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

When Gu Changge returned to the grand hall, both Dongfang Mingyue and Yuan Youbai had already entered seclusion to refine elixirs.

With ten days left before the so-called Exchange Conference, he simply entered one of the seclusion rooms and began his cultivation with a calm mind.

For him, stabilizing his Realm Cultivation was naturally unnecessary.

With his talent of Root Bone and Divine Soul Comprehension, there was no possibility of a shaky foundation!

In fact, every time he broke through, it happened as naturally as water flows into a channel; he never experienced the so-called bottlenecks that other cultivators talked about.

All it took was for the Spiritual Energy within his body to reach the threshold, and he would break through to the next realm in one go.

Moreover, after breaking through, he did not need to stabilize his cultivation, not least because his Small Success Sacred Body was too overpowering.

What he looked forward to more, however, was the completion of his wives' Sacred Bodies after they had refined the elixirs!

Just the Small Success Sacred Body's innate talent for Spirit Transformation allowed him in the Sixth Grade Refining Void Realm to withstand combat against a Ninth Grade Annihilation Realm powerhouse unscathed.

The effect of the Saint Body Completion would definitely be even stronger and not weaker than the Spirit Transformation technique!

Perhaps, it would be enough to easily suppress those in the Sage Realm.

Although his true strength was already on par with that of the Sage Realm, such sages could harness the power of heaven and earth and had even begun to grasp the Power of Laws.

If it came down to a direct confrontation, he could at most claim not to lose but wouldn't dare to say he could certainly kill a Sage Realm master!

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Meanwhile, in a city within Central State, Gu Wanquan had just found an inn where he planned to rest for the night before returning to the Sword Sect to report.

He had taken on no fewer than nine sect missions this time!

Hustling to earn sect points, he hadn't returned to the Sword Sect for over half a year, traveling throughout Central State every day without rest.

Just as he ordered some food and was about to head upstairs after filling his stomach,

he overheard people at the next table discussing the Saint of Sword Sect.

"Could they be talking about Changge?"

He paused mid-step upstairs and couldn't help but listen to their conversation.

In the last half-year, he had almost no contact with others, and the missions he dared to take on weren't too difficult; they were mostly tasks to find Spirit Grass and Spirit Roots, simply following the map to the relevant area to collect them.

He was completely unaware of what had transpired in the Sword Sect during that half-year.

The young cultivators at the table had varying realms, the lowest in the Reach Profound Realm and the highest only in the Sixth Grade Refining Void Realm.

"I heard that in the next few days, Wan Hua Valley and Sword Sect are going to have an Exchange Conference for the younger generation."

"It's likely that Saint Gu will make an appearance. Would any of you be interested in going to watch it? You might gain something."

"Even if there's no other gain, just to witness Saint Gu with your own eyes would make the trip worthwhile."

"Pfft, as if you don't know, you just want to go see Fairy Mei'er from Wan Hua Valley, don't you?"

His companions burst out laughing, mercilessly exposing him.

"Shallow, shallow!"

"I'm not like you all, I'm wholeheartedly devoted to the Dao; women are but skeletons beneath their flesh for me!"

"Compared to that so-called Innate Seductive Bone, I'm more interested in witnessing the splendor of Saint Gu!"

"That's the one who could refine the Heavenly Tribulation, who could level a second-rate family in an instant with his own strength, and who would withstand the Heavenly Tribulation with his bare hands just to kill his enemy!"

"They say that before, he had an 18-year hiatus in the Northern Domain, and it's only been three to four years since he resumed cultivation."

"Can you imagine?"

"In just three to four years, he went from a mere mortal to an eight-grade Heavenly Gate Realm Great Power!"

"Tsk tsk, compared to such an achievement, what's so special about that naturally gifted Charming Bone?"

"I reckon that even the First Saint Son Peak's Lu Xian True Monarch of Sword Sect will soon be replaced by Saint Gu!"

When the fourth-grade Reach Profound Realm youth spoke about Gu Changge, his eyes were full of admiration and envy, wishing he had such power.

"Three years to reach the Eighth Grade Heavenly Gate Realm?"

"I'd say... it's probably fake."

"It's nothing more than the Sword Sect trying to hype him up, of course, I also don't deny Saint Gu's strength, especially his ability to refine the Heavenly Tribulation and break through to the eighth grade, which is truly defying the heavens."

"But to go from a mortal to the Heavenly Gate Realm in three years must have some embellishments."

"Not to mention he's only been in the Sword Sect for just over half a year, and before that, he was in the desolate Northern Domain. How could he have broken through to the seventh grade in just over two years?"

"Alas, it's all the machinations of the major powers creating a spectacle, just enjoy the show."

The oldest among them, a Refining Void Realm youth, scoffed in disdain, completely disbelieving the rumor of going from a mortal to the Eighth Grade Heavenly Gate Realm in three years.

Just as he finished speaking, however, he heard a voice behind him.

"Young man, broaden your horizons."

"Three years to breakthrough to the Eighth Grade Heavenly Gate Realm, others might not be able to, but he certainly can."

Gu Wanquan, having heard the news about Gu Changge, had unconsciously approached their table and stood behind the Refining Void Realm youth.

"Uh..."

"You are?"

"We were just chatting casually, with no ill will, if you have a different opinion, please feel free to share."

The sudden appearance of an Annihilation Realm Great Power left them dumbfounded, quickly standing to bow respectfully.

The Sixth Grade Refining Void Realm cultivator also showed a nervous expression as he spoke.

"It's not a matter of opinion, but a fact," Gu Wanquan stated emphatically, his eyebrows knitted.

Hearing their conversation, he was also a bit shocked, not expecting so much to have happened in just half a year!