The Ancient Battlefield is located in a vast void, magnificent and boundless.

Surrounding it are several unique cities, which can also be situated in the void with the help of their respective forbidden arrays, not falling into the abyss, resembling stars.

The Black City that Gu Changqing and his group arrived at is one of them.

It is one of the cities closest to the entrance of the Ancient Battlefield.

There are many cultivators gathered in the Black City, with a mix of people.

However, Gu Changqing doesn't mind.

As a Sovereign-level powerhouse, although he is not considered top-tier in the Black City, he is still a force to be reckoned with.

He doesn't need to take action himself. Just releasing the pressure of his Sovereign-level cultivation is enough to make those hidden small fries behave.

After selecting an inn and renting the entire place, Gu Changqing sent a message to his subordinate forces, asking them to gather in the Black City.

During the time waiting for his subordinates to gather, the three talented juniors of the Gu Family have not been idle. They have been traveling around the Black City to broaden their horizons.

The Gu Family's high-level members also support this.

Gu Ling, Gu Wangxuan, and Gu Yuan's original talents can only be considered average.

But now, with Gu Changqing's breakthrough into the Sovereign level, especially Gu Wangxuan awakening his Spirit Body talent, their talents have greatly improved compared to before. They are capable of shouldering the responsibility of the Gu Family's future and sharing Gu Changqing's worries.

Naturally, Gu Changqing wouldn't let them focus solely on cultivation. Going out for experience and tempering their character is also an important part.

However, what Gu Changqing didn't expect was...

"In less than half a month, Yuan-ge actually hooked up with a noblewoman from a Divine King family?"

When Gu Ling and Gu Wangxuan secretly came to find Gu Changqing, he thought something big had happened. After hearing their "report," Gu Changqing couldn't help but feel both amused and exasperated.

"Elder brother, should we stop Yuan-ge and the others?"

Seeing Gu Changqing's expression, Gu Ling couldn't tell whether he was supportive or opposed, so she couldn't help but whisper.

Not to mention that the Gu Family is now much stronger than before.

Even if it's a noblewoman from a Sovereign-level family, it's nothing special for the Gu Family.

Even if their family backgrounds match, as the carefully cultivated juniors of the family, they have not yet achieved enough merits for the family. Matters such as marriage should naturally be decided by the family's opinion, especially now, where their cousin, Gu Changqing's opinion, takes precedence.

This is also the reason why Gu Ling and Gu Wangxuan secretly reported the situation without considering their personal feelings.

They have realized that their cousin, Gu Yuan, has already developed genuine feelings.

"Stop them?"

Hearing Gu Ling's words, Gu Changqing raised an eyebrow and quickly understood the situation.

"It seems Yuan-ge has fallen in love? Interesting."

Gu Changqing waved his hand, a smile on his face.

When he had not yet risen to power, Gu Yuan's talent was already quite famous within the clan.

But for his cousin, he had always been extremely caring, and Gu Changqing still remembered this bond in his heart.

"It's alright, tell Brother Yuan that he can decide his own marriage, the clan will not interfere. If he needs any help, he can rest assured to ask, the clan will solve it for him. As long as he opens his eyes and recognizes the right person."

Saying this, Gu Changqing looked at Gu Ling and Gu Wangxuan in front of him with a gentle smile. "Sister Ling and Brother Wangxuan, you are the same, you can make your own decisions. The clan fully supports your choices."

Many clans attach great importance to the marriages of their outstanding members, treating them as part of the clan's resources.

But Gu Changqing did not intend to do so.

With him around, the Gu Family did not need to exchange any resources or connections with their own descendants' in-laws!

"Elder brother?"

Hearing Gu Changqing's words, both Gu Wangxuan and Gu Ling were startled, then they were deeply moved. They both bowed, "Thank you, elder brother!"

Although they didn't have someone they liked as much as Gu Yuan did now, Gu Changqing's offer gave them the same opportunity, which made them feel touched and cherished. "Elder brother, rest assured, we will definitely work hard to cultivate and serve the clan with our lives!"

