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Chapter 391 - 221: Absorbing Spirit Veins, Transforming into Spiritual Origin_2

Chapter 391: Chapter 221: Absorbing Spirit Veins, Transforming into Spiritual Origin_2

It became his primary method, just like the Azure Dragon.

Besides, the Qimen Dunjia, Taiyi Divine Number, and the Six Ren Spell are not merely divine skills for creating a universe in a sleeve. These three divine skills are part of a composite series and have even enhanced the mana aura within his Magic Domain. In extreme situations, his Five Elements Great Escape also remains intact, and even Azure Dragon and Little White have corresponding enhancements.

"Good, you really haven’t had any formal training over the years. You could..."

"No, no, no, that’s not called training. Training is about enduring hardship, I’m going on a vacation, for the good life," Gu Shanhai interrupted Xi Huan. How could he possibly go for training and endure hardship? He didn’t need it.

Hearing this, Xi Huan was speechless. Did this young man really expect such a cushy assignment? Was he expecting a team of Protectors as well?

Luckily, Xi Huan kept this to himself, for had he said it out loud, Gu Shanhai would have taken him up on the offer.

Protectors were unlikely, but certainly there would be corresponding safety measures in place.

"There is one thing, however, that you need to do," Xi Huan said somberly.

"What could possibly make you so serious?" Gu Shanhai asked curiously.

"Qingli was your master. He fell in the Three Sects War and left behind a last wish for you to fulfill," Xi Huan stated.

Qingli was the honorific of Gu Shanhai’s master, whose original name was Xia Xingyi. It was normal for someone at the Purple Mansion Stage to die in battle.

"A last wish? What last wish?" As long as it wasn’t outrageous, Gu Shanhai didn’t mind helping.

"Before you, Qingli had four other disciples..." Xi Huan began to explain.

It turned out they had perished during a special expedition in a particular region. Gu Shanhai’s task was simple: to retrieve the remains of these four deceased senior brothers.

Xia Xingyi, who had been with them at the time, managed to escape alone since he was already at the Late-Stage Foundation Establishment. Logically, all Xia Xingyi had to do was report back to the sect, and the sect would have sent someone to recover the remains and even level the area. But Xia Xingyi couldn’t get past his own barrier and wanted to do it himself.

It became an obstacle, and he couldn’t fulfill it even on his deathbed.

Therefore, the task smoothly fell onto the shoulders of Gu Shanhai. Although Xia Xingyi had not taught him long, once a master-disciple relationship was established, it lasted a lifetime.

It was natural, then, that Gu Shanhai would carry out his last wish.

"So that’s how it is. No wonder you were so evasive back then. I’ll handle it. I will ensure the remains of those four senior brothers are taken back to the Five Elements Sect for burial," Gu Shanhai declared, not referring to his own Five Elements Sect of East Floating Mountain but to Xia Xingyi’s Sect.

Xia Xingyi was buried there, so too should his four disciples be laid to rest.

"In fact, we’ve already clarified the situation. That place is an area of natural anomaly, its origins no longer traceable. It’s simply populated by various strange creatures. Their strength isn’t great, at most reaching the Purple Mansion Stage. There won’t be much danger for you," Xi Huan said, for he wasn’t foolish. He knew how to weigh the risks.

A deceased’s last wish versus a core member of the sect—if there was any danger, he wouldn’t have asked.

"So, you’ve actually figured it out a while ago... Then why send me? You could’ve brought them back when you discovered the details," Gu Shanhai said, somewhat speechless at their absurdity.

"There are many things that can’t be done just for convenience," Xi Huan stated gravely.

"Got it, life needs a sense of ritual," Gu Shanhai sighed. Well, he might as well go; it wasn’t a big deal.

As for what this natural anomaly was, he didn’t quite understand. Who knew what it could be?

He asked about the intelligence, but Xi Huan refused to tell, saying it was for his training.

Gu Shanhai was indignant—train my foot—and used his privileges as a Dharma Transmission Elder to access the intelligence directly.

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Although he was not as strong as Xi Huan, a cultivator at the Peeping Dao Stage, Gu Shanhai held an equivalent position and authority.

