Chapter 44: Gu Zhangqing: A Saint? I

"Do I need to spell it out for you?" Gu Zhangqing looked at him calmly, then slowly raised the Yuanshi in his right hand.

Seeing this, Taiqing Laozi's eyelids twitched and he immediately shouted, "Stop!"

Afterwards, under the gaze of the gods, he said helplessly, "I concede. Give these little friends back to you!"

As he spoke, a small Taiji Diagram appeared in his hand, which then slowly rotated a circle.

Amidst the shining black and white light, six figures grew from small to large and flew out from the Taiji Diagram.

Seeing this, Gu Zhangqing's eyes widened, and under the tracing of Divine Rice Laws, the Divine Rice Laws on Gu Ling'er and the other five, including Gabriel, flared up violently.

Then, the six people in their unconscious state flew toward Gu Zhangqing; during this process, because the Divine Rice Laws were triggered, the six of them also slowly woke up from their unconsciousness.

Looking at Xiao Ling'er flying toward him, Gu Zhangqing's heart instantly melted.

Immediately, ignoring everyone present, he threw Yuanshi and Tongtian away like trash from his left and right hands.

His freed hands then embraced the still not fully awakened Xiao Ling'er.

Not far away, the three of Cangtian also hurriedly caught Gabriel and the others.

And Shengling Nüwang Xiaosheng, who was behind Gu Zhangqing, saw this and also rushed over abruptly.

"Xiao Ling'er..."

"Ling'er!"

Under the anticipation of the gods.

The two of them, one after the other, softly called out to Princess Ling'er, who was slowly opening her eyes.

Just at this moment, Gu Zhangqing's expression suddenly froze, and deep within his eyes, violent killing intent was revealed.

"Eh?"

"Mother God? Grandpa God Emperor?!"

The awakened Xiao Ling'er seemed as if she hadn't experienced a kidnapping; her first reaction upon seeing her Grandpa God Emperor and Mother God Gu Sheng'er was a cry of confusion.

After seeing clearly, like a child who had done something wrong, she hurriedly buried her little face in Gu Zhangqing's embrace, not daring to look at the two of them again.

"You still dare to hide!" Seeing this, Shengling Nüwang Xiaosheng immediately shouted angrily.

Gu Zhangqing saw this and smiled helplessly.

"Xiaosheng'er, take Xiao Ling'er back first; Father God still has things to do." Gu Zhangqing patted Shengling Nüwang Xiaosheng's shoulder and said gently.

The Shengling Nüwang naturally knew what Gu Zhangqing wanted to do, so she nodded very obediently.

Thus, Shengling Nüwang Xiaosheng took Xiao Ling'er from his arms, then turned and disappeared into the Honghuang world.

After she left, Gu Zhangqing's gentle face gradually became extremely cold.

"Cangtian!"

"Your subject is here!"

"Lead the gods back and wait for my return. No one is allowed to be absent, otherwise, I will suppress you for ten thousand years!" Gu Zhangqing said coldly.

"Your subject accepts the decree!"

Afterwards, to the shock of the Honghuang gods, countless World Gates suddenly appeared in the sky.

Almost every member of the God Race had a World Gate in front of them.

Then, to the astonishment of the Honghuang gods, in just a few minutes, the warriors of the God Race across the sky disappeared one after another.

"This... this..." An Immortal Rice expert pointed incoherently at the place where the God Race had left.

How could they know that within the Divine Court, every Divine Rice Cultivator at the Main God Realm had opened up a Small World.

It was equivalent to a portable Small World, and a completely autonomous one at that!

On the other side.

When Taiqing Laozi saw Gu Zhangqing discarding his brothers like trash, he immediately glanced at Gu Zhangqing with an ashen face.

Although he wanted to fight Gu Zhangqing immediately.

However, at this moment, he had to check the condition of Yuanshi and Tongtian first.

After all, at a time like this, why had the two of them not yet awakened?

Thus.

After Laozi brought the two to his side, he carefully examined them.

As time passed, Taiqing Laozi's face grew darker and darker.

Because, during his investigation.

He discovered that the primordial spirits of Yuanshi and Tongtian were surrounded by a thin layer of radiance.

With his cultivation at the Saint Third Layer, and even after using Heavenly Rice Power, he finally discovered that no matter what methods he used, he simply could not remove it immediately!

With deeper understanding.

He discovered that this radiance was like a password lock with countless unrelated codes.

Even if he broke one, another different kind of lock would immediately appear.

