Chapter 28: Who gave you the nerve to lay a hand on my son?

The Eternal Life Daoist, scheming to the bitter end, appeared,

In those murky eyes burst an unprecedented greed and frenzy.

The Eternal Life Daoist rose slowly from the blue stone, and with his movement,

the entire Immortal Mountain and the whole Lake of Longevity Essence boiled over completely at that moment!

"Boom—"

Endless milky Longevity Essence, like a hundred rivers summoned, poured madly back into his body.

His once withered body became full and plump at a speed visible to the naked eye.

His graying hair quickly turned black, and the wrinkles on his face all faded away,

In the blink of an eye, he went from a dying old Daoist,

to a cold‑faced, profoundly auraed middle‑aged Daoist.

The chains on his body, condensed from the Longevity Essence law,

did not disappear; instead they became even more solid,

and linked more tightly with the Immortal Mountain,

and even with the cosmic laws of the Profound Heaven Continent,

all connecting more closely together.

A terrifying aura far surpassing before erupted thunderously from him!

That aura was already infinitely close to the true Realm of the Heavenly Emperor!

"Hahaha! Young one, I still must thank you!"

"If you hadn't enlightened me, I truly would have wasted time on that stupid beast! Now it seems you are the supreme Dao fruit bestowed upon me by Heaven!"

The Eternal Life Daoist, feeling the surging power within, let out a proud and arrogant laugh.

He had plotted for several epochs, all for today!

As long as he devours this flawless immortal body of eternal life before him,

he can sever the karmic ties with this world, mend the flaw in his own Great Dao,

and ascend in one step to become a true Heavenly Emperor!

Even if this kid has the Supreme behind him, so what?

To become Heaven and Earth,

In this world, the sky is high for birds to fly, the sea is vast for fish to leap—where cannot be reached?

"Old thing, you're celebrating far too early!"

Gu Xue Dao roared, unable to hold back any longer.

His whole body's Qi surged skyward,

The golden Supreme Law flowed over his surface like magma; a punch thundered out, causing the void itself to collapse!

"Even a grain‑of‑rice pearl emits brilliance?"

The Eternal Life Daoist, watching Gu Xue Dao's overwhelmingly domineering punch, showed a hint of disdain on his face.

He simply raised his hand lightly.

Buzz—

The entire Immortal Mountain trembled because of it,

Endless Longevity Essence power,

converged before him into an enormous milky shield.

Boom!

Gu Xue Dao's fist struck the shield solidly!

A deafening roar,

echoed across the Profound Heaven Continent!

A terrifying energy storm, centered on the island in the lake's heart, swept outward in all directions!

However, what shocked Gu Xue Dao was,

that his punch, capable of shattering stars, only made the shield wobble,

without a single crack appearing on it!

"How is that possible?!"

Gu Xue Dao widened his eyes.

"In my Realm of Eternal Life, I am invincible!"

The Eternal Life Daoist smiled coldly,

"All your attacks will be neutralized by the Longevity Essence power accumulated over several epochs in this world! And you will only be here, slowly drained of life, eventually becoming my nourishment!"

As his words fell, in the boiling Lake of Longevity Essence,

thousands upon thousands of milky chains surged out,

snaking like poisonous serpents from all directions, winding toward Gu Xue Dao!

"Get out!"

Gu Xue Dao roared, the Supreme Power erupted, shattering those chains.

But the chains, seemingly endless, re‑coagulated instantly after breaking, winding again.

For a moment, even someone as strong as Gu Xue Dao,

was held back by these annoying chains, unable to break free.

"Third Uncle, I told you not to get excited."

Gu Yuan looked at this scene, and instead of any tension, he simply shook his head.

He had a clear mind.

This old thing is just a local tyrant,

and it's a local tyrant that's linked to the whole house.

Third Uncle now acts like a clueless youth, pounding the wall fiercely; the wall trembles, but it doesn't hurt or itch at all.

"Young one, it's your turn now!"

The Eternal Life Daoist solved the trouble of Gu Xue Dao,

his gaze locked again onto Gu Yuan.

In his view,

Gu Yuan is a moving treasure trove,

the most crucial main dish of this feast!

As long as he captures him, everything will end!

He flickered, instantly crossing space,

appearing before Gu Yuan, a massive hand entwined with the Law of Longevity,

slammed down on Gu Yuan's Heavenly Spirit Cover!

"Your body is now mine!"

On the Eternal Life Daoist's face was an uncontrollable rapture and greed!

It's done!

It's about to be done!

He seemed to already see himself possessing this perfect Dao body, becoming a divine emperor, overlooking eternity!

Yet the terrifying pleading scene he expected from Gu Yuan never came.

The stunningly handsome youth simply stood there, even yawning out of sheer boredom.

That look was as if he were watching a clown juggling on a beam.

"Is the performance over?"

Gu Yuan curled his lip,

"Honestly, your act is rather clumsy."

"You…"

The Eternal Life Daoist's anger flared, adding three more points of force to his hand!

But at the instant his hand,

was about to touch Gu Yuan's hair,

his whole being, together with the Eternal Life Realm he boasted of,

froze without any warning.

Space itself seemed frozen at that moment.

An indescribable, soul‑unperceivable, supreme pressure that transcended all the world's laws silently descended.

That pressure was neither tyrannical nor fierce.

It was like heaven, like Dao,

like the supreme rule that existed since the birth of the universe.

Before this pressure,

the Eternal Life Daoist's pride,

his power comparable to the Heavenly Emperor realm, became as tiny as dust.

The hand reaching for Gu Yuan stiffened mid‑air, unable to move.

The rapturous joy and greed on his face also solidified completely,

replaced by endless bewilderment,

and an unprecedented fear emanating from the deepest part of his soul.

What's happening?

What occurred?

Why… can't I move?

The Eternal Life Daoist, whose Dao heart had been still as an ancient well for eons,

finally shattered at this moment!

He frantically drove the power within his body, trying to break free of the binding,

but he was horrified to discover,

his connection to Immortal Mountain and the whole world,

seemed cut off by an invisible massive hand with ease!

It felt as if an invisible massive hand had easily snapped it off!

"Who is it?!"

He tried to roar, to bellow,

but found he could not even utter a sound.

At that instant,

a calm, gentle voice, yet containing the power that words become law, …

A calm and gentle way, yet it also harbors the principle that words become law,

The voice that commands the awe of myriad ways drifted slowly across heaven and earth.

"Who gave you the nerve to dare lay a hand on my son?"