A gigantic purple vortex thousands of meters wide appeared out of thin air, an extremely terrifying aura rapidly spreading.
The immense purple vortex alone instilled fear in anyone who laid eyes on it.
A middle-aged man appeared out of nowhere at the center of the purple vortex.
An even more terrifying aura unleashed like a storm of death; the air rippled, and everyone felt the blazing, violent pressure brush past their faces, as sharp as blades cutting through.
The newcomer was none other than the current Patriarch of the Baili Family, Baili Zhantian.
All eyes, filled with terror, were now fixed upon Baili Zhantian.
Baili Zhantian’s face was fierce, his gaze sharp like knives, radiating icy gleams.
As Baili Zhantian stepped into this realm, everyone felt the overwhelming killing intent and fury.
Under the oppressive might of his towering aura, everyone was immobilized, feeling as if their hearts were being crushed by a mountain, almost ceasing to beat.
"Is he the Baili Patriarch? His strength is terrifying!" The Celestial Shadow Sect Leader was full of fear, his voice trembling, his body unable to stop shaking.
"Such frightening killing intent...this terrifying aura is even worse than Zhaixingzi and the others," said the Myriad Swords Sect Leader, similarly in extreme fear, unable to resist the terror seizing his soul.
"So powerful, this terrifying aura surpasses even the Earth Ancestor," the Great Demon King frowned deeply, a flash of strong apprehension in his eyes.
"Truly worthy of the Mahayana Stage, like a deity indeed," the Ghost King thought, aghast, dreaming to reach the Mahayana Stage level.
Gazing at Baili Zhantian, Tian Kui pondered with a frown, "Unimaginably terrifying aura; no wonder Baili Qingyu doesn’t regard Little Star and the Mad Elder at all."
"Why do these young ones like Zuo Qingyang show no fear at all?"
What confounded Tian Kui was that, even with the Baili Patriarch present, the disciples of the Ancient Divine Sect showed no sign of terror.
Is it simply because of Gu Chenfeng?
Baili Zhantian stepped forward, instantly appearing before Baili Qingyu.
His fierce gaze swept over Zhaixingzi and the Mad Elder, then towards the Great Demon King on the other side; Baili Zhantian’s expression remained unchanged.
Zhaixingzi, the Mad Elder, and the Great Demon King were naturally known to Baili Zhantian.
But at this moment, they were not on his mind.
Upon seeing Baili Feiyun’s corpse, his expression drastically changed, old eyes showing deep sadness.
"Yun’Er! Yun’Er! The Nascent Soul is destroyed!" Baili Zhantian felt immense grief, his heart wrenched as if by blades, his killing intent exponentially rising at this moment. Content orıginally comes from 𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙡•𝔣𝔦𝔯𝔢•𝕟𝕖𝕥
Baili Qingyu blamed herself, "Father, it’s all my fault for failing to protect Yun’Er."
Baili Zhantian glared at Baili Qingyu, suppressing his sorrow and towering anger, shouting, "Qingyu, what on earth happened?"
Fierce winds rose, Baili Zhantian’s robe billowing without wind, his terrifying aura was like thunder from the heavens, incredibly daunting.
Once again feeling Baili Zhantian’s overwhelming aura and killing intent, everyone was frightened out of their wits; their pale faces were filled with intense fear.
From Baili Zhantian’s fierce gaze, it was as if they saw a terrifying scene of a sea of corpses and blood.
Baili Qingyu, enduring her anger and sorrow, gritted her teeth and said, "I intended to seek justice for Qing’Er this time..."
Then Baili Qingyu recounted the whole story.
Baili Zhantian was filled with wrath, his face contorted into a vicious scowl, glaring at Baili Jinghong, shouting, "Great Guardian, you must give me an answer!"
Baili Zhantian then roared furiously at the Ancient Divine Sect, asking, "Who killed my grandson?"
The terrifying roar echoed throughout the Ancient Divine Sect.
The earth-shaking roar, mixed with icy killing intent, swept through; everyone felt a strong sense of imminent death, uncontrollable fear rising in their minds.
Before Baili Qingyu could speak, Gu Chenfeng calmly said, "I killed him, been waiting for you long enough."
Upon hearing Gu Chenfeng’s overwhelmingly arrogant words, everyone was dumbfounded.
"Is this brat insane? Doesn’t he know who the Baili Patriarch is?"
"Gu Chenfeng actually dared to speak like that to the Baili Patriarch—how arrogant!"
"This brat is truly reckless, having just killed the Baili Family’s Young Master, he dares to be so brazen."
Strong figures of various powerful forces were discussing in a clamor, deeply displeased by Gu Chenfeng’s extreme arrogance.
Glaring fiercely at Gu Chenfeng, Baili Zhantian angrily asked, "You killed him? And you also ruined Qing’Er’s Sea of Qi?"
"Indeed, it was me," Gu Chenfeng replied with a faint smile.
Baili Qingyu hurriedly said, "Father, his name is Gu Chenfeng; he possesses a powerful Ice Attribute, Late Stage of Golden Core Realm."
"Gu Chenfeng?" Baili Zhantian, enraged, his expression suddenly shifted.
Hearing the name ’Gu Chenfeng’, Baili Zhantian immediately thought of that man.
In his mind, he instantly recalled the image of that man.
Noticing Baili Zhantian’s change in demeanor, Baili Qingyu wondered inwardly, "What’s wrong with Father?"
"Is it him?" Baili Zhantian was deeply shocked in his heart.
Beside him, Baili Jinghong respectfully said, "Patriarch, do you see the flame beside Gu Chenfeng? The Patriarch should recognize it."
"Flame?" Baili Qingyu slightly furrowed her brows.
Upon hearing Baili Jinghong’s words, Baili Zhantian finally looked away from Gu Chenfeng.
When Baili Zhantian saw the small Fire Dragon, his expression changed again, his eyes widened to the extreme, unable to help crying out, "It’s... the Candle Dragon!"
Baili Zhantian instantly recognized it.
"How’s this possible?" Baili Zhantian was both shocked and terrified, "How could it appear in the Cultivation Realm; wasn’t it sealed by that person?"
Baili Zhantian seemingly thought of something, his expression changed again, the overwhelming aura instantly dissipating into nothingness.
"What? Candle Dragon?" Baili Tong and the Three Venerables, their expressions also drastically changed, gazing fearfully at the small flame.
Clearly, Baili Tong and the Three Venerables were aware of the Candle Dragon’s existence.
Due to the distance and the small size of the Fire Dragon, Baili Tong and the others couldn’t clearly see that the flame was the Candle Dragon.
"Candle Dragon?" Baili Qingyu deeply furrowed her brows, wondering, "Why is Father so terrified, and even the Great Guardian was the same earlier? Is it because of that small flame? Both Father and the Great Guardian seem to know the Candle Dragon."
Baili Qingyu, having never seen the Candle Dragon, naturally did not know about it.
Though unaware, Baili Zhantian’s fear suddenly made her realize something.
Seeing Baili Zhantian’s look, the small Fire Dragon smiled slightly, "This old fellow recognized me."
The Great Demon King respectfully spoke, "Candle Dragon senior was once a dominant force in the Cultivation Realm; though hidden for many years, many still recognize Candle Dragon senior."
The small Fire Dragon glanced at the Great Demon King, smiling faintly, "The little ghost from back then has now become the mighty Great Demon King of the Cultivation Realm."
"Compared to Candle Dragon senior, I’m not worth mentioning," the Great Demon King respectfully replied.