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

The smile on Gu Jingshan's face gradually froze.

He looked at Gu Changjin.

Looking at that face that had just been filled with grief and looked utterly exhausted.

At this moment, that weakness, that heartache, that dying despair, seemed to have been casually wiped away.

Clean and tidy.

All that's left is laughter.

All of this sent chills down Gu Jingshan's spine.

"impossible……"

His lips trembled, and he took a step back.

"You can't possibly still have that aura."

"No, no..."

"Is it you?"

Gu Jingshan suddenly looked up, his eyes bloodshot.

"Did you place the black stone?"

"Did you also give me the Bloodline Primordial Embryo Law?"

"You've been plotting against me from beginning to end?!"

Gu Changjin sat on the futon and sighed softly.

"My filial son, don't say such harsh things."

"This old ancestor did not force you to kill anyone."

"Every step you take is a choice you made yourself."

Upon hearing this, Gu Jingshan completely broke down.

He gripped the Bloodline Embryo tightly and turned to rush out of the inner palace.

No.

We can't let Gu Changjin get it.

Even if it means destroying it!

Even if it means self-destruction!

He absolutely cannot let that old man reap the final rewards!

Gu Jingshan's spiritual energy reversed wildly, and his skin began to turn red.

But the next moment.

Gu Changjin simply raised his hand.

boom!

A powerful force, typical of late-stage Golden Core cultivators, transformed into an invisible seal in mid-air.

The big seal falls.

Gu Jingshan felt as if he had been hit by a mountain, his knees shattering the floor tiles.

Click!

The sound of bones breaking was crisp and piercing.

He tried to scream, but found that even his throat was locked by magic.

Don't mention self-destruction.

He can't even move a single finger.

Gu Changjin stood up, walked to him, and took the Bloodline Embryo.

The primordial embryo was warm, pure, and free of resentment.

It even carried with it the last bit of the Gu clan's ridiculous yet tragic "voluntary" act.

Gu Changjin nodded in satisfaction.

"good."

"You acted even better than I expected."

He looked down at Gu Jingshan with a gentle smile.

"Since you acted so well, then you can add the final touch to this primordial embryo."

Gu Jingshan's pupils contracted sharply.

The next moment, the bloodline embryo lit up.

Blood-red threads emerged from his nascent soul, piercing his brow, heart, and dantian.

Gu Jingshan trembled violently.

His essence, origin, and cultivation.

And his pathetic ambition.

All of it was gradually extracted and poured into the bloodline embryo.

"No...no..."

He finally managed to squeeze out a sound.

But it was too late.

A few breaths later, Gu Jingshan turned into a dried-up corpse and collapsed in the back hall of the ancestral hall.

The core bloodline of the Gu family.

Everyone was put into the medicine.

The bloodline embryo hung in Gu Changjin's palm, its radiance almost eerily perfect.

Gu Changjin did not swallow immediately.

This is the Gu family ancestral hall.

There are also people from other sects outside.

If he were to break through to the Nascent Soul stage here, it would cause too much of a commotion.

The Nascent Soul Tribulation signifies a transformation of the soul and spirit, with the spiritual energy of heaven and earth flowing back in; it cannot be concealed at all.

Fortunately, it's alright.

He is no longer the old Golden Core cultivator who could only tough it out in his cave.

Gu Changjin had a sudden thought.

Deep within the Dao Fruit, the icy blue fragment of the Xuanming Cave Heaven trembled slightly.

The next instant, he vanished from the prayer mat in the back hall.

There was no escape light, no fluctuation of aura.

It's as if it were erased by heaven and earth.

No matter how much divine sense the outside world used to scan, they would only find the back hall deathly silent.

Inside the Xuanming Cave, an icy blue light spread out.

The dilapidated ice palace hangs in the distance, its cold mist churning, like a small world standing alone in the void.

Gu Changjin sat down cross-legged.

The primordial fetus of the bloodline hangs in front of him.

The thirty-six strands of the Dao Yuan also slowly emerged in the Dao Fruit perception.

This time, he wasn't stingy.

Breaking through the Nascent Soul stage is a qualitative change.

If it needs to be smashed, then it should be smashed.

"Let's begin."

Gu Changjin opened his mouth and swallowed the bloodline embryo directly into his stomach.

boom!

The terrifying effects of the drug exploded instantly.

That's not ordinary spiritual energy.

Rather, it is the pure life essence of the core bloodline, foundation, and resentment of the entire Gu clan after all has been washed away.

The moment the bloodline embryo entered his body, his previously withered lifespan began to recover.

The parched body was replenished.

The golden elixir in his dantian suddenly trembled.

Immediately afterwards, Guiyi Daoyuan was poured in.

A wisp.

Two strands.

Three strands.

The pure white Dao Source surged like a reversed Milky Way, rushing directly into the Golden Core.

Gu Changjin's sea of ​​consciousness roared.

The Jinyang Sword Manual.

