No matter why Xu the Adept had called, Lang Zhen needed to contact Feng Jun—he was a partner.
Feng Jun instructed someone to let him in, but inwardly found it strange. Why did he think Feng Jun could definitely treat this?
Yet once Xu the Adept arrived at the Blessing Courtyard, he casually explained: Well, Feng Jun really could treat him—it was a Gu Cultivator who needed treatment.
Treat a Gu Cultivator? That was right. It was not someone afflicted by Gu who needed treatment; the patient was a Gu Cultivator himself.
Xu the Adept had been a typical independent cultivator. During the Qi Refining Stage, he had run errands and done odd jobs for others. Only after advancing to the Emergence from Dust Stage had he secured a guest elder position with Tiantong, finally giving him steady work.
Back when he was in the Qi Refining Stage, he had once been hired as a guard by a small Chu Family clan. The Chu Family head had treated him quite well and had been willing to look after him. The two sides had gotten along nicely.
The reason he later quit was that he had reached Peak Ninth Layer Qi Refining and needed to travel in search of an opportunity to advance. Before he left, the Chu Family head had even given him a sum of Spirit Stones for his journey.
After advancing, he had visited the Chu Family again, and the atmosphere had been quite harmonious. Of course, there was no way he could return to being their guard.
Some time ago, the Chu Family had sought him out and asked whether he knew anyone capable of treating a Gu Cultivator.
What did "treating a Gu Cultivator" mean? Xu the Adept had been rather baffled when he first heard