Concubines Lead to Strength: The Path to Immortality Begins with Taking a Spouse

Chapter 170: Chapter 149 Ancestor Shocked, The Origin of Central State, Realm Before Human Immortal!_2

“Perhaps… Once Young Master makes his way to Central State and becomes the Saint Heir of a certain Holy Land, there will be even more followers,” the Old Blind Man timely added.

Reminded by his words, the Gu Family Ancestor started to reassess the youth before him with renewed seriousness.

Spiritual Energy attached his gaze, and at first glance, he couldn’t help but draw in a cold breath.

How could this youngster’s aptitude have improved so drastically? It was as if heaven and earth had turned upside down!

In his eyes, a Ninth Grade Sage, there were no secrets to be seen.

His muscles and bones within were translucent as jade, and the twelve-grade Golden Lotus in his Qi Sea was distinctly different from before, emitting a golden Tao Rhythm, with a tiny golden figure seated inside.

As for the Tao Bell in the Divine Sense Space, and that most untraceable system, Gu Haitang would not be able to discover it.

But even so, the spectacle was enough to astonish and daze him.

Root Bone, at birth, is mostly fixed, although it can still be enhanced with Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures and various Elixirs, but the improvement should ultimately be limited.

But this youngster?

His Root Bone surged to the extent of an Acquired Dao Body, and now it has reached a level even he couldn’t comprehend!

“What’s going on here?” Gu Haitang couldn’t help but ask, surprised.

“I just took some Elixirs…” Gu Changge kept to the same story, even silently chanting in his heart to exchange for two First-grade Root Bone Pills.

[Exchanged two First-grade Root Bone Pills (+1), distributed to System Space.]

[Total Attribute Points Spent: 40]

[Host remaining Attribute Points: 10460]

Spending forty Attribute Points was nothing but a mere sprinkle of water for him, who now held more than ten thousand Attribute Points.

In front of the Ancestor, he didn’t dare to take them out directly from the System Space, but used Spiritual Power to activate the Space Ring, transferring the Root Bone Pills to the ring and then taking them out.

“The Ancestor has taken them before.”

“Elder Xue can also give them a try.”

Saying so, he split the two Elixirs between the two of them.

The Old Blind Man was first-time receiving this Root Bone Pill and inspected it carefully with Divine Sense.

He even brought his murky eyes close to get a better look, although it was uncertain if he could see it.

“It seems to be a Spirit-grade Elixir, yet entirely different.”

“Strange, strange indeed…” the Old Blind Man murmured, and without any courtesy, he swallowed the Elixir directly.

As soon as the Elixir dissolved upon entering his mouth, he quickly refined its power.

Feeling the situation of his Root Bone within his body, he frowned slightly, “The Root Bone is indeed enhanced, but only slightly so. Forget about the Soul-Shaping Pill; even the first time taking a Dark Grade Root Bone enhancing Elixir, the effect would be ten times stronger than this!”

Gu Haitang held the Elixir, looking at it again and again.

He had already taken one before.

Holding it in his hand once again, he still couldn’t see any issue, just as the Old Blind Man had said, it seemed like a Spirit-grade Elixir but entirely different.

He swallowed the Elixir without hesitation.

Of course, the result was the same as the Old Blind Man’s.

“Strange…”

“By taking this Elixir, you can enhance your Root Bone?”

Gu Haitang asked in puzzlement, frowning.

“Actually, it’s not entirely because of that…”

“It might have something to do with Changge’s unique body constitution.”

Gu Changge casually deflected.

“Are you talking about the Innate Furnace Tripod Saint Body?”

“Is it real, or did you just make that up to fool Gu Zhan?”

The Ancestor was slightly stunned, speaking with some surprise.

As soon as Gu Changge returned to the Gu Family, he had attracted his attention, and the conversation held in the Council Hall was naturally known to him.

But that so-called Innate Furnace Tripod Saint Body he mentioned, he had never heard of, not even in Central State.

He had thought it was just a random excuse, but now…

Not necessarily!

Especially with the youth’s serious demeanor, and he could also sense that the youngster wasn’t showing any signs of lying.

After all, in Gu Changge’s mind, the Elixir would have the best effect only if taken by his wife, and going by that logic, didn’t that make him a true Furnace Vessel Holy Body? Without becoming his Daoist Couple, how could one enjoy the effects of the Elixir?

So it wasn’t entirely a lie.

“Where did you get this Elixir from, Young Master?” Elder Xue suddenly asked, puzzled.

