Reaching the pinnacle from Doupo

Chapter 268: People's Heart, Xingyun Pavilion
Ancient world, Qingyang cottage.

In the elegant courtyard, four figures sat opposite each other on a stone table.

"Gu Zhen, is that Lin Yuan... really as strong as you say?" The sturdy, honest-looking man slowly put down the wine glass in his hand and looked at Gu Zhen solemnly: "Did Gu Yao really lose so miserably?"

This person is none other than Gu Xing, one of the candidates for the commander-in-chief of the Black Army.

Although he looks quite honest, he is actually a very shrewd person. Among his elders, there is a four-star Dou Sheng. If others look down on him because of his honest appearance, he will definitely give them a big "surprise".

Gu Xing hesitated for a moment, and said in disbelief: "That cold fellow Gu Yao may have a bad temper, but his strength is really beyond reproach!"

He and the ancient demon were only about equal in strength. If the ancient demon was defeated so miserably, then he would probably also...

"Lin Yuan's strength will only be stronger than what I just said!"

Gu Zhen gently turned the wine glass in his hand, recalling the details of the battle that day in his mind, and his expression became more solemn.

"Now that I think about it, that battle was completely under his control."

"According to the information I found, he was able to severely injure a Seven-Star Dou Zong when he was at the Dou Huang level. And in that battle, he never used any powerful fighting skills. He just defeated the ancient monster with ease through some tactical arrangements."

"If I were to describe him, it would be that he is comprehensive and impeccable, and can only be defeated with hard power!"

After careful recollection and consideration, Gu Zhen sorted out his words and truthfully expressed his views on the battle between Gu Lin and the other man.

At the same time, he couldn't help feeling helpless.

If Xun'er's requirement is to be better than Lin Yuan in order to be qualified to pursue her, not only does Gu Zhen not have this qualification, but I'm afraid that in such a large Gu clan, there are not many people of the same generation who have this qualification, even if...

He raised his head and drank the wine in the glass, and out of the corner of his eye he glanced at Gu Qingyang standing beside him.

Gu Qingyang, a nine-star Dou Zong, is the strongest of the younger generation of the Gu clan.

Noticing Gu Zhen's gaze, Gu Qingyang smiled lightly and said with great interest: "A Dou Zong who is less than 20 years old and a seventh-grade alchemist... Interesting! Outside of the ancient clan, there is actually such an outstanding peer. I really want to meet him! But..."

After drinking the wine in the cup in one gulp, he looked more confident and said, "I just don't know if Lin Yuan can keep up with the speed of our cultivation improvement in the future!"

Hearing Gu Qingyang's words, Gu Xing and Gu Hua's eyes suddenly lit up.

Yes! The advantage of Doudi bloodline is not in fighting, but in the rapid improvement of cultivation. Can Lin Yuan really be like them and reach several stars in a year after becoming a Douzong?

Maybe Lin Yuan has fallen behind now.

With a little more time, they will defeat that man and get the qualification to pursue Xun'er... It's not difficult!
Xun'er specifically proposed this condition, is it not difficult to achieve? Could it be that she had already...

"Dry--"

The four of them looked at each other and raised their glasses at the same time. The crisp sound of metal colliding was heard. Although they had different thoughts, they all showed relaxed smiles on their faces and drank the glass together.

However, a hint of doubt flashed in the depths of Gu Zhen's eyes. For an alchemist who could cultivate to the Dou Zong level before the age of twenty, would his subsequent advancement speed really be slow?

"Forget it, don't think about it anymore!" Gu Zhen shook his head and put down the wine glass in his hand.

"It's only three months until the agreed one-year deadline. We can see Lin Yuan's potential from this meeting. He entrusted me with something, and I got some of it. If he really advances to the eighth-grade alchemist, this thing will be a perfect gift for him!"

"But what he wants is really unconventional!"

Thinking of the colorful stone in the ring, Gu Zhen's eyes flashed with doubt: "Seven-colored raw stone...what do you need this thing for?"

