12: The swordsmanship of a sword immortal?

Regarding the four people following him, Gu Yuan only gave a subtle, calm smile.

He had already discovered them through the Detector as soon as they started following.

Well, this was the power of a Detector produced by the System.

Can you believe those four people were even marked with red dots on the Detector?

I wonder if absorbing the spiritual power from a Cultivator's body after death will bring me an even greater boost?

Gu Yuan chuckled, unable to help feeling a bit curious.

Actually, while cultivating the Great Freedom Heaven Derivation Method, Gu Yuan had already thought of this.

However, since he wasn't an Evil Cultivator and wouldn't kill people indiscriminately, he had never verified it.

But now, heh, haven't ready-made test subjects delivered themselves to his door?

Gu Yuan really wanted to thank them for this.

Dongfang Yingxue, in the shadows, naturally noticed what was happening.

However, she wasn't very worried; after all, Gu Yuan's expression was quite relaxed.

Moreover, he should have also noticed the signs of the four people trailing him.

Based on her understanding of him, once this Rebellious Disciple showed that sly look on his face, it meant someone was about to have a run of bad luck.

Dongfang Yingxue wore a faint smile.

She was full of interest in how Gu Yuan would face four opponents alone.

After all, at the upcoming Qiong Yue Grand Assembly, Gu Yuan's identity as the Young Sect Master would be officially announced.

At that time, many people would surely want to challenge him.

Using this opportunity now, she could see Gu Yuan's true depth.

But... thinking of the Qiong Yue Grand Assembly, a blush appeared on Dongfang Yingxue's pretty face, and her lips unconsciously pursed slightly.

This Rebellious Disciple, how is his head filled with such outrageous ideas... Hmph~

...Hmm, this is the place... Gu Yuan saw a Rank 6 Magical Beast resting ahead.

It was a Demonic Frog that seemed extremely good at concealment, currently fast asleep.

If not for the bright red dot marked on the Detector, Gu Yuan probably wouldn't have noticed it.

But this was fine too; Gu Yuan quietly glanced at the four people behind him.

It seemed they couldn't hold back anymore; Gu Yuan revealed a smile.

Just as the four were about to swarm him, Gu Yuan slashed a strand of Sword Qi at the Demonic Frog.

Then he crushed an Invisibility Talisman, and in the next instant, his figure vanished from the spot.

"Kid, die! Huh...? Where is he?"

The four had just attacked, only to find that Gu Yuan's figure had already disappeared.

They looked at each other, somewhat bewildered.

"Ah...!"

Before they could react, the Demonic Frog awakened by Gu Yuan had already come to.

Its crimson eyeballs were exceptionally creepy; it extended its long tongue and stuck it directly onto the woman.

In almost an instant, the woman was successfully ambushed by the Demonic Frog and swallowed whole.

"Damn it, why is there a Rank 6 Magical Beast here? Wait, this seems to be a Rank 6 Peak beast!"

The middle-aged man shouted, then swung his sword to block another sudden attack from the Demonic Frog.

"Big brother, let's kill it! Damn it, it dared to kill Little Sister!"

Another man said hatefully, also swinging his blade at it.

As for Gu Yuan, he was watching the show from the sidelines.

He just felt it was a bit of a pity when he saw the woman swallowed by the Demonic Frog.

That was all my experience points!

The battle didn't last long; after all, the middle-aged man and the others were at the God Summoning Realm.

And having spent years in the Immortal Burial Cave, their combat experience was extremely rich.

With the three working together, the Demonic Frog soon fell.

"Pah, damn it, is today just bad luck? How did we run into this ambushing beast?"

The middle-aged man spat, speaking with great irritation.

But before they could speak, Gu Yuan suddenly appeared, his long sword flashing across the man's throat at high speed.

"You..."

The middle-aged man had just been through a brutal fight; with his guard down, he never expected an ambush.

By the time he reacted, he had already collapsed.

Gu Yuan's strikes were always fatal in one hit.

Then, before the other two could react, Gu Yuan swung his long sword horizontally, sending two strands of Sword Qi directly at them.

The Sword Qi was like a rainbow; the two had no time to block and were instantly killed on the spot by Gu Yuan.

"Hmm... the sword arts she taught me are indeed useful."

Gu Yuan withdrew his sword, his expression dazed for a moment before he chuckled softly.

Then Gu Yuan skillfully began looting the bodies. Eh, why am I so practiced at this?

These people likely spent years in the Immortal Burial Cave committing murder and robbery.

The resources in their storage rings were actually quite substantial.

After finishing his looting, Gu Yuan looked coldly at the corpses on the ground.

Hmph, they truly deserved to die; I've considered this as ridding the world of a menace.

Gu Yuan shook his head and activated the Great Freedom Heaven Derivation Method; after a moment, several strands of spiritual power drifted from their bodies.

But unlike the white color from before, the spiritual power of these people was green.

Gu Yuan frowned slightly; perhaps the color of the spiritual power depended on the strength of the source?

After absorbing the spiritual power, Gu Yuan let out a soft sigh of relief.

His hypothesis was indeed correct; it was still effective when used on Cultivators.

And these few people actually pushed his cultivation directly to the eighth stage of the God Summoning Realm.

This was much more efficient than the many low-level Magical Beasts he had killed recently.

Gu Yuan broke into a smile.

As a Cultivator of my generation, I should take it upon myself to slay demons and eliminate evil.

From now on, Gu Yuan planned to take on the task of killing any Demon Race or Evil Cultivators.

Well, with great power comes great responsibility.

Gu Yuan happily approached the Demonic Frog and continued to absorb its spiritual power.

Hmm... what a Rank 6 beast provides isn't small either; contentment brings happiness.

Gu Yuan was already very satisfied with this.

"This fellow is quite practiced at killing with a borrowed knife."

In the distance, Dongfang Yingxue couldn't help but smile.

But then, a look of doubt flashed across her face.

If she hadn't seen wrongly just now, the sword art Gu Yuan used seemed to be... Dongfang Yingxue pursed her lips.

The sword arts of the Liyue Sword Sect—how did Gu Yuan learn them?

Moreover... those sword arts seemed to have a bit of the Sword Immortal's flair.

It seems this Rebellious Disciple is hiding quite a lot from me.

Thinking of this, Dongfang Yingxue couldn't help but let out a soft hmph.

This Rebellious Disciple, when in front of her, uses all sorts of sweet talk to coax her.

Yet he's keeping so many things from her.

As expected, what she thought from the beginning was right.

A Rebellious Disciple... should be properly disciplined!

I've still been too gentle with him.

A hint of annoyance flashed in Dongfang Yingxue's beautiful eyes.

At this moment, Gu Yuan's body suddenly shuddered, and he looked around in confusion.

What on earth? Why do I feel like I'm being watched...?

Hmm... just an illusion?