When Gu Qingfeng emerged from the treasury, he was momentarily stunned.
Because he saw a group of petrified people—not truly turned to stone, but each one dumbstruck, rooted to the spot in shock.
They were precisely those young prodigies who had just entered the Sunken Void Mountain.
These poor prodigies had finally mustered their courage to venture into Sunken Void Mountain, intending to make a fortune on the Stairway to Heaven, only to arrive and discover, damn it, the Stairway to Heaven was gone!?
Who did this! Who was it!!
Oh, it was Emperor Gu. Never mind then.
Gu Qingfeng paid no attention to the stunned crowd. Instead, he took the despairing Jiang Li by his side and walked outward.
As for why Jiang Li was in despair, it was mainly because after witnessing Gu Qingfeng's indestructibility and immortality—even the ancient artifact Stairway to Heaven couldn't harm him—Jiang Li began to doubt whether her master, Cloudflow Immortal King, could truly save her once they reached the outside world.
Was her fate to become a dual-cultivation furnace, used and discarded by him?
Life seemed bleak.
Seeing Gu Qingfeng approach, the crowd instinctively recoiled in fear, clearing a path for him.
Gu Qingfeng couldn't be bothered with them either. He was in a hurry to get to the ruins of the Soaring Immortal Sect, eager to see what treasures lay within and to uncover what exactly had happened in the ancient era that led to the destruction of such a powerful sect.
Such brutality, such ferocity, such an inhumane method—it was highly likely the work of family!
He was anxious!
Having finally come to the Upper Realm to search for family, after years of effort with little success, how could he not be in a hurry?
One hour later.
Gu Qingfeng arrived at the ruins of the Soaring Immortal Sect. Looking at the protective mountain formation, he took out the core disciple token. Sure enough, the formation allowed him entry.
However, Jiang Li wasn't so fortunate; she couldn't enter.
He had no intention of bringing her along anyway, so he simply ordered her to wait outside. Bound by his restrictions, Jiang Li had no chance of escape.
After entering, Gu Qingfeng hadn't walked far before he came upon a stretch of ruins. From their appearance, these were once palaces, pavilions, training grounds, and other structures.
A single glance revealed nothing but broken walls and rubble, ruins and debris everywhere.
Traces of battle were all over—countless marks of blades and swords, palm prints, fist imprints, with the ground pockmarked by huge craters and fissures.
The further in he went, the more devastating the signs of battle became. One could imagine what a tragic event had befallen the Soaring Immortal Sect in ancient times.
Yet, the most bizarre thing was this: while the interior of the Soaring Immortal Sect was a complete ruin, the protective mountain formation remained intact, even functioning perfectly to this day. From this, it could be inferred that this likely wasn't an attack by an external force breaching the mountain gates.
The problem came from within!
What kind of powerful and sinister existence could have caused the once-dominant Soaring Immortal Sect to be destroyed overnight in ancient times?
One must remember, the Soaring Immortal Sect of that era possessed beings even more powerful than Immortal Kings!
This made Gu Qingfeng even more eager.
He proceeded deeper. Suddenly, amidst a pile of ruins, he spotted a skeleton.
It was a skeleton, pitch-black all over.
He hurried forward to examine it and discovered it was actually the bones of an Immortal King!
Gu Qingfeng had been wondering earlier: after such a fierce battle, how could there be no corpses? Although everything fades under the great force of time, once one reaches the Golden Immortal realm and forges indestructible immortal bones, they aren't so easily erased.
After carefully studying the Immortal King bones, he immediately reached a conclusion.
"This is poison!"
The reason the Immortal King bones were black was because they were poisoned!
This poison possessed a powerful corrosive property, which was why the people of the Soaring Immortal Sect had left no remains behind.
As for why this skeleton hadn't been corroded, Gu Qingfeng surmised that this Immortal King must have cultivated the Dao through poison during his lifetime, becoming immune to all toxins, thus barely managing to be preserved.
"Could it be that the one who slaughtered the Soaring Immortal Sect was a master of poison? Such brutality, wiping out an entire sect, and using poison on top of that... if that's not family, I don't know what is!" Gu Qingfeng consoled himself.
As he spoke, a bold idea suddenly popped into his head: what if he licked it?
Wouldn't licking it tell him if it was family or not?
Although this poison could even kill an Immortal King, this Emperor is an indestructible, immortal being. What's there to fear?
No sooner said than done. Of course, Gu Qingfeng wasn't actually going to lick it. Instead, he took out the Heavenly Capital Sword, gently scraped off a bit of the black powder, and put it in his mouth.
Gag!
Ding!
Host attacked by Venom Fiend.
Heavenly Venom Power +10000+10000+10000+......
"It IS family!!"
Gu Qingfeng was instantly ecstatic, forgetting about his gag reflex, his eyes gleaming as he stared at the blackened Immortal King bones in his hand.
"Heavenly Venom Power?"
He carefully sensed the new power surging within him. After a moment, he concluded:
"This Heavenly Venom Power likely points directly to the source of the Poison Dao. It seems capable of mimicking all poisons in the world, essentially the ancestor of all toxins. It's just a pity there's so little of it now. Otherwise, it could probably poison even an Immortal King with ease."
Thinking of this, Gu Qingfeng grew even more excited.
He promptly used the Heavenly Venom Power to absorb all the toxicity from the Immortal King bones.
The bones then returned to their original jade-like color, even faintly shimmering with immortal radiance.
Thus, out of respect for the ancients, Gu Qingfeng laid them to rest in his spatial ring.
Then he quickened his pace, running deeper into the ruins.
