A once-favored son of heaven

"We still need to carefully consider where to settle down. For now, we just need to choose a secluded place to cover our tracks. Cheng Yi and the others will also enter the Ancient Realm in the future. However, there's no rush. Once my cultivation breaks through another level, I'll find a suitable place within the Ancient Realm. Before that, we need to make some preparations, such as finding at least a genuine Mountain Protecting Great Formation."

Thinking about this, Gu Yuanqing suddenly realized that he seemed to be too poor.

A cultivation faction is still missing many essential elements. The only one that can be Grand Formation formation is the Demon Subduing Sword Formation. However, this formation relies on the Demon Subduing Sword. Without the Demon Subduing Sword, the Array Formation's power will be reduced by at least 50%.

"Take your time. With the help of the Boundless River Dao Soul, we'll eventually find these things."

Over the past few days, the waves in the Boundless River have calmed down, and I was able to find a place to fish.

However, the gains were far less than in the past, while the expenditures were much greater.

Gu Yuanqing was not in a hurry. He had already exhausted his resources by passing through the Heavenly Tribulation one after another, and it was not a matter of just one or two days before he could pass through the Three Tribulations of Heavenly Change.

So he fished while nurturing the Two Dharma Treasures he had acquired.

The later the Sanyang Sect arrives, the more prepared they will be; the stronger they are, the greater their chances of victory.

At the same time, he was constantly exploring how to escape the Ancient Realm more quickly, so that he could advance or retreat at will.

Cultivators have a long history, and Gu Yuanqing's cultivation speed is far superior to that of the Sanyang Sect. Since he is alone, he can leave immediately if he sees that things are not going well.

Once we've weathered the Three Tribulations of Heavenly Change and achieved Yin-Yang, we can get our revenge.

The Sanyang Sect was, after all, one of the Sect in the Exquisite World Ranking. Although Gu Yuanqing was confident in his cultivation, he did not dare to underestimate it.

A great leader in his past life once said, "Despise the enemy strategically, but take the enemy seriously tactically." He didn't want to become a clown who crashed and burned.

Time passed by little by little.

The Sanyang Realm.

Baili Jinghong opened her eyes.

A listless Liu Ruiyuan stood to the side and asked, "Sect Master, has any news come from the Primordial Realm?"

Baili Jinghong frowned slightly. "News has arrived, but... no one recognizes this man surnamed Gu."

Liu Ruiyuan was astonished. "With this person's cultivation level, he shouldn't be an unknown figure in the Primordial Realm. Even the Spiritual Treasure Pavilion couldn't find out his background?"

"That's the strange thing. Perhaps he's changed his aura and appearance. Oh well, since we can't find out anything, we don't need to worry about it anymore. We'll go and meet him again after Junior Brother Pei finishes his seclusion."

Liu Ruiyuan smiled slightly, "If Junior Brother Pei is willing to help, it will surely be a piece of cake."

"The reputation of my Sanyang Sect has been damaged by this incident. Only a great victory can silence these people."

"It's my fault for being useless and bringing shame to the Sect." Liu Ruiyuan's smile was bitter.

"It's not your fault; nobody expected this guy surnamed Gu to be so well-hidden."

"Won't this delay Junior Brother Pei's cultivation? After all, he's at a crucial moment right now." Liu Ruiyuan hesitated for a moment before asking again.

Baili Jinghong laughed and said, "It's alright. Junior Brother Qian just happens to need someone to hone his skills in order to break through to the Yin Yang Realm. This guy surnamed Gu is exceptionally strong. With his Ancient Realm body, he should have strength close to the Peak of Three Tribulations of Heavenly Change. He's just right."

"I'm afraid that this guy surnamed Gu won't dare to show his face at all once he hears that Junior Brother Pei made the move," Liu Ruiyuan said.

With the Sanyang Sect not coming, Gu Yuanqing could fish in peace. Even if someone saw him catch Dao Soul, they would only dare to ask if it was for sale.

This is the consequence of killing Three Heavenly Humans of the Sanyang Sect that day.

