Around theke were erected tents. There were a generous number of figures within them, and faint but lively noises could be heard.


    These figures were naturally the Gu n members that were guarding this ce. The original liveliness in Mysterious Spirit Ind had already swiftly faded after the end of the fight for the Life Mysterious Spirit Fruit, and the various factions had already left one after another. Only the Gu n had stayed in order to protect Gu Yan as she trained.


    A green boulder towered behind the campgrounds. A beautiful figure sat there peacefully with her fine ck hair hanging down. Faintly, wave after wave of boundless Yuan Power fluctuations continuously radiated from within her body.


    Around the green boulder, many Gu n disciples constantly kept watch over this ce, while asionally chatting in low voices.


    “The Yuan Powering from elder sister Gu Yan’s body is getting stronger and stronger. I think that it would not be long before she’s able to break through to the initial Profound Life stage.” Dressed in red, Gu Ying passed an envious remark as she looked at Gu Yan, who was in the midst of her training.


    “Ha ha, if elder sister Gu Yan is able to break through to initial Profound Life stage, our Gu n would have a better chance at victory during the Martial Gathering this time.” Beside Gu Ying, a Gu n disciple voiced his agreement whileughing.


    “That’s true, big brother Yuntian and elder sister Mengqi are both experts at the peak of the initial Profound Life stage. If elder sister Gu Yan joins their ranks, our Gu n will not require any external help this time.”


    “However, being overly optimistic isn’t good; the other four ns are not easy to deal with. That Shentu n is even more formidable, having won the previous martial gathering. Iron Asura Shentu Jue’s name is well known in Heaven Wind Sea Region. I’ve heard that fellow has recently broken through to advance Profound Life stage. He truly is a monster.”


    “True. Wei Zhen of the Wei n has also long reached the peak of the Profound Life stage. His strength isn’t something that the likes of Wei Song canpare to.”


    “Looks like the martial gathering this time will be rather intense...”


    While these few Gu n disciples whispered amongst each other, Gu Ya squatted beside theke. Her eyes continuously gazed at the calm and ripplelesske surface, while her young hands fidgeted with the grass and leaves beside her. From time to time, a sliver of worry would sh in her eyes.


    “Don’t worry, this fellow isn’t as simple as you think. Even if there is danger at the bottom of theke, it would not be able to hurt him.”


    While Gu Ya was in a daze, a voice rang out from behind her. Subsequently, she saw Gu Ying standing behind her with her arms folded, grinning slightly as she spoke.


    Upon hearing this, Gu Ya also nodded her head. After some hesitation, she replied, “But, he has already been down there for half a month...”


    “At this time, it would be best to wait calmly. Furthermore, these is nothing you can do. If you’re unable to feel at ease, when elder sister Gu Yan sessfully advances, you can ask her to help you conduct a search.” Gu Ying said. Perhaps, due to being violently intimidated by Lin Dong previously, her current attitude towards Gu Ya was much better than before.


    “Then... let’s continue waiting.”


    Gu Ya hesitated, before nodding her head.


    ......


    Time quietly passed in this quiet manner. In the blink of an eye, another half a month had passed. Within this time, there were still no traces of Lin Donging out from the bottom of theke. This made quite a few Gu n disciples have some doubt in their hearts, however, there was no one that dared to go down and search. Fortunately, a joyous event had urred as the end of the month arrived. Gu Yan’s training had gradually reached its end.


    Bang Bang.


    Wave after wave of boundless and seemingly corporeal Yuan Power crazily radiated from Gu Yan, who was seated atop the green boulder. The pressure from the Yuan Power made faces of quite a few of the surrounding Gu n disciples show some excitement. They clearly understood that this was the sign that Gu Yan was about to have a breakthrough.


    The Yuan Power pressure continued to increase. Under the pressure, the few Gu n disciples nearby had no choice but to retreat some distance away, before feeling a slight relief from the pressure.


    Bang Rumble!


    The pressurested for several minutes. Subsequently, the boundless Yuan Power that had radiated out suddenly retracted into Gu Yan’s body at an astonishing speed. While the Yuan Power was retracting, thunder like sounds were faintly discernable.


    The Yuan Power finallypletely retracted into Gu Yan’s body, and all the noises that had previously rang out spontaneously ended. However, this strange silence onlysted for a few seconds. Subsequently, Gu Yan’s eyes, which had been tightly shut for a month, suddenly opened.


    Bang!


    The instant her eyes opened, an exceptionally tyrannical aura instantly exploded from within her body. The resulting impact caused giant waves that seemingly blotted the skies to form on the surface of theke, before theke water poured down from the sky like a storm.


    With a wave of her jadelike hand, Yuan Power swept out, flinging away the storm that was pouring down in torrents. At this moment, an unconceble joy gushed out on her usually cold and elegant face.


