My son is about to break through.

Having received the essence blood bestowed by Gu Qingfeng as their trump card for survival, Gu Xuan and Gu Xiu felt much more at ease. Without any delay, after a brief preparation, they left the Xuan Tian Immortal Realm together, transforming into two streams of light and heading straight for the Immortal Secret Realm deep within the Chaos.

As the distance closed, more and more beams of light began to appear in the chaotic void.

These lights, some bright and some dim, some strong and some weak, all pointed in the same direction.

Among them were some beings with profound and awe-inspiring presences, clearly drawn by the secret realm from various races, or even reclusive old monsters.

Gu Xuan and Gu Xiu concealed their auras and blended into the many escape lights, remaining inconspicuous.

However, when they arrived at the chaotic area near the entrance to the secret realm, which had become bizarre and disordered due to the collision of rules, some powerful individuals with keen senses and good information still recognized their identities.

"Look, those are... the two princes of the Xuan Tian Immortal Court, Gu Xuan and Gu Xiu!"

"Hiss... As expected, he is the offspring of that Xuan Tian Emperor! His aura is powerful, and with a bone age of less than one hundred million years, he has already stepped into the realm of the Fourth Tribulation Heavenly Venerable. Truly terrifying!"

"The Xuan Tian Immortal Court is truly blessed with extraordinary fortune. Not only did that Heavenly Emperor dominate the world, but even his offspring are so outstanding."

A Heavenly Venerable of the Fourth Tribulation, less than a hundred million years old... in the past, that would have been enough to make him famous and a powerful figure in his region.

"The Gu family bloodline is truly remarkable! This lineage has only risen to prominence in the last tens of millions of years, yet now it boasts over a hundred Heavenly Venerables among its members, and even extraordinary figures like Emperor Gu and the Crown Prince. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to call them the number one immortal clan below the Immortal level, would it?"

A series of divine thoughts, some filled with amazement, some with apprehension, and some with curiosity, quietly exchanged in the void.

In today's endless immortal realm, the names of Xuan Tian Immortal Court and Gu Qingfeng are already known to everyone.

As Gu Qingfeng's direct descendants, Gu Xuan and Gu Xiu naturally attract a great deal of attention.

Their every move, to some extent, can even represent part of the attitude of the Xuan Tian Immortal Court.

Although among the powerful figures gathered here today are many at the fifth or sixth level, or even higher, no one would truly underestimate these two princes who only have the cultivation level of the fourth level.

Their father was a monster who could defy immortality with his Nine Tribulations Body!

Who can guarantee that these two don't possess some terrifying trump card bestowed by the Heavenly Emperor?
Some powerful figures, as their gazes lingered on Gu Xuan and his companion, harbored deeper thoughts.

"The Gu family bloodline is so powerful... If we could form a marriage alliance with them..."

This thought crossed the minds of many people.

In fact, as the Gu family has expanded and its influence has grown, many forces have tried to marry into the Gu family's collateral branches and even some of the more peripheral direct descendants in an attempt to benefit from the fortune of this immortal clan.

However, the significance and difficulty of a marriage alliance with someone like Gu Xuan, who is at the core of the family, are incomparable.

Gu Xuan and Gu Xiu could naturally feel the many gazes cast upon them from all around, the meanings of which were complex and difficult to discern.

But they remained calm, exchanged a glance, nodded slightly, and then stepped directly into the Immortal Realm without further hesitation.

Near the entrance to the secret realm, some gazes grew increasingly profound.

……

Shortly after Gu Xuan and his companion entered the secret realm, in the Imperial Garden of the Xuan Tian Immortal Court.

This place is filled with exotic flowers and rare herbs, with babbling springs, flying birds, and a natural flow of Daoist energy. It is where Gu Qingfeng usually rests and occasionally meets with close friends and relatives.

At this moment, he was sitting opposite another person at a white jade table.

On the stone table were two cups of celestial tea, exuding a Taoist charm. The aroma was soothing and refreshing, as if it could cleanse the soul.

The visitor was tall and wore a simple, ancient linen robe, revealing muscular arms that seemed to contain the power to create the world.

His face was rugged, but his eyes were bright and piercing, as if they contained the sun and moon, and his gaze exuded a heroic and domineering air.

Gu Qingfeng personally poured tea for the other party, his expression carrying just the right amount of respect and a hint of closeness, and said: "Last time when the evil gods besieged us, the situation was critical. If it weren't for the timely intervention of the Ancient Barbarian Heavenly Venerable, I'm afraid I would not have been able to escape."

Qingfeng will always remember this great kindness.

"However, the Celestial Court was newly established, and many matters were complicated. Later, I went into seclusion to cultivate, and thus I was unable to personally go to express my gratitude. This is truly my fault, and I beg the Celestial Venerable not to take offense."

The person who came was none other than him.

It was none other than the Ancient Barbarian Celestial Venerable.

Now, Gu Qingfeng has quite a bit of knowledge about this human race celestial being.

The opponent is someone who has reached the eighth realm of immortality.

