My little sect, which disappeared a thousand years ago, has become a sacred site!

Su Wanqing was taken aback when she heard this, and then a feeling of warmth and respect rose in her heart.

This senior is not only incredibly powerful, but also acts with such understanding and reason, showing none of the arrogance commonly seen in top-tier experts.

"Thank you for your understanding, senior!"

Su Wanqing sincerely thanked him, then looked at Meng Canglan.

Meng Canglan bowed deeply at the meeting.

"Don't worry, Fourth Miss, everything will be inventoried and handed over by tomorrow noon. We absolutely won't delay your and your plans!"

He then turned to Gu Changyuan, adopting an even more humble posture:

"Senior, you have come from afar and must be tired from your journey. If you do not mind, please rest at my humble abode."

The Meng family has already prepared a guest house, "Tingtao Pavilion," for their elders; all necessary items can be prepared by instructing the servants at any time.

Gu Changyuan nodded slightly:

"Can."

"Senior, Fourth Miss, this way please!"

Meng Canglan personally led the way, showing the utmost courtesy.

......

Tingtao Pavilion is specially prepared to entertain distinguished guests like the Su family.

The courtyard is quiet and secluded, surrounded by artificial hills and flowing water, and its spiritual atmosphere is more intense than that of the outside world.

There are eight rooms of varying sizes in the courtyard. The largest and most spacious main room was originally reserved for the person in charge of the Su family's team, but now it has been naturally and without any doubt assigned to Gu Changyuan.

Meng Canglan personally led Gu Changyuan into the main house, introducing the furnishings inside with great enthusiasm, and repeatedly assured him that he could be asked to do so at any time if he needed anything.

Seeing that Gu Changyuan had no further instructions, he carefully bowed and withdrew.

The interior furnishings are divided into two sections, an inner and an outer one.

The outer room resembles a living room, furnished with tables, chairs, and tea sets, and decorated with traditional Chinese ink paintings on the walls; the inner room serves as a bedroom and meditation room, equipped with a spirit-gathering array, a cloud bed, and a meditation cushion, simple yet practical.

After the Meng family members left, only Gu Changyuan and Su Wanqing, who had not yet left, remained in the room.

Just as Su Wanqing was about to bow and take her leave, returning to her assigned room, Gu Changyuan called her back.

Do you know Su Shuangyu?

Gu Changyuan's voice was calm, as if he were just asking casually.

Su Wanqing's delicate body trembled slightly, and a clear look of surprise flashed in her eyes.

She quickly composed herself and replied respectfully:

"Replying to the senior, Su Shuangyu is my third-generation ancestor and one of the most outstanding figures in our Su family's lineage."

She is now... a Supreme Elder of the Celestial Holy Land.

The reason she was so familiar with the name of her great-aunt from so long ago was not because the family often talked about it, but because her parents had repeatedly told her about it when she was young.

If you encounter an insurmountable enemy while training outside, mentioning the name of the Celestial Sacred Land and your great-aunt Su Shuangyu will be far more effective than mentioning the Su family or even the Meng family.

The reason is simple—the Celestial Holy Land is unparalleled in the Nine Heavens Realm when it comes to protecting its own, without exception.

Of course, this protection is not without principle.

The Holy Land has an ironclad rule: if any disciple of the Holy Land bullies others or is in the wrong, the Holy Land will not only not protect them, but will also severely punish them.

However, if an outsider insults a disciple of the Holy Land and the fault lies with the outsider, then the Holy Land will surely take swift and decisive action, making the provocateur pay ten or a hundred times the price.

This rule has remained unchanged for thousands of years, and as a result, when disciples of the Celestial Holy Land travel outside, very few people dare to provoke them.

Su Wanqing recounted what she knew in detail, her tone filled with deep reverence for the sacred land and pride in her great-aunt.

Gu Changyuan listened quietly, his gaze deep.

He had already explored Su Wanqing's qualifications using the system's basic functions when he first met her.

He possessed sixth-grade talent and had already reached the peak of the Golden Core stage before the age of fifty.

Although he couldn't compare to the top ten geniuses he selected back then, he still met the standards for accepting disciples of the Celestial Sacred Land.

However, it seems that some limitations prevent them from breaking through, or perhaps it's a mental block, which can also prevent them from passing the test.

Gu Changyuan casually activated the remaining basic functions of the system and checked the disciple roster, and sure enough, he found traces of the Su family in it.

Among the members of the Su family recorded in the roster, the one with the highest cultivation level is Su Shuangyu, who is now at the seventh level of the Mahayana stage and holds the position of Supreme Elder of the Celestial Sacred Land.

If the Su family and Su Shuangyu have a close relationship, Gu Changyuan wouldn't mind helping Su Wanqing solve her cultivation problem as well.

To be able to advance to the rank of Supreme Elder in the Holy Land, one must have devoted a great deal of effort to the sect over the past thousand years.

He had been a hands-off manager for 1,100 years, and the sect had grown from nothing to something, from small to large, from obscurity to becoming a world-renowned power, all thanks to the hard work and management of these disciples.

Now that I'm back, although I don't intend to immediately interfere in sect affairs and disturb them, helping these old friends out of the ordinary and solving some problems they can't handle would be a small form of compensation.

If it weren't for the cultivation supplies from those sects and forces, I would probably have become a desolate corpse long ago, eventually turning to ashes in the chaotic ruins.

Despite having a connection with Su Shuangyu, Su Wanqing still failed to enter the Celestial Sacred Land.

Gu Changyuan already understood the reason.

This reminded him of the many rules he set for his disciples, who were exceptionally talented but came from diverse backgrounds and had unsettled personalities, when he first founded the Celestial Human Sect.

At that time, his own cultivation level was not high, the system was still in its development stage, and resources were limited. He had to be careful with his resources to ensure that every bit of resources was used effectively, while also avoiding internal strife within the sect and maintaining healthy development.

He recalled that he had personally inscribed several core rules of the sect back then:

Firstly, fellow disciples may spar and compete to improve their combat skills, but deadly fighting is strictly prohibited, and violators will be severely punished.

Secondly, when a sect recruits disciples, it prioritizes talent and character, requiring rigorous assessments and strictly prohibiting any form of "backdoor admission," even for elders and relatives.

Thirdly, if a disciple causes a dispute while outside the sect due to their own mistakes, the sect will punish them according to the severity of the offense; if they are bullied by others and are in the right, the sect will seek justice for them at all costs.

These rules were originally intended to maximize the use of limited resources to cultivate core disciples, maintain the stability of the sect, and establish a strong sect reputation.

Unexpectedly, a thousand years later, the Celestial Sacred Land still uses it, and implements it so thoroughly.

This also explains why Su Wanqing, despite her relationship with Su Shuangyu and her considerable talent, was still unable to enter the Holy Land.

"I see."

Gu Changyuan nodded slightly, his gaze towards Su Wanqing now showing a hint of understanding and a subtle expression of approval.

This girl has a good character; although she is proud when she mentions the glory of her ancestors and the prestige of the holy land, she is not arrogant.

After Su Wanqing finished explaining, she waited quietly for Gu Changyuan to continue.

She could sense that this senior's sudden mention of Elder Su Shuangyu was not just a casual question.