Concubines Lead to Strength: The Path to Immortality Begins with Taking a Spouse

Before long, the three Elders including Jian Chen had returned to the Fourth Saint Son Peak.

The general situation of the Sect was also understood; they had gone mainly to gather some more specific details.

After all, this time, Gu Changge surely did not come out at a loss. On the contrary, it was the Immortal Ascension Sect that suffered a loss: one Disciple was lost, a second-rate family within the Sect's domain was lost, and on top of that, a Heavenly Rank Magical Treasure was compensated by Wan'an True Monarch, as well as two vials of Spirit-grade Elixirs given by the Immortal Ascension Sect.

"Young Master, this is all that has been collected from the Wu Family."

"I've made a rough estimate, and if we value it in terms of Spirit Stones, it's about one million Top-grade Spirit Stones."

"However, if we directly hand it over to the Sect to handle, we'd have to account for a twenty percent loss, getting only eight hundred thousand Top-grade Spirit Stones."

"Of course, that's if everything is like this, but normally it's valued at seventy percent, although the Young Master could likely get eighty percent or even a bit more."

Sage Zhao placed several storage rings on the table. Originally, there had been a mess of nearly a hundred Storage Magical Treasures, including both storage rings and Storage Pouches.

By now, it was clear they had already been sorted out by the three of them.

Elixirs, Spirit Fruits, Spirit Roots, Spirit Stones, Magic Treasures, and Cultivation Technique Divine Powers were all stored separately.

"Thanks for your trouble, Senior Zhao."

Seeing that the other party had even sorted everything out already, Gu Changge could not help but give his thanks with a cupped fist salute and a light chuckle.

"A minor matter, not worth mentioning. Being able to alleviate the Young Master's worries is my good fortune."

Sage Zhao's face lit up with joy, and he hurriedly returned the gesture with a cupped fist salute.

He had not expected that this small detail would earn him praise from the Young Master.

The day's events made Sage Zhao understand that in terms of combat strength, he probably couldn't be of any help to the Young Master anymore.

It would be better to focus on the minor nuisances of daily life instead!

As long as the Young Master was comfortable with how things were used, there was no need for worry.

Gu Changge casually began inspecting the items within the storage rings.

There wasn't anything particularly noteworthy; as for the Spirit Stones, there were only about thirty thousand Top-grade Spirit Stones, and the rest were High-grade Spirit Stones and some Mid-Grade Spirit Stones.

He very generously took out thirty thousand Top-grade Spirit Stones and divided them into three Spirit Stone Bags.

These were given to the three Sage Realm Elders, including Old Blind Man, who had accompanied him on this trip.

"This is a token of appreciation for the troubles you three sages have gone through on this journey."

As he spoke, Gu Changge handed each of them a Spirit Stone Bag containing ten thousand Top-grade Spirit Stones.

However, all three of them declined to accept.

"This is part of our duty; the Young Master needn't do this..."

Sage Jian Chen hurriedly shook his head in refusal.

"Please, take it."

"There will be many more times in the future when I'll need to call upon you three seniors."

"If you don't accept anything each time, I would feel uneasy."

"After all, this isn't really much; the total haul is one million Top-grade Spirit Stones, and this is merely thirty thousand—a mere drop in the bucket."

"Please don't stand on ceremony with me."

Seeing this, Gu Changge urged them.

Old Blind Man was the first to accept the Spirit Stone Bag, bowing with a cupped fist: "Thank you, Young Master."

Seeing Old Blind Man accept it, the other two no longer demurred and each took their respective Spirit Stone Bags, solemnly cupping their fists: "Thank you, Young Master!"

They weren't looking forward to the Spirit Stones themselves; they simply wished to stay by the Young Master's side, knowing that as he grew stronger in the future, they would naturally receive many benefits without effort!

Seeing the three accept the Spirit Stone Bags, Gu Changge finally nodded in satisfaction.

He then selected many more Spirit Stones and Elixirs and stored them in his own Space Ring.

The rest he had no intention of keeping for himself.

Instead, he spoke directly to the Ancestor, "Ancestor, our Gu Family is indeed planning to establish ourselves in Central State, and naturally, there will be considerable expenditures. Moreover, our foundation is still somewhat lacking compared to the Central State powerhouses."

"These items will just happen to fill the gap in the foundation of our newly arrived Gu Family."

"At the very least, they should be more than enough to get through the current transitional period."

"As for the future, we can develop slowly."

Of the near one million Top-grade Spirit Stones' value in loot, the Spirit Fruits, Spirit Roots, and Elixirs he took were valued at most a few tens of thousands of Top-grade Spirit Stones.

The rest was the bulk of it.

"This..."

"Alright, I do not wish to speak more of such sentiments."

"Everything you've done for the Gu Family, every one of us will hold it in our hearts."

The Gu Family Ancestor hesitated for only a moment before directly sweeping the storage rings into his sleeve.

To plant roots in Central State, merely bringing over clan members would not suffice.

They needed a long-term plan for growth!

And these spoils of war from the Wu Family were just right.

Divine Power Techniques, Magic Treasures, and even various materials, Spirit Stones, etc.

"No matter what, I am the Young Master of the Gu Family."

"It's all part of my duty, after all."

Gu Changge said lightly with a shake of his head and a chuckle.

"Very well."

"A son of the Gu Family should be just so!"

Gu Haitang nodded vigorously and patted him on the shoulder, eyes full of admiration.

Even Gu Kuang, who was somewhat distressed for his eldest grandson, knew that this was necessary for the family.

And just as his eldest grandson had put it, being the Young Master of the Gu Family, it was natural to contribute to the family.

Whenever he had needs, the Gu Family would also throw its full support behind him without hesitation!

"Ancestor, when are you planning to depart?"

Gu Changge casually asked, intending to ask the Ancestor to bring some Elixirs back for Qingqing and Yue'er.

There was no need for him to personally make a trip just to deliver Elixirs; it would be better to spend more time cultivating in the Sword Sect and breakthrough to the Ninth Grade Annihilation Realm as soon as possible, so he could return in glory to the Northern Domain!

He had promised his Wife they would be reunited in three years, and less than one year had passed, yet he had already reached the Eighth-grade Heavenly Gate Realm.

By the time of his return, he should at least break through to the Ninth Grade, as for the Sage Realm, it was hard to say.