Gazing upon the planet Wul, knocked entirely out of its orbit, Gu Wuchen’s face couldn't have been uglier. With a cold glare toward the host of Grand Unity Golden Immortals led by the Celestial Venerable of System Law, Gu Xiachen, his face sullen, flew toward Wul Star with his hands clasped behind his back. Seeing Young Master Yan Luo arrive with the elite forces of the Primordial Palace War Immortal Academy filled Celestial Venerable of System Law and the others with profound disappointment.
The Nine Heavens and Ten Earths possess an unwritten rule, one revered by all Immortals. Due to the esteemed status and scarcity of Grand Unity Golden Immortals, they rarely take direct action. When a dispute involves Grand Unity Golden Immortals on both sides, the representatives fighting are the Grand Unity Golden Immortals and Golden Immortals under their command.
If it was merely a matter to be settled by deploying Grand Unity Golden Immortals and Golden Immortals, how could the disciples of Celestial Venerable of System Law’s Xuanji Palace possibly contend with this contingent of elites from the Primordial Palace War Immortal Academy? Celestial Venerable Yuan Luo’s cultivation far surpassed that of Celestial Venerable of System Law, the power of the Primordial Palace vastly exceeded that of the Xuanji Palace, and the War Immortals of the War Immortal Academy were stronger than the Immortals of the Xuanji Palace’s Xuanji Small Lodge by more than a thousandfold. Watching Gu Wuchen charge toward Wul Star alone on his cloud, Celestial Venerable of Chengfa’s face twitched, yet he managed to restrain himself from speaking.
However, Celestial Venerable Wenming, having already lost a drop of Primordial Chaos True Blood and nine streams of vital essence blood, was utterly enraged. He had paid such a heavy price, yet before he could even set foot on Yunhua Mountain and claim even a shred of the rewards within, Young Master Yan Luo had abruptly sprung forth. According to the rules of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, with the appearance of Young Master Yan Luo, both sides would either exchange courteous pleasantries and disperse, or they would dispatch their respective Grand Unity Golden Immortals and Golden Immortals to fight.
But even combining the power of all the Grand Unity Golden Immortal disciples under Celestial Venerable of System Law, they stood no chance against those elite War Immortals from the War Immortal Academy. Could his Primordial Chaos True Blood truly have been lost for nothing? Gu Xiachen passed through the great formation of tens of thousands of Immortals on Celestial Venerable of System Law’s side as if they were invisible, flying directly toward Wul Star.
Celestial Venerable Runming was simply driven mad with anger; he could not bear the sight of Gu Xiachen’s demeanor. With his own Grand Unity Golden Immortals present, how dare that one not even spare a glance for these high-and-mighty superiors, not even offering a single greeting before sweeping past? Even if you are an Elder of the Primordial Palace, you are merely at the peak of the Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm; you cannot be this arrogant!
Celestial Venerable Runming abruptly raised his White Jade Alms Bowl, pointing it at Gu Xiachen, and sharply rebuked, “Insolence! Audacity! You, a mere Grand Unity Golden Immortal, dare to act so wantonly in our presence!
Do the people of your Primordial Palace possess no sense of decorum whatsoever?” As mentioned before, the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths have their rules, and a crucial one among them is that “all Grand Unity Golden Immortals must uphold their dignity, and any ordinary Immortal who dares to offend a Grand Unity Golden Immortal shall receive severe punishment.” Celestial Venerable of System Law’s heart leaped with joy. Celestial Venerable Wenming had found an excellent excuse; Gu Wuchen’s behavior provided her with the perfect pretext to unleash her wrath! Taking a breath, Celestial Venerable of System Law was just about to speak and chastise him when Gu Xiachen merely flicked his hand, launching forth a strange light of profound black and yellow hues.
Someone sharp-eyed vaguely discerned that it was a seal, no larger than a fist, topped with the effigy of a Qilin roaring skyward. Wisps of profound black and yellow light coiled around this seal, emanating an indescribably majestic and vast aura that subtly seeped from the strange light. Celestial Venerable Runming never dreamed that Gu Wuchen would attack him!
He never dreamed that Gu Wuchen would dare to attack him! And the first move was the Seal of All Beings, an offensive technique derived from the Immutable Body of Profound Yellow! Celestial Venerable Runming, however, possessed three high-quality protective magic treasures.
