"Damn it!!" Seeing Thunderclap True Person tease her so brazenly, Princess Qingqing was furious and anxious. She stamped her foot, wanting to flare up, but the Sage of Literature and the female officials had long since vanished from her side. No one dared approach Princess Qingqing when she seemed both ready to leave and reluctant to stay!
With the Star River Great Formation broken, the force of the thousand-mile spatial confinement had vanished. The remaining hundreds of thousands of disciples from the Four Great Families could once again move freely. Yet they still stood in midair, maintaining their formation as they watched Tianren. Seeing the restriction disappear, Tianren called out, "Fellow Daoist Xiao, how should these family disciples be handled? Should we slaughter them all, or make them surrender with their hands bound?"
After a moment's thought, Xiao Hua smiled and asked Wenqu, who was descending from the skies, "The Star River Great Formation was broken by Immortal Friend. This matter should be left to Immortal Friend's discretion!"
Seeing Xiao Hua's smile, Wenqu pondered briefly and flicked his sleeve. "These disciples are Confucian cultivators. They share the same roots as this old man, and they are also this old man's disciples! Naturally, this old man cannot bring himself to kill them. If we capture them, they may not sincerely submit either. More importantly, since the Immortal Emperor Gouchen planted this hidden hand here and wanted us to perish together with the Four Great Families, why should we let him have his way? By sparing these disciples and preserving the strength of the Four Great Families, we can also restrain the Immortal Palace and prevent it from tearing down the bridge after crossing the river."
"Agreed!" Xiao Hua said with a smile. "This poor Daoist greatly approves of Immortal Friend's decision.