Chapter 144 Sit Down Casually

The woman's hand, which was gripping her spear, froze. The moment she clearly saw Gu Heng's face, her eyes locked in place.

Her eyes widened bit by bit, her fingers gripping the spear trembled, and the blade carved out silver ripples.

Her lips parted, then closed. After repeating this a few times, Su Youwei finally opened her mouth, "Senior Gu... is it you?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the atmosphere in the starry sky changed.

"Hmm?" The smile on Patriarch Su Xingchen's face stiffened, like a frozen mask; it still maintained the wide arc, but his eyes had changed. His hand, which had been stroking his beard, stopped in mid-air.

"???" Patriarch Su Xingchen was full of question marks. He looked at his descendant, then at the indifferent-looking Gu Heng, his eyeballs spinning rapidly. Something wasn't right. Patriarch Su Xingchen screamed internally.

The surrounding Immortal Emperors and Devil Emperors also crowded over. These big shots, who were usually high and mighty, were currently restraining their auras, their eyes shining with gossip. Someone quietly squeezed forward. A group of old monsters who had lived for tens of thousands of years looked just like idlers at a mortal market. Their gazes swept back and forth between Gu Heng and the woman in black, and some began to transmit messages using Divine Sense.

Aphro also turned her head, a trace of interest flashing in her violet eyes. She lazily raised her hand, her fingertips curling a strand of purple hair, and a smile curled the corner of her lips.

Under the gaze of so many eyes, Gu Heng shook his head and coughed lightly.

"It's nothing."

"Just met a few times by chance while traveling in the past."

But the more nonchalant he was, the more the curiosity of those around him grew wildly.

"Oh—just met a few times, huh."

Patriarch Su Xingchen's old eyes narrowed, the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes bunching up like a chrysanthemum, and the corners of his mouth curled upward.

"A few times..."

He repeated it again, emphasizing the words "a few times."

Everyone looked at each other, and in the exchange of glances, they had already imagined millions of words of love and hatred. Met in the Lower Realm? Met by chance? How could there be so many coincidences for a Divine Emperor! Looking at Su Youwei's expression, the sentiment in that "Senior Gu" was clearly an unforgettable old acquaintance. Various speculations played out in the minds of the old monsters.

Patriarch Su Xingchen rubbed his hands, leaned over to Gu Heng's side, stood on tiptoes, and lowered his voice, "Master, actually... this is fine."

"If Master is interested, this old man..."

"Bang!!!"

A bolt of lightning exploded from beside Patriarch Su Xingchen!

Electric arcs leaped wildly in the starry sky, and the surrounding Immortal Emperors all changed color, instinctively retreating violently. A large foot wrapped in lightning struck the side of Patriarch Su Xingchen's face.

"Ugh ah—"

Patriarch Su Xingchen was like a meteor knocked flying, tracing a parabola. His body spun at high speed, his robes flapping loudly, and he flew thousands of feet away.

Lei Wanjun retracted his foot and lightly stomped in the starry sky. He patted the dust off his pant legs with a look of disgust.

After doing all this, he turned his head, his aura suddenly erupting, releasing the pressure of a half-step God Emperor. Purple lightning curled around him, crackling and popping.

"What are you looking at!"

Lei Wanjun roared, "Do you think everyone is like this old man Su, a fickle playboy? Master's character is noble; how could he be that kind of dissolute person!"

The more he said, the angrier he got, "If you dare to speculate wildly again, I will strike you down one by one!"

His gaze swept across the faces of the few Immortal Emperors who were laughing the loudest.

The Immortal Emperors all collectively shrank their necks.

Those few Immortal Emperors who had been laughing mischievously kept their eyes on their noses and their hearts on their hearts, pretending they hadn't heard anything. Some began to study the texture of the meteorite beneath their feet.

Gu Heng rubbed the space between his eyebrows, "Alright, everyone shut up."

He lifted his head, his gaze sweeping over everyone, and looked toward the distant starry sky.

"Next, prepare to leave here."

"First, go to the Immortal Domain. After dealing with the mess in this old man's clan, we will return to the Dragon Domain."

In the ruins in the distance, Patriarch Su Xingchen brushed away the rubble, covered in dirt. But upon hearing this, he didn't even bother to wipe the mud off his face, and his old eyes instantly lit up.

