Chapter 110: Chapter 110 Hidden Guard

    After Gu Yi and the others withdrew, Gu Yang cautiously asked,

    "Father, when did you begin cultivating the Hidden Guard? Why had I not heard a whisper of it before?"

    "The matter of the Hidden Guard will be told to you when the time is right."

    Gu Qingfeng brushed off the question with a nonchalant response.

    Seeing this,

    Gu Yang, despite his myriad of questions, had no choice but to suppress them.

    Leaving the Grinding Blade Hall,

    Gu Yang shook off his earlier dejection, feeling a surge of boldness within.

    A hundred Hidden Guards.

    Though the number didn''t seem large, each one possessed enough strength to establish a sect.

    Having such a force at his disposal gave him a vast scope for maneuvering.

    ---

    In the Inner Hall,

    Gu Yang summoned all the Hidden Guards.

    He saw over a hundred black-clad figures standing there, each with an indifferent expression that rendered the vast Inner Hall silent and serene.

    Seeing this, Gu Yang once again updated his understanding of the Hidden Guard.

    Not to mention anything else,

    just the discipline alone was telling.

    "Perhaps Father has long harbored thoughts of contending for supremacy in the world?"

    Gu Yang pondered privately.

    Otherwise, how could the existence of the Hidden Guards be explained?

    Initially, Gu Yang thought the Hidden Guards were talents secretly cultivated by Gu Qingfeng.

    But now it seemed,

    the Hidden Guards could no longer be described as mere talented martial artists.

    Despite being only a hundred strong, they gave Gu Yang a chilling and solemn feeling, as though he was facing elite military troops.

    It was evident.

    The Hidden Guard was not so simple.

    "What martial arts do the Hidden Guard practice?"

    Gu Yang turned to Gu Yi beside him and asked.

    Upon hearing the question, the latter bowed and said, "All the Hidden Guards practice the martial arts passed down by the manor master, which are the Red Flame Divine Skill and the Seven Killings Blade Skills!"

    "In that case, Father must hold you all in high regard!"

    Gu Yang nodded.

    He was, of course, familiar with the Seven Killings Blade Skills, and he had also heard of the Red Flame Divine Skill, the latter being a supreme skill that had hopes of reaching the Innate Grandmaster level.

    As the manor master of Gu Family Manor, Gu Yang himself was also qualified to cultivate the Red Flame Divine Skill.

    "Yes—"

    Gu Yi took his orders and withdrew.

    Then the spacious Inner Hall was left with only Gu Yang.

    "We are indeed short of capable hands!"

    After a long while, Gu Yang sighed helplessly.

    The Hidden Guard were strong and could be of significant help, but a hundred men ultimately were too few.

    Indeed, if they were to be spread out, a hundred men would certainly not be enough.

    But this was unavoidable.

    The Gu Family Manor had only been established for a few years, and raising a new generation of strong candidates would take time to accumulate.

    Without several decades or even a century of development, no power could expect to have a considerable foundation.

    However, this was also why.

    Gu Yang was still full of doubt about how Gu Qingfeng could secretly train the Hidden Guard.

    After all.

    The strength of the Hidden Guard was not simple.

    The weakest among them had achieved Bone Refining Perfection, and the strongest had achieved Refining Organ Perfection. Such a force couldn''t be cultivated in just a few years.

    Back in Lin County, Gu Qingfeng was just a martial artist suspected to be at the Blood Refining Realm.

    Gu Yang had seen the battle with the Evil Suppression Bureau''s magician with his own eyes.

    This demonstrated.

    That Gu Qingfeng also had his secrets.

    Otherwise.

    How could he possess such unfathomable strength now, and how could he have raised such a force as the Hidden Guard?

    Nevertheless.

    Even though Gu Yang was aware of the secrets Gu Qingfeng may be hiding, he wouldn''t actually go digging around for them.

    In his view.

    If the time were right, Gu Qingfeng would undoubtedly tell him on his own; otherwise, even if Gu Yang were to inquire further, the other man wouldn''t divulge anything.

    Instead of worrying so much, it was better to make good use of the Hidden Guard''s strength and to enhance his own power.

    When the day comes that the world completely falls into chaos, the Gu Family Manor should also be able to carve out its own place in this tumultuous era.

    "With the Taixuan Emperor in declining health, I fear he won''t last much longer. Once he passes away, the fragile balance that the Taixuan Dynasty has been able to maintain will utterly dissipate.

    At that time, the world would inevitably be more chaotic!"

    "With the current strength of the Gu Family Manor, to seek dominance in this disordered world is still a long and arduous path!"

    "Not to mention competing for the realm, but at the very least, we must possess the strength to deal with the Nine Curves Evil Buddha, for as long as that issue remains unsolved, it''s like a blade hanging over our heads, constantly threatening our lives!"

    Gu Yang''s gaze was profound. The more severe the problems faced by the Gu Family Manor, the more tranquil his heart became.

    All he needed to do was proceed step by step.

    And everything was possible.