77: Chapter 77 Follow Me Back to My Hometown, Old Man Cangwu

Gu Chen took the wooden box and glanced at the jade pendant inside.

The Great Emperors Inheritance!

He smiled and put the wooden box into his Storage Pouch!

It was not that he didn't value it, but he felt that if he brought this thing back and presented it to the Old Ancestor, the Old Ancestor would probably be happy!

Not only would it prove himself, but it would also make the Old Ancestor happy!

The Old Ancestor had seen everything, but surely he had never seen such junk as a Great Emperors Inheritance, right?

No, wait, the Old Ancestor seemed to have everything!

Whatever, he would just keep it for now!

On the viewing platform, countless eyes were fixed on that wooden box!

The Great Emperors Inheritance!

A partial Legacy was still a Legacy!

If a Peak Quasi-Emperor obtained it, they might truly be able to step into the Great Sovereign Realm.

Someone swallowed hard, and greed flashed in some people's eyes!

But no one dared to move!

The corpses of the three Zhao Family Quasi-Emperors were not yet cold, and the ashes of the Nangong Family Grand Elder were still drifting in the wind!

After all, three Peak Quasi-Emperors were standing behind Gu Chen!

Who would dare to move?

They wouldn't touch this thing unless they had a death wish!

"That kid has such good luck."

"What do you mean good luck? He's strong! Didn't you see that sword strike just now? He could even cleave through the Ice Phoenix World Annihilation, could you do that?"

He couldn't!

Among those present, very few could!

And those who could were definitely not in the Sovereign Realm!

Gu Chen walked off the ring and headed toward the contestant area!

Ru Shuang came up to greet him, "Young Master Gu, congratulations."

Gu Chen smiled, "Thank you."

He looked at Ru Shuang and was silent for a moment.

"Miss Ru, how much longer can the remnant soul within you hold on?"

Ru Shuang was stunned, not expecting him to ask this suddenly.

"Grandfather says it can hold on for a few more months."

Gu Chen nodded, "A few months is plenty."

Ru Shuang was puzzled, "What is plenty?"

Gu Chen looked at her and said seriously, "Come back to the Gu Family with me; perhaps our Old Ancestor has a way!"

Ru Shuang's heart skipped a beat.

The Gu Family Old Ancestor!

The existence who could make three Peak Quasi-Emperors act as guardians!

That unfathomable Gu Family Old Ancestor!

But to invite a girl like this, wouldn't it be a bit too fast?

However, for the sake of her grandfather, it seemed there was no other way!

"Young Master Gu, you mean..."

Before she could finish, Gu Chen interrupted her.

In a calm tone, he said, "I said, our Old Ancestor might be able to solve your grandfather's matter. Of course, it's not certain, but it's still better than you trying to find a way on your own outside."

Her grandfather's voice echoed in Ru Shuang's mind.

"Girl, agree to him. There are no better choices right now."

Her grandfather's voice was very calm, "Grandfather has lived for over ten thousand years, what haven't I seen? But a Family like the Gu Family—this is the first time I've seen three Peak Quasi-Emperors acting as guardians. A Family like this might truly have a way!"

"But Grandfather, I'm not familiar with him. Wouldn't it be awkward to just go to his house like this?!"

"Not familiar? He blocked Zhao Ritian for you and bought you soul nourishing wood; you call that not familiar?"

Ru Shuang felt a bit embarrassed.

"Besides, you have nowhere else to go. You can't go back to the Ru Family, you can't stay in the Central Region, and Elder Cangwu is still looking for you. Instead of hiding here and there outside, it's better to go with him to the Gu Family and see."

Elder Cangwu was the old man Ru Shuang's father wanted her to marry!

His strength was at the Nine Heavens Quasi-Emperor level!

Elder Cangwu did not belong to any faction; he was a lone wolf, and his strength was formidable!

It seemed he had reached some sort of deal with Ru Shuang's father, who was desperate to marry her off to Elder Cangwu for the sake of profit!

Although he was a Nine Heavens Quasi-Emperor, the number of young girls Elder Cangwu had killed was countless.

Ru Shuang certainly didn't want to be killed while she was still young!

"What if Elder Cangwu chases after us?"

"Chase after us? Does he dare?"

Her grandfather sneered.

"With three Peak Quasi-Emperors standing at the Gu Family gate, what is Elder Cangwu?"

A Nine Heavens Quasi-Emperor is still just a Nine Heavens Quasi-Emperor. The Gu Family has three Peak Quasi-Emperors, and who knows if there is an even more powerful force behind them!

