Meanwhile, Yin-Yang Sky was facing almost the same ordeal as Ouyang Quede.
"Reach the Shangguan Family's council hall within an hour, or else..."
A cold glint flashed through the room, then vanished without a trace. Feeling the cold sweat continually breaking out across his back, Yin-Yang Sky was probably the only one who truly understood how perilous that moment had been.
Had he made even the slightest move, he feared he would already be lying in a pool of blood.
Fortunately, his life still had to be spared so he could go to the Shangguan Family Lineage's grand council hall. However, the Shangguan Family Lineage generally did not summon everyone to its council hall without good reason. This time, not only had it called a meeting, but it had also dispatched the Shangguan Family's deathsworn.
Others might not understand the importance of the deathsworn to the Shangguan Family Lineage, but the Yin-Yang Aristocratic Family's long-standing foundations afforded him some knowledge. Long ago, the Yin-Yang Aristocratic Family had existed for generations as a subordinate sect of the Shangguan Family, and those within the sect knew something of the Shangguan Family's affairs.
Thus, Yin-Yang Sky dared not delay and immediately set out for the Shangguan Family Lineage's grand council hall.
Clearwind Holy Land.
The stalemate had long since ended. While the Gu Family's Third Elder confronted the old fellows who could still step forward on behalf of Clearwind Holy Land, the first clash broke out somewhere. The Gu Family had long been a drawn bow, poised to strike.
Gu Zhen, who had just reached the battlefield, the other elders, and the chiefs of other holy lands who had followed to watch merely observed from a distance. He did not believe dealing with this motley rabble required his personal intervention.
Gu Zhen knew