The Legend of Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai

Gu Yuege was originally from the Eastern Jin Dynasty, but for some unknown reason, he was captured by Shen Jian and taken to the Xiongnu State's headquarters when he was a child. As a result, Gu Yuege grew up in the Xiongnu State's headquarters and became Shen Jian's capable subordinate.

There were several people like Gu Yuege who were captured and taken to the Xiongnu State Council when they were young, but Gu Yuege had memories from a young age and still remembered who she was, where she came from, and how she got to the Xiongnu State Council.

Now, Shen Jian suddenly revealed that he is the son of the Lingyao Sect's leader. I thought he knew nothing and had no feelings for the Lingyao Sect. He asked me to deal with his father, take the position of sect leader, and offer his sister to him.

This caused Gu Yuege to instantly lose all the affection she had felt for Shen Jian's nurturing over the past ten years.

Only now did he realize that Shen Jian's capture and training of him at the Xiongnu State's headquarters was all part of his annexation strategy. He had always been a pawn in Shen Jian's hands, a pawn that had been meticulously planned and cruelly harmed more than a decade ago.

Shen Jian, how insidious!

Gu Yuege couldn't bring herself to harm her own family. Not only could she not bring herself to do it, but after learning that she was a pawn in Shen Jian's long-term scheme to harm her father and sister, Gu Yuege decided to turn the tables and help her father and sister against Shen Jian.

But with his current strength, how could he possibly defeat Shen Jian?

So, he sat alone in the restaurant, drinking his sorrows away, not knowing what to do.

Meanwhile, Liang Shanbo also learned what the Nanling Conference that Gu Yuege mentioned was all about.

The Nanling Conference, along with the Dongyuan Conference, Xishan Conference, and Beihuang Conference, is known as one of the four major exchange conferences in the secular cultivation world. It is held annually, with the four conferences taking turns to host. This year, it happens to be the Nanling Conference, which will be held in the Eastern Jin Dynasty.

During the conference, numerous auctions and discussions will be held, and various spiritual medicines, magical treasures, and elixirs used by cultivators will be on display. Even the three major merchant guilds of the Divine Continent Immortal Realm—Immortal Trade Tower, Myriad Treasures Pavilion, and Primordial Shop—will be present.

This is an annual grand gathering for the secular cultivation world, and even the powerful figures in the Central Continent Immortal Mansion can't resist coming to join in the fun.

Shen Jian's first priority in heading south was to have Gu Yuege, as the son of Gu Tianlai and the young master of the Lingyao Sect, seize the position of sect leader.

The second is to participate in the annual Nanling Conference held by the secular cultivation world and purchase the Spirit-Boosting Pill.

The Spirit Breakthrough Pill is a pill taken by cultivators at the peak of the Nascent Soul Realm when attempting to break through to the Divine Transformation Realm. It can increase the success rate of the breakthrough by at least 10%.

Shen Jian wanted to buy the Spirit-Boosting Pill, which clearly indicated that this guy was a peak Nascent Soul Realm expert.

Whether it was because Gu Yuege had drunk too much or because he truly didn't consider Liang Shanbo an outsider, he poured out all his bitterness to Liang Shanbo.

Finally, after Liang Shanbo deliberately got him drunk, the guy was so drunk that he passed out and fell asleep on the table.

Gu Yuege fell asleep, but Liang Shanbo hadn't forgotten the important matter he wanted to attend to.

Now is an excellent opportunity to acquire the martial arts cultivation techniques of this world.

"Sigh, bro, I thought I was unlucky enough, but you're even unlucky. I was originally planning to wipe you out before taking your storage bag, but you actually treat me like family, which makes me feel bad about wiping you out now..."

"I'll gladly accept this storage bag, buddy. I desperately need and crave cultivation techniques from this world right now. If we meet again in the future, I'll repay you a hundredfold."

As he spoke, Liang Shanbo couldn't help but think of the Nanling Conference five days later. There would be such a grand feast, and he naturally didn't want to miss it. It was a rare opportunity.

……

When Gu Yuege woke up, she was woken up by the restaurant owner. Although it was on the second floor, it still greatly affected the restaurant's business.

When Gu Yuege woke up, the restaurant owner naturally asked him to settle the bill, but when he reached for the storage bag in his arms, he panicked.

My storage bag is missing!

What happened? Who took his storage bag while he was drunk?

Are they from the restaurant?

Or... Dongfang Xuan?

"Boss, who else has come here after I got drunk?"

Gu Yuege's face was extremely pale, and his voice was so low it was almost frightening.

"What... what are you going to do? Don't tell me you have no money. These days, anyone who dares to dine and dash at Jinlaixiang isn't even born yet."

Seeing the boss's reaction, Gu Yuege knew that his storage bag was not taken by the restaurant staff, but by Dongfang Xuan!

