Chapter 1465: Chapter 755: Utterly Satisfying (Part 2)
"Boom...!"
A pillar of light, brighter than the sun, shot up into the sky, piercing through the clouds.
The clouds in the sky swirled into a massive vortex, and spiritual energy from a thousand miles around frantically converged on the courtyard.
Nangong Yingying was dumbfounded.
"Grandfather, he..."
Gu Sheng stood with his hands behind his back, a smile on his lips.
"Succeeded."
The light pillar lasted for about a quarter of an hour before gradually dissipating.
When everything returned to calm, the courtyard was gone, replaced by a deep pit with a diameter of a hundred feet.
In the center of the pit, a tall, pine-like figure slowly stood up.
He was no longer an old man with white hair but a middle-aged man with a resolute face and hair as black as ink.
His eyes were like electricity, and he was surrounded by a suffocating pressure... Earth King Realm!
"Hahaha!"
Nangong Tiance laughed heartily to the heavens, and his laughter shook the surrounding buildings.
"Thirty years of blockage, a moment of enlightenment! Gu, I owe you an enormous favor!"
Gu Sheng stepped forward and cupped his hands.
"Congratulations, senior, on breaking through to the Earth King Realm."
Nangong Tiance stepped forward, instantly arriving in front of Gu Sheng, carefully scrutinizing this mysterious young man.
"Who exactly are you? Why do you understand the breakthrough to the King Realm so well?"
"Junior is merely a loose cultivator wandering the world."
Gu Sheng replied evasively.
Nangong Tiance gave him a deep look, did not pursue further, and turned to his granddaughter.
"Yingying, as agreed, you will escort Gu out of the city. Remember, ensure his safety."
Nangong Yingying, although full of questions, respectfully replied.
"Yes, Grandfather."
Just then, a powerful aura erupted from the direction of the palace, and a fiery figure soared into the sky—it was the Sun King, Tang Lie.
He stood in mid-air, his expression fluctuating as he gazed toward this side.
"Rumble..."
Above Sun City, dark clouds rolled, and thunder roared.
A golden pillar of light shot up from the Southern Prince Mansion, piercing through the heavens and stirring the winds in all directions.
Tang Muzhi stood on the highest point of the Sun King Mansion’s Observatory Platform, his face as dark as water.
The jade cup in his hand shattered with a crack, shards piercing his palm, blood dripping through his fingers, yet he remained oblivious.
"Earth King Realm... Nangong Tiance, you’ve broken through!"
Tang Muzhi gritted his teeth, his voice filled with fear and anger he couldn’t hide.
He originally thought that if he waited a few more years, with the Southern Prince Nangong Tiance exhausting his lifespan, Sun City would fall into his hands.
But now, with Nangong Tiance breaking through to the Earth King Realm, his lifespan greatly increased, his plan utterly failed!
"Father."
Tang Qingyun quickly approached, his expression equally grim.
"The scouts report that within ten miles around the Southern Prince Mansion, spiritual energy converged, and the celestial phenomenon lasted for three whole hours, a true sign of breaking through to the Earth King Realm."
Tang Muzhi suppressed the emotions churning within him.
"Investigate! Find out what made Nangong, the old rascal, suddenly break through! He’s been stuck at the Ninth Layer of the Human King Realm for thirty years, and without a special opportunity, there’s no way he would break through as his lifespan nears its end!"
"Yes."
Tang Qingyun bowed his head in response but hesitated and spoke again.
"Father, there’s one more thing... That kid named Gu Sheng entered the Southern Prince Mansion today."
"Gu Sheng?"
Tang Muzhi furrowed his brow.
"The Earth Martial Realm kid who knows the secrets of the Yujing Sect?"
"Exactly. We’ve been monitoring him, but when he entered the Southern Prince Mansion’s territory, our people didn’t dare move carelessly."
Tang Muzhi’s eyes carried doubt.
"Could Nangong Tiance’s breakthrough have something to do with this kid?"
But then he shook his head with a laugh.
"Impossible, an Earth Martial Realm youth is two major realms away from the King Realm’s breakthrough, it couldn’t be related!"
Tang Qingyun, however, said.
"Father, don’t forget, Gu Sheng knows about the Yujing Sect’s matters..."
Tang Muzhi’s eyes flickered with a sharp light.
"Keep an eye on him! As soon as he leaves the Southern Prince Mansion’s territory, seize him immediately!"
"Yes!"
Within the Southern Prince Mansion, in a grand hall.
Gu Sheng followed behind Nangong Yingying, curiously observing the surroundings.
Layers of arrays and restrictions were laid in the hall, isolating the external fluctuations from the breakthrough.
"Young Master Gu, please follow me."
