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Ye Liuli’s face turned a bit red when she heard his words, and she coughed lightly before refuting him, “Brother, don’t say irresponsible things. Why would I be constantly thinking of him? I’m just really curious, that’s all. He’s considered a young prodigy like you, after all. How could I stop myself from asking questions about him when I hear you say that he easily crushed the Prince of Great Chu Celestial Dynasty. That he has broken through to the Intermediate Honuored King Realm, and his strength is so terrifying that it’s difficult to find a match for him among those of the young generation.”
Although her explanation made sense, Ye Langtian easily noticed her other intentions. She actually wanted to ask his personal opinion of Gu Changge, and her explanation was nowhere enough to hide the truth from him.
Seeing Ye Liuli looking at him with expectant eyes, he could not help but shake his head. In fact, he was also not clear about what happened in the Nether that led her and Gu Changge to have such close interaction. He did hear from Xue Yi that Ye Liuli did something that have offended Gu Changge, but he did not make things difficult for her and only ordered her to apologize for it. But, how could such a thing be enough to make her constantly think about him?
He mulled things over before he speaking again, “I actually know a lot of information about Gu Changge. There’s no doubt that he’s a formidable rival. People call me the Reincarnation of an Ancient Emperor, while he’s called an Avatar of a True Immortal. Having these titles is enough to explain many things…”
The emperors of the ancient time opened up new territories and developed and expanded them to establish an Unrivaled Cult, but only the cults that had a true immortal cultivator would be given the title of ‘immortal’. So even if the titles that Ye Langtian and Gu Changge had sounded similarly impressive, Ye Langtian understood too well that there was a very huge difference between them. Furthermore, Gu Changge had now broken through to the Intermediate Honoured King Realm, but he had just broken through to the Honoured King Realm. As such, the difference in their cultivation was not small, either.
Ye Liuli could not help but be shocked when she heard Ye Langtian’s evaluation of Gu Changge. Gu Changge must be truly terrifying if even her brother had such an opinion of him! Suddenly, a strange and ancient chant of divine nature triggered in her mind. It contained a certain prestige that was archaic and abstruse, making her unconsciously feel even deeper fear for Gu Changge than before.
Ye Langtian did not notice the strange change in Ye Liuli. He shook his head as he thought how he would have to fight against Gu Changge sooner or later. Since both of them were young prodigies, he naturally had the wish to prove himself the better of the two. There was no need to be afraid of his rival, no matter how strong he was.
“Young Master, that Ye Ling from the branch family is here again and he has announced that he wants to challenge you. There are already many people gathered at the martial arts practice ground right now.” It was at this time that a servant reported from outside the main hall.
Ye Langtian who was having a conversation with Ye Liuli could not help but frown.
“Who’s this Ye Ling? A branch family member actually dared to challenge you, brother? Ye Liuli was surprised when she heard the words. Due to him being the successor of an Ancient Immortal Race, people should naturally know that Ye Langtian was terrifyingly powerful even if he did not make a show of it in the public. Therefore, it was really unexpected that someone would dare to challenge him to a fight. Was the other party too bold to care about the danger, or did he deliberately wish to go through a painful experience?
Ye Langtian explained with an annoyed look, “Ye Ling is the champion of the competition that was held for the branch family members a while ago. The family promised him three things as a reward and he asked for the right to challenge me to a fight as one of them. He wants to defeat me to get justice for his father whom I accidently injured back then.”
“Brother, didn’t you handsomely compensate for it already? I definitely remember them accepting it at the time…” Ye Liuli was stupefied when she heard his explanation. It was no wonder that her brother was annoyed by Ye Ling now coming at him to get justice when his family had long accepted the compensation for injuring his father.
“He blew it out of proportion and claimed that the main family looks down on the branch families. It caused quite a disturbance in the family and I was scolded by the elders as the cause of this issue.” Ye Langtian replied while looking irritated.
The underhanded means of the other party had made him feel really troubled, despite being the young master of the family. Furthermore, he had to restrict his cultivation in the challenge battle as he needed to show consideration for the branch families. He had come to the conclusion that the whole ‘getting justice’ thing was just an excuse, and his true aim was to create a disturbance in the family.
Right after, Ye Langtian left the place and headed to the martial arts practice ground.Ye Liuli also followed behind him to watch the so-called ‘fight for justice’.
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At the same time, Unrivaled Celestial Dynasty, Eternal-day Heaven, Celestial City.
Inside a simple, unadorned, and vast hall, the sun and moon seemed to be shining high above and the cosmos appeared to be compressed within the place. Yue Mingkong, who was dressed in a loose imperial robe, was sitting on her imperial throne that was higher than any other seat in the hall. Her beautiful eyes were narrowed and emitted the aura of an emperor, making her vassals who had come to report about the recent affairs tremble before her dignified presence.
“Now that the internal and foreign affairs of the Celestial Dynasty have stabilized, no one would say a word of objection to me from today onwards.” After listening to what they had to say, Yue Mingkong nodded in response as she finally showed a sign of satisfaction on her face.
“You’re dismissed.” Then she waved her pale and beautiful hand to make them leave.
Now it was only her and a few of her few confidants that were left in the palace. Very soon, Yue Mingkong dismissed the remaining people. She massaged her temple with a tired look as she recalled what was going to happen next. After all, she had to prepare for some things in advance. She was feeling so troubled when she already knew of and had experienced the events of the future, so there was no doubt that it would have been difficult for her to even take a step in the right direction if she was unaware of the things. Gu Changge was just that fearsome!
