Chapter 976

Ling'er, I'm with you.

Ji Fuyao said, "I'm going to the Northern Lands."

Ye Chen said, "Senior Sister, I'm with you."

Xiaoyaozi and Xiao A Liang go to the South.

Green Hill and Selfless go to the Western Lands!

After several people discussed and agreed, Qi Chun Jing said, 'Your Majesty, I suggest you first cultivate in seclusion for a month in the imperial court, raise your cultivation, and then enter without delay.'

Yang Ling'er nodded and said, 'Okay.'

Now they are not at the High Star Sovereign realm; their cultivation is a bit too low.

Yang Ling'er asked, 'General Qi, what is the attitude of Yunlan Heaven?'

Of the three great heavenly domains of Weiyang Heaven, Qingming Heaven has openly betrayed, while Yunlan Heaven's attitude is unclear.

Perhaps we can try to win them over.

Qi Chun Jing shook his head and said, 'This time, Your Majesty, upon your return, the Lord of Yunlan Heaven, Yunlan Potián, only sent congratulations and expressed no other stance.'

Yang Ling'er fell into reminiscence, 'The Yunlan family...'

In his impression, before he descended to the lower realm, this Yunlan family had still been considered a loyal subordinate.

Unexpectedly, later they actually established their own heavenly domain.

However, the Yunlan family governing Yunlan Heaven did not fall into the hands of the Gui Palace or the Gu Clan's Heaven, which is also a piece of good news.

Not long after.

Qi Chun Jing withdrew from the hall, lowered his head and glanced at his palm.

That strange power still lingered in his palm, swirling like a black loach.

He looked somewhat helplessly toward the depths of the starry sky and said softly, 'The upper realm is about to face an unprecedented great upheaval.'

Meanwhile, inside the hall.

Ji Fuyao, Ye Chen, Yang Ling'er and the others were all sitting cross-legged.

'Chi chi chi!'

Their bodies were surging with rich Dao power!

Closed-door cultivation!

……

On the other side, Gu Clan's Heaven.

Bai Loulan wore a white robe, holding the Nine-turn Battle Gu, and had already returned.

In this star field, stars are densely scattered, and the aura of Gu creatures is very strong.

Bai Loulan took a deep breath, and that unique Gu creature Dao Resonance surged into his nostrils; his face showed a sense of relief, like a drunkard gulping fine wine.

The Gu Clan is not a race of this world; from birth, they are engaged in refining Gu creatures.

Gu creatures run through the entirety of the Gu Clan!

They do not need to endure the arduous cultivation and comprehension of the Dao like humans; by merely relying on the power of Gu creatures, they can comprehend the Dao and enhance their combat strength.

There are many types of Gu creatures: perseverance Gu, time Gu, and space Gu.

Contrary to what the name suggests, perseverance Gu is not a Gu creature that persists unyieldingly on the Dao; rather, it allows a 'coward' to endure in matters of intimacy.

Time Gu, moreover, has many subtypes, such as time-stop Gu and time-flow-speed Gu.

Some Gu Clan people use time-stop Gu to engage in sexual activities.

Space Gu, as the name suggests… needs no introduction.

After Bai Loulan entered this realm, he felt his memory being somewhat suppressed; some fragmentary memories of the past became even harder to recall.

This is the power of Gu Yue Laozi!

Bai Loulan looked up and saw that atop these vast stars, each had a statue of Gu Yue Laozi.

The statues' strengths vary, but they follow a pattern: they are entirely based on the cultivation of the supreme beings atop the stars.

The stronger the supreme being, the stronger the statue's power!

Gu Yue Laozi controls everything in Gu Clan's Heaven; he can alter each person's will and memory.

Deep within Bai Loulan's heart lies a memory: the world before they descended into Gu Clan's Heaven.

He vaguely recalls that, from birth, members of the Gu Clan produce a kind of Gu creature within their bodies.

Only Fang Yuan is an exception.

This is because Fang Yuan's father is a human, said to be extremely powerful.

His father's power suppressed the Gu Clan's Dao, sensed this kind of Gu creature's hidden power over the Gu Clan, and personally broke that Gu creature within Fang Yuan's body.

But it was useless!

The incomparably powerful Gu Yue Laozi still seized Fang Yuan and controlled her for endless ages.

……

Bai Loulan rubbed his head; he could no longer recall any other memories concerning Fang Yuan.

Deep in his mind, it seems as if a vast region has been shattered, leaving it greatly deficient.

Therefore, he has always wondered in his heart whether this Fang Yuan might be an undercover agent sent by Gu Yue Laozi.

After all, Gu Yue Laozi's desire for control is extremely strong; although his true form seems never to have descended, nothing in Gu Clan's Heaven escapes his discerning eye.

But every time Gu Yue Laozi issues an order, it is to completely exterminate Fang Yuan.

Truly a strange and astonishing matter!

Not long after.

Bai Loulan entered the star sea under his control and immediately went to pay respects to the stone statue of Gu Yue Laozi.

"Boom!"

He landed on a star and walked toward an incredibly towering stone statue; Gu Yue Laozi's face was solemn, showing neither sorrow nor joy, detached from the mortal world, overlooking the living beings on this star.

For an expert of Gu Yue Laozi's level, facial features are no longer important.

Bai Loulan felt something different each time he visited the stone statue.

"Thud!"

Bai Loulan knelt before the massive stone statue, his hand seal shifting, and soon brilliant spirit patterns surged outward in all directions.

Beneath his feet, the numerous spell markings already engraved began to flash, and the ground gave off a humming sound.

This is the ritual to summon Gu Yue Laozi!

But after a long while, the stone statue of Gu Yue Laozi showed no movement.

Bai Loulan's face showed no anxiety; he simply waited quietly.

At the same time, deep within the Gu Clan's heavenly realm, there lay a sea of stars.

This is the forbidden land of the Gu Clan; without Gu Yue Laozi's command, any clansman who enters will have body and spirit annihilated, unforgivable.

Two terrifying auras were whispering to each other.

One of them was the projection power of Luo Jin Laozi from the Hall of Deceit.

The other was a stone statue of Gu Yue Laozi, above which endless brilliant fluctuations shimmered.

Luo Jin Laozi said, "This time, the lord of Qingming Heaven, Huang Zhen, has already made his stance clear; if we want him to continue cooperating with us, we must produce something that will move his heart."

His implied meaning naturally referred to the Nine-turn Battle Gu held by Gu Yue Laozi.

Huang Zhen had already requested the Nine-turn Battle Gu many times, but Gu Yue Laozi had not agreed; this time he even had Bai Loulan flaunt it openly.

On Gu Yue Laozi's stone statue, his eyes drooped like two abysses, saying, "I can give the Nine-turn Battle Gu to Huang Zhen, but how shall the interests of Qingming Heaven be divided?"

They are all foxes of a thousand years; Gu Yue Laozi naturally knows that the Hall of Deceit is about to strike at Qingming Heaven.

After all, Wei Yang Heaven has already sealed its borders, making short-term invasion impossible; Yunlan Heaven is isolationist, its lord Yunlan Pottian refusing to cooperate with any forces, so at present only Qingming Heaven can change the pattern of the upper realms.

Poor Huang Zhen, in the eyes of the Hall of Deceit and their Gu Clan's heavenly realm, is merely a tool, yet he remains unaware.

A moment of silence.

Luo Jin Laozi said, "Once Qingming Heaven is broken, we will split its Dao-origin fruit and the power of the Great Dao forty-sixty!"