214: An era without saints!? (Thirteen)

Gu Yun helped Gu Zhan up from his kneeling position.

His aura was weak from the extraction of his Origin, and his face was pale.

But those eyes were clearer than ever before.

"Rise."

Gu Zhan's body trembled, his eyes filled with emotion and fervor.

He said nothing more, only nodding heavily before silently taking his place behind Gu Yun.

His life, through every incarnation, would belong only to the person before him.

Gu Yun's gaze swept across the ruins of this ancient battlefield.

Then, he turned and looked toward the depths of the Secret Realm.

A cold killing intent coalesced in the depths of his eyes.

"Let us go, Clan Brother."

"Our clansmen are still waiting for us."

"Before that, we shall clear out the trash in this Secret Realm."

Gu Yun supported Gu Zhan as he took a step forward, and the two of them vanished instantly.

Within the Secret Realm, the roles of hunter and prey were completely reversed at this moment.

In a hidden canyon.

Several Ji Family disciples who had luckily escaped from Soul Burial Abyss were gathered together, still shaken.

"Where is the Divine Maiden? Which direction did she go?"

"I don't know, it was too chaotic then, everyone was running for their lives!"

"That Gu Yun... he is simply a devil!"

As they were discussing, two figures appeared before them without warning.

"Are you looking for me?"

Gu Yun's calm voice rang out.

The faces of those Ji Family disciples instantly turned deathly pale as they stood frozen in place.

They saw Gu Yun, and even more so, they saw the Gu Zhan behind him, whose aura was as deep as an abyss and as steady as a mountain, like a demon god.

"Gu... Gu Zhan! Aren't you..."

Before they could finish.

Gu Zhan moved.

He did not even draw his sword.

He simply took a step forward and threw a simple punch.

Boom!

The air let out an explosive blast.

The power of the Primordial Chaos War Body was fully revealed at this moment.

Those Ji Family Prodigies, whose cultivation bases were suppressed to the Spirit King Realm, didn't even have time to scream.

Under that terrifying fist wind, their bodies were directly reduced to powder.

A one-hit kill.

Gu Yun didn't even look as he turned toward the next location.

"Let's go, the next place."

A reckoning unfolded within the Secret Realm.

Relying on his Minds Eye, Gu Yun accurately pinpointed the location of every enemy.

And Gu Zhan became the sharpest butcher's knife.

Facing various Prodigies who were also suppressed to the Spirit King Realm, he, who possessed the Primordial Chaos War Body, was an almost invincible existence.

No matter who it was or what kind of Daoist techniques or Divine Abilities they used.

He only used one punch.

After one punch, no life remained.

Soon, Gu Yun and Gu Zhan found the dilapidated cave.

When the three surviving Gu Family clansmen saw the unharmed Gu Yun and Gu Zhan—whose aura was many times stronger than before—they were all stunned.

"Daoist Seed! Big Brother Gu Zhan!"

Gu Yun did not offer much explanation, only channeling several wisps of Primordial Qi into their bodies to help stabilize their injuries.

"Leave the rest to us."

The surviving clansmen looked at that reliable back and then at Gu Zhan, who stood by his side like a god of war.

Their eyes were filled with the relief of surviving a disaster and an unprecedented, fanatical worship.

The Daoist Seed was the true hope of the Gu Family!

The flames of revenge burned within the Secret Realm... No one knew how much time had passed or how many Prodigies had fallen.

Above the sky of the Secret Realm, that eerie dark purple began to recede.

A massive spatial portal slowly opened.

The Secret Realm was about to close.

"The exit is open! Run!"

"Leave this place! Return to the Family and ask the Old Ancestor to take action!"

Those lucky survivors from hostile forces, like birds startled by the mere twang of a bow, saw the exit as a life-saving straw.

They surged frantically toward the exit, wanting only to escape this terrifying place where a devil walked the earth as soon as possible.

The Ji Family Divine Maiden and the Wang Family Qilin Son also rushed toward the portal at the first opportunity.

They looked back once and felt slightly relieved when they didn't see Gu Yun's figure.

