Little Fox broke through to Void Heaven
Gu Yuanqing glanced at Tong Yuefei.
Tong Yuefei immediately shut up.
Gu Yuanqing said calmly, "This mark will remain on you for another hundred years. No matter what choice you make, it will dissipate after a hundred years. However, if you choose to leave, then we will be strangers from now on. You had better not make things difficult for the Qian Yuan Realm, otherwise you will become enemies."
"Understood," Tong Yuefei replied.
Gu Yuanqing said, "Tell me your choices."
The two men looked at each other again. Tong Yuefei took a deep breath and said, "I wish to leave. My wife and children are with the clan."
Gu Yuanqing asked, "But what about you?"
Chen Zhengfeng hesitated for a long time before saying, "I choose to stay."
"Have you thought this through? After this, I might not give you another chance," Gu Yuanqing said.
Chen Zhengfeng said, "After the failure of the Slanting Moon World, my Chen Family moved to another place, like a guest in someone else's land. Today, I am already 670 years old, and only a hundred years away from the limit of the Divine Platform. If I go back, I will have no chance to break through to the Void Heaven. It is better to stay in this realm, where there may still be a glimmer of hope."
Tong Yuefei fell silent upon hearing this. In fact, his situation was similar to Chen Zhengfeng's. Ninety years had passed, and he was over six hundred years old. This was because, although he had made some progress over the past ninety years, he had only barely reached the Divine Platform Peak.
Staying within the Qian Yuan Realm might offer a greater chance of breakthrough, but it also means giving up more.
Gu Yuanqing said, "You two should consider this carefully and give me an answer in three days."
As soon as he finished speaking, Gu Yuanqing waved his hand and sent the two back to their respective Dao Hall.
The Dao Hall at this time was no longer what it used to be; the Divine Platform Ninth Layer were no longer unattainable.
However, even though Chen Zhengfeng and Tong Yuefei came from the Boundary Domain of their rivals in the World Conflict, and many Cultivator there were no less powerful than them, they still treated them with great respect.
The kindness of those who impart knowledge is like that of a teacher or a father.
Standing atop the mountain, Chen Zhengfeng looked out over the mountains and sighed softly. He didn't know if his decision to stay in the Qian Yuan Realm was the right one, but life is about making choices, and at least he saw a longer road ahead in Gu Yuanqing.
In Yunxi Mountain.
Liao Xu of the Heavenly Treasure Merchant Guild was alone in his room.
The Heavenly Human Divine Soul within him sat in the Chair above.
"Shopkeeper, that's roughly how the negotiations with the Qian Yuan Realm went," Liao Xu said, bowing.
Tao Yanqing pondered for a moment, "The Qian Yuan Realm is more formidable than expected. To have such confidence, it seems the rumors of Celestial Person in this realm are mostly true."
Liao Xu said, "That's also my guess. Moreover, Ji Dai is only at the Divine Platform Peak, but the Law Treasure weapon in his hand is clearly a Celestial Person Artifact. With the help of the Realm Token, he can even fight against Void Heaven Great Accomplishment in this realm. The strength of this realm may not seem like much, but it is actually much stronger than expected."
Tao Yanqing said, "Let's investigate further. Don't act rashly. If there are indeed Cultivator in this realm who have reached the Two Tribulations of Heavenly Change or even Three Tribulations, then it's comparable to the Upper Thirty-Six Realms. We Trading Company are business people; we shouldn't do unprofitable deals."
"Yes, I understand. However, the Great Qian Kingdom is very wary of us, and we are currently unable to contact many people. It will not be easy to gather information. Even though the people from the Purple Nether Realm went to the capital, they were always accompanied by others. The only person we know of in this realm is extremely special, and is revered as Immortal Gu, who resides in the North Spring Mountain."
Tao Yanqing in surprise, "Immortal Gu?"
"That's right. This was learned by Elder of the Purple Extreme Pavilion from the people. He asked the officials of the Great Qian Great Qian Dynasty, but they all kept quiet about it, though their expressions showed great respect for him," Liao Xu said.
