Among them were Gu Yuan's fellow disciples from Medicine King Mountain, as well as some other unidentified individuals wishing to visit him.

However, Gu Yuan had already activated the array restrictions of his entire residence.

Although the array at his residence didn't have much defensive power, as its alert and disguise functions outweighed its defense, any casual cultivator could break through it given some time, no one dared to attempt it.

Because this was the Jade Bright Immortal Pavilion, and doing so would be equivalent to offending Gu Yuan.

Seeing the restrictions rise in Gu Yuan's yard, outsiders naturally understood that Gu Yuan was in seclusion, so they tacitly refrained from disturbing him, only sending someone to keep watch and make plans once Gu Yuan emerged from his retreat.

...

Gu Yuan awoke from his seclusion.

He opened his eyes, water light flowed in his hands, shining brightly, with nine chopstick-like items floating and transforming within.

There were obviously some mysterious connections between them, appearing enigmatic and ever-changing.

This was naturally the Trapped Dragon Array.

During the more than ten days of seclusion, Gu Yuan had completely refined it.

Even the various changes of this array of magical artifacts, he had become familiar with and mastered it completely.

This array held extraordinary significance for Gu Yuan.

With this array of magical artifacts, his strength increased greatly!

Moreover, the higher his cultivation, the more power he could harness from this array of magical artifacts.

Gu Yuan flipped his palm, water spirit light flowed, and the array of magical artifacts disappeared.

"Hmm?"

Then he opened the restriction of the training room, raising an eyebrow as he saw more than a dozen communication fire talismans flying in.

"So many messages, and most of them are invitations to banquets... Seems like I've become famous."

After checking them one by one, Gu Yuan's expression gradually became somewhat peculiar.

These communication fire talismans came from various forces or individuals, big and small.

However, most were from loose cultivators, or some ordinary small households.

Gu Yuan wasn't very interested in them.

Additionally, his fellow disciple Feng Shaojie, who had met Situ Yan's disciple once before, also sent a communication fire talisman.

Informing him to visit Jade Cauldron Tower after coming out of seclusion.

Evidently, Gu Yuan's previous actions had already been known by his fellow disciples and even the elders.

This didn't matter much, Gu Yuan knew he would have to mention the matter to Situ Yan and the others eventually.

However, among them, a message caught Gu Yuan's attention.

It surprised him a bit.

Gu Yuan got up and left the house, opening the door to see a young cultivator standing guard at the entrance.

This young cultivator had a handsome appearance, with a straight posture, wolf-waist and ape-arms, wearing armor that shimmered with spiritual light, covered with intricate and mysterious patterns, making him appear rather extraordinary.

At his waist hung a sword with spiritual light flowing around it.

He looked much like a Spirit General.

It seemed he had been guarding there for some time, as Gu Yuan opened the door, he finally moved slightly and opened his eyes.

"I greet Young Master Gu."

The young cultivator greeted unhurriedly.

"Who are you, and what do you want with me?"

Gu Yuan showed a hint of surprise in his eyes, yet he spoke calmly.

The young cultivator before him, although appearing fresh and lively like a real person, showed no signs of breathing or heartbeat to Gu Yuan's senses.

Clearly, this person was a puppet!

Moreover, observing the armor and sword at his waist, which connected together as one, it gave Gu Yuan a slight feeling of danger.

This made Gu Yuan think a bit more.

The puppet technique is considered an unconventional practice in the cultivation realm, bearing many similarities to the artifact refining dao.

However, the strength of the puppet before him rivaled that of a seasoned Celestial Human Realm cultivator, coupled with its high spiritual wisdom, making the value of such a puppet nearly more precious than a top-grade magical artifact!

A Golden Core Great Cultivator was necessary to refine such a thing.

It was evident, the identity of the person behind this puppet was anything but ordinary.

"Following my young master's orders, I have specially come to invite Young Master Gu to a banquet."

The young puppet spoke respectfully and methodically.

After speaking, it took out a jade invitation from somewhere, handing it to Gu Yuan, adorned with carved patterns and meticulously carved from Spirit Jade, appearing exquisite and luxurious.

Gu Yuan did not immediately accept it, instead asking, "Who is your young master?"

The young puppet replied without hesitation, "My young master is Shen Yuming.

"Oh? Shen Yuming?"

Upon hearing this somewhat familiar name, Gu Yuan raised an eyebrow, surprised.

This Shen Yuming was clearly a mighty loose cultivator from the Poison Dragon Cave deep in the Yunmeng Mountain Range, a disciple of the Venerable Poison Dragon!

Moreover, this person was renowned along with Li Changsheng, the demonic heir Ji Canghai of the Primordial Nether Sect, the disciple Wang Zhu of the White Ape Sword Immortal, and Su Qiuyue of Taixu Temple, as the most outstanding young talents in the Southern Border Cultivation Realm!

Upon touching the jade invitation with his divine thought, a stream of information flowed into Gu Yuan's mind.

The information began with polite greetings, then detailed the time and location of the banquet, as well as the other guests being invited.

Judging from the information, it was clearly not a banquet solely for him, but was intended for many, all exceptional representatives of the younger generation from various sects and factions.

Among them were disciples from the Gu God Sect, Medicine King Mountain, the Star River Sword Sect, as well as disciples from other large and small cultivation forces and clans.

This piqued Gu Yuan's curiosity.

He had never met Shen Yuming before, so he wondered why the latter would specifically send someone to invite him.

After pondering for a while, Gu Yuan gradually understood.

It was likely that his public beheading of Hei Xiongzi outside the Qiongming Market a few days ago had attracted attention, making him somewhat famous, thus resulting in this invitation.

In other words, his actions from a few days ago had caught the interest of some people, and had caught Shen Yuming's attention, prompting him to dispatch a puppet specifically to deliver the invitation.

"Alright, please convey to your young master that I will attend."

Gu Yuan didn't hesitate too much and nodded in agreement.

After all, it was just a banquet, and it was held inside the Jade Bright Immortal Pavilion, so at most, it would just be a pointless trip.

"Rest assured, Young Master Gu, I shall convey your message, farewell."

The young puppet bowed respectfully, then turned and left.

"Shen Yuming... intriguing."

Watching the young puppet's departing figure, Gu Yuan smiled slightly.

It was rumored that Shen Yuming was a disciple of the Venerable Poison Dragon from the Poison Dragon Cave, possessing a True Dragon Bloodline, though whether this was true or not remained unknown.

Nevertheless, being ranked alongside Li Changsheng, Ji Canghai, and Wang Zhu, he was clearly far from ordinary.

Gu Yuan no longer dwelled on it, and took steps towards Jade Cauldron Tower.

The trouble from Lv Kun had been temporarily resolved, though what would happen next was unclear, but with Lv Kun having suffered considerable losses, it was unlikely he'd make any moves in the near future.

However, the Cyan Wood True Master of Jade Cauldron Tower wasn't dealt with yet, a plan to handle this old fox needed to be devised soon, otherwise, having such an old fox silently watching would be quite discomforting.

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