As soon as Gu Changqing flew into Sword Peak, someone was already waiting there.

"Disciple pays respects to the Holy Son Wuxin. The Grand Elder has arranged for me to wait for you here. Please come with me to the Sword Peak Hall."

A disciple dressed in the Sword Peak Law Enforcement uniform bowed respectfully to Gu Changqing from mid-air.

"Alright, lead the way."

After saying that, he followed the law enforcement disciple to the Sword Peak Hall.

Upon entering the main hall, the disciple, having completed his task, informed Gu Changqing that it was finished and then withdrew.

Gu Changqing slowly walked into the Sword Peak Hall, which was only slightly inferior to the Sect Master's Hall.

They discovered that the Grand Elder was already seated in the main hall, surrounded by the personal disciples of the nine peaks, who were ranked according to their respective peaks. Presumably, these were the other nine people who had gone to the Northern Region Grand Competition.

The Grand Elder in the main hall looked at Gu Changqing and said:

“Wuxin, since you entered the sect, Elder Gu has been praising your talent to me every day. Seeing you today, I can see that you are indeed worthy of the reputation. At the age of only thirteen, you have already reached the perfect state of the Nine-Pattern Golden Core.”

Gu Changting smiled slightly upon hearing this.

"I have no reason to thank the Elder for the praise."

"Please take a seat."

The elder then gestured for Gu Changqing to sit in the seat second only to him.

After Gu Changqing took his seat, the First Elder spoke again.

"Wu Xin, everyone present is a direct disciple of their respective peaks, including Xu Sheng, a direct disciple of the Sword Peak who is at the late Golden Core stage."

Wu Fan, a direct disciple of Qi Feng,

Gu Nan, a direct disciple of Luoxia Peak.

"The remaining peaks are all sent by the other peaks to help you four win the top ten spots."

After the Grand Elder finished speaking, the people from the other six peaks were not angry, since they already knew about this when they were selected as personal disciples.

At this moment, the nine direct disciples all stood up and bowed to Gu Changqing, after all, the direct disciples of the Nine Peaks were still one level lower than the direct disciples of the sect leader.

Upon seeing this, Gu Changqing responded to each of them.

After the disciples finished their greetings, the Grand Elder spoke again.

"Now that all ten of you have arrived, let us head to Wenxin Mountain. The sect leader is already waiting there."

Upon hearing the elder's words, Gu Changqing and his group stood up and responded to him.

"I have no intention of knowing."

"This disciple will obey the Grand Elder's orders."

...

After saying that, the elder waved his hand and enveloped the ten of them with spiritual power. In just a moment, the group arrived at the place where the large spirit boat was parked on the back mountain.

Gu Changqing looked at the giant flying ship, which was about 100 kilometers long and 40 kilometers wide.

Around the flying boat in the sky, strange runes flowed across its hull, while countless small and medium-sized spirit boats guarded the surrounding area. On the ground, there were squads of sect law enforcement disciples, all of whom had a cultivation level of at least Golden Core.

The Grand Elder then spoke up.

"Although I and more than twenty other elders from the outer sect are leading the team to Wenxin Mountain, the nine major sects and some medium and large forces from the Northern Region will also be going to Wenxin Mountain. Such a scene requires some external force to intimidate us."

Gu Changqing also witnessed the Luoxia Sect, one of the ten major sects in the Northern Region, in this place, and saw only a small part of its potential.

After saying this, the Grand Elder led everyone to fly onto the ark.

Upon landing on the ark, Gu Changqing discovered that the runes on the outer perimeter had the effect of interfering with perception and spiritual power. Based on Gu Changqing's current perception, the protective power of these runes was probably something that even a Nascent Soul stage expert could not destroy even if they spent their entire life trying.

As soon as everyone boarded the ark, the Grand Elder told them to do as they pleased, while he himself walked into the ark.

At this moment, some disciples in charge of Ark affairs also approached the group. After bowing, they briefly introduced the Ark's layout and then left, reminding Gu Changqing and his group that they could ask these disciples for help at any time.

After these disciples left, of the nine people around Gu Changqing, six were not qualified to speak with him.

The other three approached Gu Changqing one by one.

“Holy Son Wuxin, because the Grand Elder was present just now, the three of us did not introduce ourselves in detail. May I ask, Holy Son…”

Before the man could finish speaking, Gu Changqing ignored the chatter and headed towards the training area inside the boat.

The person who was speaking was extremely embarrassed when Gu Changqing showed no respect whatsoever.

"Damn it, he just ignores us because he's a little more talented."

The person who just spoke to Gu Changqing was this very person, said Xu Sheng, a disciple of Jianfeng, angrily from the spot.

“Senior Brother Xu Sheng, there’s no need to be so angry. Since his talent is superior to ours, that’s his right to be arrogant. We will still have to rely on him when we go to Wenxin Mountain.”

Gu Nan, a disciple of Qi Feng, was also comforting Xu Sheng from the side.

Upon hearing Gu Nan's words, Xu Sheng no longer became angry, but simply said in a displeased tone:

"Junior Sister Gu, of course I know that. I was just venting. I do know that he has a top-grade talent. As long as he doesn't perish, he will surely become the sect leader in the future."

Gu Nan smiled faintly when she heard that Xu Sheng was no longer pursuing the matter.

When Xu Sheng saw Gu Nan smile, he spoke again.

"What's wrong, Junior Sister? You're speaking up for the Holy Son this time because you've taken a liking to him? That's right. Judging from the Holy Son's appearance, no one in the entire sect can match him. Even I, Senior Brother Xu, am slightly inferior."

Gu Nan blushed slightly upon hearing this.

"What are you saying? I am just a disciple of Luoxia Peak. Even if I like him, the Holy Son would never look at me."

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