150: Chapter 150 Golden Core True Man Liu Guanzhi

[Half a year later, you once again set foot on Qingshui Sacred Mountain.]

[After all, having walked this path once before, and this time lacking the walking "troublemaker" Lin Bufan, the journey could be described as calm and extremely smooth.]

[In fact, the time actually spent traveling in these past six months was no more than three months. For the first three months, Miao Qianqian kept you behind to spar with her.]

[Facing the request of the beautiful young maiden, you could never bear to refuse, so you patiently beat her up heavily for three months.]

[How dare she actually speak out to threaten this seat previously? You must let her know why the flowers are red...]

["You should go back."]

[You glanced slightly sideways, your gaze falling upon Miao Qi by your side, who was the folding-fan-wielding young man that had provoked Xiao Fanzi back then.]

[For some reason, this brat insisted on volunteering to escort you here. Having an extra Foundation Establishment Cultivator to handle odd jobs would save a lot of trouble on the road, so you did not refuse.]

["Miss Qingyu, I wonder if I might have the honor of accompanying you inside once more?"]

[Miao Qi narcissistically flicked the stray hairs from his forehead, looking at you with a deeply affectionate expression.]

["To not hide it from you, Milady, I have a strange flaw—everyone in this world appears blurred and indistinct to me, as if looking at flowers through the fog, yet I can clearly see your face..."]

[You looked at the other party with a peculiar expression, just as you were about to say something, when an ink-black stream of light crashed down from mid-air, accompanied by a suffocating and terrifying pressure.]

["Bang!"]

[Miao Qi didn't even have time to let out a single scream before his eyes rolled back on the spot, and he fainted.]

[Fortunately, that pressure seemed to deliberately avoid you; otherwise, your fate probably wouldn't have been very good either.]

[You steadied your posture and raised your eyes to look, only to see the newcomer clad in a black robe, standing suspended in the air—it was precisely Liu Guanzhi. Judging by this posture, he should have successfully achieved a Breakthrough to the Golden Core Stage.]

[The Golden Core Stage!]

[You gazed at the figure in mid-air who resembled a deity, your pupils flickering slightly.]

[The Foundation Establishment Cultivators in this world were like crucian carp crossing a river, and even among the Loose Cultivators who were not affiliated with any Sect, there was no lack of experts at the Foundation Establishment Stage.]

[However, only by stepping into the Golden Core could one truly embark on the path of the strong and obtain the qualifications to establish a Sect. Between Foundation Establishment and Golden Core lay an almost insurmountable chasm.]

[You glanced at Miao Qi, who had lost consciousness without making any reaction, and gained a clearer understanding of the gap between these two Realms:]

[Below the Golden Core, all are mere ants—this was by no means empty talk.]

[Soon!]

[You had already steadily stepped onto the most crucial threshold leading to the Golden Core. As for the remaining path, you just needed to slowly refine it through persistence and effort.]

[The Aptitude of Dual Spiritual Roots and the existence of the Nine-Turn Returning Spirit Gu made you less impatient and granted you a bit more composure.]

["You knew I would come back?"]

[Seeing not a shred of surprise in Liu Guanzhi's eyes, a trace of curiosity appeared in your pupils.]

[Hearing this, the youth opposite you, whose appearance remained unchanged, nodded and raised his hand, aiming straight at the folding-fan brother on the ground.]

["Wait!"]

[You hurriedly raised your hand to stop him.]

["He didn't see your face, spare his life."]

[Someone kindly escorted you all the way, only to lose their own little life as a result; it truly wasn't appropriate.]

[Hearing this, Liu Guanzhi's movements paused slightly. As his sleeve waved, the folding-fan brother transformed into a stream of light that flew far away, quickly vanishing into the horizon.]

[You watched this scene dumbfounded, and could only silently pray for Miao Qi in your heart, hoping that this folding-fan brother wasn't thrown directly into the lair of some high-tier Yao Beast.]

[Before you could speak again, a fierce gust of wind enveloped you and vanished from the spot.]

[...]

[Tsk tsk tsk~]

[You looked back and forth at the small pavilion on the hilltop, which was identical to when you left back then, your gaze occasionally sweeping over Liu Guanzhi, who sat expressionless in the main seat.]

[For a moment, you couldn't tell whether this person wanted to kill you or hit on you.]

[Still pulling these tricks, a memory kill...]

["Landuo cleaned this."]

[Liu Guanzhi's expression did not change; he only lowered his gaze to pick up the tea cup at his side, taking an unhurried sip.]

[Hearing this, you felt awkward for a second, then a thought stirred in your mind, and your formless Divine Sense quietly spread out like a tide.]

[Your Divine Sense range had now reached an astonishing fifty miles or so. Within this massive perceptual Domain, everything on the mountaintop was laid bare to your eyes.]

[Ruthless person...]

[A moment later, you raised your eyes to look at Liu Guanzhi. There were unexpectedly only two living souls left in this tribe—precisely Landuo and her father who had saved you back then.]

["What do you mean by leaving them behind? Threatening me?"]

[You smilingly took a seat on the chair beside him, casually fiddling with the tea cup on the table.]

["No need."]

[Liu Guanzhi's tone remained calm.]

["They saved me too."]

[Nonsense! With his scheming and cultivation, how could he... No!]

[The smile on your face suddenly froze. Liu Guanzhi's words from back then were still vivid in your mind; there was a high probability that this person was someone who had undergone Rebirth.]

[Back then, due to the appearance of Lin Bufan, the development of events was interrupted. Later, you were busy running around and cultivating, so you hadn't pondered it deeply again.]

[Thinking about it now, using Rebirth to explain it made many things reasonable.]

[Liu Guanzhi's words back then were almost an open hand, and the survival of Landuo and her father now happened to prove this point.]

[Only the weakness of the first lifetime would have given the weak ones a chance to help the person before him.]

["Did you know me before?"]

[You changed to a more tactful phrasing.]

[Hearing this, Liu Guanzhi finally raised a pair of deep pupils to land on you, his expression showing not a trace of joy or anger.]

[Seeing him look like this, the Origin of your Qinghuang Sacred Body was instantly mobilized, and a scorching yet violent aura rapidly awakened among your limbs and bones.]

["Don't think about using force; otherwise, even if I destroy this body, I won't let you get your way."]

[The self-destruction of a Sacred Body was something impossible to prevent. This was perhaps also the final protection left by heaven and earth for those Prodigies endowed with peerless Aptitude.]

[If they didn't even have such self-destruction methods, those Prodigies possessing powerful Physiques would probably not even dare to step half a step out of their Immortal Caves.]

["The one I knew is not you."]

[Liu Guanzhi looked at your face, his gaze showing a momentary trance.]

[He was silent for a moment, and finally let out a slow sigh.]

["Fine, consider it owing her, but I will only choose to answer questions I am willing to."]

[Hearing this, you couldn't help clicking your tongue inwardly. This brat was truly cautious!]

[Even at this point, he still had to guard against a hand; could it be that he was afraid you too had returned through Rebirth to plot against him?]

[You, Lin Qingyu, a dignified Fairy of the Righteous Path, how could you be so despicable in reality?]