Chapter 1707: Envy is not enough
This kind of respect is not just respect for Mahayana cultivators, but is similar to the respect that subordinates have for their leaders.
Especially those human cultivators who once fought side by side with the Gu family cultivators to devour the Bone Clan, they respect Emperor Gu, Gu Changhuan, beyond measure.
In the Xiuxian Academy, there are also cultivators in the army who respect Emperor Gu, and many cultivators from families or sects and other forces also pay close attention to Gu Changhuan's two disciples.
Especially Tie Rui, the little disciple Gu Changhuan has accepted in recent years. Not only is his aptitude outstanding, he has been cultivating under the seat of the Mahayana cultivator Emperor Gu for less than two hundred years, but he has already reached the Spiritualization Realm when he appeared last time.
With such a fast progress in cultivation and an extraordinary master, I don't know how many cultivators envy him.
However, the reason why these families, sects and other forces pay extra attention to Tie Rui is not only because of his outstanding aptitude and fast cultivation speed, but also because Tie Rui comes from other family forces, not from the royal Gu family.
If such people who are not from the royal family can develop in the royal family, does it mean that these forces can also gain some benefits from the Donggu Dynasty?
This is the idea of many family forces.
And they have been paying close attention to the development of the Donggu Dynasty over the years. What makes them feel relieved is that the royal family does not seem to have the tendency to firmly control all resources in their hands; and what makes them anxious is that the royal family does not seem to pay so much attention to their family sects and monks. Compared with the family sects and monks who already have some foundations, they are more willing to cultivate those loose cultivators who have no foundation and clean background.
At the beginning, some people couldn't figure it out. It is obvious that the monks of family sects and other forces are more efficient in doing things. Why would the royal family prefer loose cultivators? But Yuqing and other people in high positions understand that a dynasty of immortal cultivation cannot rely solely on family and sect monks. Loose cultivators are also an important force.
Family and sect monks are indeed more experienced in handling some things, but these people with their own foundations and forces will inevitably make plans for the forces behind them when handling things;
But loose cultivators often don't have this concern.
This is also why a few students from the Xiuxian Academy will be recommended to serve as officials in the Donggu Dynasty after leaving the Xiuxian Academy.
In fact, if these family forces and other cultivators carefully think about it, they will find that the students who graduated from the Xiuxian Academy and can be recommended to serve as officials in the Donggu Dynasty are not only very good at dealing with people or business, but also have a common feature: they all have close relatives serving in the army. Although the official positions are different, they are all very loyal to the royal Gu family.
There are even many people who were used by the Gu family during the battle of the Bone Clan.
It can be said that these people are loyal ministers cultivated by the royal family.
The most typical one is Chen Ji in the army.
As a casual cultivator who participated in the battle of the Bone Clan, Chen Ji was the first to sign up when the Donggu Dynasty began to recruit casual cultivators to build an army.
Returning favors is also to win people's hearts and set an example. Not long after that, the Gu family sent the opportunity of fusion to Chen Ji; and Chen Ji is also a wonderful person. After advancing, he publicized this matter, saving the Gu family a lot of effort.
Now, Chen Ji, who has cultivated to the second level of fusion, is already a second-rank general in the army, and can manage and mobilize 300,000 troops; because he advanced to fusion with the support of the Gu family, his status in the army is not even worse than that of Madam Zuizhu, a late-stage fusion cultivator.
At this moment, Chen Ji was sitting next to Gu Wanhao. He was curious when he heard someone mention the disciple of Emperor Gu. He secretly looked at Gu Wanhao, and after not noticing any unexpected look on the face of this living ancestor, he asked:
"I heard that this Haoran Saint Body is an extremely rare spiritual body. With such a talent and such a fast cultivation speed, has it inherited the mantle of Emperor Gu?"
Gu Wanhao was even more proud when he heard them ask about Tie Rui. The Gu family didn't want to hide such a treasure. Today is different from the past. The Gu family can show off any good treasures they have, and there is no need to worry about the guilt of holding a treasure.
He stroked his beard, shook his head slightly, and smiled calmly, looking like an immortal who was not in touch with the world and was calm and unhurried.
"Not at all.
Tie Rui's spirit is more suitable for practicing Confucianism and Taoism, so there is no need to stick to the inheritance of the mantle."
Gu Changhuan's mantle does not need to be inherited at all. There are so many people in the Gu family who are practicing the Chaos Ten Thousand Spirits Art now. Besides, Gu Changhuan is still very young, and there is no idea how many opportunities he will have to recruit disciples in the future. Why should Tie Rui, who is suitable for practicing Confucianism and Taoism, practice the Chaos Ten Thousand Spirits Art?
Cultivating immortals is to try your best to play to your strengths, and then slowly make up for your weaknesses.
When everyone saw Gu Wanhao say this, they naturally did not question anything, but continued to praise the royal family for being full of talents and flourishing.
They couldn't help but secretly sigh that Tie Rui and the Tie family were really lucky. A disciple who could become a Mahayana cultivator was carefully cultivated; and the Tie family had such a treasure, and they also benefited a lot.
The most straightforward manifestation is that the Tie family, which was originally only a spiritual power, has now become a virtual power.
This qualitative leap does not require the whole family to work hard for hundreds of years. All they need to do is give birth to a child with excellent qualifications and let him worship a Mahayana cultivator as his master. Then they can wait for all kinds of benefits to leak out from the Mahayana cultivator's fingers and turn into a world-shattering wealth.
No one even dares to rob this world-shattering wealth.
You don't know how many small families and sects in the Spiritual Destruction Land envy the Tie family.
It's a pity that no matter how envious they are, they can't envy the sudden appearance of a Haoran Holy Body in their family; the probability of expecting a Haoran Holy Body to appear in the family and take the whole family away is even higher than that of the family slowly operating from building a foundation. The family has successfully developed into the Lianxu family, which is even smaller.
Just when someone wanted to ask something, Gu Qingqing, dressed in official uniform on the other side, stepped into Longteng Garden.
No one on the stage noticed the addition of Gu Qingqing at the entrance. However, He Lianyue, who happened to be entering behind Gu Qingqing, noticed Gu Qingqing and couldn't help but look sideways at Gu Qingqing's steps.
Has this senior practiced any secret skills?
How come there are still glowing patterns left behind wherever you walk?
It’s so beautiful!
He Lianyue was thinking this, and Gu Qingqing, who noticed her gaze, turned his head and happened to look at her.
Gu Qingqing's face was expressionless, and her official uniform made her inexplicably inaccessible, and she even felt isolated from the world.
He Lianyue couldn't help being shocked and took half a step back. She lowered her eyes and her gaze fell on the hem of Gu Qingqing's robe. She raised her hands and saluted.
"Student He Lianyue has met the senior."
"senior?"
Gu Qingqing raised his eyebrows slightly, smiling secretly in his heart, but his face remained calm. After saying "hmm", he raised his legs and stepped forward, arriving in front of Gu Wanhao and others.
