Chapter 1269, Ling Yuxian’s Love Tribulation; The Atrocity That Shocks the Land of Celestial Suffering

Translator: Fate

Translation Checker: Silavin

 

“Qing Lan, why did you do this to me!?” Chu Wushang growled. His gaze was filled with ferocity. All of a sudden, the void in front of him contorted. He stepped forward and vanished into it.

 

Not long after he was gone, Uncle Fu emerged from the darkness from a distance.

 

There was a helpless expression on his wrinkled face. He sighed and shook his head before vanishing again.

 

Meanwhile, in one of the palaces where the guests stayed, Gu Changge was going through a jade tablet when he noticed something and looked out the window.

 

“We’ll see if this aggrieved one will get his revenge tonight.” There was a faint smile on his face.

 

“Who is the aggrieved one you’re talking about?” Suddenly, he caught a whiff of a bodily fragrance as a slender woman clad in a long dress pushed the door open and entered the room.

 

“Senior Sister Yuxian, why have you come to look for me instead of getting some rest in the middle of the night? It’s inappropriate for the two of us to be alone at this hour.” Gu Changge stopped reading the jade tablet and glanced at the woman.

 

Ling Yuxian approached him and said, “I suddenly thought of something that happened during the day and couldn’t calm down. That’s why I’ve come here to ask you some questions.”

 

Gu Changge nodded. “What’s the matter that you have to talk about right now instead of waiting until the next morning?”

 

Ling Yuxian said directly, “That’s because I’m worried I won’t be able to sleep if I can’t get to the truth of the matter.”

 

Gu Changge smiled. “Just ask me straight away, then. I surely won’t hide anything from you, Senior Sister Yuxian.”

 

“What’s your intention for coming to the Imperial Celestial Palace? I initially thought you were a reincarnated person just like me and you stayed in the Imperial Celestial Palace to retrieve the Gate of Eternity. When we made an agreement, you told me that you had no ill intentions against the Imperial Celestial Palace. You just wanted to get back what was yours. I stuck to the agreement and lent you a helping hand. But now, I’ve realised I can’t see through you. I don’t know what’s on your mind or what your intention is. I don’t even know whether everything you’ve said to me is sincere. You’re hiding too many secrets from me. I initially thought I understood you, but after what happened today, I realised you’ve only shown me one side of you. I don’t know who you are, what your background is, and what your intentions are.”

 

Ling Yuxian stared fixedly at him while uttering her words slowly.

 

She never spoke to Gu Changge after she learned that he was the mysterious Heavenslayers Alliance Leader at Chu Gucheng’s birthday banquet.

 

She initially thought Gu Changge would explain the matter to her. Much to her surprise, after the party ended, Gu Changge directly left without any intention of talking to her about this.

 

After Ling Yuxian returned to her courtyard, she was unable to calm down.  She thought that she and Gu Changge could be considered friends. Although they would argue sometimes, he was no longer an outsider to her.

 

Nevertheless, Gu Changge still treated her as he did previously. He was impassive and wouldn’t take the initiative to speak to her. He would only approach her when he needed something from her.

 

Once he got what he needed, he would leave and would not talk to her again.

 

Ling Yuxian knew that she could not calm down not because she wanted to find out Gu Changge’s intentions. Instead, she had been speculating about whether Gu Changge had any feelings for her.

 

She had intended to tell Ling Yuling about what had happened at the birthday banquet, but she was not in the mood to do so.

 

Her Older Sister was right to say that she should not be curious about Gu Changge. She should not be fond of him because of what he had done previously.

 

Regardless of the reason, she had to come to see Gu Changge tonight and get an answer from him.

 

She might be experiencing her first ever Tribulation of Love since she became a cultivator, and Gu Changge was the test.

 

She was not sure if she should listen to her heart and remain firm or dismiss any feelings she had for Gu Changge.

 

“Why are you agitated all of a sudden, Senior Sister Yuxian? Why don’t you have a seat and have some tea?” Gu Changge looked at her with surprise. Then, he rose to his feet and prepared a cup of tea for her.

 

He was surprised that Ling Yuxian suddenly became agitated and said such things which he found difficult to understand.

 

He always felt that he and Ling Yuxian were just mutually benefiting from each other.

 

Although he had deliberately gotten closer to Ling Yuxian when they were in the Imperial Celestial Palace to make things easier for himself, Ling Yuxian was not foolish as she was already aware of his intentions. Therefore, she played along with the act so that Jing Xiao would stop loving Gu Changge.

 

When rumours started spreading among the people of Imperial Celestial Palace, Ling Yuxian already knew what the truth was. She did not clarify or admit to anything.

 

The two of them were fully aware that it was merely an act. Gu Changge wondered if this woman could not retract from the act and thought that he had some feelings for her. Or, perhaps she had indeed fallen in love with him.

