"Have you ever seen Divine Source Power?" Gu Yu asked. He knew that Ri Jiu had a secret, but even Gu Yu himself had never possessed Divine Source Power in his previous life, since he had not yet entered the Divine Realm, but had only come very close.
"No...no." Ri Jiu's eyes darted away when she heard Gu Yu's question.
"Then how do you know this is divine source power?" Gu Yu looked at Ri Jiu's shifty eyes and knew that the other party was lying. However, he couldn't understand why Ri Jiu would know about divine source power. The only true god on Earth is Hua Shen. Ri Jiu couldn't possibly be related to Hua Shen, could she? Moreover, Ri Jiu comes from Qingqiu, which is known as the descendant of fox spirits. There is no true god in Qingqiu!
“Gu Yu, I can tell you that I know this is divine source power, but you can’t ask me why I know?” Ri Jiu looked at Gu Yu’s expression and knew that Gu Yu already knew she was lying.
“Okay.” Gu Yu nodded. If Ri Jiu was willing to talk, he would listen. But if Ri Jiu was unwilling to talk, he wouldn’t force him. Everyone has their own secrets, just like him. He also has his own secrets.
“I have seen and felt the power of the divine source. Although there are some differences, it is exactly the same as this,” Ri Jiu explained.
"Oh!" Gu Yu nodded. He glanced at Ri Jiu, puzzled. Where had Ri Jiu seen divine source power before? Considering Ri Jiu's ability to unleash such terrifying power, Gu Yu suddenly felt that Ri Jiu's origins were probably not so simple. Could Ri Jiu be a reincarnation of a fox spirit? That was possible. In her previous life, there was a source gate that seemed to be the Qingqiu Source Gate, where a fox god existed. Could Ri Jiu have some connection with the Qingqiu Source Gate? This possibility could not be ruled out, because the Qingqiu Source Gate seemed to have opened in Qingqiu.
"What's the difference you're talking about?" Gu Yu asked, looking at Ri Jiu.
“Logically speaking, if it were divine source power, we shouldn’t be able to absorb it, but we can absorb this energy, which is very strange,” Ri Jiu said.
“Yes! Logically speaking, divine source power cannot be absorbed by those below the God Realm, and even demigods cannot absorb too much.” At this moment, Long Yuan had another episode. “Could it be that ordinary people can absorb high-level divine source power? That doesn’t make sense! It doesn’t conform to logic.”
"So how do you feel about absorbing this power?" At this point, Rijiu was already a fifth-level cultivator.
"The breakthrough was rapid, and there was no instability in my cultivation at all. Even the strength of my physical body has improved a lot," Ri Jiu said, her answer being basically the same as He Wen's.
"Doesn't that mean this thing is a divine medicine for breakthroughs?" Gu Yu frowned, but it couldn't help him break through. And whether it helped him break through or not wasn't important; if it could help him awaken divine and demonic power, that would be fine too! "Sigh!"
Thinking of this, Gu Yu sighed.
Just then, Zhang Huangling suddenly opened his eyes, and a terrifying aura was released from his body. He had also broken through. At this moment, Zhang Huangling was already at the fifth cone level, and not just at the initial stage. You should know that Zhang Huangling's cultivation was already capable of breaking through, but he had been suppressing it at the peak of the fourth cone level in order to enter the Kunlun Source Gate. Now, having absorbed the divine source power, he directly went from the peak of the fourth cone level to the middle stage of the fifth cone level, just a little bit away from reaching the late stage of the fifth cone level. Now, if Zhang Huangling used lightning techniques, he could probably kill a commander.
If he were to encounter that Minotaur Commander from the Southwest Origin Gate again, Zhang Huangling alone would probably be able to handle him!
"Brother Gu, thank you. Not only has my cultivation level broken through, but it's also become very stable. Even my lightning technique has reached the fifth level. Relying on my innate lightning body, I can reach the sixth level when I unleash my full power, enough to fight against a commander. Moreover, my pure physical strength has also improved considerably." Zhang Huangling's eyes were filled with joy. Breakthroughs in cultivation and enhancements in the physical body are something that any cultivator would find exciting. "Furthermore, I feel that if I continue to cultivate with this white energy for a while, I can break through to the sixth Dao Cone."
