In the Lingyin Temple, there stood a very ancient peach tree, rumored to be several hundred years old, with a trunk much thicker than the waist of a water buffalo.

Early spring.

A few pink flower buds were already hanging on the peach tree, though they had not yet fully bloomed.

A young Daoist stood beneath the tree, looking up with some anticipation, murmuring, "I wonder what it will look like when all the peach blossoms are in full bloom."

Hmm?

Suddenly.

Gu Changge's ears twitched as he looked toward the courtyard entrance.

An old Daoist with a troubled expression walked in from outside. Upon seeing him, the old Daoist's face grew even more worried.

Daoist Qingxu fixed his gaze on Gu Changge as he approached, his eyes full of hope, saying, "Tell me, your name is Li Ge!"

Hearing this, Gu Changge's eyes flickered with understanding, and he looked at Daoist Qingxu with a smile, shaking his head.

"Zhao Ge? Song Ge? Zhou Ge? Hu Ge?"

Daoist Qingxu, unwilling to give up, recited one name after another.

Gu Changge chuckled lightly, "Gu Changge!"

A few days ago, he had used the name Li Ge when he entered Lingyin Temple, as the name Gu Changge was too well-known in Rising Dragon City.

So he feared that even if Daoist Qingxu hadn't met him before, he wouldn't dare to accept him rashly.

Upon hearing Gu Changge's admission, Daoist Qingxu felt a wave of despair wash over him, and he couldn't help but slap his own face with his hand.

Foolish!

Daoist Qingxu was filled with regret.

He shouldn't have been so eager to accept this young master into the temple just for the sake of some silver!

After taking the silver.

Early this morning, he couldn't wait to visit his old flame at the Yi Hong Courtyard in the city, but who would have thought that explosive news was spreading everywhere in the city.

Driven by the curiosity of a bystander not wanting to miss any gossip.

He happily inquired about the matter, but the more he listened, the more something felt off, and the more uneasy he became.

How could the legendary eldest young master of the Gu Family, who entered the temple for cultivation, feel so familiar?

Hadn't he just accepted a teenage boy a few days ago?

What was his name again?

Li... Ge?

Oh my goodness!

He even refused his old flame's request to stay the night and hurried back, only to be completely disarmed by Gu Changge's straightforwardness.

"Young master, please don't get me into trouble!"

Daoist Qingxu looked at Gu Changge, wanting to cry but having no tears.

Gu Changge patted Daoist Qingxu's shoulder, smiling, "Temple Master, don't worry, as long as I'm here, nothing will happen."

Daoist Qingxu's eye twitched.

Don't you realize that it's precisely because you're here that something might happen?!

He felt as if he had aged ten years in an instant, his face full of worry.

Who was Gu Changge?

The legitimate eldest son of the Gu Family Patriarch, the first in line to inherit the Gu Family's estate!

Everyone in Rising Dragon City knew these things!

And he had brought the next Patriarch of the Gu Family into the temple, wasn't this directly cutting off the Gu Family's lineage?

With the ability of Old Master Gu.

He could easily make him disappear from this world without a trace.

Seeing Daoist Qingxu's expression, Gu Changge couldn't help but find it amusing, so he patted his shoulder and said, "If anything happens, just come to me, I won't cause you any trouble."

"Really?"

Daoist Qingxu looked at Gu Changge with a face full of hope.

Gu Changge nodded gently.

Immediately, Daoist Qingxu let out a long sigh of relief, his peripheral vision catching sight of Gu Changge, his mind filled with doubts.

Why did this young master decide to come here to cultivate?

He composed himself and then cautiously said to Gu Changge, "If there's nothing else, I'll take my leave. If you need anything, feel free to find me anytime."

Gu Changge nodded with a smile, "Please, Daoist Priest."

Hearing this, Daoist Qingxu left the small courtyard with a sense of relief.

...

At the highest point of Lingyin Mountain was a small pavilion.

The pavilion was named "Fengbo."

Gu Changge, wearing a Daoist robe, stood in Fengbo Pavilion with his hands behind his back, gazing at the vast landscape around him. From here, he could see the Han River rushing past Lingyin Mountain and the giant city of Rising Dragon City not far across the river.

Rising Dragon City was a famous large city in the Fusu Kingdom.

Even in the prosperous southeastern region, it was one of the top cities, with a population exceeding two million. It was surrounded by three rivers: the Han River, the Moon River, and the Grand Canal, making its shipping industry extremely developed.

And the Gu Family was a prominent merchant family in Rising Dragon City and even the entire Fusu Kingdom.

But Gu Changge didn't care about any of that.

Even though he was the Gu Family's almost certain next Patriarch.

In his previous life, he was an entrepreneur who had worked hard for over ten or twenty years to get his company listed, only to die suddenly from overwork.

After coming to this world, he kept pondering.

What was the point of all his efforts?

He hadn't enjoyed any rewards from his hard work, and during the struggle, apart from fatigue and exhaustion, there was no real joy.

So he had an epiphany.

If one has the time and ability, one should enjoy life because you never know what might happen next.

The power to be untroubled!

A lifespan that never runs out!

That's what should be pursued!

And this world could satisfy all of that.

Gu Changge stood in Fengbo Pavilion, his gaze distant, recalling all the experiences he had encountered in this life over the past decade.

Since birth, a voice had occasionally echoed in his mind. He had tried to investigate it but soon gave up.

Because there was no trace to be found.

He didn't mind much, as the voice hadn't shown any hostility or intelligence so far.

Besides.

Having died once, what was there to fear?

Perhaps he was able to live another life because of the voice's help, who knows?

Apart from that, this world intrigued Gu Changge.

From what he could access so far, this world seemed to be one where martial arts reigned supreme.

In everyday life, one could often encounter martial artists.

From 9th Grade Martial Artists, 8th Grade Martial Artists, 7th Grade Martial Artists... to 1st-rank Martial Artists, and then to Postnatal Realm experts, Prenatal Realm Grandmasters, advancing step by step.

Legend has it that Prenatal Realm experts could easily live to one hundred and fifty years!

And he... was born in the Prenatal Realm.

With his [Changsheng] Fate, living to a thousand years was not a problem.

But was this world limited to just that?

Gu Changge hadn't encountered higher realms, but he had doubts.

Take the Fusu Kingdom, which divided the world into eighteen circuits, each circuit governing multiple commanderies. For instance, Rising Dragon City was the commandery seat of Shannan Circuit's Rising Dragon Commandery.

The Fusu Kingdom had a population exceeding three hundred million.

And there seemed to be dozens of countries like the Fusu Kingdom, but no one knew what lay beyond. For ordinary people, they might never leave their commandery in a lifetime.

Even Prenatal Grandmasters who traveled the world might only visit a dozen countries at most.

According to the rule that the larger the map, the stronger the experts, the Prenatal Realm was definitely not the end of cultivation; there must be higher realms above it.

It can be hard to make great work when its stolen from "pawread.com".

Now, at the Great Perfection of the Prenatal Realm, he could already feel it.

His cultivation bottleneck was loosening.

This world was definitely not as simple as it seemed!

In that case, what was a first-rate family like the Gu Family in the Fusu Kingdom?

Without enough power and a long enough lifespan, one couldn't even see the world clearly.

While pondering.

Gu Changge heard hurried footsteps and turned to see a breathless young Daoist acolyte running up the mountain path.

Seeing him, the acolyte paused for a moment, then quickly said, "Senior Brother Gu, someone has come from the foot of the mountain, it seems to be your father. The Temple Master asked me to invite you down."

Gu Changge nodded calmly, "I understand."

What was meant to come would eventually come!