After sealing away the Ninth-Rank Golden Pill, Gu Hui sent word to Gu Yue, Gu Ya, and Gu Yun, the three siblings. Among all his children, only these three had secretly become Tier 9 Profound Pill Grandmasters.
He gave the Golden Pill to the three of them to study together, hoping they would all gain something from it and soon be able to refine Ninth-Rank Golden Pills.
As for Gu Hui, he left Sound Valley once more with his three beautiful wives.
Northwestern Region, Wutan City, Xiao Clan
"Patriarch, a guest has come calling. The First Elder said the visitor is very powerful."
Upon hearing that last sentence, Xiao Zhan's expression turned solemn. The Xiao Clan had once flourished within the Jia Ma Empire. Though it had now declined, it still had some old acquaintances, and quite a few of them were powerful.
However, not all of them bore the Xiao Clan goodwill. If this person was truly a guest, that would be fine. But if he was an enemy, the current Xiao Clan would have a hard time dealing with him.
Those thoughts flashed through his mind in an instant. He forcibly suppressed his worries and said to Xiao Yan with a smile, "Yan'er, Father will go receive the guest first. We can discuss cultivation matters another day."
With that, he turned and left. With a light tap of his toes, he vanished from Xiao Yan's sight after a few flickers.
"Is this what comes from cultivation? The legendary martial arts masters were probably like this, weren't they?"
Xiao Yan's eyes brimmed with envy as he muttered to himself. His gaze flickered, and he was already imagining himself embarking on cultivation and soaring to greatness—minor success in three years, major success in ten, invincible beneath heaven in twenty.