The Great Thousand World, Futuo Realm.
As one of the Gu Clans with the deepest foundations and longest histories on the entire continent, the Buddha Gu Clan teemed with powerful experts. Even after its previous Clan Leader's unexpected passing, it still had a Saint Grade Heavenly Sovereign presiding over it, along with countless Immortal Grade and Spirit Grade experts.
At that moment, in the heart of the clan.
Inside a secluded estate.
Pink peach blossoms bloomed all around, lending the surroundings an elegant beauty. An old man sitting in a bamboo pavilion took a light sip of tea, then abruptly opened his sharp eyes, seemingly gazing through the void toward somewhere infinitely distant.
Ahead of him, the void tore open, and a young figure stepped out.
"Reporting to the Grand Elder. Xuan Hai of the Xuan Lineage located Qing Yanjing and placed a sealing curse on her during the attempt to capture her, but that woman still escaped..."
Xuan Guang of the Xuan Lineage bowed respectfully.
He was the foremost member of the Xuan Lineage's younger generation. Backed by the Grand Elder's influence, the Xuan Lineage and Mo Lineage had risen abruptly after the previous Clan Leader's death, taking every opportunity to ruthlessly suppress the Qing Lineage.
Qing Yanjing, the previous Clan Leader's daughter, was now their tool for a marriage alliance. They had never expected her talent to be so formidable: at her age, she had already reached earthly sovereign great perfection, surpassing him by far. She had even evaded the watch of a Spirit Grade Heavenly Sovereign and escaped the clan, and had since dodged their pursuit several times.
It should all have been a good thing-a marriage with the Mohe Clan would secure a powerful ally for the Buddha Gu Clan. Yet that shortsighted woman had shattered