It turns out, they were the main characters.

As for the materials... we'll just have to ask the Mu family for them.

The Mu family has taken so many benefits from the Gongsun family in the past, and now it's time to give them back little by little!

Just then, another servant hurried into the side hall and whispered, "Master, Mu Zhian is back, and... he's with a very beautiful woman."

A faint smile appeared on Gongsun Xiong's face.

It seems that this nephew, Mu, really couldn't hold back anymore.

However, he also brought a woman with him... presumably another female disciple of the Liangyi Sect?

"What does that woman look like?" Gongsun Xiong asked.

"She's very beautiful, perhaps no less so than the eldest daughter of the Bai family," the servant said respectfully.

"Idiot, I asked about the woman's features, and whether she was carrying a sect token?" Gongsun Xiong cursed angrily.

The servant hesitated for a moment before saying, "I didn't see any sect token of the Liangyi Sect hanging on her waist, but she should be a disciple of the Liangyi Sect."

"Where are they now?" Gongsun Xiong asked.

"Young Master Mu visited the Mu family shortly before leaving. He went to the Chaohai Inn to buy some pastries, and then hurriedly left the city with the woman beside him... seemingly intending to return," the servant replied.

Gongsun Xiong narrowed his eyes and smiled, "It seems that the Mu family persuaded him to leave Tianxuan City."

Now that he has reached the Void Returning Realm, he is a behemoth in Tianxuan City. Even though Mu Zhian is a disciple of the Liangyi Sect, he can no longer influence the overall battle situation.

Seeing Gongsun Xiong stand up, the servant couldn't help but ask, "Master, are you planning to go out?"

"I cannot let my nephew, the shepherd, leave," Gongsun Xiong said slowly.

Mu Zhian now knows about the changes in Tianxuan City, and it would be very troublesome if he asked someone for help.

He didn't want to cause any more trouble.

Moreover, the middle-aged cultivator who had helped him earlier had said that he wanted to make Mu Zhi'an resent the Liangyi Sect... To achieve this, keeping Mu Zhi'an in the Gongsun family was the best solution.

Although we can't lay a hand on the sect's disciples, we can "invite" Mu Zhi'an and his girlfriend to the Gongsun family as guests, can't we?

……

"Sister Lin Ling, how does it taste? There are quite a few delicious foods in Tianxuan City, aren't there?"

Not far outside Tianxuan City is a stone bridge with a stream flowing beside it. At this moment, Mu Zhian is strolling along the river with Lin Ling.

The silver-haired beauty beside him blinked her beautiful eyes and nodded with great satisfaction. She held a butter paper bag in her left hand and took a small bite of a crispy and delicious ghee cake in her right hand.

Then, after hesitating for a moment, she took out a piece of pastry from the butter paper bag and handed it to Mu Zhian: "Aaa".

This sounds like the message: Don't say I've mistreated you, here you go.

The problem is, it seems like I bought all of these things… Mu Zhian accepted the pastries with a smile and said, “Thank you.”

The two strolled along the stone bridge and unknowingly walked out of the city.

At that moment, a deafening thunderclap suddenly resounded in the sky.

Then, a figure descended gracefully from mid-air with hands behind their back.

Mu Zhian's gaze sharpened slightly, his expression changing subtly, and he said, "Gongsun Xiong?!"

Gongsun Xiong looked at Mu Zhi'an with a gentle smile and said, "Nephew Mu, how have you been?"

Mu Zhian subconsciously took a half step back, his eyes filled with surprise, and asked, "How did you know I came to Tianxuan City?"

"After all, Uncle has some influence in Tianxuan City. Knowing someone's whereabouts is a piece of cake for him, isn't it?" Gongsun Xiong said with a faint smile.

After a long pause, Mu Zhian stared intently at Gongsun Xiong and said in a deep voice, "I am a disciple of the Liangyi Sect. Uncle, you should think carefully before you make a move. Once I crush the jade slip, the sect elders will immediately know that it was you who attacked me."

