Rebirth of a Quasi-Immortal Spirit

In the courtyard arranged for Gao Zhun by the Gao family, there were already more than a dozen servants and maids waiting. Gao Zhun looked closely and found that the lowest cultivation level among these servants was at the middle level of the Golden Core stage, most of them had reached the peak of the middle level of the Golden Core stage, and a maid who looked like the manager had even advanced to the upper level of the Golden Core stage.

It's outrageously luxurious! Not only Gao Zhun was impressed, but even the high-ranking scholar who had been in the inner courtyard for many years was amazed. When he first entered Meixue Courtyard, the highest-ranking steward among the servants and slaves assigned to him by his family was only a low-grade Golden Core cultivator. This was incomparable to the lineup on Gao Zhun's side. This is the difference between the courtyards of the Fengming and Longyin factions and the four lower-level courtyards.

By the time the scholar was seen off, night had already fallen. The competition in the inner courtyard was far fiercer than in the outer courtyard, especially in Fengming Villa where Gao Zhun resided. Perhaps a few people would have gone out to check on her when she advanced this morning, but now, unlike in the outer courtyard, there wouldn't be a crowd fawning over her. She cultivated for almost forty-eight hours a day; why would she bother with a junior like Gao Zhun who had just entered the inner courtyard? Even if she possessed exceptional talent, how many others in Fengming Villa weren't also remarkably gifted?

However, this is fine too. Gao Zhun is happy to have some free time. To be honest, she is somewhat socially inept. It's not that she really lacks social skills. Back on Earth, she attended countless social parties and dances, big and small, and was already exhausted. Now, she subconsciously has a certain aversion to such behavior. However, she will still do necessary social interactions.

Just as she settled down, wanting to have a good chat with her newly brought-back younger sister, Gao Zhun and Ah Zhong were chased by Madam Zhu into the specially set-up training room in the courtyard. Hearing her mother's cold yet domineering voice say, "You are not allowed to come out to see Xiao Ling'er until you have consolidated your cultivation," Gao Zhun's pretty face immediately fell. However, under Madam Zhu's aura, she had no choice but to weakly step into the training room.

After all, she wasn't completely unaware of the implications. Her cultivation had been forcibly elevated to its current level while she was unconscious. Compared to Xuan Yuan Huan Yu and A Zhong, who were stripped of their Spirit Locking Seals and naturally advanced to the Nascent Soul stage, or Wu Ya Qiu Bai and others who had already achieved the peak of the upper-grade Golden Core stage, although the Nascent Soul in her dantian was of good quality and attributes, she herself wasn't sure how much of it was genuine.

Forcibly raising one's cultivation level is a major taboo in cultivation. At best, it will cause one's cultivation to stagnate; at worst, it will lead to inner demons entering the body or even instant death. If it weren't for the fact that her meridians had already been widened many times over during her stay in Yongcheng, coupled with the protection of the Gao family's top-tier cultivation technique, and the guidance from the Gao family head during her advancement, she would probably have already had her meridians ruptured and become a dead soul once again.

"Sigh~ I can't disobey my mother's orders." Gao Zhun shook his head, wanting to walk into the training room arm in arm with Ah Zhong, but saw the other nimbly dodge them, muttering something under his breath—

"There is a distinction between master and servant, and between men and women."

All that's missing is the phrase "Please have some self-respect, female benefactor."

Gao Zhun pursed his lips, deciding to ignore Ah Zhong and enter one of the three secluded training rooms set up independently in the training hall. After activating the protective array and restrictions, he focused on consolidating his cultivation.

Seeing this, Ah Zhong chose a secluded cultivation room next to Gao Zhun's and went inside. However, unlike Gao Zhun, he did not activate any protective formations or restrictions. He even left a wisp of his divine sense outside, clearly intending to protect Gao Zhun while consolidating his cultivation.

Gao Zhun, who had entered the secluded cultivation room, was naturally unaware of Ah Zhong's actions. However, just in case, her room had a central control panel, undoubtedly the work of the Gu family. After settling down, she looked at the control panel and noticed that someone had entered the next room, but that person hadn't made any further moves. Recalling Ah Zhong's absolutely loyal nature, she used the central control panel's access to activate all the protective formations and restrictions on Ah Zhong's side, leaving Ah Zhong no choice but to comply. Only when Ah Zhong realized he had lost contact with the wisp of divine consciousness he had sent out could he give up with a wry smile and focus on consolidating his cultivation.

Just as Gao Zhun had expected, Ah Zhong was merely consolidating his cultivation after advancing to a higher realm, and he emerged from seclusion in just three days. In contrast, she had spent a full month in seclusion to stabilize her restless cultivation. Only after emerging from seclusion did she realize how sharp her mother's eyes were. Indeed, although Madam Zhu's cultivation had been crippled, she still possessed some supernatural abilities, especially the lingering power of her Emperor's True Eye. This allowed her to immediately discern the risk of Gao Zhun suffering from qi deviation and a decline in his cultivation. At this moment, Gao Zhun could only exclaim how close she had come to disaster. However, after leaving the seclusion room, she felt something was amiss. It seemed that there were many unfamiliar presences in the courtyard.

