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Translator: Fate
Translation Checker: Silavin
Gu Changge began to gather the numerous treasures the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being left behind. Among them, the most precious was the Dao Fruits that the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being had gathered throughout countless epochs from various ancient universes. Not only that, the Supreme Being’s body surpassed that of a Remnant Immortal. As for the various Immortal Scriptures, fragmented Immortal Grade Artifacts, and other items hidden within his Spiritual Palace, Gu Changge considered them far less important than those two.
In the following days, Gu Changge began refining the puppet in the desolate depths of the universe.
*Boom!*
The temperature of the terrifying True Flame of the Great Dao reached unimaginable heights as it burned fiercely. Billions of crimson rays bloomed, causing the entire universe to collapse.
Vast arrays of Grand Runes enveloped the body of the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being, resembling a blazing and vast sun. This place soon turned into a terrifying sea of fire, where even a True Daoist would have their body and soul annihilated in an instant if they dared stepped in.
Compared to puppets made using ordinary True Daoists, the body of the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being was much more difficult to refine. The difficulty alone was on a completely different level. If the strength of a normal True Daoist’s physical body could be likened to that of an egg, then the body of the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being was like solid iron or stone. The two couldn’t even be compared.
It didn’t take much time for Gu Changge to refine a puppet out of a True Daoist, but just erasing the runes within the Supreme Being’s body took a considerable amount of time. In order to refine a perfect puppet, it was necessary to seamlessly merge the original energy in the body with the current one Gu Changge is injecting in. This was so as to prevent any clash between the two and stop the body from blowing up.
Another important reason was that the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being had cultivated for a very long time. Even though his soul had dissipated, his traces and even his aura still remained in his body. Gu Changge needed to completely erase those things, and then refine his own runes into this corpse.
*Boom!*
For the next half month, terrifying energy permeated the surroundings as Chaos Qi tumbled. Black Grand Runes intertwining and constructing the profound mysteries of the cycles of life and death hovered. The entire universe soon trembled, and the surrounding stars immediately turned into dust when a strand of scattered aura swept by.
A Daoist in flowing robes sat cross-legged in the centre of the universe, seemingly breathing along with heaven and earth. Every inch of his flesh, blood, bones, and organs flowed with the energy of reincarnation, and the dual black-and-white energies created a self-contained world.
[I’ve finally succeeded. I didn’t think it would take me so long to refine this puppet. However, the result is worth the effort. This puppet can easily fill in the place of the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being.] Gu Changge shook his head and waved his arm as he collected the puppet before him. Unless someone was familiar with the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being, they would never be able to tell the difference between this Supreme Being and the original.
Of course, the body of the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being did not shatter into pieces during the battle with Gu Changge. There was only a terrifying crack that couldn’t heal at the centre of the Supreme Being’s eyebrows, split open by the Eight Barren Demon Halberd. However, when Gu Changge refined this puppet, he had already gotten rid of the energy of destruction that lingered within the wound, allowing the crack to heal completely.
[Now, it’s time to look for the Dao Fruits the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being collected and look for a suitable world while I’m at it.] Gu Changge continued without stopping, tearing open a Space Portal and quickly disappearing from this universe.
After all, he had assimilated and devoured the soul of the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being, which allowed him to accurately sense the locations where the Supreme Being had left his legacies in various ancient universes. Although the man himself had his soul destroyed, those Dharma Bodies still existed in those ancient worlds.
These Dharma Bodies varied in strength, with the strongest being comparable to Remnant Immortals and the weaker ones only at the level of True Daoists. For Gu Changge, collecting these Dao Fruits was not troublesome; it only required a short amount of time. Fortunately, he was fast. After circling a few universes in the surroundings, he found the whereabouts of those Dharma Bodies and directly devoured them.
After devouring these Dao Fruits, Gu Changge did not choose to refine them. Just like the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being, his plan was to refine them after breaking through the Immortal Realm.
After all, Dao Fruits were different from Sources. Sources could enhance one’s cultivation, but Dao Fruits could aid in Realm Comprehension and other aspects. These fruits had various marvelous uses. Thus, Gu Changge, who had already reached the Peak of the Nirvana Realm, was now only a step away from the Immortal Realm threshold. If he wanted to continue to increase his cultivation, he only needed to devour Remnant Immortal’s Sources; there was no need to refine the Dao Fruits.
In fact, these Dao Fruits would be put to better use in the future.
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During the process of harvesting these Dao Fruits, Gu Changge stumbled upon an ancient universe that was particularly suitable for him. That universe was vast and ancient, its existence dating back so far that Gu Changge believed it could rival the Upper Realm.
It was filled with numerous Star Territories with vast clusters of Stars that were filled with life. Some powerful and ancient races occupied big territories and claimed themselves as royalty, as they had Ancestors who had become True Daoists.
Even today, there were Nirvana Grade Artifacts left behind by True Daoists that suppressed the heritage of this universe through the ages. Just this fact alone made it surpass the surrounding universes.
Some massive and ancient Forces proclaimed themselves as Holy Lands and prestigious Families. They, too, had Ancestors who had become True Daoists. Their backgrounds were more powerful than they let on, and they had Nirvana Grade Artifacts that could awaken at any time.
Although the Principles in this universe were incomplete, they didn’t hinder the universe’s long-standing heritage and Fortunity, which had given birth to numerous True Daoists. Even now, there were Quasi-Nirvana Realm Beings still sealed within the Divine Source in some Ancient Royal Clans and Holy Lands, awaiting the rise of a great era.
[The Principles of this universe may be incomplete, but they are not suppressed by it. However, the resources for sustaining life are extremely scarce. They are only enough to support the survival of True Daoists for a hundred thousand years. They either rely on medicines to extend their lifespan or find other methods to live another lifetime. Otherwise, they would choose to sever their fate, avoiding their limits of life by secluding themselves in certain areas, going into stasis in such areas with special Principles, establishing Forbidden Zones.]
Gu Changge tore through the barriers of this universe and stood in the air to look at everything as his divine sense swept through, comprehending the situation of this universe. To him, such circumstances were in line with the characteristics of an era which spelled the end of the world.
The Immortal Path had collapsed, fate had been severed, and the lifespan of True Daoists had drastically decreased, limiting them to live merely a hundred thousand years. In the Upper Realm, True Daoists could live tens of millions of years as long as they didn’t suffer major injuries to their Great Dao. Not to mention, the various Immortal Forces, as well as the longevity medicines and Immortal Trees could be used to prolong life. At the very least, they could hide in their Ancestral Lands, clinging to life by a thread and evading the Five Immortal Decays.
[Since that’s the case, I’ll choose this universe…] Gu Changge’s figure slowly emerged from the depths of the universe, his silhouette blending into the void. Even if a True Daoist stood in front of him, they wouldn’t be able to perceive his presence.
The Will of this universe attempted to resist his arrival. However, as terrifying runes manifested around his body, transforming into a dreadful black hole that devoured all Principles and matter, the world’s might dispersed and no longer approached him.
[If I were to set up in this universe, I’ll have to start from the other end of the River of Time and come up with a grand lie or alter the past.] Gu Changge’s gaze flickered as he explored the River of Time in this universe. The River of Time varied in different universes. Although they would eventually converge, countless tributaries of time branched out along the way.
With Gu Changge’s current cultivation, he couldn’t interfere with the extensive and interconnected main river, which traversed through the all under Heaven. However, the River of Time in some fragmented universes was different. Due to the influence of the broken World Principles, even if one traversed through the River of Time here and altered the past, their cultivation just needed to be formidable enough to withstand the backlash and consequences.
