Gathering

"What are we, the Gu Family, supposed to do amid the unprecedented upheaval in the Aurora Empire?"

The one speaking now was neither the Gu Family Head nor one of the Gu Family elders, but Gu Wenda—the future family head and currently one of the Gu Family's only two Land True Immortals.

However...

His question only left the elders looking at one another and discussing it among themselves. No one gave him an answer.

Seeing this, Gu Wenda flew into a rage. "When Baili Qingfeng killed Your Majesty, you said his luck had run out and that he would surely die in a military disaster amid the vengeance of the various territories. That was why our Gu Family chose to remain still. When Baili Qingfeng transformed into a True God and took direct control of one-third of the empire through Alov and Yasso, you said the crisis at Heaven's Gate was about to erupt and that the family still had a chance to rise with the tide. A few days ago, when Baili Qingfeng used a new type of weapon to destroy sixty thousand Cavemen at Heaven's Gate, including those powerful Knights and Grand Knights, you still said that the appearance of such a terrifying weapon would make Baili Qingfeng the enemy of the world... So what now? The so-called joint pressure from forty-two major factions started strong but ended weak, and Baili Qingfeng dissolved it with ease. What excuses and reasons do you have left?"

"Wenda, mind your words!"

Gu Xingbai sternly admonished him.

"Grandfather, this isn't a matter of my wording. It's that if our Gu Family doesn't show our value soon, we won't obtain any benefits from this upheaval sweeping across the Aurora Empire. Surely you don't want our Gu Family to remain confined to one-sixth of