Gao Yubai's Fall, Demonic Beasts from the Northern Frontier March South

After all, in the battle just now, in order to draw out those demonic cultivators, Song Qingyu had not only damaged her Natal Magic Treasure but also lost a valuable Grade 3 Defensive Talisman. Li Wutong's gesture was also meant to compensate her somewhat for the losses she had suffered in this battle.

"Thank you, Senior Brother Li!"

Understanding his intentions, Song Qingyu did not stand on ceremony with Li Wutong. After accepting the Storage Bags, she cupped her hands to him and directly put them away.

After Li Wutong led his people away, Fang Baixuan, who had been standing to one side, also cupped his hands to bid Song Qingyu farewell before returning to Guiyun Marketplace.

After taking the spiritual pill Song Qingyu had given him, Gao Yubai did not hold on for long. Once he had haltingly entrusted Gao Changjin with his final affairs, he breathed his last.

As the Gao Family's patriarch, Gao Yubai had been the most highly cultivated member of the family in the past several centuries. His sudden passing was an enormous blow to the Gao Family.

With Gao Yubai, the Peak Foundation Establishment patriarch, gone, the Gao Family was left with only Gao Changjin, a Third Layer of Foundation Establishment Cultivator. Moreover, Gao Changjin possessed Three Spirit Roots, and his cultivation talent was far inferior to Gao Yubai's. In this lifetime, even breaking through to the Foundation Establishment Late Stage would likely prove difficult for him.

Unless some other unforeseen change occurred, the Gao Family's overall strength could no longer quite support its position as Qinghe County's second-largest Foundation Establishment Family. In the future, it would inevitably have to yield a portion of its interests to other Foundation Establishment Families.

Looking at the still grief-stricken Gao Changjin, Song Qingyu could not bear it