Within the Immortal Realm, Gu Tuo was not considered a particularly ancient Immortal King. In truth, he had not become an Immortal King long ago.
Everyone believed that after the Immortal King Wuji, no one else in the Immortal Realm could become an Immortal King. This was actually wrong.
He had deceived everyone. Even the Immortal King Wuji did not know that the Immortal Realm had long since gained another Immortal King.
Yet unlike the Immortal King Wuji, who sought to dominate the Immortal Realm, Gu Tuo had remained devoted to cultivation after breaking through to become an Immortal King.
His ambitions did not lie in ruling over others. He had loftier goals and wished to pursue a higher realm.
Several hundred thousand years later, he had indeed advanced further. The Immortal King Wuji was still an ordinary Immortal King, while he had become a Peak Immortal King.
What was the point of dominating others like the Immortal King Wuji if, even after cultivating for millions of years, one's cultivation did not improve in the slightest?
When today's battle had erupted, he had not acted, but he had already made up his mind to save that newly ascended Immortal King.
However, what he had not expected was that the newly ascended Immortal King had no need for his rescue at all and had even slain the Immortal King Wuji instead.
Such astonishing talent was truly heaven-sent. That was why he had developed the desire to befriend him and chosen to reveal himself now.
"Fellow Daoist, what brings you here?" Yang Qing asked.
He knew little about Gu Tuo. He only knew that in the original history, Gu Tuo had also been called the "Heavenly Emperor."
To travel alongside Ye Fan and the others, even standing shoulder to shoulder with them,