140: Chapter 140: First Encounter with the Epic God of War
Under Ancient Exquisite's gaze, Fang Yuan remained calm, completely ignoring the girl's scrutinizing eyes. The atmosphere along the way was quite strange.
Half an hour later, they finally arrived at their destination: the Gu Family, located in the most prosperous central area of Tian Du's Sixth District.
"Master, the Family Head said that once you bring Young Miss Gu Yue back, you should go to the main courtyard to find her."
As soon as they stepped off the airship and approached the gate of the luxurious manor, a neatly dressed middle-aged butler immediately came forward to report the news to Gu Cheng.
Hearing this, Gu Cheng led the group onto a specific airship, heading towards the center of the manor.
The residences of top families in the Human Alliance were incredibly vast; it would take an hour to walk across them. People here couldn't possibly run quickly on foot every time; that would be too comical.
For this reason, the entire manor was equipped with a large number of transportation tools, allowing people to quickly reach any corner of the manor.
After several minutes of travel, advancing seven or eight kilometers, Fang Yuan and the others finally arrived before the manor's main courtyard.
They followed Gu Cheng into the lavishly decorated interior, and soon, a beautiful young woman of remarkable temperament and stunning appearance appeared in everyone's sight.
"Mom, this is Little Yue."
Gu Cheng came to the young woman's side and addressed her.
A middle-aged man in his thirties or forties calling a woman who looked only twenty-five or twenty-six his mother; those who knew of the miraculous life-extending effects of Professionals found nothing strange about this.
After Professionals Breakthrough to the Gold Rank, their aging speed would slow down. Upon reaching the Legendary Rank or even Epic Rank, as long as they wished, the onset of aging could be delayed by decades or even centuries.
According to known information, Legendary Professionals have a lifespan of three hundred years, and Epic Rank Professionals live for as long as five or six hundred years.
The Ancient Lord before them was only around seventy years old, which, when viewed from the perspective of an Epic Rank Professional, was equivalent to a youth in their twenties.
Seeing the figure of an Epic War God at such close proximity, Fang Yuan, Li Xuefei, Thank Rain, and others subtly lowered their heads, cautiously observing Ancient Sovereign War God, who sat on the main seat.
Their gazes were very discreet, fearing that an overly ostentatious look might leave a bad impression on the Epic War God.
Ancient Lord slowly turned her head and scanned the room, mostly a fleeting glance, before her gaze settled on her nephew, Ancient Soar, and her grandniece, Gu Yue.
Strangers like Fang Yuan, Li Xuefei, and the four members of Gu Cheng's Family left no impression on her.
"Ancient Soar's Family of three, stay. The rest of you, go elsewhere..."
After a period of observation, Ancient Lord finally spoke, immediately asking her son's Family and irrelevant people like Fang Yuan to leave.
Hearing her mother's words, Gu Cheng responded softly, then led several people to a courtyard on the side.
"Haha, Ancient Soar, please sit down quickly. There's no need to be so reserved in front of your Great-Grand-Aunt. Also, Xiuqin and Little Yue, you don't need to be so reserved either."
As the irrelevant people left, Ancient Lord immediately warmly invited Ancient Soar to sit beside her. Out of her regard for him, Xiao Xiuqin and Gu Yue also received her summons.
One moment she was a cold beauty, the next she transformed into a different person. Such a huge contrast left the young Gu Yue stunned.
"Great-Grand-Aunt is too kind. This is my daughter."
"Little Yue, this is your Great-Grand-Aunt."
After a period of interaction, Ancient Soar knew his Great-Grand-Aunt's attitude towards him, so he unreservedly sat beside Ancient Lord.
Then he chuckled and pulled his daughter over, asking her to greet Ancient Lord.
"Hello, Great-Grand-Aunt..."
Gu Yue greeted Ancient Lord gracefully and appropriately, then followed her father's gesture, preparing to sit on the side.
"What a beautiful girl. Not bad. Tell Great-Grand-Aunt about your situation. What is your True Spirit Talent? It's fine if it's not good; I'll have someone bring you a rare treasure later."
