Published: March 4, 2025
Chapter 70: The Legendary Gu Miaoling
“Father’s daughter, one year older than me. It’s because of her that I left the Gu Family.”
Gu Duxing's expression was bittersweet: “Since childhood, sister Xiao Miao has been my guardian angel. No matter what difficulties or criticisms I faced, she always stood in front of me. Whenever my two adoptive brothers made things hard for me, it was sister Xiao Miao who helped me. Anything I didn't know, she taught me; anything I couldn't reach, she helped me with. She even went against the family elders and her own brother for my sake!”
“I have always grown up under her protection, living a carefree life. Whenever I was on the verge of a breakthrough, she would go to the family’s medicinal garden and treasure vault to find spiritual medicines for me, assisting my breakthroughs. Many of these spiritual medicines were rare and precious treasures, invaluable items that could only be encountered by chance! And these priceless treasures, along with sister Xiao Miao's meticulous support, earned me the reputation of a genius! My cultivation path was smooth sailing; I hardly encountered any significant bottlenecks because, under the influence of those spiritual pills far exceeding bottleneck power, all obstacles became trivial!”
“And many of the spiritual medicines that sister Xiao Miao stole were ones that even my father and several elders were reluctant to use. For this, sister Xiao Miao suffered countless punishments, but I was blissfully unaware. Each time, she would tell me: just eat it; we have plenty at home! And I, naively, ate them all…”
Chu Yang listened silently, finally understanding why Gu Duxing created a cultivation legend at such a young age in his past life.
With the vast resources and manpower of the Gu Family, the spiritual medicines they could collect were certainly not ordinary. It was no surprise that Gu Duxing's cultivation speed was astonishing after consuming such a massive amount of spiritual medicines.
“We have all grown up, and because sister Xiao Miao constantly provided me with spiritual medicines, my cultivation speed far surpassed that of all my peers. I kept breaking through one level after another, becoming a genius that all families focused on. But they did not know that this genius was built on countless efforts and grievances from sister Xiao Miao.”
“And I proudly boasted about my talent, feeling self-satisfied and oblivious.” Gu Duxing's eyes sparkled with unshed tears. Suddenly, he tilted his head back and downed the wine in his cup. Then he grabbed the wine jug and filled it again.
“It wasn’t until one day that sister Xiao Miao stole the Celestial Purple Ganoderma for me to break through the Sword Sect, which provoked the entire family’s rage!”
Gu Duxing slammed his fist on his own head: “Just when I was about to break through the Sword Sect’s bottleneck, my father, in a fit of rage, broke one of sister Xiao Miao’s legs! And confined her!”
“My two adoptive brothers became even angrier with me. When they came to find trouble, I, being unaware, ended up beating them up. Then the eldest brother said: ‘You’ve always hidden behind a woman; don’t you feel ashamed? Now you’ve caused sister Miaoling such suffering; don’t you feel guilty?’”
“I was taken aback and chased after them to ask; this time, they didn’t hide anything and told me everything.” Tears dripped from Gu Duxing’s eyes into his wine cup: “I went to find my father, but he just sighed. He told me that sister Xiao Miao was punished by the elder council for repeatedly stealing family treasures and was locked in the imprisoned dragon cave! Moreover, the sentence was for life! The Celestial Purple Ganoderma is the family’s treasure, waiting for the Grand Elder to consume it at the critical moment of breaking through to the martial emperor, achieving success and leading the family to become the foremost family, thus securing the family's supreme legacy! Sister Xiao Miao stole it and gave it to me, and I had already consumed it, ruining decades of preparation for the family!”