502: track

As a top-tier Second-Order Gu, the Heavenly Passion Gu, a growth-type Gu, is extremely rare. He had specifically researched this type of Gu before and found that even the intelligence office in Golden Cloud Immortal City was unaware of this type of Gu.

This indicates that this type of Gu has a very high probability of not having appeared in Golden Cloud State yet, so he straightforwardly listed these Materials.

He figured that even if someone knew he was refining Gu, they wouldn't know what kind of Gu he was refining.

Of course, in line with his cautious style, he naturally mixed in some Materials for other Gu.

"Please come in and have a seat, guest. I'll have someone prepare it right away."

The maidservant took the material information provided by the other party and immediately began arranging for the shop assistants to prepare.

As an official sales point of the Wan Gu Sect, if the Materials he needed weren't available here, there would be no need to go anywhere else.

Sitting in the room specifically used to receive guests, Zhou Luo stared at the spirit tea beside him, then suddenly raised his gaze, looking out through the window.

Outside, the street was bustling with carriages, horses, and people coming and going, exceptionally lively.

However, he slightly furrowed his brow.

Ever since he left the shop, he had felt like someone was following him.

Although he hadn't found anything unusual, this intuition made him wary.

"Could it be that someone took notice of me during the last auction?" Zhou Luo pondered inwardly.

He had been in Golden Cloud Immortal City for a long time and had barely gone out. If someone was truly following him, it was highly likely related to the last auction.

However, he wasn't worried that the other party would make a move in Golden Cloud Immortal City.

Half an hour later, an Old Man came before Zhou Luo with a smile.

"Guest, the Materials you need are ready."

Zhou Luo purchased quite a few Materials this time, which was a big business for the shop. Therefore, the Shopkeeper of the first floor personally came out to receive him.

Zhou Luo took the storage ring, extended his Divine Sense to check, confirmed everything was correct, then handed the Spirit Stones to the other party, just as he was about to leave.

At this moment, the Shopkeeper suddenly stopped him and whispered, "Guest, I see that the quality of the Materials you requested is quite high. You must be a Second-Order Gu Master, right?"

Materials don't lie.

Especially since it included a Second Order primordial Gu, this made the Old Man certain that the other party was a Second-Order Gu Master.

Zhou Luo didn't intend to hide it and nodded, "Is something the matter?"

The Old Man smiled faintly, "Guest, you are already a Second-Order Gu Master at such a young age. Are you interested in joining our Wan Gu Sect?"

"Our Wan Gu Sect is the foremost Sect in Golden Cloud State, and it encompasses almost all the Gu Masters in the entire state. If you join us, your future is bound to be boundless."

Clearly, upon realizing that the other party was an outsider Gu Master, the Old Man immediately had the intention of recruiting him.

However, Zhou Luo wasn't interested. He shook his head, "No need. I just want to be on my own."

"Guest, don't be so quick to refuse. If you want to join the Wan Gu Sect, you can come directly to me and give it careful consideration."

"If you truly wish to achieve greater accomplishments in the path of Gu technique, the Wan Gu Sect will be your best choice."

Facing Zhou Luo's refusal, the Old Man showed no dissatisfaction and continued speaking in a gentle tone.

It was the Old Man's duty to recruit talented young prospects for the Sect.

Of course, if the other party insisted on refusing, he wouldn't force them.

"Thank you, I will consider it." Zhou Luo finished speaking, stood up, and walked out of the shop.

As he left the main entrance, he deliberately stopped and scanned the street in all directions, finding that no one was indeed following him.

But his intuition told him that someone was definitely following him.

This could only mean that the other party's concealment methods were extremely high.

In this situation, Zhou Luo deliberately chose not to return. Instead, he continued to stroll around the streets, hoping to wait for the other party to reveal a flaw.

After wandering for a good part of the day, he finally sensed the person's presence.

After all, along the way, he constantly changed locations and even concealed his figure multiple times.

In this situation, if the other party wanted to follow him, they would have to display greater strength.

This, precisely, became the reason for their exposure.

And Zhou Luo finally saw clearly the person who was following him.

To his surprise, the clothes the other party was wearing were actually from the Princes Mansion.

"Long Yu!"

In an instant, these two words popped into Zhou Luo's mind.

He suddenly remembered, didn't the two Princes of Golden Cloud State both reside in Golden Cloud Immortal City?

He had been busy with Dual Cultivation before and hadn't paid attention to this matter.

Now it seemed that Long Yu already knew about his arrival here.

At this moment, Zhou Luo felt an extremely strong sense of danger.

He decisively walked towards Shu Hongliu's shop.

Since it was someone from the Ninth Prince, everything made sense.

Upon returning home, Shu Hongliu had already been waiting there for a long time.

"I plan to go home in a few days."

Zhou Luo looked at the other party and said directly.

He had been in Golden Cloud Immortal City for over half a year, and it was time to go back and see.

Especially since he discovered today that Long Yu had taken notice of him.

Originally, he had planned to leave tomorrow.

But upon reflection, if he left in such a hurry, he would inevitably reveal a flaw, and it would be awkward if Long Yu intercepted him midway.

So he needed to prepare properly for a few days.

These words surprised Shu Hongliu greatly. She asked doubtfully, "Did something happen at home?"

"It's nothing major, just matters related to the Zhou Family's industries," Zhou Luo explained.

Actually, his real reason was to go back and continue working hard on having children.

This way, he could have more lottery opportunities and progress more quickly.

Especially since his Breakthrough was imminent, once he broke through, although his status would rise sharply, he would inevitably be coveted by others, so he still needed to prepare more methods.

Furthermore, he had always remembered that he had offended Long Yu, the Ninth Prince.

Now, the Princes Mansion was in Golden Cloud Immortal City, and they had already tracked him.

Although he kept a low profile, the other party's attention was also on Long Yunshuang and her brother, who were about to head to Central Continent, but there was no guarantee that the other party wouldn't suddenly be in a bad mood and want to mess with him.

At that time, he would have no way to escape.

So he felt it was safer to return to Qingyuan City.

Although the overall strength there was not as high as here, it was after all the territory of the Azure Origin Sect, and Long Yu wouldn't dare to be too presumptuous.

If it weren't for Shu Hongliu's matter, he might have left much earlier.

Now, the Yin and Yang energies within her body were basically stable, and her withered Meridians and Dantian had all recovered.

Not engaging in Dual Cultivation for a short period of Time was still fine.

"Okay, I'll come find you after I finish handling things here." Shu Hongliu nodded slightly.

She was definitely going back with Zhou Luo.

But before going back, she had to arrange the business here properly.

After all, once she left with the other party, she wouldn't be returning here for a long time.

At that time, the business here still needed to be properly arranged.

After finishing this matter, Zhou Luo went to the training room alone. To prevent disturbances, he even specifically set up an isolating Second Order formation.

Since he was leaving, he had to take advantage of the remaining Time to refine the Heavenly Passion Gu as quickly as possible.