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

Chapter 88: Chapter 88 Departure, Am I Such a Despicable Person? (Seeking First Subscription!)

“Why that look as if you’ve seen a ghost?”

Gu Changge felt the gaze, turned around, and met eyes with the onlooker.

“…”

“If you really wanted to see a ghost, it wouldn’t be hard.”

“On the contrary, someone like you… unheard of.”

“What have you been doing these seven days?”

“How did you just break through to the late stage of the Qi Sea Realm!?”

Wang Yue twitched the corner of his mouth, his heart devoid of any pleasure in showing off. In front of this monster who had broken through two minor realms in seven days, what was there to boast about? For him, it seemed to be just a routine.

“What else could it be but the result of my diligent cultivation?”

“Don’t ask why others break through so quickly, ask yourself if you’ve really worked hard!”

Gu Changge stated righteously,

leaving them stunned.

Hadn’t I worked hard?

How could I not have… Born into the Imperial Family, how could I afford not to?

However, she didn’t dwell on it too much, as she had a rough guess of the reason.

Presumably, the Gu Family Ancestor didn’t just give him a Ten-thousand-year-old Zhu Fruit but also other Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures or Elixirs more suitable for refining in the Qi Sea Realm, which allowed him to break through two realms in a short time.

“Today, I plan to set off for Duanbei City.”

“Do you want to come with me, or stay with the Gu Family?”

Since Wang Yue had already left seclusion, he didn’t plan to delay any further. Qingqing was too naive, and he didn’t want her to suffer again.

“Of course, wherever Husband goes, I will follow,” Wang Yue didn’t hesitate in the slightest and deliberately spoke in a coy tone.

“Get ready for what you need, I’m going to find my third uncle.”

However, this time Gu Changge didn’t play along, he just opened the courtyard door and left.

“Really!”

“So anxious to go find her?”

“What exactly am I lacking compared to her?”

Wang Yue pouted in grievance, hands on hips, stamping her foot in frustration.

He was so eager to go to Duanbei City, obviously not for the experience—it had to be for Liu Qingqing!

It’s a good thing the news was delayed, or else that Ten-thousand-year-old Zhu Fruit might not have been given to her…

“Hmph… Now I am at the Perfection of the Reach Profound Realm.”

Suddenly, she was looking forward to it again, thinking that once in Duanbei City, she would really have to show off to Liu Qingqing.

It wasn’t about showing off her breakthrough, but rather boasting about the Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures like the Ten-thousand-year-old Zhu Fruit that Reach Profound Realm cultivators sought but couldn’t obtain!

She couldn’t show off to that guy who broke through as easily as eating and drinking, but to Liu Qingqing, she could certainly have a moment of pride!

…

Before long, Gu Changge and his party of three left the Gu Family.

Because he was anxious about his wife in Duanbei City, he didn’t have the time to wait for the family to arrange a grand palace for his journey.

He went to the Spirit Ring to choose three Spirit Steeds.

Originally, as a Sixth Grade Refining Void Realm Great Cultivator, Gu Sanfeng was certainly capable of taking two people to Duanbei City.

However, the journey was long and Gu Sanfeng was too lazy to fly all the way himself.

“Young Master, there aren’t many third-grade Spirit Steeds available to take out, there are only two left now.”

“If the Young Master finds it inconvenient, we can prepare a palanquin for you, which could also make the journey more comfortable when pulled by the Spirit Steeds.”

The Steward of the Spirit Ring bowed to Gu Sanfeng, then paid his respects to Gu Changge, bending even lower.

In the Gu Family, the Young Master’s status was higher than that of a Deacon and even held more authority than an Elder.

“No need for a palanquin,” Gu Changge refused on the spot, waving his hand. Such opulence was impractical; he wanted to hurry to Duanbei City, and traveling by palanquin would surely slow them down.

“Besides, two are enough.”

“Third Uncle is already a Great Cultivator in the Void Refining Realm, he doesn’t need a Spirit Steed.”

Gu Changge didn’t give it much thought and simply waved his hand dismissively.

There were certainly more than two third-grade Spirit Steeds in the Gu Family, but he was headed to Duanbei City and didn’t know when he’d return.

Moreover, since this trip was for the sake of experience, there was no way he would set up a luxurious palace like when Wang Yue had come from the Imperial City before, spending resources and effort unnecessarily.

“?”

Gu Sanfeng frowned upon hearing this.

He had suggested using Spirit Steeds because he was too lazy to fly himself.

Taking advantage while his nephew was still unaware, he lightly tapped his toes and landed on the back of a Spirit Steed.

“Let’s go!”

“That is, brat, one Spirit Steed for the two of you is enough.”

“I’ll wait for you outside the city.”

