"Several peak fighters have joined forces to open up this land. If the situation takes a turn for the worse, the remaining humans will be allowed to hide here as planned, making this the last pure land for humanity."

As he spoke, the two of them came to a mountain. It seemed to be a mysterious place of a sect, with formation patterns engraved on it.

So they could only walk up.

"It seems that the situation has stabilized, so the human race has not migrated here in large numbers?" Li Xuan guessed.

"Yes, the human race was also forced into a desperate situation at that time."

Gu Xianzhi suddenly stopped at this point, a look of sadness on his face: "All the geniuses who have the opportunity to break through to the peak of their combat power are doing so regardless of the consequences."

"Because we humans were running out of time. Hundreds of our top talents forced their way through, but in the end, only two succeeded. It was precisely because of these two extra peak combat powers that we were able to achieve this."

"We just managed to hold off the demons' attack."

Listening to Gu Xianzhi's sad voice, Li Xuan could already imagine the scene at that time, where the human race selected hundreds of geniuses from billions of people who had the opportunity to break through to the peak combat power.

All resources were mobilized to force a breakthrough, but even so, there were only two more peak combat forces.

"Then...what about those failed geniuses?"

Li Xuan asked.

"In serious cases, the body will die on the spot, while in minor cases, the realm will decline and the cultivation will stagnate."

Gu Xianzhi sighed softly, then continued, "The Qingshan Sect leader I'm bringing you to see is one of the hundreds of failed geniuses back then."

"What a pity. If it weren't for the pressure from the demons, with his talent, he wouldn't have to take such a forced path to improvement. Otherwise, he would have at least a 50% chance of breaking through to peak combat power on his own!"

Forced improvement will ultimately have huge side effects and leave irreparable defects, which is far less reliable than improving yourself step by step.

At this moment, Li Xuan also understood the purpose of his master bringing him here. It seemed that he wanted to accommodate these old friends of his.

After all, I almost appeared out of nowhere. If I don’t come and get acquainted with my master and other old friends, I’m afraid I’ll be exposed later.

"Master, are you also one of the hundreds of geniuses back then?" Li Xuan asked.

Gu Xianzhi didn't turn around, but nodded and continued walking up the mountain. "The prominent figures in the current hermit cultivation world are all geniuses who failed to break through in the past."

"After their failure that year, they developed their own power in the monastic community."

At this time, they had already walked to the foot of the mountain gate. Although this was a sect, the number of people was very small.

At the gate of the mountain, a pretty woman in green clothes and a smile on her face said, "Uncle, my master is already waiting in the reception room."

Gu Xianzhi nodded, showing his yellow teeth and smiled: "Xiaoqing, you have become more beautiful again."

The woman in green was graceful and smiled and nodded in response to the praise from her elders. However, when her eyes fell on Li Xuan, the smile and look on her face paused for a second.

It wasn't until Li Xuan nodded slightly at her that she reacted and a blush quietly appeared on her cheeks.

"This is my adopted disciple Gu Linfeng. He looks handsome, right?" Gu Xianzhi laughed.

For old guys like them, they don't care about their appearance at all, otherwise he wouldn't look so unkempt.

"So it's Junior Brother Gu! My name is Haiqing, and I'm the senior sister of Qingshan Sect."

"Hello, Senior Sister!"

Li Xuan shouted obediently.

"Xiaoqing, do you like me as your disciple? Do you want me to propose marriage to your master later?"

Gu Xianzhi said with a playful look on his face.

As an old man, he could naturally see at a glance how Hai Qing felt about Gu Linfeng.

"ah?"

The senior sister, who was always steady and dignified, was suddenly at a loss after hearing this.

Li Xuan's face was also full of question marks, but he could also hear that his master was joking.

Hai Qing was a little slow to react, then immediately stepped forward and said, "I'll take you two to the reception room!"

She walked up the mountain with hurried steps, but her heart was pounding all the time.

"Disciple, what do you think?" Gu Xianzhi asked from behind.

"What's going on?" Li Xuan was a little confused.

"Marry this girl."

puff!

Li Xuan almost choked on his own saliva, not only because his master's words were so shocking, but also because he obviously did not control the volume of his voice when he said this.

Hai Qing, who was walking in front, obviously heard these words. She staggered as she walked, but did not dare to look back.

"Master, could you please stop joking!" Li Xuan was speechless.

"Who's kidding you? This is the senior sister of the Qingshan Sect, at the peak of the seventh rank, ranked third on the seventh rank battle strength list, and a famous genius in the hermit cultivation world!"

"I don't know how many young talents are eyeing her. Wouldn't it be unfair to you if I let you marry her?" Gu Xianzhi asked back.

At this moment, Hai Qing, who was walking in front, didn't know why she was eager to know what Li Xuan was thinking, so she deliberately slowed down her pace, wanting to hear what Li Xuan would say.

"Master, I already have someone in my heart, so please stop trying to match me up with someone else!" Li Xuan said truthfully.

"Are you talking about the little girl from the Lin family? Isn't she from the secular world? What does she have to do with the hermit world?" Gu Xianzhi said with a frown.

"What's the meaning?"

"The wife in the secular world is from the secular world, and the wife in the hermit world is from the hermit world!" Gu Xianzhi said righteously.

Li Xuan was speechless after hearing this. How could someone say such shameless words so openly?

My master also refreshed my three views again.

"Master, please don't talk nonsense. I'm not that kind of person!"

"I know you are not, but Gu Linfeng is. I am not talking nonsense!" Gu Xianzhi lowered his voice when he said this.

Haiqing in front did not hear the content of this sentence.

At this time, both parties had arrived in front of the reception room. Haiqing's face was still rosy because she had never seen such a handsome young talent.

Gu Linfeng's appearance really surprised her.

After all, Li Xuan designed it according to the most perfect appearance, and now he has begun to regret why he made the model so handsome!

If this happens, I don’t know how much trouble I will get into in the future. I’m afraid I will attract women everywhere. Of course, this is all passive.