"Congratulations, Brother Zhang." To be honest, Gu Yu was actually feeling envious. Everyone else was breaking through, so why couldn't he?
Just then, Yang Xinxin also successfully broke through, advancing from the late stage of the second cone to the mid stage of the third cone.
"Wow! I feel like I could kill a whole bunch of rat monsters with one punch now." Yang Xinxin still remembered how scared she was of the rats before, not daring to even look at them. But even though she said that, she wondered if she would still have the same boldness if she encountered rat monsters again.
"Another breakthrough." Gu Yu murmured. Just as she finished speaking, Lu Yun and Li Zhiran simultaneously released a burst of energy. The two of them had not been at the first level for long, and they had only relied on the rare and precious materials given to them by Gu Yu. Their cultivation was not very stable to begin with, but now they had broken through to the second level, and their cultivation was frighteningly stable.
"Thank you, Chief." The two felt the changes in themselves and immediately thanked Gu Yu respectfully. If it weren't for Gu Yu, they probably wouldn't have been able to reach the Cone Realm, let alone break through to the Second Cone Realm.
"This is the good fortune you deserve," Gu Yu said, waving his hand.
Just as they were talking, the inheritance mark on Shi Shuai's forehead lit up, and golden light enveloped Shi Shuai. Shi Shuai's aura was terrifyingly powerful. His primordial spirit was a stone man, which at the moment only had one cone. In an instant, another cone condensed, making two cones in total. However, it did not seem to be stopping, as if it was about to condense a third cone.
"Wow! Brother Shi Shuai is so amazing! He's about to become as powerful as me!" Yang Xinxin exclaimed in amazement, her face full of infatuation and admiration. You see, others who absorbed divine source power only broke through to the first level, but Shi Shuai was about to break through to the second level in one go.
Seeing this, Gu Yu understood that Shi Shuai was like this because of the effect of the Inheritance Seal, but it seemed that the divine source power he gave Shi Shuai was not enough.
This prompted Gu Yu to quickly take flight, locate a cluster of black and white intertwined energy, separate it again, and arrive in front of Shi Shuai. He then channeled his divine source power into Shi Shuai's inheritance seal. Sure enough, as the divine source power was channeled in, the third cone of the source cone on Shi Shuai's primordial spirit rapidly condensed.
At this moment, Zhang Yang and his two companions also underwent a change. Their essence, energy, and spirit had merged into one, and individual primordial spirits appeared behind them, successively condensing into source cones. Although it was only one cone, given their cultivation speed, breaking through to the Cone Realm would have taken at least three to five years, let alone a lifetime. But now, in just a few hours, they had reached the Cone Realm in one fell swoop, without even needing to stabilize their cultivation.
Before the three could even rejoice, they instantly stood up, walked towards Gu Yu, and knelt down in front of him.
"Chief, the three of us are willing to go through fire and water for you from this day forward, and swear to be loyal to you to the death." The three said in unison, and their gratitude towards Gu Yu was evident in their eyes.
"Alright, get up!" Gu Yu looked at the three of them and waved his hand. "You are all members of the War Department. I am your leader. It is my responsibility to help you improve your cultivation. You don't need to be polite. Besides, your strength is also the strength of my War Department. We are mutually beneficial."
"Our leader is wise. We will remember your great kindness today. As long as we live, we will never let the War Department decline," the three said in unison.
"Ah..." Just as the three were risking their lives, Qi Pingping suddenly let out a scream, which made Gu Yu frown. At first, he was worried about Qi Pingping, Zhang Yang, Guo Zitao and Qi Peng absorbing the divine source power. However, after observing them for a while and finding that they were fine, he was relieved.
However, Zhang Yang and the other two broke through one after another without any problems, but Qi Pingping let out a scream, which made Gu Yu somewhat worried. He flashed to Qi Pingping's side and released his primordial spirit perception to sense what was wrong with Qi Pingping.
