Chapter 1379, The First Princess of the Flourishing Light Ancestral Court; The Daughter of the Middle Monarch

Translator: Fate

Translation Checker: Silavin

 

“Tied to the Main Happiness Celestial Dynasty?”

 

The wisp of smoke turned into a curvy figure in front of Gu Changge. There was a sense of confusion on her vague face.

 

Gu Changge nodded and shifted his attention to the chessboard, still looking meditative.

 

“The Main Happiness Celestial Dynasty appeared after the demise of the Flourishing Light Ancestral Court. In other words, the Flourishing Light Ancestral Court is the predecessor of the Main Happiness Celestial Dynasty. But, there was an era between the demise of the Flourishing Light Ancestral Court and the birth of the Main Happiness Celestial Dynasty. For some reason, everyone has forgotten about that era.”

 

He spoke calmly while looking at the wisp of smoke.

 

“The Flourishing Light Ancestral Court?” Upon hearing that, the figure transformed from the wisp of smoke fell into her thoughts. A myriad of expressions came over her vague face because of these words.

 

One moment she was silent with a frown, and the next moment she seemed to be struggling deep within. Then, she looked confused. It was as though she was trying to recall some painful memories.

 

Gu Changge only looked calmly at her without disturbing her. Then, he glanced at the chessboard and the chess pieces suddenly turned into a set of black and white lights. A vague Spacetime vortex appeared amid the black and white lights.

 

The Scavenger Tome hovered there. The figure made from smoke could mpt help but be drawn to the Spacetime vortex as she looked at it.

 

On the other end of the Spacetime vortex was a scene as peaceful as a still lake. The magnificent palaces were covered in a mist and a dawn light. The pillars were finely made. The place looked like a celestial realm. Loud voices were heard coming from between Heaven and Earth. Billions of living beings knelt and pressed their heads on the ground.

 

It was an ancient and flourishing Kingdom. Celestial Beings roamed the place and it was peaceful everywhere.

 

The Immortal Dao and Divine Dao were so well-developed that they had reached their pinnacles. There was no difference between Mortals and Immortals. Mortal beings could seek the Dao and strive to become Immortals.

 

Its ruler had created a splendid era for both Mortals and Immortals. He ruled over hundreds of thousands of Basic, Intermediate, and Advanced Thousand Worlds. There were trillions of people in his Kingdom, and all Races paid tributes to him.

 

“Flourishing Light …” A sense of sorrow and longing was shown on the face of the Scavenger Tome’s Artifact Spirit. She muttered to herself while looking at the magnificent scene on the light screen. Upon closer look, one would realise there were traces of blood streaming down from the corners of her eyes.

 

Her vague face suddenly solidified.

 

The lights on the chessboard intertwined with one another. The Spacetime vortex undulated as the aura of time flowed through it. It was like a tremendous Star Territory was going through a transformation or an ancient book being flipped through as historical events took place. Scene after scene, one could see the birth of a Kingdom as it flourished and reached the pinnacle. It was like looking at the epic history of a Kingdom.

 

Gu Changge was surprised.

 

He had decided to interfere in the current situation of the Boundless Expanse and make a deduction on the karmic connections of the mastermind while he was at it. That was when he discovered something.

 

The Scavenger Tome had something to do with the Flourishing Light Ancestral Court.

 

Even though the Scavenger Tome was not a First-Generation Civilisation Supreme Treasure, it was still made using the entire power of a Supreme Civilisation. Thus, it remained no ordinary Artifact.

 

Gu Changge was surprised that its background had something to do with the Flourishing Light Ancestral Court.

 

To be precise, it was related to the Force born after the demise of the Flourishing Light Ancestral Court.

 

The Flourishing Light Ancestral Court was a Force established by the Middle Monarch. Supposedly, there should be a First-Generation Civilisation Supreme Treasure there.

 

However, the item had gone missing, and no one knew where it was.

 

After the destruction of the Flourishing Light Ancestral Court, a new Force was built upon its ruins. However, the new Force was eventually concealed by the dust of history and disappeared in the River of Time. That was why no one was aware of it now.

 

If not for the fact that Gu Changge took a look at the River of Time when making a deduction on the history of the Flourishing Light Ancestral Court, he would not have discovered such a Force had ever existed.

