NOVPUBOn this day,
Gu Yang raised the banner of rebellion and declared that, due to the natural disasters year after year and the court’s loss of virtue, the common people could no longer survive. Thus, he intended to purify the world and reestablish the cosmic order, proclaiming himself the Guangyang Prince!
The news broke out.
And once again it sent shockwaves in all directions.
At the same time,
Gu Qingfeng looked at the attribute panel before him, where the corresponding text emerged.
...
"Your offspring ’Gu Yang’ has proclaimed himself king, achieving the feat ’One Side Lord’ (can only be triggered once)!"
"Reward: Upgrade Points *1000!"
"Reward: Martial Arts Master Direct Ascension Pills *10!"
"Reward: Death Soldiers (top-grade talents) *3000!"
...
The rewards this time were particularly straightforward and forceful.
However,
they left Gu Qingfeng extremely satisfied.
Keep in mind that the last achievement only gave three hundred Upgrade Points.
But this time, it went straight to a thousand Upgrade Points.
Not to mention the other rewards.
Just the thousand Upgrade Points alone were enough to completely outshine anything from before.
After all,
such a generous amount of Upgrade Points was more than enough for Gu Qingfeng’s strength to significantly increase.
And behind it, the ten Martial Arts Master Direct Ascension Pills and the three thousand Death Soldiers were also extraordinary.
The former could directly promote ten individuals to the peak of Innate Grandmaster strength, while Gu Qingfeng, upon seeing the term ’top-grade talents’, already had some guesses about the latter.
Without surprises,
these Death Soldiers would not start with very high strength, but their talent should be superior to other Death Soldiers.
This meant a low starting point, but a high potential ceiling.
If it were in the initial stages, Gu Qingfeng would have wished for the Death Soldiers to have a higher starting point, even if the potential were not as impressive, to make them immediately useful.
But now, things were different.
With the formidable strength of Gu Family Manor and Gu Yang’s occupation of Guangyang Prefecture, becoming the Guangyang Prince, if this group of Death Soldiers with top-grade talent could be cultivated, they would be formidable forces in the future.
Immediately,
Gu Qingfeng stepped out of the Grinding Blade Hall and directly summoned the three thousand Death Soldiers.
Three thousand Death Soldiers appeared,
men and women alike.
But without exception, they were all young boys and girls.
Regarding this,
Gu Qingfeng directly incorporated this batch into the Hidden Guard. He then temporarily granted them the status of Outer Hall Disciples of the Gu Family and handed them all over to Gu Peng.
"These individuals are talents I have collected from various places. They will now be under the Outer Hall’s supervision. It is your duty to carefully instruct and guide their cultivation!"
Gu Qingfeng instructed.
The latter heard this and looked at the three thousand young boys and girls before him, his expression changed slightly, but he did not question further and simply cupped his fist, saying,
"Your subordinate obeys!"
After speaking,
Gu Peng led the three thousand Hidden Guards away.
The appearance of three thousand unfamiliar Outer Hall Disciples certainly caused quite a stir within the Gu Family Manor, but upon learning that this group was composed of talents Gu Qingfeng had gathered from various places, all voices of dissent were quelled.
It was simple.
The nominal manor master of the Gu Family Manor was Gu Yang.
But everyone knew,
the true authority of the Gu Family Manor was the old manor master,
The Martial Arts Grandmaster.
Just this fact alone was enough to inspire awe in people.
Thus, when it came to matters related to Gu Qingfeng, the middle and high-ranking personnel within the Gu Family Manor dared not speak much.
After Gu Peng’s departure,
Gu Qingfeng returned his attention to his attribute panel.
A thousand Upgrade Points were in hand,
which were just right for improving the Heavenly Vein True Scripture.
Ever since he truly understood the power of the Heavenly Vein True Scripture, Gu Qingfeng had prioritized enhancing this Cultivation Technique first and then the rest of the Martial Arts.
