297: Chapter 297 Golden Core Level 5

He was so powerful that even his breathing made them incredibly nervous.

He made them all live and die at his whim.

Gu Changan envisioned the future; with a bit more effort, he would soon reach the Nascent Soul Stage.

He believed the world ahead would be even more beautiful!

The voice of the Nascent Soul Stage Ghost King, Zhao Shanhe, rang out again: "There are three more families in the Ghost Path: the Murong Family, the Situ Family, and Ghost Shadow Village!"

"Among them, the Murong Family has an Old Ancestor known as the Ghost Mother!"

"Her name is Murong Qingcheng, a Middle Stage Nascent Soul Cultivator, someone from roughly four thousand years ago!"

"She possesses the Secret Technique 'Mother-Child Linked Womb,' which can control ghost children or the old mother!"

"The mother can control the ghost child in her womb!"

"The child in the womb can, in turn, control the mother as the Ghost Mother!"

"As for the Situ Family, I'm not very familiar with them, but they also deal in the business of Possession!"

"Regarding the final one, Ghost Shadow Village, it's said it isn't a Family."

"The leader is Mr. Ghost Shadow, an Early Stage Nascent Soul Cultivator. It's a gathering place for Loose Cultivators, but they are all Ghost Cultivators."

"The Ghost Cultivators there do everything!"

Gu Changan nodded. "And what about the final Corpse Path?"

"What families do they have?"

The Nascent Soul Stage Ghost King Zhao Shanhe thought for a moment: "They also have two: the Iron Corpse Cao Family and the Blood Corpse Xue Family!"

"The head of the Iron Corpse Cao Family is Cao Meng, an Early Stage Nascent Soul Cultivator."

"The head of the Blood Corpse Xue Family is Xue Wanshan, a Middle Stage Nascent Soul Cultivator."

"I'm not very familiar with these two families, but the business they run is probably no different from other Corpse Cultivators!"

Gu Changan pondered for a moment. "You mentioned the Ten Thousand Ghosts Sect and the Corpse Refining Sect—which families control these two Sects?"

The Nascent Soul Stage Ghost King Zhao Shanhe scratched his head awkwardly.

"It's hard to say!"

"I was a Blood Cultivator before, so I mainly dealt with Blood Cultivators."

"As for Ghost Cultivators and Corpse Cultivators, I don't really understand them at all!"

"Let alone the families within them!"

"However, among these families, Ghost Shadow Village can be ruled out because it was established by Loose Cultivators!"

Gu Changan nodded in agreement; he thought so too.

The scope of the target narrowed once again.

Only the Murong Family, Situ Family, Iron Corpse Cao Family, and Blood Corpse Xue Family remained!

Gu Changan waved his hand and put away the Nascent Soul Stage Ghost King Zhao Shanhe.

Xiao Hei also tactfully crawled back in.

Gu Changan had resolved the matter of the Nascent Soul Stage Ghost King, and the top-grade thousand soul banner had been upgraded to a ten thousand souls banner.

Thus, he had Nascent Soul Stage combat power in the short term.

He could now do things he hadn't dared to imagine before.

As for Sugar Bean's top-grade blood soul pagoda, he decided not to upgrade it for the time being.

Otherwise, he might not be able to use it in battle, as he couldn't support the consumption of a higher-grade blood soul tower.

After this battle at the Nascent Soul Stage, Gu Changan felt he had more or less mastered his Golden Core Stage power.

He could advance his level again.

Since he had consumed the Netherworld Heart-Locking Fruit last time, his Divine Sense strength had reached four times that of a normal Golden Core Cultivator.

Now, as he consumed another one, the feeling of swelling in his Divine Soul returned.

He estimated that after the absorption was complete, it would likely reach five times that of a normal Golden Core Cultivator.

As for his cultivation, it could also be pushed up a bit further.

Gu Changan swallowed another supreme grade spirit nurturing pill, and the five Heaven And Earth Treasures and five Natal Spirit Treasures in his body began to rotate frantically.

