Within the bamboo grove, Gu Tongtian was cultivating, with spiritual energy swirling around him.
"Senior Brother Gu, Wuji Tianjiang requires you to go to the Wuji Divine Hall," Situ Jiannan stated.
Gu Tongtian slowly opened his eyes and said in a deep voice, "Did you not see that I am cultivating?"
"Senior Brother Gu, there's no use telling me! Some suspect you are that man in black, so you must go, otherwise, even Wuji Tianjiang might not be able to protect you!"
Situ Jiannan spoke frankly, "It's all that brat's fault. If that brat hadn't caused such a fuss, so many Tianjiangs wouldn't have come to the Wuji Divine Hall, and they wouldn't have pushed the boss to such a desperate situation."
Gu Tongtian frowned. Although he was quite displeased, he couldn't say much. This was a critical period for his breakthrough, but if there was something to discuss, he naturally couldn't refuse, otherwise, it would be difficult to explain to Wuji Tianjiang.
Recalling his aura, Gu Tongtian slowly stood up, his face looking somewhat pale.
"Senior Brother Gu, why does your face look so bad?" Situ Jiannan asked in surprise, "Have you not been resting well these past few days?"
"Not exactly, perhaps it's the critical period of breakthrough, which is why I'm like this!" Gu Tongtian shook his head, not dwelling on the matter.
Not long after, they arrived at the Wuji Divine Hall. Lu Fan, upon seeing the person before him, narrowed his eyes instantly. He could clearly sense that Gu Tongtian was concealing his aura, but no matter how much he tried to hide it, Lu Fan could still keenly detect it, which was a testament to Lu Fan's prowess.
"Tianjiang adult, may I know why you summoned me?" Gu Tongtian cupped his fists, "I've been breaking through bottlenecks recently, so my aura is a bit weak."
"It's nothing!"
Wuji Tianjiang waved his hand and looked at Hunyuan Tianjiang, "Take a look, is this matter his doing! He is a prodigy of our Tianbing Mansion, seen once in a hundred years. Does he deserve to be suspected?"
Hunyuan Tianjiang glanced over, but frowned. The Gu Tongtian before him was polite and seemed unlike the wicked man in black. However, if that were the case, the culprit would have vanished into thin air.
"Weren't you so arrogant in the cave? Why have you become so meek now?"
Lu Fan smiled and looked at Gu Tongtian, "I never expected that the peerless prodigy of the Tianbing Mansion would be a bloodthirsty demon!"
"What are you talking about? I don't understand," Gu Tongtian looked at Lu Fan, "Slander? Do you have any issues with the people of the Wuji Divine Hall?"
"You kid, don't talk nonsense!" Situ Jiannan looked at Lu Fan, "If you want revenge against the Wuji Divine Hall, you shouldn't be so shameless!"
Lu Fan, however, smiled and said nothing more, but walked towards Gu Tongtian and struck out with his palm.
Gu Tongtian retreated as a matter of course, looking at Lu Fan, "You have quite the nerve, with so many Tianjiangs present, you dare to attack me!"
Hunyuan Tianjiang also frowned, unsure of Lu Fan's intentions.
"He is injured, it must be that man in black!" Lu Fan stated, "Why aren't you Tianjiangs taking action to apprehend him!"
The various Tianjiangs frowned and looked at Gu Tongtian. Gu Tongtian did not look like a bad person, which made them momentarily confused.
"You have quite the nerve, daring to command us Tianjiangs!" Wuji Tianjiang said coldly, "Whether he is the man in black, don't I know?"
"Since Wuji Tianjiang says so, do you dare to test it!" Lu Fan narrowed his eyes.
Wuji Tianjiang said no more and directly stepped towards Gu Tongtian. Gu Tongtian frowned, forcefully took Wuji Tianjiang's palm, and retreated three steps, appearing to be unharmed.
"See? I said it couldn't be Senior Brother Gu!"
With a hint of arrogance in his eyes, Situ Jiannan looked at Lu Fan, his words indifferent, as if in his eyes, Lu Fan was just a troublemaker.
"Under normal circumstances, how could a Tianbing withstand an attack from a Tianjiang?" Lu Fan narrowed his eyes, "This is hardly justifiable, is it!"
Everyone present instantly reacted. Wuji Tianjiang was the strongest. His palm strike, let alone ordinary Tianbings, even Tianjiang-level experts would not dare to treat it lightly.
At the same time, Wuji Tianjiang reacted and looked at Gu Tongtian. Unless Gu Tongtian had already reached the Emperor level, how could he withstand his palm strike.
Situ Jiannan also became instantly confused. Lu Fan's questioning was not without merit. Under normal circumstances, Gu Tongtian could not have withstood that palm strike.
"I didn't expect that after hiding for so long, I would still be seen through by you!"
Gu Tongtian suddenly laughed, looking at Lu Fan, "Why do you constantly oppose me!"
"I don't want to oppose you, it's just that what you've done goes against the Heavenly Dao!" Lu Fan stated directly.
"Heavenly Dao?"
Gu Tongtian burst into laughter, "I don't believe in any Heavenly Dao, I only believe in my own strength. In the entire Heavenly Realm, only by reaching extreme heights of power can one be admired by others and not be bullied."
"Is it really you?" Wuji Tianjiang's face turned ashen, his gaze fixed on Gu Tongtian. This was his most capable subordinate, yet he never expected him to be a murderer, which was hard for him to accept.
"That's right, it is indeed me!"
Gu Tongtian said coldly, "I originally planned to absorb enough Tianbings, and then absorb all of you Tianjiangs, and I would reach the perfect realm. I didn't expect my plan to fail!"
"You have quite the ambition!" Hunyuan Tianjiang sneered, "You want to absorb us? You think you're worthy?"
"Hahaha..."
Gu Tongtian laughed heartily, unconcerned, as if he didn't care about his own life or death.
"Take him down!" Wuji Tianjiang said with a cold expression, laced with killing intent. He never expected his subordinate to be like this, catching him off guard.
The various Tianjiangs acted without hesitation, all moving to apprehend him. They knew clearly that Gu Tongtian was a menace to all living beings, and such a person could not be kept, otherwise, he would be a disaster.
Seeing this, Situ Jiannan quickly dodged, his eyes filled with panic. He clearly hadn't expected things to turn out this way, leaving him somewhat caught off guard.
He knew that in the past, he had been very close to Gu Tongtian. Fortunately, Gu Tongtian had not attacked him, otherwise, he would likely have met his end.
"You can't kill me, even the Mansion Master of the Tianbing Mansion might not be able to kill me!" Gu Tongtian laughed heartily, and his body transformed into a black mist, gradually disappearing from his original position, leaving everyone even more astonished.
"This is... a clone?"
Many people showed surprise, not expecting Gu Tongtian to be a clone, which was even more incredible.