The Sword God of the Universe
Chapter 738: The Furious Gu Wanquan

Chapter 738: Chapter 738: The Furious Gu Wanquan

Ghost Hand Guiyang announced in public that he had joined the Splendid Dojo, undoubtedly another piece of gripping news.

Gu Xianlun’s face had darkened as the bottom of a pot, his eyes fierce, the menacing light within them continuously flashing.

He really wanted to scold Guiyang right there and then but ultimately, he held it in. Guiyang had an astonishing number of followers; if he berated Guiyang there, it would be absolutely detrimental to the Gai Family.

The Longevity Pill Recipe, gone!

Guiyang had even joined the Splendid Dojo and became Jing Yan’s right-hand man.

Damn it!

"Something has changed, go and report quickly to the Ancestor. Guiyang lost to Jing Yan in the competition and has now confirmed his joining of the Splendid Dojo," Gu Xianlun instructed an Ancient Family Elder by his side.

"Yes... yes!" The face of this Ancient Family Elder turned pale, his expression somber as he left.

The Ancient Family Elder who had just left to pass the message hadn’t returned yet; that Elder had gone to see the Ancestor with good news. But now, he had to carry bad news instead. He seemed to already envision the infuriated appearance of Ancestor Gu Wanquan.

Naturally, this Elder didn’t wish to be the bearer of bad news either, but there was no choice, as Gu Xianlun had personally assigned him this task, he had to stiffen his nerves and convey the message to Ancestor Gu Wanquan.

Inside the tavern room.

"Good! Very good!" Gu Wanquan stood up, his face exhilarated upon receiving the news.

"So that Jing Yan brat is foolish, thinking he is someone significant? Daring to bet on alchemy with Guiyang Great Pill King and now losing the Longevity Pill Recipe, let’s see how he can continue to be smug!" The first Ancient Family Elder to pass the news said with a smug smile.

"Ancestor, should we prepare and consider how to use the Longevity Pill Recipe?"

"Our Gai Family has obtained this Pill Recipe, so we also need to find some reliable Pill Masters to refine it, we cannot let this recipe leak easily," Clan Leader Gu Jinlan conveyed to Gu Wanquan.

"Naturally, but there’s no rush. Let’s wait for Guiyang Great Pill King to bring the recipe over, and I’ll ask for his opinion. It would be best if Guiyang Great Pill King can refine the Longevity Pill for us; whatever materials are needed, our Gai Family will gather them with all our might," Gu Wanquan paced around the room with his hands behind his back.

"Mm, if Guiyang Great Pill King can personally refine the Longevity Pill, that would be ideal. Otherwise, if we left it to the Alchemy Dao Family to refine, I’m afraid much of the materials will be wasted, and the quality of the Elixir may be hard to assure," Gu Jinlan nodded profoundly.

The few of them casually discussed, filling the room with an air of joy.

"Ancestor! Ancestor!"

A hurried and somewhat panicked voice came from outside.

Another Ancient Family Elder quickly stepped in.

"Ancestor, there’s been a change," said the Elder, who had just rushed over from the Splendid Dojo, his head lowered, face pale, he continued.

"Guiyang Great Pill King lost to Jing Yan and has now announced his joining of the Splendid Dojo," the elder continued.

"What?"

"What did you say?"

"How could Ghost Hand Guiyang lose?"

"What exactly happened?"

Gu Wanquan and Gu Jinlan spoke in low voices to inquire.

"The Guiyang Great Pill King refined a batch of Heavenly Snow Elixirs, resulting in six pills, two of perfect quality and four of first-class quality," the elder said, trembling.

He feared that the Ancestor would become furious and slap him to death. Although he was an elder of the Ancient Family, he was facing the family Ancestor at this moment. If the Ancestor killed him with a slap, it would be done effortlessly. Who in the family would dare to question the actions of the Ancestor, Gu Wanquan?

"I’m already aware of this. With such results, how could he have lost to Jing Yan, that little bastard?" Gu Wanquan gritted his teeth.

