My son is about to break through.

The Celestial Emperor guards the nation's gates!
These five words are like a battle cry containing a supreme will and an indomitable spirit.

The news that Gu Qingfeng had used his supreme power to lift up the Xuan Tian Immortal Realm and relocate it to the frontier was like a cosmic storm, instantly sweeping across every corner of the entire human race's territory.

Wherever the news passed, it was like a boulder thrown into a calm lake, stirring up towering waves and endless turmoil.

Many ancient and powerful figures who usually secluded themselves in cultivation and were detached from worldly affairs were alarmed and turned their attention to the location of the Xuan Tian Immortal Realm.

"The Immortal Emperor guards the nation's gates! Since the evil god race wreaked havoc on the heavens and the human race suffered endless humiliation, countless epochs have passed in the endless immortal realms without a Celestial Venerable who dares to draw his sword!"

"The evil god wreaks havoc and slaughters living beings; he deserves to be punished!"
The Xuan Tian Immortal Dynasty has repeatedly thwarted the evil gods' advances, and now it guards the nation's borders with its Immortal Realm, enhancing the prestige of our human race. This is a righteous act, worthy of great celebration!

Immediately afterwards, several ancient celestial beings emerged from their Daoist palaces and immortal abodes, where they had cultivated for countless millennia, and traversed the starry sea towards the Xuan Tian Immortal Realm.

Since there are human forces that dare to declare war on the evil god race, how can these old guys who consider themselves the backbone of humanity cower in the rear and sit idly by?

Even if our strength is limited, we should still lend a helping hand and do our part for the future of humanity.

Indeed, after entering the Celestial Venerable Realm and enjoying immortality, the mentality of many powerful individuals has changed.

They prefer to protect themselves and pursue higher realms, unwilling to fight to the death with the evil gods for the sake of insignificant mortals, needlessly getting entangled in karma and harming themselves.

However, the human race has been passed down for hundreds of millions of years, and its bloodline is not lacking in passion and integrity.

There has always been a group of Celestial Venerables who consider it their duty to revitalize the human race and resist foreign aggression. They cannot stand idly by and watch their people be enslaved and slaughtered, or watch the flame of civilization dim under the erosion of evil gods.

However, over the years, the human race as a whole has been weak, beset by internal and external troubles, and the situation cannot be reversed by the will and power of one or two Celestial Venerables.

Therefore, many celestial beings who harbored this ambition, after repeatedly trying but hitting a wall and witnessing the tragic state of their kind without being able to change it, inevitably became disheartened and eventually chose to close their caves, retreat into seclusion for ascetic cultivation, and no longer concern themselves with the disputes of the outside world, preferring to see nothing and be done with it.

But now.

The powerful rise of the Xuantian Immortal Dynasty was like throwing a burning star into a stagnant pool, instantly igniting the almost extinguished fighting spirit and passion in the hearts of these ancient celestial beings.

hope!

They saw hope!
How could they not be excited?

Therefore, he immediately headed towards the Xuan Tian Immortal Realm.

Less than a century.

Dozens of ancient Celestial Venerables, whose auras were ancient and whose foundations were profound, and whose weakest level was at least the Fifth Tribulation Celestial Venerable, arrived one after another in the Xuan Tian Immortal Realm and officially joined the Xuan Tian Immortal Dynasty, becoming its worshippers.

The strongest among them had already stepped into the Seven Tribulations Heavenly Venerable Realm.

With the addition of this new force, the number of statues enshrined in the Xuan Tian Immortal Dynasty's Hall of Worship has now exceeded 186.

This also means that at least 186 Heavenly Venerable level experts are willing to be affiliated with the Xuan Tian Immortal Dynasty and serve it, obeying its orders at critical moments.

of course.

It must be clear that this force is only a part of the vast group of Celestial Venerables in the Xuan Tian Immortal Dynasty.

Currently, the total number of Celestial Venerables in the entire Xuantian Immortal Dynasty has reached over a thousand.

These more than a thousand Celestial Venerables are the true backbone and foundation of the Celestial Dynasty. They are scattered throughout the four and a half million Celestial Realms, either guarding a region or commanding a large army, maintaining the operation of the Celestial Dynasty's massive machine.

The so-called "offering" is more about using the name of the Xuan Tian Immortal Dynasty to enjoy certain resources and protection provided by the Immortal Dynasty. Most of the time, they do not need to get involved in specific political affairs and can focus on cultivation and pursuing the Great Dao.

These deities are only summoned to assist the Celestial Dynasty when it faces a large-scale war or other major crisis.

This is a flexible and efficient cooperation model that can enhance the Immortal Dynasty's high-end combat power reserves without excessively interfering with the freedom of offerings, attracting many independent cultivators who are unwilling to be entangled in worldly affairs but are willing to contribute to the human race.

Gu Qingfeng had already entrusted all these matters to Crown Prince Gu Yang.

