Come On, Son! You Got to Breakthrough Now!

After all, only in this way can one enhance their strength without any scruples. As for the so-called foundational issues, with sufficient resources, they naturally become irrelevant.

In such circumstances, the overall strength of the Gu Family naturally advanced by leaps and bounds.

...

"Your offspring 'Gu Yunyue' has broken through to the First Layer of the Dao Palace Realm!"

"Reward: Upgrade Points *500!"

"Your offspring 'Gu Yunfeng' has broken through to the Second Layer of the Dao Palace Realm!"

"Reward: Upgrade Points *500!"

"Your offspring 'Gu Yunyu's' Heavenly Blade Domain has advanced to Level 3!"

"Your offspring 'Gu Yunjie' has broken through to the Ninth Layer of the Divine Transformation Realm!"

"Reward: Upgrade Points *300!"

"Your offspring..."

...

As the descendants of the Gu Family continued to breakthrough, Gu Qingfeng observed his own attribute panel, noticing that the upgrade points had entered a phase of explosive growth.

With a constant influx of upgrade points, his previously depleted pool of less than ten thousand surged to thirty thousand in a short period.

"At this pace, breaking through the Quasi-Emperor Late Stage won't take too long!"

Gu Qingfeng pondered.

Of course.

These are just temporary.

Once reaching the Dao Palace Realm, advancement becomes much harder. Even with him personally imparting teachings, advancing through a realm within three to five days is impossible.

After all, at this level, what is prioritized is accumulation and the understanding of True Intent.

Even with a powerful mentor, understanding still depends on one's aptitude.

And once breaking through to the Ninth Level of the Dao Palace Realm, due to the suppression by the Heavenly Dao, it becomes very difficult to shatter the shackles of this realm and advance to the Saint Realm.

Yet, despite this.

If all the younger generation of the Gu Family could break through to the Ninth Level of the Dao Palace Realm, it would still be an enormous gain in upgrade points for Gu Qingfeng.

It must be noted.

A breakthrough to the First Layer of the Dao Palace Realm yields 500 upgrade points.

A Gu Family junior advancing from the Ninth Layer of the Divine Transformation Realm to the Ninth Level of the Dao Palace Realm grants 4,500 upgrade points.

Gu Qingfeng would only need eleven juniors to breakthrough, roughly managing to advance one realm himself.

Besides.

Gu Qingfeng has been continuously instructing the Hidden Guard to gather information regarding the mysterious demon from the Demon Realm.

Nonetheless, the primary focus remained on the three main Imperial Clans.

In these circumstances, Gu Qingfeng soon learned the intelligence regarding the mysterious demon.

"Demon Ancestor!"

"The first Great Emperor of the Demon Clan in ancient times, also the oldest and most powerful entity within the Demon Clan!"

"The Demon Ancestor attained enlightenment in the Ancient Times, leading the Demon Clan in the Ancient Wilderness Era to invade the Ancient Desolate World, unleashing the first great calamity in the Ancient Wilderness Era following the conclusion of the Ancient Tribulation—"

Numerous details about the Demon Ancestor surfaced in Gu Qingfeng's mind, making him highly regard this first Great Emperor of the Demon Clan.

From the intel obtained from the three main Imperial Clans, Gu Qingfeng understood that as the Ancient Tribulation had just ended, the Ancient Desolate World's strength was significantly reduced, suffering heavy losses in the face of the Demon Clan's invasion.

If not for several Great Emperors from the Ancient Times stepping forward, sacrificing themselves to exert their full potential, they wouldn't have managed to repel the Demon Ancestor.

If that had happened.

The Ancient Desolate World would no longer have any Human Clan presence today.

Since then, the Demon Ancestor vanished, leading the three main Imperial Clans to speculate on its possible demise, but now it appears that the Demon Ancestor wasn't dead but instead sealed itself, awaiting revival within the Demon Clan.

"A Great Emperor who attained enlightenment in the Ancient Times and initiated the first calamity of the Ancient Wilderness Era, such an existence indeed possesses unfathomable strength!"

Gu Qingfeng took a deep breath, his heart gradually calming down.

So what if the Demon Ancestor is formidable? As long as time allows, suppressing such an existence is not beyond possibility.

Currently, for Gu Qingfeng, breaking through to the Emperor Realm is of utmost importance.

Upon stepping into the Emperor Realm, regardless of the Demon Ancestor's strength, Gu Qingfeng would possess the confidence to contend.

...

While Gu Qingfeng oversaw the Gu Family, the entire Ancient Desolate World was also under great upheaval.

