My little sect, which disappeared a thousand years ago, has become a sacred site!

All three present were Celestial Kings.

Even though they were suppressed by the rules of the Nine Heavens Realm and could only exert the strength of a peak half-immortal, their eyesight and perception were still at the level of an immortal king.

It's something that even three Celestial Kings can't see through...

Who exactly is this person?

"Let's go."

Zhuge Dancheng withdrew his gaze.

"Let's go down and get to know them."

The three exchanged a glance, their figures flashed, and the next moment they appeared in front of Gu Changyuan's seat.

Three figures descended simultaneously.

The surrounding guests instantly felt a subtle but powerful pressure, and involuntarily turned their heads to look.

The three of them simultaneously cupped their hands in greeting to Gu Changyuan.

Zhuge Dancheng spoke first, his tone calm:

"My name is Zhuge Dancheng, and I greet Your Excellency Gu."

Gongsun Xiangming followed closely behind:

"My name is Gongsun Xiangming. I greet you, Your Excellency."

Xuanyuan Feiyue nodded slightly:

"My name is Xuan Yuan Feiyue, and I greet you, Your Excellency."

The respect shown by Zhuge Dancheng, Gongsun Xiangming, and Xuanyuan Feiyue shocked the members of the other four families even more.

All three were considered core members of their families, and everyone knew about their identities to some extent.

Their current respectful attitude suggests that the strength of this Holy Ancestor of the Celestial Sacred Land has likely reached a level beyond their comprehension.

The woman with the tenth-level talent also widened her eyes, looking at Gu Changyuan with her beautiful eyes.

Looking at how young the other person was, it was impossible to associate them with such a powerful deity.

Gu Changyuan stood up and looked at the three of them.

He could clearly sense that these three people possessed an aura that did not belong to this world.

He had experienced this feeling many times in the Ruins of Chaos.

Of course, many also died at his hands.

At the time, he didn't know the realm to which that aura belonged. Now, through the system, he knows—it was a Celestial King.

The realms of immortals, from lowest to highest, are: Human Immortal, Earth Immortal, Heavenly Immortal, True Immortal, Mysterious Immortal, Golden Immortal, Immortal Lord, Immortal Venerable, Immortal King, and Immortal Emperor.

The Celestial King is an existence second only to the Celestial Emperor.

In the chaotic ruins, he fought alone, but he was no match for those immortal kings.

But he has the support of those ancient formations, almost inexhaustible spiritual power, and combat instincts honed from endless death situations.

In that strange space, his strength was no less than that of an Immortal Emperor.

Even if he can't win in a direct confrontation, he can wear down his opponent until he dies.

Facing the three Celestial Kings, Gu Changyuan remained calm, a gentle smile on his face, and returned their greeting with clasped hands.

"You three are too kind. My name is Gu Changyuan, and I've long admired you."

Seeing his composure and dignified demeanor, the three men's opinion of him rose even higher.

Zhuge Dancheng glanced at the seats beside him and, noticing there were still quite a few empty seats, smiled and said:

"There are still quite a few seats available for you, sir. I wonder if the three of us could trouble you to sit with you? We would also like to take this opportunity to learn a thing or two from you."

His words, seemingly a request for advice, were actually an attempt to get closer to Gu Changyuan.

For the Zhuge family, being able to sit at the same table with such an unfathomable and powerful figure is entirely beneficial.

Gu Changyuan smiled faintly, turned slightly to the side and gestured for them to proceed, his tone casual:

"It's alright. Seats are meant for people to sit in. Please, all of you, have a seat. There's no trouble at all."

"Thank you, Mr. Gu!"

The three of them instantly smiled with delight, quickly bowed their thanks, and sat down in the empty seats in front of Gu Changyuan.

Upon seeing this, Zhuge Jinglong was secretly overjoyed—the fact that the Emperor Taizu personally approached him to make friends showed that this Lord Gu was even more important than he had imagined.

He looked away and clapped his hands.

"Gentlemen!"

His voice echoed across the square:

"Today we congratulate Zhuge Sijue, the eldest son of the Zhuge family, on the birth of twins!"

"Thank you all for taking the time to come. The Zhuge family is deeply grateful!"

As soon as he finished speaking, thunderous applause and congratulations erupted in the square. Cheers and shouts of congratulations filled the air, instantly pushing the atmosphere to a climax.

"Enough with the chit-chat—"

He raised his glass:

"Come, let's drink to this together!"

In the square, everyone raised their glasses in unison.

Congratulations to the Zhuge family!

Congratulations!

In no time, glasses clinked, laughter filled the air, and the banquet officially began.

......

Gu Changyuan and the three Immortal Kings had a very pleasant conversation about cultivation.

Ye Qingxue, Lin Jingyu, and Yue Lingxi sat to the side, listening quietly to the conversation of the four elders.

Although Gu Changyuan looked to be only middle-aged and seemed a little out of place sitting with the three white-haired elders, in terms of seniority and strength, he was indeed on equal footing with them.

Just as the group was chatting happily—

Gu Changyuan's gaze suddenly sharpened.

That once gentle gaze instantly turned as sharp as a knife.

He suddenly stood up and looked up into the depths of the sky.

This action was so sudden that the three Celestial Kings were all taken aback.

Ye Qingxue, Lin Jingyu, and Yue Lingxi reacted the fastest, almost the instant Gu Changyuan stood up.

They stood up at the same time, their longswords still sheathed, but their auras locked onto the sky as they looked up warily.

Although they did not notice anything unusual, they knew their master too well.

For the master to take this so seriously, even instantly suppressing all his smiles, what's about to happen is definitely no small matter.

Zhuge Dancheng frowned slightly, then exchanged a glance with Gongsun Xiangming and Xuanyuan Feiyue. The three of them stood up and looked up at the void.

Then--

They simultaneously activated their secret techniques, their divine senses piercing the depths of the heavens like sharp swords.

The next instant, the expressions on the faces of the three of them darkened.

At that extremely high place, almost touching the barrier of the Nine Heavens Realm's rules, a huge array was operating silently.

The formation was extremely well hidden, its patterns blending seamlessly with the void, making it impossible to detect without deliberate investigation.

Around the formation, the space was strangely distorted, as if there was an invisible barrier that isolated all fluctuations of energy.

Teleportation array.

Moreover, it's a cross-dimensional teleportation array!

Zhuge Dancheng's pupils contracted slightly.

With their strength suppressed to the peak of the Half-Immortal realm, they were completely unable to sense the existence of that formation without using secret techniques to investigate with all their might.

The Holy Ancestor of the Celestial Holy Land had just been chatting and laughing with them, yet in the midst of their conversation, he had already noticed the formation that was so deeply hidden.

Such perceptive ability...

I'm afraid he's no longer inferior to the Celestial Emperor.

The three of them instantly felt an overwhelming curiosity about Gu Changyuan's background and strength.

But now is not the time to delve into this.

Because something has already appeared within that formation.