The Qin Family Mansion was filled with cheerful laughter. One by one, luxurious and extraordinary starships broke the sky and arrived, docking at the spaceport outside the mansion, and everyone who descended from these starships was without exception an immortal being, who would be considered an absolute overlord-level person in any world. As for those Great Dao Golden Immortals... Unless they are relatives following an Immortal Golden Immortal, they have no qualification to step into the Qin Family Mansion. At this moment, Gu Jinlai and Qin Yiren, dressed magnificently like a pair of celestial companions, were welcoming guest after guest alongside Qin Daosheng, Qin Wuji, and others. Of course, those qualified to be greeted by such immortal hosts were also immortal golden immortal-level powerhouses. Yet, even so, those immortal golden immortals who came felt honored and overwhelmed when they saw Gu Jinlai personally welcoming them at the door. Even after they got to their respective places, they still wore a look full of emotion. "That person is Gu Jinlai, right? Truly exceptional in appearance, with celestial demeanor unrivaled, standing beside him allows me to feel the lively fluctuations of his spirit... That’s... unprecedented potential." "It is said that Gu Jinlai has only been cultivating for a mere five hundred years! Five hundred years, not even enough for us immortal golden immortals, let alone compared to Great Dao Golden Immortals, yet he has achieved the same immortal realm as us in this short period... With this advantage of lively spirit, his future accomplishments will certainly not stop here, perhaps... He might really have the immortal venerable presence as Domain Master Qin suggested." "Immortal Venerable! If Gu Jinlai truly manages to take that step, that would be extraordinary! The Qin family would then benefit and truly become a top-tier family in the New Fire Star Sea!" Various discussions constantly rose from the crowd. And the Li Family Master, Li Shaoyan, who also came as a guest, watched Gu Jinlai and Qin Yiren at the entrance, his expression very complex. Suddenly having two immortal golden immortals, what kind of foundation is this!? Although the Li family does have him as an immortal golden immortal, owing to millions of years of refinement, he is not considered weak in this realm, yet... Ultimately, he is alone. The capability to handle risks is too poor. To keep his family in check, he dare not even go to the Heart of the Cosmic to hone his spirit with the Three Thousand Great Dao, fearing that if anything goes wrong, the entire Li family would fall from first-class power in the Hidden Dragon Star Domain to second or third-class power. If it were the Li family that married Gu Jinlai, if it were the Li family that birthed two immortals, their whole family’s deadlock would be completely revitalized. Not to mention Gu Jinlai’s future potential to become an immortal venerable. That is a high-level existence in any overlord-level force. Those stewards, protectors, and the difference to elders and palace masters. Li Shaoyan sighed quietly, his heart full of mixed feelings. At this moment, Qin Yuanzhen and Qin Yuyan hurried out the door. And momentarily from the direction of the outside spaceport, came a commotion along with voices of greetings and acknowledgments. As all the guests curiously gazed outward, wondering which big shot had arrived, a group of people, laughing and chatting, came walking this way. Among them, was impressively the eldest disciple of Emperor Yan, Yan Xiang, whose cultivation reached six thousand epochs, and who might even hope to be an immortal venerable in the future. But among these few people, Yan Xiang was evidently not the true protagonist, he was accompanying a woman with celestial charm like jade, introducing something to her. Upon seeing this lady, in the crowd immediately arose suppressed exclamations. "It’s Immortal Venerable Hong Luan!" "Immortal Venerable Hong Luan was the most famous immortal golden immortal of our New Fire Star Sea millennia ago, received as the last disciple by Emperor Xi; it’s said she took just six thousand years to achieve immortality, and millennia ago she already achieved immortal venerable, when she was only in the thirteenth era of cultivation, a thirteenth era immortal