Master going to the Immortal Domain meant he was going to back him up...

Patriarch Su Xingchen's mouth moved, wanting to say something, but he bit it back hard, his eye sockets suddenly turning red, so he scrambled back, rushing to Gu Heng. With a thud, he knelt in the void.

"Master..."

Patriarch Su Xingchen was streaming with old tears, his hands shaking, his lips trembling, wanting to say something several times but being interrupted by his choking.

"...How can we ever repay such great kindness and virtue!"

He shouted to the heavens.

The surrounding crowd watched Patriarch Su Xingchen's appearance; some nodded in empathy, some twitched their mouths, and some looked at Gu Heng thoughtfully.

Gu Heng shook his head.

He ignored Patriarch Su Xingchen's wailing. He flicked his sleeves lightly, turned around, and began to pace, wandering through the star valley below.

Now, the heaven-reaching tower had hidden itself back into the void, but a rich Origin fluctuation still remained in the surroundings. Gu Heng's figure wove through the ruins, his white robes fluttering.

"Old man, don't be sentimental."

Gu Heng's voice drifted over slowly, "I just made a Breakthrough, and I happened to want to go to the Immortal Domain for a casual stroll to relax."

He didn't even turn his head.

Upon hearing this, Patriarch Su Xingchen was not disappointed, but rather even more excited.

He knelt on the ground and sniffed hard.

"Master... no need to say more!"

"We all understand!"

"Master is tough on the outside but soft on the inside; this kindness, this old man will keep it in my heart! Through life and death, I will never dare to forget!"

He kowtowed three more times.

The surrounding crowd watched; some nodded secretly, and some laughed inwardly.

Gu Heng's footsteps paused.

His back stiffened for a moment, and facing away from the crowd, the corners of his mouth twitched slightly.

Forget it, let him be.

He sighed secretly.

Just as Gu Heng was preparing to continue his investigation, a faint fragrance drifted by. It was like the scent of strange flowers in deep space, and also like the smell of nebulae flowing.

Aphro came to his side.

Her gait was elegant, her purple robe fluttered in the starry sky, and the patterns on the hem of her robe were faintly visible.

She rested her chin on one hand, her fingers tapping on her cheek. A thoughtful light shone in her violet eyes as she stared at Gu Heng's profile for a moment.

Her red lips parted slightly, "You... are going to the Immortal Domain?"

Gu Heng stopped.

He turned around, his gaze meeting Aphro's, and their eyes met in the starry sky.

"Why?"

Gu Heng raised an eyebrow slightly, "Has something big happened in the Immortal Domain recently? Or is there something over there that this Emperor needs to be careful about?"

He said this with a calm expression.

Aphro pondered for a moment.

Her fingers moved from her chin to her ear, gently twining a strand of purple hair. Her movements were elegant.

Then, she shook her head lightly, "Nothing big, really."

She lazily stretched her body, extending her arms upward, her body outlining a curve.

After finishing this stretch, she was even more lazy and casual. Her violet eyes half-closed, like a cat that had just woken up.

"It's just that this Empress has just recovered from a deep slumber, and my muscles and bones are almost rusted."

"I was just thinking of walking around casually, if it is possible..."

She paused.

Her violet eyes suddenly opened completely, looking straight at Gu Heng, with brilliant purple light deep in her pupils.

"I wonder if I may accompany you, Fellow Daoist?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Patriarch Su Xingchen suddenly raised his head.

His eyes went round.

The Insect Empress wants to accompany them?

Cold sweat instantly broke out on Patriarch Su Xingchen.

If she were taken to the Immortal Domain, that would be disastrous, wouldn't it?

If those old antiques in the Immortal Domain saw the Insect Empress arriving in person, wouldn't they be scared into a Heart Demon on the spot?

The others around them also looked at each other.

Gu Heng looked at Aphro, his gaze very calm.

Although Aphro said she was just relaxing, there was a faint trace of scrutiny deep in her violet eyes, as if she were examining an ancient divine weapon beyond her cognition.

Gu Heng withdrew his gaze, pretending not to see it.

A free fighter at the Divine Emperor level; it would be a waste not to use her.

"As you wish."

Gu Heng chuckled and continued walking forward. Upon hearing these two words, a strange color flashed in Aphro's violet eyes.

Gu Heng's expression became serious.

