CHAPTER 1016: CHAPTER 776: DAOIST COMPANION (PART 3)

Star Lord Tian Xiang sighed emotionally.

Shu Qingyue listened to the exchange between the two and pondered for a moment, then said, "What do you think, if we introduce the Forty-Sixth Princess to him, could we draw him into our Xuanhuang Realm?"

"The Forty-Sixth Princess?"

Tian Shu Star Lord felt a stir in his heart.

But he quickly shook his head, "The cultivation and talent of the Forty-Sixth Princess are somewhat lacking. She simply cannot keep up with Daoist Gu’s pace. Unless His Majesty is willing to support Daoist Gu wholeheartedly, otherwise... Daoist Gu may not agree."

His words also calmed the Deity of the Moon.

She thought carefully and realized that there were indeed not many Golden Immortals in the Xuanhuang Immortal Dynasty worthy of Gu Jinlai.

"I intend to bring together Li Feiyu from the Li Family and Daoist Gu. I wonder if it can be done."

Star Lord Tian Xiang said.

"Li Feiyu of the Li Family?"

Upon hearing this, the Deity of the Moon pondered slightly.

However, Tian Shu Star Lord’s eyes brightened, "This is a good idea. Li Shaoyan from the Li Family has good relations with the Qin Family Ancestor, where our Yanhuang Star Domain Master Qin Yuyan comes from. That’s also why His Majesty sent us to the Hidden Dragon Star Domain to interact more with the Li Family. If we can bring about a union between Daoist Gu from the Xuanhuang Star Domain and a direct descendant of the Li Family, His Majesty’s affairs in the Yanhuang Star Domain will also proceed more smoothly, and there is hope that, through these layers of relationships, he can obtain a recommendation from Domain Master Qin and eventually succeed her in governing the Yanhuang Star Domain after she steps down."

"I just fear that the young lady of the Li Family might not fancy Gu Jinlai."

Star Lord Tian Xiang said, "Li Family’s ancestor has great strength and deep roots in the Hidden Dragon Star Domain with extensive connections. The Li Family is not a power that relies solely on an Immortal Golden Immortal to sustain it."

"That’s true as well."

Tian Shu Star Lord nodded.

Golden Immortals are categorized as ordinary Golden Immortals, renowned Golden Immortals, top-tier Golden Immortals, Supreme Golden Immortals, and Supreme Golden Immortals of the highest rank, with Immortal Golden Immortals naturally existing in varying degrees of strength.

Because all Immortal Golden Immortals start from the same point, their strength is often measured by how many years they’ve immersed themselves in cultivation, calculated in cultivation epochs.

Unlike mortals, Immortals measure time by an epoch, which is 10,800 years.

New Immortals are often described as having Ten Jis Cultivation.

However, these newly-ascended Immortals can quickly move beyond the "novice phase" and reach the level of a standard Immortal Golden Immortal, which is Hundred Epoch Cultivation.

Beyond Hundred Epoch Cultivation, the rate of advancement gradually slows down.

Even for top-tier Immortal Golden Immortals, a thousand epochs are just the starting point.

And ten thousand epochs...

That is the standard for an Immortal Venerable.

Of course, the terms Ten Jis Cultivation, Hundred Epoch Cultivation, Thousand Epoch Cultivation do not necessarily mean the Honorable Daoist has cultivated for that many years.

On the one hand, the leap from ten to a hundred epochs is quick, and the actual time needed might be less than ten epochs.

Furthermore, there are a few extremely talented individuals whose yearly progress equates to a century for others.

They may reach the level of an Immortal Golden Immortal in less than a million years and stand on par with Immortal Venerables said to have Ten thousand years of Cultivation.

But that said, how many of those who reach the Immortal Realm are lacking in talent?

Using years of cultivation as a measure of an Immortal Golden Immortal’s strength or weakness generally meets the standard.

And Li Family Ancestor Li Shaoyan, said to possess Six Hundred Epoch Cultivation, is not weak among Immortal Golden Immortals.

"Daoist Gu should not be as simple as he appears; I always feel... he’s hiding something."

At this point, the Deity of the Moon said.

After speaking, she shook her head, "In this case, the Forty-Sixth Princess has even less of a chance."

"Let’s see how those two get along. Anyway, Daoist Gu is still very young; he has plenty of time to choose and consider slowly."

Star Lord Tian Xiang said optimistically.

The Deity of the Moon nodded while casting a glance at Tian Xiang, feeling a bit envious.

Casually unearthing a talent from the Xuanhuang Star Domain to place in the New Fire Star Sea, someone regarded as a genius—such luck...

It’s truly hard to describe.

If Gu Jinlai in the future indeed succeeds in becoming an Honorable Daoist, Star Lord Tian Xiang, with this favor, could gain immense benefits.

...

While Star Lord Tian Xiang, the Deity of the Moon, and Tian Shu Star Lord were discussing matters related to Gu Jinlai, Li Feiyu, who had likewise returned to her family, was leveraging family intelligence to gather information on Gu Jinlai.

As a member of the Li Family, which had deep roots in the Hidden Dragon Star Domain, as soon as Li Feiyu returned to her family, all kinds of information about Gu Jinlai piled up in front of her.

After reviewing the relevant information on Gu Jinlai, she took this intelligence to meet one of her elders.

Generationally, she was the great-granddaughter of Li Shaoyan, Li Yushuang.

An immortal Golden Immortal who had lived for one hundred thousand years.

Li Feiyu had grown up under her watchful eyes.

"Even though he cultivates the Great Daos of Space, Destruction, and Devouring, who knows what grade the Three-Life Stone he refined is? If it’s a Supreme Three-Life Stone, it’s better; it can support his cultivation of all three Great Daos to over seventy percent compatibility. If it’s top-grade or merely ordinary, dual-cultivating three Great Daos will only be a hindrance for him in breaking through to an Immortal Golden Immortal."

Li Yushuang looked at the information sent by her favorite junior with dissatisfaction, saying, "Furthermore, what qualifications does an Outer Mansion Dao Jun have to be your Daoist companion, Yuer? Given your excellence, even Inner Mansion Dao Juns, I disdain them as unworthy of you."

Li Feiyu, however, remained calm, "Though I also wish to find an Inner Mansion Daoist as a companion, almost every Inner Mansion Dao Jun is backed by an Immortal-level power, and over half of the Inner Mansion Dao Juns are fundamentally disciples of Fire Cloud Palace, Light Council, or Void Sword Sect. Even if we form a companionship, it’s uncertain whether their loyalties will lie with the Li Family or their sects once they become Immortal Golden Immortals."