Chapter 88: Gu Family

Primeval Immortal Realm, Ji Family.

The Immortal Realm barely sustains a three‑way stalemate, possessing one of the Dao traditions guarded by a True Immortal.

Its ruler is a female immortal who has lived for several epochs, unparalleled in elegance, Ji Tianyou, Wan You True Immortal.

At the summit of the holy immortal mountain, within a palace shrouded in clouds, a woman clad in a seven‑colored feather robe, her visage seemingly frozen at the peak of beauty, calmly plays a lute before a pond of lotus.

The lute's ethereal sound summons a chorus of myriad Dao.

Suddenly, her jade fingers pause, and the music abruptly stops.

A pair of phoenix eyes, as if containing the star‑filled sea, instantly pierces the endless void, gazing toward the direction where the Gu Family resides.

"Hmm?"

Almost simultaneously.

On the opposite side of the Immortal Realm, within the Pantheon—a magnificent hall suspended above the Nine Heavens, forged from countless divine gold.

A towering man, seated on a golden throne, surrounded by three thousand divine rings, his aura overwhelmingly domineering, suddenly opened his eyes.

His gaze, like two heavenly swords, tore the sky.

"What a domineering aura... this aura belongs to that old immortal of the Gu Family."

The Lord of the Pantheon, Yuanchu Divine Lord, spoke in a low voice, tinged with gravity.

"Not only that."

Wan You True Immortal furrowed her elegant brows; her perception was even keener, her voice traveling across endless light‑years.

"Also... the Immortal King's aura, two strands. One is supremely yang and rigid; the other brims with endless killing intent and resentment."

Yuanchu Divine Lord's divine thought extended again.

A moment later, an expression of disbelief surfaced on his imposing face.

"Immortal King... that old fellow of the Gu Family actually struck at the Immortal King?!"

"He snatched two continents from the hands of the two Immortal Kings?"

Wan You True Immortal fell silent.

Both she and Yuanchu Divine Lord are in the early stage of True Immortal.

They know the gap within the True Immortal realm is enormous.

The Gu Family's ancient ancestor is extremely powerful, absurdly so.

Even if they united, they would not match the Gu Family's ancestor.

But they could never have imagined the Gu Family's ancestor could seize something from under the Immortal King's hand.

Moreover, it wasn't just one Immortal King, but two!

This already exceeds their understanding of the True Immortal realm.

"He... could he have already taken that step?"

Yuanchu Divine Lord's voice carried a barely perceptible tremor.

Wan You True Immortal gave no reply; she simply stared quietly toward the direction of the Gu Family's Divine Island.

"He seems... to be using those two continents as the foundation of his clan."

A strange hue flashed in Wan You True Immortal's eyes: "I can sense that those two continents are tinged with a trace of... immortality."

"Immortal material?"

Yuanchu Divine Lord was shocked again,

"No wonder, no wonder he would risk offending the Immortal King just to seize those two lands."

Such a rich immortal material is essentially a natural immortal soil, enough to let the Gu Family, within a thousand years, produce several times the current number of strong cultivators.

Silence, a prolonged silence.

The two topmost beings of the Immortal Realm.

At this moment, both felt a heavy pressure.

The Gu Family, already sufficiently powerful, now acquiring this immortal soil—how far might they expand in the future?

More importantly, the Gu Family's ancient ancestor.

That old being, whose lifespan might originally have been limited.

Now has obtained two continents brimming with immortal material.

How much will his lifespan expand?

Probably... they die, yet this old thing lives just fine.

"I fear he has truly brushed the threshold of the Immortal King's realm."

Wan You True Immortal let out a sigh of admiration, abandoning the thought of probing further.

Yuanchu Divine Lord snorted coldly, yet was also helpless.

In the end, the two True Immortals could only issue orders, sending the core elders of their families, bearing grand tributes.

They would go to the Gu Family's outer star domain to observe, under the pretense of congratulations, actually a proactive goodwill and test.

Since the Gu Family's ancestor could snatch something from under the Immortal King's hand.

