Chapter 175: This Divine Art Can Kill a True Immortal!

Divine Art!

As the name suggests, it is the ability of a cultivator, after entering the Eight Realms, to transform the Dao he has comprehended into concrete techniques.

Ordinary cultivators, mastering one or two Divine Arts, are already proud.

Those of exceptional talent may grasp three to five.

But Gu Yuan, the moment he stepped into the Divine Art Realm, his Sea of Consciousness opened like a treasure vault.

Three Thousand Great Dao correspond to three thousand Divine Arts!

Space Solidification, Five‑Elements Divine Thunder, Great Cutting Technique, True Dragon Treasure Art…

These supreme great arts are enough to stir bloodshed in the world.

At this moment they imprint on his soul like instinct; as soon as his mind moves, he can summon them at will.

This is the terrifying foundation that comes from rooting in the Three Thousand Great Dao!

"If I fought someone, just using Divine Arts could crush them dead."

Gu Yuan felt the vast sea of Divine‑Art information in his mind and smiled with satisfaction.

Yet there are drawbacks.

The number of Divine Arts is simply too great.

He fears that at first he can only focus on twenty or so, which is the limit for now.

However, beyond that,

Gu Yuan discovered that as he broke through, the Ten Thousand Dao Light also seemed to awaken a brand‑new ability.

Besides the "borrow another's body" skill, now, as the lamp flickered, a stranger, more bizarre and more domineering insight flooded his mind.

"Borrow… lifespan?"

Gu Yuan's expression turned odd.

This newly awakened Divine Art is brutally simple to the point of hair‑raising.

It allows Gu Yuan in battle to directly strip an opponent of their life essence!

The most terrifying part is that this stripping ignores realms!

Whether saint, supreme, even True Immortal or Immortal King—

As long as the opponent's lifespan is shorter than Gu Yuan's, he can drain their life essence outright, turning them instantly into a handful of yellow earth!

"Damn, that's perverse!"

Gu Yuan himself was startled by this new ability.

Ignoring realms, directly snatching lifespan!

It is essentially a dimensional‑reduction strike in the cultivation world!

No matter how mighty your Divine Arts or boundless mana, I will cut the fire at its source, let you die of old age—who will you appeal to then?

Yet, Gu Yuan soon discovered the limitation of this Divine Art.

"The price is… paying double the life essence?"

For example, to strip ten thousand years of lifespan from an opponent, Gu Yuan must expend twenty thousand years of his own lifespan.

That price is far from small.

For ordinary cultivators, life essence is extremely precious; who would dare fight by killing a thousand to lose two thousand of their own?

"Others can't, but I… seem able!"

Gu Yuan stroked his chin, a strange smile appearing on his face.

What is his constitution?

Immortal Eternal Body!

Though not yet fully realized, his current life essence is already unimaginably vast.

At least a hundred times that of peers in the same realm!

More importantly, as his cultivation rises, his life essence will continue to increase.

Though his flesh still aches.

Yet if he trades his own double life essence for a great enemy's death, it looks profitable from every angle.

"This is literally a trump card tailor‑made for me!"

The more Gu Yuan thought about it, the more excited he became.

Even True Immortals of the Primordial Celestial Realm have a general limit on life essence.

If he were to face a True Immortal, catch them off guard, and directly unleash this Divine Art…

It may be a bit hard now, but after breaking through a few more realms…

Hiss!

Gu Yuan inhaled a sharp breath of cold air.

He realized he seemed to have mastered a taboo technique capable of slaying Immortals!

"I need to find something to test it on."

Gu Yuan opened his eyes, scanning the surroundings.

Not far away, a massive stone floated in the void, bearing an unknown sprout that emitted faint vitality.

That's the one.

Gu Yuan's mind shifted, activating the Ten Thousand Dao Light within his dantian.

A barely perceptible gray stream of qi flew from his fingertip and instantly merged into the sprout.

The next moment, a miraculous scene unfolded.

The once verdant sprout, at a speed visible to the naked eye, quickly withered, wilted, and finally turned to ash, dispersing into the void.

It has completed the course of its entire life.

Gu Yuan clearly felt that, inside his body, a trivial strand of vitality seemed to have been drawn away.

That bit of consumption, to him, was not even a drop in the bucket.

"It really works!"

Gu Yuan's eyes shone frighteningly.

He stood up, stretched his limbs, feeling the unprecedented, immense power within his body and the trump card that could drive any enemy to despair, and he was filled with boundless heroism.

