800 miles south of Snowfall City, there was a small city called Green Forest. There was a large clan within the city called the Dou Family. On this day, the doors of the Dou Family were tightly shut and all guards inside and out were on high alert. Every master of the family had been summoned back on emergency, and they were urgently discussing matters within a meeting chamber.

“According to the report of the clan members, the one who rescued the Li Family must be a Golden Core cultivator!”

“And they are no ordinary Golden Core cultivator. I estimate that they are at least at the middle stage boundary.”

“They might even possibly be at the late stage boundary. You’ve all seen the corpses that were brought back. A single punch shattered every bone in their bodies. This sort of strength is too terrifying!”

The more they discussed, the more the Dou Family was left flustered in a panic, until they eventually began dripping sweat from their foreheads. Since when had the Li Family found such a formidable friend? As longtime enemies, the Dou Family had an extremely deep understanding of the Li Family. After a great deal of discussion later, they concluded that the one who saved the Li Family must have been a powerhouse that was passing by. That powerhouse should have been unhappy with the ruthless actions of the Dou Family, so they chose to interfere.

This point left everyone within the Dou Family slightly more relaxed.

If it were a passerby, then killing those they found abhorrent at the...