Favors and karma
"Daoist Friend Gu, please don't misunderstand," Qiu Ziqing quickly said.
"There's no misunderstanding here. I'm telling the truth. I'm not a disciple of the Illusionary Spirit Sect, and the Illusionary Spirit Sect has no reason to get involved in the feud between us and the Sanyang Sect. If this causes bloodshed Sect, I can't bear the Karma." Gu Yuanqing smiled, and these words weren't a lie; he didn't want the Illusionary Spirit Sect to get involved.
He became Guest Elder the Illusionary Spirit Sect only to find a peaceful place to fish for Dao Soul and cultivate, and did not want to form too many Karma with the Illusionary Spirit Sect.
If the Illusionary Spirit Sect protects him, then that would be a favor.
"Daoist Friend Gu, you are a guest of my Illusionary Spirit Sect Guest Elder, a distinguished guest and friend. Unless you commit evil deeds, as long as you are within the territory of my Illusionary Spirit Sect, we will protect you. I am here on the orders of the Sect Master to remind you to prepare in advance, not to sever ties with Daoist Friend. My Illusionary Spirit Sect is able to maintain its position as the second largest Exquisite World, so we have nothing to fear from the Sect Daoist Friend. You can rest assured," Qiu Ziqing said solemnly.
Gu Yuanqing laughed loudly, "Regardless, I thank your esteemed sect. However, what I just said was true. Your Sect need not worry. The Sanyang Sect cannot do anything to me."
Such confident words left Qiu Ziqing stunned.
However, he did not expect that Gu Yuanqing could say this because of his own cultivation level. Instead, he thought that Gu Yuanqing, just as the Sect Master had guessed, came from the Primordial Realm and had a great background.
"I will report Daoist Friend meaning to the Sect Master. In that case, I will not disturb you any longer."
Thank you, Brother Qiu.
Qiu Ziqing cupped his hands in greeting and then rode away in a flash of light.
Gu Yuanqing watched his departing figure with his hands behind his back, chuckling to himself, "Lu Chen and the Sanyang Sect, huh? Let them fight it out then."
As for the reason, there's no need to guess; nothing the Ancient Realm Celestial Person do is surprising.
As for the Sanyang Sect, they already had a grudge against Gu Yuanqing. No matter how many people died, Gu Yuanqing wouldn't feel much. Even if the Sanyang Sect really wanted to hold this grudge against him, he wouldn't care at all.
It's nothing more than... a few more people dying!
He put everything else out of his mind and then resumed fishing and spiritual practice.
Before achieving the Celestial Person, Gu Yuanqing Refinement far too many Dao Soul. Now that he had survived the Second Heavenly Human Tribulation, ordinary Profound Tier Dao Soul were becoming less and less effective for him. As for ordinary Yellow-Tier Dao Soul, Gu Yuanqing didn't even bother to fish them up.
His primary target is Dao Soul of the Top-Grade Profound Tier or higher.
As his cultivation level increased, Gu Yuanqing's mastery of the changes in Dao Resonance reached a new level, and it was only a matter of time before he could capture Dao Soul of the Top-Grade Profound Tier or above.
Another day has passed in the blink of an eye.
In the lower reaches of the Boundless River, the Sanyang Sect Heavenly Human came to ambush and kill Lu Chen.
Although Lu Chen's cultivation was not weak and he was not afraid of any First Tribulation of Heavenly Change, the people from the Sanyang Sect were experts who had undergone the Three Tribulations of Heavenly Change.
He fled all the way, but was eventually surrounded. When he saw that there was no way out, he laughed and ignited his Divine Soul, causing the Heavenly Human World to explode.
For hundreds of miles, the sword energy raged and swept across the land, leveling mountains to the ground.
Although Liu Ruiyuan of the Sanyang Sect was not injured, his face was extremely gloomy, and he could feel the wisps of resentment swirling around him.
Before they arrived, they hadn't expected that the person who made the move was Ancient Realm Celestial Person.
No Sect in the Exquisite World wants to provoke the Celestial Person of the Ancient Realm.
Although Lu Chen is dead now, he will be resurrected on the Full Moon Night, and he may still retain his memories from this time after his resurrection.
