106: I am number one in the world! I rule the Central Plains of China!

Outside the Five Elements Immortal Abode, the once-boisterous battlefield was now left in dead silence.

The allied forces of the Ten Great Sects had arrived with a menacing Aura, but they fled in a panic, nearly losing even their undergarments.

Gu Yang stood amidst the clouds, clutching a handful of colorful Storage Pouches. He watched those figures fleeing in disarray and sighed, feeling somewhat unsatisfied.

"Sigh, business is hard."

"Cultivators nowadays have such poor psychological resilience; they ran away after I only robbed half of them."

He turned back to look at Bawang and Ergou behind him.

"How was the harvest?"

Bawang held a pile of Magic Treasure fragments, grinning foolishly: "Big brother, I picked up a lot! Although most are broken, the Materials are top-grade. If we take them back to the Old Blacksmith, he'll definitely be able to forge some good iron!"

Ergou had half a Nascent Soul Stage Magic Treasure in its mouth, crunching it loudly. Its tail wagged like a windmill, clearly very satisfied with these 'snacks.'

"Alright, stop chewing. Take it back and eat slowly."

Gu Yang waved his hand, sweeping up all the spoils of war.

"Let's go, back to the War God Hall!"

"We're having an extra meal tonight, everyone gets a share!"

...War God Hall, Main Peak Square.

When Gu Yang descended from the sky with a mountain of loot, the entire War God Hall erupted in excitement.

"Boom!"

Countless Magic Treasures, Spirit Stones, and Medicinal Pills were dumped onto the square like trash. Their treasure-light soared to the sky, and their Spiritual Qi was overwhelming.

Hall Master Wu Wudi watched this shocking scene, his jaw nearly hitting the floor.

His finger trembled as he pointed at several familiar Top-Grade Magic Treasures among the pile:

"This... is this the Kunlun Holy Land's 'Heaven-Turning Seal'? And that's the Heavenly Sword Sect's 'Azure Void Sword'?"

"Gu Yang, you... you actually plundered the Ten Great Sects?!"

Gu Yang scratched his head with an honest expression:

"Hall Master, you can't put it like that."

"They insisted on giving them to me. They wouldn't have been happy if I didn't accept, and they were ready to get angry with me."

"Look at this sword, it's too brittle. It broke before I even used any strength."

Gu Yang casually picked up the Azure Void Sword that was snapped in two, shaking his head in disdain.

"Hall Master, these Magic Treasures are useless to keep. Let's melt them all down."

"Forge a few sets of dumbbells for the Junior Brothers, or make some squat racks. That's the real business."

Wu Wudi: "..."

Melting down top-grade Magic Treasures that everyone in the cultivation world covets to make dumbbells?

This spendthrift!

But this spendthrift... is so damn satisfying!

"Fine! We'll do as you say!"

Wu Wudi laughed loudly. "Melt them! Melt them all! From today on, our War God Hall is the number one powerhouse in the Central Divine Continent!"

...After this battle, Gu Yang's title as the **"Number One Expert in the Central Divine Continent"** was completely solidified.

Although his Realm was only Half-step Soul Transformation, his battle record was undeniable.

One man surrounding the Ten Great Sects, tearing apart Nascent Souls by hand, and taking on Soul Transformation Magic Treasures head-on.

Who didn't know of such fearsome power? Who didn't fear it?

Over the next month, the gates of the War God Hall were nearly trampled down.

Various Sects sent envoys to sue for peace, and the compensatory gifts filled the warehouses.

Even the previously most arrogant Five Elements Sect directly announced they were closing their gates for a hundred years, fearing Gu Yang might one day be in a bad mood and visit them to 'eat fruit.'

War God Hall Reception Hall.

Gu Yang sat in the head seat, looking at the trembling envoys from the various Sects below.

"Compensatory gifts?"

He casually flipped through the gift list, frowning slightly.

"Why is it all Spirit Stones and Medicinal Pills? No sincerity at all."

The envoys were so scared they broke into a cold sweat: "Then... what does Senior Gu want?"

