"It's in the shadows, how can I make it come out?" Gu Yu asked. This was the most difficult thing to accomplish in the world. He couldn't do it by doing it, he couldn't do it by being tortured, so how could he, Gu Yu, possibly do it?

“If there’s really no other way, then get ahead of it and become the Thirteenth Cone. Then everything will be solved,” Fu Xing said.

How do you become a Thirteen-Pronged Cone?

"First, go and awaken the God and Demon for the seventh time."

"Going to Kunlun?"

"Hmm! Go extract the essence of gods and demons from Kun and Hong. This is the only way for you to awaken for the seventh time. You don't have much time left. Although Dao Ancestor can temporarily suppress Huang, he can't suppress him for too long."

"By the way, whatever you do, don't try to condense your Source Core. Gan died because of that."

"Hmm? Explain in detail."

"Gu Yu, how many Origin Gates are there in this world?"

“107, and if you include Earth, that makes exactly one hundred and eight worlds,” Gu Yu replied immediately, something everyone already knew.

"Wrong, it's 108 source gates."

"108? How is that possible? Wouldn't that mean there are 109 worlds?" Gu Yu was stunned.

“That’s true. Apart from Gan, me, and the Embryo, perhaps no one else knows about this. But it’s a fact. When the Source Hearts are gathered, they become the final Source Gate. That’s why Gan was willing to risk his life to shatter the Source Hearts. Because that world is too terrifying. Once it appears, it will be the end of all worlds,” Fu Xing said.

"Um?"

“I don’t know the specifics. Gan didn’t have time to tell me before he died,” Fu Xing said, shrugging.

At this moment, Gu Yu looked at Fu Xing and realized that he didn't know the most details when asked. Wasn't this just throwing all the problems onto him?

"No matter what, you only need to remember one thing: you must never allow anyone to merge their source heart with your own," Fu Xing instructed Gu Yu.

"And what about you?" Gu Yu looked at Fu Xing. This Fu Xing's cultivation was probably at the peak of the Ancestral Realm! Wouldn't he do something about it?

"Alas!" Fu Xing sighed, "I have the will, but I am powerless."

"I'm willing but powerless!" Gu Yu said immediately upon hearing Fu Xing's words. You're willing but powerless, so you're just going to ignore everything? Isn't that a joke? The embryo was born perfectly, and it wasn't just his family who died; it was everyone who died.

“I’m not shirking responsibility. Do you think I only needed to guard that place all these years? My life, my power, everything I have, I’ve given up there. If my life hadn’t been coming to an end, would I have let those Ancestral Realm experts get rid of me?” Fu Xing said calmly.

"Hmm?" Gu Yu suddenly looked at Fu Xing's body. He didn't realize that Fu Xing's life force was draining away.

"Speaking of which, it was all worth it. With my own strength, I stirred the pulse of creation, suppressed the wilderness for countless years, and kept those ancestral realm beings from taking action for countless years. Haha... It was all worth it." Fu Xing suddenly laughed loudly, "Before I leave, I can take a look at this world and the human race that I protected. I am content."

"So, you created me, controlled me for a long time, and then you all became hands-off managers?" Gu Yu asked Fu Xing.

“Hey! If you could, who would want to die?” Fu Xing said. “Shouldn’t you be happy? Weren’t you always worried about someone controlling you? Now that no one is controlling you, you’re so relieved.”

"What do you mean 'easy'?" Gu Yu rolled his eyes. Gan Yingming was cunning and shrewd, but he couldn't beat the Embryo. He couldn't beat Fu Xing either. How could he possibly have an easy time fighting the Embryo?

Fu Xing looked at Gu Yu, "No matter what, you will definitely choose to stop him. For the sake of the one you love and the one who loves you, you will definitely not let this world be destroyed."

“You’re right. Even if I weren’t involved in manufacturing it, knowing all this, I would still stop it,” Gu Yu replied.

“There are seven fragments of the Source Heart. The Heavenly Emperor has two, you have four, and there is one more in…” Fu Xing whispered in Gu Yu’s ear.

"Hmm?" Gu Yu frowned upon hearing Fu Xing's words. "Do others know?"

“Besides me and what you just found out, no one else knows the whereabouts of the seventh piece,” Fu Xing said, his life force growing increasingly weak.

"You don't even know about the embryo?" Gu Yu asked, looking at Fu Xing.

“You should ask the embryo about that,” Fu Xing said, then flipped his hand, and suddenly two things that were flashing with gray light appeared.

