Chapter 262: The Ultimate Taoist Body? Holy Lands Gather!

The Ultimate Taoist Body? Holy Lands Gather!

Three days passed in a flash.

Inside the grand hall, Changge had just finished a day of cultivation and stepped out of his room, lifting up the teacup and draining it in one gulp.

“Will people from the Holy Land of Central State come looking for Lord Jun in the next few days?”

Wang Yue asked curiously while massaging Lord Jun’s shoulders.

Besides the kneading, she kept rubbing back and forth on Lord Jun’s back as if she were unable to stop herself.

“According to what Senior Xue said, someone will come within half a month at most,” he replied.

“But I don’t know how many from the Central State Holy Land will come.”

Changge’s state of mind was as serene as a saint’s after a day of cultivation, unaffected and calm like still water.

“With such a heaven-defying talent as yours, I’m afraid all Four Great Sacred Lands might gather,” she mused.

“The Elders of the Holy Land… even Father Emperor would have to treat them as distinguished guests.”

“I didn’t expect that just by expressing a desire to go to Central State, it would immediately lead to the Elders of the Holy Land wanting to meet you in person,” Wang Yue said, blinking and resting her chin on Lord Jun’s shoulder, as she whispered softly.

These past few days, ever since hearing that someone from the Central State Holy Land was about to come, she would check every day after waking up from her cultivation to see if Lord Jun was still around.

She also wanted to see just how extraordinary the Elders of the Central State Holy Land were.

Suddenly, a crack appeared in the door of Yuan Youbai’s room.

Those distinctive pupils of the Dragon Clan peeked through the crack, secretly watching the two.

Hearing that someone from the Central State Holy Land was coming soon made her feel a bit scared.

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Sensing her movement, Changge beckoned towards the crack in the door.

Little Hanhan then walked up somewhat shyly and obediently called out to Lord Jun.

“What, are you afraid they will take you away?” Wang Yue laughed and asked.

“It’s not that…”

“I’m mainly afraid of causing trouble for Lord Jun,” said Yuan Youbai, bowing her head and twiddling the hem of her clothes nervously.

With her breakthrough to the Sixth Grade Refining Void Realm, her spirit intelligence had grown from that of a child to that of a normal girl.

Her improved comprehension meant that her thoughts were no longer as naive as before; however, her timidity and simplicity hadn’t changed.

“You are quite sensible, but this time, those from the Central State Holy Land are coming to invite Lord Jun to join their sect.”

“There surely won’t be any trouble.”

“Who knows, maybe with just one word from Lord Jun, even your mother might be freed from her predicament,” Wang Yue said, a bit surprised, but still rubbed her head. Thanks for reading on ManaNovel!

Sure enough, Yuan Youbai’s eyes lit up at her words!

Indeed, if those people wanted Lord Jun to join their Holy Land, they would have to satisfy his conditions.

If Lord Jun were to mention it, maybe her mother would be safe?

She was aware of the influence the Holy Land had in Central State!

Her mother had warned her, out of the many powers in Central State, some were not to be trifled with; even if she encountered disciples of the Holy Land, she should try not to eat them, to avoid drawing out their ancient backers.

The Holy Land was so powerful; surely there was a way to help her mother escape danger!

For a moment, the little one gazed eagerly at Lord Jun.

“Don’t worry, I’ll bring it up,” Changge said with a light laugh and a slight nod. He had kept this matter in mind even without their prompting.

But things were certainly not that simple.

Unless that True Dragon could hide within the Holy Land, how could they prevent other Holy Land people from hunting her down?

Merely on his word?

Besides, once he joined a Holy Land, the others would naturally not care about him and might even deliberately target him!

As he pondered when the people from the Holy Land would arrive at the Gu Family, both the voice of Family Head Gu Zhan and a stranger’s voice could already be heard above the Gu Family’s residence.

“Senior, who are you, and why have you come to the Gu Family?” Gu Zhan’s figure immediately appeared in the sky above the Inner Court, greeting the powerful figure with a flying sword on his back.

“I am Sword Sect Elder Jian Chen from Central State,” the stranger said, dressed in a simple blue Daoist robe with a flying sword on his back, his hands behind him, and a kind smile on his face, addressing Gu Zhan.

“A Sword Sect Elder from Central State!?”

“To visit the Young Master…”

Gu Zhan was momentarily startled but nevertheless gestured an invitation and led the visitor into the Council Hall.

Changge had not told him about these matters, but he could guess the other’s purpose.

Jian Chen’s voice was not concealed.

Hearing the voice, many of the Gu Family Elders who rose into the air were also shocked: “A Sword Sect Elder has come to visit the Young Master?”

