"Little Drunkard, the people from the Golden Crow Li Clan... they wouldn't be coming for you, would they?"
Qianniao asked with concern.
Mu Lingyao was puzzled. "Qianniao, why would the Golden Crow Li Clan be looking for the Grand Elder?"
"Sister Yao'er, how could you forget? Earlier on Floating Sky Island, Little Drunkard not only scattered Li Zhengshi's Immortal Energy, but he also scared four Tai Bai Golden Immortals to death!"
Only after hearing Qianniao's reminder did Mu Lingyao remember. She cursed herself, "Dammit! How could I forget about that! The Golden Crow Li Clan bringing so many people here... they're definitely not here to challenge the Tower of Stolen Gold. They must be eighty percent here for the Grand Elder."
The arrival of several thousand members of the Golden Crow Li Clan, sweeping across the land, caused quite a stir.
As soon as the crowd saw it was the Golden Crow Li Clan, they immediately recalled the events on Floating Sky Island and could guess that the Golden Crow Li Clan had definitely come for that mysterious Grand Elder.
Moreover, everyone could see that the Golden Crow Li Clan had clearly come prepared. Otherwise, they wouldn't have brought so many people—a full three to four thousand strong. Those who came were all core members of the Golden Crow Li Clan, experienced and skilled in battle, with decent Cultivation Levels. There were Tai Bai Golden Immortals of all kinds, and quite a few Sui Xing Golden Immortals as well. There were even some Chen Xing Golden Immortals among them.
These were merely mortal immortals serving the Golden Crow Li Clan. They lacked powerful family backgrounds and could only rely on immortal families like the Golden Crow Li Clan to survive better in the Twin Pole Heavenly Domain. As the saying goes, it's easier to enjoy the shade under a big tree—the same principle applied.
Among the crowd, besides these mortal immortals serving the Golden Crow Li Clan, many family members of the Golden Crow Li Clan had also come this time. Four of the Li Clan's seven young masters had arrived, and they were the four strongest ones, each possessing powerful fortunes. Especially Li Yuanyang, hailed as the foremost of the seven young masters, possessing two acquired fortunes and a Cultivation Level so high he was a Four Luminaries Yinghuo Golden Immortal.
Several dozen elders of the Golden Crow Li Clan had also come, each with formidable cultivation. Particularly the elder leading them, named Li Xiao, had cultivated for tens of thousands of years and had a great reputation in the Twin Pole Heavenly Domain. Most terrifyingly, he was a Five Luminaries Great Perfection Zhen Xing Golden Immortal, as was widely known.
The ninth heavenly level cultivates the metal of the Five Luminaries, refines the Tai Bai Golden Radiance, and condenses the Tai Bai Golden Heart.
The eighteenth heavenly level cultivates the wood of the Five Luminaries, refines the Sui Xing Wood Radiance, and condenses the Sui Xing Wood Heart.
The twenty-seventh heavenly level cultivates the water of the Five Luminaries, refines the Chen Xing Water Radiance, and condenses the Chen Xing Water Heart.
The thirty-sixth heavenly level cultivates the fire of the Five Luminaries, refines the Yinghuo Fire Radiance, and condenses the Yinghuo Fire Heart.
The forty-fifth heavenly level cultivates the earth of the Five Luminaries, refines the Zhen Xing Earth Radiance, and condenses the Zhen Xing Earth Heart.
This Li Xiao was a Five Luminaries Great Perfection Zhen Xing Golden Immortal, meaning his physical body was protected by the radiance of the metal, wood, water, fire, and earth of the Five Luminaries, while his Immortal Energy simultaneously contained the transformations of the Five Luminaries of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth. Every move and every technique was layered with profound mysteries and endless variations, each layer encompassing the myriad phenomena of the universe.
According to legend,
when the Five Luminaries of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth merged into one, the Immortal Energy could integrate with the Great Nature, autonomously absorbing and circulating in cycles, comprehending the profound laws and mysteries of the Great Nature.
Only when the Five Luminaries merged into one and the Immortal Energy integrated with the Great Nature could one be considered truly ageless and deathless.
This was a watershed for Great Luo Golden Immortals, a towering mountain that countless Great Luo Golden Immortals had tried to cross for thousands upon thousands of years without success.
Li Xiao was such a case.
