Dust Settled

The aura he sensed belonged to none other than Lan Yuxian.

The woman came to his courtyard late at night, clearly indicating that she was unwilling to accept the situation.

But...

What can you do if you're unwilling to accept it?

The gap between the two is so large.

If she really wanted to hit him, he wouldn't mind slapping him to death.

"Looks like I'll have to use my contribution points to exchange for a set of audio-visual stones."

The Audio-Visual Stone is a Spirit Artifact that can record sound and images.

A set costs around one million.

Even if he wanted to buy a tiny, discreet audio-visual stone, it would cost at most around ten million.

This expense is insignificant to him now.

Thinking to himself, he had already arrived at the relatively quiet backyard.

Amidst the lush flowers in the backyard, Lan Yuxian, dressed in a long white dress, still looked as aloof and elegant as ever, quietly waited.

Upon noticing Gu Jinlai's arrival, their gazes immediately fell upon him.

Gu Jinlai.

"Captain Lan, is something the matter?"

Gu Jinlai said calmly, and after a moment, he seemed to remember something. "I forgot, you have already stepped down as the captain of the Purifier Squad."

"Gu Jinlai, I need your help."

Lan Yuxian appeared very calm. "I just went to the Purifier headquarters and learned from the interrogators where Shang Tielong might be. If you're willing to help me capture Shang Tielong alive..."

"Shall I help you?"

Gu Jinlai pointed to his head. "You don't seem to be fully awake yet?"

"Whatever you want, I can give you all my chips."

Lan Yuxian said, "I know I lied to you about the Xuanhuang Zhenyue Pagoda, but the Xuanhuang Zhenyue Pagoda belongs to the Lan family. We only have the right to use it, not the right to control it. Even if I wanted to give it to you, I couldn't."

I have no interest in your explanation.

Gu Jinlai, his gaze swept over Lan Yuxian for a moment. "Entering without permission, isn't that considered trespassing? I could easily use that as grounds to kill you on the spot."

"Whatever Lan Yuhua gave you, I can give you double! Spirit Artifact? Divine Ability?! Money? heavenly materials and earthly treasures?! I can give you anything!"

Lan Yuxian calmly looked at Gu Jinlai: "Even if you wanted me, I could give it to you."

"You?"

Gu Jinlai have looked at her, quietly observing her.

Lan Yuxian's pretty face showed no shame, and she remained calm.

Only...

Her voice trembled slightly as she spoke, "I have given everything I could to get the opportunity to study at Taihao Cave Heaven, so I absolutely cannot fail. Whatever you want, as long as I have it, I can give it to you."

Why did you ask me for help?

There Gu Jinlai.

"Only you can help me."

Lan Yuxian said, "The news that Lan Yuhua killed the Demon King has spread throughout the Lan family. There is only one day left. No one will believe that I can turn the tide. Even if I go there now with Shang Tielong's clues, since those clues all point to places outside the city... no one will be willing to go with me."

She looked at Gu Jinlai: "A month ago, I treated you so badly, severely humiliating you. And just today, I reported to the headmaster that you were extorting money from my Xuanhuang Zhenyue Pagoda, saying that you have wicked intentions and are not a qualified captain. Judging from the headmaster's expression... it seems he already has a plan..."

"You actually told the headmaster about this?!"

Gu Jinlai, his expression has turned cold.

"That's right. You've most likely lost the position of Purge squad leader because of this. You hate me now, don't you?"

Lan Yuxian stared at Gu Jinlai, straightened her body, and said coldly, "If you hate me, then come and take revenge on me. I'm standing right in front of you now. If you want revenge, do whatever you want. I will not resist! As long as you agree to help me deal with Shang Tielong and help me win a place in the Taihao Cave Heaven for further study!"

Looking at her like this, Gu Jinlai didn't say anything.

Gu Jinlai, what are you waiting for?

Lan Yuxian said coldly, tilting her head back.

They fully displayed their charm.

Cold and aloof.

But in the end...

Gu Jinlai simply said, "You're too old."

Lan Yuxian's expression stiffened slightly.

"As far as I know, you started cultivating at the age of twelve, became True Lord at the age of forty, and Celestial Person the age of fifty-three. You are already fifty-six this year."

Gu Jinlai said, "Although she looks beautiful, my requirements are not only that she must be beautiful, but also that she must be young."

"I am Celestial Person, capable of living to two hundred years old. At fifty-six, I am only equivalent to an ordinary person in their early twenties. Moreover, I use an anti-aging spirit medicine every year, so my appearance, figure, and skin have always remained around twenty years old..."

Lan Yuxian seemed to be very confident in her figure and appearance.

"Feel sorry."

Before she could finish speaking, Gu Jinlai interrupted her, "The thought of your real age makes me uncomfortable, and I can't bring myself to do it."

Lan Yuxian stared at Gu Jinlai for several breaths before speaking coldly again, "Gu Jinlai, do you know? You've missed a golden opportunity."

I don't think so.

Gu Jinlai looked at Lan Yuxian and said, "You should be glad that your Lan family's sage is returning to Fengyu City tomorrow. Otherwise, you might not have been able to leave my courtyard safely today."

"You wouldn't dare. Your personality... you say you're cautious, but in reality you're hesitant and timid."