Moreover, since it was the Gu Family Young Lord who invited her, if Elder Cangwu dared to come to the Gu Family, they certainly wouldn't let him act recklessly!

Ru Shuang thought for a moment!

That's right, three Peak Quasi-Emperors!

No matter how strong Elder Cangwu was, he was only a Nine Heavens Quasi-Emperor.

In front of three Peak Quasi-Emperors, he wouldn't even dare to make a peep!

"Girl, go! Even if you can't recover, staying in the Gu Family for a while is still better than being outside!"

Ru Shuang looked up at Gu Chen.

"No rush, take your time to think," Gu Chen said calmly.

"I've decided," Ru Shuang took a deep breath, "I'll go back with you."

Gu Chen was stunned for a moment.

He hadn't expected Ru Shuang to agree so quickly.

A feeling of happiness inexplicably welled up in his heart.

Even he didn't know why he was happy.

"Then, that works!"

Gu Chen's voice sounded a bit unnatural.

"We'll leave once things here are taken care of."

Ru Shuang nodded.

Gu Chen turned and walked toward Gu Qingshan and Li Shuangxu.

Meanwhile.

On the border of the Central Region, Cangwu Mountain.

Boom!!!

The stone door of the Immortal Cave where Elder Cangwu was in seclusion exploded open!

An aged figure walked out from inside, his face withered, but his eyes were filled with a cold light!

He had finally broken through the Bottleneck of the Nine Heavens Quasi-Emperor level!

He had reached the Peak Quasi-Emperor level!

He looked down at his hands, feeling the surging Qi within his body!

It was much stronger than before!

"These few months of seclusion have finally led to a Breakthrough! Peak Quasi-Emperor—in the entire Central Region, how many people are left who are my match?"

He laughed up at the sky, his laughter exceptionally arrogant!

"Congratulations to the Old Ancestor on your Breakthrough!"

Outside the Immortal Cave, several Disciples knelt on the ground, not daring to look up!

Elder Cangwu didn't look at them; his gaze was cast into the distance.

Ru Shuang!

That little girl with the Taiyin Spirit Body—he had been thinking about her for three months!

Three months ago, the head of the Ru Family had come to him on his own initiative, saying he was willing to offer his daughter to him in exchange for a Quasi-Emperor Legacy!

He had agreed!

A complete Quasi-Emperor Legacy in exchange for a Taiyin Spirit Body.

This was a deal that wasn't a loss.

If the Taiyin Spirit Body was used well, it might even allow him to break through to the Great Sovereign Realm!

For him, it was a guaranteed profit!

But Ru Shuang had run away.

She had been on the run for three months, but he hadn't been in a rush to find her!

Now that he had reached the Peak Quasi-Emperor level, it was time to drag her back.

"Send a message to the Ru Family," Elder Cangwu said.

"Yes!"

A moment later, the voice of Patriarch Ru Tianming came through the communication jade talisman, his tone sycophantic.

"Congratulations to Senior Elder Cangwu on reaching the Peak Quasi-Emperor level! Senior's Divine Might is unmatched in this world!"

Elder Cangwu interrupted him, "Stop with the nonsense. Have you found your daughter yet?"

Patriarch Ru Tianming's voice paused, "Found her, she is in Tianque City."

Elder Cangwu frowned, "Tianque City? At the Genius Tournament?"

"Yes, she participated in the Genius Tournament, and is now with a young man named Gu Chen!"

"Gu Chen? Never heard of him."

Patriarch Ru Tianming quickly explained, "I heard that Gu Chen is the Young Lord from the Eastern Region's Gu Family, the champion of this Genius Tournament, and he has three Peak Quasi-Emperor guardians by his side!"

"Three Peak Quasi-Emperors?"

Elder Cangwu frowned.

How could he not know about Peak Quasi-Emperors? Having roamed the continent for so many years, he had actually never heard of this Gu Family.

"Yes, the three Zhao Family Quasi-Emperors tried to intercept and kill him, but they were all wiped out by his guardians with a single sword strike!"

Elder Cangwu was silent for a moment.

Three Peak Quasi-Emperors.

He had just reached the Peak Quasi-Emperor level; fighting three of them alone, he couldn't win.

However, he was determined to get the Taiyin Spirit Body.

He had already given half of the complete Quasi-Emperor Legacy to Patriarch Ru Tianming, and the other half would only be given once he had Ru Shuang in his hands.

He wouldn't give it for free!

"What is the background of that Gu Family?"

"I've checked, but I can't find anything; it's as if they appeared out of thin air."

A cold light flashed in Elder Cangwu's eyes.

"Interesting!"