Self-Seclusion for a Hundred Years

"Senior Gu, you jest. How would we dare lay a hand on you?" Ye Haichen said repeatedly.

The other elders echoed his words.

Naturally, they did not dare fight Gu Yuanqing. When their gazes had met just now, every Heavenly Human of the Nether Sea Palace had suffered severe injuries.

Moreover, everyone understood that this was only because Gu Yuanqing had held back.

Back then, Qin Tianyang's Ancient Realm body had been killed by this very move.

And the Heavenly Punishment continually descending from the sky seemed utterly incapable of doing anything to Gu Yuanqing. Even if Gu Yuanqing's words sounded utterly sincere, who would truly dare try? That would be no different from making a joke of one's own life.

Gu Yuanqing remained silent for a long while. Though the power of Heavenly Punishment falling upon him had naturally grown much stronger, it seemed to be of little use to him now.

His own origin was simply too vast. After neutralizing ordinary Heavenly Punishment, he gained too little from it. It was not much faster than cultivating with the power of North Spring Grotto-Heaven himself.

To him now, perhaps only Heavenly Punishment formed by a great realm domain's Five Directions Great Formation, drawing upon the World Origin, would be of real use.

Now that the Nether Sea Palace had withdrawn the power it had bestowed upon the Ten Directions Token from the Nether Sea Realm, and Gu Yuanqing had promised to spare their lives after this move, it was not appropriate for him to go back on his word.

However, since his goal had already been achieved, Gu Yuanqing said no more. With a flick of his finger, Zhang Rui, who had once attacked him, was annihilated in body and soul.

"Let this end here today. I hope you