There are countless geniuses in the world of cultivation, but only my junior sister Sha Diao

Gu Xia expressed her meaning very directly and waited for their reply at a leisurely pace.

Everyone: "..."

No, it seems like they have other options?

Gu Xia seemed to be discussing things with them, but judging from the subtle tension around them, it looked more like a threat.

Although those who have transcended tribulation are indeed very strong, and although they are indeed no match for them, but—

But isn't this just too much of a bullying tactic?

First, they arrested their people, then lured them to the Ye family with information, and finally asked them with a smile if they wanted to join forces.

Don't play like this.

The group looked at Gu Xia, but found they couldn't figure out what she was thinking at all.

The last time they met this protégé, he stood below them, while they were high above.

But this time the situation has reversed.

He was clearly just a young kid, yet he inexplicably gave these people an indescribable sense of oppression.

The head of the Su family felt a surge of anger. "Do you think joining forces is so easy?"

"Even with us in tow, we're still at a disadvantage against those three forces," he said coldly. "Besides, you've only just broken through; where do you get the confidence to definitely resolve this turmoil?"

Ultimately, the concern is that something might go wrong. After all, it's not easy for aristocratic families to cultivate those outstanding direct descendants. If they were to perish on the battlefield, they would likely suffer severe damage for at least a century.

Moreover, such a chaotic situation has never occurred before in the history of the cultivation world.

They never considered joining forces with the Five Sects.

Gu Xia, as a direct disciple of the Five Sects, made such a suggestion out of the blue, which naturally offended him.

Ultimately, it all boils down to a lack of trust in them.

What good is improving their strength? They're just a bunch of immature kids who think only based on their emotions and ignore reality.

Gu Xia could guess a bit of what was going on, so she simply said, "Sending cultivators from your clans to participate will only be enough to alleviate the pressure on the five sects in the various cities."

"As for the most dangerous places, leave them to me."

"Who doesn't know how to talk big?"

The head of the Su family questioned, "What if we fail?"

“If we don’t intervene, at least we can retain some hope for the future should something happen to the cultivation world. But if we act as you suggest, we’ll lose everything if something goes wrong.”

"Gu Xia, don't think you're so great just because you're in a higher realm now—"

There wasn't time to finish the rest of the conversation.

Gu Xia couldn't listen anymore.

This won't work, that won't work either. She didn't say she wanted the aristocratic families to send cultivators to their deaths; she just needed them to come to the aid of the Five Sects.

Moreover, Gu Xia knew that the root of the problem lay with Qu Yimian alone. They didn't necessarily have to exterminate all the demons, monsters, and ghost cultivators, nor did they have that ability for the time being. It would be enough to inflict pain on them so that they had to retreat.

She was thoroughly annoyed by the Su family's hesitant and evasive attitude, and her expression immediately turned cold. "I told you, I won't fail."

"As for your so-called hope?"

Gu Xia pointed out incisively, "Don't joke around. If the cultivation world is really destroyed, do you think you can escape the calamity? The demon race will only intensify its efforts to destroy all your disciples."

"If we don't act now, we might as well just wait to die."

She turned her head to look at the Su family head, and suddenly smiled, "But you're right, my cultivation level is high now, that's remarkable."

"If you insist on thinking that way, then there's nothing I can do."

"After all, I don't necessarily have to discuss it with you."

What do you mean?

As the Su family head's face turned pale and then red, and the others looked puzzled, Gu Xia flipped his palm, and two tokens flew out.

"I remember that the aristocratic families have a saying that whoever holds the young master's token can command half of the clan's cultivators, right?"

The two tokens were engraved with small characters, which were the very tokens that Xie Baiyi and Shen Weixun had given her.

After seeing what it was, the group was stunned.

Gu Xia's expression was cold. "Since you won't agree, don't blame me for trying a different approach."

"These belong to the Xie and Shen families. Why don't you guess how many of these I have left?"

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