It was night.

Hua Du International Hotel.

Summoned by Xu Hao, no one dared not to come.

However, among those who came, some were quite reluctant.

For example, the Wu Family, Cao Family, and others who stood in opposition to Xu Hao.

In the banquet hall.

Xu Hao sat at the head position, looking at everyone present.

When everyone had arrived, Xu Hao said, "I invited you all tonight because there is an important matter to discuss."

The patriarch of the Qian Family, Qian Jiuyue, immediately said, "Young Master Xu, please feel free to speak."

Xu Hao nodded slightly and said, "I'll just ask you one question: is there anyone here who still won't comply with me?"

Xu Hao got straight to the point, directly stating his intention, leaving everyone stunned.

Especially the family heads of the Wu, Cao, and Zhang families, whose expressions changed instantly.

Xu Hao was too direct; this wasn't negotiation at all, it was issuing an order!

Xu Hao glanced at everyone, stood up, and said, "The world today has started to change drastically. More and more things that were unknown in the past are slowly surfacing."

Many people were secretly thinking, isn't this all because of Xu Hao?

Ever since his rise, more and more things have been made public, and more people have come to know things they couldn't before.

Isn't it because Xu Hao's influence has grown stronger?

Without Xu Hao, wouldn't this situation not have arisen?

However, Xu Hao seemed to see through their thoughts. Looking through the floor-to-ceiling glass at the neon-lit night scene, he said blandly, "Perhaps you may think all of this was driven by me. I even reflected on this question in the past, but in the end, I found that I overestimated myself. My energy is not as large as I imagined.

Not long ago, I went to Myanmar, where I acquired two Immortal Bones. Although these things are not yet accessible to the public, you must have heard of them."

Everyone nodded one after another. Xu Hao also made quite a stir in Myanmar, and many in Huaya knew a lot about it.

However, they didn't know exactly what Immortal Bones were.

At this moment, Wu Kui asked, "I wonder if Young Master Xu can explain what Immortal Bones are?"

"I'm sorry, I don't know either."

Xu Hao said blandly, "I only recently came into contact with these things. It's something mysterious, carrying a mysterious power. In the past few decades, only five Immortal Bones had been unearthed, but within a short day, two have surfaced. I believe this is not a coincidence but a mysterious force pushing all of this to happen."

Xu Hao turned his head toward everyone and smiled, "Of course, I'm digressing. I just want to remind everyone here that the world's future structure may undergo significant changes, but right now, Huadu is facing severe tests."

"What tests?!" many immediately asked.

"Gushen Sect," Xu Hao said blandly.

Gushen Sect!

Many people weren't familiar with it, but upon hearing the word "Gu," they instantly realized it's a sect from Miaojiang. First published on *.

Xu Hao continued, "The Gushen Sect is a semi-hidden sect, with strong power, no weaker than the Tu family or Xuanmen, but what makes the world fearful is their peculiar Gu Technique. Now the Gushen Sect is showing signs of expanding towards Huadu, possibly preparing to attack from both sides and annihilate Xuanmen!"

"That's too alarming!"

Wu Kui was the first to stand up in opposition, "Young Master Xu, I admit that what you say is far-sighted, and we are all impressed by your insight, but who would believe this if it were told? The strength of the Gushen Sect and Xuanmen are similar. Now that Martial Honor-level powerhouses are absent, who would dare to launch an attack? It's as good as seeking death!"

Many people felt Xu Hao was exaggerating; how could something like this happen now?

After pondering for a while, Zhou Changcun also said, "Young Master Xu, it's not that I don't want to believe what you say, but it's hard for me to believe. If I were to relay this to the people of Xuanmen, they probably wouldn't believe it either, right?"

Xu Hao nodded and said, "I've already told Ruyue, a girl by Chen Suyi's side, and Ruyue has passed it on to Xuanmen, but I still don't know how the people of Xuanmen view it."

Zhou Changcun said, "I think there's a good chance they won't care."

Xu Hao smiled. He knew Zhou Changcun's subtext: the women of Xuanmen are all quite arrogant, they look down on outsiders, let alone believing they could be annihilated. To them, that's simply impossible.

Xu Hao glanced at everyone and said, "Regardless of whether you believe it or not, I must do one thing, and that is to unite Huadu as one and prevent the influence of Gushen Sect from penetrating into Huadu!"

Everyone understood this was Xu Hao's true purpose for holding this banquet.

They even thought that what Xu Hao said earlier was just a prelude to what he was saying now.