Well done, Dongfang Xuan! I treated you like a brother, and you actually stole my storage bag when I wasn't looking.

This feud is now officially set in stone!

"I'm asking you, about that guest who just sat across from me... um?" As she spoke, Gu Yuege suddenly noticed a note on the table. Upon closer inspection, it read:

I gladly accept your storage bag. See you at the Nanling Conference.

"Damn it! Dongfang Xuan, you really stole my storage bag!" Gu Yuege gritted her teeth: "Don't let me meet you at the Nanling Conference, or I'll make you know the price of daring to bully me, Gu Yuege: death or your soul being scattered!"

"Who are you talking to? Stop talking nonsense and pay for the food and drinks right now. Trying to dine and dash? Don't you know whose territory this is? Believe me, I'll call the police and have you arrested right now!"

"Hmph, fine, go ahead and report it. I'll also give you a reason to report it to the authorities. Remember, my name is Shen Jian." With that, under the horrified gaze of the shopkeeper, Gu Yuege stomped her foot on the restaurant, and the entire restaurant was shattered into pieces by the rampant destruction of spiritual energy.

In the blink of an eye, the previously noisy restaurant erupted into chaos. The portly restaurant owner fell straight down from the second floor.

The entire restaurant was reduced to ruins.

The sudden turn of events terrified everyone in the restaurant, and they all disregarded their own pain and ran out as fast as they could.

By the time the restaurant owner came to his senses and understood why this had happened, Gu Yuege had already disappeared.

The restaurant was located on a busy street, so this incident naturally caused a great stir. The restaurant owner didn't even need to report it to the authorities; the officials arrived on the spot.

Soon, a wanted criminal named Shen Jian appeared in the Eastern Jin Dynasty.

The restaurant bombing and the nearly 100 missing persons cases at brothels were suddenly linked together, sparking a storm of public opinion.

Shen Jian's name quickly became famous throughout the Eastern Jin Dynasty.

……

The Immortal Abode of Zhongzhou, the Imperial Academy of the Eastern Jin Dynasty.

Upon hearing the servant's report, a richly dressed old woman, in a fit of rage, smashed a stone table to pieces: "That damned lecherous fiend really doesn't respect me at all! He actually ran off to Eastern Jin without a sound! Where are the Seven Killings Generals? They must return to Hangzhou with me!"

……

During the Eastern Jin Dynasty, he visited Mount Wendao and the Dharma Protector Hall of the Southern Ridge Assembly.

Dozens of cultivators with considerable cultivation levels were having a meeting in a pavilion, the atmosphere of which was very somber.

The head of the Dharma Protector Hall of the Nanling Conference was the first to raise the topic of the meeting: "Shen Jian is here too, what do you all think?"

"If he comes on behalf of the Central Continent Immortal Mansion, then we welcome him; if he comes on his own, then we refuse him."

One of the Dharma protectors shared his opinion.

"That's right, the Nanling Conference does not welcome this scoundrel."

"I agree too."

"His presence will inevitably raise our security level to a new level. Where are we going to find so many experts to keep an eye on him? The Nanling Conference is not just for him. In my opinion, we should refuse him participation in the conference."

Since Shen Jian became the chief administrator of the Xiongnu Kingdom, he has been trying to annex the Central Plains states and has launched wars from time to time, which has greatly offended the cultivators in the south.

In the eyes of the cultivators in the south, Shen Jian was a madman, an anomaly, and an absolute scoundrel. His downfall was not only due to his inflated ambition and despicable corruption, but also his cold-bloodedness and disregard for human life.

At the Nanling Assembly's Dharma Protector Hall, almost all the Dharma Protectors held a negative view of Shen Jian, rejecting him outright.

But the problem came again.

Shen Jian is a famous figure with status and position in the Central State Immortal Mansion. The power of the Central State Immortal Mansion is beyond doubt, and they dare not offend it.

In addition, Shen Jian himself is powerful, and it is said that he has already reached the peak of the Nascent Soul Realm. He went south this time to buy the Spirit-Boosting Pill.

The Nanling Conference is an exchange event for the secular cultivation world, and they could not prevent Shen Jian from participating.

At the end of the meeting, it was decided that the three deputy hall masters of the Dharma Protection Hall would follow Shen Jian openly and secretly to maintain order when he appeared.

……

Liang Shanbo claimed to know nothing about the series of events that occurred after he left the restaurant.

After leaving the restaurant, he immediately returned to Kowloon Market.

In Gu Yuege's storage bag, he saw several cultivation manuals, as well as pills, magic weapons, and tens of thousands of low-grade spirit stones used for cultivation.

Having acquired the cultivation techniques, he naturally wanted to become a cultivator on the Water-Earth Star as quickly as possible. Returning to the Nine Dragon Ruins and utilizing the Yin-Yang spiritual veins beneath them for cultivation was the best option.