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Li Xiaobai's plan was simple and rough. It was a huge event that had attracted much attention: masked cultivators were burning, killing, and looting in the villagers' homes, and there had even been murders.
The severity of the incident could no longer be measured by mere cultivation levels.
Even though these great families had Great Crossing Realm Cultivators in residence, they would not dare to become entangled in such matters with carelessness, for it meant provoking the authority of the three ruling elders. A single misstep could lead to their doom.
One might say it was a case of touch-and-go; during this period, the common people were regarded as deities, and everyone had to treat them with utmost reverence. Should there be any mishaps, the label of murderer and looter attached to them could not be removed even by the gods.