At this moment, Qi Pingping's face was somewhat distorted, and large beads of sweat dripped down his forehead. Rings of golden restraints appeared on his body, seemingly sealing off his cultivation and preventing him from breaking through.
"Hmm?" Gu Yu frowned as he looked at the scene. In terms of experience, he had reached the peak of the Emperor Realm, but he had never seen such a sight before.
"What's going on? That energy is harmless, so how could this happen?" The others also looked puzzled.
If it's because of the white energy that everyone absorbed, then everything's fine! But if it's not because of the white energy, why is Qi Pingping in this state when he was perfectly normal?
"Long Yuan, stop worrying about it and see what's going on with him?" Gu Yu asked Long Yuan for help. This was beyond his understanding. Now, probably only Long Yuan could figure it out. After all, this guy was once a peak Heavenly King, a true powerhouse who had lived long enough and had seen a lot.
"Hmm?" Long Yuan was interrupted by Gu Yu's shout. He looked at Qi Pingping and his expression changed.
"This is a restriction, a restriction that's suppressing his cultivation, but the restriction isn't on him." Long Yuan looked at Qian Duoduo, frowning as well. "Does he have some kind of contractual inheritance? Is that contractual inheritance not on him, but restricted by someone else, thus affecting him?"
"I don't know!" Gu Yu shook his head, but he did know what contract inheritance was, such as the relationship between the four guardians and the four totems of China. They and the totems were contract guardians.
They rely on the totem to reach the peak of the Emperor Realm in a short time, which also binds their lives to the totem. If the totem is damaged, they will also be damaged, but if they die, the totem will be fine. The totem gives them power, but it also restricts them. This is the contract inheritance.
But how could Qian Duoduo have a contract inheritance? What is his contract inheritance? You know, there aren't many things that can be inherited through contracts. From his past life to this life, Gu Yu has only seen totems. Moreover, totems are weak artifacts. Could it be that Qian Duoduo has also formed a contract inheritance with a weak artifact similar to a totem?
According to Long Yuan, that's exactly what happened, and it seems that this contractual inheritance item has been tampered with.
Boom... Ah...
Qi Pingping screamed again, writhing in pain and trembling all over, while the binding force seemed to have grown much stronger.
"Does Long Yuan have any ideas?" Gu Yu asked Long Yuan. He noticed that Qi Pingping's condition was not good, and since Long Yuan could see Qi Pingping's abnormality, he should know some ways to solve the problem.
“Unless you can find the thing with which he has a contractual inheritance and break the methods on it, there is no way, not even if you are a Heavenly King or an Emperor,” Long Yuan said, shaking his head.
"This..." Gu Yu's face turned grim. He didn't even know what that thing was, so how was he supposed to find it? Besides, even if he knew what it was, where was it?
Wait a minute, Gu Yu suddenly realized something. Qi Pingping's real name was exposed because of Yang Xinxin. Yang Xinxin clearly knew Qi Pingping when they were young, so could she know something?
"Yang Xinxin, do you know if Qi Pingping has any kind of contractual inheritance?" Gu Yu asked, looking at Yang Xinxin.
"Contractual inheritance? What is contractual inheritance?" Yang Xinxin was taken aback.
"You should know the totems of the Four Guardians, right?..." Gu Yu had no choice but to explain.
“He does indeed have a contractual inheritance, the Qilin totem.” Upon hearing Gu Yu’s explanation, Yang Xinxin instantly understood what a contractual totem was and answered directly.
"Qilin totem?" Gu Yu frowned. The Qi family were descendants of the Qilin guardian, but the Qilin guardian had died decades ago. How old was Qi Pingping? How could he be a contractor of the Qilin totem? This was also why Gu Yu hadn't considered the Qilin totem.
Could it be that the Qilin guardian from back then traveled through time to do it? Impossible, even an emperor couldn't travel through time.