Soon, the wine was finished and the crowd dispersed, and Gu Zhen and the other two left Qingyang Villa.

"Lin Yuan... is such a promising opponent!" Gu Qingyang looked at the bright moon in the sky, chuckled, and sighed: "It seems that the world outside is as exciting as the ancient world. Should I go out and travel?"

Before he finished speaking, an old voice suddenly sounded in the courtyard: "We can talk about traveling after you are promoted to Dou Zun!"

The figure of the patriarch of the ancient clan had appeared not far in front of Gu Qingyang at some point.

"Grandpa of the clan!" Gu Qingyang quickly stood up and bowed.

"No need to be polite!"

The clan leader waved his hand and said gently: "Qingyang, you should pay more attention to Xun'er. We watched you grow up, and your bloodline is second only to hers. If we can get married, it will be a great blessing for her, you, and our clan!"

"Qingyang understands!" Gu Qingyang pondered for a moment and nodded.

"That's good!" The clan leader nodded with satisfaction.

Afterwards, his figure mysteriously disappeared from the spot. Next, he had to rush to several other places and say similar things to several other guys...

I don’t know how long it took, but a faint sigh was heard in the yard.

"Bloodline...huh?"
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The top of the cloud peak.

"Done!" Xun'er put down the pen and sealed the letter.

Then, she stood up from the desk, handed the three letters to Ling Ying, and instructed: "Mr. Ling, please help me deliver these letters to Xingyun Pavilion!"

"Of these three letters, one is for Brother Xiao Yan, you can just give it to him directly. As for the other two, one is for Senior Yao, and the other is for Senior Lin Yuan. Ask Senior Yao to help pass on the one for Senior Lin Yuan."

"If my guess is correct, that person should go to Xingyun Pavilion once after arriving in Zhongzhou."

"Yes, miss!"

Ling Ying didn't ask any more questions. After taking the letter, he twisted his body and turned into a shadow and disappeared into the darkness.

"I hope that letter can play the intended role." Looking at the direction where Ling Ying disappeared, Xun'er thought secretly in her heart.

In the letter she wrote to Lin Yuan, she expressed her apologies to him and then roughly explained what happened today. Of course, some details might be missing, such as the elders' purpose and the part related to Xiao Yan...

Gu Xun'er took all the blame on herself and removed Xiao Yan from the matter.

If Lin Yuan could not know the details of the meeting, he would probably only know the result but not the cause. Even if he was dissatisfied, he would only target her, Gu Xun'er.

However, she had limited knowledge of Lin Yuan and probably underestimated him.

For Lin Yuan today, for Lin Yuan who has found the way forward, the challenge from the younger generation of the ancient clan may just be a spice of leisure time.

"Senior Lin Yuan... no matter what, I took advantage of him without his consent this time, and I will have to compensate him in the future."

"Brother Xiao Yan, Xun'er has done everything she can. The path to becoming a truly powerful person still depends on you! I hope that when we meet again, you have become a truly powerful person, strong enough to allow Xun'er to not be constrained."

Looking at the bright moon in the sky, Xun'er's soft murmurs sounded quietly in my heart.
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Half a month later.

Southern Region, the 23rd Hall of Disha Palace.

“Just send them here.” Looking at the two respectful people in front of him, Lin Yuan laughed and said lightly: “Zhaixing, Lanyue, while I am away for training, the Twenty-Three Palaces will be in your charge!”

"Yes, Lord Yuan Tianzun!" The two looked at each other and bowed.

During this period, after observing Lin Yuan refining the eighth-grade elixir, the two of them changed their way of addressing Lin Yuan from "Yuan Tianzun" to "Lord Yuan Tianzun" and "Lord Hun Yuan".

As long as there was no conflict with the orders from the higher-ups, the two were willing to be loyal subordinates of Yuan Tianzun. Seeing the two of them obeying orders, Lin Yuan shook his head helplessly: "You two don't have to be so formal. We... That's it. I'll trouble you to take care of the three things I entrusted to you!"

