Chapter 90: Refining the Immortal King's Bones, Fourth Realm, Shaping the True Immortal Spirit, Complete!

Mention Gu Yuan's mother, Jiang Rou.

A hint of softness flashed in Gu Lin Tian's eyes.

She was the former Holy Lord of the Yaochi Sacred Land, and in those days a prodigiously talented and stunningly beautiful saintess, whose talent even surpassed Gu Lin Tian's.

She reached the threshold of the Heavenly Emperor Realm even earlier than him.

But when she assaulted the Heavenly Emperor Realm, seeking a perfect Dao foundation, she forcibly merged two opposing supreme laws, damaging her Dao foundation, nearly causing Dao collapse, and could only rely on the Gu Family's legacy to heal slowly.

If she obtains even half of the True Immortal Dao Fruit, it could mend her base, step into the 19th realm, and possibly become the Gu Family's fourth Heavenly Emperor.

Gu Yuan does not know that his mother's "seclusion" is actually convalescing.

She thrust the True Immortal Dao Fruit into Gu Lin Tian's hand, laughing and saying:

"Dad, this melon is guaranteed ripe, you needn't be courteous."

Gu Lin Tian cradles the heavy Dao fruit, feeling it as heavy as a thousand pounds.

He looks at the son before him, already taller than himself, and feels a mix of emotions.

There was a time when he was still exhausting himself over how to shield this son who possessed an immortal, everlasting body.

But now, this youngster's casual act is the whole lifetime of his own Heavenly Emperor Realm.

"Fine."

Gu Lin Tian, not being pretentious this time, nodded heavily, "Dad accepts it."

He knows this is his son's filial piety, and also a chance for the Gu Family's rise.

"Alright, don't make it so sentimental."

The Grand Ancestor, standing aside, broke the stale atmosphere with a sweeping hand,

"Lin Tian, go immediately and call your wife out of seclusion; with this Dao fruit, why stay sealed? I will personally refine it, letting her prepare to directly transcend tribulation."

"Yes."

Gu Lin Tian responded with a single word, turned and left, his steps firm yet light.

"As for the others…"

The Grand Ancestor's gaze swept over the crowd in the great hall,

"Do what needs to be done; the two states have just merged, there are many matters. First go soothe the living spirits, then wait for Yuan'er to emerge from seclusion; this realm still needs him to settle it. Anyone who dares to slip up at this critical moment, don't blame me for lacking courtesy!"

"We will strictly follow the Grand Ancestor's decree!"

The crowd answered in unison, then exited the hall in order.

But as each person left, their gaze at Gu Yuan was filled with near‑fanatical reverence.

Especially Gu Xue Dao.

He decided.

From now on, wherever Gu Yuan goes, he will go too.

Didn't you see that Gu Zhan and Gu Yunlan's few damn things going out once equals hundreds of thousands of years of arduous cultivation?

Isn't this more exhilarating than refining a tiny bit of supreme origin!

When the crowd dispersed, only the Grand Ancestor and Gu Yuan remained in the hall.

"Well‑behaved grandson, what are your plans now?" the Grand Ancestor asked.

Gu Yuan stretched lazily:

"I should also seclude myself; this time I'm going to Sanqian Zhou, ate a bit too much, need to digest."

In Sanqian Zhou he not only swallowed a World Tree sapling, but the Grand Ancestor also had, before leaving, casually taken a complete Immortal King's remains.

Now that's real heavy fare.

"Fine."

The Grand Ancestor nodded, "Go to my inner universe; there lies the Chaotic Immortal Bell Suppression, absolutely safe. After you, Yuan'er, break through, grandpa will resume seclusion."

"Thank you, grandpa."

The Grand Ancestor waved his hand.

Having obtained the "Primordial Indestructible Sutra" and absorbing massive immaterial substances, he now lives for several million years with ease.

He already has a certain probability of breaking through the Immortal King Realm.

But he is waiting.

Waiting for Lin'er to break through to True Immortal.

Waiting for the family to break through several Heavenly Emperor Realms.

Then the Grand Ancestor can start his own breakthrough without hesitation.

Thus, even if breaking through the Immortal King Realm fails,

it will at least guarantee the Gu Family's absolute rule over the Primordial Immortal Domain.

Only after that will the burden of the family's rise rest on Yuan'er.

……

……

Inside the Bronze Immortal Coffin, within that vast inner universe.

Gu Yuan sits cross‑legged atop a desolate star.

"Hoo…"

Gu Yuan exhales a breath of foul qi, adjusting his state.

His current realm is the Third Realm Unified Realm; the three thousand micro‑worlds within his body have collapsed into a chaotic singularity.

Next comes the fourth realm — the Spirit Molding Realm.

Ordinary cultivators' spirit molding draws heaven‑and‑earth spiritual qi into the body, condensing a true spirit in the dantian as the prototype of the future Primordial Soul.

But Gu Yuan's path is destined to be different from everyone else's.

In front of him lies the Immortal King's remains.

But only a fragment.

For the current Gu Yuan,

The whole Immortal King remains are too massive; he simply cannot consume them.

Moreover,

He, his grandfather, and his father all must cultivate by pointing at this Immortal King remains!

Buzz!

Even though it is only a piece of finger bone, it is still entirely crystal‑clear like jade, radiating an eternal, immortal brilliance.

Even after having fallen for countless epochs, the lingering pressure of the Immortal King still makes the stars of this inner universe tremble.

