The Chen Nation's army had a very smooth journey. How were the one hundred fifty thousand soldiers here for war? They were more like tourists. Along the way, they received the best treatment. The various cities were not taken but forcibly given to them.
Along the way, Chen Liangyi felt like he was dreaming. Could this be any more ridiculous?
Back then, when his father fought, he got beaten into a sorry state and fled. However, Chen Liangyi just sat there and waited to collect the cities.
"Hah! Chen Taiji was a bastard back then. If he had used Gu Hai earlier, he would not have had to die so miserably!" Chen Tianshan sighed.
Chen Tianshan did not need to think anymore. He already guessed the result. At the same time, he gained an extremely deep understanding of how terrifying Gu Hai was.
"My imperial father? Hah! He only had himself to blame back then! "Chen Liangyi said bitterly.
"You know the reason?" Chen Tianshan asked, feeling confused.
Chen Liangyi nodded and said, "A few days ago, I went to the old eunuchs by Imperial Father's side and finally found out!"
"Oh?"
"Forty years ago, Gu Hai appeared out of nowhere, and Imperial Father discovered his talent. To keep Gu Hai, Imperial Father introduced the top beauty of the Chen Nation, Chen Xian 'er, to Gu Hai. His goal was to control Gu Hai," Chen Liangyi explained bitterly.
"Oh? Control Gu Hai? You mean to say that this Chen Xian 'er was arranged to stay by Gu Hai's side to bewitch and monitor Gu Hai? "Chen Tianshan asked, showing some doubt.
"Although I do not want to admit it, that is indeed the case. Imperial Father used Gu Hai's talent and also feared Gu Hai's schemes. Hence, he guarded against Gu Hai and got Chen Xian 'er to report everything about Gu Hai. Chen Xian' er successfully charmed Gu Hai and made him his wife. Imperial Father also became sworn brothers with Gu Hai," Chen Liangyi explained.
"Oh? How could someone as smart as Gu Hai not discover it? "Chen Tianshan said in shock.
"Of course he did. In fact, he seemed to have discovered it from the very beginning. However, at that time, Gu Hai fell in love with Chen Xian'er, so he didn't expose it. Instead, he used his actions to move Chen Xian'er. Gradually, Chen Xian'er was moved and won over by Gu Hai. She no longer listened to Imperial Father's orders. She is officially Gu Hai's wife. "
"Oh?"
"When Gu Hai saw that he and Chen Xian 'er were of the same mind, he told Imperial Father everything and forgave Imperial Father for his suspicion. Originally, we were sworn brothers, but at that time, Imperial Father was possessed. Alas! "
"Why are you bewitched?" Chen Tianshan asked in surprise.
"Imperial Father also fell in love with Chen Xian'er and wanted Chen Xian'er to come to his side. However, Chen Xian'er refused. Hence, Imperial Father became enraged and prepared to kill Gu Hai to snatch Chen Xian'er. "
"What?" Chen Tianshan exclaimed.
"Imperial Father already laid an ambush, waiting for Gu Hai to take the bait. However, Chen Xian'er disrupted the situation. Chen Xian'er blocked an arrow for Gu Hai."
"Chen Xian'er died?" Chen Tianshan asked in shock.
"No. However, due to that arrow, Chen Xian'er could no longer get pregnant. Gu Hai was enraged and swore to take revenge. However, Chen Xian'er stopped him. Chen Xian'er was adopted by my royal family since she was young. She felt grateful for the royal family's kindness, so she begged Gu Hai to spare Imperial Father."
"Oh?"
"Gu Hai doted on Chen Xian'er too much, so he agreed. From then on, he became a stranger to Imperial Father. He turned into a merchant. "
"What about Chen Xian'er?" Chen Tianshan asked out of curiosity.
"I don't know. I only know that ten years ago, Chen Xian'er mysteriously died. When she died, Gu Hai's two adopted sons disappeared as well," Chen Liangyi explained.