"Jing Yan refined Heavenly Snow Elixirs, producing eight pills in a single batch, all reaching perfect quality," the elder’s voice grew lower and lower.

"Hmm?"

"Impossible!" Gu Wanquan roared, eyes bursting with sharp light, his entire aura explosively increasing, releasing a pressure that made everyone in the room unable to breathe.

"Ancestor, please calm down!" Gu Jinlan said in alarm.

At this moment, Gu Jinlan was also immensely shocked in his heart. Jing Yan had refined ninth-level elixir, producing eight perfectly crafted pills in one batch?

Was this meant to scare them to death?

Previously, their Ancient Family had already overestimated Jing Yan’s Alchemy Dao skills. Otherwise, they wouldn’t have sought out the Guiyang Great Pill King even after the Alchemy Dao Family, Li Family, had intervened. They were afraid that the Li Family would not be able to compete with Jing Yan.

But they had never expected that even the Guiyang Great Pill King would lose to Jing Yan, who had also announced joining the Splendid Dojo to become a follower of Jing Yan.

"Hmph!" a cold snort came from Gu Wanquan’s nostrils.

His expression remained very grim, but his aura had receded. Although he was extremely furious, murderous even, everyone in the room was a member of his own family. Would he really express his anger by killing family elders and the Clan Leader with a slap?

"Damned Gui Yang, has he forgotten how our Ancient Family treated him? If it wasn’t for our family, he would probably have died in the Despair Abyss by now! Now, he even dares to betray and join Jing Yan, that little bastard’s, Splendid Dojo?" said Gu Wanquan, his voice deep and incredibly suppressed.

No one in the room dared breathe heavily.

"Ancestor, discussing this now is useless. We need to consider acquiring Jing Yan’s Longevity Pill. We definitely can’t get the Longevity Pill Recipe for the time being unless we can capture Jing Yan and force him to reveal the recipe. Since we can’t get the recipe for now, we should settle for the next best thing and obtain the Longevity Pill," Gu Jinlan, as the Ancient Family Patriarch, had a very sharp way of thinking.

Despite being in a state of anger, he still managed to keep a clear head.

"Ancestor, if you could take one Longevity Pill, according to the rumors outside, it would extend your life by at least three hundred years..." Gu Jinlan stopped there, not continuing further.

"Hmm! Gui Yang, the old fool, is unreliable now. Hopefully, Mr. Tong Yue can help us retrieve the Longevity Pill," Gu Wanquan nodded.

"Mr. Tong Yue does have a bad temper!"

"And, Mr. Tong Yue’s strength is unmatched, even Saint Master Shen Chong can’t do anything about him. The best outcome would be if he becomes dissatisfied with Jing Yan during their negotiation, then Mr. Tong Yue, enraged, kills Jing Yan on the spot."

"The Splendid Dojo is not the Holy Palace, and Saint Master Shen Chong is not there either. Although the Holy Hall Masters are there, if Mr. Tong Yue can kill Jing Yan quickly, he can still leave at his leisure," Gu Jinlan sinisterly analysed.

The Ancient Family also wanted to have Tong Yue kill Jing Yan directly.

However, the Ancient Family could not command Tong Yue. This time, they only asked Tong Yue for help, which also came at a great cost. But whether to kill Jing Yan or not was not something the Ancient Family could instruct Tong Yue to do.

But Gu Jinlan and others understood Ton Yue’s personality; he was a demon who killed without blinking, a Great Demon who had once slaughtered an entire city single-handedly.

In Gu Jinlan’s view, it was very likely that Tong Yue would attack Jing Yan unless Jing Yan showed a respectful attitude; otherwise, a single wrong word could provoke Tong Yue’s killing intent.

"Jin Lan, you are right! If Mr. Tong Yue takes action to execute Jing Yan, that indeed would be the best outcome," Gu Wanquan’s eyes narrowed again as he looked at Gu Jinlan and said, "What do you think are the chances of a direct conflict between Tong Yue and Jing Yan?"