Chapter 116: Change of Attitude (First Order) Beiquan Mountain has returned to its original state. The goshawk, which had been holding back for a long time, spent most of its time flying high in the sky, and every day it would catch several preys and send them to Gu Yuanqing. It chirped and jumped around as if seeking credit. The Monkey King would bring the biggest fruit in the mountain every one or two days. Two wild foxes often visited Gu Yuanqing's yard with a litter of little foxes. Every morning, some birds would come to the trees in the yard to jump around, and occasionally fly onto Gu Yuanqing's shoulders and peck his hair. These creatures are becoming more and more spiritual. They grow here and carry the aura of the sacred mountain. They are not restricted in entering and leaving Beiquan Mountain. According to Gu Yuanqing's estimation, the strongest creatures should have strength close to the True Martial Realm. The trees in the mountains are becoming more and more luxuriant, and there is a bit of the aura of spiritual trees. The fruits are filled with spiritual energy and can barely be called spiritual fruits.

Aunt Feng's cultivation has reached the level of a Yuanshi. Even though her qualifications are ordinary, she can still drink spiritual water, eat spiritual vegetables and fruits, and breathe spiritual air every day. This treatment was not much different from what Gu Yuanqing received when she first got the system. However, she had no system assistance, could not sense the spiritual energy, and could only passively accept the cleansing of the spiritual energy. Gu Yuanqing has read through the several secret books and cultivation experiences obtained from Ji Qingyun several times. With his current level of comprehension, he has already understood them like the back of his hand. Combining what he had learned and understood, the Heavenly Dao Zen Heart Sutra had some changes again, and the path of cultivation in the Dao Fire Realm became clearer. He also flipped through those books on magical powers and found the Great Seal of the Void and the Void-Breaking Finger. These things were obviously from the outside world and had been polished by countless cultivators. The methods of controlling true energy among them made Gu Yuanqing's eyes light up. There is also the Hun Tian Rope, which is obviously much more interesting than the Tianmen Order. When Gu Yuanqing has free time, he begins to practice it according to the recorded method to erase the aura left by others from the rope. During the day, he still spent most of his time tempering his body and mind with the Dao fire. With the help of spiritual energy like a pool, his cultivation level increased day by day, and every day was equivalent to the work of an ordinary cultivator in several months. There are also viewing mountains, controlling objects, and sky fishing. These blessings have changed compared to the past after the transformation of cultivation. I just feel that the time each day is too short and there are too many things to do, many of which I cannot take care of for the time being. At the foot of the mountain, most of the imperial guards had already withdrawn, and there was an endless stream of people coming to Beiquan Mountain to pay homage to the mountain. Some people wanted to become disciples, some wanted to meet the masters in the mountains. Among them were quite a few high-level Zhenwu masters. They did not dare to confront the imperial guards and only shouted from afar. Gu Yuanqing ignored them all. He had also thought that perhaps one day, he would spread his teachings throughout the world, but it would definitely not be now. One day, Xu Lianying came to the foot of the mountain. He held his whisk and bowed from a distance: "Master Gu, I am here to pay my respects to the mountain in compliance with the order of Your Majesty." Gu Yuanqing opened his eyes from his practice and said with a smile, "Eunuch Xu, why are you so polite? Come up the mountain." The voice was clearly heard down the mountain. Xu Lianying bowed slightly again before walking towards the mountain. As soon as he entered the real boundary of Beiquan Mountain, he could feel the dense spiritual energy around him. With every breath he took, he felt a trace of true energy in his body increase. Compared with this, even the secret place for practice in the palace that used formations to gather spiritual energy became a barren land. I was amazed in my heart. Even if I took rare treasures and elixirs, they would not be as good as practicing here for a few days. As one of the people who knew Gu Yuanqing's background best, he could never have imagined that a Yuanshi with mediocre cultivation had grown to the point where the Daqian Dynasty and even the entire world had to pay attention to and even look up to him in just over two years.

