Just as the old patriarch forced me to my death, I achieved the unity of Dao and fruition.

While in seclusion in his cave, Gu Changjin did not immediately concern himself with matters outside.

Will anyone from the Heavenly Evolution Holy Land come? How are those old fogies from the Gu family planning to hand him over?

Ultimately, nothing is more important than cultivation level.

He sat cross-legged, and the "Burial Heaven Devouring Dao Scripture" slowly circulated, causing the sacred laws within his body to emerge.

Since arriving in this world, Gu Changjin has been doing one thing.

Comparison.

The cultivation system in this world is completely different from that in the main world.

But when you reach a higher level, there are always places where the truth can be corroborated.

Saintly cultivators have already been able to truly touch upon the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth.

Each sacred law is imprinted on the body, rooted in oneself, interacting with heaven and earth.

But a sage is ultimately just "wielding the law," and with too many laws, a disconnect will inevitably arise between them.

The Sage King is different. What the Sage King needs to do is to truly integrate the Sage Path Laws that he has already comprehended.

Fire is fire, water is water, and space is space.

However, at the level of a Saint King, cultivators need to allow these elements to form a complete order under their own Great Dao.

It's not about mastering more rules, but about making what you already know truly obedient.

"One law is the bone, and all other paths are the branches."

"I see."

Gu Changjin seemed to be deep in thought.

That's an interesting idea.

In the main world, cultivators open caves, illuminate the void, and merge with the body, embodying the concept of "heaven and earth are within me."

This place, however, is more like a place where one constantly refines their own Great Dao, ultimately using their own Dao to subdue all other Daos.

The paths may differ, but some things can be brought back to the main world and digested slowly.

This is one of the real benefits of him entering my world time and time again.

You can take cultivation points, resources, and even insights into the Great Dao from different worlds.

Gu Changjin's thoughts stirred slightly, and his Dao Fruit trembled gently.

A wisp of the Unity Aura, purer than ordinary Unity Aura, slowly descended and merged into his enlightenment.

The previously somewhat blurry Sage King Pass suddenly became much clearer, but this was only an aid.

If you really want to break through, you still have to rely on this newly deduced forbidden technique.

Gu Changjin looked inward at himself.

Three thousand five hundred years old, but the lifespan of a saint is only about four thousand years.

They originally only had about 500 years left to live.

"Then burn it."

The Burial of Heaven and Devouring of the Dao Scripture suddenly accelerated!

boom!

A wisp of primordial longevity fire ignited within his body.

Four hundred years remain.

Three hundred years.

Two hundred years.

As his lifespan continued to burn, Gu Changjin's understanding of the laws of the Holy Path began to grow at an almost tyrannical speed.

Things that others would need a century of seclusion to figure out.

He forced it through in a few dozen breaths.

The price is life.

But Gu Changjin didn't feel sorry for him at all.

Fate is such a thing.

A hundred years is enough.

If I still haven't found a way to extend my lifespan after a hundred years, what am I even doing here?

Click!

At a certain moment, the barrier that had confined this person for thousands of years finally cracked.

The sacred laws that originally operated independently within the body were suddenly brought together under the control of the "Burial of Heaven and Devouring of the Dao Scripture".

The traces of the Great Dao connect with each other, eventually forming the Sacred Dao Order that belongs to Gu Changjin himself.

boom!

Saint King Realm Achieved!

The moment the breakthrough was completed, the already extremely thin flame of life suddenly surged.

The decaying holy body was revitalized, and its lifespan limit was pushed up from the original four thousand years to about six thousand years!

Gu Changjin opened his eyes, feeling the sudden increase in lifespan, and remained silent for a moment.

"This feeling... it's kind of like stepping on your own two feet to reach the sky?"

First, burn your lifespan to break through. After breaking through, your lifespan will increase. Then, burn the increased lifespan to further enhance your cultivation.

It is a closed loop.

Gu Changjin smiled.

If it can still be burned, then why keep it?

continue!

The "Burial of Heaven and Devouring of the Dao Scripture" resounded once again.

The life force that had just been rekindled became fuel for cultivation once again.

One hundred years, five hundred years, one thousand years... The long lifespan belonging to the Sage King was poured into the Great Dao without any hesitation.

Gu Changjin only left himself about a hundred years of leeway.

Anyway, there's more to devour later: the blood and energy of living beings, divine objects of heaven and earth, those geniuses from holy lands, and even certain special physiques.

Anything that can transform the essence of life can be used to replenish it.

Why bother looking at lifespan?

Strength is what truly matters.

Saint King in his early stages, at the peak of his early stages...

The order of the Great Dao within the body is becoming more and more complete.

The barrier that had just been breached only held for a short while.

Click!

It broke again.

Mid-stage Saint King!

Gu Changjin slowly opened his eyes.

This time, he has surpassed the Saint King Ancestor of the Beixuan Gu family, who originally had the highest cultivation level.

He has truly become the strongest member of the Gu family.

"Not bad, at least you can speak a little louder when you're trying to reason with people."

He was just about to continue familiarizing himself with his cultivation.

