438: Destroy Lü and unify the Kongsang Realm

The contemporary Zhou Emperor had long asked the Jun Family why they helped him so much.

Because of this, he also learned his true identity.

Although he had his own ideas, he also knew that the only thing he could rely on was the Jun Family.

Once he broke away from the Jun Family's support, the Immortal Emperor might avenge him, but before that, he would only face death.

Furthermore, with the added benefit of this Bloodline connection, he had no other choice.

Therefore, he immediately nodded, willing to surrender.

Hearing the Zhou Emperor's words, the civil and military officials also breathed a sigh of relief.

At the same time, with the change in status, a glimmer of anticipation arose in their hearts.

Perhaps Gu Liangyuan could truly defeat the Immortal Emperor and lead them to the next level, who could say?

The Zhou Emperor's surrender, while causing a sensation in the Kong Sang Realm, was, upon careful thought, quite reasonable.

Therefore, Qianqiu immediately issued an order to disperse the Great Zhou soldiers and integrate them among the Great Abyss soldiers.

Having lost their military power, the civil and military officials of Great Zhou were still uneasy.

They feared that Great Abyss would go back on its word.

After all, no matter how useful a surrendered general was, how could they be more trustworthy than one's own people?

But to their surprise, Qianqiu truly did not kill a single person, and their positions in the imperial court remained exactly the same as before.

Therefore, the civil and military officials spared no praise, commending Qianqiu's broad mind.

Some people also wanted to praise Gu Liangyuan, but recalling his past deeds, everyone felt that Gu Liangyuan could not be such a person.

They thought that Gu Liangyuan was probably thinking of ways to kill them, and it must have been Qianqiu who withstood immense pressure to protect them.

Gu Liangyuan was unconcerned by this.

The reason he didn't lay a hand on these people was because the Jun Family had already cleaned up the imperial court once.

Although it was called the Zhou Dynasty, in reality, the Jun Family had the final say.

So Gu Liangyuan naturally wouldn't act against them.

With the surrender of the Zhou Dynasty, the territory of Great Abyss and the North Sea were also connected.

Now, the entire Kong Sang Realm only had the territory of Great Lu left, which had not yet been subdued.

The current Great Lu, without the Great Zhou as a natural barrier between it and Great Abyss, suddenly became a state within a state, surrounded on all sides.

Anyone with a discerning eye could see that the destruction of Great Lu was only a matter of time.

On April 20th, Great Abyss indeed mobilized its troops.

This time, Great Abyss's mobilization was not as gentle as when dealing with Great Zhou.

Ten million troops were dispatched, and without a word, they took thirty cities of Great Lu.

The reason it was a 'taking' and not a 'destroying' was because wherever the ten million troops went, the populace sincerely welcomed them, truly occupying the opportune moment!

At this moment, Gu Liangyuan could sincerely say, "The advantage is mine!"

The opposing Great Lu soldiers completely lost their will to fight, retreating as they fought, all the way back to the capital.

During this period, the Lü Emperor had also sought help from the South Immortal Emperor.

But the reply he received was to try his best to hold out for half a year.

After half a year, an Immortal would descend to the Lower Realm.

However, given the current situation of Great Lu, let alone holding out for half a year, even half a month would be difficult.

In despair, the Lü Emperor actually abandoned his country and fled without a fight!

With the Lü Emperor's escape, the already meager morale was completely lost.

Wherever the Great Abyss army arrived, people would open the gates and surrender without a single soldier being expended.

Just like that, in a mere ten days, the Great Abyss army's flag was planted in one thousand three hundred cities of Great Lu!

And the Lü Emperor, who believed he had escaped with his life, was easily found by Gu Liangyuan.

Although it took some effort, he was finally killed!

On May 3rd, Qianqiu emerged from seclusion.

After a period of intimacy with Gu Liangyuan, she went to Ping Mountain again for a Fengchan ceremony!

In just two months, Great Abyss transformed from a Dynasty into an Empire!

Moreover, it was an Empire led by a Holy Land!

This was previously impossible.

Because if an Empire advanced further to become a Celestial Dynasty, it would pose a threat to the Four Great Immortal Courts.

