Chapter 7: The Masters of the Gu Mi Family (Part 2)

By now, Luo Jie had already dealt with two masters from the fourth-tier altars. With his strength, defeating them was a piece of cake. He smiled and asked, “Need help?”
Guo Shier said loudly, “No!” He certainly didn’t want anyone’s help—he wanted to claim that person’s soul for himself. The old man Shuai was also ecstatic; having obtained the souls of two masters from the second-tier altars in a row filled him with excitement. These souls were different from those collected on the battlefield—those were messy and of poor quality. These ones were not only powerful but also pure. With a little purification, they could be turned into high-quality soul beads, which would be of great help not only to Guo Shier but also to him.
The old man Shuai was formed from soul energy and needed a constant supply of souls, so he had a keen interest in extracting others’ souls, craving more and more.
Luo Jie turned to assist Eagle Demon and Luo Zhan. He used a soul spell to freeze the professional from the second-tier altar in midair, causing great chaos in their soul. Seizing this opportunity, Eagle Demon and Luo Zhan slashed that person to pieces.
Chen Hong and Luo Weijie were stunned, watching as everyone effortlessly killed a group of altar-level masters—it was truly shocking.
Guo Shier used the Fixed Outline Pearl to quickly kill his opponent, extract their soul, and then fly back. The soul of the professional killed by Eagle Demon and Luo Zhan had already dissipated in the air. Although Gu Xi Bi captured a little of the soul, most of it had vanished. He said, “It’s a shame. You killed them too fast. Ah, master, please don’t compete with us for them.”
Luo Jie smiled and said, “That guy is about to explode the altar. If I don’t act quickly, those two won’t be able to hold on. Hehe.”
A moment later, Qi Nan Shan teleported back, grumbling, “That bastard is really slippery. He got away. Ah, if the old man had joined me, he wouldn’t have escaped… What a pity.” He looked disappointed—finding a professional from the sixth-tier altar wasn’t easy.
If he could kill that person, Qi Nan Shan would be confident enough to advance to the seventh-tier altar. He was just short of one more soul to make the breakthrough.
Luo Jie said, “It’s indeed a pity. That guy’s name is Mi Renjiu. Don’t worry, we’ll meet him again!”
Guo Shier nodded. “This time, the Gu Mi family must be severely weakened, with so many altar-level masters dead. Hehe, things have finally gotten serious…”
Suddenly, Luo Jie slapped his forehead and said, “Oh no…”
Guo Shier asked curiously, “What’s wrong?”

Everyone looked at Luo Jie curiously, wondering why he was upset. Luo Jie smiled bitterly and said, “We forgot to capture a prisoner again…”
Guo Shier immediately froze, and he couldn’t help but exclaim, “Damn, I forgot too! Ugh, we had such fun killing them—never thought we still needed to capture prisoners.”
Everyone burst into laughter. Eagle Demon said, “It’s fine if we didn’t catch any. There’s no need to be upset. I’m sure the Gu Mi family will send more people.”
Luo Jie shook his head. “They won’t send anyone. Either they won’t show up again, or if they do, they must be confident they can defeat us. Well, we still need to find a way to the Gu Mi Continent—that’s where the Gu Mi family’s stronghold is. Hehe, once we get there, even if the Gu Mi family doesn’t want to fight, they won’t be able to avoid it.”
Guo Shier said, “Right, to the Gu Mi Continent, where the Gu Mi family’s headquarters is—there’s where our real battlefield lies!”
Chen Hong said, “Grandpa Luo, Xiao Jie and I will head back to the Chenxiao Sect first.” She wisely suggested leaving. The two of them had already hindered the team’s progress, and they needed a sacrificial altar-level expert to protect them, which was detrimental to the battle.
Luo Jie nodded. “Okay, Shier, take them to Yuwu Town in the Chenxiao Sect. There are also some people who have been rescued there. Wait there; we’ll return.”
Guo Shier nodded. “That’s good. If you leave, we can act more freely.” He immediately activated the interdimensional talisman and said, “Xiao Hong, Xiao Jie, go ahead.”
Chen Hong said, “Be careful, Shier.” She took Luo Wei Jie’s hand, and the two stepped through the talisman portal, disappearing in an instant. Moments later, the portal faded away. With such a clearly defined teleportation location, Guo Shier didn’t need to escort them personally.
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Mi Renjiu barely managed to escape. Like a bird startled by a bowstring, even after escaping, he still took a hit from Qi Nanshan’s Soul Fire, leaving him dizzy. Fortunately, his strength was extremely formidable—he was after all a sixth-tier sacrificial altar professional with extraordinary resistance. After struggling to recover, he found his soul damaged, filling him with deep hatred. A damaged soul meant he could no longer advance in rank.
He sent countless message talismans to search for local professionals.
Mi Renjiu arrived in a small city, where many professionals quickly gathered. But he was devastated to find that not a single one of them was at the sacrificial altar level—everyone was below the rank of Great Sage. Under normal circumstances, it wouldn’t matter, but now he felt their skills were far too low to even compete with Guo Shier and the others.

