265: Gu Ran visits

However, when Tong Yuan thought of the scene where Lin Xiao alone suppressed the high-level combat power of the entire Profound Sword Continent, he seemed to understand something.

With such powerful strength, even if he and White Shallow both Broke Through to Eight-Realm Great Emperor, what then? With the other party's strength, it would probably be a one-handed suppression, so what was there to worry about?

“Invincible under heaven…”

Tong Yuan gazed for a long while before retracting his gaze, then smiled bitterly and shook his head, turning to sit back on his futon, taking out an Emperor Spirit Pill and swallowing it to begin to Cultivate.

Thinking so much was useless; since the other party dared to give it, Tong Yuan naturally dared to take it.

During this period, he had noticed that although the Cultivation of all the Elders in Wuji Palace was far inferior to his, their Aptitude was outstanding.

Tong Yuan couldn't help but click his tongue, feeling fortunate that he had Cultivated for a long time, otherwise if these people had also Cultivated for five or six hundred thousand years like him, their achievements would definitely surpass his.

In such a situation, surrounded by Geniuses who could catch up to him at any time, Tong Yuan naturally dared not slack off.

And since even Tong Yuan, a Seven Realm Great Emperor, felt a sense of crisis, there was no need to mention the others; they chased after each other, and the original harmonious atmosphere was gone forever.

And this was what Lin Xiao was happy to see; if you fall behind, you get beaten—he understood this principle.

However, this also led to Lin Xiao becoming bored.

Previously, everyone had plenty of time to spend with him, but now, everyone was busy preparing for battle, leaving Lin Xiao alone and idle, wandering around Wuji Palace, which was quite conspicuous.

Although he could pull people in, like Tong Yuan today, Lin Xiao quickly found it uninteresting.

“Sigh.”

Lin Xiao, lying in the hammock, sat up, looked at the Sect Great Hall where the spatial passage was located, and after a moment of thought, released his Emperor's Will.

“Palace Master.”

Not long after, a figure stood before Lin Xiao, then spoke respectfully, raising her head to reveal a beautiful, captivating face—it was indeed White Shallow.

“Elder Bai.”

Lin Xiao yawned, speaking with a sleepy expression.

“I have something here now that I need you to do.”

“Hmm?”

Hearing this, White Shallow was also stunned, as if she hadn't expected him to say that, but after reacting, she still bowed and spoke solemnly.

“Palace Master, please instruct.”

“Don't be so nervous.”

Lin Xiao lay back in the hammock, speaking hazily.

“I need you to go to the Sword Tower and deliver a message to Tower Lord Gu for me, just say I'd like to invite him to the Palace for a chat.”

“Eh?”

Hearing this, White Shallow was also somewhat surprised and was about to say something when she saw Lin Xiao had already turned over, raising his right hand and waving it gently at her, his voice following.

“Go, and be careful on the way.”

“Yes.”

Hearing this, White Shallow temporarily suppressed her doubts, then turned and flew towards the Middle Peak Great Hall, leaving Lin Xiao swaying in the hammock, his breathing gradually becoming steady…

On the other side, after White Shallow flew into the spatial passage, her eyes lit up, and she returned to the familiar Profound Sword Continent.

After glancing with a hint of complexity at the Beidou Sea Region, which had been devastated beyond recognition, she headed towards the Sword Tower.

The speed of a Seven Realm Great Emperor was naturally self-evident; half an hour later, she stopped above a cluster of buildings, looking at the towering giant tower in the center, a faint expression of solemnity on her face.

The Sword Tower, she had arrived.

And after White Shallow stopped, a few breaths later, a spatial passage formed in front of her, and a man walked out from it with his hands behind his back.

“Finally here…”

Upon seeing the other party, White Shallow also let out a light breath and spoke slowly.

“We meet again, Grand Elder Ouyang.”

That's right, the person who appeared before her was none other than Ouyang Jie, the second-in-command of the Sword Tower and one of the three Eight-Realm Great Emperors of the Profound Sword Continent.

But at this moment, upon seeing White Shallow, he did not show any smile, but rather a puzzled expression, mixed with a hint of wariness, as he looked at the person in front of him, and after a moment of silence, he slowly spoke.

“White Shallow, why have you come to my Sword Tower?”

Although the two had been old acquaintances for many years, White Shallow had now joined Wuji Palace, and their Sword Tower had been severely extorted for resources by Lin Xiao.

So now, Ouyang Jie's hostility towards Wuji Palace could be said to be at its peak, and upon seeing White Shallow, it naturally extended to her as well, even if she had been forced to join.

