Chapter 51 46 Good Brother
Wangdu Peak, inside Taihe Hall.
Gu Tiangang sat in the principal seat, holding a horsetail whisk in one hand, the tassel resting on the crook of his other arm, with ten porcelain bottles placed on a small side table.
With his gray-white hair arranged neatly into a bun, his thick eyebrows slightly raised, and eyes barely open, he spoke with an air of transcendence:
"Old coots, I have just returned to the sect. Tell me, what changes have occurred in the sect these past few years?"
"Lao Sun, you go."
Lao Sun, Sun Daofu, sat beside him, glancing at the Qi Nourishing Pills on the table and said with a wry smile: "Senior Brother, the sect has changed a lot, where should I start?"
He is also the leader of the Alchemy Dao of the Grand Void Sect, Medicine Peak's Sect Leader, a Great Cultivator of the Third Grade Heavenly Union Realm.
Yet, he was just scolded by Gu Tiangang like a grandson.
And many disciples witnessed it, ruining his reputation completely.
Hmm, I'll have Feng Ming gather some information when I get back.
Whoever dares spread gossip about him, will never get another elixir from Medicine Peak again!
The dark-faced, short-haired elder nearby saw his expression and his robust muscles trembled slightly.
He has recalled all the hardships of his life, yet he couldn't suppress his laughter.
He knew that once Gu Tiangang the old coot returned to the sect, someone was going to be unlucky.
As to who, he wouldn't say hahaha.
"Cut to the chase," Gu Tiangang gave him a sidelong glance, "Do I really need to teach you that?"
Sun Daofu sighed inwardly, knowing this old coot came back only to stir trouble, and reluctantly began: "Then let's start from after you left for Kyoto Prefecture."
"Since you went to Kyoto Prefecture, the sect became much more peaceful and tranquil, and we also…"
"Stop, skip that part!"
Gu Tiangang's eyelid twitched, and the hand holding the whisk began to itch.
Such a coot, it seems the kick he gave earlier was too light!
After a beat, Sun Daofu straightened his expression and continued, "Then let's talk about what happened two years ago."
"After returning from Taizhou Mountain Battlefield, the Sect Master began his seclusion for cultivation and has yet to emerge."
"Not long after, a direct descendant from Valley of the Horizon visited, who reached the Third Grade Realm at just twenty-five."
"He defeated many, including Lao Pang, he…"
"Sun Daofu!"
The short-haired, dark-faced elder, Sect Leader of the Physical Training, Pang Kuan's smile also vanished as he hurriedly interjected: "Skip that part!"
"Why skip? This glorious moment of yours, I must hear it." However, Gu Tiangang signaled him to continue.
Sun Daofu gave the burly man a sidelong glance, secretly snorted, letting this old coot watch him be the butt of the joke.
Immediately, he became eloquent:
"That battle was earth-shattering, with stones breaking the sky. Brother Pang's punches could stabilize mountains and seas…"
Seeing him phrase it this way, Pang Kuan's expression eased a bit.
Trust Lao Sun to know how to put a dish into words.
But then—Sun Daofu sharply changed tone:
"Unfortunately, Lao Pang only lasted less than thirty minutes, before he was slashed with a sword that sent him flying ten miles away."
At this, the old Dao burst into laughter.
Chuckling, he watched as Pang Kuan, infuriated, began to beat Sun Daofu.
After a while, Sun Daofu straightened his Daoist robe and continued: "In the end, it was younger brother Li who took action and finally dealt with the inheritor from Valley of the Horizon."
"Also, there was Sister Fang…"
Gu Tiangang's smile paused a moment, and he waved his hand: "Don't mention her."
"How could I not? You don't want to hear it, but I insist on speaking."
"Sister Fang still holds true feelings for you, and regarding that matter, she doesn't blame you, she still…"
"I am meeting some noble youth, I will go greet them."
Before Sun Daofu could finish his sentence, Gu Tiangang immediately stood up, blinked, and vanished from Taihe Hall.
Before leaving, he did not forget to take the elixir bottles from the table.
After a long while.
