Chapter 179: Qiao Family Turns Face Faster Than Flipping a Book!

Gu Fan’s figure slowly emerged, smiling as he looked at the two.

“Still waiting for that crazy woman’s reinforcement?”

The Bai Family Old Ancestor casually tossed the head in his hand aside.

“You actually came to help the Qiao Family?”

The Xun Family Old Ancestor sensed something was wrong and quickly interjected:

“What can the Qiao Family offer you? Whatever it is, the three of us will give you double!”

“No, in fact, you could even replace the Qiao Family and the Dongye Family in Xuanguang City in the future. With the two of us plus you, we can dominate Xuanguang City together—wouldn’t that be better?”

“Hmm… that’s quite a tempting offer. Honestly, if I were a local, I might have accepted it.”

Gu Fan’s entire body began to glow softly as he smiled and said:

“Unfortunately, I’m just an outsider, so I’m not interested in your suggestion!”

The Qiao Family Old Ancestor slowly floated to Gu Fan’s side, and Gu Fan casually infused a stream of spiritual energy into his body.

At once, the almost depleted battle state was restored, granting renewed vigor.

The Bai and Xun Family Old Ancestors’ pupils contracted sharply. The Qiao Family Old Ancestor, who had been weakening, suddenly regained around ninety percent of his original strength!

Their fighting spirit vanished instantly, and they realized it wasn’t some antidote that restored the Qiao Family’s strength—it was this young man standing before them!

More importantly, how were they supposed to keep fighting now?

Gu Fan alone had the power to kill the Dongye Family Old Ancestor single-handedly. The Qiao Family Old Ancestor in his current state could easily suppress both of them simultaneously.

If this lasted a bit longer, he might even kill them both on his own.

Exchanging a glance, the two men fled toward the outskirts of the secret realm without hesitation.

Gu Fan chuckled and said:

“Senior wouldn’t expect me to give chase, would he? I’d say my task has been more than completed.”

The Qiao Family Old Ancestor looked amused. To single-handedly kill an Old Ancestor of the Solar Radiance Realm—even if the opponent’s condition had significantly declined—was a rare feat.

What was more astonishing was that from the beginning of the battle until now, not a single fluctuation of mysterious power had emanated from this youth. He relied solely on physical strength to fight.

A cultivator like this—while not completely unheard of—was exceedingly rare.

“You really don’t take any losses, do you? But those two Solar Radiance Realm early-stage cultivators with no fighting spirit—I can suppress them with a wave of my hand. Watch me, I’ll be right back!”

Gu Fan immediately cupped his hands with a smile and said:

“Then I shall await Senior’s good news.”

No sooner had he spoken than the Qiao Family Old Ancestor’s figure shot off in pursuit.

Gu Fan then turned to the Celestial Heart Realm cultivators still tangled in battle nearby and sighed.

“Too slow. I’ll handle this myself!”

With that, his figure flickered and he appeared in the middle of a four-person skirmish.

He grabbed one Qiao Family cultivator and flung him out of the battle, then blocked the other three’s attacks with a single palm.

“With the Celestial Heart Realm weakened to this degree, I’ve lost all interest in you.”

Before the three could retaliate, force surged from his palm.

In the next moment, their bodies went limp. Every part of them was crushed into pulp.

Then he reached out and pulled, extracting three transparent Living Souls which he swallowed in one gulp.

“Souls from outside really do have a different flavor…”

The Celestial Heart Realm Qiao Family cultivator who had been thrown out of the battle witnessed this scene and was instantly shaken, overwhelmed by terror.

This guy was actually devouring Living Souls!!

Gu Fan didn’t stop. He continued using the same method.

Against these Celestial Heart Realm cultivators who had lost half their strength and just gone through a fierce battle, Gu Fan dispatched them one punch at a time.

In fact, some of the remaining ones, seeing how brutally Gu Fan fought, simply gave up and fled toward the perimeter in desperation.

Gu Fan merely formed his fingers into a sword and slashed, sending out two sword auras formed from condensed Killing Aura, instantly slaying the fleeing cultivators.

In less than half an incense stick’s time, the remaining ten-plus cultivators of the three families were all slain on the spot, their Living Souls devoured.