If it weren’t bestowed by the Gu Family Ancestor, where else could it have come from?

Hearing this, the Gu Family Ancestor also looked towards him, equally curious about the answer.

“It’s not easy for Changge to explain,” Gu Changge said helplessly as he bowed.

“Enough,” Gu Haitang said.

“Since that’s the case, there’s no need to say more.”

“Anyway, it’s not a bad thing.”

Upon hearing this, Gu Haitang immediately waved his hand to indicate he would not pry further.

His family’s younger generation had their own fortuitous opportunities, there was no need to inquire too much.

“However, you young lad indeed have profound luck.”

“Having visited Duanbei City just once, you even brought back a member of the Dragon Clan.”

“Tsk tsk… In my time in Central State I was fortunate to see powerful members of the Dragon Clan, but in the Northern Domain, I never heard of their presence in my whole life.”

“And yet, you go there once, not only did you find one, but you also brought one back.”

As he spoke, Gu Haitang cast a thoughtful glance at the Old Blind Man.

Remembering his words about having great luck, Gu Haitang was now somewhat believing.

The various incidents that happened to this lad, they were difficult to explain with common sense, only the vagueness of luck and fate seemed reasonable.

“What are your plans next?”

“When do you plan to head to Central State?”

Gu Haitang shifted the topic, to avoid the young man worrying that he would covet his Elixir.

“The later the better…”

“To be honest, Changge prefers to have a stable breakthrough in the Gu Family.”

“I have no desire to vie for anything in Central State.”

Gu Changge spoke truthfully.

If possible, he even wanted to stay in the Northern Domain forever!

“Haha…”

“That idea is not a problem.”

“However, the Northern Domain indeed restricts your potential.”

“Do you know why a Ninth Grade needs to go to Central State to seek further opportunities but can’t in the Four Domains?”

Gu Haitang, chuckling as he stroked his beard, thought there was nothing wrong or right about having such a notion. People are different; if he didn’t want to compete and just wanted to break through peacefully, that was fine.

But the real issue was Central State was many cultivators’ ultimate destination.

“Because Central State has several times more Spiritual Energy than the Four Domains?”

“Can you break through faster in Central State?”

“Are there more Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, and all sorts of opportunities?”

Gu Changge pondered for a moment and voiced his speculation.

“All these are only a very small part of the reasons.”

“The real reason is not so.”

Gu Haitang shook his head.

Even the Old Blind Man at this moment was silent, quietly waiting for his next words.

For him, now at the Ninth Grade Annihilation Realm, listening to more teachings from a True Sage above Ninth Grade was extremely precious experience.

“Cultivators spend their lives refining nature’s spiritual energy, and upon their demise, they nourish the world with their remains.”

“It’s a perfect cycle.”

“But, unfortunately, upon reaching their peak, cultivators can become Proving Immortals and ascend.”

“This causes the world’s spiritual energy to thin gradually.”

“To the point that no one can break through to attain the realm capable of proving the Dao!”

“Thousands, or possibly tens of thousands, of years ago, great divine skill wielders had no choice but to join forces and establish great arrays, even guide the flow of Spirit Veins, all at an immeasurable cost, relying on the Four Domains to sustain Central State!”

“As a result, Central State has spiritual energy several times or even some Blessed Land Cave Heavens more than ten times that of the Four Domains. Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures and all kinds of opportunities are naturally far more abundant in Central State.”

“But the most important thing is…”

“Even the Power of Laws is gathered in Central State. When one reaches the Ninth Grade Annihilation Realm, needing to comprehend the Heaven and Earth Laws, invoking the power of external stars to temper the body, it’s simply impossible to achieve in the Four Domains!”

“Therefore, only in Central State can one advance further!”

Gu Haitang walked slowly to a pavilion in the mountains and sat down, leisurely brewing tea as he explained the origin of Central State to Gu Changge.

“Invoking the power of external stars to temper the body?”

Gu Changge asked, somewhat startled.

“Yes.”

“Above Ninth Grade, there are three realms.”

“The Sage Realm, True Monarch Realm, and the Land Immortal.”

“Ninth Grade is already the limit one can reach with nature’s spiritual energy.”

“To ascend further, you must rely on the power of the stars, the energy of the sun and moon.”

“If you attain Perfection, you can prove yourself as a Human Immortal and leave this world.”

Gu Haitang nodded slightly, speaking of proving as an Immortal and leaving the world, his gaze inevitably held some longing, but he also knew that he no longer had the chance to advance further.