Left the courtyard and returned to Gu Chengde's residence.

The doors and windows were closed, and the uncle and nephew sat opposite each other.

Gu Chengde lit the dry tobacco pouch, smashed it and smoked it, and was silent for a long time, and then he said:

"More than 1,000 years ago, the first monarch Jiang Longyan, returned from Zhongzhou Daogong and returned from his studies, and with the full assistance of the Jiang family behind him, he successfully overthrew the previous dynasty, unified the territory of thousands of miles, and founded today's Dayan Dynasty. ”

"For more than a thousand years, the dynasty has gone through ups and downs, and the position of the monarch has been hereditary for 22 generations. ”

"Too old power breeds decay. ”

"Today's royal Jiang family, the strength has long been much worse than before, and there has never been an amazing talent like Jiang Longyan who can support the fortunes of the country. ”

At the same time as the Jiang family is declining, many clans have begun to rise quietly, like leeches, lying on top of the twilight lion of the dynasty, slowly eating away at flesh and blood and strengthening themselves. ”

In addition, the previous monarch was incompetent, indulged in alcohol all day long, and ignored the government, resulting in the situation becoming more and more serious in the past hundred years, and it was too late to wait until the crown prince Jiang Xuan succeeded to the throne and intended to curb this momentum. ”

"The five major states of the Great Yan Dynasty, almost half of the wealth and resources, have been firmly controlled by the major clans, and the Jiang family has lost its momentum. ”

Hearing this, Gu Bai pondered for a moment, lowered his voice and said, "Since the clan is so powerful, why didn't they make a move to overthrow Great Yan?"

"Naturally, it is a matter of interests, after the overthrow of Dayan, who will be in charge of the new policy? If one of the clans seizes power, can the other clans guarantee their own interests?"

Gu Chengde exhaled a puff of smoke and continued: "However, the current dynasty seems to be divided, but it is not divided into two factions. ”

"One of the factions, followed by the Xuanyuan clan, the Xuanyuan clan is a foreign clan, the background is extremely profound, the origin is mysterious, although only a few words are circulated in the market, but the Demon Suppression Division has investigated, the Xuanyuan clan does really exist, and the sphere of influence is extremely terrifying. ”

"As for the other faction, it is following the Taiyuan Sect. ”

"Taiyuan Sect?"

Hearing this name, Gu Bai frowned slightly, "That's a sect?"

"Yes, Taiyuan Sect is a Zhongzhou sect, and its heritage is also unfathomable. Gu Chengde said slowly: "These two giants are through these clans in the dynasty to indirectly suck the blood of the Great Yan Dynasty. ”

"How do these two forces compare to the Great Yan Dynasty in its heyday?" Gu Bai asked again.

"I don't know, but it's probably not of the same magnitude. Gu Chengde shook his head, "The vast land world is vast, and the Great Yan Dynasty is just a drop in the ocean. ”

Gu Bai said: "Then what is the real situation in Yunzhou now?"

"You also saw the domineering faces of Qi Huan today, although Yunzhou is better than other big states, it is also not optimistic. ”

Gu Chengde opened a jar of wine, poured a full glass, and drank it all with his head up.

"The Qi family and the Wang family, these two major clans, are in the middle of the day in Yunzhou, rampant, and each side has more than one True Yuan Realm elder, and two of the family heads have reached the Great Perfection of the True Yuan Realm, which is on par with our state lord and the Lord of the Thousand Households. ”

True Yuan Realm, the third great realm above the Yang Spirit Realm.

Gu Bai was no stranger to this, the purple-robed old woman he met in the wild at that time, as well as the nine elders of the Qi family, and the hundred households Long Kaijiang, were probably all masters of this realm.

Gu Chengde sighed and said, "Fortunately, these two clans are allied on the surface and fight against the state capital together, but secretly they are not monolithic. ”

"Who are these two families following?"

"The Wang family is backed by the Xuanyuan clan, and the Qi family obeys the orders of the Taiyuan Sect. ”

Gu Bai said: "I have one last question, where did this beast tide come from, and what were the signs?"

Gu Chengde shook his head, "No one can answer this question to you, the Demon Suppression Division has already investigated, and the root cause has not been found at all, it is like it came out of thin air." ”

Unexpected answers.

Gu Bai narrowed his eyes slightly, and he had a number in his heart.

He picked up the second uncle's jar of wine, poured it into his mouth, wiped his mouth after drinking, and said, "Uncle, I am going to retreat recently." ”

"Retreat? aren't you going to participate in the camp?"

"Yes, you tell Lao Luo, you don't need to bring me food for a while, and don't let anyone bother me, it's very important to me. ”

Seeing Gu Bai's serious expression, Gu Chengde also became serious, "You want to impact the quintessential body?"

Gu Bai smiled: "Sort of." ”

"Okay, I'll tell Lao Luo, you can grasp it yourself, if you need anything, just tell your uncle. ”

......

I returned to my own courtyard.

Gu Bai first asked Cheng Hai to send a lot of food, then closed the door and window and began to feast.

After eating ninety percent in one go, Gu Bai did a warm-up exercise and took out the Life Creation Pill in the ring.

The elixir, which emitted a colorful streamer, lay quietly in his palm.

"It took me three hundred kills, and I don't know how far I can go. ”

Gu Bai held his breath and condensed, sent the pill into his mouth, and then put on the posture of the solid yuan pile and began to cultivate.

Airplanes!

The pill melted in his mouth, and at this moment, Gu Bai only felt that an extremely pure energy in his body exploded, and its concentration was so great that almost every inch of flesh and blood in his body was filled with life.

If it were other pills with such energy, I am afraid that Gu Bai would have already exploded and died at this time.

But this Life Creation Pill was extremely mellow and soft, as if it was the purest essence between heaven and earth, and it did not have any impact or threat to his body, but only coexisted with flesh and blood.

Gu Bai's heart was settled.

In this case, he began to slowly move qi and blood, absorbing and refining the vast and pure energy in his body, nourishing his limbs and bones.

The whole body was like bathing in a warm ocean, every inch of flesh and blood in Gu Bai's body was full of vitality and vitality, he closed his eyes, forgot the time, and carefully felt the amazing changes in his body.

......

The sun and the moon rotate, and time flies.

Under the nourishment of the pure energy like the tide of the sea, Gu Bai opened multiple points that night and broke through the five levels of the quenching realm.

On the second day, he broke through the sixfold of the quenching realm.

On the fourth day, he successfully broke through the sevenfold realm of quenching the body, the old skin was removed from the whole body, and the new skin was as light as mutton fat and tough as a stone.

On the eighth day, he successfully broke through the eightfold quenching realm, and there was a crackling sound in his body, and the tendons of the whole body were tempered, as tough as a steel rope.

Until the fifteenth day, after the last trace of energy of the Creation Pill was absorbed into his body, Gu Bai's whole body sounded like bursting beans one after another, and the bones collided, as if molten steel had been reforged, indestructible.

Quenching the body ninefold!

Gu Bai opened his eyes, like a dragon awakening, his eyes were full of sharpness.

The physique has not changed much, but it exudes an air of brutality.

For fifteen days of sleeplessness, neither food nor drink, Gu Bai did not feel any discomfort.

The body is full of vitality, every beating of the heart is full of strength, and the blood is like a rushing river, surging to deliver strong qi to every inch of muscles and bones.

This retreat has broken through the five realms in a row!