Tie Family Clan Chief's Residence
Forbidden Land Secret Chamber
In this secret chamber, silence reigned, as if cut off from the world. Tie Xinjie's eyes widened, his face filled with astonishment as he looked at Tie Xueleng, urgently asking, "Xueleng, what exactly happened?"
Tie Xueleng stood there, his figure straight, his face as calm as ice, as if nothing could move him. He slowly spoke, his voice deep and steady: "This time I was too careless, and was actually schemed against by Celestial Crane Elder of the Immortal Crane Sect in Central Continent. I became his pawn, used by him to deal with Gu Yue Yi Dai."
Tie Xinjie frowned tightly, pressing on, "What about Gu Yue Yi Dai now?"
Tie Xueleng's expression darkened slightly, then he continued: "Gu Yue Yi Dai has already become a blood puppet zombie, and he also holds a Blood Sea True Inheritance. He should have been killed by Celestial Crane Elder, and the Blood Sea True Inheritance should have also fallen into the hands of the Immortal Crane Sect."
Tie Xinjie gasped, secretly alarmed. He continued to ask, "And you? How did you become like this?"
Tie Xueleng's tone remained calm as he explained: "Due to my internal injuries, and also being ambushed by the Blood Frenzy Gu, the Gu worms in my possession successively went out of control. At the last moment, I planted the Remove the Firewood from Under the Cauldron Gu and Demon Suppression Iron Lock Gu on Gu Yue Yi Dai. After that, I should have already been killed by Gu Yue Yi Dai."
Tie Xinjie's eyes widened, looking at Tie Xueleng in disbelief, and he shouted, "What? You were killed! Then how did you revive? And what's the situation with your savior?"
"When I woke up, the first thing I saw was Liu Chen standing in front of me. At that time, all the Gu worms on my body had been exhausted, so I naturally couldn't hide anything from him. The reason I was able to escape death must be because he used the Raise the Dead Gu on me. If not for this miraculous Gu, I would have probably already perished in the Yellow Springs. As for the other information afterward, I learned it all from Liu Chen, and its veracity is hard to determine," Tie Xueleng continued to calmly narrate the events.
When Tie Xinjie heard the words "Raise the Dead Gu," his expression changed slightly, clearly understanding the rarity of this Gu. He couldn't help but ask in confusion, "Raise the Dead Gu, this is an extremely rare and precious Gu! He actually spared no expense to use it on you, so what exactly is his purpose?"
Tie Xueleng shook his head, indicating that he also didn't know Liu Chen's true intentions. However, he then said: "But one thing I can be sure of is that he truly has no great interest in the Blood Sea True Inheritance. Moreover, I also noticed a very strange phenomenon: he seems particularly interested in our Tie Family, especially the Demon Suppression Tower, and he has a strange little habit."
At this point, Tie Xueleng paused, then mimicked Liu Chen's action, making a gesture of taking an item in front of Tie Xinjie.
"Then we'll test him with the Demon Suppression Tower. No matter how capable he is, once he enters the Demon Suppression Tower, he won't be able to cause any trouble," Tie Xinjie said confidently, as if he had absolute faith in the power of the Demon Suppression Tower.
He knew very well that this Demon Suppression Tower was no ordinary Gu House, but had been meticulously modified by countless generations of Tie Family Gu Masters, possessing supreme power to suppress Gu Masters.
As for the so-called "little habit," Tie Xinjie did not find any traces of it. He was quite confident in his observation and insight. Since he hadn't detected anything unusual, it meant that Liu Chen hadn't done anything suspicious in that regard.
However, Tie Xinjie was not worried that Liu Chen would have any ill intentions towards the Demon Suppression Tower.
After all, the Demon Suppression Tower's reputation was not unfounded. As long as Liu Chen entered it, he would be subjected to the powerful suppression of this Gu House. No matter how powerful a Demonic Path magnate he was, once he entered the Demon Suppression Tower, he would immediately be reduced to an ordinary Mortal, completely losing his former prestige.
"And this Gu, Liu Chen also gave it to me," Tie Xueleng suddenly interjected. He carefully took out the Gu from his in arms, the Image and Sound Recording Gu.
Tie Xueleng continued: "This Gu records the scene of Celestial Crane Elder of the Immortal Crane Sect massacring Gu Yue Village, but only the first half of the footage. Liu Chen said that he interrupted the latter half to prevent the Gu from dying."
"Oh?" Tie Xinjie's brows furrowed slightly upon hearing this. "He gave you this Gu too? That's quite a coincidence." The more he listened, the more he felt that Liu Chen was full of suspicious points, seeming to hide many unknown secrets.
Whether it was coincidentally saving Tie Xueleng or recording such a Rank Five level battle, it all raised suspicions.
"Then have you investigated his background?" Tie Xinjie stared intently at Tie Xueleng, seemingly attaching great importance to this question, and continued to press.
Tie Xueleng nodded slightly, answering in a steady tone: "To my knowledge, he claims to be a member of the Liu Family. However, due to a terrible beast tide, the Liu Family was annihilated, and he thus became displaced, wandering in the wilderness."
At this point, Tie Xueleng paused slightly, then continued: "However, perhaps by fate's grace, he accidentally obtained a Legacy in the wilderness. This Legacy had a huge impact on his cultivation path, causing his cultivation to advance by leaps and bounds."
"When his cultivation reached Third Rank, he came to Shang Clan City and rose to fame as the Flying Sword Cultivator," Tie Xueleng's voice revealed a hint of admiration, "And after that, he was even more fortunate to obtain the true Legacy of the Gentleman Sword, which also contained several precious Relic Gu."
"It was these Relic Gu that helped him break through the cultivation Bottleneck and successfully advance to the Rank Five realm," Tie Xueleng concluded.
After hearing Tie Xueleng's narration, Tie Xinjie couldn't help but secretly marvel. "To have successively acquired two Legacies, and even a true Legacy like the Gentleman Sword, no wonder he could possess Rank Five cultivation at such a young age." He pondered to himself, feeling even more that there was something fishy about it.
An ordinary Gu Master might not even encounter one Legacy in their entire life, yet Liu Chen was able to encounter two in succession, which was truly unbelievable.
"However, no matter what, he is ultimately your savior! Even if there are many suspicious points about him, we absolutely cannot treat him with the slightest disrespect. After all, our Tie Family has always treated people with courtesy; if we fail to do so, our Tie Family's reputation might suffer. Since I have bestowed upon him the purple-gold hero token, he is the most distinguished guest to our Tie Family. In a few days, we will take him to the Demon Suppression Tower to see just how capable he is," Tie Xinjie finally made his decision after careful consideration.
"Additionally, you should also go to the inner treasury and choose a set of Gu worms to restore your combat strength. Although your cultivation has fallen, your combat experience remains. I will find a way to help you restore your cultivation as soon as possible," Tie Xinjie continued, his words revealing his concern for Tie Xueleng.
"Hmm, the merits I've accumulated over these years should be enough for me to exchange for a suitable set of Gu worms. Moreover, this drop in my cultivation is not entirely a bad thing. At least, I no longer need to worry about suffering from poison backlash, and perhaps my combat strength is even greater than before," Tie Xueleng calmly analyzed his situation, clearly having a certain understanding and countermeasures for the current situation.
After another secret discussion, they finalized the subsequent plans before each departing. Tie Xueleng turned and walked towards the inner treasury, preparing to choose a set of Gu worms suitable for him