"What exactly is this Jade Gourd?"

Gu Yuan was filled with uncertainty and doubt.

He had previously suspected that this artifact must have some background; after all, when he first acquired it, it bore over five hundred Dao Rhyme Points.

It's rare for ordinary objects to have so many Dao Rhyme Points.

However, Gu Yuan had used the treasure-seeking technique to examine it and found no anomalies, so he stopped paying it much attention.

But now, it seemed clear that this Jade Pendant was not simple and surely harbored some secrets.

While the artifact showed no abnormalities before, now that Gu Yuan was undergoing a transformation and his talent was evolving, the Jade Gourd began to manifest anomalies.

The reason behind this was worth pondering.

Holding the Jade Small Gourd in his hand, Gu Yuan tried to sense it with his spirit, but couldn't detect anything.

When his spiritual power touched the object, it had difficulty penetrating within.

"Hmm? There's something strange!"

Suddenly, Gu Yuan squinted his eyes, noticing a slight anomaly with the gourd.

He discovered that when he changed the position while holding the gourd, the light on its surface would dim in one direction, but grow stronger in another.

"No, that's not right!"

After trying several orientations, Gu Yuan found that only going in one direction made the light on the Jade Gourd brighter.

He quickly realized: "It's not the gourd itself that's the issue, but this gourd is guiding me! Could it be that it's directing me to find something or someone?"

After hesitating for a moment, Gu Yuan decided to take the Qiushui Sword, instructed Ao Da a few things, and then jumped over the wall to leave the courtyard.

With one hand holding the Jade Small Gourd, he distinguished the direction, heading toward where the gourd pointed.

He passed through alleyways and kept going without stopping.

After walking for a while, Gu Yuan arrived in front of a courtyard.

"Hmm, this is..."

He halted, instinctively looked up, and suddenly froze in his tracks.

Because the courtyard before him was unmistakably the home of Lin Zhou, the scholar he had known!

"It actually led me here..."

Gu Yuan was puzzled, took a few steps forward, and knocked on the courtyard door.

Soon, the door opened, and a full-figured woman appeared.

Seeing Gu Yuan, she was a bit surprised but still bowed politely: "Oh, it's Mr. Gu. Are you here to see Lin Lang?"

This woman was a familiar face Gu Yuan had met a few times, Hu Xiuniang, Lin Zhou the scholar's beloved.

"Sister Hu."

Gu Yuan returned the gesture and smiled: "I was wandering around the streets and ended up here without realizing it, sorry to disturb you."

"Mr. Gu, no need to be so polite, Lin Lang is home right now, please come in."

Hu Xiuniang stepped aside to let him pass.

"Thank you."

Gu Yuan nodded.

Seeing that the closer he got to the house, the brighter the light from the Jade Small Gourd became, he discreetly put it away, then entered the house.

...

"Brother Gu, take care on the way; I won't see you off."

About half an hour later, at the courtyard gate, Lin Zhou and Hu Xiuniang saw Gu Yuan off.

"Brother Lin, Sister Hu, please stop here."

Gu Yuan returned the gesture and then took his leave.

Upon returning home, night had fallen.

Gu's mother brought him a meal, Gu Yuan quickly ate a few bites, eager to take out his Jade Small Gourd.

Then, with his other hand, he flipped his palm, revealing a Purple Jade Small Gourd in his hand.

Apart from the difference in color, the Purple Jade Small Gourd and the Jade Small Gourd were identical in appearance, style, and size!

Indeed, this Purple Jade Small Gourd was the item the Jade Small Gourd had guided him to find.

It belonged to Hu Xiuniang and was said to be a piece of jewelry passed down from her mother, who had accidentally found it in the mountains, and Hu Xiuniang had kept it in her jewelry box.

Earlier, Gu Yuan didn't waste any words, chatted briefly, and directly asked if they'd ever seen a Jade Gourd.

Upon hearing this, Hu Xiuniang took it out, and Gu Yuan bought it from her.

Gu Yuan wasn't sure if Hu Xiuniang's mother's story of finding it in the mountains was true, but now wasn't the time to be concerned about that.

Because at this moment, the two Jade Gourds began to sense each other, their light expanding and contracting as if two magnets gradually attracted to each other, then emitted a strong and intense purple-blue spiritual light.

As the purple-blue light grew stronger, Gu Yuan instinctively squinted his eyes but could still vaguely see the two Jade Gourds merging together.

After a while, when the light dimmed, there was only one gourd left in front of Gu Yuan.

A palm-sized gourd with intertwined purple-blue colors!

At this moment, this gourd was emitting a faint purple-blue spiritual light, quietly suspended in front of Gu Yuan.

"This..."

Gu Yuan was stunned, unsure what was happening.

"Huh?"

However, at that moment, a voice of surprise emerged from within the gourd.

Then, a wisp of smoke came out, transforming into a cloud-like figure, materializing in front of Gu Yuan.

This figure was quite tall, wearing a Purple Gold Daoist Robe, a Jade Crown on his head, and a Yellow Gourd hanging from his waist.

The man's figure was slightly plump, his skin pale, with large earlobes, appearing quite prosperous.

He stared at Gu Yuan with wide eyes: "Boy, your physique is rather peculiar..."

"It shares a seventy percent similarity with the Gui Water Spirit Body. While there are some differences in certain aspects, it's not inferior to the Gui Water Spirit Body and even surpasses it in strength, clearly a type of Water Spirit Body I've never seen before..."

The mysterious Daoist circled around Gu Yuan while speaking, shaking his head:

"Strange! Truly strange, how can there exist a Water Spirit Body unknown to me in this world! Furthermore, you possess not only a Spirit Body but also Sword Heart Talent, which is quite rare..."

"Unfortunately, even if your Spirit Body is stronger than the Gui Water Spirit Body, it's still just a Spirit Body, not a Dao Body..."

"Well, a Spirit Body it is, considering the master ancestor back then... besides..."

His tone was quite grand, his words implying a familiarity with all Water Spirit Bodies in the world.

Toward the end, he seemed somewhat regretful and wistful.

Finally, due to certain taboos, his words became unclear, not spoken aloud.

Yet, being stared at by this Daoist, Gu Yuan felt chills down his spine, as if his entire being inside and out was laid bare.

This was undoubtedly somewhat unbelievable.

With Gu Yuan's current cultivation, even a Celestial Human Realm Cultivator wouldn't necessarily give him this sensation by mere sight.

Moreover, the Daoist could tell at a glance that Gu Yuan possessed a Water Spirit Body and Sword Heart Talent. Such keen insight was truly formidable!

Gu Yuan scratched his head, seemingly feeling a slight tingle, his mind alert while outwardly he calmly bowed respectfully:

"I am Gu Yuan, may I inquire the senior's Dao title?"

The fusion of the two Jade Gourds resulting in the emergence of a Daoist was unexpected to him.

But there was one thing for sure, this Daoist undoubtedly had a significant background!

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