Rebirth of a Quasi-Immortal Spirit

From Wuya Qiubai's words, Gao Zhun knew that there was nothing to worry about, so he naturally explained his purpose to Yun Zihan. As soon as Yun Zihan heard that Gao Zhun wanted to use the teleportation array from the Yun family to the Gao family, she personally led Gao Zhun to the teleportation array without saying a word.

"This is the teleportation array that connects our Yatian to your Qiantian. If an ordinary person comes here, we will have to charge you ten spirit crystals as a toll."

At this point, Gao Zhun couldn't help but feel a pain in his teeth and hissed, which made the great cultivator in front of him laugh. He continued in an annoyed tone, "You little rascal, you heard me say that ordinary people need to pay a fee. You, Gao Zhun, are no longer an ordinary person in our Yun family, especially after you gave me those two pills."

Only then did Gao Zhun beam with joy. She pulled Ah Zhong along and walked onto the teleportation array. She clasped her hands in a fist salute to Yun Zihan and said, "Senior, I will definitely visit you again in the future." After hesitating for a moment, she took out a communication jade slip from her storage ring and handed it to Yun Zihan: "Senior, if Mu Ning recovers, don't forget to send me a message... regardless of whether she remembers me or not."

At this point, not only Gao Zhun, but even Yun Zihan felt a pang of regret. After all, she was also Yun Mu Ning's apprentice after she turned eight! She and Gao Zhun, a friend who only met Yun Mu Ning after she turned eight, shared the same extremely high risk of being forgotten.

After receiving the communication jade slip, Yun Zihan silently embedded eight spirit crystals into the teleportation array. The distance between cities was unimaginable, so the cost of spirit stones was also astonishing. Therefore, it was not unreasonable for the Yun family to charge ten spirit crystals as a toll.

This wasn't the first time Gao Zhun and Ah Zhong had ridden in such a long-distance teleportation array, but they still couldn't get used to the dizziness they felt during the teleportation. It wasn't until they returned to the Gao family home and the light pillars of the teleportation array faded that they stepped off, somewhat dazed.

Upon exiting the teleportation array, the two did not return to Fengming Villa immediately, but went straight to Mingyu Pavilion to hand over the mission. Of course, Gao Zhun did not mention the astonishing text about the mission to investigate Gubao Temple in the jade slip that contained the report. The more she experienced, the more she felt that this world was not as simple as she had imagined. What was even more frustrating was that she had already learned so many secrets before she had fully grown up. Although it was only the tip of the iceberg, it was already a crime to possess a treasure.

After completing this series of tasks, Gao Zhun earned 300,000 points. These points and battle points are not much different in function, except that points are mostly used to exchange for pills used for cultivation, while battle points are mostly used to exchange for magic weapons.

With the 300,000 points he had just acquired, plus the 350,000 points he had obtained from a series of runs in the Gao Family Secret Realm, Gao Zhun now possessed 750,000 points. Adding Ah Zhong's points, that made a total of 1.5 million. It wasn't a small amount. Having points on hand that could be exchanged for good items, his recent frustration with the Ancient Treasure Temple had eased somewhat. He didn't accept any more missions. Having not seen Gao Ling and Madam Zhu for several days, Gao Zhun decided to stay at home for a month before considering anything else.

So, as soon as Gao Zhun and A Zhong left Mingyu Pavilion, they went straight to Fengming Villa, but in the end only A Zhong returned to Fengming Villa.

It turned out that halfway there, Elder Lei learned through the records of the teleportation array that Gao Zhun had already returned to the Gao family. So he immediately contacted Gao Zhun with the communication stone. Hearing the unusual movement of the communication stone in his storage ring, Gao Zhun naturally took it out. Then Elder Lei called him to the Elders' Council, and it was not easy for him to go back for a while.

If we were to name the safest places in the Gao family, the Inheritance Hall would definitely be one of them. The second would naturally be the Elder Council, where countless Transcending Tribulation stage elders gather. At this moment, Gao Zhun is standing at the entrance of the Elder Council, waiting for Elder Lei's summons.

The location of the Elders' Council was not as grand and solemn as Gao Zhun had imagined; instead, it was simple yet mysterious, as if the architecture itself contained a secret of heaven.

Gao Zhun, who was visiting the Elders' Council for the first time, was naturally attracted by the glimmer of heavenly secrets. He unknowingly entered a state of enlightenment. When the messenger returned, he saw this scene. Helpless, he could only enter the Elders' Council again and report Gao Zhun's situation to Elder Lei.

"Hahaha, as expected of my disciple! Just standing at the door, she glimpsed a sliver of heavenly secret. Come, I'll personally protect her." With that, Elder Lei walked in front of the disciples, arriving behind Gao Zhun in an instant. The smile on his face gradually faded. Although nothing could possibly happen at the entrance of the Elder's Hall, the importance of enlightenment for a cultivator was self-evident, and interrupting a cultivator's enlightenment was akin to a life-or-death enmity. Therefore, Elder Lei focused intently on protecting Gao Zhun, fearing that some fool might disturb his disciple's enlightenment.

