271: The gods count ten thousand years as a year, and the panicked Yaoguang Saint

“Senior Sister Chu, how old is Gu Qing this year?”

Xi Ling asked about the matter she cared about most.

She was the daughter of an Immortal King, privy to many ancient secrets, and could tell that Gu Qing had already reversed his innate spiritual root.

The age of divine spirits and divine beast descendants is measured in thousands or tens of thousands of years per year.

The stronger the bloodline origin, the higher the yearly increment.

Gu Qing looked very young, full of vitality; by all appearances, he wasn't even one year old.

If Gu Qing's human age already exceeded a thousand years, that would be terrifying.

Divine spirits whose year is measured in tens of thousands of years, even without cultivation, would possess the cultivation of a Divine King upon reaching adulthood.

The Divine King Realm is comparable to an Immortal King, but their combat power is far stronger than Immortal Kings who achieved dao through acquired cultivation.

Of course, the premise is that Gu Qing cultivated a specialized divine dao technique that allowed him to automatically devour all things and grow.

Without a specialized divine dao technique, he would still improve, but very slowly, and would not reach the expected height upon adulthood.

“Huo!”

At the Heaven's Chosen banquet, everyone looked at Xi Ling with bewildered expressions.

They couldn't understand why Xi Ling was asking about Gu Qing's private matters, especially something as minor as his age.

Could she really be interested in Gu Qing?

If that were truly the case, the Heavenly Pivot Holy Son being mercilessly abandoned would be a small matter; once Immortal King He Guang intervened in the Star Dao Sect's dispute over orthodoxy,

the entire Immortal Realm would likely change, and the Primordial Star Domain would suffer a calamity.

Because the Primordial Star Domain is the highest heaven of the Immortal Realm, gathering countless transcendent orthodoxies.

Once the two sides engaged in a great war, who knows how many mountains, rivers, and lands would be destroyed, affecting how many innocent beings.

The entire Primordial Star Domain could be ruined.

Such things had not been unheard of.

Many super behemoths, similar to the Star Dao Sect, had erupted in Immortal King battles due to conflicting Great Daos.

Highest heavens like the Primordial Star Domain had been destroyed countless times, with lives devastated.

Cultivators below the Profound God Realm simply couldn't escape; the area an Immortal King's divine ability covered depended on the Immortal King's mood.

The more they thought about it, the more their hearts trembled with fear, and they quickly sent the news back.

This seemed like a small matter, yet it involved the survival of orthodoxies, and they had to treat it with caution.

“It seems he’s a few hundred years old. When he ascended, he wasn't even sixty.”

Chu Yao wasn't entirely clear about Gu Qing's age, but speaking of a younger age was definitely not wrong.

Although she had given up on finding women for Gu Qing, Xi Ling was truly too outstanding.

If she could become Gu Qing's Dao Companion, Gu Qing's path might be smoother.

One more woman, then, so be it.

Anyway, Gu Qing didn't just have her.

“A few hundred years old…”

Xi Ling frowned, her Colored Glaze-like eyes showing a thoughtful expression as she asked, “Does he have any offspring?”

“No.” Chu Yao answered decisively.

Gu Qing hadn't told her about picking up an Immortal Infant or about He Ni running off with a child.

Thus, she had no idea that Gu Qing already had two daughters.

“Hoo!” Everyone's breathing quickened.

Looking at the messages their elders sent back, they were all reprimands, telling them not to make a fuss and to remain calm in the face of events.

Don't jump to conclusions, and don't be like a startled bird at the slightest movement.

To be honest, seeing their elders' reprimands, they also felt they had overreacted.

But Xi Ling actually asked if Gu Qing had any offspring.

What was she trying to do?

Did she want to marry Gu Qing and have a legitimate son?

Everyone was greatly alarmed and immediately sent the news back.

Now, countless old monsters couldn't sit still either, telling the Heaven's Chosen to investigate further and report back.

“Oh!”

Xi Ling let out an “oh,” her voice like a heavenly melody, surrounded by flowing mysterious light, transcendent and ethereal, with three thousand silver strands cascading to her slender waist, easily grasped.

Her amber eyes deeply gazed at Chu Yao, and she smiled, “Then how old is Senior Sister Chu?”

“Six hundred sixty-six, why?”

Chu Yao casually reported an auspicious number and asked, puzzled.