"It's our job, sir. No need to be polite!" After hearing Lin Yuan's words, the two waved their hands.

Lan Yue Tianzun said: "I will be responsible for collecting the seven-colored raw stones and gathering information about the Skeleton Mountain Range and its surrounding areas!"

Star-Picking Heavenly Venerable said: "I will complete the task of making 'Abyss Heavenly Venerable' famous!"

Although the Sky-Swallowing Python has long been extinct, some of its mixed-race descendants have a tradition of collecting colorful raw stones as sacred objects, and perhaps some colorful raw stones can be found in the Beast Domain.

As for the Skeleton Mountain Range, there are remains of the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit growing within this mountain range.

The location of the Twenty-Three Palaces is right near the Beast Domain. Therefore, Zhaixing and Lanyue are considered the local bosses here. Asking them to find out the news about the Beast Domain is much better than doing it themselves.

These two points are also the main reasons why Lin Yuan came here specially.

After responding to Lin Yuan's order, Zhaixing Old Ghost took out another jade slip and handed it to Lin Yuan respectfully, saying in a deep voice: "Lord Hunyuan, this is the space jade slip that the two of us worked together to refine. If you encounter an emergency, you can use it!"

"Oh? Spatial Jade Slip, you guys... are thoughtful."

Lin Yuan didn't act pretentiously and directly accepted the spatial jade slip. "Goodbye, both of you! Prepare the materials. The next time we meet, I will help you refine a pill!"

"Thank you, Lord Yuan Tianzun!" Zhaixing Lanyue said respectfully with a look of ecstasy on his face.

Lin Yuan smiled, opened up a space channel with the Tianzun Token, waved goodbye to the two of them, then stepped into the space channel and left the Disha Palace.

Looking at the disappearing space channel, Lan Yue Tianzun let out a long sigh and looked at Zhai Xing Old Ghost with amusement.

"Old Ghost, you are so lucky this time to meet a noble person like Yuan Tianzun!"

“Hehe, old woman, don’t confuse cause and effect.” The old ghost Zhaixing glanced at her and said proudly, “It’s obviously because I’m serious and reliable that the Lord Palace Master is willing to entrust Yuan Tianzun to me. You are taking advantage of me…”

The gloomy Soul Palace is inhabited not by heartless ghosts but by affectionate people, but most of them are... evil people.

Deep in the barren mountains.

A space crack about ten feet in size suddenly appeared in the void. The next moment, a figure walked out slowly from the crack. After pausing for a moment, it rose into the air and turned into a stream of green light, shooting towards the east.

It has been half a month since I came to the Twenty-Third Palace. All the things that needed to be done and arranged have been completed, and it is time to move on to the next stop.

The stop that Lin Yuan was about to go to was Xingyun Pavilion.

About half a year ago, he had promised to help refine a body for Yao Lao, and now it was finally time to fulfill his promise!
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Xingyun Pavilion is one of the four pavilions in Zhongzhou.

This pavilion is located in the Tianxing Mountains in the southern region of Zhongzhou. It has the fewest disciples among the four pavilions and is also the most mysterious. If you are not someone who knows Xingyun Pavilion very well, it would be difficult to even find the location of its sect.

Unfortunately, Lin Yuan had a very detailed map in his hand.

After leaving the branch hall, Lin Yuan waved his sleeves, and a very detailed map of the Southern Region appeared in front of him.

This picture was given by Venerable Feng.

In order not to delay Lin Yuan from refining a body for Yao Lao, Master Feng gave all the maps he had carefully collected to Lin Yuan.

With this extremely detailed map, Lin Yuan soon determined the positions of himself and his target. Although both were in the Southern Region, he was currently located in the west of the Southern Region, while Xingyun Pavilion was in the southeast of the Southern Region.

