The Grand Elder led everyone into a luxurious mansion located halfway up Wenxin Mountain.
"Go in and choose a residence. With your identity token, the guards will let you in. I need to go to the summit to meet with the sect leader. I will come to inform you when the competition is about to begin."
Having said that, he transformed into a beam of white light and disappeared before everyone's eyes.
After seeing the Grand Elder leave, Gu Changqing randomly chose the nearest mansion and handed the Holy Son Token to the guard at the gate for inspection.
"This humble servant pays respects to the Holy Son of Luoxia. Please feel free to come and go as you please, and call upon us if you need anything."
After checking Gu Changqing's token and confirming that it was genuine, the two guards, both at the early Nascent Soul stage, returned it to Gu Changqing, bowed respectfully, and opened the gate to the mansion.
Gu Changqing casually took the token and put it into his ring before entering the mansion.
Meanwhile, the others who were still in place, seeing that the Holy Son had already chosen a residence, also began to choose their own preferred residences.
Gu Nan stood still, watching the figure walk into the mansion, until the gates closed again before turning her gaze away.
“Brother Changqing, although I don’t know why you don’t remember me now, I will definitely make you remember me.”
After thinking it over, Gu Nan found the residence closest to Gu Changqing and entered it.
When Gu Changqing entered the mansion, he found that the layout of the mansion was roughly the same as that of the side hall of the Luoxia Sect, which was probably done in order to help the disciples living there adapt to the new environment.
He casually summoned a maid who appeared to be cleaning dust in the central square of the mansion.
He looked at the maid who only had the cultivation level of the early stage of Foundation Establishment, ignoring her expectant gaze.
He simply said:
"Take me to the training grounds within the mansion."
When the maid heard that Gu Changqing had called her over just to lead the way, the expectation in her eyes disappeared. After all, climbing up to the genius disciples of these sects was the only way out for lowly maids like them.
If they are not chosen by the sect, they will be expelled when they grow old and lose their beauty. As for where they go, the maid did not know. In any case, she had never seen the person who was expelled reappear.
Even though a Foundation Establishment cultivator can maintain their appearance for decades, as a maid in a mansion, they are never allowed to step out of the mansion without the master's order.
That's why this maid was so hoping that Gu Changqing would take a liking to her, even though she knew it was impossible. She didn't want to spend her whole life in this tiny mansion.
But what's the use of thinking so much? The maid still answered respectfully:
"Yes, sir. I will take you to the place where you cultivate in the mansion. Please come with me."
Seeing that Gu Changqing did not reply, the maid felt a little disappointed, but she still kept a smile on her face and led Gu Changqing to the training ground in the mansion.
After the maid led Gu Changqing to a secluded room carved with runes, the maid bowed slightly and respectfully explained to Gu Changqing:
"My lord, the runes in this room are used to gather the spiritual energy of the surrounding heaven and earth. The spiritual energy in the mansion is more than ten times higher than that outside. My lord only needs to take out his identity token, and the mansion gate will open by itself."
"Alright, this matter is settled, you may leave now."
Gu Changqing's cold voice rang out, and the maid, knowing that the master was not interested in women this time, excused herself with disappointment and went back to continue her work.
After the maid left, Gu Changqing took out her token. A portal of light appeared out of thin air. After Gu Changqing put away her token and stepped into the portal, the portal activated by the runes disappeared.
Meanwhile, Wu Fan, who was closer to Gu Nan's residence, was venting his anger on the maid.
"Damn it, what's so great about Gu Changqing? Why did even Fairy Gu Nan choose the residence closest to him? Gu Changqing, you just wait. When the competition starts, I'll tell you who is the one in Luoxia Sect who is truly worthy of Fairy Gu Nan."
After his anger subsided, Wu Fan sent a message to the guards in the mansion, then got up and left to wait for the next batch of maids to arrive.
When a group of guards arrived, the room was filled with the corpses of maids. The guards were already used to this, after all, they had been guarding this place for a hundred years and had seen all kinds of masters. This was just the most common sight.
"Sigh, it's really tough on Xiao Que and the others. They've only been here for a year and they've already run into such an adult."
After sighing to himself, the captain of the guard squad ordered his men to put the corpse into his ring, clean up the mansion, and then go outside to call for the next batch of maids.
At the gate of the mansion, the captain looked at the new batch of maids who were no more than twenty years old and shook his head slightly, silently mourning for them in his heart.
The maids had no idea what kind of master they would be facing. They simply fantasized about being favored by a powerful figure and being taken to enjoy a life of superiority. Amidst their laughter and beautiful fantasies, the maids happily approached Wu Fan's mansion.
Just as Wu Fan was venting his anger on the group of weak maids, Gu Changqing in the cultivation room was quickly reviewing the original owner's cultivation techniques.
Asura Sword, Sunset Sword Technique, Undying Grip, Three Clans of Falling Heaven, Reversal of Heaven and Earth, Domain of Love, etc.
Gu Changqing looked at this mere Yellow Rank, Middle Level cultivation technique and gave a cold smile.
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"This is a technique I, Gu Changqing, created for Gu Nan. It can create a small space that is independent of space. This technique is newly completed, but it can only create a space of no more than five meters in size. When I go to Luoxia Sect, I will give this technique to my sister Gu Nan for her life-saving use. Only those at the Divine Transformation Realm can perceive this space."
Looking at the secret manual in his mind, Gu Changqing kept sneering.
"As expected, Gu Nan's identity is exactly as I guessed. Then I will lure her out tomorrow night."
After thinking it over, Gu Changqing stopped sneering, but a trace of coldness emanated from her body.
As the bodies of the maids were sent out one by one, they were then brought into Wu Fan's mansion in batches.
Gu Nan stood outside the mansion, coldly addressing Wu Fan, whom she had summoned:
“Wu Fan, how is your behavior any different from that of the demonic path? If you are angry, you can speak to me directly. Why take your anger out on these poor maids?”
Upon hearing this, Wu Fan revealed a wicked smile.
"Oh, why don't you come and keep me company, and I'll let these maids go? How about it, my fairy Gu Nan?"
Upon hearing Wu Fan's vulgar words, Gu Nan replied coldly:
"Dream on! How could I be like you, relying on elixirs?"
After saying this, seeing that his persuasion of Wu Fan was useless, he left directly.
As Wu Fan watched Gu Nan's departing figure, a hint of greed appeared on his face.
"Just you wait, you'll see during the competition. Hehehe."
He then returned to his residence to continue venting his seemingly boundless rage.
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