Chapter 153: The master suddenly died—doesn't that make it ownerless?

"Confiscate the property?"

Gu Cangsheng heard this, raised his eyebrows, seeming to have some objection to the term 'grandson'.

He stroked his beard, solemnly correcting: "Yuan'er, our Gu family is a civilized clan; we ought to speak elegantly."

"What do you mean by 'confiscate the property'? That sounds awful."

"We're going to receive the spoils of war, inventory those ownerless items, understand?"

"Why are they ownerless?"

Gu Cangsheng gave a deep, inscrutable smile: "Yuan'er, think about it—when we arrive, the owners of those spoils will, quite coincidentally, drop dead right before our eyes. Then won't they become ownerless?"

"..."

Gu Yuan was utterly convinced.

Ginger is still spicy when old.

This is remarkably similar to his own theory: borrow strength, crush the opponent, and no need to repay.

Grandfather truly lives up to being my own grandfather.

"Grandfather is wise—should we go now?"

"No rush."

Gu Cangsheng waved his hand, his deep eyes scanning the universe, and spoke calmly.

"If we go now, I'm afraid those guys will run off—that would ruin the fun."

Before his words even faded, he lifted his foot and lightly stomped on the void beneath him.

Hum—

A soft tone rang out, not from sound but from the Great Dao.

An invisible, imperceptible ripple spread from him in an instant, enveloping the entire Burial Emperor Star Domain.

This ancient universe, at this moment, seemed to be placed inside a transparent box.

All the ancient starry roads leading outward, the wormholes hidden in the cracks of spacetime, all the formations capable of crossing the void—at this moment, they were all forcibly sealed and cut off by an incomprehensible mighty power.

From now on, entry to the Burial Emperor Star Domain is permitted, but exit is forbidden!

After doing all this, Gu Cangsheng nodded in satisfaction.

Then he turned his head to look at Gu Yuan.

"Yuan'er, look at your map— which place is nearest to us? Let's go to the nearest one first."

Gu Yuan heard this and nodded lightly.

A star map provided by the system appeared before his eyes.

On the star map, nine dark regions emanating an ominous aura were clearly marked.

Undying Mountain, shrouded in deathly qi, a faintly visible ancient tree shaped like a person.

Immortal Mausoleum, ancient tombs standing thick, ghostly qi pervasive.

Divine Ruins, broken walls and remnants, yet divine light shoots into the heavens.

"..."

"Let's start from this one."

Gu Yuan hardly hesitated, his finger pointing at the coordinates of the Primordial Ancient Mine.

"The place called Primordial Ancient Mine is the nearest to us, and most importantly, they mass-produce divine source there—don't waste it."

"As expected of Yuan'er, he understands our family's tradition of thrift."

Gu Cangsheng nodded approvingly, then swept his sleeves, wrapping Gu Yuan, and their figures instantly vanished from the spot.

When the two reappeared, they had already crossed billions of miles of starry river, appearing above an ancient and mysterious mining region.

This is one of the oldest life-forbidden zones of the Burial Emperor Star Domain—the Primordial Ancient Mine.

Contrary to outside imagination, this place is not gloomy and terrifying; instead, immortal light suffuses the air and auspicious qi rises.

One after another ancient mine caverns, like the mouths of giant beasts, inhaling and exhaling the purest heavenly and earthly essence.

The air is filled with the scent of various divine metals and immortal materials.

This place has produced more than one ancient emperor, and deep in the mining area lie sealed dozens of ancient supremes who severed their own path with a single blade.

Yet at this moment, this forbidden zone that should be a lifeless dead zone is eerily silent.

All the immortal light has retracted, all the auspicious qi has dissipated.

A feeling called despair blankets every inch of land.

Deep in the mining area, within more than a dozen massive divine sources, ancient figures float and sink.

They are the nineteen remaining ancient supremes of the Primordial Ancient Mine.

They personally witnessed how the nine ancient supremes, including the Heaven-Eating Ancient Emperor of their own Primordial Ancient Mine, were easily obliterated by that sky-covering giant hand, like swatting a fly.

They also felt that supreme power that sealed the entire universe and cut off all retreats.