Gao Zhun's enlightenment this time took neither long nor short, a total of two hours. During these two hours, Elder Lei stood guard behind him without blinking. When Gao Zhun awoke from his enlightenment and saw this scene, he couldn't help but say with emotion, "Thank you, Master, for protecting your disciple."

Elder Lei waved his hand, clearly not taking the matter to heart. He opened his mouth to ask Gao Zhun what he had gleaned from that wisp of heavenly secret, but felt that this was not the place to talk. So he patted Gao Zhun on the shoulder, and the two of them instantly appeared in Elder Lei's courtyard.

Before he could even marvel at the spaciousness and rich spiritual energy of Elder Lei's courtyard, Gao Zhun was led into Elder Lei's meditation room.

The quiet room was a more secluded place than the training room. Since Elder Lei actually wanted to talk to him in the quiet room, Gao Zhun couldn't help but straighten his expression and wait patiently for Elder Lei to speak.

Elder Lei nodded with satisfaction at Gao Zhun's astute judgment, and then got to the point: "Zhun'er, I heard that you were assassinated by the Blood Transformation Pavilion in the territory of Yatian City?"

Gao Zhun was taken aback upon hearing this, not expecting Elder Lei to want to talk to her about this matter. She frowned, as there seemed to be no need to come to the quiet room to discuss the matter of the Blood Transformation Pavilion's assassination attempt on her. Suppressing her suspicions, she nodded and admitted to the matter, and also mentioned that she had already taken control of the Blood Transformation Pavilion's assassin.

Elder Lei was not particularly surprised that Gao Zhun was able to control the assassin in the Blood Transformation Pavilion. As a member of the Gao family's elder council, how could he be kept in the dark about what happened in the Inheritance Hall? At this moment, almost the entire elder council knew that Gao Zhun's bloodline strength was approaching that of the first patriarch of the Gao family. In addition, with the Eye of Truth that he had not lost, his future development was even greater. However, he did not come here today for this matter.

After carefully considering his words, Elder Lei said, "I heard that you had some connection with the Fifth Princess of the Demon Clan, Mo Nishang, when you were in Yongcheng. Given Mo Nishang's personality, she probably told you about your father's affairs."

Hearing this, Gao Zhun finally understood what Elder Lei wanted to say to him. Whether it was Gao Zhilin's death back then or her current pursuit by assassins from the Blood Transformation Pavilion, it all pointed to someone behind the Gao family. Could it be that Elder Lei knew the mastermind behind the murders of him and his father? Thinking of this, Gao Zhun's eyes became bright and alert.

Seeing Gao Zhun's expression, Elder Lei chuckled and said, "Don't look at your master like that. I don't know who that person is, but I'm certain of their faction. Your father, Gao Zhilin, belonged to the faction of the current Gao family head. The one who has always been at odds with the family head is the family head's own brother. Back then, Gao Zhilin was the most promising person under the family head, so he naturally incurred the jealousy of that faction. You are in the same situation now."

Upon hearing this, Gao Zhun shuddered. She had considered that her enemy, her adoptive father, might be someone with a certain status in the Gao family, but she hadn't expected that the person behind him was a faction leader capable of rivaling the family head. But what was Elder Lei's purpose in telling her all this? Was he telling her to be careful or to not think about revenge?

Seeing Gao Zhun's puzzled look, Elder Lei rubbed his forehead. There were some things that even he was shocked to learn when he first found out, but that was the truth. If he didn't tell Gao Zhun now, he would be missing a warning if someone else told him. He didn't want his disciple to be in danger because of this, so he told Gao Zhun about the news that the Gao family's spies had recently reported to the Demon Clan.

"Zhun'er, the matter at hand is the main point I asked you to come here today. But before that, you must promise me that you will not act impulsively and that you will listen carefully to what I have to say. Do you promise me that?"

Already filled with doubts, Gao Zhun was further agitated by Elder Lei's actions, so he casually replied, "This disciple will remain calm and listen carefully to what Master has to say."

Elder Lei no longer cared whether Gao Zhun's answer was sincere or perfunctory. Just as he thought, Gao Zhun would find out sooner or later. Rather than hearing it from others and acting rashly and ruining things, it was better to come forward and explain the matter to him clearly, including the pros and cons and the countermeasures. Only then could he feel at ease.

"Zhun'er, what happens next might seem unbelievable, but I've already sent people to investigate several times. Your father, Gao Zhilin, recently appeared in the Demon Realm, and his remains have indeed disappeared from his grave, so..." (166 Reading Network)