 

She was one of the most powerful beings in the Boundless Expanse and had gone through countless challenges and Tribulations back then. Although some of her memories were damaged following her reincarnation, she should not fall in love with any man so easily.

 

Gu Changge had the urge to sneer. Unlike her cunning Older Sister, Ling Yuling, Ling Yuxian was as blank as a piece of white paper. She had been alive for countless years but still retained such innocence. In Gu Changge’s opinion, a woman like her was extremely rare.

 

Ling Yuxian looked at the tea prepared by Gu Changge and pursed her lips. She knew that something was off about her emotions that night. She straightened her face and calmed herself down before waving her hand. “I’m not thirsty. I’m sorry for being rude, but I just want to know the answer.”

 

“Does the answer even matter to you, Senior Sister Yuxian?” Gu Changge smiled and picked up the teacup before walking towards the window.

 

The moonlight shone on the palaces. The mist would not dissipate from the courtyard. Nighttime in the Land of Celestial Suffering was more tranquil than he had imagined.

 

Ling Yuxian did not know what he meant, but she still said directly, “Yes, it matters.”

 

Gu Changge shook his head. “But I don’t think the answer is very important. Regardless of my identity, background, or intentions, it doesn’t affect you in any way, Senior Sister Yuxian.”

 

Ling Yuxian stared fixedly at him. “How does it not affect me in any way? Before this, you never told us that you were the mysterious Heavenslayers Alliance Leader. Although it hasn’t been long since the Heavenslayers Alliance was founded, it has caused commotion and panic in the Primary Hope Civilisation. Many people believe that the Heavenslayers Alliance is made up of the remnants of the Black Disaster. They’re eager to destroy all of you.”

 

“Regardless of whether we’re the remnants of the Black Disaster, it makes no difference to the Imperial Celestial Palace. I’ve told you that I have no ill intentions against the Imperial Celestial Palace. If I had wanted to harm all of you, I wouldn’t have saved your Older Sister,” Gu Changge said with a smile. “Perhaps you thought that I only did this to get the Gate of Eternity. However, if you never told me about this, I wouldn’t have known that the Gate of Eternity was in your Sister’s hands.”

 

Ling Yuxian was startled upon hearing his words, not knowing how to continue asking her questions. She was aware of all these, but was it the answer she was looking for? It was not the answer she wanted to hear.

 

She just wanted to know what she was to Gu Changge during this period, and whether he had some feelings for her. That was all. Nevertheless, he refused to make it clear to her. Did he not care about her at all?

 

“Senior Sister Yuxian, if you’re worried that I’ll do anything to harm the Imperial Celestial Palace, you can come up with a solution in advance. You’re fully aware that I’m not a good person. I don’t want you to regret it when you finally see through me in the end. It’s not too late to make a move against me now. Naturally, I’ll never want to get into a battle with you.” When Gu Changge saw that Ling Yuxian was rooted to the spot, he put on a smile.

 

“It’s in the middle of the night. If there’s nothing else, you’d better go back and get some rest, Senior Sister Yuxian.” When he finished speaking, a gentle force that felt like a breeze sent Ling Yuxian out of the courtyard.

 

When the door closed behind her, they were separated into two different worlds.

 

Ling Yuxian watched everything in a dazed state. She still had not recovered from the shock of what she had heard.

 

She suddenly felt aggrieved. Although she knew that Gu Changge was the mysterious Heavenslayers Alliance Leader, she never suspected that he had anything to do with the remnants of the Black Disaster. She also never felt that Gu Changge would make a move against the Imperial Celestial Palace. However, how could he so nonchalantly hurt her with his words? Why did he not trust her and feel that she had been vigilant against him?

 

Ling Yuxian had no idea how she returned to her courtyard that night. Even when her Older Sister contacted her, she ignored her.

 

She sat on her mat, looking like she had lost her Soul.

 

It was her first time experiencing the Tribulation of Love. At that moment, she suddenly understood why countless Seniors had wasted their years away because of this Tribulation. Some still could not get through the Tribulation when they died of old age.

 

What had happened at Chu Gucheng’s birthday banquet could not be hidden from everyone.

 

It had already spread to countless people from different places.

 

Everyone in the Primary Hope Civilisation was shocked upon learning the news.

 

No one had expected such an inconceivable thing to happen at Chu Gucheng’s birthday banquet. The incident could cause the Primary Hope Civilisation to descend into chaos.

 

The Sect Master of Purple Sky Mountain, Zi Wanhe, had arrived at the border between the Land of Celestial Suffering and the Beast Court. He had brought with him many powerful cultivators to help the Beast Court go against the Land of Celestial Suffering.

 

The Heavenly Divine General of the Land of Celestial Suffering was killed right there and then.

 

This shocking news made countless rooted to the spot. They could not believe what they had heard.