He sealed all the Dao Soul below the Upper-Grade Profound Tier into the Soul-Sealing Stone. These were no longer of much use, so it was better to keep them and sell them to accumulate some wealth for future use.

Another half month has passed in the blink of an eye.

Qiu Ziqing suddenly arrived at the place where Gu Yuanqing was fishing.

After exchanging a few pleasantries, and after much hesitation, he finally said, "Brother Gu, please be very careful these days. If something happens outside the Ancient Realm, you can focus on dealing with it for a while and then come back to the Ancient Realm later."

Gu Yuanqing asked with a smile, "Brother Qiu, have you heard any rumors?"

Qiu Ziqing said solemnly, "The Sanyang Sect has announced that Pei Yutang will soon come to the Boundless River to settle your score."

"Pei Yutang? Who is that?" Gu Yuanqing had learned some information about the Sanyang Sect, but not all of it; at least, he had never heard of this name before.

"This name has indeed been unmentioned for a long time, to the point that everyone had almost forgotten about it, and many even thought he had died under the Heavenly Tribulation. It was only this time, when the people of the Sanyang Sect mentioned it themselves, that we realized he was still alive." Qiu Ziqing sighed softly.

Gu Yuanqing asked, "Is this person very powerful?"

Qiu Ziqing nodded solemnly. "When he became Celestial Person, I had only recently joined the Illusionary Spirit Sect. Back then, he and Baili Jinghong were the most likely candidates to succeed him Sect Master Position the Sanyang Sect. In fact, he was even more powerful than Baili Jinghong, because he was the only person in the past three thousand years to have defeated a True Disciple of the Primordial Divine Sect in the Hundred Realms Competition."

Gu Yuanqing became interested upon hearing this; this was undoubtedly a prodigy of the Sanyang Realm.

"Brother Qiu, if you have time, you might as well tell me about this person?"

Qiu Ziqing said, "I only overheard this story. It is said that Pei Yutang was born with all his meridians open, broke through to the True Martial at the age of eight, condensed his Dao Embryo at the age of fifteen, ignited his Dao Fire at the age of thirty-five, forged his Divine Platform before the age of seventy, ascended to the Void Heaven at Divine Platform age of three hundred, and passed the Heavenly Tribulation at the age of seven hundred, thus becoming Celestial Person."

Gu Yuanqing wasn't particularly impressed by these reports. While it was somewhat surprising that someone could condense their Dao Embryo at fifteen, it seemed less unusual that they only ignited their Dao Fire at thirty-five. So he asked, "Anything else?"

Qiu Ziqing said, "Since you are still alive, you must have already survived the Three Tribulations of Heavenly Change. The Sanyang Sect Daoist Friend you to take action even though you are superior to Liu Ruiyuan. This alone shows that your cultivation and strength are far above Liu Ruiyuan's."

Gu Yuanqing nodded, cupped his hands and bowed slightly. "That's true, thank you for coming all this way to remind me, Brother Qiu."

"I wouldn't dare. After all, you are Guest Elder of my Illusionary Spirit Sect. Although it's not appropriate for me to directly interfere, these are still things I should do." Qiu Ziqing quickly returned the greeting.

Back when Gu Yuanqing was in the Void Heaven, he could still barely consider himself a senior.

Once they achieve the status of Celestial Person and re-enter the Ancient Realm, they will be treated as peers.

Now that Gu Yuanqing has killed Liu Ruiyuan's Ancient Realm Body, he dares not be careless.

The saying goes that those who have attained enlightenment come first. Although there are many rules among practitioners, such as seniority and age, in the end, it is still based on their level of cultivation.

Qiu Ziqing then prepared to leave.

Before leaving, Gu Yuanqing asked him to help transfer the Dao Soul he had accumulated over the years to Yi Yunbo for sale.

After he left, Gu Yuanqing chuckled lightly, "Pei Yutang, huh? He's quite interesting."

Gu Yuanqing was quite expectant, but suddenly sensed a strange movement in his Divine Soul. His expression changed slightly. This was his original Physical Body in the Floating World recalling the Divine Soul that had been separated from him. He wondered if something had happened.