His gaze crossed the void, looking at the withered figure on the edge of the Origin divine pool that was about to dissipate.

At this moment, Ancestor Tushan Yao was half-kneeling in the void, his body already nearly transparent.

His back was hunched, like a piece of decaying wood swaying in the wind. But he was still kneeling there, expressing his respect to Gu Heng with an almost stubborn attitude.

"Ancestor Tushan Yao."

Gu Heng snorted lightly.

The next instant, space twisted slightly.

The space around Ancestor Tushan Yao rippled like water, and dots of white light gathered from all directions, re-condensing his body that was about to dissipate.

Ancestor Tushan Yao appeared before Gu Heng.

He trembled as he bent down, his voice as faint as a silken thread, "Congratulations, Your Majesty... on your successful Breakthrough. It is just that this old man's broken body is afraid it can no longer follow by your side..."

A bitter smile tugged at the corners of his mouth.

The surrounding crowd watched; many shook their heads, some feeling guilty.

Gu Heng did not speak.

He watched Ancestor Tushan Yao quietly, then slowly raised his right hand, his fair fingertips glowing with a faint jade light.

He extended an index finger and tapped it gently on Ancestor Tushan Yao's forehead.

The moment the fingertip touched the forehead—

"Hum—"

A vast and mighty power poured into Ancestor Tushan Yao's body through the fingertip!

Golden light burst from the fingertip, enveloping Ancestor Tushan Yao's whole body.

The light was divided into two colors: one alternating between black and white, containing the Reincarnation of life and death; the other a brilliant gold, full of the Creation of life and vitality.

The two forces intertwined.

Aphro's lazy expression changed instantly!

Her violet eyes widened suddenly, and her pupils flashed with extreme surprise. Surprise turned into shock, and a ripple appeared on her usually calm face.

"It is actually..."

Aphro gasped.

"Reincarnation and Creation Laws!"

Her voice seemed to tremble slightly, "These are among the most top-tier and hardest-to-touch Laws in the Three Thousand Great Worlds. He can actually fuse them so perfectly..."

Her pupils contracted again, "He is operating two supreme Laws at the same time?"

The Meridians in Ancestor Tushan Yao's body began to greedily absorb vitality. The shriveled and withered Meridians became plump again at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The Law of Creation turned into countless golden threads, stitching his shattered Foundation back together bit by bit.

Under the scouring of the two great Laws, the old hidden injuries and Impurities in his Bloodline were refined away bit by bit.

Between breaking and establishing, Ancestor Tushan Yao was completely reshaped.

In a few breaths.

Ancestor Tushan Yao reappeared before everyone.

Under his skin, his flesh was full again. His hair turned a soft silver-white.

Even more terrifying was the aura within his body; a Divine Power belonging to a Half-step Divine Emperor bloomed within him.

Gu Heng withdrew his finger.

He looked down at Ancestor Tushan Yao and shook his head, not very satisfied.

"I tried my best."

Gu Heng sighed, "Your body is really too broken. Millions of years of old, hidden injuries, combined with Innate defects in your Bloodline, your Foundation has long been riddled with holes."

"This Emperor just casually repaired those old hidden injuries of yours and helped you completely digest the remaining Origin. Unfortunately, although Reincarnation and Creation can reshape the Foundation, your original base is really too poor; many things have completely necrotized, and not even the power of a Divine Emperor can revive them."

"I can only help you extend your life by one hundred thousand years. Any more, and this Emperor is powerless."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone's expressions were extremely colorful: dumbfounded, mouth-twitching, and incredulous.

Patriarch Su Xingchen listened from the side, the corners of his mouth twitching wildly.

Listen to that!

Is this human language?

What does "casually" repairing hidden injuries mean? What does "only" extending life by one hundred thousand years mean?

Aphro nodded in deep agreement.

"Above the God Realm, Laws enter the marrow."

She spoke softly, "The higher the cultivation, the harder it is to repair hidden injuries. Those injuries have merged with the Laws, and moving one affects the whole body. To repair the hidden injuries of a Divine Emperor-level powerhouse, one needs not only an understanding of the Laws but also the power to suppress the Laws within the other person's body."

Her gaze toward Gu Heng became increasingly complex, "Although I am also a Divine Emperor, I Cultivate Devour and Destruction. If I were to help Ancestor Tushan Yao repair his hidden injuries, once the Law of Devour entered his body, I fear he would have been sucked into a dried corpse before the repair even finished."

