Chapter 36 ·The Name of Longevity True Monarch

Chapter 36: The Name of Longevity True Lord!

Old ‍​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‍Chen was so excited that his beard trembled. “Xiao Yan, you… you…”

Gu ‍​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍Yan gave the two a slight nod.

Then ‍​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍his divine sense swept out once more. After confirming that the Supreme Elder, the Sect Master, and the others were heavily injured but not in immediate danger of death, he felt slightly relieved.

Immediately ‍​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍after, his gaze fell upon the one with the most terrifying aura in the entire field—yet who now seemed as if facing a great enemy: Li Wuya.

Li ‍​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍Wuya only felt an overwhelming pressure locking onto him, nearly suffocating him.

“This ‍​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍person’s strength is absolutely above mine!”

“Could it be that he has already broken through the peak of martial dao and reached the legendary Ninth Revolution realm?”

Run!

At this moment, this was the only thought left in his mind!

Li Wuya’s figure suddenly transformed into a phantom as he fled at extreme speed.

“You invaded my sect, injured my kin and friends, and still think you can leave?”

Gu Yan’s voice was ice-cold. Without any visible movement, a longsword emitting chilling light had already appeared in his hand.

It was the low-grade magic treasure, the Azure Underworld Cold Radiance Sword.

He casually waved it toward the fleeing phantom.

Clang!

A dazzling and bone-chilling sword light caused the entire battlefield to fall into absolute silence and lose all color in an instant!

Where the sword light passed, Li Wuya—whose Eighth Revolution Martial Saint body was enough to dominate the world—did not even manage to let out a scream before being completely annihilated, reduced to nothingness.

At the same time, Gu Yan’s divine sense split into countless strands, using it to control the Flowing Light Splitting Shadow Sword technique he had learned in earlier years.

In an instant, countless subtle yet sharp strands of sword intent formed by divine sense swept precisely across every corner of the battlefield.

All the invaders who were fighting the Taiyi Dao Sect disciples—regardless of their cultivation—froze in unison. Then their eyes turned vacant, and their vitality was instantly severed.

With one sword, an Eighth Revolution Martial Saint fell!

With a single thought, all enemies were executed!

Between heaven and earth, only the howling wind remained, along with the heavy breathing and indescribable shock of the Taiyi Dao Sect members.

The anger in Gu Yan’s heart had not yet subsided.

That Radiant Sun Island dared to attack his home while he was breaking through—it was practically dancing on his minefield.

【Ding! Detected that the host has killed an outsider demon Li Wuya】

【Devour module activated… successfully devoured the incomplete system 《Martial Dao Godhood System》】

【Reward: +1 Entry Draw Chance】

Gu Yan was slightly surprised. “Outsider demon? System?”

“So this Li Wuya also had a cheat. No wonder he could cultivate to the Eighth Revolution.”

“But it seems his system wasn’t of high grade, or perhaps it was in a damaged state.”

Now was not the time to investigate further.

With a wave of his sleeve, vast spiritual power descended like a gentle spring rain, enveloping the entire field.

All the injured members of the Taiyi Dao Sect felt a warm and majestic force pour into their bodies, rapidly stabilizing their injuries and repairing damaged meridians and organs.

“Many thanks to Elder Longevity!”

“Elder’s divine abilities are unparalleled!”

The joy of surviving a calamity, along with reverence for absolute power, caused everyone to kneel one after another, their voices trembling with excitement.

Their gazes toward Gu Yan were already like those toward a deity.

But Gu Yan had no interest in enjoying such worship.

His figure moved again, and he brought Lin Wei and Old Chen back to the Longevity Residence.

“Junior Brother, you…” The two looked at the scene before them, feeling the profound mystery of spatial transfer, and their hearts surged with shock.

This was absolutely not something that martial dao methods could explain!

Even a Ninth Revolution Venerable likely could not perform such godlike feats!

Gu Yan waved his hand, carefully examining the two. After confirming that they had merely exhausted their true essence and suffered slight internal shock without serious harm, he finally let out a sigh of relief.

“Senior Sister, Old Chen, what exactly is going on with Radiant Sun Island? When did they attack our Taiyi Dao Sect?” Gu Yan asked.

Lin Wei calmed her mind and recounted everything that had happened over the past month—the attack of Radiant Sun Island on the Great Qian Dynasty, their threats toward the sect, the suspected presence of an Eighth Revolution Martial Saint, the sect’s decisions, and today’s battle—in full detail.

After listening, Gu Yan understood the situation and could not help but sigh inwardly.

The strength he had revealed today far exceeded normal standards; it would likely be difficult to explain using ordinary martial dao realms.

‘Forget it. Since they’ve already seen it, there’s no need to deliberately hide anything. In any case, they won’t be able to understand it.’

Gu Yan felt at ease and simply stopped bothering to conceal it.

Under the shocked gazes of the two, he casually made a gesture, and a pill furnace appeared inside the cave dwelling.

Then, with a flick of his finger, his spiritual power transformed into furnace flames. His divine sense swept across several medicinal fields on Longevity Peak.

Several rare spiritual herbs were drawn through the air and thrown into the furnace.

