There was only a year and a half left until the ten-year agreement that Gu Changsheng had set with the Seven Stars Sword Sect and the three quasi-emperor forces.
At this time, the Seven Stars Sword Sect of the Northern Dipper Star was actively preparing for war. After nearly ten years of development, the Seven Stars Sword Sect had become the fifth largest force under the four quasi-emperor forces.
The reason was not because the strength of the Seven Stars Sword Sect members had qualitatively improved. The Seven Stars Sword Sect had only been established for nine years. Even with abundant resources and excellent disciple talent, it was impossible to become the fifth largest force in the Northern Dipper Star in such a short time.
The main reason was because of Xiaotian.
As a demon clan who witnessed Gu Changsheng's preaching, Xiaotian resolutely chose to join the Seven Stars Sword Sect, a human sect. Moreover, when he first joined, his cultivation had already reached the peak of the Transcendent Realm. After being baptized by Gu Changsheng's preaching, and with the support of abundant cultivation resources after joining the Seven Stars Sword Sect, he had now reached the fifth level of the Entering Sage Realm.
Originally, Xiaotian was the strongest combat power of the Seven Stars Sword Sect, but he hadn't been for two years.
Xiaotian's true form was a Howling Moon Heavenly Wolf, from the northern part of the Northern Dipper Star.
The Northern Dipper Star was not as large as the Heavenly Desolate Star. It only had one huge continent, comparable to the Eastern Region of the Heavenly Desolate Star. Before the establishment of the Seven Stars Sword Sect, the continent was divided into five regions, with the Eastern Region ruled by the Heavenly Sword Dynasty, the Southern Region led by the Profound Heaven Sword Sect, the Western Region's strongest force naturally being the Rending Heaven Sword Sect, and the Central Region being the Central Origin City.
Only the northern part was a primeval forest filled with demon beasts, known to the world as the Forest of Demon Beasts.
Xiaotian's Howling Moon Heavenly Wolf clan was the overlord of the Forest of Demon Beasts, equivalent to the Heavenly Sword Dynasty that ruled the Eastern Region.
Xiaotian was the son of the Howling Moon Heavenly Wolf King. As for why he was wandering in the territory of the Heavenly Sword Dynasty and joined the Seven Stars Sword Sect, it was all because Xiaotian didn't want to accept the marriage arranged for him by his father.
Simply put, Xiaotian was in his rebellious period. He happened to hear Gu Changsheng's preaching and believed that the Seven Stars Sword Sect was protected by a sage, so he chose to join the Seven Stars Sword Sect to resist his father.
When Xiaotian's father learned that Xiaotian had joined the Seven Stars Sword Sect, combined with the fact that Gu Changsheng had destroyed three saints from the three major forces, Xiaotian's father was also a decisive person. He decided to lead the Howling Moon Heavenly Wolf clan to join the Seven Stars Sword Sect.
Xiaotian's father was not a weakling. His cultivation had already reached the realm of a saint, so he knew how terrifying it was for Gu Changsheng to easily destroy three saints. Based on the strength Gu Changsheng displayed at the time, even a peak Great Sage could not have suppressed three saints from a distance. In Xiaotian's father's opinion, behind the Seven Stars Sword Sect stood at least a quasi-emperor, and a very terrifying quasi-emperor at that.
This was a great opportunity for their Howling Moon Heavenly Wolf clan.
Thus, because of Xiaotian, the entire Howling Moon Heavenly Wolf clan joined the Seven Stars Sword Sect. Moreover, as the overlord of the Forest of Demon Beasts, the demon clans affiliated with them naturally joined the Seven Stars Sword Sect as well.
In addition to Xiaotian's father being a saint-level expert, the Howling Moon Heavenly Wolf clan also had two old ancestors at the peak of the Saint Realm.
As a result, the Seven Stars Sword Sect gained three more Saint Realm experts, instantly making the Seven Stars Sword Sect the fifth largest force in the Northern Dipper Star.
Duan Fei, as the actual manager of the Seven Stars Sword Sect, woke up from his dreams with a smile every day in the face of the increasingly prosperous sect.
This day, Duan Fei was dealing with the sect's affairs when a voice interrupted him.
"Not bad, you're doing a good job!"
Duan Fei was about to angrily ask who interrupted him, but when he looked up, he saw a familiar figure, and then he quickly stood up and respectfully said, "Disciple greets Teacher!"