A hint of vigilance rose in her heart.

She suddenly felt that Xi Ling didn't seem to like Gu Qing, but rather had ulterior motives.

Uncertain, she decided to observe further.

“Nothing, just a little curious.”

Xi Ling chuckled, sighing, “Your lineage is truly defying the heavens. First, it produced the Peerless Twins, then a Senior Brother Gu with the potential of an Immortal Emperor, and Senior Sister Chu is equally outstanding among her generation.”

As soon as she spoke, everyone at the banquet was stunned.

Yes, how could such a small lower realm produce so many monstrous talents?

This was unreasonable.

One must know that their inherited orthodoxies, possessing countless mountains and rivers, overlooking eons of time, at their most prosperous, could only produce one Heaven's Chosen with Immortal King potential per generation.

The Immortal Realm had never seen a situation where several Heaven's Chosen with Immortal King potential appeared directly from one place.

As for Immortal Emperor potential… it seemed to have never appeared before.

The Archaic Starfield lineage definitely had a great mystery.

Thinking this, everyone relaxed. So Xi Ling wasn't interested in Gu Qing, but rather suspected Gu Qing possessed a great treasure.

Then it was fine.

Everyone looked at Chu Yao with burning gazes.

Seeing their scrutinizing looks, Chu Yao inwardly thought, “This is bad.”

Xi Ling's single sentence had put them on the spot.

If these people decided they possessed a supreme treasure, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Chu Yao's mind raced, then she suddenly smiled proudly and said with reserve,

“Senior Sister Xi Ling, you don't know this, but our Archaic Starfield is extremely prosperous. There was once a person who, before turning one hundred, achieved the Divine Fire Realm, and all his disciples possessed peerless divine physiques and supreme treasure bones…”

“Compared to that, Senior Brother Gu isn't the only outstanding one.”

Chu Yao was talking about Lin Xuan, and then she went on to mention several other heaven-defying Heaven's Chosen and monstrous talents.

She had figured it out: Xi Ling was only interested in their lineage, and had an unknown agenda regarding Gu Qing.

Xi Ling was a bad seed.

She couldn't be accepted.

“Really…?”

Xing Yue was stunned, asking with a solemn tone.

The others looked suspicious.

Because what Chu Yao said was too subversive to their understanding.

If it were true, wouldn't the Archaic Starfield have dozens of Heaven's Chosen with Immortal King potential?

“Don't believe me?”

“I have proof.”

Chu Yao searched her storage ring and found the recording stone of Lin Xuan and his disciples.

She was inwardly grateful that Gu Qing had asked her to investigate Lin Xuan, and she had recorded it with a recording stone.

At the same time, she had a habit of hoarding wealth; even if it was useless, she couldn't bear to discard it, storing it away to see if there would be a chance to sell it for money later.

“This…”

Seeing the evidence, the Heaven's Chosen were all dumbfounded.

They suddenly felt that the Archaic Starfield was a terrifying place, producing only Heaven's Chosen with Immortal King potential.

If someone were to achieve the Immortal King Dao in this generation, the greatest possibility would be the lower-realm cultivators of the Archaic Starfield.

Coming back to their senses, they immediately sent the news back.

Xi Ling also fell silent.

Even with her extensive knowledge, she hadn't expected such a situation.

It seemed Gu Qing didn't possess an Innate Spirit Treasure.

Everything was due to the special nature of the Archaic Starfield.

Xing Yue's face was flushed with excitement, exclaiming, “The Archaic Starfield is indeed extremely special! Such a situation has occurred before, with dozens of Heaven's Chosen and monstrous talents appearing consecutively.”

“Do you all know the origin of You Kui, the Strongest Profound God? He came from the Archaic Starfield.”

“Moreover, he was the weakest existence of that generation. Ancestor You Kui's Senior Brother and Master became Immortal Kings, but later perished for unknown reasons.”

“Also, I heard that during that generation, the Secluded Immortal Palace had a pair of Twins ascend from the Archaic Starfield.”

At this, Xing Yue immediately fell silent.

Because everyone had already guessed who the Twins Xing Yue was referring to were.

They were the living Twin Immortal Kings.

Turbulent waves rose in everyone's hearts. They hadn't expected to hear such astonishing secret news at an ordinary banquet.

They all sent the news back, recording it for future generations to revere.

