Western Desert, the Fang family's main base Blessed Land.
All of the Fang family's Gu Immortals were present, each wearing an iron-hard expression.
The atmosphere in the council hall was so heavy it was suffocating.
"According to the intelligence just received, the Wan family delegation visited the Qin family, and the Qin family has already dispatched Qin Lang to join the war."
Qin Lang was a famous powerhouse in the Western Desert's Gu Immortal world — a Seventh Transformation cultivator who specialized in the Space Dao. His signature move was the Clearing Void Vortex. With a single execution, it could purify heaven and earth, banishing all obscurity for ten thousand miles.
"So it seems the alliance the Wan family has rallied to crusade against our Fang family now includes the Xiao family, Qin family, Sun family, Shi family, Gong family, and Tang family."
"The Sun family's representative is Sun Wang. Though his combat strength is lacking, he excels at scouting and lethal moves."
"The Gong family has sent Gong Jiaochu. Everyone here should be familiar with his famous battle record."
"The Shi family's Gu Immortal, Shi Kang, is a recently risen powerhouse with extremely formidable defenses."
"Tang Family Gu Immortal Tang Lanke is a Time Path Gu Immortal, and has always been entrusted with a branch of the Tang Family's Time Flow. Though his name is not widely known, since the Tang Family has entrusted him with such a major responsibility, his strength must certainly be extraordinary."
"The family offering the greatest support is still the Xiao Family. The Xiao Family has sent Xiao Yehu this time!"
"Indeed. When this person was young, he had a fortuitous encounter and obtained a Gu Immortal's true legacy, which included an incomplete Immortal Gu House. Xiao Yehu cultivated to become a Gu Immortal relying on this, and with the Xiao Family's help, repaired the Immortal Gu House, renaming it after himself—Xiao Yehu."
"According to rumors, the Dark Path Immortal Gu House in his possession, the Night Urn, is extremely strange and sinister! Though miniature, it can forcibly draw a Gu Immortal inside. If the Gu Immortal cannot break free and is trapped within the urn for a single night, they will be reduced to a puddle of filth."
The various immortals of the Fang Family exchanged words, the pressure in their hearts immense.
The Western Desert had a total of fourteen super forces: the Xi Family, the Xiao Family, the Tian Family, the Fang Family, the Dong Family, the Wan Family, the Sun Family, the Mo Family, the Tang Family, the Qin Family, the Shi Family, the Gong Family, the Zuoqiu Family, and the Tuoba Family.
If one also counted the mysterious reclusive Yi Family, that made fifteen.
The Fang Family was just one among them.
There was no precise ranking of strength among the super families.
The Western Desert was not like the Southern Border, where the Wu Family's position as the foremost in strength had been tested and proven over a long period, earning the universal recognition of Gu Immortals.
The strength of a super force comprised many aspects, such as Gu Immortals, resources, Immortal Gu Houses, and more.
Each of these aspects had its own strengths and weaknesses.
In practice, when super forces competed with each other, formed alliances, or became enemies, it involved a multitude of factors, making it difficult to compare them directly.
Of course, there was a general, vague consensus.
For example, in the Western Desert's Gu Immortal world, the Xiao Family and the Tian Family were widely regarded as formidable, because during the past eras of peace, these two families had the largest businesses, the most Gu Immortals, and each had an Eighth Transformation cultivator standing guard.
The Fang Family's strength was actually quite impressive already.
The Fang Family had the Eighth Transformation Gu Immortal Fang Gong, controlled three Immortal Gu Houses, and had recently acquired an Earth Path Immortal Gu House.
If they could seize the Bean Divine Palace, the Fang Family would instantly rise to become the dominant force of the Western Desert's Gu Immortal world.
Unfortunately, they had failed.
Now, the Fang Family was facing the combined might of every other super force!
Each of these super families only needed to dispatch one or two Gu Immortals, and that would be enough to make life difficult for the Fang Family.
If they also mobilized Immortal Gu Houses, they wouldn't need every super force to do so — just one-third would be enough to surpass the Fang Family's Immortal Gu House scale.
At present, the Wan Family had only contacted a portion of these super forces.
The Fang Family Gu Immortals already felt as though boulders were pressing down on their hearts, sitting on pins and needles.
Amid the heated discussion among the immortals, Fang Leng also spoke up: "Everyone, don't forget — there is still the most terrifying enemy we must face: Heavenly Court! Although according to our intelligence, the Heavenly Court Gu Immortals have clearly stated they will not interfere in the Western Desert's internal affairs, it is precisely because of their guarantee that we cannot leverage Great Love Immortal Venerable's prestige to make those Western Desert super families completely abandon their last layer of hesitation."
"What worries me most is that Heavenly Court dispatched two Eighth Transformation Gu Immortals. One of them, Wan Zihong, is a notoriously powerful Demonic Path cultivator in the Western Desert's history."
The moment Wan Zihong was mentioned, several Fang Family Gu Immortals immediately grasped Fang Leng's meaning. "Could it be that this Wan Zihong has some connection to the Wan Family?"
"Wan Zihong is a Demonic Path Gu Immortal. There is no evidence whatsoever showing she has any blood relation to the Wan Family. But when there is no evidence, evidence can be fabricated. If they were to declare that Wan Zihong is truly a member of the Western Desert's Wan Family, then Heavenly Court would have an official pretext to interfere in the Western Desert's internal affairs. Although this possibility is small, we cannot afford not to guard against it."
Fang Leng's words caused many to nod in agreement.
Fang Gong felt gratified in his heart.
He had been cultivating Fang Leng as his successor, watching him mature day by day, especially in this recent period, where his growth was very evident.
At this moment, Fang Yun spoke up: "In my view, our clan must seek the help of the Great Love Immortal Venerable. As long as this lord is willing to act, no matter how many great families from the Western Desert come, they will be of no consequence. Only the Great Love Immortal Venerable can rival Heavenly Court's Star Constellation Immortal Venerable."
Fang Yun was the successor of Fang Tichang's lineage. Unlike Fang Leng, who simply described the problem, he directly stated the conclusion in his heart.
During the period when Fang Tichang was captured, Fang Yun was the one in power within the Fang Clan's wisdom path faction.
This experience had not only provided him with much training but also significantly increased his speaking power within the Fang Clan.
As for why he ignored Giant Sun Immortal Venerable, it was because the Fang Clan had no way to connect with him.
In fact, even if they could, Giant Sun Immortal Venerable would be suspicious. After all, the Fang Clan was too, too deeply entangled with Fang Yuan.