Hearing this, the surrounding crowd's mouths twitched.

"In these Three Thousand Great Worlds, those who can achieve this step..."

Aphro paused, "I fear they can be counted on two hands."

Ancestor Tushan Yao suddenly opened his eyes!

His phoenix eyes burst with unprecedented brightness.

He did not hesitate at all and knelt on both knees.

"Senior allowed this old man to live another life; it is equivalent to a rebirth!"

Ancestor Tushan Yao's voice was resolute, "From this day forward, this old man's life belongs to Your Majesty; I am willing to serve you for all eternity and will not refuse even death!"

"If I violate this oath, let me, Ancestor Tushan Yao, be destroyed in body and soul, and never be reincarnated!"

The faces of the surrounding crowd changed.

Not far away, the Fox Clan elders looked at each other.

One elder was pushed out; he walked forward tremblingly a few steps and looked at Ancestor Tushan Yao.

"Ancestor..."

His voice stuttered, "Then, then what about us? What about our Fox Clan?"

Ancestor Tushan Yao didn't even turn his head, snorting lightly, "Clan? You handle it yourselves."

The elders: "..."

A chilling feeling descended upon the hearts of the Fox Clan elders.

Patriarch Su Xingchen, Lei Wanjun, and others covered their mouths and snickered.

The Fox Clan elders were on the verge of tears.

Just then, Jiang Wanyin's Divine Sense sighed slightly.

Di Shitian's arrogant voice sounded, "Now that Master has ascended to the realm of Divine Emperor, even the servants he picks up casually are Half-step Divine Emperors."

"Divine Senses like you and me are afraid we can no longer help him with anything."

Gu Heng's Divine Sense was incredibly sharp.

He instantly captured the sighs of these two.

A smile curled his lips.

"Of course you have a use; you can still come out to hold up appearances."

Di Shitian was silent for a moment, "In short, to act as mascots."

Jiang Wanyin did not have much of a change in expression.

Seeing that Jiang Wanyin did not reply, Di Shitian snorted lightly and returned to that cold, aloof appearance.

Gu Heng looked at these two Divine Senses with such great contrast and shook his head with a laugh.

He refocused his attention on his surroundings; before him was a crowded group of people.

There was Ancestor Tushan Yao who had just pledged his loyalty, a group of Immortal Emperors and Devil Emperors who had come out from the heaven-reaching tower, the loyal Lei Wanjun, the weeping Patriarch Su Xingchen, and the Insect Empress Aphro.

Gu Heng nodded in satisfaction.

He turned his head to look at Aphro, his gaze falling upon the insect cloud that blotted out the sky.

Although Aphro had already gathered many of the Insect Clan army, a considerable portion remained floating in the distant starry sky. Dense and numerous, they formed black clouds that obscured the starlight.

Gu Heng pointed at that insect cloud.

"Aphro, leave your Insect Clan army in the Demon Domain. Don't take them all to the Immortal Domain."

"I'm afraid your formation will scare the old geezers of the Human Race witless."

Aphro waved her hand casually.

"Rest assured, this Empress knows what she is doing."

With a thought from her.

The thirty trillion Insect Clan army retreated like an ebbing tide. The black clouds composed of countless Insect Clan members rapidly shrank. The mountain-sized Insect Clan behemoths turned their bodies, tracing neat trajectories.

The process was quiet and swift, without a single unnecessary sound.

Within a few breaths, the sky-covering insect cloud vanished into the endless Void Realm deep within the Demon Domain. The starry sky became clear once again.

A flash of satisfaction appeared in Gu Heng's eyes.

He took a deep breath and swept his gaze across everyone present.

"Since that is the case."

He flicked his robe sleeves.

The white robe suddenly unfurled in the stellar wind, snapping loudly. An invisible pressure radiated from his body.

Everyone felt a chill in their hearts and couldn't help but straighten their backs.

"Then let us depart."

As his voice fell, a golden light lit up between Gu Heng's brows.

"Boom—"

A massive roar came from the depths of the Star Domain.

In the next moment, deep within the Star Domain, the phantom of a massive river that spanned across ancient and modern times, flowing with countless fragments of time, descended with a boom!

