66: Has the news that I cured the dog-licking disease spread to Zhongzhou?

A Top-Grade Spirit Stone mine?

Not only Gu Liangyuan, but even Li Xingyi, who was in a dangerous situation, was surprised by this.

Spirit Stones are not created out of thin air; they are either deeply buried underground or hidden in mountains, products formed by the accumulation of Spiritual Qi over tens of millions of years.

A Top-Grade Spirit Stone mine, as the name suggests, is a mine that can produce Top-Grade Spirit Stones.

The entire Eastern Continent only has four such mines, each controlled by one of the Four Great Holy Lands.

To win a smile from a courtesan, he directly offered three Top-Grade Spirit Stone mines.

Child, you are invincible!

Lin Furen's words continued:

"To win the demoness's smile, my son even took out our Jun Family's Immortal Artifact, which protects our Family, and sold it."

"Three scrolls of the Nine Revolutions Mysterious Skill were also stolen."

"As for the other Family properties and Spirit Treasures, countless were wasted."

"I only know that when we took inventory of the Family's assets last year, the entire Family's property had shrunk by one-fifth."

Hiss!

The sound of gasps came!

This time it wasn't because of Jun Ao Zhi's profligacy, but because of the Jun Family's foundation!

After all that squandering, it only shrunk by one-fifth!

How rich must the Jun Family be!

Gu Liangyuan was still smug about his own wealth before, but now it seemed, it was too small.

The scope was too small!

When will my Forget-Love Peak reach this level?

At that time, with a bunch of Disciples and these resources, one of you will Breakthrough today, another tomorrow, and it won't be long before you can achieve Immortal Ascension.

Lin Furen had seen too many reactions similar to the crowd's and had long since adapted.

Looking at the Disciples in the distance again, Lin Furen said to Gu Liangyuan:

"It seems Fellow Daoist still has matters to attend to, so I won't delay you here."

"When Fellow Daoist returns to Forget-Love Peak, I will discuss the details with you."

"Farewell."

After speaking, without waiting for Gu Liangyuan to reply, her figure vanished.

Like the wind, she came in a hurry; like the rain, she left softly.

From her demeanor, it was clear that Lin Furen must be a decisive person in her daily life.

Gu Liangyuan understood; it turned out that Jun Ao Zhi was also a major sycophant.

The reason Lin Furen wanted him to be his Disciple was to help him cure his sycophantic addiction.

Has the news that I specialize in curing sycophants already spread to Central Continent?

Before, I had to seek out Disciples, but now Disciples are actively coming to me.

This is truly a good omen.

Watching Lin Furen leave, Gu Liangyuan's gaze fell upon the still-shaken Zhang Yang.

According to Zhang Yang's attribute of fortune and misfortune intertwined, after such a great disaster, there must be an Opportunity.

Upon closer inspection, he indeed found a silk handkerchief not far behind Zhang Yang.

Clearly, this silk handkerchief was accidentally dropped by Lin Furen during her actions earlier.

Presumably, this silk handkerchief was where the Opportunity lay.

However, this Opportunity was clearly different from previous ones.

It seemed this silk handkerchief was merely a catalyst; the actual Opportunity was clearly yet to come.

With a thought, Gu Liangyuan collected the silk handkerchief.

Regardless of whether he could trigger the hidden Opportunity behind this silk handkerchief, the main thing was to prevent Zhang Yang from getting it.

Looking at the still-shaken Outer Sect Disciple in the distance, Gu Liangyuan spoke to a certain Void Realm:

"Old Li, go help me check on these Outer Sect Disciples, and while you're at it, help me find a few Spirit Beast cubs with good Aptitude."

As Gu Liangyuan's words fell, the Void Realm twisted, and Li Daoyou's figure appeared:

"Yes."

Li Xingyi looked at Li Daoyou, then at Wu Jiangtao, and finally fixed his gaze on Gu Liangyuan.

Just live your life; who can outlive you!

You truly cherish your life!

Just going out of the sect for an Elder mission, and you bring two Lianxu Peak bodyguards with you?

Earlier, Li Xingyi was still reflecting on his failure, wondering if the outcome would be different if he had been more careful and brought a powerful helper.

Now it seemed, let alone bringing an expert, even if Empyrean Cloud himself acted, Gu Liangyuan would still be able to escape.

After arranging all this, Gu Liangyuan looked at Li Xingyi.