The person who came was naturally Gu Changsheng. There was still a year and a half left until the ten-year agreement. Although he didn't seem to care, he still had great expectations for the Seven Stars Sword Sect in his heart.
After all, the people of the Seven Stars Sword Sect were all his disciples and grand-disciples.
"Teacher, please sit!"
There was only one chair next to Duan Fei in the room, so Duan Fei naturally wanted to give his seat to Gu Changsheng.
Gu Changsheng shook his head and said, "When did you become so polite? When you and your boss were complaining about me behind my back, I didn't see you being so polite."
"Hehe, wasn't that because I was ignorant back then?" Duan Fei scratched his head awkwardly. He hadn't known Gu Changsheng back then, so when Li Beifei complained, he also complained a few times, and the result was naturally the same as Li Beifei, he got beaten up.
Gu Changsheng smiled lightly and didn't dwell on the matter. He looked at Duan Fei, the little fatty, and his eyes revealed a hint of appreciation.
"Not bad, you actually succeeded in using your body as a formation."
Although Duan Fei's cultivation was still in the Breaking Void Realm, his strength couldn't be judged by his cultivation. With Duan Fei's current strength, he was already comparable to the peak of the Transcendent Realm.
"Everything I have was bestowed by Teacher. If it weren't for you providing me with the cultivation method, I'm afraid I would only be a mediocre Breaking Void Realm cultivator in this life. Teacher is above, please accept a bow from your disciple!"
After Duan Fei finished speaking, he knelt down and kowtowed three times.
Gu Changsheng helped him up and said, "If only that rebellious disciple of mine was half as grateful to his teacher as you are!"
"Boss... hehe..." Duan Fei just smiled and didn't comment on his boss, Li Beifei. One was his teacher, and the other was his boss who had helped him when he was in trouble and gave him absolute trust. He didn't want to offend either of them, so he had to ease the embarrassment with a smile.
But his boss was indeed a smart aleck sometimes!
"Teacher, why do you have time to come here?" Duan Fei asked.
"What? I can't come?" Gu Changsheng asked with a light smile.
Duan Fei quickly shook his head and said, "Of course not, it's just... Teacher, are you really His Majesty the Holy Emperor?"
"Hmm? How did you know about this?" Gu Changsheng raised his eyebrows slightly. He had deliberately asked people to temporarily block the news of the Northern Dipper Star. He had revealed his voice in the Northern Dipper Star back then. If the three major forces knew about his relationship with the Seven Stars Sword Sect, then the ten-year agreement he made would be meaningless.
"This... because I often go to Drunken Immortal Residence, I accidentally heard the person in charge of Drunken Immortal Residence mention it. The person he described is too similar to you, Teacher. I was just suspicious at first, but now that I hear you say that, then I'm sure."
Duan Fei was a little embarrassed when he mentioned Drunken Immortal Residence.
Others went to Drunken Immortal Residence because Drunken Immortal Residence was high-end, but he went to Drunken Immortal Residence purely to eat and drink. His weight has become heavier recently!
"Greedy little fatty, be careful you can't find a wife!" Gu Changsheng said with a wry smile. It was a slip of the tongue. Drunken Immortal Residence was opened by his Gu family, and the person in charge was naturally a member of the Gu family. The Gu family might not know about other things, but how could they not know about their ancestor being the Holy Emperor of the Human Race?
In the end, it was his own family who leaked the news.
"Besides you, does anyone else know?" Gu Changsheng asked.
"I haven't told anyone," Duan Fei said.
"Really?" Gu Changsheng narrowed his eyes.
"Uh... except for Xiaohua!" Duan Fei scratched his head with a red face.
"Who is Xiaohua?" Gu Changsheng frowned.
"Xiaohua is the princess of the Snow Fox Clan. The Snow Fox Clan is now also an affiliated demon clan of our Sword Sect. I... I only met her recently." Duan Fei's face turned even redder.
"The Snow Fox Clan, I heard that the women of the Snow Fox Clan are all charming and foxy, how could they take a fancy to you, kid?" Gu Changsheng said depressedly.
"Teacher, I'm also the Vice Sect Master, after all. I've been in a high position for a long time, I still have some temperament!" Duan Fei said with a wry smile.
"Alright, I won't care about you young people's affairs. I'm here mainly to give you some guidance on cultivation problems. There's still a year and a half left, you have to work hard!"
"Really?" Duan Fei's face lit up with joy.
Gu Changsheng nodded.
"But I didn't expect the little fatty to also have someone he likes!"
