Chapter 1402, The Prelude; Using Gu Xianer Against Him

Translator: Fate

Translation Checker: Silavin

 

A *plop* was heard as ripples spread on the surface of the pond. The translucent fishing line that radiated a jade-like glow dropped into the pond.

 

Ling Yuling watched in silence as Gu Changge used the same old trick by dropping the hooked broken arm into the pond.

 

She had no idea where Gu Changge acquired the broken arm that was full of a divine aura. It was apparent to her that the Ancestral Deity Tai Xuan he had mentioned was an Ancient Deity who had been around since the Pre-Heaven Era.

 

In the current era, true Pre-Heaven Beings were almost extinct, let alone a Primordial God who was an Ancestral Deity.

 

One had to know that Ancestral Deity was not just a simple title. It was a being that was much stronger than any Ancestral Dao Realm expert.

 

Even when she was at her peak, she still could not say for certain she could defeat a Primal Ancestral Deity.

 

The Primal Ancestral Deity who was still alive must be much stronger than an average Ancestral Deity. When did Gu Changge battle against an Ancestral Deity and cut off one of her arms?

 

Moreover, she was puzzled as to what Gu Changge had done that day.

 

She initially thought that Gu Changge had been living leisurely in the courtyard without intervening in the affairs of the outside world.

 

Now, it seemed that he was still setting up a game she could never understand.

 

“You already alerted that big fish. Would it even be useful for you to use the same bait?” Ling Yuling couldn’t help but ask softly.

 

“A fish is a silly being. As long as your bait is attractive enough, it won’t learn its lesson regardless of how many times it’s alerted. It’ll still boldly pounce on the bait.” Gu Changge said with a smile.

 

Ling Yuling meditatively nodded, and then she shook her head.

 

Perhaps Gu Changge was the only one in the Boundless Expanse who could casually call an Ancestral Deity a fish.

 

“It seems that you’re going to make a move against the Divine Dao Civilisation…” Ling Yuling said.

 

Gu Changge replied nonchalantly, “The Righteous Alliance won’t be able to hold on for long. Although the Divine Dao System has gone downhill, there are actually many Ancestral Deities in hiding. Even if I can’t make them work for me, I can’t let them get in my way.”

 

Ling Yuling remained silent upon hearing that.

 

Gu Changge looked at the mist with his deep gaze. The water in the pond was so clear that the bottom could be seen.

 

He decided to use the Ancestral Deity Tai Xuan’s broken arm as bait not because he could not find her. It was just that he did not want to alert the other Ancestral Deities.

 

Although those Divine Empires and Deities were hiding in boundless Spacetime, it was not difficult for Gu Changge to locate them.

 

But if he did that, those Ancestral Deities would notice it earlier than they should and they would grow far more wary. That would hinder the execution of his following plans.

 

It so happened that he had Ancestral Deity Tai Xuan’s broken arm with him. This allowed him to make other arrangement.

 

Back then, Ancestral Deity Tai Xuan decided to give up on this part of her Divine Source to run for her life. If she wanted to recover, it would take her hundreds of epochs of accumulation.

 

Unlike cultivators, Ancestral Deities did not get along well with one another. Instead, the competition between them was even more violent and cruel. Ancestral Deities who had been alive since the Pre-Heaven Era would be far harder to deal with.

 

In ancient times, there was an era when the Immortal Dao and the Divine Dao Systems were equal. There was also an era when the people of the Divine Dao System ruled over the entire Boundless Expanse.

 

At that time, the Deities divided the Heavenly Authority into pieces, into Divinities. Then, they took up different roles according to the Divinities in their hands.

 

The powerful Deities were all authoritative and condescending. They could also steal power from the weaker Deities’ Divinities.

 

At the time, those weaker Deities could only spread their Faith in various Great Realms and universes to refine their Divinities and strengthen themselves.

 

The Divinity of the power Deity was a resource the weaker Deities craved.

 

Naturally, that meant that the Divinity of an Ancestral Deity would be coveted by countless Deities.

 

Ancestral Deity Tai Xuan had been alive since the Pre-Heaven Era. She surely had many powerful enemies.

 

If her enemies found out that her Source was damaged and that she was no longer at the peak of her power, they would be tempted to make a move against her.

 

Even Ancestral Deities who had nothing against her might be tempted. After all, it was a part of the Divine Source of an Ancestral Deity.

 

When Ancestral Deity Tai Xuan was at her peak, those Deities naturally would not dare to offend her. But now, her Source was damaged and she was not at the peak of her strength.

 

At a time like this, her Divinity was surely coveted by other Deities.

 

Regardless of their strength, when they caught a whiff of this ‘fishy smell’ and found an opportunity, they would pounce on it like ‘sharks’.