In just a short moment, the furnace lid opened. A rich medicinal fragrance spread out as hundreds of round, crystal-clear healing pills flew out.

They were then casually wrapped in a piece of coarse cloth by Gu Yan.

He handed the cloth bag to the stunned Old Chen.

“Old Chen, please distribute these pills to the elders and disciples who are more seriously injured. They should help them recover quickly.”

Old Chen subconsciously took the bag, his lips trembling slightly.

“…Alright, leave it to me!”

Watching Old Chen leave, Gu Yan turned to Lin Wei and handed her a bottle of pills.

“Senior Sister, stay here and regulate your breathing to heal. I need to enter seclusion briefly to stabilize my realm.”

Lin Wei accepted it.

Then she gave him a deep look.

Her beautiful eyes were filled with complex emotions—shock, confusion, and an indescribable sense of reassurance.

Thousands of words surged in her heart, yet in the end, they only became a gentle nod.

Gu Yan sat down cross-legged to the side and began stabilizing his newly broken-through Nascent Soul realm.

Taking advantage of this moment, he moved his mind and attempted to communicate with the system.

“System, I have one draw opportunity now, right?”

【Do you wish to draw an entry?】

The prompt appeared, still without any intelligent response.

Gu Yan was not disappointed. He already knew his system was practically brain-dead.

After thinking for a moment, he decided not to draw the entry now.

He had just finished fighting—his luck might not be great. He would wait for another day, perhaps after bathing and burning incense.

……

Meanwhile, Old Chen had already returned to the main battlefield of Cloud-Mist Peak with the healing pills Gu Yan had refined.

When the cloth was opened, the medicinal fragrance invigorated all the injured elders and disciples.

As the pills were distributed, they melted upon entering the mouth. Their gentle yet powerful medicinal effects quickly flowed through the limbs and bones, stabilizing injuries.

Many disciples who had been critically injured and on the brink of death soon regained a trace of color in their faces.

……

Several days passed.

After a brutal battle, the Taiyi Dao Sect entered a tense period of healing and recovery.

In this battle, the outer sect buildings were severely damaged, and many inner sect halls and pavilions were also in ruins—a shocking sight.

However, somewhat reassuringly, the number of casualties among the disciples was far lower than expected.

This was due to the sect’s resource allocation in recent years, which had significantly improved the overall strength of its disciples.

Among them, an inner sect female disciple named Ji Yingying stood out particularly.

With late-stage Fourth Revolution cultivation, she relied on a superb sword technique to fight nine martial cultivators of the same level from Radiant Sun Island alone without falling into disadvantage.

At a critical moment, she even saved several fellow disciples.

Her calm decisiveness and extraordinary talent left a deep impression on everyone.

Moreover, after this battle, the atmosphere within the sect was not shrouded in grief.

Instead, a subtle sense of excitement and pride began to spread!

Within the Taiyi Dao Sect, there was actually a peerless expert capable of easily killing an Eighth Revolution Martial Saint!

While the elders comforted and instructed the disciples, they did not reveal more details about Gu Yan. However, everyone knew that it was Elder Longevity who had turned the tide.

From then on, the way people addressed Gu Yan changed—from Elder Longevity to the more revered title: Longevity True Lord.

In the hearts of many elders and inner sect disciples, the status of Longevity True Lord had already surpassed that of past sages.

He even rivaled, or perhaps surpassed, the founding ancestor!

As for the sect’s higher-ups—Daoist Xuanchen, Yunchenzi, Elder Qingquan, and others—their feelings were even more complex and filled with awe during private discussions.

What Gu Yan had displayed that day—whether it was appearing instantly, destroying enemies with divine sense, or that incomprehensible sword light—was far beyond the scope of martial dao.

An unspoken guess arose in their hearts and quickly became a consensus.

This Longevity True Lord was indeed… an immortal descending into the mortal world, or the reincarnation of an ancient great power!

Otherwise, there was simply no way to explain such heaven-reaching methods.

However, since Gu Yan did not speak of it himself, they tacitly chose to remain silent.

They treated it as the sect’s highest secret.

……

Two months passed in the blink of an eye.

Inside the Longevity Residence, Gu Yan awoke after stabilizing his realm. After a brief conversation with Lin Wei, he learned that her injuries had fully healed, and her cultivation had even slightly improved due to misfortune turning into blessing.

After chatting a bit more—

Gu Yan pondered for a moment, then with a thought, the Azure Underworld Cold Radiance Sword appeared in his hand.

The sharp aura of the low-grade magic treasure made the temperature inside the cave dwelling seem to drop slightly.

“Senior Sister, this sword is called Azure Underworld Cold Radiance. It has some spirituality and unmatched sharpness. It’s just right for you to use for self-defense.”

Lin Wei was startled and quickly refused. “No! Such a divine weapon—I cannot possibly…”

But Gu Yan did not allow her to refuse and directly placed the sword hilt into her hand.

“Do you remember the sword you gave me in the past, forged from extraterrestrial meteoric iron?”

“At that time, I thought that if I ever obtained something better in the future, I would definitely give it back to you.”

“Now, this is just a small token of my appreciation. Senior Sister, please don’t refuse anymore.”

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