Primordial Qi

"This is the golden elixir, is this the Venerable?" Gu Chenyu's eyes were full of joy, and he couldn't suppress the corners of his mouth.

A petite figure appeared in front of him. Gu Qingxue's face was red and her expression was very strange. There were traces of tears on her face, she must have been crying.

Gu Chenyu was filled with joy and couldn't help but step forward and give Gu Qingxue a big hug. He thanked her sincerely, "Thank you for protecting me. I'm sorry for the trouble."

Not hearing a reply, Gu Chenyu seemed to suddenly realize something. At this moment, he was naked and hugged Gu Qingxue with his buttocks bare.

His arms stiffened, as if he realized that his death was approaching. With Gu Qingxue's icy temper, his hands, not just his hands, but his entire skin would probably be peeled off.

Gu Qingxue's face in his arms was even redder, and her little face was even more shy and charming than the peach blossoms.

She had seen Gu Chenyu's body, but he was still young at that time, unlike now, when this was already the body of an adult.

"You...you put on your clothes first."

Gu Qingxue spoke in a panic, pushed Gu Chenyu away, and then turned away embarrassedly, but couldn't help but sneak a few glances. When he grew up, his figure was indeed much better, and the clear muscle curves were just right, which was very pleasing to the eye.

Gu Chenyu hurriedly took out a piece of clothing from his storage ring and put it on. It was the tattered clothing he wore in Qingming City, which he had always thrown away for no reason.

"How do you feel?" Gu Qingxue asked.

"Very light, like being reborn, especially after the thunder tribulation, I feel my body has become stronger, the spiritual energy in my body is full, and my soul has become exceptionally powerful. I seem to have a connection with the heaven and earth, and I can absorb and use spiritual energy very quickly."

Gu Chenyu told Gu Qingxue about his feelings. Suddenly, he felt a bloating pain in his lower abdomen. Gu Chenyu immediately sat cross-legged in the air. He had too much spiritual power in his body. At this moment, he had to refine all of it and stabilize his realm.

A month had passed like this as he sat cross-legged in the air. Fortunately, these places were uninhabited and did not attract the attention of the strong. Gu Qingxue also spent a month in seclusion beside him, and her strength had increased a lot. It seemed that something had happened to the calamity that day, and it seemed to have been delayed.

"Some subtle changes have taken place in my state of mind, which can actually delay the arrival of the soul calamity." Gu Qingxue murmured to herself, with a look of disbelief in her beautiful eyes.

Gu Chenyu's brows relaxed, the aura on his body was no longer strong, and he began to return to nature. He slowly opened his eyes and took in the beautiful scenery in the distance.

"My realm is completely stable. I have entered the Venerable Realm." Gu Chenyu said calmly. His tone was no longer as proud as before, but became more steady. His cultivation was already in the early stage of the Venerable Realm.

"Congratulations, you have reached the early stage of the Venerable Realm. At your age, you are able to laugh at the geniuses of your peers." Gu Qingxue said. It is naturally quite talented to have broken through to this realm with the five elements spiritual roots. The speed is not much slower than that of a natural spiritual root with a single spiritual root.

Gu Chenyu gave a bitter smile. He was almost twenty years old, and his cultivation level was only at the Venerable level. The boy named Xiao Tian was only sixteen years old, and he had been practicing for just over four years. At this moment, he had already become a Grandmaster. It would not take too long for them to reach the Venerable level. Compared with the genius, he was still far behind.

"You are taking advantage of me and still acting like a good kid. You should know that the Five Elements Spiritual Roots are useless spiritual roots. Mortals are basically like this. Their cultivation basically ends at the Gathering Spirit Realm. If it weren't for that Five Elements Supreme, no one would think that the Five Elements Spiritual Roots could break through to the Imperial Realm."

Gu Qingxue smiled and continued, "Those clans and families that used all their resources to cultivate the five elements spiritual roots were fooled around. Especially when the five decays of the heavenly beings occurred, only one out of a hundred survived. When they broke through to the monarch realm, only one out of ten survived. This is one of the reasons why the Dawu Dynasty is currently stronger than the Daqian Dynasty, and it almost caused the Daqian Dynasty to lose a generation of geniuses."

"Haha, the resources of the Daqian Dynasty should be richer than those of the Dawu Dynasty. It is rare that it has stood in the north for so many years." Gu Chenyu said. Having been deceived for a thousand years, it is unknown how much resources have been wasted, but it is still on par with the Dawu Dynasty, which shows that its resources are extremely rich.

