217: An Age Without Saints (XVI)

The will of the Ancient Ancestor of the Saint Realm slowly dissipated.

The Chaos Small World closed along with it.

The Venerable Remote Ancestor waved his large sleeve, and a gentle force of space enveloped Gu Yun, causing their figures to vanish instantly.

When Gu Yun stood on solid ground again, he had already returned to the plaza in front of the Gu Family main hall.

"Yun'er!"

Patriarch Gu Tianxing rushed over first. Seeing his son safe and sound, his hanging heart finally dropped.

Immediately after, dozens of core Elders also swarmed up, their faces full of excitement and joy.

"The Dao Child has returned!"

"Wonderful! Our Gu Family's Qilin has returned safely!"

However, when their gazes passed over Gu Yun and saw the few surviving clansmen behind him, covered in blood and with withered auras, the atmosphere of joy on the plaza instantly froze.

Then, it turned into a stifling sorrow.

The smile on Gu Tianxing's face froze. He looked at the few remaining guards and felt a pain in his heart.

He knew what a tragic price the Gu Family had paid for this trip to the Secret Realm.

Gu Yun calmly recounted everything that happened in the Secret Realm to his father and the Elders.

Upon hearing that the Ji Family and Wang Family had colluded with the "Human Realm" assassin organization to set up a lethal trap, all the Elders were furious.

"Too deceptive!"

"If this vengeance is not avenged, where will the Gu Family's face remain!"

Gu Yun ignored everyone's anger.

His gaze fell upon a figure in the crowd whose expression was shifting uncertainly.

It was the branch Elder, Gu Changming.

At this moment, he was quietly retreating, seemingly wanting to slip away.

Just at this moment, the ancient and majestic voice of the Venerable Remote Ancestor resounded throughout the entire venue.

"The Ancient Ancestor of the Saint Realm has an edict."

The plaza fell silent instantly.

All clansmen, including the Patriarch Gu Tianxing, bowed in unison to listen respectfully.

"Effective immediately, cancel the 'Divine Source Sealing' plan for Dao Child Gu Yun."

The first sentence shocked everyone.

"Dao Child Gu Yun's authority within our clan is elevated to the 'Heaven Patrol Order' level."

"His status is only below the Saint Ancestor."

Boom!

This edict was like a thunderclap, exploding in everyone's mind.

The entire venue was shocked!

Countless clansmen raised their heads, looking at the six-year-old child with incredulous gazes.

Heaven Patrol Order level!

That was almost equivalent to the Supreme Patriarch!

Gu Changming in the crowd trembled violently upon hearing this edict.

He instantly turned ashen.

It was over.

Completely over.

His eyes turned completely dim.

Gu Tianxing forcefully suppressed the excitement and ecstasy in his heart and bowed deeply toward the direction of the Forbidden Ground.

"Gu Family's Gu Tianxing accepts the Saint Ancestor's edict!"

At this moment, Gu Yun's status was unshakably established.

However, Gu Yun ignored everyone's congratulations and did not immerse himself in his elevated status.

He only looked at his father and put forward his first request after returning.

Although his voice was young, it carried an unquestionable coldness.

"Father, I want the list of everyone who participated in the siege against our clan."

He paused and took out the bronze token from his robes.

"Heaven Patrol Order."

He handed this token, which represented one of the Gu Family's highest authorities, to Gu Tianxing.

"Please, Father, immediately mobilize our Gu Family's hidden pieces in the Five Domains, the 'Heaven Patrol Guards'."

Gu Yun's gaze looked into the distance, as if seeing the ancestral lands of the Ji Family and the Wang Family.

"I want the Ji Family and the Wang Family to pay a bloody price."

Gu Tianxing took the token, feeling the cold touch emanating from it.

He looked into his son's cold and determined eyes; though shocked, he felt more of an overflowing pride and gratification.

This was his Gu Family's Qilin!

This was the Heart-Nature a future hegemon should have!

"Good!"

Gu Tianxing nodded heavily, his voice loud and full of killing intent.

He immediately issued an order.

"Pass my Patriarch's order, hold the Heaven Patrol Order, and command our Gu Family's 'Heaven Patrol Guards' to fully mobilize!"

A campaign of revenge against the Ji Family and the Wang Family began.

...

Cloud Top Heavenly Palace.

Inside the quiet room, sandalwood incense curled.

Gu Zhan sat cross-legged; the injuries in his body had long since recovered under the self-healing of the Primordial Chaos War Body.

Gu Yun was healing him, strands of pure Primordial Qi being channeled into his body, stabilizing his incredibly solid Foundation.

Feeling the warm power within his body, Gu Zhan slowly opened his eyes, looking at the focused child before him.

He struggled, intending to kneel again.

"Master..."

"I, Gu Zhan, am willing to be the Master's servant for this life, going through water and fire without hesitation!"

Gu Yun calmly withdrew his hand and shook his head.

He looked at Gu Zhan and said word by word.

"You are not my servant."

"You are my, Gu Yun's, older brother."

"You are the War God of my Gu Family."

Boom!

These words caused the barrier in Gu Zhan's heart caused by the status gap to instantly vanish.

This resolute man could no longer hold back his tears.

He kowtowed heavily to Gu Yun.

This time, it was not because of loyalty, but from the bottom of his heart, a desire to protect him.

...

The night was deep and quiet.

With external matters temporarily settled, Gu Yun finally had time to deal with the greatest secret on his body.

He entered the deepest secret room of the Cloud Top Heavenly Palace alone.

As his thought moved, layers of Restrictions lit up around the secret room, isolating all detection.

He sat cross-legged and sank his Divine Thought into his Sea of Consciousness.

In the deepest part of the Sea of Consciousness, that ancient and mysterious small tower was still floating quietly.

Gu Yun condensed his Divine Thought into threads and cautiously probed toward the small tower.

As he expected.

As soon as the Divine Thought approached, it was blocked by an invisible, ancient, and overbearing barrier, unable to advance an inch.

This barrier was sturdier than any he had encountered in his previous lives.

Gu Yun did not give up.

Relying on the terrifying Comprehension Ability of this life, he began to try to comprehend the information of the Cultivation Technique transmitted from the small tower.

Azure Heaven Pagoda Record.

This was the Cultivation Technique he had comprehended from this small tower in his previous life.

But at this moment, he discovered that even with the terrifying Comprehension Ability brought by his current Seven-Aperture Exquisite Heart, what he could comprehend subsequently from the small tower could only continuously perfect this Saint-tier Cultivation Technique.

But wanting to comprehend the higher-level content of the small tower was as difficult as ascending to heaven.

It was as if there was an invisible membrane that could never be pierced.

For him, this was far from enough.

Gu Yun was not discouraged.

His thought moved.

A simple and unadorned stone talisman appeared in his palm.

It was the "Forbidden Ground Stone Talisman" he had exchanged from that mysterious young man.

Gu Yun took a deep breath.

He tried to use this stone talisman as a "key" to probe the small tower again.

He separated a wisp of Divine Thought to wrap around the forbidden and terrifying aura of the stone talisman.

Then, he slowly touched it toward that indestructible barrier.

A sudden shock occurred!

The moment his Divine Thought, wrapped in the aura of the stone talisman, touched the barrier of the small tower.

The small tower shook violently!

The sturdy barrier melted away like ice and snow, cracking open a tiny gap.

A terrifying suction force originating from the ancient past, which one could not resist, suddenly came from that gap.

Gu Yun's Divine Thought, along with the aura of the Forbidden Ground Stone Talisman, was instantly swallowed inside.