Lan Yuxian provoked, "Otherwise, you wouldn't be so afraid to touch me even when I've delivered myself to your door."

"Someone come here."

Gu Jinlai ignored Lan Yuxian and only called out to others.

Soon, a commotion arose outside.

Lan Yuxian knew she had to leave.

In fact, she had made preparations for coming tonight.

A top-grade Spirit Artifact, similar to an audio-visual stone, was hidden among the ornaments on her collarbone.

If Gu Jinlai were to actually attack her and she were to record it, then Gu Jinlai would either have to obediently submit to her commands and risk his life to capture Shang Tielong outside the city, or...

Tomorrow she will take this Spirit Artifact directly to Lan Yuxue to complain, hoping to use her elder sister to avenge her humiliation.

If all goes well, we can frame Lan Yuhua again...

Unexpectedly, despite her constant attempts to seduce Gu Jinlai to arouse his desires, he remained unmoved.

This made her doubt her own charm, and she also wondered if anyone Gu Jinlai had ever begun to seek their true self.

After all, the stage of seeking one's true self is the stage where a King Wu's desires are most difficult to suppress, and many King Wu will lose control during this stage.

Gu Jinlai.

Lan Yuxian gave him one last deep look, then her figure soared into the air, her robes fluttering, and disappeared into the night sky.

Gu Jinlai looked in the direction where Lan Yuxian had disappeared, his eyes slightly narrowed.

He already had a plan in mind.

After Lan Yuxue, the saint from Taihao Cave Heaven, leaves, find an opportunity to kill Lan Yuxian directly.

To avoid any unforeseen complications.

The next day, Lan Yuxue arrived from the capital and came to the Lan family.

The arrival of such a sage from Taihao Grotto Heaven naturally alarmed the entire Wind and Rain City.

Not to mention ordinary saints and martial saints like Zhao Liang, Fang Yan, and Zong Yan, even the four giants, Wu Tianya, Jin Fantian, Cao Wudao, and Zhao Hua, accepted the Lan family's invitation to a banquet and went to the Lan family, where they stayed for a whole noon.

As Lan Yuxue was at a crucial stage of her cultivation, after hosting a banquet on behalf of the Lan family for the top forces in Fengyu City and making the Lan family's presence known, she left Fengyu City that afternoon with Lan Yuhua, the winner of the competition for advanced studies in Taihao Cave Heaven.

Lan Yuxian also left at the same time as her.

Lan Yuxian clearly knew that she had completely offended Gu Jinlai, and with the addition of assisting Zong Yan in capturing the Demon Cultist Lei Jie, if she dared to stay in Fengyu City any longer, she didn't know when an accident might happen.

Although she did not qualify to go to Taihao Cave for further study, the Lan family in Fengyu City was only the origin of the Lan family, and a large part of the Lan family's power was located in the capital.

Therefore, even if they can't go to Taihao Cave Heaven, heading to the Lan family in the capital is safer than staying in Fengyu City.

Gu Jinlai learned of this news that evening when Yuan Cuo delivered handwritten copies of Divine Ability Cultivation Method.

This cast a shadow over his otherwise successful trip.

However, this shadow only lasted for a moment before he put it out of his mind.

"The biggest backer of the Lan family is Lan Yuxue. With the power of the divine weapon, Lan Yuxue's strength is at most that of a peak Saint. Once my Chaotic Star Body is fully cultivated, I can control the energy release of the Eternal Furnace. Dealing with ordinary Saints should not be difficult. If the Chaotic Star Body is perfected and I can perfectly control the power of the Eternal Furnace... in terms of offense, I am afraid that I will not be inferior to the great Divine Ability Tianlongmu."

This day will come soon.

Two years?

Even a year!

Gu Jinlai picked up the document containing Divine Ability sent by Yuan Cuo and examined it one by one.

Yuan Cuo sent two Divine Ability, and the Martial Saint's inheritance has three.

Both of these Divine Ability abilities are of the highest Divine Ability.

One of the two superior Divine Ability is the Thunder World, a domain-type ability.

The other one is Fire Element Divine Ability.

Yangyanbao (阳炎爆).

Of the two Divine Ability, I am more satisfied with Yang Flame Explosion Gu Jinlai Thunder World.

The Eternal Furnace is incredibly powerful.

However, his use of energy in the Eternal Furnace was too crude.

Previously, he couldn't even implement the most basic usage methods.

It's like an ordinary person trying to use a 100-pound sword; they can't even swing it properly, let alone master swordsmanship.

However, once the Chaotic Starlight Body is fully mastered through the Gu Jinlai, the control over the Eternal Furnace will inevitably increase significantly. If this Cultivation Method is perfected...

Complete control of the Eternal Furnace is not a problem.

Then he should consider how to use the power of the Eternal Furnace more precisely.

Aside from the two Divine Ability, the other three martial saint inheritances are really only of reference value...

When he optimizes the Chaotic Astral Body again in the future, some of its concepts may come in handy.

"Suddenly there are several more Divine Ability to learn, plus the cultivation of the Chaotic Starlight Body... Qingguang is simply not enough."

He murmured to himself Gu Jinlai.

Next, he will wait to take up the position of captain of the Purifier Squad, hunt down more out-of-control individuals and cultists, and obtain as much Purifier as possible.