Chapter 903: You only know that you are going to die

Gu Family's Grand Elder, Gu Yunlong, was in the late stage of Divine Transformation, already standing at the pinnacle of the Gu Family, with power second only to the family head and the Ancestor, who were at Great Perfection in Divine Transformation.

His words represented the highest authority of the Gu Family.

As Gu Yunlong appeared, another person arrived from afar, stepping through the air. With long red hair like fire and a chest emblazoned with a cauldron, a powerful wave of divine sense emanated from him, his aura intimidating. It was none other than Wang Xiaotian, the alchemist from the neighboring Wang Family.

"Haha, what a spectacle today! The renowned Gu Family of Tiandou City has actually been attacked at their doorstep. This is a slap in the face for the Gu Family. Old Gu, if I were you, I wouldn't be able to swallow this insult!"

As soon as Wang Xiaotian appeared, he started to fan the flames.

Gu Yunlong, however, ignored him and stared at Xu Hei, saying, "Sir, cease your actions immediately, and we can still negotiate!"

At this moment, Young Master Gu Beize, who was in the midst of artifact refining, was also alarmed. However, he stood far away, mingling with the onlookers, not daring to approach.

Xu Hei certainly wasn't going to actually attack; he had just been bluffing earlier.

If he were to launch a couple more attacks of that level, he would be completely drained, reverting to his previous weakened state.

Although there was still Hei Huang, the old dog wasn't much stronger than him, as all his divine sense was used to conceal their presence.

In a flash, the black vortex at Xu Hei's fingertips vanished, reabsorbed back into him.

Gu Yunlong and Gu Yunchuan watched intently, not blinking until it completely disappeared, finally breathing a sigh of relief.

"Grand Elder, did you discern anything from that attack just now?" Gu Yunchuan asked through voice transmission.

Gu Yunlong's expression was grave as he replied, "That strike wasn't any profound divine ability, just a pure true essence impact, yet it caused such destruction!"

"If that strike were aimed at you, even with three magical treasures to block it, you'd be dead for sure. This person only attacked the Gu Family's gate, clearly as a warning, not wanting to push things to the extreme."

At this point, Gu Yunlong glanced at Wang Xiaotian and continued through voice transmission, "Moreover, that old fox Wang Xiaotian is trying to stir us into action against this person. We can't fall for it."

Gu Yunchuan immediately understood and nodded in agreement.

They had both used their divine sense to probe Xu Hei and Hei Huang, but it was like peering into an abyss, completely impenetrable, indicating the other party's divine sense was also extraordinarily strong.

A casual true essence impact caused such destruction, coupled with their formidable divine sense, these two were definitely not to be trifled with!

Gu Yunlong cupped his hands and said, "Esteemed Daoist, there seems to be some misunderstanding with our Gu Family."

"Misunderstanding? Why don't you ask him if it's a misunderstanding!" Xu Hei glanced at the guard captain, who was already scared out of his wits.

Gu Yunlong's eyes flashed as he looked at the guard captain and said, "Speak, what exactly happened!"

At this moment, the guard captain was already terrified to the point of losing control. He never expected that just trying to make some extra profit would alarm the Grand Elder.

The guard captain trembled as he said, "Grand Elder, I'm wronged. Steward Liu and I just wanted to make some extra profit. How could we have known Qingshan Sect had such a powerful backing? Even if we had a hundred guts, we wouldn't dare offend Qingshan Sect!"

Hearing this, Deacon Ma trembled all over, knowing he couldn't escape either.

"Oh? How much extra profit did you make?" Gu Yunlong raised an eyebrow. He was well aware of such low-level matters, but it was the first time he had to deal with such a small issue.

"Not much, just, just... a hundred."

The guard captain detailed how he and Steward Liu received three hundred spirit stones, priced it at two hundred, and pocketed a hundred.

He regretted it deeply. Who would have thought Qingshan Sect had such terrifying figures backing them, with Divine Transformation cultivators supporting them? Why would they need to make a small deal for a hundred spirit stones?

"Three hundred spirit stones? Deacon Ma, you only gave them three hundred spirit stones?"

Gu Yunlong looked at the equally frightened Deacon Ma.

He had heard about the price of golden essence ore, and three hundred spirit stones, haha, it was even blacker than his own dealings back in the day!

"I, I..." Deacon Ma was so scared his lips trembled, unable to utter a complete sentence.

"Speak!"

Gu Yunlong took out a mirror, and light shone from it, falling on Deacon Ma, freezing his figure and putting a dazed look in his eyes.

Then he said, "Reporting to Grand Elder, I gave Steward Liu Yong five hundred spirit stones, definitely not three hundred!"

Five hundred spirit stones... The guard captain's face turned ugly. So, Steward Liu had secretly pocketed two hundred behind his back.

And Gu Beize, hidden among the crowd, was struck like a bolt from the blue, stunned in place.

"Five hundred... If I remember correctly, the person behind you should be Young Master Gu Beize, right? How much spirit stones did he give you?" Gu Yunlong's eyes narrowed, a cold smile on his face.

Deacon Ma showed a struggling expression, but under the mirror's light, he honestly said, "Three thousand five hundred spirit stones."

As soon as these words were spoken.

Not only did the onlookers gasp, but even the two high-ranking elders were astonished by such an outrageous and exaggerated price.

Black! Fing hell black!

And the members of Qingshan Sect, who had been listening all along, were already filled with both shock and anger.

"Three thousand five hundred... spirit stones?"

"Three thousand five hundred spirit stones, and we only got a hundred?"

Everyone's eyes widened, their eyes glazed over, still not recovering from the shock of such an exaggerated price.

They had imagined being shortchanged by those above them and could understand it, after all, the other party held high positions, and making some profit through their positions was understandable.

But they never expected it to be exaggerated to thirty-five times the price!

At this moment, the mirror's light had disappeared, and Deacon Ma was drenched in cold sweat, kneeling on the ground as if he had lost his soul, his face pale, unable to utter a word.

At this moment, any explanation was powerless.

The mistake he made was neither big nor small; embezzling some spirit stones was nothing. Even if those above knew, they would turn a blind eye, what could they really do to him? At most, deduct some salary, put him in confinement, and the like.

But what was the situation now? Two Divine Transformation cultivators had come to settle the score, and the target was directly at him!

This wasn't about the magnitude of his mistake; it was about whom he had offended!

"Ma Jie, you've disappointed me greatly!"

At this time, a handsome young man stepped out from the crowd, dressed in a blue robe, with delicate features and an elegant demeanor. He was one of the few artifact refining Chosen of the Gu Family, Gu Beize.

He was Ma Jie's master!

"Young Master!" Ma Jie hurriedly knelt, his eyes red, and said, "Young Master, I know I was wrong. For the sake of my ten-plus years of dedicated service, please plead for me, spare me this once, I don't want to die!"

He hastily took out his storage bag, handing it over completely, trembling with fear, "These are the spirit stones I earned, all here, not a single one missing, I'm handing them all over, just spare me! I truly know I was wrong! I know I was wrong!"

Gu Beize walked up to Ma Jie, looking at the tearful Deacon Ma, his expression showed a trace of reluctance.

He had always been a kind and generous person, facing this servant who had served him for over ten years, almost raising him from a young age.

How could he easily abandon him?

But a resolute look flashed in his eyes.

"Know you were wrong? No, it's not that you know you were wrong, you just know you're going to die!"