Celestial Emperor of Devouring-Chapter 738 - 728: The Mysterious Stranger

Myriad Ancient Immortal Mansion.

Within the Returning Ruins Illusion Realm.

Gu Chenfeng, struggling as he sat cross-legged, muttered to himself, "The backlash from the Divine Power has already injured my internal organs, it seems it will take quite some time to recover."

"Fortunately, the Heavenly Dao body is strong enough, otherwise who knows how long it would take to fully heal."

"If it weren’t for the excessive consumption of Ancient Divine Power, I might have actually died at the hands of the Chaos Young Master. That person is ruthless and capable of anything."

"But he possesses a Dual Soul Body and many Primordial Spirit Clones, coupled with many strong practitioners in the Chaos Immortal Hall, completely killing him won’t be an easy task either."

"Although Ancient Divine Power can suppress Immortal Power, with my current Realm, I can only contend with it briefly. Truly facing the Late Stage of Immortal Venerable, a prolonged battle would be a loss."

"It seems I must break through to the Immortal King Realm as soon as possible."

Upon speaking this,

Gu Chenfeng slowly closed his eyes and operated the Heavenly Dao Godslaying Technique to heal.

With the aid of the Heavenly Dao body, Gu Chenfeng was not worried about not being able to recover fully.

...

Taiqing Hall.

After returning seriously injured, the Elder recounted the events one by one.

Inside Taiqing Hall, the Elders were all shocked upon hearing the injured Elder’s account.

On the main seat,

the Taiqing Hall Master furrowed his old brows and gravely said, "Such strength at sixteen or seventeen years old?"

As the Taiqing Hall Master, he couldn’t believe that a sixteen or seventeen-year-old could possess the Cultivation of the Immortal Emperor Realm.

Throughout the entire Immortal Realm, which Immortal Emperor hasn’t gone through thousands of years of Cultivation?

A mere sixteen or seventeen-year-old junior is simply impossible.

An Elder, furrowing his brows, asked, "Third Elder, is this young man really so formidable? Even you couldn’t match him?"

The seriously injured Third Elder, with a face full of shame, said, "That boy’s strength is unfathomable. I indeed underestimated him, and his power is extremely domineering. This old man has never seen such a terrifying Mysterious Power."

"You’ve never seen it?" The Taiqing Hall Master was slightly surprised.

The Third Elder respectfully replied, "Hall Master, the boy used something other than Immortal Power. I don’t even know what kind of power it is."

The First Elder frowned and wondered, "Besides Immortal Power and Ancient Immortal Power, is there another kind of power in the Immortal Realm?"

"Humph! Mysterious Power? A mere brat, how powerful could he really be? It must be your lack of skill!" Another Elder snorted, utterly unconvinced.

The Taiqing Hall Master lightly furrowed his aged brow, speaking solemnly, "If the boy can easily defeat an Elder, he surely has extraordinary talents and surely isn’t someone unknown."

"First Elder, send someone to investigate his origins and find out exactly what happened."

"Yes! Hall Master!" The First Elder respectfully received the order.

At that moment,

a disciple entered the great hall and respectfully reported, "Reporting to the Hall Master, there is a mysterious individual outside seeking an audience."

"Mysterious individual?" The Taiqing Hall Master lightly furrowed his brow and thought, "I didn’t even sense his presence. This person’s strength is not below mine."

However,

what puzzled the Taiqing Hall Master was why the mysterious individual suddenly visited.

The First Elder furrowed his brow and asked, "Do you know why he came?"

"Disciple doesn’t know," the disciple respectfully replied.

The Taiqing Hall Master spoke, "Let him in."

A moment later, a mysterious figure dressed in a black robe, with his face obscured, slowly stepped into the great hall.

Everyone’s attention was now fixed on the mysterious figure.

The Taiqing Hall Master stared intently at the mysterious person, attempting to discern his origins, but to no avail.

