Suddenly, he felt anxious and conflicted.
His wives: Dongfang Bai, Mu Nianci, and A Bi.
His children: Gu Xi, Gu Lin, Gu Wei, Gu Nian, Xiao Chong, Xiao Chuge, Xiao Yue, Xiao Yun, Xiao Lan, Xiao Qing, Gu Yue, Gu Yun, Gu Ya, Gu Jiuxuan... and the rest.
He looked at the few people beyond the grand formation, which kept them from recklessly charging in to their deaths.
Seeing them weeping uncontrollably, Gu Hui looked at them with guilt on his face.
"Dongfang, A Bi, Nian Ci, I'm sorry.
Children, take good care of your mothers."
"Husband!"
"Father!"
As he made his final farewell, he ignored their cries. In truth, he could no longer do anything about them. He raised his head, and the Nine-Dragon Tribulation swept down upon him, far beyond his power to resist.
Nine bolts of Lightning Tribulation, like nine ancient True Dragons, charged straight into Gu Hui's body.
The Heavenly Tribulation's power was violent, shredding his body apart.
His body became fragmented and broken; it would turn to ash in mere moments.
Then, at that very moment, a flash of golden light appeared on his forehead.
A golden mirror seal shot into the sky.
The Lightning Tribulation that had been about to tear Gu Hui's body apart all transformed into nourishment and poured into him.
"Wh-what?" Gu Hui's eyes widened. Why had that old master, the Dao Mirror, suddenly helped him?
At the same time, his cultivation began to rise frantically.
He was like a bottomless abyss, absorbing whatever came his way.
Boom... crack!
Gu Hui's cultivation broke through continuously, as effortlessly as drinking water, without encountering the slightest bottleneck.
First Heaven of the Mahayana Stage!
Second Heaven of the Mahayana Stage!
In the end, his cultivation stabilized at the Third Heaven of the Mahayana Stage.