"This distance is quite long. It will probably take more than ten days to fly. Well... let's find a way to get around on the way!"

Isn't it a waste of time to just spend more than ten days flying?

During this great time, it is natural to practice while flying, so a means of transportation is necessary.

With his mind made up, Lin Yuan soared into the air.

After confirming the direction again, he turned into a ray of green light, cut through the sky, and quickly flew towards the Tianxing Mountains where the Xingyun Pavilion was located.
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Half a month later.

"We've finally arrived at the Tianxing Mountains!"

Looking at the lush mountains in front of him, Lin Yuan breathed a sigh of relief. This long flight was finally over!
At this moment, a resentful look fell on him.

Lin Yuan looked carefully and saw the dragon-bodied eagle-winged beast under him looking at him resentfully. He spoke helplessly, "Brother, why are you relaxing? I've been flying non-stop these days. Aren't you relaxed all the time?"

The seventh-rank magical beast, the Black-winged Eagle Dragon Beast, is a strange beast with dragon blood. It is so powerful that it is comparable to an eight-star Dou Zong.

However, thinking about its experiences over the past few days, it almost wanted to cry.

More than ten days ago, the noble descendant of the dragon clan, the overlord of Eagle Dragon Ridge, Dragon Eagle, took the seventh-level beautiful tiger beast he had just hooked up with, finished eating hot pot and singing songs, and was preparing to do things that dragon descendants love to do.

And then...and then nothing happened. The reason, of course, was the old man on the dragon's back.

The first thing the old man said when they met was, "A seventh-level black-winged eagle dragon beast. According to ancient books, its flying speed is not inferior to that of the Sky Demon Phoenix... It's you!"

After that, he was beaten violently with his hands and fists, and he was beaten out of his beast form, and was restricted and became a mount. Fortunately, because the Eagle Dragon Clan was affiliated with the Taixu Ancient Dragon, he avoided the worst result of becoming a magic core.

In addition, if you work hard, this guy is surprisingly easy-going. After a few days of getting along with him, even jokes are allowed.

Looking at the dragon eagle's resentful eyes, Lin Yuan smiled, then calmly flew up from its back.

"Well done, your mission is accomplished!"

Patting the dragon eagle on the head, Lin Yuan lifted the soul restriction he had set before, and then threw a few energetic herbs to the dragon eagle, saying with a smile: "These herbs are for you, they will be of great benefit to you, go back!"

Feeling that the restriction in its soul was lifted, the dragon eagle rolled up the herbs and flew out calmly but unwillingly.

However, when he reached a safe distance, he suddenly flapped his wings and swung his tail, running away at the fastest speed in his life. In just a moment, he disappeared from Lin Yuan's sight.

It was as if Lin Yuan was some kind of plague god, and Long Ying didn't want to stay with him for even a second.

“Haha!” Seeing this, Lin Yuan laughed dumbly, “What a heartless fellow! It seems that our friendship these past few days was all fake.”

"Never mind. Although the Eagle Dragon Clan is a subsidiary of the Ancient Dragon Clan, the Four Ancient Dragon Islands seem to have tacitly blocked the fact of the split from the outside world. I guess we can't get more news about the Ancient Dragon Clan from the Dragon Eagle!"

Retracting his thoughts, Lin Yuan glanced at the mountains in front of him. The aura of the ancient dragon made him feel a little strange.

Following the perception of dragon energy, he flew above a lush forest.

"This is it!" Lin Yuan nodded.

Suizhou, he flipped his hand, and one by one strange tokens engraved with the word "Star" appeared, emitting faint starlight, hanging above his palm. They were the Star Tokens given to him by Venerable Feng that day.

Lin Yuan's mind moved, and he injected his fighting spirit into the Star Token. The token suddenly shone with starlight, and ripples appeared in the surrounding space.

"Haha, time to meet old friends!"
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And in Xingyun Pavilion, in a martial arts training ground near the back mountain.

"Winner, Xiao Yan!"

(End of this chapter)