Chapter 525 - 524: Being Pursued!
Gu Yuan is a person with a bit of sentimentality. Upon learning that his Uncle Zhang had suffered greatly in the past, he naturally felt some anger and agitation.
It’s true that the perpetrator was Elder Chaotic Heaven, but Gu Yuan was wise enough not to seek trouble with him, as he was currently no match for Elder Chaotic Heaven.
However, aside from Elder Chaotic Heaven, Gu Yuan was very curious about how this Copper Bottle ended up in Yan Chunyang’s hands.
Seeing the Copper Bottle in Gu Yuan’s hand, Yan Chunyang nodded slightly and did not hide anything, directly saying, "This item was a trophy I obtained after slaying a Golden Core Cultivator."
"And that cultivator was a disciple from Little Iron Cloud Island."
He vaguely suspected that Gu Yuan’s inquiry about the Copper Bottle’s origin must have an important reason, but it had nothing to do with him, and Yan Chunyang had no interest in it.
Thus, whatever Gu Yuan asked, he answered without intending to hide anything.
"Little Iron Cloud Island?"
Gu Yuan was somewhat puzzled as he had never heard of this place.
Seeing Gu Yuan’s confusion, Yan Chunyang explained, "Little Iron Cloud Island is considered the territory of Elder Chaotic Heaven, but Elder Chaotic Heaven resides on Great Iron Cloud Island, and the distance between these two islands is over 200,000 miles."
"And Little Iron Cloud Island is actually the territory of his most beloved disciple, Xiu Daozhen."
"The person I killed should be a disciple of Xiu Daozhen. As for this Copper Bottle, it should actually belong to Xiu Daozhen."
Gu Yuan narrowed his eyes, "Xiu Daozhen..."
He hadn’t heard of this name before, but now he found himself interested in this person.
Gu Yuan said, "Trouble Brother Yan to tell me about this person’s news."
Yan Chunyang had a calm expression and divulged all the information about Xiu Daozhen without any concealment.
Xiu Daozhen had some grudges and conflicts with their Heaven-Sundering Sword Sect, so Yan Chunyang was quite knowledgeable about him and naturally shared everything with Gu Yuan.
Upon clarifying the information about Xiu Daozhen and his territory, Iron Cloud Island, Gu Yuan nodded in understanding.
It turned out... Xiu Daozhen was Elder Chaotic Heaven’s most valued disciple, and his cultivation was quite impressive, not much inferior to Yan Chunyang, ranking ninth on the Dragon List.
He was said to have cultivated a prototype of some Great Divine Techniques, the specifics of which Yan Chunyang didn’t know, only that it was a long-lost Great Divine Techniques.
Overall, Xiu Daozhen could not be underestimated, at least far stronger than Ku Quan Hermit whom Gu Yuan had previously slain.
Gu Yuan considered that if he faced the opponent now, he would likely not be Xiu Daozhen’s match.
Because anyone on the Dragon List was absolutely remarkable, each one was a renowned powerhouse, and not only that, their potential was extremely high; each of them potentially had the makings of a Primordial Spirit, which were barely different.
Such figures were not easy to deal with.
Fortunately, some matters in the world often don’t necessarily require direct confrontation to resolve; often they can also be solved with wit.
After all... now the opponent is in the open, while Gu Yuan is in the dark.
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After saying farewell to Yan Chunyang, Gu Yuan left the cultivation dwelling and headed straight for Luofu Immortal City’s gate.
Although Gu Yuan was entering and exiting under the guise of Chu He, he was also deliberately low-key and did not overly flaunt.
Even so, after Gu Yuan arrived on the street, he could feel several obscure glances occasionally focusing on him.
Recalling what Xu Haoran had specifically come to tell him before, Gu Yuan did not stop his steps, only curled his lips into an inexplicable smile.
After that, Gu Yuan left Luofu Immortal City.
After leaving the city, Gu Yuan rose up with Water Escape Light and headed far away.
Soon after Gu Yuan left Luofu Immortal City, two Escape Lights also hurriedly left the city, closely following in the direction Gu Yuan had departed.
Gu Yuan didn’t fly for long before stopping, as at this moment, two Escape Lights had caught up from behind and their speed was far superior to those of the same rank.
Even though they couldn’t compare to Gu Yuan’s former Eternal Spirit Escape, they were by no means much inferior.
Of course, now Gu Yuan had upgraded, and the Eternal Spirit Escape had transformed into Eternal Divine Escape, naturally far beyond the comparison of the same rank Golden Core Cultivators.
Moreover, Gu Yuan also noticed that although the newcomers had remarkable cultivation, their Escape Technique was mainly fast not due to themselves but because of the Spirit Talisman affixed to their bodies.
The Spirit Talisman’s material wasn’t particularly special, but the patterns inscribed on it were complex and mysterious, flickering with profound Spiritual Light, enveloping the two and causing their speed to multiply several times.
Seeing Gu Yuan stop, these two also gradually halted their Escape Light and stopped in front of Gu Yuan.
One was old, the other young; the old man was white-haired, heavily wrinkled, emaciated, and hunched, seemingly about to die and half-buried.
However, Gu Yuan could sense that despite the old man appearing on the verge of death, within his depths lay a vast vitality.
This vitality was vigorous and fiery, brewing, dormant, gestating, and accumulating within, seemingly a Technique of some Top-Grade Divine Techniques.
Making the old man outwardly weak but inwardly strong, upon erupting, he would absolutely display formidable power of Divine Techniques!
As for the other person, he appeared not much older, donned in luxurious attire, with a handsome appearance, sharp brows, and starry eyes, only slightly protruding cheekbones, accompanied by a naturally aloof coldness in his eyes, which added to his aura of Evil Qi.
This young man seemed young, yet in Gu Yuan’s discerning eyes, he was actually an old figure, even older than the old man, with slightly stronger cultivation.
It’s worth noting that although the two appeared as a pair of old and young, if the old man reverted to his youthful appearance, his looks would be nearly identical to the young man’s.
"Do the two fellow daoists have business with me?"
Gu Yuan stood with his hands behind his back, looking at the two in front of him with a calm expression, neither showing any displeasure nor anger at being tracked, but exuding a sense of composed serenity.
"Chu He, do you know who we are?!"
The old man’s eyes were cold and numb, but his words left Gu Yuan somewhat speechless.
Gu Yuan spread out his hands and helplessly said, "Of course I know who you two are, but why ask me when it’s clearly you two who sought me out?"
"Could it be that it’s for Gu Xuanfeng?"
"But the issue is, Gu Xuanfeng’s death was also on the Life and Death Platform, fighting me in Magical Battle, and died; can this matter still be linked to me, and you two are here for revenge?"
"I am Ji Kang, and this is my junior brother Ji Geng."
The younger one spoke up, his voice clear and bright with a hint of coldness.
He fixed his gaze on Gu Yuan and said, "Fellow Daoist Chu, you are mistaken. My brother and I are not here for Gu Xuanfeng."
"Though he died by your hand, it was on the Life and Death Platform in a Magical Battle, dying deservedly so, and can only be blamed for being inept. Thus, we two are not here for revenge for him."
