Chapter 63: Raging Torrents and Hidden Undercurrents

  Gu Chen greatly exerted his divine power, consecutively defeating Yun Xuan and Liu Baisheng at the Sanjia Martial Gathering, causing everyone to look at him with admiration and respect in their eyes. However, just now when Gong Chengzhu invited him to join the Imperial Court, he unexpectedly refused? This made everyone extremely perplexed.

  To everyone's surprise, this was a pie that had fallen from the sky and landed on Gu Chen's body. But then, this kid picked up the pie and threw it back onto the ground. This was simply a waste of a precious treasure!

  So, Gu Chen had a silly feeling in their hearts again.

  They both revered and despised him, thinking he was formidable yet foolish. The crowd's eyes were filled with confusion, unable to comprehend what Gu Chen was thinking in his heart.

  Half a time later, Gu Chen and others returned to the ancient house. At this time, Gu Xian asked him about the invitation of Gong Chengzhu. Gu Chen naturally wouldn't say that he had the Supreme Law Decision and didn't need to go to the Imperial Court. He casually found an excuse to perfunctorily deal with it. Gu Xian and the three elders advised him a few words, but he didn't listen.

  At this moment, the Gu family members looked at Gu Chen, and most of them were already stunned. For the cultivators of Le Shui City, the ninth layer of the Xiantian realm was the highest point, and it was also the highest point in history. Now, the strongest cultivation is only the seventh layer of the Xiantian realm.

  Gu Chen actually insisted on staying at home, in their opinion, he was really a big fool.

  Gu Chen didn't care about these narrow-minded people, he knew that one day he would leave the Gu family, and that day wouldn't be too far away.

  As soon as he returned home, Xiaobai immediately ran out of the house and jumped onto Gu Chen's shoulder, happily asking: "How was it? Did Gu Chen win? Is Gu Chen the first?"

  Gu Chen nodded, and Xiao Bai immediately cheered up: "Hehe... I know, Gu Chen is the most powerful."

  Gu Chen smiled and happily patted Xiaobai's head.

  That night, Gu Chen was cultivating in his room when he suddenly heard a knock at the door. A servant's voice came from outside: "Young Master Gu, Miss Yun Xue of the Yun family has come to see you."

  Gu Chen opened his eyes and said after a while: "Not seen."

  "Who is Yunxue?" Xiaobai stretched his neck and asked.

  "The people from Yun's household, you haven't seen them before." Gu Chen said.

  Xiaobai asked strangely: "She came to see you, why didn't you go see her? Did she make you angry?"

  At this time, a voice came from outside: "Gu Chen... Gu Chen..."

  "Hehe, she's calling you from outside." said Xiaobai with a smile.

  "She's just a 12-year-old girl, what can I be angry with her about? It seems that even my mindset has changed since I was young." Gu Chen smiled to himself in self-mockery.

  Gu Chen glanced outside and got up to leave.

  "Miss Yunxue, the young man is cultivating his skills, you can go back first..." Gu An was persuading Yunxue outside the courtyard.

  Yun Xue reluctantly looked towards the courtyard, and suddenly her eyes lit up. Gu Chen walked out of the courtyard.

  "Look, Gu Chen isn't out yet?" Yunxue asked with a smile.

  Gu Chen walked up and said, "An Shu, you go ahead with your business."

  Gu An glanced at the two of them, nodded and left.

  "Is there something you want from me?" Gu Chen asked after Gu An left.

  Yun Xue looked at Gu Chen, the two were not very familiar with each other, alone together, their expressions were a bit awkward, but the awkward expression couldn't hide the excitement in her eyes.

  "You defeated my brother and Liu Baisheng at the Three Houses of Wu?" After a while, Yunxue finally overcame her awkwardness and asked excitedly, looking at Gu Chen with a rare gaze of admiration.

  Gu Chen nodded and said, "It was just luck."

  Yun Xue asked: "You're so formidable, why didn't you tell me before?"

