Come On, Son! You Got to Breakthrough Now!-Chapter 371 - 263: Bestowing a Precious Treasure_2

He had been handling state affairs, but upon receiving Gu Qingfeng’s message, he immediately rushed over.

Gu Yang knew very well that his father ordinarily wouldn’t summon him like this. Receiving a message now must mean something important.

On his way, Gu Yang had pondered many possibilities but still couldn’t guess Gu Qingfeng’s intention.

Therefore,

upon seeing Gu Qingfeng, he directly voiced the doubts in his heart.

As Gu Yang finished speaking, Gu Qingfeng flipped his palm, revealing a black ancient banner in his hand.

“This ‘Ten Thousand Soul Banner’ is of no use to me; I’ll give it to you for self-protection!”

“The Ten Thousand Soul Banner… is it the treasure from the Ten Thousand Soul Sect of old?”

Gu Yang stared at the black ancient banner before him, hesitating slightly, as if he didn’t understand Gu Qingfeng’s intention.

He was naturally aware of the Ten Thousand Soul Sect – it was but a moderate sect that could be snuffed out by a sneeze from the current Divine Martial Dynasty.

He didn’t see what use the treasure of such a frail sect could have.

“Yes, this is indeed that treasure from the Ten Thousand Soul Sect. Don’t underestimate this item. Even I couldn’t discern its origin. The sect merely let this treasure gather dust.”

Gu Qingfeng could naturally read Gu Yang’s thoughts and immediately offered a faint smile.

“When I annihilated the Ancient Desolate Sacred Land, this Ten Thousand Soul Banner devoured the flesh and Divine Souls of many cultivators there. It’s not the same as it used to be.”

“In the Ten Thousand Soul Banner now are nurtured three Half-Saint Realm peculiar beings, nine Tao Palace Realm Ninth Layer peculiar beings, and thirty-six Divine Transformation Realm Ninth Layer peculiar beings!”

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“With such levels of power, as long as no Saint appears, you can use this treasure to dominate the world!”

Hearing Gu Qingfeng’s words, Gu Yang’s eyes were full of shock as he looked again at the Ten Thousand Soul Banner.

Three Half-Saint Realm peculiar beings!

Nine Tao Palace Realm Ninth Layer peculiar beings!

Thirty-six Divine Transformation Realm Ninth Layer peculiar beings!

Gu Yang had never imagined that the seemingly ordinary black banner held such terrifying power.

Regardless of possessing the Divine Phoenix Tower, a Great Saint Weapon in his hand, not everyone can wield the power of such a weapon.

With his current level of cultivation, Gu Yang could only use a fraction of the Divine Phoenix Tower’s power.

Even though this small amount was enough to suppress any Divine Transformation Realm cultivator and even kill an ordinary Dao Palace Realm cultivator,

in terms of utility, it paled in comparison to the Ten Thousand Soul Banner.

It’s not that the Divine Phoenix Tower was inferior to the Ten Thousand Soul Banner.

Rather, the former required a certain level of cultivation to activate, while the latter was much simpler to use.

After all, the peculiar beings within the Ten Thousand Soul Banner had already been nurtured and birthed. If these beings were mobilized against an enemy, there wouldn’t be much drain on the cultivator holding the Ten Thousand Soul Banner.

The biggest issue is that once a peculiar being in the Ten Thousand Soul Banner perishes, it’s a permanent loss.

Regardless, the power of the Ten Thousand Soul Banner is unquestionable.

Just as Gu Qingfeng had said, with such a treasure, without the intervention of a Saint, one could indeed roam the world unopposed.

Straightaway,

Gu Qingfeng erased his own mark from the Ten Thousand Soul Banner, then allowed Gu Yang to imprint his Divine Thought upon it.

At once,

Gu Yang felt a connection with the Ten Thousand Soul Banner.

“Thank you, Father, for bestowing this treasure upon me!”

He couldn’t hide the smile on his face, evidently very fond of the Ten Thousand Soul Banner.

Such a treasure was far more valuable to Gu Yang at this time than even the Divine Phoenix Tower.

Gu Qingfeng said, “The origin of the Ten Thousand Soul Banner is no simple matter. If you can continue to nurture it, perhaps one day it might truly breed peculiars capable of standing shoulder to shoulder with Saints, or even peer with Great Saints!”

However,

there was something Gu Qingfeng didn’t mention.

To truly cultivate beings of Saint or even Great Saint caliber, the number of souls the Ten Thousand Soul Banner would need to devour was unimaginable.

