After re-arranging the great array, Lin Xuan and the others didn't linger on Mystic Spirit Island. They directly took out the sea chart that Lin Dong had left behind and headed towards Martial Gathering Island.
Martial Gathering Island was where the Primordial Tower was located, the place where the Primordial Lord slumbered. Naturally, they had to take a look to prevent the Demon Prison from launching a sneak attack.
Just as Lin Xuan, Bo Xuan, and Lin Qingtan were tearing through space to rush to Martial Gathering Island, a major event was also unfolding on Martial Gathering Island.
In the center of Martial Gathering Island was a magnificent and towering mountain, the venue for the Martial Gathering.
At the summit, on those enormous platforms that had been forcibly carved out, the atmosphere was already bustling with noise and activity, with countless experts standing around, and many more still arriving.
In the Gu Family's group, Lin Dong and Little Marten, accompanied by Gu Yan and Gu Mengqi, led the Gu Family's forces and landed on a platform exclusively belonging to the Gu Family.
"Lin Dong, those are the Wei Family's forces. The man carrying the large saber is Wei Zhen, the number one of the younger generation of the Wei Family. The one next to him is the Evil Bone Old Man's eldest disciple, Ghost Spear Chen Luo!"
Gu Yan pointed to two figures at the front of the Wei Family's group on a platform not far away, and softly introduced them to Lin Dong.
"Brother Gu Yuntian's injuries were caused by that Chen Luo. Moreover, if there are no surprises, the Evil Bone Old Man has most likely already arrived. Although he's not much, the problem is if he, or rather the Wei Family, has enlisted other experts from Evil Wind Cave Heaven. That would be a real problem."
Gu Mengqi added in a low voice. She knew that Little Marten was extremely strong, but if Evil Wind Cave Heaven got involved, it would be a major headache.
Little Marten glanced in a certain direction upon hearing this, then curled his lip dismissively. Seeing that Gu Mengqi seemed a little worried, he subconsciously explained.
"Don't worry, these are just small fries. I can crush them with a flick of my wrist!"
"Don't be careless. The Wei Family Clan Leader is at the Perfect Death Profound Realm, and it's said that he has already begun to break through to the Revolving Wheel Realm. Don't be reckless, understand? When the time comes, attack together with the Clan Leader!"
Seeing Little Marten's nonchalant and careless appearance, Gu Mengqi directly reached out and pinched Little Marten's waist. Little Marten instantly became obedient and hurriedly smiled ingratiatingly.
"Mengqi, Mengqi, let go, let go. Don't worry, don't worry, I will definitely be careful!"
Although he was being taken down in public, Little Marten's face instead showed a hint of a smile, as if he had already been corrupted by this damned saccharine scent.
Watching the Gu Family's two beauties being so thoroughly subdued, many experts around were astonished, and some of the younger generation's geniuses were staring at Lin Dong and Little Marten with fire in their eyes.
Seeming to sense the hostility around them, Little Flame, who was standing behind them like an iron tower, couldn't help but step forward, and the fierce aura within his body instantly swept out in all directions. The powerful aura of the Great Accomplishment of Life Profound Realm immediately shocked countless people around him.
"Great Accomplishment of Life Profound Realm?"
"Hiss! This black brute is actually so terrifying?"
"Where did the Gu Family find such helpers? With such strength and such a murderous aura, perhaps only Shentu Jue could fight him?"
Little Flame's aura directly shocked the surrounding experts. Even the experts from the other three participating families, as well as the Shentu Family who were watching from the sidelines, were startled.
The strength of the Great Accomplishment of Life Profound Realm, and the fierce aura that could only be honed through countless battles, this black brute was definitely an extremely troublesome opponent. Perhaps, he really had a chance to help the Gu Family win the Martial Gathering championship.
But they didn't know that this wasn't even Little Flame's full strength. Although Little Flame seemed very simple and honest around Lin Dong and Little Marten, and his fighting style seemed rough and fierce, as a Sky Demon Tiger, Little Flame wasn't just a reckless brute. Cunning and caution were things that were engraved in the Tiger Clan's bones.
Not to mention, Little Flame had followed Lin Dong all the way from a small place like Qingyang Town.
After the Wei Family, the Su Family and Song Family also arrived one after another. Not long after, an old man from the Shentu Family took the initiative to step forward. This was the task of the previous champion family, to preside over the Martial Gathering.
"The Martial Gathering is held once a year, and I probably don't need to say much about the rules, right? The Gu Family's members should all be aware of them? Draw lots to determine your opponents. Each family sends out three participants. If there are no objections, let's begin the drawing of lots!"
The old man from the Shentu Family glanced at Lin Dong, Little Marten, and Little Flame, then a halo appeared in his hand, and four light tokens quickly formed within the halo.