“My, my… a Holy Land Elder from Central State, isn’t that an Annihilation Realm Great Power?”

“No, that’s wrong, I can’t even ascertain his realm; perhaps he’s like the Ancestor, a Sage Realm!”

The Gu Family Elders were all astounded. Except for Elder Gu Liang, who immediately prepared to inform the Young Master, the other Elders hurriedly dropped what they were doing and headed for the Council Hall.

This was a Holy Land Elder, after all; they could not afford to be negligent.

“This quickly…”

“But it makes sense, how could Talent of Dao Body go unnoticed.”

Below the back mountain, the Old Blind Man looked up upon hearing the commotion, then swiftly flew towards the Council Hall.

As a Tributor of the Sword Sect, he naturally had to pay his respects to the Elder.

Moreover, since he was the one who had reported the young master’s situation back to the Sword Sect, he had to participate in this matter and ensure the young master received the best benefits possible.

Even the Ancestor of the Gu Family could not help but perk up.

He did not plan to come down from the mountain, but he had to keep an eye on the Sword Sect Elder’s movements.

Should they intend any harm to Changge, he was prepared to appear immediately and whisk him away!

“So soon?”

Gu Changge was also taken aback upon hearing the news, and immediately stood up, intending to head to the Council Hall.

To meet the Elder from the Central State Sword Sect.

“Would you like to come with me?”

Suddenly, he paused mid-step and turned to look at the two behind him.

“Let’s not…”

“This is a major event, we won’t disturb you.”

Although Wang Yue was very excited, she hesitated for a moment and then shook her head.

As for Yuan Youbai, she was naturally quite fearful of the Elders from the Central State Holy Land and didn’t want to go.

Seeing that neither wanted to accompany him, he said no more and strode away.

He had just left the Young Master Palace when he found that the Fifth Elder had already come to meet him.

“Young Master…”

Gu Liang greeted him respectfully, wasting no words and began to lead him towards the Council Hall.

On the way, he couldn’t help but sigh, “The Central State Holy Land, our Gu Family did not have such influence before.”

“Now, with the Young Master, even the Elders from the Holy Land have come to visit, and they came specifically to meet you by name.”

To this, Gu Changge merely smiled faintly.

Was this all?

It was only the beginning; more distinguished guests would undoubtedly visit today.

Without further explanation, they had already arrived inside the Council Hall.

On the way, he had slightly revealed his natural Root Bone, relaxing his Divine Concealment Secret Technique to reveal the attributes of an Acquired Dao Body.

As he stepped into the Council Hall,

He immediately caught the attention of Sword Sect Elder Jian Chen.

After evaluating him from top to bottom, Jian Chen seemed quite satisfied and nodded continuously, “Good, indeed he has the Talent of a Dao Body! No doubt about it!”

“Tributor Xue, you have done a great service this time.”

“When we return to the Sect, you will certainly receive the rewards you deserve.”

To this, the Old Blind Man simply bowed with a smile on his face.

He didn’t care about the Sect’s rewards now; what mattered to him was how to maximize the benefits for his Young Master.

Having chosen to follow the Young Master, he had to understand what was most important.

He must first ensure the Young Master received plenty of benefits and reached a high enough position, then his own prospects would be even greater!

Gu Zhan furrowed his brows in thought for a moment, then simply gave up his main seat.

The visitor was not only an Elder from the Central State Sword Sect but was also above the Ninth Grade in strength, on par with the Gu Family Ancestor.

He couldn’t afford to be arrogant.

As for Gu Changge, he happened to sit in his original position, right next to the Sword Sect Elder at the same table.

After Gu Zhan casually took his seat, the Elders quickly served tea for the two of them.

“Let’s cut to the chase.”

“The Young Friend’s talent would be hard to find even in Central State.”

“Our Sword Sect is very keen on nurturing a natural-born talent like yours!”

“So the reason I came here is for one thing, and that is to persuade the Young Friend to join our Sword Sect!”

“You must have heard that among Central State’s Four Great Sacred Lands, our Sword Sect’s strength is also top-notch, it’s not an exaggeration to say we’re number one!”

Sage Jian Chen picked up the tea, smelled it, then set it down again.

Addressing Gu Changge directly, he spoke of his intentions.

“I have long heard of the great name of the Sword Sect, but…”

Gu Changge slightly bowed but hesitated as if he had more to say.

“Ha ha…”

“Young Friend, you may state whatever conditions you have.”

“For such a prodigious talent, any request that you make, I can agree to on your behalf.”

“Additionally, the Young Friend may not be aware.”