After all, the amplification brought about by the advancement of other Martial Arts was far from as powerful as that of the Heavenly Vein True Scripture.
Soon.
A thousand Upgrade Points were consumed.
Gu Qingfeng directly advanced the Heavenly Vein True Scripture to the second layer and his flesh also condensed the second Heavenly Vein.
Like the previous blood-colored vein, the second Heavenly Vein was equally powerful.
With two Heavenly Veins condensed.
The ability of Gu Qingfeng to mobilize the power of heaven and earth became increasingly formidable.
Even now, he couldn’t be sure, if he were to activate the full power of the two great Heavenly Veins, just how terrifying it would be.
It might be possible to step into the limit of a Great Grandmaster!
It might even be possible to break the barrier of a Great Grandmaster!
However.
Gu Qingfeng was waiting.
Waiting for a true opportunity to go all out.
...
Ten days later.
Gu Peng looked at the batch of Hidden Guard members in front of him, his face full of shock.
"Damn, where on earth did the old manor master find such a group of geniuses? In just ten days, they can already vaguely touch the threshold of Martial Arts, wouldn’t they be able to break through the Refining Skin Realm in just two to three months!"
It would take three months to break through the Refining Skin Realm, which would be touching the threshold of a top talent.
If one could break through the Refining Skin Realm in two months, then among top talents, they would belong to the higher echelon.
If one could accomplish it in just over a month, then among the top talents that would be an outstanding standard.
Going any higher.
Would mean the pinnacle of genius.
The Refining Skin Realm may seem like just the Beginner entry to Martial Arts, and called simple, but in fact, the first step into the entrance is the most difficult.
Now.
The aptitude displayed by the three thousand Hidden Guards was extremely powerful.
Not to mention two to three months.
Gu Peng suspected that in just over a month, these people would be able to step into the threshold of Martial Arts one after another.
One or two geniuses were one thing, but with three thousand geniuses, to be honest, Gu Peng found it a bit unimaginable.
At the same time.
He also deeply felt the unfathomable depth of Gu Qingfeng’s resources.
Now that he could produce three thousand geniuses, who knew what kind of power was hidden behind him.
However.
From the beginning to the end, Gu Peng never had any thoughts of rebellion, so the stronger Gu Qingfeng’s strength was, the better he believed it would be for himself.
...
On this day.
Gu Peng once again entered the Grinding Blade Hall.
Gu Qingfeng asked, "How are the disciples I entrusted to you last time doing now?"
"Reporting to the old manor master, that batch of Outer Hall disciples has quite astonishing talents. Now in less than a month, they are almost able to step into the threshold of Martial Arts.
In my opinion, it would take at most another half a month for all of them to break through the Refining Skin Realm."
Gu Peng reported truthfully.
Upon hearing this.
Gu Qingfeng’s expression became clear.
According to the other party, the time for this batch of Hidden Guard Death Soldiers to break through the Refining Skin Realm was at most just over a month, once again refreshing his estimate of the Hidden Guard Death Soldiers.
With just over a month to break through the Refining Skin Realm.
As long as they were properly trained.
In the future, the three thousand Hidden Guards would be three thousand Masters.
What’s more.
With such talents, even if they were to break through the Great Grandmaster one day, it was somewhat possible.
As long as Gu Family Manor had enough resources to nurture them, these people could all grow into a strong support.
If it was the Gu Family Manor of the past, Gu Qingfeng would not have been sure of cultivating three thousand such geniuses.
But now it was different.
Gu Yang had become the Guangyang Prince, controlling the entire Guangyang Prefecture, all the resources of a prefecture could be freely mobilized, let alone three thousand geniuses, even thirty thousand geniuses could be fully nurtured.
So.
Hearing Gu Peng’s words and understanding the talent of the three thousand Hidden Guards, Gu Qingfeng was quite optimistic about their future.
Not to mention anything else.
Such a force placed in any power would be considered an incredibly strong foundation.