Gu Mengqi glanced at the halo, but didn't take action. Instead, she poked Little Marten and said.
"Only the experts participating in the Martial Gathering can draw lots, because the light tokens will split into three. One of the people drawing lots is bound to be among them."
"That's interesting."
Little Marten smiled, raised his hand and probed. At the same time, the people from the other three major families also took action, grabbing a light stick each, and then took them back.
Looking at the light stick in Little Marten's hand, Wei Zhen of the Wei Family, Song Chen of the Song Family, and Su Yan of the Su Family couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
There was no other way, Little Flame put too much pressure on them. Originally, they all thought that Little Flame was the Gu Family's foreign aid, but now that Little Marten had drawn a lot, it meant that the identity of the only foreign aid was given to Little Marten, so naturally they didn't have to worry about Little Flame.
But the next moment, the people from the other four major families, including the elder of the Shentu Family, looked at Lin Dong and Little Flame, who reached out to draw lots from the light sticks, with disbelief, their mouths subconsciously opened wide.
After reacting, Wei Zhen of the Wei Family took the lead in attacking.
"What? Does your Gu Family want to disregard the rules of our five major families? Or is your Gu Family openly provoking our other four major families?"
"That's right, isn't your Gu Family going too far?"
"The Gu Family is going too far!"
The Song Family and Su Family spoke out to reprimand one after another. Although the Shentu Family did not speak, the gaze they cast at the Gu Family was also very unkind.
"Hehe, everyone has misunderstood. Our Gu Family has not violated the rules. My brother-in-law Lin Dong is now the Clan Leader of my Gu Family. My husband Lin Diao has already taken over the position of Great Elder of my Gu Family. Even Lin Flame is an Elder of my Gu Family. So, their participation in the battle should not violate the rules, right?"
Gu Mengqi said with a smile, and Little Marten immediately took out his Great Elder token to support his wife. Lin Dong did not hesitate and took out the Gu Family's Clan Leader token.
Lin Dong and Little Marten's auras were very obvious on the two tokens, obviously they had just refined them not long ago, which meant that this thing was indeed given to the two by the Gu Family.
"What does your Gu Family mean by this?"
Wei Zhen's face turned cold, and behind him, several Life Profound Realm elders of the Wei Family also released the aura in their bodies, pressing towards Lin Dong and the others.
Seeing this, the Su Family, Song Family, and Shentu Family tacitly did not speak, and just let the Wei Family play out.
Among the four major families, the Wei Family and Gu Family were the strongest in this generation of young people. However, Gu Yuntian was seriously injured, and they originally thought that the Gu Family had lost its competitiveness, leaving only the Wei Family.
Therefore, the Shentu Family was also a little worried about the Wei Family. After all, the helper that the Wei Family had found was very strong, and the genius of Evil Wind Cave Heaven was not easy to deal with.
In addition, the foreign aid that the Gu Family had found was even more difficult to deal with. Now, seeing the Gu Family and Wei Family confronting each other, the three major families were naturally happy to see it happen. It would be best if both families were injured, so they could pick up the scraps.
"What do you mean? Wei Zhen, you have to speak clearly. My husband is the Clan Leader of my Gu Family. Is there a problem with him participating in the battle? Could it be that just because Gu Yan didn't agree to your Wei Family's marriage proposal, Gu Yan can't marry someone else?"
Gu Yan retorted unceremoniously. This time, their Gu Family was clearly going to step on the Wei Family, so naturally they would not be polite.
"However, since Wei Zhen, you spoke first, then I have to say something. Your Wei Family's involvement of Evil Wind Cave Heaven in the Martial Gathering has already crossed the line, right? It's fine to collude with Evil Wind Cave Heaven to seek the Martial Gathering championship, and even plan to join forces with Evil Wind Cave Heaven to attack our Gu Family. What? Are you planning to join forces with Evil Wind Cave Heaven to defeat our other four major families one by one? Don't forget, if it weren't for our four major families, your Wei Family would just be a dog in front of Evil Wind Cave Heaven!"
The expressions of the Shentu Family, Su Family, Song Family, and others changed slightly, and the gazes they cast at the Wei Family were also somewhat unkind. Internal strife among the five major families was their own business, but they must not collude with the two major cave heavens, otherwise, the five major families would be swallowed until nothing was left.
"Hmph, Gu Yan, don't spout blood. The reason why my Wei Family was able to invite Brother Chen Luo to take action is only because I have a good personal relationship with Brother Chen Luo, and Brother Chen Luo is willing to help. What does it have to do with Evil Wind Cave Heaven?"