"Alright, there's no need to express your stance to me. However, pay attention to Gu Yuan's side as well. If he truly falls in love, it's fine, but don't let him be hurt by outsiders."

"Yes! Elder brother, we will definitely take good care of them!"

Gu Changqing nodded and no longer paid attention to this matter, directly returning to the inn to prepare for entering the battlefield.

On Gu Yuan's side, when he heard the news brought back by Gu Ling and Gu Wangxuan, his heart was filled with excitement.

In these past few days, he had actually been worried that his actions would go against the clan's arrangements, caught in a state of anxiety.

Now that he received his cousin's support, the first thing Gu Yuan wanted to do was to find his beloved, the second miss of the Divine King Family, Quan Cai'er, and pour out his heart to her.

However, when he went to find Quan Cai'er, they hadn't been together for long when Quan Cai'er received an urgent message from the family.

"Has something happened?"

Gu Yuan noticed the worry in Quan Cai'er's eyes, along with a hint of panic, and furrowed his brows.

Quan Cai'er's cheeks turned slightly red as she nodded gently. "Brother Yuan, I might have to take my leave first. The message from the clan is unclear, but the situation seems quite urgent..."

Quan Cai'er spoke with a hint of disappointment in her tone.

Tonight, she had originally planned to gather her courage and confess her feelings to Gu Yuan, but now it seemed that it was not the right time. Moreover, the message from the clan made her uneasy, so she decided to go back and check first.

"In that case, I'll go with you."

Gu Yuan spoke in a deep voice.

Black City has gathered too many forces, even the City Lord's Mansion finds it difficult to control the overall situation, and the previous order has become like a mere illusion.

There are even some evil Independent Cultivators lurking in Black City, engaging in some costless transactions.

Now that it was getting late, he had the sword talisman given by his elder brother to protect him, so he would be safe, but the same couldn't be said for Quan Cai'er.

Quan Caier's heart was already in a bit of a panic at this moment. When she heard that Gu Yuan wanted to escort her back, she didn't have time to think much and immediately nodded gratefully. She then turned around with Gu Yuan and quickly arrived at the inn where the Quan family was staying.

However, compared to the grand gesture of Gu Family directly renting the entire inn, the Quan family's arrangement was much simpler. They only rented one floor.

At this moment, all the cultivators from the Quan family who participated in this ancient battlefield experience were gathered together, all with serious expressions.

The patriarch of the Quan family, who led the team this time, nodded slightly when he saw Quan Caier return. But in the next moment, he saw Gu Yuan standing next to Quan Caier and couldn't help but be stunned.

"This is Gu Yuan, he escorted our daughter all the way back..." Quan Caier quickly explained.

The patriarch of the Quan family nodded, thanked Gu Yuan with a nod, and didn't say much. They couldn't afford to pay attention to these trivial matters at the moment.

"I have already explained the situation earlier, now let me briefly explain it again..." Seeing that the members of the family were returning one after another, the patriarch of the Quan family directly spoke up and briefly repeated the situation.

The trouble that befell the Quan family this time was purely a case of being wronged. It was because the young master of the Quan family accidentally collided with a passerby during an outing the day before yesterday. However, that passerby immediately accused the young master of the Quan family of stealing his storage bag.

The young master of the Quan family was unwilling to accept this false accusation and immediately argued back. But the other party completely ignored him and wanted to search him. Several other passersby even came out and surrounded the young master of the Quan family.

The young master of the Quan family could only grit his teeth and let them search, and as a result, the other party actually found the storage bag!

There's no need to say more about what happened next.

The other party directly detained the young master of the Quan family and arranged for someone to send a message to the Quan family, demanding that they either compensate with one million spirit crystals or three Rank Four Apex Level Spirit Weapons, and they had to gather them before the ancient battlefield opened.

Otherwise, they shouldn't expect the young master of the Quan family to return.

