Chapter 319

Iron Butler knelt and prostrated himself inside the air-raid shelter of the Heavenly Pivot Realm, trembling with excitement, repeatedly kowtowing in gratitude.

The position of realm lord, governing a region, this kind of instant ascension to supreme fortune—originally it should have been that idiot A Qi's to easily obtain.

That idiot, instead of taking the highway to heaven paved by the young master, chose to bite the master's hand, ending up with both body and spirit destroyed—utterly foolish.

Subordinate Iron Butler will surely lay down my life and brains for the young master, willing to die ten thousand times! I swear to the death to safeguard the Heavenly Pivot Realm for the Gu Family!

Iron Butler pressed his forehead firmly against the cold alloy floor, loudly declaring his unwavering loyalty.

After expressing gratitude, Iron Butler slowly rose to his feet, gazing through the crack in the air-raid shelter with awe at the faintly visible vast world in the void that exuded endless terrifying pressure.

He is a person of extraordinary depth and extreme pragmatism, fully aware that the Heavenly Pivot Realm is now merely a vassal domain within the Gu Family's vast dominion.

To secure his position as realm lord, besides maintaining absolute loyalty to Gu Yuan, his urgent priority is to quickly integrate the Heavenly Pivot Realm's special products and resources, prepare a generous letter of allegiance, and then go to cultivate relations with the prominent figures of the Gu Family in that vast neighboring world, smoothing things over.

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Elsewhere.

After finishing up some matters.

The Myriad Medicine Divine Monarch, unable to wait, seized that half-corpse of the Heavenly Initiation Immortal King, rushed into his exclusive alchemy chamber, and declared he would seclude himself for three months to refine a heaven-shaking pill.

Gu Xuan Ce also clutched a stack of mechanical blueprints scavenged from the Heavenly Pivot Source Realm, eagerly running off to plan the construction of the Heavenly Works Pavilion.

After the crowd dispersed, only Gu Cangsheng, Gu Lin Tian, and Gu Yuan—three generations of grandfather, father, and son—remained in the hall.

"Yuan'er, you've stayed behind—is there still something important?"

Gu Lin Tian looked at his son, his eyes full of gratification and pride.

His son's conduct grew ever more unfathomable; even as his father, he sometimes could not see how many hidden cards Gu Yuan possessed.

Gu Yuan said nothing, but with a solemn expression he rose, walked to the hall's entrance, and waved his hand to set up a formation that sealed off heavenly secrets.

Afterwards, he turned his gaze to Gu Cangsheng seated in the place of honor.

"Grandfather, this time I went out I not only seized a great world, but also brought you two small gifts." Gu Yuan smiled slightly.

"Oh? You brought gifts for this old man?"

Gu Cangsheng raised an eyebrow, sat up straight with interest.

At his level, ordinary heavenly treasures and earthly riches hardly entered his sight; even supreme immortal gold was, to him, nothing more than a slightly harder stone.

But that was for others.

The one saying this now, however, is his own grandson!

At first, he said he would give himself a surprise.

So he gave himself the Chaos Immortal Bell.

Then later.

He gave him the Primordial Indestructible Classic that established his foundation.

The supreme treasures for breaking through to half-step Giant Immortal King… chaos spirit stone fragments, etc.

Each one was enough to move even a Giant Immortal King sovereign.

This time, I fear… it will be no exception!

Gu Yuan raised his right hand, palm facing upward.

"Hum—"

The void rippled with a strange undulation.

An apparently ordinary futon woven from unknown dried grass quietly appeared in Gu Yuan's hand.

As soon as the futon appeared, the spatial laws within the Hall of Longevity instantly fell into absolute stillness.

Gu Lin Tian let out a muffled groan; despite his late-stage True Immortal cultivation, the moment he saw the futon he felt his very soul about to be sucked in, the origin of his three incarnations trembling violently.

"What… what is this?!" Gu Lin Tian exclaimed in shock.

Gu Cangsheng's casual sitting posture instantly tensed; he sprang to his feet, staring fixedly at the futon in Gu Yuan's hand, his deep as abyss eyes bursting with unprecedented shock and fervor.

"The manifestation of the Great Dao… an absolute concretization of law…" Gu Cangsheng's voice actually trembled.

He could clearly sense that on this seemingly insignificant futon were interwoven the most primordial, purest principles of all heavens and myriad worlds.

