Yellow sands roared in the desert wind; warm breezes flowed through Qingzhou.
Sandstone rose into mountains, heat steaming upward. Beneath the sandstone lay a vast, tranquil lake, shaded by lush green trees. In the evening breeze, leaves rustled softly, forming a picture of paradise hidden away in the Western Desert.
The Qing clan's blessed land headquarters stood within this oasis known as "Qingzhou."
The Qing clan's Gu Immortals had almost all gathered in the hall. Several fragments of Gu worms lay upon the cold floor tiles, firmly holding every Qing clan Gu Immortal's gaze.
"Qing Heng's Life Token Gu shattered?!"
"How could this have happened?"
"Qing Heng sacrificed himself. He had left the clan under orders to subdue Ming You, the Southern Border Gu Immortal. Could he truly have died at Ming You's hands?"
Qing Heng had been a rank seven expert of the Qing clan. Since he had been dispatched to subdue Ming You, the clan naturally thought highly of him. Recently, for some unknown reason, rumors of the Qing clan obtaining Bean God Palace had somehow leaked out, causing other Super Forces to probe them repeatedly. Qing Heng's death made all members of the Qing clan suspect the truth. Could this have been a probe from a Western Desert force?
"Report! We have a definite battle report. Ming You truly killed Qing Heng. This man is formidable, ruthless, and cold-blooded."
The Qing clan's Gu Immortals were all enraged.
"An outsider Gu Immortal has gone too far in bullying us!"
"Kill this Ming You! Grind his bones to ash, and let the other Western Desert forces see the consequences of offending our Qing clan!"
"Before killing him, we should capture Ming You alive and invite the other Western Desert Gu Immortals to witness it. Only by publicly flaying him,