As long as they could get out, they would be safe.

Outside, an inescapable net had long been cast.

Gu Yun and his group, however, were unhurried.

They gathered all the surviving clansmen, counted the casualties, and stabilized morale.

They formed a stark contrast to those enemies fleeing in panic.

Finally, Gu Yun led the crowd and calmly stepped into that spatial portal.

A bout of dizziness followed.

When Gu Yun's feet touched solid ground again, the omnipresent suppression of cultivation base within the Secret Realm vanished.

But following it were several even more terrifying pressures.

Boom!

Just as they left the Secret Realm, the space around them was completely locked down.

A Heaven-Sealing Array that shrouded the world was instantly activated, turning this place into a land of death.

Above the sky, several aged figures radiating the aura of the God Emperor level manifested.

Leading them were none other than the Old Ancestors of the Wang and Ji Families.

Their gazes were cold and their killing intent was palpable as they locked onto Gu Yun.

"Brat! You dare kill my Family's Qilin Son!"

"Hand over the Primordial Chaos Sacred Body Origin, and we may leave your corpse intact!"

Right at this moment, a furious shout rang out.

"How dare you!"

The Gu Family's God Emperor level Old Ancestor, who was waiting outside, appeared and stood before Gu Yun and the others.

However, the enemy was well-prepared.

Four God Emperor Old Ancestors attacked simultaneously, even utilizing a Quasi-Sacred Artifact.

They used numbers to overwhelm the few.

In just a few rounds, the Gu Family's protector Old Ancestor fell into a disadvantage, spitting divine blood and suffering heavy injuries.

An atmosphere of despair began to spread.

At this critical juncture.

An even more ancient and unfathomable pressure descended from the Nine Heavens without warning.

The moment the pressure descended, heaven and earth froze.

The flowing wind stopped.

The violent Laws fell silent.

The cruel smiles on the faces of those overbearing God Emperor Old Ancestors froze.

Their bodies were stiff, unable to move.

Their Divine Souls were trembling uncontrollably.

It was as if Mortals were facing the wrath of heaven.

The figure of an old man with white hair and beard, whose aura seemed to merge with the entire Universe, slowly emerged.

It was precisely that Venerable Realm Distant Ancestor who had awakened from the stone coffin when Gu Yun was born.

He did not strike.

He only swept his calm gaze over those God Emperors.

"Bullying the young with age, besieging my Gu Family's Daoist Seed."

"Do you wish to start an Immortal War?"

His voice was not loud, yet it was like the Heavenly Sound of the Great Dao, exploding within the Sea of Consciousness of the several God Emperors.

Pfft!

The Old Ancestors of the Wang and Ji Families suffered an immediate shock to their Divine Souls, spitting out a mouthful of Origin Essence Blood, their expressions filled with absolute horror.

A Venerable!

The Gu Family actually had a slumbering Venerable who had awakened!

In the face of an absolute gap in strength, all schemes became a joke.

"Ven... Venerable, please appease your anger! We were wrong!"

The Ji Family Old Ancestor spoke with difficulty, his voice filled with fear.

"Sever one of your own arms, leave behind a Venerable Artifact as an apology, and then get out."

The Gu Family Distant Ancestor's voice carried not a trace of emotion.

The Ji Family and Wang Family Old Ancestors did not hesitate for a moment.

They exchanged a glance and each let out a muffled groan as an arm was severed at the shoulder, turning into blood mist.

Then, with great pain, they each sacrificed an ancient Dao Soldier radiating a Venerable aura.

Having done all this, they felt as if they had been granted a great amnesty, and taking their respective Prodigies, they wretchedly tore through the Void Realm and fled frantically.

The crisis was resolved into nothingness.

After the matter was settled, the gaze of that Venerable Realm Distant Ancestor who had intervened fell upon Gu Yun.

He scrutinized him for a moment.

A flash of approval crossed his deep eyes.

He spoke calmly, conveying the will of an even more ancient existence.

"That Ancient Ancestor of the Saint Realm wishes to see you."