Chapter 84: Fishing in Murky Waters, Seizing Two States

Gu Yuan's heart jumped suddenly.

Snatching meat from the Immortal King's mouth?

Grandpa, isn't this idea a bit too… stimulating?

That's the Immortal King!

He is the supreme being who can, with a wave of his hand, snatch away an entire world!

"Elder… Elder Ancestor, you're not joking, are you?" Gu Xuan Ce's voice trembled.

"Joking?"

The Elder Ancestor raised an eyebrow, glanced at them, and said, "Do I look like I'm joking?"

Everyone stared at him in unison.

The Elder Ancestor stood with his arms crossed, his robes fluttering, his face bearing an almost mad excitement.

His pair of cloudy old eyes now shone like two suns, burning with flames called ambition and madness.

"But… Elder Ancestor, those are two Immortal Kings after all!"

Gu Linjiang inhaled deeply, yet couldn't help urging, "This move is too risky; if we slip up, our deaths would be a minor matter, but if we endanger the Young Master…"

He didn't finish his sentence, but his meaning was clear.

They could die, but Gu Yuan could not.

"A woman's opinion."

The Elder Ancestor snorted disdainfully,

"We seek wealth and honor through danger; the Gu Family truly wishes to stand atop all heavens, and it rests on a single word: Strive! Strive against heaven, against earth, against men. Now it's merely a contest with the Immortal Kings, and you're already scared?"

The Elder Ancestor's voice struck each person's heart heavily.

Gu Linjiang, Gu Xuan Ce and the others flushed red and bowed their heads in shame.

Indeed.

The Gu Family, from a tiny clan in a remote star region, have stepped by step reached today, becoming the overlords of the Ancient Immortal Realm; what have they relied on?

Isn't it the Elder Ancestor's repeatedly forged, illustrious reputation born from blood and fire?

"The Elder Ancestor's lesson is…"

Gu Linjiang bowed and said, with no hesitation left in his eyes.

In its place burned a fierce fighting spirit,

"Elder Ancestor, grant us your command; we will not shy from ten thousand deaths!"

"Elder Ancestor, grant us!!"

Gu Xuan Ce, Gu Zhan and the others shouted in unison, their momentum soaring like a rainbow.

"Hahaha, this is the fine son of the Gu Family!"

The Elder Ancestor laughed heartily with satisfaction.

He turned his head, his gaze settling again on Gu Yuan.

That mad look instantly softened into kindness and indulgence.

"Well-behaved grandson, what's your thought?"

Everyone's eyes instantly focused on Gu Yuan.

Gu Yuan stroked his chin.

Honestly, his heart felt a little uneasy.

But that's the Immortal King.

Stronger than a true Immortal by an entire realm.

However… seeing his own grandfather's expression, recalling his grandfather's power, and that body of celestial weapons, the Chaotic Immortal Bell…

And looking at the surrounding uncles, pumped full of adrenaline, ready at any moment to blow up the Immortal King's ancestral tomb, what could he say?

"Grandpa, I have only one question."

Gu Yuan asked solemnly.

"Speak."

"The two states we seized, whose are they?"

With those words, the whole venue fell silent again.

The Elder Ancestor was stunned for a moment, then recovered, laughing heartily, tears nearly spilling.

"You little slick, it's such a late hour and you're still thinking about dividing the loot."

"Hahaha, worthy of the Young Master; this line of thought is cut from the same mold as the Elder Ancestor's."

Gu Zhan, that simpleton, also raised his thumb beside him, laughing till he fell backward.

"Whose could it be? Of course, they're all mine, obedient grandson's."

The Elder Ancestor chuckled and cursed, waved his hand grandly, his vigor soaring to the clouds,

"Not just two states; when I, Grandpa, become an Immortal King, I'll bring down all heavens and myriad realms and make them your backyard!"

"That sounds good."

Gu Yuan nodded gravely, "Then let's do it."

"Fine."

The Elder Ancestor's eyes flashed with brilliance, "Since it's decided, let me set everything in motion."

His expression instantly turned exceedingly serious.

"Xuan Ce."

"Here!"

"I will later use the Chaos Immortal Bell to suppress this space‑time, cutting off those two old things' perception; the time allowed is at most ten breaths! Within those ten breaths, you must set up the Reverse Heaven and Earth Great Array, temporarily severing the world‑origin connection between those two Great Continents and Sanqian Zhou! Can you do it?"

"Yes."

Gu Xuan Ce answered resolutely.

A sickly flush spread across his face, the extreme excitement that only an array‑madman feels when confronting a once‑in‑a‑lifetime formation.

Sever the world's origin!

What a grand feat!

The Heavenly Emperor's power within his body boiled for this!

"Gu Linjiang, Gu Zhan, you all assist Xuan Ce, channel all your power into the array's eye to supply energy for him and Yuan'er; remember, at any cost."

"Yes!" All Supremes answered in unison.

"Chang Feng, Yun Lan."

"Your mission is to protect Yuan'er. If any accident occurs, immediately take Yuan'er through the Light Gate and leave, without the slightest hesitation!"

"Understood."

The Grand Ancestor issued orders one by one, orderly and systematic.

The entire Gu Family team, like a precise and terrifying war machine, instantly began high‑speed operation.

Gu Xuan Ce took out array flags one after another, muttering incantations, his hands moving so fast they almost became after‑images, carving incomparably profound array patterns in the void.

Gu Linjiang, Gu Zhan and the other Supremes, as well as the Heavenly Emperor, quickly took their positions according to the designated orientations.

They released their own power without reservation, forming light pillars that pierced heaven and earth, echoing Gu Xuan Ce's array from afar.

A terrifying Great Array covering billions of miles began to take shape.

The Grand Ancestor's gaze finally fell on Gu Yuan.

"Well‑behaved grandson, the key to success or failure lies with you."

The Grand Ancestor's expression was unprecedentedly solemn,

"When Xuan Ce severs the origin connection, those two Great Continents will enter a state of no ownership.

At that moment you must not only open a teleportation gate, but also immediately use the World Tree's power to forcibly establish a link with them; even if only for an instant, you must imprint their world coordinates onto yourself."

"Then open your Light Gate and pull them… in!"

"Grandpa, I understand."

Gu Yuan nodded.

He could feel, within his dantian's Qi Sea,

The World Tree sapling seemed to sense the tense atmosphere as well, its branches gently swaying, emitting pure world‑origin energy that merged perfectly with him.

He had a premonition that he might truly be able to accomplish it.

"Good."

The Grand Ancestor inhaled deeply, no longer hesitating.

With a flick of his hand, a massive, ancient, bronze bell saturated with chaotic aura appeared in his palm.

It was the Chaos Immortal Bell.

"Hum—"

When the Chaos Immortal Bell manifested, a terrifying pressure surpassing true immortals and even brushing the realm of the Immortal King thundered down!

The Grand Ancestor, holding the Immortal Bell, took a step forward, his figure instantly appearing at the edge of the Immortal King's battlefield.

He gazed at the Heavenly Dome, where a holy giant hand and a jet‑black sword light continued to clash madly, shattering heaven and earth, dimming sun and moon, a cold curve forming at the corner of his mouth.

Fight, fight, the more lively, the better.

Your battlefield is the Gu Family… fishing ground!

"Well‑behaved grandson, watch closely."

"Today, Grandpa will teach you the first lesson."

"What is called…"

"Fishing in troubled waters!"

As the words fell, the Grand Ancestor suddenly raised the Chaos Immortal Bell in his hand and struck the chaotic battlefield hard!

"Clang—!!!!"