Within the Yanluo Kingdom, there were many famous pleasure mountain villas, among which were luxurious, high-end establishments that left ordinary cultivators in the dust.
The Linglong Mountain Villa of the Jinxiu Grand Domain was one such place, also ranking among the top ten villas in Yanluo Kingdom.
It was said the entire villa complex contained over a hundred separate courtyards, more than a thousand rooms and quiet chambers, and over ten thousand various large and small profound formations. The daily consumption of Spirit Stones required to maintain the operation of these formations ranged from millions to tens of millions.
The musicians within the villa were all star performers admired by men.
The attendant maidens were all enchanting beauties who could captivate men's souls.
This was a paradise for men, and the favorite haunt of scions from great families and wealthy clans.
Because ordinary cultivators simply couldn't afford it. Staying for just one day could easily cost over a hundred thousand Spirit Stones.
What kind of concept was that?
Roughly equivalent to a single Yellow-grade spiritual treasure.
Although the Present-Ancient Era saw the revival of all things, abundant resources, the descent of Heavenly Fate, natural anomalies, and inflation of Spirit Stones, over a hundred thousand Spirit Stones was still a significant sum for ordinary cultivators. And to think, this was just the cost of a single day's consumption at Linglong Mountain Villa. Staying for ten days or half a month would incur costs unimaginable to the average person.
If one were to call for two attendant maidens for company, drink some top-grade fine wine, partake of some spiritual pills and medicines, and listen to some alluring tunes, the expenses would be truly staggering. Without carrying a few Xuan-grade resources on one's person, it wouldn't be enough to settle the bill.
On this day.
A bright, sunny day.
In a spacious hall of Linglong Mountain Villa.
The hall was resplendent and magnificent, like a palace.
A musician was performing a famous piece on the high stage, playing a tune called 'Before Flowers, Under the Moon'. This was an alluring song, one that could lead to wild fantasies. If it sparked a spiritual resonance, one could, as if in a dream, witness a beautiful woman dancing a seductive dance before the flowers under the moonlight, gradually removing her robes to reveal her graceful figure...
Within the hall.
People gathered in small groups, some embracing enchanting attendant maidens, some lost in the alluring music, others singing while drinking, all under the hall's enveloping crimson-hued formation. It truly painted a picture of springtime revelry in a palace court, a scene of great liveliness and unrestrained pleasure.
The second floor of the hall consisted of exquisitely furnished VIP Lounges.
Through the partitioned windows of these lounges, one could view the scene in the main hall, or close the windows to do anything one desired.
At this very moment.
In a VIP Lounge named 'Cloud Moon'.
A man dressed in white robes was reclining in a master's chair.
The man did not appear old, seeming to be in his early twenties. Reclining in the chair, his eyes slightly closed, his expression was one of ease, as if enjoying the alluring music of this place.
Inside the VIP Lounge were three beautiful attendant maidens. The three maidens wore revealing attire; their upper bodies were clad only in rose-colored undergarments, their fragrant shoulders and collarbones exposed, their bosoms faintly visible. Their lower bodies were draped in translucent red gauze skirts, truly enough to make one's mouth water.
Of these three maidens, one was massaging the man's shoulders, another was tapping his legs, and the third would occasionally offer fine wine and delicacies.
But who was this master enjoying himself so shamelessly?
None other.
It was Gu Qingfeng, who had been driven out of the prince's manor by Tang Manqing a few days prior.
He was a vulgar man.
Always had been.
In the past, now, and in the future, it would be no exception.
Listening to beautiful music.
Drinking fine wine.
Playing with beautiful women.
Enjoying a wonderful life.
This was his greatest dream in this lifetime.
It seemed simple, but for Gu Qingfeng, it was very distant. At least, before this, he had rarely indulged in such pleasures as he did today. In the past, when he was in this world, he fought and killed with the Immortal Dynasty. Later, when he broke into the Great Desolate Heavenly Realm, he fought and killed with the Three Thousand Great Daos. Every day was lived with his head on the line. Let alone enjoyment, even sleeping peacefully was a luxury.
Today, his beautiful dream had come true, his wish fulfilled.
Very comfortable.
If possible, Gu Qingfeng truly wished he could continue enjoying himself like this.
Unfortunately, there was never any 'if' in this world.
Faced with this.
Apart from helplessness, he could only sigh.
Gu Qingfeng pondered that the news of him still being alive simply couldn't be concealed. Whether it was the Three Thousand Great Daos or others, they would eventually find out. It was only a matter of time. It was even possible that some already knew.
In the past, the Three Thousand Great Daos would not let him off.
Now that he had fused with the Blood of Original Sin, the Three Thousand Great Daos were even less likely to let him off.
Since that was the case.
Gu Qingfeng also decided he would no longer retreat or yield.
If they wanted to stir up trouble, Gu Qingfeng wouldn't mind thoroughly stirring things up once more.
However, once this trouble started, it would likely become a true path of no return.
Therefore.
Before stirring up trouble, he wanted to repay the debts of gratitude he owed in this world.
In the Great Northwest, the debts he needed to repay were mostly settled.
Now that he was in the Yanluo Kingdom, he would start from here.
Recalling carefully, the debts of gratitude he owed in the Yanluo Kingdom back then, while not many, were also not few.
Moreover, he had learned that many of his brothers from the Chixiao Sect back then were living in seclusion within the Yanluo Kingdom.
Gu Qingfeng thought to himself, since he was already here, he should at least meet these brothers who had followed him through life and death back then.
However, a problem lay before him that gave him a headache.
That was, how to prove his identity.
The Chixiao Seal Token.
The Youth's Journey.
The Wind Rises Over Great Green Mountain.
And the Dragon-Elephant Spirit.
Gu Qingfeng had tried everything he could think of. The damnable key point was that still no one believed him. Even recounting his past events in detail, people still harbored doubts.
He truly couldn't think of any other method to prove he was Gu Tianlang.
He figured.
Even if he met those brothers from back now, even if he told them everything about the Chixiao Sect, those brothers probably still wouldn't believe him.
Thinking it over and over, Gu Qingfeng couldn't help but feel like cursing.
It was all the damn fault of those bastards impersonating him.
Now, they had made everyone jumpy and suspicious.
Truth and falsehood, no one could distinguish anymore.
Tang Manqing said there was someone impersonating him within the Yanluo Kingdom. Heard this fellow not only possessed formidable strength and terrifying methods, but even looked exactly like his former self. Not only that, he also knew about the matters between him and Tang Hengshu.
Just what kind of person with too much time on their hands would impersonate him?
Gu Qingfeng thought that once he recovered sufficiently, he must definitely meet this master impersonating him.
Recalling memories from his time in the Yanluo Kingdom, Gu Qingfeng asked, "Young ladies, this master wants to ask you about someone."
"I wonder who Young Master wishes to inquire about?"
"Li Huo True Being, or maybe Huo Li True Being... anyway, those two characters."
"Li Huo?
Huo Li?
Apologies, Young Master, we have never heard of this name."
"He was also a cultivator from the Jinxiu Grand Domain back then. Seems like Li Huo True Being from Li Huo Cave?
Should be that name..." "Young Master, we truly have never heard of any Li Huo Cave, nor of any Li Huo True Being."