Tang Laoguai understood Gu Qingfeng to some extent. He knew that when this young man acted, he did so with absolute finality — killing everyone in his path, exterminating all who came, and he wouldn't stop until he had razed their entire lair.
Back when Yanluo faced a crisis, plagued by internal strife and external threats, Gu Qingfeng had stepped forward for the royal family and embarked on a great slaughter, turning the world upside down with his carnage. If Tang Hengxi hadn't intervened in the end, this kid would have definitely wiped out the Four Great Families and Seven Great Sects of Yanluo clean. Even so, he had been utterly blood-drunk that year.
Now, the crisis facing the Yanluo Royal Family came from the Immortal Dynasty.
Tang Laoguai was genuinely worried that Gu Qingfeng, in a fit of rage, would slaughter every single person from the Immortal Dynasty again.
If that happened, they would completely offend the Immortal Dynasty. Would the Yanluo Royal Family have any peaceful days afterward?
If Gu Qingfeng stayed in this world afterward, it might be manageable. But what if he just patted his backside and left? Then the days of the Yanluo Royal Family would be numbered.
“Young Gu, here’s the thing. Our Yanluo Royal Family doesn’t want to make things too tense with the Immortal Dynasty for now. If things get too strained, we won’t be able to survive in this world. Besides, this time, the Immortal Dynasty is just probing us. They wouldn’t dare go too far.”
“So, according to you, how should I settle this?”
Tang Laoguai stood up and personally poured wine for Gu Qingfeng, continuing, “How about this? When the time comes, you just show up and intimidate those Immortal Dynasty bastards. Don’t kill if you can avoid it. As long as the Immortal Dynasty knows you exist, they won’t dare do anything. That way, it’s good for both our Yanluo Royal Family and for you.”
“It might be good for your Yanluo Royal Family, but what’s good about it for me?”
“Nonsense! Do you still want to stir up trouble like you did before?”
“I don’t want to, but I can’t stop the Immortal Dynasty from provoking me.”
“Young Gu, believe me, if the Immortal Dynasty knows you’re still alive, they absolutely wouldn’t dare trouble you lightly. I’ve lived for so many years. Though I don’t understand the Three Thousand Great Daos well, I know a thing or two about the world’s situation. Don’t be fooled by the surface — the Myriad Things Reviving in this Modern Era, this world appearing prosperous and flourishing. That’s just the facade. Behind it, undercurrents have long been churning.
“The Demonic Path and the Devilish Path are watching like tigers eyeing their prey. Plus, the Heavenly Dao doesn’t want the Immortal Path dominating this world alone. They’ve already started making moves. And the Immortal Dynasty itself isn’t very peaceful either — plagued by internal and external troubles. Most importantly, the Three Thousand Great Daos are all undergoing re-derivation. Not just the world’s structure, but even the structure of heaven and earth can change at any moment. The Immortal Dynasty has been seeking stability. Only by stabilizing the situation is it beneficial for the Immortal Dynasty’s development. Under such circumstances, the Immortal Dynasty would avoid you like the plague. Why would they make an enemy like you again?”
“Oh ho.” Gu Qingfeng teased, “I didn’t realize you old codger understood such things?”
“Why don’t you just die! I’ve lived this many years after all. If I didn’t even understand such trivial matters, wouldn’t I have lived in vain?”
Tang Laoguai shot Gu Qingfeng a glare and continued persuading, “Young Gu, listen to an old man’s advice. While the Immortal Dynasty seeks stability, handle whatever business you have in this world, then just leave. The Immortal Dynasty won’t dare touch you. I reckon the Three Thousand Great Daos also seek stability and won’t dare mess with you.”
Gu Qingfeng nodded. Thinking it over carefully, it indeed made sense.
But it was just a thought.
Only he knew his own situation.
Perhaps it was truly as Tang Laoguai said — the Three Thousand Great Daos, seeking stability, wouldn’t dare touch him. At least, they wouldn’t move against him lightly before the situation stabilized.
But as for leaving…
Gu Qingfeng also clearly understood that the Three Thousand Great Daos would absolutely not let him leave this world just like that.
One Tai Chi Myriad Appearances, Human King’s Caliber.
Plus a drop of Primal Sin blood, and an ancient taboo.
These things could all be said to be existences that could affect the structure of heaven and earth. Would the Three Thousand Great Daos let him just walk away with them?
The answer was definite: absolutely not.
Keeping him in this world, they could kill him if possible. If they couldn’t kill him, at least they could trap him here, lest after leaving, he affected the structure of heaven and earth.
Gu Qingfeng had dealt with the Three Thousand Great Daos before. And from the incident in the Great Northwest, he could deduce their intentions.
“Young Gu! I know your abilities are great, even greater than I imagined. As for those Three Thousand Great Daos or whatever messy karma you mentioned, I might not understand them well. But one thing I understand clearly: no matter how powerful you are, you can’t go against the Three Thousand Great Daos and the heavens. That path has always been a dead end since ancient times, an absolute road to ruin. No one has ever walked it to the end alive. No one…” Gu Qingfeng raised his cup and drank, knowing Tang Laoguai meant well. He didn’t want to say more, replying, “Fine, I’ve noted it. Regarding the temple fair matter, I’ll do as you say. How about that?”
“Really?”
“Why would I lie to you?”
“Hahahaha! Good!”
...
As days passed, the temple fair drew nearer, with only a day or two left.
And just yesterday, an event that shook the entire nation occurred in Yanluo Country.
Immortal Officials from the Immortal Dynasty descended upon Yanluo Immortal Manor.
A full one thousand plus Immortal Officials.
And the lowest-ranking among them were all Violet Cloud Immortal Officials.
As everyone knew, those enfeoffed by the Immortal Dynasty as Violet Cloud Immortal Officials were without exception esteemed senior experts from the Ancient Era, their cultivation at least at the Chaoyuan or Guiyuan realm — Earth Immortals with one foot already in the Immortal Gate.
Among this group of over a thousand Immortal Officials, about six hundred were Violet Cloud Immortal Officials. Another three hundred plus were Violet Gold Immortal Officials.
Though differing by just one word from Violet Cloud Immortal Officials, Violet Gold Immortal Officials were worlds apart.
If Violet Cloud Immortal Officials were all Earth Immortal experts from the Ancient Era, then Violet Gold Immortal Officials were all Wandering Immortal experts from the Ancient Era.
That’s right!
Wandering Immortals.
A full three hundred plus Wandering Immortals. What a grand gesture.
One must know, in the entire Yanluo Country, whether the Four Great Families and Seven Great Sects combined, including their ancestors, even had three hundred plus Wandering Immortals was still an unknown.
Moreover, rumors said that among these three hundred plus Wandering Immortals from the Immortal Dynasty, most were Fifth, Sixth, and Seventh Tribulation, and even Eighth and Ninth Tribulation Wandering Immortals were not absent. It was said there were over fifty Ninth Tribulation ones.
Though Wandering Immortals weren’t True Immortals, they possessed terrifying, unstoppable power. Ninth Tribulation Wandering Immortals were comparable to True Immortals. And now, the Immortal Dynasty had not only brought over three hundred Wandering Immortals, but over fifty of them were Ninth Tribulation ones. Just thinking about it was enough to inspire fear.
Even more terrifying was that the leading group included twenty or thirty genuine True Immortals.
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