"It is indeed much richer there, with twice as many secret realms as in the Dawu Dynasty." These things are not secrets, Gu Qingxue naturally knows them. Besides, the sect also has disciples in charge of intelligence. These secrets can be bought with a few low-grade spirit stones. Of course, this is only limited to sect disciples.

"Let's go back. We've been out for so long. It would be bad if we were considered a traitor." Gu Qingxue covered her mouth and chuckled. After more than a month, it was time to go back.

Gu Qingxue and Gu Chenyu flew over tens of thousands of miles and finally saw a city with a teleportation array. It took a thousand high-quality spirit stones to teleport to the vicinity of Qingming Sect, which was a hundred thousand miles away. They transferred countless times in between and it took a month in total.

After all, it is not that kind of Great Qiankun Teleportation Array. The most obvious advantage of the Great Qiankun Teleportation Array is that the teleportation distance is far enough, but it is hard to say where to go.

Finally returning to Qingming Sect, Lin Yuanya came out when he sensed that a celestial being was approaching. When he saw Gu Qingxue who looked a little tired, he knew that he had failed to transcend the tribulation.

"Failed to pass the tribulation?" Lin Yuanya asked. He was thinking that if the sect had one more monarch, he would have less burden to bear.

"Yeah." Gu Qingxue nodded, not wanting to let others know that it was Gu Chenyu who was undergoing the tribulation.

"Little guy, you actually reached the Venerable Realm?"

Lin Yuanya was a little surprised. He could see the golden elixir in Gu Chenyu's body at a glance. He was only in the Gathering Spirit Realm some time ago, but he didn't expect that he would embark on the path of becoming a Venerable in one go.

"Reporting to the Sect Master, I had some adventures outside, and when I saw my aunt going through a tribulation, I was inspired, as if I had entered a state of enlightenment, and condensed the golden elixir in one go." Gu Chenyu said modestly. He couldn't let him know that it was him who went through a tribulation.

"Okay, okay, okay. From today on, your aunt's house arrest order will be lifted. Practice hard. If you can achieve a celestial being by the age of sixty, this sect leader will give you another opportunity." Lin Yuanya said with a smile, stroking his beard.

"Opportunity? Are you referring to the Qingming Secret Realm?" Gu Chenyu asked curiously.

“No, you will know when you reach the Heavenly Man Realm. The purpose of our sect’s existence is also to cultivate Heavenly Man.” Lin Yuanya said, and then returned to his main peak. “Come to Qingming Palace to find me when you have time. Take this jade pendant, and I will teach you in person.”

A blood-red jade pendant appeared in front of Gu Chenyu. There was a wonderful Taoist rhyme and the aura of law on it. Gu Chenyu accepted the jade pendant without hesitation. This was a token of a powerful monarch. It would be a waste not to take it.

"Let's go back to Wanqiu Peak."

Gu Qingxue and Gu Chenyu were flying in the air. They were so fast that they could reach Wanqiu Peak in an instant without any flying magic tools.

Gu Chenyu was left aside. Gu Qingxue still had other matters to deal with. She had been away from the sect for a while, and she didn't know if these disciples had been slacking off.

"I'm really busy. I have to find something to do. I just entered the Venerable Realm and need to keep polishing myself. I'll learn the art of alchemy first."

After arriving at a cave and paying a few high-quality spirit stones, Gu Chenyu began to refine pills inside this level five spirit gathering formation.

The second-grade Fuling Pill, Kaimai Pill, Qihai Pill, and Kaiqiao Pill, these are all elixirs that are of great benefit in the Kaimai Realm. Gu Chenyu calmed down to study these pill recipes and then started to refine them.

After becoming a Venerable, Gu Chenyu's strength naturally increased a lot. His soul power quickly entered the reality, and he could control the flame perfectly with just a slight move.

"After all, this seed fire is still a little lacking. Its effectiveness in refining third-grade elixirs will be greatly reduced. Now I can easily refine second-grade elixirs. It's a pity that this third-grade elixir is still a little lacking in heat." Gu Chenyu sighed. He lacked a good flame. At least earth fire could meet his needs.

After leaving the cave, Gu Chenyu came to the sect's place to buy materials. The Qianhai Earth Heart Flame was very much to his liking, but he didn't know if it was for sale.