215: Chapter 209 Safely Leaving the Ancient Clan

As Gu Dao's question fell, the entire crowd instantly erupted in an uproar; everyone's faces were filled with shock, unable to believe their ears.

"Did I hear that right? Elder Gu Dao said that Ling Yuan has already broken through to a Six-Star Dou Sheng?"

"That's what I heard too."

"Three years to go from a One-Star Dou Sheng to a Six-Star Dou Sheng? That's just too exaggerated!"

"So, the earlier claim by Yao Ling that Ling Yuan was going to break through to an Emperor Realm Soul was true?"

Absurd, completely absurd!

At this moment, no one cared about the energy bodies in the Heavenly Tomb being cleared out anymore; all attention was focused on Ling Yuan.

Everyone was shocked at how Ling Yuan managed to break through from the Late Stage of One-Star Dou Sheng to a Six-Star Dou Sheng in such a short time.

Is this even something a human can do?

The ones most doubting their own lives were likely the geniuses who had entered together with him.

Everyone was of a similar age, and the starting gap wasn't large, but in just three years, Ling Yuan had left everyone in the dust by more than ten streets.

They were still competing with their peers, but Ling Yuan had gone ahead and surpassed most of the older generation experts!

Envy, jealousy, and unwillingness—a mixture of emotions intertwined.

Gu Dao had originally intended to publicly question Ling Yuan's breach of contract, but instead, he had inadvertently allowed Ling Yuan to show off, making everyone aware of his current strength.

"Ling Yuan, we have all seen with our own eyes that they refined the energy cores; do you still intend to deny it?"

At this moment, Gu Yao also stepped out, pointing at Cao Ying, Xiao Yi Xian, and Qing Lin.

Cao Ying, Xiao Yi Xian, and Qing Lin all wore expressions of shame; having been caught red-handed, they felt they had let Ling Yuan down.

Ling Yuan sensed their emotions and comforted them, telling them not to take it to heart.

He had never intended to completely cover up this matter from the beginning.

Thus, Ling Yuan said generously, "We did indeed violate the regulations, and I will not deny that. A word once spoken cannot be retracted; according to our previous agreement, all Heavenly Tomb entry quotas for the Ling Family and Shi Family will henceforth belong to the Gu Family."

Gu Dao was stunned for quite a while.

He had originally prepared to haggle and argue with Ling Yuan for a long time, and had even thought of subsequent arguments.

He never expected Ling Yuan to admit it so readily, directly giving up the precious Heavenly Tomb quotas.

This is just too easy...

Gu Dao felt inexplicably that something was wrong, but for the moment, he couldn't put his finger on where the problem lay.

Ling Yuan did not want to give them a chance to react and said directly, "Since the Heavenly Tomb has ended and the matter is clear, we shall take our leave."

To his surprise, Gu Dao blocked their path directly.

Ling Yuan: "Elder Gu Dao, what is the meaning of this? Could it be that the Gu Family intends to forcibly detain us?"

Just a moment ago, Gu Dao finally realized what was wrong.

He recalled everything that had happened before: Ling Yuan had borrowed one quota and voluntarily promised to return two. Now, after breaking the agreement, he had given up all Heavenly Tomb quotas without hesitation—the whole process had been too straightforward.

Gu Dao realized that Ling Yuan had clearly just wanted to harvest a wave of energy bodies and leave.

The energy bodies that had accumulated in the Heavenly Tomb for countless years had been almost completely emptied and squandered by Ling Yuan alone.

Even if the Gu Family had a few more quotas later, there wouldn't be much improvement for those who entered.

Gu Dao felt a wave of regret, secretly annoyed that he shouldn't have so easily agreed to let Ling Yuan enter the Heavenly Tomb.

The Heavenly Tomb was in the Ancient World, and the Gu Family had the most quotas.

With Ling Yuan doing this, the Gu Family was the one suffering the greatest loss of benefits.

Precisely because of this, even at the risk of offending Ling Yuan, Gu Dao had to intervene!

Gu Dao: "Young Clan Leader, you have used up the energy bodies in the Heavenly Tomb. Have you considered what the juniors of the various clans will do in the next Heavenly Tomb opening?"