Before he could speak, Li Xingyi snorted coldly and turned his head away:

"Just kill me; I won't reveal any information to you."

Gu Liangyuan mused:

"You said you wouldn't reveal the information to me, which means you didn't come by yourself, but someone sent you to kill me."

Li Xingyi was slightly startled.

Hmm?

Seeing Li Xingyi's expression, Gu Liangyuan knew he had guessed correctly.

He continued:

"Let me guess further."

"Since the person behind you doesn't want me to know his identity, it means he is wary of something."

"Besides my talent, what he is wary of is the Supreme Sacred Ground behind me."

"And for someone like you to be willing to die for him, it means his identity must also be extraordinary."

"It's highly likely he's a leader of a major Family."

"I, Gu Liangyuan, usually don't make enemies, and those I did make have already been pulverized."

"Taiyi Holy Land—Empyrean Cloud!"

After speaking, Gu Liangyuan looked at Li Xingyi with a half-smile.

This made Li Xingyi somewhat unable to maintain his composure.

No, I didn't leak any information, so how did he guess it already?

Wu Jiangtao's heart tightened slightly as he listened to Gu Liangyuan's analysis.

Impossible, I was very clean when I killed Empyrean Cloud back then, how could he have found out about this?

Seeing Wu Jiangtao cast a questioning look at him, Gu Liangyuan shook his head slightly.

Then he flipped his hand, took out a chessboard, and placed it on a bluestone not far away.

Looking at the dejected Li Xingyi, Gu Liangyuan calmly said:

"I'll bet you a game of chess; if I win, you will join my Forget-Love Peak, and I will grant you the position of Grand Elder."

Betting on chess?

Li Xingyi's spirit immediately returned:

"And if you lose?"

"If I lose, you are free to leave."

"A gentleman's word?"

"Hard to take back!"

"Good!"

Li Xingyi never expected that he could turn the tables!

If he lacked confidence in other things, but when it came to the Dao of chess...

Within the Eastern Continent, I am invincible!

Li Xingyi held the black pieces, Gu Liangyuan held the white, and the two began to battle on the bluestone.

Two and a half hours later, Li Xingyi's forehead was covered in cold sweat.

The hand holding the chess piece trembled slightly.

Within the Eastern Continent, I have an enemy...

In Gu Liangyuan's chess moves, he saw the shadows of countless ancient sages.

His proud Dao of chess, in front of Gu Liangyuan, was like a goldfish seeing a true Dragon, or a candle flame seeing the great sun!

The two were completely not on the same level!

Looking at Gu Liangyuan, who had a calm and composed expression, Li Xingyi smiled wistfully and placed his chess piece in a fatal spot:

"I lost."

Gu Liangyuan pointed a finger, and a small part of the Primordial Chess Classic's content was sent into Li Xingyi's mind:

"Come back to Forget-Love Peak with me; I look forward to the day you defeat me."

Li Xingyi felt the vast information in his mind, and his dim eyes gradually brightened.

All the previous confusions in the Dao of chess suddenly became clear at this moment!

This was an unparalleled treasure for someone who loved chess more than his life!

If the setting weren't unsuitable, he would have immediately sat cross-legged and meticulously pondered it.

Looking at Gu Liangyuan, he felt as if he was looking up at a giant on the Dao of chess.

At this moment, he was utterly convinced and bowed solemnly:

"You won."

"From now on, there will be no Li Xingyi of Taiyi Holy Land in the world, only Chess Maniac, Elder of Forget-Love Peak."

"Chess Maniac, greets Peak Master!"

What he lost to Gu Liangyuan was chess skill, and what Gu Liangyuan won from him was magnanimity!

Gu Liangyuan laughed heartily, stepped forward, and helped Chess Maniac up:

"No need for such formality."

"Old Wu, remove the Restriction on him."

Although Wu Jiangtao felt it was somewhat inappropriate, at Gu Liangyuan's request, he still removed the Seal from him.

To his surprise, Chess Maniac, after being freed from the Seal, truly had no intention of escaping.

He couldn't help but sigh with emotion that in the treacherous Cultivation World, people like Chess Maniac, who were willing to admit defeat, were truly rare.

Now that he was one of them, Gu Liangyuan also learned from Chess Maniac why Empyrean Cloud was able to find him.

Liu Ruyan...

Heh heh.