Huo De had never thought that Rende would come looking for him today, much less say such words.
Even though the two of them had never been on the same page since they were young, they were still fellow disciples who had cultivated together for 700 to 800 years. Huo De knew Rende's character. Even though he was a little stubborn, serious, and traditional, his character was trustworthy. If not for this, the Sect Leader would not have let him manage all the affairs of Yunxia School while he was in seclusion.
"Senior Brother, if you really want to help me and think for the sake of Yunxia School, then quickly arrange for Little Guy Gu to be promoted to a direct disciple. The sooner, the better."
Since Rende had already said so, Huo De did not hide anything. He said, "Recently, that bastard Shui De has been working in secret. I'm guessing that the Jiuhua Alliance will make a big move, and it should be around the end of the year."
"That old fellow Jin De is not easy to deal with either. He definitely knows that the Jiuhua Alliance will make a big move at the end of the year, so he will definitely rush ahead. That old fellow has the support of a large number of clans and gangs, so it is very likely that he will try to force us to abdicate. Before all of this happens, we must first make Little Guy Gu a direct disciple of His Highness Ninth Prince. As long as he becomes a direct disciple, regardless of whether Jin De tries to force us to abdicate or what tricks the Jiuhua Alliance plays, we will not be afraid."
Rende nodded. He was a little stubborn and serious, but he was not a fool, nor was he blind. He knew that Huo De was telling the truth.
"Gu Qingfeng is now the leader of the Twelve Academies. According to the rules, if he passes the trial array, he will have the right to be promoted to His Highness Nine's personal disciple. However …"
Rende frowned deeply and said, "I think Jin De and Shui De must have guessed that Gu Qingfeng might be the person you found to compete for the position of Crown Prince. When the time comes, the two of them will definitely try their best to oppose it. Of course, as long as Gu Qingfeng passes the test, their opposition will be useless."
Huo De took a sip of wine and guaranteed, "That's not a problem. You don't have to doubt Little Guy Gu's ability. When the time comes, no matter how those two bastards make things difficult for him, they won't be able to stop him."
"If that's really the case, then it couldn't be better … It's just that … there's one thing. Is Gu Qingfeng really a mutation caused by his failure to build his foundation?"
"Sort of."
Huo De's reply stunned Rende. What did he mean by sort of?
Looking at Rende's puzzled expression, Huo De shook his head and replied, "Don't ask me. I don't know either."
"Although our Yunxia School doesn't have any rules that say that those who fail to build their foundation can't become His Highness Nine's personal disciple, when the time comes, if Jin De and Shui De take advantage of this …"
Huo De understood what Rende meant. He smiled bitterly and said, "Senior Brother, you don't have to ask me in such a roundabout way. To tell you the truth, I really don't know what's going on with Little Guy Gu. However, he did say that he can rebuild his foundation. If he says he can, then he definitely can. As for when, I don't know. From what he said, it might take him at least a hundred years to recover …"
Huo De had asked Gu Qingfeng before. He still remembered that Gu Qingfeng said that he would wait until his physical body completely recovered before rebuilding his foundation. As for what he meant by completely recovering, Huo De didn't know. However, he knew that Gu Qingfeng's physical body was damaged by the Way of Heaven's judgment. Since it was God's own initiative, Huo De thought that no matter how capable Gu Qingfeng was, he wouldn't be able to recover without a hundred years.
"In that case, we have to think of a good way to deal with Shui De and Jin De."
…
It was nighttime.
The moonlight was a little dim and the night wind was a little chilly.
The Qingyang Region was located in the northwest territory of this world. The weather was strange and changeable. In ancient times, the sun was scorching hot during the day and could kill people. At night, it was freezing cold and could freeze people to death.
Perhaps it was because of the revival of all things after the Heavenly Catastrophe, the weather in the Qingyang Region seemed to be much warmer. At least, the weather in the two months since Gu Qingfeng woke up, was normal.
