The News of Purple Bamboo Taoist

As soon as the words left his mouth, he felt how absurd they sounded. But right now, apart from playing dumb, he really could not think of any other way.

Gu Changge looked at the white-robed man. A faint golden light flashed in his eyes as the Eye of Delusion Breaking quietly activated. The information of the person before him instantly appeared clearly:

Name: Lingxu

Identity: Elder of the Lingxiao Holy Land

Region: Central Domain

Cultivation: Peak of the Saint Realm

Aptitude: Low-grade Saint Level

Cultivation Method: Lingxiao Thunder Controlling Art

Looking at this person's information, a trace of doubt arose in Gu Changge's heart.

Lingxiao Holy Land?

It was far away in the Central Domain and had never had any ties with the Qingxuan Sect of the Eastern Domain. Why would they specifically send a peak Saint Realm elder to find Purple Bamboo Peak?

In an instant, his divine sense suddenly spread out, crossing billions of miles of the void, instantly enveloping the Lingxiao Holy Land in the Central Domain.

Deep within the Holy Land, there were only three Great Saint Realm cultivators with weak auras, giving off a sense of decaying and lingering on their last breaths. There was also an Extreme Dao Emperor Weapon suppressing the sect's destiny, occasionally exuding a bit of Emperor's might.

"A bit of foundation, but unfortunately, not much."

Gu Changge retracted his divine sense, his tone plain but carrying a heavy pressure.

"Speak. What exactly is your purpose for trespassing on my Purple Bamboo Peak late at night?"

The moment Lingxu was swept by Gu Changge's gaze, he felt as if all his secrets had been seen through. However, the pride of a Holy Land elder in his bones had not completely dissipated.

Bracing himself, he raised his head and said, "I, I just wanted to come over and visit..."

"Enough. If you don't want to speak, then you don't have to."

Gu Changge interrupted him. With a slight flick of his fingertip, the pressure weighing down on Lingxu suddenly increased, making it difficult for him to even breathe. It felt as if a massive mountain was pressing on his chest.

Lingxu's face instantly turned deathly pale. His previous stubbornness vanished without a trace, and he hastily begged for mercy.

"I will speak! I will speak! I came for Daoist Zizhu!"

"Daoist Zizhu?"

The movement of Gu Changge's fingertips paused, and for the first time, a clear fluctuation appeared in his eyes.

Master?

After he transmigrated to this world, it was Daoist Zizhu who brought him to Purple Bamboo Peak and passed the position of Peak Master to him.

He was the guide Gu Changge met upon arriving in this world. Although they had only spent a dozen days together, Gu Changge missed him deeply.

Later, when he achieved the Great Emperor Realm, his divine sense covered the entire Xuanhuang Great World to search for Daoist Zizhu, but he could never find any trace of him.

He never expected that today, he would hear news of his master from the mouth of an elder of a Central Domain Holy Land.

Seeing his expression soften, Lingxu hurriedly continued.

"Daoist Zizhu is a rogue cultivator from the Central Domain. Back then, his aptitude was unmatched, and none of the geniuses of his generation could defeat him!"

He swallowed hard, recalling the past.

"Later, an ancient mystic realm opened, and all the major Holy Lands sent experts to snatch the treasures. Relying solely on his own strength, Daoist Zizhu forcefully snatched the most important treasure in the mystic realm right out of the hands of a group of Holy Land experts!

Since then, the major Holy Lands united to hunt him down. He fled and fought along the way, constantly sustaining injuries, until he finally disappeared..."

Lingxu's voice lowered a bit, carrying a hint of complexity.

"Until ten years ago, an elder of our Lingxiao Holy Land happened to come to the Eastern Domain on business. He sensed Daoist Zizhu's aura and engaged in a great battle with him.

That elder was my best friend. In the end, he was slain by Daoist Zizhu, but before he died, he used his lifeblood essence to send a message back, saying that Daoist Zizhu was also heavily injured and hiding in the Eastern Domain!

The Eastern Domain is incredibly vast. With just a single message, there was no way to find him.

Our Holy Land searched for ten years. Since Daoist Zizhu deeply loved purple bamboo, it was only recently that we found out the Qingxuan Sect had a purple bamboo forest, which is why I rushed here overnight..."

