[When she was about to leave, Xun'er cried her eyes out once again.]
[Gu Yuan even smiled and comforted her, saying it was fine, she would stop crying after a while.]
[For the first time, you felt that Gu Yuan, as a father, was somewhat strange.]
Strange?
It was more than that.
He was completely unqualified!
The Gu Clan elders were the same!
Xun'er's bloodline grade was second only to his!
Yet they still sent her out on a mission.
Were their brains broken?
[Xun'er sobbed as she told you she would finish the mission as quickly as possible and return. She said that she wanted to marry you after she returns.]
[After Xun'er left, you realized your strength was still far too weak. Otherwise, Gu Yuan and the Gu Clan elders would not have ignored your opinion.]
[Thus, you devoted all your time to cultivation.]
[With no one disturbing you, your cultivation speed advanced by leaps and bounds.]
[Your realm rose again and again.]
[Gu Lie personally taught you combat techniques.]
[You easily mastered the Earth-Tier combat technique, the Emperor Seal Art. With the strength of a five-star Dou King, you were already able to defeat peak Dou Kings!]
[What shocked the entire Gu Clan most was that, with only the cultivation of a Dou King, you successfully mastered all five seals of the Emperor Seal Art!]
The Emperor Seal Art was a high-level Earth-Tier inherited combat technique of the Gu Clan.
It was one of the clan's most profound techniques.
The minimum requirement to cultivate it was the Dou King realm.
Because using this technique consumed an enormous amount of Dou energy.
If one's realm was too low, a single seal could completely drain all the Dou energy in the body.
Therefore, even those who had reached the Dou King level could usually only cultivate the first seal, the Mountain-Opening Seal.
Only after reaching the Dou Emperor realm could one cultivate the Sea-Flipping Seal.
Yet you managed to cultivate all five seals while still a Dou King and could unleash them in one continuous sequence.
Your talent could only be described as heaven-defying!
[Gu Lie was so shocked his jaw nearly dropped. He immediately reported this news to Gu Yuan and the Gu Clan elders!]
[After learning of it, Gu Yuan and the elders smiled so widely their faces resembled blooming chrysanthemums.]
[They all said you would surely become a supreme expert like the clan leader. The future of the Gu Clan belonged to Xun'er, and even more so to you.]
[They eagerly imagined what kind of terrifying talent your children would possess once you and Xun'er married.]
[The younger generation of the Gu Clan regarded you as their role model.]
[Gu Qingyang and the others were practically mad with envy.]
[Among the young women of the Gu Clan, seeing that Gu Xun'er had left, they felt their opportunity had arrived. They began seeking you out frequently, trying to use the chance to deepen their relationship with you.]
[Some used the excuse of asking you to guide their combat techniques. Others asked for advice on cultivation methods.]
[Some even wanted you to look at the undergarments they had just bought.]
[There were even those who resorted to honey traps just to get close to you.]
Ye Hao: 0.0
How desperate were they?
No.
They simply wanted to improve too much.
[Gradually, you discovered their intentions. Exhausted from dealing with them, you began refusing all visitors and cultivated behind closed doors.]
[You found that without interruptions, cultivation became even smoother and your progress accelerated.]
[Often, you only needed a single day to comprehend and execute an Earth-Tier combat technique.]
Perfect!
This was definitely the effect of outrageous good luck!
[Gu Lie was utterly stunned. He swore that in his thousand years of life, he had never seen a monster like you!]
[He repeatedly proposed during meetings with Gu Yuan and the council of elders that you be appointed the Young Clan Leader of the Gu Clan!]
[He also urged the elders to quickly arrange for someone to bring Xun'er back from the Northwestern Continent.]
[As soon as you both came of age, you would be married.]
Finally, someone normal!
She should have been brought back long ago.
[Not long afterward, the Gu Clan held a grand ceremony and officially established you as the Young Clan Leader!]
[Your status was now equal to that of the elders themselves.]