A massive amount of Spiritual Qi was funneled into his Golden Core.

His Golden Core became fuller, and then his whole body shook as he reached Golden Core Level 5.

Gu Changan felt that cultivation was becoming simpler and simpler.

As long as there was sufficient Spiritual Qi, he could improve steadily.

His only concern was whether the foundation was unstable, fearing there might be some Bottleneck when breaking through to the Nascent Soul Stage later.

After resting here for about ten days, Gu Changan grew a bit bored.

After surfacing, Gu Changan casually released his top-grade flying boat.

He planned to head to the Blood Fiend Alliance's Blood Refining Valley first to take a look.

He wondered how Shadow Dust Pavilion's roots were taking hold over there.

Furthermore, now that he had Nascent Soul Stage combat power, his confidence was naturally bolstered.

A few days later, the blood-red environment of Blood Refining Valley appeared before him once again.

Just as Gu Changan arrived outside the city, the Shadow Dust Pavilion Token on his person began to vibrate.

"Senior, you've arrived?"

"I have been waiting for a long time. Which place does Senior wish to go?"

"I can offer some suggestions for Senior's reference!"

The Advisor's fawning voice came through the identity token.

Listening to the fawning voice, Gu Changan felt a bit disgusted.

But since the object of the fawning was himself, it felt somewhat comfortable.

"No rush! Do you have a stronghold in Blood Refining Valley?"

"Didn't you say this place was high-risk and high-pressure?"

"Why did you think of building a stronghold here?"

The Advisor quickly explained: "Senior, it's not exactly a stronghold!"

"It's just a small shop that I've taken over."

"I intended to find a place for the subordinates of Tingfeng Hall to stay."

"As for the Blood Fiend Alliance's Tingfeng Hall, Combat Hall, and Source Gathering Hall, they aren't here."

"They are all in other nearby cities!"

Hearing this, Gu Changan understood the situation!

However, he couldn't be bothered to manage his subordinates' affairs; he only wanted to be a hands-off boss.

As long as he controlled the general direction, he would let them be with everything else!

Gu Changan thought for a moment. "Where is the stronghold? I'll go sit for a while."

"I'll bring some things for you while I'm at it!"

"Hand them over to the Hall Master of the Source Gathering Hall!"

"Let her distribute them as she sees fit, to be exchanged with Contribution Points!"

"I won't go to see them!"

The Advisor answered in surprise: "Very well, Senior!"

"I will find someone to lead the way for you right now!"

Gu Changan then entered the city of Blood Refining Valley.

With his powerful Golden Core Stage Divine Sense, he instantly sensed the locations of several other Shadow Dust Pavilion Tokens.

"No need to find anyone!"

"I know where you are!"

With that, he began walking straight in that direction.

The Advisor was stunned upon hearing this. Did this Token have a positioning function?

He then took out his identity token and examined it over and over again.

Since he couldn't figure it out, he stopped thinking about it, put it away, and waited quietly for Gu Changan's arrival.

However, his heart was filled with joy.

This time, Senior was meeting him alone but not the other Hall Masters.

After more contact with Senior like this, he would become the sole messenger.

As long as he became the sole messenger, wouldn't these Hall Masters all have to listen to him?

Then his status would be second only to Gu Changan.

In an instant, the Advisor thought of many things.

Following the direction sensed by his Divine Sense, Gu Changan slowly arrived at the southern district of Blood Refining Valley.

This area was filled with shops selling all sorts of things.

Gu Changan stopped in front of a general store.

Inside, two Qi Refining Stage Cultivators stood to one side, while the person standing at the shopkeeper's position was precisely the Advisor.

As soon as the Advisor saw Gu Changan, he hurried forward to greet him.

After bowing, he said: "Senior, please!"

Gu Changan walked straight inside and headed to the backyard.

Various miscellaneous items were piled up all around here, all of which were of little value.