Chapter 440: Storming the Headquarters

But in the next moment, after taking a closer look at the Gu Insect, the expressions on both their faces changed drastically!

They had discovered that this was the very Gu Insect that belonged to the Third Elder!

At once, Yan Hongliang’s face fell completely.

He frowned and asked coldly,

"The Third Elder is dead? What happened?"

The Grand Elder’s expression was one of utter shock as he quickly shot back,

"Pavilion Master, wasn’t the Third Elder performing divination at the temple? How could he have suddenly dropped dead?"

Yan Hongliang frowned, carefully recalling the events as he spoke,

"He came to see me two days ago, saying he’d divined that the girl with the surname Zeng would be coming up the mountain in the next couple of days. I thought it was a good opportunity to capture her and threaten Zeng Changkong, so I sent him over. Could it be that Zeng Changkong came to our doorstep himself, ready for a fight to the death?"

The Grand Elder heard this and thought it made sense. He nodded and said,

"Pavilion Master, you wait here. I’ll take the Second and Fourth Elders to check on the situation!"

Yan Hongliang nodded without another word.

He was at a critical juncture in mastering his Cultivation Technique and couldn’t easily leave.

Afterward, the Grand Elder gave the order and summoned the Second and Fourth Elders.

"Grand Elder, what has happened?"

The two Elders walked over, looking somewhat surprised.

Then, upon hearing the Grand Elder announce that the Third Elder was dead, their expressions changed drastically.

"Damn it! How could this have happened? We must avenge the Third Elder!"

The Second and Fourth Elders both looked ready to fight a common enemy.

The three of them were about to board the mechanism to head to the temple and investigate.

However, just as they activated it, they spotted several figures suddenly darting about in the passage ahead!

Seeing this, the three Elders grew suspicious and put their guard up.

’Oh? Who could this be?’

The three of them wondered silently.

In the next moment, they saw the Third Elder appear at their end of the passage.

Seeing him, the Grand Elder was startled, then overjoyed, and he asked,

"Third Elder, what’s going on? I just saw your dead Gu Insect at the Pavilion Master’s place. I thought something had happened to you!"

The Second and Fourth Elders were also shocked and delighted, but they couldn’t understand what was happening either.

The Third Elder opened his mouth, but before he could speak, Qin Tuo walked out right behind him.

Qin Tuo chuckled and said,

"You have me to thank for the fact that he isn’t dead!"

When they saw it was Qin Tuo, the three Elders’ expressions turned extremely grim, and they immediately took a defensive stance.

They were, of course, well aware of Qin Tuo’s power!

For Qin Tuo to suddenly appear in the heart of their headquarters made all three Elders instantly tense up.

As if realizing something, one of the Elders asked,

"Third Elder, what have you done? Why did you bring this god of death to our headquarters?"

The Third Elder hurriedly explained,

"Don’t misunderstand! Mr. Qin is our friend!"

Hearing this, the Grand Elder cursed irritably,

"Third Elder, have you lost your mind? How can you say something like that?"

The Third Elder continued to explain,

"You don’t understand. Mr. Qin helped me get rid of the Gu Insect and saved me from its poison. You should join me in leaving the darkness for the light!"

However, the Second and Fourth Elders simply didn’t believe anyone in the world could remove a Gu Insect and thought the Third Elder was talking nonsense.

The Fourth Elder even sneered,

"Third Elder, you must have fallen for this brat’s treacherous scheme and been deceived by him!"

The Second Elder wasted no time on words. He simply waved his hand and said,

"Attack together! Kill this brat first and avenge the fallen disciples of the Blood Moon Pavilion!"

Seeing how stubborn the three were, Qin Tuo knew he couldn’t persuade them without showing them a taste of his power.

Qin Tuo gave a cold laugh and said,

"Just the three of you?"

As soon as he spoke, he abruptly waved a hand. An immense amount of Spiritual Power materialized out of thin air, forming a gigantic palm.

At that moment, the three Elders suddenly felt as if they had lost control of their bodies as they slowly began to float into the air.

They were like three stalks of straw, tightly gripped by the massive hand Qin Tuo had conjured, unable to move a muscle.

At this moment, the lives of the three Elders were completely in Qin Tuo’s hands.

With just a slight exertion of force, Qin Tuo could send the three of them to the afterlife!

The three Elders’ faces were filled with terror; they were scared to death.

They never imagined that, even though they had already held a high opinion of Qin Tuo’s strength, his true power still far exceeded their expectations.

The Third Elder was also greatly alarmed. He silently assessed the abilities Qin Tuo had just displayed; ’Even the Pavilion Master is far from his equal!’

Seeing that his three friends were about to be killed by Qin Tuo, the Third Elder quickly pleaded for mercy,

"Mr. Qin, please spare my three brothers! They’re just like me, forced into this by the Gu Insects!"

But Qin Tuo truly had no intention of killing them; he only wanted to use this to intimidate the three Elders.

Then, with a wave of his hand, the giant palm vanished without a trace.

Everyone behind him watched what Qin Tuo had just done as if it were a miracle, all of them too stunned to speak.

Zeng Kemeng, in the crowd, widened her beautiful eyes. She never expected that Qin Tuo, whom she had always looked down on, could be so formidable.

Only now did she realize just how foolish her previous misunderstanding of him had been!

After landing, the three Elders gasped heavily for breath.

Faced with the miraculous abilities Qin Tuo had displayed, the three of them were still shaken and couldn’t speak for a long time.

"Do you believe what I said now?"

the Third Elder asked with a wry smile.

However, from the looks on their faces, the three Elders still didn’t believe Qin Tuo could remove the Gu Insects.

"Third Elder, this man may be powerful, but I still don’t believe you when you say he can remove the Pavilion Master’s Gu Insects!"

the Grand Elder said slowly.

The Third Elder grew anxious and said hurriedly,

"Why won’t you believe me?"

But these Elders had been tormented by the Gu Insects for years and had long since lost all hope. It wasn’t so easy to convince them.

Unless they experienced it for themselves, that was another matter entirely!

The Third Elder continued to plead with them. He knew that if the three men before him refused to yield, Qin Tuo might just kill them all in a fit of anger.

Finally, the Grand Elder thought for a moment, then couldn’t help but step forward with a sigh.

"If that’s the case, then I’ll have to trouble Mr. Qin to give it a try. Let us witness your methods for ourselves!"

Without a word, Qin Tuo reached out and grabbed the Grand Elder by the chin.

He then channeled a stream of Spiritual Power, using the same method as before to quickly locate the Gu Insect inside the Grand Elder’s body.