I Inherited 5,000 Years of Family Property

Chapter 1860 - 1854: He Offered Too Much

"This is..."

Gu Cong, who considered himself somewhat knowledgeable, saw the attire on the people before him. They were undoubtedly wearing the uniforms of the Divine Profound Hall, one of the superpowers. Judging by the patterns and designs on their clothes, they were likely Elders of the Divine Profound Hall!

In order to lure Zhang Menglong out, they went to great lengths, even mobilizing so many Elders to take direct action. What exactly did Zhang Menglong do to provoke such an exaggerated response from the entire Divine Profound Hall? No matter how you think about it, this doesn’t seem very scientific!

For a moment, he was filled with curiosity about his son. How did he possess the capability to do this? Hadn’t he just joined the Sunset Sect? Moreover, he had just completed three years of intensive training not long ago. It’s been less than a month since he left seclusion, and already he stirred up such a big trouble within this short month?

"Xiao, did you offend the Divine Profound Hall?" Gu Cong couldn’t help but ask.

He had heard some rumors after the selection assessment ended, saying that Gu Xiao confronted an Elder from the Divine Profound Hall and put him in an awkward position, and even had a battle with a Core Disciple, gaining some advantage.

But just from these incidents, it shouldn’t warrant the entire Divine Profound Hall sending over fifty Elders to eliminate him, right?

"Oh, it’s nothing much," Zhang Menglong chuckled, "I just captured over ten thousand Core Disciples during a mission recently and demanded a huge ransom from them!"

"Captured over ten thousand Core Disciples?"

Gu Cong’s eyes widened. He understood the concept of a superpower’s Core Disciple. Each Core Disciple’s strength was mainly at the Ninth Grade or Peak of Divine Cultivation. In their Fourth Grade Empire, even finding someone at Fourth Grade Divine Cultivation was extremely difficult. Divine Cultivation at Peak was almost considered legendary to them.

Even in a Ninth Grade Empire, such individuals hold a very high social status.

And these people were from the Divine Profound Hall; even ordinary martial artists at Divine Peak would be no match for them. To capture over ten thousand such individuals and to extort from the Divine Profound Hall?

After hearing this, everyone couldn’t help but admire and utter a silent "impressive." It indeed was truly impressive! Only their young master, Gu Xiao, could pull off such a feat, right?

"Oh, there might be one more reason," Zhang Menglong added, "I acquired some items from the Ancient Cave Heaven that include the complete contents of all their Divine Profound Hall’s martial arts techniques, amendments, and decryption methods."

"No wonder!" Gu Cong nodded. Extorting the Divine Profound Hall wouldn’t make them so enraged, but if it were for this reason, then it makes sense. Anyone would be furious if someone possessing the means to crack their martial arts techniques was running around.

To have the capital one relies on for survival seized, there’s no way to continue like that!

"Xiao, this is truly a huge deal!" Gu Cong’s forehead was nearly drenched in sweat.

Fifty Elders, that’s fifty Dao Realm powerhouses! The Blood Demon Zhang Menglong just released was at the Peak of Divine Cultivation, and in the face of the Dao Realm, the Peak of Divine Cultivation is utterly powerless. How could Zhang Menglong alone deal with such figures?

"Xiao, you should go first. Although your father is useless, I can at least buy you one or two seconds. You take the Princess and leave first. Revenge is a dish best served cold; when you’re strong enough to confront the Divine Profound Hall, then avenge your father!"

Gu Cong had fully embodied a sense of facing death with equanimity, and even the entire Gu Family army followed suit, ready to make the ultimate sacrifice.

"What are you all doing!" Zhang Menglong couldn’t help but laugh, "Someone should go and prepare dinner first. Once we deal with these old men, we still need to eat. They’re just a bunch of stubborn old souls; what’s so hard to deal with? They can call in reinforcements, and I can’t? After all, I’m also in this line of business!"

"Ladies and gentlemen, if anyone has arrived, please show yourself!"

"Senior?" Gu Cong and the others started looking around. What’s going on? Did Gu Xiao also find reinforcements? Would people really be willing to offend the Divine Profound Hall for him?

Even those Elders felt a moment of panic, having all heard of Zhang Menglong’s cunning and extraordinary methods.

"Hahaha, Mr. Gu Xiao, we have been waiting for a long time!"

A middle-aged man in a blood-red robe emerged from the void; he was the Dao Realm powerhouse who had single-handedly destroyed the entire capital of the Snow Eagle Empire!

"You... Lord Hei Ming?" Gu Cong and the rest didn’t recognize him, but the Elders from the Divine Profound Hall instantly identified Lord Hei Ming.

Lord Hei Ming acted freely and was not bound by morality or worldly constraints, doing everything according to his own mood and preferences. Over the years, even if he hadn’t directly offended anyone from the Divine Profound Hall, he certainly had offended their affiliates.

For instance, in cities or empires he had massacred, some were under the Divine Profound Hall’s influence. Such actions were a direct challenge to the Divine Profound Hall.

Moreover, he had numerous clashes with the Divine Profound Hall’s disciples or Elders and even killed a few.

Of course, due to his unpredictable whereabouts and the fact he killed mostly insignificant people, they only issued a symbolic manhunt.

The most crucial fact was that Lord Hei Ming’s Fifth Grade Dao Realm status carried substantial weight, and even many superpower Sect Elders of the same realm weren’t his match. To truly go after Lord Hei Ming would result in costs a thousand times greater, with no necessity.

No one expected that this unrestrained Lord Hei Ming would be willing to act as Gu Xiao’s enforcer!

"Lord Hei Ming, our Divine Profound Hall has always and never interfered with you. We have continually tolerated your past actions. Why oppose us now?"

"Hahaha, I’ve had little interest in opposing you. Who doesn’t know your Divine Profound Hall is like sticky candy, impossible to shake off? I’m not afraid of you, but I do dislike trouble."

"Then why..."

"Young Master Gu Xiao promised that if I help him, he’ll refine a Dao Spiritual Pill for me. Surely you know the value of this, right?"

"Dao Spiritual Pill?" These three words caused the Divine Profound Hall members to gasp in awe.

They, of course, knew the value of a Dao Spiritual Pill. To Dao Realm powerhouses, it was a rare treasure. Consuming it significantly increases the chance of a breakthrough in a short time. Even if no breakthrough occurs, it provides new insights into one’s path, making it almost priceless.

Even the alchemists of the Divine Profound Hall lack the skill to refine it, and among the alchemy fanatics of the superpowers, none have been heard of possessing this skill.

"It’s not that I want to make trouble, but Young Master Gu Xiao’s offer was just too alluring!"