After completing the relocation of the capital, Gu Qingfeng has now refocused on his secluded cultivation.

Reaching the Ninth Tribulation Celestial Venerable Realm signifies that most Celestial Venerables have truly reached the end of their cultivation path, with an almost hopeless precipice looming ahead.

The chances of going any further and glimpsing the legendary realm of immortality are extremely slim.

In fact.

Simply by successfully breaking through to the Ninth Tribulation level, more than 99% of the Heavenly Venerables have already been screened out and eliminated.

The vast majority of Celestial Venerables, throughout their long lives, never have the opportunity to touch the threshold of the Nine Tribulations.

Even those Heavenly Venerables who are fortunate enough to step into the Nine Tribulations Realm often find it difficult to break through further and are trapped at the peak of this realm until eternity.

The Nine Tribulations seemed like an insurmountable chasm.

But for Gu Qingfeng, the Nine Tribulations was merely a new beginning, a solid stepping stone to a higher peak.

his goal.

From beginning to end, he was never confined to the realm of the Celestial Venerable.

From the very beginning, his gaze was set on the realm of immortality.

As he delved into the mysteries of immortality and learned that above immortality existed the Twelve Realms of Immortality, and even the legendary Transcendent Realm that no one throughout history had ever reached, Gu Qingfeng's goals naturally changed.

certainly--

The concept of transcendence is still too distant for Gu Qingfeng at present, almost like a myth.

Let alone transcendence, even the twelfth realm of immortality seemed somewhat unattainable for him, who had just stepped into the ninth tribulation.

Right now, what's truly important and urgent for Gu Qingfeng is to break through that barrier and attain immortality!
Only by entering immortality, undergoing a fundamental transformation in life form, and wielding the power of the Great Dao, can one truly possess the absolute power to influence the overall situation and be qualified to look towards more distant landscapes.

The battle with the Lord of the Void, and the subsequent experience of slaying many evil gods of the Seven Sins God Kingdom and devouring a massive amount of evil god origins, gave Gu Qingfeng some new insights into the Netherworld Dao he wielded.

Battle is the best teacher. The life-and-death struggle and the ultimate use of power can often touch upon the essence of the Dao.

Especially as the Underworld continues to transform and grow stronger, its internal laws of the netherworld become more perfect, and the order of reincarnation is initially established. As the lord of the Underworld and the holder of the Great Dao of the Netherworld, Gu Qingfeng naturally receives a continuous stream of benefits and feedback from it.

The growth of the underworld is an extension and strengthening of his Great Dao.

With such an opportunity presented to him, how could Gu Qingfeng possibly miss it?

and so.

After successfully relocating the Xuan Tian Immortal Realm to the frontier and initially stabilizing the situation, Gu Qingfeng immediately entered a deep seclusion.

He needs to digest what he has gained from this great battle and, with the help of the transformation of the underworld, take another step forward on the basis of the Nine Tribulations.

……

While Gu Qingfeng was focused on his seclusion and detached from worldly affairs, the war on the vast battlefield of the Endless Immortal Realm showed no signs of abating. On the contrary, it seemed to be escalating and spreading even further.

The powerful performance and thunderous deterrence of the Xuantian Immortal Dynasty have made many evil god kingdoms that directly border it hesitant to confront it head-on, and have temporarily ceased their efforts.

But this suppressed anger did not disappear; instead, it continued to fester within the evil god clan.

Since they couldn't deal with the tough nut of the Xuan Tian Immortal Dynasty for the time being, they would vent their overwhelming anger and bloodlust on other human forces and territories.

When it comes to persimmons, you always have to pick the soft ones!

As a result, the conflicts and wars between humans and evil gods on other long fronts instantly became even more intense and brutal.

The battle between the two sides has entered a fierce stage.

Every moment, countless cultivators fall in the starry sky, their blood staining the stars red.

An ancient power with a history spanning hundreds of millions of years had its mountain gate shattered and its lineage severed under the siege of an army of evil gods.

Similarly, there were also arrogant evil god kingdoms, whose leaders were killed and whose territories collapsed under the fearless counterattack of the human alliance.

The vast and boundless immortal realm, and the expansive borderlands, were shrouded in an intense and pervasive aura of bloodshed and destruction!

The shadow of war has never been so heavy.

……

at the same time.

The Immortal Kingdom, located deep within the darkest and most corrupt origin of the universe.

Inside an ancient temple constructed entirely of strange, dark red divine crystals that resembled congealed blood.

At the center of the temple was not an ordinary altar or throne, but a pool of blood of unimaginable size.

This pool of blood seemed to be a world of its own, with its viscous, scarlet blood surging and boiling like a vast ocean!
Upon closer inspection, it appeared as if countless twisted, pained faces were floating and wailing within the blood!
That is the convergence of the lingering resentment, anger, and life essence left behind when billions of lives perished!

