Chapter 218: The Reason Behind Gu Jian's Power Increase

Gu Jian moved close to Gu Xuan, lifted his head and gently brushed Gu Xuan's cheek; the small dragon sword on his forehead was only a hair's breadth away from Gu Xuan's occiput.

Gu Xuan raised his hand and patted his own head, softly saying, "There have been too many things lately; later I'll cultivate in Binghuo Liangyi Yan for a while, and can properly keep you company."

Gu Jian, after hearing that, cheered like a sparrow: "Baba, I miss you so much!"

Listening to Gu Jian's babyish, cooing voice, Gu Xuan felt the little thing was truly irresistibly endearing, but unfortunately Du Gu Yan and the others couldn't understand at all.

In their eyes, Gu Jian merely gurgled twice.

When Gu Jian arrived, Dugu Bo, Yang Wudi, Ye Haitang and Zhang Jinyuan also naturally arrived; upon seeing Gu Xuan, they all smiled.

Dugu Bo, Ye Haitang and Zhang Jinyuan hadn't seen their beloved granddaughter for a long time, so they were anxious; seeing their beloved granddaughter arrive, they were naturally delighted.

Yang Wudi, as Gu Xuan's teacher, also loves this disciple dearly, for without Gu Xuan he could not fulfill his lifelong dream.

Long Wu has already returned to the sect, because the Bone Douluo must go out to find Tang Hao's location on the map that Gu Xuan gave to Ning Fengzhi.

After all, Gu Rong is a 97‑level Super Douluo and also proficient in spatial power, so there's basically no worry of exposure; this time he's not going to act, but first to scout information, and once Chen Xin and the others retrieve Soul Rings, they can act directly.

Thus, with no master protecting Ning Fengzhi, Long Wu temporarily returns to serve as Ning Fengzhi's guard, a position not attainable by ordinary people, since Ning Fengzhi is always accompanied by Sword Bone Douluo.

"Grandfather, teacher, second grandfather, grandmother." Gu Xuan bowed slightly to the four and called out.

Because he had already confirmed his relationship with Du Gu Yan and Ye Lingling, Gu Xuan's ties with those present naturally became close.

Ye Lingling calls Ye Haitang "grandma", so Gu Xuan naturally followed Ye Lingling, but the address changed slightly from "grandma" to "grandmother".

Zhang Jinyuan is Ye Lingling's second grandfather, so Gu Xuan calls him "second grandfather"; Dugu Bo is simply "grandfather" without a prefix.

The "teacher" naturally refers to Yang Wudi.

Gu Xuan calls people without a set order; he just calls whoever he sees first, since they're all family.

Du Gu Yan and Ye Lingling each leapt into Dugu Bo's arms and Ye Haitang's arms respectively.

"Grandpa! Yan Yan misses you so much." The twenty‑year‑old Du Gu Yan cooed in Dugu Bo's arms, making Ma Bao and the rest of the group blush.

After all, it's not often one gets to see the sister‑in‑law act coquettishly.

Ye Lingling isn't as uninhibited as Du Gu Yan; she holds Ye Haitang's arm, and the grandparent‑grandchild pair looks more like mother and daughter.

Ye Lingling, holding Ye Haitang's arm, softly says, "Grandma, I'm already level 56."

Upon hearing her granddaughter's level, Ye Haitang's face showed uncontrollable joy; together with Gu Xuan, Ye Lingling could not have used those root‑damaging methods to advance.

Thus only one possibility remains: the benefits Gu Xuan gave Ye Lingling allowed her to improve.

Yet Ye Haitang remained surprised; after all, back then Ye Lingling was only in her forties, how long has it been? She's already level 56.

One would guess that Gu Xuan, that brat, is no higher than that level.

At this moment, Ye Haitang and Zhang Jinyuan were absolutely certain they had made the right choice, since the Nether‑dark Luo has already broken through Titled Douluo, and they might also reach that realm in the future.

Seeing Ye Lingling's advancement now, the couple felt genuine satisfaction.

Yang Wudi smiled at Gu Xuan: "You brat, you still remember to visit your teacher."

Gu Xuan smiled faintly and stepped forward: "Teacher, that's not how you speak. One day as master, lifelong as father; how could a disciple ever forget his teacher?"

Then Gu Xuan bragged: "Wasn't the continent‑wide Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Competition just started recently? The disciple lightly took a championship, and that's why I'm rushing to see you."

Upon hearing Gu Xuan, Yang Wudi didn't doubt his strength; after all, that brat is the most gifted person he's ever seen, even Tang Hao of the Clear Sky Sect didn't have such terrifying talent!

With Gu Xuan, Du Gu Yan and Ye Lingling started chatting; Li Li, Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing and Ma Bao also greeted the four elders.

"Junior has met Elder Dugu, Elder Ye, Elder Yang, Elder Zhang…"

The four elders waved a hand: "No need for formalities, we are all your seniors; call us 'grandpa' so we can hear…"

……

Ning Rongrong and Li Li, the two girls who had more interaction with Yang Wudi and the others, chimed in: "Elder Yang, this time Gu Xuan brother truly achieved a great feat; without him, we could never have beaten that Soul Saint of the Spirit Hall…"

Having just met, the group began chatting.

For the past two years, the four elders have been either cultivating inside Binghuo Liangyi Yan or nurturing and refining medicinal herbs, hardly interacting with the outside world.

Yang Wudi occasionally returns to Seven Treasure Glazed Sect, but generally avoids external matters.

Thus the arrival of these youngsters also filled the elders' spiritual void.

During the exchange, the elders learned that Gu Xuan alone defeated a level‑74 Soul Saint, who also possessed a god‑level Six‑Winged Angel martial soul, further raising Gu Xuan's stature in their eyes.

It can be foreseen that future Gu Xuan will stand at the continent's pinnacle and then challenge that realm!

During the chat, Gu Xuan took Gu Jian on a tour around Binghuo Liangyi Yan; it must be said that Ye Haitang's ability to cultivate herbs and allocate medicinal fields is truly top‑notch.

Under her planning, today's Binghuo Liangyi Yan is being used perfectly, continuously providing high‑grade herbs and spirit grasses.

In this process, Gu Xuan also conversed with Gu Jian and learned the main reason for Gu Jian's power increase.

When Gu Jian was first incubated, Gu Xuan gave a drop of his refined blood to Gu Jian, granting her the ability to cultivate within Binghuo Liangyi Yan.

Since Gu Jian returned to Binghuo Liangyi Yan last time, she has basically been cultivating there.

Precisely because of this, Gu Jian received nourishment from the two great Dragon Kings, absorbing Binghuo Liangyi Yan's energy more rapidly and perfectly; within just a few months her strength skyrocketed to the five‑thousand‑year level.

Now Gu Jian, even against a Soul Emperor‑level powerhouse, can still spar, and she is only at the five‑thousand‑year cultivation.

Learning this, Gu Xuan was naturally pleased; after all, the faster Gu Jian's power grows, the stronger the protective sect beast of Seven Treasure Glazed Sect will become.

This is Gu Jian's destiny, but it also made Gu Xuan even more delighted about the wonders of Binghuo Liangyi Yan, since if Gu Jian can cultivate there, Gu Xuan naturally can as well.

Originally Gu Xuan used Binghuo Liangyi Yan to cultivate his physique, bearing the inheritance seal of the Ice‑Fire Dragon King, and with Eight-cornered Profound Ice Grass and Flaming Apricot Delicate Herb, his cultivation there was like a fish in water.

ps: typos will be corrected later.

(End of Chapter)