The name Wen Jingshan was one that could be said to be known to everyone within the Qingyang Region.
From a young age, he had been a prodigious talent. When he joined the Yunxia Sect, his unparalleled spiritual root aptitude had caused a sensation.
Whether in the Postnatal Realm or the Innate Realm, he had set incredible records.
Later, he established a colored foundation, erected a colored true form, and opened a colored Purple Mansion. Possessing a tri-colored Great Natural Order Guardian was already rare, but Wen Jingshan had erected an even rarer dual-colored guardian when establishing his true form.
Generally speaking, starting from Foundation Establishment, if one's spiritual root was sufficiently excellent, there was a chance to open one Great Natural Order Guardian at each realm. Being able to maintain one guardian per realm was considered a great opportunity. This had nothing to do with comprehension; it was entirely a matter of fate. No matter how high your comprehension, if you lacked this opportunity, you could not open a single Great Natural Order Guardian even if you cultivated to immortality.
However, there existed a kind of person who not only possessed great opportunity but also great fortune.
Such individuals, when cultivating to a realm, could often open two Great Natural Order Guardians.
Clearly, Wen Jingshan was this kind of person. Almost everyone in the entire Qingyang Region knew that when he erected his true form, he opened two dual-colored Great Natural Order Guardians. This dual-colored guardian was also called the Golden Color.
And this Golden Color Great Natural Order Guardian was far, far more profound than an ordinary colored guardian. The gap between the two was not a simple matter of one plus one equals two, but a difference of an entire level of the Great Natural Order's profundity—like the gap between a river and the sea, between a stone and a mountain, or between the light of a grain of rice and the sun and moon. They could not be mentioned on the same day, nor could they be compared.
Wen Jingshan was a Purple Mansion True Being. With this dual-colored ordinary Great Natural Order Guardian plus a Golden Color guardian, just how strong his strength was, no one knew.
Yes, no one.
Because a year ago, Yunxia Sect's True Being Huode, who had cultivated for seven or eight hundred years, had exhausted all his means yet could do nothing against Wen Jingshan's impregnable Golden Color true form. Not only could he do nothing, it was said that in the end, True Being Huode was even counter-shocked by his Golden Color true form and suffered severe internal injuries.
Was that all?
No!
Just half a year ago, while Wen Jingshan was training outside, six Golden Core True Beings joined forces to besiege him yet could do nothing against him. In the end, they were instead defeated by him with a single move. Although this was just a rumor and no one had witnessed it personally, everyone believed it to be true.
The power of a tri-colored Great Natural Order already possessed the strength to slay Golden Core True Beings, let alone the fact that among Wen Jingshan's three colors, there was an even more terrifying Golden Color. One could imagine just how pure the spiritual power within his body must be, and how formidable his strength.
If one thought Wen Jingshan's fame in the Qingyang Region relied solely on fortune, that would be a huge mistake. Everyone knew just how transcendent Wen Jingshan's comprehension was, and his martial arts attainments were extremely impressive. A year ago, he had already cultivated the 'Azure Waves Starry Net Art' to the peak of the Six-Nine realm.
The Azure Waves Starry Net Art was a Yellow-grade martial art, a ranked martial art. Those present were no ordinary individuals; they all knew how difficult it was to cultivate a Yellow-grade martial art. That Wen Jingshan could cultivate the Azure Waves Starry Net Art to the Six-Nine peak realm was enough to demonstrate his transcendent comprehension.
For this Yunxia Sect Heir Apparent position, many people favored Wen Jingshan. That Jinde could rally support from so many families was partly because Wen Jingshan was his disciple.
Geniuses were always welcome. Moreover, Wen Jingshan had built a considerable reputation during his years of training outside. His fame had long since crossed the Qingyang Region; he had great renown in the surrounding regions. Some said that if Wen Jingshan could become the Yunxia Sect's Heir Apparent, then the Yunxia Sect would surely regain its former glory. If there was anyone in the Qingyang Region who could contend with the powerful Nine-Hua Alliance, Wen Jingshan was definitely one of them. Even if not now, he would be in the future.
A person's reputation is like a tree's shadow.
When Wen Jingshan appeared, everyone in the venue—whether from the five great families, the seven great sects, or even the bosses of the ten great associations—scrambled to greet him. Wen Jingshan maintained a gentle and refined smile, responding to everyone.
Someone must have said something to Wen Jingshan, for he turned to survey the venue, his gaze finally landing on an inconspicuous spot. The surrounding crowd followed his gaze. When they saw a man in white casually sitting in a chair, leisurely drinking wine, many were very puzzled, not knowing who this person was. They only knew the beautiful woman was the Manor Lord of First-Class Manor, Ouyang Feiyue. As for the man...
