Spiritual Energy Revival (Taoist Companion): 

There had long been rumors that Gu Juntian and Zhou Qinghao did not get along. For the past half year, the two had been staying in completely different places, and the rumors only grew worse.

Now, the sudden announcement that they were going to become Dao partners shocked cultivators across the country.

Even the people closest to Zhou Qinghao and Gu Juntian were stunned.

They, unlike outsiders, knew that Gu Juntian and Zhou Qinghao actually had a good relationship.

When Gu Juntian was injured, Zhou Qinghao went to great lengths to search for rare treasures to heal him.

And Gu Juntian? Zhou Qinghao’s breakthrough to the Nascent Soul stage was said to be thanks to his help.

Moreover, Gu Juntian often praised Zhou Qinghao and openly defended him. Zhou Qinghao obeyed Gu Juntian’s every word. There was no way the two could have been on bad terms.

People thought that the reason Gu Juntian and Zhou Qinghao no longer addressed each other as foster father and son must be related to their cultivation levels.

Since both were Nascent Soul experts, they ought to stand as equals.

As for why Gu Juntian transferred the people around Zhou Qinghao to his side, they thought it was because he wanted to teach them.

Gu Juntian had developed many spells and was highly accomplished in formations, alchemy, and talismans. By comparison, Zhou Qinghao knew much less.

They believed Gu Juntian switched his own people with Zhou Qinghao’s to personally guide those under Zhou Qinghao.

Hadn’t Su Xuancheng and the others, after being summoned by Director Gu, received his devoted teaching?

And then, Gu Juntian announced that he and Zhou Qinghao would be holding a Dao partner ceremony.

What on earth was going on?

Su Xuancheng was especially dumbfounded.

Over the past few months, Director Gu had praised him many times, saying he had talent for cultivation, then modified his cultivation method for him and even taught him alchemy.

Su Xuancheng was deeply grateful. By day he helped set up formations, by night he focused on alchemy, so busy he barely had time to breathe.

His impression of Director Gu had completely changed—he now thought Director Gu was a good man.

No wonder Zhou Qinghao respected him so much—turns out Director Gu was kind and approachable!

But then Gu Juntian suddenly said he was going to hold a Dao partner ceremony.

Director Gu was a Nascent Soul powerhouse, commanding respect and authority. Su Xuancheng didn’t dare question him, so he could only ask Zhou Qinghao: “Captain Zhou, are you really going to become Dao partners with Director Gu?”

Zhou Qinghao smiled at the question. “Yes.”

Su Xuancheng couldn’t help but ask, “Why? Isn’t Director Gu your foster father?”

Zhou Qinghao replied, “Didn’t I already say? He is not my foster father.”

“But…”

Zhou Qinghao cut him off. “I’ve liked him for a long time. He just wasn’t willing to be with me before. Now, I finally got what I wanted.”

Su Xuancheng stared at him in shock.

Zhou Qinghao continued, “If I didn’t like him, why would I have worked so hard to help him heal back then?”

Originally, Zhou Qinghao hadn’t noticed that Su Xuancheng liked him.

First, Su Xuancheng never said anything. Second, at that time he was too busy to pay attention to small emotional details around him.

Only in the past half year, after he and Gu Juntian had confessed their feelings, did he realize Su Xuancheng’s affection was unusual.

But Zhou Qinghao wasn’t interested in him, and now was the perfect chance to make it clear.

Su Xuancheng hesitated. “But Director Gu before… he looked like an old man!”

Zhou Qinghao said, “When I first met him, he was already as handsome as he is now.”

Zhou Qinghao left, while Su Xuancheng stood there for a long time, forced to accept that Zhou Qinghao really liked Gu Juntian.

So that was why Zhou Qinghao treated Director Gu so well—it was because he liked him!

And Director Gu was indeed extraordinary. If Su Xuancheng hadn’t already fallen for Zhou Qinghao, maybe he himself would have been moved by Director Gu.

Wait… Zhou Qinghao liked Director Gu. Didn’t that mean he and Zhou Qinghao… had fallen for the same person?

Realizing this, Su Xuancheng instantly gave up on his own feelings for Zhou Qinghao.

Forget it, he would find someone else.

No matter what, the Dao partner ceremony was held as scheduled.

Gu Juntian and Zhou Qinghao received many blessings. The Bureau of Demon Management was filled with joy, and under the leadership of Daoist Guan Yun, the Xuanmen also sent generous gifts.

Gu Juntian was very satisfied. From now on, he could finally be with Zhou Qinghao openly.

Not long after their Dao partner ceremony, a Nascent Soul–level demon, having devastated its own country, crossed the border into theirs.

This demon was very powerful. The border formations couldn’t stop it. But Gu Juntian immediately sensed its presence and rushed over with Zhou Qinghao.

As Nascent Soul cultivators, they had already learned sword flight, moving even faster than airplanes.

So when the demon reached a city, drooling over the people there and intending to eat the local cultivators first, a blade of light split the air—

Gu Juntian and Zhou Qinghao struck together, easily killing the demon. They couldn’t help but sigh.

In this world, whether demons or cultivators, the attack methods were too simplistic!

That demon had reached the Nascent Soul stage and clearly had the ability to fly, but it didn’t even realize it, so it never took to the skies.

In terms of raw strength, it was on par with them, but while they had many methods of attack—like holding hot weapons—it only relied on instinct, like fighting bare-handed, so naturally it was easy to kill.

After notifying the local Demon Management Bureau to collect the body, Gu Juntian and Zhou Qinghao returned to headquarters, took a bath, and began cultivating.

Yes, cultivating together.

That demon was only the first. Afterward, more demons infiltrated the country one after another.

Gu Juntian and Zhou Qinghao killed every single one, never letting any escape.

Over time, the demons outside learned that their country was extremely dangerous, and if they didn’t want to die, they’d better stay away.

No demon wanted to die, so Gu Juntian and Zhou Qinghao finally had some peace.

It was then that Gu Juntian devised a cultivation method suitable for ordinary people.

This method focused on body refinement, similar to calisthenics. As long as people practiced it, their physical fitness would gradually improve.

Though they couldn’t wield spells like cultivators, with enough practice they could leap over rooftops, break stones with their chest, and no longer fear weaker demons or ghosts.

By the tenth year after Gu Juntian’s arrival in this world, he had become the most familiar public figure nationwide.

From eighty-year-old elders to three-year-old children, everyone followed along with his videos, practicing the cultivation method he created for ordinary people, Longevity Art.

Square dancing and such paled in comparison—Director Gu’s Longevity Art was the true favorite of the people!