Insufficient balance

  After a brief dizziness, Tang Hao opened his eyes to find himself still standing on the transmission array, but the scenery around him had changed into a group of ancient buildings.

  Tang Hao had thought that this world would also be modern like Earth, but instead it gave him a feeling of traveling back in time to ancient times. Tang Hao asked Guo Yuan, "Why is this star domain still like this?"

  Guo Yuan smiled and approached Tang Hao, saying: "Perhaps the seal of several thousand years helped the Earth. Since people couldn't cultivate immortality, they focused on using external objects, which led to the current state of the Earth. However, the people in the Kunlun star domain devoted themselves to cultivating immortality and naturally didn't care about those things."

  Tang Hao was puzzled and continued to ask: "Then can't the ordinary people here cultivate immortals, can't they learn from and exchange with the outside world?"

  Guo Yuan didn't answer directly: "Which ordinary person can afford to pay ten pieces of spiritual stone, just like the earth, an ordinary person doesn't know about this world."

  Tang Hao didn't continue speaking. In fact, he also quite liked this ancient and elegant style. Relatively speaking, the surface here was at least more peaceful.

  Guo Yuan originally wanted to escort Tang Hao down the transmission array, but Tang Hao refused. Although Guo Yuan was a lecher, he didn't use his strength in the seventh layer of Qi Refining stage to force Tang Hao into submission, and wasn't a bad person after all.

  Tang Hao walked to the transmission array entrance and was startled by everything outside. The entrance had a long queue, which was even more exaggerated than buying train tickets during the Spring Festival on Earth.

  Guo Yuan saw Tang Hao's surprise and smiled: "They all want to go to Earth to try their luck, see if they can find the demon body."

  Tang Hao couldn't help but smile wryly. They were racking their brains to find him on Earth, never thinking that he was right under their noses.

  Tang Hao asked Guo Yuan, "Aren't you going to look for her?"

  Kuo Yuan shook his head helplessly: "I've been searching for over a decade, and I even completed nine years of compulsory education on Earth, finishing high school and university. But in the end, it turns out that the demon's host is actually my high school classmate! It's infuriating to think about it - back then, he even managed to win over the campus belle from our class!"

  Tang Hao was taken aback, recalling for a moment, and had no impression of such a fat man. He wondered if he was deceiving himself, but it seemed that he hadn't revealed any flaws either. Tang Hao wanted to verify, but didn't dare ask directly, so he asked sideways: "Which high school did you attend?"

  Guo Yuan replied, "I graduated from Lushan Middle School in Changsha in 2007." Tang Hao was startled, wondering if he had been discovered, but he couldn't show it. Tang Hao pretended to be delighted and asked with a smile, "We're alumni! Which class were you in?"

  Kuo Yuan's face lit up with delight and he exclaimed excitedly: "I'm from class 293, what about you?"

  Tang Hao was originally from class 293, but he didn't have the slightest impression of this person. He hesitated for a moment and continued to probe: "I'm from class 292, just next door to you, but I don't seem to have any impression of you."

  Guo Yuan scratched his head, "I was low-key in high school, and after reading university I gained tens of pounds, so I became like this. I don't dare to attend classmate gatherings anymore, they all can't recognize me. Actually, on Earth, I have another name, Guo Jing."

  "Guo Jing!" Tang Hao couldn't forget his high school best friend and deskmate, who was skinny back then with big eyes. Now he's become so fat that it's hard to recognize him.

  However, Tang Hao did not dare to admit it. He didn't dare to confirm whether Guo Jing would betray himself or not. He had been searching for himself on Earth for over a decade, but the Tian Jie wanted notice had only reached the Xiuzhen world in the past few months. How did he know about it ahead of time and get so close to him?

  However, Tang Hao didn't dare ask more questions, or he might reveal his true intentions. Guo Jing saw that Tang Hao was taken aback and asked delightedly: "You have an impression of me?"

  Tang Hao didn't dare to answer yes, if he answered yes, he would probably think that he had secretly loved him before, and casually said: "I seem to have heard of it, so who is the demon body you are talking about?"

  Kuo Ching gritted his teeth and said, "Do you know that kid Tang Hao?" Tang Hao pretended to think for a moment, shook his head, and asked, "So you want to capture your classmate to get the reward?"

  Guo Jing sneered, "Get a reward? Do you think finding that little Tang Huo will get you a reward? The heavenly rewards are coveted by even the seniors of the Transcendent Realm. If we really find him, forget about getting a reward, our lives will be in danger."

