Asura Emperor Venerable-Chapter 736: Ten Thousand Year Plan

Shi Hao raised his eyebrows, "Then, is it the same for Yunding Star, which is abhorred by heaven and earth?"

"Of course," Gu Shiyun nodded, "If Yunding Star were to be refined into a Spiritual Treasure, it would have to separate from this heaven and earth. Naturally, to heaven and earth, this is a grave sin. Becoming the Land of Heaven’s Abomination is also an inevitable outcome."

"Hence, I too have incurred the resentment of heaven and earth, becoming neither human nor ghost, unable to die even if I wanted to. Living in confusion, only regaining clarity for limited moments."

Shi Hao nodded, "Apart from senior, who are the other four?"

"I only know of one among them, and that is the Demon Lord. As for the others... it’s been too long, and there’s no way to find out," Gu Shiyun shook his head.

Demon Lord!

Shi Hao knew of this person, the founder of the Heavenly Demon Path, a figure that even the Myriad Sects feared.

Hey, didn’t Demon Lord Han Xiuyue just make an appearance not long ago?

As Shi Hao mentioned this, Gu Shiyun shook his head, "That was not the real Demon Lord! Now that you mention it, I remember, that should be the Demon Lord’s ordained wife."

"Hey, the Demon Lord is a person from several thousand years ago, logically speaking, his wife should also have exhausted her lifespan and died, right?" Shi Hao said.

Gu Shiyun smiled, "There are secret techniques that can suppress one’s own body, entering a hibernation-like state of false death, to survive through the long years. However, this also has its limits, at most a few thousand years. Otherwise, false death would turn into real death."

So that’s how it is.

A thought struck Shi Hao, "Could it be that Gu Tong is senior’s descendant?"

"He’s my son," Gu Shiyun said with a smile, "Have you met him?"

"Yes," Shi Hao nodded, "I address Brother Gu as my brother." freewёbnoνel.com

Gu Shiyun was taken aback, then burst into laughter.

Soon after, his expression became somber again, "Tong used to follow me into the Immortal Realm, but in hopes of giving him a better future, I always suppressed him and did not let him step into the Immortal Realm. I never expected that this would leave a glimmer of hope for Yunding Star."

Shi Hao’s eyebrows twitched; this must be what Gu Tong meant by recontinuing the Immortal Path.

"How so?" he asked curiously.

Previously, Gu Tong kept pestering him to commit to a great cause, yet he never specified what it was. Even after Shi Hao later learned that it had to do with recontinuing the Immortal Path, he still had no idea how specifically.

"Tong has the Refinement Technique," Gu Shiyun explained, "At its peak, it can shrink a Celestial Body down to the size of a fist. Then, the heavenly earth’s blockade that forbids the building of the Sky Ladder to ascend into the Immortal Realm becomes irrelevant."

"At that time, Tong can carry Yunding Star smoothly into the Immortal Realm, turning Yunding Star into Immortal Realm’s territory. Consequently, the targeting by the heaven and earth of the Mortal Realm will naturally vanish."

"The Land of Heaven’s Abomination, resolved all by itself."

"Likewise, Master Qian Ji’s plan to refine Yunding Star into the Five Elements Primordial Sphere will naturally falter."

Wow, that’s impressive, reducing an entire Celestial Body to the size of a fist?

Shi Hao gasped in shock; Gu Tong wasn’t wrong, this truly was a monumental matter.

Such an undertaking was something he currently wouldn’t even dare to contemplate; it was too miraculous.

"This was a plan I had before entering the Immortal Realm, but due to my own lack of strength, I did not put it into action," Gu Shiyun furrowed his brows, "Tong’s talent is still less than mine, and even I did not succeed, so even if he seals himself for a thousand years, utilizing the heaven and earth to nourish himself, allowing his Refinement Technique to reach perfection, he still might not succeed."

For this reason, to leave a backup plan, Gu Tong was heavily promoting Shi Hao to join in this "major venture."

All right, now everything has an answer.

"Then Han Xiuyue must also be a backup plan left by the Demon Lord?" Shi Hao deduced.

Gu Shiyun nodded, "The Demon Lord had preceded me by several thousand years, I’m afraid it’s impossible for him to have survived until now."

It’s unknown what secret technique Han Xiuyue was cultivating to send Yunding Star into the Immortal Realm, causing Master Qian Ji’s plans to fail—if that weren’t the case, Han Xiuyue’s journey across such a vast expanse of time would have been meaningless.

Huh?

Shi Hao was taken aback and said, "The previous invasion of the Elemental Creatures, could it also be related to this?"

"Of course," said Gu Shiyun, "Previously, I went to great lengths to acquire the Elemental Core of the Flame Lord, but later thinking about it, it must have been Master Qian Ji who killed it, deliberately letting me have it."

"That old thief is really cunning, to arrange his plans for tens of thousands of years for a Spiritual Treasure, with such patience that even I cannot help but admire!"

"For Elemental Creatures, as long as the core is intact, resurrection is possible, so it’s quite normal for the Elemental Creatures to open a channel and enter Yunding Star."

"If not for Master Qian Ji using his techniques to hide the presence of the Elemental Lords, the Elemental army would likely have attacked long ago."

Shi Hao nodded, thinking to himself what the Elemental Creatures were after by coming here?

They came to save their leader, which made sense.

And why did humanity suddenly become fierce, instantly annihilating the Elemental Creatures?

It must have been Master Qian Ji’s doing.

How could he be content to see his millennia-long arrangement destroyed?

Thus, he must have sent down some treasure, or dispatched a powerful subordinate to deliver a stunning strike, swiftly resolving the Elemental army.

"Senior, now that you have regained consciousness, you should have means to unravel Master Qian Ji’s arrangements, right?" Shi Hao asked.

Gu Shiyun shook his head, "Right now, I am merely a Soul Body, having been separated from my physical form for so long and abhorred by heaven and earth, I receive not a sliver of replenishment, My combat power is at most comparable to the Heaven Building Ladder, and the number of times I can take action is limited. I cannot unravel Master Qian Ji’s arrangements."

"This matter still relies on Gu Tong or Han Xiuyue."

He looked at Shi Hao and continued, "If the two of them both fail, then it will be up to you."

All of a sudden, the pressure was immense.

Shi Hao pondered for a moment and said, "I am duty-bound!"

Previously, he didn’t know why, but now that he knew all this was Master Qian Ji’s scheme, he was determined to resist.

—If Yunding Star were to be refined into a Five-Element Primordial Orb, every living being on the Celestial Body would perish.

This would be a massive slaughtering sin, and it’s for this reason, the karma being too great, that even Master Qian Ji wouldn’t dare to bear it, which is why he set up his five disciples to take the fall for it.

Shi Hao was not a meddlesome do-gooder, but when faced with such clear right and wrong, he remained resolute.

To contend with an Immortal?

Haha, let’s give it a try.

"However, senior, I have not cultivated the Refinement Technique, so how can I ascend with Yunding Star?" Shi Hao suddenly remembered an issue.

Gu Shiyun smiled, "Actually, the Refinement Technique belongs to an unorthodox path. The righteous path is, if your Soul Force is cultivated to an unparalleled level, you can cover the entire Celestial Body. At the moment of ascension into the Immortal Realm, encompass Yunding Star, and ascend together with it—that is the strongest way."

"However, to sever a Celestial Body from the cosmos, heaven and earth will surely not permit it, and terrifying attacks will be launched."

"This, is the greatest difficulty!"