"Something like that actually exists?" Lin Xuan had far too few channels through which to gather information. This was the first time he had heard of such a thing.
The Gu Family was now in an especially difficult position. No matter how they handled Gu Wuji, it would be wrong. Keeping him in the Gu Family would invite utter destruction, while having martial artists escort him away would be a certain death sentence.
Handing him over to the imperial court would not be much better either, because the last time a Dust-Cleansing Medicine Body had appeared, the authorities had been among the largest factions fighting over it.
Because it meant one could help a martial artist at the peak of the Blade-Condensing Realm break through their realm harmlessly and step directly into Martial Saint. As for above Martial Saint... no one had tried it, so no one knew whether an even higher breakthrough was possible.
Gu Wuji's problem had never been whether he could be protected, but that no one could protect him.
A common man was innocent, but possession of a jade made him guilty. A Dust-Cleansing Medicine Body that could let martial artists break through harmlessly was a disaster in an ordinary household.
It was a disaster in a sect as well.
Even in the eyes of the imperial court, it was still a disaster.
Because everyone wanted it, and everyone feared someone else getting it.
Gu Lianwei said softly, "So do you understand now? If the news spreads completely, Qiyun Sect will be dragged into it.
"And Gu Wuji himself probably will not live much longer."
She spoke calmly, as though she had already seen the ending in advance.
With that premise, Lin Xuan could also understand why Gu Lianwei had previously seemed to both want and