“I heard it from my grandfather. Qi Pingping’s story is quite special. His father was originally the successor of the Qilin Guardian, but he forcibly broke through his cultivation level and died as a result. Before he died, he passed on the Qilin Guardian contract to Qi Pingping, who was still unborn at the time. Qi Pingping is actually the current Qilin Guardian, but the Qilin totem was taken away by someone else,” Yang Xinxin explained.
"Big brother, do you know? Actually, I am the one chosen by God, destined to save the world. But God chose me, yet He has been slow to give me what I need, so this is all I can do."
Gu Yu suddenly remembered what Qi Pingping had told him before, and his head buzzed. At the time, he thought Qi Pingping was talking nonsense! But he didn't expect it to be true.
As the guardian of the Qilin, he was indeed chosen by heaven and destined to bear the fate of protection. However, he did not have the Qilin totem, and the totem was even subjected to manipulation by the Holy Mountain.
Originally, having a inheritance contract with the Qilin totem was a great thing, but now it has become a shackle, a shackle that Qi Pingping finds difficult to break through.
Gu Yu originally thought Qi Pingping was a bit lazy. When he first met Qi Pingping, Qi Pingping was already a high-level martial artist. So much time had passed, and everyone else had broken through, but Qi Pingping hadn't. Sometimes he was angry that Qi Pingping was useless. But now that he knew the truth, Gu Yu felt a little guilty.
Seeing Qi Pingping's pained expression, Gu Yu thought about how Qi Pingping had always been optimistic and positive, but was this fat guy really happy? Everyone else was forging ahead in their cultivation, and even those with poor talent could break through through hard work, but he couldn't. Wasn't he upset?
"I'm sorry," Gu Yu said to Qi Pingping. "I will help you get back what belongs to you, so that you too can shine brightly."
Gu Yu said firmly, "Duo Duo, you have to hold on."
"Long Yuan, is there really no solution?" Gu Yu pleaded with Long Yuan.
"Alas! It all depends on his fate." Long Yuan sighed. If he had his peak cultivation, he might have been able to help, but now, there was nothing he could do. "If he can endure it on his own, perhaps he can loosen the restraints and achieve a breakthrough. After all, he is connected to that Qilin totem."
"Duoduo, you have to hold on. The war zone needs you, the future of China needs you, we all need you," Gu Yu said to Qian Duoduo.
"Qi Pingping, you must hold on," everyone said in unison.
As expected, after hearing what everyone and Gu Yu said, Qi Pingping showed a struggle on his face, and an auspicious power immediately emanated from his body.
A fierce battle immediately broke out between the restraints on its body and the restraints, and ripples of energy spread out in circles.
"Duoduo, you said you are the chosen one. Since you are the chosen one, you are not so easily defeated. All of this is just a test for you. As long as you persevere, the bright future is right in front of you." Gu Yu said immediately after seeing that everyone's encouragement to Qi Pingping had worked.
"When Heaven is about to place a great responsibility on a person, it will first test their will, strain their muscles and bones, starve their body, leave them destitute, and thwart their endeavors, so as to strengthen their resolve and increase their abilities..." Zhang Huangling also recited an inspirational passage. Compared to Qian Duoduo, they actually had some things in common. He was born with a lightning-prone constitution, and at birth, he caused the death of his parents and family, and was regarded as an ominous sign. This passage was what his teacher often used to comfort him.
"ah…………"
Despite the pain and trembling of Qian Duoduo, his face was filled with sorrow and determination.
"Gu Yu, give him some more divine source power. Rather than trying to solve the problem, we might as well fight fire with fire." Long Yuan reminded Gu Yu at this moment. Divine source power can help Qi Pingping break through, but it can also intensify the impact on the confinement. Of course, all of this is based on Qi Pingping's perseverance and his strong will to get through it.
Gu Yu looked at Qi Pingping, gritted his teeth, moved, and after thirty seconds, returned to Qi Pingping's side, sending a large ball of divine energy towards him.
As soon as the divine source power came into contact with Qi Pingping, Qi Pingping gritted his teeth and immediately absorbed the divine source power, and the auspicious power on his body surged out.
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