Simply sitting upon it, even a pig would instantly awaken and achieve immortality on the spot.

And for one like him, stuck at the Peak Immortal King stage, just a step away from becoming a Giant, this thing is the supreme key to breaking his shackles!

"This item is called the Enlightenment Futon." Gu Yuan smiled as he handed the futon to Gu Cangsheng, "Sitting upon it can fill the final missing insight of the Dao, pointing directly to the origin."

Gu Cangsheng took the futon with trembling hands.

"Good! Good! Good!" Gu Cangsheng exclaimed three times, throwing his head back in laughter, "With this thing, that layer of paper on my window will finally be pierced!"

"Grandfather, don't rush, there's still one more."

Gu Yuan's smile grew wider. He once again opened his palm.

This time, there was no earth-shattering phenomenon, nor any oppressive pressure upon all beings.

Only a strand as thin as a hair, showing a deep purple current, quietly coiled around Gu Yuan's fingertip.

Yet, the instant this seemingly insignificant current appeared,

Gu Cangsheng's indestructible Chaos Golden Body within him erupted uncontrollably on its own!

"Boom!"

Gray-purple chaos laws shot up into the sky, directly shattering the dome of the Hall of Longevity.

Had Gu Yuan not previously set up a sealing formation, this aura would likely have instantly startled the entire Primordial Immortal Realm.

Gu Cangsheng's eyes locked tightly onto that strand of purple qi, his breathing becoming extraordinarily heavy.

"This… this is…"

Gu Cangsheng swallowed a mouthful of saliva, struggling to utter a few words,

"Primordial... chaos... origin?"

"【Primordial Chaos Purple Qi】." Gu Yuan softly corrected, he lightly flicked that strand capable of driving the entire immortal realm mad toward Gu Cangsheng.

"Grandfather cultivates the Chaos Grand Dao, breaking myriad laws with force. But the chaos qi in this world is mostly postnatally evolved, impure. This strand of primordial chaos purple qi is the purest primordial source before heaven and earth were opened, before the universe was divided. With it, grandfather's Chaos Immortal King body can truly attain completion."

"Gu Yuan's tone was very calm, yet to Gu Cangsheng and Gu Lin Tian's ears it was no different from a thunderclap."

"Gu Cangsheng grabbed that strand of purple qi in one grasp."

"The moment the purple qi entered his hand, it flowed along his palm into his bloodline."

"Gu Cangsheng only felt that vast chaos origin within his body, like a drought meeting sweet rain, let out a joyful roar."

'"Yuan'er..." Gu Cangsheng raised his head, looking at this handsome and dignified grandson before him.'

"This old man, who had been arrogant all his life, fighting heaven and earth, not even putting the titans of the immortal realm in his eyes, now had his eye sockets slightly reddened."

"He took a deep breath, and solemnly put away the meditation mat and the purple qi."

'"I originally thought that to take that step, I would at least have to go to the immortal realm and kill a few Extreme Peak Immortal Kings, seize their origins to forcefully break through."'

"Gu Cangsheng's voice was low and powerful,"

'"But now, with these two things you gave me..."'

"Gu Cangsheng abruptly turned his body, gazing at the vast starry sky outside the Hall of Longevity."

"An aura that surpassed the heavens, as if it would trample the entire universe underfoot, erupted explosively from his not-so-tall stature."

'"Lintian, pass down the order!"'

"Gu Cangsheng's voice rang like a great bell, echoing above the Gu Family Divine Island."

'"From this moment on, activate the Divine Island Supreme-Level Defense Great Array! I will seal myself in seclusion!"'

'"If I do not become a titan, I swear not to leave seclusion!"'

"Gu Lin Tian's expression turned solemn, he knelt on one knee: 'Son obeys the order! I will protect my father's law, willing to die ten thousand times without hesitation!'"

"Gu Cangsheng laughed three times, his form turning into a gray-purple streak of light, charging straight toward the forbidden land behind the Divine Island's back mountain."

"Gu Yuan stood at the hall's entrance, watching his grandfather's retreating back, the corner of his mouth curling into a satisfied arc."

"Titanic Immortal King."

"Once grandfather successfully breaks through, he will truly stand at the pinnacle of this universe's pyramid, returning to Sanqian Zhou, imminent."