Aside from the protective magic robe which required infusing immortal power to activate, the other, a jade pendant, and a ring made from the Primordial Spirit Seed Empty Green Bamboo, were supreme-grade immortal artifacts designed for proactive defense—all treasures he had refined himself. But the Seal of All Beings moved astonishingly fast. As a beam of green light and a beam of green light shielded Celestial Venerable Wenming’s body, the black-and-yellow light struck Celestial Venerable Wenming squarely on the face.
The two streams of immortal light shattered instantly. The Seal of All Beings struck Celestial Venerable Wenming’s high, straight nose bridge as if it hadn't even paused for a second. A terrifying sound of cracking bone caused the few Grand Unity Golden Immortals near Celestial Venerable Wenming to uniformly recoil a few steps.
Poor Celestial Venerable Wenming’s nose and half of his cheek were pulverized. The Seal of All Beings sank a full two inches deep into his face. The Seal of All Beings’ unique power to attack the nascent spirit and divine soul blasted directly into Celestial Venerable Wenming’s Sea of Consciousness, delivering a sudden and powerful blow to his soul.
Celestial Venerable Runming shrieked, blood spurting simultaneously from his seven orifices. Stars danced before his eyes, and his footing became unsteady. Alas, for this peak Middle-Grade Grand Unity Golden Immortal, in a bid to curry favor with Celestial Venerable of System Law and covet the promised rewards, he had acted without considering the consequences, using the Primordial Chaos True Blood he had painstakingly gathered and spitting out nine streams of vital essence blood.
Even for a Grand Unity Golden Immortal, how much of this vital essence blood could he possess? After spitting out nine streams of vital essence blood, his cultivation was nearly depleted. The magical power he retained now was at most equivalent to that of a newly advanced Low-Grade Grand Unity Golden Immortal.
Gu Xiachen was at the peak of the Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm. The essence of the Seal of All Beings, the Qilin Seal, was a rare Innate Magic Tool. Though its grade might not be high, it was an object of the Innate Dao, and its attacks carried a trace of the power of the Heavenly Dao Rule.
Furthermore, the Immutable Body of Profound Yellow divine ability was the innate divine art of the Supreme Emperor of Heaven. How could the attack power of the Seal of All Beings be fathomed by an ordinary Grand Unity Golden Immortal like Celestial Venerable Wenming? With the balance shifted, Celestial Venerable Wenming was hammered by Gu Xiachen until the heavens and earth spun, unable for a time to even recall who he was.
Gu Xiachen sneered a few times, his figure darting toward Celestial Venerable Wenming like a maddened fierce dragon. Punching, kicking, elbowing, and kneeing—Gu Xiachen, filled with pent-up fury, unleashed the Eight Methods of Muay Thai he had learned while mixing with the Hell Angel Mercenary Group, a combination strike that left Celestial Venerable Wenming bleeding from every pore. Cultivating the Immutable Body of Profound Yellow, Gu Xiachen’s physical body possessed astonishing resilience.
Ordinary Immortals, even Grand Unity Golden Immortals (unless they specialized in body refinement), rarely focused on honing their physical form; their emphasis was on the strength of their souls and magical power. Gu Xiachen’s body was a block of special alloy ingot; Celestial Venerable Lanming’s body was, at best, a refined steel ingot. While steel is sturdy, it falls short compared to special alloy.
Every punch from Gu Xiachen carried the force to shatter mountains. With a flurry of indiscriminate blows, he hammered Celestial Venerable Wenming until his bones shattered, his muscles and internal organs exploded, and he was nearly torn apart by Gu Wuchen. Seeing Celestial Venerable Wenming, a dignified Grand Unity Golden Immortal, about to have his physical body utterly destroyed in such a humiliating manner, Celestial Venerable of System Law and the other Grand Unity Golden Immortals were stunned by Gu Xiachen’s ferocity and terrifying strength; not a single one thought of stopping him.
Just as Celestial Venerable Wenming’s physical body was about to completely fail, Celestial Venerable Lan Dian, whose soul was paralyzed by the impact of the Seal of All Beings, finally regained consciousness. He roared weakly, and a vast torrent of purple-gold light suddenly erupted from within his body. After all, he was a Middle-Grade Grand Unity Golden Immortal.
