78: News about Taoist Zizhu

As soon as the words left his mouth, he found them absurd himself, but at the moment, besides feigning ignorance, he really couldn't think of any other solution.

Gu Changge looked at the white-robed man, a faint golden light flashed in his eyes, and the Eye of Illusory Breaking quietly opened; the information of the person in front of him instantly became clear:

Name: Ling Xu

Identity: Lingxiao Holy Land Elder

Region: Central Region

Cultivation Realm: Saint Realm Peak

Aptitude: Saint-Grade Low Grade

Cultivation Technique: Lingxiao Imperial Lightning Art

Gu Changge looked at this person's information, a hint of doubt rising in his heart.

Lingxiao Holy Land?

Far away in the Central Region, with no ties to the Azure Profound Sect in the Eastern Region, why would they specifically send a Saint Realm Peak Elder to seek Zizhu Peak?

In an instant, his Divine Sense suddenly spread out, crossing hundreds of millions of miles of Void Realm, instantly enveloping the Lingxiao Holy Land in the Central Region—

Deep within the Holy Land, only three Great Saint Realm Cultivators had faint auras, revealing a decaying sense of “struggling on whilst at death's door,” and a Supreme Emperor Weapon suppressing the Sect occasionally emitted a few wisps of Emperor's might.

“It has some foundation, but unfortunately not much.”

Gu Changge withdrew his Divine Sense, his tone flat but carrying an oppressive force.

“Speak, what exactly is your purpose for trespassing on my Zizhu Peak late at night?”

The moment Ling Xu was swept by Gu Changge's gaze, he felt as if his true nature had long been seen through, but the arrogance of a Holy Land Elder in his bones had not completely dissipated.

He stubbornly raised his head: “I, I just wanted to drop by for a visit...”

“Alright, if you don't want to speak, then you don't have to.”

Gu Changge interrupted him, his fingertip moved slightly, and the pressure on Ling Xu's body suddenly intensified, making it difficult for him to even breathe, as if a great mountain was pressing on his chest.

Ling Xu's face instantly turned pale, his earlier stubbornness completely gone, and he hastily begged for mercy.

“I'll tell you! I'll tell you! I came for ‘Daoist Zizhu’!”

“Daoist Zizhu?”

Gu Changge's fingertip movement paused, a clear ripple appearing in his eyes for the first time.

Master?

After Transmigration, he was brought to Zizhu Peak by Daoist Zizhu, who then passed the position of Peak Master to him.

He was the guide he met upon arriving in this world; although they only spent ten-odd days together, Gu Changge deeply missed him.

Later, when he achieved the Great Emperor Realm, his Divine Sense spread throughout the Xuanhuang Great World, searching for Daoist Zizhu, but he could never find a trace of him.

He never expected that today, he would hear news of his Master from a Holy Land Elder from the Central Region.

Seeing his expression loosen, Ling Xu quickly continued.

“Daoist Zizhu was a Loose Cultivator from the Central Region. Back then, his Aptitude was unparalleled; no Prodigy of his generation could defeat him!”

He swallowed, recalling the past.

“Later, an ancient Secret Realm opened, and all the great Holy Lands sent powerful Cultivators to snatch treasures. Daoist Zizhu, relying solely on his own strength, managed to snatch the most important treasure in the Secret Realm from a group of Holy Land powerhouses!

From then on, the various great Holy Lands united to hunt him down. He fled and fought, constantly getting injured, and finally disappeared...”

Ling Xu's voice softened, carrying a hint of complexity.

“Until ten years ago, an Elder from our Lingxiao Holy Land, who happened to be in the Eastern Region on business, sensed Daoist Zizhu's aura and fought a great battle with him.

That Elder was my closest friend. He was eventually killed by Daoist Zizhu, but before he died, he used his vital essence blood to send back a message, saying that Daoist Zizhu was also seriously injured and hiding in the Eastern Region!

The Eastern Region is vast and boundless, and with just a piece of information, it was impossible to track him down.

Our Holy Land searched for ten years. Daoist Zizhu loved Purple Bamboo, and it wasn't until recently that we found out the Azure Profound Sect had a Purple Bamboo forest, which is why I rushed here overnight...”