After waiting for two days, Mi Renjiu became utterly desperate—none of the altar-level experts he had brought arrived. He understood that the core forces of these families might have been completely wiped out. A sense of chill overtook him; the enemy’s strength was too great, leaving him feeling powerless.

After gathering a large number of professionals, Mi Renjiu ordered a retreat. He needed to spread the news and get his family to assemble capable experts. He knew that unless they killed their opponents, his family was likely to perish. As the patriarch of the family, he was also one of its highest leaders.

Countless rune gates opened, and those sage masters and grand sage masters immediately headed to various continents to spread the news. Since they couldn’t use large teleportation arrays, these professionals had to travel continent by continent.

As the news spread, the entire Gu Mi family fell into extreme panic. For this mission, they needed at least high-level grand sage masters as their strongest fighters, with altar-level experts as their core forces. All high-level professionals from the various branch families were also included in the call for help.

Only after making these arrangements did Mi Renjiu leave that continent and head toward the Gu Mi continent. He had to return to the family’s core continent before his opponents.

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Guo Shier and the others used the large teleportation array in the square. Since they hadn’t captured any prisoners, they could choose any location to teleport to. After discussing it, they found a teleportation point that was used most frequently. According to Guo Shier, even if it wasn’t the Gu Mi continent, it would surely be an important city.

So they decided to go there first. Since they had no intention of doing anything good, they had no concerns. It didn’t matter if it wasn’t the Gu Mi continent—as long as it could cause trouble for the Gu Mi family, it was fine. They were all insane now.

When the teleportation array was activated, a huge rune gate opened. Guo Shier said, “Hopefully it’s the Gu Mi continent where the Gu Mi family is. Let’s see how lucky we are.” The group stepped into the large rune gate.

Not long after leaving, the large teleportation array began to emit intense rune light and bursts of sound. The Gu Mi family finally decided to shut down all large teleportation arrays, but their speed slowed slightly—Guo Shier and the others had already left that continent.

When Guo Shier stepped out of the rune gate, he was stunned. He cursed, “Damn it! This isn’t a continent—it’s a secret realm for cultivation!”

Luo Jie and the others also stepped out of the rune gate, all of them shocked. The rune gate behind them had turned into a speck of light and disappeared completely.

This is a secret realm for intermediate and low-level professionals to gain experience. From Guo Shier and the others’ perspective, it was obvious at a glance—once this talisman gate was opened, they arrived not in a city but in the wilderness, and it was a one-way teleportation. The Eagle Demon couldn’t help but laugh and said, “No wonder there are so many usage records…” Nan You let out a chuckling sound and said, “This… who said that… it must be a major transportation route, a transit city?” Guo Shier smiled bitterly and said, “It was me… damn it, I had long forgotten about places like secret realms for training. Sigh, I made a mistake.” But he knew in his heart that such a secret realm couldn’t trap them, as he had a Great Cross-Realm Talisman, so he didn’t need to worry. They weren’t very interested in this secret realm. It might be good for intermediate and low-level professionals, but for them, it was too basic and meaningless. Guo Shier began to examine his Great Cross-Realm Talisman. Although he had also obtained some coordinates of the continent where the Gu Mi family was located, he couldn’t figure out exactly where it was, so he could only pick one at random and try to get through first. At that moment, Guo Shier suddenly found a usable coordinate, and it was on a nearby continent. It was the coordinate left by Li Ran, the place he was supposed to go after advancing to Grand Sage. He was surprised and said, “How could it be on a nearby continent?” Luo Jie asked, “Which continent?”