Even with his body nearly shattered, Celestial Venerable Wenming merely spitting out his immortal power was enough to blast Gu Xiachen thousands of miles away, shattering his bones and sending him flying, nearly slamming him into Yan Luo’s cloud carriage. But Gu Wuchen had become ruthless. Before being blasted away, he bit through his own tongue tip, activating the extremely vicious Thousand Soul Blood Curse technique from the Great Desolation Sutra.
The Immortals within and beyond a hundred thousand li saw a streak of blood-red light wrapped around a spark of green fire erupt from Gu Xiachen’s mouth. The mournful cries of wronged souls shook the mind, and the sinister, cold green light made everyone’s whiskers and brows appear jade-green. As the Blood Curse technique activated, Gu Xiachen concentrated all his strength and glared at Celestial Venerable Wenming.
Two streams of spiritual light—a dull, nondescript greyish-white—shot from his eyes, striking Celestial Venerable Wenming precisely. In the vision visible only to Gu Xiachen’s Samsara Dharma Eye, Celestial Venerable Runming’s entire body was suddenly shrouded in a layer of blood-red light, thick and almost tangible, spanning ten thousand li. The countless infants killed when Celestial Venerable Wenming activated the White Jade Alms Bowl earlier—this karmic sin of slaughter was entirely provoked by Gu Xiachen.
Executing the Blood Curse technique instantly cost Gu Wuchen two-tenths of his soul's original power. The acute pain from both body and soul caused Gu Wuchen to let out a cry of agony, but compared to the strange phenomena brought forth by the Blood Curse technique, his pain was negligible. As the blood-red light and green fire emerged, several thousand Golden Immortals near Celestial Venerable Wenming suddenly shrieked, their immortal bodies exploding and dying.
Their nascent souls and vital blood were swallowed by the blood-red light and green fire. In the blink of an eye, tens of thousands of extremely thin green light threads shot out from that single point of green fire. Celestial Venerable of System Law and the twenty-plus Grand Unity Golden Immortals had lost more than half of their subordinates while attacking Yunhua Mountain; only about sixty thousand remained.
Now, every single Golden Immortal among these Immortals was struck by a fine green light in the center of their brows. Their bodies instantly burst open, their nascent souls and vital blood sucked dry along the green light threads. The twisting, writhing blood-red light and green fire condensed in the void into a bizarre, fist-sized talisman, carrying the piercing wail formed from the dying shrieks of tens of thousands of Golden Immortals, and plunged into Celestial Venerable Wenming’s brow.
A sound of utter despair escaped Celestial Venerable Wenming’s mouth. His skull suddenly exploded, and then his body disintegrated inch by inch, rapidly shattering into the finest energy particles, transforming into countless golden light dots that drifted away. No trace of a nascent soul emerged from Celestial Venerable Runming’s pulverized body; his soul seemed as if it had never existed, vanishing into thin air.
A chilling cold shot up from the feet to the apex of the skulls of Celestial Venerable of System Law and the Grand Unity Golden Immortals below them. Had Celestial Venerable Lanlei fallen just like that? A dignified Middle-Grade Grand Unity Golden Immortal killed by a Grand Unity Golden Immortal?
Had he truly perished like this? Celestial Venerable of System Law’s body trembled. She suddenly realized that coming here after heeding the deceptive words of the Ghost Sage of Dual Hearts had been the greatest mistake of her life.
No matter what treasures lay within Yunhua Mountain, having lost troops and gained nothing this time, when the news spread, she would lose all face. Although the Apricot Yellow Banner and the God-Beating Whip were genuinely tempting, and there might be other treasures within Yunhua Mountain, could she still dare to make a move? Gu Xiachen had single-handedly annihilated all the subordinate Immortals they brought, and he had almost mockingly slain Celestial Venerable Wenming.
Unless Celestial Venerable of System Law wished to fight Young Master Yan Luo, ultimately drawing out that old monster from the Primordial Palace, this matter would have to end here. Leaning back against Yan Luo’s cloud carriage, Gu Xiachen spat blood as he laughed and cursed, “I’ve had enough, damn it! You bastards!
Not only did you lay a hand on my woman, but you dared to plot against my old master! Do you think I won’t kill?” “Heh heh, this fool is an example. Whoever dares plot against my Yunhua Mountain again, I will risk everything to annihilate their entire clan!” “Jie jie, I am already at the peak of Grand Unity Golden Immortal, and I managed to kill three Grand Unity Golden Immortals including the Great Sage of Spiritual Inspiration, plus this fool today!
