177: Retreat

“As expected, it’s the Ancient Immortal Court’s doing!”

Wu Ning narrowed his eyes slightly, a sharp glint flashing within them.

With his Controller authority, he could easily access various records and information within the Virtual God Realm, so the actions of the Ancient Immortal Court’s people could not escape his notice.

After clarifying the origins of these individuals, Wu Ning immediately thought of the Sikong Family of the Ancient Immortal Court.

He had killed the Young Lord of the Sikong Family before, could this be their retaliation?

Wu Ning shook his head slightly, not taking it too seriously; it was just a Sikong Family, they couldn't stir up much trouble.

After browsing for a long time, Wu Ning closed the light screen and then looked at the tens of thousands of golden obelisks in the back hall.

It was a pity that at his current Realm, he couldn't understand the golden runes on them.

To understand the structural principles of the Virtual God Realm, he would have to wait a while longer.

Immediately, Wu Ning withdrew his consciousness from the Virtual God Realm.

He waved his hand, and twenty thousand Rule Crystals instantly appeared before him.

Ten thousand Emperor-grade Spatial Rule Crystals, presenting a magnificent silver-white, exuding a rich Spatial Dao Aura.

Ten thousand Emperor-grade Time Rule Crystals, transparent white, like a sparkling crystal, constantly emitting an invisible Time Great Dao force.

Wu Ning’s eyes burned with fervor; with these precious Emperor-grade Rule Crystals, plus the accumulated Sign-in Cultivation, he should be able to Breakthrough to the Dao Lord Realm!

Thinking of this, Wu Ning's heart was ablaze. He immediately took out the Sky Covering Umbrella to conceal the heavenly secrets, then set up numerous Restrictions in the palace to prevent disturbance.

Wu Ning was not in a hurry to extract the Sign-in Cultivation. He first checked his remaining Sign-in opportunities. To be fully prepared, Wu Ning used several annual Sign-ins, almost using up all his remaining Sign-in opportunities, accumulating a full one hundred million years of Sign-in Cultivation!

With this one hundred million years of Sign-in Cultivation, plus the twenty thousand Rule Crystals, Wu Ning was full of confidence in Breakthrough to the Dao Lord Realm.

Whoosh!

After some thought, to further increase his chances, Wu Ning took out all the Immortal Grade Chaos Source Liquid he had and directly gulped it all down, not a single drop remaining.

After doing all this, he sat cross-legged in the palace, calming his mind and concentrating, beginning to extract the Sign-in Cultivation while absorbing the Rule Crystals.

Vast Immortal Power surged within Wu Ning's body, seemingly endless, more than ten times stronger than that of an ordinary Perfection Immortal Emperor, exceptionally terrifying.

Time slowly flowed. As he continuously extracted Sign-in Cultivation, an endless stream of Great Dao Rules poured into Wu Ning's body, and the Aura emanating from him became increasingly profound and abstruse.

At this moment, Wu Ning was like an endless abyss. His body continuously devoured the surrounding light and energy, causing his surroundings to become a void, as if capable of devouring everything.

At the same time.

The atmosphere in Taichu Ancient City became increasingly heavy, with almost daily arrivals of outsiders.

The vast majority were there to watch the excitement, but a small portion wanted to use Wu Ning as a stepping stone to make a name for themselves in the All Heavens Battlefield.

But Wu Ning was focused on his secluded cultivation, oblivious to external affairs.

The rest of the Wu Clan, under Wu Tian Ce's restraint, also ignored the clamor of those people.

They had personally witnessed their Dao Child's strength; as long as it wasn't an Immortal Emperor taking action, those Quasi Immortal Emperors were simply no match, fighting them was like crushing an ant.

Effortless.

Therefore, in the eyes of the Wu Clan disciples, those who constantly clamored to challenge their Dao Child were nothing more than a bunch of clowns.

At this moment, in the main hall of the Wu Clan Manor.

Wu Tian Ce sat at the head, with nearly a hundred Wu Clan Quasi Immortal Emperor powerhouses seated on both sides below.

Each person had eyes like lightning, their Aura like an abyss or a prison.

A middle-aged man seated at the head of the left side spoke, “Tian Ce, most of our Clan’s powerhouses in the All Heavens Battlefield have returned. What should we do next?”

Wu Tian Ce nodded slightly, his gaze quickly sweeping over everyone, then he said, “We will observe the situation for now and do nothing. Everything will wait until the Dao Child comes out of seclusion.”

“Hmph! Those arrogant fools send challenges every day, wanting to challenge the Dao Child. They really think we are easy to bully. If you ask me, we should first deal with those guys who are jumping around so much.”

A tall, strong young man snorted coldly.

The middle-aged man who spoke earlier glared at him fiercely, “You’re such a big person, yet all you know is fighting and killing, without any brains!”

“Are those people so easy to deal with? If they didn't have someone backing them, would they dare to clamor in our Wu Clan?”

“If we act rashly, the forces behind those people will have an excuse. Once they unite, how will we respond?”

The middle-aged man reprimanded him unceremoniously.

The tall, strong young man’s face flushed, but he dared not retort, for this was his father.

Wu Tian Ce smiled and raised his hand, “North Uncle is right, we cannot act rashly in this matter.”

“Those who are clamoring are just a bunch of clowns, not worth worrying about, but we have to consider the forces they represent.”

“Although our Wu Clan is strong, there are indeed forces behind those people that can rival our Wu Clan.”

“Now, we only need to observe the situation and wait for the Dao Child to come out of seclusion.”

The others nodded slightly.

Among the nearly hundred people in the main hall, although Wu Tian Ce's seniority was not high, his strength was the strongest, and everyone took him as their leader.

Suddenly, a young man seated near the front on the right side spoke with uncertainty, “The Dao Child’s strength is so terrifying, and he went into seclusion as soon as he arrived. Do you think he might be Breaking through to Immortal Emperor?”

Due to the exceptionally rich Great Dao Rule Aura in the All Heavens Battlefield, there have been some Quasi Immortal Emperors who, upon first entering the All Heavens Battlefield, gained enlightenment and Breakthrough to the Immortal Emperor Realm in one fell swoop.

Seeing Wu Ning go into seclusion as soon as he arrived at the All Heavens Battlefield, he had this speculation.

“Breakthrough to Immortal Emperor?”

Hearing this, everyone was startled.

Although they all knew Wu Ning's terrifying strength, instantly killing a Quasi Immortal Emperor with a single glance, they dared not believe in their hearts that he had already Breakthrough to Immortal Emperor, only guessing it might be some powerful Divine Ability.

Or perhaps he had an exceptionally powerful Magic Treasure protecting him.

It was simply that he was too young; a several-hundred-year-old Immortal Emperor seemed impossible to imagine.

“Breakthrough to Immortal Emperor? It seems unlikely, right?”

Many people shook their heads; they were all Quasi Immortal Emperor powerhouses and deeply understood the difficulty of becoming an Immortal Emperor. A several-hundred-year-old Immortal Emperor was simply too unbelievable.

But there were also some who agreed with the young man's view. In their opinion, the Dao Child’s strength was already beyond common sense, so his current secluded cultivation to Breakthrough to Immortal Emperor seemed nothing strange.

At the head of the table, Wu Tian Ce glanced towards the hall where Wu Ning was, then suddenly frowned and looked up at the sky above Taichu Ancient City.

Almost in the next moment, an exceptionally powerful Aura descended upon Taichu Ancient City, instantly enveloping the entire ancient city.

Everyone’s expressions changed slightly.

“This Aura… it seems to be from the Asura God Clan?”