Chapter 1068, Making a Deal According to the Rules; The Situation Is Irreversible at This Point

Translator: Fate

Translation Checker: Silavin

 

While Mu Yan was receiving the inheritance left behind in this place, Gu Changge did not remain idle either. He had recalled something else at that moment. Thus, he collected the handwritten notes around him and walked out of the cave.

 

*Hum!* The Scavenger Tome that was shrouded in a dense layer of Chaos Mist appeared in the palm of his hand. A layer of mist soon permeated the air. Seeming to know that Gu Changge had something to discuss with her, the Scavenger Tome’s Artifact Spirit transformed into turquoise smoke and materialised in mid-air.

 

<Young Master Gu, do you have something to tell me?>

 

The Scavenger Tome’s Artifact Spirit sounded respectful. Compared to her indifference in front of Wang He, she was extremely well-behaved at this moment. Naturally, part of the reason for her attitude was her drastic change in mentality after she witnessed his immense strength.

 

“You’re smarter than I thought,” Gu Changge casually commented with a glance at her. He was not referring to her ability to judge a situation but her almost conspiratorial method in choosing a suitable ‘Master’.

 

She had deliberately chosen to act as the Scavenger Tome’s Artifact Spirit and make those provoking statements to Wang He so that she could use Wang He to test Gu Changge’s strength. If Gu Changge’s strength had not met her expectations, she would most likely have turned against Gu Changge and helped Wang He instead.

 

Rather than an Artifact Spirit, it was more accurate to describe her as a Soul trapped inside the Scavenger Tome.

 

For some reason, she had the inexplicable feeling that all her secrets had been seen through when Gu Changge glanced at her. She hastily tried to express her loyalty and said, <Why do you say that, Young Master Gu? I am willing to assist you wholeheartedly from now onwards. I assure you there will be no second thoughts.>

 

Gu Changge softly chuckled. “The loyalty you express is useless to me. Besides, I do not trust anybody. Let’s just make a deal between us. Once everything has been completed, I will help you escape the Scavenger Tome so that you are free from the restraints. How does that sound?”

 

She stiffened in shock at those words, and a sense of disbelief instantly flooded her. At the same time, she nearly wondered whether she had misheard him.

 

[How is that possible? If I did not mishear him… what does he mean? How does he know of my situation? I’ve never mentioned anything about my situation, so how did he figure out the truth?]

 

At this moment, she was extremely shocked. It had been less than half a day since she acknowledged him as her Master. [How did he realise I am trapped inside the Scavenger Tome?]

 

He was not surprised by her reaction. If she was truly the Scavenger Tome’s Artifact Spirit, then why would she say things like ‘wasting my time’? After all, she was one with the Scavenger Tome. They both depended on each other to coexist in the world. Furthermore, he could clearly see the fluctuations of a Sealing Array coming from her body.

 

It was clear the so-called Scavenger Tome was more like a cage meant to imprison her.

 

<I admire your great wisdom, Young Master Gu. If you speak the truth… If you can help me escape the Scavenger Tome, then I will agree to any deal.>

 

She might be shocked, but it did not take long for her to come back to her senses. Then, she readily agreed without pondering too deeply into the matter. His abilities were unfathomable, and his strength was absolutely horrifying. If she could receive his help, then it would not be difficult for her to escape the shackles of the Scavenger Tome.

 

“Good. I like straightforward people like you.” He smiled faintly and continued, “But, before that happens, you might need to continue staying inside the Scavenger Tome and playing the role of the Artifact Spirit. As for the contents of our deal, you will know later.”

 

<Of course, that won’t be a problem,> she replied bluntly. Having been sealed inside the Scavenger Tome for countless years, she had no issue with waiting a little longer.

 

It was just that Gu Changge did not question why she was sealed inside the Scavenger Tome, so she could not help feeling slightly confused. Logically speaking, should he not ask about these matters? Be that as it may, he seemed to have zero interest in the matter.

 

Afterwards, she explained to him about the functions and uses of the Scavenger Tome. Each Civilisation Supreme Treasure had their own emphasis. Even their power was different too.