 

The bait that Gu Changge had used was not just to lure out Ancestral Deity Tai Xuan. He intended to make the Divine Dao Civilisation fall apart, and the use of this bait was merely a prelude.

 

The surface of the pond became calm again.

 

After preparing tea for Gu Changge, Ling Yuling took her leave. Now that the epic war between the Heavenslayers Alliance and the Righteous Alliance had broken out, she had to take control of the situation.

 

The high-ranking officials of the Heavenslayers Alliance regarded her as the Deputy Alliance Leader. Although Gu Changge never acknowledged it, it became a fact tacitly known within the Heavenslayers Alliance.

 

Beings from the Forbidden Areas such as Mu Fuguang and Tong Xian only obeyed Gu Changge’s orders. They would not listen to or yield to anyone else.

 

Only Ling Yuling was the other exception, and was able to suppress them.

 

The appearance of the Contribution Tower prompted even these Forbidden Area experts to start accumulating contribution points as well. However, that led them to act recklessly without taking the big picture into consideration, thus affecting the war.

 

This forced the high-ranking officials of the Righteous Alliance to react as well, and they might be forced to make moves without regard of the consequences. This resulted in the deaths of even more cultivators, causing unnecessary sacrifices.

 

After Ling Yuling left the courtyard in a hurry, the place became quiet again.

 

“The Waning Moon Sect is indeed special. Not only does it house a power that even I find surprising, but Xianer is also there. It seems like this isn’t a coincidence.” Gu Changge looked meditatively at the pond. Naturally, he did not summon Chen Yi to see him because he had nothing better to do.

 

Chen Yi’s identity was special. Not only was she an Elder of the Waning Moon Sect, but she had also helped Gu Xianer.

 

Therefore, Gu Changge decided to do an experiment on her.

 

In the entire Boundless Expanse, there was hardly anyone was aware of his relationship with Gu Xianer. This was the case even for people who had been following him for a long time like Mu Yan, Ling Yuling, and White Bone Ancestor King.

 

Yet, someone was aware. If anybody wanted to look into his background through Gu Xianer, he would surely detect it.

 

In that case, who was this person who was aware of the relationship between him and Gu Xianer?

 

Anyone he knew who knew about it would not need to look into his background through Gu Xianer. Currently, this was a puzzle that could not be solved. It was because of this unsolvable puzzle that Gu Changge detected an anomaly.

 

The fact that Gu Xianer appeared in the Waning Moon Sect was not a coincidence.

 

A power that even he found surprising had appeared in the Waning Moon Sect.

 

At the same time, Gu Xianer, who was related to him, coincidentally appeared there and came into contact with that power.

 

Everything in the world had its fate trajectory.

 

For so many coincidences to happen at the same time, one had to stir the fated trajectories of those things and make them intertwine with one another.

 

“It’s the power of the Heavenly Restriction… I was quite surprised. Is that person trying to use Xianer against me? Let’s see how many coincidences are to come.” Gu Changge snapped back to reality. After giving it some thought, he waved his hand and the void before his eyes contorted into a round mirror, which reflected the face of an elegant and beautiful woman.

 

She was Ji Hanjing, who had assumed a Human Form after refining the Civilisation Supreme Treasure as her True Body.

 

Presently, she was seated in a magnificent hall. She was wearing clothes made of feathers and a crown with pearls hanging from it that covered her face. Her expression was icy and authoritative. She was like a powerful Empress, who looked condescendingly at everyone.

 

In this hall, the ministers knelt and pressed their heads against the floor in her direction.

 

Several old men wearing dragon robes knelt respectfully and called her Great Ancestor.

 

A lot of ancient books had been piled up on the table in front of Ji Hanjing.

 

With an impassive expression, she was holding a book with her fair hands. She seemed to be scanning through the book in silence. It was as though she was trying to find out everything about the current era as quickly as she could.

 

“It seems that things are going more smoothly than I had expected. The Main Happiness Celestial Dynasty has always regarded itself as the legitimate successor of the Flourishing Light Ancestral Court. Now that the Princess of the Flourishing Light Ancestral Court has shown up, they’ll do their best to acknowledge her to be their Great Ancestor in the hope of fooling everyone else.”

 

Gu Changge watched the scene with a look of interest. Everything was happening according to his plan.

 

After Ji Hanjing appeared from the Dao Source in the Flourishing Light Ancestral Court’s original site, people from various Forces watched as those Elders invited her back to the Main Happiness Celestial Dynasty.

 

Then, the Main Happiness Celestial Dynasty sent some powerful experts to protect the Flourishing Light Ancestral Court’s site, denying anyone else from going near it.

 

If the site was ownerless, then various Forces had a right to get their hands on the treasures found within. After all, opportunities were up for anyone’s grab as long as they were capable.

 

Much to everyone’s surprise, an ancient being was sealed within a Dao Source inside. She was thought to be a being from the Flourishing Light Ancestral Court.

