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Yan Ji managed to leave the Gu Family without a problem thanks to the Gu Changge’s token that she was carrying on her. No one had dared to stop her on the way out.
Gu Changge was at the peak of his power right now after becoming the young master of the Gu family. So, seeing that the woman in red not only had outstanding looks but was also carrying his token, a lot of family members could not help but think that Gu Changge was using his position to get extraordinary women for himself and did not dare to offend Yan Ji, who they believed to be his woman. Many elders received reports concerning her from their informants, but they also did not give too much thought about it. After all, she was not a member of the Gu Family and her cultivation was still only at the Sacred Lord Realm. It was very obvious that Gu Changge would be enraged if he finds out that they were tracking her.
During the next few days, Gu Changge began preparations for other things. The matter of fortuity had been settled, and he had already done the things inside the family that he had planned.
Old Ming had brought the family members of the banished lineage back and reported the completion of his mission. Their unexpected return had caused quite some sensation in the Gu Family. Several elders were filled with joy and gladly welcomed them back, and many family members no longer ignored Gu Changge when they saw him. Their attitude has become much softer towards him. He had only shown himself once during this period and did not really interact much with others. He just secretly told his confidant to keep an eye on the movements of the people belonging to the lineage in question. Although he was not that concerned about them planning to take revenge on him, it was always better to have everything under his control.
The people of that lineage were extremely shocked when they came to know that their return to the family happened because Gu Changge had taken the initiative to bring them back, and not due to the elders pressuring him into making the decision as they had thought. Their emotions became very complicated upon knowing the truth. When they heard some of the elders mention that he had turned over a new life and was trying to change after realizing his mistakes, it made them fall silent as they pondered over the matter.
Gu Changge having such a change of mind was naturally a good thing for the Gu family. But it was impossible for the hatred in their heart to disappear so easily. The humiliation and agony that their lineage suffered back then and the pain that the little girl experienced these years after having her Daoist Bone dug out of her body were things that could not be forgotten just with a casual apology. Most importantly, they too did not know of Gu Xianer’s whereabouts, or whether she was still alive right now. They could endure their suffering for the sake of the family, but they absolutely could not accept the fact that Gu Changge had not done anything about Gu Xianer’s matter.
Not to mention, he did not even say a word of apology to them and had maintained his silence all this time. When they had returned back to the family, all he did was sweep his gaze over them as if he was confirming his servants before turning around and leaving the place. It made the people of the lineage extremely furious, but there was nothing they could do since he had been appointed as the next Family Head. But soon after, the seal inside their bodies was undone by Gu Changge’s order and they naturally recovered their cultivation that had been sealed for all these years. In addition, many of their uncles that were locked inside the underground prison were also released.
It once again complicated their feelings for him. With their opinion about him changing again and again, they simply could not understand what Gu Changge was planning in his mind. In the end, they came to the conclusion that he definitely wanted to relax the tension between the lineages, but since his nature did not let him honestly apologize to them, he had been expressing his intention with a more straightforward and practical approach. As a result, their attitude towards him was no longer as hostile as it used to be in the beginning. There was a saying that ‘to err is human, and to correct a mistake is the greatest good’. Seeing Gu Changge repent and mend his ways, they felt that there was still hope for him. They all belonged to the same family after all, and it was not like they had suffered any hardship outside of being banished from the family. It was just that they had resentment and anger in their heart for having to experience what they did.
Gu Changge was not much surprised when he perceived the slight improvement in the attitude of that lineage towards him. There was a reason he had been doing things like this. If he had apologized to them, undone their seal, and released the captives right after they returned, they would not feel grateful about it. On the contrary, they would feel like he was harboring evil intentions and become really suspicious about him. So, he did things in a different way. He did not apologize which made them feel doubtful, angry, and annoyed, and then he immediately undid their seal and released the captives. It would make them think that he actually wanted to repent and mend his ways, and there was no ulterior motive in him doing such things. They would feel that he did not apologize only because he was too proud to honestly apologize for his deeds. While there was not much difference in the two approaches, the end result was completely different.
