Chapter 414: Sixteen-Petal Azure Lotus

Chapter 414: Sixteen-Petal Azure Lotus

Emperor Rear Rank!

As his cultivation advanced, Gu Qingfeng's strength underwent a tremendous transformation.

Emperor Fourth Tier!

Each step was a leap toward the heavens!

Compared to when he was at the initial Emperor stage, Gu Qingfeng's power had more than doubled now that he had reached the Emperor Rear Rank.

Coupled with his substantial foundation, Gu Qingfeng felt that his current strength was unmatched by very few in the entire ancient era.

"Of course..."

"Except for the one who opened the Ancient Realm!"

Thinking of that figure, even with his current breakthrough to the Emperor Rear Rank, there was still a significant gap between him and such an existence.

Afterward, Gu Qingfeng emerged from his seclusion.

It had been five years since he broke through to the Great Earth Realm.

There were matters that needed to be addressed.

Gu Qingfeng's emergence quickly spread throughout the entire Gu family.

All the descendants of the Gu family came to pay their respects.

"Greetings, Ancestor!"

In the grand hall, Gu Qingfeng sat at the main seat, with a gathering of his descendants below.

The Gu family had undergone a complete transformation. Numerous grand structures had been erected, and the former main hall had been transformed into a magnificent grand hall.

After all, the Gu family was no longer what it once was.

This place was not only the foundation of the Divine Martial Imperial Family but also the residence of an Emperor.

For an Emperor's residence to be too modest would be a disgrace.

Therefore, the current scale of the Gu family was now comparable to many ancient imperial clans, even surpassing the imperial palace in some aspects.

But no one found this to be a problem.

After all, an Emperor should have the appropriate grandeur.

However, Gu Qingfeng had no objections to these matters. He now focused on the numerous descendants before him.

In the past five years, the number of descendants in the Gu family had increased by dozens.

Currently, the total number of descendants in the Gu family was around 180.

This number was still far less compared to other prestigious families.

When compared to ancient imperial clans, it was even less significant.

For example, the three Emperor clans of the Eastern Domain and the Qin family of the Desolate Ancient Era, their total number of direct and collateral descendants combined was no less than a million.

In comparison, the number of people in the Gu family was a mere fraction of that.

Especially now, with his breakthrough to the Great Earth Realm, all the descendants of the Gu family had benefited from the bloodline, and their cultivation had at least reached the Dao Palace Realm.

For instance, the fourth-generation Gu Fengchen had reached the Ninth Tier of the Dao Palace Realm, making him comparable to the second-generation mainline descendants of other families.

As cultivation increased, the birth rate naturally decreased.

This was an unchanging truth.

Gu Qingfeng could do nothing about this.

Fortunately, the overall strength of the Gu family had improved, and their lifespans had increased. With enough time, the expansion of the bloodline would not be a problem.

As long as the numbers increased, even a low probability would eventually yield results.

"Now that I have attained the Emperor Realm, all descendants of the Gu family have benefited from the bloodline, and their cultivation has improved to varying degrees. However, the number of descendants is still scarce, and the continuation of the bloodline is urgent.

You must all strive harder.

Whoever can produce more than two offspring will have the resources to break through to the Sage Realm fully covered by the family.

If you can produce five offspring, you will receive resources for the Great Sage Realm. If you can produce ten offspring, you will receive resources for the Sage King Realm!"

Gu Qingfeng's words left everyone in a state of excitement, their expressions filled with fervor.

Producing more than two offspring would grant the resources to break through to the Sage Realm.

Five offspring would grant the resources to break through to the Great Sage Realm, and ten offspring would grant the resources to break through to the Sage King Realm.

It was undeniable that this incentive was extremely powerful.

After all, even with the Emperor bloodline, not everyone could guarantee a breakthrough to the Sage Realm. If the bloodline concentration was not high enough, or if there was a lack of talent and resources, the difficulty of breaking through would be considerable.

Of course, the current descendants of the Gu family all possessed a notable Emperor bloodline, so breaking through to the Sage Realm was not a significant issue.

However, the difference between having sufficient resources and lacking them was substantial.

With sufficient resources, the breakthrough would be much smoother.

Not to mention the Great Sage Realm and the Sage King Realm, which were out of reach for most unless they were top-notch prodigies with ample resources.

As long as the Emperor bloodline was not too weak, breaking through to the Sage Realm would not be a problem.

But taking the next step is no easy feat.

This is precisely why.

When the younger generation of the Gu family heard Gu Qingfeng's words, they were so excited.

Similarly.

They did not doubt the truth of Gu Qingfeng's words.

A grand Emperor, and their own ancestor, would have no reason to lie.

"May I ask, Ancestor, what if one were to have a hundred offspring?"