Whether he did it himself or had someone behind him.

Both indicate a possibility.

The Gu Family... has already transcended the True Immortal scope.

Under these circumstances, any provocation would be foolish.

The entire Primeval Immortal Realm, due to the Gu Family's massive renovation, has fallen into a bizarre atmosphere.

All major immortal Dao traditions and supreme sects are wildly speculating about the origins of those two suddenly appearing continents.

Unlike the Ji Family and the Pantheon, they lack a True Immortal stationed to sense the Immortal King's aura.

They only saw that the Gu Family's Divine Island, overnight, its territory expanded severalfold.

"Have you heard? The Gu Family somehow dragged back two worlds!"

"Good heavens, is it true? What kind of world could be that huge?"

"Absolutely certain! It's said that the laws of those two worlds differ from our immortal realm, and they allegedly emit a strange energy that can prolong life!"

Rumors and gossip spread wildly.

A few bold immortal lineages couldn't help but dispatch a team of experts, wanting to approach the Gu Family to investigate.

However, they had just flown to the edge of the Gu Family.

"Scram!"

A cold shout containing the supreme majesty of a Heavenly Emperor rang out from within the Gu Family.

It was Gu Linjiang, who had just broken through and was worrying about having no place to exert himself.

Those several teams of experts, people and flying vessels alike, were directly shaken by that cold shout, sent flying backward millions of li, each vomiting blood, their spirits wilted.

"Heavenly Emperor! The Gu Family... has given birth to another new Heavenly Emperor!"

"It's Gu Linjiang! He wasn't stuck at the peak of the Supreme for tens of thousands of years? How did he suddenly break through?"

"Not only that! I just sensed a strange Heavenly Emperor aura, it's the aura of formation Dao... Could it be Gu Xuan Ce?"

"Good heavens, the Gu Family is defying heaven! Suddenly gaining two Heavenly Emperors!"

This move of killing a chicken to scare the monkeys completely subdued all restless thoughts.

All the immortal lineages wisely withdrew their divine senses, daring not to make any probing moves.

They knew that the Gu Family, which already occupied seventy percent of the Primordial Immortal Realm as its hegemon, upon returning suddenly gained two newly ascended Heavenly Emperors.

Plus its original Gu Family patriarch...

The Gu Family has become so powerful that even true immortals dare not emerge.

The Gu Family alone can now take on the entire Immortal Realm's forces!

And the mastermind behind all this.

The Eternal Gu Family is now a sea of celebration.

Upon the Divine Island, that visible pale-gold immortal substance, like the finest divine brew, nourishes the body and mind of every Gu Family member.

"Hahaha! My hidden ailment has actually been cured! I feel I could fight another three hundred thousand years!"

Inside an ancient cave dwelling, an elder whose qi and blood had long withered, half a foot already in the coffin, shot up into the sky, his voice like a great bell, showing no trace of old age.

"Good heavens! My bottleneck... has loosened!"

On the other side, an elder who had been stuck at the peak of the 14th realm for tens of thousands of years, due to the immortal substance entering his body, saw his vitality flourish and broke through to the 15th realm in one go.

On the martial training field, a boy only ten years old.

Just by breathing a few more mouthfuls of the immortal substance, his interior crackled with explosions, breaking through three minor realms in succession, astonishing the instructing elder to the point of speechlessness.

Breakthrough!

Frenzied breakthrough!

The entire Gu Family Divine Island, from ancient monsters that have lived for millions of years down to toddlers just starting their enlightenment, at this moment all enjoy this heaven-sent supreme fortune.

Their life essence, under the baptism of the immortal substance, undergoes a fundamental leap.

Their lifespans are increasing wildly.

At the same realm, an ordinary Gu Family disciple.

At this moment, his vitality is even several times more vigorous than that of the outside world's heavenly pride!

This is a dimensional-crushing advantage!

And with the success of merging the new continent.

The omnipresent immortal substance makes up the foundations of many elders whose lifespans were nearly exhausted, restoring their vitality.

The entire Gu Family launches an unprecedented promotion frenzy.