Mo Fan and Gu Bo disguised themselves, and as expected, those who usually knew them couldn't recognize them. They smoothly arrived at the Zixuan Pavilion. Just as the waiter was about to greet them, Mo Fan said, "Arrange a seat for us. That spot over there is good."
Mo Fan pointed to the seats next to the Golden Ancient Emperor and his group.
The waiter led them over. Mo Fan casually ordered a few dishes and then sent the waiter away. Afterwards, Mo Fan seemed absent-minded, even the mortal Gu Bo beside him was more composed.
Meanwhile, A' Xiong and the others were feasting. The little girl A' Wu didn't act like a girl at all, grabbing a chicken leg with her left hand and picking up dishes with her right, her mouth stuffed with food, her face greasy and her manners non-existent.
But the one with slightly better table manners, which surprised the Golden Ancient Emperor, was the little glutton A' Si. Although he was also eating and drinking heartily, he always finished what was in his mouth before picking up more food. When the Golden Ancient Emperor asked him about it, he said, "Only this way can I taste every dish. If I eat like A' Wu, I won't be able to taste anything."
"Tch!"
A' Wu disagreed with A' Si and continued eating.
The Golden Ancient Emperor said, "Don't rush, eat slowly. Order more if it's not enough."
"Master, you eat too," A' Xiong said.
"Hehe, your master has tasted all kinds of delicacies. You guys eat," the Golden Ancient Emperor said. The dishes were rare delicacies for ordinary people, but to him, they were nothing special. He didn't have as much of a craving for food as the Eldest, and he didn't have many pursuits in terms of eating.
"Oh, oh!"
The others nodded repeatedly and continued to feast.
However, Mo Fan, who was nearby, thought after hearing the Golden Ancient Emperor's words, 'As expected of a senior expert, he looks down on worldly dishes, which means that there's one less way for me to strike up a conversation with him. I originally wanted to use food to start a conversation, but now it seems impossible.'
Gu Bo naturally saw Mo Fan's distress, but he didn't know how to advise him.
"Master, what should we do now?" Gu Bo asked.
Mo Fan shook his head, looking troubled. The immortal opportunity was right in front of him, but he couldn't find a way to approach it, which was too tormenting for him.
"Master, was the spell you used to change our clothes just now immortal magic?" A' Wu licked the oil on her hand and asked curiously. Mo Fan instantly perked up his ears, his attention highly focused.
The Golden Ancient Emperor chuckled and said, "What kind of immortal magic is that? It's just a small trick. You can do it too when you've cultivated enough."
Mo Fan nodded secretly, agreeing with the Golden Ancient Emperor's words. He wanted to continue listening, but A' Wu only said 'Oh' and continued eating the food in front of her, which made Mo Fan anxious. 'Little ancestor, you can eat anytime, but this is a rare opportunity.'
Mo Fan now wished he could continue asking questions for A' Wu, but that was just wishful thinking. He didn't dare to move.
Time gradually passed, and A' Wu and the others had wiped out all the food on the table. It was hard to imagine that such small children could eat so much. They all rubbed their bulging bellies, looking satisfied.
"Are you full? If you're full, let's go. This place is too small. Your master will take you to a wider world," the Golden Ancient Emperor said with a smile.
"Wait!"
At this moment, Mo Fan finally couldn't help but stand up. He didn't want to miss this opportunity to improve his strength in vain. So, when he heard that the Golden Ancient Emperor was about to leave, he couldn't sit still.
"You… is there something you need?" the Golden Ancient Emperor said indifferently. From the moment Mo Fan entered, he had been paying attention to him, so he naturally noticed him, but he didn't sense any malice from Mo Fan, so he ignored him.
"Senior, junior Mo Fan, please give me some guidance!" Mo Fan directly removed his disguise, revealing his true face. Everyone else was surprised when they saw Mo Fan. Mo Fan was the only immortal master in Mo Family Town, rarely seen, but today they were able to meet him in Zixuan Pavilion. However, the fact that he was respectfully calling someone senior was even more shocking to everyone as they looked at the Golden Ancient Emperor and his group.
The Golden Ancient Emperor frowned slightly, and after thinking for a moment, he understood Mo Fan's thoughts, but he shook his head and said, "With your aptitude, reaching the凝神 (Ningshen) realm is already your limit. There is no possibility of breaking through."
Mo Fan's expression dimmed upon hearing this, but he was still unwilling to give up and asked, "Is there no way?"
"There is, but it makes no difference to you whether you have it or not," the Golden Ancient Emperor shook his head. To change a person's aptitude, besides high-level elixirs, there was also the option of having a strong person willing to expend their energy to cleanse their meridians and marrow. This was what the Golden Ancient Emperor was going to do for the five little ones. No elixir could be stronger than having an Ancient Emperor cleanse their meridians and marrow.
But obviously, Mo Fan had neither of these. Otherwise, he wouldn't still be in the凝神 (Ningshen) realm even after being over half a century old.
"Let's go!"
The Golden Ancient Emperor said to A' Xiong and the five others.
After the group walked out of Zixuan Pavilion, A' Wu said, "Master, that town elder uncle is very nice. When A' Wu was sick, the town elder uncle used his magic to cure her."
The Golden Ancient Emperor was stunned, and then asked A' Xiong, "Is there such a thing?"
A' Xiong and the others nodded. A' Xiong said, "The town elder helps people with their illnesses in town every once in a while. Not only does he not charge money, but even when we beggars are sick, we try to hold on until the town elder helps people with their illnesses so that he can cure us. A' Wu had a fever before, and we didn't have money to see a doctor. Fortunately, the town elder helped people with their illnesses the next day, and A' Wu was cured by him."
