234: An Age Without Saints (Chapter 33)

The Gu Family Saint Ancestor stood in the clouds.

He looked down at the magnificent Demon Court below, which symbolized the supreme power of the Yao Race in the Northern Plains.

He had come in anger.

He raised his hand.

Behind him, three crystalline golden lotuses, which seemed to contain the Profound Truth of the birth of the Universe, slowly bloomed.

Each lotus carried a complete Dao Law.

"Fall."

One word, stated nonchalantly.

Boom!

The sky collapsed.

A giant purple palm that blotted out the sky, carrying the supreme pressure of the three Dao golden lotuses, slammed down fiercely against the Demon Court below.

"Gu Family old ghost! Have you gone mad?!"

Deep within the Demon Court, the Demon Lord with a dragon head and human body let out a roar of shock and fury.

He had never expected that this Gu Family Saint Ancestor would be so overbearing, starting with a desperate killer move right from the beginning.

Roar!

A high-pitched dragon cry shattered the bloody clouds filling the sky.

The Demon Lord dared not hold anything back and instantly manifested his true form.

It was a Primordial Demon Dragon, ten thousand zhang long, its entire body covered in black-gold scales.

Flowing within its body was a trace of true Dragon Bloodline, and its Physical Body was strong enough to withstand Saint weapons.

The Demon Dragon shot into the sky, opening its mouth to spew a jet of pitch-black destructive Dragon Breath.

Boom!

The moment the two collided, the entire land of the Northern Plains sank violently.

Terrifying energy ripples spread crazily; the Void Realm collapsed, and mountain ranges turned into powder.

Those Yao Race palaces suspended in the air disintegrated instantly.

Countless Yao Race members didn't even have time to scream before they turned into ash.

On the edge of the battlefield, in a distorted layer of the Void Realm.

The Great You Ancestor stared fixedly at the center of the battlefield, his heart trembling.

"So this is the Saint Realm..."

His gaze locked onto the three slowly rotating Dao golden lotuses above the head of the Gu Family Saint Ancestor.

"Three Flowers Gather at the Crown, Dao Fruit manifestation, Three-Lotus Saint, Saint Peak."

The Saint Realm is a step-by-step ascent to heaven.

Upon first entering the Saint Realm, one comprehends the Dao without gathering form, known as a "Lesser Saint."

Only by condensing one's own Dao Laws into a "dao lotus" can one be called a true "Saint."

One to three dao lotuses is the Saint Realm.

Three to six dao lotuses are revered as Saint Kings, capable of suppressing a Small World.

Seven to nine dao lotuses are the legendary "Great Saints," infinitely close to the supreme position of the Great Emperor.

"No wonder the Gu Family can stand tall in the Central Plains; their foundation is actually this terrifying."

The Great You Ancestor sighed inwardly, while carefully concealing his Qi even more.

At the center of the battlefield.

"Roar!"

The Primordial Demon Dragon let out a painful roar.

Its Dragon Breath was forcibly erased by those three golden lotuses.

Crack!

A crisp sound of bone fracture echoed through heaven and earth, large patches of black-gold dragon scales flew off, and demon blood rained down like a waterfall.

"Gu Changfeng! Do you really want to fight me to the death?!"

The Demon Lord roared in pain.

The Gu Family Saint Ancestor looked indifferent, his beard and hair bristling.

"Fight to the death?"

"With your mixed-blood loach self, are you even worthy?"

Before the words faded, he raised his hand again.

In the Void Realm, a Law Heavenly Blade condensed from countless starlight points appeared.

"Slash!"

Just as the two Saints were fighting until heaven and earth were crumbling.

In a corner of the Demon Court ruins, a youth dressed in green, with an ancient sword on his back, was traversing as if strolling through a garden.

He was playing with the grey jade pendant he had just obtained, the Heaven-Covering Jade.

The youth was none other than Ye Chen.

He put away the Heaven-Covering Jade, his figure flickered like a wisp of green smoke, and he disappeared at the edge of the battlefield.

No one noticed.

Rumble!

The Heavenly Blade slashed down.

The Demon Court's ancient defensive array couldn't even last three breaths before it shattered with a boom.

The massive blade light slashed onto the Demon Lord, nearly cutting its huge dragon body in half.

The Demon Lord let out a mournful cry, no longer daring to continue the fight. It burned its Origin heart blood, turned into a bloody streak of light, tore through the boundary wall, and fled into the depths of the Northern Plains.