At this moment, someone abruptly spoke up, and all eyes turned to him.

Only then did they realize that the speaker was Gu Fengyuan.

No one had expected that this prodigy of the Gu family would ask such a question in public.

Gu Qingfeng smiled. "If you can have a hundred offspring, I will grant you an Elixir of Immortality, or ensure that you break through to the Great Earth Realm!"

Boom!!!

Upon hearing this, everyone was stunned.

An Elixir of Immortality!

Breaking through to the Great Earth Realm!

In truth, they found the latter hard to believe.

After all, breaking through to the Great Earth Realm is no easy feat. Throughout history, countless prodigies have tried, but only a few have succeeded.

However, the Elixir of Immortality is different.

It can grant a person a second life. Though rare, it is not entirely out of reach for an Emperor.

Thus.

When Gu Qingfeng finished speaking, the excitement in the hearts of these people was evident.

Now, all the younger generation of the Gu family made a decision: to have children!

To have children like mad!

What does it matter if the chances for cultivators are low? As long as they try hard enough, anything is possible.

A hundred offspring may seem like a lot, but with six thousand years of life in the Palace of Dao Realm, that's only one offspring every sixty years.

Given such a long time, the chances are not insignificant.

If one could obtain an Elixir of Immortality, they could live a second life.

That way.

They could even live longer than an Emperor.

The next day.

Gu Qingfeng entered the imperial palace.

Before entering the capital, Gu Qingfeng looked up at the sky, where a powerful aura had condensed, transforming the Twelve-Petal Azure Lotus into a Sixteen-Petal Azure Lotus.

The Divine Dynasty Aura!

It is the Twelve-Petal Azure Lotus!

However, this does not mean that the Twelve-Petal Azure Lotus is the limit of a divine dynasty.

On the contrary.

The Twelve-Petal Azure Lotus is merely the threshold for ascending to a divine dynasty. Beyond that, an Immortal Dynasty requires a Twenty-Four-Petal Azure Lotus.

In other words.

From the Twelve-Petal to the Twenty-Three-Petal Azure Lotus, all are within the realm of a divine dynasty.

It is clear.

The gap between a divine dynasty and an immortal dynasty is vast.

"Upon initially entering the divine dynasty, the aura is roughly equivalent to an Emperor Aspirant. But now, with the Sixteen-Petal Azure Lotus, this aura can suppress even the peak Emperor Aspirants.

If one can reach the Eighteen-Petal Azure Lotus, even an Emperor can be suppressed!"

Below the Eighteen-Petal Azure Lotus, all are at the Emperor Aspirant level.

Above the Eighteen-Petal Azure Lotus, one enters the Emperor level.

Though the Divine Realm has been unified by the Divine Wu, it has only just condensed the Sixteen-Petal Azure Lotus. However, the time it has had is still too short to fully tap into the potential of the entire Ancient Realm.

The Overlord of the Human Race!

This is no joke.

With Gu Qingfeng's current cultivation, he can keenly sense that the entire divine dynasty's aura is slowly growing. It won't be long before it reaches the Seventeen-Petal, or even the Eighteen-Petal Azure Lotus.

After all, the Ancient Realm is vast, with billions of humans and countless vassal forces. If the divine dynasty's aura cannot be raised to the level to suppress an Emperor, that would be laughable.

"In the past, the Taiyi Divine Dynasty not only dominated the Ancient Realm but also ruled the chaotic starry sky, its fame spreading across countless star systems. It seems they intended to use the power of chaos to forcibly elevate the divine dynasty to an immortal dynasty.

According to the records of the Cast Immortality Court, an Immortal Dynasty can rival a Celestial Sovereign!"

"However... in the past, the Ancient Divine King of Chaos once said that the Cast Immortality Court was jointly deduced by the Taiyi Divine Lord and the Twelve Divine Kings. Now, it seems the matter is not so simple!"

"Even if the Taiyi Divine Lord and the Twelve Divine Kings were incredibly powerful, the fact remains that they were only Emperors, not Celestial Sovereigns. How could they deduce the methods beyond a Celestial Sovereign?"

Before Gu Qingfeng broke through to the Great Earth Realm, he had little understanding of this level and the even higher Celestial Sovereign level.

But as his cultivation advanced and he comprehended the great Dao that only a Celestial Sovereign can grasp, Gu Qingfeng realized just how terrifying a Celestial Sovereign truly is.

To say that a dozen Emperors could deduce a method to rival a Celestial Sovereign is truly astonishing.

Not to mention, the Immortal Dynasty is not the limit of the Cast Immortality Court.

Above the Immortal Dynasty lies the Immortal Court!

This is the ultimate goal of the Cast Immortality Court.

