"Stand up."
Gu Chen helped Zhuge Kun up and said, "With your current cultivation level, you should have reached the Peak Bone-Forge Realm from the Late Bone-Forge Realm. Moreover, your aura is very stable. It seems that not receiving resources before is actually a good thing."
"This is all thanks to the effects of your elixir, Master..." Zhuge Kun trembled, saying, "Your great kindness and virtue are beyond repayment!"
"If this is all you've got, this little bit of skill, and you're already crying with excitement, then you're not worthy of being my disciple. Consider the pills I just gave you a gift." Gu Chen frowned Zhuge Kun was still immersed in the excitement and joy of his breakthrough, and said sternly.
One sentence instantly jolted Zhuge Kun awake, and cold sweat poured down his back!
Yes, even though he has now broken through to the Peak Bone-Forge Realm, what does that matter? Not to mention comparing him to Zhuge Wangyue on the Dragon Ranking, he is still not qualified even compared to his son Zhuge Yanjia!
"This disciple knows his mistake!"
Almost smug, Zhuge Kun said with deep regret.
"Yes, it's good that you know. You are my only disciple, and I don't want you to be mediocre." Gu Chen said calmly, "This is for you."
"Yellow Rock Pill?!" Zhuge Kun was shocked again, because Gu Chen had given him a small bottle, and inside it were Yellow Rock Pill, and this time he had given him five at once!
"Young Master Gu, this is..."
"I need you to advance to the Grandmaster Realm. Your talent is good, but your cultivation has likely been suppressed in the mortal world for a long time. These five pills should get you to the critical point of the Peak Bone-Forge Realm. Whether you can break through then will still depend on yourself," Gu Chen said. "The reason I'm giving you five pills is because this type of cultivation-enhancing pill, when taken for the first time, will have a great effect, but it will become much less effective afterward, even decreasing in effectiveness over time. Five pills should be just right."
Zhuge Kun took a deep breath and took the bottle containing Yellow Rock Pill. Suddenly, he saw hope for survival and hope for revenge!
Because he too can reach the Grandmaster Realm!
Just then, Gu Chen glanced at his phone and suddenly saw a new text message. After reading it, he immediately frowned.
He made a call, but the call couldn't be connected.
"Pack your things, check out of the hotel, buy train tickets, and come back to Zhou City with me. Oh, and I don't have any money on me, so hurry up."
"Yes!"
Zhuge Kun put the bottle of pills into his arms. From initial doubt to shock, and now to complete admiration, he had become increasingly respectful to Gu Chen.
This is also one of Gu Chen's methods of controlling people.
Zhuge Kun should also understand that if Gu Chen can use the Yellow Rock Pill to help him succeed, then he is not afraid that Gu Chen will have ulterior motives. If anything goes wrong, he will lose everything he has now!
When Gu Chen and Zhuge Kun returned to Zhou City by train from Cangzhou, it was already past ten o'clock at night. This trip to Tong City had been fraught with various changes, dangers, and twists and turns.
He had originally planned to head to the Shangjing, but due to unforeseen circumstances, it seemed he would be delayed again.
After getting off the train, Gu Chen and his companion stayed overnight at a hotel near the station. The next morning, Gu Chen took a taxi to the city center.
Gu Chen's main purpose in returning this time was to cultivate. He needed to absorb the spiritual energy from that spirit stone and improve his cultivation level before he could set off for the Land of Heaven and Earth.
On the way back, Gu Chen asked, "You were the Zhuge Family's representative in the Shangjing back then, so you should know the way to the Land of Heaven and Earth, right? Where is it?"
"I know." Along the way, Zhuge Kun knew that Gu Chen was very interested in the Land of Heaven and Earth, so he wasn't surprised to hear him ask this question. He then replied respectfully, "However, that place is very secluded, and there are quite a few guards at the entrance. If Young Master Gu wants to go, I can draw you a map."
"No need. If I go, you just need to show me the way."
Zhuge Kun shook his head and said, "If I go in before reaching the Grandmaster Realm, the Zhuge Family will find out because I have residual essence blood on the Tiger Ranking. Going in with Young Master Gu would only be a burden to you."
Gu Chen thought for a moment and said, "Alright then, I have some things to take care of when I go back to Zhou City this time, so don't come with me for now."
"Okay." Zhuge Kun agreed and booked a room in Gu Chen's apartment. After all, he had just broken through and wanted to stabilize his current cultivation level.
After settling Zhuge Kun in, Gu Chen prepared to visit the Su Family.
Because the message he received yesterday was from Su Qingqing.
"Gu Chen, return immediately, it's urgent!"
Having made a promise to Su Qingqing, Gu Chen felt responsible for her. So, when he couldn't get through on the phone, Gu Chen abandoned his plan to go to Shangjing immediately and chose to return instead.
When passing by a shopping mall, Gu Chen stopped, bought a new phone, and then spent some time fiddling with the phone at the service center before finally replacing his old SIM card.
However, just after I changed the SIM card, a call came in, and the caller ID showed Zhao Haiqing's number.
"What's wrong?" Gu Chen answered the phone.
"Finally got through, hahaha." But the voice on the other end wasn't Zhao Haiqing's, but a flippant one, "You must be Gu Chen?"
Gu Chen's heart sank, and he asked, "Who are you?"
"Now I'm asking you a question!" The voice on the other end of the phone was full of contempt, and he sneered, "I heard you're pretty powerful in Zhou City?"
"Where is Zhao Haiqing?" Gu Chen asked, a sense of unease creeping into his heart.
"You mean that big, idiot guy? Oh, right, is this his phone?" The laughter on the other end of the line made Gu Chen's face grow increasingly grim.
"He's in our hands now, but I doubt he'll survive the day."
Gu Chen's face darkened. He took a deep breath, resisting the urge to hang up, and coldly asked, "Who exactly are you? What do you want?"
"Who am I? Hahahaha, that's an interesting question..." The man sneered, "However, you're not qualified to ask now. You'll find out once I send you the heads of your men."
With that, the person hung up the phone.
After hanging up the phone, Gu Chen's expression was extremely grim.
He gripped his phone, countless thoughts racing through his mind. The Liu Family? Wuji Manor? Or perhaps, the Zhuge Family? He only had so many enemies, so who was it? In the short time he'd been in Tong City, they'd come looking for trouble again?