It's worth mentioning that cultivators don't actually hang themselves. They first destroy their cultivation before hanging themselves, and that's how they die.

The reason he didn't choose to run away was that he knew that if he did, that big shot would probably make a move immediately, and he wouldn't even leave behind a corpse.

The example of that person from the upper realm is right before our eyes. Are we going to repeat the same mistake?

He dared not.

Tongtian Daoren looked at the remaining people and said coldly, "And you, one drop each."

"Boss, save us! We're innocent! We don't know anything, boss!"

"Big boss, please save us! We really don't want to die, please..."

Many people immediately knelt down before Gu Changqing, kowtowing repeatedly.

They didn't want to hand over their blood essence; they wanted to find a way out. As for the Taoist Master Tongtian, the white-robed man's blood was clearly enough; they didn't need theirs at all.

The white-clad man had already shed enough blood to activate that thing.

"Tsk tsk, it's not impossible for me to save you. Do you have anything valuable on you, like magical artifacts, treasures, or the like? But if you really don't, that's fine too. Do you have any pretty older sisters or younger sisters at home? If all else fails, your wife will do. Don't overthink it. I just want to help you take care of them. I'm not trying to bully you."

After they had been begging for who knows how long, Gu Changqing finally turned his head and glanced at them, stroking his chin as he said with a smile.

"Yes, yes, yes! We have valuable treasures and magical artifacts on us. We hope you will accept them, senior!"

"If you can spare us the trouble of handing over our life essence, we are willing to give away all the treasures we possess!"

"Senior, this is the Seven Aperture Exquisite Heart that I obtained in the Langya Secret Realm many years ago. After consuming it, one's physical strength will increase by 3 billion jin!"

"Senior, this item is called the Sea-Shaking Divine Thunder. Any one of them can create a sonic boom that covers most of the ocean. There are a total of 3,682 of them. Here you go!"

"Senior, this treasure is called the Soul-Stabilizing Pearl. It is a priceless treasure, and I hope you will accept it..."

One by one, people were overjoyed to hear that Gu Changqing had finally taken pity on them. They nodded vigorously and respectfully handed over their most precious possessions to Gu Changqing.

Gu Changqing's gaze swept across the area, and he saw treasures gleaming with dazzling golden light. There were beads the size of glass marbles, gemstones the size of millstones, ginseng fruits the size of dolls, and others that radiated a dazzling light like moonlight. They were all brimming with rich spiritual energy, and it was clear at a glance that swallowing them would be incredibly terrifying.

A quick scan with his divine sense revealed over a thousand treasures, almost equivalent to venturing into a secret realm!

Haha, it's like finding a needle in a haystack, and then it just falls into my lap without any effort! Oh yeah!

Gu Changqing felt a surge of exhilaration. He smiled slightly, waved his hand, and a gust of wind blew by. When the wind blew away, all the treasures in those people's hands disappeared and flew into Gu Changqing's Emperor's Sumeru Ring.

After accepting everything, Gu Changqing looked at Tongtian Daoist with a smile and said, "I wonder if this senior could give me some face and release these people?"

"Oh, no, no, senior, please don't flatter me. How could I dare to be a senior, let alone give you face? Ah, no, no, what I mean is, why are you concerned about face with me? If you want to save these people, just say the word. Don't scare me like that." Tongtian Daoist's legs went weak with fear. Holy crap, is this the magnanimity of a big shot? Is this the breadth of vision of a big shot? My god, this is unbelievable!!

Such a polite demeanor is hard to reconcile with the image of a super-terrorist who just instantly annihilated people from the upper realm!

They're like completely different people!

"Haha, since you've put it that way, then I won't stand on ceremony. Alright, you can leave now." Gu Changqing waved his hand, letting those people go.

Immediately, those people were moved to tears of gratitude. Their admiration and respect for Gu Changqing were like the Yangtze River, flowing endlessly, and like a shooting star, impossible to contain.

"Thank you, senior!"

"Thank you so much for saving my life, senior!"

"If we have the opportunity in the future, we will definitely repay our seniors!"

These people bowed deeply in gratitude, then left as if they had been granted a pardon.

Although they had just given up all their possessions, they didn't feel any remorse. Treasures may be good, but you have to be alive to use them. What's the point of treasures if you're dead?

Watching them leave, Gu Changqing's face broke into a wide smile.

It's so great to have obtained so many treasures just by talking! This will greatly increase my resources!

As his divine sense entered the storage ring, each of the treasures emitted a dazzling divine light. Various strange lights swirled around the treasures like the rays of the sun. He estimated that selling them would bring in a large amount of spirit stones.

Just then, the system voice suddenly sounded.

"Ding, congratulations host, the 'Smelting' function has been triggered. You can check it at any time."

"Huh?" Gu Changqing was taken aback, quite surprised. What was going on? Why was there a sudden smelting? What did this mean?

"Tongzi, tell me what's going on." Gu Changqing rolled his eyes at the air next to him and said irritably.

"The system has detected that the host has too many treasures. Although they are all treasures, many of them may be useless. It would be better to melt them down to create even more terrifying treasures. Therefore, the system has activated the 'melting' function."

"This function is very simple. It can melt anything. The host only needs to put the item into the system space and then say the word 'melt'. The system will automatically melt it, and the resulting treasure will be even stronger, like a tiger with wings."

"Note: Each smelting requires at least three materials. Only then will the power of the smelted treasure increase dramatically. If you use too few, the increase in power will be small, and there is also a risk of failure. However, with the host's intelligence, you should not take such a risk," the system voice said again.

Gu Changqing pondered for a moment and said, "Hey, why make it so complicated? What smelting? To put it bluntly, it's just a 'synthesis' function. Do you even have a brain? Can't you just explain it clearly?"

"Tsk tsk, host is truly brilliant! Okay, that's basically the idea. I agree with the host's point of view. From now on, this function will be called 'Synthesis'!" Greenie's voice echoed in my mind.

Then she asked, "Would the host like to synthesize it?"

"Not for now." Gu Changqing glanced at the pillar of light and shook his head.

The pillar of light has now grown tens of thousands of times larger, and the treasure is about to be born.

We can talk about combining them after we get the treasure.