The phantom of the river of time descended from the Nine Heavens, spanning across the starry sky and illuminating the dark Star Domain with brilliant light.

Gu Heng stepped out. He stepped onto the phantom of the river of time. Under the reflection of the torrent of time, his white robes seemed no longer real.

Beneath his feet, fragments of time rolled like waves. He stood there, as steady as a mountain.

"Let's go."

Everyone recovered from their shock and stepped onto the time fragments, a marvelous feeling welling up in their hearts.

Ancestor Tushan Yao, Lei Wanjun, Patriarch Su Xingchen, and a large group of Immortal Emperors and Devil Emperors all stood cautiously on the phantom of the river of time. Aphro tapped the rolling time fragments lightly with her toes.

Gu Heng took a step, and the river of time began to surge.

Countless time fragments flew rapidly beneath their feet. The surrounding starry sky became blurred. Stars, galaxies, and Star Domains all retreated rapidly amidst the surging river.

Gu Heng led everyone, speeding toward the direction of the Immortal Domain.

...

Meanwhile. Deep in the endless starry sky, in the Demon God Realm.

Inside the main hall of the Demon God Palace, space was suddenly torn apart!

Fantian stepped out from the spatial rift, his figure staggering, and he nearly fell.

He hurriedly steadied himself against a nearby pillar, his complexion turning green and white. Veins bulged on his forehead.

"...Damn it!"

Fantian gritted his teeth, his teeth grinding, his eyes filled with nothing but monstrous rage and unwillingness.

A dignified Divine Emperor of the Demon Domain was forced to this point by a newly ascended Divine Emperor, as wretched as a stray dog.

What a humiliation!

He took a few deep breaths, forcibly suppressing his rage.

The top priority was to heal his injuries. The loss of his Origin blood essence had caused his strength to drop by at least thirty percent.

Just as he was gritting his teeth, preparing to head to the secret chamber, a figure blocked his path.

That figure was tall and upright, shrouded in dark purple devilish light.

Di Shitian, who had just come out of seclusion.

Di Shitian stood with his hands behind his back in the center of the main hall. He lifted his chin slightly, a faint smile hanging on the corners of his mouth.

He looked at Fantian, who was in such a withered state, looking as if he had been thoroughly looted by someone, and the corners of his mouth twitched violently; he almost couldn't help but laugh out loud.

He hurriedly lowered his head, pretending to cough a couple of times.

"Yo."

Di Shitian paced forward slowly, his deep eyes examining Fantian, his gaze full of mockery.

"Isn't this the world-renowned Devil Emperor Fantian?"

"How did you end up in such a sorry state after just one trip out?"

He circled around Fantian, "If I hadn't seen this wretched appearance with my own eyes, I truly wouldn't believe it. Could it be that those blind beasts in the Demon God Domain offended the Devil Emperor's carriage?"

Fantian's face instantly turned as black as the bottom of a pot.

"Di Shitian!"

"Stop acting so smug here!"

"Don't stand there and talk without feeling the pain. If it were you facing that weird newly ascended Divine Emperor plus that crazy woman Aphro, your fate wouldn't be any better than mine!"

He was practically roaring, his voice echoing in the main hall.

Di Shitian shook his head in disdain upon hearing this.

"Fantian, oh Fantian." He lifted his chin slightly, "You are still so shallow."

As his voice fell, an obscure fluctuation that surpassed the Divine Emperor level slowly radiated from his body.

"This is..." Fantian's pupils shrank violently.

A flash of arrogance crossed Di Shitian's eyes, "In this seclusion, I am only a hair's breadth away from stepping into the half-step God Emperor realm."

He paused, his gaze sweeping contemptuously across Fantian's chest, lingering on the wound for a moment.

"Unlike some people."

His tone shifted, becoming even more caustic, "Over half an epoch has passed, and you are still stuck at the Late Stage of the Divine Emperor realm, treading water. Now you've even lost your Origin blood essence; you've truly brought shame to the Demon Race!"

"You!"

Veins bulged on Fantian's forehead.

He wished he could fight right there and then.

But he forcibly held back.

Reason suppressed his rage at the last moment. His vitality was severely damaged, and he couldn't possibly be Di Shitian's match.

He gritted his teeth inwardly: Endure.