Gu Changge listened in silence, the spirit fruit at his fingertips having long stopped spinning.

"What was that treasure?"

Seeing Gu Changge's solemn expression, Lingxu did not dare to hide anything and hurriedly added.

"It, it is a supreme spatial treasure called the Chaos Realm Crystal! Legend has it that this treasure can ignore spatial restrictions to move, and can even forcefully break through realm barriers.

Back then, the major factions fought madly for it because they wanted to rely on it to explore outer realm mystic realms. No one expected that it would ultimately be forcefully snatched away by Daoist Zizhu from a group of Holy Land masters..."

"Chaos Realm Crystal?"

The spirit fruit at Gu Changge's fingertips suddenly stopped, and a stormy sea instantly surged in his heart.

A supreme treasure capable of breaking through realm barriers. No wonder Master was hunted down back then!

He had always been puzzled. With his strength at the peak of the Great Emperor Realm, as long as Master was in this world, he could definitely find him.

Not finding him before, he had thought Master was severely injured and had already passed away in meditation.

Thinking about it now, could it be that Master used the Chaos Realm Crystal to break through the world barrier and went to another Great World?

As soon as this thought emerged, Gu Changge felt a bit of relief in his heart, but also a bit more concern.

It seemed Master had not fallen.

He did not know when he would be able to see that guide again, the one who had only spent a dozen days with him but had led him onto the path of cultivation.

He suddenly thought of Xuanyangzi. Master and Xuanyangzi were best friends back in the day.

Now that there was news of Master, he ought to let Xuanyangzi know.

Gu Changge no longer hesitated. His divine sense ignored the layers of restrictions in the Qingxuan Sect's forbidden grounds and went straight into the secluded cultivation mystic realm deep within the sect.

Inside the mystic realm, Xuanyangzi was sitting cross-legged in meditation, surrounded by dense spiritual energy, having just broken through to the mid-stage of the Saint Realm.

Feeling Gu Changge's divine sense transmitting over, he was first taken aback. When he heard the words Daoist Zizhu clearly, he suddenly opened his eyes. The spiritual energy around his body instantly became chaotic, and he ended his seclusion without hesitation.

Skipping even the time to stabilize his cultivation, his figure transformed into a streak of light and sped away in the direction of Purple Bamboo Peak.

In just a moment, Xuanyangzi's figure appeared in the sky above Purple Bamboo Peak, the mid-stage Saint Realm pressure around him not yet completely hidden.

As soon as he landed, he eagerly grabbed Gu Changge's arm: "Changge, is what you said true? Is there news of Brother Zizhu?"

At this moment, the Golden-Winged Great Roc overhead had long since quietly restrained its aura, turning back into a palm-sized little black bird. It fluttered its wings and landed on Gu Changge's shoulder, tilting its head to play innocent.

The Azure Heaven Bull in the spirit field had also quietly gone to sleep long ago, only leaving its azure-gold bull butt exposed, pretending to be sleeping soundly.

Lingxu, who had been paralyzed on the ground gasping for breath, suddenly raised his head upon feeling Xuanyangzi's aura. His pupils contracted sharply, and he could not help but blurt out a curse.

"Holy crap! Another Saint Realm?!"

Staring at the mid-stage Saint Realm aura on Xuanyangzi's body, his entire person froze.

Before coming, he had specifically investigated the factions in the Profound State of the Eastern Domain. The Qingxuan Sect could only be considered lower-middle tier among the seven major factions of the Profound State. They did not even have a presentable King Realm expert, let alone a Saint Realm!

But what about now?

First, there was a mysterious expert whose realm he could not see through but who could easily suppress him. Then there was the ancient divine beast Golden-Winged Great Roc, and a Great Saint Realm Azure Heaven Bull. And now, another Saint Realm cultivator had arrived!

Lingxu fiercely pinched his own thigh, grimacing in pain, but he still could not believe the scene before him.

His mind was in a complete mess, and he could not help but scream wildly in his heart: Am I crazy, or has this Xuanhuang Great World gone crazy?

How could an inconspicuous small state in the Eastern Domain hide so many ruthless characters?

If he had known the Qingxuan Sect was this terrifying, even if the Sect Master of the Lingxiao Holy Land personally held a knife to force him, he absolutely never would have come...