Chapter 9 Past and present life
The Jiuqi Mountains where the Gu family is located are adjacent to the demon clan territory. Strictly speaking, it is a buffer zone between the human and demon clans. Qingzhou, where the Jiuqi Mountains are located, is adjacent to the demon clan. In order to expand the territory of the human clan, the Haoran Sect, the largest sect in Qingzhou, strongly supports the establishment of family sects by independent cultivators in the buffer zone. The Jiuqi Mountains are also a gateway to the southeast of Qingzhou.
Over the years, if it were not for the frequent attacks by demon beasts, the Gu family would have been able to cultivate purple mansion cultivators long ago. The current situation is that there are only two purple mansion cultivators in the four families of Gu, Fang, Yu and Zhang in the Jiuqi Mountains. One of the ancestors of the Fang family is an elder of the Haoran Sect, and the other ancestor of the Zhang family sits in the Jiuqi Mountains to deter independent cultivators and demon clans. The two ancestors have worked together inside and outside to protect the peace of the Jiuqi Mountains for nearly a hundred years.
Fortune and misfortune are interdependent. Although the four families in the Jiuqi Mountains are difficult for demon beasts to leave the purple mansion, they also have a special location and monopolize several sacred mountains, mainly the Bifeng Mountain, and their territory is several times larger than that of other Qingzhou foundation-building families. Although the income from spiritual objects is much higher than that of other Qingzhou families, the losses over the years are also astonishing, and there are many things that cannot be told to outsiders.
"In order to deal with this matter, the ancestor of the Zhang family will hold an exchange meeting in Jiuqi Market to facilitate the four families to exchange what they have, and the ancestor of the Zhang family will also take out some monster materials."
Gu Wanchang said with some emotion.
The first ancestor of the Zhang family was only in the middle stage of the Purple Mansion. He was the lowest among the four ancestors when they jointly established the family. He did not have any skills to pass on, but the Zhang family had good luck. The direct descendant of the first ancestor, the current ancestor of the Zhang family, Zhang Tianming, was a wind-attributed spiritual root. With the full support of the Zhang family, he advanced to the Purple Mansion. Spiritual root cultivators are usually good at fighting. It is not surprising that the ancestor of the Zhang family has high-level monster materials.
"My Gu family is good at alchemy, but has always been weak in refining equipment. Monster materials are not of much benefit to my Gu family. It is better to give the monster materials to the Fang family and exchange the pills for a batch of magic weapons. This will not only be courteous to the Fang family, but also convenient for my Gu family."
"I will go to the family treasury with you later to take out more pills and spirit stones, and it will also be convenient to exchange for some good things at the exchange meeting." Gu Wanchang continued.
"Of course." Gu Wanhao nodded.
He stroked his beard, as if he suddenly thought of something
"Wanhua should be back, right? She has been traveling outside for nearly five years after she successfully established her foundation. I wonder how her cultivation is now." Gu Wanhao's Gu Wanhua is the only female cultivator in the foundation-building period in the Gu family. After successfully establishing her foundation a few years ago, she went out to travel and has not returned yet.
Gu Wanchang said with a smile
"I have sent a message to Wanhua, and she replied that she will be back within a month. As for cultivation, Wanhua has already reached the second level of foundation building. It seems that she has gained a lot from traveling in the past few years. When Wanhua comes back, let her take charge of the General Affairs Hall. She is meticulous in her work, and it is most suitable for her to be the general affairs elder."
Gu Wanhao was also a little surprised. After the foundation building period, it becomes much more difficult to make further progress. Gu Wanhua advanced to the second level of foundation building in just five years, which is already very fast. As for the general affairs elder, Gu Wanhua is indeed the best candidate.
Gu Wanhao and Gu Wanchang's worries and considerations at this time have nothing to do with Gu Changhuan. He is reading a travel note.
This travel note records many interesting and strange things in the world of immortal cultivation, which is perfect for killing time and gaining knowledge.
Among them, a strange story caught Gu Changhuan's attention.
The book records that a cultivator in the foundation-building stage called Hongyun Taoist suddenly lost his soul during his cultivation. The soul that left his body somehow went to another world and wandered in another world for several years without being able to return to the original world. Just when Hongyun Taoist was at a loss and even wanted to give up, a golden light rushed to his soul. When he came to his senses, he found that his soul had returned to his body.
Just when he suspected that everything was an illusion, he found that his body was lacking in Qi and blood, just like a person with a short life span. Hongyun Taoist was naturally shocked. He left his cave and went to the nearby market. He was recognized by the guard at the gate of the market. The guard was shocked to see him. It turned out that he had not seen Hongyun Taoist for fifty years and thought that he had already passed away. It was natural to be surprised to see him again.
Besides, the Taoist Hongyun suddenly lost his soul in his cave for fifty years, which made it difficult for him to make further progress in his cultivation. Naturally, he felt very unfair. He told everyone about his bizarre experience. Some believed it, some didn't. Most people just laughed it off after hearing about it. However, the owner of the book thought it was quite interesting and bizarre, so he wrote it down in the book.
When Gu Changhuan read about the deeds of the Taoist Hongyun, he remembered his strange dreams. In his dreams, he became another person and lived in a completely different world from the current world of cultivation in another way. However, he could only dream of some intermittent pictures every time, and he didn't know the "self" in the dream very well.
By the way, the Taoist Hongyun in the book recorded everything he saw and heard in another world in the last few years and compiled it into a book called "The Taoist Hongyun's Records of Other Worlds".
The most dramatic thing is that this book became a big hit after it was published, bringing a lot of wealth to Taoist Hongyun. Unfortunately, because his soul had been out of his body for fifty years, his physical body was exhausted. Even though he got a lot of unexpected talent, it didn't help him break through to the Purple Mansion stage, and he still died in the end.
Gu Wanhao also had a copy of "The Records of Taoist Hongyun's Experiences in Other Worlds" in his study, but the book had long been put aside. Gu Wanhao was not interested in this kind of record. The books he read were either exercises or alchemy classics.
Gu Changhuan was quite interested in the other world that Taoist Hongyun's soul went to. He eagerly found "Taoist Hongyun's Records of Other Worlds" from a pile of messy books and started reading.
"I have no form in the alien world. I can pass through objects and walls, and no one in the alien world can see me."
The book begins
"In the alien world, everyone is a mortal. Occasionally there are capable people who have not practiced or have the ability to open mountains, or have the wisdom of a demon, which is quite magical."
"I have been in the alien world for more than 500 years, but only 50 years in this world. I can't help but sigh at the wonders of fate. In more than 500 years, I witnessed the rise and fall of two dynasties. Among them, the founding monarch of the Qin Dynasty had the talent of a celestial being, but it was a pity that there was no way to cultivate immortality in the alien world, and the Qin monarch could not enter the Tao in his life. I also saw the Han Zu, and sighed that heroes are made by the times, so let's not talk about it. However, there was a mortal between the Qin and Han dynasties who had the strength to move mountains, and I was also amazed!"
"Strength to move mountains... Qin Jun... Han Zu..." Gu Changhuan recited unconsciously, something was about to come out in his mind, and he couldn't remember it completely, but he inexplicably felt that it was something very important to him.
The more Gu Changhuan thought about it, the more his head hurt. His face was pale, his forehead was covered with sweat, and his hands were tightly holding the record. After a while, Gu Changhuan's strength loosened and he fainted.
At the same time when Gu Changhuan fainted, a golden palm-sized brocade covered with mysterious stripes appeared in Gu Changhuan's sea of consciousness.