"Immortal? Heh, what a boastful tone. Even the Primordial Divine Sect Sect Master wouldn't dare call himself Immortal." Tao Yanqing shook his head and smiled.
Liao Xu also laughed and said, "This world is just Floating World. The people in this world are ignorant and perhaps think that Celestial Person are Immortal?"
"So, the Celestial Person in this Qian Yuan Realm is surnamed Gu and resides in North Spring Mountain."
"I believe it is very likely."
"Let's try to confirm this."
"Yes!"
Inside the North Spring Grotto-Heaven.
Gu Yuanqing didn't care too much about Chen Zhengfeng and Tong Yuefei's choices; he was just giving them a chance because they had been dedicated over the past ninety years.
The Divine Platform Ninth Layer were insignificant to the Qian Yuan Realm at this time, and even more so to the Qian Yuan Realm in the future.
He didn't really care whether their departure would reveal the situation of the Qian Yuan Realm, or rather, there wasn't much to hide.
Moreover, unless one isolates oneself and avoids contact with Cultivator from the Outer Realm, once the Qian Yuan Realm connects with other Exquisite World, the affairs within the realm will eventually be known, and cannot be concealed at all.
The true trump card of the Qian Yuan Realm lies with him alone; the others are utterly unimportant.
Even Li Chengyi, who was closest to him, couldn't figure out his strength, let alone others!
If you inquire from the outside, you'll at most know that he's Celestial Person being.
People in the Exquisite World know of his existence, so they dare not act recklessly, thus avoiding a lot of trouble.
Of all the Exquisite World, only the Primordial Divine Sect, whose origins were still unknown, deserved his attention; the others were not even worth his consideration.
Three days passed in the blink of an eye, and Tong Yuefei still decided to leave, while Chen Zhengfeng stayed.
He instructed Ji Dai to send Tong Yuefei onto the Teleportation Platform.
He then summoned Chen Zhengfeng and Bai Xianghui, tossing each of them a Jade Slip, a bottle of Spirit Water, and a bottle of Restoration Pill, saying calmly, "Since you two have decided to stay and serve me, you are now my subordinates. However, your cultivation levels are indeed a bit low. These two Cultivation Method are derived from your original cultivation Cultivation Method, so I will reward you for your ninety years of service, along with the Spirit Water and Void-Breaking Pill in this Jade Bottle, which can help you break through to the Void Heaven. But whether you succeed or not depends on your own Creation."
The two men were overjoyed upon hearing this, bowed deeply, and accepted the gift with both hands, repeatedly saying, "Thank you, young master. We will certainly live up to your expectations."
They had listened to Gu Yuanqing's two sermons and gained much insight from them. However, they had been cultivating in the Slanting Moon World, where their foundations were already established. Furthermore, the Great Dao Great Dao of the Slanting Moon World differed from that of the Qian Yuan Realm. In addition, they needed to answer questions for the people in the Daoist temple every day, which delayed their own cultivation. Therefore, they had not broken through to the Void Heaven for so many years.
At this moment, Gu Yuanqing bestowed upon him Cultivation Method, Restoration Pill, and Spirit Liquid, and he immediately felt that his Dao Path enlightenment had become clear, deeply realizing that staying was the right choice.
Gu Yuanqing didn't say much to the two of them, and waved his hand to send them away.
After glancing once more at the tug-of-war between the Trading Company and the Great Qian Dynasty on Yunxi Mountain, he once again focused his attention on his own cultivation.
A few days later, Gu Yuanqing suddenly glanced at the Mountain.
The Little White Fox was undergoing Bloodline Awakening and breakthrough, its entire body enveloped in Spiritual Qi. With a sharp cry, a fourth Fox Tail grew from its back.
Its aura and strength had clearly reached the Void Heaven Realm!
He glanced at the demons in the Grotto-Heaven, especially the Gungun that ate and drank all day. Most of them had the cultivation of the Divine Platform level. The most outstanding one, who ate and slept all day, had already reached the Peak the Divine Platform Ninth Layer after his Bloodline Awakening. Who knows when he will take another nap and become Void Heaven.