Chapter 1180, The Best Defence and Offence; Was Not Founded by Only One Person

Translator: Fate

Translation Checker: Silavin

 

“Considering your talent and hard work, I’m sure you’ll defeat Ling Yuxian one day, Junior Sister Jing Xiao.” Gu Changge placated her with a smile.

 

Jing Xiao felt more relieved upon finishing her words.

 

Thinking of something, she asked curiously, “Senior Brother Gu, your power is also inscrutable. I wonder which one of you will win if you battle against Ling Yuxian.”

 

After all, Ling Yuxian was acknowledged to be the strongest cultivator among her peers in the Imperial Celestial Palace. She was famous throughout the entire Primary Hope Civilisation.

 

In comparison, Gu Changge had always kept a low profile. No one had ever heard of him before, nor had anyone seen him make a move.

 

“Ling Yuxian is acknowledged to be the strongest among her peers, after all. I might not be a match for her.” Gu Changge replied with a smile. He did not want to dwell on this topic.

 

Seeing how humble he was, Jing Xiao did not believe him. In her opinion, Gu Changge’s power was even more inscrutable than that of Ling Yuxian. This was just the feeling she had.

 

On the other hand, Gu Changge had found out everything he wanted to know. Jing Xiao was more simple-minded than he had expected.

 

Before becoming a cultivator at the Imperial Celestial Palace, she had never suffered any setbacks. As such, she was innocent and naive.

 

However, he wondered what the Jing Kingdom behind her had anything to do with the Imperial Celestial Palace. If it was indeed a Family left behind by the Founder who had founded the Imperial Celestial Palace, where did Ling Qiuchang get news that the Founder was about to return?

 

Ling Yuxian seemed to have little to do with the Jing Kingdom behind Jing Xiao. Back then, Ling Yuxian only temporarily stayed in the Jing Kingdom.

 

Judging from the current situation, it was likely that Ling Yuxian had informed Ling Qiuchang about the Founder’s imminent return.

 

Ling Yuxian’s identity was the most mysterious one.

 

According to the records of the Imperial Celestial Palace, the Founder was surnamed Jing, so he was supposed to be the Ancestor of the Jing Kingdom.

 

[It is apparent that Ling Yuxian is closely related to the Imperial Celestial Palace. Is there anything wrong with the records? Could someone else be the real Founder?] Gu Changge did not want to care about such matters. However, since this matter had something to do with himself, all the related karma and fate were blurred and chaotic. He could not make any divinations or deductions about it. Else, he could have easily found out the truth and not put in so much effort.

 

At this point, he suddenly realised that he had probably chosen the wrong target.

 

The Imperial Celestial Palace might not have been founded by only one person, and the seal of the Heavenly Abyss was not done by the Founder of the Imperial Celestial Palace alone.

 

If he wanted to find the Heavenly Abyss through the Founder of the Imperial Celestial Palace, he had to look for the Ancestors of the Jing Kingdom first.

 

As for why the Founder of the Imperial Celestial Palace was trapped, Gu Changge had made a deduction before. Nevertheless, it was apparent that the Founder of the Imperial Celestial Palace had done something or, the place where the Founder was trapped in was strange enough to conceal all karma and aura. That was why Gu Changge could not uncover anything for the time being.

 

Another reason he could be concealed was if the Founder of the Imperial Celestial Palace was sealed with the Heavenly Abyss.

 

Due to these possibilities, Gu Changge was certain that this matter had everything to do with the trump card he had left behind back then.

 

The Six Directions Heavenly Abyss was a piece of armour that was born alongside the Eight Barren Demon Halberd.

 

When Gu Changge created them back then, he made sure the armour and the halberd were of the best quality to prevent anything unexpected from happening. They represented the best defence and offence. He was formerly the Demon Lord, the leader of the Heaven’s Proxy Group, and the Master of the Black Disaster. After the Heaven’s Proxy Group fell apart, no one could destroy the Six Directions Heavenly Abyss, considering how sturdy it was.

 

The only way was to seal it with the Master of the Black Disaster.

 

The Master of the Black Disaster was Gu Changge’s other identity. He was technically sealed in the Land of Darkness Origin after the Heaven’s Proxy Group was destroyed.

 

However, that was only part of the power Gu Changge had left behind. He would retrieve it at a later time.

 

The Heavenly Abyss was not sealed in the Land of Darkness Origin. Instead, it was buried in the Boundless Void. It kept shifting and moving along with Spacetime. Even Gu Changge was not certain about where it was. He had to work out the karma links to find it.

 

This was one of the main reasons he came to the Imperial Celestial Palace. He did not let the Eight Barren Demon Halberd get sealed by others just like what happened to the Six Directions Heavenly Abyss. Instead, he let it drift about.

 

When he travelled around the Boundless Expanse as the Demon Lord, the Eight Barren Demon Halberd would be his iconic weapon, and not have the Six Directions Heavenly Abyss on him.

 

He had made all these arrangements a long time ago to conceal his identity, and they were working perfectly for him now. In the following days, he stopped wasting time on Jing Xiao. Instead, he shifted his attention to Ling Yuxian.

 

At the same time, he told the White Bone Ancestor King to return to the Immortal Spirit Civilisation and ask Zhuo Fengxie and Hun Yuanjun to gather people who had undergone their Fourth Decay.

 

The Land of Celestial Suffering was busy dealing with the Beast Court, so they did not have time to pay attention to what was going on in the Immortal Spirit Civilisation. Gu Changge intended to let some powerful cultivators in the True Dao Realm secretly enter the Primary Hope Civilisation.

 

It just so happened that he lacked manpower right now.

 

During this period, the Palace Master of the Imperial Celestial Palace, Ling Qiuchang, asked to see Gu Changge.

 

Gu Changge reckoned that Ling Qiuchang or Ling Yuxian started doubting his identity, but he did not mind it. He went to see him as he was told.

 

Just as he had expected, he saw Ling Yuxian in the same council hall. She was still clad in a soft-armoured battle dress with a scarlet cloak on top.

 

Her eyes were delicate, and her gaze was bright. Her skin was as fair as snow, and her silky hair was tied up with a black band, which revealed her perfect neckline.

 

Her waist was slender, and her straight, long legs made her look valiant.

 

Unlike her usually dispassionate self, she stared fixedly at Gu Changge with her dark gaze, which seemed to be radiating a glow.

 

Gu Changge’s expression did not change. He knew that Ling Yuxian was using a move to find out anomalies about him.

 

Beside her, Ling Qiuchang also gaped at Gu Changge with his hands behind his back. He was observing his changes and aura.

 

“Is there anything you need to tell me, Palace Master?” Gu Changge asked with a faint smile.

 

If possible, he would like to look into Ling Yuxian’s Knowledge Sea. That was because he felt that Ling Yuxian was not the Daughter of some important figure, just like what those from the Imperial Celestial Palace had speculated.

 

She was more like the reincarnation of an ancient existence, whose past memories had resurfaced.

 

No one in the Imperial Celestial Palace could stop Gu Changge, but he had other considerations.

 

Chu Gucheng’s birthday was around the corner. Considering his current identity, he could also attend the birthday party. If he made a move against Ling Yuxian, he would alert the enemies and cause unnecessary trouble.

 

Before that, he had to make sure nothing would go wrong.

 

He had to prioritise retrieving the Six Directions Heavenly Abyss.