 

That day, after the black coffin sent to the Land of Celestial Suffering by Zi Wanhe crashed into the ground, it started exuding a lot of black fog. In just half a day, it covered a large part of the Land of Celestial Suffering.

 

Many Ancient Territories were affected. Wherever the black fog went, all the living beings would die and all vitality would be gone.

 

People in those Ancient Territories had no choice but to leave.

 

Many places in the Land of Celestial Suffering descended into chaos. Once the order was shattered, all rules would be rendered useless.

 

Although Chu Gucheng had asked many ministers and generals to deal with the black fog in different places, it was too late.

 

The black fog spread more rapidly than he had imagined. It soon engulfed an area of billions of kilometres.

 

After stars were engulfed in the black fog, they were stripped of all vitality. Only iciness and desolateness were left.

 

The horrifying sights shocked the Forces of different places.

 

Many people believed that Purple Sky Mountain had collaborated with the remnants of the Black Disaster. This kind of move was what the remnants of the Black Disaster would use when they devastated the Boundless Expanse back then.

 

As all sorts of rumours and speculation spread, many ancient Hidden Forces had no choice but to show up.

 

Forces that had submitted to the Land of Celestial Suffering even asked everyone to come together, hoping that the Primary Hope Saintess would form an alliance to destroy Purple Sky Mountain and the remnants of the Black Disaster to restore peace to the world.

 

In such a situation, another incident that shocked the guests happened in the Land of Celestial Suffering.

 

A furious Chu Gucheng broke the table into pieces in his palace. When the ministers heard the news, they also found it inconceivable.

 

On the same night after the birthday banquet ended, a horrifying incident happened in the Champion General Mansion. The modesty of the Wife of the Champion General was violated. Servants who had tried to save her were slaughtered.

 

After the incident, the Wife of the Champion General knew that she could no longer face her Husband again, so she ended her life with a long piece of white cloth in the mansion.

 

The incident astounded everyone in the Land of Celestial Suffering.

 

The Wife of the Champion General was the Daughter of an old minister. Her name was Qing Lan. She had made a name for herself a long time ago and she had many brilliant suitors.

 

In the end, Chu Gucheng made an arrangement to let Qing Lan and Chu Heng get married.

 

After the wedding, they were deeply in love and treated each other with respect. Chu Heng never married another woman. This became a romantic story in the Land of Celestial Suffering. It never crossed anyone’s mind that such an inconceivable incident would happen on the same night after Chu Gucheng’s birthday banquet ended.

 

They wondered which person had the guts to commit such an atrocity in the capital, where many powerful cultivators gathered.

 

Other than the furious ministers, the guests found the incident unbelievable too.

 

Not long after the Champion General headed to the border with his army, his Wife’s modesty was violated and she had no choice but to end her life.

 

This was a provocation against the Land of Celestial Suffering. The Champion General, who was at the front line must be incensed.

 

Chu Gucheng was shocked and furious. He immediately asked some people to find out who the culprit was. The guests naturally became the suspects.

 

Some powerful cultivators headed to the Champion General Mansion to inspect the place. As long as the culprit was not overwhelmingly powerful, he would’ve left behind some traces.

 

Countless powerful cultivators had gathered in the Land of Celestial Suffering, and many were good at making deductions. Many ministers who were on good terms with the Champion General also headed to the mansion, determined to find the culprit.

 

Since such a major incident had happened in the Land of Celestial Suffering, no one could stop the news from spreading.

 

The Champion General, who was leading an army to go against Purple Sky Mountain and the Beast Court, was also shocked and furious. He wanted to immediately return to the capital and avenge his Wife’s death.

 

Although he had no idea whom he had offended, someone must have deliberately done this to deal with him and make him lose his composure. “When I destroyed the Ghost Clan back then, I acquired a pair of Yin and Yang jades. Then, I asked a master blacksmith in the capital to make a matching pair of jades for us. One is with me and the other is with Qing Lan.

 

“Take this jade and return to the capital. As long as Qing Lan’s jade is still around, we can trace back to the scene where she got humiliated…” Chu Heng was seated on an ancient beast that looked like a wolf. Under the helmet, his eyes were bloodshot. He spoke in a hoarse voice and passed a jade to his trusted aide.

 

“Yes, Master. I’ll do my best to get to the truth behind Mistress’ death.” The trusted aide said solemnly after taking the jade. The next moment, he disappeared into the void.

 

Chu Heng looked at the border where bloodbaths and slaughters happened every second.

 

The soldiers of the Beast Court were streaming towards them. There were also cultivators from Purple Sky Mountain. The magnificent sight could terrify anyone.

 

An ancient battleship tore apart the Heavenly Universe and arrived. An abyss filled with Beastial Energy appeared in the sky. Countless soldiers emerged from the abyss.

 

“Kill them all!” Chu Heng growled and led his army to charge forward. He wanted to vent all his frustrations and fury onto his enemies.