A Millionfold Return: My Children Cultivate Immortality, I Become a God - Chapter 247

Chapter 247: Ancient Star Road

At the same time, outside, Qin Zijun approached with eager anticipation after seeing Wu Zhen’e emerge. Just as he was about to ask questions, Wu Zhen’e’s expression turned serious.

“Holy Lord, let’s talk somewhere else. It’s not convenient here.”

Upon hearing this, Qin Zijun immediately understood and directly led Wu Zhen’e back to Holy Lord Peak.

After returning to Holy Lord Peak and laying down a few restriction formations, Qin Zijun finally spoke again.

“All right, can you now tell me what you encountered inside?”

“Hmm.”

Wu Zhen’e nodded, then proceeded to recount everything that had happened with the Founding Patriarch—without leaving anything out. From his perspective, Qin Zijun had no reason to harm him, and with Great Grandfather as his backing, unless Qin Zijun wanted to die, he certainly wouldn’t dare harbor ill intentions toward him.

After hearing Wu Zhen’e’s account, Qin Zijun’s expression could no longer be described as shocked—it was fear.

He hadn’t imagined that the Five Elements Bell would recognize the Holy Son as its master, nor did he expect the Founding Patriarch and the other Four Great Holy Lords had actually gone to Buzhou Mountain, leaving the Upper Realm behind.

“Did the Founding Patriarch say why the Upper Realm was sealed?” Qin Zijun asked with a grave look, as if he had just remembered something.

Wu Zhen’e nodded in response.

“The Founding Patriarch said it was because of the Blood Soul Sect.”

“The Blood Soul Sect, huh? I always suspected they were no ordinary force. After all, how could a run-of-the-mill faction rise from obscurity to a level that makes the entire Upper Realm tremble in less than ten thousand years? Turns out they come from outside the Upper Realm.”

Qin Zijun’s expression grew even more solemn, but internally, his curiosity about the Ancient Star Road the Founding Patriarch mentioned was piqued.

After all, he had broken through to Immortal Emperor at only two and a half million years old, and reached Late Stage Immortal Emperor by ten million years. Yet, he had been trapped at Late Stage Immortal Emperor for a full fifty million years.

If not for those restrictions, he probably would have become a God by now.

“In any case, the Founding Patriarch told me that unless absolutely necessary, one should never use the Ancient Star Road to leave the Upper Realm. It’s incredibly dangerous—there are chaotic spatial currents, giant star beasts, and other hazards that even a Late Stage Immortal Emperor may not be able to withstand.”

Upon hearing Wu Zhen’e’s words, Qin Zijun couldn’t help but sigh, abandoning the idea entirely.

The immediate priority was still to completely annihilate the Blood Soul Sect native to the Upper Realm. Otherwise, once the Blood Emperor and his followers recovered, even if all of them joined forces, it likely wouldn’t be enough to defeat the Blood Emperor.

“By the way, now that you’ve fully mastered the Five Elements Bell, do you think you’re capable of destroying the Blood Emperor?”

As Qin Zijun asked, a flicker of hope appeared in his eyes when he looked at Wu Zhen’e.

But Wu Zhen’e shook his head in response.

“Master, Que Xuan is currently dormant. I can’t unleash the full power of the Five Elements Bell.”

“Que Xuan?”

“That’s right. Que Xuan is the Artifact Spirit of the Five Elements Bell.”

Since Wu Zhen’e had said this, Qin Zijun didn’t press further. He sighed and said, “If that’s the case, then do your best to grow stronger as quickly as possible. I have a feeling that a great battle is looming. When that time comes, no one will be able to remain unscathed.”

As these words fell, Qin Zijun couldn’t help but recall Wu Hao from earlier. He wondered if Wu Hao would choose to join the fight.

“Ah-chu! Who’s mumbling about me?”

Inside Penglai Immortal Island, Wu Hao sneezed involuntarily, a bit puzzled.

But he quickly pushed the thought aside and began to study the Five Elements Bell in front of him.

The moment Wu Zhen’e obtained the Five Elements Bell, Wu Hao simultaneously received feedback from one million units of the Five Elements Bell.

Without hesitation, Wu Hao chose to fuse 900,000 units and kept the remaining 100,000 for emergencies.

[Ninth-Grade Five Elements Bell: Can gather the power of the five great paths of the Dao and contain it within the user’s body, shaping the Five Constitutions.]

“The Five Constitutions, huh?”

Wu Hao’s expression revealed a certain level of understanding. The higher the realm, the more knowledge one acquires—and Wu Hao was no exception.

In his worldview, each of the great paths of the Dao basically corresponded to a specific constitution, such as the Time Sacred Body, Space Sacred Body, and so on.

The Ninth-Grade Five Elements Bell was more powerful than the Eighth-Grade Five Elements Bell because it could be integrated into the user’s body, shaping five powerful constitutions.

The strength one possessed naturally relied on external objects to manifest, making such power far more reliable. Moreover, breaking through to the God Emperor level by harnessing the Ninth-Grade Five Elements Bell would result in a God Emperor far stronger—at least five times more powerful—than one achieved under normal circumstances.

However, for Wu Hao, this was entirely unnecessary. After all, the cultivation technique he practiced encompassed the myriad paths of the Dao, and as his cultivation advanced, his physique would transform into the legendary Myriad Dao Body.

“The Blood Soul Sect is rife with undercurrents, and subtle changes are occurring throughout the Upper Realm. It seems a great battle is imminent. By then, Yifan will likely have become very powerful.”

“But with their current abilities, it seems they cannot break through the Blood God’s sealing formation. They’ll probably have to rely on the Ancient Star Road to leave the Upper Realm.”

Wu Hao pondered this silently, his gaze shifting toward Buzhou Mountain.

His information was far more advanced than that of Wu Yidao and the others, so he naturally knew there was an Ancient Star Road inside Buzhou Mountain. Still, Wu Hao had no plans to leave the Upper Realm via the Ancient Star Road. With the cards he currently held, all he needed to do was summon a Ninth-Grade Chaos Bell to directly shatter the sealing left by the Blood God.

Though the Blood God was a God Emperor-level existence, the artifact spirit of the Ninth-Grade Chaos Bell could also unleash God Emperor-level power. Breaking through the Blood God’s sealing formation would be effortless.

However, if he broke the sealing now, it might alert the Blood God, potentially bringing unwanted trouble.

Wu Hao wasn’t afraid of trouble, but he didn’t want to deal with unnecessary complications either. So, for now, he decided to let things take their natural course.

Meanwhile, Wu Li had already left the Seven Mysteries Sect with Zhang Tie some time ago. During this period, his cultivation had steadily advanced to the Initial Stage of the Golden Immortal realm. Without the fortunate opportunities or awakening of past life memories like Wu Xianni and Wu Mowu, reaching the Initial Stage of the Golden Immortal realm in such a short time was already a commendable achievement.

“Phew, up ahead is the Azure Thunder Secret Realm. I wonder what opportunities await inside.”

Wu Li thought quietly. After leaving the Seven Mysteries Sect, he had wandered from place to place, often entering various secret realms in search of chances for advancement.

Ever since his master Mo Juren attacked him, Wu Li had grown suspicious and guarded toward everyone. Naturally, he no longer had any intention of joining other factions.

The Azure Thunder Secret Realm in front of him was a Fifth-Grade Immortal Realm he had heard about along the way. It was said to contain abundant Golden Thunder Wood, which Wu Li currently needed in large quantities to forge the Golden Thunder Flying Sword. That was why he had come to the Azure Thunder Secret Realm.