Here and now.
Ancestral Patriarch Bai Qi of the Prestigious Bai Family, his eyes bloodshot, clenched his fists tightly. The Five-Luminances-Unity Immortal Spirit within him began to circulate, causing a radiant light to instantly erupt from his body. The five elements of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth evolved and transformed around him, layer upon layer of profound mysteries cycling endlessly, as if infinite. His powerful aura was like heavenly thunder igniting earthly fire, exceedingly formidable.
However.
What surprised everyone was that although Bai Qi appeared extremely furious—so angry his eyes were red, his entire body seething with murderous intent, glaring furiously at the Great Lord seated opposite him, who was meditating with his eyes closed—he did not act as everyone imagined he would, recklessly attacking to tear the Great Lord limb from limb.
Indeed.
Bai Qi was furious.
He had never been this angry in all his years of life.
But.
Anger was one thing.
Though he was furious, it did not mean he had completely lost his senses.
It wasn't that he didn't want to strike. On the contrary, he wanted to strike more than anyone to avenge the family members who had been reduced to cripples.
It was just that.
When he learned that his family's descendants, along with thousands from the two Golden Crow Immortal families and the Lotus Secret Realm, had been injured by a mortal with no cultivation, his tens of thousands of years of rich experience told him this person's existence was absolutely not simple. When he heard that this Great Lord had kicked Dan Lei half to death with one foot, and with the power of a single shout had shaken thousands until their meridians were severed and their Immortal Spirits dispersed, Bai Qi could hardly believe it.
Especially hearing that it was this Great Lord who forced thousands to send out their Message Talismans filled Bai Qi with shock and awe. Now, gazing at this mysterious Great Lord sitting on his chair meditating with closed eyes, Bai Qi, who originally burned with rage, felt as if he had plunged into an ice cave. The impulsive fire in his heart gradually cooled.
If the one who had injured members of the Prestigious Bai Family today were also a Five-Luminances-Unity Great Nature Golden Immortal, or even a Six-Luminances Moonlight Golden Immortal, he would have attacked without hesitation.
Because based on the opponent's cultivation level, he could roughly estimate their strength. That would give him a measure of confidence. Even if he couldn't win, he wouldn't let the other party off easily. Even if it meant exhausting all his strength, he would fight to severely injure them.
But now, facing a mortal.
He hesitated.
Moreover, this mortal had ascended to the Eighty-First Layer of the Tower of Stolen Gold, not only kicking Dan Lei half to death with one foot but also, with the power of a single shout, shaking thousands until they bled from seven orifices and their Immortal Spirits dispersed.
This forced Bai Qi to be extremely wary.
With his own cultivation and strength, he could perhaps also annihilate a Zhenxing Golden Immortal like Dan Lei at the Fortieth Heaven. He wouldn't even take a Zhenxing Golden Immortal at the Great Perfection of Five Luminances seriously. But to say he could shake thousands with the power of a single shout until they bled from seven orifices, had their meridians severed, and their Immortal Spirits dispersed? He could not do that.
Forget shaking thousands until their Immortal Spirits dispersed, forget severing their meridians, forget even making them bleed from seven orifices—he couldn't even shake thousands of people until they plummeted straight down from mid-air.
If it were one or two, three or four, even ten or eight, he might have some confidence. But thousands? He truly did not possess such capability.
He also couldn't imagine how a mortal could rely on the power of his voice and aura to shake thousands of Golden Immortals until they bled from seven orifices and their Immortal Spirits dispersed.
He wasn't afraid of the opponent having high strength, nor was he afraid of the opponent having a deep background. What he feared was not knowing *how* high that strength was, or *how* strong that background might be.
"Ancestral Patriarch!
Kill him!
Kill him to avenge us!
!!"
Bai Teng, Bai Yufei, and all the members of the Prestigious Bai Family roared with hoarse, desperate fury. The people from the Jinwu Liu Family, Jinwu Li Family, and the Lotus Secret Realm also pleaded with Bai Qi to act and seek justice for them.