Sensing something amiss, Gao Zhun naturally peered through the wall and saw Ah Zhong, whom she had assumed would be waiting for her to emerge from seclusion in the training room, and Madam Zhu, who was supposed to be taking good care of Gao Ling in the room. Both of them were now standing in the courtyard, dealing with more than a dozen powerful auras, their faces quite grim.

Seeing this scene, how could Gao Zhun remain indifferent in the training room? Using a teleportation technique commonly used by Nascent Soul cultivators that she had comprehended while consolidating her cultivation, she appeared in the middle of the confrontation in the blink of an eye, looking at the newcomer with great displeasure.

"May I ask what brings you all to my humble abode?" While speaking to the other party, Gao Zhun gave Ah Zhong a look, signaling him to explain the situation to her through telepathy. Although she was not afraid of these dozen or so Nascent Soul cultivators, she did not want to get involved in trouble she should not without reason.

Upon receiving Gao Zhun's look, Ah Zhong naturally understood and immediately recounted what had happened after Gao Zhun went into seclusion.

It turned out that at the same time Ah Zhong emerged from seclusion, most of the cultivators who had been rejected by the laws of Yongcheng and returned to their families also emerged from seclusion. The first thing they did upon emerging from seclusion was naturally to report everything about Yongcheng to their respective families, sects, or organizations. Among them, the most dramatic story was Gao Zhun's final outburst of anger, in which he, with his cultivation at the lower level of the Golden Core stage, annihilated Akomo, whose strength was equivalent to that of a sixth-grade sect, with just one glance. From then on, the news that Gao Zhun possessed the Eye of Truth-Seeing, which was only possessed by the first patriarch of the Xuanyuan family, spread like wildfire, causing a great uproar throughout the cultivation world. Of course, Qin Hanyuan, who had saved Gao Zhun, who was exhausted of his spiritual power and on the verge of death, also became the object of everyone's admiration.

As the saying goes, "People fear becoming famous, just as pigs fear growing fat." Upon learning the news, the Xuanyuan family immediately decided to send someone to negotiate with the Gao family three months later to see if it was possible to bring Gao Zhun to the Xuanyuan family and give him the surname Xuanyuan. As soon as this news spread, it caused another uproar. Among them, the jealous Gao family members who came to challenge Gao Zhun were none other than these people in front of us! The fact that two families were fighting over the same person had never happened before in the history of the Immortal Spirit Continent. Some people who believed that their talent was no less than Gao Zhun's and their cultivation was no less than his were already unbalanced, and at this moment they were even more dissatisfied.

As for those who remained hidden in the shadows, no matter how profound their concealment techniques were, they were all exposed under Gao Zhun's discerning eyes. However, she merely snorted coldly. Now that she understood the cause and effect, the consequences were easier to control.

"No matter what your reasons were for making things difficult for my mother, who had lost all her cultivation, and a lowly servant during my seclusion, if this proves your unshakeable genius and so-called strong demeanor, then I have nothing to say. From now on, I, Gao Zhun, will not acknowledge any geniuses, and I, Gao Zhun, will not deign to associate with such a circle of geniuses." As she spoke, Mo Bing, who had covered her eyes at some point, removed them, and her golden pupils looked at the dozen or so people who had stepped forward with extremely ruthless eyes. Those who acted so impulsively were, of course, all brutes. She didn't need to worry about showing any mercy to women. This Eye of Truth-Breaking was, in fact, the ancestor of the Emperor's True Eye of the Xuanyuan family. The Emperor's True Eye carried the same imperial pressure, and even more so. Now that it was being fully released, even though the other party had entered the Nascent Soul stage much earlier than her, they were still somewhat unable to withstand it.

"She's just a greenhorn, and I, Gao Chengtian, am the first to object! If the Gao family hadn't kept the news of Yongcheng a secret, how could we have let this little brat steal our thunder? In the end, you only got into that place because of your short-lived father's dying words, giving us an extra opportunity. Why should you become the object of fierce competition between two great families?!" The speaker was a burly man with a thick beard. Judging by his appearance, he wasn't very old, probably only thirty. But what kind of twisted sense of humor was this, with that full beard? Did he think he was Li Kui or Lu Zhishen?!

The words "short-lived father" pierced Madam Zhu's heart like a needle. Seeing his mother's tightly clenched teeth, yet swallowing her anger and swaying precariously, Gao Zhun's anger grew even stronger, and his gaze toward Gao Chengtian was extremely hostile. Just then, Ah Zhong's voice came, like a bucket of cold water poured over Gao Zhun's heart.

After Ah Zhong emerged from seclusion and learned that something was amiss, he secretly investigated and discovered the identities of many who openly expressed their dissatisfaction with Gao Zhun. Gao Chengtian was one of the most vocal among them, frequently coming to the villa to cause trouble. Today, he finally witnessed Gao Zhun's emergence from seclusion. As one of the five hundred members of the Dragon Roar Villa, Gao Zhun ranked among the top fifty in the villa's triennial internal assessment two years ago. At only twenty-eight years old, he had already been a Nascent Soul cultivator for ten years, having entered the Dragon Roar Villa with his masterful Thunder Blade Technique and fully formed sword intent. How could such a figure be a match for the current Gao Zhun?!