Concubines Lead to Strength: The Path to Immortality Begins with Taking a Spouse

Chapter 106: Chapter 106: The Heaven-defying Guaranteed Immortality, To Kill or Not to Kill?

In the highest loft of the main hall within the Gu Family’s residence.

“Interesting little fellow…”

“He hardly seems like Gu Madman’s own grandson.”

Although Gu Wan was sitting on the cushion in the center of the loft, as a Ninth Grade Annihilation Realm Great Power, he naturally had a grasp of everything that was happening.

“That boy is quite something, isn’t he?”

A voice suddenly rang beside his ear, startling him at first. It took him a moment to realize that, at some point, the Ancestor had taken a seat on the chair behind him.

It was as if he had always been there and yet as if he had just arrived.

“Why have you left the Back Mountain?”

“Is there something important that requires my return?”

Gu Wanquan furrowed his brows and bowed respectfully.

“What could it be?”

“It’s just fishing every day and checking if those two old ones have stopped breathing yet.”

“Don’t worry, everything’s fine at home. Those two old ones wouldn’t likely stop breathing for another hundred and eighty years.”

Gu Haitang casually took off the hat on his head, placed it on the nearby table, and began to pour himself a cup of tea.

Upon realizing this, Gu Wanquan hurriedly stepped forward to pour the tea for him. How could he allow the Ancestor to do it himself?

“So why have you suddenly come to Duanbei City?”

“Is the Demon Clan planning something big?” Gu Wanquan asked, setting down the teapot but still looking puzzled.

“Knock it off, wishful thinking.” @@novelbin@@

“I’m just worried that boy might run into some trouble.”

“If something goes wrong with him, it would be a loss our Gu Family cannot sustain!”

Gu Haitang took a sip of the tea, saying with a gentle smile.

“Gu Changge?”

“That new Young Master?”

“I did hear from Gu Kuang and the others that this boy has three Qi Seas, which is indeed quite baffling.”

“I’ve already arranged for it. As soon as he leaves the residence, no matter where he goes, an Elder must secretly guard him. I didn’t expect this boy to actually stir you into escorting him all the way to Duanbei City.”

Knowing that it was neither a clan issue nor a major move by the Demon Clan, he breathed a sigh of relief and casually responded.

“How long has it been since your breakthrough to Annihilation Realm?”

However, upon hearing this, the Ancestor responded with a question of his own.

“A little over ten years now. I vaguely remember I was seeking Fortune in the No Master Land when that boy was just born. It was then that I broke through to the Ninth Grade Annihilation Realm while outside.”

“By the time I returned to the family, the previous Young Master was already gone.”

Gu Wanquan pondered for a moment before responding.

“Over these ten years, your realm probably hasn’t advanced much, has it?”

“You should know that after reaching the Ninth Grade, if you want to advance further, you need to go to Central State.”

“In the Four Domains, where Spiritual Energy is scarce, the Ninth Grade is basically the limit.”

“It’s a pity that besides you, there are no younger generations within the family who have reached the Ninth Grade Annihilation Realm.”

“Those few old ones don’t have much lifespan left; half their feet are already in the coffin, unable to withstand the responsibilities of the Gu Family. I can’t manage both, watching over Duanbei City.”

“It must be tough on you.”

Gu Haitang stood up, patted his shoulder with slight guilt, and said.

Walking to the window, he looked out towards the direction where Gu Changge had gone.

“Without the family, you wouldn’t have reached the Ninth Grade Annihilation Realm either.”

“Now that you are stationed in Duanbei City for the family, what’s there to complain about?” Gu Wanquan shook his head slightly. He didn’t mind; after all, he wasn’t in a rush. If it took another thirty to fifty years for someone among the family’s Elders to break through to the Ninth Grade Annihilation Realm, it wouldn’t be too late to head to Central State then.

“It’s coming soon.”

“When that child breaks through to the Infinite Realm, you can go with him to Central State.”

