novelraw Chapter 281 : Gu Fan’s Old Profession
Chapter 281 : Gu Fan’s Old Profession
Chapter 281: Gu Fan’s Old Profession!
This time, however, He Qing hurriedly waved his hand with a wry smile and said:
“I’m not certain about this claim. Wasn’t it you, Junior Brother Gu, who mentioned something unusual?”
“As far as I know, the most recent anomaly within the Sacred Domain is this matter. And the Heavenly Demon Clan infiltrating the Destiny Continent should be considered quite a rare occurrence.”
At these words, everyone fell silent.
Gu Fan was not certain whether it was related to this matter, but just obtaining this information was already a significant gain.
“Speculating on the cause is useless. No matter what the final reward of this trial is, the task will definitely not be simple. I’m even thinking that perhaps we should all just give up.”
“You talk about giving up, but others may not be willing to let you go. Don’t forget, the reward is related to the Unity Realm! None of us are fools—we all know the task behind it must be extremely difficult. But who can bear to give up a Unity Realm reward?”
At this point, Senior Brother let out a sigh:
“We’ll just take it one step at a time. Everyone should try their best to ensure their own safety. If there’s danger, crush your token immediately and withdraw from the trial.”
“Still, the price for this trial has been truly steep. In the past, even in the grand tournament battles, it was rare for anyone to be severely injured. This time, although there’s an option to withdraw, many disciples have still been killed.”
Xia Yanhua also spoke with some emotion:
“Just now, I saw two people from Illusory Sea City die. They didn’t have time to withdraw and were killed on the spot.”
“Perhaps this is also a form of screening—those who survive are destined to be the ones the sect will focus on cultivating in the future.”
At this time, Cang Ya said:
“The Sacred Domain has been peaceful for too many years. Although competition within the major sects is fierce, how many true life-and-death battles have we had? I think this also has its benefits. If we go to war with the Destiny Continent in the future, at least we’ll have real combat experience.”
Those words were not false—cultivators who lived too comfortably would never forge true combat strength.
This was also why everyone had been surprised when Gu Fan struck to kill without hesitation.
Within the sect, although competition existed, everyone knew no one would actually kill. But a life-and-death battle was completely different.
If Gu Fan had not acted decisively and directly killed, they might have been entangled for who knew how long.
“Alright, let’s discuss our next move.”
At this time, Senior Brother deliberately steered the topic to what lay ahead.
Nan Xuanrou gave a cold snort and said:
“We won’t provoke trouble, but we’re not afraid of it either. Those are the Great Elder’s words, and I believe this is also his advice to us.”
“I think so too. Now that we’re already in the trial, even if we don’t kill, others won’t let us go.”
Xia Yanhua also spoke up:
“That’s right, I agree as well. We can’t be softhearted anymore.”
Hearing the group’s discussion, Gu Fan was momentarily speechless.
These people were still too narrow-minded—actually thinking they would only kill if someone provoked them first.
According to his old habits, this was precisely the time to take the initiative!
Thinking this, he felt it was time to show off his old profession. He immediately coughed lightly and said:
“I have a better suggestion.”
When everyone looked at him, Gu Fan smiled and said:
“If we only act passively, mistakes will happen sooner or later. We can’t always be out in the open while the enemy hides in the shadows. If they launch a sneak attack and we can’t react in time, it might be the end for us.”
Hearing this, Senior Brother frowned slightly, as if he already guessed what Gu Fan was about to say next.
“In my opinion, we should take the initiative—strike first to gain the upper hand. If we eliminate everyone else, then in a sense, isn’t that guaranteeing our own safety?”
At this point, He Qing hesitated and said:
“Wouldn’t that be going too far…?”
Gu Fan cursed inwardly at his saintly act. When others wanted to kill you, they wouldn’t think it was “too far.”
He immediately countered: “Why would protecting our own safety be considered going too far?”
“Besides, if we act, we can still give them a chance to surrender and withdraw. If it were others, they might not be so kind. In other words, we’d actually be helping them recognize their own strength—and keep their lives intact.”
Hearing this, He Qing felt a strange, indescribable sensation, but could not find any reason to refute it.
Instead, Nan Xuanrou’s eyes lit up as she said:
“That makes sense! If these people were found by someone else, they might be killed outright. If they’re defeated by us, at least we can give them a chance to withdraw. This is indeed saving them!”
Xia Yanhua pressed a hand to her forehead, feeling a bit worried about Nan Xuanrou’s intelligence.
At this moment, Senior Brother looked at Gu Fan and said:
“Then what plan does Junior Brother Gu have in mind?”
Gu Fan snapped his fingers and said with a smile:
“Simple—set up a trap to lure all the nearby disciples here, and then take them all down in one sweep.”
“That way, we don’t have to hunt them one by one, which is both troublesome and time-consuming!”
“When the time comes, we’ll give them a choice—hand over all their storage pouches, then crush their token and withdraw on their own. Of course, if they stubbornly resist, then we’ll have to act.”
Everyone gasped sharply.
Gu Fan not only intended to take their battle achievements, but also plunder their storage pouches!
One had to know—a cultivator’s storage pouch was practically their lifetime’s wealth. Losing it meant all their accumulated resources would have to be built from scratch.
Future cultivation would become much harder.
At this moment, Senior Brother paused and said:
“If the numbers are too great, we might not be able to handle them and instead put ourselves in danger.”
Gu Fan had long anticipated this. He raised his hand, and a sphere of black killing aura formed in his palm.
He then poured both spiritual power and mysterious power into it simultaneously.
A smile tugged at Gu Fan’s lips—back when he was only at the Divine Moon Realm, this thing had forced two Celestial Heart Realm experts to join forces just to neutralize it.
Now, at the Solar Radiance Realm, if he unleashed it with full force, he could probably even threaten a bigwig at the Five Decays Realm.
What’s more, with his current strength, he no longer needed the specially-made metal shell—just wrapping it in killing aura was enough, making it far more responsive to his control.
As he kept pouring both forces into it, an indescribable sense of mortal danger instantly settled over everyone present.
“Stop! Stop at once!”
Senior Brother barked sharply, his face filled with terror.
At such close range, he could clearly feel the horrifying threat contained within.
If this exploded, no one here would escape—they would all die!
Seeing this, Gu Fan stopped injecting power and immediately withdrew both forces. The dangerous aura gradually faded.
“How about it? As long as we lure them in, I can use this move to intimidate everyone. They wouldn’t dare refuse to submit.”
Senior Brother swallowed hard, still shaken.
After a long pause, he finally said:
“For now, it seems feasible… I’m just worried about whether you can control this move stably.”
Gu Fan patted his chest confidently and said:
“Don’t worry, I’ve used this move several times without any issues—it will never harm our own people!”
After he spoke, the other six looked at one another.
Nan Xuanrou was the first to raise her hand and say:
“I think it’s doable!”
Xia Yanhua cursed inwardly at her lovestruck and useless brain.
She then looked toward Senior Brother.
Seeing that no one voiced strong opposition, Senior Brother hesitated, then tentatively said:
“Then… shall we give it a try? If it really works, we’ll keep going. If it’s too dangerous, we’ll drop it.”
Hearing this, everyone nodded in agreement.
“Then let’s try it!”
Gu Fan’s lips curled upward.
The flock of “sheep” from Immortal Ai Sect had been smoothly persuaded by him.
Next came the proper cleanup of the Sacred Domain.
If they could kill a few more prodigies this time, the threat these people posed to the Destiny Continent would be that much smaller!