"Is this the vein of creation?" Gu Yu frowned.

“That’s right, these are the veins of creation, the ones of the Human Ancestor and the Dragon Ancestor. As for the one of the Dao Ancestor, we have to keep it, otherwise it won’t be able to suppress the desolation,” Fu Xing said. “Now I’m giving them to you, but you must not integrate them into your own body to achieve the Ancestral Realm, otherwise you will lose.”

“I understand.” Gu Yu nodded and then accepted the Creation Vein.

“If all else fails, give each of them a fragment of the Source Heart and let them fight it out!” Fu Xing said again.

"By the way, I have another question for you. Did you also take Longyuan out with you?"

“Hmm!” Fu Xing nodded. “It can be considered that good deeds have been rewarded. In the past, it did some good deeds for the human race, so I decided to keep it and let it assist you for a while.”

"Where is the body of the Azure Dragon God Emperor?"

“That was a coincidence. The Dragon Palace Pagoda just happened to be the last thing to crush its corpse. As you know, the Dragon Palace Pagoda contains the vein of creation, which is why it was preserved,” Fu Xing said. “But in a way, it was also its good fortune.”

"Any other questions? If not, then please don't disturb my sightseeing anymore," Fu Xing asked.

"You can't answer my question." Then, Gu Yu disappeared.

At this moment, seven figures emerged from seven different places, looking at the sky and the earth.

“Finally, we are no longer imprisoned.” They said almost in unison, “Fragment of the Source Heart, world, I have returned.”

Gu Yu was preparing to go to Kunlun, but now that the Ancestral Realm was about to emerge, his strength was no longer enough.

They had only gone halfway when the monk from before suddenly blocked their way.

"What are you going to do?" Gu Yu looked at the monk, his brows furrowing as he asked in a cold voice.

Gu Yu may not be able to defeat someone at the Ancestral Realm, but he is definitely the number one person below the Ancestral Realm. The monk's cultivation level clearly has not reached the Ancestral Realm.

"I want to make a deal with you," the monk said, looking at Gu Yu.

"A deal? What kind of deal?" Gu Yu was taken aback.

"Give me a vein of creation, and I'll help you kill Buddha," the monk said.

"Kill Buddha? Do you have a grudge against Buddha?" Gu Yu frowned.

"The hatred for killing one's mother is irreconcilable," the monk said, looking at Gu Yu.

"The hatred of killing one's mother?" Gu Yu was stunned.

“Speaking of which, he was my father, but in order to break through his cultivation level, he killed his wife and abandoned his children. In his eyes, he called it transcendence.” The monk said with some resentment, “I have been working hard to cultivate. I have been looking for him. I have not hesitated to cross spatial rifts to find his traces, just to kill him.”

“Alright, I can give you a vein of creation, but I don’t think it will be enough for you to kill Buddha,” Gu Yu said. He didn’t want to waste time now, and regardless of whether the monk was telling the truth or not, he felt that the more chaotic things were, the better.

Because his battle with the embryo has already begun.

He then gave the monk a branch of the Creation Vein and a piece of the Source Heart.

This surprised the monk, who hadn't expected Gu Yu to agree so readily.

“This fragment of the Origin Core has the effect of strengthening the physical body. As far as I know, your lineage cultivates the physical body. With the help of the Origin Core fragment, you will be more confident,” Gu Yu said.

"Thank you." The monk accepted the Pulse of Creation and the fragment of the Source Heart, bowed deeply to Gu Yu, his eyes filled with gratitude.

Then he suddenly took out four totems, which surprised Gu Yu.

“Speaking of which, we’ve actually met before, Niu Niu,” the monk said, looking at Gu Yu.

Looking at the totem, Gu Yu suddenly recalled Niu Niu's words.

“Dad, that’s where I came from.”

What's in there? Just you?

"No, there's also a bald grandpa."

…………………

Looking at the monk's bald head, and remembering that this guy said he had crossed a spatial rift and had been searching all along, and the totem, it was him. He saved Niu Niu and took the totem.

"Here's the totem back. I'm leaving. This totem is strange. I thought I could use it to break through to the Ancestral Realm, but I found it was incomplete," the monk said, then threw the totem directly at Gu Yu.

“Take them away!” Gu Yu said to the monk.

"With the Pulse of Creation and the Fragment of the Source Heart, I have no use for this. Thank you." Before Gu Yu could say anything more, the monk vanished in an instant.

