Chapter 340: A Different Dao Foundation
Moon-white daoist robes.
Looking across the cultivation world of the Chenping Continent, there are currently over eight hundred cultivation sects with Passable God Realm cultivators stationed within their ranks.
And if we’re talking about sects with Qi Sea Realm cultivators stationed, that number would increase by another dozen times or so.
There will always be some cultivation sects whose daoist robe colors happen to clash.
But there are also always some cultivation sects that are not represented by a color, but rather, they represent the color themselves.
For example, as soon as one mentions the Kongshan Sect, people quickly think of pure white.
While the Mirage Palace represents ink-green and deep cyan.
As for moon-white—
“I am the Eighth Generation Steward of Heavenly Summit Mountain, Gu Jing.”
The handsome man wearing a jade pendant at his waist stepped across from the Kongshan Sect’s ferry onto the Heavenly River Platform.
When moon-white is mentioned, the three words “Heavenly Summit Mountain” naturally appear in people’s minds.
On the four floating giant stones at the Star Heaven Sect’s ferry dock, the cultivators who had originally come here hoping to witness the dignified appearance of a great power from the Upper Three Realms immediately erupted into an uproar.
“Who did he say he is?”
“Gu Jing, he said he’s Gu Jing!”
“Who?”
“The Eighth Generation Steward of Heavenly Summit Mountain, the Immortal Ascension Realm great power, Gu Jing!”
“Heavenly Summit Mountain’s Immortal Ascension reincarnation? No way, don’t mess with me!”
“Who’s messing with you? Open your eyes wide and look properly at Elder Zhang Garrison Martial’s expression, then tell me if I’m lying!”
Compared to the surrounding onlookers, among everyone present, the most shocked were the Star Heaven Sect’s Supreme Martial Pacification Elder Zhang Yushu and the dozen or so Unity Realm Grand Elders behind him.
What’s going on?
Wasn’t it agreed that the person coming would be the Kongshan Sect’s Supreme Surveillance Elder Xue Xiangming?
Why is it the Heavenly Summit Mountain’s Immortal Ascension Realm great power, the Eighth Generation Steward of Heavenly Summit Mountain, Gu Jing?
Also, why is Gu Jing on the Kongshan Sect’s ferry? Where are the Kongshan Sect people?
A series of questions arose in Zhang Yushu’s mind one after another, but seeing Gu Jing walking slowly towards their direction, Zhang Yushu quickly realized now was not the time for him to be thinking.
“Junior Star Heaven Sect Zhang Yushu pays respects to True Person Gu.”
Zhang Yushu hurriedly made a bowing salute.
Immediately after, the group of Upper Three Realms Grand Elders behind him also bowed in Gu Jing’s direction.
The person who also felt perplexed was Chen Yan.
He stared at that youthful figure he had once seen on Fusheng Island, briefly stunned for a moment.
Chaotic, it was truly chaotic.
“Today, Kongshan Sect’s True Person Caiyun entrusted me to come here to return this to the Star Heaven Sect.”
As he spoke, this handsome cultivator wearing moon-white daoist robes raised his hand and lightly waved it in the air. Then, a light sphere mixed with golden and silvery-white radiance appeared in Gu Jing’s hand.
That light sphere mixed with golden and silvery-white colors rotated in Gu Jing’s palm.
A profound aura enveloped the light sphere in his hand.
Seeing that light sphere mixed with golden and silvery-white colors in Gu Jing’s hand, Zhang Yushu’s eyes focused again, his gaze revealing incomparable shock.
“This is… Patriarch Sun and Moon’s Dao Basis?”
This over twelve-hundred-year-old Divine Ability Realm great power’s voice actually trembled slightly.
“Mhm.”
Gu Jing nodded.
“Many thanks to True Person Gu, many thanks to True Person Kong, for helping my Star Heaven Sect recover Patriarch Sun and Moon’s Dao Basis that was lost abroad!”
Zhang Yushu immediately followed with another bow towards Gu Jing’s direction.
Chen Yan, in a corner to the side, also fixed his gaze on that light sphere mixed with golden and silvery-white colors in Gu Jing’s palm.
Realman Sun and Moon’s Dao Basis.