Heh heh, who else is there in the future? Damn it, who else?” His eyes were chillingly cold. Despite every bone in his body being shattered, Gu Xiachen forced himself to stand upright.
He pointed at the grim-faced Celestial Venerable of System Law and roared loudly, “Woman, was it you? Was it you? Hmm?
You dared to covet my Yunhua Mountain? Was it you? Tell me!” His finger viciously swept across all the Immortals from Celestial Venerable of System Law downward.
Gu Xiachen grinned sinisterly, “I remember you all!” These simple six words, ‘I remember you all,’ gave Celestial Venerable of System Law the impulse to fight Gu Xiachen right there and then. But she truly dared not strike. Putting aside the rules of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, the Celestial Venerable Yuan Luo of the Primordial Palace was truly too terrifying.
Her backer, the Unhindered Venerable, had been severely wounded by the God-Beating Whip and forced to flee; she had no confidence left to continue the fight. After a moment of silent contemplation, Celestial Venerable of System Law gritted her teeth, threw out a few perfunctory words, and hastily stepped onto the cloud carriage she arrived on, flying back the way they came. The group of Grand Unity Golden Immortals stepped onto their cloud carriages one by one, looking crestfallen and dejected, following Celestial Venerable of System Law’s departure.
This time, they had lost a large number of subordinate Immortals, depleted precious immortal power and essence, and suffered an immense loss of face. Someone couldn't help but look back at Gu Wuchen, this monster who was bleeding all over yet still laughing uproariously at the sky. Was he truly a Grand Unity Golden Immortal?
A Grand Unity Golden Immortal who personally killed a Grand Unity Golden Immortal. Unlike the mysterious demise of the Great Sage of Spiritual Inspiration and his two companions last time, this time, so many people witnessed Gu Xiachen slaying a Middle-Grade Grand Unity Golden Immortal, and one as renowned for his talent in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths as Celestial Venerable Lanming. The title of the Evil Dragon Venerable, starting from today, could indeed claim a place among the elites of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths.
Once he broke through his current bottleneck and reached the Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm, the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths would likely gain another formidable overlord. Blood still oozed from his body, and the sound of his bones grinding as they healed echoed within him. Gu Xiachen, in this wretched state, chuckled as he bowed to the dumbfounded Yan Luo, “Young Master, please condescend to take tea at Yunhua Mountain.” “Ah, ah, oh!” Yan Luo and the tens of thousands of Immortals from the Primordial Palace stared blankly at Gu Xiachen for a long moment before snapping back to reality, hurriedly agreeing to his request.
Yan Luo stared fixedly at Gu Xiachen; this was a ruthless figure who could personally slay a Grand Unity Golden Immortal! Listening to the ‘creaking’ sound of bone fragments rubbing against each other inside Gu Wuchen’s body, Yan Luo’s eye sockets twitched. He admitted he couldn't endure such intense pain.
He couldn't fathom how Gu Xiachen managed to lead the way while healing his body without changing his expression. This was a truly ruthless character! If he could kill Celestial Venerable Wenming, he could certainly kill other Grand Unity Golden Immortals in the future!
If he could kill a Middle-Grade Grand Unity Golden Immortal, would a Low-Grade Grand Unity Golden Immortal be a problem? His entourage was sorely lacking such powerful allies. With Gu Xiachen’s help, what threat would his two younger brothers and seven nephews pose?
Yan Luo instantly decided: he must befriend and win over Gu Xiachen. Seeing Gu Wuchen display his might and slay Celestial Venerable Wenming, the people inside Yunhua Mountain rejoiced, opened the mountain protection formation, and rushed out to greet them. Having absorbed the vast essence from the ancestor of the Angel race, quite a few within Yunhua Mountain now possessed the cultivation of Grand Unity Golden Immortals.
Elder Yan Jiang and the other disciples of the Nine Nether Dao used brute force to push Wul Star back into its orbit, while Daoist Little Zhang and Daoist Zheng performed Daoist magic to restore the rules of heaven and earth circulation around Wul Star, bringing the Spiral Star Domain back to peace. Gu Xiachen invited Yan Luo into Yunhua Mountain for tea, not to mention anything else. In short, Yan Luo’s arrival in the mortal realm meant Gu Xiachen’s plan had succeeded by more than half.
