253: An era without saints?! (52)

Northern Plains, outside the Burial Ground of Immortals.

"Hmph, once he enters the Burial Ground of Immortals, no matter how great his abilities are, he is destined to turn into a handful of yellow soil!"

"Let's go! Proclaim this news to the entire world!"

Two streaks of light flashed across the sky and vanished... "Hahaha! Good! Good! Good!"

The Head of the Ji Family clapped and laughed, his face filled with wild joy.

"Spread this news through the Five Domains immediately! I want everyone to know the consequences of opposing my Ji Family!"

A similar celebration was taking place within the Longevity Wang Family.

Two Earth Venerables had seen it with their own eyes: Gu Yun was swallowed by the Forbidden Ground, and there was no possibility of survival.

This news acted like a shot of adrenaline, revitalizing the 'Anti-Gu Alliance' whose morale had long since crumbled.

Those fence-sitting forces that had wavered due to Gu Yun's return reaffirmed their positions, uniting closely around the Ji and Wang families.

An even more frenzied counterattack against the remaining forces of the Gu Family was about to begin... Meanwhile.

The news also reached the Gu Family like a storm.

"Boom—!"

Inside the discussion hall, the moment Family Head Gu Tianxing heard the news, his heart was seized by distress, and he violently spat out a mouthful of blood.

"No! Impossible!"

"The Lord's Divine Might is peerless; how could he possibly fall!"

A roar of grief and indignation came from outside the hall.

Gu Zhan's eyes were bloodshot, and he was nearly driven to madness.

With Battle Intent and Killing Intent intertwined throughout his body, he held that broken sword and charged straight toward the sky, intending to break into the notoriously ill-fated Burial Ground of Immortals alone.

"Stop him!"

Several Gu Family Elders acted simultaneously, firmly pinning him down.

"Let go of me! I'm going to save the Lord! I'm going to kill those two old fogies!"

Gu Zhan struggled frantically with immense strength; the several Elders almost failed to suppress him.

The entire Gu Family was plunged into grief and anger.

Right at that moment.

An ancient and vast Saint Might slowly descended from the deepest part of the Forbidden Ground.

"Enough."

The voice wasn't loud, but it instantly silenced the frantic Gu Zhan.

All the Elders, including the distraught Gu Tianxing, bowed deeply toward the direction of the Forbidden Ground.

That was the oldest existence in the Gu Family, the Ancient Ancestor of the Saint Realm.

"Let this old man perform a divination."

The Ancient Ancestor of the Saint Realm used a Divine Ability to stir the long river of fate, attempting to peer into the secrets of the future.

However.

When his will touched the Karma of the "Burial Ground of Immortals," it was as if he had collided with a patch of Chaos.

The heavenly secrets were a complete mess.

That place was a land of absolute death; even a Saint's divination could not investigate it in the slightest.

"Sigh..."

A long sigh echoed in the hearts of every Gu Family member.

"More bad than good."

These four words were like a final judgment, completely shattering any lingering hope held by the Gu Family.

Deep within the Forbidden Ground, that blurred phantom revealed a trace of profound regret.

Had he known this would happen, he should have forcibly sealed Gu Yun within Divine Source at any cost.

"Trading a Qilin son of my Gu Family, who had hope of proving his Dao in the future, for two Earth Venerables with little Lifespan left..."

"This deal... my Gu Family has truly lost out."

The Ancient Ancestor's voice carried endless fatigue and the passage of time.

"The Gu Family can no longer afford such turmoil."

Immediately, an indisputable Dharma Decree was sent out from the Forbidden Ground.

"Pass down the order: my Gu Family shall offer an apology to the Ji and Wang families."

"As of today, declare that the hundred-year Immortal War is over."

As soon as these words were spoken, the entire Gu Family was in an uproar.

But no one dared to object.

They knew this was only a temporary show of weakness.

It was to preserve the Family's final Origin Qi.

Wait until the day the Gu Family Saint King, who was guarding the Boundary Pass, returned.

The blood feud of today and the humiliation of today would be settled a hundredfold, a thousandfold!

..."The Daozi of the Gu Family has fallen again and again..."

"Can he create a miracle and return as a king this time..."

"I think it's unlikely; after all, that is a Life Forbidden Zone..."

The news of "Gu Yun's fall" spread throughout the Five Domains.

Some sighed with regret, believing that in this withered small era, the last bit of light had also been extinguished.

Some gloated and celebrated, believing that the Gu Family's fortune had completely run out.

Northern Plains, in the deepest part of the Great You Divine Dynasty's imperial palace.

That mysterious Old Ancestor let out a long sigh.

He looked toward the direction of the Burial Ground of Immortals and remained silent for a long time... Meanwhile, inside the Burial Ground of Immortals.

Gu Yun was completely unaware of everything happening in the outside world.

He was trudging through this deathly silent darkness.

The Law here was in total disarray; Divine Thought and Minds Eye were completely useless.

He relied entirely on the protection of the mysterious Stone Talisman in his bosom.

The Stone Talisman emitted a faint green light, isolating the decaying aura and allowing him to avoid those terrifying existences in the darkness.

He didn't know how long he had been walking.

Gu Yun accidentally bumped into a seemingly ordinary pile of rocks ahead.

Buzz!

The moment his body touched the rocks.

A layer of ripples shimmered.

His figure instantly vanished from the spot... The stars shifted.

When Gu Yun regained consciousness, he found himself in a completely different world.

It was no longer a deathly silent darkness.

Although the sky was still grey, soft light fell from above.

The air was filled with life energy refined to the extreme.

It formed a sharp contrast with the death and decay that filled the Burial Ground of Immortals outside.

Gu Yun took a deep breath and felt refreshed all over; even the sharp pain from his injuries eased significantly.

He warily surveyed his surroundings.

He discovered that the edge of this pure land was shrouded in a layer of an ancient Formation invisible to the naked eye.

It was precisely this Formation that isolated this place from the outside world.

Gu Yun's gaze finally landed on the center of this pure land.

There was an unremarkable stone platform.

Above the stone platform, a single drop of liquid floated quietly.

The drop of liquid was only the size of a thumb, yet it was crystal clear, as if it contained a nascent Universe.

A majestic life force radiated from it.

Gu Yun only needed one look to feel his Divine Soul invigorated.

His breathing instantly became rapid.

His pupils constricted suddenly.

Because he recognized it.

Primordial Source Liquid!

That was a supreme divine item even more precious than the legendary Grandmist Purple Qi!

Rumor had it that a single drop could revive the dead, regrow flesh on bone, allow a Saint whose Lifespan had ended to live another life, and even reshape a Cultivator's Dao foundation!

Gu Yun was overjoyed.

This was the Life Forbidden Zone.

It was a desperate situation.

But it was also a massive Opportunity!

At that very moment.

In several corners of this space, a few ancient and terrifying thoughts quietly awoke and began to communicate.

"Heh, Old Ghost, the Formation in your back garden is no good; how did a little bug slip in?"

A thought filled with mockery rang out.

Following that, another thought gloated, "More than just slipping in, he's almost touched your precious drop of Source Liquid."

"Hahaha, now this is interesting."

"Old Ghost, it seems you won't be able to keep this Source Liquid. What, are you going to offend that madman for the sake of this drop of stuff?"

That irritable thought remained silent for even longer, seemingly hesitating.

Finally, he let out an unwilling roar.

"Fine! Fine! Consider it this seat's bad luck! I'll pay to avert disaster!"

"It's just a drop of Primordial Source Liquid; at most, I'll wait another ten thousand years!"