Such strength would place them among the top tier of all the immortals in the Endless Immortal Realm.

His words were sincere and heartfelt.

The first battle.

The Empty Skeleton God Lord bullies the weak.

If it weren't for the other party's intervention, Gu Qingfeng knew very well that he would have had a very difficult time leaving alive.

Regardless, he always remembered this favor.

Upon hearing this, the Ancient Barbarian Celestial Venerable laughed heartily, his voice booming like a bell, causing ripples to spread in the teacup. He waved his hand and said, "Why must Heavenly Emperor Gu be so formal and polite!"
We are all human beings, sharing the same bloodline. Faced with the evil god's offspring, we should naturally stand together, watch over each other, and help one another!

"If I were to stand idly by and watch as evil gods outnumber and slaughter my human heroes, what right would I have to call myself a Celestial Venerable of the Human Race?"

He picked up the teacup, not caring whether it was too hot or not, tilted his head back and drank it all in one gulp. He smacked his lips and praised, "Good tea, Emperor Gu. You live a much more refined life than us old folks, haha!"

Setting down his teacup, the Ancient Barbarian Heavenly Venerable's tiger-like eyes fell on Gu Qingfeng, scrutinizing him carefully. His admiration deepened: "When I last saw you, although your aura was also astonishing, your sharpness was exposed, like a sword drawn from its sheath."

Now, seeing you again, your sharpness is restrained, you've returned to simplicity, your Daoist charm is harmonious and integrated, and you're even more closely connected with the celestial court's fortune... Tsk tsk, it seems your cultivation has improved again. You're probably only one step away from the immortal realm!

His eyesight was incredibly sharp. Although he couldn't fully see through Gu Qingfeng's true nature, the sense of perfection he possessed—a profound and majestic presence that resonated subtly with the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth—was something that no ordinary peak-level cultivator of the Ninth Tribulation could possess.

This is clearly a sign that they have already touched the threshold of immortality, or even have one foot already on it.

Gu Qingfeng did not hide anything from this, and nodded frankly: "The Heavenly Venerable has keen insight, but it is a pity that breaking through to the Immortal Realm is not so easy. I wonder how long it will take to truly take that step!"

Ancient Barbarian Celestial Venerable laughed heartily: "Back then, I was stuck at the peak of the Ninth Tribulation for a full nine trillion years!"

Day and night he pondered, battling heaven and earth, traversing countless realms, teetering on the brink of death countless times, before finally grasping that glimmer of inspiration and achieving immortality! Nine trillion years!

He held up nine fingers and waved them in front of Gu Qingfeng, his tone filled with emotion: "In the endless immortal realm, throughout history, countless brilliant Nine Tribulation Celestial Venerables have ultimately fallen before this threshold, turning into withered bones."

To have achieved this in a mere tens of millions of years is already unprecedented.
In my opinion, if you proceed step by step, given your aptitude, luck, and accumulated experience, you have a very high chance of taking that step within billions of years!

Billions of years!
This time, spoken by an immortal eighth-realm powerhouse who has lived for countless trillions of years and witnessed the rise and fall of countless geniuses, is already the highest level of recognition and expectation for Gu Qingfeng's potential.

If Gu Qingfeng's past achievements hadn't been so terrifying, the Ancient Barbarian Heavenly Venerable would never have made this conclusion.

However, when Gu Qingfeng heard the number 10 billion years, his brows furrowed even more.

Billions of years is nothing to those who aspire to immortality, but for Gu Qingfeng, the current situation is still too long.

The pressure from the evil god clan and the tribulation of transcendence that the Purple Star Heavenly Emperor will face 30 billion years later were like swords hanging over his head, giving him a sense of urgency that time waits for no one. "What? You think it's too long?"

The Ancient Barbarian Celestial Venerable saw through his thoughts, and instead of being annoyed, his admiration for him grew even stronger.

Having a sense of urgency, being ambitious, and being unwilling to wait a long time—that's the true mindset of a prodigy!
If you're satisfied with just a few billion years, you'll lose your edge.

“Young Gu, when I said 10 billion years, that was based on the safest and most conventional estimate.”

But do you know that the path of cultivation is never static?

The word "opportunity" can turn the rotten into the miraculous, and transform an insurmountable barrier into a thoroughfare!

Ancient Barbarian Celestial Venerable leaned forward slightly, lowered his voice, and gave a guiding tone.

A thought flashed through Gu Qingfeng's mind, and he blurted out, "The opportunity that the Celestial Venerable pointed to... could it be the newly appeared Immortal Secret Realm deep within the Chaos?"

"Hahahahaha!"

The Ancient Barbarian Celestial Venerable burst into loud laughter, his voice echoing throughout the Imperial Garden.

"Good, quick reaction! I like your intelligence!"
"Indeed, besides seeing you, the future pillar of my human race, my main purpose in coming here is for this Immortal Secret Realm!"

He suppressed his smile, his expression turned serious, and an invisible pressure belonging to an eighth-level immortal expert naturally emanated, making the surrounding air seem to freeze.

