Gu Family estate.
For the Gu Family members who had survived the catastrophe, what happened next was undoubtedly fortunate.
That mysterious alchemist, like a god of slaughter descending upon the world, left cleanly and decisively after finishing everything, without committing any further bloodshed.
And the old family head, who had already had one foot in the grave, emerged once more from the collapsed underground palace with the support of the second young master, Gu Yang.
Though his face still bore a trace of pallor, his aura had stabilized considerably.
Evidently, with the aid of the medicinal pill, he had temporarily escaped danger.
Countless Gu Family members heaved a sigh of relief.
This scene undoubtedly showed that the Gu Family's precarious standing, which had been teetering due to the family head's grave injuries, had become stable once more.
However, after listening to Gu Yang tremblingly recount everything that had happened here.
Gu Mingyuan of the Gu Family, who had regained his ability to move with the aid of medicinal pills, showed no joy whatsoever.
Those weathered eyes were filled with deep concern.
After a long silence, he offered no explanation before the watching crowd.
He merely directed everyone to begin rebuilding the estate.
By the next morning.
After the overnight labor of numerous cultivators, all the buildings here had been completely rebuilt.
Yet beneath those brand-new bricks and tiles, the many traces left behind by yesterday's earth-shaking battle could still be faintly seen.
At this moment, dawn had just broken over the horizon.
Inside a newly built family head's hall.
Gu Mingyuan sat in the seat of honor and looked at Gu Yang, who was kneeling on the ground, before asking in a deep voice:
"Do you understand what I instructed you to do yesterday?"
"I don't understand!" Gu Yang immediately