He did not think he was boasting.
One reason was that stepping onto the Innate Sacred Path granted him strength comparable to that of a True Immortal.
He always felt this "nephew" was not as simple as he appeared to be.
Thinking of this, Immortal Yun Zhen solemnly said, "If you truly feel aggrieved at Creation Gate, consider coming to our Yunxiao Sect. Your sister is married into our sect. Yunxiao Sect will always be your second home."
"Then I’ll remember that,"
Gu Jinlai said with a smile, then soared into the sky.
Yu Xu, unsure whether or not to pursue Ye Qingzhu, breathed a sigh of relief upon witnessing this scene.
Ye Qingzhu, having already flown out of the Baihe City limits, also smiled coldly.
Yu Xu quickly caught up with Gu Jinlai, "Rest assured, the Supreme Elder is different from the other members of the Ye Family. In his heart, everything is still for the advancement of the Creation Gate first."
"I do hope so indeed,"
Then, the two sped up and soon caught up with Ye Qingzhu and the others.
"Elder Ye, Daoist and I will accompany you to meet the Supreme Elder,"
Ye Qingzhu ignored Yu Xu, glancing at Gu Jinlai from the corner of his eye, "Heh, I really thought you would have more backbone."
"I don’t know about backbone, but at least I am stronger than you who strut around under the protection of Immortal Ye Yan at Creation Gate,"
Ye Qingzhu’s expression turned cold, "I don’t wish to waste words with you. I want to see when your Daoist status is revoked and you’re completely driven out of Creation Gate, if you can still speak so boldly in front of me, an elder of Creation Gate!"
Gu Jinlai said calmly.
The group quickly made their way toward Creation Gate.
On the way, nothing unpredictable occurred.
When they reached the mountain range of Creation Gate, a group was already waiting there.
The leader was none other than Ye Yunguang, who had fled in a miserable state, spewing blood from a strike by Immortal Yun Zhen earlier.
Seeing Gu Jinlai and Yu Xu arriving, Ye Yunguang immediately leaped forward, glaring furiously at Gu Jinlai, "Did you use some special methods to control the Red Cloud Sect’s Grotto Heaven!? You would rather hand over control of the Red Cloud Sect’s Grotto Heaven to outsiders like Yun Zhen than to us at Creation Gate, and you watched as I, an elder of Creation Gate, was humiliated by outsiders! You traitorous cur..."
"Elder Ye, what are you saying! Could there be some misunderstanding?"
"Misunderstanding!? Don’t think I don’t know about you and Yun Zhen colluding and betraying the interests of our Creation Gate..."
"Enough, where is Elder Ye, and where is Venerable Daoist Ye of Creation Gate?"
Gu Jinlai waved his hand, seemingly wanting to dismiss Ye Yunguang like a mosquito.
This disrespectful attitude, especially since Ye Yunguang was already displeased with him due to Jiang Yujian’s incident, made him scream, "How dare you disregard me so! Today I will show you what respect for elders and betters means!"
As soon as he finished speaking, this Void Immortal Elder made a direct move, like a streak of light, fiercely charging at Gu Jinlai.
Gu Jinlai’s eyes suddenly opened wide.
As Ye Yunguang charged at him, Gu Jinlai abruptly reached out, gravity intensifying, his palm seemingly transforming into a black hole, creating an extremely powerful binding field, instantly enveloping the body of the Ye family’s Void Immortal and pulling him toward the center of his palm.
The sudden binding force made Ye Yunguang’s eyes fill with astonishment.
Then, as if inflicted by some great indignity, he erupted in anger.
"Dare to resist! You’re seeking death!"
The power of the Proving Dao Immortals fully erupted from his body, his stature swelling in the wind, climbing from less than two meters to tens of meters in an instant...
Clearly, he was manifesting his strongest form.
"The one seeking death is you,"
Gu Jinlai extended his hand towards Ye Yunguang, his fingers clenching.
Terrible power layer by layer crushed down on his swelling body, which had just expanded to dozens of meters, causing it to rapidly collapse and condense inward, being crushed back down to normal size.
This violent suppression made the elder unable to help but bulge his eyes, filled with disbelief.
"How is this possible..."
However, Gu Jinlai had no intention of stopping.
After crushing and condensing his exploding immortal body back to normal size, the terrifying power continued to bind and compress his body. Soon, sounds of breaking bones echoed, the horrifying power seemingly about to mash Ye Yunguang into a lump of flesh.
The bones in Ye Yunguang’s body shattered, his flesh compressed, and he let out a painful scream, "Save me... save me..."
"Jiang Yufeng! What are you doing? Stop it!"
"Fighting among sect members, Jiang Yufeng, are you rebelling!?"
"Quickly release Elder Yun Guang, or else, death!"
The elders of the Ye family lineage by his side roared simultaneously.
Among them, four, led by Ye Qingzhu, did not hesitate to make a move, and the aura of Divine Skills quickly gathered in their hands.
But before they could unleash their Divine Skills, an invisible ripple emanated from Gu Jinlai as the center, spreading outward. Following that, a terrifying power capable of compressing a majestic mountain into the size of a pigeon egg fell onto the four of them.
Though these four were also Proving Dao Immortals who had endured the Heavenly Tribulation, their fate was no different from Ye Yunguang’s.