Chapter 221: Sacred City and the Supreme Lord

Qiu Hanyan’s breathing paused slightly. Gu Fan was still smiling like that, without the slightest killing intent.

But it was those two sentences just now that made her feel an abnormal chill.

A wave of cold air shot straight from her heels to the top of her head!

At this moment, Qiu Daoqi quickly stepped forward and smiled:

“Mister Gu, please don’t be offended. My daughter’s cultivation had been suppressed for too long, and now that she has just broken through, she inevitably got a little carried away.”

Gu Fan glanced deeply at Qiu Daoqi, then smiled and said:

“The matter I promised you has already been fulfilled. From now on, if there’s nothing important, don’t disturb me again.”

“Rest assured, Mister Gu. Elder Qingshun already gave instructions—he will send someone to notify you before leaving.”

“That’s good. Many thanks, Head of the Qiu Family!”

After speaking, Qiu Daoqi also cupped his hands and directly left with his somewhat dazed daughter.

On the way, Qiu Daoqi looked at his daughter beside him, somewhat puzzled:

“Hanyan, this isn’t like you.”

Qiu Hanyan hesitated for a moment, then said somewhat helplessly:

“Father, I don’t know why. When I saw that smiling face of his, I just wanted to test whether he’s really that strong!”

“Other than that mysterious weapon, I’ve already reached the Solar Radiance Realm—I shouldn’t be inferior to him!”

“Foolish!”

Qiu Daoqi reprimanded sharply:

“Solar Radiance? Don’t talk nonsense. Not to mention your early-stage cultivation just after breaking through, even someone like me at the late stage of the Solar Radiance Realm wouldn’t dare say I could take him down!”

“During the battle at the Jia Residence last time, it looked like he was in danger, surrounded by three opponents. But have you ever thought, how could someone below the Solar Radiance Realm attract a siege from three experts?”

Qiu Hanyan lowered her head and said no more.

“Enough, stop thinking about this matter. At least we didn’t worsen the relationship between our two sides. Since we’ve already missed the opportunity to build ties, then at the very least, let’s not turn into enemies. This person… definitely has an extraordinary background!”

“Yes, Father!”

The two gradually walked off into the distance. Meanwhile, Gu Fan quietly stayed at the Qiu Residence for three days.

During this time, he found time to head to the outer city suburbs to bring Tian Ze over. Afterwards, he used Mysterious Power to nourish Xiao Leyao for a while and awakened her.

The siblings were finally reunited.

Watching the two of them crying in each other’s arms, Gu Fan could only sit to the side, drinking tea.

This matter was temporarily settled. After his sister was rescued, Tian Ze also heard about what had happened in Tianyun City.

Gu Fan had slaughtered over a thousand members of the Jia Family to save someone and take revenge!

To be honest, when he heard this news, he knew he would no longer hold any grudge against Gu Fan.

After experiencing all this, Xiao Leyao had also become less lively and innocent than before.

Fortunately, she now seemed to be slowly recovering.

Before leaving, Gu Fan entrusted the two children to the Qiu Residence.

Qiu Daoqi naturally agreed, stating that this Side Courtyard would henceforth belong to the two children. For their future studies or cultivation, the Qiu Family would make proper arrangements.

Gu Fan knew this might not be the absolutely right choice, but it was undoubtedly the best one for now. He couldn’t possibly take these two children with him.

Finally, Elder Qingshun sent someone to inform Gu Fan to prepare for departure to the Sacred City.

Before leaving, Gu Fan gave Tian Ze a word of advice:

“Never place your life and future in someone else’s kindness, no matter who it is.”

With that, he carried Ruo Xi and left, while Xiao Leyao was still asleep.

Outside Tianyun City, in a dilapidated Daoist temple—

Elder Qingshun sat cross-legged. Upon seeing Gu Fan arrive, he smiled and opened his eyes.

“Senior!”

“You’re here, young friend. Then let’s depart now.”

Elder Qingshun waved his hand, and a small green-leafed Immortal Boat appeared before them.