The Gu Family Saint Ancestor did not pursue.

The Demon Court still had stronger Demon Saints in seal.

He stood above the ruins, his gaze like lightning, looking toward the distant Central Plains.

His voice, like rolling thunder, spread across the Five Domains.

"Today is just a small lesson."

"Whoever dares to scheme against my Gu Family's Qilin, this is the consequence!"

"And that rat hiding its head and showing its tail, as well as those old things from the Ji Family and Wang Family."

"The day my brother 'Gu Changsheng' returns from the Boundary Pass will be the day of your reckoning!"

Once these words were spoken, the wilderness went silent.

Countless powerful beings secretly spying were all horrified.

Gu Changsheng.

This name might be unfamiliar to the younger generation, but to the older generation of experts, it was a taboo.

That was a terrifying existence who had stepped into the Saint Realm ten thousand years ago, and it was rumored that he had already condensed a fourth dao lotus.

A... Saint King!

The Gu Family actually still had a living Saint King!

The Gu Family Saint Ancestor vented his anger, gathered a few pieces of Yao Race Saint weapons, and disappeared as a streak of purple light.

Leaving behind only a devastated Demon Court.

Gu Family, Cloud Top Heavenly Palace.

Gu Yun sat cross-legged, the scenes of the Saint war replaying in his mind.

"Ten thousand Laws return to one, ten thousand Daos return to the Origin."

The Spiritual Qi sword in his hand constantly changed, and in the end, all attributes collapsed and contracted, condensing into a greyish point of light.

"Return to One."

Gu Yun whispered.

This natal Divine Ability he had created himself already had a prototype.

"I am going into closed-door cultivation."

Gu Yun instructed Gu Zhan outside the door.

"I will not leave until I enter the Grotto-Heaven Realm."

The stone door fell.

Spring passed and autumn came, winter turned to summer.

In the blink of an eye, fifteen years had passed.

During these fifteen years, the withering of the Heavenly Dao intensified, ten thousand Laws wailed, and the whole world seemed to be heading toward a slow death.

This was an era that made people despair.

However, at this moment when all things were withering.

In the Gu Family ancestral land, above the Cloud Top Heavenly Palace, a huge Spiritual Qi vortex formed without warning.

Boom!

An extremely powerful aura erupted from the depths of the Heavenly Palace, shooting straight into the sky.

Inside the secret chamber.

Gu Yun slowly opened his eyes.

Behind him, a magnificent and vast Grotto-Heaven slowly unfolded.

Grotto-Heaven Realm, Middle Stage.

Forty-six years old, Grotto-Heaven Realm Middle Stage.

This was an achievement worthy of being recorded in history.

Gu Yun stood up, feeling the power surging like the sea within his body, his expression remained calm.

Just then, the Saint Ancestor's old voice rang in his ears.

"Come to the Forbidden Ground."

Gu Family Forbidden Ground, Chaos Small World.

The Saint Ancestor looked at Gu Yun, his eyes full of gratification.

"Not bad, Grotto-Heaven Middle Stage, the prototype of Return to One is formed."

"You are even more outstanding than I imagined."

The Saint Ancestor waved his hand, his expression becoming serious.

"I called you here today because there is something I must tell you."

He raised his hand and waved, and a phantom image appeared in the air.

In the image were the dim and broken Heavenly Dao Ruins, and the Dao-Devouring Beast with a withered aura inside.

"Over these fifteen years, the withering of the Heavenly Dao has intensified, the Dao-Devouring Beast has lost its source of power, and less than one in ten remain."

The Saint Ancestor's gaze became sharp.

"Now is the time when the defense of the Heavenly Dao Ruins is at its weakest."

"It is also the best time for you to enter."

Hearing this, Gu Yun's heart stirred slightly.

Heavenly Dao Ruins.

The place that hid the greatest secret of the previous epoch.

Finally, he could go.

At the same time, at the entrance of the Heavenly Dao Ruins.

The man in green with an unsheathed ancient sword on his back stepped into it once again, his figure disappearing into the Chaos.

Gu Yun took a deep breath and bowed deeply to the Saint Ancestor.

"Junior understands."

"I will go now."

The Saint Ancestor nodded, a glimmer of expectation flashing in his eyes.

"Go."

"Perhaps you can find the key to breaking this cage there."