He saw all the changes in the mountain and was shocked and puzzled. Everything seemed incredible to him. Gu Yuanqing came to the front entrance of the mountain to greet him as usual. Xu Lianying seemed flattered and hurried forward to greet him. Gu Yuanqing smiled and helped him up. Xu Lianying then said, "Your Majesty is seriously injured and has not recovered yet, so you sent this old servant here." "Your Majesty is injured?" Gu Yuanqing was surprised. "That day when Zuo Qiu attacked, Your Majesty used some means to resist the enemy, but was attacked by the formation, which resulted in this injury." Gu Yuanqing pondered for a moment, and thinking that he was Li Miaoxuan's father, he raised his hand and summoned a ball of spiritual water and a jade bottle. He poured the spiritual water into the jade bottle and sealed the aura inside using the method of the Nine Nether Purgatory Sutra. This water is different from ordinary spiritual spring water. He intercepted it using the method of controlling objects. The spiritual water around the core root of Beiquan Mountain contains spiritual energy that is not comparable to ordinary spiritual water. Afterwards, he picked three more fruits beside the spiritual pond, put them in a box sent by the royal family in the past, and handed it over. "This is a token of my appreciation. Perhaps it can be of some use." Xu Lianying was dazzled. This series of actions seemed easy, but each technique opened his eyes. He had heard that Gu Yuanqing could control objects, but this was the first time he saw it with his own eyes. Even though he was a master, he could not understand the methods involved. He bowed and took it with both hands: "Thank you, Master Gu. I will personally present these two items to Your Majesty." Xu Lianying brought a lot of things this time. In addition to a lot of books, there were also high-quality clothes that were obviously specially made for her, and some daily necessities. There are fine wines, delicacies, jade, jewelry, various utensils and ornaments, famous paintings and everything else. Compared with previous times, the things delivered this time were obviously different. Although Gu Yuanqing was not an expert in this field, he was born in a royal palace and had some knowledge. He could see that these things were priceless. Although he no longer cares about these mundane things at this time, it is still nice to put them in the house. During the chat, Xu Lianying mentioned that His Majesty wanted to send people to practice in-depth cultivation at Beiquan Mountain, but was politely declined by Gu Yuanqing. He stayed in the mountains for half an hour and then got up to say goodbye. Before leaving, Gu Yuanqing said, seemingly intentionally or unintentionally, "I think General Zhang Zhuo down the mountain is a good guy. I feel relieved to have him down here." Xu Lianying was stunned for a moment, then bowed and said, "I understand. I will report this to Your Majesty." Gu Yuanqing smiled and said, "I just said it casually. I don't care about worldly affairs. The affairs of the court have nothing to do with me." Xu Lianying understood what Gu Yuanqing meant, smiled and bowed, saying: "Mr. Gu is extraordinary and unworldly, this state of mind, this old servant admires! I will not disturb you any more today, Mr. Gu, please stay, this old servant will take his leave!" Gu Yuanqing watched Xu Lianying's back as she left, and was somewhat silent. Every time they met, Xu Lianying's attitude had changed, from being kind at first to being respectful today. All these changes are due to my strength. Perhaps in the near future, everyone in this world will see me like this. Ordinary people may feel comfortable because of their high status. But Gu Yuanqing's cultivation progressed so fast that every time he dealt with people he used to be familiar with, the feeling was completely different, and a sense of being separated from this world arose spontaneously. "Dao friends, friends on the path, no wonder I heard in my previous life that people who practice cultivation need Dharma, companions, wealth and land. The word companion fully expresses the profound meaning. If you walk the path alone, you will only have endless loneliness."

After a moment, Gu Yuanqing sneered again: "I am being sentimental today. How can I, a mere Daohuo realm cultivator, be qualified to talk about this? There are still countless peaks to climb on the path of cultivation. It's too early to think about these things!" He walked towards Tiandi Pond. After so many days, maybe he could have a good talk with Ji Qingyun. He hoped that he would understand! (End of this chapter)