The Golden Ancient Emperor nodded, then he took out a bottle of pills and said to A' Xiong, "Take this to him."
"Oh, oh!"
A' Xiong took the pill and ran into Zixuan Pavilion, and he returned not long after.
"Let's go!" The Golden Ancient Emperor waved his hand and left Mo Family Town with his little disciples, starting his journey in the mortal world.
Inside Zixuan Pavilion, Mo Fan trembled as he held the pill in his hand, the words A' Xiong said to him echoing in his mind: "Thank you for saving A' Wu." He didn't know who A' Wu was, he didn't even know that because he had done some insignificant good deeds, he had changed his life.
Mo Fan came outside Zixuan Pavilion, and the Golden Ancient Emperor's group had already disappeared. Mo Fan knelt on the ground with a thud and kowtowed three times to the front.
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The Golden Ancient Emperor started his mortal journey to become an immortal, while Gu Changsheng was also thinking about how to reasonably utilize the inheritance of the Ancient God Clan.
In the Eastern Region Gu Family, twelve inheritance temples floated above the Gu Family. In front of the twelve inheritance temples, twelve stone statues stood. The stone statue of Houtu was also repaired by him. The Gu Family members didn't find anything strange about this. In their opinion, it would be reasonable even if the ancestor brought back an immortal realm.
In a courtyard, Houtu was bored, pinching clay figurines. After Gu Changsheng brought her back, he asked Gu Youxian to arrange a residence for her, and then he ignored her. This made her very puzzled. What about being the protector of your disciple? Now he's disappeared.
"Heh, men!"
Houtu said disdainfully.
"Who provoked you? I just came in and there's such a strong resentment?" Gu Changsheng didn't know when he had walked in. He walked to Houtu's front and found that she was fiddling with clay figurines again. This time, she wasn't pinching her brothers and sisters, but because of this, Gu Changsheng couldn't figure out what it was at all.
"You're really something, finally pinching out something I can't understand," Gu Changsheng complained.
"I say, is it okay for you to break into my courtyard without my permission?" Houtu ignored his complaints and directly counterattacked.
"Hehe, this is my home, do I need your permission?" Gu Changsheng smiled disdainfully.
"……"
"What did you come to me for?" Houtu asked.
"Almost forgot the main thing, it's all because your clay figurine skills are too bad, always making me can't help but complain…"
"Just say what you need to say!" Houtu endured the anger in her heart. If she wasn't really unable to beat him, she might have given Gu Changsheng a kick like he kicked the Golden Ancient Emperor.
Gu Changsheng then told her the purpose of his visit. After listening, Houtu's expression became unknown whether it was anger or helplessness.
"You actually want me to help you manage the development of the human race?" Houtu said strangely. Hey, please, I am the ancestral god of the Ancient God Clan, not the ancestor of the human race. You just let me help you manage the development of the human race, not to mention whether it's appropriate, do you really trust me that much?
"Yes, you see, you used to be one of the twelve ancestral gods of the Ancient God Clan, and the Ancient God Clan is one of the three major races in the barbaric realm. You must have a lot of experience in managing the development of a race. I'm giving you a chance to show it now, of course you don't need to thank me, helping others is a pleasure!" Gu Changsheng said.
"You still want me to thank you?" Houtu looked at Gu Changsheng, how could this person's skin be so thick, wanting her to help him do things and still wanting her to thank him, what kind of logic is this?
"I refuse," Houtu said.
"Give me a reason," Gu Changsheng continued to try to persuade her.
"……"
Want a reason, huh? Then make one up.
"Although I am one of the twelve ancestral gods of the Ancient God Clan, I have never participated in the management of the development of the race. It's all done by my brothers, so you say I have rich management experience, I'm sorry, I don't."
Houtu was talking nonsense, but Gu Changsheng saw through her lies in one sentence.
"Heh, still want to deceive me, don't forget, I have explored your memory, in your memory, the development of the Ancient God Clan was almost entirely handled by you, your brothers are stronger than you, but they are all brainless, if they were to manage the Ancient God Clan, they would definitely be exterminated quickly."
"You…"
Houtu was extremely angry, you stinky guy actually said my brothers are brainless, you are the brainless one, the whole body is brainless.
"Don't forget, I want to be the protector of your disciple, but I don't have time in this world, your disciple has to go to other worlds to experience, right?" Houtu sneered, little brat, I don't believe this can't cure you.
"This, you don't have to worry about it, Honghong is only in the Nirvana realm now, it's still too early to have the strength to experience the heavens, during this time you just help me manage the human race," Gu Changsheng said with a smile.
"What? Your disciple is only in the Nirvana realm?" Houtu was shocked.
"Yes, didn't I tell you?" Gu Changsheng asked back.
"You told a fart!" Houtu finally couldn't help but blurt out the first swear word in countless years.
"Oh, oh, it's not too late to say it now, anyway, it's settled, you eat my food and sleep in my house, you have to help me do something, right?" Gu Changsheng said.
"Then what about you?" Houtu asked.
"Me? Of course I'm watching you help me manage, in case something goes wrong, I can correct it," Gu Changsheng said as a matter of course.
"……"
"Go to hell!"
……
In the end, Houtu still succumbed to Gu Changsheng's power and took over Gu Changsheng's responsibility, officially starting a life of working for Gu Changsheng.
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