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Chapter 483: Gu You's Identity
Chapter 483: Gu You's Identity
Li Yuan was quite familiar with the Celestial Star Ancient City, a top-tier power in the Divine Realm.
Its fame was so great that in a certain sense, it even surpassed the Chaos Divine Court, the Ten Thousand Paths Divine Court, and other major powers.
In ancient times, the Celestial Star Emperor had forged nine thousand Celestial Star Ancient Cities, spreading them across the Divine Realm during its earliest era, the 'Nine Thousand Star Domains'.
Each Star Domain had a Celestial Star Ancient City, and these ancient cities were essentially starry teleportation arrays... They didn't occupy too much territory, seemingly uninvolved in worldly affairs, yet they were everywhere, making the Celestial Star Court a rather unique power among the many major forces in the Divine Realm.
"It's said that the Celestial Star Ancient City is unshakeable, so how did the Artifact Origin end up in the hands of the Ancient Flame True God?" Li Yuan's mind was filled with countless doubts.
According to Li Yuan's understanding, the strength of the Ancient Flame True God might not be as formidable as that of the Qiu Bing True God.
However, the final treasure left behind by the Ancient Flame True God had very high requirements for the disciple's strength and had always been shrouded in mystery.
Li Yuan had many speculations, such as the Law True River, the Divine Artifact, the Divine Perception, and so on... But he had never dared to imagine that it would be the 'Artifact Origin', the Heritage Artifact of the Celestial Star Ancient City.
"The Heritage Artifact is a treasure coveted by countless Divine Kings." Li Yuan was puzzled, "How could it end up in the hands of the Ancient Flame True God?"
The Ancient Flame True God was, after all, just a True God.
Suddenly, countless rays of light projected from the brownish-yellow sphere, quickly forming the silhouette of a white-robed woman.
"Sister?" Li Yuan was startled for a moment, and then a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.
Because in the past, Gu You was illusory, but at this moment, Gu You was incredibly real, like a genuine living being.
"Brother, you know about Father's final legacy." A complex expression flashed in Gu You's eyes, "You must have guessed my true identity."
"The Artifact Spirit?" Li Yuan, having experienced so much, now had an incredibly high level of insight, and his cultivation had reached the threshold of the True God Realm.
He had already figured it out.
"Yes."
"Not entirely." Gu You replied.
"What do you mean?" Li Yuan was puzzled.
"Normally, for the Heritage Artifact of the Celestial Star Ancient City, would the Divine Artifact and its origin be separated?" Gu You sighed.
Li Yuan suddenly understood.
"The initial situation was experienced by Father, and I'm not entirely clear about it." Gu You explained, "Father was originally from the 'Ten Thousand Dragon Ancient City' of the Lietchen Star Domain."
Ten Thousand Dragon Ancient City? Li Yuan's heart stirred.
I've never heard of it! Li Yuan had the information given by Qiu Bing, but the Divine Realm was vast and endless. Each Star Domain was millions of light-years away, with life planets numbering in the billions, and there were also numerous special life worlds... Normally, True Gods wouldn't cross Star Domains.
But clearly, this Ten Thousand Dragon Ancient City should be similar to the Heavenly Serpent Ancient City and the Celestial Star Ancient City.
"Father..."
"He was a descendant of the City Lord, 'Ancient Rising Divine King', to be precise, he should be a descendant of the City Lord, although the generation gap was quite significant. Father had outstanding talent and quickly became a Void Deity with the Nine Star Meridian, so he was quite valued." Gu You continued.
Li Yuan seemed to be deep in thought.
This relationship was similar to that of Jiang Shan and Jiang Yuan, the Divine Kings... Although they were generations apart, if one's strength rose to prominence, they would naturally become closer.
"Later, in a terrifying battle, the Ten Thousand Dragon Ancient City was affected, and the entire city was destroyed." Gu You shook her head.
"How is that possible?" Li Yuan was shocked, unable to hold back, "The Celestial Star Ancient City has a heritage spanning millions of years, and it's supposedly unshakable."
Moreover, if one ancient city were attacked, it should receive support from other Celestial Star Ancient Cities.
"Nothing is eternal." Gu You seemed to understand Li Yuan's thoughts and shook her head, "Even some Divine Courts among the major powers have been completely destroyed. Turmoil in the Divine Realm never ceases."
"Just like the three Celestial Star Ancient Cities in the Celestial Star Continent, what happened to their earliest City Lords?" Gu You's eyes held complexity, "What was their fate?"
"Even the 'Divine King' of the 'Divine Sky Serpent Clan' has been exterminated." Gu You sighed.
Li Yuan fell silent.
Indeed, the so-called 'City Lord' of the Celestial Star Ancient City was, after all, just a Divine King...
"What happened after that?" Li Yuan asked eagerly.
"I don't know the specific details or the battle process." Gu You said, "I only know that the Heritage Artifact of the Ten Thousand Dragon Ancient City, the 'Ten Thousand Dragon Divine Armor', was eventually split in two."
"Father carried the split Divine Armor and wandered to the Ink River Star Domain."
"Ink River Star Domain?" A hint of confusion flashed in Li Yuan's eyes.
"If you follow the 'Domain Channel' of your Dimensional Domain and enter the Divine Realm, you'll arrive at the Ink River Star Domain." Gu You explained, "Your Mortal Realm is part of the Ink River Star Domain."
Li Yuan understood.
In the future, if he wanted to return to his Mortal Realm home from the Divine Realm, he would have to come back through the Ink River Star Domain?
"The Ten Thousand Dragon Divine Armor split, and the original treasure spirit was annihilated."
