novelraw Chapter 798 425: The One Who Emptied the Gu Family—Young Hero Duan the Ultimate Patsy (Part 2)
Chapter 798 425: The One Who Emptied the Gu Family—Young Hero Duan the Ultimate Patsy (Part 2)
This Emperor and the "Ultimate" must have a profound connection, and the martial arts framework he left in the Divine Tomb can be called the "ultimate in martial arts".
Because it is the ultimate in martial arts, its contents are vast as the sea and obscure as the abyss. Even the Family Head of the Gu Family could not comprehend much of it.
Or rather, he could only understand a small part of it at that time.
And because of the presence of the Dragon Energy at that time, he could not stay long in that Divine Tomb.
Afterwards, the Family Head of the Gu Family, after comprehending the Ten Break Ancient Strength and Dragon Raising Skill, was forced to leave.
Upon leaving, he saw the corpse of the guiding woman again and brought her out.
Later, relying on this cultivation technique, the Family Head of the Gu Family led the Martial World, and the Gu Family's status rose accordingly.
Moreover, the Family Head of the Gu Family regarded the guiding woman's corpse as a deity and enshrined her, calling her "Water Guanyin".
At that time, the Family Head of the Gu Family had achieved all his dreams: immense wealth, domineering martial arts, and a status in the Martial World as high as the clouds, yet he was still not satisfied.
Because he had seen the ultimate of the world, just like having been with the most beautiful woman in the world, he felt that other women always fell short.
In Duan Yun's words, it's like having experienced the best overseas education, developing a fondness for English elegance, or perhaps a billionaire meeting her gaze, making ordinary men unappealing.
Afterwards, the second half of the Family Head of the Gu Family's life was spent trying to return there.
Unfortunately, for some reason, he could never return.
So he began raising dragons under the old residence of the Gu Family, spending countless resources and lives, constructing the bronze gate from his memory.
It can be said that the resources and lives expended here far exceeded the Emperor's mausoleum at that time.
Unfortunately, the Family Head of the Gu Family could only find slight shadows of that world to comfort himself, just like the dragons he raised could never become dragons, only remain as snakes.
Duan Yun couldn't help but summarize: "The Divine Tomb is a shadow of the ultimate, and this here is a shadow of the Divine Tomb, what a screwed-up deal."
The text of the Family Head of the Gu Family, who had entered the Divine Tomb and seen the ultimate, is drawing to a close.
And the later text is the record of the subsequent Family Head of the Gu Family.
The Family Head of the Gu Family, before his death, passed this secret to his descendants, thus establishing the rule that this secret could only be inherited by the Family Head.
And the subsequent Family Heads of the Gu Family never ceased exploring the Divine Tomb and the ultimate world closely related to it.
Unfortunately, according to the records of these Family Heads, they were never very successful.
They went to the Three Treasures Valley, carrying "Water Guanyin", planning to retrace that path.
This female corpse, whether it had a special connection with the Emperor in the Divine Tomb, was unknown, but as long as it was in that pool, it could always guide the Gu Family to find a way forward.
However, according to the subsequent descriptions by the Family Heads of the Gu Family, more perilous changes appeared within the Three Treasures Valley, making it dangerous even with Water Guanyin leading the way.
Every Family Head returned severely wounded and wrote down this bloody ancestral instruction—"The Three Treasures Valley is extremely perilous, and without mastering the Ten Break Ancient Strength, one must not venture easily."
Subsequent generations of Family Heads of the Gu Family had ordinary talent, and not many had fully mastered the Ten Break Ancient Strength, so they did not delve deep into the Three Treasures Valley.
Gu Dile, being the most gifted figure in the Gu Family for two hundred years, had originally mastered the Ten Break Ancient Strength and planned to explore the Three Treasures Valley again, but unfortunately, he encountered Old Demon Duan and was killed in full glory.
Thus, at this moment, be it the Gu Family's secret, their wealth, or the wife of the Gu Family, it all became exclusive to Duan Yun.
"The Divine Tomb runs deep, and the Gu Family is too weak; this is something only I can handle."
Duan Yun looked at the female corpse "Water Guanyin", growing more delighted by the sight.
He figured this female corpse might have immense use, perhaps not only as a key but also as a guide.
By now, the secrets beneath the old residence of the Gu Family had been nearly unraveled.
Duan Yun was supposed to go to that Divine Tomb, but for now, what was more pressing was moving this Gold Mountain and Silver Mountain back first.