“As for Duanbei City, if by then the family still lacks younger generations who have broken through to the Ninth Grade Annihilation Realm, I’ll figure something out.”

“With your capabilities, you’re bound to advance further in Central State. The Gu Family can’t hold you back.”

Gu Haitang watched out the window for a while, retracted his gaze, and then said with a smile.

“This…”

“Is it really that important?”

Gu Wanquan frowned slightly, thinking that although he had considered the boy special, he hadn’t anticipated the Ancestor taking it to this extent.

“It’s even more important than you think.”

“With your Acquired Spirit Body, you should know how big the gap is between yourself and others, right?”

“Among your peers, you are undoubtedly a genius.”

“But in Central State, Acquired Spirit Bodies are not uncommon. Every Holy Land Great Clan can nurture their inherently talented younger generations to the level of an Acquired Spirit Body with their massive resources!”

“Of course…that’s not to say the Acquired Spirit Body is weak, just that it’s not as rare as here in the Northern Domain. One every hundred years? Maybe two or three?”

“Not to mention those like you from the Four Domains, Acquired Spirit Bodies who have reached the Ninth Grade Annihilation Realm and then went to Central State.”

Gu Haitang earnestly explained, hoping to give him a better understanding of the situation in Central State, but more so to make him realize the importance of that child!

“But that child, he’s not just any Acquired Spirit Body.”

“He’s a genuine Acquired Dao Body!”

“Even in Central State, he’s a rare existence among the elites of every generation, one person sufficing to dominate an era. Occasionally, two Dao Bodies emerge, and they completely suppress other geniuses!”

“Among all the Acquired Dao Bodies that have appeared in Central State, aside from those who died young, do you know the probability of them becoming immortals?”

Seeing that he didn’t seem too moved, Gu Haitang posed the question straightforwardly.

“Seventy percent?” Gu Wanquan tentatively gave the highest figure he could think of.

The Ancestor just smiled and shook his head, opening his mouth to say, “One hundred percent!”

“One hundred percent!?”

That truly shocked him!

Every cultivator not cut short in their journey, upon reaching enlightenment, becomes an immortal—doesn’t that basically guarantee them the status of Human Immortal?

What kind of Taoist Body is this? Isn’t it a bit too exaggerated?

“Each Acquired Dao Body has its own unique abilities.”

“Like his three Qi Seas and that strange lotus…”

“It hasn’t really manifested its powers yet, but once he breaks through to the Seventh Grade Unlimited Realm, he will gradually master what the Dao Body brings.”

“By then, not to mention being invincible within his realm, even suppressing those from a higher realm might not be impossible!”

“Now… do you understand the preciousness of that child?”

“In Duanbei City, he mustn’t make any mistakes, irrespective of the danger; you have to shield him.”

“If you encounter something you can’t handle, contact the family immediately, we old fellows won’t stand idly by if something happens to him.”

Once Gu Haitang saw he understood, he finally felt at ease. He could not afford to stay away from the Gu Family’s Back Mountain for too long.

“…”

“Oh no!”

Gu Wanquan was startled at first, then his eyes widened as he thought of something.

“Hm?” His reaction truly frightened the Ancestor, who thought, “Surely nothing’s happened to the boy.”

“The day that boy arrived in Duanbei City, I sensed a foreign Ninth Grade Annihilation Realm aura, almost at the same time as his arrival!”

“It couldn’t be aiming to sever the great fate of my Gu Family, could it?”

“Ancestor, you…”

Gu Wanquan wanted to say more, but the Ancestor interjected:

“Don’t scare me like that next time. If that boy hadn’t been within the range of my Divine Sense, I would have gone there myself…”

“About that Ninth Grade Annihilation Realm, don’t bother too much about him.”

“That guy is a Tributor from the Central State Sword Sect, but if nothing unexpected happens, he will soon become that child’s Daoist Guardian.”

“I must not stay longer. Pay attention on your own, and don’t let him make any mistakes.”

