10: Chapter 10 Daring to accept protection money from the Emperor? He's definitely going to get what's coming to him!

As soon as these words were spoken, Gu Chen was petrified.

What?

Again?

Just a few days ago, he had awakened the Hidden Dragon Sword Body, and now two more top-tier Physiques had popped out?!

Had the Gu Family stabbed a nest of Geniuses?!

"Old Ancestor, y-you mean, this isn't an illness?" Gu Chen's voice was trembling.

"An illness?" Gu Xuan laughed. "Looking across the entire Desolate Ancient Continent, the number of factions that could possess both of these Physiques simultaneously can be counted on one hand."

"These Physiques do indeed lose control in the early stages because the Physical Body is too weak to suppress the power of the Origin within. But as long as they are guided slightly, their future achievements will be limitless."

Gu Qingqing and Gu Huahua listened, completely bewildered.

They didn't understand a word.

"Old Ancestor, are we really not monsters?" Gu Qingqing asked cautiously.

"Of course not." Gu Xuan ruffled her little head. "You are natural-born Cultivation Geniuses."

"From now on, follow the Old Ancestor to Cultivate, and the Old Ancestor will teach you how to control the fire and ice within you."

The two little girls looked at each other, and tears instantly streamed down their faces.

Since they were small, they had grown accustomed to hearing words like 'monster' and 'freak'.

Today, someone finally said they weren't ill.

They were Geniuses!

"Old Ancestor!" The two little girls threw themselves into Gu Xuan's arms, crying uncontrollably.

Gu Xuan gently patted their backs.

After a while, Gu Xuan raised his hand.

Two items appeared out of thin air in his palm.

A crimson immortal fruit and an ice-blue lotus flower.

He hadn't expected the check-in reward from today to be used so quickly.

"This is the Crimson Sun Immortal Fruit, suitable for your Nine Yang True Fire Physique."

"This is the Ice Soul Immortal Lotus, suitable for your Nine Yin Cold Ice Physique."

Gu Xuan handed the two items to Gu Qingqing and Gu Huahua respectively.

"Eat them, and the Old Ancestor will help you refine them."

The two little girls nodded obediently and swallowed them immediately.

Boom!!!

Immediately after, Gu Qingqing was enveloped by crimson-gold flames!

Gu Huahua was also covered by a mass of ice-blue frost!

Two forces, one hot and one cold, exploded in the back mountain of the Gu Family!

Gu Xuan raised his hand, and an invisible barrier shrouded the two of them.

Flames and frost raged wildly within the barrier!

Gu Qingqing began to transform; every inch of her skin was burning, and every strand of hair seemed to be undergoing tempering!

Gu Huahua also began to change; her blood froze and melted, and her bones shattered and reformed!

This process lasted for an entire incense stick's time.

When the flames dissipated and the frost faded, the two little girls slowly opened their eyes.

Deep within Gu Qingqing's body, two flames seemed to be dancing.

Deep within Gu Huahua's eyes, two snowflakes seemed to be falling.

And their Cultivation had directly reached the Peak of the Spirit Sea Realm!

Two eleven or twelve-year-old girls had soared to the Peak of the Spirit Sea Realm in the blink of an eye!

Looking across the entire Desolate Ancient Continent, they were Geniuses among Geniuses.

Gu Chen stood to the side, leaning forward.

His mind was blank.

"I..."

"What the..."

"I worked so hard to Cultivate, Awakening the Hidden Dragon Sword Body and fusing with the emperor sword, and it was so difficult to reach the Peak of the Spirit Sea Realm..."

Now, the Old Ancestor had stuffed a fruit into each of the two little girls, and they were directly on par with him?!

Gu Chen felt his worldview shattered into pieces.

Was there any justice in this?!

Was there any law?!

"Old Ancestor, this is too unfair!" Gu Chen wailed.

Gu Xuan glanced at him: "Weren't you also brought up by the Old Ancestor single-handedly?"

"Besides, you are at the Peak of the Spirit Sea Realm and can fight those in the King Realm, but they can't do that yet."

Gu Chen: "..."

It seemed that was the logic.

But he still felt unbalanced!

They said one's word is bond.

But the Old Ancestor's single fruit had allowed them to skip countless detours!

Feeling the surging power within them, the two little girls jumped and skipped with excitement.

