Chapter 1688. Perhaps it can be regarded as a bit of his tenderness, the distant ancestor of the Gu family

Now after condensing the Great Will Ball into the World Ball, it could fuse the faith power of all worlds, the energy from the lives of countless beings, and more, transforming them into true non-material substances and creation substances.

These substances, after accumulating and drifting, would evolve in the Divine Kingdom, quickly enhancing and transforming it. For everyone in the Divine Kingdom, this was an unbelievable and unimaginable benefit.

For those like Yue Mingkong, Jiang Chuchu, and Yin Mei, who had once been left with the seeds of the True Realm’s Dao Domain by Gu Changge, these benefits were even harder to describe or convey. The Dao Domain seeds, nourished by non-material and creation substances, would sprout faster, becoming true towering trees.

Perhaps with Yin Mei and the others’ talents, they would never have been able to progress further in their lives, even if they reached the Dao Domain. But now, with the nourishment of creation and non-material substances, the Dao Domain tree inside them would continue to grow, driving their life levels to constantly undergo transformations and promotions.

Gu Changge didn’t think of himself as a gentle person, but refining this World Ball for them might be the only tenderness he could offer.

With a gentle swipe, the vast, boundless void in front of him immediately split open, forming a terrifying crack. His figure blurred and, like a faint light shadow, he stepped into it.

Daochang True Realm had long been moved away from its original vast coordinates. After the people from Yanyang True Realm took notice of it, Gu Changge had concealed its aura. Now, unless someone with the original source aura of Daochang True Realm searched for it, it would be almost impossible to find its position in the vastness.

The Divine Kingdom he established was located in the core area of Daochang True Realm.

At that moment, as he returned to Daochang True Realm, the vast and overflowing faith power quickly boiled, surging towards his position like a river or ocean. This caused many powerful beings in Daochang True Realm to feel these changes and show expressions of astonishment.

Daochang True Realm had originally transformed from the Shanhai True Realm into its current form after receiving Gu Changge’s imperial seal. One could say that Gu Changge was the founder of Daochang True Realm. Even the Qinyi, who had originally nurtured Shanhai True Realm, could no longer influence the future development and evolution of Daochang True Realm in front of him.

For Daochang True Realm, Gu Changge’s will was the true Heavenly Dao. As his will swept through, it felt like an invisible terrifying storm was sweeping across the entire boundless void of Daochang True Realm.

At that moment, it was as if a supreme, ineffable force and will had descended, and every living being and cultivator in Daochang True Realm had a sense of being watched by a higher presence, as if their past, secrets, and even their future had been laid bare, like a book being opened and read by someone.

“Could he have returned?”

In an ancient, simple courtyard in the Gu family estate.

An elder, who was casually swaying on a rocking chair, looked up suddenly in surprise, staring at the distant sky. He shook his head, then thought of something and sighed with emotion.

“Well, it’s good that he’s returned. I thought after such a being left, he would never come back. Looks like there are still people in Daochang True Realm that he cares about and cherishes.”

“Is it him, as the ancestor said?”

Beside the elder, a somewhat handsome middle-aged man was playing chess and drinking tea. Upon hearing this, he also looked up in surprise and asked.

“Who else could it be? Haha.”

The elder smiled. He was the ancestor of the Gu family in Daochang True Realm. He had once managed the Fatian Alliance with Gu Changge and others and served as the vice-leader of the Fatian Alliance.

But after Gu Changge left the Fatian Alliance, the situation in Daochang True Realm stabilized. The Fatian Alliance continued to develop step by step, with the help of the women left behind by Gu Changge.

The Gu family ancestor naturally relaxed, withdrew from management, and retreated into the Gu family estate to cultivate in seclusion.

The middle-aged man beside the elder was also an elder of the Gu family, named Gu Lang, who had once helped Gu Changge when he was attacking the Eight Desolates and Ten Domains. His talent was exceptional, and among the current elders of the Gu family, he was the most likely to break through the Immortal Realm and touch the Dao Domain, which earned him great favor from the ancestor. He would often visit his courtyard to seek guidance on Daoist methods.

“When he left Daochang True Realm, I too thought he would never return. All these years have passed, and I wonder what kind of storms he has stirred beyond the vastness,” the elder said, somewhat emotional. “Perhaps we no longer have the qualifications to touch those matters.”

Gu Lang, too, sighed. When he first met Gu Changge, Gu Changge was just a junior, far from becoming a Daoist. But when he met Gu Changge again, Gu had already dominated the younger generation, challenging influential figures and nearly reaching the level of an immortal.

Although Gu Changge’s identity as the reincarnation of the Demon Lord was no secret in Daochang True Realm, whenever Gu Lang and the other elders thought back on these matters, they couldn’t help but feel a deep sense of emotion and nostalgia.

For someone like Gu Changge to emerge from the Gu family would usually bring them glory as well. But recalling his past actions made them worried, and they could only be grateful that Gu Changge had been kind to the Gu family and hadn’t treated them like outsiders.

