Chapter 2020

Initially, he had listened to the clan leader's arrangements to stay by Gu Chen's side, and after a few years together, he was already convinced by Gu Chen.

His ability to handle matters also made Gu Chen feel at ease. When he told him the secret of the Heaven Winding Silk, he had some misgivings, but reality proved that his trust in him was right.

The Hidden Dragon Clan's main members, the Hidden God Army, were very capable. They wore white robes woven from the Heaven Winding Silk and shuttled between the Divine Ascension Realm and the real world all day long.

In the past few years, they had not only discovered a large number of new Divine Ascension Realms, but also expanded his sources of information. Their efficiency in collecting and organizing information was extremely high.

Especially Ren Yin himself. He was the one who discovered that the Supreme Qi Palace's True Disciple Zhang Hao would be attending this auction. Otherwise, with the Supreme Qi Palace's usual secrecy and low profile, perhaps even after five years, Gu Chen would still not have a chance to come into contact with them.

Opening the jade slip in his hand, Gu Chen carefully checked the information of the Leaping Carp Tower's guests.

His gaze first fell on the guest list of the Heaven Courtyard.

There were a total of three Heaven Courtyards. Besides Supreme Qi Palace's Zhang Hao, the other two guests were not simple either.

One was the Star Sea Sect's Elder Jiang Beidou, the other was the Dawn God Clan's Young Master, Sheng Kuafu.

The Second Mountain and Sea originally had the Thirteen Imperial Dynasties, the Eleven Aristocratic Families, the Eight Holy Lands, and the Five Major Dao Sects. These thirty-seven forces were present at the meeting of the Pure Heaven Dao Court.

After the Eight Branches Holy Land was destroyed, the Eight Holy Lands became the Seven Holy Lands. The Chen Clan replaced the Eight Branches Holy Land, and the Eleven Aristocratic Families became the Twelve Aristocratic Families.

The Star Sea Sect was one of the Five Major Dao Sects. The Supreme Qi Palace was the leader of the Five Major Dao Sects, and the Star Sea Sect was ranked second.

The Star Sea Sect's Elder Jiang Beidou and Supreme Qi Palace's Zhang Hao were of the same generation. It was said that the two had known each other for a long time. This time, Zhang Hao had come to the auction because he had been invited by Jiang Beidou.

This matter should have been kept secret. After all, Supreme Qi Palace's True Disciples had a special status, and they had always kept a low profile.

Gu Chen was able to obtain this information because the Hidden God Army had long since taken control of the Star Sea Sect's Divine Ascension World. In fact, in the entire Second Mountain and Sea, with the exception of the Grand Qi Palace, the Divine Ascension World of all forces were under the Hidden God Army's surveillance!

Gu Chen had received the news long ago, so he was able to book a room at the Leaping Carp Tower in advance.

In fact, if he wanted to, he could even book a heavenly room. However, in that case, his intention to go to Zhang Hao would be too obvious, and it would not be beneficial to his plan.

Gu Chen deliberately left the last Heaven room because he was a little curious about who would be the first to obtain it. Whoever obtained this room first basically meant that the other party's ability to gather information was more outstanding.

"To think that someone from the Dawn God Clan would be the one to obtain it. Interesting."

Gu Chen was deep in thought. The Daybreak God Clan actually had some conflicts with him.

The Blazing Sun Clan, whose Cheng Dynasty had been seized by him, was born in a secret realm formed after Daofather Daybreak battled with someone else. Over the long years, the Blazing Sun Clan had viewed themselves as a subsidiary of the Daybreak Divine Clan.

Back then, Wu Lie had great ambitions. After he inherited the throne of Emperor Sheng, he wanted to strengthen his relationship with the Daybreak Divine Clan.

Of course, this was just wishful thinking on the part of Wu Lie and the other members of the Blazing Sun Clan. Based on what he knew, Daofather Daybreak had never taken the Blazing Sun Clan to heart. The Daybreak Divine Clan did not take it seriously either.

If they had taken it seriously, the Cheng Dynasty would not have been destroyed. If the Daybreak Divine Clan had interfered, Gu Chen would not have won at all.

