Guest Elder Gu? (Only one chapter during the Spring Festival)

Inside the North Spring Grotto-Heaven.

Gu Yuanqing sat cross-legged inside the Cultivation Hall.

"Greetings, Father," Li Chengyi said.

"Is everything ready?" Gu Yuanqing asked.

Li Chengyi said, "Guanrong is in charge of matters in the court. With Imperial Grandpa overseeing things, there's nothing to worry about."

Gu Yuanqing shook his head and said, "I don't care about matters of the court; I'm asking about your cultivation level."

Li Chengyi smiled and said, "I have already sensed the Ancient Realm. If it weren't for the recent constant affairs in the Qian Yuan Realm, I'm afraid I would have already taken a look."

Gu Yuanqing said, "I've already told you about the situation in the Ancient Realm. With your current cultivation level, you shouldn't enter and leave the Ancient Realm too frequently, as it will damage your Divine Soul Origin and be a loss that outweighs the gains."

"I understand," Li Chengyi nodded.

Gu Yuanqing smiled and said, "Try it yourself first. If it doesn't work, I will guide you with my Divine Soul."

Li Chengyi nodded and sat down cross-legged as well.

Gu Yuanqing smiled and said, "If you enter and find yourself in a different Formation than me, don't wander around. Wait for me near the Teleportation Array, and I'll come find you."

Li Chengyi nodded helplessly.

Gu Yuanqing saw through his thoughts and chuckled, "I'm only guiding you in the initial stages. If you want to venture out later, that's up to you. However, the Ancient Realm Ancient Realm is also fraught with danger. Many have died there because their Divine Soul were killed."

"Don't worry, I understand." Li Chengyi became more serious.

As exchanges with various sectors of Exquisite continue, the importance of the Ancient Realm is gradually becoming more apparent.

The Ancient Realm can be used as a means of information exchange and reporting, especially among the various realms of Exquisite, where it can be considered the best method.

It is more convenient than any other Spell Art.

The Qian Yuan Realm will eventually get involved in the Ancient Realm, but for now they have only heard of the Ancient Realm and have not entered it.

Generally, to enter the Ancient Realm, one must at least be completely stable at the Void Heaven Level and have passed through the Void Heaven Initial Stage. Only in this way can one sense the Void Realm Void Heaven World, and then sense the location of the Ancient Realm.

It is also in this process that one gradually comes to understand the Way of Space, thus preparing oneself for becoming Celestial Person.

Currently, only Li Chengyi in the entire Qian Yuan Realm can do this, while Li Shi'an and others will have to wait a few more years.

Li Chengyi closed his eyes to meditate, sensing the Void Realm. His attainments in the realm of the Divine Soul surpassed those of many ordinary Void Heaven Cultivator. Before long, he sensed the location of the Ancient Realm from within the Void Realm, and his mind followed.

Gu Yuanqing, who had been keeping a close eye on Li Chengyi's Motion and Stillness, smiled and also sent a wisp of his Divine Soul into the Ancient Realm.

He hadn't entered the Ancient Realm for a long time either.

Firstly, as his cultivation deepened, the benefits of ordinary fortuitous opportunity within the Ancient Realm greatly diminished. Secondly, the Transformation between the two realms brought him many insights, and his Mountain Gazing Enlightenment was even greater.

Meanwhile, within the Demon Realm, a Chaos Heaven Great Cultivator is lurking, demanding utmost Split Soul.

However, now that things have stabilized, there are fewer concerns.

As this Heavenly Human Divine Soul entered the Ancient Realm, a Physical Body of Yin-Yang Level rapidly condensed.

He immediately sensed Li Chengyi not far away.

Gu Yuanqing concealed his aura and approached Li Chengyi, whose eyes were still tightly closed, without any haste.

After a long while, Li Chengyi finally opened his eyes. "I've kept Father waiting."

"It's alright. Everything is new to this place. I was no different when I first entered." Gu Yuanqing smiled, then said, "Come on, let me show you around. We'll also go somewhere. You're only at the Void Heaven; you can't fly in the Ancient Realm."

A Cultivator nearby also emerged from the Formation, glanced at Gu Yuanqing and Li Chengyi without paying much attention, but when he heard Gu Yuanqing say that Li Chengyi was only at the Void Heaven, he took a second look.

The next second, when he saw Gu Yuanqing and Li Chengyi suddenly rise into the air, he realized that Gu Yuanqing was a Celestial Person. Suddenly, a thought flashed through his mind, and he frowned and muttered to himself, "These two seem somewhat familiar, like I've seen them somewhere recently."

Suddenly, a glint flashed in his eyes. Yes, wasn't that Li Chengyi, the emperor of the Qian Yuan Realm? And the other person was his father, Gu Yuanqing?

In recent days, thanks to the deliberate instigation of certain individuals, the Qian Yuan Realm has become quite famous throughout the entire within the Exquisite World.

As a result, Emperor Li Chengyi and Gu Yuanqing also attracted a lot of attention.

This person happened to have seen portraits of Li Chengyi and Gu Yuanqing in a piece of intelligence.