Its reserves are so terrifying that they could fill a whole galaxy.

At the very center of the blood pool, an ancient deity, dressed in simple yet seemingly blood-red robes formed from the purest blood, sat cross-legged atop the blood waves.

His eyes were closed, and his face was as calm as still water.

The blood pool beneath him seemed to come alive, transforming into countless crimson streams and waterfalls that surged wildly into his body.

Strangely, the blood pool was as vast as a galaxy, but its body was like a bottomless black abyss.

Despite the massive influx of blood, his body showed no signs of becoming saturated.

I don’t know how much time has passed.

It may be a hundred years, or it may be ten thousand years.

The once surging, almost endless pool of blood visibly dropped in water level, eventually becoming thin and dim, until it dried up completely, revealing the dark red base at the bottom of the pool, formed by countless skeletons and vengeful spirits.

At the same moment the blood pool dried up.

In the center of the blood pool, the blood-robed god slowly opened his eyes.

"Om-"

The mere act of opening his eyes caused the entire void of the crimson temple to tremble and hum violently, as if unable to withstand the terrifying will and power contained within them.

The massive temple doors, which had been closed for countless years, suddenly opened to both sides with a heavy rumble.

The powerful evil gods who had been waiting outside the temple sensed the change in the atmosphere inside and the opening of the temple doors. They all stiffened, hurriedly straightened their robes, and quickly entered the temple. They bowed respectfully to the figure in the center of the blood pool.

"Greetings, Immortal God Lord!"

His voice was filled with awe and a hint of barely concealed fear.

The Blood-Clad God Lord swept his indifferent gaze over the kneeling God Lords below, and slowly spoke. His voice was so calm that no emotion could be detected, yet it carried a chilling coldness that sent shivers down one's spine.

"I still need the essence and blood of at least 100 trillion human cultivators to overcome the Immortal Tribulation."

"Within ten thousand years, you must collect the essence blood of ten trillion humans for me without fail."

Ten trillion trillion human blood essence!

We need to collect them all within 100,000 years!
Upon hearing this, the expressions of the several powerful deities below all changed drastically.

Ten trillion trillion!

This is an astronomical figure!
However, collecting all this blood over a period of 100,000 years is a very tight timeframe.

"how?"

The Blood-Clad God Lord frowned slightly, a hint of displeasure flashing in his eyes.

In an instant!
The entire temple's void trembled violently, as if the heavens were enraged! An extremely terrifying pressure, seemingly formed from an endless sea of ​​blood and a mountain of corpses and bones, suddenly descended and pressed down heavily on the several god-lords!

"Pfft!"

Under this pressure, several powerful deities trembled violently, their knees buckled uncontrollably, and they almost collapsed to their knees.

Their faces were flushed, their blood was churning, and their souls felt as if they were being pierced by millions of blood needles, causing them unbearable pain!

One of the weaker deities, enduring excruciating pain and fear, tried to explain, his voice trembling.

"No...Immortal God, please forgive me...The amount of ten trillion human blood essences is simply too vast, and a hundred thousand years is indeed a bit too tight. I wonder if Your Majesty could grant some more time..."

"Grace period?"

The Blood-Clad God's eyes turned cold, and deep within his abyss-like gaze, a scene of mountains of corpses and seas of blood seemed to emerge, along with a tangible, blood-red killing intent that burst forth! The temperature of the entire temple instantly plummeted to freezing.

His voice had become cold and cruel, like ancient ice.

"Ten thousand years—this is the final deadline I'm giving you!"

"If we fail to offer up the full amount of human blood essence within ten thousand years..."

His gaze, like the sharpest blood-red blade, swept over the trembling gods below.

"Then, let your divine blood fill the missing part and help me overcome this immortal divine tribulation!"

As soon as these words came out.

It's like a death sentence!

The bodies of the several deities below trembled violently again, their faces turning deathly pale, devoid of any color.

They knew very well that the immortal god before them, known for his ruthlessness, cruelty, and unwavering commitment to his word, was no joke.

If they, as gods, cannot gather that terrifying amount of human blood essence within 100,000 years, then their fate is already predictable.

For such supreme beings who aspire to immortality and regard all living beings as mere ants and weeds, the so-called top-tier gods are nothing more than slightly stronger ants that can be crushed at will and used as cultivation resources.

Throughout the long history of the evil god clan, countless god lords have fallen at the hands of this blood-robed god lord, their divine blood becoming nourishment for his cultivation!
and so.

They dared not gamble on whether the other party would show leniency or consider past relationships.

Can't do it?
That would be a dead end!
Moreover, it is the most tragic way to die, where one's body and soul are completely destroyed, becoming a stepping stone for others to overcome their tribulations.

"We will obey the divine decree! We will do our utmost to offer up our lifeblood within ten thousand years!"

The gods dared not raise any further objections or hesitations, and hurriedly accepted the order in trembling voices. (End of Chapter)