"No messenger talismans flying, no one else arriving. Looks like your people are all here."
Finally.
The mortal lord who had been reclining on the chair with his eyes closed, resting, sat up. He picked up the wine jug and poured himself a cup, saying, "However, I heard that whether it's the prestigious Bai Family, the Golden Crow Li Family and Liu Family, or the so-called Lotus Secret Realm—they're either celestial families enfeoffed by the Nine Heavens or great secret realms passed down since antiquity. How come only you few have shown up? Weren't they said to be teeming with experts?
Where are the experts?
Where? Don't tell me you lot are the so-called experts."
"You misunderstand, sir. This old man and the others naturally cannot be considered experts," Elder Danshou of the Lotus Secret Realm stepped forward to respond. "After our Lotus Secret Realm's Patriarch learned of this matter, he specifically sent this old man to see if these juniors had caused any trouble outside."
Danshou was indeed a senior expert who had already achieved Five Luminaries Unity and merged with the Great Natural Order back in the Ancient Era. His words were not only watertight, neither servile nor overbearing, humble yet cautious, but also implied that their Lotus Secret Realm's Patriarch was already aware of the situation. The underlying meaning was that such a minor matter was not worth disturbing the Lotus Secret Realm's Patriarch.
"Is that so?" Gu Qingfeng drank a cup of wine and said with a smile, "Seems your Lotus Secret Realm's Patriarch has quite the airs."
"Please do not misunderstand, sir. This old man and the others have come not to engage in combat with you, but merely to inquire how these juniors have offended you."
Gu Qingfeng drank three cups of wine in succession and continued, "Everyone's quite busy, so let's cut the nonsense. This lord can tell you plainly: I'm the one who beat these people. No reason. I just felt like beating them, that's all."
These words were far too arrogant and overbearing!
Bai Qi, Liu Ziyu, Li Shengyang, and the other experts from the two Golden Crow families and the Lotus Secret Realm were all seething with rage. Even the ever-composed and restrained Danshou turned deathly pale, shouting, "Sir, you go too far!"
Gu Qingfeng didn't even look at them. He just picked up the wine jug, poured himself another drink, and said nonchalantly, "So what if I go too far?
If you're not convinced, you're welcome to try your hand."
After draining his cup, Gu Qingfeng finally stood up, looking at them and asking, "Well? Too scared?"
Scared?
Yes.
Scared.
If they dared to make a move, they wouldn't have waited until now.
"Since you don't dare, then stand there obediently for this lord."
As he spoke, Gu Qingfeng turned his gaze to Xuan Yun, Liu Feng, and Bai Yufei. "If I recall correctly, you three still owe me ten million resounding kowtows, right?"
"Master!
Elder!" Xuan Yun wailed. "Kill him! Hurry up and kill him!"
Bai Yufei and Liu Feng also shouted for their Patriarchs to kill Gu Qingfeng.
"Sir, they are merely juniors. If they have offended you earlier..." Danshou intended to step forward and plead for Xuan Yun and the other two, but Gu Qingfeng cut him off halfway. "This lord said ten million kowtows. Not a single one less today. Get back here and keep kowtowing!"
As his voice fell—*thud! thud! thud!*—Xuan Yun, Liu Feng, and Bai Yufei were instantly sucked over as if by a tremendous force. When they landed, their arms were shattered, flesh and blood flying, leaving only their heads and upper torsos.
"Ah—Master! Save me!" Xuan Yun and the other two let out agonized screams.
Witnessing this scene, Xuan Yun's master, Huang He, could no longer endure it. He roared like a madman, "Your life is mine!"
He leaped into the air, the radiance around his body flashing wildly as vast Immortal Power erupted. As he swung his arms, Immortal Artifacts condensed and manifested.
The moment Huang He made his move, the others from the Lotus Secret Realm also acted instantly. Seeing the Lotus Secret Realm's people take action, Bai Qi, Liu Ziyu, Li Shengyang, and the others from the prestigious Bai Family, Golden Crow Liu Family, and Golden Crow Li Family all joined in.
Over thirty people moved at once, and all of them were Five Luminaries Unity Great Nature Golden Immortals.
This scene was frenzied, astonishing, and utterly jaw-dropping.
Everyone knew that Five Luminaries Unity Great Nature Golden Immortals in the Dual-Pole Celestial Domain absolutely deserved and lived up to the title of 'senior expert.' Under normal circumstances, they would either be in seclusion comprehending the Dao or out seeking opportunities. It was rare for Five Luminaries Unity Great Nature Golden Immortals to engage in combat. Even if some juniors caused trouble outside, when they intervened, they could resolve matters without needing to fight.
After all, they were experts who had achieved Five Luminaries Unity and merged with the Great Natural Order. Once they fought, while it might not be described as earth-shattering and moving ghosts and gods, it was absolutely a tempestuous clash where heaven's thunder met earth's fire. One must know that for a Five Luminaries Unity Great Nature Golden Immortal, every move and every stance embodied the transformations of the Five Elements, layer upon layer of profound mysteries, containing not only the vast majesty of the Great Natural Order but also its immense power.
It wasn't unusual for two Five Luminaries Unity Great Nature Golden Immortals to fight. But now, over thirty such Golden Immortals were moving simultaneously. This was something that couldn't help but inspire awe.
Knowing that this mortal lord was unfathomable, the over thirty who made their move held nothing back. All of them wildly circulated their Immortal Spirits, unleashing their most powerful Immortal Artifacts, intending to join forces and obliterate Gu Qingfeng.
*Whoosh!*
The Immortal Artifact Huang He unleashed was none other than the Lotus Secret Realm's famous Five Peaks Lotus Artifact. Upon release, five massive mountain peaks seemed to descend from the heavens. At first glance, they resembled a gigantic palm—majestic in momentum, endlessly transforming, ferocious in power. They also resembled five lotus flowers, blooming layer by layer. As they bloomed, they were accompanied by countless storms, thunder, and lightning.
However!
Not only did Huang He unleash their Lotus Secret Realm's famous Five Peaks Lotus Artifact, but all twenty-plus Five Luminaries Unity Great Nature Golden Immortals from the Lotus Secret Realm also unleashed the Five Peaks Lotus Artifact at the first moment.
Looking around, the sky was filled with descending mountain peaks, transforming palms, blooming lotus flowers, and shifting Five Elements.
Among those who moved were also the over ten Great Nature Golden Immortals from the prestigious Bai Family, Golden Crow Liu Family, and Golden Crow Li Family, including Bai Qi, Liu Ziyu, and Li Shengyang. They too unleashed their most powerful Immortal Artifacts.
Such as the Formless Fire Dragon Artifact unleashed by Bai Qi, the Heavenly Sharp Cloud Wave Artifact unleashed by Liu Ziyu, and the Eight Directions Chaotic Motion Artifact unleashed by Li Shengyang. These were their renowned Immortal Artifacts, exceptionally fearsome in power.
The heavens changed.
The Great Natural Order also changed.
The moment Huang He and the other thirty made their move, the people gathered at the Tower of Stolen Gold all retreated. They all knew that when Five Luminaries Unity Great Nature Golden Immortals fought, the power was extraordinary.
As for Mu Lingyao, Hua Die, and the others standing beside the Grand Carriage pulled by nine Fire-Cloud Crimson Flame Tigers, seeing the sky filled with Five Peaks Lotus Artifacts, their faces turned ashen with terror. Not daring to hesitate for even a moment, they immediately teleported away.