Sun Daofu and Pang Kuan exchanged a glance, both seeing the helplessness in each other's eyes.
"Senior Brother Gu and Sister Fang's matter needs to be planned out in the long run."
"Yes, it's clear that the two of them just have some misunderstandings, yet one insists on going far to Kyoto Prefecture, and the other confines themselves away with only light meals and tea."
"Now that Senior Brother Gu is back, it's actually a good opportunity."
Pang Kuan shook his head, "Let's discuss this later, the urgent matter now is recruiting disciples."
Sun Daofu asked skeptically, "I heard that Wuliang Mountain recruited several promising youths this year, and one of them was even taken as a personal disciple by Yan Hai?"
"I've heard about it too, the reappearance of an Absolute Blade Inheritor is not a good thing."
"Who cares about that, the first ones to suffer aren't us of The Path of the Grand Void, let Wuliang Mountain worry about it."
...
The carriage traveled until reaching the foot of Mount Wangdu, where Chen Yi and others finally got off and looked around.
At this moment, many children had already gathered at the foot of the mountain, most of them under ten years old.
It was not difficult to tell from their varied clothing that they came from various places across the Wei Dynasty.
Many also had obvious features that were different from ordinary people.
For instance, that Southern Barbarians person whose appearance and physique resembled that of Gongye Shou; muscular and nearly two meters tall.
It was hard for anyone to believe that such a "sturdy man" could actually be a child under ten years old.
Despite his simple and honest smile, many other children turned pale at the sight of him, showing a frightened expression.
After looking around, Chen Yi asked, "Mr. Ning, are we waiting for everyone to gather?"
Ning Xue nodded and briefly explained some rules of the Grand Void Sect.
Firstly, there's the Mountain Protection Array, one must have the specific token; rashly entering could trap one within the Array.
And for new disciples wishing to join The Path of the Grand Void, they must first receive a temporary token to enter.
Secondly, a maximum of one hundred temporary tokens are issued per day, on a first-come, first-served basis.
Lastly, the Grand Void Sect will only select the top hundred disciples from the assessments to be admitted into various peaks based on their qualifications.
"Look at those people ahead, they are the ones who arrived late the day before."
Saying so, Ning Xue looked at the sky and continued, "It seems that it's almost time."
Not long after, two young disciples wearing Grand Void Daoist robes, with upright figures, descended from the mountain.
Before the surrounding children could get excited, they saw Ning Xue in the crowd and came over to pay their respects.
Ning Xue waved her hand, "Just follow the rules."
She did not wish for Chen Yi and the others to receive special treatment, especially such negligible privileges.
"Yes, Senior Sister."
The two male disciples immediately started distributing the temporary tokens following the order, and soon it was Chen Yi and his group's turn.
"Is this the token?" Wang Yongnian fiddled with it back and forth, saying, "Feels like it's a pass token for the Imperial Palace."
"Silly, it's obviously the same."
Du Yan pointed at a pattern on the token, "Look here, it's very similar to the 'gate' of the Concealing Array that Mr. Ning taught."
"Is it the same?"
The young Princely Heir Du Yanqing widened his eyes and took out the Imperial City Pass Token he carried for comparison.
Looking perplexed at Du Yan, he persisted, "Really the same?"
"You're also silly!" Du Yan snorted.
"Mr. Ning?" Wei Letian also could not see the similarities and couldn't help but look at Ning Xue.
"The Commandery Princess is right; the Imperial City Array does indeed resemble our Grand Void Sect's Mountain Protection Array."
Before Du Yan could show a smug expression, Ning Xue continued, "But there are also differences, those are not visible to the naked eye."
Saying this, she knew in her heart that Du Yan might have an exceptional talent in the Dao of Arrays.
She could later recommend her to a few masters of the Array Vein.
Meanwhile, Chen Yi and Lin Xueru also looked bewildered, taking it as if they were talking about something esoteric.
Like Du Yanqing and the others, they also could not discern any similarity beneath the different characters of the two tokens.
Just then, a slightly surprised shout came from behind.
"Good person brother, good person brother..."
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