It was somewhat different from what Chen Yan had imagined, because he had once seen Realman Star-Paying Respects’s Dao Basis.
It looked completely like an ordinary key.
He originally thought a Dao Basis should be a more plain and simple existence, but now it seemed that wasn’t the case.
Could it be that the essential nature of Immortal Ascension Realm cultivators’ Dao Bases also varies greatly?
Chen Yan didn’t understand.
If there was a chance next time, he planned to ask Mr. You.
On the Heavenly River Platform, Zhang Yushu took two more steps forward, bowed his head towards Gu Jing’s direction, and raised both hands, attempting to receive Realman Sun and Moon’s Dao Basis from Gu Jing’s hand.
But Gu Jing just stood there, slightly lowering his gaze to glance at Realman Sun and Moon’s Dao Basis in his hand, unmoved by Zhang Yushu’s action.
“True Person Gu?”
Zhang Yushu raised his head, casting a somewhat confused look towards Gu Jing’s direction.
“Some time ago, I paid a visit to the Kongshan Sect. At that time, Kongshan Sect’s True Person Caiyun was considering who should be sent to return Realman Sun and Moon’s Dao Basis to the Star Heaven Sect.”
Gu Jing said slowly:
“At that time, I said to True Person Kong that, coincidentally, I, Gu, had some matters that required a trip to the Southern Region’s Star Heaven Sect, and therefore was willing to undertake this small task on True Person Kong’s behalf.”
Although that’s what Gu Jing said with his mouth, judging by his actions, he currently had no intention whatsoever of returning Realman Sun and Moon’s Dao Basis.
Because that was his bargaining chip.
Zhang Yushu was no fool.
To ascend to the position of Supreme Martial Pacification Elder of the Star Heaven Sect within twelve hundred years, besides requiring outstanding cultivation talent, one’s mind naturally had to be quite agile as well.
He keenly captured a piece of information conveyed in Gu Jing’s words.
Gu Jing said he had matters that required a trip to the Star Heaven Sect.
What was this reincarnated body of the Heavenly Summit Mountain Steward coming to the Star Heaven Sect to do?
Zhang Yushu could guess.
If there was any entanglement or intersection between Gu Jing, or rather Heavenly Summit Mountain, and the Star Heaven Sect, there was probably only one thing.
Fragments of the Heavenly Summit Mirror.
“I heard that over sixty thousand years ago, after my Heavenly Summit Mountain was destroyed, the Star Heaven Sect, together with the other four great sects of this world, divided up the legacy left behind by my Heavenly Summit Mountain.”
Gu Jing spoke, then paused slowly:
“Including my Heavenly Summit Mountain’s dao artifact, the Heavenly Summit Mirror.”
“…That’s correct.”
After quite a struggle in his heart, Zhang Yushu finally uttered these two words.
“Very good. The Heavenly Summit Mirror is my Heavenly Summit Mountain’s secret treasure, and also the only dao artifact on the Chenping Continent. I, Gu Jing, have no desire to restore Heavenly Summit Mountain. I only hope to recover the Heavenly Summit Mirror fragments scattered throughout the world. I wonder if the Star Heaven Sect could part with them?”
“Apologies, True Person Gu. This matter is likely not something I, Zhang Yushu, can decide on my own authority. Please allow me to report to my Star Heaven Sect’s Supreme Pivot Elder Gu Jiancheng first. Only after mutual discussion within my Star Heaven Sect’s Grand Elder Council can a conclusion be given.”
Upon hearing this, Gu Jing said nothing, only nodding very flatly.
Chen Yan, in a corner to the side, watched Gu Jing and the Realman Sun and Moon’s Dao Basis in his palm.
If he could obtain Realman Sun and Moon’s Dao Basis, he would hold a ticket permitting entry into Fusheng City.
Unfortunately, there is no ‘if’.
The dozen or so Grand Elders of the Star Heaven Sect, the Star Heaven Sect’s Supreme Martial Pacification Elder Zhang Yushu, and even an Immortal Ascension Realm great power.
This Dao Basis left behind in the world by Realman Sun and Moon… one can only say it was destined to have no connection with him.
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