Li Zhiyi's "no" cry was heart-wrenching. He couldn't have developed such feelings without having several girlfriends.

This made Su Buzhe and others look over, wondering if the young master of the Sword Sect had gone crazy.

Indeed, he was on the verge of madness.

When Li Zhiyi lost the Demon Soul Refining Banner, he didn't want to bring it out again. But Gu Chi forced him to...

Once he got what he wanted, Gu Chi no longer played around with Li Zhiyi.

He didn't like to drag things out. He preferred quick and decisive battles.

In the next second...

An immense saintly aura erupted from Gu Chi, mixed with the power of the spoken word and the Dao, shooting straight into the sky. Above the heavens, it seemed as if a vortex was pulling the air, causing a gust of wind to blow, crazily absorbing the ubiquitous spiritual power between heaven and earth.

The pressure emitted was like a towering mountain, causing the many cultivators below to tremble and look up.

Gu Chi's long hair fluttered as he stood in mid-air. He tilted his head slightly, and the crown on his head seemed to sway and be blown by the wind. Underneath the pearl curtain, his pitch-black eyes faintly emitted a golden light. Amidst the flying dragon robe, Gu Chi held the Heavenly Decree in his mouth and thundered:

"As the emperor, it is my duty to maintain peace in the world. This seal gathers the righteousness of the human world and the laws of heaven and earth. It can exterminate demons, suppress evil, destroy saints, and shatter souls. Today, there are two people conspiring to rebel against the world. According to the heavenly laws, they can be questioned and sentenced in autumn. Behead them!"

As he finished speaking...

"Buzz!"

The sky lit up, and a huge seal appeared above Qihuang Terrace. Golden light overflowed, and the imperial might pressed down like the sky collapsing, causing the cultivators to almost lose their balance and kneel down. They inexplicably felt a sense of worship and wanted to bow down to the person who cast the seal.

At this moment, the Great Celestial felt his scalp tingling. The reflection of the seal in his eyes caused the wrinkles in the corners of his eyes and his heart to tremble. He must have been crazy before allowing Yin Shan and Xu Zibai to provoke Gu Chi.

The Great Celestial, who was also in the Transcendent Realm, knew very well that he had no chance of resisting this seal.

"Boom!"

The seal descended.

Huang Wan had already retreated, leaving only a cluster of true flames of the Spirit Phoenix to block Ling Zixiao's pursuit.

Li Zhiyi didn't even try to run because he knew he couldn't escape.

As the seal pressed down on his head, his and Ling Zixiao's bodies seemed unable to withstand the pressure. Like a sharp sword piercing through them, golden light burst out, and their flesh and blood melted along with it.

Li Zhiyi looked at Gu Chi with a face full of unwillingness, biting his bloody teeth. He left behind his final words in Northern Rivers.

"Gu Yuan, I will remember you!"

After speaking, his entire body shattered along with the seal, turning into golden light that dissipated between heaven and earth.

[Player "Deng Tianque" died, mission failed, remaining players: 64]

[Obtained old coin: 93]

Gu Chi naturally wouldn't forget to pick up the money.

The outcome was decided, and the Silver Armored Blade Guards stopped one after another.

Qihuang Terrace was in a mess, and many cultivators had died.

The Great Celestial no longer had any rebellious thoughts—at least not for now. As long as Gu Chi didn't take off this dragon robe, he wouldn't dare to make any rash moves. Fortunately, his butt was clean... At this moment, the Great Celestial truly felt a sense of surviving a disaster. He ordered the Silver Armored Blade Guards, "Arrest all those who colluded with the Sword Sect and imprison them for trial."

"Yes!"

The battle came to an end.

Gu Chi glanced at the Great Celestial, who quickly bowed, "Your Majesty."

Gu Chi said indifferently, "You used to call me the emperor, now you call me Your Majesty?"

The Great Celestial: "..."

"We'll settle the score when we get back."

