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

After the battle with the Gu family of Beixuan, many things became simpler.

Of the seven Saint Realm Ancestors, four died in one fell swoop, leaving only Gu Changjin and two other Saint Realm Ancestors who did not stand on the opposite side.

If we only look at the numbers, the Gu family's top combat power has been cut by almost half.

Yet the atmosphere in the Gu family home was more lively and bustling than in the past few thousand years.

With the abdication of the former patriarch, several elders who had previously controlled the various branches were also replaced.

The new head of the family is not very old, and he is much more proactive than before. As for the important positions in each hall and branch, a group of young faces were quickly replaced.

Ultimately, these people were able to rise to power because of Gu Changjin.

If they want to secure their positions, they can only revolve around Gu Changjin.

A completely new interest system centered on Gu Changjin took over the power of the entire Beixuan Gu family with almost no effort.

Gu Changjin was naturally pleased with this outcome.

Loyalty and ideals are not as reliable as being bound by shared interests.

As long as he still has control over the entire Gu family, these people cannot possibly go against him.

The younger generation, on the other hand, seemed to have finally let out a breath they had been holding in for thousands of years.

What was your first reaction when you achieved mastery of the Northern Profound Body?

Instead of being happy, he was worried that one day someone might come to his door and ask to "borrow" his Northern Profound Spiritual Energy.

Things are different now; the clan has directly abolished the old rule of offering Northern Xuan spiritual energy to outsiders.

Whoever repaired it owns it.

want to?

Come and get it yourself.

The prerequisite is that you can withstand the retaliation from the Bei Xuan Gu family.

In just a few days, the martial arts arena in the entire clan's territory was almost always packed.

Many young people even shouted out that phrase that no one knows who said it.

"My Northern Profound Body will never be weaker than anyone else's!"

Gu Changjin was stunned for a moment when he heard this.

Not bad, he's got the air of a great prodigy.

However, what truly surprised him was not the energy and spirit of these young people.

Instead, it was the Dao Fruit. After the family upheaval ended, the luck feedback gathered around the Dao Fruit far exceeded Gu Changjin's original expectations.

Strands of Dao Yuan appeared, their quantity even surprising him.

"Why are there so many?"

Something's not right. If it's just about changing the fate of a middle-class family, there's no reason for this level of feedback.

Unless... there is something hidden in the original destiny of the Beixuan Gu family that I did not see when I peeked into the world before.

For example, a truly remarkable person should have emerged in the future.

However, in the original destiny, that person did not have time to grow up before he died prematurely due to the Northern Profound Spiritual Qi, the old family rules, or the calamity of the extermination of the clan five hundred years later.

Thinking of this, Gu Changjin's eyes flickered slightly.

The next instant, the person had disappeared from the cave.

……

On a remote mountain peak near the Gu family's residence, a young man was sitting cross-legged on the edge of a cliff.

His aura was very weak, far weaker than it had been a few days ago at his peak.

It was the young prodigy who had just mastered the Northern Profound Body and challenged the Daoist disciple of the supreme lineage, only to be suppressed by the Daoist protector and have his Northern Profound spiritual energy forcibly extracted.

Gu Changjin remained hidden in the void, without disturbing anyone. His divine sense landed on the young man's body, and then he raised an eyebrow.

"Has the foundation been rebuilt?"

After the Northern Profound Spiritual Energy was forcibly extracted, this person's Northern Profound Body foundation was already severely damaged.

Under normal circumstances, even if it can be restored, the future upper limit will be greatly affected.

But now, the damaged foundation has been reconnected.

Moreover, it has an added, indescribable charm compared to the past.

Clearly, this little guy had some kind of stroke of luck after that incident.

Gu Changjin looked at the top of his head again.

From the Dao Fruit's perspective, a dense purple aura was slowly gathering, and in the deepest part of that purple aura, a trace of crimson gold could be faintly seen.

"interesting."

This luck... is definitely not low.

Gu Changjin's gaze swept over the entire Gu family again.

It was soon discovered that not only this person, but also some previously unremarkable young clansmen had seen their fortunes rise to varying degrees in the past few days.

Some people's presence is barely perceptible, while others have already begun to gather auspicious energy.

This speaks volumes.

It wasn't that the Gu family wasn't producing talented people in the past, but rather that they faced too much pressure from above.

