172: Awakening Devouring Divine Art

The old woman, dragging the beautiful girl, fled in a panic, running all the way to the Preaching Peak.

“Grandma, please put me down,” she pleaded.

The Preaching Peak had eighty-one preaching grounds, all of which had stopped their sermons, removed their formations, and were now looking up at the sky.

The arrival of the grandmother and granddaughter broke the deathly silence, attracting everyone's attention.

There was no other reason.

A Venerable Realm expert dragging a Divine Sea Realm girl was simply too bizarre a way to make an entrance.

Feeling the gazes of those around her, the beautiful girl's cheeks flushed red, and she whispered softly.

“Cough!”

The old woman coughed lightly, put the girl down, and immediately reverted to her frail, weak appearance, as if a gust of wind could topple her.

“Xiao Hongdou greets all Senior Brothers and Senior Sisters.”

Xiao Hongdou's eyes flickered, suppressing the shyness in her heart, and bowed respectfully.

“Junior Sister, there’s no need to be so polite.”

“If Junior Sister Xiao Hongdou doesn't mind, you can come and listen with me.”

A kind-hearted girl, noticing Xiao Hongdou's awkward situation, smiled and extended an invitation.

“Thank you, Senior Sister!”

Xiao Hongdou was overjoyed and quickly flew to her side to sit down.

The gazes of those around her instantly shifted away, and Xiao Hongdou let out a long sigh of relief, wiping the fine sweat from her forehead.

It was too terrifying.

As a mere Divine Sea Realm cultivator, being stared at by tens of thousands of prodigies, the pressure was immense.

“May I ask Senior Sister's esteemed name?”

Xiao Hongdou looked at her with gratitude and asked.

“Song Yanfang.”

“Junior Sister isn't a disciple of our Star God Temple, are you?”

Song Yanfang scrutinized her, her eyes flowing with divine light, and said thoughtfully.

“Yes! My grandma and I came from Wang Yue Continent, hoping to witness the unparalleled demeanor of your esteemed sect's Divine Son.”

Xiao Hongdou suddenly felt uncomfortable, as if all her body's secrets had been seen through.

“Junior Sister, you seem so flustered. Could what happened just now be related to you?”

Song Yanfang transmitted her voice, her tone filled with tension. Seeing Xiao Hongdou's evasive gaze, Song Yanfang's expression changed drastically, and she sharply demanded, “Speak quickly.”

The people nearby also looked at Xiao Hongdou, their expressions cold.

“I...”

Xiao Hongdou's face turned pale. She didn't understand why the kind elder sister who had just helped her, and the indifferent people around her, had instantly changed their expressions.

Each of them looked as if they wanted to tear her apart.

Xiao Hongdou's mind raced, and she quickly realized that the change in their attitude was likely due to Lin Xuan and Zhi Meng. She quickly said,

“Yes, but I haven't taken them as my master.”

“Phew!”

“That's good. I apologize, Junior Sister; I lost my composure just now.” Song Yanfang showed an apologetic expression.

“Not at all, it's Junior Sister who troubled Senior Sister.” Xiao Hongdou waved her hand, then hesitated, wanting to ask but not daring to, her expression vivid and delicate.

Seeing this, Song Yanfang conversed with her friend beside her, though she was actually speaking for Xiao Hongdou's benefit.

“Senior Brother, Divine Son's talent is truly Unprecedented. In just over ten years since joining the sect, he has already broken through to the Venerable Realm, possesses unparalleled combat power, powerfully slayed three Venerable Realm prodigies, and is also a ninth-grade alchemist grandmaster.”

Although Gu Qing had not yet been crowned Divine Son, it was already a foregone conclusion.

After all, the positions of Divine Son and Divine Daughter never required competition; they only needed the approval of the ancestors.

“Haha, Junior Sister, your news is outdated.”

“What do you mean?”

“I just received news that Divine Son and Saint Son had a great battle in the Star Ocean Secret Realm...”

Xiao Hongdou pricked up her ears, and the more she listened, the more her heart pounded.

It turned out that the hostility of the people around her earlier was due to fear of retaliation from Zhi Meng's disciples.

When she heard about Gu Qing, Xiao Hongdou felt her worldview was shattered.

A Venerable Realm expert in his early thirties, and also a ninth-grade alchemist grandmaster.

He was able to defeat and powerfully slay a peak Venerable Realm expert while only at the fourth stage of the Venerable Realm.

The more Xiao Hongdou listened, the more incredible and unbelievable she found it. How could such a monstrous prodigy exist in the world?

After all, the higher the realm, the harder it was to break through.

Upon reaching the Void Dao Realm, prodigies with special physiques would often seclude themselves for years, potentially gaining nothing, and even breaking through a small realm was considered a great fortune.

As for alchemy, anyone who had refined elixirs knew it was even harder than improving one's cultivation.

