At this time.
Luo Yu suddenly dismissed everyone around him, all the singing girls who served by his side stood up and left, followed by all other irrelevant individuals.
Seeing this, Chu Tianxiong's expression also became serious.
"According to the messages that have arrived, Divine Martial King's army has already occupied most of Dan Yang County, and at most, in one more year's time, the army will have taken the entire Dan Yang County.
By then, Divine Martial King's forces will surely set foot in Taishan County.
Now, as the Taixuan Dynasty's fate has ended, Divine Martial King, having raised an army for several years, already possesses three counties' lands, and in the future, it is very likely he will contend for the world and ascend to that supreme throne.
As long as we take down White Stone Dao first, once Divine Martial King's forces arrive, we will cooperate both from within and without, assisting the army to capture Guangyang Prefecture. When Divine Martial King rises to glory and ascends the throne, both you and I will have been instrumental in his ascent!"
Luo Yu's look was stern, and his words caused Chu Tianxiong's face to change slightly before he soon smiled.
"Being able to serve Divine Martial King is an honor for the Chu Family, just say the word on what you wish to do next, and I will have no second thoughts!"
"The following matter is simple: while dealing with the Qin Family, we will gradually nibble away at the other forces within White Stone Dao.
By the time Divine Martial King's forces arrive one day, I, Luo, will need White Stone Dao to have only the voice of the Iron Bone Gang."
"Then what about Heavenly Cloud Sect—"
"You need not worry about Heavenly Cloud Sect; Yun Changkong has already, like myself, pledged service to Divine Martial King."
Luo Yu smiled faintly.
Hearing this, Chu Tianxiong also felt relieved.
Subsequently,
Chu Tianxiong spoke again, "During this period, my Chu Family has also been gradually targeting the Gu Family, but the Gu Family seems unresponsive. Faced with the Chu Family's relentless pressure, Gu Family has yet to show any sign of resistance.
Could there be some issues with this?"
Mentioning the Gu Family, a hint of apprehension flickered in Chu Tianxiong's eyes.
He wasn't afraid of the Gu Family resisting, but rather feared the current silence from them, with no reaction whatsoever.
As they say,
A barking dog seldom bites.
The more silent the Gu Family remained, the more unsettled Chu Tianxiong felt.
Particularly since the strength of the Gu Family Master was unfathomable—in Chu Tianxiong's estimation, the opponent could very likely be a Mid-level Blood Refining, or even a Late Stage Blood Refining expert.
Luo Yu looked indifferent, "You needn't worry about the Gu Family; you just need to gradually devour the Gu Family. If Gu Qingfeng doesn't make a move, so be it. If he dares to take action, this gang leader will deal with him personally.
Anyone who delusionally thinks to confront Divine Martial King will not end well!"
Regarding the Gu Family.
Luo Yu never took them seriously.
He had initially sent someone to recruit the Gu Family, but they declined gracefully. In Luo Yu's opinion, the fate of the Gu Family had been sealed long ago.
Letting the Chu Family secretly nibble away at the Gu Family was due to the Iron Bone Gang currently being fully engaged in dealing with the Qin Family and temporarily unable to attend to other matters.
And another reason was
The Iron Bone Gang couldn't openly make a move against the Gu Family now.
After all, there were still quite a few forces in White Stone Dao that remained neutral, and if the Iron Bone Gang openly acted against the Gu Family, it might alarm other neutral forces and cause them to fall to the Qin Family's side.
That sort of situation
Was not what Luo Yu wished to see.
Having the Chu Family eat away at the Gu Family now was because the Iron Bone Gang had also suffered considerable losses in dealing with the Qin Family over the years and needed to plunder resources from elsewhere to replenish its own losses.
Once the issue with the Qin Family was truly resolved, it would be much easier for the Iron Bone Gang to turn back and deal with these forces.
Upon hearing this,
Chu Tianxiong felt a weight lifted from his heart.