Gongsun Xiong smiled gently: "Uncle doesn't intend to do anything to you, he just wants to invite you to stay at the Gongsun family home for a day or two."

His tone was casual, as if he were talking about something mundane, yet it was impossible to disobey him.

He's not stupid, how could he possibly kill a disciple of the Liangyi Sect?

However, not resorting to lethal force does not mean that one cannot "invite" Mu Zhian to visit the Gongsun family.

If I only stay at the Gongsun family for a day or two, even if the elders of the Liangyi Sect find out, they won't do anything about it.

After all, he is now a Void Returning Realm cultivator, and even sect elders would have to think twice before taking action.

Besides, it would take at least three hours to get from the Liangyi Sect to Tianxuan City. Those sect elders are usually high and mighty, focusing on their cultivation. How could they possibly care about such trivial matters?

If Mu Zhian hadn't encountered danger and crushed the jade slip, those sect elders might not have cared.

“I have no interest in moving into the Gongsun family,” Mu Zhian said in a deep voice, staring intently at Gongsun Xiong.

Gongsun Xiong gave a gentle smile: "That may not be up to you, nephew Mu."

Upon hearing this, Mu Zhian's expression finally changed slightly, and he subconsciously stepped in front of Lin Ling.

This scene was naturally witnessed by Gongsun Xiong.

"Nephew Mu is quite popular with women. Last time it was the most beautiful woman in Tianxuan City, and this time it's another stunning beauty," Gongsun Xiong exclaimed sincerely.

Then, he looked the silver-haired beauty up and down a few times and slowly reached out his hand to her.

Mu Zhian's eyes flickered slightly, and he said urgently, "Don't touch her!"

"Don't worry, as long as you come back to the Gongsun family with me, I will release her naturally."

At this moment, the spiritual energy of the terrestrial immortal forcefully spread out, causing the heavens and earth to change color, and forcefully blasting Mu Zhi'an back several steps.

Lin Ling stuck out her small, fragrant tongue to lick the food residue off her fingers, and soon noticed the huge figure of the man reaching out his large hand towards her.

She tilted her head slightly, blinking her beautiful eyes, her alluring red starry eyes filled with doubt.

Chapter 183 It's Easy to Invite a God, But Difficult to Send Him Away (6K)

At this moment, the spiritual energy of the Void Returning Realm burst forth, and Mu Zhian could only watch helplessly as Gongsun Xiong reached out his demonic claws towards the rice-eating spirit dragon.

He uttered weak and powerless words like "Don't touch her," but he was powerless to change what was happening.

...To be honest, being able to keep from laughing at this moment really tests one's acting skills.

And Mu Zhian did it.

His actions, expression, and desperate gaze at that moment perfectly demonstrated the self-cultivation of a movie star.

Gongsun Xiong caught Mu Zhian's panicked look out of the corner of his eye, chuckled, and reached out to grab Lin Ling's head.

The overwhelming spiritual energy rushed towards them, and it seemed as if a world had formed in Gongsun Xiong's palm, trying to draw Lin Ling into his hand.

Upon reaching the Void Returning Realm, one can autonomously form a grotto-heaven, which can store various things and also house people.

Some ancient books from the prehistoric era even mention that upon reaching the Immortal Ascension stage, one can form a universe.

Some have even boldly speculated that this land of immortals and heroes might be the grotto-heaven of some powerful being from the ancient times.

Gongsun Xiong's cave was not as exaggerated as that, but it had already formed a world of its own, and it was not difficult to include a person in it.

The surging spiritual energy completely enveloped the spirit dragon. Lin Ling blinked her red eyes slightly and subconsciously glanced at Mu Zhi'an. Mu Zhi'an nodded lightly without leaving a trace and transmitted his voice, "He wants to invite us to the Gongsun family for a meal. It's fine to go with him."

Lin Ling made no movement; her graceful figure was wrapped in a loose, dark-colored robe, and her skin was snow-white and translucent against the backdrop of rolling dark clouds.

Gongsun Xiong clenched his fist slightly in front of Lin Ling, and the silver-haired beauty who had just been standing next to Mu Zhian disappeared from sight the next moment.

