Inside the Gu Clan Great Hall in the Ancient Realm.
Gu Yuan sat in the seat of honor, his brows having been tightly furrowed for days.
Ever since the light screen had revealed that young man's information last time, a stone had hung in his heart that he could not put down. Several elders stood on either side of the hall, and Gu Qingyang, Gu Dao, and the others were there as well.
"Clan Leader, whatever the case, we should bring the young lady back as soon as possible," Gu Qingyang said, breaking the silence.
"Leaving aside whether the young man shown on the heavenly screen before was the one who took the young lady's virginity, what if he wasn't? What if it was just someone of mediocre talent who used some means to deceive her?"
"The young lady has little experience of the world. She grew up somewhere like the Jia Ma Empire, so it's possible she couldn't discern the treachery in people's hearts."
At this, Elder Gu Dao nodded as well. "That's right. The young lady is still young, after all, and this is her first time leaving the Gu Clan to gain experience. It's possible someone with ulterior motives deceived her."
"We can't decide that young man is a good person based solely on information from a heavenly screen. It would be safer to make a trip to the Jia Ma Empire ourselves, bring the young lady back, and ask her exactly what happened."
After hearing this, Gu Yuan pondered for a moment and felt that the elders did indeed have a point. As a father, his daughter was pregnant, yet he did not even know who the other party was. That feeling was truly stifling.
Whether that young man was a Nine-Star Dou Sheng or had some other identity, he at least had to find out whose child his daughter was carrying. What if, as Gu Qingyang had said, someone of merely mediocre talent had used some means to deceive Xun'er?
Although that possibility was small, as a father, he could not leave it unguarded against.
"You have a point. Then send people to the Jia Ma Empire to bring Xun'er back. We must get a clear answer about whose child she is carrying."
"If some ordinary mediocrity took Xun'er's virginity and ruined her Divine-Grade Bloodline, I'll make him pay."
Hearing the clan leader relent, Gu Qingyang hastily nodded and prepared to arrange the personnel.
Just as Gu Yuan was about to formally issue the order, a beam of light suddenly descended above the hall.
The heavenly screen!
This heavenly screen was somewhat different from before. A video appeared on it, showing a young man sitting in a room, cultivating with his eyes closed.
And that young man's face was none other than the person the light screen had revealed before!
Gu Yuan and the elders all had their attention drawn to it, each staring fixedly at the heavenly screen. Immediately afterward, a line of text appeared on it, clearly displaying what had just happened.
[This young man has just comprehended a Heaven Class cultivation method: the Innate Dao Art.] [After practicing this cultivation method, his cultivation speed will be several times that of an ordinary person, or even tens or hundreds of times faster.]
When Gu Yuan saw those lines, he abruptly rose from his seat, his eyes fixed unblinkingly on the text on the heavenly screen as his expression became one of utter shock.
Creating a Heaven Class cultivation method himself-this young man had once again created a Heaven Class cultivation method!
Heaven Class cultivation methods were exceedingly rare throughout the Dou Qi Continent. Every one was an ancient relic passed down over countless years.
Anyone capable of creating a Heaven Class cultivation method was invariably a dazzling genius whose comprehension of the laws of heaven and earth had reached an extremely high level. Yet this young man, only twenty years old, had actually comprehended and created a Heaven Class cultivation method himself!
Moreover, its effects were so terrifying, making cultivation several times, or even tens or hundreds of times, faster than an ordinary person's. It utterly overturned Gu Yuan's understanding of cultivation!
Beside him, Gu Qingyang was dumbstruck as well, standing motionless with his mouth slightly open. Just moments ago, he had been saying that perhaps the young man was merely someone of mediocre talent who had used some means to deceive the young lady, only for the heavenly screen to immediately show footage of him creating a Heaven Class cultivation method.
Someone who created a Heaven Class cultivation method had mediocre talent? Who would believe that!
At this moment, Gu Qingyang felt as though his face was being slapped over and over, and he could not utter a single word.
Elder Gu Dao also froze where he stood, his expression shifting repeatedly. He clearly did not know how to respond to this.
The entire hall fell silent. Everyone was so shaken by the information displayed on the heavenly screen that they could not speak. Gu Yuan, the clan leader, stood there silently for a long while, the shock in his eyes slowly giving way to a complicated look.
He sucked in a breath of cold air, his thoughts racing. If the other party really was his future son-in-law, then he was truly extraordinary.
A twenty-year-old Nine-Star Dou Sheng and Tier 9 Alchemist who could also create Heaven Class cultivation methods-not just the Gu Clan, but the entire continent could not produce another person with such talent and strength.
For his daughter to be with a man like this was not a disgrace at all. On the contrary, it was an immense blessing!
At this thought, Gu Yuan's attitude toward the young man underwent an earth-shaking change. Before, he had been somewhat angry that someone had taken his daughter's virginity, thinking someone had deceived her. But now, after seeing the terrifying talent and strength the other party displayed, he instead found himself full of interest in this future son-in-law.
Moreover, he wanted to meet this young man in person and see just what sort of figure he was.
"Clan Leader, are we still sending people to bring the young lady back?"
At this, Gu Yuan glanced at him. After a moment of silence, he shook his head. "Not for now. Since he has such strength and talent, Xun'er being with him can hardly be considered a hardship for her. Let's set this matter aside for now and wait until I've observed him some more."
Hearing this, the Gu Clan Elders hastily nodded, their feelings becoming somewhat complicated.
Still, they could not help worrying about one thing: if the clan leader insisted on bringing her back, what would they do if a conflict broke out with that Nine-Star Dou Sheng? Now that the clan leader had changed his mind, naturally, nothing could be better.
Gu Yuan sat back down, his gaze still lingering on the slowly fading heavenly screen. His fingers tapped lightly against the armrest as he began considering when he should meet this young man in person.
If the other party really was willing to form a marriage alliance with the Gu Clan, then the Gu Clan would essentially gain a supreme genius for nothing-a twenty-year-old Nine-Star Dou Sheng, Tier 9 Alchemist, and creator of Heaven Class cultivation methods.
A figure like this had to be won over, no matter how great the price.
At this thought, a faint smile lifted the corners of Gu Yuan's mouth. He suddenly felt that perhaps his daughter's trip to the Jia Ma Empire had been the right choice!
Perhaps this young man really could become the first person on the Dou Qi Continent to break through to Dou Di!