It was easy for him to obtain the intelligence; however, the record was far from detailed. It was filled with numerous descriptions of scenery, personal insights, and various complaints.

To Gu Shanhai, it seemed like a terribly poor dossier.

But for a cultivator, that was quite normal. They weren’t professionals, so having any record at all was already quite something.

After reading it, he basically understood it was a special secret realm with the existence of monsters.

Once Gu Shanhai got there, all he needed to do was kill the monsters and gather their remains to complete the main task.

"I mean, when you went to explore, couldn’t you have collected some video data? We’re in an era where everyone uses jade slips to record notes." Gu Shanhai couldn’t help but complain. Even with the original spells, it was possible to capture images, and yet they all used textual materials.

They should’ve at least combined text materials with video.

"You can bring that up with the Sect Leader yourself; it’s not my business," Xi Huan said, indicating that he was just a Supreme Elder, not the Sect Leader, so it was useless to talk to him.

"You’re so careless that one day you’ll be pushed to become Sect Leader," Gu Shanhai issued what sounded like a terribly vicious curse.

This caused Xi Huan to change his face color, "You little... So cruel! You’ll be the one to take over as Sect Leader first!"

While the two were teasing each other, Xi Huan took Gu Shanhai back to the gate of the Great Mahayana Truth Sect. The changes over the years were significant—at least, after gathering the resources of the entire Xuanzhen Realm, the sect’s gate had become much more luxurious.

Yun Yu, who was working in his own hall, sensed Gu Shanhai’s return and simply glanced over without going to find him.

That’s because he was incredibly busy, so busy that he nearly became numb to it.

Since the destruction of the Juxia Sect and the Chengyun Sect, he discovered his workload had multiplied nearly a hundredfold.

Not only did he have to deal with the territories and politics of the two major sects, but he also had to manage the loose cultivators. The entire Xuanzhen Realm had become the property of the Great Mahayana Truth Sect, so naturally, he had to take care of these responsibilities.

Otherwise, why would Xi Huan’s expression change at the suggestion of him taking over as Sect Leader? He had seen Yun Yu’s workload. From the time Gu Shanhai set off to Hualong Mountain to break through to the Spirit Origin Stage, Yun Yu had scarcely left his hall, and even if he did venture out, it was for official business, not rest.

Over these seven years, Yun Yu hadn’t taken a break, always working at a high intensity.

In the past, he could afford to rest, cultivate, and even find time to chat with Gu Shanhai, but now he had none of that.

"Sheesh, is the Sect Leader really that dedicated now?" Gu Shanhai asked, watching a cartload of political affairs being hauled into the main hall. He remembered Yun Yu used to be quite lax.

"No choice, he’s the Sect Leader. You should know that all this paperwork has already been sorted through by the disciples below before being passed up," Xi Huan said with a tone that had a hint of schadenfreude.

"Don’t gloat just yet. Let’s get further away before you do, or else if we get caught and put in his place, that would really be tragic," Gu Shanhai kindly reminded Xi Huan.

Previously, he had protected Gu Shanhai, which was why he was able to be so idle. Now that the protection duty was over and peace prevailed, who knew if Yun Yu would come up with some devious plan to skip out.

As for someone wanting to seize power and take over Yun Yu’s position as Sect Leader, Yun Yu might even show them the way. However, anyone sensible in the sect would not dare to do such a thing.

Power and responsibility are equal; a Sect Leader who enjoys the privileges without doing the work would be dealt with.

No matter how invincible you are, can you be more invincible than the Supreme Elders, the Hall Masters, and so on?

Even those at the Peeping Dao Stage would have to take a beating and then dutifully handle official duties. If their performance was subpar, the hard-won position as Sect Leader would be lost.

Although the Supreme Elders and others didn’t manage affairs, they still had the responsibility of oversight. All their interests lay with the sect. Therefore, a Sect Leader who was good for the sect’s development was their greatest interest.

"Right, right, right, let’s head out quickly, and you better get ready to descend the mountain for training," Xi Huan also realized what was going on and hurriedly rushed off with Gu Shanhai. It wasn’t the time to rile up Yun Yu; what if he went berserk and dragged them into handling affairs?

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