If not for the Grandmaster's Law suppression, the mere appearance of this skeleton could crush an entire star region.

"World Tree, dinner is ready."

Gu Yuan's thoughts shift.

The World Tree sapling rooted in his dantian's Chaos Singularity suddenly spreads its branches.

Countless roots extend through Gu Yuan's body like greedy serpentine dragons, forcefully piercing the Immortal King finger bone.

Sizzle—

The Immortal King finger bone, though hard and immortal,

but the Grandmaster beside him has already intervened to assist.

With true immortal might, he aids the Chaos Immortal Bell, smashing the Immortal King finger bone fiercely!

Boom—

Each shattered fragment serves as the most delicious nourishment for a root like the World Tree.

Golden marrow, lingering Law Fragments, and immortal divine matter rush madly along the roots into Gu Yuan's body.

"Sss—somewhat fierce."

Gu Yuan's eyebrows twitch slightly.

This energy is too massive; even a cultivated immortal body feels a pang of distension now.

"Primordial Immortal Scripture, transform!"

He silently recites the scripture in his mind.

In an instant, Gu Yuan's body turns into a massive furnace.

Every cell cheers, devouring.

The Chaos Singularity, which had only a nascent form, begins to quake violently under the influx of massive energy.

The Chaos Singularity, a product of the collapse of three thousand micro‑worlds, is also the foundation of Gu Yuan's future Dao.

Now it resembles an insatiable black hole, accepting all, devouring madly.

The Grandmaster, standing beside as a protector, originally wore a kindly aunt‑like smile, watching his own grandson cultivate.

But gradually, the Grandmaster's expression changed.

An hour passes.

The piece of Immortal King finger bone, originally half a foot long, shrank visibly in a circle, its luster dimming considerably.

"This absorption speed…" the Grandmaster's eyelid twitched.

This is an Immortal King bone!

Even for him, a true immortal, refining the finger bone would take at least several days of grinding.

What realm is his own grandson at?

Three Realms Unified Realm!

This is no cultivation; it's outright devouring!

One day later.

Crunch.

With a crisp crack, that piece of finger bone turns entirely into ash, dispersing into the void.

Meanwhile, Gu Yuan's internal Chaos Singularity only brightened a little, not even letting out a belch.

Gu Yuan opened his eyes, looking innocently at the Grandmaster, and said, "Grandfather, it's gone."

Grandmaster: "…"

His mouth twitched, and without a word, he flipped his palm, and another piece of Immortal King finger bone flew out.

This time it was the thumb, a size larger than the previous pinky.

"Keep training! Grandfather, this is enough!" the Grandmaster waved his large hand, full of heroic spirit.

However, two days later.

Crunch.

The second piece of finger bone is exhausted.

The aura within Gu Yuan begins to rise, a sign of imminent breakthrough to the 4th Realm, Sculpting Spirit Realm.

Yet the Chaos Singularity inside him still resembles a bottomless pit, exuding a strong hunger.

"Grandfather…" Gu Yuan opened his eyes again.

The Grandmaster's hand trembled.

He looked at the scattered bone ash, feeling his heart bleed.

Although it was earned by Yuan'er, he still couldn't help it.

But just thinking about Yuan'er's combat power.

It feels worth it!

"Give! I, the old man, just don't believe I can't fill your pit!"

The old ancestor gritted his teeth and directly pulled out a piece of Immortal King hand bone the size of a fist.

That is the palm bone part, and its essence is more than ten times that of the finger bone.

To speed up Gu Yuan's absorption, the old ancestor unleashed the Chaos Immortal Bell, and True Immortal power surged as he fiercely smashed that piece of palm bone.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

The Immortal Bell rang loudly, and the laws shattered.

That extremely hard palm bone, under the violent catalysis of the old ancestor, directly shattered into the tiniest particle stream, transforming into a golden river that wrapped Gu Yuan's entire body.

"Suck! Make the old man suck hard!"

The old ancestor roared with red eyes.

Gu Yuan was not polite either, his Longevity Immortal Body at full power.

The World Tree swayed wildly, gulping down that golden river.

This time, the Chaos Singularity finally reacted.

It began to vibrate violently, as if heaven and earth were being split apart inside.

Earth, fire, water, and wind evolved, with clear qi rising and turbid qi descending.

And at the very center of that chaos, an extremely tiny spirit, emanating an aura that suppresses all heavens and myriad worlds, began to slowly condense.

In the Fourth Realm, spirit-shaping shapes the true self's spirit.

Ordinary cultivators shape a primordial spirit embryo, which is a bridge for later communication with heaven and earth.

But the spirit Gu Yuan shapes is completely different.

That is not a primordial spirit; it is…… the Lord of the Heavenly Dao of this inner universe!

As the last strand of golden divinity was completely consumed, the rumbling sound within Gu Yuan's body ceased abruptly.

Everything returned to calm.

Gu Yuan sat cross-legged there, with no aura fluctuations around him, like an ordinary mortal who had never cultivated.

But the old ancestor keenly sensed that beneath this seemingly ordinary body lurked a terrifying monster.

"Is it done?" the old ancestor asked tentatively.

Gu Yuan slowly opened his eyes.

At that moment, the old ancestor seemed to see a vast starry sky, the alternation of sun and moon, and the birth and death of all things.

"It's done."

Gu Yuan smiled slightly and stood up.

With his movement, a clear cracking sound came from within his body.

That was the sound of breaking the shackles of life.

Fourth Realm, Spirit-Shaping Realm, achieved!