 

The karmic connections of that Force were intentionally cut off so that its traces would be lost in the River of Time. A thick mist was made to conceal everything about it. When he looked omtp it, he could still see some karmic connections and some interesting scenes.

 

The Scavenger Tome’s Artifact Spirit had said she was betrayed by the people closest to her and all the cultivators in that world owed her an apology.

 

At that time, Gu Changge did not care about it, nor did he have any intention of doing anything for her. He had only promised to help her break free from the Scavenger Tome and build a new foundation for her.

 

If he never accidentally saw those karmic connections when making a deduction on the Main Happiness Celestial Dynasty, he would’ve forgotten about her. Naturally, he also would not have discovered that she had something to do with the Force that had been around for some time after the demise of the Flourishing Light Ancestral Court.

 

Suddenly, a woman was heard laughing. The Scavenger Tome’s Artifact Spirit was weeping.

 

Her cheeks were covered in traces of blood. Her voice was eerie and melancholic.

 

Gu Changge had already expected this, so he could remain calm and collected.

 

After the destruction of the Flourishing Light Ancestral Court, a Dynasty named the Precious Light was erected on the ruins of what used to be the Flourishing Light Ancestral Court. The ruler of the Precious Light Ancient Dynasty gave herself the title of the Precious Light Empress.

 

Under her rule, the Precious Light Ancient Dynasty was flourishing. At some point, it was even as powerful as when the Flourishing Light Ancestral Court was at the peak of its power.

 

Not long after the Precious Light Ancient Dynasty reached the pinnacle, the Precious Light Empress gave birth to two Daughters.

 

The Eldest Princess was named Hanjing, and the Second Princess was named Hanxiu.

 

The Precious Light Empress was thought to have been impregnated before the establishment of the Precious Light Ancient Dynasty.

 

Her health deteriorated after she gave birth to the two Princesses.

 

She passed away before the two Princesses came of age. Therefore, the two of them could only rely on each other to survive.

 

“After the death of the Precious Light Empress, the Precious Light Ancient Dynasty descended into chaos. The two Princesses still had not come of age. Although they were assisted by the former Empress’ ministers, they still could not hold on power. The foundation left behind by the Empress was close to being destroyed. Fortunately, the Eldest Princess was as capable as her Mother. She stabilised the situation at the most critical moment with the help of the trump cards left behind by the Empress. Then, she took control of the Dynasty at a young age and became the new Empress. Her achievements were as great as those of the Precious Light Empress…”

 

“Now that I’ve said all of this, should I call you Ji Hanjing now?” Gu Changge’s voice was still calm. It was like he was narrating a simple history.

 

The Scavenger Tome’s Artifact Spirit laughed louder and the blood on her face became more conspicuous. Her vague face had solidified. Traces of blood covered her face. Her hair was unkempt and her gaze was full of sorrow and iciness.

 

“You’ve found out. Truly, nothing can be hidden from you.” She pocketed her hollow gaze from the Spacetime vortex. She decided to stop looking at the events of the past.

 

Gu Changge waved his hand and the light screen on the chessboard disappeared. All the chess pieces were still in their original spots. It was as though everything that had happened was merely a hallucination.

 

“I didn’t want to know, but it’s not like I had a choice.” He said nonchalantly. There was no sympathy behind his gaze. He was as indifferent as he usually was.

 

The Precious Light Empress was probably the Wife of the Middle Monarch, who was the founder of the Flourishing Light Ancestral Court. The Middle Monarch’s surname was Ji.

 

After the destruction of the Flourishing Light Ancestral Court and the death of the Middle Monarch, the Precious Light Empress took over everything.

 

In that case, the Scavenger Tome’s Artifact Spirit, Ji Hanjing, was the Eldest Daughter of the Middle Monarch.

 

In the past, there were five main leaders who went against Heaven’s Proxy Group. They were the Middle Monarch, the Western Saintess, the Southern Revered One, the Eastern King, and the Northern Emperor.

 

Gu Changge only found out about it recently. Back then, he never bothered to learn about it.

 

As for why Ji Hanjing was eventually sealed within the Scavenger Tome and became its Artifact Spirit, it had something to do with the internal strife in the Precious Light Ancient Dynasty.

