Stronger by Killing

Ji Fu hurriedly said, "Marquis, you’ve misunderstood. The three devoted are worried about the White Lotus Celestial Mother escaping, so they entered the city first. They know the Marquis is invincible, how dare they interfere in your battle?"

"Humph, ridiculous," Gu Zhan angrily said, "The White Lotus Celestial Mother is the master of the White Lotus Three Saints, at least a hundred seventy or eighty years old, is she worth three Land Immortals to besiege? When it came to the gate-crashing, not one raised a hand, yet they scramble for credit faster than anyone!"

Ji Fu wanted to say something,

Gu Zhan directly waved his hand and said, "Enough, let them seize credit if they wish. Today, I alone have besieged the gate and slain Xuan Sheng and Miao Saint of the White Lotus Three Saints. No one can rob me of these credits!"

Gu Zhan pointed at the pile of rubble by the courtyard wall, saying, "Miao Saint’s corpse is in there!"

After saying that, Gu Zhan snorted, heading towards Nangong Weiyang. He had just taken two steps when his body suddenly staggered. Fortunately, Nangong Weiyang was quick and supported him.

"Go!"

With a sullen face, Gu Zhan shook off Nangong Weiyang’s hand and walked outside.

Nangong Weiyang immediately gathered Yunxi Army to leave.

Watching Gu Zhan and his people depart,

Lv Chang walked to Ji Fu’s side, softly said, "I’ve already sent someone to check. After Gu Zhan killed Xuan Sheng, he rushed into the city to chase, likely suffered Miao Saint’s sneak attack. It’s clear Gu Zhan should have paid a substantial toll, stayed here to recover, did not dare go out again."

Ji Fu frowned deeply and said, "Where have Divine Monk Huai Su and the others gone?"

Lv Chang whispered, "Checking from South City’s situation, that battle was terrifying. The White Lotus Celestial Mother left several tails there. It’s very likely she won and escaped, and at their level, vanishing completely is common. Another possibility is the Celestial Mother escaped, and Divine Monk Huai Su and others went hunting."

Ji Fu said, "You think Gu Zhan’s possibility of foul play is low?"

"It doesn’t make sense," Lv Chang said, "Would Gu Zhan risk it to kill them all? Let alone whether Gu Zhan could achieve this, even if he could, what’s the point, colluding with the White Lotus Celestial Mother? If he were colluding, would he desperately besiege the gate?"

Furthermore, essentially, Gu Zhan is undoubtedly strong, but to single-handedly besiege the gate, surrounded for so long, eventually kill Xuan Sheng, chase Miao Saint here, and still get ambushed, it’s remarkable he could counter-kill Miao Saint, how could he kill that many Land Immortals without leaving a trace?"

Ji Fu frowned and said, "Forget it, let’s first handle the White Lotus Sect. The issue of Land Immortals is beyond us, better report honestly to the Court what we know!"

...

Upon leaving that courtyard manor,

Nangong Weiyang was close to Gu Zhan, cautiously supporting him, only walking along, she suddenly noticed Gu Zhan had recovered in one step from being breathless just before.

"Lord, you..."

Gu Zhan whispered, "I’m fine. You’ll notify the Military Advisor immediately, proceed as planned. Now in Yunzhou, there will be no Land Immortals, no one can restrain me!"

Nangong Weiyang appeared calm, but inwardly felt tumultuous waves.

She and Ji Fu had entered Dao Ma City together with them, naturally aware, now neither the White Lotus Sect nor the Court’s several Land Immortals were seen, her previous speculation hardly dared to consider such a prospect,

But now hearing Gu Zhan’s words, the implication was clear, those Land Immortals are all dead!

A total of seven Land Immortals!

Nangong Weiyang suppressed her inner shock, supporting Gu Zhan to a carriage, ordered a squad to escort Gu Zhan back to the Yunxi Army base, while she continued leading Yunxi Army to sweep the White Lotus Sect.

Just then, Gu Zhan suddenly lifted the carriage curtain.

Nangong Weiyang hurriedly asked, "Lord, any more orders?"

Gu Zhan slightly squinted and said, "After capturing the White Lotus Three Saints’ direct lineage, interrogate them, see if the White Lotus Sect’s legacy can be revealed."

"Understood, my lord."

Nangong Weiyang bowed and further said, "However, Lord, the White Lotus Sect’s legacy is priceless, even the Ji Family and Lü Family may not easily relinquish it."

Gu Zhan lightly waved and said, "Dao Ma Pass is seized by me, should they dissent, let them find me!"

Nangong Weiyang bowed and said, "Understood, my lord."

Gu Zhan slightly nodded, slowly lowering the curtain, the carriage swiftly left.

...

After the battle of Dao Ma Pass, the White Lotus Sect’s final natural defense was shattered, signaling their downfall. Oddly, in the Dao Ma Pass battle, nearly all high-ranking members of the White Lotus Sect were slaughtered by Gu Zhan alone, directly disbanding the remaining White Lotus Army into scattered crowds.

The Court’s army resembled hurricane forces, sweeping across the Northern Territory unopposed, nearly without any substantial resistance, recovered the Northern Territory completely in an exceedingly short time.

During this period,

The battle of Dao Ma Pass gradually spread,

This battle shocked the world.

The most sensational, was still the whole year’s spotlight, Marquis Yun Gu Zhan.

With a single punch, he broke the city, rivalled several hundred thousand troops.

This time, martial artists around the world erupted,

No one dared believe that human strength could be so overwhelming, pitting itself against such a military stronghold alone.

As the details of that battle slowly circulated, Gu Zhan’s title as world’s number one solidified, single-handedly breaking Dao Ma Pass, facing three Land Immortals and dozens of Grandmaster level experts solo, not only did he win, he then killed them all directly.