Gu Yuan sized up the other person, who was also sizing up Gu Yuan.

With a somewhat scrutinizing and exploratory gaze, the middle-aged man looked Gu Yuan up and down and smiled.

Before Gu Yuan could say anything, the man casually cupped his hands: "Greetings, Young Master Gu."

"Who are you?"

Gu Yuan narrowed his eyes slightly, sensing that the visitor came with ill intentions.

"I'm just a nobody, not worth mentioning."

The middle-aged man smiled and said, "However, my young master has already arranged a banquet at the Cloud Peak Immortal Tower and has specifically sent me to invite Young Master Gu to attend."

Young master?

Cloud Peak Immortal Tower?

Inviting me to a banquet?

Gu Yuan was taken aback for a moment but didn't rush to answer. Instead, he sensed some undertones from the man's words.

The middle-aged cultivator in front of him was a proper Celestial Human Realm Cultivator and a rare Body Cultivator who practiced Body Forging Divine Techniques. His cultivation did not feel much weaker than that of Liu Xinjun before.

Someone like him would be qualified to be an Inner Sect Disciple in Medicine King Mountain or even the Gu God Sect.

Yet, someone like him was lowering himself, referring to himself as a "nobody." What does this imply?

It implies that whoever he calls young master must be someone with far greater status, position, or cultivation than him.

Gu Yuan was silent for a moment and then asked: "Who is your young master? I believe I don't know him?"

"My young master's surname is Lv, given name Kun, and he is a True Disciple of the Gu God Sect."

The middle-aged man smiled slightly, though with a hint of pride: "It's okay if Young Master Gu doesn't know my young master now; you'll get to know him eventually."

Lv Kun... a True Disciple of the Gu God Sect?

Gu Yuan frowned; he had never heard of this name.

But this was normal. Not to mention the Gu God Sect, even the many Inner Sect Disciples or True Disciples of Medicine King Mountain; he hadn't met them all.

The issue is, he didn't know the True Disciple Lv Kun of the Gu God Sect. Judging by the slightly flippant attitude of the person in front of him, he knew this wasn't going to be a pleasant banquet.

Moreover, Medicine King Mountain and Gu God Sect had always been hostile rather than friendly. On the surface, the two major cultivation sects maintained certain decorum without tearing their faces.

But privately, the conflicts between the two, both overt and covert, never ceased.

Previously, Baochan True Master and He Ling True Master, two Saint-Entering Golden Pill cultivators, had some friction, which Gu Yuan had witnessed.

It was only due to the common threat of the Primordial Nether Sect that the two sides reached a certain degree of tacit agreement.

But this doesn't mean that a small Inner Sect Disciple like Gu Yuan can come into contact with a True Disciple of the Gu God Sect.

Once he made contact, and the news got out, it might bring unnecessary trouble to Gu Yuan, even causing some problems for He Ling True Master.

After all, Gu Yuan had little foundation in Medicine King Mountain and quite a few people who looked at him unfavorably, watching him with a predatory gaze. Therefore, going was unnecessary.

Thinking of this, Gu Yuan had the intention to refuse but didn't say it outright. Instead, he directly said, "I don't know Brother Lv. What does he have to discuss with me?"

The middle-aged man was a little displeased upon hearing this, and his smile faded a bit, only saying, "Young Master Gu will know once he arrives."

Gu Yuan waved his hand, refusing: "Forget it, just pass on my thanks to your young master for his kind invitation, but I have other matters to attend to, so I can't go to this banquet."

The middle-aged man was taken aback for a moment, his smile disappearing, replaced by a colder expression, and his tone grew harsher:

"I advise Young Master Gu to consider it carefully. My young master has extended you a great courtesy by sending me to invite you, so please don't refuse a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit!"

"Otherwise..."

At this, the middle-aged man looked Gu Yuan up and down, showing a cold smile: "Young Master Gu may have some talent in cultivation, but relying on talent alone isn't nearly enough, and things aren't as simple as you think. Once some matters occur, it will be too late for regrets..."

He thought that after asking two questions, Gu Yuan would agree. Who would have expected Gu Yuan to directly refuse? To him, this seemed like he was being toyed with!

"Refusing a toast only to drink a forfeit?"

Gu Yuan smiled playfully and said bluntly: "What audacity!"

The middle-aged man grew angry, and just as he was about to speak, Gu Yuan asked: "Is your young master a Primordial Spirit True Immortal?"

His expression faltered, but he didn't dare admit it: "No..."

"Then could he be a Yin God Giant or a Yang Spirit expert?"

Gu Yuan continued to ask.

The middle-aged man's expression turned unpleasant, and he remained silent.

At this moment, Gu Yuan scoffed: "Not even a Yin Spirit, what qualifies him to make me refuse a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit? Who does Lv Kun think he is?! If he has the guts, let him come to Medicine King Mountain and try!"

Then he turned his gaze to the middle-aged man in front of him and mocked:

"And you, calling yourself a cultivator, yet you lower yourself, calling yourself a nobody. A person like you has no right to cultivate! You're no better than a dog! Get lost!"

"You... you..."

The middle-aged man trembled with anger, his complexion ashen, but he couldn't speak for a moment.

He never expected Gu Yuan to have such audacity to say such things.

In his view, though Gu Yuan had potential, potential was different from strength.

Compared to his young master, perhaps Gu Yuan had better talent, but in terms of status, cultivation, and ability, he fell far behind.

His young master's personal invitation was already a considerable kindness to Gu Yuan. To refuse was not just disrespectful; it was slapping his young master in the face!

To refuse was one thing, but to speak like this, Gu Yuan must be out of his mind!

"Boy, don't think you can act arrogantly just because you've joined Medicine King Mountain. My young master is not someone you can afford to offend..."

The middle-aged man had calmed down somewhat, changing his address of Gu Yuan to "boy" and said mockingly: "Even your master, He Ling True Master, must be polite to my young master, let alone you? Just wait; you'll regret today's actions..."

"Arrogant? Your brain must be waterlogged like a dog's!"

Gu Yuan only felt it was absurd.

"Your young master, hiding behind secrecy, doesn't even explain, yet expects me to come to a banquet, and if I don't agree, it's refusal grounds for punishment? Whose logic is this?"

"Enough, get out, I don't have time to waste words with you!"

With that, Gu Yuan intended to shut the door, wasting no more words.

"Fellow Daoist Gu..."

Just then, a figure appeared before Gu Yuan, moving so swiftly that even Gu Yuan found it rather abrupt.

"Who are you?"

Gu Yuan's eyes narrowed, but seeing the utter respect from the side-standing middle-aged man, he had a good idea of this newcomer's identity.

The newly arrived figure was tall and slender, with handsome features, though the lips were a bit thin, and combined with the eyes carrying a slightly rakish and vicious gleam, gave off a sense of chill and aloofness.

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