In the sixth segment of the Life Ancient Land, there was a short tree with nine thumb-sized, cherry-like fruits hanging from its branches.
But when Galen Silverwing and Rhea Redmoon saw these nine fruits, their faces showed extreme shock, which quickly turned into wild joy.
"Big Brother Galen, Sis Rhea, what kind of divine fruit is this...?"
Ian Song was curious for a moment and couldn't help but ask.
Galen Silverwing suppressed his excitement and said, "This is the All-God Fruit, also called the God-King Fruit. If an Upper Heavenly God eats one, there's over an eighty percent chance they'll become a God-King!"
Ian Song was stunned too. He hadn't expected that a single fruit could create a God-King—no wonder Galen Silverwing and Rhea Redmoon were so excited.
The next moment.
Rhea Redmoon and Galen Silverwing flashed over to the short tree, carefully picked a God-King Fruit each, and swallowed them.
Then, they each sat cross-legged on the ground and began refining the medicinal power of the fruit.
Ian thought for a moment, then walked over and picked five God-King Fruits to store away. If Galen and Rhea failed to break through, he'd give them one each; if they succeeded, he'd keep all five for himself.
Several days passed in a flash.
Galen Silverwing and Rhea Redmoon woke up one after another, but neither had broken through to the God-King realm.
"Didn't make it?"
Ian asked.
Rhea Redmoon laughed and said, "Silly little brother, becoming a God-King isn't that easy. Right now, I'm just one step away, but breaking through comes with the God-King Tribulation. This isn't a good place to face it, so I'm suppressing my realm for now. Once we leave here and survive the tribulation, I'll be a God-King!"
"That's right! My situation is pretty much the same!"
Galen Silverwing nodded energetically, his spirits high.
So, the three of them headed to the seventh and eighth segments of the Life Ancient Land, each harvesting some mysterious item.
Ian glanced at the first Heaven-Piercing Bridge.
Ian asked, "Should we let them out?"
"No need!"
Galen Silverwing waved his hand. "If we let them out now, they'll definitely leak our secret. Before we've become God-Kings, we can't resist the Jensen and Tiano Clans. Once we reach God-King, then we'll let them out!"
A few days later.
Yushan Prefecture.
Galen Silverwing and Rhea Redmoon had already left to find places to break through.
The God-King Tribulation is extremely dangerous. If someone gets ambushed during it, they could easily die—so both of them were very cautious.
After they left, Ian Song returned to his usual routine—grinding missions like crazy.
Several months flew by.
Ian had already completed ninety-three Four-Star missions—just fifteen more to go before he could be promoted to Five-Star God-Demon.
But to get from Five-Star God-Demon to Six-Star, it’s not just about grinding missions—you have to make some kind of major contribution to the God-Demon Corps to qualify for promotion.
One day.
Ian Song showed up again at the Flying God Platform.
He’d been in the God Realm for two years now—while over seventy thousand years had passed in the Immortal World.
After greeting the Upper Goddess surnamed Hu, Ian quietly waited.
An hour later.
A group of gods emerged from the Flying God Platform.
Ian swept his gaze over them and instantly locked onto four people.
Two of them were Hannah Murong and Master Heaven-Secrets, both early-stage Mid-Rank Gods. The other two were a young married couple.
Even after so many years apart, Ian could instantly tell—the couple were his parents.
"Dad, Mom!"
Ian, overwhelmed with emotion, rushed forward and called out.
"Xiao Yan, is that you?"
Both Ian's father and mother were deeply moved.
All three were overwhelmed with emotion, but most of all, they were happy—the family was finally reunited.
Then Ian turned to Hannah Murong, his gaze full of feeling. "Hannah, thank you for everything!"
With Hannah Murong's talent, she should have ascended to the God Realm long ago. She delayed for Ian's parents' sake, even though reaching eighteenth-layer Ancestral Immortal in the Immortal World is extremely dangerous—if the Heavenly Dao notices, it could erase you.
At first, Ian and Hannah were together for practical reasons, but over time, real feelings grew between them.
"It's what I should do."
Hannah Murong smiled softly.
"By the way, where's Ze'er?"
Ian asked.
"He still needs to stand guard over the Immortal Kingdom for a while before he can ascend. With all the experts gone, some troublemakers are bound to stir up chaos."
"Alright, then let's go home!"
After getting temporary residence permits for all four, Ian took them back to his newly purchased estate.
His parents, limited by their talent, never reached eighteenth-layer Ancestral Immortal. Now, their cultivation was only late-stage Lower-Rank God.
Ian didn't mind; after all, he had plenty of treasures that could improve their aptitude as gods.
Father and son, mother and son—after so many years apart, they had endless things to talk about.
They talked for five days and nights before the three of them finally felt satisfied.
"Dad, Mom, take these two bottles of gray origin liquid—they'll strengthen your souls!" Ian handed them two bottles of gray liquid, then gave each of them a storage god-ring containing tens of millions of god-crystals.
He left his parents' residence.
Ian Song headed straight for Hannah Murong's residence.
"Husband!"
As soon as she saw Ian, Hannah Murong threw herself into his arms. Two years in the God Realm meant seventy or eighty thousand years in the Immortal World, and every moment of that time she had missed Ian.
"Hannah!"
Ian was just as moved, lowering his head to kiss her cherry lips.
After so many years apart, their reunion was like lightning and fire—instant and explosive.
After several hours, their passionate reunion finally settled down. The couple lay together, sharing stories of everything they'd been through.
With his parents and wife now with him, Ian finally took a whole month off to rest before getting back to missions.
During that month, Hannah Murong broke through to mid-stage Mid-Rank God.
A few more months passed.
Ian finally completed all 108 Four-Star missions, successfully advancing to Five-Star God-Demon.
To advance from Five-Star to Six-Star, the hard requirement is to become a Lower Heavenly God. There aren’t many required missions—just twelve. Besides that, the God-Demon Corps will give him an assessment, and only by passing a special assessment mission can he truly advance to Six-Star God-Demon.
Also, there are very few Five-Star missions at the Yushan Prefecture branch. To pick up missions, he’ll have to go to the main corps in Brighthelm Holy City.
Before heading to Brighthelm Holy City,
Ian first needed to raise his cultivation to the level of Lower Heavenly God.
Ordinary gods cultivate divine power; Heavenly Gods cultivate laws; God-Kings cultivate the Dao; God Emperors cultivate origin.
Laws permeate every inch of the God Realm’s void.
The most common laws are the Five Elements Law, Lightning Law, Wind Law, Ice Law, Darkness Law, Light Law, Time Law, and Space Law.
Among these, Time Law and Space Law are the hardest to cultivate.
Most Heavenly Gods cultivate the Five Elements Law.