"Good heavens! This Great Old Master is too arrogant, too domineering! Has he gone mad? How can he let these people use their Message Talismans?
What does he want to do?
Could it be he wants to challenge the two immortal families of the Lotus Secret Realm and the Golden Crow Secret Realm?"
Standing beside the Nine-Headed Flame Cloud Crimson Blaze Tiger Grand Carriage, Mu Lingyao was already terrified and bewildered by the scene unfolding before her. She was even more awestruck by Gu Qingfeng's mysterious, bizarre, and overwhelmingly powerful strength, as if witnessing a deity descend to the mortal realm. Beyond disbelief, she felt more excitement, exhilaration, and a sense of worship.
Mu Lingyao had been causing trouble everywhere since childhood, having fought countless battles big and small. She considered herself someone who had seen the world. In her heart, she had always idolized her elder brother, believing him to be righteous, loyal, with many sworn brothers. When he fought, his presence was especially domineering, his moves ruthless and fierce. Watching her brother fight always made her blood boil with excitement.
She had always believed that while her brother might not be the strongest or have the highest cultivation in the Dual-Pole Celestial Domain, when it came to fighting, he was absolutely the most arrogant and domineering.
Only today, after witnessing Gu Qingfeng's actions firsthand, did she realize that the brother she had always worshipped was like a child playing house compared to this Great Old Master—utterly incomparable.
Her brother's cultivation and strength were indeed formidable, and he had many sworn brothers. When fighting, his presence was very powerful, leading a group of brothers to slaughter their way through, which was indeed impressive.
But in the end, those were just chaotic brawls between two sides. Nothing like this Great Old Master, who stood alone, single-handedly overpowering all the heroes.
With one kick, he directly sent Dan Lei—a forty-layer Star-Residing Golden Immortal—flying, leaving only his head and upper torso.
With the power of a single word, hundreds from the Lotus Secret Realm, the Prestigious Bai Family, and the Golden Crow Liu Family all had their meridians severed and immortal spirits dispersed.
That furious roar even forced the thousands from the Golden Crow Li Family to kneel on the spot.
How majestic! How domineering!
What excited Mu Lingyao the most was that Gu Qingfeng was making the two immortal families of the Lotus Secret Realm and the Golden Crow Secret Realm use their Message Talismans to call their masters and ancestral patriarchs over.
This was truly insane, so insane it made Mu Lingyao's blood boil and her heart surge with emotion. Her admiration for Gu Qingfeng reached its peak.
She glanced at Flower Butterfly and asked, "Sister Huadie, if the elders and experts from the Lotus Secret Realm really come, do you think the Great Old Master can handle them?"
Flower Butterfly shook her head. Although she had seen more and experienced more than Mu Lingyao, facing the scene unfolding at this moment still made her heart tremble uncontrollably, her mind somewhat chaotic.
"The elders and patriarchs of the Golden Crow Li Family and Liu Family are probably all experts who have achieved Five Luminaries Unity and merged with the Great Natural Order, right?
As for the Lotus Secret Realm, it's hard to say. They must have quite a few Great Natural Order Golden Immortals who have achieved Five Luminaries Unity. Their patriarchs might even be Six Luminaries Moon Golden Immortals or Seven Luminaries Sun Golden Immortals!"
Flower Butterfly nodded and said, "Any Golden Immortal who has achieved Five Luminaries Unity and merged with the Great Natural Order is either in seclusion comprehending the mysteries of the Great Natural Order or out searching for opportunities. No patriarch would be idling at home. So, even if these people use their Message Talismans, it's unlikely many experts will come from their families. This applies to the Golden Crow Liu Family, the Golden Crow Li Family, and even the Lotus Secret Realm."
"But those are Golden Immortals who have achieved Five Luminaries Unity and merged with the Great Natural Order! Even if just one or two come, it would be terrifying!"
Although Mu Lingyao herself was only a two-luminaries great perfection Year Star Golden Immortal, her family had quite a few Great Natural Order Golden Immortals who had achieved Five Luminaries Unity. Her most admired elder brother was one such Golden Immortal who had achieved Five Luminaries Unity and merged with the Great Natural Order. Therefore, she understood perfectly how terrifying such cultivators were.
Don't think that the gap between five-luminaries great perfection and Five Luminaries Unity is just one step. That single step is like the difference between heaven and earth.
Mu Lingyao had once witnessed her elder brother defeat three five-luminaries great perfection Star-Residing Golden Immortals with a single move, rendering them combat-ineffective. At the time, her brother had said something she remembered vividly: the gap between five-luminaries great perfection and Five Luminaries Unity is like the difference between a mortal and a cultivator, or a cultivator and an Immortal.
Once one achieves Five Luminaries Unity, they can merge with the Great Natural Order. Once merged with the Great Natural Order, it means stepping into an entirely new realm. If they wish, they can effortlessly obliterate any five-luminaries great perfection Star-Residing Golden Immortal.
"Great Natural Order Golden Immortals who have achieved Five Luminaries Unity are indeed terrifying, but they may not necessarily be able to shake the Great Old Master. Since he dares to let these people use their Message Talismans, he likely isn't afraid of those so-called Great Natural Order Golden Immortals who have achieved Five Luminaries Unity."
Flower Butterfly gazed intently at Gu Qingfeng in this place and murmured, "Although we haven't known the Great Old Master for long—just a few days—if you think about it carefully, you'll realize that while his words might sound unbelievable at first, in reality, they've all come true."
Mu Lingyao said excitedly, "Yes, I think so too! At Eight Treasures Manor, he said I'd exhaust myself trying to deal with him, and that's exactly what happened. Coming to the Tower of Stolen Gold, he said he could ascend to the Eighty-First Layer, and he really did. Later, he said the people from the Golden Crow Li Family were like ants in his eyes, and it turned out just as he said. These people were all injured, crippled, or disabled by a single roar from him. To him, they really are just ants."
After saying this, Mu Lingyao asked again, "Sister Huadie, just how strong do you think the Great Old Master's power is?"
Flower Butterfly shook her head once more. If possible, she too would like to know the answer to this question. Closing her eyes, she pondered for a moment before responding, "The extent of the Great Old Master's strength can perhaps only be described with four words: deep and unfathomable. This is the first time I've had such a profound understanding of these four words."
"Then you say the Great Old Master has no cultivation. Why is he so powerful?"
Flower Butterfly shook her head again. "Believe me, I want the answer to that question even more than you do."
"You say the Great Old Master has no cultivation at all, yet he kicked Dan Lei to pieces with one foot. Could it be his physical body is that strong?
But his body isn't some Creation Treasure physique, not even an Immortal physique—just a mortal body of flesh and blood. How could it be so powerful?
And that power of his single word—if he wasn't relying on some Creation Treasure or using some Supernatural Ability—then just how terrifying must his physical body be to blast thousands of people until they bleed from seven orifices with a single roar? It's simply unbelievable."
"Don't ask me...
Don't ask me..." Flower Butterfly felt somewhat distressed. She had pondered these questions Mu Lingyao asked countless times already, until her head ached fiercely.
Mu Lingyao was about to say something more, but at that moment, Gu Qingfeng suddenly began walking toward them. Her heart sank with fear, and she immediately shut her mouth, not daring to speak another word.