“This is a flying Magical Tool. The Sacred City is far from here. Relying solely on flying would not only take too long but also consume one’s Soul Power.”

“With this flying Magical Tool, we’ll reach there in five days!”

Gu Fan nodded. Ever since he started cultivating, he had rarely relied on external tools. Whether in battle or daily life, this had always been the case.

Aside from having taken an Immortal Boat back in the Lower Realm in the early days, this was only the second time.

Gu Fan boarded the Immortal Boat with Ruo Xi. Then, he saw Elder Qingshun take out a Mysterious Dao Stone and insert it into a recess. In an instant, a stream of light spread across the entire Green-leafed Immortal Boat. Gu Fan only felt a blur before his eyes, and the next moment, he was already soaring through the sky aboard the Green-leafed Immortal Boat.

Along the way, the two mainly sat cross-legged and cultivated, occasionally replacing the Mysterious Dao Stone as an energy source.

Time passed quickly, and five days soon went by.

It wasn’t until Elder Qingshun slowly rose and looked into the distance at a majestic and towering city that he said:

“Young friend, we’ve arrived at the Sacred City!”

Gu Fan opened his eyes and tightened his hold on Ruo Xi in his arms, then followed Elder Qingshun’s gaze.

In front of him appeared a massive city, likely dozens of times larger than Tianyun City.

A faint, almost imperceptible radiance enveloped the outside of the city—clearly, there was a protective formation guarding it.

Upon seeing it, Gu Fan clicked his tongue in amazement. Such a massive city-guarding formation… its value was beyond imagination. As expected of the Sacred City!

This single protective array alone was enough to demonstrate the extraordinary foundation behind it!

“Senior, you mentioned that with a token, I could enter the Sacred Domain upon arriving at the Sacred City. What’s the process?”

“Hahaha, don’t worry, young friend. You’ll understand once you ask around inside. Rest assured, I wouldn’t deceive you.”

Elder Qingshun chuckled, stroking his beard, his face full of mirth.

Gu Fan nodded again, then continued gazing at the Sacred City with a sense of wonder:

“This city is so vast. I wonder what mighty figure built it.”

“There’s quite a story behind that.”

“It’s said that the Sacred City is unlike any other city—it’s the oldest of them all. No one can trace how many City Lords have presided over it.”

“But one thing is universally accepted as fact: the legendary Supreme Lord once came here and even stayed in this city for a while.”

“After that, they say that great talents emerged continuously from the city, and many treasures even awakened into spirits. Everyone believes the city was imbued with the aura of the Supreme Lord and thus became extraordinary.”

Gu Fan raised his eyebrows. This wasn’t the first time he’d heard of the Supreme Lord.

He even speculated whether this Supreme Lord was the same person spoken of by the Dao Bell.

But the two stories seemed different.

According to the Dao Bell, its master had driven himself mad and was ultimately besieged by all the top experts, shattering the boundary wall and fleeing to Destiny Continent.

But based on what the locals of the Void Sacred Realm were saying now, it seemed they held the Supreme Lord in high reverence. There was no talk of a great war—only that the Supreme Lord had voluntarily crossed realms to reach Destiny Continent, where he later vanished.

Thinking of this, Gu Fan asked:

“Elder Qingshun, what kind of being is the Supreme Lord exactly?”

“Hehe… the Supreme Lord…”

“They say the higher one’s cultivation, the more they understand the terror of the Supreme Lord. The Mysterious Power contained in all things in this world exists because the Supreme Lord comprehended it. Only then could we cultivate.”

“The path of Dao and techniques that high-level cultivators pursue was also pioneered by the Supreme Lord. In short, the very reason this realm has cultivation is all thanks to the Supreme Lord.”

“The Supreme Lord goes by many titles: Dao, Supreme, Void, the Highest… all of these can be used to refer to him!”

After finishing, Elder Qingshun smiled and looked at Gu Fan:

“Now do you understand what kind of existence he is?”

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