“Among the Four Great Sacred Lands of Central State, only our Sword Sect truly understands the Talent of a Dao Body!”

“Our Sect’s number one Saint Heir is an Innate Sword Body, with Talent of the Dao Body, who has now reached the Moon Unification True Monarch Realm, and within a millennium, he’ll be able to step into the Land Immortal Realm!”

“If the Young Friend joins our Sword Sect, it’s possible to replicate such a feat once again.”

Seeing him hesitate to speak, Jian Chen immediately waved his hand grandly with a hearty laugh, indicating that any request was fine and began to describe the advantages of Sword Sect.

What he said was, indeed, the truth, even the Old Blind Man at his side nodded slightly.

He felt that the Sword Sect indeed had a say in this matter.

By comparison, Immortal Ascension Sect had a disciple with an Acquired Dao Body within the last millennium, but he had already fallen decades ago.

“The Cultivation Resources I require might be quite substantial…”

Gu Changge thought for a moment, the Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures that the Gu Family could provide were actually no longer of much interest to him.

If he joined one of the Holy Lands, aside from his own Cultivation Resources, the most important thing was also to provide for his Wife!

“It’s no trouble, as long as you need them, the Sword Sect will not care about these resources.”

“Furthermore… if you are willing to join the Sword Sect, I can promise you a Heavenly Rank Flying Sword in advance.”

“Even before you challenge for the position of Saint Heir, we will still treat you as one in terms of benefits.”

Jian Chen promptly agreed, adding two more conditions without hesitation.

Listening to all this, the Gu Family Elders and Gu Zhan were astounded.

The Young Master had yet to make a demand, yet the Sword Sect Elder was already offering various advantages, seemingly afraid the Young Master would decline to join the Sword Sect?

“Come, come, Young Friend, let’s first test your Root Bone Comprehension.”

“He he… Even among those with Talent of the Dao Body, there are different levels.”

“Don’t worry, the conditions offered by the Sword Sect will definitely satisfy you.”

Jian Chen didn’t wait for him to continue speaking and took out a transparent sphere the size of an adult’s head, which he placed on the table with a stand.

Although he could only discern that the young man had the Talent of a Dao Body, the specifics still required testing to determine the extent of the young man’s capabilities.

But it seemed that he had just reached the threshold of the Talent of a Dao Body.

In any case, it was still necessary to confirm this, to avoid any blunders—as he could not bear such responsibility.

Gu Changge first glanced at Senior Xue, who gave a slight nod.

Then, he placed his hand on the sphere.

“Just channel your spiritual energy and divine sense into it until the color of the pearl no longer changes, then it’s enough.”

Sage Jian Chen spoke up to remind him.

Hearing this, Gu Changge began to immerse his spiritual energy and divine sense into it.

The transparent sphere immediately began to emit a lustrous glow.

In an instant, it first turned a light purple, which then abruptly changed to blue, and in the flickering of light, it transformed into green.

Jian Chen silently watched all this unfold.

The Talent Testing Pearl showed that light purple meant ordinary Root Bone talent.

Blue signified excellent aptitude, and passing the test meant eligibility to enter a Holy Land as an Outer Sect Disciple.

Reaching green meant meeting the standard of an Acquired Spirit Body, qualifying the individual to become an Inner Sect Disciple!

Soon, the luster emitted by the Testing Pearl turned green again.

This was the epitome of an Acquired Spirit Body!

As Gu Changge continued to delve his spiritual energy and divine sense in, the green light transformed into a light yellow.

He had astonishingly reached the potential of a Taoist Body!

At this point, Sage Jian Chen immediately showed a smile.

There was no doubt now.

He had to lure this young man to the Sword Sect!

But Gu Changge, testing his talent for the first time, knew none of this.

He still hadn’t stopped the flow of spiritual energy and divine soul power.

As he continued, the light emitted from above changed once again, this time to orange!

“Taoist Body pushed to the extreme!?”

Just as Gu Changhe was about to continue channeling his spiritual energy and divine soul power, thinking that the Talent Testing Pearl was nowhere near its limit,

he suddenly heard the Sword Sect Elders exclaim in surprise, their eyes widening.

At that moment, he realized he might have exerted too much strength.

He hurriedly stopped his action!

Drawing back his hand, he took a deep breath.

“It seems I’ve underestimated…”

“I didn’t expect young friend’s talent to have reached such a terrifying level.”

“If you are willing to join the Sword Sect, I can promise a Heaven Rank Top Grade Flying Sword!”

“Additionally, direct appointment to the Ninth Saint Son Peak, no challenge necessary.”