Gu Chen was very clear about this, so he was not very afraid of the young clan leader of the Daybreak Divine Clan. It was unlikely that the other party would cause trouble for him because of the Blazing Sun Clan.

However, there was still karma, so he had to be more careful.

He continued to look down. The guests in the Earth and Human rooms were also not simple.

Out of the 82 forces that were present in the Heavenly Pu Dao Court, 75 of them had actually sent cultivators over. As for the others who did not send people, it was probably because they were not well-informed enough.

For example, in order to avoid some trouble, Gu Chen had informed Grand Elder Chen Shanming and purposely cut off some of their intelligence channels …

None of the cultivators sent by the 75 forces were of low status. They all had different statuses in their respective forces, but there was a general pattern.

For example, the Daybreak Divine Clan and the Star Sea Sect usually sent elders or talented disciples that they had focused on nurturing. They were in the upper echelons of their forces, but they were not the decision-makers.

For the Zhou Dynasty, they simply sent their highest leader.

They were both forces of the Heavenly Pu Dao Court, but why did they send people of different levels?

The answer was very simple. It depended on how many Dao Ancestors were present!

According to the known information, apart from the Grand Qi Palace, there were currently eight Dao Ancestors in the Second Mountain and Sea.

The 68 Dynasties had two Dao Ancestors: Mu Ancestor of the Mu Dynasty and Sword Ancestor of the Sword Dynasty.

The 67 Dynasties also had two Dao Ancestors: Dao Ancestor Daybreak of the Daybreak Divine Clan and Sea Ancestor of the Azure Sea Race.

As for the Five Major Daoist Sects, it was not clear how many Dao Ancestors the Grand Qi Palace had. Even with Gu Chen's intelligence network, it was impossible to know. As for the other Four Major Daoist Sects, they each had one Dao Ancestor.

Forces with Dao Ancestors had their own pride. When faced with the True Disciples of the Grand Qi Palace, they would not send people at the level of clan leader or sect leader to curry favor.

As for forces without Dao Ancestors, such as the Chen Clan, the Pei Dynasty, and the Green Willow Holy Ground, on the surface, they were also forces of the Dao Court, but in reality, they were in a somewhat awkward situation. They often needed to rely on or deal with the other major forces.

The destruction of the Eight Branches Holy Ground was a warning. Without a Dao Ancestor, they could suddenly be destroyed one day.

Therefore, in the face of an overlord like the Grand Qi Palace, even if it was just a disciple, it was understandable that a Saint like Zhou Tai would personally come to befriend him.

As long as he could smoothly establish a relationship with the Grand Qi Palace, a Dao Ancestor would not be so terrifying!

After looking through the entire list, Gu Chen estimated that given his status, he would probably be quite inconspicuous among the guests of the Leaping Carp Tower.

With the status and strength that he had displayed so far, it would probably not be easy to attract the attention of Zhang Hao of the Grand Qi Palace and successfully get to know him.

Gu Chen frowned slightly, thinking of a good plan.

"The forces that have come after hearing the news are much more than we expected. Where did they get the information from?"

Ninja Hidden sighed. It was not easy to investigate the identities of the guests of the Leaping Carp Tower, and it had taken a lot of his energy.

None of these guests were simple, and they were very vigilant. He had arranged to meet here because he was afraid of these people.

After all, although the Hidden Dragon Clan's ability to conceal themselves was strong, he had not yet stepped into the Saint realm. Especially among these guests, there were people who were very special to the Hidden Dragon Clan …

Ninja Hidden thought of the guy who had watched from afar, and his eyes became especially gloomy, even revealing a trace of hatred.

"The news was probably leaked by Jiang Beidou of the Star Sea Sect?"

Gu Chen said with a smile. These words stunned Ninja Hidden and the Clay Bodhisattva, but they quickly understood.

It was Jiang Beidou who had arranged to meet Zhang Hao, and Zhang Hao could not have leaked the news of his own accord. Naturally, it could only be Jiang Beidou who had spread the news.

As for his motive, it was not difficult to guess. Perhaps he had originally planned to introduce some people to Zhang Hao.

In that case, one would spread to ten, and ten to a hundred, which naturally led to the current situation.