Even though their numbers exceed those nine ancient supremes by more than double.

But the other side can crush those nine ancient supremes with a single finger.

What's wrong with using a second finger to crush us as well?

So when the figures of Gu Cangsheng and Gu Yuan appeared above the Primordial Ancient Mine.

The hearts of those several ancient supremes sank completely to the bottom of the valley.

"They're here!"

That terrifying entity that regards them as blood food has finally come knocking!

However, the expected thunderous world-ending blow did not descend immediately.

All that could be seen was an extraordinarily handsome youth stepping out from behind that immortal, clearing his throat, wearing a smile so gentle it made one's heart turn cold.

Ahem, the seniors inside, can you hear me?

Gu Yuan's voice, conveyed through his spiritual mind, clearly reached every divine source deep in the mining area.

Inside the divine sources, several Supremes exchanged bewildered glances.

Not taking direct action—what does that mean?

Could there still be room for negotiation?

"My grandfather said, he is compassionate at heart and dislikes killing."

Gu Yuan's voice continued, "Therefore, he gives you a chance to choose."

Hearing this, a spark of hope simultaneously ignited in the eyes of the Supremes.

Indeed!

Even an immortal couldn't truly be indifferent to wiping out so many ancient Supremes in one breath!

Perhaps the other side also has reservations, or must pay some price!

"As long as you…"

Gu Yuan paused briefly, as if gathering his words, and his smile became more sincere.

"Surrender all the immortal divine pills, all the celestial gold divine materials, all the imperial scripture ancient methods from your primordial ancient mine, everything."

"Additionally, voluntarily sacrifice half of the Supremes' primordial essence."

"Then we can consider giving you a way out."

Gu Yuan's voice was soft, yet the glimmer of hope on the Supremes' faces froze instantly.

It then turned to astonishment, then to endless humiliation and fury!

What?!

Hand over all immortal divine pills and underlying essence?

And also voluntarily sacrifice half of the primordial essence?!

How is this any different from killing them outright?!

If half their primordial essence is stripped, even if they survive they become complete wrecks, their Dao foundation destroyed, with no chance of ever regaining their peak!

This is no longer a lion's bold demand; it's about tearing them limb from limb, chewing them up and swallowing!

"Young one! You have gone too far!"

From within a purple divine source came an ancient and raging roar.

It was a Qilin Ancient Emperor who attained the Dao in the mythic age, whose temper was the fiercest.

"We are ancient Supremes; we would rather die in battle than endure this humiliation!"

"Exactly! To think you can make us surrender is sheer fantasy!" Another Supreme roared, "At worst, the fish die and the net breaks! We will self‑detonate the Imperial Dao principle; even an immortal must pay the price!"

"Heh, the fish will die, but the net will not break."

Gu Cangsheng, who had been silent all along, finally spoke slowly.

His voice was flat, yet carried an undeniable indifference.

He seemed to have lost patience with this negotiation game.

"Yuan'er, as I've said, this move won't work."

"Then let's use grandfather's method. Since they won't be dignified, grandfather will make it dignified for them."

Before the words finished, he made no extra move.

He simply directed his ancient, still, well‑like eyes, faintly, toward the most loudly clamoring purple divine source.

It was merely a glance.

"Crack—"

On that indestructible purple divine source, capable of sealing the ancient emperor for ages, a fine crack appeared without any warning.

Inside the divine source, the Qilin Ancient Emperor's pupils suddenly contracted, and his raging expression was instantly replaced by endless terror.

"No... you..."

He wanted to beg for mercy, wanted to say something.

But it was too late.

The crack spread like a spider web at lightning speed, and in the blink of an eye covered the entire divine source.

"Boom!"

A muffled thud.

The purple divine source, together with the once storm‑ruling Qilin Ancient Emperor within, turned into a sky‑filled pure violet rain of light.

No screams, no resistance.

An ancient Supreme was erased from this world by a glance, under everyone's gaze.

Having done all that, Gu Cangsheng finally turned his head, looked at the remaining trembling divine sources, his tone still flat.

"You see, death brings dignity."

Deep in the mine, a dead silence.