It actually wasn't him!
Yuan Guhong felt a bit of disbelief.
Before coming, he had suspected Li Qingyun immensely, just like the main-branch bigwigs such as Yuan Guyuan!
Yet illuminated by the holy light, the Li Qingyun before him showed not the slightest hint of anything amiss!
Li Qingyun sneered inwardly while maintaining a detached, calm tone on the surface. "Since Clan Elder Guhong has made the rare trip, you might as well help this Daoist clear up a lingering puzzle."
"Has the Abyss Clan currently been maliciously targeted by the Western Heaven, River Mother, and various other clans?"
"Do the Nine Saints Outside the Void within the clan have any clearer directives issued on how to handle such a massive upheaval?"
He genuinely wanted to know how the Abyss Clan planned to handle the joint suppression of the other superior clans, so that he could decipher the situation Outside the Void from it.
My enemies have never been within the cosmos. Even Hong Lian Tian, Jia Zhou, or the so-called Shi Qi Buddha Son are mere blades of grass!
You lot regard me as the greatest 'challenge' on the Dao Path, yet you fail to realize my gaze has long since fallen Outside the Void!
Our breadth of mind and overall perspective are simply not on the same plane.
Prompted by this questioning of his, Yuan Guhong's expression visibly darkened. He glanced at Li Yiyi and Yuanbao, who had both perked up their ears, and covertly sent a voice transmission in reply:
"Qingyun, our clan is indeed currently facing a grim predicament of internal and external troubles. If we fail to weather this hurdle, our clan is in peril!
At present, the six clans openly displaying hostility toward us are the River Mother, Western Heaven, Vajra, Jade Cicada, Divine