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Translator: Fate
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In fact, Gu Changge’s idea wasn’t at all troublesome. Right now, his priority was to locate Gu Xianer, so he would have to start making preparations. Of course, he also intended to find out about her current situation as well as the identities of the beings supporting her.
Nonetheless, since it would involve the entire Gu Family, the force he could control was limited as he could only rely on the people of his branch given that the other branches would only obey his instructions once he was determined to be the future leader of the Gu Family. Besides, ordering forces from other branches to search for his cousin might also end badly and hurt his future plans.
With that, Gu Changge muttered, summoning a trusted subordinate from outside the palace. “Ah Da.”
“At your command, Young Master!” A warrior dressed in black entered the palace with a respectful look. Judging by his appearance, he was not a human as his arms were covered in delicate green scales. He possessed the bloodline of the Ancient Dragonborn Race, and was cultivated by the Gu Family ever since he was a child, but unlike any other servants of the family, he could travel between the Inner Island and Outer Island as he wished. As he possessed the strength of Partial-Enlightented Realm, he was able to live up to his role as a trusted subordinate of Gu Changge.
“Relay this to Ming Lao and have him look into it,” Gu Changge stated. At the lift of a finger, a letter written with his will appeared in Ah Da’s hands.
Ming Lao, who was a cultivator of Enlightened King Realm, was a formidable man even in the Beyond, so having him tend to matters would be highly convenient.
In fact, before Gu Changge descended to the Overworld, Ah Da was the subordinate he would always give instructions to, but now that he had Ming Lao, who was significantly stronger, things had grown much smoother.
“Yes, Young Master.” Upon the command, Ah Da retreated and speedily headed to the Outer Island to look for Ming Lao.
The land of the Gu Family was so enormous it could be described as borderless. Traveling from the Inner Island to the Outer Island would require a great number of teleportation arrays, so if any cultivator were to accidentally set foot in the Gu Family Residence, they would surely get lost, and they might even be unable to find their way out of the region with the possibility of getting slaughtered by various wild beasts that resided between the islands.
After Ah Da departed, Gu Changge pondered for a while before summoning his virtual interface. Ever since his return to the Beyond, he hadn’t had the chance to enhance his power level.
<User: Gu Changge
Aura Band: Fated Villain
Weapon: Eight Barren Demon Halberd
Identity: Direct Disciple of Skyward Schloss
Bloodline: Demonic Heart, Daoist Bone
Level: Peak Honoured Lord Realm
Spells: Skyward Ascension (Level 7: 99%), Demonization (Talent), Nature God’s Chant (Talent), Force of the Void (Talent), Nommening…
Fatums: 4000
Fortuity: 2000 (Onyx)
System Shop: Unlocked
Storage: Domain Shattering Talisman*1, One-third Fragment of the World Seed*3, Fortuity Plundering Talisman*3.>
Unknowingly, Gu Changge’s Fortuity had notably increased to 2000. Indubitably, he was contemplating whether to use them when he broke through to the Honoured King Realm. By then, he could condense his abilities of the Honoured King Realm and further increase his power level.
Nonetheless, as Fortuity was an intangible entity, he didn’t discover anything strange back when his Fortuity was much lower. Nothing good or bad in particular ever happened. After some time of contemplation, he figured that must have something to do with the fact that his Fortuity was Onyx.
[System, since Onyx Fortuity, which is considered as an anomaly, doesn’t belong to the usual Fortuity like Garnet, Carnelian and so on, what would happen if my Fortuity reaches zero?] Gu Changge inquired.
Hearing the question, the System replied, <User, there’s no need to worry about the matter. The concept of Fortuity is simply for the System to do its calculation. Your own luck, on the other hand, is the one that is actually intangible. The reason we indicate Fortuity in numbers is to make things easier to understand for the User.>
Essentially, Gu Changge was a transmigrator, so his mind was in no way similar to that of the natives of this world. Thus, he was pretty good at numbers.
<Since you are an aberration, you don’t belong to this world. Having 0 Fortuity does not affect you in any way. Perhaps you have noticed that, no matter how much Fortuity you possess, your life or origin is not affected. Even if you were to obtain a legacy or Destiny, your Fortuity would remain the same. Therefore, Fortuity can only be gained by subduing individuals with high Fortuity or killing the Fortuitous Ones.>
As the System’s explanation cleared up Gu Changge’s confusion, he nodded.
As such, the reason he possessed abundant Fortuity was no longer a mystery. He had now accumulated much more Fortuity than Ye Chen ever possessed but he never encountered any heavenly goods or godly legacy, which means his own luck isn’t relevant to this world. In other words, for a villain to encounter Destiny, they would have to prey on the Fortuitous Ones.
Though, rather than scouring everywhere for Destiny, Gu Changge preferred harvesting his beloved crops, thinking that was the perfect Destiny.
[So, to me, Fortuity is almost the same as Fatum, and because these Fortuity came to me passively, the rate of converting them to Fatums is one to ten…] Gu Changge came to a realization. As such, now that he possessed 2000 Fortuity, that meant he could convert all of them to a fortune any time he wished. His true luck, on the other hand, was considered a variable, so even the System couldn’t put it into numbers.
