Journey to the Ancient God Ruins

Gulanxiu took the map and said to Liu Qingyuan, "Thank you, Brother Liu! If I gain anything from this trip to the Ancient God Ruins, I'll surely repay you heavily in the future! By the way, Brother Liu, the God Corpse you discovered—was it a Local Immortal God from the Extraterrestrial Race or one from our Bloodfall Continent?"

Liu Qingyuan pondered for a moment, then revealed a strange smile and said, "Probably a Local Immortal God from our continent! The style of his attire matches that of Bloodfall Continent!"

A flicker of joy passed through Gulanxiu's eyes. With his wealth, he didn't really care about the gains from an ordinary Immortal corpse, but an Immortal God from Bloodfall Continent was different. Previously, hunting a ninth-rank Realm Lord Wild Beast had netted him over two hundred Bloodfall Crystals, and a local Immortal God would likely possess even more.

Thus, Gulanxiu quickly said to Liu Qingyuan, "Brother Liu, this information has me itching with curiosity. I can't bear to waste a single moment; I want to head to the Ancient God Ruins as soon as possible to investigate. So I'll take my leave now. Please inform Liu Jiang and Liu Li for me!"

Liu Qingyuan was taken aback and said, "Brother Jia, you're going now? Without any preparation? Going to the Ancient God Ruins at Cloud Soaring Level is far too dangerous."

Gulanxiu laughed heartily and said, "To become a strong one, relying solely on closed-door cultivation isn't enough. How can one grow without experiencing various trials? Besides, I need to go to the Ancient God Ruins to fuse Bloodfall Crystals anyway, and with your news, Brother Liu, I absolutely must visit the Ancient God Ruins. Alright, Brother Liu, say no more. When I return alive, I'll come find you for a drink."

With that, without waiting for Liu Qingyuan to say anything else, he stood up and strode out, vanishing from Liu Qingyuan's sight in the blink of an eye!

Liu Qingyuan stared blankly in the direction Gulanxiu had left. After a long while, he sighed, "What a martial fanatic! Dealing with someone so single-minded is exhausting. I hope you come back safely! If you really manage to join the Immortal Temple, protecting Jiang'er and Li'er would be as simple as a single word. Ah, forget it. I'll prepare for both outcomes. First, I'll pack up and head to Maple Leaf City!"

What Liu Qingyuan didn't know was that Gulanxiu had secretly left a World Ring in that courtyard, and inside that World Ring lay a ninth-rank Domain Lord Golden Armor Dragon.

Gulanxiu didn't fully trust Liu Qingyuan's words, so he quietly left a contingency plan. Besides Qila'angsi, he also left behind a Life Fruit and a communicator.

Although Liu Qingyuan's injury was beyond his own ability to cure, and even world-level experts had found no solution, it was nothing to Gulanxiu—a single Life Fruit would suffice.

If everything in the Ancient God Ruins went as Liu Qingyuan described, and his map was accurate, even if Gulanxiu ultimately failed to obtain the Immortal corpse, he would have Qila'angsi deliver the Life Spirit Fruit to Liu Qingyuan via the communicator.

After all, that would mean Liu Qingyuan hadn't deceived him—the Immortal corpse had simply been taken by someone else over the past ten thousand years.

But if Gulanxiu arrived at the location and found that the actual situation didn't match Liu Qingyuan's account, he would order Qila'angsi to kill Liu Qingyuan and Liu Jiang. With Qila'angsi's fivefold gene level, ninth-rank Domain Lord cultivation, and a tail fused with four Bloodfall Crystals, the task would be easily accomplished.

As for why he would kill Liu Qingyuan and Liu Jiang but spare Liu Li—it wasn't out of lust for her beauty. It was because Liu Li hadn't offended him. Liu Qingyuan had provoked him, so he would kill Liu Qingyuan. Liu Jiang was someone he had saved; if Liu Qingyuan crossed him, killing Liu Jiang would be equivalent to never having saved him in the first place.

That was Gulanxiu's nature. If others treated him with sincerity, he would reciprocate. He wouldn't kill without cause or enmity.

Gulanxiu quickly left the city and arrived outside. This time, he didn't head toward the Blood Spirit Grassland but in the opposite direction.

In a spacious, empty area, Gulanxiu instantly produced his E9-Class Spaceship, slipped inside, and rapidly ascended into the eighteenth layer of clouds. He set the course via his Light Brain and flew toward the Ancient God Ruins.

The Ancient God Ruins were separated from Danyang City by hundreds of worlds. Even at near-light speed, the spaceship would take over a year to arrive. Gulanxiu naturally wouldn't waste this time; he devoted himself to quiet cultivation. In the Swallowing Starry Sky world, genius was ninety-nine percent talent and one percent effort! Though talent was crucial, a bit of effort was still necessary!

At that moment, in the massive palace floating outside Bloodfall Continent, a group of Realm Lords were constantly observing the continent, monitoring its every move.

A wolf-headed Realm Lord said softly, "Look! That little fellow Gulanxiu has set off. Judging by the direction, he's heading for the Ancient God Ruins!"

Beside him, a handsome Realm Lord of ambiguous gender laughed and said, "Little fellow? I've heard this Gulanxiu has considerable talent! Who knows, one day we might have to call him 'Your Highness'!"

The wolf-headed Realm Lord, unruffled by the jab, chuckled and replied, "Then let's wait until he succeeds in his challenge! For now, he's just a little fellow from the Fourth Secret Realm of the Axe Fighting Arena! And the Ancient God Ruins are the most dangerous place in all of Bloodfall Continent. He might just fall there!"

The handsome Realm Lord nodded and said, "True! As if we weren't all from the Fourth Secret Realm! Aren't we all from the End Times Secret Realm!"

At that, a Golden-Haired Ape Realm Lord interjected, "Enough! You two, stop bickering! Keep real-time surveillance on Bloodfall Continent. We don't care what happens inside the continent, but if any natives follow these trainees and fly out of the clouds, we must kill them immediately. We cannot let the trainees die beyond the eighteenth layer of clouds, or tens of thousands of years of our work will be wasted."

This Golden-Haired Ape Realm Lord seemed to hold considerable authority. As his voice fell, the two Realm Lords stopped their squabbling and focused intently on the changes within the eighteenth layer of clouds over Bloodfall Continent on the large screen.

In the blink of an eye, over a year passed. Above the Ancient God Ruins.

Gulanxiu waved his hand, retracting his spaceship, and descended toward the Ancient God Ruins below.

It had to be said that the clouds of Bloodfall Continent were quite beautiful, filled with drifting mist like a fairyland.

But the Ancient God Ruins were clearly different. As Gulanxiu descended past the fifteenth layer of clouds, the surrounding clouds all turned a blood-red color, and a soaring killing intent emanated from them.

From the original text, Gulanxiu already knew about this phenomenon, so he wasn't particularly surprised. However, for safety's sake, he had Heavy Metal Stym transform into armor covering his body, disguising himself as a ninth-rank Domain Lord expert.

Then he rapidly descended downward.