After sending Changliu away, Gu Tianxing fell into deep thought. As a normal cultivator in the Xuancheng Dao Realm, without any cheats or systems, his strength would ultimately not be too outrageous. His cultivation and power growth were within the acceptable range for everyone.
Besides Lin Fan, there might be others like him. After all, the Three Thousand Dao Prefectures are vast, and especially those with systems, their strength could surpass his in just a few years.
"We can't be complacent. We must use all the family's resources to investigate any suspicious individuals. If they can't be used by me, they must be eliminated. Proceed with caution."
"Moreover, Lin Fan won't die so easily. As a Child of Fate, there will definitely be other variables. As long as his system remains with him, there will be unexpected events. This system can also be used through Yang Qingwan to assist me."
During this time, Gu Tianxing had already placed the Immortal-Chasing Seal on Lin Fan. Even if he wasn't in prison, he could monitor his movements at any time.
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Five days after he imprisoned Lin Fan, In a stable of the Gu Family's collateral branch, a dying young man suddenly trembled all over.
A look of confusion appeared in his eyes.
"Didn't I die?
I was killed by Immortal Chiyu, Immortal Fuyao, and that vile woman. How am I still alive?"
Suddenly, he realized he had no magic power, and his life force was rapidly fading.
He quickly regained his senses, and a green light flickered in his mind, resembling a ruler.
"The Hongmeng Ruler, it actually followed me here. Heaven hasn't abandoned me. With the Hongmeng Ruler, I will definitely return and kill those three bastards, especially that vile woman."
He immediately formed a strange spell technique, and his injuries began to gradually heal. Suddenly, he noticed the spiritual energy here was exceptionally dense.
"This place is in ruins, yet it has such rich spiritual power. It seems this world is extraordinary."
His mind suddenly throbbed with pain as the memories of this young man flooded in.
"The Gu Family? Collateral branch, this is a small family under the Gu Family, the Lin Family. A young master of the Lin Family, named Lin Youzhi, killed the original owner of this body. This person is called Xiao Han? The same name as me, what a coincidence.
This person's knowledge is limited, only knowing that the Lin Family is very powerful, with a Sage in the family. A Sage? What realm is that? I must understand the rules and cultivation progress of this world."
As he gradually recovered, there was movement nearby.
He immediately fell to the ground, pretending to be dead.
"This little bastard scared the young master's horse today, deserves to be executed."
"Looks like he's dead, we can throw him out."
Xiao Han was dragged on the ground by two strong men and taken outside the Lin Family. These two men gave him an extreme sense of danger, something he couldn't resist in his current state, so he didn't take any action.
When they dragged him to a wasteland mountain, a strong stench hit them from the front.
Xiao Han realized what this place was. The two men threw him down like a corpse, and after a while, he opened his eyes to check the surroundings.
Hundreds of corpses, both male and female, some reduced to skeletons. These were the victims of Lin Youzhi, the young master of the Lin Family. If he hadn't transmigrated here, the original Xiao Han would have been among them today.
"Such dense resentment power, just right. The Demon Codex I obtained from Immortal Moyuan's cave abode in my past life can be used here. I'll absorb this resentment power to enhance my strength, then make further plans."
As he sat down and began cultivating, the overwhelming resentment power was slowly absorbed by him. If an ordinary person used such a cultivation technique to absorb it, they would have lost control of their divine soul and gone mad long ago.
But he had the Hongmeng Ruler to purify all the negative effects.
His cultivation was also increasing at a terrifying speed.
After a night, as the sky began to lighten, he had absorbed most of the resentment power here, and his cultivation had advanced from Qi Refining to Foundation Establishment. If he absorbed all the resentment power here, he estimated he could reach the late stage of Foundation Establishment.
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As he was lost in his cultivation, a voice startled him awake.
"Resurrected from the dead? Are you still the original Xiao Han?" Gu Tianxing's eyes burned as he looked at Xiao Han meditating in the distance. Although the other only had Foundation Establishment strength, he didn't underestimate him at all. Until he was sure whether the other was a problem, he would go all out.
Xiao Han abruptly opened his eyes, shocked. Before him stood a man with a jade-like face, resembling an immortal. Such a person, even in his past life, he had seen only a few.
This person gave him an immense sense of crisis, even greater than when he was ambushed and killed by the three Immortal Lords in his past life.
Especially Gu Tianxing's half-lidded eyes, which seemed to see through everything about him, as if they knew he was an Immortal Lord who had transmigrated.
"Impossible, who is this person, so abrupt?" Xiao Han forced himself to calm down and slowly stood up. "My lord, I'm just a stable hand of the Lin Family. I nearly died yesterday and was lucky to survive today."
Gu Tianxing continued to scrutinize him, wondering if this person was a newly emerged protagonist template.
"What kind of template, let's test it. Protagonists aren't so easy to kill. If he dies, it's no loss. Better to kill ten thousand by mistake than let one go."
Gu Tianxing had already planted spies throughout the Gu Family's forces. Any anomaly would be reported to him immediately. Yesterday, he learned of a collateral branch servant who had resurrected in the mass grave and started cultivating there. He rushed over without delay.
With a thunderous sound, Gu Tianxing pressed down with a palm, the Sky-Covering Hand blocking out the sun and moon, plunging the area into darkness.
The attack hadn't even landed yet, but the momentum alone almost made Xiao Han explode. He shouted, and the Hongmeng Ruler in his mind emitted a halo, allowing him to withstand the pressure, but only just.
He didn't understand why this powerful young man suddenly attacked, and with such force. Did he see through his identity? Countless thoughts flashed through his mind.
But he had to survive now. He could see that this strike was intended to kill, not test.
"Finally regained some strength, must use it all."
He concentrated all his power into the Hongmeng Ruler, immediately forming a strange spell seal. This technique intrigued Gu Tianxing.
The spiritual power between heaven and earth frantically gathered towards Xiao Han.
Suddenly, a massive ruler shadow erupted behind him, colliding with Gu Tianxing's energy hand.
"A Supreme Treasure? And other inheritances? Indeed, another protagonist-like person," Gu Tianxing confirmed his thoughts.
After this strike, the ruler shadow enveloped Xiao Han and whisked him away at an incredibly fast speed, a hundred miles in a breath, making it difficult for Gu Tianxing to catch up.
"This person's situation is more like a reincarnated powerhouse. That ruler shadow couldn't have been acquired just now; it must have been brought over during reincarnation. It must be his Golden Finger, and this person is decisive and resourceful, definitely an old monster reincarnated."
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