Outside the cave, however, came a very subtle fluctuation of spiritual energy.

It wasn't an enemy attack, but rather a series of jade slips containing messages.

Gu Changjin made a casual move.

Whoosh whoosh!

More than a dozen jade slips passed through the cave's array and landed in front of him.

With a sweep of his divine sense, his expression immediately became somewhat strange.

They were all petitions from young people who value family.

"Please, Ancestor, uphold justice."

"Please, Ancestor, abolish the old practice of offering Northern Mystic Spiritual Energy to outsiders."

"Please, Ancestor, save the younger generation of my Gu family."

The signatures were densely packed, with hundreds of people signing together, and more and more jade slips were being handed over.

Gu Changjin's eyebrows twitched slightly, and his divine sense spread out accordingly.

The events of those days quickly came to mind.

Just as he was in seclusion breaking through to a breakthrough, people from the Gu family came again.

A contemporary Daoist disciple from another supreme lineage nearby was severely injured while vying for an opportunity in an ancient land. His physical body was damaged and his Dao foundation cracked.

So people naturally thought of the Gu family of Beixuan.

Finally, the Gu family provided three strands of Northern Profound Spiritual Energy.

The Daoist's foundation was repaired, his injuries stabilized, and then he dusted himself off and left.

At this point, the situation was nothing more than the same old drama that the Gu family had repeated countless times over the years.

But this time, among those whose Northern Profound Spiritual Energy was extracted was the young prodigy who was about to achieve mastery of the Northern Profound Body.

The family wanted to gather the third strand of Northern Profound Spiritual Energy as soon as possible.

They specially set aside a lot of precious resources.

Help him advance the Northern Profound Body to its peak ahead of schedule.

The young man didn't refuse; he continued to consume the resources and eventually mastered the Northern Profound Body.

But just as the clan elders were preparing to extract the Northern Profound Spiritual Energy...

He said something in front of everyone.

"Want it? Sure, let him come himself."

Then, the young man challenged the Daoist disciple of the supreme lineage.

The result was naturally without any suspense; the Daoist didn't even have a chance to make a move.

The protector simply pressed down with his palm from a distance.

The Gu family prodigy, who had just achieved mastery of the Northern Profound Body, knelt on the ground.

His meridians were severed, and most of his bones were broken. In the end, he was still forced to extract the Northern Profound Spiritual Energy while still alive.

But the matter did not end there.

On the contrary, it completely exploded.

The young man lost, but he showed the entire younger generation of the Gu family something.

It turns out that there really are people who dare to rebel, and that not wanting to hand over their Northern Profound Spiritual Energy isn't such a heinous crime.

It turns out that after kneeling for a long time... standing up once isn't so difficult.

As a result, today, more and more young members of the Gu family are gathering in the center of the clan's territory.

Their cultivation levels varied, including those with the Northern Profound Body and those with ordinary Gu family bloodlines.

They want to change the old rules and refuse to continue offering up the Northern Mystic Spiritual Energy.

It even hinted at forcing the family's leader to step down.

Gu Changjin was somewhat surprised.

"It's really gotten out of hand?"

Just then, a terrifying holy aura suddenly enveloped the entire Gu family!

boom!

Void oscillation.

Countless young clansmen turned pale.

The angry voice of the Gu family sage, the old ancestor Wang, echoed throughout the mountains from the direction of the ancestral hall.

"Insolence!! You are members of the Gu family, supported by the family, practicing the family's scriptures, and enjoying the family's resources!"

"Now they dare to gather a crowd to force the emperor to abdicate; this is utter insubordination!"

"Who gave you the audacity!"

In the center of the ancestral land, the group of young clansmen trembled under the pressure of the holy might, but they did not disperse.

The ancestor's voice rang out again.

"What's wrong with handing over a wisp of Northern Profound Spiritual Energy?"

"So what if a young person gets a minor injury?"

"The Northern Profound Spiritual Energy can still be nurtured!"

"A damaged foundation can be repaired!"

"But if you offend the supreme lineage because of your momentary anger, and cause the entire Gu family to be destroyed, who will bear the responsibility?!"

"You keep talking about integrity!"

"You're willing to sacrifice the lives of your entire clan to uphold your integrity? Is this what you call responsibility?!"

The voices were loud and clear, standing on the moral high ground, each sentence louder than the last.

Gu Changjin sat in the cave, initially finding the conversation quite interesting.

As he listened, his expression faded.

"What's wrong with young people suffering a little?"

"Anyway, what you handed over wasn't your Northern Profound Spiritual Energy."

"Of course you don't feel sorry for me."

He's finally getting annoyed, at least for now.

The Gu family of Beixuan is not completely rotten to the core yet.

The young people below still have guts.

The truly rotten ones... are those old fogies who have lived too long.

Gu Changjin slowly stood up.

The next moment, the aura of a mid-stage Saint King was no longer concealed for the first time.

Boom! Boom!

Above the mountains of the Gu family in Beixuan.

A dark, blazing sun slowly rose.

His divine might is as vast as the sea.

It instantly drowned out all other sounds coming from the direction of the ancestral hall.