Although he said that, at this point, Gu Chi was too lazy to care about the Demon-Hunting Bureau.

The instance was about to end, and it didn't matter who became the emperor. He couldn't control things that far away.

Even if he had to control it, it should be Luo Qingshu who did it. As a princess, Luo Qingshu knew more about the court than him.

For now, there was still some time left in the instance, so he would wait for her to gather spirit stones and reach the Transcendent Realm before dealing with it himself.

Gu Chi looked at the girl beside Mr. Liu. The girl nodded as if she knew what he was thinking.

As for whether she was Xia Ling or not...

Both of them tacitly didn't mention it again.

Gu Chi walked to Su Buzhe and the others, "Thank you all for your help this time."

Sheng Huoquan waved his hand and shook his big white beard, "No trouble. Punishing evil and promoting good is the duty of us righteous cultivators."

Gu Chi asked, "Really not troublesome?"

Sheng Huoquan replied, "Of course not."

"That's great," Gu Chi said, "Then please help me with one more thing."

Sheng Huoquan: "?"

Did you really take the polite words seriously?

Gu Chi didn't blush or skip a beat, "Have you all considered the matter of the geniuses from each sect last time?"

Everyone looked at each other and fell into silence.Sheng Huoquan asked, "How can we verify the truth of your words?"

Gu Chi replied, "It's hard to prove, but it can prevent the casualties of disciples from other sects."

Wang Dian asked, "What if we mistakenly kill the innocent?"

Gu Chi shook his head, "There's no such possibility."

And so,

In the following days,

When the Gentleman's Pavilion's newsletter was released, the martial arts world of Northern Rivers was shocked.

In the past, the newsletter mostly contained trivial matters, with interesting gossip being the majority. Items that could be considered major events were few and far between, sometimes not appearing for a month or two. But in recent days, there were unexpected events revealed every day, with the word "shock" occupying nearly half of the newsletter.

"Shock! Sword Sect's Sect Master Ling Zixiao feigns retreat, impersonates the Emperor, and even rebels with Young Master Li Zhiyi!"

"Shock again! The Emperor strikes with anger, suppressing the rebels with the might of the Great Emperor, his cultivation has reached the heavens!"

"Triple shock! The Emperor enlightens through battle, wishes to break through again, and passes the throne to Princess Luo Qingshu, the coronation ceremony to be held soon!"

"Earth-shattering! All major sect masters retreat, former disciples of the Emperor are expelled from their sects, the reason is..."

One major event after another unfolded over time, bringing new vitality to the martial arts world of Northern Rivers, creating a lively scene.

As the saying goes, a new emperor brings a new era.

Transcendent Realm cultivators consecutively ascend to sainthood, and large spirit veins emerge, all of which are good proof of this point -

Northern Rivers is stepping into a more prosperous era of cultivation.

Whether they were commoners or cultivators, they all felt a promising future for themselves amidst the astonishment.

Except for Lu Sanping.

Because he was also one of the disciples who were expelled from the sect.

Upon hearing about the emergence of the spirit vein, Lu Sanping specifically timed his return to Drunken Immortal Valley when he estimated that the spirit stones were relatively abundant, intending to boost his cultivation. However, as soon as he entered, he was driven out by the elder and was told that he had been personally removed from the disciple roster by the sect master for being too beautiful.

Lu Sanping: "?"

I'm beautiful?

You can lie to me, but don't lie to yourself.

Obviously, this was just an excuse.

But the problem was, he didn't offend the sect master, did he?

When you're just trying to make great content at bit.ly/3iBfjkV.

Could it be that he licked too hard before, and now it's backfiring?

Lu Sanping thought left and right but couldn't figure it out. It was only after reading the newsletter that he understood that he was not the only one who had this experience.

Someone was targeting them, the players!

Without thinking, Lu Sanping knew who this person was.

Although the martial arts world was vast, there were only a few saints. The person who had the ability and the reason to persuade the sect masters to do this, who else could it be but Gu Chi?

...