144: All the immortals have come to pay homage!

The sky of the Yongyao Heaven Realm split open without warning.

Tens of thousands of primeval warships crushed the clouds like a torrent of steel, blotting out the sun, moon, and stars. Atop every warship fluttered a banner that made all living beings tremble—the Longevity Gu Family, the Archaic Ye Family, the Wushuang Immortal Dynasty... This was not an invasion.

This was a pilgrimage.

Two-thirds of the top forces in the Xuanhuang Great World descended upon the True Saint Continent, bringing with them gifts so generous they could fill an entire Star Domain.

At the very front of the warships, Gu Wushuang stood at the bow, dressed in colorful robes.

The wind ruffled her hair, but it could not dispel the shock and loss deep within her eyes.

She looked up toward the distant starry sky beyond the realm.

There, a figure in white robes as pure as snow sat cross-legged. Chaos Qi swirled around him, and behind him, the birth and destruction of three thousand great worlds were reflected; every breath he took caused the entire Star Domain to tremble.

That was Su Xuanchen, who had just finished crossing his tribulation.

He did not deliberately release any pressure, yet the Aura he naturally exuded was several degrees more terrifying than even the True Immortal Old Ancestor by her side.

"Is this... a Great Emperor?"

Gu Wushuang murmured to herself, her fingernails digging deep into her palms.

Once upon a time, she was a favored daughter of heaven on par with him, and her heart still held a bit of competitive pride.

But now...

He already stood at the peak of the heavens, looking down upon all eternity.

While she could only look up.

"Stop looking."

Beside her, the Gu Family's True Immortal Old Ancestor, Gu Hongzhuang, sighed and patted her shoulder.

"He is a monster."

"Having just become an Emperor, he already possesses the power to slay immortals."

"Wushuang, put away your pride."

Gu Hongzhuang looked at that back, her gaze complex.

"From today onward, you must learn... how to be a likable woman."

"This is your only path."

Gu Wushuang's body trembled, and she finally lowered her noble head.

"Yes, Old Ancestor."

...True Saint Continent, Su Family mountain gate.

It was packed with people, yet so quiet that a pin drop could be heard.

The Holy Lords and Imperial Lords of various major forces stood obediently outside the mountain gate, not even daring to breathe loudly.

Because the Su Family's gate-guarding array had changed.

It was no longer the previous Emperor Array.

But an array flowing with immortal light... an Immortal Array!

What made their scalps tingle even more was the Golden Dragon of Destiny coiled above the Su Family.

"Roar—!!!"

The golden dragon roared, its body spanning hundreds of millions of miles, every scale condensed from the Laws of the Great Dao. Just a single glance from it caused the Divine Souls of several Great Emperor-level experts present to sting with pain.

"Is this... the Luck of a Saint Clan?"

An old Imperial Lord of an Immortal Imperial Dynasty swallowed hard, his calves cramping.

"This is too ridiculous!"

"The Luck my dynasty has accumulated for a million years doesn't even compare to a single whisker of this dragon!"

While everyone was in shock...

"Everyone, since you have come, please enter."

A cold and majestic voice rang out.

The mountain gate swung wide open.

Gu Lingshuang, wearing a phoenix-patterned imperial robe, walked out with the women of the Su Family.

Behind her, Chang Xiyue, Luoshen, the Dragon Girl, the Azure Revered Master... dozens of stunning beauties lined up.

"Hiss—!!"

A chorus of gasps rose from the crowd.

The experts from various forces almost had their eyes pop out of their heads.

It wasn't because of their beauty.

But because of... their cultivation!

"Is that Luoshen? An Alternative Dao Achiever?!"

"And that one... that's the Azure Revered Master of the Chaos Holy Land, right?"

"The most ridiculous one is the one in the Daoist robe... Is that the Primeval Human King? A Great Emperor's Aura?!"

Crazy!

Everyone felt like they were going insane.

Is this the kind of lineup a single Family should have?

Any one of them pulled out at random could sweep across an entire Heaven Realm!

Su Xuanchen didn't just sweep the Goddess Rankings of the myriad heavens; he also trained them all into max-level accounts?!

