roccoschili Chapter 492 Putting on airs in front of me?
Chapter 492 Putting on airs in front of me?
Lin Chen didn't answer, but glanced at Lan Fenghuang.
Lan Fenghuang took a deep breath, stepped forward, her chest heaving slightly, and steadied her voice:
"My ancestors migrated from the Gu God Temple to the Eastern Region of Nanzhao and were the founders of the Nanzhao Holy Temple."
The temple has worshipped the Gu God for generations, and the holy maidens of each generation have made it their lifelong wish to return to their ancestral land.
My purpose in coming here is twofold: first, to acknowledge the ancestral roots of the temple; and second, to fulfill the last wishes of the successive holy women.
After speaking, Lan Fenghuang lowered her eyes slightly, her fingers still clenched inside her sleeve.
The square fell silent for a moment.
The temple master looked at Lan Fenghuang, his gaze lingering on her face for a moment before moving away.
The voice beneath the black robe remained as cold as ever, like shards of ice:
"The Gu God Palace is the ancestral home of all Gu cultivators on the Tianyuan Continent. As long as the conditions are met, they can be recognized as ancestors and return to the clan."
Blue Phoenix's eyes lit up, and the corners of her mouth just began to turn up...
But the Palace Master of the Gu God Palace changed the subject, his voice neither hurried nor slow:
"After recognizing your ancestors and returning to the clan, you cannot leave the Gu God Palace and must serve the Gu God for life. Are you willing?"
Blue Phoenix was stunned.
The change in expression on his face from "happy" to "stunned" took only a fraction of a second.
She turned to look at Lin Chen, her lips moved slightly, but she didn't say anything.
She was not afraid of death, not afraid of hardship, and not afraid to shoulder the entire temple alone.
But she didn't want to leave Lin Chen.
It's not because of dependence, but because of reluctance to part with it.
Lin Chen frowned slightly, took half a step forward, and shielded Lan Fenghuang behind him.
The Palace Master of the Gu God Temple watched Lin Chen's actions, his eyes behind the mask showing no expression.
"These are the rules of the Gu God Temple. They're not targeting you; they apply to everyone."
This rule has existed since the day the Gu God founded the sect; it doesn't matter who comes.
He added after saying that, "Including our own people."
Lin Chen turned and glanced at Lan Fenghuang.
Lan Fenghuang bit her lip, her fingers gripping the hem of her clothes until her knuckles turned white.
She didn't want to stay in the Gu God Temple, but returning to her ancestral home was a goal she had been instilled with since childhood.
After a moment of silence, Lan Fenghuang spoke, her voice trembling slightly: "Husband, I..."
"Shut up." Lin Chen interrupted her, his tone not harsh, but very decisive.
Blue Phoenix obediently shut up.
At this moment, the Palace Master of the Gu God Temple spoke again, this time with a hint of mockery in his voice:
"You don't need to do that. Your cultivation level is below that of a terrestrial immortal. According to the rules of the Gu God Palace, you don't even have the qualifications to acknowledge an ancestor."
Blue Phoenix's face paled slightly.
The Palace Master of the Gu God Palace spoke lightly, but his words were incredibly hurtful.
How many years did she spend repairing it? How much suffering did she endure?
She was exceptionally gifted from a young age and was regarded as the most outstanding saint of her generation.
With Lin Chen's help, he reached the peak of the Celestial Realm at the age of twenty, but he couldn't even reach the threshold.
Lan Fenghuang didn't speak, but her eyes reddened, for herself, and also for those generations of holy maidens and high priests who were still hoping for something before they died.
Just then—
"hehe."
Lin Chen laughed, his expression disdainful: "What qualifications do you have?"
Lin Chen's voice wasn't loud, but the air in the square seemed frozen.
It wasn't murderous intent, just pure oppression.
"Trying to impress me?"
The pupils of the Palace Master of the Gu God Palace contracted slightly.
The bodies of the seven elders tensed up simultaneously, like seven fully drawn strings.
They felt the pressure, like a mountain hanging over their heads.
The atmosphere froze instantly.
Lin Chen didn't make a move. He turned his head and glanced at Dugu Qiubai, a smirk playing on his lips.
"Old man, fuck her."
Without the slightest hesitation, Dugu Qiubai unleashed his sword intent, which solidified into a tangible white sword light and hurtled straight toward the Lord of the Gu God Palace.
fast.
So fast that it's invisible to the naked eye.
Ordinary cultivators would probably be gone without even knowing what happened.
But the temple master is not an ordinary cultivator.
She raised her hand, and a cloud of black mist flew out from her sleeve.
Countless black beetles, each the size of a fist, their shells gleaming with a ghostly green light, like moving eyeballs.
They gathered together and solidified into a shield in front of the temple master, completely impenetrable.
"clang--!"
The sword light struck the insect shield, producing a piercing metallic clang.
The beetles burst open, splattering green juice everywhere, but the next beetle immediately filled in, and the shield remained unmoved.
Dugu Qiubai's sword was blocked.
Dugu Qiubai's expression remained unchanged, but his brows furrowed slightly.
The Palace Master of the Gu God Palace twitched his fingers inside his sleeve.
A portion of the swarm separated, reorganized, and transformed, instantly becoming a black arrow that shot towards Dugu Qiubai with a "whoosh."
The speed was unbelievable.
Dugu Qiubai dodged to the side, but was still grazed on the shoulder.
"laugh--"
The robe was torn, revealing black lines on the exposed skin that spread out like tree roots.
The thing was alive, almost conscious, crawling up the skin and burrowing into the blood vessels.
Dugu Qiubai remained expressionless. He circulated his sword energy within his body and forced out the Gu poison.
Black, poisonous blood splattered from the wound, landing on the ground and hissing as it steamed.
His cultivation level was at the mid-stage of the Celestial Immortal realm.
The Lord of the Gu God Palace is at the peak of the Celestial Immortal realm.
It's far from perfect.
Moreover, the master of the Gu God Palace cultivates the bizarre Gu Dao, using Gu to defend against enemies, making him impossible to guard against.
Although Dugu Qiubai's sword was powerful, the Lord of the Gu God Palace was no pushover either.
After just one move, he was subtly at a disadvantage.
At this moment, Jian Shisan appeared next to Dugu Qiubai in a flash.
"Together?"
Dugu Qiubai ignored him.
Jian Shisan didn't care. He drew the Zhuxian Sword, and a crimson sword light shot into the sky.
Two sword cultivators, one wielding himself as a sword and the other holding a top-grade celestial weapon, attacked the palace master from the left and right.
The Lord of the Gu God Palace took a step back.
Two more wisps of black mist flew out from his sleeve—this time not beetles, but another kind.
Flying insects with transparent wings are much smaller in size, but much faster.
Instead of attacking, they flew around the Palace Master of the Gu God Temple, forming an impenetrable barrier.
When Dugu Qiubai's sword light slashed down, with a loud "boom," it only created ripples.
When Jian Shisan's Zhuxian Sword struck, it was the same.
At this moment, the seven Grand Elders made their move simultaneously.
They cultivate different kinds of Gu, and there are many different methods.
The first wasps were released, their stingers flashing with a ghostly blue light, clearly extremely venomous, and they swarmed over in a dense, buzzing swarm.
The second centipede released was blood-red. It was not large, but it was extremely fast. It slithered across the ground like streaks of red lightning, darting around wildly.
The third one was the most sinister, releasing transparent Gu worms that were almost invisible to the naked eye. One could only sense them wriggling in the air, making a faint "buzzing" sound that sent chills down one's spine.
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