Chapter 120: Imprison the Immortal King‑level Polluting Will!

Inside the temporarily opened cave dwelling, the light was soft.

Gu Lin Tian, Gu Xuan Ce, and Gu Lin Jiang sat facing each other, but the atmosphere was somewhat solemn.

"Immortal King‑level will pollution..."

Gu Lin Jiang spoke first, breaking the silence,

"Patriarch, this is no trivial matter; if mishandled, we may all be trapped here."

He was not exaggerating; he was stating a fact.

An Immortal King is an existence of another life level.

Even a mere trace of its power could easily obliterate a Heavenly Emperor.

"I understand."

Gu Lin Tian nodded, his expression unusually calm, "I have no intention of clearing it."

"What do you mean..." Gu Xuan Ce said, somewhat puzzled.

Gu Lin Tian did not answer directly, but looked at Gu Yuan and asked, "Yuan'er, do you have a more detailed sense of that source?"

Gu Yuan pondered for a moment, organizing his thoughts.

"That thing gives me a strange feeling."

"It is extremely powerful—strong enough to twist the laws of the whole world—but at the same time it is rigid."

"It is not like a living will; it is more like a… preset procedure that, over countless years, has been operating according to a fixed pattern, continuously releasing power and eroding this world."

"I even suspect that the black‑robed envoy's job is merely to prune the branches regularly, ensuring this poisonous tree grows smoothly."

Gu Yuan's words made the light in Gu Lin Tian's eyes shine brighter.

This coincided with a suspicion he had in his heart.

He lightly tapped the stone table, the corner of his mouth involuntarily turning up.

"If that is truly the case, this is practically… a treasure trove bestowed upon our Gu family by heaven!"

Gu Xuan Ce and Gu Lin Jiang exchanged a glance, seeing deep confusion in each other's eyes.

"Patriarch, please forgive my dullness."

Gu Xuan Ce clasped his hands and said, "Although this thing is powerful, its contaminating nature is also extremely strong; we cannot directly use it."

"Moreover, since it is the handiwork of an Immortal King, it surely has a backup; rash contact might draw the attention of that Immortal King himself."

"Xuan Ce is right."

Gu Lin Jiang also echoed,

"This matter carries too much risk with unclear gains; I believe we should proceed cautiously. We can exhaust the divine‑crystal resources of this realm, then completely seal this world, and deal with it later after the ancestor breaks through to Immortal King."

This is the safest and also the correct course of action.

However, Gu Lin Tian shook his head.

"You only see the risk, but fail to see the huge opportunity hidden within."

He rose, walked to the center of the cave dwelling, and stood with his hands behind his back.

"Divine crystals are indeed good; they can enhance clansmen's comprehension and mass‑produce geniuses."

"But where do divine crystals come from?"

"From those evil gods and ancient gods."

"But the evil gods and ancient gods in this world are limited; once we kill them all, there are none left—it's a one‑time deal."

Gu Lin Tian turned, his gaze blazing as he looked at the two.

"But what if… we invest resources to let these evil gods keep sprouting endlessly?"

The two, unlike Gu Xue Dao and Gu Zhan, are senior members of the clan.

Instantly grasping Gu Lin Tian's intent, they realized he wanted to turn the entire world into… a farm?!

"Patriarch, you mean… to use that Immortal King's polluting will to artificially spawn evil gods and ancient gods?"

"That idea is too bold!"

"Also too crazy!"

"That's right."

Gu Lin Tian's eyes flashed with the light of ambition,

"We need not control the Immortal King's will, nor need we clear it."

"We only need… to fence off a patch of land for it, build a cage, and then regularly toss in some seeds."

"Seeds?"

"Demonic beasts, monsters, and even… those heinous criminals whose deaths are no loss."

Gu Lin Tian's voice turned icy,

"Under the influence of the pollution source, they will quickly demonize and mutate, eventually condensing divine crystals to become new evil gods."

"Then we will harvest them like cutting leeks, doing so regularly."

"Thus, our Gu family's divine‑crystal resources will be inexhaustible and endless!"

"Within a few generations, every youngster of our Gu family will become a heaven‑chosen prodigy; then, what worry is there about failing to seize the throne of the heavens?"

Inside the cave dwelling, a deathly silence prevailed.

Gu Xuan Ce and Gu Lin Jiang were utterly shocked by Gu Lin Tian's grand yet ruthless plan, unable to speak.

Looking at the patriarch before them, they felt a chill rise from their hearts.

Before, they only thought the patriarch was steady and wise, a qualified lord of the city.

But today they discovered that this patriarch's heart likewise harbors a tiger that devours heaven and earth!

His ambition's magnitude and his methods' cruelty are in no way inferior to those of the invincible ancestor who strides unchallenged!

He truly lives up to being the old ancestor's son.

Upon careful thought, Gu Yuan is no different, is he?

Indeed, if they're not family, they don't enter the same door.

"But... Family Head."

Gu Xuan Ce swallowed hard,

"How difficult it is to trap an Immortal King‑level power source! What kind of formation could achieve this?"

"This is why I asked you to come."

Gu Lin Tian looked at Gu Xuan Ce, his eyes full of trust: "You are the foremost formation master of the Immortal Realm; judging solely by formation skill, you definitely have the level of a True Immortal. I believe that, given enough materials and time, there is no formation you cannot set up."

"Moreover, the pollution source is dead; it won't resist or move, which greatly lowers the difficulty of setting up our formation."

Gu Lin Tian extended his finger and drew a circle in the air.

"As long as we ensure the power doesn't leak out and doesn't affect the humans of this realm, we'll be fine."

Gu Lin Tian said he wanted to raise the "Immortal King's polluted will" in captivity.

After all, they're not demons; they wouldn't just let the Immortal King's polluted will contaminate the humans of this world and then periodically come to harvest it.

Otherwise, what difference would there be between the Gu Family and those ancient and evil gods?

Therefore, since we are using this realm, he also wants to make sure the Immortal King's polluted will doesn't run rampant everywhere—that is his goal.

"Moreover, setting up such a formation has another benefit."

"If... that Immortal King's will descends, we can know immediately through the formation, allowing us to choose retreat, counterattack... or even reverse‑track to that Immortal King's base."

As Gu Lin Tian's plan grew more detailed, Gu Xuan Ce's breathing gradually became hurried.

His eyes, originally filled with worry,

At this moment they were bursting forth with a light named fervor.

As a formation obsessed fanatic, nothing could excite him more than challenging this impossible task.

"Family Head... I need the most detailed vein map of this world, as well as the exact location of the Immortal King's pollution."

Gu Xuan Ce's voice trembled slightly from excitement.

"Yuan'er will provide it for you."

Gu Lin Tian nodded.

Gu Yuan nodded, a glint of excitement likewise flashing in his eyes.

He of course understood his father's plan.

This is not only about using the Immortal King's polluted will as free labor, but also finding a chance to counterattack back to the Immortal King's base and seal that Immortal King as well.

"This old man is truly formidable... but I like it!"

Anyone who doesn't want to become a True Immortal of the Immortal King is not a good head of the Gu Family!

"Moreover, there are vast amounts of formation materials..."

"These, these, and more... ah, these we don't even have in our Gu Family's treasury."

"Everything belonging to the Celestial Court, the power of all races, is yours to use. Lack something? Go seize it, take it!"

"Good!"

Gu Xuan Ce slapped his thigh hard, "Family Head! I accept this formation!"

"Give me ten years, and I will turn this realm into the Gu Family's most secure rear garden!"