Moreover, the resentment clinging to his body is also a problem; he dares not approach the city for at least a month, otherwise the Ancient Realm Inhabitants will be revived due to the resentment on his body.
Upon arriving and seeing Lu Chen, Rang hesitated, wondering if he should try to resolve the conflict. However, Lü Chen seemed to harbor a deep-seated hatred for the Sanyang Sect, and without hesitation, he attacked. "Senior Brother Liu, what should we do next?" asked a black-clad man who First Tribulation of Heavenly Change. This man was Su Yuheng, one of the Sanyang Sect Dark Hall Protector of the Three Yang Sect. His clothes were tattered, a result of the injuries Lu Chen had inflicted on him in the previous desperate attack.
"Let's first find a place to set up Formation as a base for our Sanyang Sect by the Boundless River. I will then withdraw from the Ancient Realm and report this matter to the Sect Master."
"There is a Valley seven thousand miles away. I left some methods there before. Why don't we go there?"
"Walk!"
Lu Zeyu withdrew his gaze and, with the help of the Formation at the Sanyang Sect Residence, he could clearly see the battle in the distance.
"Sect Master, how is it?" Qiu Ziqing looked at the distant light, his expression slightly tense.
Lu Zeyu said calmly, "Lu Chen has self-destructed the Heavenly Human World. If the Sanyang Sect cannot suppress and seal it, this time the trouble will be considerable."
"The Ancient Realm's Celestial Person have rarely clashed with the Sect in the Exquisite World in recent years. Although Lu Chen has a history of intercepting and killing Celestial Person, it shouldn't be like this, directly targeting assassins from the Void Heaven," said another celestial being from the Illusionary Spirit Sect Celestial Person Cultivator.
Lu Zeyu turned to look at the upper reaches of the Boundless River and chuckled, "Perhaps it really has something to do with our new Guest Elder."
"Then we..."
"Let's wait and see. Inform all the disciples to avoid the Sanyang Sect Sanyang Sect. I've heard they've had quite a few troubles lately, so let's avoid direct conflict with them for now."
"Yes!"
"Where is the Guest Elder Gu?"
Lu Zeyu stood with his hands behind his back and slowly said, "Since he is Guest Elder, let's continue to treat him the same way we always have. There's no need to discriminate. Actually, I'm also curious about his origins. If he really comes from the Primordial Realm, then the Exquisite World might not be so peaceful anymore."
"Oh, right, Sect Master, there's one more thing."
"Explain."
"It's about the World Conflict the Slanting Moon World. I recently heard a rumor that one of the rulers of the Slanting Moon World is actually from the Bai Clan of the Crimson Cloud Realm."
"And then?" Lu Zeyu wasn't really interested. Both the Slanting Moon World and the Crimson Cloud Realm were too small and not within his scope of concern. He only listened because the Sect Elder brought it up separately.
"It is said that the Bai Clan was preparing to abandon the Slanting Moon World, simply because a Celestial Person from the Bai Clan crossed over into the Floating World shrouded by the Heaven and Earth Stele, only to have his Divine Soul killed by someone using Divine Ability to cross over from that realm."
"Hmm? Divine Ability that allows one to slay Celestial Person? There's such a master in a mere Floating World?" Lu Zeyu finally became interested.
"Indeed, I've heard he cultivates the Path of Incense and Fire. The Bai Clan speculates that this person is from the Cultivation World."
"Do you know this person's name?" Lu Zeyu asked casually.
"It's possible his name is Gu Yuanqing, but even the Bai Clan probably can't be sure. They only know that Gu Yuanqing is the most powerful cultivator in that Floating World. Perhaps the real expert is someone else entirely."
"Gu Yuanqing, also surnamed Gu?" Qiu Ziqing murmured, then noticed Lu Zeyu looking at him and asked in confusion, "Sect Master, what's wrong?"
Lu Zeyu chuckled silently and shook his head, "It's nothing."
Another Celestial Person Cultivator suddenly laughed, "Speaking of which, the Crimson Cloud Bai Family also has a Cultivator who joined the Sanyang Sect and is also Elder of the Sanyang Sect. Seven hundred years ago, he fought against me in the Hundred Realms Competition. What was his name... Oh, right, Bai Yanbin. I wonder if he's still alive."