The Northern Profound Body had just begun to show some improvement, so he first drew upon a strand of Northern Profound Spiritual Energy.

Your family has some talent; they'll teach you patience first.

Before he could even take a few steps down the main road, his bones were broken.

Now, Gu Changjin slapped off the top cover.

The things below naturally began to emerge.

"It seems that my strike was indeed the right one."

Gu Changjin nodded in satisfaction.

Of course, the Gu family is still missing one person if it wants to truly rise to prominence.

A person who can stand at the very top, preventing those holy lands and supreme lineages from interfering without permission.

At present, it seems that this person can only be him.

"Alright, let's make use of this waste and raise it while we're at it."

Gu Changjin turned and disappeared.

……

After returning to his cave, he continued to take stock of the gains from the previous battle.

Four Saint Realm experts, one of whom is a Saint King.

After refining, not only did it replenish a large amount of life essence to the "Burial Heaven Devouring Dao Scripture", but the Dao Fruit also extracted a lot of fortune from them, condensing into a large amount of Returning to the Dao Yuan.

In addition, there were four strands of Northern Profound Spiritual Energy, which Gu Changjin certainly did not waste.

The other two Gu family elders finally revealed to him the true secrets of using the Northern Profound Spiritual Qi.

As for why I didn't know about him before...

The reason is simple: he secluded himself every day and never went out for hundreds of years.

The true core secrets of the family hadn't even reached him before he went into seclusion again.

Gu Changjin didn't know what to say after he found out.

"You really don't like socializing."

The four streams of Northern Profound Spiritual Energy were drawn out one by one.

A vibrant green tinged with a hint of black slowly intertwined in his palm.

Gu Changjin refined it into his body according to the secret method.

boom!

The lifespan that had been reduced to almost nothing by the "Burial of Heaven and Devouring of the Dao Scripture" began to increase again.

One path, a hundred years; four paths, a full four hundred years.

In addition to the life essence he had obtained from refining four Saint Realm experts, Gu Changjin's previously depleted life flames finally became much more vigorous again.

Then, without hesitation, he continued to burn his lifespan.

"Saving lifespan won't produce offspring; becoming stronger is the real goal."

The "Burial of Heaven and Devouring of the Dao Scripture" began to operate with great force.

The flame of life once again became fuel for spiritual practice.

One hundred years, two hundred years...

His cultivation level as a mid-stage Saint King continued to rise.

The newly established order of the Holy Path was rapidly perfected as a massive amount of lifespan was burned.

Then, that barrier was forcibly broken open, revealing a late-stage Saint King!

Gu Changjin's aura fluctuated slightly for a moment before returning to calm.

However, his senses had already clearly touched the threshold above the Saint King.

The quasi-emperor is not far off.

Even if we just invest another sum of money into Guiyi Daoyuan now.

It's not impossible to force it through.

Gu Changjin thought for a moment and then decisively stopped.

"There's no need."

Guiyi Daoyuan is the real trump card. In this vast universe where even immortals of the mortal world can emerge, it's never a bad thing to keep a little more.

As for cultivation level?

There are so many lively creatures outside.

Is it hard to find someone with a long lifespan?

It can burn other people's lives to exchange for cultivation points.

Why burn your own Guiyi Daoyuan?

That's not how you calculate things.

Just as Gu Changjin was preparing to consolidate his late-stage Saint King cultivation,

boom!

In the distance, a terrifying holy might descended without warning from the heavens.

It wasn't just suppressing the Gu family of Beixuan, but sweeping across the entire Beixuan Domain in an instant!

One by one, the sacred mountains of various sects lit up with array patterns, and within each cultivation family, a Saint Realm being suddenly opened his eyes, causing countless cultivators to look up in shock.

A figure descended from the sky.

Even before it truly descended upon the Gu family, the oppressive aura of a late-stage Saint King had already covered the entire land like the sky collapsing.

Immediately afterwards, an extremely cold voice resounded throughout the Bei Xuan Gu family.

"Gu Changjin!! You killed my disciple, destroyed his foundation, and annihilated his soul."

"Do you really think that hiding in a small Gu family home means I can't do anything to you?"

As the sound faded, the heavens and earth roared.

"Come out here! Prepare to die!"