As he spoke, Tongtian Daoren secretly turned his head and glanced at Gu Changqing. Sure enough, he saw Gu Changqing looking at him with satisfaction. He was immediately very happy. Hahaha, he had successfully gained the appreciation of this big shot. How satisfying!

"Well done. Once this matter is settled, I will reward you with something," Gu Changqing said with a smile, stroking his chin.

"Haha, what are you saying, senior? It is only right for me to serve you. It is a blessing I earned in my past life. It is no exaggeration to say that my ancestors' graves are emitting auspicious smoke. How could I possibly accept your reward?" Tongtian Daoren immediately nodded and bowed, his words full of flattery, like an obedient dog.

"Hehe, this reward is no ordinary one, you have to accept it," Gu Changqing said with a smile.

"Haha, then this junior will respectfully accept your offer." Although Tongtian Daoist said he didn't want it just now, he actually wanted it very much in his heart, but he still had to decline it on the surface. Now, after hearing the other party's words, he was overjoyed and agreed immediately.

When the man in white heard that the Taoist Master Tongtian was asking him for so much essence blood, he was shocked. His tongue almost stuck out, and he could hardly believe his ears. My God, so much! Why is that?

Everyone else was also taken aback, completely unexpected. This senior Tongtian had clearly said he only wanted one drop, so why did he suddenly change his mind now?

Will I also have to hand over a thousand drops? Ugh, that's terrifying.

"Hurry up, hurry up! Don't provoke me, I have limited time!" Tongtian Daoist turned his head and glanced at them, saying coldly.

The man in white, feeling unconvinced, bowed respectfully and boldly asked, "Senior Tongtian, I have a question that I hope you can answer."

"Are you insane!" Kunlun Daoist suddenly glanced at him coldly and shouted angrily, "How dare you disobey Senior Tongtian? Are you courting death?" Even Kunlun Daoist didn't dare to ask Tongtian Daoist any questions. Had this man in white gone mad? He was actually walking into the line of fire. He really was asking for trouble.

"Screw you, whatever your questions are, keep them to yourself. I refuse to answer." Tongtian Daoist barely suppressed the urge to slap this man to death and said coldly.

In fact, Tongtian Daoren didn't need to go through all that trouble to extract essence blood; he could have simply slapped all of them to death and taken as much as he could. However, he had committed many killings in his early years, and his hands were stained with countless amounts of blood. His karma had already reached its limit, and under normal circumstances, he dared not kill anyone anymore.

In other words, avoid killing if possible.

Otherwise, one will have to endure the pain of karmic retribution.

He had experienced that pain countless times, and he vowed never to suffer it again in his life.

"But my doubts run too deep. If I don't get to the bottom of this, I'm afraid I'll die with regrets." The man in white was still unconvinced and asked in a deep voice.

Tongtian Daoren's eyes narrowed, and he almost laughed in anger. After thinking for a moment, he said, "Alright, ask quickly and resolve this quickly."

"Why do I need to pay so much of my essence blood, while he doesn't need a single drop?" Under the watchful eyes of everyone, the man in white looked at Gu Changqing with jealousy and asked in a deep voice.

Immediately, everyone else perked up and crowded around to listen. They were all very curious as to why Senior Tongtian had rejected this person's essence blood earlier, but instead asked the white-robed man for so much. Did he want him to replenish it?

Tongtian Daoren stroked his beard, turned around and looked respectfully at Gu Changqing, then faced the crowd and said with a smile, "Hehe, you don't know yet, do you? This is a big shot. His cultivation is much higher than mine. If I'm not mistaken, he could slap me into a bloody mist with one slap, leaving not a blade of grass alive. Do you understand?"

ah?

What? Holy crap!

Everyone was taken aback, and their expressions changed instantly.

The flesh on his face twitched in disbelief; he almost thought the Taoist Master Tongtian had misspoke.

But when he realized what was going on, he immediately understood that this was what Tongtian Daoren had said. Oh my god, that kid was actually so terrifying.

They didn't disbelieve Tongtian Daoren's words; quite the opposite, they knew that Tongtian Daoren's cultivation was far superior to theirs, so he must have been able to sense the young man's aura. That meant their initial inability to sense him and their underestimation of him were actually...

Everyone understood and realized what was happening, and immediately all eyes turned to the man in white.

"Holy crap, this guy just verbally insulted that big shot, now..."

"Hiss~~ I was wondering what happened. It turns out this person messed with someone they shouldn't have. Now we're in for a good show."

"Tsk tsk tsk, I remember he was just spouting nonsense, giving orders like he was the smartest person in the world. He's so pleased with himself now."

"..."

The crowd pointed out the obvious, sparking much discussion and causing a sudden uproar at the scene.

The woman who had tried to grab Gu Changqing earlier suddenly became breathless upon hearing Tongtian Daoren's words. She also suddenly realized why she couldn't pull Gu Changqing away earlier. Oh my god, was the other party's cultivation level really that high?

Kunlun Daoist also gasped sharply, his heart pounding wildly. He was utterly terrified, even more so than when he saw Tongtian Daoist arrive. He nearly collapsed to the ground. He had already found Tongtian Daoist's appearance terrifying enough, but the most terrifying one was right beside him! Good heavens! Unbelievable!

The white-robed man's expression changed instantly. He looked at Gu Changqing with utter shock, as if he were looking at something completely different. His mind was buzzing with disbelief, as if it were a dream.

Heavens above, is he... really that strong? The young man in white felt his heart tremble, and his whole body began to shake violently, shivering uncontrollably.

The giant was stunned, completely dumbfounded. His heart raced as he stared at Gu Changqing in utter shock. Then he looked at his older brother and found it all quite amusing. Damn it, following you, I'm going to die sooner or later!

He now understood that this guy was no big brother at all; he was clearly a clown, yet he himself had such a high opinion of himself. It was ridiculous and utterly stupid!

"Go to hell!" While thinking, the giant suddenly became impulsive and furious. Without saying a word, he raised his fan-like hand and slapped the white-clothed man hard across the face. Normally, he would have been afraid of the other party, but now that the big boss was in front of him, everyone was equal, so he didn't care.

At worst, I'll just perish.

"Slap!" The man in white was slapped and instantly felt a burning pain on his face. His face became red and swollen. More importantly, he lost all face. He was so ashamed and embarrassed that he wished he could find a crack in the ground to crawl into.