Volume 2: Achieving the Nine Heavens and Breaking the Cage Chapter 164: Failure to Condensate the Pill
Qiao Yanran saw Gu Xiaoxing gritting his teeth and shaking violently, thinking that something had happened again, so she hurried forward to support him and was about to ask him something.
Gu Xiaoxing had already grabbed Qiao Yanran with his backhand, his eyes bloodshot, and he said firmly: "Yanran, I will never let you down!"
Qiao Yanran was stunned for a moment, then her face was full of question marks, not knowing what this sudden move was.
Gu Xiaoxing had already begun to absorb the rootless water energy in his body. This energy was very strange and was quickly and completely absorbed. Then, Gu Xiaoxing immediately felt warmth in his lower abdomen, as if something was growing.
But unfortunately, Gu Xiaoxing’s consciousness was “blind”. Now he wanted to look inside to see what was happening in his lower dantian, but he couldn’t see anything. He could only give up and leave it alone.
Up to this point, Gu Xiaoxing had stayed in the Dahao Bao Pavilion for a whole day and night. Facing such a big customer, the shopkeeper was always by his side. They were all Jindan cultivators, so this little bit of time was nothing at all.
Just as Gu Xiaoxing was about to leave, he suddenly thought of something and asked the shopkeeper, "By the way, I heard that something big happened in the Yu Jian Sect recently. Does the shopkeeper know what happened?"
The shopkeeper, who was originally smiling, suddenly fell silent after Gu Xiaoxing asked this question.
The shopkeeper's attitude immediately made Gu Xiaoxing realize that the rumors were true. It seemed that something big had really happened in the Yu Jian Sect and it was suppressed. He did not urge him, but waited quietly for the shopkeeper's answer.
The shopkeeper was silent for a moment, then said, "For the sake of this big order, I'll give you a piece of news. A few days ago, the young master of the Yu Jian Sect, Xu Qianxing, failed to form a golden elixir, and his life or death is unknown!"
These words were like a bolt from the blue, which landed in Gu Xiaoxing's mind and he couldn't get over it for a long time. If these words were spoken by someone else, Gu Xiaoxing would not believe them and might even jump up and beat the other person up.
But since these words came from the mouth of the shopkeeper of Dahao Baoge, Gu Xiaoxing had no choice but to believe them.
"Sir?"
Until Qiao Yanran called Gu Xiaoxing, Gu Xiaoxing paused and asked, "Boss, do you have any other news?"
The shopkeeper shook his head.
"Thank you!" Gu Xiaoxing bowed and then left.
Qiao Yanran obviously noticed Gu Xiaoxing's abnormality, but she didn't ask. After being together for so long, she already knew this little master's temper very well. The calmer he appeared on the surface, the more violent he was inside. Once he erupted, it would be extremely terrifying.
Although Gu Xiaoxing looked furious, in fact nothing happened.
Therefore, Qiao Yanran did not ask, because she knew that Gu Xiaoxing would take action immediately.
As Qiao Yanran expected, when Gu Xiaoxing walked out of the Dahao Treasure Pavilion, he looked up and said, "Yanran, let's go visit... the Yu Jian Sect!"
"Yeah!" Qiao Yanran nodded and took off into the air with Gu Xiaoxing.
Compared to the floating island of the Qiqiao Sect, the nine giant ancient swords of the Yujian Sect were obviously much taller, more than tens of thousands of feet high. Moreover, each ancient sword was no smaller than the floating island, and they were connected to each other head to form a huge ancient sword ring!
On the ancient swords that crossed the sky, there were mountains, rivers, forests, houses, palaces and pavilions, and immortal spirits everywhere. No matter in terms of scale, style or momentum, they were far beyond the comparison of the Qiqiao Sect!
Gu Xiaoxing and the other person flew into the air and soon appeared high in the sky. They opened their eyes slightly and saw the ancient sword ring of the Yu Jian Sect in front of them. Just by getting close to them, the nine ancient swords gave people a great sense of power. Obviously, these were not ordinary ancient swords!
Gu Xiaoxing was soaring high in the sky, and before he could say a word, he saw a man flying out from the ancient sword ring.
This was a young man, flying over on a sword. His cultivation was only at the initial stage of foundation building. When he approached Gu Xiaoxing and the other person, he frowned slightly because he sensed the aura of Dan formation from the two people in front of him. However, the young man's demeanor did not change much. There was still pride in his eyes. He shouted, "Who is coming?"
Gu Xiaoxing was in no mood to act like a master at this moment, so he simply bowed and said, "I am Lin Chi, and I have come to your sect to pay a visit to an old friend. Please inform fellow Taoist."
Forming the Dan and then building the foundation, this is extremely rare in the entire world of cultivation. This kind of thing will only happen when facing people of extremely high status. It is obviously not the case for a gatekeeper, but Gu Xiaoxing did not think so much. He just wanted to see someone at this moment.
However, Gu Xiaoxing's attitude boosted the arrogance of the young gatekeeper, who thought that he was wary of his identity as a disciple of the Yu Jian Sect, and so his attitude became even more arrogant. This opportunity to make a Jindan cultivator bow his head was extremely rare!
The young man who was building his foundation raised his head, glanced at the two of them, and said nonchalantly: "Lin Chi? I haven't heard of him. Who is the old friend you are talking about?"
The young man's attitude had already made Qiao Yanran frown. In the world of cultivation, the wise are respected. No matter where they are or what age they are, when they meet someone who has established their foundation, they should respectfully address him as a senior instead of responding with such a contemptuous tone. What's more, the person who was contemptuous was the one she loved. At this moment, Qiao Yanran was already unhappy.
Gu Xiaoxing was smart enough to see the other party's attitude, but he didn't care. He was silent for a moment, bowed again, and said, "Xu Qianming!"
The reason why he mentioned Xu Qianming instead of Xu Qianxing was because Gu Xiaoxing knew that since Xu Qianxing had an accident, he naturally would not be able to come out to meet him. So he could only use Xu Qianming as a breakthrough point. If the other party dared not to meet him or was ungrateful, then he, Gu Xiaoxing, would no longer have any scruples!
However, what Gu Xiaoxing did not expect was that the one who was ungrateful was not Xu Qianming, whom he had not met yet, but the young man in the early stage of foundation building in front of him.
The young man just chuckled, as if he was amused, and said, "You want to see our young master?"
Gu Xiaoxing still maintained his posture of bending over and cupping his hands, but he frowned and said, "Yes!"
"But our young master also said that he won't see anyone these days. However, if you really insist, I can go in and report it."
The young man spoke with a flattering smile and rubbed his fingers slightly. His meaning was very clear. In his heart, he was thinking that after getting the benefits, he would go back and deal with them casually, and then come out to tell the other party that the young master was not seen. In this way, not only could he step on the Jindan and pretend to be powerful, but he could also get benefits. Isn't it wonderful!
As for whether the other party would turn against him in the end because he couldn't see the young master, the young man hadn't even thought about it, because he represented the Yu Jian Sect!
However, the next moment, a faint voice made the young man stunned.
"No need."
As he spoke, Gu Xiaoxing slowly withdrew his hand and straightened his back again. The fact that he didn't care about worldly etiquette didn't mean he was willing to be manipulated. If the other party was really willing to report it, he could also not care about his face and show benefits and sincerity.
But Gu Xiaoxing saw the perfunctory look in the young man's eyes. The next moment, a voice like a huge bell came out of Gu Xiaoxing's mouth and spread in all directions.
"An old friend is visiting, please meet your lord...Xu Qianxing!"
