The Ancestral Founder Returns No, It's a Godfather Who's Back

Returning to the Sacred Land, it was time to give the hardworking elders some perks.

To him, it was merely breaking off a few random pieces from that mountain of bones. It wasn't even a drop in the bucket.

Besides, in the cultivation world, there was already a saying that Supreme Bones could be stacked and fused. One could fuse up to five Supreme Bones from different body parts, their effects complementing each other and yielding twice the result with half the effort.

Even if many of the elders below already possessed Supreme Bones, they could still fuse a few more to take their strength to the next level.

Gu Changyuan swept his gaze over the elders below. Each of them was trying their hardest to maintain a solemn expression, but the excitement and longing in their eyes were practically overflowing, and their mouths couldn't help but twitch slightly.

A faint, imperceptible smile flashed across his eyes.

Hmph, as if I can't handle you lot with just this?

"These Supreme Bones have been precisely matched by me according to your areas of expertise and physical shortcomings. You may absorb and refine them right here," Gu Changyuan said in a flat tone.

"If you feel that the bone in your hand conflicts with your cultivation method, or if you feel any sluggishness or discomfort during absorption, do not force it. Just go and pick another one to refine."

As soon as he finished speaking, he casually waved his right hand again.

Whoosh!

Over three hundred radiant Supreme Bones appeared out of thin air in the center of the great hall, hovering in midair.

Unable to absorb? Incompatible?

With Gu Changyuan's current realm and eyesight, a single sweep of his divine sense had already thoroughly examined the cultivation attributes, physical conditions, and even latent potential of every elder below.

The bones he distributed were practically tailor-made for them, with an extremely high degree of compatibility. The possibility of an error was minuscule.

The reason he said that and took out so many extra backups was purely to show off his wealth.

He wanted to let these higher-ups of the Sacred Land see clearly and unmistakably:

Your returning Sacred Ancestor is not only unfathomably powerful, but his wealth is also unimaginably vast!

Follow him, follow the Sacred Land, and your future will be boundless, with unlimited resources!

"If no one needs to exchange theirs, then these extra Supreme Bones will be deposited directly into the Sacred Land's treasury. In the future, as long as you make sufficient contributions to the Sacred Land, you will naturally have the chance to obtain them. If the treasury runs out of stock..."

He paused, a very faint curve appearing at the corner of his mouth.

"Just ask me for more."

Boom!

The entire hall completely erupted! All the elders were so shocked by this move that their scalps tingled.

Inhumanly rich! This is simply inhumanly rich!

How is this a returning Sacred Ancestor? This is clearly a returning Godfather!

"Thank you for your grace, Sacred Ancestor!"

This time, the voices of all the elders were even louder than before, filled with heartfelt excitement and gratitude.

They respectfully accepted the Supreme Bones floating in front of them, sat cross-legged on the futons behind them without hesitation, and eagerly began attempting to draw upon the pure origin power within.

Seeing this, Gu Changyuan gently raised his right hand. A streak of spiritual light flew from his fingertip, and a crisp ding echoed throughout the hall.

The next second, a massive formation suddenly lit up on the floor of the council hall. A soft spiritual light spread out, enveloping every elder.

This was a top-tier Dao-Protecting Epiphany Formation. Not only could it isolate external interference, but it could also accelerate the cultivators' absorption efficiency, allowing them to directly enter a state of epiphany.

On the steps, Bai Ling'er, Xiao Yi, Yun Tianhe, and Han Feng only now slowly exhaled a breath they had been holding for a long time, recovering from the successive shocking scenes. Their gazes swept across the area below.

Their eyes looked downward, only to see every elder surrounded by spiritual lights of various colors. The Supreme Bones floated in front of them, with countless threads constantly connecting the two.

As for why their Master bestowed such heaven-shaking perks upon all the elders but gave nothing directly to his four disciples?

Not even a trace of such doubt arose in their hearts.

When they first met back in the day, their Master had never been stingy with cultivation resources. Various rare treasures and secret techniques, as long as they were suitable, would be given without hesitation.

Since he didn't give them anything directly now, their Master surely had deeper considerations. Perhaps he wanted them to go further through their own efforts, or perhaps he was preparing something even more suitable for them...

They had absolute trust in their Master.

Crack.

A crisp sound of a sunflower seed being cracked open abruptly rang in the ears of the four, breaking their observation of the cultivation scene below.

The four turned their heads in astonishment, looking toward the source of the sound.

They saw that on the lofty seat of the Sacred Ancestor, their Master—who had just been commanding the winds and clouds, casually tossing out hundreds of Supreme Bones, and setting up a profound formation.

Was now leaning back leisurely in his chair. A handful of sunflower seeds had appeared in his hand at some unknown time, and he was cracking them one by one, looking completely relaxed.

Gu Changyuan noticed the synchronized, bewildered, and odd gazes from his four disciples. He paused his movements and very naturally opened his other hand, revealing a small pile of seeds in his palm, gesturing toward them.

"Want some?"

Bai Ling'er: "..."

Xiao Yi: "..."

Yun Tianhe: "..."

Han Feng: "..."

These four ancestor-level figures, who could make the Nine Heavens Realm tremble just by stomping their feet in the outside world, simultaneously twitched their mouths.

This change in tone... wasn't it a bit too abrupt?

But the next second, their bodies reacted very honestly.

Almost subconsciously, they moved a few steps closer to their Master.

A smile flashed through Gu Changyuan's eyes as he gently waved his right hand.

A small barrier that isolated internal sights and sounds quietly appeared, separating the five of them—Master and disciples—from the hundreds of elders who were deeply focused on refining below.

Immediately after, a flash of light appeared in front of him, and a small, exquisite jade table emerged.

On the table, not only was there a small pile of sunflower seeds, but there were also neatly arranged slices of watermelon.

These were all things Gu Changyuan had casually bought on his way back when passing through certain mortal towns or cultivator markets.

"Sit."

Gu Changyuan pointed to the empty seats around the table.

The four exchanged glances and sat down one by one. At Gu Changyuan's gesture, they picked up the seeds and watermelon and started eating.

Eating snacks with their Master in the sacred and solemn council hall, right in front of hundreds of elders who were in secluded cultivation...

This was something they would have never even dared to imagine in the past.

However, since it was their Master's instruction, orders from the Master could not be disobeyed!

This familiar yet somewhat absurd scene made the four disciples feel dazed, as if they had returned to a thousand years ago, before their Master had disappeared.

Back when they were still young disciples, and their Master and they would occasionally have such informal, casual moments of chatting and laughing.