Chapter 240: Gu Mingyue's Choice, the Advancing Calamity!

Gu Jiangming looked at his daughter, who was being fed by a large fellow before him, and the helplessness between his brows reached its peak at this moment.

Sometimes he just couldn't understand where the problem had arisen; how did Gu Mingyue happen to develop such a lazy temperament?

But Gu Jiangming also knew clearly that, relying on Gu Mingyue herself, she had basically no hope of ascending to Immortality in this lifetime.

The problem now had further deteriorated; in the past, when others fed her, Gu Mingyue still knew to eat, but this time, when Gu Jiangming and Gu Nianmo wanted to feed her, Gu Mingyue would not open her mouth no matter what.

"The extreme lifespan of a Heavenly Human is four hundred and ninety thousand years!"

"From the time you were born until now, Mingyue, over one hundred and fifty thousand years have passed. If calculated according to the extreme lifespan of a Heavenly Human Dao Lord, you have already traveled nearly one-third of your life's journey."

"You know your eldest brother; perhaps he is not as gifted as you, but he already has his own Dao and, even more, his own persistence."

"Furthermore, your eldest brother has already attained the status of an Ascension Lord of Heaven and Earth, and now he even seeks to achieve the True Immortal of One Qi realm."

"Although your mother's strength is only at the Supreme Realm, her Dao heart is firm. Added to the fact that she, like me, possesses supreme opportunities, ascending to Immortality in the future is not a difficult task."

"Your other aunts are the same."

"Although your second brother, Gu Shengxi, has fallen into the void, we now have a gradual understanding of the void. It is not impossible that your second brother has entered another Heaven and Earth, or has opened up a Grotto-Heaven within the void to attain the status of an Ascension Lord of Heaven and Earth."

"As for me, Mingyue, do you think I cannot ascend to Immortality in the future?"

Gu Jiangming looked at Gu Mingyue before him, his words filled with the utmost helplessness.

"After ascending to Immortality, one's lifespan may not be eternal, but it should be long to an unimaginable degree."

"If, a million or ten million years from now, everyone in the family is still here, but only you, Mingyue, are missing, do you think we would feel good?"

"I know that Qilin Grotto-Heaven is a nightmare for you, but we must always face some things we once were unwilling to face."

"I hope you can take over the Qilin Grotto-Heaven from me and become the Lord of Qilin Grotto-Heaven."

"You need not worry about other matters; your brother and I will pave every path for you. You just need to ascend to Immortality with peace of mind, how about that?"

Gu Jiangming looked at Gu Mingyue before him, his eyes filled only with encouragement.

Gu Jiangming and Gu Nianmo had truly already paved the way for Gu Mingyue; Qilin Grotto-Heaven had already obtained the Dao Rhyme of the former Heavenly Human Dao Lord, Zhou Kai, and Gu Nianmo was currently trapping Ziwu.

According to the old Dragon King, although that old wicked dragon of the Dragon Race Supreme Perfection realm from the Heavenly Human Era had fallen, he had been suppressed deep within the Dragon Palace, and his Dao Rhyme had not dissipated; instead, it had become even more condensed under the suppression of the Dragon Palace.

Besides that member of the Dragon Race, Gu Jiangming also knew that outside the Southern Kingdom where Mount Shu was located, the remains of that phoenix that failed its nirvana were buried.

Qilin Grotto-Heaven already possessed Qilin Dao Rhyme, and Ziwu was a dragon-turtle, which could be counted as a Black Tortoise.

Adding the phoenix and the True Dragon, and filling these four types of Dao Rhyme into Qilin Grotto-Heaven, Qilin Grotto-Heaven would then have the Four Symbols complete.

Gu Mingyue only needed to take over Qilin Grotto-Heaven, and Gu Jiangming and Gu Nianmo would actively help Gu Mingyue perfect it, until Qilin Grotto-Heaven evolved into a Great Heaven and Earth, allowing Gu Mingyue to ascend to Immortality anytime, anywhere.

It could be said that Gu Jiangming and Gu Nianmo had exhausted their efforts for Gu Mingyue's ascension...

And at this moment, Gu Mingyue, listening to Gu Jiangming's words, only lowered her head.