Gu Changge did not consider his methods to be amazing or anything. It was just that he was fortunate enough to find the weaknesses of his opponents every time, and he was also very good at threatening and making things difficult for them.
Soon after, he began to take care of the things on his side. As he had brought Su Qingge and Lin Qiuhan here from the Nether, it was needed to make proper arrangements for them. Now that they had experienced life in the Gu Family, they would most likely be not bullied because of lacking the experience of living in a much better place than the Nether even when they go to other sects. But the issue was that while Su Qingge was very intelligent and she would not have a problem living in the Beyond, Lin Qiuhan not only had a gentle and soft personality, she was also not smart enough to notice the ulterior motives of other people around her. Gu Changge always had a feeling that she might not even survive a few days in the cultivation world if she was left to her own devices. But given her terrifying alchemy talent, she would be readily accepted as a disciple and would not suffer any grievance if she went to a great alchemy sect. Gu Changge did not think too deeply about it. First of all, he made some time and went along with Su Qingge to the Primal Celestial Temple where his mother was.
Primal Celestial Temple. It was an ancient force located in Brahma Heaven of the Inner Region. It had existed since time immemorial, and had such a vast territory that one would find it difficult to tell where it ended. It was also used to be called a demonic temple by other forces because of their problematic means and style of cultivation. Of course, the situation had improved over these past years and the demonic cult had somehow managed to become an honorable and righteous sect thanks to the efforts of its disciples and elders. However, it was not enough to conceal the true nature of the demonic cult that it was. When people from other factions and forces passed through Brahma Heaven, they were always very cautious so as to avoid being robbed.
As the son of the previous Saintess of the Primal Celestial Temple and the Young Master of the Gu Family, no one stopped him in his way and he smoothly arrived at the place where he found his mother cultivating. The two of them chatted for a long time and Gu Changge told her the same things that he had told his father. His mother’s eye turned red at once and she felt really sorry for him. She lamented that he had to suffer such a thing all these years.
Gu Changge felt no guilt about lying to his parents. In any case, the demonic nature had been dealt with already and his father and mother most likely did not want to see the nature he had earlier. As for finding out about Su Qingge’s unknown background, he was confident in leaving the matter to his mother. Fortunately, his mother had also come to like Su Qingge, so Gu Changge decided to leave her by his mother’s side for the time being. While she was here, they would be able to examine the truth about her memories.
Gu Changge returned to the Gu Family after staying at the Primal Celestial Temple for a few days. This time he brought Lin Qiuhan along with him to pay a visit to the Violet Supreme Alchemy Sect which was located in the Purva Heaven of the Inner Region.
The whole territory of the Inner Region was divided into a great number of heavens, and the Purva Heaven bordered on many alchemy worlds of the Nether, as well as on many supreme alchemy worlds. Countless alchemy cultivators who ascended to the Beyond had the earnest desire to go to the Violet Supreme Alchemy Sect in the Purva Heaven. There were many unrivaled alchemy masters in the Violet Supreme Alchemy Sect who could casually refine a pill that one would find difficult to find anywhere else even if they were willing to pay any sum for it. Very few forces were comparable to it in the quantity and quality of the resources they possessed, and it also had connections with various powerful forces in other places.
Although the Violet Supreme Alchemy Sect was enormous and proclaimed itself as the best alchemy sect in the world, its prestige had been notably undermined by other great alchemy sects for some years. Their biggest concern was the absence of good disciples. It was already rare for a cultivator to have the talent for alchemy, and finding a cultivator that had a good enough alchemy talent was even harder. It was not like they could allow just about anyone with alchemy talent to join their sect after all.
They would find such disciples in the various regions of the Beyond most of the time, as very few alchemists from the Nether were capable of ascension. Furthermore, such alchemists would normally arrive at the periphery of the Outer Region after their ascension where they would be taken away by many forces to be their unpaid manual worker. This was one of the reasons that led to a real shortage of disciples in many great alchemy sects. Even if they had abundant resources and did not lack anything of material value, they really lacked disciples with a good talent for alchemy. As a result, all the great factions and forces regularly brainstormed to look for cultivators with good alchemy talent everywhere, so that they could send them to various great alchemy sects and obtain benefits for their family or force through them.