Xi Ling's eyelids twitched, completely abandoning the idea that Gu Qing possessed an Innate Spirit Treasure.

“Senior Sister Chu, does Senior Brother Gu have a Dao Companion?”

Xing Yue composed herself and looked at Chu Yao, asking.

For other women, this might be embarrassing to ask, but she was no ordinary woman.

She was interested in Gu Qing.

If she liked him, she would boldly pursue him.

“Yes, it's the Divine Maiden Qingyue. He also brought back a pitiful woman from the outside world. For some unknown reason, he also married her as a Dao Companion and gave her many treasures and resources, allowing her to soar to great heights. It's estimated that they should be ascending soon.”

Chu Yao blinked, speaking thus.

As for Yan Hongluo, Hongluan, and Lin Chuqing, Chu Yao did not mention them at all.

A look of disappointment flashed across Xing Yue's beautiful face, but she quickly became re-energized.

She didn't want what others didn't want.

What others wanted, that must be the best, and she wanted to snatch it even more.

It was rare for her heart to stir once; she couldn't let it end without results like this.

She would snatch him first, then talk.

“Cough!”

Xi Ling lightly coughed, her eyes shifting, and said, “Senior Sister Chu, would it be convenient to give me Senior Brother Gu's contact information?”

“I have no other meaning; I just want to befriend a Heaven's Chosen like Senior Brother Gu.”

“Of course, I won't take it for free. This drop of time marrow will be my thank you gift.”

“Okay!” Chu Yao agreed without even thinking.

After all, it was just a contact method; even if Xi Ling gave nothing, she would still give it.

Xing Yue and a group of Heaven's Chosen women immediately swallowed the words they were about to say, looking at Xi Ling with resentful eyes.

Being the daughter of an Immortal King was great, but this was too unfair.

The male cultivators, however, looked at Xi Ling with burning gazes. That was time marrow!

A supreme treasure they desperately sought was given away so freely.

Truly a spendthrift.

They had long heard that Xi Ling was both spendthrift and stingy.

Spendthrift meant she never asked the price when buying things; if she liked something, she would directly throw over a storage ring.

Stingy meant she never gave treasures to men; even the Heavenly Pivot Holy Son, who wanted to exchange for time marrow, was mercilessly rejected.

Thinking this, everyone couldn't help but feel pity for the Heavenly Pivot Holy Son.

Clinging to the leg of a super-rich woman yet receiving no reward was truly tragic.

Presumably, the Heavenly Pivot Holy Son must feel very uncomfortable inside, right?

Xi Ling smiled without speaking, a desire to conquer rising within her.

She had repeatedly shown favor to Gu Qing, initially thinking that Gu Qing, like those sycophants, would receive her signals of goodwill and, regardless of everything, would become infatuated with her like a moth to a flame.

But she waited and waited.

Gu Qing actually didn't pay her any attention.

This was good.

She liked it.

The more aloof Gu Qing was, the more she wanted to conquer him.

“Oh, right, after participating in the Immortal Ancient Secret Realm, I plan to go home and see my father. If Senior Sister Chu has time, you might as well go with Senior Brother Gu.”

Xi Ling put away her communication jade, dropping this indifferent remark.

This struck all the Heaven's Chosen present like lightning, leaving them scorched and flustered.

“Hiss!” All the Heaven's Chosen gasped, their faces pale.

Xi Ling liked him one moment, disliked him the next, then wanted his contact information, and now wanted to bring him home to meet her parents.

Her intentions were already clear.

These twists and turns were a bit too much for their little hearts to bear.

A perfectly good Heaven's Chosen exchange meeting had been turned into a life-and-death conference for the Primordial Star Domain by three women.

Without further hesitation, they immediately sent the news back.

The old monsters who received the news were silent for a moment, then cursed the Heavenly Pivot Holy Son for being useless, unable to even control his fiancée.

If Xi Ling truly fell for Gu Qing, a world-destroying war would be inevitable.

“What exactly is going on?”

A more intense malice, overwhelming and pervasive, assailed him, making the Heavenly Pivot Holy Son feel extremely uneasy and look terrified.

He had cultivated the Dao of Astrology and Divination, so he was particularly sensitive to malice and crisis.

The undisguised malice of all beings left the Heavenly Pivot Holy Son at a loss.

What had he done wrong?

He hadn't done anything.