"Yuan'er, how does it feel?"

Gu Cangsheng's figure appeared silently before him, a caring smile on his face.

He could sense that his grandson's aura was more than ten times stronger than before!

That flesh also faintly radiated immortal divine brilliance, evidently having successfully refined another Immortal King bone.

"It feels... excellent!" Gu Yuan grinned, showing a set of white teeth.

He looked at his own grandfather, his eyes flickering, then leaned in suddenly, speaking mysteriously:

"Grandpa, I just comprehended an incredible divine technique!"

"Oh?"

Gu Cangsheng raised an eyebrow, intrigued,

"What technique makes you so smug? Tell grandpa about it."

He had absolute confidence in his grandson; the technique he grasped must be extraordinary.

But with his half-step Immortal King insight, he considered himself to have seen every great storm, so at most he would just offer a few praises.

"Hehe,"

Gu Yuan lowered his voice, as if sharing an earth‑shattering secret,

"This ability might... kill a True Immortal!"

"What?" Gu Cangsheng's smile tightened.

Kill a True Immortal?

He subconsciously thought he had misheard.

A minor cultivator of the Eighth Realm grasped a technique that could kill a True Immortal?

"Kid, you can eat food carelessly, but you mustn't speak carelessly."

Gu Cangsheng's expression grew serious, "The might of a True Immortal is beyond your imagination; the chasm of realms between them is like a sky‑deep abyss, not something external forces can bridge."

"Grandpa, please let me finish."

Gu Yuan was unhurried, and explained verbatim the life‑borrowing technique he had just comprehended.

"... Regardless of realms, as long as the opponent's lifespan is shorter than mine, I can strip it directly, at the cost of paying double my own lifespan..."

As Gu Yuan spoke, Gu Cangsheng's expression began to change at a visibly rapid pace.

From initial solemnity, to astonishment, then shock, and finally, his ancient‑seeing eyes fixed on Gu Yuan, pupils shrinking to needle‑point size!

The atmosphere of the entire space grew stagnant due to his intense emotional fluctuations.

Disregard realms!

Strip lifespan!

His mind buzzed.

With his half‑step Immortal King experience, he instantly grasped the terror of this technique!

The double‑lifespan cost is a death‑summoning talisman for others, but for his grandson who possesses an immortal body, it's a trivial price!

This is essentially an irrational, taboo art meant only to overturn tables!

A True Immortal, no matter how long they live, will eventually run out of lifespan.

But his grandson? With an immortal body, theoretically his lifespan is infinite!

This... how can one fight this?

It may not be evident now.

But when Gu Yuan breaks through to True Immortal, perhaps even just the Celestial Emperor realm,

A single strike like this, regardless of True Immortal's immortality, Dao fruit completion, or Immortal King status, will turn you into a pile of white bones!

In Gu Cangsheng's mind, an absurd thought involuntarily surfaced.

If this kid... were to use it on me...

Hiss!

The moment the thought arose, even Gu Cangsheng's composure trembled.

He subconsciously calculated his own lifespan.

Though lengthy, it is not infinite.

Fortunately, I'm about to break through the Immortal King!

Once I succeed, my lifespan will match that of heaven and earth; then this kid's technique will be useless to me!

Wait a moment...

Gu Cangsheng snapped back to awareness.

That's not right! Why would I think that? I'm his grandfather!

"Snap!"

A crisp sound rang out abruptly.

"Ow!"

Gu Yuan covered the back of his head, staring bewildered at his own grandfather.

What's the situation?

I just comprehended such an awesome divine ability and was sharing my joy with you; why are you still hitting people?

"Grandpa, why are you hitting me?" Gu Yuan asked plaintively.

Gu Cangsheng wore a stern old face, withdrew his hand, cleared his throat twice, trying to hide the momentary guilt he felt.

He couldn't possibly say, "You kid are too scary; Grandpa fears he won't be able to beat you later, so he gave you a slap for a thrill," could he?

"Cough cough," the Old Patriarch, hands behind his back, eyes drifting elsewhere, said solemnly,

"Oh, it's nothing. Hitting that Gu Lin Tian kid just came naturally, I didn't pull back."

Gu Yuan: "……"

Do you yourself believe this excuse?

Seeing his grandson's hurt yet speechless expression, Gu Cangsheng silently breathed a sigh of relief.

It's fine, it's fine; I can still manage to strike.

That's called taking the initiative to be strong!

Now let's have a good hit first, then we'll talk.