If Gu Yue married someone else, she would no longer be able to contend for the position of family head.
The two family heads quickly arranged a meeting.
When Wen Qiang's father brought up their marriage, Gu Yue's father agreed.
The wedding could be held as soon as the engagement with Chen Jie was broken off.
Gu Yue was unaware of this matter.
However, an accident soon occurred.
Peace Villa had released another video.
It clearly showed Gu Chong dragging a Wen family expert to his death while fighting Yu Zhongfu.
There were also scenes of Gu Chong and Gu Bao abandoning Gu Yue and fleeing.
Their image of being despicable, hypocritical, and cowardly caused Gu Chong and Gu Bao to lose face within the family.
This also put the marriage between the two families on hold for the time being.
Since Wen family experts were treated in such a manner by Gu Chong, the Wen family would not agree either!
Originally, the Wen family was slightly stronger than the Gu family. The marriage alliance should have been initiated by the Gu family.
If it weren't for the Gu family being thrust into the spotlight and needing to ally with the Wen family to quell the turmoil, the Wen family head would not have been so eager.
"You two good-for-nothings, look at what you've done!" The Gu family head was furious upon learning of this.
"It's fortunate my daughter is not in mortal danger, otherwise, you two would be prepared to pay with your lives!"
For a time, Gu Chong and Gu Bao couldn't lift their heads in the Gu family.
Their status became extremely awkward.
"Damn it! Peace Villa, you are all going to die!"
Gu Chong and Gu Bao gnashed their teeth in hatred towards Chen Jie, wishing they could kill him immediately.
But then they remembered that if they went to find Chen Jie now, they might face Yu Zhongfu.
"Heh, Chen Jie, you must be having a tough time too. Yu Zhongfu regards you as his personal property. It's likely your Peace Villa has already changed hands!"
The two could only comfort themselves in their hearts.
Meanwhile, Chen Jie hadn't expected Lu Changbu to release Yu Zhongfu's portrait.
All the villas were equipped with surveillance cameras, and all the footage was recorded.
However, Chen Jie thought that since Yu Feng's consciousness had escaped, it didn't matter whether Yu Zhongfu's footage was released or not.
Therefore, Chen Jie completely ignored Lu Changbu's actions.
Suddenly, Peace Villa's reputation soared.
News spread like wildfire, claiming that they single-handedly suppressed ancient families and that anyone who left Peace Villa would die! Only Peace Villa could guarantee one's life.
The internet was flooded with praise.
As a result, the occupancy rate of Peace Villa hotels instantly increased.
The residential buildings were overcrowded.
Celebrities from all over the country flocked to the location for check-ins.
Along with this came an increase in property prices for Peace Villa.
Villas fetched a price of ten million per night, and they were still in short supply.
It was truly a fortune made daily.
However, Chen Jie wasn't too concerned about these matters.
His Shengtian Company was also doing exceptionally well due to the launch of a new drug, with orders worth hundreds of millions daily.
Money, to Chen Jie, was just a number now.
Tianzhu Mountain, a famous scenic spot in the capital, was the headquarters of the Qingcheng Sect.
At this moment, many elders were gathered around a stone statue that bore a striking resemblance to Yu Zhongfu.
The stone statue surprisingly spoke with Yu Feng's voice.
"Elders, I've said this many times, after discovering our ancestor's whereabouts, we were supposed to seek revenge on the person who offended him. But unexpectedly, that person's martial arts prowess was too great, and even my father was no match! Whether you go to find our ancestor first or seek revenge on that person first, remember, Chen Jie is our mortal enemy! We must kill him!"
An elder with a long beard stepped forward, stroking his beard, and said, "Yu Feng, why did this Chen Jie you speak of have the audacity to offend our ancestor?"
Yu Feng impatiently replied, "First Elder, I've said it many times, that person obtained the ancestor's treasure! That's why he offended the ancestor! Ah! My energy is almost depleted, let me die!"
At this moment, Yu Feng was living a fate worse than death.
It turned out that even though his consciousness had escaped and returned to the sect's soul fragment, he was in unbearable pain. As soon as he merged with the soul fragment within the stone statue, he couldn't help but scream.
He was in so much agony that he just wanted to die quickly. Every extra second of life was torture for him.
If Chen Jie were present, he would surely realize that their sect's life-saving method was rather crude.
For normal cultivators, when their consciousness returned to the sect, even if they couldn't be resurrected, they wouldn't suffer such extreme pain.
The purpose of the Qingcheng Sect's current life-saving method seemed to be primarily to identify the enemy who killed their disciples for revenge.
As for resurrecting the deceased, it was impossible.
Of course, it was also possible that the soul fragment was deliberately designed this way, causing extreme pain and screams. This way, the sect members would be informed of their deaths.
Otherwise, if they returned silently and no one noticed, by the time their consciousness completely dissipated, no one would know.
It benefited the sect but was a torture for the individual.
"Don't rush, don't die yet! Second Elder, continue to infuse him with spiritual energy to maintain the activity of his consciousness." The First Elder said to another elder while stroking his beard.
"Understood!"
The Second Elder immediately raised his hand and channeled his spiritual energy into Yu Zhongfu's stone statue.
During this process, Yu Feng continued to scream in agony.
Living cultivators practice to gain boundless power, while dead cultivators are refined in boiling oil.
"Please, let me die!" Yu Feng begged humbly.
The First Elder calmly said, "I'll ask you again, what was in the ancestor's treasure that Chen Jie obtained?"
Yu Feng quickly replied, "It had everything! Everything! Quick, let me die!"
"What specifically?"
"It contained many of the ancestor's cultivation methods! As well as many spirit stones the ancestor had saved, and various treasures the ancestor had collected over the centuries, too many to count!"
The elders' faces showed greed, one by one.
But they quickly concealed it.
The First Elder asked again, "When you father and son discovered the ancestor's whereabouts, you should have returned to the sect immediately and informed us. Even if you couldn't return, you should have made a phone call. Why didn't you notify us and instead went to seek revenge on Chen Jie alone? Were you two harboring the intention of monopolizing the ancestor's treasure, and then, after failing, wanted us to eliminate Chen Jie for revenge?"
Yu Feng was stunned: "I'm dying, why are you still concerned with these matters? We had no such intentions. My father was simply too angry and wanted to seek revenge on Chen Jie immediately, so he didn't think much of it! We never thought of monopolizing the treasure!"
"I've told you everything I need to say, now let me die!"
The elders usually immersed themselves in cultivation and stayed out of worldly affairs, so their lives were relatively mundane.
It was rare to encounter such an event, and with a sense of schadenfreude, they didn't want Yu Feng to die so quickly.
The Second Elder sullenly withdrew his hand and took a deep breath, "Maintaining consciousness consumes too much spiritual energy. Third Elder, you take over for a while; I'll relieve you later!"
"Alright!"
Another series of piercing screams greeted Yu Feng.