94: Goodbye, old friend

"Junior Xie Wanling greets Senior!"

Seeing her appear, Gu Chang also felt some emotion, so he spoke to her:

"Hmm, how have you been during this time?"

"It was indeed my fault that you were implicated back then, causing you to be unable to return home."

Although he had promised Yue Buzhou to let the Divine Image Sect continue, the subsequent developments were truly unexpected, leading to the entire Divine Image Sect almost being wiped out.

This made Gu Chang feel a bit guilty, which is why he specifically came for this visit.

"We are fine. After all, there were not many Disciples to begin with, so moving to another place to live did not have much of an impact."

"And with the Talismans and exotic beast meat Senior gave us, our safety has not been an issue during this time, and our strength has also improved."

Xie Wanling did not complain to Gu Chang, but calmly recounted her experiences to him.

Because Gu Chang warned them relatively early, the Divine Image Sect did not suffer any personnel losses. The losses were only the School's territory and resources, which was not a particularly serious problem in the short term.

Of course, this was only for a short time. In the long run, the complete decline of the Divine Image Sect was almost inevitable.

After all, the few of them could only live discreetly in Black Mountain City, Cultivating martial arts day and night, and their money and resources would eventually be depleted.

Relying solely on a small county town's White Cloud Martial Hall to rise again and restore the former glory of the Divine Image Sect was no less difficult than directly cultivating an Innate Expert.

"Hmm, I understand. Next, I will stay in the mortal world for a period of time."

"During this time, I will personally guide your martial arts. Also, do not reveal my existence."

Gu Chang pondered for a moment and then spoke to her.

After all, his current Cultivation resources were still abundant, and he had already achieved a Breakthrough in martial Dao. Further significant improvement in strength would only come from slow Cultivation.

Since that was the case, he might as well spend his time in the mortal world and guide her martial arts. If she could Breakthrough to the Innate Realm, then Gu Chang would have fulfilled his agreement with Yue Buzhou.

"Yes, we will all follow Senior's arrangements!"

Xie Wanling immediately agreed. They had paid so much for this, wasn't it to be more closely bound to Gu Chang?

"Then it's settled. You can arrange the specific matters. If there are any troubles you can't handle, just tell me directly."

Gu Chang himself, of course, could not manage the current Divine Image Sect. He only needed to act as the stabilizing force.

"Yes! Junior understands!"

Xie Wanling naturally agreed.

Soon, she left, and Gu Chang continued to observe her situation through the Heaven-Gazing Mirror.

He found that she did not expose her whereabouts, but merely returned to the White Cloud Martial Hall and told the other Divine Image Sect members about the upcoming arrangements. She did not even reveal the news of Gu Chang's appearance.

This reassured Gu Chang greatly. After all, it had been some time since he had dealt with the Divine Image Sect, and it was always better to be cautious.

"Whew! It's not bad to Cultivate in Black Mountain City next. Although this place is small, it's peaceful, and those Jianghu people or people from Cloud Firmament Palace won't notice such a small place!"

After all, the reason he left the desolate mountains was for convenience of life and to gather intelligence.

Now, this place could meet his needs and also allow him to simply look after the Divine Image Sect members, which was killing three birds with one stone.

"Let's continue to Cultivate next!"

"Now, ordinary Foundation Establishment forces are no longer a threat to me, but major forces like Cloud Firmament Palace are still an insurmountable hurdle!"

"Before my strength is sufficient, I must never confront such major forces head-on. I should hide when I need to, and conceal myself when I need to. Once my strength is great enough, there will be plenty of opportunities to get even!"

Gu Chang had a clear understanding of his own situation. After all, he had lived as a humble little fisherman for so many years, and he knew how to protect himself under threat.

Enduring for a while was only to soar higher in the future!

Thinking of this, Gu Chang immediately took a Qi Gathering Medicinal Pill and then fully immersed himself in Cultivation.

A few days later, in Black Mountain City, Gu Chang rented a small courtyard that was not too large. It was fully equipped with various daily necessities, and even had a well and a small vegetable patch, which was perfect for Gu Chang.

At the same time, to be safe, Gu Chang changed his appearance again and used a new fake identity.

This way, it would be virtually impossible for other forces to find any information related to him.

After completing these preparations, Gu Chang buried himself in daily rigorous Cultivation, and in his free time, he would also appear to guide Xie Wanling in her martial arts practice.

"Now I have the Materials from Shopkeeper Lin, so I'm basically not lacking in various Medicinal Pills, Spirit Stones, and Materials."

"Even in the mortal world, it won't affect my Cultivation, but it's still not easy to Breakthrough from the Early Stage of Qi Refining to the Middle Stage of Qi Refining."

"According to the experience of others, at this stage, it's best to continuously refine the magic power within the body and wait for a natural Breakthrough, rather than forcefully Breaking through by consuming Medicinal Pills."

Inside the room, after Gu Chang swallowed a Spirit Pill, he began to think about his next plan.

Spirit Pills could only assist in Cultivation, and had no effect in helping a Cultivator Breakthrough a bottleneck.

Consuming Medicinal Pills that were beneficial for Breakthrough would indeed greatly increase the Cultivation speed, but it would undoubtedly leave after-effects, leading to an unstable Foundation.

Gu Chang's Cultivation talent was not particularly good to begin with. If he couldn't resist using Medicinal Pills to Breakthrough at such a low Realm, then the difficulty of Breakthrough would likely increase the further he went.

"So I absolutely cannot rush now. Qi Refining Fourth Layer is nothing; it will at most delay me for a year!"

After figuring this out, Gu Chang immediately focused his mind and began to Cultivate.

In the evening, after Gu Chang finished his Cultivation, he would go out for a walk, drink some tea, relax his mind, and incidentally guide Xie Wanling in her practice.

"Your Foundation is good, and your accumulation during this period has become increasingly solid!"

"However, what martial Dao will needs is a single burst of effort, to advance bravely, and an Aura that would rather break than bend. Your current resolve is not firm enough. Next, you should spar more with others to Cultivate Battle Intent."

After checking Xie Wanling's condition, Gu Chang directly told her the matters she needed to pay attention to next.

With Gu Chang's current martial Dao accumulation, guiding her was absolutely effortless. Just a few simple words could greatly benefit Xie Wanling.

"Yes! Senior! Junior understands what to do!"

Xie Wanling savored Gu Chang's words, and she suddenly felt as if the clouds had parted to reveal the sky, finally understanding which direction she should move in.

"Good, it's good that you know."

Gu Chang was quite satisfied with this, so he continued to let her practice by herself.

He believed that with her astuteness, she would know what to do without Gu Chang having to worry too much.

After night fell, Gu Chang pasted a few Talismans specifically for secluded Cultivation in his room, and then re-entered the Reincarnation World.

He had been peacefully Cultivating these past few days and had not entered the Reincarnation World. Now that everything was back on track, the arrangements in the Reincarnation World also needed to continue.