Chapter 550

The Immortal Spirit Continent was divided into seven territories, and the Realm of Unbounded Desolation was the largest of them all, with the densest primeval forests.

Since it was called the Great Desolation, it was naturally a place where poisonous insects and ferocious beasts ran rampant. Not many cultivation sects could survive here.

Somewhere in the Realm of Unbounded Desolation was the most mysterious and powerful ancient family on the Immortal Spirit Continent — the Gu Clan.

Today, after a long journey and thousands of mountains and rivers, a silver flood dragon finally stepped into the Realm of Unbounded Desolation.

On its majestic head, a heroic-looking female warrior with tanned skin sat casually, her black hair fluttering in the wind.

Behind her, on the broad back of the silver dragon, a white-haired young man floated in the air.

Strangely, even though the wind was howling in the air, his white hair didn't move at all. Not even a corner of his robe was affected by the wind.

The white-haired young man was naturally Gu Chen. He and Gu Lianyue had been traveling on the road for more than ten days.

In these ten days, the two of them had gone from strangers to acquaintances, no longer having the awkwardness of meeting for the first time.

Neither of them were talkative people, so other than the occasional conversation, Gu Chen spent most of his time cultivating.

After the bitter battle on Penglai Island, especially with the experts of the Transcendence and Dharma Realms, Gu Chen was deeply aware of his lack of strength.

Therefore, he cultivated even more diligently than before.

He was now at the peak of the Celestial Being Realm. If he had wanted to, he could have tried to break through the bottleneck and condense the Dharma Idol, which would have greatly improved his strength.

But in exchange for a wider path of cultivation, he forcibly suppressed his cultivation and focused on cultivating the Second Heaven Secret Skill and the Heavenly Emperor's Time Fist.

The Heavenly Emperor's Time Fist was the ultimate skill of the Heavenly Emperor, broad and profound. After he forced himself to grow, he had a deep understanding of it, so his progress was rapid.

He had encountered a lot of trouble when he first started cultivating the Second Heaven Secret Skill, "Heavenly Tremor," but with his comprehension and the stimulation he had received these days, he finally got on the right track.

He could already control the force field around him, and cast a gravitational pull that was much stronger than ordinary gravity spells.

He found that using gravity in conjunction with his strong physical body could cause unexpected damage to the enemy.

Although he was still at the peak of the Celestial Being Realm, with the improvement of the Celestial Emperor's Time Fist and the Second Heaven Mystic Technique, his strength continued to rise.

Gu Chen was very curious as to how far he could grow without a breakthrough in his cultivation.

"We are only two hours away from the Ancient Town of the Great Desolate where my Gu Clan resides."

At this time, Gu Lianyue's voice suddenly entered Gu Chen's ears.

When Gu Chen heard this, he opened his eyes from his meditative state. There was a solemn look in his eyes.

They had finally arrived at the Gu Clan!

He was about to step into the place where his grandfather had grown up and meet a large group of people who shared the same bloodline as him.

Gu Chen could not help but recall the rough situation of the Gu Clan that his grandfather had told him before he left the Kunlun Continent.

The Gu Clan was divided into six branches, and after countless years, it had become a sizable clan.

Their branch was originally the direct line of descent of the clan, belonging to the main family. However, because of the continuous decline of many generations, about fifty years ago, when only his grandfather was left, the branch family launched a coup and replaced them.

After that day, they became a branch family, and the direct line became a branch family. The current main family was the branch that launched the coup back then.

The person who presided over the clan meeting and rejected his grandfather's direct line of descent was called Gu Xuanwu!

And Gu Xuanwu was the current clan leader of the Gu Clan!

Back then, his grandfather went overseas, partly because he was suppressed by some people from Gu Xuanwu's branch. In the end, he became disheartened and left his home.

Therefore, now that Gu Chen wanted to return to the clan, the one he had to be most wary of was Gu Xuanwu's branch.

Although his grandfather said that Gu Xuanwu was an upright and upright person, and the situation back then was complicated, Gu Chen still kept an eye on him.

And in the clan, according to his grandfather, the most trustworthy and most likely to help him was Gu Yao's branch.

Gu Yao was the person with the highest seniority in the entire Gu Clan, and was the clan's Great Elder.

Back then, when his grandfather was still young, he was already the Great Elder. When their branch was stripped of their direct line of descent, Gu Yao spoke up for them.

However, the other four branches all supported Gu Xuanwu, so in the end, his grandfather's direct line of descent status could not be guaranteed.

It was because of Gu Yao and a portion of the clan that his grandfather was at ease to let him return to the Gu Clan.

According to Gu Chen's understanding along the way, this Gu Lian Yue belonged to Gu Yao's branch. She should have been specially sent to protect him.

This cousin of his was currently the most trustworthy person in the Gu Clan.

Before reaching Ancient Town of Great Desolation, Gu Chen had already analyzed the basic situation of the Gu Clan, and had also determined his own position in his heart.

This time, when he returned to the Gu Clan, he could not mention that he was once a direct line of descent. Instead, he had to return to the clan as a branch family disciple.

This way, the main family would lower their guard against him, and he could also win a good impression.

His purpose in returning to the Gu Clan was not to fight for the illusory direct line of descent status that he had lost decades ago, but to enter the ancestral land and repair the damaged Tyrant Heavenly Bone.

Secondly, it was to find his father.

Regardless of which of these two purposes, he needed to obtain the consent of the current main family. Thus, he had to lower his stance.

Two hours passed in the blink of an eye, and a towering mountain range appeared in front of him.

"Hou — —"

The Silver Flood Dragon beneath him let out a thunderous roar, transforming into a bolt of lightning as it charged forward!

Weng — —

The space in front of him actually distorted, and after a moment of dizziness, Gu Chen discovered that he had already entered the mountain range.

On top of several mountain slopes, there was an ancient building complex, faintly forming the scale of a small town.

Ancient Town of Great Desolation!

He had arrived at the place where the Gu Clan's six branches had lived for generations. Gu Chen could feel the presence of a large number of people there!

Xiu!

After the Silver Flood Dragon returned, a long rainbow quickly flew out of the ancient town, arriving in front of Gu Lian Yue and Gu Chen.

"He's here?"

It was a middle-aged man, and he stared curiously at Gu Chen.

Gu Lian Yue nodded her head, and he immediately soared through the air, his speed reaching the limit.

Not long after, the entire Ancient Town of Great Desolation resounded with the crisp sound of a bell. From the various residences in the ancient town, a large number of Gu Clan disciples walked out, rushing towards the same building.

Seeing this, Gu Chen's expression became a little more serious.

"Don't be nervous, the number of people in your branch has withered. Now that you have returned, according to the rules, you must be received at the clan's ancestral hall. All the members of the Gu Clan's six branches are present."

Gu Lian Yue explained, and Gu Chen nodded his head.

All the members of the Gu Clan went to the same ancient building. Presumably, that was the ancestral hall.

An hour later, all the members of the Gu Clan in Ancient Town of Great Desolation had arrived at the ancestral hall. From the elderly to the three-year-old children, there were no exceptions.