"Changqing, do you know what sort of person lives longest on the Beheading List?"
On the third floor of the Gathering Immortals Tower, the Ancestor of the Qi Household watched Xu Taiping approaching and asked Qi Changqing, the head of the Qi Household beside him, his face expressionless.
"Ancestor, naturally, those with the highest cultivation live longest."
Qi Changqing thought it over carefully before answering.
This time, Xu Taiping had broadly invited cultivators to a banquet in his capacity as Chief, and the Qi Household's ancestor and household head were among the guests.
Although the Ancestor of the Qi Household had already had someone investigate during the Golden Scale Assembly and confirmed that Xu Taiping was the one who had taken the Dragon-Trapping Tower, Xu Taiping was now not only the Golden Scale Champion but also backed by Zhang Tianze and a host of other powerful figures. Their Qi Household had long since abandoned any thoughts of revenge.
Of course, even so, the Ancestor of the Qi Household would not ordinarily have attended the banquet.
The main reason he was here today was that he had heard Xu Taiping had been put on the Beheading List and wanted to see how he would disgrace himself today.
"No, no, no."
After hearing Qi Changqing's answer, the Ancestor of the Qi Household shook his head repeatedly, then explained:
"Those who live long on the Beheading List aren't the ones with the highest cultivation, but those who strike the most ruthlessly!"
As he spoke, he looked once more toward Xu Taiping, who was approaching step by step, then lowered his voice and said quietly:
"Among the great powers that transcend the mortal world, the Faceless Tower isn't the strongest, but it's certainly the most ruthless. Unless you can be even more ruthless than