In a few dozen days, the Dragon Clan Divine Treasury would be fully opened. As long as he could obtain that Opportunity within the Divine Treasury, whatever newly ascended Divine Emperor, whatever Di Shitian, whatever Aphro, would all be trampled under his feet!

He snorted coldly and flicked his sleeves, leaving without a word. He went straight into the secret chamber deep within the Demon God Palace.

Watching Fantian's crestfallen retreating figure, Di Shitian gave a light snort. "Boring."

He turned around, preparing to return to the quiet room to consolidate his cultivation.

Just as he was about to enter the quiet room—his expression suddenly froze!

He stopped abruptly, his expression becoming extremely grave, and his eyes suddenly erupted with a sharp light.

He turned around slowly, his gaze seemingly piercing through the walls of the Demon God Palace, through layers of devilish mist, looking toward the endless starry sky outside the main hall. His line of sight seemed to pierce through layers of spatial barriers.

"This is... the fluctuation of the river of time?"

Then his pupils shrank slightly, "Someone is using the river of time to travel!"

He frowned tightly. He couldn't help but think of Fantian's words just now—that "weird newly ascended Divine Emperor."

"Forget it... Cultivate first."

Di Shitian sat cross-legged, closed his eyes, and dark purple devilish light surged from his body. Taking advantage of this vast fluctuation of time and space, he charged with all his might toward the final Opportunity to reach the half-step God Emperor realm.

...

Meanwhile. The Three Thousand Great Worlds were completely boiling over.

The commotion caused by Gu Heng using the river of time to travel was too great.

That phantom of the river flowing with the aura of time spanned countless Star Domains, projecting a band of light that traversed the Universe above the Three Thousand Great Worlds.

The band of light spanned across the firmament, brilliant and colorful, illuminating the entire starry sky and changing its color.

Countless experts looked up, stunned into silence by this sight.

"...That is the projection of the river of time!"

"There is a supreme expert forcibly using the river of time to travel!?"

Countless ancient beings hidden in the shadows were awakened by this fluctuation. Powerful Divine Senses probed from all corners of the Universe, cautiously spying on that phantom river spanning the starry sky.

When they felt that unimaginably vast power of time and space, everyone was silent for a moment.

Countless factions began to transmit messages frantically.

"Demon God Domain... could it be that newly ascended Divine Emperor?"

Inside the Dragon Domain.

The Black Dragon Immortal Emperor and the Green Dragon Immortal Emperor stood before the Longyuan Hall. The plaza was gathered with Dragon Clan experts. Everyone looked up, watching the band of light spanning the Star Domain in the firmament.

Within the band of light, a towering white phantom was vaguely visible.

The Black Dragon Immortal Emperor stared at that figure for a long time, then suddenly shook all over!

He trembled with excitement and fell to his knees with a thud.

"This figure... is absolutely Senior Gu!"

His voice was trembling, "It is Senior traveling by borrowing the river of time!"

The Green Dragon Immortal Emperor was also full of shock. "Senior triggered the World-Extinguishing Lightning Tribulation just a few days ago, and how long has it been, he's already come up with such earth-shattering means..."

He swallowed a mouthful of saliva, "These means, this might, it's simply..." He couldn't find an adjective.

The Black Dragon Immortal Emperor raised his head, watching the receding band of light, "Where on earth is Senior going in such a rush?"

The Green Dragon Immortal Emperor was silent for a moment, "Looking at the direction... it seems to be the Immortal Domain?"

The two dragons looked at each other.

The Human Divine Court was likewise in dead silence.

Dozens of elders stood outside the main hall, all looking up at the sky, their wrinkled faces showing expressions that were extremely vivid.

"The Lightning Tribulation in the Demon God Domain a while ago was shocking enough, but this commotion now... it's simply giving no one a way to live."

A Red-robed Elder wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. "Could this supreme expert be coming for our Human Race?"

All the elders were silent.

At this moment, the space around Gu Heng and his party was retreating crazily like a revolving lantern.

Galaxies swept past beneath their feet, discarded behind them in the blink of an eye. Countless stars were stretched into thin, long rays of light, like countless colorful threads, resembling a starry sky painting of extreme splendor.

Aphro stood on the edge of the river of time, her purple hair dancing amidst the time fragments. She looked down at the surging waves of time beneath her feet, a strange light flashing in her eyes.

