Lin Fengxuan never dreamed that his teacher would suddenly attack him, without him even having the slightest defense.
Lowering his head, watching the bright red blood flow from his chest, his consciousness gradually blurred. The light in his pupils also dimmed.
With reluctance, he slowly collapsed.
"Don't resent your master, rest in peace!"
Gu Laoren withdrew his withered palm from Lin Fengxuan's body, then coldly whispered in his ear.
At this point, all he wanted was to survive.
"Miss Ji, I've killed this person for you. Will you be merciful?"
Gu Laoren slowly turned around, waved his hand, flinging all the blood from his palm, and then cupped his hands and said, "We actually have no enmity. Why must you make things difficult for me, young lady?"
This statement, on the surface, seemed reasonable.
After all, everything that had targeted Ji Hongying before had come solely from Lin Fengxuan.
It indeed seemed unrelated to him.
However, was it truly just like that?
Hearing Gu Laoren's words, Ji Hongying did not respond immediately. Instead, she looked at Lin Fengxuan, who lay bleeding in a pool of blood. The cold killing intent in her eyes gradually faded.
Who would have thought it would end like this?
A trace of complexity flickered in her gaze.
It was fleeting, and in the end, she shook her head and let out a soft sigh, "This... is also quite good!"
For Ji Hongying, whether Lin Fengxuan died by her hand was not important. What she truly cared about was whether the grievances between them could be completely resolved by his death.
And when Ji Hongying had harbored murderous intent towards Lin Fengxuan, everything had already been predetermined.
Lin Fengxuan's death was also an inevitable outcome.
Did it matter who killed him?
Retracting her gaze, Ji Hongying looked at Gu Laoren, her expression almost devoid of emotion, "You say we have no enmity?"
Although her voice was calm, it sent a chill down Gu Laoren's spine, and he felt an invisible pressure.
"Miss Ji! I had nothing to do with what that wicked disciple did before." Gu Laoren pushed all blame away and continued, "I merely taught him some gu-controlling techniques. What he did with them was beyond my control!"
"Heh heh heh! You certainly know how to shirk responsibility!"
Ji Hongying sneered and raised a jade-like finger, saying, "Answer me one question, and I will believe you are not involved!"
"Please... please ask!"
Gu Laoren held his breath, his heart pounding.
He, a cultivator at the Yuan Xin realm, was being oppressed by a young woman who had just stepped into the Shi Yuan realm. If this had happened before, he would have died before believing it.
He was drowning in this mess.
"Tell me, who gave Lin Fengxuan the gu worm he was preparing to control me with?"
Ji Hongying's cold voice made his eardrums ache.
At the same time, it was laced with killing intent.
"This... I..."
Hearing this, Gu Laoren's cloudy eyes nearly popped out of their sockets. He instinctively took a step back, not daring to meet Ji Hongying's gaze.
Such a special gu worm as the Soul Devouring Mushroom Gu, who else could have given it to Lin Fengxuan besides him, his master?
Didn't he just say that Lin Fengxuan's actions had nothing to do with him?
How could the Soul Devouring Mushroom Gu be explained? It was clearly intended to deal with Ji Hongying.
Sensing Ji Hongying's intensifying killing intent, Gu Laoren was terrified. He waved his sleeve, unleashing countless disgusting insects towards Ji Hongying.
As for himself, he immediately turned and fled without hesitation.
"Damn it!"
Gu Laoren was also extremely annoyed.
It seemed Lin Fengxuan's death had been in vain, as his efforts were not appreciated.
Looking at the swarm of black flying insects, Ji Hongying showed disdain. She took a single step forward, and wisps of pink energy surged from her body, transforming into myriad silken threads.
Under Ji Hongying's control, countless pink threads crisscrossed through the swarm of gu. In an instant, all the gu in the air became frenzied, tearing at their own companions.
The scene was bloody and bizarre.
Having done this, Ji Hongying ignored the gu worms that were slaughtering each other and looked towards Gu Laoren, who had just flown into the air, desperately trying to escape.
The latter also noticed her gaze.
"What the hell! What kind of elemental Shi Yuan energy is that? It's so terrifying!"
Gu Laoren was both shocked and terrified. Without further thought, he fled into the distance.
However, he had barely escaped ten meters when two elegant figures appeared before him.
One was graceful as water, her aura light and airy.
The other was lively as spring, her aura carrying a hint of ill omen.
It was Bai Qiushui and Nangong Qianyu.
"Whoa! Sister Qiushui! This old man's face is too scary, it looks like a bunch of smelly bugs crawled over it, it's so disgusting!"
Nangong Qianyu looked directly at Gu Laoren and was immediately repulsed by his pockmarked, black-spotted, and horrifying face.
Hearing her words, Gu Laoren's face seemed to darken further. He clenched his withered hand, his lungs practically exploding with anger.
"You two brats, if you don't want to die, get out of my way!"
As he spoke, Gu Laoren suddenly produced two black gu worms, each as large as a finger.
Their grotesque appearance and wriggling bodies made Nangong Qianyu's scalp tingle. She immediately hid behind Bai Qiushui, screaming, "Ah! Sister Qiushui! It's so disgusting! I don't want to look!"
"This girl..."
Bai Qiushui immediately covered her forehead, a look of helplessness and wry amusement on her face.
She knew Nangong Qianyu's strength well.
It was no exaggeration to say that if Nangong Qianyu unleashed her full power, the Gu Laoren before them would likely turn into dust.
"Alright! What are you doing!"
Bai Qiushui pulled Nangong Qianyu out from behind her and then pushed her forward, "I'll cover you, you go fight him!"
"Ah! No, Sister Qiushui, I'm scared!"
Nangong Qianyu looked at the wriggling flesh gu worms and repeatedly shook her head in fear.
But Bai Qiushui was right behind her, pushing her forward, and there was no escape.
Seeing this, Gu Laoren was utterly enraged. To be ignored like this was too much.
"You're courting death!"
He threw the two gu worms in his palm towards Nangong Qianyu, his expression contorting. "This is the Five Poison Gu. Its venom can corrode everything. You two ignorant brats, prepare to be reduced to skeletons! Hahaha,"
"Wh-what! Skeletons?"
This time, Nangong Qianyu's pretty face turned pale. Without hesitation, she unleashed all the power she possessed.
Boom!
A vast devouring force surged from her body.
In an instant, the world changed. The sky above seemed to be torn open by a divine punishment. Within the dark rift, the purest devouring force pulsed.
Nangong Qianyu had actually brought out the Devouring Space.
All surrounding energy was instantly sucked into the terrifying rift.
Gu Laoren numbly raised his head, his ears ringing:
"???"