As early as ten thousand years ago, when the Tai Shang Sect's Fu Long Court merely reached the rank of an Imperial Dynasty, it provoked the combined pursuit and killing by the Four Great Immortal Courts.

It was precisely because of this that the situation of the Three Great Dynasties of Mo, Zhou, and Lü carving up Tai Shang occurred.

Now that Great Abyss had become an Empire, although the Four Great Immortal Courts were anxious, they had no choice.

Now that the Kong Sang Realm was unified, all the teleportation arrays they had left in the Kong Sang Realm had been destroyed by Gu Liangyuan.

To send people to the Lower Realm, they would have to forcibly Break through the Heaven and Earth barrier.

During this period, they had not been without sending people to the Lower Realm.

They even mobilized several True Immortals.

However, all of them were completely cut down by Gu Liangyuan outside the Heaven and Earth barrier!

Therefore, they only thought of waiting until the Immortal passage was opened to completely wipe out the Kong Sang Realm.

As for the jianmu sapling, they no longer cared about it.

As long as Gu Liangyuan died, all of this would be worth it!

Strictly speaking, the True Immortals who descended to the Lower Realm were not killed by Gu Liangyuan, but by the Three Corpse Ancestors.

Previously, Gu Liangyuan was afraid that the Three Corpse Ancestors would have difficulty returning after going out, so he personally fought during the battle against the Winged Immortal Clan.

But now, with the support of the Divine Song Family, Gu Liangyuan, relying on the West Heaven Gate, could freely enter and exit the two Immortal and mortal realms, naturally having no more scruples.

Instead, because of these four True Immortals, Gu Liangyuan gained four True Immortal realm Halberd Generals and four Corpse King-level Zombies.

As the Zombie army expanded, Gu Liangyuan divided the Zombies into five levels.

The first level was the Three Corpse Ancestors, the second level was Corpse Kings (above Heavenly Immortal).

The third level was Corpse Lords (Human Immortal realm), and the fourth level was Corpse Generals (above Mahayana).

Finally, there were ordinary Zombie soldiers.

At this time, the Zombie army consisted of Three Corpse Ancestors, four Corpse Kings, six Corpse Lords, two hundred Corpse Generals, and two million four hundred thousand Corpse soldiers!

This force, even in an Immortal Court, would not be underestimated.

"Ding, Great Abyss has unified the world, advancing to an Empire, System rewards are being issued..."

"Ding, rewards have been issued: eight hundred human immortal pills, a jianmu sapling, will of heaven, and the Hunyuan Grand Array. Please check, Host."

Listening to the System's prompt, a smile appeared on Gu Liangyuan's lips.

His constantly taut nerves finally relaxed a little.

If Gu Liangyuan were alone, with so many trump cards in hand, he wouldn't panic at all.

But what weighed on Gu Liangyuan was the safety of the entire Kong Sang Realm.

Whether for his disciples or for the System's power return, Gu Liangyuan had the responsibility to protect this realm.

So the burden on him felt a bit heavier.

Gu Liangyuan clicked to claim them one by one.

After collecting the eight hundred human immortal pills, he then claimed the jianmu sapling:

Name: jianmu sapling

Function: The Jianmu connects to the heavens, having the effect of supporting heaven and earth and connecting the Immortal and mortal realms.

Not only that, the Jianmu also has the ability to repair worlds.

Once planted, its roots will take root in the Three Thousand Minor Thousand Worlds, absorbing spatial Impurities and transforming them into nutrients, and as time passes, it will reconnect the Three Thousand Worlds into one, recreating the ancient aura!

After reading the introduction of this Heaven-Connecting Jianmu, Gu Liangyuan silently put it away.

This item was not suitable for planting now.

Not to mention unifying the two Immortal and mortal realms, he would at least have to wait until he had the strength to suppress an Immortal Emperor before he could protect this tree.

Subsequently, Gu Liangyuan also claimed the will of heaven.

Buzz!

As the will of heaven enveloped him, Gu Liangyuan felt a moment of trance before his eyes.

After the trance, he arrived in a space.

Gu Liangyuan had been to this space when he acquired the Law of space.

This place was precisely the Heavenly Dao space!