Chapter 304: A Qi, Is Your Blade Still Handy?

The starry sky was desolate.

The Heavenly Source Old Ancestor did not rush to attack like the other three.

He didn't dare anymore!

This person before him was far stronger than he had imagined—much, much stronger!

How could this be a newly ascended immortal?

This is clearly a true immortal surpassing all of them!

"Fellow Daoist, your methods are impressive."

The Heavenly Source Old Ancestor finally spoke, his voice hoarse and dry: "I have lived three thousand years and have never seen anyone as astonishingly talented as you, Fellow Daoist. Slaying those three was as easy as killing dogs; if I am not mistaken, you must not be a native of this realm."

It is worth noting that the Heavenly Source Old Ancestor's words held no anger over his peers' deaths, but rather conveyed an extremely rational probe.

Gu Yuan rather admired this old turtle's talent for endurance.

Compared to those three brutes who only knew how to blast people with death rays and poison gas, this old fellow who retained a carbon-based fleshly body could be considered to have a bit of a cultivator's scheming.

"Is there a difference between yes and no?"

Gu Yuan idly flicked his cuff and said, "Your three neighbors have already moved out; now it's your turn."

The Heavenly Source Old Ancestor's withered cheek twitched, forcing out a smile uglier than a cry.

"Fellow Daoist, hold your hand; those three fools aren't worth dying for, but this Heavenly Pivot Source Realm is ultimately a piece of fat meat."

The Heavenly Source Old Ancestor raised his withered finger and pointed at the azure planet below,

"I have managed this realm for three thousand years; the underlying authority of the Stellar River Great Array is wholly in my grasp, Fellow Daoist. Your battle power is heaven-defying, and I admit I cannot match you."

"Why not join forces and share this realm? Fellow Daoist, if you desire spiritual energy, I can mobilize global resources as tribute; if you wish to spread the Dao, I will not interfere—you would be the lord of this world, while I only seek a corner to settle in. How does that sound?"

Such words could be described as concession to the extreme.

Had it been an ordinary cultivator, faced with submission from a True Immortal-level being and the resources of an entire world, they would surely have been tempted.

Gu Yuan merely gave a light chuckle.

"Kill you, and this world will still be mine."

Gu Yuan's tone was unfluctuating, exposing the other's hypocrisy,

"Moreover, do you really think… I haven't noticed what you've done to A Qi?"

Upon hearing the two words "A Qi," the Heavenly Source Old Ancestor's face suddenly changed.

He had thought his secret move was flawless, his cover-up capable of hiding heaven from earth, but before this white-clad youth it was as clear as glass!

The other not only knew A Qi, but even saw through his secretly transmitted techniques and his trump card of exploiting causality!

"You..."

The Heavenly Source Old Ancestor's withered cheek twitched violently, a tremendous surge of shock rising in his heart; his previous appeasing posture vanished instantly.

He stared fixedly at Gu Yuan, extreme dread and resentment welling up in his eyes: "Since you, Fellow Daoist, have seen through even this, it seems there is nothing left to discuss today."

"From the very start, I never intended to talk with you."

Gu Yuan's gaze was indifferent, as if he were looking at a corpse.

"Impudent junior!"

The Heavenly Source Old Ancestor let out a shrill howl. He no longer feigned weakness; his withered flesh instantly swelled, and his originally shriveled skin took on a jade-like luster.

He directly skipped the process of fleshly rebirth, forcibly drawing energy from the main vein of the Stellar River Great Array, temporarily pushing his cultivation to the utmost limit of the Half-Step True Immortal stage.

Vast spiritual pressure stirred up an energy storm in the vacuum.

But he did not use this power to attack Gu Yuan.

He was well aware that even Jin Gang and Xing Hui together could not break the opponent's defense, and that his old bones clashing head-on would surely be suicide.

The Heavenly Source Old Ancestor swiftly formed seals with both hands, and intricate causality runes lit up in the void.

"I acknowledge your unrivaled battle prowess, but you have no right—by no means should you have descended into this realm as an illegal immigrant!"

The Heavenly Source Old Ancestor's face twisted, his hands clenching tightly,

"You lack the acknowledgment of this realm's Heavenly Dao; your sole anchor in this world is that scavenging brat called A Qi! As long as I sever your anchor and provoke the world's will to reject you, even if you possess heaven-reaching battle power, you will be cast into the abyss of nothingness!"

This is the Heavenly Source Old Ancestor's true trump card.

He had long seen through Gu Yuan's mechanism of descent.

Although the Heavenly Pivot Source Realm's Heavenly Dao is deficient, the world barrier still exists.

Gu Yuan's ability to descend here relies entirely on the causality line tied to A Qi serving as a coordinate.

As long as A Qi betrays, severs the causality, Gu Yuan will become a rootless tree.

Gu Yuan watched the Heavenly Source Old Ancestor frantically casting spells; not only did he not step forward to stop him, he actually stopped his steps with keen interest.

"Causality rejection? Somewhat interesting."

Gu Yuan propped his chin on one hand and commented.

The Heavenly Source Old Ancestor simply couldn't understand what Gu Yuan was saying, taking it as mere bluster.

"Arrogant!"

"Interworld Pull—Star Position Reversal!"

The old ancestor spat a mouthful of essence blood onto the pattern.

Far beyond, in the underground sewage channel of Heavenly Pivot Eleven City, hundreds of thousands of li away,

A Qi, who had just drained a high-level cultivator and was immersed in the euphoria of surging power, suddenly felt the space around him tighten. Before he could react, an irresistible pulling force acted directly upon his soul.

In the midst of the spinning heavens and earth, the foul stench of the sewage channel vanished.

A Qi's feet touched the ground; he flung his eyes open to discover he was actually standing in the vast starry sky, with shattered meteorites beneath his feet and glittering stars all around.

Directly before him stood two figures.

One was an old man emanating terrifying pressure, as if a deity had descended into the world.

Another, dressed in white robes with a calm expression, was Gu Yuan.

What… where is this?

A Qi gripped the black dagger in their hand, their legs feeling a bit weak.

Although he had already reached the Eleventh Stage, facing this level of confrontation, he still felt like an ant.

Child, don't panic.

The Old Ancestor of the Heavenly Origin's voice echoed in the starry sky, carrying a bewitching power,

I am the Immortal Venerable who passed on to you the Blood-Burning Infant Transformation Technique. Today is the moment for us to join forces and slay this thief!

A Qi's gaze darted between the Old Ancestor of the Heavenly Origin and Gu Yuan.

In that very moment just now, he already knew what had happened.

Gu Yuan looked at this fish bait he himself had promoted, now full of rebellious bones, and instead of feeling angry, he found it rather amusing.

A Qi, is the blade still easy to handle?

Gu Yuan spoke leisurely, as if strolling through a courtyard.

A Qi watched Gu Yuan's eternally lofty, overbearing demeanor, as if everything was under his control, and the jealousy and resentment suppressed deep inside, backed by the Old Ancestor of the Heavenly Origin, erupted completely.