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At this moment, immortal mountains of a large mountain range were constantly drifting up and down, glistening water was rapidly flowing down them, bright sunlight had brightened the whole place, and the aura of pills had permeated the air. The Violet Supreme Alchemy Sect had the atmosphere of an immortal abode.
There was quite a commotion on every mountain peak of the sect right now. Many peak masters could not help but leave the peak in a hurry when they heard the report of their disciples.
“The young master of the Immortal Gu Family has personally arrived at the main entrance?” Although the Violet Supreme Alchemy Sect proclaimed itself to be the number one holy land of alchemy, they were clear that they were significantly inferior to a Cult of Immortality like the Immortal Gu Family. After all, their speciality lies at refining pills, and they were no match for a cult of immortality such as the Gu Family when it came to accumulation of resources or the battle strength. They could not help but feel diffident when facing such a gigantic force of the Beyond. Moreover, the visitor was actually the young master of an immortal family, someone that even an elder would need to treat with care.
The report of his arrival had alarmed a lot of disciples and elders of the Violet Supreme Alchemy Sect, and they promptly transformed into divine rainbows as they flew towards the mountain entrance.
“So this is the Violet Supreme Alchemy Sect that the young master told me about? I can smell the fragrance of the pills from very, very far away. Even the two words ‘Pill Sect’ that are engraved on this mountain entrance have a fearsome essence of alchemy hidden within them.”
In front of the mountain entrance, Lin Qiuhan said as she curiously observed the things around her. She was dressed in a blue skirt and had some powder applied on her face, making her look even more bright and charming than usual. She was very glad when she heard that Gu Changge’s wanted to send her to this place to learn alchemy. It was not only because she was interested in alchemy but also due to the fact that she would be able to be of some help to Gu Changge after she was done with her studies. This way, she would not appear too useless to him.
“It is a very famous great alchemy sect of the Beyond after all. Even though it is kind of in dire straits right now, it has a great quantity of resources. Most importantly, it is said that the Violet Supreme Immortal Sect has the formula for the Violet Supreme Alchemy Pill. It is an immortal pill that would make even immortals covet it.” Gu Changge had a casual smile on his face. His tall and slim body seemed to be radiating with light like a young god as he stood under the mountain entrance. His appearance shocked and frightened many disciples of the Violet Supreme Immortal Sect that were standing ahead of him.
There was actually one more thing that he did not tell her. Unlike the fierce competition in other great alchemy sects, Violet Supreme Alchemy Sect did not have any capable disciples to have such a competition. The situation of this sect was really bad and it was only managing to keep its appearance due to the efforts of its old elders. As such, someone with Lin Qiuhan’s talent would naturally have even more importance here than in other places.
So long as she could join the sect, Gu Changge would automatically obtain a large amount of Fortuity. And in case she was decided as the successor of the Violet Supreme Alchemy Sect, Gu Changge could easily imagine that he would be able to earn Fortuity every day without even doing anything. At that time, he would be able to laze around and casually increase his cultivation, and when he got bored, he would head out to bully some people for no reason. The life of a villain was really too dull.
Behind Gu Changge were all his confidants like Ah Da and Old Ming who had followed him to this place. Their extremely powerful aura was making the hearts of the disciples tremble a bit.
Gu Changge was the young master of the Immortal Gu Family. It was really unexpected for such an influential figure to come here along with a woman. They were aware of the fact that this young master of Gu Family was one of the people who had the most attention on them among the young prodigies in the Beyond. He had too many titles like, Gifted One and Avatar of True Immortal, making it obvious that he was a very powerful individual. Because they never expected to see him today in person, they could not help but feel frightened in their heart.
Very soon, multiple divine and rainbow-colored lights flew over to the place and transformed into people as they landed. They were none other than the elders of the present Violet Supreme Alchemy Sect.
“The young master of the Gu Family has personally come to the Violet Supreme Divine Sect. Do forgive us for not coming out sooner to welcome you.”
An elder dressed in a crimson robe greeted him with a genial smile as he cupped his hands before his chest.
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