“Considering the time, the Absolute Yin Heaven will be descending soon, which will lead to turmoil in the Inner Region. It’s an ancient universe that will be appearing after tens of thousands of years… This matter is going to be of the most importance for various races and factions. More or less every major cult out there will jointly establish the True Immortal Academy and the most outstanding disciples of every force will be selected for it, with the aim to create a True Immortal… The Celestial Path of Skyward Schloss should have also shown its trace. It must be the reason why my good husband joined Skyward Schloss and schemed for such a long time. Even I didn’t notice a single thing back then.
Now that I think about it, it’s likely the biggest secret behind him deciding to be a member of Skyward Schloss. The Celestial Spirit appeared at the time and every race that fought over it. Even a Supreme cultivator joined the fight for the Celestial Spirit, no one got anything in the end as it disappeared into thin air… With the knowledge I have now, I can confidently speculate that Gu Changge secretly took it away from right under the nose of the many terrifying existences present at the place. Hehe, just what you’d expect from my husband.” Yue Mingkong laughed in self-derision before her expression gradually became solemn.
[He is the successor of the taboo Demonic Arts and his true cultivation is impossible to be judged from what it seems on the surface. I was unnecessarily impulsive when I visited the Gu Family this time. If he wanted to kill me, there was hardly any chance of my survival. I need to be perfectly prepared from now on if I want to succeed.] Yue Mingkong sighed lightly. She did not find herself in an advantageous position when she visited the Gu Family. However, she still noticed that Gu Changge did not act as he did in her previous life which made her have doubts and feel uneasy.
She was aware of Gu Changge’s Innate Demonic Nature. Afraid that others will find out about it before long, he had dug out the Daoist Bone from his cousin and implanted it into himself to conceal his Demonic Heart. Of course, he did not pay any real price for his action, and people could only curse him behind his back at the most. Things like being an Avatar of a True Immortal, or having an Innate Demonic Nature were matters that would bring a huge shock to everyone. However, she had no idea from where Gu Changge got his demonic nature from and could only guess that it had something to do with the taboo Demonic Arts.
[Come to think of it, Little Sister Xianer is really pitiful, despite being a good-natured person. Not only did she have to suffer from Gu Changge digging her bone out in my previous life, but she also most likely suffered when her whereabouts became unknown. He most likely devoured her source for his cultivation. At the time, I foolishly believed that she had let go of her hatred and was living in seclusion, so I need to make sure to protect her in this life.] As Yue Mingkong pondered over the matters of her previous life, she felt the burden on her shoulder getting a lot heavier. There was something she knew that others did not, and it was the fact that Gu Changge had an extremely mysterious master who only made their move once in her previous life. It was precisely because of them doing so that Gu Changge managed to prevent his Demonic Arts from almost getting exposed.
Yue Mingkong had speculated that this mysterious master of Gu Changge definitely had some connection with Gu Changge’s Demonic Art and would only make a move when it was going to get exposed. Otherwise, why would they not dare to appear in public? It should be because of matter related to the Demonic Arts was extremely serious, to the point someone as strong as Gu Changge’s mysterious master had no choice but to stay hidden. This made it easy to imagine the grave consequences of exposing the Demonic Arts. Yue Mingkong also did not wish to see Gu Changge utterly isolated and become the enemy of the whole world.
[Hiding his truth like this… Isn’t any different from protecting him, is it?] Yue Mingkong soon calmed down. She decided to make a trip to Skyward Schloss due to matters related to the Celestial Path and Gu Xianer. As her sister-in-law, she could not ignore the fact that Gu Xianer was going to find herself in great danger.
[Oh, right. The successor of the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being should have appeared around this time. He was called Ye Ling, right? He has an ancient reincarnation rune that contains the power of reincarnation. I must think of a way to snatch that power from him.] Yue Mingkong narrowed her beautiful eyes as she thought about another important matter. The Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being was an existence of an extremely old era who had an unimaginably powerful cultivation level. It was said that he controlled the power of the six paths of the reincarnation, making it greatly difficult for anyone in the world to kill him or for him to die of old age. She was planning to snatch away the ancient reincarnation rune from the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being’s successor while he was still weak.
Soon after, she began to make arrangements to put her plan into motion.
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Inner Region, Boundless Heaven, inside Skyward Schloss.
On a mountain peak that was barely discernible due to the clouds and mist, an old man in a white robe and the bearing of an immortal was angling for something.
“This junior deeply admires how the Great Elder has the leisure and the mood to pass the time like this.” A young man in white chuckled as he casually found a stone bench to sit down. He had a carefree look as if he was at his home.
“Gu Changge, if you’ve something to say, you can be straightforward with me. There’s no need for you to beat about the bush when it’s just us.” The Great Elder did not even bat an eye and continued to stare fixedly at the hook in the sea of clouds below. His attitude showed that he did not welcome Gu Changge at all.
Gu Changge was totally unconcerned about it, and he replied with a smile, “It’s nothing special. I’m here to thank the Great Elder for teaching my little sister.”
Gu Xianer, who was expressionlessly standing behind him, tightened her hold on the jade sword in her hand when she heard his words. She was dying to stab him right through his heart from behind.
On a usual day, only a small number of people would come to the mountain peak where the Great Elder stayed. Even Gu Changge had only come here once before when he had joined Skyward Schloss and alarmed everyone by breaking the record of the Skyward Path that had existed for a hundred thousand years. Many people thought that the Great Elder would take him in as his disciple. They would have never expected that the Great Elder would only bring him back to his mountain peak and tell him a few things before making him leave the place, without mentioning a thing about accepting him as his disciple.
Gu Changge naturally remembered the details about the matter very clearly. At the time, the first thing that the Great Elder told him was that he had impure motives and his demonic nature was too deeply rooted in his mind for him to be suitable for the important position of being his disciple.
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