“His origins are even greater than you can imagine…” the Gu family ancestor continued. “I always thought that our distant ancestor, who stood at the pinnacle of all realms, was the only one who could challenge the true realm. But when he approached the true realm, he shattered.”

“The Demon Lord’s power in his prime was certainly greater than our ancestor’s,” the ancestor of the Gu family remarked with a shake of his head.

Gu Lang was shocked and put down his cup. “I’ve heard you mention that our ancestor protected all living beings, turning himself into a realm. Even those who had reached the end of the road would be crushed by our ancestor’s finger.”

“Our ancestor reached the highest power within the true realm, and that’s why he perished,” the ancestor of the Gu family smiled. “Indeed, our ancestor’s glory is something we, the younger generations, can only look up to. But do you know how the Demon Lord reincarnated after the Forbidden Era?”

He had spoken with Gu Changge before, and although Gu Changge hadn’t said much about the Forbidden Era, the ancestor could guess. Gu Changge’s reincarnation and rebirth were a result of an unimaginable power from the true realm attacking him.

Gu Changge defied the Heavenly Dao, forcibly destroying the Shanhai True Realm, plunging the worlds into darkness. This prevented the second great tribulation from truly occurring, making the reckoning impossible. Little did they know, this action was a direct challenge to the “True Heaven.”

His actions, much like those of the Gu family’s distant ancestor, who reached the true realm to protect all living beings, led to similar consequences.

The Gu family’s ancestors had always feared such power, saying it was beyond the reach of any being in this world. Even a mere breath could destroy all life, wiping out any cultivator.

“I understand now. The same consequences… our ancestor perished, but the Demon Lord survived,” Gu Lang said, stunned.

The Gu family ancestor smiled, patted Gu Lang on the shoulder, and said, “But our ancestor was no ordinary person. Though he perished in the great destruction to protect all living beings, we, the descendants of the Gu family, all believe that he will return one day.

That day is not far off. Our ancestor will return, he will lead us once again, sound the war drums, raise the battle flags, wield the war sword, and break through the heavens.”

At that moment, the old age and fatigue in his eyes faded, and they became clear and profound, as if thousands of sword sounds were roaring through countless universes.Gu Lang was completely stunned by these words. He then felt an indescribable warmth spread from his chest to his limbs.

“What kind of person was our ancestor really?” He muttered, unable to contain his curiosity. Although he had never met that existence, he could still feel the overwhelming respect and admiration from these few words, like the roar of a mountain and sea.

The ancestor of the Gu family was also stunned upon hearing this. He then recalled carefully in his mind. In fact, even his memories and records of the Gu family’s distant ancestor were somewhat blurred, because he had never seen the true form of the ancestor.

As the true “Ninth Ancestor” of the Gu family, he held an incredibly high status, but he had never truly interacted with the distant ancestor. The titles of the Gu family’s ancestors were not based on generational rank, but on personal strength. In the Gu family of the Nine Heavens, his strength ranked ninth, which is why he was called the “Ninth Ancestor.” However, the strength he possessed now was not his true power.

To guard a newly formed True Realm, a Void Dao realm cultivation was typically sufficient, but now he had the strength of a True Dao realm after surviving four Heavenly Decay Tribulations. In order to avoid attracting attention from other beings, when he brought his lineage to the Shanhai True Realm, he deliberately adopted this current body. This body was the one he had discarded when crossing the True Dao realm’s Heavenly Decay realm, and it carried his own aura. So, when a true soul entered, it became indistinguishable from his original body, and no one could tell the difference.

“Anyway, our lineage migrated here to protect the true spirit left by our ancestor,” the Gu family ancestor softly spoke.

The true spirit of their ancestor had scattered into many realms and had transformed into many fragments. The ancestor felt that the largest fragment would be in the Shanhai True Realm…

When he was one of the oldest existences in the Shanhai True Realm—before it was renamed Daochang True Realm—he believed that even the Shanhai True Realm was insignificant before him and the Gu family, as it was just a speck of dust.

The Gu family ancestor was extraordinarily powerful, his strength immeasurable. He had personally witnessed the Shanhai True Realm experience several calamities and the cyclical process of its rise and fall. From birth to destruction, and from destruction to rebirth, it was an endless cycle.

However, he had never seen anything like Daochang True Realm, which had only experienced two calamities but was already evolving towards higher realms. This was a shocking development.

Still, this indicated that Daochang True Realm had great potential. If it were provided with enough resources and time, it might not be impossible for it to leap to the level of an ancient True Realm or even the strongest True Realm.

In the Gu family ancestor’s view, one of the major reasons for this was the blessing and transformation from their true ancestor, which had nurtured the Daochang True Realm through its scattered true spirit.

The ancestor had shaped countless worlds, blessing the realms, and initially, he thought the birth of the Shanhai True Realm might have been related to his influence.

