Silence.

A deathly silence.

At this moment, the entire Rive Hedge City was engulfed in a wordless silence.

It wasn't until the figure of Jiang Divine King, dressed in black robes, struggled to crawl out of the ruins of a building that he had been unlucky enough to crash into from a distance.

The sound of his struggle could be heard.

Only then did the cultivators in Rive Hedge City and the people of the Jiang Family gradually come back to their senses.

One by one, they looked towards Gu Changqing, who had made the move.

Their eyes were filled with disbelief, as if they had seen a ghost!

In their eyes, he was high and mighty.

Just like his name, he was like a Divine King, a god-like existence.

In the hands of Gu Changqing, he was so fragile, like paper, and with just one sword, he... was severely injured on the spot!?

Moreover.

Gu Changqing's identity and age were well known to them!

He was a junior who was not even twenty years old!

Just a young master of a prestigious family!

Looking at the entire Hanqin Empire.

The most outstanding individuals of his age were still struggling in the Martial Ancestor realm.

And he... could easily inflict severe injuries on a Divine King with just one sword!?

What kind of strength was this? Complete Divine King realm? Or... had he already reached the Sovereign realm?

Just as they were shocked, a voice came.

"Daddy! You're out of seclusion!"

On the other side, Gu Yunxi and Gu Qingchen didn't bother to pay attention to these inexplicable strangers who came up to them and tried to get close.

Seeing their father come out, they happily rushed over and hugged him.

Hearing the voices of the little ones.

The Jiang Family members, who were still immersed in the shock brought by Gu Changqing's strength, suddenly realized and looked at this pair of siblings, their hearts trembling for a moment.

At first.

They all thought that the talent of the Gu Family's two children came from their mother, Jiang Lianxin.

But now it seemed.

The talent of these two monstrous little ones came more from their even more monstrous and terrifying father!

Jiang Baiwei's heart, as she looked at the black-robed Divine King struggling in the ruins in the distance, the ancestor of the Jiang Family.

And then looking at Gu Changqing not far away.

Seeing him with a gentle smile, embracing Jiang Lianxin lightly, and under his knees were a pair of monstrously talented children who seemed to be able to suppress her now.

Jiang Baiwei's heart suddenly filled with boundless regret.

"If I had persevered back then and married into the Gu Family, would the person who is now revered by everyone, fearless even to Divine Kings, be me... and not Jiang Lianxin?"

How fortunate she had been back then, and now how regretful she was.

Back then, she was so glad that it was Jiang Lianxin who married into the Gu Family, not herself.

But now...

Jiang Baiwei's regret was known to no one, and no one cared.

After Gu Changqing drove away the Jiang Family Divine King with a single sword, he also couldn't be bothered to waste any more words with the Jiang Family.

"For the sake of the connection between our Gu Family and your Jiang Family, I won't kill you today. But after today, our Gu Family and your Jiang Family will have no more ties! No more involvement!"

Regardless, Jiang Cloud Mountain was still his wife's father, and the Jiang Family was still his wife's family.

If it were someone else, with Gu Changqing's temperament, I'm afraid no one would be able to leave Jiang Lin alive.

"If you dare to come again, you know the consequences yourselves."

Gu Changqing stared at Jiang Divine King, who had been helped out by Jiang Cloud Mountain and others, and who had just recently had a high and mighty appearance. He spoke coldly, with a calm tone that didn't sound like a threat, but rather a simple statement.

But just by saying these words, it made the Jiang Family, starting from Jiang Cloud Mountain, feel uneasy.

Even Jiang Divine King couldn't help but shiver involuntarily and dared not stay any longer.

And looking at the Jiang Family members who had come arrogantly and left in embarrassment.

Thinking back to Gu Changqing's magnificent display of power when he defeated the Divine King with a single sword.

The cultivators in Rive Hedge City couldn't help but recall the discussions and envy they had a few months ago about Gu Family.

But...

What they envied back then was that Gu Family had a good relative and a Divine King family as a backing.

Now, when they think back to their discussions and thoughts at that time, they can't help but shake their heads and smile!

"A Divine King family as a backing?"

"Just the strength of Gu Family's young master, Changqing, who defeated a Divine King with a single sword. Even if it's just a Divine King, he would probably have to choose carefully before accepting him as a follower!"

"This Gu Family is really good at hiding..."

"This is not just any small city family."

...

On this day, the news of Gu Family's young master displaying his unparalleled strength and severely injuring Jiang Family's Divine King spread like wildfire from Rive Hedge City to the surrounding areas.

