidified into a sturdy shield that enveloped him.

Moreover, he employed a body-protecting martial art, reinforcing the shield that burst from his waistband.

Crack!

However, at the moment the Pure Yang Demon-Subduing Finger touched the shield.

The Pure Yang Demon-Subduing Finger, like tearing through rotten wood, instantly shattered Gu Cang Shan's life-saving shield.

"No!!"

In Gu Cang Shan's heart-rending low roar.

Gu Han's finger directly pierced Gu Cang Shan's chest.

The light in Gu Cang Shan's eyes gradually dimmed, and his vitality began to dissipate at great speed.

"I... I am the Third Elder of the Gu Family, and also a sworn brother of the Heavy Sword Peak Elder."

Gu Cang Shan's eyes were about to burst, and fresh blood spilled from the corner of his mouth,

"You... you cannot kill..."

Before his words finished, Gu Han's Silver Dragon Spear shot out, piercing his heart.

Hiss!

Gu Cang Shan's vitality was completely cut off, and his body collapsed with a bang to the ground.

Even before death, Gu Cang Shan never imagined that Gu Han possessed such formidable strength.

He also never imagined that Gu Han would dare to offend Heavy Sword Peak's wrath and kill him.

He never imagined that the Gu Family's higher-ups would simply watch as Gu Han acted!

Gu Han stepped forward slowly and touched Gu Cang Shan's corpse.

A system notification tone for absorbing attributes sounded in his ear.

"Open the third-tier treasure chest immediately."

"Ding, congratulations host on opening the third-tier treasure chest, obtaining an Earth-rank high-grade martial art: Frost Rain Curtain!"

Gu Han glanced briefly at the introduction of Frost Rain Curtain and immediately smiled knowingly,

"Just what Pan Pan needs for a martial art."

Although Gu Pan is currently weak in strength, and the Six Phase Profound Ice Holy Body has not yet been activated.

But as long as there are sufficient resources, even merely activating part of the physique can let her raise her realm at great speed.

Raising her realm is no problem for Gu Pan.

This conveniently allows most of her time to be spent cultivating martial arts.

The Frost Rain Curtain covers an extremely large area, perfectly allowing Gu Pan to attack from a safe position.

Gu Han lifted Gu Cang Shan's corpse and placed it in a corner, then flicked his sleeve, gathering all the blood on the floor.

Immediately afterward, he closed the door of the cell where Gu Cang Shan had been, as if nothing had happened, and walked out of the dungeon.

And as he left the dungeon, everyone in the Gu Family dungeon lowered their heads, sweat pouring down like rain.

So many formerly heinous criminals, at this moment dared not even take a breath.

The Gu Family dungeon is dark and damp; they could not see the direct fight between Gu Han and Gu Cang Shan.

But the surging, spreading gust of force could not be faked.

Even the weakest among them was at least a Martial Master.

Even if they had never seen a Martial Ancestor act personally, they still had a rough idea of strength.

Just the aftermath of the earlier battle, they believed no one could withstand it!

They feared that Gu Han had not yet had his fill and would take out his anger on them.

Fortunately, Gu Han paid them no mind and silently left the dungeon.

When Gu Han arrived outside the dungeon, he discovered that the Sixth Elder was actually still waiting outside.

The sixth elder nodded at Gu Han, his gaze complex, unable to name the emotion.

He gazed sternly at the two prison guards,

"Gu Han hasn't come to the prison today, and you haven't seen him either—understand?"

The prison guards felt a jolt in their hearts and quickly nodded in agreement.

Only then did the sixth elder lead Gu Han out of the prison.

"Tell me the truth—Gu Cang Shan… is he dead?"

Faced with the sixth elder's questioning, Gu Han had no intention of hiding anything,

"He's already dead."

As long as the sixth elder enters the prison to inspect, he will discover that Gu Cang Shan is dead.

This news cannot be hidden from any senior member of the Gu family.

The sixth elder let out a deep sigh.

No matter what, Gu Cang Shan was still an elder they had once lived with day and night.

Gu Cang Shan's grave mistake does not mean there is no trace of affection between them.

"From the day Gu Cang Shan colluded with the Blood Red Pavilion, I knew that between you and him, only one could survive."

"I just didn't expect this day to come so quickly."

Gu Han heard this, slightly startled, and looked at the sixth elder in surprise.

"Sixth Elder, how do you know about the Blood Red Pavilion?"

He had kept the matter of the Blood Red Pavilion buried in his heart all along.

Even Gu Chen only found out about it not long ago.

Could it be that Gu Chen, my older brother, informed the sixth elder when I entered the prison?

"You probably don't know yet, but the sixth and seventh elders once joined forces to seize a Martial Sect assassin from the Blood Red Pavilion for you."

Gu Han looked in the direction the voice came from.

He discovered it was actually Third Elder Gu Ren walking toward them.

After Third Elder Gu Ren nodded at the sixth elder as a signal, he roughly recounted to Gu Han what had happened after Gu Cang Shan was imprisoned.

Only then did Gu Han suddenly understand.

No wonder after the mission of Blood Madness failed, there was no further news of the Blood Red Pavilion's assassins.

It turns out the sixth and seventh elders joined forces to help him eliminate the second wave of Blood Red Pavilion assassins hired by Gu Jia Xin!

Gu Han stepped back and gave a deep bow to the sixth elder,

"Thank you, Sixth Elder."

Although Gu Han does not fear assassination by a Martial Sect master, he cannot forget the kindness of the two elders.

The sixth elder waved his hand and quickly helped Gu Han up,

"No need for excessive courtesy; you are a rising star of our Gu family, and protecting you is our duty as elders."

At this moment, Gu Han felt deeply fortunate to live in a harmonious and affectionate family.

If he were to transmigrate into a family where everyone schemes against each other, a life-or-death clan,

Even if Gu Han possessed the strength to break the deadlock, he would still feel a headache!

A harmonious family environment is absolutely the atmosphere most people dream of.

Gu Han thought for a moment, then took out two rings from his bosom and handed them respectively to Third Elder Gu Ren and the sixth elder,

"These are resources I happened to discover in a cave dwelling."

"Most of the resources I have already used myself; these resources I am turning over to the family."

Precisely because Gu Han has developed a sense of identification with the family.

Only then would he make such a decision.