[Seizing this opportunity, you asked Gu Yuan for the best possible secluded cultivation site and began closed-door training.]
[In just one year, you successfully broke through to the Dou Ancestor realm!]
[You became the first person in the Gu Clan's history to cultivate all the way from Dou Qi to this level in the shortest time!]
[You felt that remaining within the Gu Clan was not ideal for your growth and tempering, so you requested permission from Gu Yuan and the council of elders to go out and gain experience.]
[As expected, every elder stood up in opposition upon hearing this!]
[They said you were the Young Clan Leader and bore the responsibility of revitalizing the Gu Clan. You could not leave!]
[They also warned that with your current strength, you would very likely become a target of the Soul Clan if you went outside.]
[They demanded that you be responsible to yourself and to the future of the Gu Clan, and not act so selfishly!]
Ye Hao: …
He no longer knew how to describe his feelings.
These old fossils of the Gu Clan really had the nerve!
They actually demanded that he be responsible for the clan's future?
How could they even say that?
Shouldn't the Gu Clan's current state be blamed on these very elders and on the clan leader Gu Yuan?
Back then, if he had joined forces with the Xiao Clan,
the Soul Clan might already have been destroyed!
[You told them that flowers raised in a greenhouse cannot withstand the wind and frost outside.]
[A towering tree cannot grow from a flowerpot. A thousand-mile horse cannot be trained within a courtyard.]
[Only through real combat could one rapidly improve.]
[The Gu Clan still refused!]
[And so, you could only continue cultivating in seclusion within the clan.]
[One year later!]
[During a bloodline test, you were found to possess a Divine-Grade bloodline!]
[This did not mean your bloodline could only reach Divine Grade, but rather that the Gu Clan's existing methods could only measure up to that level!]
[This Divine-Grade bloodline of yours was the best bloodline grade ever recorded in the history of the Gu Clan!]
"So that means if I lie low for another ten or twenty years, reaching Dou Saint is guaranteed. I might even reach Gu Yuan's level!"
As for Dou God, that was naturally impossible.
Because…
the only remaining Source in the entire Dou Qi world had been sealed by the Ancient Emperor Tuoshe within his stone statue. (TL/N: He's referring to the Origin Qi.)
Unless one could obtain the Purifying Lotus Demonic Flame and the Ancient Emperor Jade.
[And so, you remained in the Gu Clan for another year.]
[You successfully broke through to the Dou Venerable realm, becoming the youngest and fastest Dou Venerable in the history of the Gu Clan!]
[You felt your strength was now sufficient to travel the Dou Qi Continent for experience.]
[Taking advantage of a time when the elders were holding a council meeting, you left the Gu Clan.]
[You planned to go to the Northwestern Continent to see Xun'er, and then take her along to train together.]
Ye Hao: "Is this supposed to be some kind of legendary hero-and-beauty adventure?"
During the simulation, there was no further news of the Hun Clan.
But based on his understanding of them, they were definitely plotting something sinister!
[You disguised yourself and changed your appearance.]
[You asked around to find where a spatial wormhole could transport you to the Northwestern Continent.]
[You entered the spatial wormhole and arrived at Tianya City in the North western Continent.]
[Walking alone onto the bustling streets, you felt refreshed and at ease.]
[At that moment, chaos suddenly erupted on the street.]
[You turned to look and saw a valiant young girl riding a red horse, charging from the far end of the street and knocking over countless pedestrians.]
[Not only did she show no intention of stopping, she kept whipping the horse with the lash in her hand.]
[She shouted loudly: The Young Lady has arrived, everyone step aside!]
Ye Hao: "?"
What is this supposed to be?
Are you Sun Shangxiang or something?! (TL/N: Also called as Lady Sun/Sun Ren from Romance of the Three Kingdoms Chinese novel. She's someone who is extremely fierce and bold. not only she acts in an arrogant and unbridled manner, but also allowed her bodyguards and personal staff to behave lawlessly.)
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