Come On, Son! You Got to Breakthrough Now!

However.

To enhance the Great Tao.

It's not that easy.

It's fine for rules, but the Great Tao involves the Heavenly Venerate level, requiring upgrade points in the billions.

In other words.

The Great Tao Enhancement Card before him is at least equivalent to a billion upgrade points.

Soon after.

Gu Qingfeng's divine thought settled within himself, checking which divine skills could be elevated to the Great Tao level.

After a long time.

Gu Qingfeng finally found the divine skill he needed.

Netherworld Rebirth Pupil!

Top-Grade Great Emperor's Divine Power!

Gu Qingfeng had witnessed the power of the Nine Layers of Netherworld Rules, and if this divine skill could truly ascend to the Great Tao level, it would be extraordinary.

Immediately.

Gu Qingfeng used the Great Tao Enhancement Card to directly elevate the Netherworld Rules to the Great Tao level.

"Boom—"

At the moment of the breakthrough, Gu Qingfeng felt his sea of consciousness roar, and he seemed to be in a strange void, where a long river ran through the cosmos of chaos, yellow waters emanating a sense of deathly silence, like countless souls were struggling and wailing within.

Just one look, and Gu Qingfeng felt an illusion of being engulfed within it.

"Yellow Springs!"

Upon seeing this yellow river coursing through the chaotic cosmos, the thought naturally emerged in Gu Qingfeng's mind.

At this instant.

The Yellow Springs quivered.

Above it seemed a terrifying figure, impossible to look upon, suppressing eternity, its inscrutable aura capable of dominating the chaotic heavens with just a trace.

When Gu Qingfeng gazed at this figure, the latter also cast its glance upon him.

Their eyes met.

Gu Qingfeng's sea of consciousness trembled.

All the images shattered abruptly.

Then.

Mystical insights surged within, and when Gu Qingfeng opened his eyes again, profound Dao Rhythm flowed around, causing the void in his sight to wither.

"Yellow Springs Path... Could that figure just now be a being from within the Yellow Springs?!"

Gu Qingfeng hadn't had time to rejoice in the breakthrough of the Netherworld Rules but reflected on the majestic figure he had just seen; even a trace of its aura could extinguish a Great Emperor.

What Great Emperor powerhouse!

What Demon Ancestor!

In the presence of such a being, they were just a mockery.

Even recalling that aura, Gu Qingfeng instinctively felt a sense of dread, the disparity akin to an ephemeral insect peering at the heavens, an immeasurable gulf between them.

"That kind of existence must be a Heavenly Venerate!"

"Moreover, such an entity is not a simple Heavenly Venerate..."

Gu Qingfeng murmured, realizing that only a Heavenly Venerate surpassing the Great Emperor could possess such terrifying aura.

Nevertheless.

In Gu Qingfeng's eyes.

Even if it were a Heavenly Venerate, it was undoubtedly a formidable one among them.

Otherwise.

If an ordinary Heavenly Venerate bore such an aura, it would be truly despairing.

The disparity made Gu Qingfeng understand that even if he deployed all his four Heavenly Veins, he could hardly withstand even a trace of the opponent's aura, whether the Heavenly Vein True Scripture reached Great Success or with all Nine Great Heavenly Veins combined.

The difference was a disparity of life levels, of different dimensions.

At this moment.

The slight pride brought by Gu Qingfeng's breakthrough to the Emperor Realm faded completely.

"There is always a higher mountain!"

"With my strength, few in this chaos can rival me, but beyond chaos, danger abounds, especially in the mysterious Immortal Domain.

The strength of the Emperor Realm is far from sufficient; even truly stepping into the Heavenly Venerate Realm may not ensure a victory over such beings!"

"However, beings of that level probably wouldn't notice me either..."

Gu Qingfeng understood that in front of such beings, he was no different from an ant.

Who would care about a tiny ant?

It's like Gu Qingfeng now, treating Saints as ants, usually too lazy to even glance at them.

Of course.

Gu Qingfeng also knew.

The gap between Saints and himself was far less than the gap between him and that mysterious being.

Taking a deep breath.

Gu Qingfeng calmed his turbulent heart and then looked at his attribute panel.

...

