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

This is not a coincidence, but the result of the "scanning of all heavens" when the system still had the capability.

Although the probability of someone with supreme talent appearing is extremely low, the Nine Heavens Realm is vast, and billions of living beings thrive there.

Geniuses with the tenth rank of talent are not unique; if not thousands, there are at least hundreds scattered around the world.

The thirty disciples of Gu Changyuan's generation came from various backgrounds.

Some of them were unpolished gems he discovered in small sects and families.

Those forces, with limited vision or scarce resources, simply cannot recognize such extraordinary talent. They treat them as mere promising talents and fail to cultivate them properly. Some even marginalize their disciples due to their eccentric personalities or incompatible cultivation paths.

Gu Changyuan then took these obscured gems away under various pretexts such as trading and providing guidance.

The other group consists of lonely people with many misfortunes.

There were beggars who lost both parents at a young age and wandered the streets; there were orphans whose entire families had suffered calamities and who carried the burden of blood feuds; there were children who were regarded as monsters and driven away by their neighbors because of their special physical condition...

Gu Changyuan often encountered them in their most distressed and desperate moments. A bowl of hot rice he offered, a helping hand, and a simple "Would you like to follow me in my cultivation?" changed their lives forever.

As for those unparalleled geniuses born into top-tier powers and ancient families...

Back then, Gu Changyuan's cultivation was still shallow, and he had neither the ability nor the need to make contact with him.

Go to those dangerous places to retrieve people?

That's like turning on a light in a toilet.

......

The city gate of Hanhai City was much more magnificent than that of Nanhua City. The city wall was dozens of feet high and was made of hard, dark blue-green rock. It was covered with defensive runes and exuded a heavy aura.

At the city gate, a dozen guards dressed in silver armor were patrolling vigilantly. Most of them were at the Nascent Soul stage or early Incarnation stage, which was much stronger than the guards of Nanhua City.

But when they saw the giant celestial ship hovering in mid-air, blotting out the sky, everyone froze in place.

He was stunned, his heart churning with turmoil, yet also filled with inner turmoil and struggle.

To stop or not to stop?

Stop it! This is the first time in their lives they have seen a celestial vessel of this size up close. Even the largest flying vessels they usually see are only a fraction of this one.

It is clear that this ship is not something that an ordinary force could possess, and the person on board must be an unfathomable figure.

If they anger the other party, not only will the few guards suffer, but the entire Hanhai City will likely be in trouble.

If we don't stop them, their duty as city gate guards is to check the cultivators and flying vehicles entering the city. If we just let them pass, and the city lord's mansion finds out, they'll be in deep trouble.

Just as the guards hesitated and broke out in a cold sweat, Gu Changyuan had already stopped the celestial ship from flying and hovered steadily several hundred meters above the city gate.

His gaze swept through the jade window of the immortal boat, passing over the stunned guards on the city gate below, and quickly locked onto a tall, middle-aged cultivator whose armor style was different from the others.

Judging from his appearance, he should be the leader of the guards.

With a gentle wave of his right hand, Gu Changyuan did not use any powerful spiritual energy, but rather a very subtle spatial force quietly emerged, instantly traversing a distance of several hundred meters and precisely enveloping the leading guard.

The next second, the lead guard felt a blur before his eyes, and the surrounding scenery changed instantly.

The once bustling city gate had vanished, replaced by a spacious and elegant room. In the center of the room sat a tall and imposing figure, calmly watching him.

The lead guard was startled and instantly became alert, his right hand instinctively resting on the sword at his waist.

But just as he was about to activate his spiritual power, he keenly sensed that his body seemed to be imprisoned by an invisible force, and he could not mobilize even a trace of spiritual power.

He then realized that the strength of the person before him had reached a level he could not even imagine.

The fact that the other party was able to bring him here from the city gate without him noticing shows that he probably couldn't even put up a single breath of resistance.

Gu Changyuan ignored his wariness and asked in a calm tone:

"Which family or power is the largest in your Hanhai City?"

As he spoke, the view through the portholes began to change.

The scene inside the city of Hanhai quickly zoomed in and unfolded, becoming incredibly detailed.

The city lord's mansion, the major markets, the towering sect towers, the magnificent family residences...

The entire layout and core area of ​​the city can be seen at a glance.

The guard captain was horrified. What kind of supernatural power was this?

Despite his shock, he answered with utmost respect:

"Reporting to...Reporting to Your Excellency! The most powerful and well-established family in Hanhai City right now is the Meng family."

As he spoke, he pointed out the view from the porthole to a vast complex of buildings, with pavilions and towers stretching as far north as the city.

In the center of that area stood a towering, azure pagoda, hundreds of feet tall, its spire shrouded in a hazy, spiritual light, exuding an extraordinary aura.

"The Meng family..."

Gu Changyuan nodded slightly.

"Okay, you can go back now."

Before the guard captain could react, Gu Changyuan waved his right hand lightly again.

Then another dizzying sensation struck.

The captain of the guard saw a blur before his eyes, and his feet were once again on the solid, cold ground of the city gate tower.

Surrounded by the astonished and uncertain gazes of his colleagues, the silver fairy ship in the distance remained quietly hovering.

Just as he was in a daze, a piece of jadeite, pure white and exuding a rich spiritual energy, suddenly fell into his hand.

He looked down and his eyes instantly lit up with ecstasy. It was a Gengjin Spirit Marrow, containing incomparably pure spiritual energy.

For a Nascent Soul cultivator like him, this is an extremely precious cultivation resource.

At this moment, Gu Changyuan had already withdrawn his gaze and issued instructions to the core of the immortal ship's formation.

The celestial boat started up again, slowly turned around, and flew towards the Meng family mansion in the center of Hanhai City.