Off the Hook?

The two chatted for a long time, Lu Zeyu asked Gu Yuanqing about his plans.

Gu Yuanqing then smiled and said, "I'm planning to fish by the Boundless River."

"Daoist Friend, would you like to use the Ancient Fishing Platform? There happens to be one available."

"That's perfect!"

"Alright, I'll have Yunbo deliver the Fishing Platform Token to Daoist Friend later."

"Thank you for your trouble, Sect Master."

"You're welcome. I won't bother you any longer today."

"Sect Master, please proceed!"

Lu Zeyu cupped his hands in a gesture of respect, and his figure vanished.

Gu Yuanqing was left alone in the Courtyard, slowly taking a sip of tea.

Things that used to seem troublesome have gradually become simpler, and sometimes you don't even need to ask; someone will naturally think of it for you.

Lu Zeyu treated Gu Yuanqing as an equal.

All of this is a natural change that comes with the improvement of one's cultivation and strength.

The next morning, Yi Yunbo arrived at the Courtyard early.

Although he had achieved the status of Celestial Person, he still treated Gu Yuanqing's matter as his top priority.

"I've already spread the word about Brother Gu's matter, and several senior uncles and grand-uncles who have reached the second stage of the Celestial Person Transformation are very interested. However, there aren't many Array Formation at the level of Mountain Protecting Great Formation, and some of them are related to the safety of my Illusionary Spirit Sect, so it's inconvenient to bring them out. I'm afraid it will take some time," Yi Yunbo said.

Gu Yuanqing said, "It's alright, I'm just preparing for the future, I don't need it for now."

Yi Yunbo continued, " In Dongyuan City, the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion of the Great Wei Dynasty holds an auction every six months, and a large-scale auction every ten years. There's still a year until the next auction. If Brother Gu is looking for a top-grade Mountain Protecting Great Formation, perhaps you could try here. Actually, Brother Gu's Heaven-Tier Divine Soul Great Medicine is also worthy of this auction level. The only problem is the timing. Even with special sealing methods, Divine Soul Great Medicine is difficult to preserve for long. The longer it's kept, the more its medicinal effects are lost, and the less valuable it becomes."

"Thanks. There's still a year left, let's see then."

Afterwards, Gu Yuanqing followed Yi Yunbo to a High Platform.

They entered the Ancient Fishing Platform with practiced ease.

Each Ancient Fishing Platform is largely the same.

Gu Yuanqing then sat on the edge of the Fishing Platform and fished peacefully.

As his cultivation level increased, it became increasingly easier for him to capture Dao Soul.

In the center of the Boundless River, the bottom is unseen, and the further the Fishing Line and Fishing Bait go, the more mental and physical exertion it takes.

At the same time, the quality of the Dao Soul that is suspended will also be relatively higher.

When Gu Yuanqing last came to this Ancient Fishing Platform, he was only at the Void Heaven Realm, but now he is a great Cultivator at the Three Tribulations of Heavenly Change.

Fishing again is a completely different experience.

First, it provides more accurate control over the area around the Fishing Bait, allowing for a clear perception of the Dao Bait environment. Even the impact of countless Vital Energy cannot completely disrupt this perception.

Secondly, the changes in Dao Resonance have become even more attractive to high-grade Dao Soul.

In less than a quarter of an hour, Gu Yuanqing caught a Top-Grade Profound Tier Water Dao Soul.

However, this originally precious Dao Soul was of little use to him at this moment.

Gu Yuanqing didn't even have the interest to Refinement it.

He has already Three Heavenly Change Realms, and the Dao Soul that is of great use to him must be at least Upper Earth Tier Dao Soul or above.

This was directly sealed into the Soul-Sealing Seal.

He then continued fishing.

Three days later, the aura of a Earth Tier Earth Tier Dao Soul Dao Soul, but it vanished without a trace in no time.

"What a pity, even a low-ranking Earth Tier cultivator would have a hard time escaping!"

A fisherman on the shore shook his head and sighed.

Most people probably think the same way, after all, the Earth Tier Dao Soul appeared for only a short time.