"Old Ancestor! I think I can control fire!" Gu Qingqing said excitedly.

As she spoke, a ball of flame flickered and danced in her palm.

"I think I can control ice too!"

Gu Huahua extended her hand, and an ice flower slowly bloomed in her palm.

Gu Xuan nodded with satisfaction.

"When you completely master these two Physiques, fire can burn the heavens, and ice can freeze the earth."

The two little girls looked at Gu Xuan with admiration.

Their own Old Ancestor was actually this amazing!

Not only did he solve the problems on their bodies, but he also allowed them to Cultivate.

This sudden surprise made them extremely excited for a moment!

"The Old Ancestor is the best!"

"The Old Ancestor is the greatest in the world!"

Gu Xuan was amused and waved his hand: "Go on, go find your grandfather and let him be happy."

The two little girls ran off, skipping and jumping.

As they ran, they shouted: "Grandfather! Grandfather! The Old Ancestor said we aren't monsters! We are Geniuses!"

The sound echoed in the mountains, carrying uncontrollable joy.

Gu Chen watched their retreating figures and suddenly felt a bit emotional.

The problem that had plagued them for so long was easily solved by the Old Ancestor.

Indeed, with the Old Ancestor around, there was no problem that couldn't be solved!

Just then.

A rapid sound of breaking air arrived.

Clan Leader Gu Tianhua flew to the back mountain with an ashen face, his steps slightly unsteady when he landed.

"Old Ancestor! Something has happened!"

Gu Xuan frowned slightly: "Speak."

Clearly, coming over so hastily meant nothing good.

Clan Leader Gu Tianhua took a deep breath, suppressing his anger: "We followed the Old Ancestor's instructions and sent people to take over the Tianming Sect's Spirit Stone mine resources. Most of them were taken over smoothly, but there is one Spirit Stone mine..."

"There's a problem?"

"Yes!" Clan Leader Gu Tianhua then said, "In that Spirit Stone mine, there are people from a Holy Land!"

Gu Xuan's eyes turned slightly cold: "Which Holy Land?"

"The Zixiao Sacred Land, one of the five great Holy Lands of Qingyun Province!"

The Zixiao Sacred Land was one of the five great Holy Lands in Qingyun Province.

It had two quasi-Saint powerhouses overseeing it and liked to bully the weak while fearing the strong.

Clan Leader Gu Tianhua said indignantly: "The people from the Zixiao Sacred Land said that the Tianming Sect's Spirit Stone mine has always been mined on their behalf. Every year, they have to hand over seventy percent of the revenue to the Holy Land as a 'protection fee'."

"Seventy percent of the revenue from this Spirit Stone mine must be handed over by our Gu Family! And they said that considering the Gu Family has just been established, we must pay an extra ten percent this year as an 'entrance fee'!"

"Not only that, but they also injured three of our clansmen! One of them is still unconscious!"

"They told us to remember that whether it's the Tianming Sect or the Gu Family, we are just servants mining for them!"

"The Spirit Stones must be delivered to the Zixiao Sacred Land within ten days, otherwise they will make our Gu Family suffer even more than the Tianming Sect!"

After Clan Leader Gu Tianhua finished speaking, he knelt on the ground, his forehead pressed tightly against the floor.

"Old Ancestor, it is this subordinate's incompetence that I couldn't even protect my clansmen!"

"Please punish me, Old Ancestor!"

After hearing this, Gu Xuan sneered.

Good grief!

They dared to collect protection fees from him and even threatened him.

Threatening an Emperor was simply asking for death!

[Ding! System task released!]

[The Zixiao Sacred Land does not know death, bullying my Gu clansmen and insulting the majesty of my Gu Family!]

[Please, Host, eliminate the threat of the Zixiao Sacred Land and spread the prestige of the Gu Family!]

[Task Reward: Upgraded version of the Clan-Protecting Emperor Array — The Eternal Immortal Emperor Array! Can withstand attacks above the Emperor level!]

[Can obtain 3 Saint King Summoning Cards!]

After seeing the reward, Gu Xuan muttered to himself: Withstand attacks above the Emperor level?

Could it be that Immortals exist in this world?

But now is not the time to think about this.

He had to give the people of the Zixiao Sacred Land some 'good fruit' to eat!