If the Immortal Dynasty can be compared to a Celestial Sovereign, then the Immortal Court must be on par with an Eternal Celestial Sovereign.

Therefore,

Gu Qingfeng absolutely doesn’t believe it.

The Cast Immortality Court is a legacy derived from the Taiyi Divine Dynasty.

Such a legacy

must be related to the Immortal Realm.

Gu Qingfeng suspects that the Chaos Ancient Divine King either didn’t know or didn’t tell the whole truth, but that’s impossible to determine.

However,

Gu Qingfeng leans more towards the idea that the Cast Immortality Court obtained by the Taiyi Divine Lord was incomplete and was later perfected through the joint efforts of the Twelve Divine Kings.

In this case,

this hypothesis seems more reasonable.

After a moment,

Gu Qingfeng dismissed this thought.

Regardless of the origin of the Cast Immortality Court, it is currently evident that this legacy is extremely powerful, capable of consolidating the aura of the people and evolving into a divine dynasty.

If the Cast Immortality Court weren’t powerful enough, Gu Qingfeng wouldn’t have been able to advance so quickly.

After all, the Cast Immortality Court cultivated the Divine Martial, enabling Gu Yang to make steady progress, which in turn benefited Gu Qingfeng, leading him to this point.

It can be said that

over the past century, the Cast Immortality Court has played a crucial role.

Gu Qingfeng even suspects that this legacy might be on par with the Heaven Pulse True Scripture.

…

In the imperial garden of the palace.

Gu Qingfeng and Gu Yang sat facing each other.

“I didn’t expect that after just a few years of seclusion, you’ve already developed the Divine Martial to this extent. As the leader of the human race… you are now truly capable of standing on your own!”

Gu Qingfeng looked at his son with a touch of sentiment. Recalling the past, when he brought Gu Yang back, the boy was still in swaddling clothes. Now, after more than a century, Gu Yang has become the ruler of the divine dynasty.

This transformation left Gu Qingfeng with a deep sense of paternal pride.

For parents, their children's success is always a cause for joy.

With Gu Yang now at the Third Rank of Great Sage and in control of a divine dynasty, he is virtually invulnerable to threats below the Emperor level. As the divine dynasty’s aura further strengthens, even Emperors will be within his reach.

At this point,

Gu Yang has nearly reached the pinnacle of the lower realm.

Gu Yang smiled faintly. “I’ve been able to reach this point thanks to Father. A few years ago, when Father ascended to the Emperor rank, you suppressed many ancient Emperors, instilling fear in other forces.

Now that Father has successfully ascended, as the first Emperor of the Da Zheng Prosperous Age, how could they dare to defy you!”

To be honest,

the degree of victory in unifying the Ancient Realm by the Divine Martial left Gu Yang somewhat astonished.

He had initially thought that for the Divine Martial to dominate the Ancient Realm, there would be numerous obstacles, even with an Emperor present, other forces wouldn’t willingly submit.

But in the end, Gu Yang realized he had been naive.

He had underestimated the value of an Emperor.

When the Divine Martial produced a true Emperor, the vast majority of forces across the Five Great Realms surrendered without a fight, leaving only a few who tried to resist, but ultimately failed to stop the progress of the court.

This battle

took only five years.

The Divine Martial unified the entire Ancient Realm.

Back then,

it took more than five years for the Divine Martial to unify the Eastern Domain.

This shows how terrifying the title of Emperor is to other cultivators.

Without an Emperor, it would have been nearly impossible for the court to unify the entire Ancient Realm, even if its strength were ten times greater.

This

is the difference between having an Emperor and not.

Gu Qingfeng, however, remained noncommittal and changed the subject.

“What are your plans next?”

“Now that the court’s situation has just stabilized, there are still many rebels causing trouble, attempting to undermine the foundation of the Divine Martial. Continuous warfare is ultimately detrimental, and we need a period of rest and recovery.

With the demons retreating and the Ancient Evil Spirits, though revived, suppressed by various powerful figures, there are no major issues.

Moreover, since Father’s ascension, the ancient forbidden zones have become much quieter, no longer engaging in indiscriminate slaughter.”

Gu Yang said with a calm smile.

The current situation can be described as stable and improving.

With Gu Qingfeng, the Divine Martial has been thoroughly stabilized.

As long as they take some time to rest and recover, the Divine Martial’s strength will surely advance further.

Gu Qingfeng nodded. “It’s good that you have a plan. However, at this point, I suspect that the divine dynasty is the limit of this chaos. Advancing to an Immortal Dynasty seems unlikely.

Back when the Taiyi Divine Dynasty ruled the chaos, controlling countless star systems, it ultimately stopped at the divine dynasty stage, and the reasons are evident.” (End of Chapter)

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