One hour later, Gu Qingfeng looked at a particular ruin, his eyes suddenly lighting up. It wasn't because he saw family, but rather...
He saw a shattered plaque within the rubble, broken in half. On the remaining half were two faded ancient characters.
Treasure Vault.
"This must have been the Soaring Immortal Sect's Treasure Pavilion! Hehehe... double happiness has descended! This Emperor truly is the Child of Destiny!"
Gu Qingfeng excitedly rushed over, rolling up his sleeves and starting to dig.
He tossed aside rubble the size of small hills with a casual flick, and shattered rusted divine iron with a single punch.
After working for the time it takes an incense stick to burn, Gu Qingfeng, holding a few broken, rusted fragments of immortal weapons, began cursing.
These immortal weapon fragments had lost all their spiritual nature and were completely blackened, clearly corroded by the so-called Heavenly Venom.
Adhering to the principle of not wasting anything, Gu Qingfeng reluctantly absorbed the Heavenly Venom from them and continued onward.
Finally, he arrived at the ruins of an altar.
At the base of the altar was clearly the entrance to a cavern, with a stone staircase winding down into the depths below. The cave was pitch black inside, like a black hole devouring all light.
As Gu Qingfeng approached the cave entrance, he immediately felt a wave of Heavenly Venom aura rushing towards him. Wisps of venomous mist entered his mouth and nose, invigorating his spirit!
g Yu was preparing for retirement when her organization decided to eliminate her. She transmigrated to a zombie apocalypse world. However, a tiny unexpected situation occurred: She somehow transformed into an adorable little girl?!
ap a wealthy young lady? Or else I'll be eliminated by the system? Ye Feng, who awakened the Kidnapper System, originally wanted to live a peaceful life but never imagined he would become a kidnapper of young women. However, after some time, he discovered that all the girls the system ordered him to kidnap were far from ordinary. "Big brother Ye Feng~ You've kidnapped my heart, and now you're not allowed to leave me ever again~" "Ye Feng~ You kidnapped me back then, now it's my turn to capture you♡" "Little Feng, you're mine! You can only be mine!" "Ye Feng, none of them deserve you. Only I love you the most♡" ... This is madness, they've all gone mad! Wait, what? Why are all the girls I kidnapped yanderes?!
e bizarre and supernatural had descended. The previous emperor was a thoroughgoing tyrant; no longer satisfied with human women, he had set his sights on a stunningly beautiful supernatural entity. He met his end in his bedchamber, drained of all his vital essence. As the legitimate eldest son and crown prince, Wang Hao was thus hastily enthroned, becoming the young emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty. No sooner had he awakened the "Imperial Sign-In Intelligence System" than he was assassinated by a Son of Destiny—a classic villain's opening. The Great Zhou, ravaged by the former emperor's excesses, was in national decline. The great families within its borders harbored their own treacherous schemes, martial sects began to defy the imperial court's decrees, and border armies, their pay and provisions in arrears, grumbled incessantly against the central government. Fortunately, the central capital was still held secure by the half-million Imperial Guards and fifty thousand Imperial Forest Army who obeyed the court's orders, along with the royal family's hidden reserves of power, barely managing to suppress the realm. As the Great Zhou's finances worsened and supernatural activities grew ever more frequent, the court sat atop a volcano. Ambitious plotters everywhere dreamed of overthrowing the dynasty, and even some reclusive ancient powers emerged, attempting to sway the tides of the world. At the first grand court assembly, the civil and military officials nearly came to blows, fighting tooth and nail over the allocation of fifty million taels of silver from the summer tax revenues. The spectacle opened Wang Hao's eyes—the Great Zhou's bureaucracy was not only corrupt but also martially proficient, a cabinet of all-rounders. Some officials even had the audacity to suggest the emperor release funds from the imperial privy purse to address the emergency. Wang Hao suddenly felt weary. Let it all burn.
young master of the Shen family—a figure of immense power and wealth beyond measure—and awakened the "Destined Ultimate Villain System"! His starting scenario? Running into his icy fiancée who shows up with a mountain-descending divine doctor to break off their engagement. The divine doctor arrogantly taunts: "What does your Shen family have besides a bit of stinking money? You're not even worthy of tying Qingxue's shoelaces!" Shen Fei just smiled. He completely defied the usual script: "Fine, I agree to break off the engagement. Also, notify the finance department to withdraw all investments from the Su family." Minutes later, with its capital chain severed, the Su Group teetered on the brink of bankruptcy! The once aloof and proud ice queen CEO was thrown into utter panic. That very night, she went to Shen Fei's villa, casting aside all dignity to beg and plead desperately... From then on, in this world teeming with Sons of Destiny, Shen Fei embarked on a path of extreme dimensional suppression! A mountain-descending divine doctor? Peerless medical skills? Shen Fei: "Reporting you for practicing medicine without a license! I'll gladly take your ancient medicinal cauldron and twin sister assassins." The Crooked-Smiling Dragon King? Commanding a hundred thousand soldiers with a single order? Shen Fei: "Illegal assembly and suspected treason! Let a fleet of attack helicopters sanitize the area and teach you what the state apparatus really means!" A reborn tycoon? Knows all the golden opportunities of the next decade? Shen Fei: "A trillion in capital to reverse and pump the stock market, making you blow your margin and jump on the very first day of your rebirth!" What Chosen Ones? What bearers of Heavenly Fortune? In Shen Fei's eyes, they're all just chives (i.e., suckers/marks) waiting to be harvested! Shen Fei: "Sorry, but as the Destined Ultimate Villain, I don't play by the rules of honor. I only play the game of dimensional suppression."