Because of Ancient Soar, Ancient Lord had a very good impression of Gu Yue. The kind-faced young woman waved to the girl, asking her to sit on her other side.
At her Great-Grand-Aunt's invitation, Gu Yue somewhat shyly came and sat on the other side, while her mother sat beside her father.
"Great-Grand-Aunt, this girl's Talent is Silver Rank Fate's Guidance (Talent). It can..."
Gu Yue didn't even need to speak; her father revealed everything about her.
Upon hearing about the miraculous Talent, Fate's Guidance (Talent), even Ancient Lord, an Epic War God, couldn't help but take a few more glances at the girl sitting beside her.
Looking at the girl who shared her bloodline, Ancient Lord grew to like her more and more.
Originally, she only valued her nephew Ancient Soar, and her affection for Gu Yue was merely an extension of that.
The rather traditional Ancient Lord had previously only gone through the motions, meeting her grandniece Gu Yue to strengthen her relationship with Ancient Soar. Compared to a girl, she desired a boy more.
However, now knowing Gu Yue's miraculous Talent, she immediately changed her initial thoughts. A Genius always receives preferential treatment.
"You said that your guide is the young man from earlier. How is he? He won't delay your Cultivation speed, will he, Little Yue?"
After understanding Gu Yue's situation, Ancient Lord, as her Great-Grand-Aunt, immediately began to inquire about the most important guide for her Talent—Fang Yuan's situation.
Facing her interrogation, Gu Yue had no way to conceal anything and could only truthfully reveal the fact that Fang Yuan possessed a Transcendent True Spirit Talent.
"What? Fang Yuan kid's True Spirit Talent is actually a Transcendent True Spirit Talent? No wonder his Aura is even grander than that of an ordinary Legend Rank Professional."
Ancient Soar exclaimed as soon as he heard that Fang Yuan possessed a Transcendent True Spirit Talent. Recalling that kid's dazzling Aura, he suddenly found it reasonable.
Not only was he, a person with a childlike personality, surprised, but even Ancient Lord, the Epic War God, felt extremely surprised the moment she learned that Fang Yuan possessed a Transcendent True Spirit Talent.
With a Transcendent True Spirit Talent, as long as no accidents occurred, reaching the Epic Rank would not be too difficult.
Throughout the entire Human Alliance, there were only a few dozen Transcendent True Spirit Talent holders, each displaying extraordinary Prodigy. This piqued the curiosity of Ancient Lord, who only had a Gold Rank Talent, towards Fang Yuan.
If she hadn't just asked them to leave, she probably would have wanted Fang Yuan to come back in.
"Although your Fate's Guidance (Talent) is very miraculous, overall, it cannot be considered a Transcendent True Spirit Talent. The current manifestation of this Talent does not demonstrate the power of powerful rules.
However, since this girl's Talent is Silver Rank, Great-Grand-Aunt cannot be partial and only give Ancient Exquisite a gold rank rare treasure.
Later, I will give you a rare treasure to help your True Spirit Talent Evolve."
Ancient Lord's knowledge was clearly broader; she knew that Gu Yue's Fate's Guidance (Talent) could only be considered a special type of True Spirit Talent.
The characteristic of a Transcendent True Spirit Talent is that its possessor has extremely terrifying combat power.
Even if they haven't reached the Epic Rank and cannot display its most powerful aspect, before that, the powerful Talent would already show its potential, with the possessor's combat power far exceeding those of the same rank.
Without any combat power amplification, it is not applicable to Transcendent True Spirit Talent. Fate's Guidance (Talent) is indeed very miraculous, but judging by its function, Ancient Lord did not see any signs that it could bring Gu Yue the power to control rules in the future.
"Thank you, Great-Grand-Aunt~."
Receiving such a reward upon their first meeting, the delighted Gu Yue immediately thanked her... After that, the few of them chatted for another ten minutes. Afterward, Ancient Lord specifically had someone call Fang Yuan over.
Suddenly being called separately made Gu Cheng's Family of four curiously watch Fang Yuan leave.
After he arrived, she led the four of them to the Gu Family's vault where treasures were stored.