Supreme Sword Exalt

Preoccupied with the matter of inner sect disciples, He Kun hadn’t paid attention to the Blood Soul Old Ancestor’s expression.

After seeing that Gu Han was just an ordinary mortal, he said impatiently, “You’re just a mortal, why aren’t you kneeling before the old ancestor? How dare you speak to the old ancestor like that! Also, you’re from this village, right? Who killed those people from the stronghold the other day?!”

Then, he shot the demoness another glance. He had made up his mind that after finding the true culprit and eliminating him, he would secretly return, kill everyone in Wangxiang Village, and spare only this woman of beauty.

Gu Han showed him a shit-eating grin. “I did. I killed them all.”

He Kun’s voice was filled with hatred. As tears welled in his eyes, his voice became mournful and angry. “It was you! Father! Brother! I will avenge you!”

Whether Gu Han had actually killed them, he didn’t care at all. He only wanted to leave a good impression before the Blood Soul Old Ancestor.

The Blood Soul Old Ancestor was stunned. “What are you doing?!”

He Kun was taken aback. “Old Ancestor, you heard him, he killed my father. I want to avenge my father—”

“Get lost!” The Blood Soul Old Ancestor shot him a fierce glare, then stared at Gu Han. “Why are you here?”

Gu Han thought for a moment. “I nearly forgot. This is also the Blood Soul Sect’s territory. Since I absorbed the spirit qi here, do I need to pay?”

The Blood Soul Old Ancestor gave an ingratiating laugh. ”No, no... Fellow Daoist, I wasn’t being serious at the time...”

What a joke! With your strength, you could wipe out the Blood Soul Sect with a single flip of your palm! I don’t have a death wish!

He had a deep appreciation of Gu Han’s strength. After all, Gu Han had made even someone as terrifying as Wu Xin cough up blood. Not even ten old ancestors combined could withstand a single slash from Gu Han's sword.

The Blood Soul Old Ancestor asked cautiously, ”Fellow Daoist, your cultivation...”

He could see that Gu Han was currently just a mortal.

Gu Han sighed with emotion. “You’re not seeing it wrong, Fellow Daoist. Right now I’m just a mortal. I can no longer lift a sword...”

He then raised his sword, wiped it lightly, and quietly lowered it. The sword let out a soft tremor, and a stone a few zhang away abruptly split into countless fragments.

The Blood Soul Old Ancestor’s scalp went numb. Although the strike lacked impressive power and contained almost no spiritual fluctuations, its technique was exquisite, and it radiated a strangely unfamiliar aura. He couldn’t see through it at all!

He cursed inwardly, What do you mean mortal?! Can no longer lift a sword?! Bullshit! You’re just egging me on!

He Kun was already dumbfounded. The moment he saw the Blood Soul Old Ancestor’s attitude, he guessed he had provoked someone he shouldn’t have.

Regardless, he was someone who could bend and stretch as necessary. Before the Blood Soul Old Ancestor could lose his temper, he dropped to his knees with a thump before Gu Han. “Senior, I was blind and offended you. You’re magnanimous, please don’t—”

Gu Han had a benevolent look on his face. “Get up. I killed your father. You can’t possibly forgive me? Aren’t you going to take revenge on me?”

He Kun frantically shook his head. “No! My father brought his doom upon himself! He did many evil deeds! My idiot brother also defiled countless women from many strongholds. By killing them, you eliminated evil for the people! I am sure everyone will rejoice!”

Gu Han was speechless. “He’s your own father.”

He Kun hastily cut off a lock of his hair. “Not anymore. With a father like that, I-I feel deeply ashamed. From this day forward, I sever all father-son relations with him. We have nothing more to do with each other!”

The Blood Soul Old Ancestor and the three elders were completely dumbfounded. Even as demonic path cultivators, this was the first time they had seen such an extreme specimen. For a moment, they didn’t even know whether to blame him.

Gu Han sighed, then glanced at the demoness. “Just now... Did you look at her?”

The demoness’ mood became very good.