  Tang Hao admired Guo Jing's wisdom, appearing to be careless but actually being extremely perceptive. Tang Hao asked in confusion: "Then what do you want from me?"

  Guo Jing rubbed his head and smiled: "Can't you stop talking about him? Look, the moon is just right today, why don't we talk about you instead?"

  Tang Hao's face turned black with a hint of anger and he said, "It's daytime now, does this Kunlun Star Domain also have a moon?"

  Guo Jing mysteriously said, "If I told you that the Milky Way has a moon, how would you respond? The Kunlun star domain and the Milky Way are the same concept, but this vast star domain only has the Kunlun star suitable for human habitation. This Kunlun star also has a satellite, which we also call the moon, except that it can be inhabited by humans, and there is also a top-notch sect - the Han Yue Sect, where all the members are beautiful women, especially the leader, Guang Han Xian Zi, who is so beautiful that she cannot be described..."

  Guo Jing's mouth corner flowed out a few drops of saliva, when he realized it, he immediately wiped it dry and smiled at Tang Huo: "Sorry, I was too absorbed in thought."

  Tang Hao shook his head helplessly, he had already confirmed that Guo Yuan was indeed Guo Jing, and the expression of drooling when thinking of beautiful women was simply a mold carved out.

  Tang Hao suddenly thought of Guo Jing staying on Earth for over a decade and wondered what his actual age was, and asked: "How old are you exactly?"

  Guo Jing naturally understood Tang Huo's meaning, "I was six years old when I came to Earth to find you, how old do you think I am? Fortunately, my parents often sent me some spiritual medicine, and my cultivation has reached the seventh layer of Qi Refining. Speaking of which, a beautiful woman like you living next door should have left a deep impression on me, why don't I have any impression of you at all?"

  Tang Hao burst out laughing and said: "I used to be very fat and had dark skin, how did you notice me?"

  Guo Jing was skeptical but didn't ask further questions and took Tang Huang to the Liu Yun Men.

  Back at the Flowing Cloud Sect, Guo Jing naturally had to first exchange pleasantries with his parents. His father was named Guo Lang, a rather easy-going person who seemed like he didn't bother with much. His mother's name was Lin Yunzhi, whose appearance was extremely elegant and refined, looking no more than thirty years old; not only did she not show any signs of aging, but she also had an added air of mature charm.

  Lin Yunzhi looked at Tang Hao on the side and teased: "Hey, our little garden has grown up, and he's actually bringing his wife home."

  Tang Hao's face suddenly turned red, and he hastily explained: "Auntie, you misunderstood, we are just ordinary friends and schoolmates."

  "Her name is Tang Yuanyu, she's my schoolmate. I think she has some spiritual roots and a bit of cultivation, so I wanted to bring her into our Flowing Cloud Sect. I hope Mother will approve."

  Lin Yunzhi smiled and said, "I thought it was our garden's dual cultivation partner. It seems I was too abrupt. Since you're a friend of the garden, you're not an outsider. You can stay here then. Later, let Garden bring you to the Book Pavilion to choose a technique, and just treat this place like your own home."

  Lin Yunzhi then said to the maid beside her, "Cui'er, take Tang Niang to the room in the backyard to rest." After that, she turned to Tang Hua and said, "Tang Niang, I haven't seen Yuanzi for a long time. Let's chat for a while first. You've traveled so far, why not go to your room and rest?"

  Tang Hao knew they had something to discuss and that his presence as an outsider was not good, so he tactfully said: "I've disturbed you long enough, Wan'er will take her leave first."

  Although Tang Hao was curious about what they wanted to say, he knew that in the cultivation world, who doesn't have one or two secrets? It's better not to ask about things you shouldn't know.

  Tang Hao had Cui Er take him on a tour of the Liu Yun Sect, and it was only through Cui Er's introduction that Tang Hao came to know that this Liu Yun Sect had only two Foundation Establishment cultivators, namely Guo Yuan's parents. As for Guo Yuan's status, one could well imagine; rather than being a sect, it seemed more like Lin Yunzhi's family business.

  According to Cuī Er, the history of Liú Yún Mén is even longer than that of Méi Fēng Zōng. It was once a branch of a top-level sect, but later declined and eventually split into four or five factions, resulting in the current Liú Yún Mén.

  Tang Hao turned around in a circle and felt that he was indeed a bit tired, so he let Cui Er bring himself into the guest room and fell asleep.