 

Since that was the case, those Forces no longer had a reason to snatch anything, especially when the people of the Main Happiness Celestial Dynasty were there.

 

Therefore, the mysterious woman from the Dao Source was naturally invited back to the Main Happiness Celestial Dynasty by those Elders.

 

Then, the mysterious woman’s identity was finally confirmed after many Forces looked into it. They also referred to the records found in ancient books.

 

She was the Older Daughter of the Middle Monarch, so she was the First Princess of the Flourishing Light Ancestral Court. Her Father, the Middle Monarch, used to be a Great Sage who went against the Black Disaster.

 

Her background was extraordinary. All the Royal Family members of the Main Happiness Celestial Dynasty were astonished upon learning this.

 

One had to know that she was their Ancestor in its literal sense. No one could rival her when it came to seniority.

 

Considering her Bloodline, all members of the Royal Family of the Main Happiness Celestial Dynasty were her Descendants.

 

This news naturally shocked various Forces and caused a huge commotion.

 

No one expected that after so many years and epochs, the First Princess of the Flourishing Light Ancestral Court would return. This made the Main Happiness Celestial Dynasty fall into an awkward situation.

 

That was because anyone who understood the history of the Main Happiness Celestial Dynasty would know that its Founder was Jiang Yun, and his surname was not Ji. In fact, Ji was the Royal surname of the Flourishing Light Ancestral Court.

 

The Main Happiness Celestial Dynasty’s antecedent was the Great Yang Ancient Dynasty, and its last Emperor was Emperor Yang.

 

Emperor Yang was brutal, licentious, and incompetent. During his tenure, he loved sleeping with women and killing innocents. His cruel policies made many suffer miserably.

 

At that time, Jiang Yun’s Father, Jiang Sheng, was a Noble of a different surname in the Great Yang Ancient Dynasty.

 

Jiang Sheng’s Ancestors were also Royalty. Considering his Bloodline, he was related to the Royal Family of the Great Yang Ancient Dynasty at that time.

 

Jiang Sheng was displeased with Emperor Yang’s brutality, so he rebelled against him with his soldiers.

 

Jiang Yun inherited his Father’s ambition. Since he had the acknowledgement of Heaven, divine soldiers were sent to assist him. Then, with the help of his Father’s subordinates, he joined forces with other Races and stormed into the Capital.

 

In the end, Emperor Yang killed himself in the hall, marking the end of the Great Yang Ancient Dynasty.

 

Then, the Main Happiness Celestial Dynasty replaced the Great Yang Ancient Dynasty and was rebuilt from its ruins.

 

The surname Jiang also replaced the surname Ji. It became the Royal surname of the Main Happiness Celestial Dynasty.

 

Now, the Main Happiness Emperor had to manage the Righteous Alliance, so he did not have time to handle the affairs in the Main Happiness Celestial Dynasty.

 

This made it such that all the Royal Family members and ministers of the Main Happiness Celestial Dynasty dared not show this Great Ancestor any disrespect. They did not even know how to face her.

 

“I’ve found out everything that happened in the past. All of you don’t have to be nervous. The Flourishing Light Ancestral Court is no longer standing. Be it the Great Yang Ancient Dynasty or the Main Happiness Celestial Dynasty, it makes no difference to me. It’s the same for the surname, regardless of whether it’s Ji or Jiang.”

 

Inside the hall, Ji Hanjing closed the ancient book and swept an authoritative glance over the ministers. Then, she shifted her attention to the Royal Family members of the Main Happiness Celestial Dynasty.

 

They were relieved upon hearing this. They felt a heavy pressure lifted off their chests.

 

They were worried that this Ancestor would prioritise Bloodline and eliminate them for their actions against her direct Descendants.

 

However, be it the Great Yang Ancient Dynasty or the Main Happiness Celestial Dynasty, they were only remotely related to the Flourishing Light Ancestral Court, which existed in the distant past.

 

Their Bloodline was already very different from that of the people from the Flourishing Light Ancestral Court.

 

Even if the Descendants of the Great Yang Ancient Dynasty were here, they would still only be distantly related.

 

“Where’s Jiang Yun?” Ji Hanjing asked impassively.

 

“The Emperor is in charge of the Righteous Alliance right now. He has mobilising everyone to go against the Heavenslayers Alliance, so he does not have time to handle the affairs in the Main Happiness Celestial Dynasty. Now, affairs are mostly handled by the ministers.” An Elder came forward and replied to her cautiously.

 

His forehead was beaded with sweat when he faced Ji Hanjing.

 

He was a Royal Family member of the Main Happiness Celestial Dynasty, but it was his first time feeling this kind of pressure. It was as though he was looking at a condescending Empress.

 

Be it her seniority or her cultivation, this Great Ancestor was horrifying.