Six or seven days later, the aura of another Dao Soul appeared, only to disappear again a moment later.

Five days later, the aura of a mere Earth Tier Dao Soul flashed by and disappeared.

Finally, a Celestial Person couldn't resist flying over to see what was going on. He wanted to see who was so wasteful as to let the Dao Soul that should have been caught go missing. He thought that even though his fishing skills were not good, he wouldn't have done such a thing.

But as soon as he saw Gu Yuanqing clearly, his expression froze. He quickly forced a smile, cupped his hands, and said, "I'm sorry to have disturbed you, fellow Daoist."

Gu Yuanqing nodded slightly.

The Celestial Person hurriedly flew back, sweat beading on his forehead.

"Master, who was it? Just like that..."

"Shut up!" the Celestial Person quickly scolded, then hurriedly pulled his disciple away.

Even the Celestial Person Cultivator couldn't resist going over to see what was going on, and after seeing it, they all quickly apologized for disturbing them and took their leave.

People come and go Boundless River, and a newcomer looks into the distance in surprise.

"The aura of Earth Tier Dao Soul! Hmm... why did it suddenly go silent? Could it have broken free?"

Is it possible that he has already subdued them?

"Brother, you must be joking. This is Earth Tier Dao Soul. On this Boundless River, it's like the Boundary Domain between Celestial Person and man. Even if Celestial Person wanted to subdue it, it wouldn't be such a simple and easy matter."

"Daoist Friend, there's no need to argue. You'll understand later."

"What kind of riddles are you playing? You're really not being straightforward!"

I happened to see this person enter the Ancient Fishing Platform.

"Oh? Who is it?"

"His surname is Gu, Guest Elder the Illusionary Spirit Sect, Gu Divine Fisher."

Another person gasped. "Is that the one who fought Pei Yutang of the Sanyang Sect twenty years ago?"

"Who else could it be but him?"

"If it's him, then it's not surprising. He's a Exquisite World -tier Celestial Person Great Cultivator; once his Dao Soul emerges from the river, taking him down would be incredibly easy."

Gu Yuanqing observed all of this and couldn't help but smile, "It seems I underestimated the impact of that battle with Pei Yutang! That reputation is quite useful."

Gongsun Miao's mood has been rather bad lately.

After a century of World Conflict, the True Disciple of the Illusionary Spirit Sect broke through to the Celestial Person in droves.

He lost his sixth-place ranking to Yi Yunbo after Yi Yunbo broke through to the Heavenly Human Realm, but he regained that position after breaking through to the Celestial Person.

Originally, because of Gu Yuanqing's feud with the Sanyang Sect, Yi Yunbo faced some criticism after Gu Yuanqing disappeared.

But then suddenly, they discovered that the man surnamed Gu had reappeared!

Gongsun Miao had never had a good impression of Gu Yuanqing, always thinking that he was of unknown origin and now had a grudge against the Sanyang Sect.

He never understood the Sect's decision. If it were him, he would have severed all ties with this man surnamed Gu long ago. Even if he was powerful, how could he compare to a Sect?

At a banquet, Gongsun Miao frowned and couldn't help but say, "This guy surnamed Gu is really bold, daring to show up here openly. And the Sect, too, even rented the Ancient Fishing Platform to him. The Sanyang Sect has always been ambitious, isn't this just giving them an excuse to attack my Illusionary Spirit Sect?"

"I agree with what Senior Brother Gongsun said. Senior Brother Yi's actions were indeed somewhat inappropriate. If a dispute between the top three sects in the Exquisite World is caused by an outsider, leading to chaos, it will only benefit others."

"Indeed, in the Exquisite World, which sect doesn't covet our Illusionary Spirit Sect? They all wish they could pull us down from second place. This Hundred Realms Competition is a testament to that. Guest Elder are just Guest Elder after all. Even if they have strength, would they really risk their lives for our Illusionary Spirit Sect when trouble comes?"

"As disciples of this Sect, we should do our utmost for its Sect. I think, how about this..."