C1973 Peregrine

Upon hearing these words, fury overflowed from Wu Xuan's and Master Dou's eyes, and the colour of his cheeks swelled to a purple red. His throat turned, and he almost couldn't bring himself to do so.

The two of them had only opened their mouths and yet they were already in such a state. Other than Lin Bai, who else could it be?

"I was right about that day. Fellow Daoist Mu is indeed a believer. He said that today's meeting would not take more than a second." Hearing this voice, Gu Taixu smiled playfully, cupped his hands towards the direction of Lin Bai's voice, and said with a smile.

"Mountain Master Gu is too kind." He put on the mask that Yu Shan and Yue Ye had made for him that day in the hidden world. Then, with an apologetic look, he cupped his hands towards Gu Taixu and said with a wry smile, "I had originally planned to come early, but something happened and I had no choice but to stay for a while. I've made the three Fellow Daoists wait for a long time."

"Forget about it. It's good that you've come. We are also not willing to bother with you." Hearing Lin Bai's words, Wu Xuan and the dojo owner looked at each other, their expressions changing. Then, they turned to look at Gu Taixu and said, "Mountain Master Gu, since we are all here, shouldn't we gather the ancient profound jades together and investigate what exactly is happening?"

"There's no rush. The four of us have already gathered all of the profound jades in our hands together and are still lacking. A senior has already made an appointment with me. Let's wait a little longer, he should be arriving soon." Gu Taixu smiled apologetically as he heard this.

There was even an ancient profound jade?! Hearing this, Lin Bai's brows furrowed, his heart could not help but be curious about the other person holding onto the mysterious ancient jade. However, since Gu Taixu had never shown him any sort of ill will, he did not ask any further, and only stood to one side with a smile, looking around.

However, Wu Xuan and the Battle Mage were confident in their seniority as seniors, so they were not as courteous towards Gu Taixu as Lin Bai. After sneering, they said to Gu Taixu, "For such an important matter, even though you've already informed us, you, Mountain Lord Gu, do not trust us in your heart. Are you afraid that we will leak the news and ruin your plans, Mountain Lord Gu?"

"Senior Wu Xuan, it looks like you're right." Towards Wu Xuan's provocative words, Gu Taixu did not seem to have noticed. With a guilty smile, he slowly said, "It's not that this junior is deliberately hiding it, it's just that this senior didn't want to have any problems before and made an agreement with me. Due to his agreement, I was unable to tell you all about it. I am truly sorry. "Please rest assured, the three of you, that senior and I have an agreement. When he comes, he will definitely make amends."

Things had already happened, and Gu Taixu's attitude was pretty good. Not only did he express his apology, he even showed his sincerity. To be able to do this could be considered to be the end of kindness. Although Wu Xuan and the High Scholar were still unhappy in their hearts, they did not say much. They only whispered together and waited patiently for the arrival of the person that had yet to appear.

"I haven't seen you in three months. Fellow Daoist Mu seems to have had some fortuitous encounter. Your Cultivation base is becoming harder and harder for me to fathom." Towards Wu Xuan and Master Dou's attitude, Gu Taixu did not seem to notice, but continued to look at Lin Bai with a smile. After a few glances, his eyes revealed a look of surprise as he praised.

"Mountain Master Gu is too kind. However, it has been three months since then, how could I have made any great progress. It's just a coincidence, and I've only gained some from it." When Lin Bai heard this, he chuckled and continued, "On the other hand, you, Mountain Master Gu, seem to have obtained some good fortune. This pair of eyes of wisdom is even more impressive than before, and it's also more and more difficult to see through."

Lin Bai was very clear on what sort of place seclusion was. This was a place where the strong preyed on the weak. If one didn't display enough strength, it was impossible to win the respect of others. Therefore, in response to Gu Taixu's question, he didn't try to beat around the bush. He just tacitly agreed that he had indeed gotten lucky this time around, and that his strength had increased slightly compared to three months ago.

Furthermore, his words to Gu Taixu were not simply a compliment. Just when Gu Taixu's gaze had landed on him, he suddenly had a strange feeling. It was as if under Gu Taixu's gaze, he had discovered all the secrets on his body. Even if he was secretly secretive, he couldn't hide it from this person's eyes.

"Little brat Lin, this thing might not be as simple as it looks on the surface. He seems to have sensed my existence, and I can also feel an aura similar to that of a prehistoric beast from his body. You must be careful." Not only Lin Bai, even the Miasma Water Beast that had hidden itself and shrunk its body before coming here was alerted Lin Bai via voice transmission.

"Don't worry, Beast Lord. I've seen him so many times." Lin Bai faintly smiled. With a straight face, he stealthily sent a sound transmission to the Miasma Water Beast, "Hide your energy well. Do not let anyone discover you."

