After a long while, the two stopped laughing, and Gu Liangyuan looked at Wu Jiangtao, who seemed hesitant to speak:

  "Wu Shixiong, your problem is quite simple. You've been on the wrong path in your cultivation."

  "The wrong path?" Wu Jiangtao looked puzzled.

  Gu Liangyuan nodded. "Yes, Wu Shixiong possesses one of the top fifty special constitutions, the Minor Vajra Physique."

  "If you follow the path of body cultivation, you will surely achieve something significant. Maybe not ascension through the flesh, but reaching the Void Refinement stage is definitely not your limit."

  "Actually, the Minor Vajra Physique is quite easy to discover; you just need to practice body cultivation techniques to find it."

  "What puzzles me is, haven't you noticed it all these years?"

  Listening to Gu Liangyuan's words, Wu Jiangtao felt as if a grand bell resonated in his mind.

  All his past confusions suddenly became clear at that moment!

  His heart surged with excitement, and the long-lost passion was reignited!

  I thought my path had reached a dead end, but it turns out it's just the beginning!

  Seeing Wu Jiangtao's expression, Li Daoyou knew that Gu Liangyuan had guessed correctly.

  He was also curious. The Minor Vajra Physique isn't some hidden special constitution, so how did Wu Jiangtao not discover it?

  Under the curious gaze of Gu Liangyuan and Li Daoyou, Wu Jiangtao blushed and awkwardly explained:

  "When I was young, I was a romantic scholar. Although I noticed I was stronger, I had no fondness for those muscular body cultivators, thinking them crude."

  "I was afraid I'd become like that, so I kept my distance from body cultivation techniques and never practiced them."

  "Later, I thought my strength was due to my spiritual roots and never considered it might be a special constitution."

  "Who would have thought it was for such a reason."

  Listening to Wu Jiangtao's words, the two found it amusing yet also felt a bit wistful.

  All these years, even if he had casually practiced a bit of body cultivation, he could have activated his special constitution.

  But fate is just like that; he never practiced it at all.

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  On reflection, it seemed normal. Before the body cultivation system existed in the cultivation world, how many sacred body constitutions were buried in the river of history?

  This is the information gap.

  Wu Jiangtao slowly stood up and solemnly performed the half-master etiquette towards Gu Liangyuan:

  "Shidi, you have been a teacher to me with just a word. Please accept my bow."

  Gu Liangyuan sidestepped and quickly supported Wu Jiangtao:

  "From now on, we're family. No need for such formalities, Shixiong."

  Hearing Gu Liangyuan's words, Wu Jiangtao and Li Daoyou exchanged a glance and bowed to Gu Liangyuan in unison:

  "Greetings, Peak Master."

  Gu Liangyuan's smile was as hard to suppress as a spraying AK:

  "We're all family, no need for such formalities."

  The three disciples on the side looked at their master with admiration.

  Even the Supreme Elder needs guidance from Master.

  Master is awesome! (voice breaking)

  Amidst the harmonious atmosphere, they suddenly felt the jade carriage jolt violently, as if it had collided with something, abruptly halting its progress.

  Inside the jade carriage, their expressions turned serious. Looking outside, they saw eighteen cultivators of varying ages and genders surrounding the carriage.

  Gu Liangyuan used the Detection Technique and discovered that among these eighteen cultivators, fourteen were at the peak of Nascent Soul, three were at the early Soul Transformation stage, and one was at the mid Soul Transformation stage.

  The Eighteen Bandits of Greenpeak Mountain?

  Seeing the information on the panel, Gu Liangyuan's brow furrowed slightly.

  He had heard of the Eighteen Bandits of Greenpeak Mountain. It was said that these eighteen were initially rogue cultivators who became kings of the mountain, living by robbery in the Greenpeak Mountain area.

  Later, the eighteen became sworn brothers, taking advantage of Greenpeak Mountain's location at the intersection of the Jade Pool Holy Land, Taiyi Holy Land, Golden Armor Sect, and Han Deity Sect, committing all sorts of atrocities.

  Whenever a force sent troops, they would flee to another force's territory to hide. The major forces, already at odds, naturally didn't want others entering their domain, leading to several failed attempts to capture them.

  Since they didn't harm disciples of the holy lands or major sects, they were left alone.

  Unexpectedly, this neglect allowed the eighteen bandits to grow into a force of their own in just a few hundred years.

  To maneuver among the major forces and build from scratch, they indeed had some capability.

  Gu Liangyuan instructed his three disciples, "Stay inside the jade carriage and don't move." In a flash, he appeared outside the carriage.

  Surveying the Eighteen Bandits of Greenpeak Mountain, Gu Liangyuan was about to speak when a Nascent Soul cultivator, who looked like a child, flashed a fierce look and summoned a pair of Tiger-Head Shoes with a wave of his hand.

  The Tiger-Head Shoes grew larger in the wind, heading straight for Gu Liangyuan.

  Gu Liangyuan remained calm, reaching out to summon the Earth Nine Shen Metal Sword into his hand.

  Clang!

  A clear sword cry rang out, and everyone saw a flash of cold light as the Tiger-Head Shoes were sliced in half!

  But before Gu Liangyuan could relax, black smoke suddenly billowed from the four halves of the Tiger-Head Shoes, rushing towards him again.

  Just as Gu Liangyuan was about to take action, Li Daoyou and Wu Jiangtao appeared.

  With just a point of their fingers, the black smoke dissipated completely.

  Seeing this, the leader of the bandits' expression changed dramatically, shouting, "Hostile situation, retreat immediately!"

  But before he could finish, Li Daoyou flashed, creating twenty clones, blocking the bandits' escape route.

  Meanwhile, Wu Jiangtao stood protectively by Gu Liangyuan's side.

  Feeling the pressure from the two, the bandit leader dared not move lightly, watching Gu Liangyuan with a serious expression.

  The other seventeen bandits also looked grim.

  Their intelligence only mentioned Gu Liangyuan as a Nascent Soul.

  Even so, to be safe, all eighteen brothers had come out.

  They thought that even if Gu Liangyuan had a Soul Transformation level elder with him, they wouldn't be afraid.

  But who would have thought that this cunning Gu Liangyuan, just attending an auction, would bring along two Void Refinement monsters!

  And judging by their demeanor, they were at the peak of Void Refinement!

  Buddy, you sure live cautiously!

  Gu Liangyuan casually twirled his sword, stepping through the void to stand before the bandit leader.

  Before Gu Liangyuan could speak, the bandit leader spoke first, "Daoist friend, I am..."

  Before he could finish, Gu Liangyuan swung his sword:

  "Did I say you could speak?"

  Seeing the fierce Sword Qi rushing towards him, the bandit leader's eyes darkened. Just as he was about to dodge, he heard Li Daoyou say:

  "Move, and you die!"

  As he spoke, the pressure of a half-step Unity level was fully unleashed, making the bandit leader dare not move an inch.

  Swish!

  The Sword Qi grazed the bandit leader's cheek, slicing off one of his ears!

  Sss!

  Blood flowed, spilling into the sky!

  The bandit leader was quite a character. Even with one ear cut off, he didn't blink but looked at Gu Liangyuan:

  "Daoist friend, my brother attacked you, and you cut off my ear. Shall we call it even?"

  Gu Liangyuan didn't respond, swinging his sword at the bandit leader again:

  "Seems you haven't learned your lesson!"

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