Chapter 262: The Ninth-Ranked Divine Body

Chapter 262: The Ninth-Ranked Divine Body

In the imperial court.

The air was thick with the scent of fresh blood.

The powerful figures from various factions, led by the Zhou Family, stood there with submissive expressions. In front of them lay numerous heads stained with blood.

"Emperor Gu, the Zhou Family has never harbored any intentions of opposing the Divine Martial Dynasty. The previous actions against Cloud King were merely the unauthorized decisions of some individuals within the Zhou Family."

When the head of the Zhou Family learned of this, he was greatly enraged and ordered the execution of all those involved. Their heads are here as proof. We hope Emperor Gu will forgive us!"

Zhou Muyuan said respectfully.

He lowered his stance to the utmost, even though he was a Ninth Level Dao Palace Realm expert, while Gu Yang was only a beginner in the Divine Transformation Realm. Zhou Muyuan showed no sign of disrespect.

The destruction of the Ancient Wasteland Holy Land.

Caused a massive shock throughout the Southern Region.

Given the ruthless nature of the head of the Gu Family, if the Zhou Family did not provide a satisfactory response, they would likely suffer the same fate as the Ancient Wasteland Holy Land.

At this moment.

Other factions also spoke up, claiming complete ignorance and blaming a few individuals for acting on their own.

Gu Yang's expression remained calm as he looked at the heads on the ground and waved his hand. "If it was indeed the actions of a few individuals, I am not a petty person.

You have all shown sufficient sincerity. Let us put this matter to rest."

He then suddenly raised his voice.

"Guards!"

"Your Majesty, what are your orders?"

Several guards entered the hall and bowed to ask.

Gu Yang waved his hand. "Take these heads away and feed them to the dogs to avoid defiling the purity of the imperial court."

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

The guards immediately took the heads away.

Zhou Muyuan and the others maintained their submissive expressions, showing no signs of displeasure.

Then.

Zhou Muyuan lifted a brocade box and said respectfully, "This is a small token of the Zhou Family's sincerity, as an apology!"

Gu Yang nodded, and a eunuch walked down to take the box.

"The Zhou Family is thoughtful!"

Gu Yang nodded slightly.

At this moment.

Other factions also presented their own resources as apologies.

Gu Yang accepted all of them without hesitation.

For the current Divine Martial Dynasty, the most needed resource was resources.

Even though the Divine Martial Dynasty had already annexed the Ancient Wasteland Holy Land, it was still far from enough.

After accepting the apologies from the various factions, Gu Yang finally showed a faint smile.

"I understand your intentions. However, I must say some unpleasant words beforehand. If any of your factions deliberately target my Divine Martial Dynasty's people again, it will not be resolved as easily as today.

You all understand the consequences."

"Yes, yes, yes, Emperor Gu speaks the truth. We will ensure that such incidents will not happen again!"

"Indeed, Emperor Gu can rest assured, we have never intended to oppose the Divine Martial Dynasty."

"..."

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly assured Gu Yang, fearing that he might seek retribution later.

Seeing this.

Gu Yang did not say much more and ordered a banquet to be set up, inviting all the factions to join.

Faced with such an invitation, they naturally dared not refuse.

For a time.

The guests and hosts enjoyed a pleasant evening.

—

This news.

Naturally reached Gu Qingfeng's ears first.

Gu Qingfeng understood Gu Yang's actions.

However.

He had no intention of interfering.

Gu Yang knew how to handle things and did not need his deliberate guidance.

Half a month later.

Gu Qingfeng entered another period of seclusion.

This time.

He would cultivate the Nine Heavens Scripture.

In the past half month, Gu Qingfeng stayed at the Gu Family Manor, often guiding the disciples' cultivation and spending time with Xu Yulan.

Honestly.

Gu Qingfeng also hoped to see if he could have another child or two.

After all, the higher one's cultivation, the stronger the offspring's innate talents.

But unfortunately.

There was no sign of success.

For this.

Gu Qingfeng could only sigh, realizing that the task of strengthening the Gu Family's lineage would have to fall on others.

—

In the Sharpening Hall.

Gu Qingfeng sat cross-legged, his mind focused inward, beginning to comprehend the Nine Heavens Scripture in his mind.

Following the cultivation method of the Nine Heavens Scripture, he started to circulate his own qi and blood. The terrifying heavenly essence gathered from all directions, and in almost no time, Gu Qingfeng had completed the first level of the Nine Heavens Scripture's body-strengthening section.

However.

This was not the end.

Terrifying amounts of heaven and earth energy converged as the Nine Heavens Scripture continuously broke through its limits.

Body Tempering Chapter, Second Level!

Body Tempering Chapter, Third Level!

Body Tempering Chapter, Fourth Level!

Body Tempering Chapter, Fifth Level!

...

