Chapter 97: I've Wanted to Beat You All for a Long Time

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Gu Changqing’s mood instantly brightened. If it weren’t for the persistent sensation in his mind reminding him that he had been here too long, he might have tried to seize the moment and solidify his divine power.

Withdrawing his mind from the acupoint, Gu Changqing stood up and stepped out of the room. He saw Li Youling dancing in the largest chamber, though without a teacher, her movements were not very graceful.

“Young Master, you’re awake!” Li Youling’s face flushed red when she noticed Gu Changqing watching her from the side.

“How many days have I been in the room?” Gu Changqing guessed it had been at least four days.

Li Youling confirmed his estimate.

Gu Changqing nodded. Although he had stayed a considerable time, he had finally made progress—his acupoints had been opened.

“You haven’t eaten in days. Should I prepare some food for you?” Li Youling asked.

“That would be good!” Gu Changqing nodded. The cave already stored plenty of provisions, and both his and Li Youling’s empty pouches had supplies as well.

“By the way, I remember telling those men to bring someone to find me. Have they come yet?” Gu Changqing suddenly recalled.

“No one has come to find you these days,” Li Youling replied.

“Do they think I’m talking nonsense?” Gu Changqing pondered. There wasn’t enough time today, so he decided to trouble them next time.

Perhaps they were already prepared; next time, he might take a mission and leave Lotus Ridge to see if he could lure them out.

If they refused to obey, then they might as well not live.

“Don’t worry about me these days. You can do whatever you want here, but don’t enter my bedroom!”

“Understood, Young Master!” Li Youling lowered her brows and looked obedient. Seeing her delicate demeanor stirred some feelings in Gu Changqing, but looking at her figure, he thought it best to keep her around.

After the meal, Gu Changqing returned to his bedroom, closed the stone door, and then vanished from sight.

…

In a flash, Gu Changqing found himself back on the Qingjiang battlefield. As he appeared, raindrops fell on him, and he felt as if something was trying to burrow into his scalp.

“Damn!”

His scalp tingled, so he used Blood Prison to circulate on his body, dissolving the insects in the rain, then formed a sphere of Blood Prison outside his body to block the water.

After identifying the direction, he headed toward the mountains.

At this moment, Ning Ze and his group had just emerged from the fog when they were surrounded by people in protective suits for inspection. They also saw Jian Lan waiting outside.

Jian Lan looked into the fog for a moment and, seeing only five people, asked in surprise, “Where’s Gu Changqing?”

“Are you waiting just for him? Do you like him?” Pei Yuntai laughed.

“Because of him, things almost blew up! The Minister and the guards’ Minister Chi nearly fought!” Jian Lan said, then glanced toward another direction where several people were glaring unfavorably.

“He went too far. Look, the guards are still watching over there! Just waiting for him to come back!”

“Why didn’t you stop him? That guy causes too much trouble!”

“Do you think we can stop him?” Shi Qiu retorted.

Jian Lan thought about it and realized they really couldn’t.

“Is he okay? I heard he severely injured seven guards. You’re all fine, so he should be too…”

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Shi Qiu and the others fell silent, sensing something off about that statement.

“I’m joking! But where is he? I’ve been waiting here for three days!” Jian Lan smiled slightly.

“He separated from us in the middle. He said he wanted to stabilize his strength somewhere… He should be back soon. Traveling alone, he’s definitely faster than us!” Shi Qiu replied.

After a brief chat, they were taken to a side room for disinfection and quarantine.

Having just showered and changed, Yan Hao appeared outside the room.

“Minister!”

“Where’s Gu Changqing?” Yan Hao asked directly.

“He said he might be about to breakthrough and needs to stabilize.”

“Breakthrough… Are you sure?” Yan Hao was shocked by Gu Changqing’s rapid growth.

Even when he was at his prime, his speed was nowhere near Gu Changqing’s.

Not to mention that even the only Level Seven Awakener in Southern Chu hadn’t grown this fast.

Though the air’s qi concentration was higher now, this pace was astonishing.

“Tell me exactly what happened inside!”

Twenty minutes later, Yan Hao sat before a computer, watching footage of a man standing atop a rooftop surrounded by what looked like blood spheres. Countless blood threads spread around, turning the humanoid monsters attacking him into pools of blood.

In moments, the rooftops were littered with white bones.

What caught Yan Hao’s attention most were the blood spheres above Gu Changqing’s head and the red glow around his body.

After deep thought, Yan Hao took out his phone and dialed. “Gao Wenxin, don’t you owe an explanation?”

“Minister Yan, what exactly do you want me to explain? I didn’t kidnap your wife!” Gao Wenxin’s cheerful reply nearly made Yan Hao explode.

Because Yan Hao’s wife had indeed been abducted — three years ago, when he was already a Level Five Awakener.

Gao Wenxin’s words were like rubbing salt in the wound.

Yan Hao took two deep breaths, deciding not to argue, and asked gravely, “What exactly is going on with Gu Changqing?”

“Oh? What trouble has he caused now?” Gao Wenxin raised an eyebrow.

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Gu Changqing activated a mid-level Windwalker talisman and traveled through the night until morning. He was close to his destination and paused to rest.

Finding a cave, he grasped his jade blade, closed his eyes, and immersed his mind in the void.

Using the vision granted by the jade blade, he attempted to envision a deity within his acupoints, drawing spiritual energy into it continuously.

In less than half a day, a divine silhouette appeared in his acupoints — a figure seated in meditation at the center of the void.

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