"That's Gu Qingfeng!"
Someone recognized Gu Qingfeng. Hearing this name, the big shots gathered around Wen Jingshan all showed startled expressions. They had all heard about the recent events at Yunxia Sect, knowing that the sect had recently produced a mysterious, bizarre, and powerful disciple, seemingly brought in by Huode specifically to contend for the Heir Apparent position. Although his Foundation Establishment had failed, his physical body was extremely formidable.
Could this person before them be him?
He was not quite as imagined.
In the eyes of many, even if Gu Qingfeng wasn't handsome and transcendent, he should at least have an extraordinary bearing. But this man...
No matter how one looked, it was impossible to connect him with the legendary figure who could, with a single glance, bring twenty immortal arts to Great Perfection.
Too ordinary...
Not exactly ordinary, but he gave off a very lazy, very casual feeling.
He was just leaning back, half-reclining, half-sitting in the chair, legs crossed, head slightly tilted. His somewhat cold and stern face wore a very bored expression, eyes slightly narrowed as if asleep, or more like today's events held no interest for him at all. Very bored, so bored he couldn't muster any spirit.
"Gu! Qing! Feng!"
While Gu Qingfeng was over there, too bored to muster any spirit, someone seeing him instantly became full of spirit—more precisely, full of blazing anger.
It was the Li family led by Li Changxin!
The Wind-Shadow Li Clan originally had ten people at Yunxia Sect: four juniors and six seniors. As a result, the four juniors—from Li Can, Li Sen, to Li Zheng, Li Wang—had all been beaten up by Gu Qingfeng. Li Ziheng was still unconscious to this day. Of the remaining five, one was obliterated on the spot by Gu Qingfeng, and although the other four were still alive, their bones and tendons were shattered, destined to lie in bed for life.
The Wind-Shadow Li Clan was a great family of the Qingyang Region, having never suffered such a humiliating disgrace. Now, seeing Gu Qingfeng, the more than twenty Li family members were all furious, their eyes filled with killing intent, wishing they could rush over and tear Gu Qingfeng to pieces right now.
However, they could only glare.
No one made a move.
Firstly, they all knew this was not the occasion to act. More importantly, Gu Qingfeng's bizarre and supremely powerful strength made them wary. After all, he had kicked Elder Mude half to death with one foot. Faced with that, who wouldn't fear him?
At that moment, Wen Jingshan suddenly walked over. "At First-Class Manor, playing the 'Drunken Chant of the Azure Sea' on an empty zither, fully displaying the artistic conception within the piece, astonishing all present with your skill."
"At Redleaf Valley, using thunderous methods to intimidate over a hundred outer sect disciples."
"During the inner sect assessment, using a single Great Perfection Flame Thunder Technique to defeat Li Can."
"At the nameless cave dwelling, using a single move to defeat the three disciples Mu Zibai, Li Qiandong, and Huang Yao."
"During the chief disciple competition, using another single move to defeat Li Zheng's colored foundation, scaring the twelve outer courtyard chiefs into kneeling on the ground."
"During the trial assessment, using a single move to defeat Li Wang's dual-colored guardian, instantly absorbing Fiery Sun spiritual energy, refining a Green Turtle crystal in one breath, bringing twenty immortal arts to Great Perfection with a single glance, killing True Being Feixue with one punch, defeating Elder Mude with one kick, your voice's might causing over a hundred steward elders to fall from the sky..." The gentle and refined Wen Jingshan walked over slowly, holding a folding fan, gently fanning himself, a faint smile on his face, his expression very calm, his voice also very even, recounting all the deeds Gu Qingfeng had done since arriving at Yunxia Sect, even clearly mentioning the matter of the mysterious cave dwelling.
"I had long heard our Yunxia Sect had produced an extraordinary disciple. Seeing you today, your reputation is indeed well-deserved."
Stopping before the table, Wen Jingshan stood, a smile on his face as he looked over.
Opposite him, Gu Qingfeng didn't speak either, just sat lazily in the chair, head slightly tilted, eyes narrowed, looking at him. When Wen Jingshan walked over, the crowd in the venue also gathered around.
"Let me introduce myself. I am Wen Jingshan."
Wen Jingshan acted very humble, but no one paid him any mind. The Gu Qingfeng opposite him just looked on as if he hadn't heard.
This was somewhat awkward, but Wen Jingshan didn't mind, still maintaining his smile as he spoke again, "I wonder if I have the qualification to share a small drink with you?"
Gu Qingfeng held a cup of fine wine in his hand, took a small sip, put the cup down, and replied, "No."