As an Immortal Venerable, the Taiqing Hall Master found himself unable to see through the mysterious person, nor could he detect any fluctuation of Immortal Power. 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎

The Taiqing Hall Master asked in a steady tone, "May I know who you are? For what purpose do you suddenly visit?"

The mysterious person let out a soft laugh and said, "That troublesome youngster the Taiqing Hall encountered, I know who he is."

The Taiqing Hall Master frowned and asked, "Who is he?"

The mysterious person smiled lightly, "His name is Gu Chenfeng, from the Myriad Ancient Immortal Mansion."

"What? Gu Chenfeng? From the Myriad Ancient Immortal Mansion?" The Taiqing Hall Master and the Elders’ faces drastically changed, their eyes widening to the extreme.

Upon hearing the name ’Gu Chenfeng,’ the Taiqing Hall Master and the Elders immediately thought of the Gu Chenfeng from the Myriad Ancient Immortal Mansion of years past.

Seeing the shocked expression of the Taiqing Hall Master and others, the mysterious person smiled faintly and said, "This boy is not the one from back then, so there’s no need to worry, just a coincidence of names."

"I see." The Taiqing Hall Master and the Elders breathed a sigh of relief.

The Taiqing Hall Master then spoke solemnly, "The Ancient Venerable of those years also possessed extremely terrifying Mysterious Power."

The mysterious person smiled lightly, "This boy has acquired the inheritance of the Ancient Venerable, which grants him this potent Mysterious Power, though he cannot fully control it."

"The inheritance of the Ancient Venerable?" Once again, the Taiqing Hall Master and the Elders were stunned.

An Elder asked in shock, "The Ancient Venerable has fallen?"

"Yes." The mysterious person nodded and said, "He is already turned to dust."

"Impossible, right?" The First Elder said in disbelief, "I’ve heard that the Ancient Venerable successfully crossed the Divine Tribulation, how could he have fallen?"

The mysterious person smiled lightly, "That is just a mere rumor. The Ancient Venerable’s name was so renowned in the Immortal Realm, would he allow others to know that he failed at crossing the Divine Tribulation? Wouldn’t that be a joke to future generations?"

"The terror of crossing the Divine Tribulation is known to all in the Immortal Realm. Even the Ancient Venerable couldn’t resist it. He gave it his all but couldn’t withstand the Divine Tribulation. Eventually, he failed to cross it, severely injuring his Primordial Spirit. After leaving his inheritance, he was turned to dust."

"The power of the Divine Tribulation is indeed terrifying." The Taiqing Hall Master said gravely, his old eyes revealing a trace of fear.

The mysterious person continued to smile, "This boy was merely lucky. He got the inheritance of the Ancient Venerable from somewhere and then joined the Myriad Ancient Immortal Mansion, claiming to be Gu Chenfeng."

The Taiqing Hall Master frowned and asked, "Why are you telling us this? What is your purpose?"

Clearly, the Taiqing Hall Master didn’t fully believe him, as he didn’t know the mysterious person’s origins or his intentions.

The mysterious person smiled and asked, "Don’t you want the inheritance of the Ancient Venerable? Having such a powerful force in the hands of a mere junior is a waste."

A glint of greed flashed in the Taiqing Hall Master’s eyes. He hesitated, "If we could acquire Gu Chenfeng’s inheritance, it would indeed be excellent, but why should I believe you?"

"I’m not asking the Taiqing Hall Master to believe me," the mysterious person smiled lightly, "I’m merely telling you his origins. If you don’t seek revenge or want the Ancient Venerable’s inheritance, just forget what I said, I’ll just find someone else."

The Third Elder quickly said, "Hall Master, this boy’s strength is not to be underestimated, particularly that terrifying power. Even if you personally step in, capturing him might not be so easy."

The Taiqing Hall Master eyed the mysterious person and asked, frowning, "There’s no such thing as a free lunch. What do you want?"

The mysterious person slightly raised the corners of his mouth, smiling lightly, "I only want one treasure from your hall—the Heaven and Earth Mirror."