“I’m off.”

Gu Haitang then checked on the boy from a hundred miles away using his Divine Sense, including the unnoticed Old Blind Man following Gu Kuang, before leaving reassured.

Before Gu Wanquan could speak, the figure had already disappeared silently from the loft.

“Tsk, a Ninth Grade Annihilation Realm Daoist Guardian.”

“Can an Acquired Dao Body really be that terrifying?”

“Perhaps the fact that this boy hasn’t cultivated for eighteen years has something to do with this Dao Body.”

“Fate plays tricks on us.”

Gu Wanquan respectfully bowed towards the place where the Ancestor had left, still somewhat dazed.

As a Ninth Grade Annihilation Realm himself, he was about to become that boy’s guardian?

He naturally wouldn’t doubt the Ancestor’s words.

Especially after hearing that the chances of the boy becoming a Human Immortal were absolutely certain…

He suddenly felt that his Acquired Spiritual Body seemed quite ordinary!

But at least now he knew the importance of that boy for the Gu Family; anything could be sacrificed, but that boy must be alright.

Furthermore, after he breaks through to the Seventh Grade Unlimited Realm, he himself could put down this heavy burden and head to Central State!

He also understood that the Ancestor’s main intention was for him to protect that boy.

…

Meanwhile, Gu Changge and his company, which included his wife Wang Yue, had ventured a hundred miles into the No Master Land.

They had occasionally encountered Sky-controlling Realm and Qi Sea Realm Demon Beasts, but had yet to encounter any from the Fourth Grade Reach Profound Realm.

With Wang Yue on one Spirit Steed each, and Gu Qianjun with his strength in the Late Stage of the Ruins Realm following the Young Master was not strenuous.

Each time a Demon Beast approached, he would be the first to throw his Mid-Grade Dark Grade spear.

Except that after the first time he pierced and instantly killed a Demon Beast, the Young Master found it strange.

Whenever he tried to act, the Young Master would hastily shout, “I want them alive!”

With his strength in the Ruins Realm, handling those Second and Third Grade Demon Beasts was naturally easy; if the Young Master requested, he would capture them alive instead of using his spear.

Initially, he thought the Young Master fancied those Demon Beasts for taming…

But when he handed over the captured beasts to the Young Master, every time they would be killed instantly by a sword through the heart.

Although he felt his role was only to follow orders, when Gu Changge again had him capture a Qi Sea Realm Demon Beast and then personally finished it off.

Wang Yue couldn’t help but ask, “What exactly do you want, alive or dead? Why go through the trouble, my Lord Husband?”

Confronted with his wife’s question, Gu Changge felt somewhat helpless.

He didn’t want to, either!

But only by personally killing them, or his Daoist Couple doing so, could it bring him Attribute Points.

“This young master simply wishes to end these Demon Beasts with my own hands. Why question the reason?”

Gu Changge casually flicked the beast blood from his Flying Sword onto a nearby tree trunk.

[Host has killed a Qi Sea Realm Demon Beast, reward Attribute Point: 10.]

Hearing the system prompt, he then drew back his Flying Sword and sheathed it without any unnecessary movements.

“…”

“Is this some sort of peculiar hobby?”

Wang Yue watched his smooth motion and the slight satisfaction on his face, and couldn’t help the corners of her mouth twitching slightly.

How had she never noticed before that he had this killing hobby?

But it seemed to apply only to Demon Beasts, so it was perhaps not so bad, as Humans and Demons had clashed relentlessly over the years. In her view, it was natural for Demons to be slain, and it didn’t matter who did it.

Suddenly, she was slightly stunned and guessed, Could it possibly relate to his background?

She only knew his parents died young, but never heard the reason. Perhaps they were killed by Demon Beasts?

If that were so, it would make sense.

Seeing him again, her gaze softened a bit.

Just feeling a little sorry for him, she remembered that although she had an emperor father and an empress mother, she might be even worse off…

Perhaps she should pity herself more?

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