Starting With Chaos Physique

Chapter 13 300 Strokes of the Cane and Three Years of Solitary Confinement

The Purple Bamboo Forest was vast, with mist of immortality filling the air, creating a lively and bustling scene. On the ground, various fierce beasts roar, while in the sky, radiant-winged divine birds spread their wings, filling the sky with their presence.

Cultivators from all factions and clans were rushing towards this place. There were silver-blooded beings resembling humans, as well as monster clans with wings on their backs.

“Brother Wang, are you here to compete too?” Many cultivators, who knew each other, started conversing, their voices youthful.

“Yes, it’s crowded. Everywhere you look, it’s just heads. I guess there’s no chance for us,” Brother Wang replied with a bitter smile.

What stunned them even more was the appearance of some elderly figures, who had come to compete for this opportunity alongside the younger generation.

“This is still better. The Gu family only announced this selection three days in advance. If it were a month earlier, would you believe that even ancient sects from billions of miles away would send their people here?”

“Hiss! Have I underestimated the terrifying influence of the Gu family’s Divine Son?”

“According to rumors, the Gu family’s Divine Son has a legendary supreme physique, born to stand at the peak of the world. He even broke through the limits of the body realm!”

“Becoming his follower would truly be an honor beyond measure!”

The two of them whispered, trying to keep their conversation from being overheard.

But most of the people around them were cultivators, so it was impossible not to hear.

Suddenly, a commotion erupted from the east.

A white jade palanquin appeared in the sky, and through the haze, a vague, graceful figure could be seen inside.

“That’s… the Dragon Palanquin of the Jingyang Dynasty!”

Hiss!

To think that even this ancient power, which had been around for hundreds of thousands of years, had arrived. It’s said that the current heir of the Jingyang Dynasty is the Ninth Princess, born with the sound of nine dragons, a divine instrument of the imperial way appearing on her birth, and dragon qi nourishing her body…

Many eyes turned to look.

Several young men gazed at the figure with burning eyes and rapid breathing.

Everyone knew that the Ninth Princess not only had extraordinary talent but was also a peerless beauty, enchanting enough to bring down nations.

“Such a beauty, yet she has to become a follower… It’s almost like becoming a servant,” many men whispered, jealous and envious.

Suddenly, chaos erupted as all the fierce beasts on the ground began to grow restless. They howled at the sky, struggling, roaring through the mountains, seemingly wanting to flee.

Everyone was shocked and looked toward the source of the disturbance.

At the same time, the various divine birds in the sky flapped their wings anxiously, all looking in the same direction, wanting to flee.

A six-winged ancient beast appeared.

It was not large, only a few meters in length, but its aura was mountain-like, pressing down on everyone, making it hard to breathe.

On the back of the ancient beast, a man with disheveled black hair, resembling a demon god, sat with a large halberd. His eyes flickered with lightning, and his aura was sharp.

“The Six-Winged Heavenly Beast!”

“The Ancient Tuo Ba Clan! The man has the blood of a great demon god in him. His vitality and blood force are probably already in the millions of pounds!”

An old man with sharp eyes exclaimed, sensing the terrifying blood force contained within the man, which was like a furnace.

“Such a young genius… I’m starting to feel that my chances are slim.”

“Don’t worry, even if the Gu family’s Divine Son doesn’t choose us, there are still other members of the Gu family. As long as we can enter the Gu family, it will be a great opportunity for us!”

Many still held onto this hope.

A delicate young girl, holding a sword in her arms, looked hopeful and said, “I hope the heir of the Gu Family will choose me.”

Nearby, some older cultivators sneered and mocked, “Little girl, are you even fully grown?”

The Gu Family is a lineage that has produced immortals in the past. Judging purely by strength, even after countless years, it still remains an awe-inspiring force.

That’s why they thought the young girl was dreaming.

“You…” The young girl’s face flushed red after hearing such words.

At this moment, someone suddenly shouted, “They’re here, the people from the Gu family!”

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

With a terrifying aura, several divine rainbows streaked across the sky and landed on the ground. They were the young disciples of the Gu family.

Each of them exuded an inherent air of superiority. Though they didn’t try to show it, it was distinct from the cultivators around them.

This was the foundation of the Gu Family.

The noisy crowd instantly fell silent.

All the cultivators wore hopeful expressions while also releasing their powerful auras, transforming the place into a competition of dazzling talent.

“Over thirty years old and still not at the Earth-Cracking Realm? With such poor talent, how dare you come here?” A young man in green with an arrogant expression berated a cultivator from the crowd.

The man being scolded instantly turned red as if embarrassed.

He was a genius who was one in a hundred thousand outside, and those at the Earth-Cracking Realm were considered kings who could command vast territories. Yet here, he was being scolded for his talent.

However, he didn’t dare to rebut.

“Anyone over thirty should leave. Even we won’t chose them, let alone the Divine Son,” a woman in a blue dress said indifferently. Her name was Gu Qing’er, a young genius from a branch of the Gu family.

In her early twenties, she was already at the third level of the Earth-Cracking Realm.

Many sighed, but no one dared to oppose her.

With this, half of the cultivators present left.

“With a sword bone, not bad. If the Divine Son doesn’t choose you, you can follow me instead,” a handsome young man in blue from the Gu family remarked as he looked at the young girl holding a sword.

However, he didn’t pay much attention to it.

Before the Divine Son appeared, they didn’t dare to overstep.

The delicate young girl was stunned and replied, “I… but I…”

She had been hoping to become a follower of the Gu family’s heir.

“But what?” The young man in blue turned back, his smile fading as he asked, seemingly not expecting her to refuse.

How dare she not show me respect?

“I…” The young girl was startled and looked a bit aggrieved.

But when she remembered the responsibility on her shoulders and the elders’ advice, she didn’t dare to speak further.

“Hmph!” The young man in blue scoffed and was about to turn away.

The surrounding crowd dared not speak, throwing sympathetic glances at the young girl.

Things had gotten bad—she had offended a member of the Gu family right away.

The tall figure inside the white jade palanquin furrowed her brows slightly upon seeing this, but didn’t say anything.

To her, the young Gu family members probably didn’t have much status in the Gu family, or else they wouldn’t act so arrogantly.

But it had nothing to do with her, so she chose not to intervene.

The young girl almost cried in desperation.

What should I do? How can I face the elders after offending someone here?

“Three hundred strokes of the rod, three years in confinement.”

“The status of the Gu family is not your capital for bullying others.”

At this moment, a gentle voice suddenly rang out, calm and unhurried, as though it had stirred the laws of the world, containing profound wisdom.

The entire place suddenly became still.