Heaven Slaying Blade

At this moment, Gu Dong had already come in from outside, raising his eyebrows with a mischievous smile at Gu Bingbing, "Dear sister, do you need your younger brother's help? Over at Canggu City... it's really not a good place. Outside there are the Shalan Bandits, inside there's the Iron Communication Array that has been established over countless years. You, as the City Lord, going there... you might just be a figurehead, afraid that you'll let down the family's expectations for you, hahaha!"

Gu Dong didn't use spiritual thoughts, but instead said these words out loud, with the rumbling voice audible to everyone up and down the Ancient God Mountain.

Many people's faces changed when they heard the four words "Shalan Bandits," showing expressions of terror.

The Tunnel has never been a true fairyland, nor a place of peace. There are simply too many powerful beings here.

Beings of the ancestral realm, though not everywhere, are definitely not considered giants.

The Tunnel is always unstable, with creatures from the Gray Land able to slip through the crevices at any time. In addition to these ancient great clans, there are also various forces in the Tunnel.

The Shalan Bandits are a force made up of rather dangerous beings. Compared to the various ugly dealings hidden under the dignified appearances of the ancient clans in the Tunnel, the Shalan Bandits are much more direct.

"We don't produce any cultivation resources; we are the movers of all cultivation resources."

This is the motto of the Shalan Bandits.

Arrogant, conceited, powerful, domineering, bloodthirsty. These are the labels of this force.

Such a force, theoretically, shouldn't be able to exist for long in a place like the Tunnel. If the ancient clans united, they would have wiped them out long ago. Not to mention the ancient clans, even a single ancient clan... like the Ancient God Family, if they wanted to destroy them, it wouldn't be too difficult.

But doing so would definitely result in great losses. No great clan wants to bear this loss, not even using those "gods" on the Investiture of the Gods would make them willing!

Using those gods to consume the creatures invading from the Gray Land is an unavoidable task, as they can't just watch their homeland get destroyed by Gray Land creatures.

However, the Shalan Bandits are different.

First, they never take the initiative to confront the ancient clans directly. Although they occasionally have a bit of friction with the ancient clans, like robbing some cultivation resources, they always act with moderation and never truly provoke the ancient clans.

Second, the Shalan Bandits are extremely familiar with the terrain in the Tunnel!

They belong to that type where if you take it seriously, they'll retreat; if you retreat, they'll come back.

With such a force, it is the great ancient clans themselves that ultimately suffer in the end.

In fact, there are quite a few forces like the Shalan Bandits in the entire Tunnel. But they all survive well, precisely because of this reason.

Small forces can't afford to provoke them, and large forces don't want to expend themselves on them.

The former City Lord of Canggu City was rumored to have an agreement with the Shalan Bandits, so for countless ages, the Shalan Bandits hardly invaded Canggu City.

But things are different now. The City Lord of Canggu City, due to numerous reasons such as corruption of incalculable cultivation resources and nepotism, was punished by the Ancient God Family. So the agreement with the Shalan Bandits naturally was nullified.

Now, in the eyes of the Shalan Bandits, Canggu City is just a big fat sheep!

Moreover, the former City Lord of Canggu City might bear a grudge against the successor of Canggu City's City Lord, deliberately leaving behind forces to open a backdoor for the Shalan Bandits, working together from the inside and outside—it couldn't be easier.

This kind of thing, in fact, could be figured out by anyone with a bit of brains. There was no need for Gu Dong to specifically remind her.

In fact, the information Gu Bingbing currently held was much more than this! The situation in Canggu City was many times more complicated than what Gu Dong said.

But these matters, she originally planned to handle one by one, gradually infiltrating them. She didn't intend for all her subordinates to know right now!

Therefore, after Gu Dong finished speaking, Gu Bingbing did not say "get lost" like she usually would with a cold face. Instead, she looked at Gu Dong expressionlessly, saying nothing, staring him down until Gu Dong felt uneasy.

"I say, Gu Bingbing... what do you want to do?" Gu Dong asked warily.

He was also a cultivator, extremely sensitive to the atmosphere, and instantly felt that something seemed off with Gu Bingbing today.

"Have you achieved your goal?" Gu Bingbing asked coldly.

"What do you mean? What goal do I have?" Gu Dong said while raising both hands, facing Gu Bingbing, and slowly stepping back, indicating he meant no harm.

"What do you mean? What goal do I have? Aren't you... well aware?" Gu Bingbing pressed on expressionlessly, following him out, then stared at Gu Dong with a cold face.

"I don't understand what you mean, sister. I do this for your own good, only wanting to help you. What are you trying to do?" Gu Dong had a wronged expression.

