Long Suqing's words were harsh, so harsh that even Long Chengyu grew worried. With Long Xu's strength, if he decided to punish Long Suqing, who could stop him?
But to everyone's surprise, although Long Xu's expression was grim and he was clearly angered by Long Suqing's tirade, he did not lose his temper.
He… was actually restraining himself!
"Suqing, oh Suqing — how did you become so outrageous after leaving the Totem Dragon Clan?"
"Don't forget, you are a member of the Totem Dragon Clan. But have you given any thought to the interests of the Totem Dragon Clan?"
"Muxi is a child — she can be ignorant. But are you a child? Why are you being just as unreasonable?" Long Xu asked Long Suqing.
"All I know is that Muxi must remain in the Totem Dragon Clan. That is also my brother's wish."
"We went to such great lengths to make Muxi even consider returning. If you ruin it because of your meddling, then I don't care what status you hold or what excuses you have — I, Long Suqing, will absolutely not let it go."
Even though Long Xu was already furious, Long Suqing showed no fear whatsoever. On the contrary, her momentum only grew fiercer.
Seeing this, Long Xu's face darkened further, and he looked as though he was about to snap.
"Lord Long Xu."
Just then, from a hall door behind Long Xu, an elder dressed in distinctive attire stepped inside.
"Who told you to come in?"
"Get out!"
A thunderous roar erupted without warning, causing the entire great hall to tremble violently.
The elder was knocked off balance and fell directly to the ground.
But he did not leave. Instead, he scrambled upright and dropped to his knees.
It seemed he had communicated something via secret transmission, because Long Xu, who had been in a towering rage just a moment ago, suddenly changed his expression.
"Speak," Long Xu said to him.
The elder did not speak aloud. Instead, he opened his palm, and a wisp of light flew toward Long Xu.
Long Xu absorbed that wisp of light into his mind and was briefly stunned.
He then waved his hand, and the elder immediately withdrew.
"Suqing, I know how deep your feelings for Muxi are."
"Didn't I also watch that girl grow up? Didn't I also place great hopes in her?"
"But regarding that matter — was the Clan Chief wrong? Was Chengyu wrong? Neither of them did anything wrong, yet that girl Muxi simply can't see reason."
"Right now, every Heavenly River overlord has top-tier geniuses under their banner, yet Muxi chooses to throw tantrums against our clan at a time like this?"
"I am not ignorant of the need to befriend geniuses. It's just that this era is different — in the future, there will be only one overlord in the vast martial cultivation world."
"If that overlord is not our Totem Dragon Clan, then the consequences will be dire."
"If the ruler is merciful, we could still submit to another power. Our status would be greatly diminished, but at least our clansmen could survive."
"But if the force that unifies the martial cultivation world is ruthlessly cruel, then the fate of all the various powers may be to vanish forever."
Once Long Xu said this, the expressions of Long Suqing, Long Chengyu, and the others all turned grave.
"Lord Long Xu, are you saying that a great war in our vast martial cultivation world is unavoidable?" Long Kuitian asked.
"Yes. A great war is inevitable."
"And it is drawing closer by the day," Long Xu said.
"This…"
Hearing this, Long Kuitian visibly panicked.
Worry also surfaced on Long Suqing's face.
They all knew that Long Xu would never joke about such a thing. But if a war of that scale truly broke out, it would engulf the entire vast martial cultivation world — a true catastrophe of unimaginable suffering, with countless lives lost, including the clansmen of their own Totem Dragon Clan.
"Lord Long Xu, if that is the case, then it is all the more reason to win over Chu Feng. So what if he takes a divine weapon? What does it matter?"