At this moment, he was sitting cross-legged on the bed. His upper body was naked and he was only wearing a pair of pants. His long black hair was casually draped over his shoulders. On his handsome face, there was a peaceful and comfortable expression. His eyes were slightly closed, as if he was resting. There was a piece of bone jade around his neck. It was about the size of a thumb and looked a little shabby and inconspicuous.
His upper body was naked, and under his bronze skin was a vigorous figure. If he had a little more, he would be fat, and if he had a little less, he would be thin. It was as if every inch of his skin contained an endless amount of energy. If one were to look closely, each of his pores was like a vortex that was crazily absorbing the spiritual energy between heaven and earth.
Inside his body, his bones were bronze in color, as if they were dark purple. The color of his bones, his blood, and his internal organs were all the same.
His strange meridians were intertwined like the roots of an old tree.
Within his meridians, there was spiritual energy that was as vast as the sea and surging like a tsunami.
The spiritual energy was very pure. There were no impurities, not even a trace.
No matter how turbid the spiritual energy between heaven and earth was, as long as it was absorbed into Gu Qingfeng's body, he would refine it until it was the purest.
He did not lack spiritual energy.
As long as he was willing to, he could absorb all the Spirit Qi in the entire Qingyang Boundary in one go.
If he wanted to rebuild his foundation, the spiritual energy in his body was enough.
It was just that his physical body had not fully recovered yet.
To be honest, Gu Qingfeng did not know when he would be able to fully recover. After all, his physical body had been judged by the Heavenly Dao. Not only did he not know when he would be able to fully recover, he did not even know if he would be able to fully recover.
Gu Qingfeng wondered if he should establish his foundation first. He cultivated and recovered at the same time.
After thinking about it, he felt that this method was feasible.
Well, he would find a suitable opportunity to build his foundation first.
He was not in a hurry.
There was nothing to be anxious about. Let nature take its course.
After cultivating for a while, he opened his eyes and looked at the little turtle at the head of the bed. The little guy seemed to be drunk again. He was sitting at the head of the bed, leaning against the wall, holding a wine jar, drooping his head and sleeping soundly.
Ever since Gu Qingfeng brought the little guy back, the little guy could eat and sleep. He slept when he was full and ate when he woke up. Two days ago, he was even addicted to good wine. He would drink at least one or two jars a day, and it seemed that there was a trend of growth.
Gu Qingfeng was too lazy to pay attention to him. In any case, the little guy was drinking the wine in Huo De's wine cellar.
Since he had nothing to do, he took out the mixed colored crystal and began to study it.
After studying it for so many days, he almost had a clue. If his guess was correct, this thing should be called a 'Dao Heart Stone'.
This thing was very complicated, and also very … How should he put it? It was very special. Just like the sarira of Buddhism, only the death of the physical body could form a Dao Heart Stone. Moreover, it did not mean that the death of the physical body would necessarily form a Dao Heart Stone. This required a great divine ability to leave behind a Dao Heart Stone after the death of the physical body.
Who would use a great divine ability to kill themselves just to refine a Dao Heart Stone?
Normal people would not do this.
Unless they were forced to.
And this would only happen under one circumstance, and that was reincarnation.
Gu Qingfeng had once seen records of this in some ancient books. It was said that many supreme beings in the past would use great divine abilities to refine their bodies into Dao Heart Stones before they reincarnated. After all, reincarnation required the soul to enter the Gate of Reincarnation. Once they entered the Gate of Reincarnation, whether or not they could successfully reincarnate was still unknown. It was possible that their soul would be instantly shattered into pieces, or they might fall into some endless darkness forever …
Even if they reincarnated, no one could guarantee that they would be able to awaken the memories of their previous life. Some might not be able to awaken their entire life, and they might not even know that they had reincarnated. Some might have some impressions, but they were only impressions.
If there was a Dao Heart Stone in his previous life, he might be able to recover his memories by relying on this thing.
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