“And one month each year to train in the Trial Tower!”

“As for other Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, as long as you join the Sword Sect, there’s no need for more words, everything will be provided.”

Jian Chen, looking solemn, after saying all this to Gu Changge, instantly took out a Communication Jade Talisman to report to the Sect Master that this young man had reached the ultimate Taoist Body!

He had thought this was a talent of a Taoist Body, but it turned out to be even more transcendent than imagined.

Even the Saint of the First Peak hadn’t reached this terrifying level of ultimate Taoist Body!

The Talent Testing Pearl also definitely could not be wrong, nor could there be any cheating!

The Gu Family Elders silently watched, not daring to speak more.

It felt as though the Young Master had accomplished something significant.

It even made the Sword Sect Elder somewhat restless.

“What is the Trial Tower?”

Gu Changge was a bit stunned; he understood the other promises.

The position of a Saint Son, he didn’t care about. After all, once he went to the Sword Sect, he would challenge his way to the position that belonged to him.

The Ninth Peak clearly wasn’t the place for him.

The offer of a Heaven Rank Top Grade Flying Sword intrigued him, especially since even Dongfang Mingyue only had a Heavenly Rank Lower grade.

This showed that Elder Jian Chen was indeed making a substantial offer on behalf of the Sword Sect.

“The Trial Tower, where training inside for one day equates to ten or even a hundred days in the outside world.”

“The nine peaks’ Saint Sons occupy half of the quota, which can then be exchanged by Sect Elders and disciples using points.”

Before Elder Jian Chen could explain, the Old Blind Man spoke first.

Looking at Jian Chen, he was a bit astonished; originally, he thought about trying to gain some advantages for the young master in this matter, but he hadn’t expected such a generous offer from the other party.

He didn’t even need to speak further.

However…

The young master’s Root Bone talent was indeed beyond expectations.

Taoist Body pushed to the extreme…

Wasn’t that stronger than the First Peak’s Saint Son?

No wonder the elder was making such significant promises.

“Do you have any other concerns or demands?”

“Just ask!”

“As long as you nod, my Sword Sect will absolutely have no second words.”

Elder Jian Chen, unable to contain his excitement, picked up the cup of tea he originally didn’t intend to drink and gulped it down, then asked Gu Changge seriously.

“I do have one thing.”

“About that True Dragon in Central State…”

Just as Gu Changge was about to bring up the matter concerning Yuan Youbai,

voices resounded above the Gu Family’s main city:

“Immortal Ascension Sect Elder Li He, specially here to visit Young Master Gu.”

A sage dressed in a white Daoist robe, standing atop an eight-grade Heavenly Gate Realm Immortal Crane, projected his voice, which, though not loud, carried throughout the Gu Family’s Inner Court.

“Amitabha… Buddhist Sect Wu Xin, specially here to visit Benefactor Gu.”

Another person, wearing a thin monk’s robe, face serene, holding a string of prayer beads, and hands clasped in front of him, bowed slightly towards the Gu Family, very politely.

Aside from these two individuals, there was also a good-looking woman.

“Giggle… who would have thought even monks from the Buddhist Sect would come.”

“What a coincidence, I from Wan Hua Valley am also here to visit Young Master Gu of the Gu Family.”

Orchid Valley Master, appearing like a young girl but as a sage likely aged over a thousand years.

Throughout the Gu Family’s main city, many people looked up.

Many cultivators gaped in disbelief.

“How capable is Young Master Gu really…”

“Why have all four Great Sacred Lands of Central State gathered today?”

“And each of them seems very amicable…”

“Gosh… the Northern Domain might be facing a great change.”

Although they could not discern the realms of those three, clearly they were at least Annihilation Realm Great Powers!

Today, all gathered at the Gu Family!

Soon, Gu Zhan personally led the Elders out to welcome them.

As for Gu Changge, he was originally planning to go out and greet them,

but Jian Chen stopped him.

“Young friend, these three families can’t compare to my Sword Sect.”

“If you agree, any demand you have, just state it, no need to bother with them!”

Jian Chen looked somewhat eager; he even wanted to take the young man directly back to the Central State Sword Sect!

This was a Taoist Body pushed to the extreme—if the other three families knew about this, wouldn’t they fight tooth and nail for him!

“Let’s meet them at least; after all, these elders have come all the way from Central State.”

“But rest assured, elder. Honestly, my preference is still for the Sword Sect.”

Gu Changge said lightly with a smile.

What he wanted was all four Great Sacred Lands gathered!

If they didn’t compete, how would he maximize his benefits?

They can’t just hear about the benefits from the Sword Sect alone!