Wei Zhen naturally would not admit to such a thing, even if they did have such an idea. As for Evil Wind Cave Heaven, their Wei Family's Clan Leader was attacking the Revolving Wheel Realm. As long as they could get one or two opportunities from the Primordial Tower to let the Clan Leader enter it to cultivate, they would have a great chance of breaking through to the Revolving Wheel Realm.
When that time came, what about Evil Wind Cave Heaven? Their Wei Family would not be afraid, and could even completely annex the other four major families.
However, what made Wei Zhen a little angry was that he had originally planned to take the opportunity to marry both Gu Mengqi and Gu Yan, the twin pearls of the Gu Family, after the Clan Leader broke through to the Revolving Wheel Realm. As a result, in the blink of an eye, these twin pearls of the Gu Family had already married.
Lin Dong and Lin Diao, those two brothers, really deserved to die, and that Lin Flame also deserved to die! They all deserved to die!
"Is that so? Then what about Xu Yun? Could it be that your Wei Family has also invited two foreign aids at the same time? And coincidentally, both foreign aids are attacking my Gu Family, planning to eliminate the people of my Gu Family?"
Gu Mengqi chuckled, her gaze with a hint of coldness, swept back and forth between Wei Zhen and that Chen Luo.
"My junior brother has a good relationship with the Wei Family. What's wrong with helping them out since we happened to meet?"
Before Chen Luo's words faded, Gu Mengqi immediately responded, leaving Wei Zhen and the Wei Family speechless.
"Since your Evil Wind Cave Heaven can help the Wei Family, then what's wrong with my husband being the Great Elder of the Gu Family, and my brother-in-law being the Clan Leader of my Gu Family, participating in the Martial Gathering?"
After all, what Gu Mengqi said was indeed reasonable. If Lin Dong, as the Clan Leader, and Lin Diao, as the Great Elder, were not qualified to represent the Gu Family, then no one else could. By the same logic, the candidates from the other four major families would also be unable to represent their families in the Martial Gathering.
But the problem is, your Gu Family's Clan Leader and Great Elder are both named Lin. So, are you the Gu Family or the Lin Family? Isn't this absurd?
Not only was the Wei Family at a loss for words, but even the Su Family, Song Family, and Shentu Family didn't know how to refute the Gu Family.
To say that the Gu Family was wrong, they were indeed right in what they said. But to say they were right, wasn't the Gu Family obviously taking advantage of a loophole? However, the price was something the remaining families were hesitant to mention.
After all, the Gu Family had genuinely given the positions of Clan Leader and Great Elder. If the other four families were willing, they could do the same, letting an outsider become the Clan Leader and Great Elder, essentially giving the family away as dowry to an outsider.
"So, does anyone from the Wei Family still have any objections?"
Gu Yan said coldly. She knew that this matter could be considered settled, but the four major families had to swallow their anger. Therefore, she didn't provoke the other three families, only disgusted the Wei Family.
"Humph!"
Wei Zhen angrily waved his sleeve. Seeing this, the Wei Family elders also resentfully withdrew their auras.
With no objections from the four major families, the Martial Gathering continued. However, the result was naturally, and unsurprisingly, a victory for the Gu Family. Moreover, it was a clean and decisive victory. Almost no one could withstand more than a few rounds against the Gu Family.
Lin Diao and Lin Yan's strength left the Su Family and Wei Family, who were the Gu Family's opponents, with no power to resist.
Especially Lin Diao, this youth with an enchanting appearance, seemed unreliable, but his strength was even above Lin Yan, who was at the Great Accomplishment of Life Profound Realm. He almost always defeated his opponents with one move, or at most two. This left the Shentu Family feeling utterly helpless.
Such strength was simply beyond what Shentu Jue could handle. Lin Yan was still somewhat manageable, with some fighting power, but Lin Diao was simply outrageous. The people from the other four major families suspected that this young and enchanting youth might have already reached the Death Profound Realm!
Faced with such a powerful opponent, the Shentu Family lost the desire to compete. After a few matches, without waiting for the final battle tomorrow, they directly announced that the Shentu Family conceded.
Hearing the Shentu Family take the initiative to concede, smiles involuntarily appeared on the faces of Lin Dong and Little Marten. Gu Yan and Gu Mengqi, who were beside them, also smiled.
But at this moment, a fierce and evil aura was rapidly approaching Martial Gathering Island from the horizon.
Sensing this undisguised aura, many experts on Martial Gathering Island's expressions slightly changed. Then, they all looked at the Gu Family with strange expressions.
"This is, the Evil Bone Old Man?"
"Now there's a good show to watch. If the Gu Family insists on protecting their Clan Leader, they will inevitably clash with the Evil Wind Cave Heaven. If they don't protect him, hehe, the Clan Leader will be killed on the spot, and the Gu Family will lose all face!"