Name: Gu Qingfeng

Age: 165/12000

Realm: Initial Stage of Great Emperor Realm

Cultivation Technique: Abyss Scripture (Great Emperor Chapter Perfect), Ancient Divine King Scripture (Initial Stage of Great Emperor Chapter), Heavenly Vein True Scripture (Fourth Layer)

Great Tao: Silent Extinction Path (First Layer Perfect), Yellow Springs Path (First Layer Perfect)

Upgrade Points: 2,351,500

...

In the Great Tao section, the term "Yellow Springs Path" had conspicuously appeared.

Since comprehending the Yellow Springs Path, Gu Qingfeng seemed to perceive the long river coursing through the chaotic cosmos again, feeling as if he could channel a portion of that supreme river's power.

Of course.

Though just a portion of power.

Gu Qingfeng believed that this portion was enough to slay a Great Emperor.

If one day, he could truly master the Yellow Springs, the power then would be unimaginable.

Then.

As Gu Qingfeng's thoughts moved, a jade long ruler appeared in his hand.

Creation Spiritual Treasure!

Heavenly Ruler!

Because it was a treasure granted by the information panel, Gu Qingfeng effortlessly imprinted his Divine Soul upon it, connecting himself with this Supreme Treasure.

The moment the Heavenly Ruler recognized him as its master, its myriad functions surfaced directly in his mind.

Heavenly Ruler!

Containing Heavenly Dao power!

A single swing equals the might of three thousand worlds.

Even a Great Emperor touching it would meet their demise.

If an Imperial Weapon is the Supreme Treasure of a Great Emperor, then a Creation Spiritual Treasure transcends the Imperial Weapon's domain, ascended to a higher level.

This level of Supreme Treasure involves the power of Heavenly Dao Creation and naturally cannot be matched by mere Imperial Weapons.

"This item is the strongest among all the Supreme Treasures I currently possess!"

Gu Qingfeng, understanding the role of the Heavenly Ruler, came to a realization that the former Imperial Weapon Evil Slayer Blade was not even in the same dimension as a true Creation Spiritual Treasure.

It can be said.

Following Gu Yang's ascension as the Human Race's Shared Lord, the benefits Gu Qingfeng gained exceeded those obtained during Divine Martial's elevation to a Divine Dynasty.

Even setting aside the Great Tao Enhancement Card.

It's on the same level as the Silent Extinction Path granted during Divine Dynasty promotion.

As for the Heavenly Ruler, in a sense, it is enough to rival the Great Success Immortal Body Awakening Pill.

If it were an ordinary Great Success Immortal Body, it wouldn't be worthy of comparison with a Creation Spiritual Treasure.

But Gu Qingfeng knew.

The Ancient Immortal Body he possessed was not comparable to ordinary Immortal Bodies.

Such an ancient Immortal Body stems from an ancient existence from endless ages ago, capable of opening the Ancient Desolate World.

Only since ascending to the Emperor Realm did Gu Qingfeng truly understand how terrifying that being's power was.

To put it bluntly.

Even now, Gu Qingfeng was not confident he could establish an Ancient Desolate World.

This shows how formidable a being capable of such a feat must be.

Moreover.

Gu Qingfeng had reason to suspect that this being's power might rival a Heavenly Venerate.

The Great Success Ancient Immortal Body is tantamount to mastering such power indirectly, and although the Ancient Immortal Body has yet to reach its peak, the benefits Gu Qingfeng would gain over time are evident.

Therefore.

The Ancient Immortal Body is not weaker than the Heavenly Ruler.

At least, currently, this is the case.

The reward from becoming the Human Race's Shared Lord, surpassing the Divine Dynasty's promotion, is the two million upgrade points.

Though two million upgrade points are not as valuable as the Heavenly Ruler and the Great Tao Enhancement Card, for Gu Qingfeng, the enhancement is most tangible.

Because with two million upgrade points, Gu Qingfeng could wholly advance his cultivation to the Late Stage Emperor.

In fact.

He had no intention to hesitate.

After binding with the Heavenly Ruler, Gu Qingfeng promptly used two million upgrade points, elevating his cultivation from the Initial Stage of a Great Emperor to the Late Stage Emperor in one fell swoop.

As his cultivation broke through at that moment, his power was destined to grow even stronger.