venerable, which can rank in the top ten through the history of Fire Cloud Palace back then; I was honored to attend her immortal venerable feast, that brilliance and splendor seems just like yesterday..." "Immortal Venerable Hong Luan actually specially came to offer congratulations to Honorable Daoist Gu!? He... he really has great prestige." Amid the exclamations, Qin Yuanzhen and Qin Yuyan greeted Gu Jinlai and Qin Yiren and quickly approached the several individuals, actively saluting: "Greetings, Immortal Venerable Hong Luan." "No need for much courtesy, today you are the protagonists." Immortal Venerable Hong Luan smiled gently. Her gaze shortly afterward fell upon Gu Jinlai: "Honorable Daoist Gu’s name, I have heard numerous times over these centuries, especially that you could elevate your spirit to the eleventh rank using the Star Map without any formal instruction, such talent, even my master marveled, believing that as long as you maintain this momentum, given time, the immortal venerable is within reach." "The immortal venerable is within reach!" Upon these words, the crowd was once again in an uproar. "Immortal Venerable Hong Luan’s master... that’s our New Fire Star Sea’s supreme power, one of the Three Emperors, Emperor Xi himself." "Emperor Xi actually personally acknowledges that Gu Jinlai has the potential to become an immortal venerable!?" "What kind of good fortune did the Qin family have; in advance investment, they managed to invest in someone who might become an immortal venerable in the future!?" Many family forces not inferior to the Qin family, looked towards Qin Yuanzhen, Qin Daosheng, and others, their expressions full of envy. Qin Yuanzhen and Qin Daosheng’s faces were also brimming with smiles. Gu Jinlai then modestly replied, "Your Majesty praises me too much." "His Majesty is proficient in Yi Technique, having an extremely keen perception of lucky Qi, he says you are one with great Qi, your future is promising." Immortal Venerable Hong Luan smiled warmly. But Gu Jinlai was slightly startled. Is his evaluation of him too high? Of course, it wasn’t that he thought he couldn’t reach the accomplishments Emperor Xi spoke of, rather... Is this somewhat too high-profile? But Qin Yuanzhen, Qin Daosheng, Qin Yuyan, and other immortal members of the Qin family were delighted. Qin Yuyan even inquired, "Sister Hong Luan, since Emperor Xi so esteems Changqing, why not take him as a disciple and teach him by your side personally?" "He is a person blessed with Lucky Qi, and cannot be guided as one would with other Immortals..." Immortal Venerable Hong Luan said this, and also looked at Gu Jinlai with a peculiar expression. Qin Yuyan’s words were repeated by Immortal Venerable Hong Luan. However, the Master’s reaction at that time seemed somewhat strange. "However, Master has high hopes for your future and specifically asked me to bring you a congratulatory gift. I’ll give it to you as a token of celebration for your ascension to Immortality." As the Immortal Venerable spoke, he took out a Treasure Jade. This was an Inheritance Jade Scroll. But compared to other Inheritance Jade Scrolls, this one was clearly crafted by a top-level powerhouse, and the Divine Thought fluctuations emanating from it were enough to startle any Immortal. If someone were to fully extract the information within, the mere Divine Thought fluctuations carrying this information would be enough to completely overwhelm the mind of a Great Dao Golden Immortal. "Such profound and vast Divine Thought fluctuations... could it be..." Qin Yuyan was both surprised and delighted. "Innate Star River Map." Immortal Venerable Hong Luan handed over this Inheritance Treasure Jade to Gu Jinlai with a smile. "It’s actually... this Refining God Technique!?" Gu Jinlai’s expression slightly changed. If the Star River Map given to him by Chi Tianyuan directly pointed to the Immortal Venerable, equivalent to the inheritance of an Immortal Venerable, then this tome... It was undoubtedly the inheritance of a Great Power. Looking throughout the Fire Cloud Palace, only a few Immortal Venerables who had made great contributions and those deeply valued as direct disciples of the Five Emperors and the Three Emperors were qualified to cultivate this Refining God Technique. "Emperor Xi, this is..." Qin Yuyan was