29: Chapter 29 Isolated and Helpless? The Gu Family Doesn't Care!

The Gu Family.

News from the outside world swept in like a gale.

Yet, the entire Gu Family was surprisingly calm.

No panic, no chaos, not even a single person gossiping.

Everyone was busy Cultivating.

Before the Marrow Cleansing Array, clansmen lined up to enter, and once they came out, they dove straight into the mountains rich with Spiritual Qi.

The pure Spiritual Qi of the Immortal Veins allowed them to absorb it without any obstruction; they absorbed frantically and achieved Breakthroughs frantically.

As long as the Old Ancestor was still lying in the back mountain, they wouldn't be afraid even if the sky fell.

The Old Ancestor was their reassurance!

Back mountain.

First Elder Gu Yushan sat cross-legged on a giant rock, his aura surging.

The Bottleneck of the Peak of the Half-Saint Realm was loosening violently, as if something was about to break out of its shell.

"Give me! Break!"

Boom!!!

A Saint Realm aura soared into the sky!

First Elder Gu Yushan had achieved a Breakthrough to the first level of the Saint Realm.

Almost simultaneously, Elder Gu Kong, Third Elder Gu Yun, Fourth Elder Gu Shan, and Gu Enming also erupted with the aura of a Breakthrough!

Five Elders, all breaking through to the Saint Realm at once!

Although they were not at the Peak of the Saint Realm, five Saints would be top-tier combat power in any Holy Land in Qingyun Province.

Elder Gu Kong opened his eyes, feeling the surging power within his body, and was stunned for a long time.

"I... have become a Saint?"

A few months ago, he was still in the Profound Origin Realm; now he was also a Saint.

He wouldn't have dared to dream of this speed.

"Stop spacing out, stabilize your Realm." First Elder Gu Yushan stood up and patted the dust off his body. "There is still a hard battle to fight in three days."

Mentioning three days later, the few of them looked at each other and laughed.

A hard battle?

With the Old Ancestor around, can that even be called a battle?

The Old Ancestor's strength was unfathomable; even a Saint King couldn't get the better of him.

Furthermore, Gu Chen had brought back weapons and Cultivation Techniques of the Saint King level, which would surely elevate the Old Ancestor's strength even further!

However, to Gu Xuan, these weapons and Cultivation Techniques were simply trash among trash!

Choosing between hard to use and not good to use was like choosing between shit!

...

Qingyun Holy Land.

The atmosphere in the main hall was heavy.

Li Shuangxu stood in the hall, facing Sacred Master Huo Dongyuan on the main seat, his voice earnest.

"Sacred Master, the Old Ancestors of the Tianxuan and Yuheng families have broken through to the Saint King level; this matter is of great importance. They are joining forces to crusade against the Gu Family. If the Gu Family is truly wiped out, the next target will likely be us."

Sacred Master Huo Dongyuan frowned: "What do you mean?"

"Help the Gu Family." Li Shuangxu said word by word, "At the very least, we cannot just sit and watch!"

"Absurd!"

An Elder nearby said sternly.

"The Gu Family is just a small Family that has just emerged; why should we, the Qingyun Holy Land, bet everything on them?"

"Exactly! Two Saint Kings, what do we have to help with? Sending ourselves to death? Those old Saint ghosts from our generation haven't died yet, and apart from knowing the Gu Family has Peak Saints, what other information do we have?"

"Saint, you went to the Secret Realm once; were you bewitched by the Gu Family?"

Li Shuangxu gritted his teeth: "There is no need to send troops; even just sending some resources to show our stance would be enough, letting the Gu Family know that not everyone in Qingyun Province stands with Tianxuan and Yuheng."

"Whether the Gu Family can survive this disaster is still up for debate. If we pick a side now and the Gu Family loses, Tianxuan and Yuheng will be coming for us next."

Li Shuangxu saw the extraordinary nature of the Gu Family, but this decision was not his to make.

Clearly, the Elders of the Qingyun Holy Land felt that the Gu Family was not worth it!

They felt that the Saint was gambling with the fate of the Qingyun Holy Land, and on an unknown Family at that.

The Qingyun Holy Land could not afford to lose, nor could they afford to gamble!

Sacred Master Huo Dongyuan was silent for a moment, then slowly said: "Shuangxu, you are still too young."