Upon the System’s clarification, he felt relieved. Obviously, other than killing Fortuitous Ones, he would also have to ‘collect’ more individuals who had substantial Fortuity like Su Qingge and Lin Qiuhan so that his Fortuity would also automatically grow by a certain amount daily.
To put it pleasantly, he would be growing an entire farm, or to put it rudely, he would be rearing pigs.
[Convert 1,000 Fortuity,] Gu Changge ordered after having thought things through. At the same time, he kept the other 1,000 Fortuity for emergency use.
<*Ding!* Conversion successful. Congratulations, User receives 10,000 Fatums,> the System voiced.
Gu Changge then took a glimpse of his Fatums, which he now possessed 14,000 of.
[System, enhance.]
*Whoosh!* At once, Gu Changge felt a mysterious energy surging in his body as his bones emitted heavenly lights. His Daoist Bone resonated as it gleamed along with the lights, though his Demonic Heart remained unaffected. Simultaneously, in his conscience, his Skyward Ascension that was of level 7 finally broke through its limit. Instantly, he mastered numerous Spells and knowledge related to Skyward Ascension as they were refined.
*Zoom!* Gu Changge could hear deafening noises like the splashes of river and waves of the sea echoing in his veins and conscience.
He had now broken through to the Honoured King Realm.
“6,000 Fatums remains.” At his will, a giant ambiguous, emitting awfully terrifying aura, along with glowing runes that resembled the ancient, stern will of the gods appeared behind his body as the loud noises continued.
That was the Talent that came innately with the Daoist Bone—Daoist Body that could suppress all lives.
For a young prodigy, such a Talent could already be considered as an ultimate ability.
[Ah, my powers immensely grew as I reached the Honoured King Realm. This is completely different from the Honoured Lord Realm. This sensation… Wondrous…]
As Gu Changge clenched his fists, the Daoist Body behind him imitated his movements as if it could punish the world in God’s stead. Nonetheless, the Daoist Bone, ultimately, didn’t belong to him, so he would still have to deal with the issue with his Daoist Bone either by Nommening or some bone-changing offers in the System.
Swiftly, Gu Changge opened the System Shop. Since he still had over 6,000 Fatums and 1,000 Fortuity, he thought he should utilize his fortune to further enhance his abilities. Although he had countless Spells up his sleeves, he felt that the System offered so much more he could. Besides, he had to assiduously select new Spells that were relevant to his identity as a member of the Gu Family.
As the young master of the Gu Family, the slight advantage he had was that he had the right to choose things, but only to a certain limit. And at his current power level, he had also mastered Techniques that were immensely daunting.
Eventually, Gu Changge had his eyes on a secret technique of Primordial Spirit that cost 5,000 Fatums—Endless Immortal Might. As he possessed Nature’s God Chant that was of exceptional level for Primordial Spirits, his strength far exceeded that of his peers. And by acquiring the new almighty secret technique of Primordial Spirit, he would become even more overpowered.
[Acquire.] Gu Changge quickly decided. Immediately, records regarding the hidden technique surged in his mind as his Fatums were decreased to enhance his strength.
*Whoosh!* With that, his Nature God’s Chant took a step forward as a bronze sword appeared before its chest. The sword shone with blinding light and emitted dense murderous aura as though it could destroy the world at one swing. That was the offensive technique of Primordial Spirit that was of utmost lethality.
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As Gu Changge broke through to Honoured King Realm, the members of the Gu Family from respective Godly Islands and Mystic Mountains could feel his aura. Although it seemed to be contained, the aura that surged when it bursted felt distinctively intimidating as if it could destroy the world.
“Elders, please come and see me at the peak of the main branch.” With that, Gu Changge’s voice suddenly reverberated in the skies above territories of each branches. His voice continued to echo through the skies and attracted the attention of the Direct Disciples of the family, while the elders, who were in palaces and yards, frowned.
“What does Gu Changge want? Does he think a breakthrough is enough to be the leader of the family?” A family member shook his head.”
“What’s the Young Master planning? He’s summoning the elders to go see him?” Many were stunned.
“It must have something to do with the position of the leader of the family…”
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Meanwhile, in the deepest area of Land of Abandoned Celestials, an isolated region in the Beyond, ancient mountains that emitted ancient aura stood. As they were engulfed in thick fogs, they appeared incomparably mysterious.
On the lands, terrifying wild beasts that could shatter the land just by breathing wandered. Nevertheless, all of these creatures seemed respectful as they looked in a direction not far from them.
In that direction, there was a small village that resembled paradise. Although there weren’t many residents in the village—less than a thousand of them—every one appeared earnest.
Moreover, there was an ancient peach tree that thrived remarkably at the entrance of the village. It was rich with flowers of radiant colors, as if various aura was wafting around them. It was as though the tree existed since the creation of the Beyond.
“I shall take my leave now, Sister Tao Yao…” A young woman dressed in green muttered underneath the peach tree.
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