At one point, he even suspected that the Qingyi, the true spirit of Shanhai True Realm, might have been a fragment of the true spirit left by their ancestor.

After the second calamity, when the Immortal Palace collapsed and Qingyi reincarnated, an unseen force seemed to have led her to transform into Gu Qingyi and come to the Gu family.

All of this had once led the Gu family ancestors to consider and suspect that Qingyi might have received part of the true spirit left behind by their distant ancestors. However, he never interfered and simply observed everything silently. Later, when the polluted tribe from the Immortal Spirit Civilization attacked, he learned from the words of their clan members that Shanhai True Realm had traces of the existence of the Immortal Dao Civilization’s fire seeds. It was through the ashes of the Immortal Dao Civilization’s fire seeds that Shanhai True Realm had rapidly surpassed other newly born true realms and cultivated many powerful existences in a short time.

This revelation completely dispelled his doubts and suspicions. Qingyi indeed had a significant background, but she was not the true spirit left by their ancestors. Perhaps when Daochang True Realm transitions into an Ancient True Realm, or even the most powerful True Realm, only then would their ancestor’s true spirit truly manifest.

Deep within the various islands and universes, between majestic celestial mountains shrouded in clouds and mist, or among mountain caves, palaces, and mansions, divine light cut through the sky. Many figures, having sensed the movement, were rushing toward the place.

The Gu family ancestor, the mentor of Wang Xiaoniu, the mentor of Shen Xian’er, Ming, and many other ancient figures from the Mythical Era, were all well-known figures in Daochang True Realm and held important positions in the Fatian Alliance today.

In addition, there were also the Moon King of the former Immortal Domain, the female quasi-Immortal Emperor Luo Yanxi who appeared on the Battlefield of the Realm Sea, Cen Shuang from Wuguicheng, Ao Ling from the Dragon Clan, and many other Immortal Kings and Immortal Emperors.

These figures, upon sensing Gu Changge’s return, immediately rushed from all corners of Daochang True Realm.

This time, Gu Changge returned to Daochang True Realm without concealing his aura, so many people immediately sensed it and, not daring to delay, quickly headed to the Divine Kingdom.

In the vast Divine Kingdom, star domains spread like patches, surrounded by palaces, glittering with starlight and a magnificent Milky Way cascading like a waterfall, solemn and majestic, resembling the true palaces of gods.

The overwhelming and supreme pressure enveloped this place. Within the surrounding dense, surging Immortal light and divine brilliance, one could even see vague, terrifying figures like primordial gods, who were ordered to guard and protect the safety of this place.

In the deep reaches of the heavens, terrifying, extreme Dao breaths flowed. Streams of divine light intertwined, as if some supreme gaze was watching everything.

The Divine Kingdom was Gu Changge’s private domain. Except for his close family and women, no one was allowed to intrude. Those who entered the Divine Kingdom, cultivators and beings alike, did not dare show any disrespect. Upon reaching certain areas, they couldn’t fly anymore and had to walk obediently on the jade stairs.

Magnificent, ancient dragon-shaped columns stood on both sides of the jade stairs, each made from heavy chaos mother gold, with mist of chaos surrounding them. As the cultivators and beings passed by, the eyes of the ancient dragons coiled around the columns opened. Their cold gaze exuded authority and the intent to patrol.

Deep within the Divine Kingdom, the ancient Mother Tree of the Era stood tall, its branches and leaves holding up the sun and moon, releasing thunderous vibrations. Beneath it was the Lake of Reincarnation, shimmering with silver light. Countless ripples and points of light spread out, flowing with the mysterious wonders of reincarnation and the profound truths of all worlds.

At the center of the tree’s crown, there stood grand palaces, where Gu Changge’s figure appeared. He looked at the changes in Daochang True Realm over the years, but there was no significant emotion on his face. Compared to the developments in the Xiyuan Civilization, the changes in Daochang True Realm were nearly negligible.

Over these years, Daochang True Realm still had not given birth to any new Dao Domain existences. However, due to changes in the environment, it had become increasingly suitable for cultivation, and many cultivators had ascended to the Immortal Realm.

Furthermore, due to the “rain of opportunities” he had once sprinkled, many sons and daughters of fortune had appeared in Daochang True Realm, feeding back into its fortune.

But without a Dao Domain existence, Daochang True Realm’s greatest flaw remained. No matter how much fortune gathered, it still had to obey the laws of Heaven and Earth and could not give birth to many Dao Domain existences in one leap.

Even in the strongest True Realms, Dao Domain existences were extremely rare, and it might take several epochs before one is born.

Of course, Gu Changge didn’t expect Daochang True Realm to undergo drastic changes in a short time. In the end, he only cared about a few individuals. The lives and deaths of others had nothing to do with him.

“Young Master…”

Suddenly, a soft, slightly trembling and surprised call brought Gu Changge’s thoughts back. He looked towards the elegant figure running towards him, her snow-white tail swishing behind her. A soft smile appeared on his face.

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