After a moment of stunned silence, Yang Aotian and his group turned to look at the place where the sound had come from.

A figure dressed in a pure white Taoist robe and wearing a black and purple feather crown walked leisurely towards the crowd, seemingly ignoring the barrier set up by Xiao Ju.

This person was none other than Gu Changqing, who was searching for a vehicle to get around.

"Unfortunately, although it is a divine bird, its life limit is ultimately only the Dao Integration stage."

Standing atop Xiaoju, Yang Aotian listened to Gu Changqing's words, which seemed to look down on Xiaoju.

His expression immediately darkened as he spoke, "Who are you? Although you seem to treat this barrier as if it were nothing, I will not allow you to speak ill of Xiaoju like this!"

Meanwhile, the Tiger Wolf Ancestor, who had already resigned himself to death, was surprised to see that Yang Aotian had provoked this mysterious person over a mere few words.

He hurriedly turned to Gu Changqing and said, "May I ask who you are? This Yang Aotian is so disrespectful, why don't we join forces to teach him a lesson?"

The tiger clan elder uttered these nonsensical words casually, without harboring great hope, merely trying his luck to see if the person before him was the kind of person who was easily angered.

Unfortunately, he was wrong. Gu Changqing didn't care at all about the conflicts among the people present, nor did he care about Yang Aotian's provocative words.

In his eyes, everyone present was already dead, so there was no need to say anything more.

Yang Tian and Yang Tianba also realized that Yang Aotian's words were inappropriate. To prevent the person in front of them from joining forces with the Tiger and Wolf clans, they spoke with a hint of apology:

"Please do not take offense at the words of this junior. This matter has nothing to do with you. Please stand aside and watch. My sheep clan will compensate you afterwards."

Hearing his father's slightly respectful words, Yang Aotian was displeased and arrogantly said:

"Father, why bother with this man? Let him watch if he wants. If he wants to join forces with the Tiger and Wolf clans, watch how Xiaoju and I will defeat him!"

Seeing Yang Aotian's appearance, Yang Tian and Yang Tianba sighed slightly and said nothing more, only bowing slightly to Gu Changqing to express their apology.

Gu Changqing ignored the various comments from the crowd, her eyes fixed coldly on the divine beast Xiaoju at Yang Aotian's feet.

He then took out the Dao Heaven Mirror from the ring, and a dazzling white light burst forth, the aura of the Dao Heaven Mirror, a supreme innate treasure, instantly covering the entire Calabash City.

The patriarchs of the Tiger and Wolf clans, along with Yang Aotian and his group, were all stunned by the aura emanating from the Heavenly Mirror. Living in such a small town, they had never seen such a supreme innate treasure before, and at most, they only knew about innate magic treasures.

"What...what is this?"

"Senior! It must be a mysterious and powerful being! To possess such a divine object!"

"Damn it, why do you have something like this?"

"Aaaaah, this light is blinding me!"

...

When the Dao Tian Mirror appeared, everyone was shocked. Some were blinded by the burst of light, while others were crushed into mincemeat by the invisible aura it emitted. The crowd below began to make a fuss.

Gu Changqing, who caused all this, merely glanced at it before focusing his attention on the divine beast and activating the Dao Heaven Mirror.

"A forbidden beast? Since you can come out, let me see why you are called a forbidden beast."

Dao Tian Mirror

The shepherd watched as the dozens of panicked investors from the Imperial Tomb Stock Market were carried away from the Dao Mirror by the guiding light, and chuckled, offering words of comfort:

"Don't be afraid, little ones. Just treat this as a game. Remember to listen to what that person said last time."

The dozens of stocks that had crashed in the imperial tombs seemed to understand the shepherd's words, and they all stopped struggling, letting the guiding light carry them away.

Watching the dozens of royal tomb stocks disappear into the Dao Tian Mirror world, the shepherd simply smiled and remained silent.

And the outside world

As everyone watched the dozens of imperial tomb stocks that appeared out of nowhere from the Dao Heaven Mirror, they all used their divine senses to perceive what they were.

"This...this thing has no physical form!"

Under everyone's divine sense, the imperial tomb seemed to exist as if it did not exist. If it were not actually standing in front of them, they probably would not believe that such a creature existed.

Formless, shapeless, devoid of spiritual power, it is nothing at all, like a wisp of air.

Ignoring the crowd's doubts, Gu Changqing simply gave the order to the dozens of stocks related to the imperial tombs:

"Forbidden Beast, go and wipe out all living beings here, leave only those two alive."

After speaking, he pointed to Yang Aotian and the divine beast Xiaoju, who were suspended high in the sky in front of him.

"Waaaaah"

"Waaaaah"

After hearing Gu Changqing's words, the creatures in the royal tombs made cute, childlike sounds and then rushed towards all living things in their sight.

Although it had lost its ability to speak after being domesticated by the shepherd, whenever the invisible body of the Imperial Mausoleum passed through a living being, that being's eyes would turn white and it would fall straight to the ground.

"From this perspective, although it cannot speak or mobilize the power of the Heavenly Dao, it can still be considered a forbidden beast simply because of its body that can obliterate the soul."

Looking at the dozens of royal tomb stocks ravaging Hulucheng, Gu Changqing thought to himself.

Seeing the locust-like swarm of people ravaging the imperial tombs, the crowd high above rushed towards the city lord's mansion, hoping to save their clansmen before the swarm obliterated their souls.

Unfortunately, the ancient forbidden beast, the Imperial Mausoleum Stock Market Crash, was not something that a few mere Dao Integration Realm cultivators like Yang Tianba could stop.

Yang Tianba opened a spiritual energy barrier, and a faint light instantly protected him and his clansmen behind him.

Before the clansmen could even begin to praise their ancestor, the imperial tomb stock market crash seemed to vanish as if the barrier had never existed, instantly passing right through everyone, including Yang Tianba.

Those who were passed through instantly had their eyes rolled back and fell straight to the ground, even Yang Tianba, who was at the Dao Integration Realm, was no exception.

Yang Aotian looked at his father and ancestor who had fallen heavily to the ground.

She glared at Gu Changqing, the one who had caused all of this, with a look of vengeful intent.

He said, word by word, "Good! Very good! You killed my parents and destroyed my family. I, Yang Aotian, swear I will not live as a sheep if I do not avenge this!"

As soon as he finished speaking, his divine sense connected with the divine beast Xiaoju. Instantly, a seven-colored light appeared around Xiaoju, and the two of them rushed towards Gu Changqing.

A whooshing sound erupted around them, causing the space itself to tremble slightly.

Gu Changqing merely glanced at it and slightly raised his hand, and the man and beast rushing towards him at high speed seemed to be imprisoned in the surrounding space.

They felt as if they were stuck in a quagmire, unable to move at all. Just as they were struggling, Gu Changqing's icy voice entered the ears of the man and the beast.

"Very well, although it is only at the late stage of the Dao Integration stage, it is still barely acceptable as a beast mount."

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(P.S.: This chapter may or may not be revised. If it is to be revised, I will remind all readers at the beginning of tomorrow's update~)