A Good Story, Well Made Up

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When Gu Yuanqing walked out of the cultivation hall and returned to the small courtyard,

Li Chengyi had also just come down the mountain and arrived before the courtyard.

"Come in," Gu Yuanqing called.

Li Chengyi entered respectfully. After paying his respects, he asked, "Father, we will enter the Ancient Realm Platform tomorrow. Is there anything else you wish to instruct me on?"

Gu Yuanqing glanced at the Heaven Ladder Rankings. "There are already nineteen Heavenly Human Cultivators in our Qian Yuan Realm."

Li Chengyi said, "Over the years, Qian Yuan Realm's ranking within the Exquisite Realm Domain has risen time and again, earning us rewards of origin and giving us a deep foundation. Our cultivation speed far surpasses that of ordinary cultivators. And in previous years, Father personally expounded the Dao and guided us, so we gained tremendously. Within a hundred years at most, the number of Heavenly Change Cultivators will likely multiply several times over. But above Heavenly Change, breakthroughs in cultivation slow considerably."

Gu Yuanqing nodded. "That is only natural. Cultivation has always depended on the right time, place, and people. With the great momentum of Heaven and Earth in Qian Yuan Realm behind us, outstanding talents will naturally emerge in droves. But above Heavenly Change, one must sense the Heaven and Earth Great Dao and perfect one's own Heavenly Human World. That requires countless years of tempering. Taking several centuries to advance a single realm is commonplace. By the way, I saw that the victor in this Heaven-Connecting Tower also bears the surname Gu?"

Li Chengyi smiled. "Father's gaze is indeed sharp. He is truly a descendant of the Gu Family. More than two hundred years ago, Li Lingyi, the boy from Li Guanrong's line, was bestowed the Gu surname. This victor is Gu Haochen,