Patriarch Su Xingchen was like a dutiful guide, stretching his neck to lead the way in front.

His appearance was still wretched—his face bruised black and blue, his robes tattered, but his spirit was extremely excited. His old eyes were terrifyingly bright, and he was gesticulating wildly.

"Master, turn left at that galaxy ahead!"

Patriarch Su Xingchen was beaming with red light, spit flying, looking at Gu Heng with eyes full of near-worship.

"Senior is truly too awesome! Simply too divine!"

Patriarch Su Xingchen was frantically buttering him up, "When this old man flew from the Demon God Domain to the Immortal Domain back in the day, it took a full few years! Years! Along the way, I had to avoid all kinds of spatial turbulence and star beast territories; it was so arduous!"

He pointed forward, "But now, under the great power of your river of time, it only took a few dozen breaths! In a few dozen breaths, we finished the journey that would take years to complete! This speed of spatial transformation is simply unprecedented and unrepeatable!"

"This old man has lived for so long, and only today have I truly had my eyes opened!"

Lei Wanjun's mouth twitched as he listened.

Gu Heng had been keeping his eyes closed, standing with his hands behind his back in the center of the phantom river of time, his white robes fluttering gently in the wind of the time fragments.

His mind was immersed in the heaven-reaching tower, organizing the Laws of Creation and Reincarnation that he had just fused.

Don't know how much time had passed. The river of time traversed one Star Domain after another.

Finally, Gu Heng slowly opened his eyes. He let out a long breath and swept his gaze across the Star Domain below. His brows gradually furrowed.

Not right. This Star Domain before his eyes...

The Star Domain that should have been filled with Immortal Qi was now pitch black below, with devilish clouds rolling slowly. This aura had not the slightest hint of Immortal atmosphere. Instead, it was like the Demon Domain.

"Oh no..."

Gu Heng's eye twitched slightly, and he turned his head to look at Patriarch Su Xingchen.

"Isn't this damn place the Demon Domain?"

Patriarch Su Xingchen finally reacted. He had been looking forward with great interest, but suddenly his expression froze.

"Ahem... Senior Gu!"

Patriarch Su Xingchen coughed, "Too fast! Your river flies too fast! We flew past it!"

Speaking of this, he suddenly froze, Patriarch Su Xingchen gave two dry coughs and straightened his tattered robes.

Gu Heng looked at Patriarch Su Xingchen, who was still gesticulating wildly in front, and now finally realized what happened, his face full of embarrassment; a fire of anger at his incompetence rushed straight to his forehead.

"Old man Su!!"

"What are you spacing out for again!"

He pointed at Patriarch Su Xingchen, "I asked you to guide the way properly, is this how you guide me?"

Patriarch Su Xingchen shrank his neck in fear, and before he could open his mouth to defend himself,

"Bang—"

Gu Heng raised his foot and kicked Patriarch Su Xingchen directly in the butt.

"Ouch!"

Patriarch Su Xingchen turned into a rolling gourd again. He rolled seven or eight times on the phantom river of time, blurting out, "Master, this really can't be blamed on this old man—"

"...It's mainly because your river is too fast, this old man's eyes couldn't keep up..."

Gu Heng narrowed his eyes, "So it's my fault?"

Patriarch Su Xingchen shrank his neck again, giving two dry laughs, "Blame this old man, blame this old man. But Master, would you like to kick me again? After kicking me, we'll turn around..."

It would have been better if he didn't explain, but once he explained, Gu Heng was even angrier.

"You've gotten addicted to being kicked? Guide the way properly!"

Patriarch Su Xingchen scratched his head with a 'hehe', and the surrounding people looked at this scene with varied expressions.

Ancestor Tushan Yao forcibly suppressed his laughter.

The Immortal Emperors and Devil Emperors turned away, their shoulders shaking.

Aphro stood to the side, unable to help covering her mouth and giggling.

She wasn't in a hurry at all.

Her purple eyes examined the devilish-aura-filled Star Domain below.

Below was an extremely vast Star Domain.

Countless devil stars floated in the darkness, each one occupied by powerful Demon Race members. Between the devil stars, countless devil boats shuttled back and forth.

Aphro looked at the Star Domain, licking her red lips thoughtfully.

"Since we're already here."

She chuckled softly, "How about... we stop by the Demon God Palace for a visit?"