In the Ancient Realm, at the central Mountain Summit, Gu Yuan stood with his hands behind his back, listening intently to the person before him, afraid of missing any detail.
Before long, Gu Shu reported everything he had seen to Gu Yuan, recounting it precisely, without even hiding some reasonable guesses based on his own understanding.
After he finished speaking, he carefully considered his thoughts and mentioned them:
"Clan Head, based on what that person has shown, he is likely a top Alchemist. Even if he isn't, he has a way to obtain Golden Cores."
He paused slightly, then looked at Gu Yuan's expression before cautiously adding:
"Look, shouldn't we send someone to make contact with Senior Zhao Li? If we can ask him to refine pills for us, then I fear Brother Gu Lie might also be able to break through the Eight-Star barrier and advance to Nine Star?"
He didn't finish his sentence. With the Gu Clan's scale, they could gather more than just one set of Medicinal Ingredients for a Golden Core. Perhaps, by then, he could also obtain a pill and advance further!
But some things couldn't be said openly. He only needed to mention Gu Lie and stop there.
He knew that Gu Yuan had always been smart and would naturally understand his meaning.
Upon hearing this, Gu Yuan glanced at Gu Shu, then nodded and said:
"There's no rush for this. Going now might make him misunderstand. After some Time, I will go personally."
He wasn't stupid or blind. The longing and eagerness in Gu Shu's eyes couldn't be hidden at all, or rather, he had no intention of hiding his thoughts.
But Gu Yuan didn't say anything either. After all, what Gu Shu said was perfectly fine. As long as there was a Ninth Grade Golden Pill, Gu Lie would definitely advance to Nine Star, and furthermore, he would be even stronger than at the initial stage of Nine Star.
If Zhao Li could truly Refine Ninth Grade Golden Pills, then his value to ancient families with long Legacies like theirs was immense, even more important than Zhao Li's own strength.
Others might have Ninth Grade Golden Pills but might not be able to use them, but they were different. Not to mention the Gu Clan's Black Annihilation King Gu Lie and the Three Immortals of the Gu Clan, just looking at families like the Stone Clan and Lei Clan, they also had several Old Guys who had been stuck in the Late Stage Dou Sheng for hundreds of years. If they had a Golden Core, it would be enough to break through their current Realm, change many things, and even reorganize the power structure!
However, Zhao Li was, after all, an existence on the same level as himself. After Gu Yuan decided to make contact with Zhao Li, he asked about the other matter Gu Shu had mentioned:
"Do you know who the person who broke through was? What is their current strength? What Realm can they reach after breaking through?"
Gu Shu heard this string of questions and for a moment didn't know how to answer. One reason was that his attention was drawn by the Phenomenon at Zhao Li's location, and another reason was that he didn't dare to approach. Ye Yunsheng also had Zhao Li as a Protector, so he hadn't detected anything.
Upon seeing Gu Shu's expression, Gu Yuan already knew the answer. He waved his hand, signaling him to retreat:
"I understand. You may leave for now. Oh, and about today's matter, don't speak of it yet."
After all, Zhao Li was a strong person. Even if he could truly Refine Ninth Grade Golden Pills, the Gu Clan might not necessarily be able to invite him.
Gu Shu felt a bit awkward but didn't dare to make things up. Hearing Gu Yuan's words, he responded and left the area.
On the Mountain Summit, only Gu Yuan remained. The biting Wind blew, making his robes rustle. He turned his head to look at the Sea of Clouds, sighed deeply, and then his figure slowly faded, disappearing from the Mountain Summit.
Although Gu Shu hadn't said anything, that kind of scene alone could definitely not have been caused by an existence below Seven-Star Dou Sheng, and that was only the lowest possibility.
Moreover, that was before the breakthrough. If it was truly a Golden Core, even a Dou Sheng in the early stage of Seven-Star would at least reach the mid-stage of Eight-Star after breaking through. If that person was originally not just Seven-Star...
Gu Yuan was never a fool; after all, a fool couldn't cultivate to his Realm. Just by listening to Gu Shu recount what he had seen, he knew that perhaps they had always underestimated the importance of Great Li to Zhao Li. It was by no means a product of a temporary whim to win a beauty's smile.
And that Imperial Lord of Great Li, who was merely a backdrop in many rumors on the Continent, was likely not a simple character either.
He needed to make some preparations to build good relations with Great Li!
On the other side, Zhao Li didn't know that this matter had already reached Gu Yuan, and that it had even made Gu Yuan quite unsettled, to the point of preparing to personally pay a visit. He was just staring intently at the Void above Ye Yunsheng's head, where a surge of Heavenly Might was gathering.
At this moment, the surrounding energy was almost completely swept away, and Ye Yunsheng's breakthrough was nearing its end. But not long ago, something went wrong somewhere, causing the Origin there to riot, as if provoked and unable to tolerate it, brewing a great killing move, preparing to strike hard at the person who was utilizing them.
Looking at the rolling Thunder before him, a scene similar to the Lightning Tribulation required for refining high-grade pills in the past, Zhao Li's expression was solemn, and he mused in his heart:
"I've never heard of breaking through to Nine Star Dou Sheng requiring a tribulation. What's going on?"
The scene before him was like the descriptions of cultivators undergoing tribulation to attain immortality in mythical legends, a scene of practicing the great Dao of self-cultivation, which made Zhao Li not act immediately. If there was truly something he had overlooked that would ruin Ye Yunsheng's Cultivation, that would be bad.
Just then, Ye Yunsheng's beautiful eyes opened, looking at the Thunder Cloud above her head, her fighting spirit burning. In the depths of her being, she had already understood the meaning of the Thunder above.
This was a tribulation, but not everyone could trigger this kind of calamity. This was a calamity brought about by her physical Cultivation being only a hair's breadth away from perfection. If she passed this test, then even with just her physical body, she could be eternally indestructible. If she failed, at best, she would never have the possibility of perfection again; at worst, her body and Dao would perish.
She saw the worry in Zhao Li's eyes and gave him a reassuring look. Seeing her expression, Zhao Li didn't need her to say anything more and silently retreated a little distance.
The novels he had read all said that during a tribulation, bystanders would only increase the difficulty for the person undergoing the tribulation. Although he didn't know if it was true, he didn't dare to gamble. If it was true and he caused Ye Yunsheng's efforts to fail, then he would truly have nowhere to cry.
He retreated, but not completely. He maintained a极限 distance. From here, if there was even a slight abnormality, he could instantly cross the Void and take Ye Yunsheng away. Even if he was facing the Origin of Heaven and Earth, the result would be no different.
With confidence in his heart, Zhao Li no longer thought too much and carefully observed this very special tribulation compared to the past.
He saw the rolling Thunder. They were somewhat different from the ordinary Thunder he had seen. Beneath the aura of destruction, they also contained a peculiar power. Zhao Li had never seen it and didn't know what it was, but he had a sudden realization that it was called Creation!
And when his gaze followed the Thunder down and he saw Ye Yunsheng, his eyes nearly popped out, and he blurted out a vulgarity:
"Holy shit! Is that... the Dou Di Body?!"
He couldn't help but be shocked. It was simply that Ye Yunsheng's appearance at this moment was like the Dou Di Body he knew of.
At this time, Ye Yunsheng was enveloped by a figure that was between real and illusory. Zhao Li recognized at a glance that she was a larger version of Ye Yunsheng.
Her entire body emitted an extreme Profound Yin energy, but this Yin energy didn't have the eerie feeling of the Soul Clan. Instead, it exuded an aura of grandeur!
It seemed that she was the master of all Profound Yin.
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