But Gu Bingbing didn't want to waste words with him any further, directly using her spiritual thoughts to give an order: "Capture Gu Dong for me!"

However, her spiritual thoughts were not targeted at the forty-eight people on the Investiture of the Gods, but at the subordinates the family had assigned to her. Among them were six ancestral realm cultivators, over thirty peak Great Saint Realm cultivators.

Yet after receiving this order, everyone... the six ancestral realm cultivators, along with those thirty or so peak Great Saint Realm cultivators, none of them moved!

Gu Bingbing's eyes were cold as she directly shouted, "Give this intruder a proper beating for trespassing into the Ancient God Mountain!"

This time, even including the forty-eight gods on the Investiture of the Gods, they all stood there dumbfounded looking at Gu Bingbing.

At this time, Gu Dong couldn't help but burst into laughter, "Hahaha, hahaha, sister, my dear sister, what are you trying to do? Want to beat me? This makes me laugh, hahaha, look, take a good look, who'll make a move?"

Gu Dong's expression turned cold as he looked at Gu Bingbing: "Gu Bingbing, I don't know who taught you to do this, but... remember! In front of me, Gu Dong... you will forever be nothing but a woman! Why should such an important item as the Edict of the Investiture of the Gods be in your hands? Who do you think you are? What qualifications do you have to manage it?"

"I command all... those who are mine, Gu Bingbing's, to immediately capture Gu Dong for me! Beat him up! As long as he isn't killed... I will take full responsibility for everything!" Gu Bingbing said with a cold voice, "If you're with me, start now!"

"I dare anyone to try!" Gu Dong shouted angrily.

At that moment, a figure appeared in front of Gu Dong instantly, faster than a flash of lightning, and delivered a slap!

This attack... was unbelievably fast!

It was so quick that Gu Dong had absolutely no ability to dodge. Even though he possessed cultivation of the ancestral realm, he couldn't evade such a blow!

Smack!

A sharp slap echoed.

Then, six figures, as if shadows, rushed over and launched an attack on Gu Dong.

Other beings from the Investiture of the Gods glanced at each other and directly joined in!

Their hearts were filled with tremendous rage, blazing anger that had never been extinguished!

This fury, they couldn't vent it on Gu Bingbing, but now, facing Gu Dong, they finally found a way to release it.

In almost the blink of an eye, Gu Dong was beaten beyond recognition!

The mighty cultivator of the ancestral realm was almost crippled in an instant!

Gu Bingbing almost spoke to stop it but restrained herself. She knew that if she intervened, even if she held the Edict of the Investiture of the Gods to control this group, she would utterly lose their loyalty!

These were people who once stood at the pinnacle of a world; they understood discretion!

This wasn't gambling, this was reality.

These people also indeed exercised caution; they truly had no intention of killing Gu Dong. They didn't even think of crippling him, but after one blow, Gu Dong was no longer recognizable.

Even with the most top-tier spiritual medicines, it would take one to two years before he could hope to get out of bed!

After one strike, the group withdrew. Then, each one erupted with a tremendous aura and stood behind Gu Bingbing.

Only at this moment did Gu Bingbing feel a sense of relief and liberation. She wanted to cry but held back.

Then, she looked at the six ancestral realm cultivators and over thirty Great Saint Realm peak cultivators allocated to her by the family.

Those people were still all bewildered, seemingly unaware of what had just occurred. Or perhaps, they were frightened.

Who was Gu Dong? He was the legitimate young master of the Ancient God Family!

And he was beaten by a group of "servants"? Almost crippled! Beaten so badly he's unrecognizable...

What is going on?

At this moment, their hearts were absolutely devoid of any thought of disobeying their master's orders. Because all along, although Gu Bingbing appeared quite assertive, in their minds, she was just a little girl.

What was there to be afraid of with such a young girl?

So, when they looked at Gu Bingbing now, there was even a hint of reproach in their eyes.

One of the ancestral realm cultivators couldn't help but speak: "Miss... how will you explain this to the master? How will you account to the family?"

"Yes, yes, Young Master Gu Dong... he was beaten like this, we will definitely be punished..."

"Miss, you were too reckless!"

"Are you gods brainless or what?" Someone bluntly vented their anger towards the monkeys.

Gu Bingbing's eyes were cold and silent.

This group gradually sensed something was amiss and all closed their mouths awkwardly.

"Get out!" Gu Bingbing's voice was cold, but not impulsive; it was a calm that reached freezing cold. She didn't waste a single extra word.

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The third night watch sent... phew, updating a bit late today, apologies.

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