  "I was like that before, you're not unaware of it, how can I tell you?" Gu Chen retorted.

  Yun Xue was taken aback, recalling her previous impression of Gu Chen, and suddenly felt a pang of guilt. "I... I'm not blaming you," she said hastily. "Let's go to Crystal Lake tomorrow, okay? The lotus flowers there are really beautiful..."

  She didn't know how to explain it and simply changed the subject.

  "After all, she's just a little girl." Gu Chen thought to himself as he looked at Yun Xue.

  "For this past year, apart from eating and sleeping, I have been cultivating at all times. Just now, I was also in the midst of cultivation. If you hadn't left, I wouldn't have come out."

  "What... does it mean? Are we going tomorrow or not?" Yunxue asked in confusion.

  "Tomorrow I will be cultivating, my strength is earned through diligent practice every day, so I can't waste any time." Gu Chen said.

  "What about... the day after tomorrow?" Yunxue asked.

  Gu Chen shook his head and said: "Every day I have to cultivate, if you want to go to Crystal Lake to see the lotus flowers, ask Yun Chao or Gu Song to go!"

  Yun Xue's heart skipped a beat and she said: "I wasn't looking for Gu Song at all, I... from now on, I won't play with him again."

  "Oh? Why?" Gu Chen asked.

  Yun Xue said without hesitation: "I don't want to play with him, his cultivation is too low, and he can't compare with you at all."

  As expected, being young and inexperienced, these words were spoken directly. Gu Chen suddenly understood that in the past, Yun Xue had sought out Gu Song because his cultivation was higher than Gu Chen's, but now Yun Xue was seeking out Gu Chen because Gu Chen's cultivation had surpassed Gu Song's.

  She doesn't like anyone, but worships the strongest one.

  As she said, the man she was looking for must be a dragon among men, with the best qualifications.

  "Then I won't be able to accompany you either, I still have to cultivate tonight, go back home."

  Gu Chen issued an order to expel the guests, and the words that were about to be spoken were suddenly swallowed back into their bellies. They wanted to say something, but didn't know how to say it.

  Suddenly, Yunxue's eyes lit up and she said: "You originally liked to cultivate? After I go back home, I will also cultivate every day. I want to be like you and enter the Pre-Heaven Realm as soon as possible..."

  Having said that, Yunxue walked out of the courtyard and reached the gate, then turned back to say: "You have to wait for me... I will definitely work hard to cultivate."

  Gazing at the background where the clouds and snow were disappearing, Gu Chen silently shook his head.

  A white shadow flashed, a white fox about an inch long came out of Gu Chen's sleeve and transformed into a foot-long creature, sitting on top of Gu Chen's shoulder.

  "She's so beautiful..." Xiaobai sighed.

  Gu Chen burst out laughing and said: "You can also tell when someone is handsome?"

  Xiao Bai smiled and said, "Of course, except for Gu Yan, I haven't seen a girl as beautiful as you. That Wan Ren Qi is far inferior to Gu Yan and Yun Xue."

  "Good looks can't fill your stomach." Gu Chen put down Xiao Bai and said, "Tomorrow, we'll go to Donghuang again."

  The ancient sky has not come out yet, it seems that it will take some more days. The three-family martial arts meeting has already ended, and Gu Chen has nothing to do in Le Shui City. The Liu family and the Yun family have handed over the family business to the Gu family. These problems don't need Gu Chen to worry about, there are elders in the clan who will take care of them.

  There are officials from the imperial court who can vouch for me, so I'm not afraid that the Liu and Yun families won't give.

  Staying in Gu's house is more boring than being in the Eastern Wilderness. Moreover, fighting with demonic beasts in the Eastern Wilderness can speed up one's cultivation faster.

  The next day, Gu Chen bought a lot of spiritual medicine in the southern city and refined many medium-grade yuan ling dan. At this time, Xiao Bai's cultivation had also reached around the fourth or fifth layer of the pre-heavenly realm, just like Gu Chen, they were both taking medium-grade yuan ling dan.

