Chapter 182: Ascending to Dou Sheng! The Ancient Clan Adult Ceremony is Imminent!

Beside the Nine Nether Yellow Spring, the energy of heaven and earth roared!

Although Zi Yan felt bored, because Gu Fei was cultivating, she did not leave even a single step.

During this period, Medusa also came up from the lake water twice; upon seeing that Gu Fei was still cultivating, she continued to go deeper into the Yellow Spring.

Just like this, another year passed.

In the span of a year, Gu Fei had been sitting motionlessly in the same spot, without the slightest movement.

It was as if everything in the outside world had nothing to do with him.

Around his body, terrifying and pure energy rippled like clouds and mist; grabbing a handful, it felt as viscous as water...

One day, the surrounding energy of heaven and earth began to riot violently, affecting a radius of a hundred miles, and even many experts within the Nine Serenity Deep Earth Python Clan sensed the abnormality.

The energy between heaven and earth seemed to be drawn in at this moment.

It surged over, covering the sky and hiding the earth.

Finally, above Gu Fei's head, it gathered into a massive energy storm.

And the end of the storm connected precisely to the top of Gu Fei's head.

Gu Fei's tightly closed eyes suddenly snapped open, and immediately, he opened his mouth and took a fierce breath!

"Boom!"

Accompanied by this breath, that energy storm, which was several hundred zhang in size, surged down directly, following his throat, and poured entirely into Gu Fei's body.

"Finally succeeded..."

Seeing the movement, Zi Yan quickly stood up, her gaze fixed on Gu Fei's position.

Gu Fei's body, after finally sitting still for two years, began to move for the first time.

He stretched!

Crack!

Crack!

A series of sounds of joints loosening rang out.

"I didn't expect that this seclusion would actually take two years!"

Gu Fei sighed to himself.

Calculating the time, from Dou Zun Peak, to crossing the Nine-Turn to Sainthood, then to Half-Saint, and now stepping into a true One-Star Dou Sheng, he had spent a total of over five years.

Although this time sounds long, it would make countless people green with envy.

There are many experts who, in their entire lives, are unable to step into the Half-Saint realm, remaining stuck at Dou Zun Peak with no further progress; there are also many who reach the Half-Saint realm and remain there for decades, or even until the day death arrives, unable to break through again.

"Brother Gu Fei, you are finally done. I was bored to death during this time!"

Zi Yan pounced over happily.

Perhaps because only the two of them were there at this moment, Zi Yan was a bit bolder and directly opened her arms to hug Gu Fei.

With warmth and fragrance in his arms, Gu Fei's heartbeat uncontrollably accelerated at this instant.

This girl, after growing up, had become much more mature and truly possessed a certain allure.

"Splash!"

Just at this moment, a splash erupted in the Nine Nether Yellow Spring, and Cai'er flew out from within.

Seeing this, Zi Yan, who had been looking forward to locking eyes with Gu Fei, hurriedly got down from Gu Fei.

Her little face was flushed red.

"Husband, congratulations on breaking through to Dou Sheng!"

Cai'er walked over with a smile to congratulate him; she had actually seen the scene of Zi Yan pouncing on Gu Fei, but seeing Zi Yan's embarrassed expression, she did not point it out.

She had always been clear about Zi Yan's feelings for Gu Fei, and even hoped that the two could reach that stage.

"Cai'er, your progress is also quite good; you've reached Eight-Star Dou Zun!"

Gu Fei said with a smile, then reached out and pulled Cai'er into his arms.

Seeing this scene, Zi Yan did not complain about them showing off their affection like last time, but instead felt fortunate that Cai'er had not seen her previous actions.

"During this time, Little Sister Xiao Yixian and the children must have missed you very much!"

After a moment of intimacy, Cai'er's soft voice reached Gu Fei's ear.

"This seclusion was indeed a bit long!"

Hearing this, Gu Fei nodded.

He had been in seclusion for so long this time; the two children must have grown quite a bit.

"Calculating the time, my Ancient Clan's Adult Ceremony is also about to begin..."

After saying this, Gu Fei's gaze looked toward the head-bowing Zi Yan at his side: "Zi Yan, are you sure you want to return to Dragon Island now, and don't plan to accompany me to attend the clan's Adult Ceremony?"

"The Adult Ceremony is coming so soon!"

Hearing these words from Gu Fei, Zi Yan couldn't help but be stunned.

Having stayed in the Ancient Clan for so long, she also knew quite a bit about the Ancient Clan's affairs; the Adult Ceremony, held every twenty years, was a major event for the Ancient Clan.

Those qualified to attend the Adult Ceremony were all outstanding members of the younger generation within the Ancient Clan.

Originally, Zi Yan had calculated that there were nearly three years left until the Ancient Clan's Adult Ceremony, and she could return to Ancient Dragon Island and still arrive in time afterward.

But now, because of Gu Fei's seclusion, she had guarded him for two years; if she returned to Ancient Dragon Island at this time, she would certainly not be able to witness Gu Fei's Adult Ceremony.

"Alright then, I will return to Ancient Dragon Island a bit later to witness your Adult Ceremony!" Zi Yan nodded; regarding these two matters, she chose Gu Fei almost without hesitation.

"Haha, it was worth me doting on you!"

Hearing Zi Yan's answer, Gu Fei laughed loudly.

In fact, the reason he had been delaying Zi Yan from returning to Dragon Island to reorganize the Dragon Clan was his concern for her safety; even with her cultivation at the late stage of Four-Star Dou Sheng, it would be difficult for her to handle the rebellion within the Dragon Clan perfectly, and the clan would suffer heavy losses due to the war.

If one day, after Zi Yan returned to Dragon Island, she could crush the Three Great Dragon Kings with an absolute posture, allowing the dragon people of the three Dragon Islands to no longer kill each other, that would be the best result.

Next, Gu Fei took Zi Yan and Cai'er directly and headed back toward the Ancient Realm.

Before leaving, Cai'er cast a glance at the Nine Nether Yellow Spring; ever since she first entered the Nine Nether Yellow Spring, she had vaguely sensed a faint, lingering summons.

And after practicing during this period, she was finally able to confirm that the summons was emanating from the end of the Yellow Spring.

That end was not the place where the Seal of Yaoming was located, but somewhere even deeper.

However, she was not in a hurry; after attending Gu Fei's Adult Ceremony later, she could continue to come here to investigate clearly.

Moreover, having not returned for so long, she also missed that little fellow Wushuang.

Shengdan Cheng, Pill Tower.

After a few years, Venerable Feng, the soul of Yao Chen, and Xiao Yan arrived here once again.

The Ancient Clan's Adult Ceremony would send invitations to some of the continent's factions, inviting them to observe the ceremony.

However, not all factions could receive an invitation; at the very least, the mere Starfall Pavilion did not have that qualification, which was why Yao Lao had come to the Pill Tower to seek help, so that they could enter the Ancient Realm together with the people from the Pill Tower when the time came.

"Old fellow, have you really thought this through?" Xuan Kongzi took out a jade invitation and asked Yao Chen very seriously.

"Yes, this time, the Ancient Clan is holding an Adult Ceremony, and outsiders finally have a chance to enter the Ancient Realm!" Yao Lao nodded: "Right now, only those of the Ancient Clan can allow me to be resurrected; if I miss this, I might have to spend my whole life as a lonely ghost..."

"Very well, when we go this time, you will continue to stay in Xiao Yan's Storage Ring, and I will take Feng Xian and Xiao Yan with me to enter the Ancient Realm!"

Xuan Kongzi also nodded heavily.

(End of this chapter)