"Oh? Two adopted sons? "
"Chen Xian'er could not get pregnant. However, Gu Hai loved Chen Xian'er too much, so he did not remarry and had no children. Hence, he adopted four adopted sons: Qin, Han, Tang, and Ming."
"Guqin? Gu Han? Gu Tang? Gu Ming? "Chen Tianshan said in surprise.
"Yes. I don't know how Chen Xian'er died. In any case, after Chen Xian'er died, Gu Tang and Gu Ming disappeared. Gu Hai also did not remarry, remaining in the Gu Residence. Chen Xian'er's grave is there. Guqin accompanied Gu Hai until Gu Han came to the Song Nation. Until today! "Chen Liangyi explained.
"It looks like Chen Taiji brought this upon himself!" Chen Tianshan nodded.
"Reporting! Reporting to Your Majesty, we are about to reach Song City!" a scout quickly reported.
"Song City? The Song Emperor will definitely resist. After all, he will not hand over his empire! "Chen Tianshan said with a sullen expression.
"Prepare the army to be on guard!" Chen Liangyi shouted.
"Yes!" A general quickly went to issue orders.
The army advanced cautiously towards Song City. Soon, they saw the massive Song City in the distance.
However, the scene in the distance stunned Chen Liangyi and Chen Tianshan.
They saw the gates of Song City open.
The civil and military officials were waiting outside the city, respectfully welcoming their arrival.
Not far from the civil and military officials, the Song Emperor's hands were bound, and he was escorted to the side in a sorry state.
Chen Liangyi rubbed his eyes.
Chen Tianshan gaped in shock.
"That is the Song Emperor?" Chen Liangyi said in disbelief.
On the city gate tower of Song City:
The group of people led by the young female hall master and Venerable Liu Nian showed complicated expressions.
The scene before them shocked not only Chen Liangyi and Chen Tianshan but also this group of people.
"Betraying the emperor for glory? A bunch of traitorous officials! Did Gu Hai bribe them as well? "the First Song Sect Master said with an unsightly expression.
"No, they were not bribed. Instead, Mister Gu forced them. Who could have expected that Mister Gu would be waiting here from afar? Did he arrange for people to keep an eye on the various officials long ago? Just waiting for them to make a mistake before recording them one by one? "Gao Xianzhi sighed.
The First Song Sect Master said, "How can that be? This Gu Hai is too scheming, right? "
"It is not that Gu Hai is too scheming. It is that your schemes are too shallow. Hence, you can only confine yourself to this small place," the young female hall master said with narrowed eyes.
"Huh? Yes! "The First Song Sect Master smiled bitterly.
"We have seen enough. It is time for us to return. Gu Hai should be here, right?" The young female hall master said with a gleam in her eyes.
Song City, in a small courtyard of an inn that had closed its doors:
The Clear River Sect Master led ten Clear River Sect disciples as they stared at an old man before them.
"Gu Hai?" The Clear River Sect Master stared at the old man.
"Greetings, Clear River Sect Master. Greetings, Immortal Venerates. I hope that I did not disappoint you in this war against the Song Nation, "Gu Hai said respectfully.
"Hahahahaha! Gu Hai, you did well! Did you not see how the First Song Sect Master, that old fogey, turned green when all the officials and generals of the imperial court led their soldiers into the palace to imprison the Song Emperor? You did well. I indeed did not misjudge you! "the Clear River Sect Master guffawed.
"Immortal Venerates, many thanks for the praise. This humble one has offended you before coming here. I hope that Clear River Sect Master can fulfill your promise and help this humble one break through to the Innate Realm!" Gu Hai took out a scroll and handed it over.
"Oh?" The Clear River Sect Master stared at the scroll.
