Chapter 150

Ancient Forbidden Land.

"Those nine great life forbidden zones have, since ancient times, been the places where some ancient emperors or supreme beings who refused to sit down and accept oblivion, after cutting off their own Dao, fell asleep. To prolong their lives, they spared no effort in launching dark turmoil, devouring the life essence of billions of beings, and are the most terrifying source of this universe!"

Yaoguang Holy Lord related everything he knew about the life forbidden zones in full detail to the Gu family grandfather and grandson.

The life forbidden zone is a sword hanging over the heads of all beings in the Burial Emperor Star Domain, a nightmare for everyone.

They are these holy land aristocratic families.

Although they usually act mighty and imposing, before the supreme beings of the forbidden zones who launch dark turmoil, they are nothing but slightly stronger ants.

This information is exactly the same as what Gu Yuan learned from the system.

Oh? Ancient supreme beings who severed themselves with a single blade?

Gu Cangsheng rubbed his chin, a glint of interest flashing in his eyes. "In other words, they're just a bunch of crippled lot, huh?"

Crippled?

Upon hearing that word, the Yaoguang Holy Lord and the others' eyes twitched sharply.

Those are ancient supreme beings!

They were emperors who once ruled the heavens, invincible in an age!

Although they severed themselves with a single blow and fell from the imperial Dao position.

But they still wield the power to destroy heaven and earth; once they push to the ultimate sublimation, they can even temporarily recover their peak battle strength!

In your mouth, how did they turn into a bunch of crippled wretches?

But after a moment's thought, they seemed… actually not wrong.

Before a present-day emperor capable of shattering imperial armaments with a finger snap and obliterating ancient clans with a single breath.

As long as it's not a mass revival of several ancient supreme beings, aren't they just a bunch of crippled?

"The emperor means they're just a bunch of clinging-to-life crippled wretches!" the Ji family patriarch hurriedly agreed, afraid that speaking slowly would upset the emperor.

"Hmm." Gu Cangsheng nodded in satisfaction. "How many are there? What's their strength?"

"This…"

The Yaoguang Holy Lord's face fell. "The forbidden zones are inscrutable; we don't know the exact numbers, but ancient texts say each dark turmoil brings forth as few as one or two, as many as five or six supreme beings, occurring every tens of thousands of years. With all nine forbidden zones combined, there are likely… likely not fewer than a hundred."

"Not less than a hundred!"

Gu Yuan's face lit up with delight upon hearing that.

The system hadn't lied to him on this point either.

Killing them all, he wondered how much imperial origin the system would reward him.

But hearing that it happens every tens of thousands of years, his expression instantly darkened again.

This means that every tens of thousands of years, countless beings in this world are sacrificed in the so-called dark turmoil bloodbath.

Casualties beyond count!

"They're nothing but a pack of beasts."

Gu Cangsheng thought the same, though he saw it more clearly than Gu Yuan.

Actually, the Primordial Immortal Realm once harbored such a great demon that prolonged its life by sacrificing myriad beings.

Later, as Gu Cangsheng and the Wanxiu True Immortals rose, they teamed up to slay countless forbidden zones and great demons, yielding the present Primordial Immortal Realm that can barely be called peaceful.

Thus, whether it's Gu Yuan, who transmigrated after higher education, or Gu Cangsheng, what they loathe most is this: initiating dark turmoil to extend one's lifespan.

"They deserve to die!"

Just as the grandfather and grandson were figuring out which forbidden zone to attack first.

"Suddenly!"

"Boom—!!!"

The entire Burying Emperor Star Domain shuddered violently without any forewarning.

Waves of a vast, ancient, decaying aura, suffused with endless killing intent, surged forth.

From every corner of the cosmos, the nine most mysterious and dark regions shot up into the sky!

The sky turned black.

It wasn't the darkness of clouds blotting out the sun, but a suppression emanating from the Dao level, as if the very laws of the universe were wailing and trembling at this moment.

The nine great life forbidden zones, at this moment, simultaneously revived!

"Not good! It's the forbidden zone! The entities within the forbidden zone have been roused!"

"Heavens! Is this… the dark turmoil breaking out early?!"

The Yaoguang Holy Lord and the others turned ashen, their souls nearly flying from fright.

They could sense that the aura emanating from the forbidden zones was far more terrifying and brutal than any previous dark turmoil.

It was as if primordial beasts that had slept for myriad ages had, at the same instant, opened their hungry eyes!

And their target seemed…

Everyone's gaze unconsciously shifted to the grandfather and grandson who remained calm and carefree.

It was quite obvious that this emperor's recent shattering of imperial armaments and annihilation of the Yun clan had caused such a disturbance that it roused those slumbering ancient supreme beings!

……

……

Above the Heavenly Dome, gloomy clouds dimmed as ghosts wailed and gods howled.