Just as he realized this, Gu Yuanqing's escape light had already disappeared into the Horizon.

"As expected of Great Cultivator who Three Tribulations of Heavenly Change! Even though he cultivates the Path of Incense and Fire, his movement technique is far Non-Self reach!"

Li Chengyi, carried by Gu Yuanqing through the air, sighed softly, "If my father hadn't told me before, I would hardly believe that this world is like this! Everything looks no different from the real world."

Gu Yuanqing pointed into the distance and said, "That's Wuyi City. The City Lord of this city once gave me a Consecration Token. I also witnessed all the changes on the Full Moon Night here. The origin of this world is probably unknown to everyone except the Primordial Divine Sect. Even they themselves can't remember what happened back then."

Li Chengyi's gaze fell on Wuyi City, looking at its city walls, which were even more magnificent than those of the Great Qian Imperial Capital. He said, "I'll visit these cities again sometime. The Great Wei Divine Dynasty is a Imperial Dynasty dominated by cultivators, while our Great Qian is far inferior in strength. But perhaps we can learn something from it."

Gu Yuanqing cautioned, "The native Cultivator of this realm don't really enjoy interacting with Cultivator from the Outer Realm. It's best to be careful when dealing with them, otherwise, once trouble comes knocking, it will be even harder to handle than the disputes with the Exquisite World."

Li Chengyi nodded.

"Let's go to the next place, which is also Residence I've prepared for the Cultivator of the Qian Yuan Realm. In the next few hundred years, you may be able to use this as your foundation for development."

As he spoke, Gu Yuanqing raised his hand and shattered space. After several spatial traversals, he carried Li Chengyi across tens of thousands of miles.

Looking down at the mountains below, Li Chengyi hesitated for a moment before saying, "The Mountain Array here... are somewhat similar to those in my Great Qian Imperial Capital."

Gu Yuanqing laughed and said, "So you haven't wasted your time learning the Array Formation. Indeed, the formation here is of the same origin as the Formation in the capital of the Great Qian Imperial Capital. However, since this formation was set up by your father back then, it has quite a few flaws when you look at it now."

More than ten years have passed, and the Mountain Array is still functioning normally, except that there are some traces of people having explored it.

Gu Yuanqing led Li Chengyi into the Mountain in one step, raised his hand to recall some items left there, and said with a smile, "For Cultivator at the Void Heaven Realm, the most important resource in the Ancient Realm is the Dao Soul, so I set up the Qian Yuan Realm Residence here. This place is not too far from the Ancient City that leads to the Boundless River. Even Void Heaven Cultivator should only need two days to get there."

Li Chengyi looked around and saw that there were many pavilions and towers in the Mountain, but what was lacking was human activity. However, it was possible that in a few years, this place would be filled with Cultivator from the Qian Yuan Realm.

"For the next few days, we will be in these Mountain. I will teach you the Ancient Coin Condensation Method and the Secret Technique for quickly leaving the Ancient Realm. This is very important. In the Qian Yuan Realm, you are the emperor, and no one dares to fight you except your father. But the Ancient Realm is different. You may encounter experts from the within the Exquisite World at any time, and the Ancient Realm itself is full of dangers. If you act carelessly, even if your father can save your life in the end, I may not be able to save your Dao Path. If your Divine Soul is severed, your cultivation path may come to Void Heaven end."

Li Chengyi nodded solemnly. "I understand, Father, don't worry."

Gu Yuanqing smiled slightly, "Cultivator in the Exquisite World and the Ancient Realm are generally weaker than others of the same realm. Since you have never left the Qian Yuan Realm, consider this place as a training ground, which will also give you more experience when you enter the Cultivation World in the future."

Afterwards, Gu Yuanqing began to teach Li Chengyi some special Spell Art in the Ancient Realm, and also explained to him in detail some of the forces within the Ancient Realm.

While Li Chengyi was cultivating, he modified the Formation in the Mountain. The Formation here was the culmination of all his learning back then, but his skill in Array Formation back then was far inferior to what he is now.

In just a few days, the Mountain Array has been completely transformed. While it may appear to be the Array Formation as before, its power has actually increased several times over.

Meanwhile, Gu Yuanqing and Li Chengyi were in these Mountain.

News suddenly broke that the emperor of the Great Qian Dynasty and the only Celestial Person in the Qian Yuan Realm had possibly entered the Ancient Realm.

During this period, any news about the Qian Yuan Realm has attracted a lot of attention.

In particular, the Teleportation Array of the Qian Yuan Realm has never been fully activated, so some Sect or forces that want to communicate with the Qian Yuan Realm have no opportunity.

Now it seems the opportunity has arrived!

At some unknown time, a rumor suddenly spread Boundless River: anyone who knew the whereabouts of people from the Qian Yuan Realm in the Ancient Realm could directly exchange them for a Profound-Tier Lower-Grade Dao Soul in the Market Ward.

The news immediately excited countless low-level Cultivator. This required no risk; a single message was all it took to obtain Profound Tier Dao Soul —it was an incredible opportunity.