In a very short period of time, it had already spread throughout Rive Hedge City and even to the major forces in the surrounding areas.

Cloud Mountain Sect, which was only five hundred miles away from Rive Hedge City, controlled three spiritual mines, one of which had some disputes with Gu Family.

Although it was true that Gu Family had discovered that spiritual mine first many years ago.

But who made Gu Family decline later?

A senior elder of Cloud Mountain Sect, who had a rather aggressive style, decisively occupied that spiritual mine.

But a few days ago, with the emergence of a Divine King from the Jiang Family.

The Sect Master of Cloud Mountain Sect promptly sent a message and directly recalled that elder back to the sect.

He even arranged for an envoy to hand over that spiritual mine to Gu Family!

This arrangement not only caused dissatisfaction among the disciples of Cloud Mountain Sect, but even many elders were also very unhappy.

As a result, from time to time, disciples of Cloud Mountain Sect would come to the town near the spiritual mine, hoping to find an opportunity to retaliate against Gu Family.

On this day, in the market of the town.

"The Sect Master is unfair in his actions! But it doesn't matter! The relationship between Gu Family and Jiang Family will become clear in three to five years! By then, we will take back that spiritual mine!"

A young cultivator dressed in the attire of an inner disciple of Cloud Mountain Sect said loudly, attracting compliments from his companions.

"Second Senior Brother is right!"

"Second Senior Brother is absolutely right! The Sect Master is just too cautious! Jiang Family hasn't visited Gu Family for so many years, so what is there to worry about?"

Just as they were having a lively discussion!

Suddenly, a disciple of Cloud Mountain Sect rushed over from outside the market, causing the inner disciples of Cloud Mountain Sect to stop him: "Junior Brother Sun, what's the matter? Why are you in such a hurry?"

The disciple of Cloud Mountain Sect turned his head and, upon seeing his fellow disciples, immediately breathed a sigh of relief and quickly greeted them: "Senior Brothers, why are you still here? The sect has sent a message! Elder Wu is coming to this side of the spiritual mine! He will be here soon!"

"What? Elder Wu is coming to this side of the spiritual mine?"

That Elder Wu.

He was the hawkish figure in Cloud Mountain Sect who had previously advocated for war with Gu Family. He even declared that they should not only occupy one spiritual mine of Gu Family, but also take over all the other spiritual mines outside of Gu Family while they were in decline.

His views were also deeply popular among the young disciples of Cloud Mountain Sect.

Upon hearing that Elder Wu was coming back, these young disciples of Cloud Mountain Sect became excited: "Could it be that the Sect Master has changed his mind?"

"Hahaha! The Sect Master should have changed a long time ago! The Gu Family is nothing more than a dead tiger, it only looks intimidating, but in reality, it has long lost its power! It's not worth fearing at all!"

A group of disciples from the Cloud Mountain Sect said as they followed Junior Brother Sun to try and reclaim the spiritual mine with the help of the five elders.

However, when they arrived at the Cloud Mountain Sect's stronghold in this town, and saw the appearance of the five elders, they were all dumbfounded.

In their eyes, the five elders were always domineering and unscrupulous. But at this moment, their faces were pale and filled with undisguised fear and regret. They were being escorted by the other two elders of the Cloud Mountain Sect and the Sect Master himself, but they didn't even stop for a moment in this town.

They continued on their way towards River Hedge City.

Their appearance... It was clear that they weren't going to deal with the Gu Family and reclaim the spiritual mine. It was more like they were going to apologize to the Gu Family!

"What... What is going on?"

"Could it be that the Jiang Family has really recognized the Gu Family as their in-laws?"

The disciples of the Cloud Mountain Sect were all dumbfounded, doubting their own eyes if there was something wrong with them!

And upon hearing their discussion, the cultivators who were well-informed in the market couldn't stand it anymore.

"What? The Jiang Family recognized the Gu Family as their in-laws?"

"What kind of thing is the Jiang Family? Are they worthy of rubbing against the Gu Family, who has the true dragon lineage of the Everlasting Hall? Don't make me laugh! You young people, you listen to rumors all day long! The news is not at all well-informed!"

The cultivator said, shaking his head repeatedly, with a look of frustration, and walked away shaking his head.

Leaving behind these disciples of the Cloud Mountain Sect, they looked at each other, then rushed into the taverns and teahouses in the market, desperately trying to inquire about the news.

