35: Chapter 35 A Wife Given Away for Free

Eastern Wasteland.

Tianxuan Peak.

Morning light pierced through the clouds, spilling onto the sandalwood floor.

A long, resonant bell chime came from the direction of the Main Peak.

One long, two short.

This was the signal for the Piaomiao Holy Land to hold the Disciple Recruitment Ceremony.

Very light footsteps came from outside the main hall.

The Elder in charge, Zhao Dehai, hunched his body and stopped three steps outside the threshold.

"Peak Master Gu. The Disciple Recruitment Ceremony is about to begin. The Holy Lord has ordered this subordinate to come and escort you."

Zhao Dehai's head was lowered almost to his chest.

His throat trembled.

The phenomenon between heaven and earth triggered by Tianxuan Peak a few days ago, coupled with that mysterious guardian who killed a Foundation Establishment deacon with a single sword, filled the entire Holy Land with awe and reverence for Tianxuan Peak.

No one dared to court disaster at such a critical moment.

Gu Sheng sat on the grand armchair.

His fingertips rubbed against the rim of the teacup.

Should he go?

He had just spent 400,000 exchange points in the Far North Icefield; although he recouped 200,000, his cultivation base remained at the Fourth Level of Qi Refining.

Staying at Tianxuan Peak was the safest option.

But since Mo Cangtian had sent someone to invite him, this was not just a simple ceremony.

This was a probe.

If he didn't go, he would appear guilty.

If he went, he could use the confidence of his 30 million exchange points to completely suppress these old foxes.

And while he was at it, he could see if there were any Children of Destiny among the new Disciples that he could harvest.

"Xuan Kong."

Gu Sheng put down the teacup.

A figure walked out from the shadows in the corner of the hall.

There was not a trace of spiritual power fluctuation on his body.

"My Lord." Xuan Kong bowed slightly.

"Follow me for a trip."

Gu Sheng stood up.

He smoothed out the wrinkles on his robe.

He stepped out of the hall.

Piaomiao Main Peak.

The white jade plaza was bustling with people.

Tens of thousands of youths who had passed the preliminary selection stood in Formations, waiting for the verdict of fate.

On the high platform.

Nine armchairs were lined up.

The Holy Lord Mo Cangtian sat in the very center.

His fingers rhythmically tapped on the purple-gold dragon-patterned armrest.

"This Gu Sheng, his airs are getting bigger and bigger."

Peak Master of Law Enforcement, Li Changgeng, let out a cold snort.

He glanced at the empty seat beside him.

It was reserved for Tianxuan Peak.

"Junior Brother Li, watch your words." Peak Master of Medicinal Pills, Su Yanzhi, stroked his beard. "Tianxuan Peak's foundation is unfathomable. The phenomenon between heaven and earth that day was definitely not an ordinary occurrence."

Mo Cangtian stopped tapping the armrest.

"Whether it's a mule or a horse, we'll know once we take it out for a walk."

He had set up this scene today specifically to probe Gu Sheng's bottom line.

A Young Lord of a Hidden Family who appeared out of thin air had stirred the Holy Land into a mess.

If he truly had a heaven-reaching background, it wouldn't hurt to treat him with respect.

But if he was just pretending...

Mo Cangtian condensed an invisible vortex of spiritual power in his hand.

The pressure of the Soul Transformation Stage Peak was ready to be unleashed.

As soon as Gu Sheng stepped onto the high platform, he would use the excuse of exchanging pointers on Formations to force out the guardian behind Gu Sheng.

At the end of the white jade stairs.

Gu Sheng walked up the steps.

Xuan Kong followed half a step behind, puffing on his dry pipe.

As the two of them stepped onto the last step.

Mo Cangtian suddenly raised his hand.

A wave of overwhelming pressure silently rolled along the ground toward Gu Sheng.

The surrounding air instantly solidified.

Li Changgeng and Su Yanzhi held their breath at the same time.

Gu Sheng did not stop.

With his Fourth Level of Qi Refining cultivation, he could not perceive the secret clash between the Dao Integration Stage powerhouses at all.

The wind blowing against his face was a bit chilly.

Xuan Kong stopped walking.

He tapped his pipe against the bluestone brick.

"Clang. Clang."

Two crisp sounds rang out.

The Dao Integration Stage pressure released by Mo Cangtian, the moment it collided with that grey-white airflow, simply dissolved and vanished.

It didn't even stir up a ripple.

Mo Cangtian violently crushed the armrest.

The purple-gold dragon-patterned armrest instantly turned into powder.

An indescribable, terrifying aura followed the trajectory of his released pressure and surged back into his Meridians.

Creation Realm!

No.

Even more terrifying than the Creation Realm!

The aura only made one round in his Meridians before Mo Cangtian's Primordial Spirit was gripped by an invisible giant hand.

If the other party used even a little bit of force.

He, a Holy Lord at the Peak of the Soul Transformation Stage, would have his Soul Flying Away and Spirit Scattering on the spot.

Mo Cangtian swallowed hard.

His Adam's apple slid up and down with difficulty.

Beads of sweat as large as beans seeped out on his forehead.

They slid down his cheeks and hit his lapels.

He didn't even dare to wipe the sweat.

He sat stiffly on the chair.

His body was trembling uncontrollably.

"Does this old thing want to probe me?"

Gu Sheng walked past Mo Cangtian and noticed the other man's unusual stiffness.