"This humble one has a strange constitution, and cultivation is difficult. My sensitivity to the Spiritual Energy of the world is insufficient. Compared to cultivators of the same cultivation realm as me, I can only absorb one percent of the Spiritual Energy of the world. Furthermore, the Spiritual Energy dissipates easily. Breaking through to the Innate Realm requires great fortuitous encounters and great Spiritual Energy. However, this humble one can only achieve one percent of the Spiritual Energy of others even after doing my best. I cannot make any progress. I hope that Clear River Sect Master can fulfill my wish! "Gu Hai said solemnly.
"Oh? Sit down cross-legged! "the Clear River Sect Master said out of curiosity.
In the past, the Clear River Sect Master would not have paid any attention to an Acquired Realm cultivator. However, the Clear River Sect Master was in a good mood now. Naturally, he did not reject this. Furthermore, he even agreed in front of the young female hall master.
"Yes. Many thanks, Immortal Venerates!"
Gu Hai immediately sat down cross-legged and placed his hands on his knees, waiting for the Clear River Sect Master to make a move.
The Clear River Sect Master walked over and formed a hand seal. Suddenly, a gentle breeze blew, and a faint purple clump of energy surged into Gu Hai's body.
Boom!
The purple clump of energy immediately trembled and scattered around Gu Hai's body.
"Huh? What's going on? I sent my Spiritual Energy into your body. Why did it get blocked? "the Clear River Sect Master exclaimed in surprise.
"Immortal Venerates, it did not get blocked. Instead, when it entered my body, ninety-nine percent of it scattered on its own!" Gu Hai said with a bitter smile.
"What?" The surrounding Clear River Sect disciples revealed shocked expressions.
It scattered on its own?
"Immortal Venerates, my constitution is too weak. That's why I asked for Immortal Venerates' help. I need to succeed in breaking through in one go. Otherwise, even if one percent of the Spiritual Energy enters my body, it will slowly leak out. The Acquired Realm Veritable Qi has already gathered in my dantian and is just waiting for a strong surge of energy. That's why I asked for Immortal Venerates' help at full power!" Gu Hai explained.
The Clear River Sect Master nodded and said, "Your constitution is indeed very weak. However, don't worry. Since I agreed, I will definitely help you break through! "
"Many thanks, Immortal Venerates!" Gu Hai said gratefully.
"Enter your dantian and feel the Spiritual Energy pouring into your body!" the Clear River Sect Master said seriously.
"Yes!"
Gu Hai immediately sank his consciousness into his dantian. Gu Hai's dantian was a small space that contained a large amount of purple energy. This was the Veritable Qi in Gu Hai's body. However, he was already a consummation Acquired Realm cultivator. His Veritable Qi had already accumulated to its peak and could not advance any further.
The Clear River Sect Master waved his hand and said, "Spiritual Energy, follow my instructions!"
Whoosh!
Suddenly, a strong wind blew from all directions and gathered around the Clear River Sect Master. The Clear River Sect Master's body gave off a fluorescent light. The strong wind seemed to contain strands of purple light that flowed from the Clear River Sect Master's body to his palms.
Boom!
The Clear River Sect Master struck Gu Hai's back with both palms.
Gu Hai's figure trembled, but he closed his eyes and did not move.
However, at this moment, boundless purple Veritable Qi suddenly surged in Xiao Chen's dantian.
Rumble …!
The surging Veritable Qi flowed quickly. Gu Hai did not dare to be careless as he focused fully on this.
"This trashy constitution! I did my best to send a large amount of Spiritual Energy into your body, but you can only absorb one percent of it? Isn't the rest wasted?
All of you, come over and help me squeeze all this leaking Spiritual Energy into Gu Hai's body! "the Clear River Sect Master said seriously.
"Yes!" The Clear River Sect disciples immediately stepped forward and surrounded Gu Hai.
"Go!"
Boom!
The ten Clear River Sect disciples attacked together, creating a huge forcefield that squeezed all the Spiritual Energy in the surroundings into Gu Hai's body.
Rumble …!
Gu Hai's body trembled. Although much of the Spiritual Energy leaked out, a lot of it still entered Gu Hai's dantian.
Rumble …!