Even though he had broken tens of thousands of locks in this short time, it was merely a drop in the bucket compared to those countless locks; waiting behind them were locks as vast as the ocean.

At his current speed, it would be impossible to undo without a hundred or even several hundred years.

Seeing this, Taiqing Laozi gave up on breaking it.

For now, only his teacher who had achieved Heda could have a way to break it.

After settling the two of them, he placed a protection condensed from Heavenly Rice Power around them.

When he returned to the sky.

He found that the God Court Lord was already waiting for him there.

Gu Zhangqing stood with his hands behind his back, his expression as cold as frost, only his eyes faintly revealing a trace of violent anxiety.

Just like that, the two stood facing each other in the sky in silence for a while.

The gods and Great Supernatural Beings of Honghuang, millions of miles away from the Zhou Kingdom, could all sense that heavy atmosphere condensing in this void.

Some with keen eyes could even see that the flowers, grass, and trees on the earth were standing perfectly still, straightened by this solidified space.

As for those living beings, they had long since fled to who knows where the moment the gods began their standoff.

Just at this moment, Gu Changqing was the first to break this rigid atmosphere.

"Heh, what kind of delusion makes you feel that you can provoke this seat just because you have achieved Proof of Rice and become a Saint?"

"Do you still remember that Divine Stele from last time?" Gu Changqing said, as if talking to himself.

Upon hearing these words, Taiqing Laozi, the surrounding Di Jun and Taiyi, as well as Fuxi and Nuwa who was watching from the shadows, all had their expressions turn somewhat unsightly.

"I shall gift you another Divine Stele later!"

Saying this, boundless Divine Will erupted from Gu Changqing's body.

Once the Divine Will emerged, it directly compressed the Saintly Might of the other party, Taiqing Laozi, into a tiny area.

Taiqing Laozi remained silent, but the Innate Supreme Treasure Taiji Diagram began to emerge in his hand, followed by the Heaven and Earth Profound Yellow Exquisite Pagoda above his head.

As the supreme treasure of defense endowed with the merit of the Honghuang world, the Heaven and Earth Profound Yellow Exquisite Pagoda can truly be ranked in the top three among defensive spiritual treasures.

One could see the Heaven and Earth Profound Yellow Exquisite Pagoda shedding streams of Profound Yellow Qi, shielding Taiqing Laozi's entire body.

The Innate Supreme Treasure Taiji Diagram transformed into a Golden Bridge, one end of which headed straight into the depths of Chaos.

"This poor Daoist will wait for you in Chaos!"

After speaking, he transformed into a streak of purple light, fleeing directly toward Chaos along the Taiji Golden Bridge.

Gu Changqing, however, was much more violent.

He merely glanced at the back of Taiqing Laozi as he departed, then directly tore this space apart, revealing the land of Chaos on the other side.

Then, with one step, he crossed into it, arriving in Chaos one step ahead of Taiqing Laozi.

As the origin of all things and the beginning and end of the world, the Chaos Qi within Chaos is violent and terrifying to ordinary living beings.

Yet at this moment, these Chaos Qi became incomparably docile around the two of them.

It was not that the Chaos Qi had no effect on them; after all, neither of them were Chaos Creatures.

Rather, it was because, due to their Proof of Rice, even if they did not resist, there existed a Rice rhyme around them that could make the surrounding chaotic Chaos Qi become docile.

After arriving in Chaos, of the countless gazes that could originally be sensed, only a few remained.

Through the aura of these gazes.

Gu Changqing knew that among these gazes, besides Hongjun and Nuwa, there were also top Great Supernatural Beings such as Zhenyuanzi, Minghe, Di Jun, and Donghuang Taiyi.

Ignoring these gazes, Gu Changqing placed his attention on Taiqing Laozi.

One could see that Gu Changqing was currently suffused with boundless golden radiance, which layered over itself in Chaos, covering the space-time of this region, the resulting phenomenon resembling the Opening the Heavens and Splitting the Earth.

In his right hand, he held a Godly Spear condensed from countless Divine Rice Laws, pointing from afar at Taiqing Laozi, who had descended from the Golden Bridge.

Even though he had just achieved Proof of Rice, he could easily suppress Taiqing Laozi even without the blessing of the Will of the Gods.

Subsequently, the Divine Rice spear in Gu Changqing's hand transformed into a streak of light, shooting straight toward Taiqing Laozi.

Facing Gu Changqing's aggression, Taiqing Laozi dared not relax in the slightest.

Because he could feel that what he was facing at this moment.

Was not one Godly Spear, but countless Godly Spears!

(End of this chapter)