Upon returning to the cultivation room, Gu Changqing looked around and, finding no signs of anyone entering, opened the stone door and slowly walked into the main hall.
Upon entering the main hall, the sect disciples responsible for managing the affairs of the hall stopped what they were doing and respectfully bowed to Gu Changqing, who was dressed in the robes of a holy son.
"Inner disciple Jin Sui greets the Heartless Saint."
"Inner disciple Ying Sui greets the Heartless Saint."
...
Gu Changqing glanced at the disciples casually and then ignored them, heading straight for the palace gate.
Just as Gu Changqing stepped out of the palace gate, a disciple who seemed to have been waiting there approached him.
“Your Highness, the Fourth Elder asked me to wait here so that you can come with me to the Elder’s place after you come out of seclusion.”
Looking at the messenger disciple bowing and speaking before him, Gu Changqing spoke calmly.
"Can."
After saying this, he followed the disciple to where the elder was.
As Gu Changqing, following this disciple, entered the main hall, he looked at the customer who was handling sect affairs in the center of the hall.
"Reporting to the elder, this disciple has brought the Heartless Saint to this place."
The messenger knelt on one knee and addressed the customer.
Upon hearing this, the customer gestured for the disciple to leave, and then spoke to Gu Changqing.
"Changqing, I didn't expect you to have reached the peak of the Golden Core stage after a year of seclusion. You truly deserve your top-grade aptitude."
Upon hearing this, Gu Changting smiled faintly and did not reply.
"Changqing, are you aware that the Northern Region Grand Competition is only four months away?"
"Changqing knows."
After hearing Gu Changqing's affirmative answer, the customer nodded and stroked his long beard.
"Changqing, as the sect's holy son, you are one of the ten people who will definitely represent the sect in the competition. I wonder if you know anything about the competition?"
"I don't know, please tell me in detail, Grandpa."
The customer nodded and then answered Gu Changqing's question.
“Every fifty years, the Northern Region holds the Northern Region Grand Competition, and the top ten in the competition will represent the Northern Region to go to the central holy land of the Heavenly Path Continent.”
The Northern Region Grand Competition stipulates that only those under the age of twenty are allowed to participate. Your current cultivation level can be said to be the highest among the younger generation. I never expected that you would break through from the Foundation Establishment Perfection to the Golden Core Perfection in just one year.
"Judging from your appearance, you are a Golden Core cultivator with nine Dan patterns. It seems you have gained a lot from your seclusion. I wonder if you have a chance of placing in the top ten in this competition?"
Upon hearing this, Gu Changqing spoke casually, as if he didn't care about the Northern Region Grand Competition.
"I want to take first place."
The customer burst into laughter after hearing Gu Changqing's ambition to win first place.
"Good! You are indeed worthy of being my junior. In that case, I will give this item to you to help you win the title of the number one in the Northern Region."
After saying that, the customer took out a sheathless sword from the ring.
"This sword is called Soul Severing. It is a weapon entrusted to me by the sect and given to you. It is a post-natal magic weapon and has already begun to develop wisdom."
Gu Changqing reached out and took the sword, then asked the customer.
Why is this sword without a sheath?
The customer then explained to him.
"This sword was forged by the sect from the resentment of a demon in the Integration Realm who was killed, using the soul of the demon and the Nine Heavens Profound Iron. No ordinary scabbard can hold it."
The resentment emanating from this sword at all times can be absorbed into the body and used to temper one's soul. Those who are slain by this sword will not be subject to reincarnation, nor will they be held accountable for cause and effect; their three souls and six spirits will be utterly annihilated.
After hearing this, Gu Changqing fused the sword into his body, intending to retrieve it during battle, feeling the traces of resentment within him and the continuous refinement of his soul.
Gu Changqing bowed slightly.
"Thank you for bestowing this magical treasure upon me, Sect Master and Grandfather. If there is nothing else, I will take my leave."
The customer looked at Gu Changqing and smiled with satisfaction.
"Go now. After this, you will go to Sword Peak. The Grand Elder and the other nine participating disciples are waiting for you here."
"Changqing knows."
After saying that, it turned into white light and disappeared in front of the customers.
As the customer watched Gu Changqing's departing figure, a wave of relief washed over him, and he couldn't help but burst into laughter.
"Hahaha, as expected of my customer's grandson, he has already reached the perfect state of the Nine-Pattern Golden Core at the age of thirteen. My Luoxia Sect will surely crush the other nine sects in this competition!"
Meanwhile, Gu Changqing, who was flying towards Jianfeng, had long since lost the smile he wore when meeting customers; his face was now only filled with indifference.
"When I attain the Nascent Soul stage, I will personally sever all ties of cause and effect in this world!"
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