After the Spiritual Energy entered Gu Hai's dantian, the Veritable Qi in his dantian turned into countless bugs in Gu Hai's eyes. The Veritable Qi bugs did their best to consume the Spiritual Energy. After one bug consumed a large amount of Spiritual Energy, it suddenly split into two bugs.
As the Veritable Qi increased, Gu Hai's dantian accumulated even more Veritable Qi. The churning intensified.
However, this was still not enough. It felt like Xiao Chen was far from reaching his limit.
Outside, the Clear River Sect Master's face twitched. "Rotten wood cannot be carved!"
At this moment, the Clear River Sect disciples goggled at Gu Hai.
They knew that Gu Hai's physique was poor, but they did not expect it to be so ridiculously poor. Even when ten Golden Core Realm cultivators and one Yuanying State cultivator worked together, they could not help Xiao Chen break through? What the hell?
Everyone worked at full power. After one hour, Gu Hai still showed no signs of breaking through.
The Clear River Sect Master was so angry that his face turned red. What kind of lousy physique is this?
After working at full power for one hour, the Clear River Sect Master found it somewhat unbearable. What a scourge. If I had known, I would not have agreed.
Just as the Clear River Sect Master was about to stop in his rage, the young female Hall Master and the others entered the courtyard.
"Oh? It already started? "the young female Hall Master asked curiously.
Since the young female Hall Master entered, the Clear River Sect Master naturally could not stop. He could only grit his teeth and continue pouring in the Spiritual Energy.
However, Gu Hai's body was like a bottomless pit. The surging Spiritual Energy still could not help him break through.
"One Yuanying State cultivator and ten Golden Core Realm cultivators channeled their Spiritual Energy to him, yet they still could not help him break through?" Venerable Liu Nian revealed some shock.
The young female Hall Master frowned as well. "Then, how did he cultivate to peak Acquired Realm?"
All of a sudden, everyone turned solemn.
"It is still not enough. Use the spirit stones!" the Clear River Sect Master shouted.
"Yes!"
The group of Clear River Sect disciples answered.
Soon, everyone took out a colorful, fist-sized stone with a flip of their hands.
"Go!"
The Clear River Sect Master shouted, and the colorful stone suddenly burst out with dazzling, colorful light. A visible, colorful energy flowed into Gu Hai's body.
Boom!
Gu Hai's body trembled once more.
"To think that he is not injured by such a vast amount of Spiritual Energy. The physical bodies of people who practice external cultivation are indeed strong! "Venerable Liu Nian said with a frown.
The young female Hall Master nodded gravely.
"Ignore his physique. Use the spirit stones at full power! I don't believe it! "the Clear River Sect Master said with a ferocious expression.
"Yes!" the Clear River Sect disciples answered.
"Rumble …!"
Surging Spiritual Energy poured into Gu Hai's body.
The purple Veritable Energy in Gu Hai's dantian increased continuously, continuously accumulating. The initial faint purple turned dark purple. As the Veritable Energy surged, it slowly gained a direction, spinning counterclockwise.
"Rumble …!"
As the surging Veritable Energy spun, it sounded like heavenly thunder.
"There's finally some improvement?" Gu Hai watched excitedly.
Outside:
Clap! Clap! Clap!
Clap! The spirit stones in the hands of the Clear River Sect Master and the others turned into white powder.
"Sect Master, all the Spiritual Energy in the spirit stones has been drained? This … how can this be? I usually use one spirit stone ten-odd times. What kind of lousy physique does he have? "a Clear River Sect disciple said in confusion.
"Continue using them. We must help him break through to the Innate Realm!" the Clear River Sect Master said with a ferocious expression.
The Clear River Sect Master also started competing. So what if you waste some? Let's see how much more you can use.
The Clear River Sect disciples took out more spirit stones and started pouring them into Gu Hai's body.
The purple Veritable Energy in Gu Hai's dantian spun faster.
It seemed like as the Veritable Energy spun, more space would be created for the new Veritable Energy.