He Kun was stunned, not understanding. “What?”

Gu Han stared at the Blood Soul Old Ancestor, his expression filled with emotion. “Fellow Daoist, he’s someone who won’t even acknowledge his own father. How could you accept him into your sect?”

The Blood Soul Old Ancestor caught on. “Exactly! We may be demonic cultivators, but we're not so despicable that we'd forget our ancestors! Earlier, he tried to sow discord between us. He deserves to die!”

A wave of qi rose from him, about to fall upon He Kun.

He Kun glared at Gu Han with venomous resentment. “I-I’ve already gone this far, why won’t you let me go?!”

When he saw that the qi was about to land on him, he completely broke down. “Old Ancestor, spare me... He said you’re ugly and cowardly! You... you absolutely cannot let him off—”

The Blood Soul Old Ancestor’s expression stiffened.

Gu Han said seriously. “I didn’t say that. He said it.”

The Blood Soul Old Ancestor instantly found a way to save face, glaring at He Kun with bloodshot eyes. “Right! You said it, you bitch! I will kill you!”

He Kun let out a shrill scream as the qi drained him. Nearby, the two elders exchanged glances. They admired Gu Han to the point of dropping to their knees. What keen judgment!

After finishing off He Kun, the Blood Soul Old Ancestor cautiously glanced at Gu Han. “Fellow Daoist, that bastard instigated it all. It was just a misunderstanding. If there’s nothing else, can I go back now?”

Gu Han smiled. “I don’t blame you. It’s just that I prefer peace and quiet.”

The Blood Soul Old Ancestor caught on again. “I understand.”

He quietly decided that upon returning, he would strictly forbid his sect’s disciples from taking a single step into Cold Mountain, lest they provoked this calamity again and subsequently implicated himself.

Gu Han casually tossed over a bottle of body-tempering pills. “I’m much obliged. It’s only pills, but you should find it useful.”

Catching the pill bottle, the Blood Soul Old Ancestor’s eyes lit up. This is good stuff! Absolutely good stuff!

Just these few pills were enough to match most of the Blood Soul Sect’s entire wealth. He could also cross the Heavenly Tribulation several years early and step into the Earthly Tribulation realm!

Someone who could casually produce such pills and possessed such formidable strength definitely had an extraordinary background. Gu Han was someone he couldn’t afford to provoke.

The Blood Soul Old Ancestor decided he had to curry favor properly. “Fellow Daoist, may I ask your honored name?”

Gu Han thought for a moment before saying, “Central Continent’s Fu Yulin.”

“What a fine name!”

Gu Han waved his hand modestly. “It’s nothing special. If you ever get the chance to go to the Central Continent, use my name.”

The Blood Soul Old Ancestor was overjoyed. “Thank you! Thank you!”

So what if I’m ugly? So what if I’m cowardly? Didn’t I turn misfortune into fortune and latched onto a thick thigh?

Then, not daring to disturb Gu Han further, he left with endless thanks.

On the way, the Blood Soul Old Ancestor reverted back to his overbearing demeanor. “Oh right! That bitch lied to me. Kill his entire family!”

He had nearly been ruined by He Kun, so he hated that bastard to the bone.

One elder hesitated cautiously for a moment. “Old Ancestor... The sect master said we must not attack mortals without reason—”

“How stupid can you be? Do we need to personally act to kill a few mortals?”

“Right! Right! You’re wise in thinking!”

***

Outside Wangxiang Village, the demoness smiled after seeing the several people leave. “You put in effort.”

Gu Han looked at her. “That guy had ill intentions toward you. He had to die. Besides, this is your home. You’ve finally managed to become Mo Chenyin again, so don’t turn back into a demoness. I’ll protect this place for you.”

“Then what about you?”

“This counts as cultivation.”

“Even eating meat?”

Gu Han appeared extremely serious. “Yes. Chopping wood, hunting, eating meat, drinking soup... all of it counts.”

With you here, this is the mortal world. Since I’m in the mortal world, every moment, every move, every action is cultivation.