Gu Yu looked at the totem in front of him, feeling somewhat confused. He no longer wanted it.

Then he suddenly thought of something, reached out and blasted the space in front of him, instantly opening a black hole in the space, and then threw the totem into it.

He turned and headed towards Kunlun. His immediate priority was to go to the Kunlun Source Gate to extract the divine and demonic essence of Kun and Hong to help him awaken his seventh divine and demonic bloodline.

At this moment, the Heavenly Emperor was stopped by a man whose entire body was bathed in lightning.

"Hand over the fragments of the Source Heart, and I will spare your life out of consideration for our past friendship."

"Lei Zu, if you hadn't gotten ahead of me and obtained the Creation Vein back then, I would have been the one to become an Ancestral Realm cultivator," the Heavenly Emperor said indignantly to Lei Zu.

"That's because you're not destined for it," Lei Zu said. The next second, a massive bolt of lightning swept out, instantly engulfing the Heavenly Emperor.

"Yin Yang Ancestral Mirror, Mirror Image." In the next second, the Yin Yang Ancestral Mirror flew out, and a person who looked exactly like Lei Zu walked out from it. He was also enveloped in the power of lightning.

"You think you can be my opponent with this thing?" Lei Zu said disdainfully when he saw the replica of himself.

"Hehe..." The Heavenly Emperor chuckled, "Perhaps without another Source Core Fragment, I am indeed no match for you, but now I have an Amplification Fragment."

The next second, the Yin-Yang Ancestral Mirror once again emitted its light, and the lightning on the replicated Thunder Ancestor instantly increased threefold.

"Kill you and obtain the Creation Vein, and I will be able to reach the Ancestral Realm. At that time, with the addition of the Origin Heart Fragment, no one will be my match," the Heavenly Emperor said.

boom…………

Lei Zu and the replica Lei Zu immediately clashed, which caused Lei Zu's expression to change drastically. It was one thing for him to be able to replicate a peak Great Emperor, but now he could even replicate an Ancestral Realm cultivator. This was simply too heaven-defying.

The Heavenly Emperor's Yin-Yang Ancestral Mirror was originally designed to deal with Ancestral Realm beings, but unfortunately, it encountered a god-demon like Gu Yu, which prevented the Yin-Yang Ancestral Mirror from being replicated, thus causing it to suffer repeated defeats.

"Haha..." The Heavenly Emperor burst into laughter upon seeing the shocked Thunder Ancestor.

"Damn it, even a fragment of the Origin Heart shouldn't have such power," Lei Zu exclaimed in shock. He was a late-stage Ancestral Realm cultivator!

"Lei Zu, die!" the Heavenly Emperor roared. The next second, the replica of Lei Zu was suddenly engulfed in lightning. Lei Zu was not to be outdone, and the two clashed again.

Boom boom boom...

As time went on, the battle between the two lasted longer and longer. However, Lei Zu gradually discovered that its Creation Vein was actually backfiring on it, which made its expression change drastically.

"Haha... Lei Zu, you stole my opportunity back then, today is your death day." The Heavenly Emperor was excited when he saw that Lei Zu suddenly seemed to be restricted by something.

"Heavenly Emperor, I can give you the Creation Vein." At this moment, Lei Zu was completely unable to suppress the backlash of the Creation Vein; if this continued, it would die.

"Too late." The Heavenly Emperor said, and the replica of Lei Zu suddenly swept towards Lei Zu once again.

"Heavenly Emperor, don't push your luck!" Lei Zu frowned. Just as he was about to unleash his ultimate move, the backlash from the Creation Vein suddenly intensified several times, causing him to freeze in place.

boom………

At that moment, the replica of Lei Zu pierced through its chest, and it immediately spat out a mouthful of blood.

It stared at the gaping hole in its chest, its eyes filled with confusion. "So that's how it is..."

But before it could finish speaking, its body exploded into specks of light and vanished without a trace.

The Heavenly Emperor frowned as he watched the vanished Thunder Ancestor. He had also noticed something amiss, but looking at the Creation Vein, all his doubts were insignificant. He grabbed the Creation Vein and began to cultivate. He had waited far too long for this day.

At this moment, Gu Yu, who was already close to the Kunlun Origin Gate, also encountered trouble. An Ancestral Realm expert blocked his way, which made him frown.

"What kind of ancestor are you?" Gu Yu asked, looking at the newcomer.