Inside the arena, every cultivator who had fought against Gu Fan had their bodies smashed into pulp, dying in extremely gruesome fashion. The immense force had even burst their eyeballs, leaving only hollow sockets behind.

Gu Fan’s ruthless methods made even the Qiao Family cultivators too afraid to provoke him in the slightest.

After finishing off everyone, the Qiao Family Old Ancestor returned just in time, carrying two severed heads.

He casually tossed the heads onto the ground. Upon seeing them, everyone froze for a moment, then erupted into an ecstatic cheer.

The days of torment were finally over. The cultivators from the three families who had brought them nightmarish suffering were all slain on the spot!

“It’s finally over… Feels like I’m dreaming!”

“Haha, Old Ancestor is mighty! Patriarch is mighty! Young hero is mighty!”

“Let’s return to Xuanguang City and wipe out the remnants of the three families!”

The Qiao Family Old Ancestor’s eyes gleamed with determination. Although this ordeal was a close brush with disaster, the result had turned out to be remarkably advantageous!

Though many disciples had died, they had exchanged them for the lives of the three families’ Old Ancestors!

Now, as long as they exited the Secret Realm of White Luo Mountain and quickly recovered their strength, returning to Xuanguang City to claim the City Lord’s position was all but certain for the Qiao Family.

However, there was still a considerable threat to deal with before that…

Gu Fan slowly landed beside the Qiao Family Old Ancestor, glanced at the two heads rolling on the ground, and smiled. “With this, Senior’s task has been fully completed by this junior.”

“Hehe, young friend, you’re immensely powerful. Have you considered settling down in Xuanguang City?”

Gu Fan sneered upon hearing this:

“Senior shouldn’t play such probing games with me. A small place like Xuanguang City isn’t worthy of halting my steps. Your Qiao Family treats trash as treasure—don’t assume everyone wants to compete with you. There’s no need for that!”

Before the Qiao Family Old Ancestor could react, the Qiao Family Head was already displeased.

“Young hero, aren’t your words a bit too arrogant? Even if you helped us just now, that doesn’t give you the right to insult our Qiao Family!”

Gu Fan chuckled coldly, looking at the people before him with a trace of disdain.

As expected, the world of cultivation was this straightforward. One moment they were allies pursuing mutual benefit, and the next, they were guarding against one another.

The Qiao Family believed that with the three Old Ancestors gone, only Gu Fan remained as a threat to their claim to the City Lord’s seat.

But unfortunately for them, Gu Fan had absolutely no interest!

“The Qiao Family Head is right. So, the Qiao Family’s way of treating benefactors is to turn on them the moment they’re free?”

“Hehe, young friend, there’s no need to say that. You accepted the Qiao Family’s reward and fulfilled your duties—there’s no question of gratitude or not.”

Gu Fan burst into loud laughter after hearing this. So, the Qiao Family, one of the Four Major Families and the target of a joint attack, weren’t decent folk after all!

“Alright then, let’s call it a deal. Since the transaction is complete, everyone can go their own way. As for my future plans, they seem to have nothing to do with the Qiao Family, right?”

“Maybe I’ll stay in Xuanguang City for a bit, build a small force for fun. For example, since the three Old Ancestors died in the Secret Realm, maybe I’ll take over their leftover mess for fun?”

After saying that, Gu Fan looked provocatively at the Qiao Family Old Ancestor. The implication was clear—he just might go head-to-head with them. If they weren’t happy with that, they were welcome to try him now!

What a joke! Gu Fan wasn’t someone who could be manipulated at will!

He had just helped them achieve a turnaround, and now they wanted to question him? Who wouldn’t be angry in his shoes? Did they really think Gu Fan had a good temper?

Since that was the case, don’t blame Gu Fan for stirring things up.

At that moment, Gu Fan was even seriously considering whether he could use his ability to conceal aura by wrapping Mysterious Power in Spiritual Power to secretly slaughter the remaining Qiao Family members in the secret realm…

That way, with all four families’ Old Ancestors gone, he could ensure the Qiao Family’s destruction upon return.

Thus, Ruo Xi’s stay in the Qiao Family would be considered his mission accomplished.

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