Chapter 132: Just Returned Home to a New World? The Golden Great Era?

Gu Yuan and his party stayed in the Twilight Divine Realm for almost seven days again.

The cleanup of the Twilight Divine Realm is nearing its end, this land that has been shrouded in darkness for countless eras.

Under the iron hooves of the Gu Family war machine, a belated purification arrives.

One by one, Evil God lairs are uprooted, and demigods are blasted to nothing.

On the eve of the Gu Family's return, True Immortal Gu Lin Tian personally led a team, together with Jiang Rou and Gu Lin Jiang, the two Heavenly Emperors, and five Supremes, to conduct a final carpet‑bagging of this land.

They even maddeningly extracted several mineral veins brimming with massive demonic energy, using great magical force to pull them from the earth, then packaged and sealed them as resources to launch the breeding‑ground project.

Gu Xue Dao set his sights even more on those contaminated Law Fragments.

Although they are a chaotic mess, their sheer volume is an advantage; he plans to bring them back to see if he can forge some uniquely styled dark‑type artifacts.

Gu Zhan busied himself smashing the mountain‑sized peaks built from Evil God skulls, selecting from them intact, undispersed skulls, claiming he needed them to furnish his own palace with overwhelmingly imposing furniture.

When Gu Yuan finished his recuperation and finally restored all his strength, what he saw was this bustling demolition scene.

"Young Master, you have left the realm."

Gu Lin Jiang and the others, upon seeing Gu Yuan, hurried forward to greet him.

"Uncle Lin Jiang, how are things?" Gu Yuan asked.

"Returning, Young Master, all valuable resources in the Twilight Divine Realm have been inventoried and sealed; apart from that Celestial King contamination source, there is no longer any entity in this world that can threaten the Saint Realm."

At that moment, Gu Lin Tian also sensed his son's emergence and instantly manifested.

He nodded, his gaze sweeping over everyone, "This expedition, you have all worked hard; upon returning to the family, we will reward you according to merit."

"Serve the Family Head, share the Young Master's burdens, never refuse even unto ten thousand deaths!" the Elders replied in unison, their voices shaking the heavens.

Gu Lin Tian gave a slight nod, his eyes finally resting on the scar‑filled yet sprouting land amid the ruins, a hint of inexplicable emotion flashing in his gaze.

In the end, he said nothing more, merely uttering two words lightly: "Return home."

Gu Yuan's thought shifted, and the circular light gate linking to the Primordial Celestial Realm resurfaced in the void.

The massive Gu Family army, bearing harvests so terrifying that any immortal lineage would envy, entered in single file, setting out on the return journey.

…

Primordial Celestial Realm, Gu Family Divine Island.

When Gu Yuan and his party emerged from the teleportation gate that materialized before the Celestial Court Main Hall, the Gu family members already waiting there erupted in cheers like mountain‑roaring seas.

"Welcome the Family Head! Welcome the Young Master! Triumphant return!"

"The Family Head's celestial might covers the world! The Young Master is unparalleled through the ages!"

Among the welcoming ranks, only the core of the Gu Family was present.

The Gu Family's ability to traverse myriad realms at will, for now before the ancestor attains Celestial King status, means they are not preparing to negotiate with other forces.

After a brief chat with everyone, Gu Lin Tian handed the subsequent pacification matters over to Gu Lin Jiang and the others.

He, meanwhile, took Gu Yuan and Jiang Rou back directly to the family council hall.

Inside the hall, the area had already been cleared.

Gu Lin Tian sat on the main seat, Jiang Rou beside him, her beautiful eyes full of tenderness and concern, continuously studying her son.

"Yuan'er, you've been traveling with your father for so long; you're unharmed, right?"

"Mother, rest assured, with father here, who could hurt me?" Gu Yuan said with a smile.

"You child..."

Jiang Rou scolded him with a glance, then turned her gaze to Gu Lin Tian,

"Lin Tian, Yuan'er has achieved a great feat this time; how do you intend to reward him?"

Gu Lin Tian looked at his beloved son, rarely showing a hint of a smile, but shook his head:

"Whatever he wants, even the Gu Family I could give him, yet Yuan'er doesn't need any of it."

"Father, Mother, we are a family; why bother talking about rewards or not?"

Gu Yuan waved his hand, then shifted his tone, a mysterious smile appearing, "However, this time the child returns having prepared a small gift for Mother."

"Oh? What gift?" Jiang Rou showed interest.

Gu Yuan said nothing, merely flipping his palm.

A rhombus‑shaped crystal, enveloped in seven‑colored sunrise light, emitting a soft yet divine aura, appeared in his palm.

Within the crystal seemed to contain an entire world, the breath of life circulating, all things proliferating, a maternal brilliance originating from the very beginning of life radiating outward.

"This is... a divine rank surpassing the Ancient Gods?!"

Even with Gu Lin Tian's True Immortal composure, upon seeing this divine rank, his pupils involuntarily contracted slightly.