"Holy Ancestor," the newcomer replied, looking at Gu Yu, "I heard you possess a fragment of the Origin Heart?"

“That’s right,” Gu Yu replied, looking at the Holy Ancestor.

"Hand it over."

"Can."

"Hmm?" Gu Yu's answer surprised the Holy Ancestor. It hadn't expected Gu Yu to hand over the Source Heart Fragment so readily; this was far beyond its expectations.

With a flick of his hand, Gu Yu sent a fragment of the Origin Core flying toward the Holy Ancestor. This fragment belonged to Long Aotian and possessed the ability to be twinned.

Without hesitation, the Holy Ancestor caught the fragment of the Source Heart.

"You can leave now!" Gu Yu said to the Holy Ancestor.

"Hehe..." The Holy Ancestor chuckled, "I heard you have two of them."

"I'm sorry you're a little late. I gave that one to a monk," Gu Yu said to the Holy Ancestor.

"Given to a monk?" The Holy Ancestor was taken aback. "The Buddha?"

"No, he said he is the son of Buddha." Gu Yu said truthfully. The Holy Ancestor in front of him was at the late stage of the Ancestral Realm. No matter how hard Gu Yu tried, he could not defeat him. It would be better to give him a fragment of the Source Heart. Moreover, only in this way could the fragment of the Source Heart not be gathered together. These Ancestral Realm beings were almost all helpless against each other.

"The son of Buddha, interesting." Hearing Gu Yu's words, the Holy Ancestor suddenly smiled. "In that case, you may die!"

The Holy Ancestor immediately made his move, plucking at Gu Yu's heart in an instant.

Gu Yu frowned, activated the triple amplification, and unleashed a slash.

boom…………

Without a doubt, Gu Yu was sent flying backwards, and the Ten Ancestral Stones instantly transformed into ten Origin Soldiers, sweeping towards the Holy Ancestor.

Gu Yu immediately headed towards the Kunlun Source Gate. With a wave of his hand, the Holy Ancestor sent ten Source Soldiers flying and chased after Gu Yu in the direction he was fleeing.

In the blink of an eye, Gu Yu arrived at the depths of the Kunlun Origin Gate world and plunged headlong into the power of gods and demons.

The Holy Ancestor stopped at the edge of the pervasive divine and demonic power. Looking at the divine and demonic power before him, he frowned, his eyes filled with apprehension, but he still stepped into it.

Upon entering the area covered by the power of gods and demons, Gu Yu instantly headed deeper. Having awakened his divine and demonic bloodline six times, entering this place was like a fish returning to the sea; he even felt invincible.

Even if he were to encounter the Holy Ancestor or the Thunder Ancestor again, as long as he was in this place, they would not be his match.

Gu Yu continued forward and arrived at the place where the Azure Dragon God Emperor's corpse had been.

Eleven years have passed since then, and Long Yuan should have already taken over the body of the Azure Dragon God Emperor.

As soon as Gu Yu stepped inside, a surge of power swept towards him, and Gu Yu immediately met it with a palm strike.

boom…………………

Gu Yu and the attacker both took a few steps back. "Gu Yu? You've finally arrived."

"Longyuan?" Gu Yu called out, looking at the middle-aged man in front of him.

"What? You don't recognize me now that I have a body?" This person was none other than Long Yuan. "Holy crap, how did you cultivate to the peak of the Great Emperor realm? Your divine and demonic power has probably awakened six times already, right? Heavens! I thought my current cultivation level would shock you, but I didn't expect... Sigh! There's no comparison!"

Gu Yu looked at Long Yuan. In fact, Long Yuan was his closest comrade-in-arms all along. At this moment, Long Yuan had obviously refined the body of the Azure Dragon God Emperor, and his cultivation had reached the peak of the Great Emperor. In terms of strength, he was stronger than Wu Zhiqi, but if he were to face the Heavenly Emperor...

If the Heavenly Emperor did not possess the Yin-Yang Ancestral Mirror, he might be able to put up a fight.

"Long Yuan, I'm going to the deepest part of the place now. Do you want to come with me?" Gu Yu asked Long Yuan.

"Of course." Long Yuan nodded, and then the two of them chatted for a while. When he heard Gu Yu recount how he was forced to surrender by the Heavenly Emperor, Long Yuan was a little angry. But when he heard that Gu Yu had beaten the Heavenly Emperor like a stray dog, Long Yuan was overjoyed.