"Gu Clan! For a thousand years, I have lived here in seclusion, contending with no one and never setting foot in the Central Plains. I believe I have never offended your clan. Why have you come to my Shennong Mountain Range today to wreak such destruction?"
The gravely wounded old man stared fixedly at the three people before him, his eyes brimming with fury and despair as he roared himself hoarse.
"Old Man Shennong, you have spent your years in seclusion, ignoring worldly affairs and devoting yourself to alchemy. Indeed, you have never offended our clan. Unfortunately, an innocent man becomes guilty simply by possessing a precious jade. Having lived so long, surely you understand that principle?"
The middle-aged man leading the group still wore an expression as pleasant as a spring breeze, a faint smile lingering at the corners of his mouth as he addressed Old Man Shennong. His eyes, however, held nothing but boundless indifference.
"Guilty... for possessing a precious jade? You want the Life Spirit Flame?!"
Old Man Shennong's eyes widened in disbelief. He had never imagined that the mighty Gu Clan would covet his Life Spirit Flame, much less that its clan leader would personally come for him and seal the surrounding space so tightly that he had not the slightest chance of escape.
But now, he no longer had any thought to spare for why the Gu Clan wanted his Life Spirit Flame. He had already resolved to die.
He knew that even if he surrendered the Life Spirit Flame now, the Gu Clan would never spare him. His death was certain. They could not possibly allow a Six-Star Dou Sheng filled with hatred for their clan to leave this place alive!
"Then... you can all join me in the grave! Hahahaha!"
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