"Although I have improved slightly, I am far from being able to match up to you, Fellow Daoist Mu." It was as though Gu Taixu didn't notice Lin Bai's change in expression. He only smiled and complimented, "The Sword Pavilion has the talent of a peerless genius like Fellow Daoist Mu. The day of revival isn't far."

"Little Fang's background is still as deep as ever. And with Mountain Master Gu leading the way, even the leader of the hidden sects may not be known." Who hadn't Lin Bai seen this before? How could he be so flustered by Gu Taixu's sugar-coated cannonballs? He immediately turned around and praised.

"The two of you, stop flattering each other!" However, without waiting for Gu Taixu to speak, Wu Xuan and Master Duo became restless from waiting. Their eyes showed impatience, and they said to Gu Taixu in a deep voice, "Mountain Lord Gu, why is the daoist you spoke of still not here? Is he not willing to come even though he has been stuck in a trivial matter like Fellow Mu?"

"Please don't be impatient, that senior …" Gu Taixu heard this and smiled apologetically. He wanted to mediate a few more words, but before he could finish, a smile appeared on his face. He clapped his hands and said, "Speak of the devil. That senior is here."

Coming?! Hearing Gu Taixu's words, Lin Bai frowned, his eyes filled with confusion. Right now, he was extremely focused, but he could not detect any signs of people approaching him.

It was not only him, but even Wu Xuan and the High Scholar had strange expressions on their faces as they looked towards Gu Taixu in confusion.

Weng! * But just when everyone was puzzled, a sudden gust of wind blew over the field, causing it to freeze over. The wind caused the surroundings to turn cold as an old man with a head full of white hair appeared around them.

That old man was wearing a hundred knots and his snow-like beard almost reached his chest. However, his face and body were thin and tight, as if a gust of wind could knock him down. However, just by standing there looking extremely weak and fragile, it gave off a deep and stifling feeling. It was as if a great mountain was approaching him, and the fluctuations radiating from his body were like the raging tides on the sea.

Such a strong cultivation! Feeling the aura from this old man, Lin Bai could not help but sigh in his heart. However, his words were not only directed at the old man, but also towards Gu Taixu. One had to know that when the old man appeared earlier, he didn't sense anything at all. However, Gu Taixu was able to grasp it precisely, which clearly showed how powerful his spiritual will was towards his surroundings.

This trip to the Kunlun Mountains was not going to end so easily. There were bound to be strong enemies everywhere, with a slim chance of survival.

"Lin boy, you have to pay more attention to this old thing. I don't think he is that simple. Moreover, I feel that this thing is not human …" And just as Lin Bai was sighing with emotion, the Yin, Essence, Water Beast, and so on, transmitted his voice in a low voice.

Not human?! Hearing this, Lin Bai could not help but be stunned. Then, his eyes suddenly became cold as he looked around the old man with a puzzled expression. He wanted to feel some clues from the Qi he was emitting.

"I'm sorry to have kept you waiting." As if he had felt Lin Bai's gaze, the old man slowly turned his head and swept a meaningful glance at Lin Bai. Then, a smile gradually appeared on his face as he cupped his hands towards Wu Xuan and the old man.

Seeing this, Wu Xuan and the dojo master didn't say a word and just carelessly received it. However, when they opened the box, their eyes couldn't help but straighten out and even their breathing became hurried. Seeing the two of them, Lin Bai nodded at the old man and smiled. Then, he slowly opened the box. However, when he saw what was inside, his eyes couldn't help but light up.

He saw that inside the wooden box, the precious light and spirit energy were lingering around. The item that was placed inside was actually a mid-ranked spirit stone.

One had to know that in the incident at the small mountain, although Lin Bai had obtained a shocking amount, he had only obtained a few middle-ranked spirit stones. Yet, this old man had casually given him three spirit stones, a testament to his generosity.

With a smile, Lin Bai cupped his hands towards the old man and kept the wooden box. However, he was well aware that even though the old man gave him Spirit Stones as a gift, after he entered the Kunlun Mountains, it was unknown whether or not the person who received the Spirit Stones would have the ability to protect them. Not only the spirit stones, even if they could keep their lives, it would still depend on their own fate.

"Fellow Daoist, your actions are truly extraordinary. Such generous gifts have directly caused me to want to wait a little longer for you." It was obvious that he was extremely satisfied with the compensation. His eyes flashed, and he smiled at the old man, and said: "Since Fellow also wants to enter Karakorum, I wonder if you could tell me your name."

"Unworthy of praise." The old man chuckled and looked at Wu Xuan. Then, he said lightly, "If fellow daoists wish to call me fellow daoists, then you can just call me Fellow Daoist Hundred Spirits."

Hundred Spirit? This old man was so generous that he was even able to gift Spirit Stones to others. It could be said that he was a hundred spirits essence stones. However, in their many years of seclusion, they had never heard of this name.