Nine distinct yet equally terrifying auras, suffocating to behold, like nine heaven‑spanning, earth‑piercing demonic pillars, pierced through the entire Burying Emperor Star Domain.

It was the aura of death, the aura of decay, the endless resentment and killing intent accumulated over myriad ages.

Before these auras, any holy lord or mighty expert were as insignificant as dust.

The Yaoguang Holy Lord and the others each had faces ashen as dead ash, their bodies trembling like chaff in a sieve.

It's over!

It's completely over!

The nine great forbidden zones erupted simultaneously—this is something that has never occurred since the age of mythology!

They could even sense that among those nine auras, there were several presences that were exceptionally powerful and exceptionally tyrannical.

They had already locked that icy, emotionless gaze onto this ancient forbidden land outside.

"How many tens of thousands of years... finally, I smell the scent of immortals again..."

A hoarse, ancient voice, as if from the Nine Netherworlds, echoed deep in everyone's soul.

That voice carried endless greed and desire.

"It is the substance of longevity! A purer form of longevity substance than the elixir of immortality!"

"Eat it! As long as I eat him, I can live another life, and even... step onto that legendary path to immortality!"

Another, even more crazed and overbearing voice rang out, shaking the entire star domain with a hum.

Immediately after, a third voice came, icy and merciless.

"That immortal body is mine."

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Nine powerful auras erupted explosively!

They were like nine supreme ferocious beasts that had broken free from an ancient prison, tearing through the barriers of spacetime, carrying a terrifying pressure capable of making stars plummet, and they surged ruthlessly toward Gu Yuan's position.

Their target was precisely Gu Yuan!

In the eyes of these ancient supremes who had severed their own lifelines and whose lifespans were nearing their end.

Gu Yuan's flesh, reforged from the bones of an immortal king and tempered with immortal substances and the myriad dao light-lamps, was practically the highest-grade humanoid immortal medicine in the world.

As long as they could devour him.

Not only could they replenish the Dao and return to their peak, but they even had a chance to thereby glimpse that illusory realm of the immortal Dao.

"Nine... nine supremes! Nine ancient supremes have appeared simultaneously!"

"It's over! The heavens are about to collapse! This is going to destroy the world!"

Sensing the nine unmasked terrifying pressures, the Holy Lord of Yaoguang and others were utterly despairing.

They scrambled backward, wishing their parents had given them extra legs so they could flee this hell about to become a battlefield of carnage.

The present-day emperor is very strong—strong to an absurd degree.

But those are nine ancient supremes! They are nine emperors who were once invincible in an era!

Even if they had severed their own lifelines and their strength had declined.

But when the nine join forces and push their sublimation to the limit, their might is likely not inferior to several true present-day emperors descending simultaneously!

Can a single human emperor possibly withstand them?

Everyone's hearts were marked with a big question mark.

However, just as the wind filled the tower and the mountain rain was about to come, when everyone thought a world-shaking battle was about to erupt.

As the eye of the storm, Gu Yuan paid no heed; instead, he produced a handful of common roasted melon seeds before everyone.

He leisurely pinched one up and popped it into his mouth.

"Crack."

The crisp sound rang out, unusually jarring in this deathly silent, oppressive environment.

It made the nine world-destroying ancient supremes before him look like clowns about to take the stage.

What... what is going on?

Everyone was dumbfounded.

Big brother! What time is it now!

Nine ancient supremes have come knocking, and you still have the mood to eat melon seeds here?

Your heart is truly huge!

Even those nine ancient supremes, who came with murderous aura, were momentarily stunned.

They had imagined countless possible reactions from the other side—panic, anger, solemnity, or resolve.

But they never imagined that the other side would actually... be eating melon seeds?

What does this mean?

Ignore!

Bare-faced ignoring!

"Junior! You're courting death!"

One of them, his whole body wrapped in a blood-colored mist, instantly flew into a rage.

He was the ancient emperor of Blood Phoenix Mountain, who once ruled an era, with myriad spirits bowing to him—when had he ever suffered such humiliation?

"At death's door, you dare act so arrogantly! Once I capture you, I will surely extract your soul and burn it with netherfire for a hundred thousand years, leaving you unable to live or die!"

Another supreme from the Immortal Mausoleum also let out an icy roar.

"Grandpa, they're so noisy."

Gu Yuan turned his head to look at Gu Cangsheng beside him, wearing an innocent expression.

Gu Cangsheng heard this and smiled.

On his usually calm, ancient-well-like face, a hint of cold smile finally appeared.

"A bunch of crippled ones who severed their own lifelines dare to eye my grandson?"

His voice was soft, yet it carried a supreme majesty that towered over all heavens and myriad Dao.

He slowly stepped forward.

Anyway, we're all going to die; since you all want to die early, then today I will fulfill your wish.