 

Gu Changge did not care about the details. What he valued was Ji Hanjing’s identity.

 

She was the First Princess of the Flourishing Light Ancestral Court and the Daughter of the Middle Monarch, who used to go against the Black Disaster. After the demise of the Precious Light Ancient Dynasty, it went through many eras and Kingdoms. Every era lasted for a short time.

 

There was a long thread of karma between the destruction of the Precious Light Ancient Dynasty and the birth of the Main Happiness Celestial Dynasty. There was a mastermind behind it.

 

To be precise, even the birth of the Precious Light Ancient Dynasty had something to do with that mastermind.

 

His moves spanned from ancient times to the current era. This mastermind also had something to do with the Righteous Alliance.

 

Gu Changge was never interested in a little trick like this, which could be seen through easily. Nevertheless, that guy’s plan happened to interfere with his own. So, this prompted him to seize the chance and kick up a storm.

 

[If I’m not mistaken, the First-Generation Civilisation Supreme Treasure owned by the Middle Monarch must be in his hands. He only dared to show up after the end of the Black Disaster Era. It seems like not all living beings from the Pre-Heaven Era have gone extinct yet.] Gu Changge fell into his thoughts.

 

The history of the Boundless Expanse could be divided into two eras, which were before the birth of the Boundless Expanse and after its birth.

 

Before the Boundless Expanse was born, there were no Yin and Yang. Everything was chaotic and unknown. It was called the Pre-Heaven Era.

 

After the birth of the Boundless Expanse, the Black Disaster Era and the other ancient eras could be collectively called the Post-Heaven Era.

 

For example, Ancestral Deities who were still around were actually living beings from the Pre-Heaven Era.

 

The Pre-Heaven Era spanned across a long time and there were many smaller eras in between.

 

Pre-Heaven Beings were born from Chaos and equipped with the Five Elements and intelligence. Therefore, they were closer to the Dao than Post-Heaven Beings.

 

After the Three Source Ancestors turned Chaos into Yin and Yang and refined the Boundless Expanse and the Source Realm, the Post-Heaven Era was born.

 

“You promised that you would help me break free from the Scavenger Tome.” Ji Hanjing’s voice made Gu Changge snap back to reality.

 

She had pulled herself together and her face was vague again, but the traces of blood could faintly be seen streaming down from the corners of her eyes. Her voice was full of resentment. Her wrath seemed to have turned into an ocean behind her.

 

She used to be the Empress of the Precious Light Ancient Dynasty. At the end of the era, all the World Energy dried up, and it was time for the Great Purge.

 

On her own, she withstood the destruction meant for trillions and got through the Great Purge.

 

Nevertheless, when she was at her weakest, her Younger Sister, whom she trusted and thought to be the closest to her, joined Forces with the other ministers and sacrificed her.

 

They used her flesh and blood as the ingredients to make a Civilisation Supreme Treasure. Her True Soul was then sealed within the Civilisation Supreme Treasure and turned into an Artifact Spirit.

 

Only with the presence of a Civilisation Supreme Treasure could the Precious Light Ancient Dynasty get through the next Great Purge. Therefore, she became the victim and was betrayed by her Younger Sister, whom she trusted the most.

 

“I won’t go back on my word. But, the Precious Light Ancient Dynasty is no longer standing. You’ve been muddle-headed for years. So, what if you’ve retrieved your memories? It’s not like you can get your revenge.” Gu Changge glanced at her.

 

“I can feel that my Younger Sister’s Bloodline is still around. Her Descendants are still alive. I swore that I would make her pay for what she had done at all costs. If she is not alive, I would retaliate against her Descendants,” Ji Hanjing said with the utmost resentment.

 

Gu Changge looked at her with surprise. Then, he said with a smile, “What if I tell you that your biggest enemy isn’t your Younger Sister but someone else?”

 

Ji Hanjing was startled. She was aware that Gu Changge was almighty. That there was almost nothing in the world he could not do.

 

That was the reason he could easily find out about the secrets behind the Precious Light Ancient Dynasty.

 

“What do you mean? What do you want me to do so that you’ll tell me the truth?” Ji Hanjing stared fixedly at Gu Changge. There was a sense of urgency on her vague face.