She also knew that what Gu Jiangming said was correct, and she knew even more that Gu Jiangming and Gu Nianmo were indeed thinking of her, but Gu Mingyue always felt that she had taken Gu Jiangming's opportunity.

"Do not think so much. If you ascend to Immortality, your mother and I will have no more worries."

"If we encounter such a situation of True Spirit sinking in the future, you will be our guarantee, won't you?" Gu Jiangming seemed to see what Gu Mingyue was thinking and once again pressed his point.

And this time, Gu Mingyue finally raised her head.

She, Gu Mingyue, was not someone who did not know what was good for her; she naturally knew that what Gu Jiangming said was the truth.

This time, Gu Mingyue said no more words of refusal, just looking steadily at Gu Jiangming before her, and Gu Jiangming also knew that Gu Mingyue had finally agreed.

Following Gu Mingyue's agreement to become the Lord of Qilin Grotto-Heaven, she then remembered that Gu Nianmo seemed to have other matters to find Gu Jiangming about.

"Someone is breaking through a barrier using the Transformation Demon Sutra!"

When Gu Jiangming met Gu Nianmo, Gu Nianmo did not hide it either, directly informing Gu Jiangming of what he had perceived.

That Transformation Demon Sutra was originally created by Gu Nianmo; calling Gu Nianmo the Demon Ancestor was not an exaggeration.

Furthermore, the Transformation Demon Sutra was originally part of Gu Nianmo's plan; as long as someone practiced the Transformation Demon Sutra, their life was effectively already voluntarily handed over to Gu Nianmo.

Unless that person's strength could surpass Gu Nianmo, or they reached the realm of Heavenly Human Dao Lord and opened up a Demon Dao unique to themselves, otherwise, no matter how heaven-defying the old Qian Emperor's divine abilities were, he could not escape Gu Nianmo's control.

"This person practicing the Transformation Demon Sutra has an exceptionally firm temperament!"

"Before practicing the Heaven-Swallowing and Earth-Devouring Method, Ye Ming of the Qilin Clan was only a First Realm Quasi-Supreme; after practicing the Heaven-Swallowing and Earth-Devouring Method, Ye Ming's strength barely reached the Second Realm Quasi-Supreme."

"The foundation was too weak, leading to the outcome where Ye Ming could not control the demonic nature and was left only to turn into a demonic evil."

"But this person's foundation and temperament are surprisingly resilient!"

With a wave of his hand, an ink-colored water mirror manifested before Gu Nianmo and Gu Jiangming. In that water mirror, Gu Jiangming and Gu Nianmo could see the old Qian Emperor in Beidi practicing the Transformation Demon Sutra.

"He is already in the late stage of Dao-transformation..."

"I remember he wanted to pay respects to Mingyue earlier..."

Gu Jiangming looked at the old Qian Emperor in the image and gradually recognized that this was the Human Race powerhouse who was on the battlefield in Beidi at that time.

"That is no wonder he would practice the Transformation Demon Sutra!"

"Father, do you need to make him fail?"

Gu Nianmo also recognized the identity of the old Qian Emperor; he had some realization as to why the old Qian Emperor would actively practice the Transformation Demon Sutra. After all, such a thing as Dao-transformation is extremely difficult to stop unless an Immortal takes action.

"Is your previous plan still applicable to him?"

"I remember you were preparing to pollute the Heaven and Earth Dao Fruit so that the person who plucks the Dao Fruit would also have demonic nature enter their body, right?"

Gu Jiangming looked at the old Qian Emperor in the water mirror and then turned to look at Gu Nianmo beside him.

Gu Nianmo had long since told Gu Jiangming all of his plans; he was preparing to create a Great Demon to pollute Heaven and Earth with that Great Demon, and even hide the demonic nature within the Heaven and Earth Dao Fruit.

No matter who plucked such a Heaven and Earth Dao Fruit, once the demonic nature entered the body, the best outcome would be to forcibly excise a demon from within that Heavenly Venerable's body.

The worst outcome would be that no one would obtain that Heaven and Earth Dao Fruit, and only Gu Nianmo would obtain a few parts of its divine charm.

(End of chapter)