Should the Ten Thousand Soul Banner fall into the hands of another, Gu Qingfeng would worry they might be tempted by its power into slaughtering the innocent.

But for Gu Yang, Gu Qingfeng still held trust.

“When the grand era of strife descends upon us in the future, turmoil will inevitably ensue in the Ancient Desolate World,” Gu Yang said. “Then the Ten Thousand Soul Banner will show its purpose. But for now, there seems to be no possibility of nurturing the Ten Thousand Soul Banner.”

Unless an entity comparable to the Ancient Desolate Sacred Land were to be eradicated once again, then the Ten Thousand Soul Banner could hope to advance.

But if the Divine Martial Dynasty were to do just that, it would certainly become the target of public criticism.

The annihilation of the Ancient Desolate Sacred Land was justified by the dynasty’s sufficient reasons, so none of the other forces had anything to say.

However, if any other power was to be destroyed without just cause, the remaining forces would naturally feel threatened.

At such a time,

it was entirely possible that some forces, at all costs, would want to erase the Divine Martial Dynasty from the Ancient Desolate World.

On this point,

Gu Yang had no doubts.

Therefore,

the Ten Thousand Soul Banner was his trump card, but to truly enhance the power of this supreme treasure, he still needed to wait for the right opportunity.

Following that,

Gu Yang bid his farewell and left.

Gu Qingfeng also resumed his closed-door cultivation.

——

Time passed.

Months had flown by swiftly.

Since the Nectar had descended upon Wuzhou several months ago, the drought had been alleviated to a great extent, revitalizing the vast region of Wuzhou.

However,

this situation did not persist for long before Wuzhou experienced another prolonged drought that lasted several months.

And,

this particular drought was only occurring in Wuzhou and had not spread to other regions.

When news of this reached back, it cast Gu Yang’s face into a somber shade.

“Another drought!”

Suppressing the natural disaster in Wuzhou before had already cost the Divine Martial Dynasty a significant amount of Qi Fortune. If they continued to use the power of Qi Fortune to alter the weather, it would only lead to a further decline in the dynasty’s Qi Fortune.

At this point,

a minister stepped forward and said, “The natural disaster in Wuzhou is indeed unusual. Although there has been droughts in the Nine States before, they have rarely lasted for such an extended period.”

“Moreover, since Your Majesty established the Divine Martial Dynasty and cast the Nine Tripods to stabilize the Nine States, there has been good harvests and the people lived in peace. Such a natural disaster should not occur.

Therefore, I suspect that there is a cause for the natural disaster in Wuzhou, and I believe that Your Majesty should send people to thoroughly investigate the matter to see if Evil People or Evil Spirits are causing trouble!”

Upon hearing his words,

other ministers also spoke in agreement.

In their view, a natural disaster occurring meant that either the dynasty was in its final days, or demons and Evil Spirits were causing chaos, arousing the wrath of the Heavenly Dao and thus bringing about a natural disaster.

But with the Divine Martial Dynasty growing stronger by the day and the people’s allegiance sure, such a severe natural disaster seemed impossible.

If it hadn’t been for Gu Yang issuing a decree several months ago to bring Nectar to Wuzhou, the land, parched for half a year, would have inevitably become utterly barren.

At that time,

the number of casualties among the people would have been beyond count.

On hearing this,

Gu Yang fell into deep thought.

At that moment,

Yan Yun spoke up: “Your Majesty, the ministers speak sensibly. Former dynasties have faced natural disasters, most of which were caused by Evil Spirits.

The current situation in Wuzhou is peculiar and deserves a thorough investigation!”

Hearing this,

Gu Yang immediately made a decision.

“Nanyue Mountain!”

“Present!”

“This Emperor commands you to lead the Heavenly Patrol Guard to Wuzhou at once and thoroughly investigate the cause of the drought in Wuzhou. You have one month!”

“Your Majesty, rest assured. Within one month, I shall determine the cause of the drought in Wuzhou, and should there truly be Evil Spirits causing chaos, I will carry out my duty to slay demons and eliminate evil, living up to Your Majesty’s trust!”

Nanyue Mountain stepped forward, and with a solemn bow, spoke out.

The other ministers, witnessing this, did not object.

The Heavenly Patrol Guard was indeed the right choice to investigate the matters in Wuzhou.

Even more so,

with Nanyue Mountain, a great figure of the Divine Transformation Realm, personally leading the team, even if there were any troubles, his power was believed to be more than sufficient to resolve them.

Once the court meeting dispersed, Nanyue Mountain immediately led the forces of the Heavenly Patrol Guard straight toward Wuzhou.