The Mysterious Devouring Heaven Scripture.

Bloodline origin method.

The critical point for breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage.

All methods, experiences, and gaps were frantically merged under the deduction of the Dao Yuan.

He doesn't need to figure it out slowly.

In his world, he has already traversed the path to Nascent Soul once.

Now, as I walk, I am rushing forward along the path that has already been burned.

A crack appeared on the surface of the golden pill.

Then came the second course.

The third way.

Click.

The golden elixir shattered.

It's not dilapidated.

Instead, it split open like a seed.

A small figure slowly emerged from the core of the Golden Core.

It was initially only an inch or so.

But soon, it began to absorb the medicinal power and the source of the Dao, and its facial features gradually became clear.

The little man sat cross-legged in his dantian, his eyebrows and eyes exactly the same as Gu Changjin's.

Nascent Soul Formation.

In an instant, purple energy surged within the Xuanming Cave.

The remnants of the Ice Palace were shaken and hummed.

The spiritual energy of the outside world is isolated by the cave, preventing the formation of any real phenomena. However, inside the cave, it is as if a great red-gold sun is rising.

Blood flames, sword energy, and the chilling aura of the dark underworld.

The three elements revolved around the nascent soul, eventually transforming into complex patterns that were imprinted on it.

Early stage of Nascent Soul.

But that's not all.

Gu Changjin continued to guide the Guiyi Daoyuan.

Ten strands.

Fifteen strands.

Twenty strands.

He didn't stop.

The medicinal power of the Bloodline Primordial Embryo was too pure, the empowerment of the Daoist Primordial was too stable, and he already had experience with the Other-Other Primordial Infant.

The emptiness after the breakthrough?

does not exist.

Unstable foundation?

The Dao Fruit was poured directly into his mouth.

The nascent soul suddenly opened its eyes.

His magical power surged within his dantian.

The threshold of the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm was directly broken through.

A long time passed.

The storm gradually subsided.

Gu Changjin opened his eyes.

For a moment, his eyes seemed to reflect the entire cavern.

Mid-stage Nascent Soul stage.

A solid mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator.

There is not a trace of pretense.

Gu Changjin slowly raised his hand, his five fingers slightly clenched.

The cold mist in the Xuanming Cave Heaven instantly condensed into a giant hand, which then dissipated into sword energy with a thought.

This feeling was several times more powerful than the early Nascent Soul stage he had experienced in his own world.

If we were to encounter a late-stage Golden Core cultivator again now...

You could crush it with one hand.

It's no different from crushing an ant.

Just then, a tremor suddenly came from the depths of the Dao Fruit.

Gu Changjin's mind sharpened.

The mysterious Dao Fruit shone brightly.

The next trace of Dao solidified completely.

His mind was drawn in, and a scene appeared before his eyes.

It was a vast, abyss shrouded in a deathly mist year-round.

The black waters stretch endlessly, and white bones float on the islands.

In the deepest part of the great swamp, in a cold pool, lies a giant snake that is two hundred feet long.

Its entire body was covered in cold, black jade-like scales, and two fleshy bulges protruded high on its head.

There were also four bulges in the abdomen, as if sharp claws were about to break through the skin.

The old scales have mostly fallen off, and the new scales have not yet grown.

Dark golden lightning crackled across its massive serpentine body.

That was no ordinary demonic snake.

That was a great demon that had reached the critical point of transforming into a dragon, and was only one step away from shedding its mortal body and undergoing tribulation to transform into a dragon.

Gu Changjin's eyes suddenly burned with fervor.

"A dragon?"

"No, just one more step."

"But that's enough."

Even before this life has begun, the other me is already this terrifying.

Once this great demonic path is restored, how far can he go?

Transformation into a deity?

Or even higher?

Gu Changjin regained his composure, a slight smile playing on his lips.

Not urgent.

Eat your food one bite at a time.

Let's clear out this table first.

With a thought, the Xuanming Cave Heaven dissipated.

His true form reappeared on the prayer mat in the back hall of the Gu family.

All the pressure from the Nascent Soul stage was completely contained.

Outwardly, he still looked like that listless, dying cripple, Jin Dan.

Gu Changjin's nascent soul consciousness spread out silently.

In an instant, it covered the Gu family.

It then spread to Lingdao Peak.

He saw Yun Qingli leading the team in the direction of the main peak of Xuan Yang Sect.

The Golden Core elders from various peaks, the Foundation Establishment deacons from all directions, and countless disciples were surrounding the entire Gu family compound with murderous intent.

Gu Changjin withdrew his divine sense.

Instead of panicking, he smiled.

"The sect leader is personally leading the team, and all the Golden Core cultivators of the sect have gathered..."

"hehe."

"Fellow Daoists, why are you all rushing to the Gu family in the middle of the night?"

"They've come especially to welcome this old ancestor..."

"Has he advanced to the Nascent Soul stage?"