Chapter 49: Grandmaster True Immortal's Promise!

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Upon hearing that, everyone present,

including the Ancestor himself, all were stunned.

Gu Xue Dao exaggeratedly leaned in, clasping Gu Yuan's shoulder, squinting and winking as he said:

"Good nephew, what treasure do you still have? Didn't you say you had none?"

"It was gone just now, but now it's back."

Gu Yuan smiled and pushed him away, then, under everyone's curious gaze, flipped his palm.

A simple, hefty bronze small bell about the size of a palm appeared in his hand.

The bell looked unremarkable, its surface covered in copper rust,

and even bore a few tiny nicks,

as if it were a discarded trinket from some mortal temple,

showing no trace of magical aura.

"Uh…" Gu Xue Dao looked at the cracked bell, his expression a bit awkward,

"Yuan'er, is this the gift you present to the Ancestor? Isn't it a bit too… plain?"

He intended to call it shabby, but as the words reached his mouth, he felt it was inappropriate.

Gu Lin Tian's brows also furrowed slightly,

he looked at his son with some confusion.

What is this kid up to?

Even if giving a gift, it should be something decent, right?

But given his nature, that shouldn't be the case…

However, just as he was about to examine it closely,

above the throne, the usually composed Ancestor,

upon seeing the bronze small bell, his pupils snapped shut!

His gaunt body, uncontrollably, leaned forward slightly.

Those murky old eyes, as if able to pierce through eternity,

fixed rigidly on the small bell in Gu Yuan's hand,

his breathing, at that moment, became rapid for an instant!

He slowly extended a trembling hand.

"Yuan'er, take… bring it over, let grandpa have a look."

His voice, unexpectedly, carried a hint of yearning even he himself hadn't noticed!

Gu Yuan smiled inwardly, stepped forward respectfully, and handed the bronze small bell to the Ancestor.

The instant the Ancestor's gaunt finger touched the bronze bell,

Buzz—!!!

A sound as if from the dawn of creation,

the ancient bell toll of the undivided primordial chaos,

suddenly reverberated explosively in everyone's soul.

The Bronze Immortal Coffin, suspended at the core of the inner universe, dormant for countless ten‑thousands of years,

at this moment, also emitted a fierce hum, resonating with the small bell from afar!

A terrifying aura that transcended time and space, towering above all Dao,

burst simultaneously from the small bell and the Immortal Coffin!

In the face of this aura, even the Heavenly Emperor Gu Lin Tian,

or the Supreme Gu Xue Dao, felt as tiny as a speck of dust!

Their souls trembled!

Their Dao wailed!

It seemed that if the bell rang once more, they would be utterly erased, wiped from this world completely!

"This... this is..."

Gu Lin Tian turned pale with shock, staring intently at the small bell in the Ancestor's hand, his eyes filled with disbelief.

"Precelestial Treasure!!"

The Ancestor's hoarse, trembling voice gave the answer!

He cradled the bronze small bell with both hands, as if holding the entire world,

and from those murky old eyes burst unprecedented radiant divine light!

"The Chaotic Azure Lotus Platform as the foundation, the Bronze Immortal Coffin as the tomb, the Chaotic Immortal Bell as the vessel… Hahaha! So that's it! So that's it!"

"I have searched countless eras, never finding the companion treasure, and it turned out… it has always been left in a lower realm!"

The Ancestor, looking like a maddened demon, roared with laughter, his laugh filled with the ecstatic joy of regaining what was lost!

"Precelestial Treasure… Chaotic Immortal Bell!"

"Primordial Killing! When the bell sounds, it can subdue the ancient time‑space and erase the Dao's law!"

He stroked the ancient patterns on the bell's surface,

feeling the chaotic aura that shares its origin with him, his whole body trembling with excitement.

He never imagined that his prized grandson would not only bring hope of ascension to Lin'er,

but also bring back this legendary killing treasure!

Having it, and then pairing it with my own Bronze Immortal Coffin.

One attack, one defense, complementing each other perfectly!

His combat power will instantly surge to an incomprehensibly terrifying level!

Even when facing a True Immortal of the same realm, he is confident he can subdue it with a single bell!

"Good! Good! Good!"

"My good grandson!"

The Ancestor, excited, stood up and pulled Gu Yuan into his arms,

On that aged, weathered face, old tears streamed.

"With this Immortal Bell in hand, Grandfather… not to mention protecting you to the Immortal King! Even protecting you to the Heavenly Emperor, what difficulty could there be?!"

At this moment, this True Immortal who has lived countless eras and sees all worldly matters as trivial completely lost composure.

Behind him, Gu Lin Tian, Gu Xue Dao, Gu Zhangfeng and Gu Yunlan were already petrified on the spot.

They stared dumbfounded at that Chaotic Immortal Bell radiating supreme divine might,

then glanced at Gu Yuan, tightly embraced by the Ancestor and about to die,

In his mind, only one thought remained.

The young master of the Gu Family seems… not an omen.

He is basically Heaven's own father, right?!

……

Being tightly bound by the Ancestor's withered yet strong arms,

Gu Yuan felt he was about to suffocate.

He could even smell the peculiar scent on the Ancestor, a mixture of age's decay and the primordial chaos.

"Grand… Grandfather… could you… loosen a bit… I'm about… about to collapse…"

Gu Yuan's face turned red with strain; he now seriously doubts,

whether he might become the first second‑generation immortal ever to be literally crushed to death by his own Ancestor's embrace.

His small frame,

though capable of Opening the Three Thousand Worlds,

still cannot withstand a True Immortal's such fervent devastation.

"Ah? Oh oh oh!"

Only then did the Ancestor, as if waking from a dream, hurriedly release his grip,

Looking at his grandson's flushed face, he let out two embarrassed dry coughs to mask his lapse.

"Sorry, sorry, Grandfather got too excited."

He surveyed Gu Yuan from head to toe, confirming he hadn't strangled his precious grandson, then he breathed a sigh of relief.

"Yuan'er, this time you truly gave Grandfather a colossal surprise!"

The Ancestor, filled with emotion, placed the Chaotic Immortal Bell in his palm,

that simple ancient bell, under his immortal power's nurturing,

the surface copper rust was slowly fading,

revealing beneath it a warm jade‑like body stamped with Chaotic runes.

"This bell is linked to my origin, a co‑born treasure; once I fully refine it, the Gu Family will truly rest without worry!"

Gu Lin Tian, Gu Xue Dao and the others at this moment snapped out of their great shock.

They gazed at the Immortal Bell in the Ancestor's hand, their eyes still bearing awe.

Primordial Treasure!

The weight of those four characters is too heavy!

So heavy that even we, the Heavenly Emperors and Supremes, feel a tremor in our hearts.

"Father, congratulations on retrieving the treasure!"

Gu Lin Tian stepped forward first, bowing in congratulations, his face full of sincere joy.

"Congratulations, Ancestor!" Gu Xue Dao, Gu Zhangfeng, and Gu Yunlan also saluted in unison.

They knew in their hearts that the stronger the Ancestor's power, the more secure the Gu Family's standing.

"Hahaha, shared joy, shared joy!"

The Ancestor, in high spirits, stroked his beard and laughed heartily,

"All thanks to Yuan'er!"

He turned his head toward Gu Yuan, growing more satisfied with each glance.

"Although Grandfather has said it several times, this time he wants to say it again: Yuan'er, what reward do you desire? Speak freely! Anything that exists in this world, Grandfather will obtain for you!"