Yet.
No matter how they shouted or pleaded, Bai Qi remained unmoved, only staring fixedly at the Great Lord sitting on the chair meditating with closed eyes, as if trying to see through him completely. But no matter how he looked, he could discern nothing. And the less he could see, the more wary he became.
At this moment, another group rushed into the scene. There weren't many, only a few dozen. Sharp-eyed individuals immediately recognized these few dozen as elders, the clan head, and the Ancestral Patriarch of the Jinwu Li Family.
Among them were six experts at the Great Perfection of Five Luminances, and a full three Five-Luminances-Unity Great Nature Golden Immortals had come, including the most senior Ancestral Patriarch of the Jinwu Li Family, Li Shengyang, who had come personally.
As soon as the Ancestral Patriarch of the Jinwu Li Family appeared, the thousands from the Jinwu Li Family, led by Li Xiao, all became agitated.
However.
Not long after the Jinwu Li Family's Ancestral Patriarch arrived, yet another group surged into the scene in a grand procession, over a thousand strong. Everyone looked closely and saw it was none other than the Jinwu Liu Family.
The contingent the Jinwu Liu Family brought this time was far more powerful than the Jinwu Li Family's lineup. They alone brought over a dozen Zhenxing Golden Immortals at the Great Perfection of Five Luminances, and five Five-Luminances-Unity Great Nature Golden Immortals. Leading them was the eldest Ancestral Patriarch of the Jinwu Liu Family, Liu Ziyu.
The Fengyue Small World was the liveliest trading center in the Dual Pole Heavenly Domain. Every major Secret Realm and major Immortal family had dedicated teleportation arrays set up here. Therefore, when the elders and Ancestral Patriarchs of the Jinwu Liu and Li Families appeared, no one found it strange.
Even if the elders from the Lotus Secret Realm arrived now, it would not be surprising.
Sure enough.
After the Ancestral Patriarchs of the Jinwu Liu and Li Families appeared, the people from the Lotus Secret Realm truly arrived.
The number who came wasn't large, less than a hundred.
But each one held considerable prestige within the Dual Pole Heavenly Domain.
Everyone knew the Lotus Secret Realm had been passed down since ancient times. Its disciples were all geniuses selected through layers of screening from the mortal world. After so many generations of inheritance, the Secret Realm undoubtedly had experts as numerous as clouds.
Now that Lotus Secret Realm disciples like Dan Lei and Xuan Yun had jointly sent out Message Talismans, the Lotus Secret Realm would certainly know a serious incident had occurred. By then, the Lotus Secret Realm would definitely send many experts.
Yes.
Everyone knew this.
Yet, when the crowd gathered at the Tower of Stolen Gold saw the hundred or so from the Lotus Secret Realm, they couldn't help but be greatly astonished.
Among the eighty-plus people from the Lotus Secret Realm, a full sixty were Zhenxing Golden Immortals at the Great Perfection of Five Luminances. And there were over twenty Five-Luminances-Unity Golden Immortals.
This terrifying lineup truly left everyone dumbfounded.
As was well known, under normal circumstances, Five-Luminances-Unity Zhenxing Golden Immortals, seeking breakthroughs, were either in seclusion comprehending insights or out searching for opportunities.
Those out seeking opportunities need not be discussed; they simply couldn't sense Message Talisman signals. And those in seclusion, even if they could sense the signals, couldn't necessarily break away to come. Seclusion was no trivial matter; one couldn't just exit at will. Forcibly breaking seclusion could lead, at best, to ruining the attempt midway, and at worst, to Qi deviation.
Coupled with the suddenness of the incident, even though Dan Lei, Xuan Yun, and others had jointly activated Message Talismans, some simply couldn't break away on such short notice.
Under these circumstances, and in such a brief time, the Lotus Secret Realm could still muster so many experts. This couldn't help but make people sigh in admiration: the Lotus Secret Realm truly lived up to its name as an ancient, inherited realm. It was indeed a place where experts were as numerous as clouds.