Chapter 152: Returning to the Ancient Realm, Xun Er's Transformation!

"This person is so strong, and still so young; I wonder which faction this prodigy comes from!"

"Looking at his appearance, he must have reached the level of a high-rank Dou Zun!"

"What kind of Exotic Fire is he releasing? Why have I never heard of it?"

As Gu Fei unleashed his Exotic Fire to refine the lingering sliver of consciousness within the Dou Sheng skeleton, a portion of the treasure-seekers noticed this side, their hearts filled with immense shock.

Although the place had become incredibly chaotic, no one dared to approach Gu Fei's side.

After all, everyone was no fool; they came here seeking treasure, not to be so blind as to throw their lives away.

"Collect!"

After a few breaths, Gu Fei finally destroyed the sliver of consciousness within the Dou Sheng skeleton.

This skeleton left behind by a Dou Sheng was collected into his Storage Ring without any obstruction.

Having secured the skeleton, Gu Fei stopped paying attention to the others in the great hall and strolled out as if walking in a courtyard to reunite with Xiao Yixian and the others.

"Brother Gu Fei, why didn't you take any of those treasures, but took a corpse instead?"

Zi Yan had been watching the situation inside the great hall the whole time and asked with great surprise.

"This corpse is the real treasure. Once I finish refining it, I'll reward you with a bit more to eat!"

"Pah, pah... I'm not eating a corpse!"

"Sister Xiao Yixian, look, Brother Gu Fei actually wants me to eat that thing!"

Thinking that Gu Fei wanted her to gnaw on bones—and the bones of someone who had been dead for many years at that—Zi Yan felt her scalp tingle and hid away.

"Hehe... let's go; there's nothing good left to take here!"

Seeing that Zi Yan was afraid, Gu Fei smiled, then led everyone away from the Ancient Relic.

The edge of the Beast Domain.

Inside a mountain cave.

Gu Fei took out the skeleton he had obtained earlier. This thing did not have the roughness of ordinary bone at all; touching it felt like the most perfect jade—smooth, greasy, and cool, providing a wonderful tactile sensation.

"Ah, Brother Gu Fei, you aren't really going to..." Seeing this scene, Zi Yan hid behind Xiao Yixian again.

"Zi Yan, little friend Gu Fei won't make you eat bones... This is a Dou Sheng expert; even if it is only a corpse, the energy contained within is quite extraordinary. Little friend Gu Fei is likely going to refine the essence energy within it..."

Elder Zhuli explained with a smile beside Zi Yan.

"Elder Zhuli is right!"

"Xiao Yixian, take Xianle and stay further away!"

Gu Fei gave an instruction, then began to manifest his Exotic Fire, covering the corpse.

Inside the mountain cave, as Gu Fei manifested the Exotic Fire, the temperature soared, and even the air quickly became dry.

The Exotic Fire continuously scorched the corpse, and the bones gradually turned a jade-white color, like a piece of fine jade.

Later on, the jade-white color on the ribs slowly faded, replaced by a deep, dark gold.

Gu Fei understood that this was the most critical step in practicing the Great Heaven Creation Palm.

"Sizzle!"

The next moment, Gu Fei directly extended his finger and inserted it into the liquid.

A sudden change occurred.

The liquid suddenly began to squirm violently, then tightly wrapped around Gu Fei's finger, instantly enveloping his palm.

"Hiss!"

The dark golden liquid enveloped his entire right palm, and a wave of pain arrived. Under the wrapping of the dark golden liquid, Gu Fei's palm was actually squirming strangely, and there were even faint sounds of bones being squeezed.

"Husband!"

"Brother Gu Fei!"

Seeing this scene, Cai'er, Qing Lin, and the others were very flustered, worried that something had happened to Gu Fei.

"It's fine!"

A smile was squeezed from the corner of Gu Fei's mouth.

His physical strength was comparable to an Eighth Rank late-stage Dragon-Phoenix of this world, no worse than Elder Zhuli, who possessed Half-Saint cultivation; he could withstand this level of tempering.

Not long after, the intense pain stopped abruptly, and those dark golden liquids seeped into his hand like a tide, quickly disappearing.

And next, Gu Fei's consciousness entered a strange space.

In a certain part of this Void Space, a figure stood with hands behind their back.

Gu Fei understood that this was a memory fragment left by the Creation Saint within the Battle Technique.

"Great Heaven Creation Palm, a Heaven Tier Low Level Battle Technique, was created by this seat using the strength of a lifetime to fuse the battle techniques of a hundred schools. This palm technique emphasizes the meaning of creation, breaking the heavens with a palm and shattering all things with force."

That figure issued a flat, self-narrating voice.

"Being able to obtain the secret I hid within the bones means you are a person of destiny. Remember, the Great Heaven Creation Palm must be performed with a tempered palm to be successfully executed; otherwise, you will surely suffer a backlash!"

As that flat voice slowly rang out, the figure suddenly erupted with a faint fluorescent light, and their body actually became transparent, revealing extremely clear meridian paths within. Within those meridians, a sliver of dark golden energy sped through.

"This is the meridian path for practicing the Great Heaven Creation Palm!"

Seeing this, Gu Fei hurriedly focused his mind, firmly memorizing the path of the energy within the figure in his mind.

And as those meridian paths faded, the light on the figure's body dissipated again, and a dark golden light suddenly flared on their palm, which then swung out fiercely, landing heavily on the void.

"Boom!"

As the palm fell, a terrifying energy swept out like a storm, and a huge black light ring formed again under the figure's palm.

The light ring formed and then expanded like lightning; the surrounding space disintegrated like glass being forcibly shattered.

"It truly deserves to be a technique created by fusing the battle techniques of a hundred schools. Such a palm technique can be called top-tier among Heaven Tier Low Level techniques!" Having mastered the Great Heaven Creation Palm, Gu Fei could not help but feel some admiration for the ancient Dou Sheng who created this Battle Technique.

His consciousness also dissipated along with the figure and returned to reality. After the scene just now, several extremely hidden, tiny meridians seemed to have been opened up within his palm.

These meridians connected to one another, like a strange cycle, exceptionally miraculous.

"It seems that young friend Gu Fei has obtained some inheritance from within this skeleton! Congratulations!"

Elder Zhuli saw the trick within, smiling as he offered his congratulations, while at the same time, Elder Zhuli felt admiration for Gu Fei's extensive knowledge.

Even he had previously failed to discover the secret hidden within this skeleton.

"It is merely a Heaven Tier low-level Battle Technique, just so-so!"

Gu Fei was not particularly excited; after all, he came from the Ancient Clan, and Heaven-tier Battle Techniques were not overly precious to him, so now it was simply one more means to deal with enemies.

Following this, Gu Fei led the group to leave the Beast Domain and began the return to the Ancient Realm.

One month later, the group returned to the Ancient Realm once more, though this time, there was one more person; Third Elder Zhuli of East Dragon Island had also followed along.

"It is truly worthy of being the Ancient Realm!"

On a black warship, Elder Zhuli could not help but click his tongue.

Because it was his first time coming to the Ancient Realm, even with his experience, he could not help but marvel.

"Big Brother Gu Fei, you have finally returned!"

From the mountain range outside the warship, an ethereal voice suddenly arrived.

Immediately following, in the sky above the mountain range ahead, a graceful figure stepped upon the clouds, her skirt fluttering, as if she were a fairy amidst the clouds, carrying a sense of etherealness as she stepped through the clouds, finally hovering outside the warship where Gu Fei and his party were located.

At this moment, Xun Er seemed to have undergone a great change from before; every frown and smile overflowed with a sense of confidence, with no feeling of inferiority.

(End of this chapter)