"What’s wrong with the Great Guardian?"
Baili Tong said dazedly, "I’ve been with the Baili Family for so many years, and it’s the first time I’ve seen the Great Guardian so fearful. What on earth has happened?"
"What did the Great Guardian say?" Baili Three Venerables looked bewildered, thinking they had misheard.
"What’s going on?" Dongfang Yehuo and the Myriad Swords Sect Leader exchanged puzzled glances, completely clueless.
"Did I hear wrong? Did the Great Guardian tell us to leave?"
"The Young Master was killed, and we don’t avenge him, but rather leave?"
"Did you see that? The Great Guardian seems scared. I don’t know what’s going on either."
The Baili Family members discussed among themselves, all equally confused.
The immobility of the Great Demon King and Baili Jinghong had already made them very puzzled, and now being told to leave made them even more bewildered.
What exactly has happened?
"Leave?" Baili Qingyu looked stunned at Baili Jinghong.
Baili Qingyu’s face was full of disbelief.
She would rather believe a sow could climb a tree than believe such words would come from the mouth of the Baili Family’s Great Guardian.
After a moment of shock, an indescribable surge of overwhelming anger rose in her heart.
Unable to contain her rage, Baili Qingyu screamed, "Baili Jinghong! Do you know what you’re saying? My son had his Sea of Qi ruined by Gu Chenfeng, and Yun’Er has just been killed by him. Are you telling me to leave now?"
"Not avenging a deep grudge and instead fleeing in battle, are you worthy of being the clan’s Great Guardian? Are you deserving of the family’s nurture? I don’t care what has happened, if you’re afraid of dying, get out yourself! Leave immediately!"
Hearing Baili Qingyu’s scolding, Baili Jinghong felt helpless but continued to persuade, "Saintess, this is not what I meant, Gu Chen..."
Baili Jinghong attempted to explain, but Baili Qingyu did not give him the chance.
"Shut up!" Baili Qingyu shouted angrily, "Yun’Er’s death, you must take full responsibility! You should know what the consequences will be!"
Glancing at Baili Tong, Baili Qingyu ordered, "Second Guardian, immediately report to the Patriarch!"
Baili Jinghong felt anxious and said, "Saintess, absolutely not—if this escalates, it may lead to the destruction of our family."
"What? Destruction?" Baili Tong and the Three Venerables were all startled, their eyes wide as they looked at Baili Jinghong.
They understood Baili Jinghong very well; he would never say such a thing unless it was truly possible.
"No way! How could this be?" Dongfang Yehuo and the Myriad Swords Sect Leader looked in disbelief.
The Baili Family, after all, is a major family of cultivators, an existence that can make the Cultivation Realm tremble by stomping its foot; how could it suddenly face destruction?
"Destruction?" Baili Qingyu rebuked fiercely, "The Baili Family is one of the three major cultivation families in the Cultivation Realm, and just because of one Gu Chenfeng, you are telling me ’destruction’?"
"Baili Jinghong, you are not worthy to be a member of the Baili Family clan. If you continue to speak nonsense, I will kill you!"
Baili Qingyu did not believe it at all.
Not to mention her disbelief, Dongfang Yehuo and the Myriad Swords Sect Leader did not believe it either.
The Baili Family has terrifying strength, and the superpowers in the Cultivation Realm that can destroy the Baili Family are few and far between.
Even if there was that ability, they would absolutely not dare to make a move easily.
"Second Guardian, why are you standing still? Are you going to defy my orders too?" Baili Qingyu angrily asked, glaring fiercely at Baili Tong.
"I wouldn’t dare! I will report to the Patriarch immediately!" Baili Tong respectfully responded.
Baili Tong glanced at Baili Jinghong, helplessly transmitting the message to report to Baili Zhantian.
Star-Picker suddenly saw something and quickly asked, "Crazy Old Man, what do you see over there?"
"Star-Picker, what did you see?" Ghost Elder asked curiously, following the gaze.
"It’s..." Crazy Old Man stared at the little Fire Dragon, the expression on his old face freezing instantly.
"How could it be?" Wuji Sect Leader suddenly widened his old eyes and exclaimed, "It... it is..."
Seeing the shocked expressions of several people, Ghost Elder frantically asked, "What did you see? Who is it? You old fellows, say something!"
Ghost Elder was almost dying of anxiety.
The Ghost King hurriedly sent a message, asking, "Demon King, what happened? Why is Baili Jinghong so frightened?"
The Great Demon King, forcing down his inner terror, sent a message, "There is an extremely terrifying Mahayana Stage expert hidden, who can instantly seal our Spiritual Power, but his presence cannot be sensed. This person’s strength is far above the Earth Ancestor."
"What? Mahayana Stage? Far above the Earth Ancestor?" The Ghost King was deeply shocked, and intense fear surged in his heart.
The Great Demon King further communicated, "Moreover, I saw the Candle Dragon, right next to Gu Chenfeng."
"What? Candle Dragon?" The Ghost King reacted again with extreme astonishment, thinking, "Wasn’t the Candle Dragon sealed? How could it..."
The Great Demon King kept his gaze fixed on Gu Chenfeng, sending a message, "It’s true! It is indeed the Candle Dragon. Although it’s concealing its Ancient Fire Attribute Spiritual Power, there’s no mistaking it."
"Brother Ghost King, the appearance of the Candle Dragon, you know what that means, don’t you? It means that person has returned."
"That person has returned?" The Ghost King was extremely fearful, and immediately looked at Gu Chenfeng.
Taking a closer look, the Ghost King indeed saw the little fiery figure beside Gu Chenfeng.
"Candle... Candle Dragon... It’s really it... Could that person truly have returned? Could it be..." The Ghost King instantly recognized it, trembling all over, looking as if he had seen a ghost.
No wonder Baili Jinghong is so terrified. ɴᴇᴡ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴏɴ 𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹·𝑓𝑖𝑟𝑒·𝗇𝗲𝘁
The Candle Dragon communicated with a laugh, "Master, it seems Baili Jinghong has recognized me, and so have the Great Demon King and Star-Picker."
Gu Chenfeng replied with a laugh, "I never expected the guidance of Carefree Valley back then to lead to this; that old fellow even broke through to the Mahayana Stage now."
The Candle Dragon laughed, "Master’s creation of the Medicine God Hall was relatively late; otherwise, who knows how many Mahayana Stages the nurturing could have produced."
Glancing at Gu Chenfeng, the Candle Dragon inquired, "Master, what do you plan to do with the Baili Family?"
Gu Chenfeng’s face remained calm, saying nothing, his gaze falling upon the members of the Baili Family.
Nearby, the Great Demon King dared not move, continuing to keep his eyes on Gu Chenfeng, considering, "Is he really him?"
Right after Baili Tong reported, this realm suddenly shook violently, and an incomparable terrifying pressure enveloped the heavens and earth.
"Who killed my son? Get out now!" A dignified and murderous shout echoed across the sky.
In an instant, an extremely terrifying aura swept across the entire Taigu Mountain.
"He has arrived." Star-Picker knitted his old brows.
"What an astonishing aura." Crazy Old Man frowned, "He indeed stepped into the Mahayana Stage."
"Baili Zhantian!" The Great Demon King deeply furrowed his brows.
"Mahayana Stage!" The Ghost King’s face darkened considerably.
"Respectfully welcome the Patriarch!" Baili Qingyu and the clan members knelt respectfully on one knee.