The energy bodies inside the Heavenly Tomb were those of the deceased members of the Dou Di Clans, who entered through a mysterious and profound method.

Now that the continent is at peace, almost no top-tier experts are falling, so there will be no new power to replenish the Heavenly Tomb.

When the Heavenly Tomb opens next time, the interior will remain empty, and the juniors of the various clans will completely lose this cultivation Opportunity.

Ling Yuan spread his hands: "I have already paid the price for this matter. According to the agreement, the Heavenly Tomb quotas already belong to the Gu Family. What more does your Gu Family want?"

Gu Dao said: "The Heavenly Tomb is the common property of all clans. As the guardians of the Heavenly Tomb, the Gu Family has the right to manage this matter. Now that it has been ruined by you, the Ling Family needs to bring out something to compensate the various clans."

Zi Yan immediately looked displeased, the aura around her body stirring slightly, and she was about to step forward to teach Gu Dao a lesson on the spot.

Ling Yuan raised his hand and grabbed Zi Yan, signaling her to calm down and not be impulsive.

He transmitted his voice: "Don't be impulsive. This is the Ancient World. Let's agree to him first; leaving this place is what's important."

We are still in the Ancient World, and the strength of Gu Yuan, a Nine-Star Dou Sheng, is not to be trifled with; it's not worth taking risks over such a small matter.

Let's escape and leave the Gu Family first; once we return to our clan, the sky is wide for birds to fly.

"Fine. After we return to the clan, we will immediately prepare the compensation resources and send them to each clan one by one."

Now that the Ling Family and the Taixu Ancient Dragon Clan are so strong, if you have the ability, come to the Spirit Realm to demand compensation.

If you must have it, fine, let Zhu Kun deliver it.

Gu Dao thought to himself: Is Ling Yuan being this easy to talk to?

Subsequently, Gu Dao had no reason to stop Ling Yuan.

No matter how dissatisfied Gu Dao was, he dared not truly forcibly detain Ling Yuan and Zi Yan.

These two are the treasures of the Ling Family and the Taixu Ancient Dragon Clan; if they were truly detained in the Gu Family territory, or if even the slightest accident happened, there is no need to think twice—it would inevitably ignite a war between top-tier clans.

In such a situation, which clan would dare to detain them?

Hun Tiandi might dare, but the Gu Family does not have the guts or the strength.

...

Before coming, the six of them had to be cautious for fear of being ambushed.

Now returning to the clan, there is absolutely no need to have any concerns.

From the moment Ling Yuan broke through to the Emperor Realm Soul, his combat power had already steadily stepped into the top ten level of the continent.

Paired with Zi Yan, a Dragon Phoenix who is a Seven-Star Dou Sheng—one with a Soul powerful to an absurd degree, the other with an invincible Physical Body—their combination has almost no weaknesses, worthy of being called the continent's top male-female duo.

In the current Fighting Qi Continent, except for the two Nine-Star Dou Sheng, Gu Yuan and Hun Tiandi, taking action personally, no one can detain or assassinate them.

Void Swallowing Flame, who has not broken through to the Emperor Realm Soul, cannot do this either.

The journey was smooth and unobstructed, and everyone returned safely to the Ling Family.

Once back in the clan, Ling Yuan immediately threw the matter of compensating the various clans to the back of his mind.

Give compensation my ass; I won't give it, if you have the guts, come and take it yourself!

Outside, only half a year had passed, but Ling Yuan had truly stayed in the Heavenly Tomb for three years!

After a long time without seeing his son and daughter, Ling Yuan missed them dearly.

In just half a year, not only had the two children grown a bit, but their cultivation progress was even more exaggerated.

No one had specifically taught them how to Cultivate; relying entirely on their own special Physiques to autonomously absorb the Fighting Qi of heaven and earth, they had now both broken through to Nine-Star Dou Practitioner.

Such Heaven-Defying innate talent made even Zhu Kun and Ling Mie unable to help but praise them repeatedly, stating directly that the future of these two children was limitless.