After a while, when they gathered again and summarized the information they had each learned, each and every one of them had a dazed look in their eyes. Their hearts were almost stopped by the news they heard!

The Divine King of the Jiang Family, visiting the Gu Family, was heavily injured by the Gu Family's young master with a single sword, retreating a thousand feet like a dead dog, and shamefully rolled out of River Hedge City?

The entire piece of news, they recognized every word. But when put together, they couldn't understand it, or rather... they didn't dare to understand it at all!

On this day, it wasn't just the disciples of the Cloud Mountain Sect who were shocked. The major forces near the Gu Family in River Hedge City had already taken a cautious attitude towards the Gu Family earlier.

Not only were the disciples dissatisfied, but there were also many elders who were dissatisfied within the sect. But as the news spread in River Hedge City, their dissatisfaction disappeared.

In its place, there was endless celebration and... boundless awe towards the Gu Family.

...

In River Hedge City, the Gu Family.

Gu Changqing didn't care about the outside commotion. The Jiang Family was already like ants that he could easily deal with. Moreover, after today, the Jiang Family would also recognize their own identity, so he naturally wouldn't waste his thoughts on the aftermath of this matter.

At this moment, he took out the many treasures he had found in the Jade Sovereign Secret Realm, sorted them out, and refined a batch of Spirit Pills, which he handed over to his father, Gu Yuan, to improve the overall strength of the Gu Family.

As for the remaining, more precious spiritual herbs, he refined more than ten Rank Four Apex Level Pill Pattern Level Spirit Pills.

These Spirit Pills, within the Gu Family, only he and Jiang Lianxin, as well as the two little ones, can refine.

Gu Changqing was not delayed.

He directly began seclusion with his wife and children.

...

Time flies, in the blink of an eye, another year has passed.

In this past year, the influence of the Gu Family has not expanded much.

It is not because the Gu Family is not strong enough.

Although the Jiang Family, since that day they fled in a sorry state from Rive Hedge City, directly sealed off their family mansion and did not release any news.

But at least within a radius of thousands of miles around Rive Hedge City, various forces faintly know that the Gu Family is not to be trifled with.

The Gu Family is truly revered.

There are also forces like the Cloud Mountain Sect that directly give up resource points and come to apologize, which are not few in number.

But the Gu Family only arranges some manpower to handle miscellaneous matters for these resource points.

The real elites have not been mobilized.

After all, the harvest from the Jade Sovereign Secret Realm is incredibly abundant for the Gu Family.

Digesting this harvest and raising the overall strength of the Gu Family is the most crucial.

In addition, there is the batch of Spirit Pills refined by Gu Changqing.

The entire Gu Family has greatly soared in strength in this year!

First and foremost, it has stabilized the hearts of the entire Gu Family.

Several months ago, Gu Changqing went to the Jade Sovereign Secret Realm.

When he returned...

He directly helped Xuan Sovereign reshape her true body and assisted her in returning to the Divine Sovereign realm, directly adding a Divine Sovereign to the Gu Family!

And after that...

The growth of the members of the Gu Family has been particularly astonishing.

The most noticeable one is Gu Yuan, the family head, who has stepped into the Profound King Realm!

In addition, Bai Heng, who is a guest of the Gu Family, not only successfully consolidated his realm after refining the pill given to him by Gu Changqing, but also further advanced to the mid-stage of the Profound King, only one step away from the late stage of the Profound King.

However...

What truly amazed the Gu Family from top to bottom is the breakthroughs of Gu Yunxi and Gu Qingchen, these two little ones.

Gu Qingchen has reached the peak of Half King.

As for Gu Yunxi, the older sister, she has gone even further.

A few days ago, she triggered the Purple Thunder Heavenly Descent and further awakened the Purple Firmament Eclipse Thunder Body! Under the tempering of the Thunder Spirit Body, she directly stepped into the Profound King Realm.

Unfortunately, her mother, Jiang Lianxin, is currently only in the early stage of the Profound King!

"Boom!"

Just as the Gu Family was practicing with full enthusiasm...

In Gu Changqing's villa in the Gu Family...

Accompanied by a surge of majestic spiritual power fluctuations...

The entire Gu Family was boiling!

Such a majestic phenomenon...

Shook the entire Rive Hedge City and lasted for half a day before calming down.

And when the majestic spiritual light dissipated...

Gu Changqing's figure slowly walked out from within that deep light, and his aura had already stepped into the realm of Divine King!

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