With the backing of the Iron Bone Gang, the Gu Family's issue was no longer a concern.
Even if the strength of the Gu Family Master was formidable, he couldn't possibly be Luo Yu's match.
After all, the man before him had stepped into Ninth Layer Perfection many years ago, his strength unfathomable; within the whole of White Stone Dao, only the Qin Family's member could contend with him.
...
Upon receiving the orders of the Iron Bone Gang.
The Chu Family began to intensify its covert efforts to nibble away at the Gu Family's assets.
However,
From beginning to end, the Chu Family didn't truly act openly, only secretly inciting and cultivating others to target the Gu Family.
In doing so,
Even if the Gu Family took action, they couldn't possibly directly confront the Chu Family.
Even Chu Tianxiong secretly hoped that the Gu Family would lose patience and openly attack the Chu Family. If that happened, the Chu Family would have sufficient justification to ally with the Iron Bone Gang and directly move to exterminate the Gu Family.
A noble family with a Blood Refining Perfection expert must certainly control many resources.
If they could destroy the Gu Family, even if the Iron Bone Gang took the lion's share, the Chu Family would still gain considerable benefits.
However, to Chu Tianxiong's disappointment,
no matter how subtly the Chu Family pressured them, the Gu Family always ignored it, allowing their enterprises to be lost as if they saw nothing at all.
This feeling was like hitting cotton with a punch for Chu Tianxiong.
Yet,
since the Gu Family did not respond, the Chu Family could not directly attack the Gu Family either.
After all, there are some things that, once brought into the open, differ greatly from those done in secrecy.
Given the current situation on White Stone Dao, the Iron Bone Gang would not allow the Chu Family to openly attack the Gu Family.
On the other side,
the Gu Family.
Every day, Meng Peng would report the external situation and the problems the Gu Family was currently facing. Gu Qingfeng simply took note in silence, without any extra action.
But in his heart, he had long harbored the intent to kill the Chu Family.
It was just that the timing wasn't right, and Gu Qingfeng was merely practicing strategic patience.
During this month,
Gu Qingfeng had been practicing the Fiery Sun Divine Palm every day. The difficulty of cultivating the fourth layer of the Fiery Sun Divine Palm was greater, and even after a month, he remained at the Beginner stage of the fourth layer.
At the same time,
Gu Qingfeng also fully mobilized the Gu Family's resources to aid Gu Yang's breakthrough.
On this day,
Gu Qingfeng was practicing when the previously quiet information panel updated with new messages.
"Your offspring 'Gu Yang' has broken through to Refining Skin Realm Perfection!"
"Reward Upgrade Points*10!"
"Reward Blood Refining Pill*100!"
"Reward mid-level Martial Arts 'Heavenly Thunder Sword Skills'!"
...
"Finally!"
Gu Qingfeng looked at the text on the information panel, a rare smile appearing on his face.
After many years of waiting, Gu Yang had finally broken through to Refining Skin Perfection.
The rewards for this breakthrough of Gu Yang's were unprecedentedly generous.
Ten Upgrade Points.
One hundred Blood Refining Pills.
And a set of mid-level Martial Arts named Heavenly Thunder Sword Skills.
Without hesitation,
Gu Qingfeng immediately used the Upgrade Points to enhance the Fiery Sun Divine Palm.
...
"Spent 1 Upgrade Point!"
"Fiery Sun Divine Palm breaks through to Fifth Layer Perfection!"
...
"Spent 2 Upgrade Points!"
"Fiery Sun Divine Palm breaks through to Sixth Layer Perfection!"
...
"Breaking through..."
...
"Spent 2 Upgrade Points!"
"Fiery Sun Divine Palm breaks through to Ninth Layer Perfection!"
...
In just a short time,
Gu Qingfeng took the Fiery Sun Divine Palm from the Beginner stage of the fourth layer and directly upgraded it to the Ninth Layer Perfection.