Gu Lingshuang nodded slightly. Her expression remained cold, but her eyes held a bit more of the composure and majesty of a "Matriarch."

"Come inside to talk."

Everyone filed in one after another.

As soon as they entered the Su Family's inner courtyard, a dense, inseparable wave of Innate Spiritual Qi rushed toward them; a single breath could extend one's life by ten years.

But that wasn't the most frightening part.

The most frightening thing was a child in the courtyard.

It was a little girl of about five or six years old, carved like pink jade, crouching on the ground and digging in the dirt with a black piece of metal.

That... that was a fragment of the dragon-patterned black gold cauldron?!

Using an Emperor Weapon fragment as a toy shovel?!

"That is..."

The Head of the Gu Family was sharp-eyed; staring at the little girl, he suddenly shuddered as if he had seen a ghost.

"A... A Great Saint?!"

"What?!"

Hearing this, the surrounding experts all sent out their Divine Thoughts.

This probe almost scared their Divine Souls into dissipating.

That little kid, only five or six years old and still playing with mud, had blood and Qi like a dragon and interwoven Laws within her—she was actually a Great Saint!

A five-year-old Great Saint!

Who would believe this if it were told?!

"Is this... the legendary..."

"Su Changge?"

Everyone looked at each other, feeling their worldviews shattered.

They had cultivated for thousands or even tens of thousands of years just to touch the threshold of the Saint Realm.

This child... became a Great Saint just after being weaned?

Sensing everyone's gaze, Su Changge looked up and frowned.

"What are you looking at?"

She huffed in a childish voice and casually tossed the Emperor Weapon fragment aside.

Boom!

The fragment hit the ground, collapsing half of a rockery.

"Look again, and I'll gouge out your eyeballs to kick around like balls!"

Such heavy Evil Qi!

Such arrogant words!

She was practically carved from the same mold as Su Xuanchen!

"Changge, do not be rude."

Gu Lingshuang's brows furrowed as she stepped forward and picked up Su Changge like a little chick.

"These are guests."

She turned her head to look at the stunned experts, her gaze sharp as a knife, an Aura of maternal protection erupting from her.

"However..."

"If any of you have unclean eyes and frighten my daughter..."

"...this Palace Mistress won't mind helping you loosen your skin."

Boom—!

The pressure of a Peak Quasi-Emperor, mixed with the ferocity unique to a mother, swept through the field.

The True Immortals and Great Emperors of the major forces all took a step back, cold sweat pouring down.

This... is the Matriarch of the Su Family?

Too fierce!

This whole Family... is full of freaks!

Just then...

"Alright, stop scaring the guests."

A lazy, magnetic voice rang in everyone's ears.

No spatial fluctuations.

No world-shaking anomalies.

A figure in white robes appeared out of thin air on the main seat.

He leaned back on the large throne, a signature smirk on his lips.

Su Xuanchen.

He was back.

"Greetings, Emperor Su!!"

"Greetings, Head of the Su Family!!"

Whoosh.

The courtyard full of experts, whether Great Emperors or True Immortals, all knelt down in unison.

The sense of oppression originating from the depths of their Souls left them without even the courage to look up.

This was not just awe for the strong.

This was the worship of a "god."

Su Xuanchen scanned the scene, his gaze lingering for a moment on the leaders of the Gu Family, the Ye Family, and other forces.

"All of you, rise."

His tone was as casual as if he were chatting about everyday matters.

"I heard you are here to deliver gifts?"

"Or... to deliver people?"

Gu Hongzhuang stepped forward, her posture humble to the point of being in the dust.

"In response to Emperor Su."

"The Gu Family has come this time for a marriage alliance."

She stepped aside and pushed forward Gu Wushuang, who stood behind her with her head bowed and face flushed red.

"The Gu Family's Divine Daughter, Gu Wushuang."

"She is willing to serve by Emperor Su's side as a slave or a maid, without a single complaint!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the entire field fell silent.

Gu Wushuang, she was the face of the Longevity Gu Family, the former number one Divine Daughter of the heavens!

Now, she actually came to the door of her own accord to be a maid?

The Gu Family really went all out to cling to his support!

Su Xuanchen looked at the girl who was once as proud as a peacock but was now as docile as a lamb, and his smile deepened.