Chapter 427 - 228: How Did She Come to Wujishan!

"Congratulations, sir, on your destined fortune in immortality. Establishing your Foundation is only a matter of time," Gong Linqing said some auspicious words to the youth before him, his eyes downcast, concealing a deep-seated astonishment.

Liou Yuan now appeared light-bodied, his steps almost floating as if a breeze could carry him away.

Anyone with discernment could immediately tell Liou Yuan’s current state; he had evidently succeeded in opening his mansion.

When Gong Linqing first met Liou Yuan in Jiuli State, Liou Yuan was merely a cultivator at the Qi Cultivation Sixth Layer.

Less than three years have passed, and Liou Yuan has already opened his mansion, just a step away from Foundation Establishment.

This cultivation speed is something Gong Linqing has rarely witnessed in his life.

It is exemplary even within the Outer Sect of Five Extremes Mountain.

It is well-known that the status of a servant disciple is tied to the disciple they follow.

If Liou Yuan were to establish his Foundation, Gong Linqing’s status would be higher than ordinary Outer Sect disciples.

Until today, Gong Linqing finally realized what kind of monster he had been following.

As Liou Yuan’s servant disciple, the stronger Liou Yuan became, the greater Gong Linqing’s benefits naturally would be.

His greatest hope upon being called back to Five Extremes Mountain was to leverage its Spiritual Qi to break through to late-stage Qi Cultivation.

Upon seeing Liou Yuan, Gong Linqing’s ambition, which had been stifled in his youth due to limited aptitude, began to resurge.

"Perhaps there’s hope for my path to immortality!"

The more Gong Linqing thought about it, the more excited he became, bending even lower in posture before Liou Yuan.

Liou Yuan noticed the change in Gong Linqing’s posture, and with a lift of his foot, the deep blue light formed by Treading Flowing Waves flashed before Gong Linqing, helping him up.

"No need for such politeness, servant disciples are also disciples of Five Extremes Mountain. Disciplinary Hall disciples and servant disciples aren’t in a master-slave relationship."

Influenced by his past life, Liou Yuan had his own set of principles and paid little heed to the world’s rules.

"Yes!" Gong Linqing replied affirmatively, but his demeanor remained as respectful.

"You!" Liou Yuan took note of these changes and simply shook his head, saying no more.

Looking at the dark-skinned man resembling a merchant in the mundane world before him, a smile appeared in his eyes.

Gong Linqing’s meticulous nature had already been witnessed by Liou Yuan during their time in Jiuli State.

Even though Gong Linqing’s cultivation level wasn’t high now, Liou Yuan felt he was still of great use.

"Following me in the future will not leave you wanting," Liou Yuan said with a light smile.

Gong Linqing’s return was all part of Liou Yuan’s plan.

Given that Gong Linqing was his servant disciple, the path into his mansion’s array must naturally be disclosed to Gong Linqing.

Liou Yuan guided Gong Linqing through the array, then asked if he had remembered the way, to which the latter nodded assuredly.

This surprised Liou Yuan somewhat, as the array set in front of his mansion was not a simple Qi Cultivation Array but a combination of the Earth Mother Prison Array and Refined Gold Breaking Mountain Array.

The path through the array was extremely intricate.

Liou Yuan had been prepared to teach him multiple times, but Gong Linqing provided an unexpected surprise.

"Not bad, you have some array talent,"

It was evident that Gong Linqing possessed aptitude in arrays.

To verify his thoughts, Liou Yuan asked Gong Linqing to walk the route back alone.

Gong Linqing stood outside the array, pondered briefly, and stepped into the array.

Despite occasional pauses, his path was very clear, without a single misstep, taking a teapot’s time to reach the front of Liou Yuan’s mansion.

Liou Yuan’s eyes glimmered with brilliance.

"I am dull, not as good as you, sir," Gong Linqing’s dark face showed a hint of embarrassment, thinking he had been too slow.

"Haha, you’re not slow indeed." Liou Yuan laughed heartily, responding to Gong Linqing with a nuanced remark.

Though unsure what other array geniuses were like, in Liou Yuan’s understanding, the present Gong Linqing was surely a talent in the path of arrays.

"Having you as a servant disciple would have buried your talent; follow me and learn arrays in the future," Liou Yuan smiled intriguingly.

If Gong Linqing had talent in arrays, then there would be many more ways he could assist Liou Yuan in the future.

Of course, Gong Linqing was delighted, thanking profusely.

As Liou Yuan contemplated how to start teaching Gong Linqing,

Whoosh! Across the sky above the fifth peak, a streak of light flashed.

A graceful figure in a moon-white robe pierced through the sky, landing before Liou Yuan’s mansion.

Liou Yuan’s array posed no hindrance to him whatsoever.

"Foundation Establishment!" Gong Linqing’s heart was startled; he hadn’t seen many with Foundation Establishment while serving as a servant disciple in the Outer Sect.

Moreover, the status of servant disciples in Five Extremes Mountain was at the bottom, not daring to even look at the newcomer properly, he hurriedly lowered his head.

Just as he was about to remind Liou Yuan,

Liou Yuan had already greeted him with a leisurely smile, speaking without the tension of facing someone with Foundation Establishment, instead affectionately addressing: "Big brother!"

The newcomer was naturally Liou Zhen.

Only Liou Zhen would arrive at Liou Yuan’s mansion at the first opportunity given Liou Yuan’s emergence from closed-door cultivation.

"Big brother!" Gong Linqing’s pupils contracted slightly at Liou Yuan’s form of address.

The one he followed not only had the talent for Foundation Establishment but also a big brother who was in Foundation Establishment.

With Liou Zhen’s arrival, Liou Yuan immediately set aside thoughts of how to teach Gong Linqing about arrays and laughingly told Liou Zhen the joyful news of his mansion opening.

"Not bad," Liou Zhen was naturally pleased as well, but he wouldn’t display the ease shared between brothers in front of others; his eyes swept over Gong Linqing standing behind Liou Yuan.

Liou Yuan immediately understood and explained, "This is the servant disciple I recently accepted, his name is Gong Linqing."