Ancient Sacred Mountain Range, atop the vast plaza.
Seeing Bai Ge actually walking toward him while his daughter anxiously called out from behind, Gu Yuan could not help but feel puzzled. What was he trying to do?
Under Gu Yuan's puzzled gaze, Bai Ge walked up before him.
"May I ask, are you Senior Gu Yuan, Xun Er's father?"
Looking at the seemingly ordinary Gu Yuan before him, Bai Ge gave a slight bow and smiled.
"That's right! I am Xun Er's father. What is it? Do you need something from me?"
Although Gu Yuan had been fairly satisfied with Bai Ge after learning that, at only a little over forty, he had already reached Peak Nine-Revolutions Dou Zun and become a Ninth-Rank Alchemist, as a father, there was no way he could welcome with a smile the man who had taken his precious daughter. His tone was rather cold.
"I have come to ask Senior Gu Yuan for Xun Er's hand in marriage!"
Bai Ge smiled faintly and spoke slowly.
"A marriage proposal?!"
Gu Yuan did not immediately respond, but the Ancient Clan elder beside him could not help crying out in shock.
That shout instantly drew the attention of everyone across the plaza.
Whether it was the two Asura Commanders of the Black Annihilation Army among the Ancient Clan behind them, the people from the other Dou Di clans, or the representatives of the major factions invited to the Ancient Clan's Coming-of-Age Ceremony—
All eyes immediately converged upon Bai Ge and Gu Yuan.
"This guy is proposing already? Though he has gained the approval of most of the clan elders, our Ancient Clan ultimately respects strength above all else. The status of a Ninth-Rank Alchemist only gives him the qualifications to take Xun Er as his wife. Without