"Young Gu, do you know why that secret realm can prevent us immortals from entering it in person?"

"The Ancient Barbarian Celestial Venerable said in a deep voice."

"Based on the preliminary investigation and calculations by us human immortals and those old ghosts on the evil god's side, that secret realm is very likely the inheritance site of a supreme being whose cultivation has reached the eleventh or even twelfth level of immortality."

The Eleventh Realm of Immortality!
Even the twelfth realm!

Gu Qingfeng's pupils suddenly contracted!
Although he had long suspected that the master of the secret realm was far stronger than ordinary immortals, hearing words like "eleventh realm" and "twelfth realm" still stirred up a huge wave in his heart.

That's the highest realm, second only to transcendence!
The Purple Star Heavenly Emperor is the one who stands at this pinnacle!

The value of such a hidden realm is simply immeasurable!
I'm afraid that in the entire Endless Immortal Realm, there are only a handful of known secret realms of this kind!

"Because the master of the secret realm is of such a high level, the residual power of the Great Dao rules has transformed into a restriction, allowing only cultivators below the Immortal level to enter. This is a rule that he calls himself, and no other cultivator can shake it."

Ordinary immortals cannot resist the power of such great laws and rules, and therefore find it difficult to truly enter into them.

Even the true form itself is currently powerless against the Dao power of that secret realm.

Ancient Barbarian Celestial Venerable explained that this is why those who enter the secret realm to compete now are basically at the Celestial Venerable level.

"A powerful being who is suspected to be at least at the eleventh level of the Immortal Realm, the secret realm left behind by such a being must contain great opportunities."

If you can step into it and find the opportunity for immortality, then attaining enlightenment in one step is not impossible.

"certainly--"

"Nothing is absolute. There must be many risks in a secret realm of inheritance at this level."

However, your strength is unmatched by other Celestial Venerables, so the dangers of the secret realm shouldn't be a problem for you!

"This is what the Ancient Barbarian Celestial Venerable said."

Upon hearing this, Gu Qingfeng did not answer immediately, but pondered for a long time before asking.

"The secret realms left behind by such beings are indeed powerful, but does our human race not have any other beings at the eleventh level of immortality?"

"no!"

Ancient Barbarian Celestial Venerable shook his head decisively, then gave a wry smile.

"Let alone the twelfth level of immortality, there isn't even an eleventh level of immortality. Beichen Tianzun is the tenth level of immortality, which already ranks second among humans."

As for myself, in terms of cultivation, I should be considered third among humans!

this sentence.

This gave Gu Qingfeng a jolt.

He hadn't expected the gap in immortality among humans to be so severe.

Below the twelfth level of the Immortal Realm, one directly enters the tenth level of the Immortal Realm, and then the eighth level of the Immortal Realm.

According to Gu Qingfeng's original idea, the human race should have had powerful beings at the eleventh level of immortality.

But now it seems that I overestimated the human race.

Subsequently.

Gu Qingfeng then asked, "What about the Evil God Clan?"

"The situation is similar on the side of the Evil God Clan. There is one Immortal Realm Tenth Stage, three Immortal Realm Seventh Stage, and the rest are all beings below the Immortal Realm Seventh Stage."

In fact, the immortal strength of the evil god race is not much different from that of our human race.

The only difference is that the evil god race has more immortal gods, while the human race has fewer.

Normally speaking, with only the combat power of the two races at the immortal level, the evil god race would have absolutely no chance of annihilating our human race—”

"The Ancient Barbarian Celestial Venerable said in a deep voice."

This judgment is based on normal circumstances.

As for the abnormal situation, even if the Ancient Barbarian Heavenly Venerable didn't say it, Gu Qingfeng himself was aware of it.

no doubt.

The key to the balance between the two races lies with the Ziwei Heavenly Emperor.

If the latter perishes under the Tribulation of Transcendence, then the human race will have no chance to resist the evil god race.

Even with just the Northern Star Celestial Venerable at the tenth level of Immortality and the Ancient Barbarian Celestial Venerable at the eighth level of Immortality, they probably wouldn't be a match for that Eternal Silence God Lord.

Not to mention.

Other evil gods have also become immortal.

"Throughout history, no immortal at the twelfth level has ever been able to overcome the tribulation of transcendence. If nothing unexpected happens, I'm afraid even the Ziwei Heavenly Emperor will find it difficult to overcome this tribulation."

If the Ziwei Heavenly Emperor were to perish, our human race would surely be in grave danger. According to the Ziwei Heavenly Emperor, you may be the key to breaking the deadlock for our human race.

In the last battle, the Heavenly Emperor Ziwei fought against the God Lord Yongji. He is currently in seclusion to heal his wounds and prepare for the great calamity 30 billion years from now.

Therefore, with the Heavenly Emperor Ziwei absent this time, the Great Dao restrictions of that Immortal Secret Realm are naturally beyond anyone's ability to overcome. (End of Chapter)