Nangong Yingying was dressed in white, with an ethereal demeanor, and gestured invitingly to Gu Sheng.
"Father is about to break through, and the mansion is not very safe; let’s seek refuge here for now."
Gu Sheng nodded and followed Nangong Yingying through the long corridor.
Inside the hall, a number of people had already gathered, most bearing injuries, yet each had sharp eyes and exuded a fierce aura.
"These are..."
Gu Sheng asked in a low voice.
Nangong Yingying smiled gently.
"They are the soldiers under Father’s command from earlier years, who were wounded on the battlefield. Father couldn’t bear to see them lose their livelihood, so he brought them back to the Prince Mansion to care for them."
Gu Sheng’s heart trembled.
In this world of the strong preying on the weak, strong individuals often disdain the weak. A ruler like the Southern Prince, who treats his injured subordinates with kindness, is indeed rare.
"Miss Nangong!"
A booming voice rang out.
Gu Sheng turned to see a burly man in iron armor striding towards them.
This man was around forty years old, nearly two meters tall, with bulging muscles; even the ground trembled slightly as he walked.
"Uncle Baye."
Nangong Yingying bowed in greeting.
The burly man approached and curiously scrutinized Gu Sheng.
"Who might this be?"
"This is Gu Sheng, Young Master Gu. He is the one who helped my father find the opportunity for a breakthrough."
Nangong Yingying introduced.
"What?"
Nangong Baye’s tiger-like eyes widened, and he suddenly knelt on one knee, clasping his hands in respect.
"Young Master Gu, my profound gratitude. On behalf of my father, Nangong Baye thanks you!"
Gu Sheng quickly waved his hands.
"Please rise, General Nangong. I merely happened to be present; the Southern Prince’s breakthrough is entirely due to his own accumulation, and not much related to me."
Nangong Baye rose, laughing heartily.
"Young Master Gu is too modest! Father has been stuck at the peak of the Human King realm for thirty years; if not for your guidance, he might never have broken through. This kindness is remembered by our Southern Prince Mansion!"
Gu Sheng was secretly astonished, not expecting that the Southern Prince had been stuck at a bottleneck for thirty years.
Curiously, he asked.
"General Nangong, you are the Southern Prince’s..."
"I am Father’s sixty-seventh adopted son."
Nangong Baye patted his chest proudly.
"Not yet fifty, at the Fifth Level of the Sect realm!"
"Sixty-seven adopted sons?"
Gu Sheng looked at Nangong Yingying in surprise.
Nangong Yingying explained.
"Father has adopted a total of one hundred seventeen children, not including those siblings whose life span has already been exhausted."
Nangong Baye added.
"Father harbors great righteousness. For the orphaned children of those who died under his command, the Prince Mansion adopts them. Those with Martial Arts talent are nurtured by the Prince Mansion, and when grown, they join the army; those without talent, Father finds them a livelihood."
Gu Sheng heard this and felt profound respect.
"The Southern Prince’s righteousness is admirable."
At this moment, Nangong Yingying and Nangong Baye exchanged a glance, seeming to communicate secretly.
The next moment, Nangong Baye suddenly erupted in fury, his presence dramatically increasing.
"How dare the Sun King send people to spy on our Southern Prince Mansion’s benefactor!"
Nangong Baye roared, turning to storm outside.
"Young Master Gu, please wait, I’ll be right back!"
Gu Sheng was stunned.
"General Nangong, what is happening?"
Nangong Yingying softly spoke.
"I informed Uncle Baye about the Sun King’s subordinates spying on you, Young Master Gu. His temperament is fiery, and upon hearing this, he wishes to vent on your behalf."
Gu Sheng understood.
The Nangong siblings were currying favor with him, but he did not expose this.
After all, he wouldn’t have much interaction with the Southern Prince Mansion. Once the Southern Prince’s breakthrough was completed, the Mansion could send him to the Southern Border, and they would part ways.
Between heaven and earth, the spiraling Spiritual Energy gradually calmed, and the colorful glow enveloping the Southern Prince Mansion receded like the tide.
Gu Sheng opened his eyes, his gaze filled with brilliance, as the spiritual power of his second Sea of Consciousness retracted into his body like tendrils.
"What do you mean by almost done?"
Nangong Yingying blinked her large eyes, curiously leaning toward Gu Sheng.
Before Gu Sheng could answer, a bell-like voice echoed throughout the Prince Mansion.
"After being trapped at the bottleneck for hundreds of years, breaking through in one moment, utterly exhilarating!"
The sound waves reverberated tangibly, causing the glazed tiles on the mansion’s eaves to tremble slightly.
Inside the grand hall, everyone changed color, and those with weaker cultivation even staggered back.
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