"Don't panic, everyone." Qi Fa spoke, his voice dry and hoarse. His once-upright body now resembled a bamboo pole in the wind, trembling lightly.
No one mocked him.
Qi clan had three Rank 7 Gu Immortals and two Rank 6 Gu Immortals, yet even joining forces, they were no match for Fang Yuan. Before Fang Yuan, they were fish on the chopping block, at his mercy to be butchered.
After speaking, Qi Fa gathered his courage and continued, "We are now before the wager gate. Having gained the gate tower's recognition, we can explore that Grotto-Heaven World and are therefore protected by the gate tower. If Fang Yuan wishes to kill us, he must first overcome the gate tower's obstacle. But if he tears down the gate tower, he will destroy the wager and be unable to enter the world beyond the gate."
Qi Fa's words immediately steadied everyone's hearts.
Fang Yuan could not help sizing up Qi Fa. Smiling, he praised him generously, "You do have some schemes."
Qi Fa's words were meant both for the Qi clan Gu Immortals and as a warning to Fang Yuan. There was a reason the Qi clan could become the final victor of the Five Elements Seal's Thousand Year Wager. Over all these years, the Qi clan had developed to its present state, suppressing and enslaving the other four clans while remaining obscure and deeply hidden. Even the Southern Border Righteous Path seemed not to have noticed much; at the very least, it had never attempted to covet the Five Aspects' treasure. This showed the Qi clan's capabilities.
But no matter how capable they were, once they encountered Fang Yuan, they could only be left sitting on hot coals.
Fang Yuan's smile appeared all the more terrifying in their eyes. His exposed