"These Evil Cultivators are really... so domineering!" Gu Yuan, who was on the side, couldn't help shaking his head and sighed softly as he listened to the Quan family's ordeal.

In fact, Gu Yuan had heard some things about this trouble in the past few days. He just didn't expect to witness it happening to someone close to him.

Looking at the worried expressions on the faces of the Quan family members, Gu Yuan felt even more fortunate that he had the protection of his elder brother, Gu Changqing.

While Gu Yuan was lost in his thoughts, the Quan family members didn't have time to pay attention to him.

The detention of the young master of the Quan family made them all anxious.

As the future heir of the family, the young master had extraordinary talent and was expected to reach the Sovereign realm. The family had invested almost all of their resources in him over the years, and they couldn't afford to lose him.

But now...

"One million spirit crystals? Or three Rank Four Apex Level Spirit Weapons?"

It should be noted that even the patriarch of the Quan family, a Divine King of the current era, only had one Rank Four Apex Level spirit weapon in his possession. Where could they find the other two?

"This child, I have told him before not to get into disputes outside..." The patriarch of the Quan family gritted his teeth and muttered in a low voice, his tone filled with anger, as well as heartache and worry.

"Clan Chief, we can't blame the Young Master for this. It's obvious that the other party set a trap, and the Young Master, being kind-hearted, couldn't avoid this outcome..."

Beside him, the elder of the whole family shook his head and whispered.

In fact, the whole family had heard about many young masters and Saint Children from other clans and sects being tricked and captured in a similar way these days.

Clearly, there was a formidable force of Evil Cultivators at work.

"Clan Chief! Elder, I found out!"

Just as the whole family was in a state of worry and panic, a King Realm elder of the clan rushed in, saying urgently, "The force that captured the Young Master is called the 'Ye Gang.' They are a local Evil Cultivator gang in Black City, not even considered a sect, just a faction of Independent Cultivators!"

"But..."

The King Realm elder gritted his teeth and said, "In this Ye Gang, there is a Sovereign Realm powerhouse presiding, and rumor has it that they are backed by one of the three Great Dao Sects of Black City, the 'Lonely Cloud Sect'!"

"What? The Lonely Cloud Sect!?"

"Is this news true?"

Upon hearing this name, the powerful members of the whole family couldn't sit still.

One Ye Gang was already enough to make them despair, but if the Lonely Cloud Sect was involved?

That was a force with a Venerable Realm powerhouse, an unrivaled giant!

Seeing the elder nodding, the Clan Chief of the whole family felt hopeless and couldn't help but bitterly smile, "These damn thieves... They could have just robbed us! Why did they have to set up such a trap and make my whole family compensate?"

"What can my whole family use to compensate them now?"

Listening to the desperate words of the Clan Chief, the elder beside him whispered, "Clan Chief, the Third Miss hasn't returned yet. Perhaps there is still hope."

Although the Third Miss of the whole family had mediocre talent, she married a good husband, who was the legitimate son of a Heavenly Sovereign family and held a distinguished position.

After receiving the message from the Ye Gang, the whole family quickly sent the Third Miss to find a way to seek help from that influential family.

Borrowing a million spirit crystals or borrowing a Spirit Weapon was definitely not realistic, as the power gap between the two families was too great.

The whole family just wanted that family to send someone to speak kindly to the Ye Gang, be more lenient, and ask for a smaller compensation.

But...

"Her husband said it's not possible. The people from the Ye Gang have always been domineering. Even if their ancestor is only a Heavenly Sovereign, they may not even be able to speak in front of the other party, who is a Divine Sovereign giant..."

The Third Miss of the whole family soon brought back the message, her eyes also filled with guilt.

The family was in a predicament, but she couldn't help much.

"Never mind, it's not your fault, Yue'er. It's just your brother's calamity in his destiny..."

The Clan Chief of the whole family sighed deeply, and for a while, the entire room was filled with an atmosphere of despair.

Just then, a stranger's voice sounded.

"Perhaps... I can be of some help?"

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