My low-key cultivation of immortality was discovered by the emperor in my diary.

Chapter 259 Discussing Countermeasures and Retrieving Treasure from the Cave

Although that's what the Bai family elders say.

However, Chu Lengyu's ability to easily ascend the three thousand steps of the cold stone and take away the ice lotus indicates a strength that the Bai family could hardly imagine, making them dare not act rashly.

Therefore, two days have passed, and the Bai family has neither come forward to express their stance nor taken any substantial action.

He secretly instigated a few fools to go and see how deep the water really was, but the result was shocking.

Chu Lengyu not only publicly crushed the Golden Protector, but also used bizarre methods to destroy the Hundred Flowers Palace!

Princess Ju reacted quickly and only suffered minor injuries to her arm, but the foundation she had painstakingly built was reduced to ruins in the blink of an eye.

According to the detailed description provided by the Bai family's spies planted in the Hundred Flowers Palace, yesterday's sudden disaster seemed like a divine punishment.

The giant hand formed from clouds and mist blotted out the sky and was incomparably fierce. Under its palm, the Hundred Flowers Palace was as fragile as a paper toy, collapsing and disintegrating in an instant.

At that moment, the earth shook, trees were broken, and it seemed that only the rumbling of collapsing buildings could be heard in the world.

The next instant, the giant hand vanished without a trace, as if it had never existed, leaving behind only devastation and the terrified eyes of the survivors.

This scene left an indelible psychological scar on the survivors. Whenever they recall the moment the giant hand struck down, they cannot help but feel fear and trembling.

The Bai family elders were furious, but they also knew their own limitations.

If that giant cloud hand were to strike the Bai family's ancestral land a few times, the Bai family's thousand-year-old foundation would likely be destroyed in an instant!

In this way, the advantages, disadvantages, and potential problems of seizing the Ice Lotus are already quite obvious.

If they were to confront her head-on, it would likely only bring annihilation upon the Bai family.

"Let's put the matter of the Ice Lotus aside for now." The Bai family patriarch sighed helplessly. "Since that Grand Preceptor has such methods, she probably won't stay in Misty Mountain any longer. Once she leaves, we'll settle accounts behind closed doors!"

As soon as the words were spoken, the elders felt a chill run down their spines.

One person said, "According to intelligence analysis from the Great Xia, she will not stay outside for long and should leave soon."

Another elder chimed in, a cold glint in his eyes: "Our Bai family has kept a low profile for too long. It's time to let those so-called Four Lineages know who the true masters of Mist Mountain are. We should also teach them a lesson and make those Innate Realm cultivators behave themselves."

“Old Man Zhu is dead, and Madam Lan and Elder Meilin are also nearing the end of their lives. Furthermore, Palace Master Ju’s cultivation technique has flaws. Let’s replace the next leaders of the four clans with our own people,” another clan elder added.

“It should have been done long ago,” the others echoed.

The Bai family patriarch nodded slightly, agreeing with the elders' proposal to replace the leaders of the four lineages, as he already had a suitable candidate in mind.

He knew that the loss of the Ice Lotus would make the cultivation environment in Mist Mountain much worse than before, and the dependence on resources would become even more serious.

In this era of scarce resources, only the Bai family, with its profound heritage, was able to stand firm and stand out from the crowd.

The Bai family patriarch put that matter aside and brought up another issue: "There's another matter. The Ice Cave has been discovered, and the Ancestor is very unhappy!"

The Ice Cave is the name the Bai family uses for the hollow stone cave beneath the Ice Pool.

The elders' expressions immediately became tense.

The Bai family has accumulated a lot of these hollow stones, and they don't care if they are dug up; what's important is what's hidden inside them.

One of them cupped his hands and said, "After monitoring for two days, Chu Lengyu has not returned to the ice pool on the mountain peak. She should be going to Huai Valley to attend the tea party today. We have already arranged for someone to retrieve the items from the ice cave."

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at the same time.

A Bai family innate expert arrived at the ice pool on the mountain peak.

Since there is no consensus on how to allocate the empty stones within the four veins, only a few people have been assigned to guard the area, and no actual excavation work has been carried out.

This person possessed a secret technique to conceal his presence, moved with ghostly speed, and easily bypassed the guards thanks to his knowledge of the terrain.

When he arrived at the edge of the ice pool, he immediately saw the shattered ice and the broken hole, and a look of surprise flashed in his eyes.

Although he had heard about this before, he was still deeply shocked after witnessing it with his own eyes.

The millennia-old ice is so hard, yet such a large hole has been broken through it. Just how powerful must that Grand Preceptor of the Great Xia Dynasty be? No wonder the family is unwilling to provoke him and has remained silent.

After all, strength is the foundation of everything.

Taking advantage of the fact that no one was paying attention, he leaped into the hole at the bottom of the lake, making only a slight landing sound, without attracting anyone's attention.

The moment he fell into the hole, he immediately looked around warily. After confirming that no one was lying in ambush, he cautiously moved forward.

This Bai family innate master was unaware that his every move was being watched by the puppets lurking in the shadows.

Chu Lengyu, who had also received this scene, stopped in her tracks and a cold smile appeared on her lips.

"Let me see what the little bug is up to?"