The Divine Tomb might be elusive, but this Gold Mountain and Silver Mountain were tangible.
If they were to explore the Divine Tomb, it would have to wait until he had blasted apart the Thunder God and Mother.
Duan Yun found the world increasingly interesting, thinking there were only one or two layers, only to find there were three or four.
But moving this Gold Mountain and Silver Mountain would not be easy, even though Duan Yun and his two companions were considered strong.
In the maze-like cavern, Duan Yun first uprooted the Golden Tree and carried it on his shoulder, then activated the "Beiming Divine Skill", absorbing gold and jewels around him, revealing only his eyes, looking like a warrior dressed in heavy gold and silver armor.
Yet even so, only a small part was moved.
Little Yin and Lei Ying were naturally of less help, unable to move even half as much as Duan Yun.
Lei Ying said: "We can't do it, we'll have to hire people."
Duan Yun nodded: "Then we'll hire people, after all, now we have plenty of money."
....
In Tianzhou, there was a Heavenly Spring Gang, known for their hearty members, the whole gang specializing in body refinement, best known for their bathing skills.
The Heavenly Spring Gang's bathing techniques were famous in two states, and despite the high fees, many people came specifically for their bathing expertise.
It's said that a woman even cured her infertility after a bath there, thus making the Heavenly Spring Gang even more renowned.
And that day, the Heavenly Spring Gang received an enormous task.
The task was simple: help move items from Tianzhou to Yun State.
Whether the items were valuable or not was unknown, but they knew the reward was extremely high, absurdly high.
After completion, two thousand taels of gold, with a thirty-percent deposit paid upfront.
Looking at the glittering deposit, the Gang Leader, Luo Qi, spoke with a serious expression: "It seems this escort mission will be a real test of skill."
The Heavenly Spring Gang's main business was bathing, and their side business involved escorting too.
But getting paid so much for an escort was a first.
Or rather, it was a rare big deal in the whole of Tianzhou.
So, Gang Leader Luo Qi decided to personally oversee the escort.
Vice Gang Leader Li Chi said: "Gang Leader, they said this job mostly requires brute strength, so we need to send more people."
Luo Qi couldn't help but laugh: "Brute strength? Have you ever seen a two-thousand-tael brute strength job? The world lacks nothing more than dumb strength. They came to us for our professionalism, for our skill."
Since the Gang Leader said so, Li Chi, the second in command, naturally couldn't argue, especially since the leader often boasted of having eaten more salt than Li Chi had eaten rice.
Luo Qi set off with a group of gang members.
Three days later, Luo Qi was carrying two baskets of gold on his back, hanging two more on his shoulders, and even had a basket of jewels hanging from his training belly button ring, dripping with sweat.
He confirmed that this damn job was indeed about brute strength.
With so much gold and jewels to move, all the way from Tianzhou to Yun State, what else could it be but a strength job?
Originally, he wanted to boast that it was also a skill job, with him alone handling five baskets of gold and jewels, requiring skill indeed.
But when he saw the silhouette carrying a huge Golden Tree and covered in gold and jewels, resembling a mountain of gold and silver with a Golden Tree stuck in it, he stopped mentioning skills.
Hell, that was skill.
As for the pomp of escorting, requiring both finesse and face-giving skill work, Luo Qi realized it probably wouldn't be needed.
Yes, escorting in the Martial World usually involves conflicts, but more often, it involves getting respect from the Green Forest Heroes, because if every escort involved life-and-death struggles, how many escorts could die? There are many tricks involved in this.
Luo Qi thought such tricks would be necessary this time, but realized they wouldn't be.
The mere value of this Gold Mountain and Silver Mountain would overwhelm even if his ancestors were dug up.
And as for the so-called Green Forest Heroes robbing the escort, it had nothing to do with him now.
Who would dare rob Old Demon Duan's escort?
Just seeing Duan Yun resemble a moving Gold and Silver Mountain with a Golden Tree was enough to terrify anyone.
For the first time, Luo Qi had seen so much treasure without feeling tempted.
Young Hero Duan hiring them for the job was truly an honor.
Not only did he not kill their families after moving the stuff, but he also paid them, proving the Young Hero's righteousness.
For the moment, the entire Heavenly Spring Gang was moved to tears.
The Emperor had crafted a palace belonging exclusively to him here, possibly even a Heavenly Court.