The Jinwu Li Clan had always been known for bullying men and women, seizing resources, and committing every evil imaginable across the Dual-Pole Celestial Domain. Usually, people could only seethe in silent anger, not daring to speak out. But now, watching the nouveau riche and Ma Wangye brazenly strip the Jinwu Li Clan members clean, the crowd gathered on the floating island to watch the spectacle felt a surge of vindication, clapping and cheering.
While cheering, everyone was also intensely curious about just who this nouveau riche upstart was, to dare act with such audacity.
Rumors said this upstart was once a great lord who commanded awe across a region, but a cultivation mishap caused him to lose all his power, leading to his current fallen state.
Originally, people were skeptical and didn't quite believe it. But looking at this nouveau riche's demeanor, one had to admit, there was a certain air about him.
After all, your average upstart might have an inflated ego, becoming smug and carried away. But no matter how inflated, how smug, how carried away, they wouldn't dare to openly rob members of the Jinwu Li Clan like this, would they?
Especially after hearing Ma Wangye mention the term 'Bandit Immortal,' the more people looked, the more they saw the resemblance. Whether in speech and manner or behavior and attitude, he carried a kind of heroic, bandit-like air. Particularly the way he sat with one leg crossed over the other, a Purple-Gold smoking pipe in his mouth, sipping wine and eating spirit fruits—it was uncanny. He looked exactly like those Bandit Immortals who roamed the Great Wasteland.
In the Great Wasteland,
There were Mortal Immortals, Elegant Immortals, Heroic Immortals, and also Bandit Immortals.
Mortal Immortals referred to those Immortals from poor backgrounds, like Ma Wangye and his ilk.
Elegant Immortals mostly referred to noble young masters from distinguished families, like Xuan Yun.
Heroic Immortals referred to those nouveau riche who spent money like dirt and never lacked for it.
As for Bandit Immortals,
They usually referred to those wanderers who roamed the ends of the earth, mixed in the Great Wasteland, surviving by killing and plundering, robbing homes and stealing goods—bandits and robbers.
There was a popular saying in the Great Wasteland:
Better to provoke ten Elegant Immortals than to provoke one Bandit Immortal.
Elegant Immortals, well, their quality was generally higher. Even if you provoked an Elegant Immortal, it wasn't a big deal. If you were unlucky enough to run into one of the lower-quality Elegant Immortals, like these noble young masters of the Jinwu Li Clan, at worst you'd go bankrupt to avoid disaster, or get a beating and that would be that.
But if you offended a Bandit Immortal, that was different.
Bandit Immortals were almost all ruthless and vicious characters, with no one to rely on and no attachments. They'd knock you out from behind in some alley, deliver a black-handed blow, and directly take your little life. You wouldn't even know where to go for revenge.
Because Bandit Immortals had no constraints, their lives were lax, and their speech and manners were rather casual. Put nicely, it was a kind of heroic spirit; put bluntly, it was bandit air!
Looking back at this fellow who had just won 1.8 billion, even dressed in attire worth 200 million, he still had no refinement whatsoever. Even eating an Immortal Pill, he crunched it like a candy bean. When eating spirit fruits, he spat the seeds wherever he walked—as uncouth as could be. If he wasn't a Bandit Immortal, then no one was.
It wasn't just others who thought Gu Qingfeng resembled a Bandit Immortal; even Qiānniǎo and the others from the Xiaoluo Secret Realm, the more they watched, the more they thought Gu Qingfeng was like those Bandit Immortals.
Qiānniǎo had seen Bandit Immortals during her training travels outside, and not just once. In her impression, those Bandit Immortals weren't very refined. You could say they had no proper sitting posture, no proper standing posture. They laughed and joked, drank wine from big bowls, ate meat in large chunks, had loud voices, and loved to boast. But when they moved, they were ruthless, one fiercer than the next.
Wait.
Wasn't that just Little Drunkard?
Little Drunkard was a very unrefined person. He sat wherever he went, had a roguish air, loved to drink, boasted when drunk, and sometimes acted like a scoundrel and a jerk.
As for taking action,
Although Qiānniǎo had never seen Gu Qingfeng take action before, she had just witnessed him throwing Heavenly Thunder Talismans without the slightest hesitation. He didn't even bother to look, just aimed straight for the crown of the head. And when he used the Heavenly Thunder Talismans to smash Jin Lie until his skin split and flesh tore, he was still smiling.
Heavens!
Thinking of this, Qiānniǎo asked in a low voice, "Sister Ling'er, do you think Little Drunkard might really have been some kind of Bandit Immortal before?"
Qiānlíng stared at Gu Qingfeng, her brow slightly furrowed, her heart also beginning to harbor doubts.
She had always felt there was a certain energy about Gu Qingfeng.
That energy was very special.
Over the years of venturing outside, she had seen all sorts of people.
Those from poor backgrounds were mostly cautious and low-key when outside.
Those from wealthy backgrounds—some were gentle and refined, some were arrogant and domineering, and some looked down on everyone.
But Gu Qingfeng?
Outside, he was not cautious at all; on the contrary, he was particularly high-profile. While he couldn't be called arrogant and domineering, nor could he be said to look down on everyone, he was also far from gentle and refined. Instead, he was a very crude person.
To say he was some kind of reclusive expert?
But he didn't have that reclusive temperament.
To say he was some great senior?
But he didn't have that imposing aura of a great power.
After much thought, Gu Qingfeng's speech, manners, and way of doing things all seemed very similar to those Bandit Immortals. Moreover, Qiānlíng could tell this wasn't an act; it was a natural display, his true nature was wild and unrestrained.
If a person's true nature was wild and unrestrained, it meant he had no one to rely on, no constraints, and no concerns.
Coupled with his calmness in handling matters, lack of panic when encountering trouble, and decisive, ruthless actions, it indicated he had very rich experiences in the past and had definitely seen great scenes.
In Qiānlíng's mind, even if Gu Qingfeng wasn't a Bandit Immortal, he was absolutely not a good person, perhaps not even a benevolent type.
Within the scene,
After having Ma Wangye clean out all the Immortal Weapons and Magical Treasures from the group of noble young masters of the Jinwu Li Clan, Gu Qingfeng returned to his own Firecloud Grand Chariot. He took out the looted Immortal Weapons and Magical Treasures from his Storage Ring one by one, as if checking to see if there was anything good.
Qiānlíng asked, "We...
Aren't we leaving yet?"
"Let's wait a bit longer, what's the hurry?"
"Wait?"
Qiānlíng didn't quite understand. "Wait for what?"
"The people from the Jinwu Li Clan haven't arrived yet, right? Let's wait until they get here before we talk."
"I say, you little guy, what kind of medicine are you really selling in that gourd of yours!"
Qiānniǎo couldn't hold back any longer. "If we wait for the Jinwu Li Clan people to arrive, by then we won't be able to leave even if we want to."
"I say, little sister, why can't you see the light? If we leave now, what will the Jinwu Li Clan people do?"
"They'll definitely search everywhere for us!"
"Exactly! So rather than having them search everywhere, it's better if we just wait here."
Qiānlíng asked, "And then?"
"And then?
And then we'll stretch our limbs a bit, give the Jinwu Li Clan a little intimidation. Even if we can't completely resolve this trouble, at least for a short time the Jinwu Li Clan won't dare to bother us again, right? If we run now, and the Jinwu Li Clan finds us again, then it'll be another troublesome matter. Since that's the case, we might as well settle it now. Once we've dealt with the Jinwu Li Clan, we can find a place to have some proper fun, right?"