Volume 2: Achieving the Nine Heavens and Breaking the Cage Chapter 235: The Lone Elder
The next day.
The Soul-Devouring Sect, the sect’s mountain, the fourth level of the surrounding mountains. This is where the sect’s elders practice and live. At the moment, Gu Xiaoxing lives on this level.
With Gu Xiaoxing's current cultivation level of the late Jindan stage, he naturally became an elder after returning to the sect. After a day of fermentation, the news about Gu Xiaoxing's deeds quickly spread throughout the sect.
He was once the champion of the outer sect competition, but later disappeared in the Foundation Establishment Mountain for seven years. He appeared briefly in Yunfeng City of the Body Refining Sect, and his cultivation had reached the middle stage of Foundation Establishment. He then entered Leiyuntian and disappeared again.
Who would have thought that half a year later, when Gu Xiaoxing returned, he had already reached the late Jindan stage. Such a terrifying speed of cultivation was simply unheard of!
You know, even the legendary Little Wild Goddess Qiao Yanran practiced Taoism for twenty years before she reached the late stage of Jindan. But Gu Xiaoxing has only practiced Taoism for nine years so far. How amazing is this!
For a time, the rumors about Gu Xiaoxing became the talk of the town throughout the Soul-Devouring Sect, especially the disciples in the Qi Condensation stage, who admired this new generation of elders even more. No matter whether they were inner disciples or outer disciples on the Shiling Peak, many of them regarded Gu Xiaoxing as a role model for their practice!
For example, at this moment, led by a girl in red, a few people were heading towards the fourth level of the sect’s mountain.
"Senior Sister Zhu, is it not a good idea for us to rashly go to see Elder Gu like this?" a young disciple asked in a low voice, looking a little timid.
The red-dressed girl in the lead immediately glared at the young man and said, "What's wrong with that? I'm paying my respects to my lifesaver by candlelight, so why not? If you're scared, just go back by yourself!"
The girl in red was none other than Zhu Huo who was rescued by Gu Xiaoxing in the Yu Jian Sect. Although Gu Xiaoxing was wearing a mask at the time, Zhu Huo was smart enough to recognize her immediately. She then realized that the benefactor was actually a member of their Soul Devouring Sect. She was immediately so excited that she could hardly express herself and came to pay her respects.
As for the others, who were also inner disciples of the Soul-Devouring Sect, they accidentally learned that Senior Sister Candlefire was going to pay a visit to the new generation of elders, so they naturally wanted to follow her to make themselves familiar with her. However, as they were Qi Condensation cultivators, they were still extremely nervous when facing the Jindan elders.
They soon arrived at the third level of the mountain, where the second generation elders lived. As inner disciples, they could come here, but the fourth level of the mountain was not something they could enter and exit at will.
So, Zhu Huo led a few people and stood in front of the road leading to the fourth floor. He bowed deeply towards the inside with an extremely respectful look and said, "Inner sect disciple Zhu Huo and his fellow disciples come to see Elder Gu!"
As soon as the words fell, a terrifying pressure descended from the sky and completely enveloped the few people. Under this terrifying pressure, no one even had the heart to resist.
"Enter……!"
It was just a simple word, but it made everyone feel breathless and shocked. Is this the strength of Elder Gu?
Why does he feel more powerful than Master Bai?
"Thank you, Elder!" Although everyone was extremely shocked, they did not dare to delay and hurriedly thanked him and bowed respectfully again before continuing to walk towards the fourth level of the mountain.
With the excited look on Candlelight's face, they finally arrived in front of a cave for spiritual practice. On a stone tablet in front of the cave, there was a big word "Gu" engraved on it.
This is the cave where Gu Xiaoxing practices!
" Come in."
A faint voice came out from the cave. Although it did not have the power it had before, it was still able to shock the hearts of several people.
As the magic circle covering the cave slowly opened up a passage, the door of the cave also opened. Everyone looked at each other, swallowed, and felt extremely nervous. Then they walked forward step by step, feeling that each step was extremely heavy.
Only the candlelight did not feel so much pressure and walked towards the cave excitedly.
Compared to the inner disciples' practice caves, the place where the elders of this generation live is obviously much more comfortable. It is more spacious, the decorations are more gorgeous, and the spirit gathering formation is also larger, making the entire practice cave full of spiritual energy, and every breath makes people feel refreshed.
When Gu Xiaoxing saw the people coming in, his expression immediately straightened up, and he said with a bit of dignity, "Why did you come to see me?"
Xu Qianxing, who was standing by, couldn't help laughing when he saw Gu Xiaoxing's hypocritical look.
Zhu Huo immediately knelt down and said, "I am the inner sect disciple Zhu Huo. I bow to thank the elder for saving my life!"
"Huh? It's you!" Gu Xiaoxing glanced at Zhuhuo and immediately remembered that this was the little girl who competed with the Body Refining Sect during the Yu Jian Sect's sword competition.
Seeing that Elder Gu still remembered him, Zhu Huo was even more excited. After thanking him again, there was a hint of worry and self-blame in his eyes. He said, "Master has mentioned Elder Gu to Zhu Huo many times. If Master knew that Elder Gu was back, he would be very happy!"
"Oh? Who is your master?" Gu Xiaoxing asked.
"Reporting to the elder, Candlelight's master is... Lu Ling'er!"
"Are you Lu Ling'er's disciple ?" Gu Xiaoxing was stunned and asked again uncertainly. He really couldn't imagine how Lu Ling'er, who looked like a little girl, could be a master.
Zhuhuo nodded, the worry and self-blame in her eyes became even heavier, and she briefly recounted the master-disciple relationship between her and Lu Linger.
It turned out that Zhu Huo worshipped Lu Ling'er as his master only after returning from the Yu Jian Sect's sword-practicing conference. However, just after the worship ceremony was completed, the sky and the earth changed color, the wind and clouds changed suddenly, and then, Lu Ling'er mysteriously disappeared in full view of everyone.
This made Zhuhuo think that his master disappeared because of his apprenticeship. As he spoke, he couldn't help but burst into tears.
“Wuwu…! It’s all my fault. If…if I hadn’t accepted Master as my disciple, Master wouldn’t have disappeared…”
Gu Xiaoxing had always liked the little girl Zhuhuo, and now that she was Lu Linger's apprentice, when he looked at her again, Gu Xiaoxing's eyes gradually became more gentle, and also had a touch of doting that an elder has for a younger generation.
Gu Xiaoxing walked forward, lighted the candle, rubbed her little head, and said, "Don't worry, your master is fine. I know where she is."
Zhu Huo looked at Gu Xiao Xing with tearful eyes. After hearing his words, she was immediately surprised and asked, "Really? Do you really know where Master is? Can you take Zhu Huo to find her? "
"Not yet..." Gu Xiaoxing shook his head.
Hearing this, Zhuhuo's eyes gradually became lost, but as Gu Xiaoxing changed the subject, his eyes immediately became extremely bright again.
"But one day, I will take her back. No one can take her away from me, Gu Xiaoxing, not even the king of heaven or the old man!"