Meanwhile, inside the Illusionary Spirit Sect, Yi Yunbo frowned slightly as he looked at Gu Yuanqing's portrait.

Is it him?

Yi Yunbo wasn't sure, because the portrait was vastly different from the appearance and demeanor of the Guest Elder Gu of his Illusionary Spirit Sect.

This information came from the Heavenly Treasure Chamber of Commerce.

However, this portrait is not the one depicting Gu Yuanqing when he met the Fourth Shopkeeper Qiu Han on that day; rather, it is a portrait of Gu Yuanqing that is worshipped by the common people of the Qian Yuan Realm.

It wasn't that Qiu Han was unwilling to draw Gu Yuanqing's portrait, but rather that after meeting Gu Yuanqing that day, he found himself unable to recall Gu Yuanqing's appearance, as if that memory had become blurred at some point.

Although Qiu Han's strength wasn't particularly high, he was still Cultivator at the Two Tribulations of Heavenly Change, which was completely unbelievable.

This is precisely why many large Sect, despite being very interested in the Qian Yuan Realm, have never taken any substantial action.

The Illusionary Spirit Sect wasn't particularly interested in the Qian Yuan Realm, but it was interested in people. A Great Cultivator was suspected of being at the Three Tribulations of Heavenly Change and who could kill Yan Jin of the Shadow Cult with the help of the Realm Token—such a person would be considered a master even among the top ten Sect.

When Yi Yunbo first received the document, he didn't pay much attention to it. But upon closer inspection, he felt a sense of familiarity. And when he realized that the person's surname was Gu, he couldn't help but think more about it.

"The Sect Master also had some doubts, which is why he brought it here specifically for you to see as well," Qiu Ziqing said.

"What do you think, Master?" Yi Yunbo asked.

Qiu Ziqing shook his head and smiled bitterly, "Even the Sect Master doesn't dare to confirm it, so how dare I draw conclusions? Only by meeting him in person can I know whether it's true or false."

Yi Yunbo was somewhat lost in thought, and after a moment he suddenly said, "This person should be the Guest Elder Gu."

Qiu Ziqing asked in surprise, "Why are you suddenly saying this?"

Yi Yunbo laughed and said, "Since the Sect Master sent Master to ask me, then it's highly likely that this is the case. Besides, doesn't Master think that Guest Elder Gu and Gu Yuanqing achieved the Celestial Person at a similar time?"

Qiu Ziqing paused, then shook his head and smiled bitterly, "I naturally saw through these things as well, but do you know what it means that Guest Elder Gu once killed Pei Yutang and fought to a draw with the Yin-Yang Ancestor of the Sanyang Sect?"

The truth will eventually come out, and some of the past events that the Sanyang Sect tried so hard to suppress have gradually been revealed.

The details of this incident greatly surprised the Illusionary Spirit Sect.

Yin-Yang Cultivator and Heavenly Change Cultivator are completely different things. Who would believe that a True Disciple of the Void Heaven Realm would recommend a Guest Elder who turns out to be Yin-Yang Great Cultivator?

The entire Illusionary Spirit Sect was shaken to its core.

Yi Yunbo's status rose steadily after that, and now, having achieved the status of Celestial Person, he is among the top three in terms of status among the True Disciple.

In terms of status within the Sect, he was even above that of an ordinary Elder.

Unfortunately, Gu Yuanqing never entered the Ancient Realm again, and he was somewhat affected by it.

It wasn't until Lu Zeyu, the Illusionary Spirit Sect Master, saw the information on Gu Yuanqing from the Qian Yuan Realm.

As the second-ranked Sect in the Exquisite World Ranking, it's incredibly easy for them to find out one thing about the within the Exquisite World.

Previously, there was no way to investigate; now that everything has a direction, verification becomes much simpler.

Yi Yunbo sighed, "Of course I know. This means that Brother Gu has risen from Origin Scholar to Yin-Yang Great Cultivator in just a hundred years, and is not hiding his cultivation and strength as we initially guessed."

"This is incredible! If it's true, it will break the record of the Exquisite Realms for tens of thousands of years. Even in the Primordial Realm, we have never heard of such an existence!" Qiu Ziqing said.

Yi Yunbo turned to his Master: "Shouldn't the Sect Master have other instructions?"

Qiu Ziqing laughed and said, "Indeed, they instructed us to keep our guesses to ourselves until we met Daoist Friend."

Yi Yunbo nodded and said, "I understand."

Just then, a black eagle flew in from the Outer Realm, and when it landed at Yi Yunbo's cave, it transformed into a beam of light and landed in Yi Yunbo's palm; it was a Communication Spirit Talisman.

Yi Yunbo's joy flashed for a fleeting moment.

Qiu Ziqing asked in surprise, "What good news is it?"

Yi Yunbo smiled and said, "It's quite a coincidence, it's exactly what my Master and I were just talking about. A message came saying that someone saw Emperor Li Chengyi and Gu Yuanqing of the Qian Yuan Realm in the Ancient Realm."