224: An Age Without Saints! (Twenty-Three) (Please give a good review!)

"Great You..."

Gu Yun softly repeated the name, a ripple appearing in the depths of his calm eyes.

Li Shuang didn't notice his abnormality, her face still filled with reverence.

"It is rumored that the Great You Divine Lord acted with an iron fist and domineeringly, once making a vow in the Northern Plains."

"Within the Divine Dynasty's territory, demons are forbidden!"

"Only in the territory of Great You can our Human Race Mortals live like people, and possess the most basic dignity."

Speaking of this, Li Shuang's eyes were full of longing.

"All the old and young in the village dream of escaping to Great You."

"It's just... the journey is too far, and demons run rampant along the way. They... simply can't get there."

Gu Yun fell silent.

In the depths of his Sea of Consciousness, sealed memories resurfaced uncontrollably.

He seemed to see the youth who once followed behind him, somewhat gentle, somewhat kind, always calling out "Big Brother Jun."

That fool, whom he personally severed Karma with, yet didn't hesitate to sacrifice himself to fulfill him.

You Chen.

Just as Gu Yun's thoughts drifted, Li Shuang took a deep breath, as if having made a certain decision.

She heavily kowtowed to Gu Yun once more.

"Senior, this Junior has an impertinent request!"

"Although the 'Blood Wolf Tribe' nearby had a cavalry 隊 destroyed by Senior, their lair still has thousands of demons."

"If they are not eradicated, we will sooner or later face a dead end."

"This Junior implores Senior to act and eliminate this fiend for us! Give us... a way to survive!"

After speaking, Li Shuang added, her tone filled with deep worry.

"However, the Clan Chief of that Blood Wolf Tribe is a Grotto-Heaven Realm Demonic Ancestor, with extremely terrifying strength."

"Although Senior is strong, you are still young after all. This Junior doesn't want Senior to die in vain."

"Senior only needs to... only needs to escort us for a while, and this Junior will be eternally grateful."

As soon as her voice fell.

Gu Zhan, who had been standing silently behind Gu Yun like an iron tower, couldn't help but let out a disdainful sneer.

He looked at Li Shuang, a hint of pity in his eyes.

"Grotto-Heaven Realm?"

"You have no idea who is standing before you."

Li Shuang was stunned by the sneer, somewhat at a loss.

Gu Yun ignored Gu Zhan's words and didn't explain anything to Li Shuang.

He merely asked indifferently.

"Just point the way."

Li Shuang was greatly alarmed and quickly advised, "Senior, be careful! That is a Grotto-Heaven great demon..."

Gu Yun raised his hand, interrupting her.

His tone was as calm as if he were talking about breaking a branch by the roadside.

"Just Grotto-Heaven."

"Just slay it."

...The Blood Wolf Tribe's lair was situated in a valley perpetually shrouded in blood-red mist.

Demonic Qi soared to the heavens, and resentful Souls wailed.

Above the valley, space subtly warped.

Gu Yun and Gu Zhan's figures appeared out of thin air, floating brazenly above the camp where the Demonic Qi was densest.

The thousands of demons below were stunned at first.

After a brief silence, uproarious laughter erupted.

"Hahahaha! Two Human Race Cultivators? Are they lost?"

"Look at their tender skin and flesh, perfect for our snacks!"

Several Three Origins Realm wolf demons even scrambled to rush into the sky, wanting to devour this blood meal that had delivered itself to their doorstep.

Foul language was incessant.

Gu Yun remained expressionless, not even bothering to draw his sword.

He merely extended a hand and pressed it vaguely towards the giant valley below.

Buzz!

The Azure Heaven Indestructible Art was forcefully activated.

A terrifying, indestructible power, like the descent of a black hole, instantly enveloped the entire valley.

In an instant.

The laughter of the thousands of demons ceased abruptly.

Their faces still held the ferocity and greed of the previous second.

But their bodies, in the next second, began to disintegrate uncontrollably.

Flesh and blood, demonic cores, Divine Souls... the entire valley turned into a bloody vacuum.

"Roar! What rat dares to act presumptuously in my Blood Wolf Tribe!"

A furious roar came from an Immortal Cave deep within the valley.

A gigantic wolf Dharma Body, a hundred zhang tall and burning with blood-red demonic flames, shot into the sky.

The Grotto-Heaven Realm's pressure swept in all directions.

Its might was world-shaking.

However, Gu Yun merely glanced at it calmly.

Then he unleashed a sword strike.

That sword contained the strongest sword strike he had unleashed in his previous life as "Jun Yun" at his final moment.

Sever Self.

A formless, quality-less sword light, yet containing supreme Concept of annihilation, flashed and disappeared.

The hundred-zhang Dharma Body of that arrogant Grotto-Heaven wolf demon, which had just materialized, instantly froze.

The next moment.

It exploded with a bang.

It didn't even have time to utter a plea for mercy before turning into a sky full of blood mist, its body and Divine Soul utterly destroyed.

Gu Zhan, standing behind Gu Yun, his pupils suddenly constricted.

He gaped, his expression horrified.

Others couldn't understand, but he saw it clearly.

That sword... the Concept of that sword, that resolute and domineering force that could sever everything, even oneself... made his newly born Primordial Chaos War Body tremble from its very Soul.

How many secrets was his Master still hiding?

The battle ended too quickly, so quickly that it felt somewhat unreal.

Gu Yun didn't forget the strategy of "using war to support war."

He led Gu Zhan, who was still in shock, into the demon-empty valley and swept clean the Blood Wolf Tribe's treasury, which had accumulated for years.

Half an hour later.

The two returned to the dilapidated village.

Gu Yun casually tossed an enormous wolf head, still bearing the Grotto-Heaven Realm's pressure, onto the snow.

"The Blood Wolf Tribe has been exterminated."

Li Shuang and the surviving villagers looked at the head, larger than a house, too shocked to speak.

The gloom that had hung over them for years... was just casually wiped away?

After a brief stupor.

"Thump."

Li Shuang was the first to kneel, kowtowing heavily to Gu Yun, sobbing uncontrollably.

"Senior's great kindness, Li Shuang... will never forget!"

Behind her, hundreds of villagers also knelt down, their cries echoing.

Gu Yun paid no attention to this.

He looked at Li Shuang and spoke calmly.

"I'm leaving."

"My destination is the Great You Divine Dynasty."

Upon hearing this, Li Shuang suddenly looked up, her eyes filled with excitement.

Just as Gu Yun turned to leave.

A tender, tearful shout rang out from the crowd.

"Big Brother!"

It was the dirty little boy who had dared to swing a knife at the Yao Race earlier. He rushed out of the crowd, shouting with all his might at Gu Yun's retreating back.

"When... when can I be as strong as you?"

Gu Yun's steps halted.

He turned back, looking at the child with stubborn eyes and tear-streaked cheeks.

He seemed to see his past self.

And also, he seemed to see You Chen from back then.

The boy tightly clenched his fists, the flame of hope burning in his eyes.

Though his voice was tender, it was incredibly firm.

"That way, I can protect my sister! Protect the village!"

"And... I can kill demons!"