    “Congrattions elder sister Gu Yan.” The surrounding Gu n disciples rapidly crowded around, happiness showing on their faces as they offered their congrattions.


    Gu Yan’s mood at this moment was obviously great, and a smile surfaced on her usually cold and indifferent face. She nodded her head slightly, before her gaze turned and locked onto theke. With some amazement, she asked, “He hasn’te up yet?”


    “Yes, big brother Lin Dong has been down there for a month. During this period, there wasn’t any activity. Elder sister Gu Yan, do you want to go down and take a look?” Gu Ya repeatedly nodded her head.


    Gu Yan pondered for a while before saying, “Let’s wait for a while. Lin Dong has many tricks up his sleeve, and won’t easily suffer a mishap. If he has his own ns for being down there, and I identally startled him, it would not be good.”


    Upon hearing her reply, Gu Ya could only nod her head.


    “Has anything else happened during this time?” Turning her head, Gu Yan looked towards Gu Ying and the rest and asked.


    “There is. We’ve received a Yuan spirit transmission from the Gu n. However, we still need elder sister Gu Yan to open it.” Gu Ying hurriedly nodded her head. With a clench of her jadelike hand, a blood red jade piece appeared in a sh.


    “Yuan Spirit transmission?”


    Gu Yan’s umber ck brows faintly wrinkled as she received the blood jade. As she sp it in her hand, her mind moved, and she read the message contained within. Subsequently, her face rapidly turned furious and ice-cold.


    “What is it elder sister Gu Yan?” Upon seeing the changes of her face, Gu Ying and the rest got a fright, and asked hurriedly.


    “Big brother Yuntian has been seriously injured by someone...” Gu Yan’s frosty voice rang out. An unconceble fury was contained within it.


    “What?”


    “Big brother Yuntian was actually seriously injured? He possess the strength to attack the advanced Profound Life stage.”


    “Exactly who could have done such a thing?”


    When Gu Yan’s words rang out, an uproar immediately swept through the surrounding Gu n disciples. Their faces turned ugly as they cried out in rm.


    “It is probably the Wei n.” Gu Yan replied while tightly clenching her jadelike hands. She had recalled what Wei Song had said that day. It turned out that they really had taken action towards Gu Yuntian.


    “Those despicable fellows! If big brother Yuntian has suffered serious injuries, our Gu n has lost an expert for the martial gathering! The Wei n has definitely done this deliberately!” Gu Ying furiously eximed.


    Gu Yan’s umber ck brows tightly furrowed as she muttered, “ If big brother Yuntian is unable to participate, it will be difficult for our Gu n to achieve a good result in this martial gathering...”


    “Elder sister Gu Yan, the various ns are able to invite a single external helper for the martial gathering. This time, our Gu n has not invited anyone yet...” A Gu n disciple spoke out with some hesitation.


    “There isn’t even a month left before the martial gathering starts. During this time, I’m afraid we won’t be able to find an external helper that is both trustworthy and powerful.” Gu Yan shook her head faintly. However, at this moment, she suddenly paused. She raised her head to look at the Gu n disciples around her, and noticed that they had turned their gazes towards the calm and tranquilke.


    “Lin Dong is a pretty good choice... if we’re able to request for his help, he might be able to rece big brother Yuntian.”


    Gu Yan’s heart faintly shook. Soon after, she bitterly smiled and said, “Lin Dong only has a working rtionship with us. Given his character, I’m afraid that it won’t be easy to invite him to be the Gu n’s external helper.”


    “Lin Dong doesn’t like trouble, however, he is a pragmatic person. If we’re able to convince him with some benefits, it should not be difficult to gain his assistance.” Gu Ying said.


    “Benefits?”


    “The family that wins the martial gathering will get three quotas to enter the Chaotic Tower right... I believe that he should be interested.” Gu Ying said. She believed that no one would be able to reject such an enticement. After all, in Heaven Wind Sea Region, countless people desired to enter the Chaotic Tower. However, the Chaotic Tower was guarded by the five great ns. Every year, only three people could enter. This martial gathering was in fact the method to determine which family would have the three quotas.


    Gu Yan faintly wrinkled her ck brows. Three quotas were already extremely limited, but the benefits were indeed extremely great. However, she did not know if this was enough to move Lin Dong. She knew that thetter was extremely stubborn, and Gu Yan already had a taste of this before...


    “We’ll wait here for Lin Dong toe out. At that time, we’ll mention it to him. If he’s interested, we’ll invite him as the external helper for our Gu n. If he remains unmoved, we’ll think of another way.”


    Hearing Gu Yan’s words, Gu Ying and the rest nodded their heads; this was all they could do for now...