The incident at the Tower of Stolen Gold had grown so massive that it was severely disrupting normal order.
Although many senior stewards had arrived in the Fengyue Small World, none had stepped forward so far. Later, several chief stewards also came, but upon hearing that the mysterious Great Lord had kicked Dan Lei half to death, they were all terrified. When they further heard that this Great Lord had, with a single roar, caused thousands from the Golden Crow Li Family—including the Five Luminances Great Perfection cultivator Li Xiao—to bleed from their seven orifices and kneel on the ground, they were all too frightened to intervene.
Just then.
A group of people charged into the scene with aggressive momentum.
The crowd focused their gaze and saw it was none other than members of the Prestigious Bai Family, numbering over a hundred.
The Prestigious Bai Family might not have an ancient lineage or be considered a major, renowned clan, but through immense wealth, they had carved out a significant reputation in the Dual-Pole Celestial Domain. Their descendants were also fairly accomplished, with decent cultivation levels, including several Yinghuo Golden Immortals and Zhenxing Golden Immortals. However, speaking of the Prestigious Bai Family, one must mention one person.
This person was the ancestral patriarch of the Prestigious Bai Family and its current clan leader, Bai Qi.
A senior expert who had cultivated for tens of thousands of years, and also a Five Luminances Unity Great Nature Golden Immortal.
The fact that the Prestigious Bai Family could establish itself in the Dual-Pole Celestial Domain and build such a vast fortune was largely due to Bai Qi's efforts alone.
His reputation and influence in the Dual-Pole Celestial Domain were considerable.
And as fate would have it.
Leading the Prestigious Bai Family members who had arrived was none other than Bai Qi himself. Accompanying him were three Five Luminances Great Perfection Zhenxing Golden Immortals and over a dozen Four Luminances Yinghuo Golden Immortals. It was clear that the Prestigious Bai Family had mobilized almost their entire force, with nearly all the family's experts present.
Evidently.
When Bai Teng, Bai Yufei, and several dozen other family disciples jointly sent out message talismans, the Prestigious Bai Family knew something major had happened. Otherwise, a Five Luminances Unity Great Nature Golden Immortal like Bai Qi would not have come in person.
When Bai Qi and the Bai Family members arrived at the Tower of Stolen Gold and saw so many people kneeling there, they were all shocked and pale-faced. Soon, they spotted their own several dozen descendants kneeling among the crowd.
When they saw that all several dozen family disciples had their meridians completely severed and their immortal spirits dispersed, the faces of Bai Qi and the others instantly turned deathly pale. They could hardly believe their eyes. They knew that the joint message talismans from dozens of family disciples indicated a serious incident, but they never imagined it would be this severe—dozens of family disciples all crippled, their meridians severed and immortal spirits gone.
"Ancestor!
Ancestor!
Save me!
Save me!!
!!"
Hearing the wails, Bai Qi and the others looked toward the source. Despite Bai Yufei's legs being a bloody mess, his body naked, skin torn and flesh rent, covered in blood and barely human in shape, Bai Qi and the others recognized him at a glance.
They not only recognized Bai Yufei but also Bai Teng beside him, who was reduced to just a head and the upper half of his torso.
If seeing dozens of Bai Family disciples completely crippled had turned Bai Qi and the others pale-faced, then witnessing the ghastly, inhuman states of Bai Yufei and Bai Teng left them ashen-gray. Over half of the arriving Bai Family members collapsed on the spot in terror. Even Bai Qi, as both clan leader and ancestral patriarch, a Five Luminances Unity Great Nature Golden Immortal, felt the world spin upon seeing this scene, nearly losing his footing.
The Prestigious Bai Family was an enterprise he had painstakingly built over tens of thousands of years, investing untold effort and energy. Now, in a single day, dozens of family disciples had lost their cultivation and become cripples. These were not outsiders but his own descendants, each one's growth infused with his care, now all rendered useless.
How could Bai Qi believe his eyes? How could he accept such a cruel reality?
"Who!
Who did this!
!!"
Bai Qi's face was deathly pale, his eyes bloodshot, as he roared with a voice filled with murderous intent. Everyone present could feel his boundless rage.
"Ancestor, it's him!
It's this man!
It's him!"
The dozens of kneeling Prestigious Bai Family members, seeing their ancestral patriarch arrive, clung to this lifeline like drowning men. Ignoring their injuries, they stood up—even Bai Yufei with his ruined legs, and Bai Teng with only his head and upper torso—using all their strength to shout furiously at Gu Qingfeng, who was reclining in his chair with eyes closed, seemingly resting.
Not just the Prestigious Bai Family, but also the Golden Crow Liu Family, the Golden Crow Li Family, and all the kneeling disciples from the Lotus Secret Realm pointed at Gu Qingfeng as if seeing a savior, hoping Bai Qi, a Five Luminances Unity Great Nature Golden Immortal, would tear Gu Qingfeng to pieces.
Watching this scene, Huadiexianzi and Mu Lingyao, standing beside the Nine-Headed Flame Cloud Crimson Blaze Tiger Grand Carriage, were at a loss. The events unfolding at the Tower of Stolen Gold had long surpassed anything within their control. Not only control—they had never even experienced such a grand spectacle before and had no idea how to respond.
Especially seeing thousands of people shouting and pointing frantically at Gu Qingfeng, with Bai Qi glaring over with murderous intent, their hearts leapt into their throats.
Looking again at Gu Qingfeng, he was still reclining in his chair with eyes closed, as if asleep, seemingly unaware that a Five Luminances Unity Great Nature Golden Immortal was staring at him like a venomous snake.
Mu Lingyao wanted to walk over and warn Gu Qingfeng, but as soon as she moved, Huadiexianzi stopped her, advising, "How many lives do you have? Don't you want to live?
Can't you see the Prestigious Bai Family members, including Bai Qi, have red eyes?"
"I...
I just wanted to warn him."
"Warn him about what now? Do you really think he's asleep?
If it were you, could you fall asleep in such a situation?"
"But...
he...
why is he so indifferent?"
"I don't know."
Huadiexianzi shook her head. In her mind, no matter who faced an expert like Bai Qi, even if unafraid internally, they wouldn't dare be careless. After all, Bai Qi was a Five Luminances Unity Great Nature Golden Immortal; his cultivation and strength were absolutely profound and unfathomable.
She couldn't fathom why, facing a murderous Bai Qi, this Great Lord Gu Qingfeng dared to recline so carelessly in his chair with eyes closed, as if resting.
Were Yinghuo Golden Immortals and Zhenxing Golden Immortals like ants in his eyes? Was even a Five Luminances Unity Great Nature Golden Immortal like Bai Qi just another ant to him?
Huadiexianzi didn't know.
The crowd all assumed that once Bai Qi appeared, he would rage and spare no cost to tear the Great Lord to pieces. They believed anyone who witnessed their own descendants turned into cripples would be unable to endure it.