"I was born during Father's wandering days, a new treasure spirit of the Artifact Origin." Gu You's eyes held complexity, "Father treated me very well, and he was skilled in artifact refinement, so he refined some puppet bodies for me, allowing me to control multiple bodies and roam and play across countless planets."
"In the Ink River Star Domain, my father, with his strength, easily dominated hundreds of life planets, and many deities followed him..."
Li Yuan nodded slightly. In the Divine Realm, a True God-level expert could easily conquer a territory and establish a divine kingdom.
"But the good times didn't last long. The enemies pursued and hunted us down again," Gu You said. "In the end, my father escaped using a secret treasure."
"During our escape..."
"We encountered the opening of the Immortal Burial Ancient Domain, and without hesitation, he led the remaining deities to descend upon this mortal realm." Gu You continued, "As for what happened after that, you already know."
"Li Yuan," Gu You rarely addressed Li Yuan by his name. "My father's dying wish was for his disciples to return to the Lietchen Star Domain and retrieve the body of the Ten Thousand Dragon Divine Armor. He wanted to unite the two, but he was 'bloodline locked' and never dared to return to the Lietchen Star Domain."
"Bloodline locked?" Li Yuan was startled.
He had seen similar secret techniques in the Miscellaneous Studies of Ten Thousand Paths.
It was similar to the secret technique of causality but took it to the extreme in terms of tracking.
The secret technique of causality, when cultivated to a high level, allowed one to sense through causality, someone connected to them across infinite time and space. By following the threads of causality, they could hunt down their enemies, leaving them with nowhere to hide.
On the other hand, bloodline locking was a technique that sensed everything related to a powerful individual's bloodline.
Even if they were separated by dozens or hundreds of generations, with no causal connection, there was still a chance to sense the existence of their bloodline.
"No wonder Master Gu Ju was tracked down," Li Yuan thought.
"But you don't have the bloodline of the Ancient Divine Sky Serpent," Gu You said. "Once you enter the True God Realm, you'll have a chance to enter the Lietchen Star Domain and retrieve the body of the Divine Armor."
"Retrieve it? How?" Li Yuan asked in confusion. "Did the enemies not get it?"
"According to my father's wishes, they did not," Gu You replied. "The specific situation can only be known once we reach the Lietchen Star Domain. Once I return there, I'll be able to sense the location of the armor's body."
Li Yuan nodded slightly, understanding.
"My father had hoped to find a trace of the Divine Sky Serpent in the Immortal Burial Ancient Domain. Once he became a Divine Sky Serpent, he would have understood the Great Dao and could have reshaped his bloodline, rendering the bloodline lock useless..." Gu You's eyes were filled with complexity. "But in the end, my father perished."
"Just before his death, he left behind a heritage."
"But my father probably never imagined that he would have a disciple as talented and beautiful as you," Gu You looked at Li Yuan. "Li Yuan, although I've always called you 'little brother,' in essence, once you pass the five trials left by my father, you will refine me and become my master."
"The enemies are formidable."
"My father couldn't even take revenge himself, so he didn't dare hope that his disciples could defeat the enemy who destroyed the Ten Thousand Dragon Ancient City. He only wished for the Ten Thousand Dragon Divine Armor to be recovered..." Gu You spoke in a low voice, a hint of pleading in her tone.
This voice made Li Yuan's heart ache.
Although Gu You was the spirit of a divine artifact, she truly regarded herself as Gu Ju's daughter.
Their relationship was indeed like that of a father and daughter.
Li Yuan always remembered the words spoken to him by Gu Ju's lingering shadow when he became her disciple: "Disciple, I have already passed away, and I don't expect anything from you. I have no other requests; there's just one—protect your sister." (256)
Even on the verge of death, Master Gu Ju's concern was still for Gu You.
"Sister."
"Master Gu Ju's demise happened tens of thousands of years ago," Li Yuan said softly. "The only clue we have is the Immortal Ruin Civilization... I can't guarantee that I'll be able to find the culprit."
"After all, the murderer of Master Gu Ju might have already perished."
A glimmer of uncertainty flashed in Gu You's eyes.
Indeed!
Tens of thousands of years had passed, and even a True God's lifespan was only thirty thousand years.
"But I will do my utmost to investigate. Once I find the culprit alive, I will exert all my efforts to eliminate them," Li Yuan said solemnly.
This was Li Yuan's promise to Gu You.
On his path to growth, the heritage left by Master Gu Ju and Gu You's assistance were indispensable.
Although Master Gu Ju hadn't asked Li Yuan to do anything specific, Li Yuan's heart wouldn't rest if he did nothing.
This was Li Yuan's unwavering character.
He believed in repaying kindness and avenging grudges.
...
Huff! After leaving the Ancient God Palace, Li Yuan waved his hand and put away the palace.
If Li Yuan were a Void Deity, he could have easily refined the Ancient God Palace... But he was only a Half-Deity.
Through their conversation, Li Yuan had learned that the Ancient God Palace was special because, during its creation, a very unique 'Spatial Dao Treasure' had been infused into it, making it incredibly rare.
This unique characteristic allowed the Ancient God Palace to be gradually refined by Half-Deities and even Flying Heaven Realm experts.
In a sense, it could be considered a True Artifact.
But the value of the Ancient God Palace with awe. It was worth more than hundreds of Demon Palaces combined.
"But I can activate a portion of the Ancient God Palace's power," Li Yuan said, revealing a hint of a smile. "Just the ability to suppress enemies and protect myself is enough to rival a Void Deity-level Primordial Divine Armament."
"It makes up for some of my shortcomings."
(End of Chapter)
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