Gu Yuan's Thoughts

After the two finished eating, they took a walk around Danta. Dan Chen accompanied him for a while before being called away by a junior sister, who said Xuan Yi had something to discuss with her.

Lu Chuan nodded and told her to go ahead, then continued walking alone.

After walking for a while, he arrived before Danta's library. After some thought, he pushed open the door and entered. Few people usually came to the library, so Lu Chuan wandered among the shelves, casually picking out several books to flip through, but none of them interested him much.

Given his current strength and breadth of knowledge, the contents of these books were far too superficial for him. Just as he was about to put down the book and leave, he suddenly heard two people nearby speaking in hushed voices.

"Have you heard? It seems something big happened recently in the Jia Ma Empire."

"What big thing could happen in some backwater like the Jia Ma Empire?"

"I heard there's someone named Lu Chuan. He's incredibly powerful—supposedly even the Soul Clan can't do anything to him."

"Lu Chuan? How come I've never heard that name before?"

"I haven't heard of him either, but the news came from the Jia Ma Empire, so it shouldn't be false."

When Lu Chuan heard this, he froze for a moment, his steps slowing slightly. He frowned, feeling somewhat confused. The Jia Ma Empire? I don't think I've ever been there, have I?

And they were talking about his name? Was someone spreading stories about him in the Jia Ma Empire?

After thinking it over, Lu Chuan decided he must have misheard. After all, it was not impossible for someone else to share his name. He put down the book, turned, and left the library without taking the matter to heart.

What he did not know was that rumors about him had already begun quietly spreading across the entire continent.

After the Sky Screen appeared in places such as the Jia Ma Empire, the Central Plains, the Soul Clan, the Gu Clan, and the Snake-People Tribe, the major factions had all begun secretly investigating information about him.

Though no one dared openly reveal the matter of the Sky Screen, private discussions about it were growing more and more frequent.

Lu Chuan, however, knew nothing of this. As usual, he simply returned to his quarters and continued meditating in cultivation.

At the same time, within the Gu Clan of the Ancient Realm.

Xiao Xun'er stood before Gu Yuan, her expression somewhat complicated. A few days earlier, after she had relayed through Ling Ying to the Gu Clan that the Sky Screen had shown she would marry Lu Chuan in the future, Gu Yuan had immediately sent someone to bring her back to the Gu Clan.

"Xun'er, it's good that you've returned. There are some things I want to ask you," Gu Yuan said as he looked at his daughter.

Xiao Xun'er nodded. "Please speak, Father."

After a moment of silence, Gu Yuan asked, "You saw the contents revealed by the Sky Screen as well. That man named Lu Chuan may become your husband in the future. What do you... think about that?"

Xiao Xun'er's face reddened slightly when she heard the question, but she still replied, "Father, although the Sky Screen showed events in the future, no one can say for certain what the future will truly be like. I know nothing about Lu Chuan right now. I don't even know what he looks like, so I can hardly have any thoughts about it."

Gu Yuan nodded upon hearing this. "You're right. No one can say for certain what the future holds."

"However, if what the Sky Screen showed is true, then this man is indeed a rare talent. A Peak Nine-Star Dou Saint—there isn't another like him on the entire continent. If you truly marry him in the future, I will not object."

Hearing those words, Xiao Xun'er's face turned even redder. She lowered her head and said nothing.

Seeing his daughter like this, Gu Yuan felt somewhat emotional as well.

He had originally thought that after his daughter spent so many years in the Xiao Family, she might eventually end up with Xiao Yan of the Xiao Family. Yet the Sky Screen showed that she would become the wife of a Peak Nine-Star Dou Saint. That was entirely beyond his expectations.

But then again, if his daughter could truly marry a Peak Nine-Star Dou Saint, it would undoubtedly be an immense blessing for the Gu Clan.

Thus, Gu Yuan silently thought that no matter what, he had to find a way to learn Lu Chuan's background as soon as possible.