253: Gu family, all refined

Gu Ziyan told him everything.

It turned out that the Gu Family had conducted an assessment back then.

The top performer in the assessment would receive the Legacy of a certain ancestor of the Gu Family.

In this assessment, Gu Ziyan naturally took the first place.

However, with both her parents deceased, she had no background within the Gu Family, so when it came to finally receiving the Legacy, she faced numerous difficulties and ultimately missed out on it, which was instead taken by other Cultivators of the same clan.

Furious, she repeatedly explained the matter to the Gu Family Elders, requesting help, but each time, her pleas fell on deaf ears and received no response.

Gradually, she became disappointed with the Gu Family.

So, in a fit of anger, she eventually chose to leave the Gu Family and went to the Linyuan Region.

“Hmm…”

Upon hearing this, you nodded slightly.

In life, without connections and background, things simply won't work out.

Those Gu Family Elders who helped target Gu Ziyan back then also did so to gain more benefits from him.

Now that the Gu Family is refocusing on Gu Ziyan, it’s likely that the Cultivator who targeted her back then has fallen or lost his usefulness.

Only then did they remember the more talented Gu Ziyan.

“However, looking at it this way, Gu Zhanlie’s words are probably just empty talk; Gu Ziyan isn't as important to the Gu Family as I imagined.”

“At least for now, the Gu Family isn't the best place to go.”

You sighed softly, and after much deliberation, you ultimately chose to remain dormant in this desolate mountain, waiting for the Fatal Strike to condense.

The 150,000th year.

You successfully condensed a Fatal Strike.

You began to slowly refine the Dao Seed.

And after each refinement, you would travel tens of thousands of miles away, changing locations to continue refining.

The 150,100th year.

A powerful Aura suddenly erupted from the place where you were cultivating in seclusion.

He was like a giant vortex, frantically devouring all the Spiritual Qi and Dao essence between heaven and earth.

However…

The source of this phenomenon was not you, but… Gu Ziyan!

She had a Breakthrough!

In just a few thousand years, she had gone from the eighth layer of the Dao Palace to the Dao Embryo Realm.

The fundamental reason for her Breakthrough was undoubtedly the Dao Seed you had refined.

“Such a fast speed.”

You were startled and immediately realized that something was amiss.

Gu Ziyan was not simple.

Her Realm Breakthrough was a bit too easy.

You clearly knew the intensity of the Spiritual Qi storm caused after refining the Dao Seed.

He seemed to have a grand momentum, but in reality, he could only last for a very short time.

Unless one possessed an extremely fast absorption and refinement speed, it would certainly be impossible to achieve such a rapid Breakthrough.

You began to study Gu Ziyan, trying to discover any anomalies about her.

But just then, an unexpected change occurred.

“Rumble!!!”

A thunderous roar echoed between heaven and earth.

He carried boundless saber energy and struck down, heading straight for you!

Your pupils contracted slightly, and you immediately realized that something big was wrong.

At this moment, Gu Ziyan was still by your side, making it difficult to trigger the God of One-on-One Battles.

And the only way to break the situation now was the Fatal Strike you had just condensed!

“It seems I can't save it.”

You sighed softly and immediately prepared to unleash the Fatal Strike.

But just then, Gu Ziyan moved.

Her Aura surged abruptly, and with a single sword slash, she instantly collided with the saber energy.

“Bang!! Boom!!!”

A fierce explosion rang out, stirring up waves of Spiritual Qi.

And when the waves completely dissipated, Gu Ziyan stood perfectly intact within them!

She had become stronger!

And it was a world-shattering increase in strength!

You didn't know what exactly had happened to Gu Ziyan, but from the Dao rhythm lingering around her, it was not difficult to see that she already possessed strength not inferior to that of the newcomer!

“Just a Dao Embryo who just had a Breakthrough? This is not enough.”

The Void Realm trembled, and then a Blue-Eyed Youth walked out from within.

At first, a faint, calm smile hung on his face.

But then, as if he sensed something, that smile instantly vanished, replaced by fury.

“What did you do?! What did you do to the Dao Seed?!”

“How dare you?! How dare you?!!!”

The Blue-Eyed Youth roared repeatedly.

The next moment, he made his move!

“Clang!!!”

The sound of a saber being drawn suddenly rang out, as if from the edge of the sky.

But the next second, the saber energy, carrying an incredibly violent thunderous power, appeared behind you!

“Die!!!”

The saber energy shattered the Void Realm, and the thunderous power it carried further increased its might by three points.

Even Gu Ziyan, who had just had a Breakthrough to the Dao Embryo Realm, paled in comparison before him!

However, this time…

He used a close-range attack!

“Clang!!!”

The terrifying saber energy plunged into your upper back, but it didn't cause even the slightest bit of damage.

The fury in the Blue-Eyed Youth's eyes also turned into surprise.

“Hmm?!”

“With such a weak Aura, you can block my attack?!”

The Blue-Eyed Youth attacked again, unleashing several more slashes at you.

However, no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't cause you any damage!

Finally…

He stopped attacking and returned to the sky, standing silently.

“Hmph, kid, the moment I discovered you, I already sent a message to my second brother and the others.”

“Now you have no escape; you might as well surrender to avoid suffering.”

“If…”

Before he could finish speaking, the Blue-Eyed Youth felt a massive wave of Spiritual Qi!

The intensity of it shocked him, but when he saw that you had refined all the Dao Seeds, he nearly fainted!

“How dare you! How dare you…”

Ignoring his words.

You immediately instructed Gu Ziyan to calm her mind and absorb the Spiritual Qi wave before them with you.

In an instant, you felt all your pores open up.

They were like sponges that had been dry for a long time, desperately absorbing all the Spiritual Qi before them.

At the same time, you continuously activated your Cultivation Technique, frantically refining all the Spiritual Qi that entered your body.

Although you knew this would lead to a lot of waste, in a crisis, you couldn't worry about anything else.

Because that Blue-Eyed Youth had already exposed your location, and it wouldn't be long before you would be pursued by a large number of Taiyin Realm Cultivators.

And now, you only had one Fatal Strike, making it utterly impossible to be their opponent.