In the first year!

The Divine Martial Dynasty subdued the remaining provinces, bringing all 108 provinces of the Eastern Domain under its control.

Given the circumstances, other major regions treated the situation cautiously, fearing that the Divine Martial Dynasty might turn its military might on them.

However.

After unifying the entire Eastern Domain, the Divine Martial Dynasty completely halted its external campaigns, focusing instead on internal recuperation and development.

Regarding this.

The forces in other major regions breathed a sigh of relief in secret.

Many forces understood that the halt of the Divine Martial Dynasty was only temporary; once it recuperated, amassing sufficient strength, it would inevitably aim at other major regions.

After all, the ambition of the Divine Martial Dynasty was blatantly obvious.

Moreover, there were longstanding rumors within the Ancient Desolate World that the Divine Martial Dynasty might follow the Taiyi Divine Dynasty as the eventual Supreme Destiny Dynasty to unify the entire Ancient Desolate World.

Under such circumstances, these forces naturally wouldn't dare to lower their guards.

However.

These are matters for the future.

For now, any opportunity to catch a breath naturally couldn't be missed.

As for forming an alliance to attack the Divine Martial Dynasty, that was nothing but a joke.

As long as the ancestor of the Divine Martial Gu Family remains alive, no one dares to set foot into the Divine Martial Dynasty.

The battle against the Demon Emperor back then, though occurred in the Demon Realm, wasn't immune to leaks, with the news of Gu Qingfeng slaying the Supreme Yang Demon Emperor, thus causing the revival of the Demon Ancestor, gradually spreading wide.

In this End of Dharma Era, the emergence of an existence capable of making Great Emperors bleed naturally instilled fear in many.

If the Divine Martial Dynasty's army invaded, forcing these forces to resist was unavoidable.

But now that the Divine Martial Dynasty was recuperating, they couldn't possibly be foolish enough to start a war first.

The outcome of a battle against such an existence would be unimaginable.

Not to mention how high the chances of victory are, even a win would exact an unbearable cost.

Moreover.

The Demon Clan's invasion from beyond the sky precipitated the current crisis to an extreme, making it difficult for various domains to manage their affairs, let alone sparing the effort to deal with the Divine Martial Dynasty.

Therefore.

Even though the Divine Martial Dynasty held the Eastern Domain, other major region forces turned a blind eye, refraining from excessive intervention for now.

In the second year!

In the third year!

...

In the fifth year!

Since the unification of the Eastern Domain, Gu Yang focused on developing the livelihood, aiming to impress the prestige of the court into the people's hearts, enhancing other people's recognition of the court.

During this period, even though a few rebels attempted to incite internal strife, they were swiftly suppressed by the court.

Under such circumstances.

The Qi Fortune of the Divine Martial Dynasty naturally rose steadily.

Of course.

Even with internal stability in the Divine Martial Dynasty.

External conflicts haven't ceased.

There's only one reason for this: the invasion of demons and the revival of many Evil Spirits from the Ancient Times, making it crucial for the Divine Martial Dynasty to treat the situation seriously.

Fortunately.

Though the Divine Martial Dynasty just unified the Eastern Domain, its overall strength is not weak; even when facing both demons and Evil Spirits, it holds its ground firmly.

——

"Boom!"

Gu Xiu delivered a punch, the terrifying and dominating power causing sheer astonishment in a Demon Semi-Saint, who, upon mere gesture of defense, was immediately blasted to death on the spot.

His body shattered.

Flesh and blood everywhere.

After slaying a Demon Semi-Saint, Gu Xiu's expression remained unchanged as he continued to battle in other parts of the battleground.

This battlefield was no ordinary battleground; it was situated on the Nine Layers Heaven.

With the Demon Clan arriving from beyond the sky, the Divine Martial Dynasty chose the Nine Layers Heaven as a barrier, establishing a nine-layer checkpoint, naturally to block the demons.

The battleground where Gu Xiu stood was the Ninth Layer Heaven, the closest to the Chaotic Starry Sky, serving as the first line of defense.

This area was rampant with the Nine Heavens Gang Wind, only allowing those at the peak of the Dao Palace Realm to survive.

As for those below the peak of the Dao Palace Realm, merely ensuring their survival was challenging enough, let alone engaging in combat here.

Thus.

The first line of defense had the least personnel but the highest quality.

Among them.

The three main Imperial Clans and other Ancient Holy Land families almost all had top-tier experts stationed here, with the representation of the Divine Martial Dynasty naturally being the Emperor Extreme Great Saint.