In less than a day, Gu Qingfeng's cultivation of the Nine Heavens Scripture advanced like a bamboo shoot after a spring rain, directly completing the cultivation of the fifth level of the Body Tempering Chapter.

Fifth Level Complete.

If it were anyone else, even with monstrous talent, it would take them at least several years to achieve this.

Gu Qingfeng attributed his rapid cultivation to his high cultivation level as a quasi-Sage and the wonders of the Ancient Immortal Body.

After all, with the cultivation of a quasi-Sage, it was naturally much easier to return and cultivate body-tempering techniques.

However, precisely because it was so easy, the fifth level complete Nine Heavens Scripture did not provide much enhancement for Gu Qingfeng.

But Gu Qingfeng was not concerned about this.

At his current cultivation level, even if the Nine Heavens Scripture were to break through to the Grandmaster level, the real changes it would bring would be almost negligible.

Only when he reached the Divine Transformation Chapter, or even the Dao Palace Chapter, would it start to have some effect.

However, breaking through to these levels was not so simple.

But Gu Qingfeng's purpose in cultivating the Nine Heavens Scripture was merely to save some Enhancement Points for future improvements. He did not intend to rely solely on his own efforts to cultivate the Nine Heavens Scripture all the way to the Dao Palace Chapter, or even to achieve enlightenment and become a Sage.

---

Time passed.

In the blink of an eye, half a year had gone by.

During this half year, the Divine Martial Dynasty remained peaceful.

However, with the resources obtained from the Ancient Wasteland Holy Land and various forces in the Southern Region, the Divine Martial Dynasty's foundation greatly increased, and its overall strength surged.

As the Divine Martial Dynasty grew stronger, its national fortune naturally flourished.

The third-grade green lotus, which originally represented the dynasty's fortune, was gradually transforming into a higher level.

However, this transformation was very slow, and to truly break through the dynasty's constraints and advance to the Imperial Dynasty level, it would still take a considerable amount of time.

This was quite normal.

After all, the Divine Martial Dynasty had only received the resources from the Ancient Wasteland Holy Land and other forces for half a year. Even to fully convert these resources would require a significant amount of time.

One day, Gu Qingfeng's body trembled as the Nine Heavens Scripture finally broke through the barrier of the Master Chapter and successfully advanced to the Grandmaster Chapter.

A vast amount of blood and qi energy revived within his flesh, quickly spreading throughout his limbs and bones.

"Grandmaster Chapter!"

"The Nine Heavens Scripture is indeed a cultivation technique at the Sage King level. Its cultivation difficulty is far beyond that of ordinary techniques!"

Gu Qingfeng took a deep breath to calm the boiling blood and qi within him.

Then, he glanced at his attribute panel.

...

Age: 57!

Nine Heavens Scripture (Grandmaster Chapter, First Level)!

...

Gu Qingfeng glanced at his age and then looked at the progress of the Nine Heavens Scripture, which clearly showed the words "Grandmaster Chapter."

"Fifty-seven years old!"

Gu Qingfeng felt a bit nostalgic.

As his cultivation grew higher, his sense of time became increasingly vague. The increase in age was just a number to him.

At his current state, his physical functions were far from reaching their peak.

Compared to the six thousand-year lifespan of the Dao Palace Realm, a mere fifty years of age was insignificant.

After that, Gu Qingfeng skillfully looked at the information panel.

...

"Your descendant Gu Yang has gained insights from cultivating the Nine Heavens Scripture, and his strength has improved!"

"Your descendant Gu Yang has gained insights from cultivating the Nine Heavens Scripture, and his cultivation has slightly improved!"

"Your descendant Gu Yang has gained insights from cultivating the Heavenly Vein True Scripture and successfully condensed his first heavenly vein!"

"Your descendant Gu Yang consumed rare medicinal herbs and was about to break through to the second level of the Divine Transformation Realm but suppressed it to further refine his foundation!"

"Your descendant Gu Yang has a more solid foundation!"

"Your descendant Gu Xuan received the inheritance of a mysterious powerful being in a secret realm, greatly increasing his strength!"

"Your descendant Gu Xuan consumed ancient elixirs and broke through to the first level of the Divine Transformation Realm!"

"Reward: 300 Enhancement Points!"

"Your descendant Gu Xiu was attacked by demons 102,361 times!"

"Your descendant Gu Xiu was attacked by demons 136,592 times!"

"Your descendant Gu Xiu was attacked by demons numerous times, narrowly escaping death countless times, causing the Indestructible Divine Body to awaken prematurely!"

"Your descendant Gu Xiu consumed demon cores and broke through to the first level of the Divine Transformation Realm!"

"Reward: 300 Enhancement Points!"

"Your descendant Gu Xiu consumed a large number of demon cores and broke through to the second level of the Divine Transformation Realm!"

"Reward: 300 Enhancement Points!"