  Then Gu Chen left a letter for his father and took Xiaobai to Donghuang.

  Gu Chen had just left Dongshui City when Liu Huayuan received the news.

  Liu Chuan and Liu Baisheng stood in front of Liu Huayuan, Liu Chuan said: "Gu Chen entered the East Wasteland twice, each time he came back, his cultivation had improved a lot. I think Gu Chen's secret should not be in the Beitaishan mine, but on his body."

  Liu Huayuan nodded and said: "That makes sense, this kid has repeatedly exceeded my expectations, and this time he even defeated Baisheng, hum..."

  Liu Baisheng said: "Dad, his cultivation is absolutely not just the third layer of Xiantian Realm, otherwise he wouldn't be able to block the heavy whip shadows."

  Liu Huayuan tapped his index finger on the table, pondering for a moment before saying: "His innate true energy is indeed only at the third layer of the Innate Realm. In my opinion, he must have cultivated a special technique that can strengthen his physical body..."

  "Tribe leader." Liu Chuan said: "This child is growing too fast, can't keep him in the world, must...". Liu Chuan made a throat-slitting gesture.

  Liu Huayuan pondered slightly and said: "I'm afraid it's already too late now, even Baisheng is no match for him. A cultivator of the Innate Realm at the fifth layer can't even kill him."

  Liu Chuan took a step forward and said: "Tribe leader, I am willing to personally enter the Eastern Wilderness and kill this child."

  Liu Huayuan furrowed his brow and said: "You are my right-hand man, if you leave, who can manage the clan's affairs?"

  Liu Chuan Dao: "Gong Cheng Zhu has already invited that kid to join the Imperial Court, although I don't know why he refused, but it's certain that this kid's future achievements will be absolutely high, and it's very likely that he will become a pre-heavenly realm 9th layer strongman. At that time, no one in the Liu family can stop him, not to mention the three-family martial arts meeting that takes place every twenty years. The Gu family will be able to drive the Liu family out of Le Shui City. Therefore, we absolutely cannot let this kid live on. Now I'm taking action personally, and there's still a chance to kill him. Family matters can be temporarily managed by Bai Sheng."

  Liu Huayuan looked at Liu Baisheng and said, "Son, I will definitely manage the family affairs well."

  Liu Huayuan nodded and said, "Alright, then it's settled."

  After a pause, Liu Huayuan said: "Liu Chuan, if the conditions permit, and it is possible to capture him alive, try to get his cultivation method. I can assure you that the cultivation method he practices is absolutely not from our ancient family."

  "Right, Clan Leader, this time, that kid will never return to Lesui City again."

  "Ah, you should be careful too, this child is not ordinary." Liu Huayuan reminded.

  Taiyuan City, ten thousand families, in a house, three people are sitting. The first person is about fifty years old and has cultivated the pre-heavenly realm to the eighth level. The other two people are both over forty years old and have cultivated the pre-heavenly realm to the sixth level.

  If outsiders were to see this, they would definitely be shocked. This innate realm eighth layer cultivator was actually the second master of the Wan family, Wan Tianfeng. The two innate realm sixth layer cultivators were the Wan family elders, Wan Youqiao and Wan Yougen.

  "Wan Tian Feng said: 'According to the news from Wan Jiu Hai, it can be confirmed that the person who went to the Eastern Wilderness with Ren Jian and Ren Qi three months ago is Gu Chen, a young master of the ancient Gu family in Le Shui City. Gu Chen has been back in the city for a month, but Ren Jian and Ren Qi have not been seen so far. You find that kid and figure out what happened to Ren Jian and Ren Qi.'"

  "Where is he?" asked Wan Youqiao.

  "Today, he has entered the East Wasteland. You two spread out and search, you must find him. If we wait until Big Brother comes out of his closed-door training and finds out that Ren Jian and Ren Qi are missing, he will definitely be furious." Wan Tianfeng said.