Sacred Master Huo Dongyuan naturally considered things more; his every move concerned the Qingyun Holy Land.

One wrong step could mean total defeat.

He had also heard about the events in the Secret Realm, but offending two major Holy Lands at once was too unwise!

He didn't know if that Gu Family Old Ancestor had real substance or was just a facade!

Regardless of which it was, not participating was the best choice.

"But!"

"Enough!" The Qingyun Sacred Master slapped the armrest.

"Someone, take the Saint back to his room to rest. Without my order, he is not to leave."

Li Shuangxu's expression changed: "Sacred Master!"

Two Elders stepped forward, one on each side, and supported him.

The Qingyun Sacred Master turned his back and stopped looking at him.

Li Shuangxu was dragged out of the main hall, his eyes full of unwillingness.

He touched the wooden plaque engraved with the word "Gu" in his bosom.

Sure enough, there were only interests between Holy Lands!

But the Gu Family was different.

He had seen Gu Chen, seen Clan Leader Gu Tianhua, and seen that Gu Family Old Ancestor.

That kind of confidence emanating from their bones could not be faked!

...

Yaoguang Holy Land.

Huo Lie stood before the Sacred Master and recounted the events inside and outside the Secret Realm one by one.

After the Yaoguang Sacred Master finished listening, he was silent for a long time.

"Sacred Master, what should we do?" Huo Lie asked.

"Do not help." The Yaoguang Sacred Master shook his head, "Two families with Saint Kings; the Gu Family will undoubtedly lose. It is not worth it for us to wade into this muddy water."

"But!"

"No buts." The Yaoguang Sacred Master interrupted him, "Pass down the order, the entire Yaoguang Holy Land is to go into seclusion; no one is allowed to leave."

Huo Lie opened his mouth, but in the end, he didn't say anything else.

He remembered the style of Gu Chen sealing a throat with one sword in the Secret Realm, and then remembered the indifferent gaze of the Gu Family Old Ancestor.

For some reason, he vaguely felt in his heart that this battle was not that simple.

In the market.

The news was still fermenting.

"I heard that neither the Qingyun Holy Land nor the Yaoguang Holy Land will meddle in this matter; the Gu Family is isolated and helpless this time."

"Nonsense, who would dare to meddle? Two Saint Kings, are they tired of living?"

"No matter how powerful that Gu Family Old Ancestor is, he is just one person; how can he fight two?"

"I think the Gu Family is in trouble."

"It's not that they are in trouble, they are finished!"

The storyteller slapped his gavel: "Three days later, let us wait and see!"

The outside world was noisy.

On the Gu Family's side, there wasn't even a single person discussing it.

It wasn't that they didn't take the two Holy Lands seriously, but they really didn't have the time.

The Marrow Cleansing Array ran day and night, the Spiritual Qi of the Immortal Veins was so thick it was like it was about to condense into water, and the clansmen were all Cultivating like madmen.

Today you break through to the King Realm, tomorrow I break through to the Emperor Realm.

The day after tomorrow?

By the day after tomorrow, the Elders had all become Saints.

Who still had the time to care about any Holy Lands?

Back mountain.

Gu Xuan lay on the recliner, looking at the bustling scene below the mountain, and suddenly felt a bit bored.

Cultivating is Cultivating, but having cultivation without actual combat is just a show.

They needed to practice.

He sat up and beckoned.

Clan Leader Gu Tianhua ran over eagerly: "Old Ancestor, what is it?"

"Don't just focus on Breakthroughs these few days; arrange a sparring competition."

Clan Leader Gu Tianhua was stunned: "Sparring? Old Ancestor, we are going to fight a war in three days; if we spar now, what if someone gets hurt?"

He hadn't finished speaking.

Gu Xuan raised his hand and waved it.

A huge pagoda descended from the sky and landed between the Peaks of the Gu Family.

Its body was pitch black, exuding an ancient and powerful aura.

The pagoda had nine levels, each level with different colors flowing, and there were faint sounds of dragon roars and phoenix cries.

Gu Xuan said: "This is the God-Locking Tower; sparring inside won't cause real injuries. Even if you break your hands or feet, they will grow back once you come out."

"Even if you are beaten to death, you can be resurrected outside the tower."