"Your descendant Gu Xiu suddenly gained enlightenment, gained insights from the Heavenly Vein True Scripture, and successfully condensed his first heavenly vein!"

"Your descendant Gu Shengnu gained insights from practicing the Green Lotus Sword Dao while wandering in the world and broke through to the sixth level of True Intent."

"Your descendant Gu Shengnu helped the weak and was revered as the 'Green Lotus Immortal Lady' by the world."

"Your descendant Gu Shengxing received guidance from a powerful being and broke through to the advanced stage of the Bone Forging Realm!"

"Reward: 30 Enhancement Points!"

"Your descendant Gu Shengan received guidance from a powerful being and broke through to the advanced stage of the Bone Forging Realm!"

"Reward: 30 Enhancement Points!"

"Your descendant..."

...

A large amount of information appeared, and Gu Qingfeng quickly scanned through it, discarding the useless information and carefully reading the useful parts.

Upon learning that Gu Yang and Gu Xiu had both successively cultivated the Heavenly Vein True Scripture to the first level, Gu Qingfeng was somewhat surprised.

He was well aware of the power of the Heavenly Vein True Scripture.

The difficulty of cultivating this technique was something he had rarely encountered in his life.

However, because of the Heavenly Vein True Scripture's immense power, Gu Qingfeng did not hesitate to share it with all the direct descendants of the Gu family. Almost everyone in the Gu family had received the cultivation method of the Heavenly Vein True Scripture.

Unfortunately, up until now, only Gu Yang and Gu Xiu had managed to cultivate it to the first level. The others had yet to make much progress.

However—

Apart from this point, what most concerned Gu Qingfeng was the change in Gu Xiu.

"Indestructible Divine Body!"

"Xiu'er actually has a divine body too?"

Gu Qingfeng was slightly stunned.

Gu Xuan's Heavenly Phoenix Divine Body was only acquired later in life, and it was incomplete, far from being a complete Heavenly Phoenix Divine Body.

Therefore, strictly speaking, Gu Xuan's Indestructible Divine Body was the true, innate divine body.

After the destruction of the Ancient Wasteland Holy Land, Gu Qingfeng obtained numerous texts, giving him some understanding of the various divine bodies in the Ancient Desolate Realm.

"According to legend, a fully cultivated Indestructible Divine Body is almost indestructible, capable of true rebirth from a single drop of blood. Even an ancient Great Emperor would find it extremely difficult to slay a fully cultivated Indestructible Divine Body!"

"In ancient times, there was a record of a Near-Emperor realm powerhouse relying on an Indestructible Divine Body to ultimately defeat a Great Emperor!"

"Even a partially cultivated Indestructible Divine Body is not easy to truly kill."

"Among the many divine bodies, the Indestructible Divine Body ranks in the top ten!"

Gu Qingfeng recalled everything he knew about the Indestructible Divine Body, fully aware of its power.

In the Ancient Desolate Realm, there was a ranking of the various divine bodies. The ranking was based on the historical achievements of each divine body.

Any divine body that ranked in the top ten had a record of a Near-Emperor defeating a Great Emperor.

In a sense, while there were many divine bodies throughout the ages in the Ancient Desolate Realm, any that ranked in the top ten were extremely powerful.

Even Gu Xuan's Heavenly Phoenix Divine Body only ranked eighteenth, while the Indestructible Divine Body ranked ninth, highlighting its immense power.

A divine body is a natural endowment, something no one can control.

Now that Gu Xuan has awakened the Indestructible Divine Body, it is a pleasant surprise for Gu Qingfeng.

With the characteristics of the Indestructible Divine Body, Gu Xuan's chances of survival in the Demon Realm are significantly higher.

"Moreover—"

"Any divine body, as long as it doesn't die by accident, can at least reach the Grand Sage realm. If they gain some fortunate opportunities, they can even break through to the Sage King realm, or even the Near-Emperor and higher Great Emperor realms!"

Gu Qingfeng mused.

Not all divine bodies can achieve the Great Emperor realm, but almost every Great Emperor has a divine body.

As for ordinary mortals becoming Great Emperors, they are few and far between throughout history.

To put it bluntly, a divine body is the entry ticket to the Great Emperor realm.

This is why the Void Holy Land was willing to fully cultivate Gu Xuan, even knowing that his Heavenly Phoenix Divine Body was incomplete. A complete divine body is rare, and an incomplete one is also rare.

For ordinary forces, obtaining a divine body prodigy is as difficult as ascending to heaven. Therefore, the Void Holy Land's acquisition of an incomplete divine body is enough to make many forces envious.

Gu Qingfeng now suspects that when the Grand Sage of the Imperial Realm chose Gu Xiu, he might have already discovered that Gu Xiu possessed the Indestructible Divine Body.

Otherwise, it would be hard to explain why a Ninth Level Grand Sage would choose a mere cultivator who wasn't even a Master.

(End of Chapter)

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