Chapter 490: The Old King Imparts Guidance, the New King Resolves to Serve Like a Hound and Horse

He did not refuse; with a flick of his finger, a single golden drop of blood shot from his fingertip and merged into the blood-colored rune.

Buzz——

The contract light flared intensely, instantly turning into two streams of light that each sank into the foreheads of Gu Yuan and Tu.

Tu's body shivered violently; he could clearly feel a supreme, irrevocable seal added deep within his spirit.

But what followed was not humiliation, but an unprecedented sense of relief.

It was as if a wrecked ship that had drifted for hundreds of thousands of years in a raging storm finally found an unbreakable harbor.

"Get up," Gu Yuan said lightly, "From today onward, you are the chief external devotee of the Gu Family, assisting Elder Gu Gong and guarding the Divine Island."

"Thank you, master!" Tu bowed heavily again, then rose respectfully and stepped aside, his posture more deferential than the humblest servant.

Thus, all the spoils from this mission to the Celestial Hall were fully distributed.

Inside the Hall of Longevity, the treasure light gradually faded, yet the heavy Dao resonance generated by countless divine artifacts still lingered.

"Alright, everything's been divided; you may go about your business."

Gu Yuan stood, stretched lazily, and addressed the crowd,

"I'm a bit injured and need to close off for a while to recuperate. Besides, there are some interesting things hidden in the Blood Moon Netherworld that I must deal with."

The "interesting things" he referred to were, of course, the system's final mission to purify or seize the Extinction Source Ancestral Poison.

"Go, your injuries are the priority."

Gu Lin Tian said concernedly, having carefully ingested the Hong Meng Giant Head Dao Fruit and ready to close off for refinement immediately.

"Grandfather, you should close off as well."

Gu Yuan turned to Gu Cangsheng, "The immortal war principles contained in the Ancient War Seal will greatly aid you in reaching the supreme realm."

"Heh, no need for you to say it; I'm itching to get started myself."

Gu Cangsheng hoisted the Chaotic Immortal Bell, grinned,

"Once I figure out this broken iron piece, the next time I meet that old Supreme Immortal King, I'll smash his shattered sun into a ball and kick it!"

Having said that, he hummed an off‑key tune and strode toward his secluded cave in the back mountain; his figure flickered a few times before vanishing.

Gu Lin Tian also nodded at Gu Yuan, then turned toward the secret chamber deep within the Hall of Longevity.

With the three core figures gone, only Elder Gu Gong, the Divine Lord of Ten Thousand Medicines, and the newly‑enslaved Tu remained in the hall.

Gu Gong gave a slight nod to the Divine Lord of Ten Thousand Medicines and Tu as a greeting, then his form shimmered and turned into a stream of light, merging into the Great Array that guards the Gu Family's Divine Island.

He will become the new guardian deity of the island, fulfilling his duty of protecting the household.

For a moment, the vast Hall of Longevity held only the Divine Lord of Ten Thousand Medicines and Tu.

The Divine Lord of Ten Thousand Medicines gazed at the uncollected Immortal King artifacts and scriptures on the ground, then at Tu, who stood helplessly with a complex expression, and felt a flood of emotions.

He recalled that, not long ago, he too had joined this mysterious clan with a heart full of awe and unease.

Tu, looking at the Divine Lord of Ten Thousand Medicines' pale yet strikingly handsome face, felt curiosity and inquisitiveness.

He could sense that this deity, like himself, was not of the Gu Family bloodline.

After a moment of silence, Tu finally gathered courage, stepped forward, and bowed respectfully to the Divine Lord of Ten Thousand Medicines.

"Tu, honored to meet the Divine Lord of Ten Thousand Medicines," he said, lowering his posture deeply.

"Friend Tu, you are too courteous."

The Divine Lord of Ten Thousand Medicines returned the bow, and seeing this former peer—once able to stand equal with him, even surpassing him in mortal combat, now showing such deference—felt a subtle sense of superiority.

"Divine Lord… may I have a moment to converse with you?" Tu asked tentatively.

"Speak, it does no harm."

The Divine Lord of Ten Thousand Medicines nodded; he could roughly guess what Tu wanted to ask.

The two walked to the white‑jade railing outside the Hall of Longevity, overlooking the vibrant Divine Island below, shrouded in Hong Meng Dao Qi.

"Divine Lord… you are probably not of this realm either, right?"

Tu arranged his words carefully and asked timidly.

"Indeed."

The Divine Lord of Ten Thousand Medicines did not conceal anything, gazing at the distant star river, a hint of reminiscence in his eyes,

"I, in my old age, once ruled the Great World of Ten Thousand Medicines and even brushed the threshold of the Jue Dian Immortal King, believing my alchemical Dao to be unrivaled in this age."

His tone carried a hint of veteran's world‑weariness and self‑mockery.

"Later, I, like you, suffered a great calamity; my Dao foundation was shattered, my spirit fragmented. Had the Young Master not rescued me, I would have become a speck of dust in the cosmos."

Hearing this, Tu's heart jolted.

Indeed! This deity's experience was so similar to his own!

"Then… why would the Divine Lord…" Tu began, but did not finish, the meaning obvious.

Why would he willingly stay here to serve the Gu Family?

"Why?"

The Divine Lord of Ten Thousand Medicines smiled, turned his head toward Tu, and in his gray‑faded eyes a previously unseen light flickered,

"Because here I have seen… hope that cannot be found anywhere in the Great World of Ten Thousand Medicines or elsewhere!"

He pointed at the Hong Meng Dao Qi waterfall below, then at himself.

"The Young Master said that this body of the Dusk Immortal King is incompatible with my alchemical Dao essence, bearing hidden wounds; now I have slain a body‑cultivation giant, taken its core, and will rebuild my Dao foundation!"

The Divine Lord of Ten Thousand Medicines' voice brimmed with boundless gratitude and fervor, "Friend Tu, do you understand what this means?"

"This means that I can not only restore my former pinnacle cultivation, but also, using this chance, fuse the End‑Times Dao with the immortal battle body, reaching even higher beyond the hundred‑foot pole!"

"This means the bottleneck that has plagued me for millions of years will vanish! The realm of the giant will no longer be an unattainable dream for me!"

The Divine Lord of Ten Thousand Medicines grew increasingly excited, a sickly flush appearing on his usually expressionless face.

"Friend Tu, you and I are both dogs of bereaved families with no way out. In the Sea of Realms, all we can do is cling to life, waiting in endless darkness for our essence to be exhausted and for total extinction."

「Here, in the Gu Family, by the young master's side, death is not an end, but a new beginning! The peak is not a limit, and giants are not beyond reach! 」

「Do you still feel that submitting here is humiliation? 」

Every word of the Myriad Medicine Divine Lord was like a heavy hammer, heavily smashing into Tu's heart.

Humiliation?

No!

This is not humiliation! It is a tremendous opportunity! It is the supreme fortune that cannot be sought even across three lifetimes!