Chapter 109: A Single Finger Eradicates the Ancient God

Bone Wasteland.

After the Gu Family's members carried out several days of continuous, high‑efficiency purification, within a radius of several million li.

All evil auras were swept away completely.

The earth revived with life; even tender green shoots stubbornly sprouted from the cracked soil.

The Divine Refinement Pool built by Gu Xuan Ce has taken shape; a colossal formation spanning hundreds of thousands of li rose from the ground like a greedy gaping mouth.

It continuously devours the fragmented faith power stripped from the countless rescued souls.

After multiple filtrations, it refines into the purest unclaimed willpower, stored in the core of the formation.

It also includes the humans rescued during these days.

Such abundant faith power greatly enriches the entire Divine Refinement Pool.

Gu Yuan sensed it.

If this faith power is concentrated on a single person at any cost, it can at least push a cultivator from the 15th realm to the 18th realm, even the 19th.

In other words, it can elevate a pseudo‑evil god straight to the stature of an evil god.

The price is that one will have no hope of advancing further in this life.

"No wonder so many practice the Faith Method; this thing indeed advances quickly."

For those truly eager to progress, the Faith Method is indeed a shortcut.

But for Gu Yuan, who seeks to use his own body as a seed to unify three thousand worlds into a perfect world, it is no less than a demonic path.

"Hey, it's happening!"

At this moment, Gu Zhan also crouched by the Divine Refinement Pool, watching the willpower churning like golden magma; his mouth watered as he counted on his fingers:

"If this whole pool were used to drive an Immortal Bell, it could probably make it ring a hundred or eighty times. If we split it among the clan's little brats, a drop each, it would accelerate their enlightenment tenfold!"

"Ambitious."

Gu Xue Dao, wiping his blood‑colored war spear beside them, gave him a cold glance,

"This is merely an appetizer; the real prize is those Divine Ranks."

He spread his hand, dozens of uneven crystals emitting eerie light hovering in his palm.

These are the spoils obtained after clearing those half‑evil gods and pseudo‑evil gods.

"I just tested it: one Divine Rank equivalent to the 10th realm, containing enough energy and Law Fragments to let a 10th‑realm clan member break through to the 13th realm within ten years without bottlenecks. Most crucially, it boosts their comprehension—a benefit no amount of resources can buy!"

Gu Lin Jiang walked over, his expression also tinged with excitement.

After unifying the Immortal Realm, the Gu Family lacks nothing in resources; what's scarce are geniuses who can wield those resources perfectly.

And these Divine Ranks are undoubtedly the best catalyst for mass‑producing geniuses!

Across these millions of li, they have cleared over a thousand Divine Ranks comparable to the 15th realm, more than three hundred of the 16th, and only a few dozen of the 17th.

As for the 14th realm and below, they are countless!

Impossible to tally!

Enough to forge the entire Gu Family and the clan's descendants for tens of thousands of years into beings comparable to the outside world's Heavenly Pride!

When that time comes, Heavenly Pride?

In the Gu Family it's only the beginning!

Just as everyone tallied the harvest and dreamed of the family's bright future,

Gu Lin Tian, who had been keeping his eyes closed to nurture his spirit, suddenly opened them.

His gaze turned toward the distant horizon, his eyes sharpening.

"Prepare to receive guests."

He uttered the four words lightly.

As soon as the words fell, the whole world darkened abruptly.

The scarlet waning moon in the sky was replaced by an even deeper, more massive shadow.

Three towering, indescribable terrifying figures tore the Heavenly Dome and descended here.

The one on the left, formed of endless withered bones, each joint creaking with a sour‑tooth sound, its hollow eye sockets burning with pale nether fire capable of freezing souls.

The one on the right was enshrouded by billions of destructive thunderbolts and space‑rending storms; each breath stirred massive energy tides in the void.

The central figure was a female silhouette composed of countless screaming faces and waving arms; its laughter turned into tangible sound waves that pricked the souls of all elders below the Supreme Realm present.

They were the Lord of Withered Bones, the Lord of Storms, and the Lord of Vengeful Souls, sent here by command!

Behind them stood twenty evil gods, each exuding the aura of an 18th‑realm Supreme.

Like the most loyal guards, they formed a battle array that sealed the entire sky tightly.

Three ancient gods, twenty evil gods!

This world‑shattering pressure, like ten‑million divine mountains, slammed down onto the Gu Family below.

"Sss… this display is a bit massive."

Gu Zhan watched the horde of demons in the sky and couldn't help swallowing a mouthful of saliva.

This battle maniac, when facing three beings comparable to a Heavenly Emperor and twenty comparable to Supreme beings, felt no fear at all; instead, he wanted to rush up and duel the ancient god akin to a Heavenly Emperor!

Today I can finally beat a Heavenly Emperor!

"Immortal Lord, this…"

Gu Lin Jiang and Gu Xuan Ce's expressions also grew serious.

A hint of solemnity.

But not much.

The True Immortal Patriarch and the Young Master's True Immortal Talisman are still behind them.

