Chapter 416: Plundering

Exactly.

There are two Gu Yuans.

The one appearing at the gate of Song Tian Hall is Gu Yuan.

And the one staying on the Celestial Boat is also Gu Yuan.

One is a copy of Gu Yuan's body, forged by system power after descent, sharing the same physique and abilities as the original.

The other is a tailor‑made duplicate, created via the Inner World combined with the system's world editor, possessing an ancient holy body—essentially a duplicate of a duplicate.

And this duplicate's duplicate cultivates the Ten Thousand Transformations Returning to Origin Manual given by the Vice Saint Lord.

It serves as the perfect actor for his scheme to lure Zang Tian Ge.

His duplicate, cloaked in the Deceiving Heaven Cloak, prepares to infiltrate the place for a raging "Zero‑yuan Purchase".

He uses a discardable duplicate of a duplicate to go undercover in Zang Tian Ge, probe its core secrets, and with a duplicate harvest the supreme immortal fate accumulated over eons on the True Immortal Battlefield.

That, indeed, is Gu Yuan's foolproof plan.

Two birds with one stone.

He wants it all!

……

The moment he stepped into Song Tian Hall, Gu Yuan felt a flood of primeval aura so dense it seemed almost solid.

The laws here are far more complete and ancient than those of the outside world.

The air no longer carries simple celestial essence, but a more primordial ancient immortal aura mixed with chaotic qi.

Looking around, the ground is strewn with exotic flowers and strange herbs, many of which are ancient divine herbs that have been extinct in the outside world for dozens of epochs.

In the distance, the mountains rise and fall; upon closer inspection, they are not ordinary ranges but premium celestial veins wrapped in celestial‑gold ore, coiling underground like serpents and emitting alluring treasure light.

"Nice place."

Gu Yuan sincerely praised it.

To others, this is a perilous land where opportunity and danger coexist.

But for him, who possesses an Inner World, this is an undefended, vast treasury he can take at will!

Without any hesitation, he flickered and appeared before a medicinal garden spanning several hundred acres.

The garden is shrouded by a pale gold ancient seal, with immortal light hazy within and rosy mist rising.

Divine herbs sway there; some resemble true dragons coiled on jade stones, inhaling and exhaling sun‑moon essence; others look like phoenixes perched atop sacred parasol trees, their bodies ablaze with undying divine flame.

The most eye‑catching sight is a small tree at the garden's center.

Only three feet tall, it bears nine infant‑shaped fruits; their surfaces swirl with Great Dao runes, emitting an exotic fragrance that clears the spirit upon inhalation.

"Nine‑Orifice Immortal Infant Fruit!"

A hint of surprise flashed in Gu Yuan's eyes.

It stemmed from the half‑day intel he obtained from the Purple‑Azure Mystic Portal about this world's rare heavenly materials.

It is a supreme relic capable of reshaping a True Immortal's body and spontaneously forging nine new celestial veins.

In the Great Ancient Immortal Realm, it would be roughly equivalent to propelling an early‑stage True Immortal to the mid stage.

If placed in the outside world, it could trigger a True Immortal War!

Yet here, nine appeared at once!

"Unfortunately, the timing is still off," Gu Yuan shook his head.

These nine fruits are evidently not fully ripe; harvesting now would lose at least seventy percent of their potency.

Someone else would probably only stare in awe or stay here waiting for them to mature.

But the latter is likely only suitable for locals; an outside True Immortal could stay at most ten thousand years.

If they remain beyond ten thousand years, the later they stay, the greater the risk of being fully assimilated into the natives.

But Gu Yuan has never been an ordinary person.

"Since they're not ripe, let's move them elsewhere so they can mature slowly."

He chuckled lightly, his thoughts shifting.

In the Inner World, the World Tree that reaches heaven and earth swayed gently.

An invisible, root‑originated devouring force instantly enveloped the entire garden.

Buzz—

Immediately, an unbelievable scene unfolded.

The entire garden, spanning hundreds of acres, together with its soil, spirit springs, and even the miniature celestial vein feeding it, was ripped from the earth by an irresistible mighty force!

Space warped, the heavens and earth inverted.

In the next instant, this garden, which could drive any Immortal King mad, appeared whole on a newly cleared plot within Gu Yuan's Inner World.

The World Tree's roots extended like living beings, embedding into the garden's soil and continuously injecting the purest creative origin.

Those nine unripe Nine‑Orifice Immortal Infant Fruits, nourished by the World Tree's origin, saw their Dao runes brighten severalfold and began a new growth cycle at a visible speed.

Having completed this, Gu Yuan nodded with satisfaction, his gaze turning to the next target.

Half an hour later.

When Gu Yuan's figure emerged from a mountain range once bathed in soaring immortal light and overflowing treasure aura, the range behind him had become a barren white expanse, its ground stripped three feet away.

The celestial‑gold vein stretching tens of thousands of li, along with the dozen ancient battle formations guarding it, were all packed up and shoved into the Inner World.

"The efficiency is still a bit slow."

Gu Yuan frowned, expressing slight dissatisfaction with his 'plundering' speed.

But it's a pity.

First, the Gu Family members are absent.

Secondly, this "True Self", though also created by the system, is ultimately not the real entity.

It can simulate the power of the World Tree, yet cannot simulate the beings inside it, forcing Gu Yuan to personally handle the demolition.

…

One hour later.

Outside the Heavenly Dispatch Hall, a once sacred Immortal's Treasure Land rapidly regressed into a desert where even birds refuse to defecate.

And Gu Yuan's inner world, due to the influx of these massive resources, began a new round of frenzied expansion.

The Divine Kingdom's territory surged once more.

The World Tree's branches grew ever lusher, and the three thousand Great Dao principles it bore became increasingly refined and complete.

The Ancient Human Emperor Seal hanging high above the Heavenly Dome, after absorbing a torrent of faith power, saw a sliver of its crack repaired.

Everything was developing in a good direction.

Having finished all this, Gu Yuan clapped his hands, looked at the masterpiece he had crafted single‑handedly, and nodded in satisfaction.

He looked up, gazing toward the entrance of the Heavenly Dispatch Hall.

There, several Celestial Boats exuding a powerful aura had already passed through the Nebula, had already arrived, and were now discussing who would be the first to enter the Heavenly Dispatch Hall.