Before his words had finished, the Spirit Steed had already taken off, soaring into the sky, not giving Gu Changge a chance to reply.

“…” Gu Changge’s mouth twitched slightly.

“Perhaps… Should I arrange for another Spirit Steed for the Young Master?”

The Steward, seeing the situation, could not help but speak up helplessly.

“No need, one is fine.”

Before he could respond, Wang Yue directly rejected the offer.

Since she had no objections, Gu Changge naturally didn’t have any either.

A third-grade Spirit Steed was, after all, equivalent to a Demon Beast of the Qi Sea Realm, large in stature, and much larger than a normal horse. It could easily accommodate two people without any trouble.

The Steward, holding the Spirit Ring of the Spirit Steed, gestured for the Young Master to mount.

Gu Changge didn’t stand on ceremony and swiftly mounted the steed, then reached out an arm to the girl.

“Hmph, I am a Princess who has reached Perfection in the Reach Profound Realm, do I need help mounting a horse?”

She said, tilting her head with a haughty air.

But, despite her words, she actively placed her hand in his.

After nodding to the Steward to express his thanks, Gu Changge set off towards the city’s outskirts.

“You’re crowding me…”

“It was the wife who said one was enough.”

“But there’s clearly so much space in front!”

“I, the Young Master, have a weak waist and can’t take the jostling. What’s wrong with leaning a little?”

“Or maybe the wife should get that palace from the Imperial City brought here to use!”

“You… you scoundrel…”

Their voices faded into the distance, and the Steward straightened up only after the Spirit Steed was out of sight, his face revealing an auntie’s smile.

“There were rumors that the Young Master’s union with the Little Princess was a marriage of convenience.”

“Now, seeing them, it’s clear that rumors can’t be believed.”

“How enviable!”

As the two bickered the entire way, they had already arrived outside the city.

Gu Sanfeng curled his lip, seemingly able to smell the sourness from a distance.

“Taking this brat with me to Duanbei City.”

“What a terrible chore.”

After the group came together, the two Spirit Steeds headed straight for Duanbei City.

“What’s that brat’s Realm now?”

“He should be close to reaching the Mid-Stage of the Qi Sea Realm.”

Since Gu Changge had already activated the Space Ring to its highest power when he decided to go to Duanbei City, at the moment, his realm aura was completely concealed unless he took action.

Gu Sanfeng, being of the Sixth Grade Void Refinement Realm, couldn’t sense his realm aura, and out of boredom, he couldn’t help but curiously ask.

Hearing this, Wang Yue, who had been bickering with Gu Changge, suddenly fell silent, giving Gu Sanfeng a strange look.

“I just broke through to the Late Stage of the Qi Sea Realm today.”

Gu Changge didn’t conceal it and replied directly.

“…” @@novelbin@@

“I remember you just broke through to the Qi Sea Realm less than half a month ago, right?”

“Did you refine the Ancestor in the Back Mountain like he was some Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures?”

Gu Sanfeng turned his head with a stiff expression.

“Uncle Three is quite daring once he’s out of the house.”

“The Ancestor gave me a Ten-thousand-year-old Zhu Fruit some days ago, and he treated me generously. When I return, I must tell the Ancestor what Uncle Three said.”

Gu Changge teased him before adding.

“Sss…”

“You’ve got some nerve, kid.”

“No wonder you managed to break through to the Late Stage of the Qi Sea Realm. You dared to try refining a Ten-thousand-year-old Zhu Fruit that’s only supposed to be refined in the Reach Profound Realm.”

“But that figures, you were bold enough to try a Soul-Shaping Pill without any Auxiliary Elixirs back in the day…”

When Gu Sanfeng heard about the Ten-thousand-year-old Zhu Fruit, he sucked in a breath of cold air, not really caring about the threat, for what would the Ancestor care about him?

He thought to himself that the kid was really lucky; he had never had the chance to use such Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, but even though he envied him, he could only lament his daring nature.

“That Zhu Fruit… he didn’t refine it; he gave it to me.”

“From the Early Stage to the Late Stage of the Qi Sea Realm, he only took seven days…”

“It’s possible as long as you work hard.”

“If you can’t do it, then ask yourself if you’ve really tried hard enough?”

Seeing that he had misunderstood, Wang Yue couldn’t help but speak up, inflicting Gu Changge’s earlier words upon him verbatim.

“…”

Hearing this, Gu Sanfeng’s defenses completely crumbled.

He shouldn’t have casually asked about the kid’s realm!

Was he some kind of masochist, asking about that brat’s realm?!!!

He was a Great Cultivator of the Sixth Grade Void Refining Realm, and now he even felt somewhat inferior in front of this brat…

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