The Black-Robed Elder's gaze lingered briefly on Guhongzi before moving away. His figure slowly vanished.
With the Black-Robed Elder gone, the suffocating pressure dissipated as well, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
"Late-stage innate. Interesting."
Guhongzi chuckled softly.
"Those entering the city, keep lining up!"
The gate commandant shouted at the top of his lungs.
Order returned to the queue.
Above the gate, the three dangling corpses silently warned everyone.
In the center of the County Town.
The Li Family's Hall of Peculiar Individuals.
This was where the Li Family recruited talented and extraordinary individuals from across the land.
After several expansions and renovations by the Li Family, the Hall of Peculiar Individuals now occupied extensive grounds. Its main building stood seven stories tall, with soaring eaves, interlocking brackets, carved beams, and painted rafters, making it one of the most striking buildings in Baihe County's town.
On the seventh floor of the Hall of Peculiar Individuals.
Li Yanzhao, the Li Family's Fifth Elder, stood at the window with his hands behind his back, overlooking the town.
Beside him stood Li Mo, the Hall of Reverence's chief steward responsible for the Hall of Peculiar Individuals.
"Elder, it seems Old Liu has found someone to kill as a warning to the monkeys."
Listening to the clearly audible voice carrying from the distant gate, Li Mo spoke with a smile.
Li Yanzhao nodded slightly, a cold gleam flashing in his eyes. "We had no choice but to act. Ever since word spread of Old Zhao's breakthrough to the Divine Mansion Realm, the number of rogue cultivators pouring into our Yang Province over these past three months has increased more than a hundredfold. Most of them are unruly and accustomed to running wild outside. If we don't give them a warning, they