"If you hadn't reached Foundation Establishment, it really would have been awkward to see Master Meng again. But now that you're both Foundation Establishment cultivators, a few apologies should smooth things over," Gu Lian said, not particularly concerned.
"All right. Once I've paid my respects to someone else, I'll prepare a generous gift and visit Master Meng," Wang Yu said with a nod.
Master Meng was clearly the best person to guide him in second-tier Artifact Refining Art, so he naturally could not treat the visit lightly.
"Oh? Do you know someone else in the Setting Sun Sect, junior brother?" Gu Lian sounded slightly surprised.
"I don't, but my Master Heaven Toad does. He told me to seek out Senior Lie Guang if I ran into trouble in the Setting Sun Sect. Naturally, I should pay him a courtesy visit first," Wang Yu replied without hesitation.
"You became Heaven Toad Ancestor's disciple! Congratulations, junior brother.
"Uncle-Master Sky Toad possesses tremendous divine abilities. Even among the Golden Core Ancestors of the Four Sects, he is unquestionably one of the strongest." Gu Lian froze at the news, then congratulated him with great delight.
"Senior Brother Gu, with your aptitude and cultivation, haven't you become the disciple of one of your sect's patriarchs?" Wang Yu asked in return.
"There's something you don't know, junior brother. My circumstances are rather unusual. It's not that I don't want to become a Golden Core Ancestor's disciple, but I've encountered another opportunity and can no longer take one of our sect's patriarchs as my master." After a moment's hesitation, Gu Lian gave a vague answer.
Wang Yu was somewhat puzzled by this, but it would have been inappropriate to press him.
After chatting a little longer, Gu Lian took his leave.
Early the next morning.
Wang Yu