"Finally, something worthy has arrived."

Gu Yuan stood behind his father, watching the scene in the sky; his eyes held not fear but a flicker of excitement.

He patted his father's shoulder and whispered, "Dad, watch me."

Without waiting for Gu Lin Tian's reaction, he stepped forward, met the overwhelming divine might, and leapt into the air.

"Yuan'er!"

Jiang Rou saw this, felt a tightening in her chest, and instinctively tried to rush forward.

But Gu Lin Tian stopped her.

"This is Yuan'er's own plan."

Gu Lin Tian watched his son's upright silhouette, a hint of smile flashing in his eyes.

Back when they were fishing, he had already anticipated being swarmed by the ancient gods.

To prevent them from being knocked down and refusing to emerge.

As a true immortal, Gu Lin Tian could refrain from acting if he chose.

Meanwhile, Gu Yuan would directly use a bronze token, disguising it as an expensive consumable.

Making the remaining ancient gods mistakenly think they had no means left.

Thus they would pour out in force.

In mid‑air.

Gu Yuan faced three ancient gods, expression calm; he cleared his throat and shouted:

"Everyone below, listen: you are already surrounded by me! Lay down your weapons, surrender your divine stature, and I might consider leaving your bodies intact!"

The words caused not only the ancient and evil gods opposite them but also the Gu Family elders below to stare in stunned silence.

"Ha… where did this kid learn that?" Gu Zhan almost laughed out loud.

"Arrogant mortal!" the Lord of Withered Bones projected a cold thought, "With only you, you dare to challenge the deities?"

"Deities?"

Gu Yuan scoffed, "With your twisted, rotten looks, you even call yourselves gods? I'd say you're just a lump of excuses."

He pointed at the Lord of Resentful Souls:

"Especially you—being ugly isn't your fault, but coming out to frighten others is. At your age, still pretending to be young—does your family know?"

The Lord of Resentful Souls' face, composed of countless visages, instantly filled with ferocious murderous intent.

"Seeking death!"

She let out a piercing shriek, a black sound wave of pure resentment, like an invisible sword, slashing fiercely toward Gu Yuan's soul.

That strike alone could cause a Supreme of the 18th realm to have his soul shatter on the spot.

Yet Gu Yuan didn't even blink.

A simple bronze token in his pocket rose of its own accord.

It was the Immortal Command left to him by the Gu Family ancestor.

"I intended to reason with you, but since you won't listen, don't blame me for shaking you."

Gu Yuan infused a trace of his cultivation into the Immortal Command.

Buzz—

A terrifying aura that suppresses ages and towers over all heavens erupted explosively from the tiny token!

The resentment sound wave, capable of tearing a Supreme's soul, upon meeting that aura, melted silently like ice under scorching sun.

"This… what is this?!"

Three ancient gods and twenty evil gods simultaneously felt a terror originating from the very source of life!

They stared as an ancient Gu character on the bronze token burst forth with boundless immortal light.

Within the immortal light, a vague yet immensely majestic figure slowly materialized.

That figure, merely standing there, made the whole world wail and countless laws submit!

"Immortal… Immortal?!"

The Lord of Withered Bones' pale nether fire flared violently, emitting a thought full of shock and disbelief.

"Anyone who harms my grandson shall die."

The majestic figure slowly raised a hand and, with a gentle finger, pointed at the three ancient gods and twenty evil gods in the sky.

There was no earth‑shaking phenomenon, no world‑destroying energy.

Only a crystal‑clear, jade‑like finger, as if containing the ultimate principle of cosmic birth and death.

Beneath that finger.

The billions of thunder bolts surrounding the Lord of Storms were extinguished.

The countless wailing resentful souls on the Lord of Resentful Souls froze.

The Lord of Withered Bones' indestructible white‑bone divine body began to crumble piece by piece.

The twenty evil gods didn't even have time to scream; their bodies turned into sand sculptures, turning into dust in the breeze.

One finger, just one finger.

Three ancient gods and twenty evil gods were annihilated in form and spirit.

The sky once again returned to its dim yellow hue.

It seemed the earlier world‑shattering display had been merely an illusion.

In place, only three dazzling divine statures radiating Heavenly Emperor aura and twenty divine statures radiating Supreme aura remained, hovering like stars in mid‑air.

The entire scene fell into deathly silence.

The Gu Family members below all tilted their heads back, mouths agape, faces blank.

They knew the ancestor was powerful.

But I never imagined that the Old Ancestor, merely a power seal sealed in a token, could be this unreasonably strong.

Moreover, they also know that this power seal can be recharged by expending resources.

Still that line,

The Gu Family never lacks recharging resources!

That means… Gu Yuan can essentially use the Old Ancestor's true immortal pinnacle full‑power strike with almost no limit!

"Cough cough."

Gu Yuan put away the celestial token, cleared his throat, and waved his hand at the stunned crowd below,

"What are you all just standing there for? Clean up the battlefield. Didn't you see so many treasures falling from the sky?"