However, Gu Qing not only rapidly improved his cultivation but also focused on combat power.

Under such circumstances, he could still become a ninth-grade alchemist grandmaster.

Xiao Hongdou couldn't imagine how Gu Qing did it.

This could hardly be called human; describing him as a god would not be an exaggeration.

“Is this true? Did Ye Bufan, who defeated many peerless prodigies of our temple, really perish?”

Someone questioned in disbelief.

In fact, not only he, but most of the people present were unwilling to believe it.

Ye Bufan was not an ordinary peak Venerable Realm expert, but a peerless prodigy who could fight a first-stage Saint Realm expert without defeat. How could he be slain by a fourth-stage Venerable Realm expert?

“Of course, it's true.”

“What? Are you doubting that I'm spreading rumors about such a major event?”

“No, no, Senior Brother Zhou, please continue.”

“Do you know about the Zhou Tian Star Divine Body?”

“Yes, we do.”

“Senior Brother Zhou means...”

“That's right, Divine Son is the Zhou Tian Star Divine Body.”

“Hiss~”

“No wonder the temple sealed off the news. Divine Son gained the ancestor's favor because he is the Zhou Tian Star Divine Body.”

“Our Divine Temple finally has another Zhou Tian Star Divine Body...”

“Master, you kept me in the dark for so long...”

Hearing the news that Gu Qing was the Zhou Tian Star Divine Body, the entire hall erupted in an uproar.

This was the legendary Supreme Divine Body, the same physique as the founding ancestor.

Gu Qing only needed to cultivate step by step to become an immortal and an ancestor.

For a time, everyone's envy and jealousy were evident.

Some prodigies who coveted the position of Divine Son complained endlessly to their masters.

“Zhou Tian Star Divine Body...” Xiao Hongdou's beautiful eyes glowed with admiration, and she secretly thought, “I wonder what kind of unparalleled demeanor the Supreme Divine Body possesses. If only I could meet him once.”

Time flew by, and five days passed in a flash.

Gu Qing ended his seclusion, his joy evident.

Things indeed went as he expected. Refining with the Chaos Treasure Bottle Seal, coupled with the assistance of Xuan Huang Mother Qi, allowed him to awaken the Great Dao laws.

“System, bring up my attribute data.”

“Name: Gu Qing.”

“Realm: Fifth stage of Venerable Realm.”

“Physique: Supreme Dao Bone, Dao Pupil, Chaos Immortal Body.”

“Talent: Great Dao Companion, Unprecedented, Eternal Life with a Thought.”

“Destiny: Variable.”

“Fate: Unknown.”

“Luck: 1.32 million.”

“Innate Divine Abilities: Chaos Treasure Bottle Seal, Yin Yang Wheel, Star Picking Hand, Chaotic Return to Ruin Sword Art, Star Shattering Finger, Star Dou Divine Fist, Divine Prison, Blood Drop Reshaping, Profound Yellow Heaven Sealing Art, Space Divine Art, Devouring Divine Art.”

“Divine Abilities: Space Teleportation (Great Accomplishment), Reincarnation Divine Pupil, Life and Death Wheel, Nine Heavens Mysterious Sword Technique, Qi and Blood Dragon Transformation, Heaven Opening Divine Halberd (Annihilating the Eight Desolations, Five Elements Division, Yin Yang Heaven Opening, Yin Yang Chaos, Minor Accomplishment).”

“Magic Treasures: reincarnation divine halberd, Profound Fire Treasure Mirror, void flying boat, tiangang nine swords, yin yang bracelet, Starfall Bell.”

“Companion Exotic Treasure: Calamity Black Dragon.”

“innate spiritual root: Nine-Colored Soul Lotus.”

“Innate Magic Treasures: Golden Gourd, space divine rune, profound heaven sword, Hongmeng Ruyi Tower, Guiyi Sword, fire spirit bead, gold spirit bead, earth spirit bead.”

“Cultivation Technique: Chaos Immortal Scripture.”

Gu Qing looked at it and was satisfied.

Breaking through a small realm in fifty days was already incredibly fast, and Gu Qing had no complaints.

In addition, he had won an earth spirit bead and a divine artifact, the Starfall Bell, in the lottery this time.

As for Zhang Xuyuan's reward, Gu Qing drew a divine-grade flowing-sleeved glazed immortal dress, which was very magnificent and had many functions.

“Senior Brother, let's go.”

“Hmm, you go to Master's place first, I still have something to do.”

Gu Qing glanced at the communication jade slip, his expression gradually turning gloomy.

That dog Lin Xuan, even now, still wanted to take Chu Ling'er as his disciple.

For the sake of rewards, he didn't care about the lives of Chu Ling'er and the Chu family, only his own rewards.

On the other side, Chu Yao's face was so gloomy it looked like water was about to drip from it.

Looking at the calm and composed Lin Xuan, a hint of disgust appeared in her eyes.

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