He sneered in his heart.

Xuan Kong was at the Creation Realm Peak.

In the Far North Icefield, he could even pin the Left Envoy of the Xuanming Hall, a Half-step Creation Realm expert, to the ground and rub him.

A Soul Transformation Stage cultivator from the Eastern Wasteland dared to try to provoke him?

He really didn't know whether to live or die.

Gu Sheng walked to his seat.

He lifted his robe.

He sat down calmly.

Xuan Kong stood behind him.

The entire high platform fell into dead silence.

Li Changgeng forgot to close his open mouth.

He was closest to Mo Cangtian; although he didn't directly bear the backlash, Mo Cangtian's instantly pale face and the shattered armrest made his scalp tingle.

Su Yanzhi's hand holding the teacup shook.

The tea spilled onto the back of his hand, scalding it red, but he didn't even notice.

What kind of monster was that person?

"Holy Lord."

Gu Sheng fiddled with the tea lid, making a crisp clinking sound.

"Can the ceremony begin?"

Mo Cangtian snapped back to reality.

He forced a smile that looked worse than crying.

"Be... begin."

His voice was dry.

It was completely devoid of his previous high-and-mighty dignity.

The test in the plaza below officially started.

A huge Spirit Testing Monument stood in the center.

The youths lined up and placed their hands on the monument surface.

Red, yellow, blue, green.

Lights of various colors flashed alternately.

"Bone age fifteen, Metal-type Single Spiritual Root! Top Grade!"

The deacon's high-pitched announcement echoed across the plaza.

Li Changgeng's spirits lifted.

"This child is decisive in killing, suitable for my Law Enforcement Peak!"

"Bullshit! With such Aptitude, coming to my Artifact Refining Peak is the right path!"

Several Peak Masters argued until they were red in the face over a single Spiritual Root seedling.

Mo Cangtian sat in the main seat, saying nothing.

His peripheral vision was fixed on Xuan Kong behind Gu Sheng.

The clothes on his back were already soaked with cold sweat.

The life-and-death crisis from just a moment ago made him completely abandon any thoughts of probing.

Gu Sheng must absolutely not be provoked.

Even if he threw in the entire Piaomiao Holy Land, it wouldn't be enough to fill the gaps between one of his servant's teeth.

Gu Sheng leaned back in his chair.

Watching the noisy scene of people fighting over Disciples below.

He felt uninterested.

He pulled up the System panel.

[Group scan activated.]

[Current targets: 15,420 people.]

[Luck value distribution: White (90%), Green (9%), Blue (0.9%), Purple (0.1%).]

At a glance.

They were all mediocre.

There wasn't even a Golden Luck that could trigger a System investment task.

The quality of the students in this Piaomiao Holy Land was getting worse with every batch.

A Child of Destiny like Su Qianxue was truly rare and hard to find.

"Boring."

Gu Sheng stood up.

Staying in this place was a complete waste of time.

With this time, he might as well return to Tianxuan Peak to study how to spend those 30 million exchange points.

As soon as he moved.

The arguing on the high platform instantly vanished.

All the Peak Masters looked over in unison.

Mo Cangtian even stood up directly.

"Peak Master Gu, have you taken a fancy to any Disciples?" Mo Cangtian's tone carried obvious fawning.

"No."

Gu Sheng brushed his sleeves.

He turned to leave.

Just as he turned around.

The System panel suddenly emitted a blinding red light.

[Ding!]

[Extremely abnormal Luck fluctuation detected!]

[Target locked!]

Gu Sheng stopped.

His gaze crossed the high platform and cast toward the corner at the very edge of the plaza.

A young girl in tattered hemp clothes stood there.

Her face was covered in mud.

Her figure was so thin she could be blown over by a gust of wind.

An outer sect deacon was shoving her shoulders.

"Go away! A piece of trash without a Spiritual Root dares to come to Piaomiao Holy Land to join the fun! Get down the mountain immediately!"

The girl fell onto the bluestone slab.

Her palm was scraped, and blood seeped out.

She didn't cry.

She just stood up silently and patted the dust off her body.

The red light on the System panel flashed wildly, finally converging into several lines of golden characters.

[Name: Ji Ruxue]

[Physique: Mortal Body (Sealed)]

[Luck Level: Red (Child of Destiny)]

[Hidden Identity: Upper Realm — Reincarnation of Empress Yaoguang.]

Gu Sheng's breathing paused for half a second.

Empress Reincarnation?

Yaoguang?

This title sounded even more fierce than that old grandfather in the ring of Su Qianxue.

The most critical thing was, if she remembered nothing.

This was a top-tier SSR card with absolutely no ability to resist.

Take advantage of her weakness, take her as a wif... *cough cough*.

Gu Sheng turned around.

He walked back to the edge of the white jade stairs.

Mo Cangtian and the group of Peak Masters looked at each other, completely unaware of what act this master was about to perform.

Gu Sheng stood at the edge of the high platform.

He looked down at that thin, weak back that was preparing to turn and leave.

"Wait."

Two words.

They contained no spiritual power, but under the traction of Xuan Kong's Qi, they overpowered the noise of the entire plaza.

The noisy plaza instantly fell into dead silence.

The deacon who was shoving the girl froze in place.

The Peak Masters on the high platform held their breath.

Ji Ruxue stopped.

She turned around.

She lifted her face covered in mud and looked at the figure looking down from above on the high platform.