Although he was a Five Luminaries Great Perfection Zhen Xing Golden Immortal, for ten thousand years he had been unable to merge the Five Luminaries into one, and thus his Immortal Energy could not integrate with the Great Nature. This was the greatest regret of his life.
However,
even so,
with his Five Luminaries Great Perfection cultivation, he was still worthy of admiration and awe.
One must know that among the so-called senior experts present, there might be quite a few Zhen Xing Golden Immortals, but at best they could only be considered Four Luminaries Zhen Xing Golden Immortals. For example, Dan Lei from the Lotus Secret Realm was like this. His cultivation was at the fortieth heavenly level, not even reaching the forty-fifth heavenly level, so naturally he could not refine the Zhen Xing Earth Radiance and Earth Heart, and thus could not be considered Five Luminaries. The only one present who could be mentioned in the same breath as Li Xiao was the Chief Steward Luo of the Tower of Stolen Gold, who was also a Five Luminaries Great Perfection Zhen Xing Golden Immortal.
Watching the Golden Crow Li Clan members rushing over, the crowd buzzed with discussion.
But for Hua Die Xianzi, Mu Lingyao, Qian Ling, and Qianniao, it was a moment of anxious desperation. Especially for Qian Ling, who had long known that after the incident on Floating Sky Island, the Golden Crow Li Clan would definitely not let the matter rest.
Yes.
She knew, she had always known.
And she was certain that the Golden Crow Li Clan would come eventually. For this, she had mentally prepared herself.
Because the one who had acted on Floating Sky Island wasn't just Gu Qingfeng; she had also taken action. And while it might have been Gu Qingfeng who struck the Golden Crow Li Clan members first, ultimately the incident was triggered by the feud between their Little Luo Secret Realm and the Golden Crow Li Clan.
If the Golden Crow Li Clan came looking for trouble, she definitely would not stand by idly.
Even though Qian Ling knew her own Cultivation Level wasn't high and her strength wasn't great, she would absolutely not back down.
However,
when she clearly saw the people the Golden Crow Li Clan had brought, she was utterly terrified.
She knew the Golden Crow Li Clan would definitely come looking, and she knew that after the Floating Sky Island incident, the Golden Crow Li Clan would surely send experts. But she never imagined that the Golden Crow Li Clan would bring so many experts all at once. Most were Tai Bai Golden Immortals, there were hundreds of Two Luminaries Sui Xing Golden Immortals, dozens of Three Luminaries Chen Xing Golden Immortals, more than ten Four Luminaries Yinghuo Golden Immortals, and even as many as four Zhen Xing Golden Immortals.
And the leader, Li Xiao, was a Five Luminaries Great Perfection Zhen Xing Golden Immortal!
Although Qian Ling had long been mentally prepared, facing such a terrifying lineup from the Golden Crow Li Clan still left her face ashen with fear.
Mu Lingyao also seemed frightened by the lineup the Golden Crow Li Clan had brought. She urgently asked, "Grand Elder!
Tell me honestly, when you were on Floating Sky Island, did you really just scare three Tai Bai Golden Immortals to death?
Those three Tai Bai Golden Immortals weren't from the Li Clan, were they?"
Compared to the anxiously desperate Mu Lingyao and the others, Gu Qingfeng didn't seem worried or panicked at all. He still sat in his chair, legs crossed, sipping his wine, smoking his spiritual tobacco, watching the approaching Golden Crow Li Clan. Not only was there not a trace of panic in him, but he looked like he was watching a spectacle, even smiling. He had just put down his wine cup and hadn't yet opened his mouth to respond when Qianniao spoke for him: "Little Drunkard also scattered Li Zhengshi's Immortal Energy. Li Zhengshi seems to be a member of the Li Clan."
"Even if he scattered Li Zhengshi's Immortal Energy, the Golden Crow Li Clan wouldn't need to bring so many experts, would they?"
Mu Lingyao widened her eyes and said, "Good heavens!
Look at the Golden Crow Li Clan's lineup! It's not their entire force pouring out, but it's not far from it. Even that bastard Li Xiao, a Five Luminaries Great Perfection Zhen Xing Golden Immortal, has come personally! This isn't just coming to cause trouble for the Grand Elder; this is practically the lineup for an all-out war between two great families!"