He could sense that this divine rank was far stronger than the seven great Ancient Gods' divine ranks.

Or perhaps the two differ fundamentally!

One must know that Ancient Gods already compare to the Heavenly Emperor realm.

Thus this divine rank... is at least True Immortal level!

A True Immortal‑level divine rank would have a tremendous effect not only on Jiang Rou but also on him, a True Immortal.

For Jiang Rou, who is at mid‑Heavenly Emperor stage, its value exceeds that of a half‑immortal artifact!

"Yuan'er, this... this is too precious," Jiang Rou said, her breath slightly rapid as she gazed at the divine rank.

She could feel her internal Heavenly Emperor Dao fruit, upon seeing the divine rank, begin to resonate autonomously, emitting waves of yearning tremors.

"Mother, you are a Yaochi Saint Body, perfectly aligned with this Mother God divine rank's attributes. With it, your the Way foundation will be thoroughly solidified, and you may even, within ten years, advance further to reach half a step into the Immortal Realm."

Gu Yuan handed the divine rank to his mother,

"My child's current strength no longer needs it. This gift, you must accept."

Seeing her son's unquestionable gaze, Jiang Rou's eyes became slightly moist.

She did not refuse further, carefully stowing the Mother God divine rank away.

"Alright, Mother, I'll take it."

The atmosphere inside the great hall was warm and moving.

However, Gu Yuan's next action instantly replaced that warmth with an overbearing atmosphere.

He raised his massive hand and waved.

Whoosh!

Tens of thousands of divine cores of all sizes and colors lay about like trash.

They poured out from his storage ring and instantly piled in the center of the hall into a small, multicolored mountain of divine cores.

Each divine core emitted a Law Wave, strong or weak.

Among them were even premium divine cores comparable to the 18th and 19th realms!

These were the divine cores that Gu Lin Tian had entrusted him to command.

But at that time Gu Yuan needed to extract three thousand Great Paths and eighty‑four thousand Minor Paths from them.

That required a massive number of divine cores.

Moreover, many of the Great Paths among the cores were duplicated.

So actually they weren't used as much as imagined.

"Father, Mother, I no longer need these divine cores."

Gu Yuan pointed at the mountain of divine cores and said lightly,

"Leave it to the family to handle. Whether to use it to train the younger generation or to reward the elders, it's up to Father to decide."

Gu Lin Tian looked at his son's expression, as if saying "I just threw a pile of worthless stones," and his eye corner twitched involuntarily.

This kid… is truly becoming more like the old ancestor's style.

But he knew these were the batch of divine cores he had agreed to hand over to Gu Yuan.

Since he took them out again,

it shows Gu Yuan no longer needs them.

He steadied his mind and said gravely, "Lin Jiang!"

"At your service!"

Gu Lin Jiang responded to the call.

At this moment, Gu Xuan Ce was still setting up the Great Array in the Dusk Divine Realm.

By estimation, he wouldn't return for at least ten years.

"Deliver my Immortal Lord's decree!" Gu Lin Tian's voice echoed through the hall,

"Starting tomorrow, at the Immortal Court Training Ground, we will commence the 'Divine Core Baptism'!"

"All direct bloodlines of the Gu Family whose cultivation is below the Saint Realm may participate!"

"Based on their potential and contribution, they will be granted divine cores of varying grades to enhance insight and rebuild their Dao foundation!"

"Furthermore, the high‑quality divine cores will be selected and preferentially distributed to meritorious elders such as Gu Zhan and Gu Xue Dao, helping them breakthrough again, aiming for the 19th realm as soon as possible."

Gu Lin Tian's eyes flashed like lightning: "Our Gu Family's Heavenly Emperor Realm count is still too few."

After the events in the Dusk Divine Realm, he understood clearly.

Three Heavenly Emperor Realms seemed many at first glance.

But still not enough!

One Dusk Divine Realm houses seven ancient gods, comparable to seven Heavenly Emperor Realms.

Thus their native land lacks true immortals.

Otherwise their combined strength could rival half of a Primordial Immortal Realm!

"Yes! Immortal Lord!"

Gu Lin Jiang took the order and left.

They could foresee that after tomorrow, the entire Gu Family would face an unprecedented surge of promotions!

A golden great era, where the Gu Family's Heavenly Pride Well erupts, is about to arrive!

And all this is because of the Gu Family's qilin prodigy, Gu Yuan!

Just as the whole Gu Family was immersed in the upcoming revelry, a familiar mechanical voice rang in Gu Yuan's mind, ill‑timed as ever.

【Ding! Host has completed the Dusk Divine Realm vacation mission.】

【Heavenly Vacation System, a new round of vacation is about to begin!】

【A new vacation world is being randomly selected…】

Gu Yuan furrowed his brows.

"???"

So fast.

I just got back!

For some reason, Gu Yuan felt the system was getting more and more impatient.

【Selection complete!】

【World Type: End‑Times Era (Golden Great Era)】

【World Name: Burial Emperor Star Realm!】