“Grand Elder, there's no need to worry.”

White Shallow didn't mind Ouyang Jie's attitude and nodded, saying.

“I am here today only to convey an invitation from my Palace Master to Tower Lord Gu.”

“Hmm?”

Hearing this, Ouyang Jie was also stunned for a moment, but soon, the other party's voice continued to ring out.

“Our Palace Master invites Tower Lord Gu to visit Wuji Palace in three days. Please convey this on my behalf, and I bid you farewell.”

After White Shallow finished speaking, she turned and stepped into the spatial passage, leaving Ouyang Jie looking at the disappearing figure, a look of doubt on his face, muttering to himself.

“An invitation, huh…”

Since this matter involved Wuji Palace, Ouyang Jie dared not neglect it, so he turned and returned inside the Sword Tower, reappearing in a secret chamber.

Inside this secret chamber, a person was sitting on a stone chair, wiping a long sword in his hand, not knowing what he was thinking, it was indeed Gu Ran.

And with Ouyang Jie's sudden appearance, Gu Ran only paused for a moment before continuing to wipe the sword blade, not even raising his head, but his voice rang out.

“Speak, what did that girl come for?”

“Reporting to Tower Lord.”

Ouyang Jie organized his words before slowly speaking.

“Palace Master Lin of Wuji Palace invites you to visit their place in three days.”

“…What?”

Hearing this, Gu Ran no longer bothered wiping the sword blade, raising his head and looking at Ouyang Jie with a surprised expression, repeating.

“He wants to invite me as a guest?”

Seeing Ouyang Jie nod silently, Gu Ran's brows also furrowed, looking at the sword blade in his hand that reflected his image, not knowing what he was thinking.

He was quite surprised by Lin Xiao's invitation, after all, the relationship between the two had pretty much soured after the compensation from the last great battle.

And now, the other party was inviting him over; what was the reason? To set a trap and harm him?

But this thought was immediately dismissed by Gu Ran with a shake of his head.

This idea was unlikely; with the other party's strength, why would he go to such trouble to kill him?

To put it bluntly, Gu Ran dared to say that with Lin Xiao's strength, even if the latter came to the Sword Tower, he would undoubtedly lose despite having the home advantage.

Given that, why would the other party use the pretense of an invitation to make a move? Wouldn't that be superfluous?

But as for other reasons, even Gu Ran couldn't think of any for a moment, as he really couldn't imagine why the other party would suddenly invite him given the relationship between them.

Of course, it was also possible that there was no reason at all, that the other party was simply inviting him, but Gu Ran didn't quite believe that.

After all, at their level, no matter what they did, it involved a lot of things.

“He really is an unpredictable fellow.”

Gu Ran muttered, then turned his gaze to the silent Ouyang Jie in front of him and nodded.

“Grand Elder, you'll have to work hard these next few days.”

“Tower Lord.”

Hearing this, Ouyang Jie's expression changed slightly, as if he hadn't expected the other party to make such a decision.

“You…”

“Enough.”

Gu Ran, knowing what the other party was going to say, raised his hand to interrupt him, then slowly slid the long sword back into its sheath, smiling faintly.

“Since they've sent an invitation, if I don't go, the world will think I'm scared.

I'll go, it's a good chance to visit other worlds, consider it a change of scenery.”

Hearing this, Ouyang Jie opened his mouth as if to say something, but in the end, all his words were swallowed, leaving only a sigh.

“…Yes.”

Having been by the other party's side for so many years, he naturally knew how stubborn the person in front of him was; once he made up his mind, basically no one could change it.

Besides, the legs were on the other party, and he couldn't beat him, so he couldn't stop him even if he wanted to.

“Don't worry.”

Seeing Ouyang Jie's heavy expression, Gu Ran couldn't help but chuckle.

“It's not a big deal. Take good care of the tower; I'll be back soon.”

With that, Gu Ran disappeared into the secret chamber, while Ouyang Jie, seeing this scene, still had a grim face.

The other party's reassurance did not comfort him at all; instead, his heart grew even more worried.

Better safe than sorry.

If the other party suddenly made a move and something unexpected happened to Gu Ran, then their Sword Tower would also experience an earthquake.

Putting other things aside, after losing Gu Ran, the Sword Tower's position as the strongest force in the Profound Sword Continent would definitely be shaken; he alone could not contend with the two covetous Jinmu Valley and Wan Du Valley below.