The stone bridge by the river was silent, with only the sound of the murmuring river.

Mu Zhian suddenly looked up, staring intently at Gongsun Xiong, and said, "Where did you hide her?!"

"Nephew Mu, don't worry. You and that little beauty are both disciples of the Liangyi Sect. I won't do anything to you."

Gongsun Xiong spoke gently, gazing at Mu Zhi'an, and said with a smile, "I only wanted to invite you to the Gongsun family for two or three days, but Nephew Mu refused to do me the honor, so I had no choice but to resort to this tactic."

Mu Zhian's eyes flashed with anger as he said coldly, "Uncle, aren't you afraid I'll crush the jade slip right now and summon the sect elders down the mountain?!"

Gongsun Xiong said with a faint smile, "Uncle just hasn't seen you, Nephew Mu, for a long time and wanted to invite you to rest at the Gongsun family for a couple of days. Why does Nephew Mu look like Uncle wants to harm you?"

"Isn't it a bit of an overreaction to ask the elders to come down the mountain for such a trivial matter?"

This is the real reason why Gongsun Xiong is so fearless. He had already calculated that the elders of the Liangyi Sect would not come down the mountain for such a trivial matter, which is why they came to "invite" Mu Zhian to the Gongsun family at this time.

If the elders of the Liangyi Sect really come down the mountain and ask him to release the person, then he will release him.

They didn't harm the disciples of the Liangyi Sect at all; on the contrary, they treated them to good food and drink. Even if the sect elders saw them, they wouldn't have anything to say.

During his two-day stay at the Gongsun family's residence, Mu Zhian would helplessly watch as the Mu family was gradually devoured by the Gongsun family.

This sense of despair was what he, and the mysterious middle-aged cultivator who had helped him, wanted to see.

Mu Zhian stared intently at Gongsun Xiong, remaining silent for a long time.

After what seemed like an eternity, he gritted his teeth and managed to utter a single, strained word: "Okay."

After a long silence, he said softly, "Since Uncle has extended such a warm invitation, then I cannot let Uncle's hospitality go to waste."

Seeing Gongsun Xiong's triumphant smile, Mu Zhian looked up and said, "Gongsun family, your nephew will go with you."

As Mu Zhian returned to the Gongsun family under Gongsun Xiong's 'coercion', at this very moment, two chiefs were sitting cross-legged in the clouds, quietly watching this scene.

Both of them stared blankly at Gongsun Xiong's departing figure and the spirit dragon that was now 'imprisoned' in the cave, their feelings were complicated.

After a long silence, the two looked at each other and saw the unspoken words in each other's eyes.

It's no wonder that Gongsun Xiong was so arrogant. After all, in the Nine Provinces where no Dao Integration Realm experts are currently appearing, the Land Immortals of the Returning Void Realm are the strongest people who can walk sideways.

Too many rogue cultivators have perished during the tribulation of lightning encountered when progressing from the peak of the Spirit Refining Realm to the Void Returning Realm.

Now that Gongsun Xiong has become the first cultivator in Tianxuan City to reach the Returning Void Realm, he naturally has his own arrogance.

But the problem is... the person he just 'captured' and brought into the cave was a spirit dragon.

"Chief Ying, what do you think we should do now?" Yan Ruyu asked with a complicated expression, her sexy red lips slightly parted.

Unlike before, Ying Guhuan had changed into a dignified and proper long robe, her beautiful hair was loose, and she looked quite elegant.

Ying Guhuan smiled faintly and said, "Didn't Mu Zhian say before that we should wait and see, and wait for the big fish to bite the hook?"

The "big fish" she mentioned was naturally the mastermind behind everything, the one who helped Gongsun Xiong survive the tribulation.

The mastermind behind this is very likely a remnant of the demon cultivators from the previous dynasty's demon realm.

As long as they guard the city, the demon cultivators from the previous dynasty will have no chance of escaping.

Once we capture that former dynasty demon cultivator, we'll be able to obtain an overwhelming amount of information.