a bit confused. Emperor Xi had also said that Gu Jinlai was blessed with Lucky Qi and could not be guided like other Immortals, which was almost a tactful refusal to take him as a disciple. Yet, he bestowed the Innate Star River Map, which was only taught to his direct disciples. She couldn’t understand it. At this moment, Immortal Venerable Hong Luan spoke again: "Honorable Daoist Gu has also attained Immortality. Our Fire Cloud Palace would like to invite Honorable Daoist Gu to become a protector of the Shenxi Hall within our palace. What does Honorable Daoist Gu think?" In the Fire Cloud Palace, usually only Honorable Daoists with Thousand Epoch Cultivation would be invited to become protectors. Gu Jinlai, a newly appointed Honorable Daoist, was unexpectedly given the position of protector upon joining Fire Cloud Palace... Emperor Xi indeed held him in high regard. "I would be delighted." Gu Jinlai immediately accepted and took the Inheritance Treasure Jade of the Innate Star River Map. This Spirit Refining Method was extremely important to him. It could significantly reduce the Qingguang consumed at the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Spirit Levels, indirectly shortening the time it would take for him to become a top-tier Immortal Venerable or even a Great Immortal Venerable. "Today is truly a double celebration." Qin Yuanzhen, seeing this, stepped forward with a full smile: "Please come in, everyone, have a seat." At that moment, a group accompanied Immortal Venerable Hong Luan and Yan Xiang into the main mansion. After a moment of accompaniment, Gu Jinlai seemed to sense something and suddenly said to Qin Yiren and Qin Daosheng: "Excuse me for a moment." Immediately after, he headed straight towards the spaceport. At the spaceport, a not-so-top-tier starship had just docked, and a group of people disembarked from it. The person leading them was Zhou Huang, the direct disciple of the Palace Master of Fire Cloud Palace, Emperor Bai. Accompanying him were the Star Lords Tian Xiang and Taiyin. Seeing Gu Jinlai taking the initiative to come and greet them, even as Zhou Huang, a direct disciple of Emperor Bai, he felt both honored and surprised: "Honorable Daoist Gu, congratulations." He now knew that Immortal Venerable Hong Luan had personally come, bestowed the Inheritance Treasure Jade of the Innate Star River Map to Gu Jinlai, and invited him into Fire Cloud Palace to become its protector. Being a protector favored by Emperor Xi and seen as having the potential to become an Immortal Venerable, personally welcoming him, the Vice Domain Master, made him feel deeply honored and look good. "Domain Master Zhou, thank you all for coming to our celebration." Gu Jinlai politely addressed him, then his gaze fell on Star Lord Tian Xiang. He smiled and said, "Thanks to the Star Map you gave me, I was able to come to the New Fire Star Sea, which led to this opportunity. In mere hundreds of years, I have achieved Immortality. We must have a few drinks together this time." Star Lord Tian Xiang, hearing Gu Jinlai’s words, was both surprised and delighted. Under the curious and mistaken gazes of those around, he quickly said, "I have always believed that a genius like Honorable Daoist Gu can shine wherever they go." The source of thɪs content is 𝓷𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓵•𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓮•𝓷𝓮𝓽 After saying that, he added: "With Honorable Daoist Gu’s invitation, I would naturally accompany you all the way." "Please, come inside." Gu Jinlai personally invited the group further into the Qin family. For a moment, many people were secretly inquiring about Star Lord Tian Xiang. Those with quicker reactions were already considering whether they had any daughters of marrying age to see if they could become Daoist Companions with Star Lord Tian Xiang. From Gu Jinlai’s attitude towards this Golden Immortal, if he became an Immortal Venerable in the future, he would surely support him, which means... This not only concerned whether their family would gain one or even two Immortal Golden Immortals, but also was an excellent opportunity to indirectly befriend an Immortal Venerable. Because of Gu Jinlai’s attitude, in no time at all, Star Lord Tian Xiang became a hot commodity in the matchmaking market.