Gu Changge listened in silence, the spiritual fruit in his fingertips having long stopped spinning.

“What was that treasure?”

Seeing Gu Changge's solemn expression, Ling Xu dared not conceal anything and quickly added.

“It, it was a spatial supreme treasure called ‘Chaos Realm Crystal’! Legend has it that the treasure can move without spatial Restrictions and can forcibly break through Realm barriers.

Back then, all the major powers frantically competed for it, hoping to use it to explore Secret Realms outside the domain, but it was unexpectedly snatched by Daoist Zizhu from a group of Holy Land Masters...”

“Chaos Realm Crystal?”

The spiritual fruit in Gu Changge's fingertips suddenly paused, and a storm instantly surged in his heart.

A supreme treasure capable of breaking through Realm barriers—no wonder Master was hunted down back then!

He had always been puzzled; with his Great Emperor Peak strength, if Master was in this Realm, he should definitely be able to find him.

He hadn't found him before, thinking that Master was severely injured and had already passed away.

Now that he thought about it, could it be that Master had used the Chaos Realm Crystal to break through the world barrier and gone to other Great Worlds?

As this thought emerged, Gu Changge felt both a sense of relief and a deeper sense of concern.

It seemed Master had not perished.

He wondered when he would be able to see that guide again, who had only spent ten-odd days with him but led him onto the path of cultivation.

He suddenly remembered Xuan Yangzi; Master and Xuan Yangzi were close friends back then.

Now that he had news of Master, he should let Xuan Yangzi know.

Gu Changge no longer hesitated, his Divine Sense ignoring the layers of Restrictions in the Azure Profound Sect's Forbidden Ground, directly probing into the secluded cultivation Secret Realm deep within the Sect.

Within the Secret Realm, Xuan Yangzi was sitting cross-legged, surrounded by dense spiritual Qi, having just broken through to the Saint Realm Middle Stage.

Feeling Gu Changge's Divine Sense, he was first stunned, but when he heard the four words “Daoist Zizhu,” he suddenly opened his eyes, his surrounding spiritual Qi instantly becoming chaotic, and he ended his seclusion without hesitation.

Even skipping the time to stabilize his cultivation, his figure transformed into a streak of light, rushing towards Zizhu Peak.

In just a moment, Xuan Yangzi's figure appeared above Zizhu Peak, the Saint Realm Middle Stage pressure around him not yet completely hidden.

As soon as he landed, he eagerly grabbed Gu Changge's arm: “Changge, is what you said true? Is there news of Brother Zizhu?”

At this moment, the Golden-Winged Roc above had already quietly retracted its aura, transforming back into the palm-sized Little Black Bird, flapping its wings and landing on Gu Changge's shoulder, tilting its head and pretending to be innocent.

The Azure Sky Python Ox in the spiritual field had also quietly fallen asleep, only revealing a greenish-golden ox rear, pretending to be in a deep slumber.

Ling Xu, who was originally still slumped on the ground gasping for air, felt Xuan Yangzi's aura, suddenly looked up, his pupils constricting, and couldn't help but blurt out a sentence.

“W-what the f*ck! Another Saint Realm?!”

He stared at the Saint Realm Middle Stage aura on Xuan Yangzi, his whole body stiffening.

Before coming, he had specifically investigated the powers of Xuan Province in the Eastern Region. The Azure Profound Sect could only be considered mid-to-lower tier among the seven major powers in Xuan Province, not even having a presentable King Realm Cultivator, let alone a Saint Realm!

But now?

First, there was a mysterious powerhouse whose Realm he couldn't see through but who could easily suppress him, then the ancient Divine Beast Golden-Winged Roc, the Great Saint Realm Azure Sky Python Ox, and now another Saint Realm Cultivator!

Ling Xu pinched his thigh hard, wincing in pain, yet still unable to believe the scene before him.

His mind was in a mess, and he couldn't help but scream internally: Am I crazy, or is this Xuanhuang Great World crazy?

How could an inconspicuous small province in the Eastern Region hide so many formidable characters?

If he had known the Azure Profound Sect was so terrifying, even if the Lingxiao Holy Land Sect Master personally held a knife to force him, he would never have come...