Rumble …!
The Veritable Energy spun faster.
Gu Hai stared at the spinning Veritable Energy, feeling extremely anxious. It is not enough. It is not enough.
Outside:
The Clear River Sect Master tossed away the shattered spirit stone in his hand and took out another spirit stone. After a while, the Veritable Energy was drained again. Then, he took out another spirit stone.
After countless tries, there was a pile of powder at the Clear River Sect disciples' feet.
The Clear River Sect Master's initial ferocious expression slowly turned into cold sweat pouring down his face.
What is going on?
I have already drained several dozen spirit stones. Why has he not broken through yet? What is he? Is he breaking through to the Innate Realm from the Acquired Realm?
"Sect Master, I ran out of spirit stones!" a Clear River Sect disciple said with a bitter smile.
"Continue!" The Clear River Sect Master took out a pile of spirit stones and tossed them to the group.
The Clear River Sect disciples continued pouring vast amounts of Spiritual Energy into Gu Hai's body. Boundless Spiritual Energy spread out in all directions.
Although the experts in the surroundings were suppressing it, the Spiritual Energy continued spreading.
"This … this is basically a waste!" The First Song Sect Master showed a confused expression.
"That's not right!" Venerable Liu Nian said with a frown.
"Oh?"
"It's not a waste. It seems … it seems that Gu Hai's dantian is too picky. The Spiritual Energy contains all sorts of energy. Gu Hai's dantian only accepts one percent of it. Is that the best part? "Venerable Liu Nian said.
"Veritable Energy can be picky?" the young woman exclaimed.
"This is Veritable Energy formed by cultivating external techniques. It should be somewhat different from Veritable Energy formed by cultivating internal techniques." Venerable Liu Nian frowned and shook his head.
Rumble …!
Surging Spiritual Energy continued pouring into Gu Hai's body.
However, the Clear River Sect Master showed a scarily sullen expression. He had already drained one thousand spirit stones, but this Gu Hai still had not broken through.
"Hall Master, we might not have enough spirit stones!" the Clear River Sect Master said bitterly.
The young woman took a look and said, "Continue!"
As she spoke, she gave a look to her azure-clad subordinate. That subordinate quickly flipped his hand and took out eleven purple stones.
"Superior-grade spirit stones?" The Clear River Sect Master's eyes lit up.
Everyone quickly used their superior-grade spirit stones to send large amounts of Spiritual Energy into Gu Hai's body.
Rumble …!
The surging Veritable Energy spun wildly, slowly forming a whirlpool in the center. As the whirlpool churned, it seemed to carry overwhelming force.
The whirlpool spun faster, and its force grew stronger as well. It looked like it wanted to squeeze all the Veritable Energy into the center of the whirlpool.
Loud sounds shook the heart and mind. However, Gu Hai endured the shaking and watched quietly.
Boom!
It sounded like heavenly thunder roared.
The center of the whirlpool suddenly froze. More than half of the surging Veritable Energy seemed to be sucked away in an instant, forming a purple liquid in the center of the whirlpool.
Boom!
A repulsive force immediately surged out, stopping everyone outside.
Clap! Clap! Clap!
The superior-grade spirit stones in everyone's hands immediately turned into dust.
The Clear River Sect Master sweated profusely as he looked at Gu Hai in shock and doubt. "This … is this the Acquired Realm? Why is it even more exaggerated than breaking through to the Golden Core Realm from the Innate Realm? "
"Buzz!"
Traces of purple light appeared around Gu Hai, and traces of black liquid seemed to be seeping out of his pores.
"He finally broke through!" Venerable Liu Nian sighed emotionally.
Gu Hai infused a strand of his consciousness into that drop of purple liquid. A large amount of Veritable Energy spun around this purple liquid. It was like this purple liquid was the sovereign, commanding all the Veritable Energy.
"Infusing essence from energy, the Innate Realm!" Gu Hai suddenly opened his eyes.
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