Gu Dao

**Gu Dao** is the supreme ruler of the Ancient Clan and its ace. The reason for his immense strength is due to receiving the inheritance of the Ancient Ancestor, which was closer to a possession as it changed his appearance to that of the Ancient Ancestor and bestowed upon him his memories, though he retained his own personality. He inherited the Ancient Ancestor's most powerful spells such as Ancient World, but was not strong enough to inherit his full cultivation, stopping at the Fifth Heaven Trampling Bridge whereas the ancestor had reached the eighth.

He is one of the Nine Suns on the Ancient Clan's side as well as the strongest out of the nine. His power surpasses that of the other suns to such a degree that his Grand Empyrean sun is said to be larger then all of the others combined.

## History

At the height of the Celestial Clan's power, when they possessed 9 Grand Empyrean's, he killed 2 them even though they fought together. He was also later ambushed by another, which he killed as well.

At some point in time, he was visited by Grand Empyrean Dong Lin, who personally ventured to the Ancient Clan and challenged Mount Gu Dao. While the details of what transpired are unknown, Gu Dao acknowledged him as the only Celestial to have ever challenged the Mountain.

## Novel

### Book Thirteen

When Xuan Luo brought Wang Lin before him, he refused to acknowledge Wang Lin as a member of the Ancient Clan. This was because he knew that Wang Lin also followed the cultivation path of the Celestial Clan. He gave Wang Lin the choice of purging all his essence true bodies from his body and dedicate himself to cultivating his Ancient Body. When Wang Lin refused, he forced him to ascend 300 steps on Mount Gu Dao or else he would kill him. However, this was actually a test to help Wang Lin merge his Celestial and Ancient power together.

When Wang Lin crosses the first Heaven Trampling Bridge, he speaks to him once more. He is not surprised at Wang Lin's appearance before the bridges and reveals that he himself has crossed the Fifth Bridge, but was unable to pass the sixth.

Gu Dao later makes another appearance when Wang Lin is about to return to the Cave World. He demands that Wang Lin stay in the Ancient Clan for 300 more years until the Immemorial God Realm opens and that afterwards he could roam free. When questioned on why he had to stay, he refused to answer, stating that he required it. Wang Lin refutes this and states that all the good karma they had together was only equivalent to around 100 years much to his dismay. Seeing that Wang Lin could not be convinced he decided to force him into submission even though he knew that Wang Lin had gone to cross the Heaven Trampling Bridges a second time and could have possibly surpassed him.

When he and Wang Lin clashed in combat, he confessed that his power came from a direct inheritance from the Ancient Ancestor, but not any inheritance, it contained his will, this power allowed him to reach the fifth bridge, however he could not advance no matter how hard he tried. He also admits that although the power was high enough to massacre the entire Celestial Clan, he could not as his power was tied to the Ancient Clan's Domain.

After comparing cultivation levels, Gu Dao tells Wang Lin that he will only use two attacks and if he survives he would immediately withdraw. The first was an inherited spell directly from the Ancient Ancestor known as Ancient World. He comments that ever since he received the Ancient Ancestor's inheritance he had never used the spell until now. However, Wang Lin counters with his own spell One Step To Trample The Heavens, which he derived from his experiences crossing the Heaven Trampling Bridges. This spell shocks Gu Dao as it contained the power of complete Heaven Trampling and he questions Wang Lin on how many bridges he had crossed during his second attempt.

After learning that Wang Lin had crossed the Seventh Heaven Trampling Bridge and failed at the Eighth, he decides to unleash his greatest trump card, his own faith spell formed from his faith in the Ancient Clan, known as One Dao World. This spell was so strong that it even impressed Wang Lin, who noted that it touched the edge of Heaven Trampling. In response, Wang Lin fused with his void avatar which caused the complete Nine Songs and Three Signs to appear and immensely increase his cultivation. With his full power released, all that was required was a simple point before One Dao World completely shattered. After the failure of One Dao World, Gu Dao concedes the match. His only request was that when the Immemorial God Realm opened, Wang Lin would come through the Ancient Clan's entrance rather than the Celestial Clan's.

When the Immemorial God Realm was about to open, he appears near the crux of the rejection force. He orders all Ancient Clan members to retreat as he notices that the rejection force was that of Half Heaven Trampling level and joins Wang Lin as the sole participants. He talks briefly with Wang Lin, stating that he was not there for any cultivation resources or fortunes, but rather to obtain an answer. He then reappears when Wang Lin settles his karma with All-Seer and completes the Boundary Compass to resurrect Li Muwan. Upon witnessing them, he mutters that he finally understood and returns to the Ancient Clan.

1. ↑ Chapter 2065