As long as he could firmly tie Yan Luo to his war chariot, Yan Luo would have no choice but to act according to Gu Xiachen’s intentions step by step. Fuya and Ming had already returned to the capital of Yafik, urgently dealing with the chaotic political affairs. Tens of millions of soldiers had perished, nearly ten million of whom were specialized ability users cultivated over the last few centuries—each an elite the Yafik Empire had invested enormous material resources in.
Such heavy losses meant Fuya and Ming had a massive headache ahead. The loss of soldiers was manageable; death in the army was inevitable. But the countless infants killed by the residual shockwaves of Celestial Venerable Wenming’s divine abilities nearly destroyed the social order of the Yafik Empire.
If Fuya and Ming had not decisively dispatched massive armies to maintain order, sent numerous mental ability users to soothe the emotions of the populace, and offered generous compensation to families who lost their children, who knew how much chaos might have erupted. While Gu Xiachen accompanied Yan Luo in Yunhua Mountain discussing the Dao and debating principles, Fuya, Ming, and even the lazy ones like Guohua and Siren were swamped with work until their foreheads smoked. Even Daoist Little Zhang and Daoist Zheng had gone out to help stabilize the emotions of the Yafik citizens.
From top to bottom, everyone on Yunhua Mountain harbored an intense hatred for the Immortals of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, wishing they could be drawn and quartered and their fat squeezed out. They had caused such a huge commotion in the Spiral Star Domain. Given their cultivation and strength, they hadn't even truly exerted themselves, yet Gu Xiachen’s massacre had eliminated one Grand Unity Golden Immortal, and the aftershocks of these Immortals’ actions alone had nearly destroyed the Spiral Star Domain.
Fuya and Ming felt it necessary to discuss this matter with Gu Xiachen. If the Spiral Star Domain were used as a battlefield again, they might not be so lucky next time. Just as everyone was busy handling the aftermath, the three Palace Masters of the Three God Palaces, along with Tianyuan Xiaonan, had followed Gu Wuchen’s name and arrived.
Closely following behind the four figures of Tianyuan Xiaonan were the furtive Purple-Eyed Vulture King and the elite Celestial Emei Army under his command, the Purple-Eyed Vulture King. Perhaps it was fate that the path of enemies crossed: those eyeing the Purple-Eyed Vulture King and the four Great Immortals of the Three God Palaces as they zoomed into the Spiral Star Domain also included people from the Xuanlang Palace of Green Field Xiaotian. These Immortals were more cautious and more discreet than the last, sneaking into the Spiral Star Domain.
The matter of Gu Xiachen furiously slaying Celestial Venerable Wenming had already spread throughout the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths. Now, all Immortals knew that an Evil Dragon Venerable, at the cultivation level of a Grand Unity Golden Immortal, had executed a Middle-Grade Grand Unity Golden Immortal. These Immortals had cultivated for ages.
Finally encountering such a rare event—it was like watching an ant rape an elephant—they eagerly exaggerated the story and spread the news. Just like sensational gossip in the mortal realm, the story grew wilder as it spread, until the rumor morphed into the belief that Gu Xiachen was an immensely powerful Divine Being who had been living in seclusion in the mortal world since ancient times, possessing at least the cultivation level of a High-Grade Grand Unity Golden Immortal! Gradually, the matter of the Three God Palaces of Mount Dalou also began to circulate, which only helped the Immortals embellish the story of Gu Xiachen even more effectively.
By the end, even the insiders like Chiyue, Qingyang, Baishui, and Tianyuan Xiaonan found it hard to discern Gu Xiachen’s true strength. They also suddenly recalled the terrifying scene where the entire Mount Dalou was suddenly blasted deep underground and vanished into nothingness by a massive celestial force. And so, with full hearts of hatred and resentment, the group led by the Divine Monarch Chiyue, who sought to take revenge on Gu Xiachen, actually imitated mortals and snuck into the Spiral Star Domain aboard a spaceship...
However, these Immortals’ understanding of a technological society was far too superficial. A group of Immortals appearing without legal identification or any prior records had their appearance, height, weight, and even their scent data detected by the Yafik Empire’s secret police system, instantly landing on the desks of Gu Xiachen and Fuya. “This won't do!” Fuya said.
“If this continues, Yafik will be finished!” “This won't do,” Gu Xiachen sighed to Yan Luo. “Young Master, this humble Daoist’s mountain gate might need to move.” After conversing with Luo for a while, Gu Xiachen quickly reached certain exchange conditions with Luo...