Now, Ouyang Jie could only pray that Gu Ran would return safely, otherwise, the Sword Tower's sky would collapse, and it would be the kind he couldn't support.

Gu Ran did not immediately go to Wuji Palace, but rested in the Sword Tower for two days, adjusting his state to the best before embarking on the Dao to Wuji Palace.

With his Cultivation as a Nine Realm Great Emperor, his travel speed was naturally self-evident; in less than a quarter of an hour, he had already appeared in the Beidou Sea Region.

No, it should be called the Beidou Great Rift Valley now.

Since the last time it was ravaged by many Great Emperors, this sea region had long since dried up, and the seabed had cracked into huge fissures, looking like a canyon, hence its name.

And after the last battle, Lin Xiao manipulated some of Wuji Palace's spiritual mist to surge into the Profound Sword Continent, enveloping the area within a hundred miles and concealing the spatial passage within it.

Within this month, some people tried to enter, but none survived, and from then on, no one dared to approach or contaminate it.

Various major forces had set up many spies on the edges, monitoring any movements of people entering or exiting.

When Gu Ran appeared, he casually waved his hand, causing those who were watching to faint, and then he walked towards the spiritual mist.

Just as he walked to within five meters of the spiritual mist, a voice came from within.

“Open.”

As the voice finished speaking, the spiritual mist in front of Gu Ran immediately began to churn, like boiling water, and then began to move to both sides.

Soon, a small path about two meters wide appeared in front of Gu Ran, with gradually calming spiritual mist on both sides, looking quite peculiar.

What attracted Gu Ran's attention the most was the spatial passage at the end of the path, where a young man in a brocade robe stood, looking at him from afar.

“Welcome, Tower Lord Gu.”

The young man turned sideways, revealing the spatial passage behind him, then smiled slightly.

“I am Yun Xiao, here to welcome Tower Lord Gu on behalf of my Master. Please come in.”

“Oh?”

Hearing this, Gu Ran, who had walked closer, looked at Yun Xiao with interest, then spoke with a hint of praise.

“Young man, your Aptitude is not bad.”

As a Nine Realm, he naturally saw Yun Xiao's Realm at a glance: Great Saint Realm first level. Although it was far from his own, the other party was very young, which showed how high his Aptitude was.

Gu Ran asked himself, even he, at the same age, was similar to the other party.

“You're too kind.”

In response, Yun Xiao bowed slightly, leading the way with a bitter smile.

“Among my Senior Brothers and Senior Sisters, my Aptitude is the worst.”

“Hmm?”

Hearing this, Gu Ran was surprised for a moment, then smiled, thinking that the young man in front of him was being humble. After all, if such Aptitude was the worst, then how strong were Lin Xiao's other Disciples? He didn't believe it.

But soon, he fell silent.

When they walked into the spatial passage and returned to the Sect Great Hall, two more figures suddenly appeared before them.

“Tower Lord Gu.”

Hu Qianxue and Qin Wudao nodded at the person in front of them, smiling as they spoke.

“Welcome to Wuji Palace. Please follow us; my Master has been waiting for a long time.”

“This…”

Gu Ran subconsciously followed, but looking at the two people flying side by side in front of him, he was silent for a moment before he couldn't help but speak.

“You are all Palace Master Lin's Disciples?”

“Yes.”

Hearing this, Hu Qianxue nodded slightly, while Qin Wudao smiled freely, responding.

“This is my Second Senior Sister, I am the third among my Senior Brothers and Senior Sisters, and this is our Fourth Junior Brother.”

“….”

Hearing this, Gu Ran nodded and said no more, but his heart was churning with stormy waves.

He had previously thought Yun Xiao was being humble, but upon seeing Qin Wudao and Hu Qianxue in front of him, he immediately realized that what the other party said was probably true.

The two people in front of him were both at the Great Saint Realm seventh level of Cultivation, but he could feel that their age was not much older than Yun Xiao, who he had just met.

To have such terrifying Aptitude at such an age, Gu Ran was truly shocked; even when he was at that age, although he was already famous, he had only recently Broke Through to the Great Saint Realm.

This showed how good the Aptitude of the two people in front of him was; in Gu Ran's opinion, as long as they didn't die prematurely due to accidents, they were almost certainly destined to become Nine Realm Great Emperors.

Thinking of this, Gu Ran's heart was a mix of emotions; Lin Xiao was strong enough, and now even his Disciples were such heaven-defying Geniuses.

When the other party developed in the future, how would their Profound Sword Continent contend with them, or rather, how would they position themselves?