Gu Yi and the other two stood outside the Huo Family residence, looking at the enormous stone gates before them.
The Huo Family gates stood wide open. There were no guards stationed on either side; instead, a crowd had gathered outside, discussing the matter animatedly.
Suddenly, everyone heard a burst of commotion from within the Huo Family residence, accompanied by the sounds of fierce fighting.
This unusual scene made Gu Yi and Tang Youyou exchange a glance. They both flew into the air and looked into the Huo Family residence.
They saw the Huo Family clansmen confronting another group of martial cultivators in the Huo Family training ground. The latter had even brought a sedan chair meant to receive someone.
Well acquainted with the circumstances of Heavenly Dragon City's major factions, Tang Youyou immediately recognized the origins of the other group.
Tang Youyou explained to Gu Yi and Gu Qingcheng, "Those people are from Heavenly Dragon City's Yuan Family. They have been fighting the Huo Family for many years..."
Many years ago, the Yuan Family and the Huo Family had both been renowned alchemy families in Heavenly Dragon City. The Huo Family, which cultivated the Nine Yang Cultivation Method, had suppressed the Yuan Family at every turn.
However, the Huo Family gradually declined. Meanwhile, the Yuan Family obtained a fortuitous opportunity that caused their martial souls to mutate, fusing yin and yang. They could cultivate both fire-based techniques and frigid yin techniques, possessing both yin and yang energy.
Thus, the Yuan Family began suppressing the Huo Family in turn and sought to seize two treasures of the Huo Family: their inherited Nine Yang Art and the Luo Shen Pill formula that aided its cultivation.
However, the Yuan and Huo Families were both major clans of Heavenly Dragon City and had