Gu Yang stroked his chin and said seriously:

"I heard the Beast Taming Sect has a kind of 'Five-Colored Golden Pheasant' with delicious meat?"

"I heard the Hundred Flowers Valley has a 'Hundred Flowers Honey' that is sweet but not greasy?"

"And those Mountain-Guarding Spirit Cranes of the Heavenly Sword Sect, they've been raised for quite a while, haven't they?"

He waved his hand grandly:

"Send me a few pairs of each of these specialty Spirit Beasts! I want both males and females!"

"I'm going to start breeding them!"

"Only with sustainable development can we have meat to eat!"

The envoys: "..."

...Days passed by.

Gu Yang lived a god-like life in the War God Hall.

Every day, besides eating and sleeping, he would occasionally go to the square to lead exercises and guide the Junior Brothers on how to 'lift weights' correctly.

He used the massive amount of resources he had plundered to completely stabilize his Realm.

The Five Elements Origin within his body circulated endlessly, and his Physical Body strength grew slowly every day.

However, he soon discovered a problem.

A Bottleneck.

No matter how much high-tier beast meat he ate or how many Top-Grade Spirit Stones he consumed, the door to the **Soul Transformation Stage (Sanctification of the Physical Body)** remained tightly shut.

[System Notification: The energy level of the current plane is too low, and the Laws are incomplete. It cannot support the host's continued evolution!]

[Suggestion: Ascend to the Spirit Realm! Search for higher-level energy sources!]

"As expected, this Central Divine Continent is just a novice village."

Gu Yang sighed and threw a Spirit Crane leg bone to Ergou.

"I'm getting tired of the meat here after eating so much."

"It's time to find a new place to try something fresh."

He pulled out the **Divine Beast Distribution Map** he had snatched from the Heavenly Demon Cult Saintess.

At the end of the map, a very special location was marked.

Located at the very center of the Central Divine Continent was a giant tree connecting heaven and earth.

sky-reaching jianmu!

Legend has it that it was the bridge connecting the Human Realm and the Spirit Realm in ancient times.

Although it had long been severed, a passage for Ascension still remained.

"Climbing a tree?"

Gu Yang looked at the map, a smile curling at the corners of his mouth.

"I'm good at that."

"When I was a kid raiding bird nests, I was the best in the village."

...Before leaving.

Gu Yang decided to hold an unprecedented farewell banquet at the War God Hall.

It was called the 'Whole Sheep Banquet' (actually a whole beast banquet).

He slaughtered all those Spirit Beasts sent by the various Sects, except for the ones kept for breeding.

Hundreds of large pots were set up on the huge square, and the bonfires were bright.

The aroma of meat drifted for a hundred miles.

Gu Yang invited the heroes of the world (mainly those he had beaten into submission) to the feast.

"Everyone! Don't be polite! Eat your fill!"

Gu Yang held a jar of spiritual wine and shouted loudly from the high platform.

"Meeting is fate. Although we've fought before, those were all misunderstandings!"

"Today's meal is to clear up those misunderstandings!"

Below, the Elders and Prodigies of the various Sects looked at the meat in their bowls with complicated emotions.

This meat... seems to be our Sect's Mountain-Guarding Divine Beast?

But looking at Gu Yang's nuclear-level kind eyes, who dared not to eat?

"So delicious!"

"Senior Gu is so generous!"

"We wish Senior Gu a successful Ascension to the Spirit Realm and eternal immortal bliss!"

In a 'harmonious' atmosphere, Gu Yang finished his last big meal in this Realm.

He ate all the low-level ingredients he couldn't take with him, leaving no regrets.

Then, he shouldered that familiar super-large bundle, carried the heavenly demon meteor hammer, and took Ergou, who had already grown to the size of a calf.

In the faint light of dawn, he set out on the journey to the sky-reaching jianmu.

"Old friends in the Spirit Realm, wash your necks... oh no, prepare the food."

"I, Gu Yang, am coming to restock!"