 

The greatest feature of the Scavenger Tome was the ability to break away from a person’s predetermined trajectory in life. For example, the function that Wang He had often used to deduce a person’s life record was also related to one’s fate. It was just that the parts he deduced were incomplete and not the whole life record.

 

In the true life record, one could freely choose to deduce any period of time. It was not limited to one’s entire future in general. There were times when the occurrence of events outside one’s fate would influence the direction of their future. Hence, the life records of a person’s future were usually not very accurate.

 

Wang He had never been exposed to these functions, and the ‘Artifact Spirit’ had never told him about them either.

 

<Energy will be consumed every time the Scavenger Tome is used, and that energy actually comes from Fortuity. Typically, Civilisation Supreme Treasures can accumulate and turn the Power of Fortuity into energy. But the efficiency of capturing the Power of Fortuity on their own is much lesser than having someone else actively gathering the energy for the Civilisation Supreme Treasure.>

 

Gu Changge soon figured out the function of the Civilisation Supreme Treasure. Numerous miracles in the vast world were actually deduced and created through the functions of the Civilisation Supreme Treasure.

 

At first glance, the functions of the Scavenger Tome had many similarities with the Cheats of many Fortuitous Ones. If an ordinary person were to suddenly gain the ability to break free from their predetermined future and scripted fate… As long as they were not stupid, they would be able to use the book to achieve great success within a short time and reach the pinnacle of life.

 

With that thought in mind, Gu Changge used the Scavenger Tome to see the life record of Mu Yan.

 

<Recent trajectory: She obtained the inheritance and legacy of the Divine Eternal Clan’s Founding Ancestor inside the Azure Sky Realm. Thanks to that, she reaches the Immortal King Realm and is enlightened…>

 

Such functions were pretty much useless to him nowadays. It would only take a single thought for the fate of the world and the entire universe to appear before his eyes in detail, much less the fate of a living creature.

 

Half a month later, Mu Yan finally woke up after she successfully received the inheritance of the Eternal Founding Ancestor. Just as in the life record, she had reached the Immortal King Realm. Unfortunately, her cultivation was still far from becoming the future Master of the Immortal Spirit Civilisation as Gu Changge had hoped to nurture her into.

 

When they left the Azure Sky Realm, the Star Territory outside was very calm and peaceful. The experts of various Forces, including the Divine Eternal Clan, had already retreated in advance.

 

Mu Yan initially assumed that she would encounter a fierce battle as soon as she came out of the Azure Sky Realm. After all, Li Yang and the other Clansmen of the Divine Eternal Clan had died at her hands inside the Azure Sky Realm.

 

Not long ago, there was a chain of earthquakes inside the Azure Sky Realm. It was obvious that a supreme existence had been using various means to break the entrance and destroy the Azure Sky Realm from the outside. As for why it had stopped all of a sudden, she did not know.

 

“Young Master…” When Gu Changge and Mu Yan came out from the Azure Sky Realm, the White Bone Ancestor King and the Spirit Empress rushed over from a distant universe with Mo Tong in tow.

 

Gu Changge nodded slightly in greeting and glanced at Mo Tong. The icy grey-haired girl resembled a sharpened sword that finally showed its distinctive edge after she received guidance from the White Bone Ancestor King.

 

“Greetings, Young Master.” Although the expression on Mo Tong’s face did not change much, she showed great respect for Gu Changge who had saved her from the Ten Thousand Clan Arena.

 

“From now on, you will stay beside Mu Yan,” Gu Changge instructed.

 

Mo Tong glanced at Mu Yan, curious about the relationship between Mu Yan and Gu Changge. Nevertheless, she nodded her head obediently. “Yes, Young Master.”

 

Gu Changge and the others returned to Breeze Ancient City and quietly observed the chaotic battle in the Immortal Spirit Civilisation as though they were outsiders.

 

The extent of the ongoing war between the Zhuo Clan, the Hun Clan, the Wu Clan, and the Gou Clan covered a wide area. It could even be said the aftermath swept across the entire Immortal Spirit Civilisation. The universes in the surroundings were implicated in the aftermath with no exceptions.

 

On the other hand, those living in distant galaxies hastily left their homelands and migrated elsewhere during this period.

 

Be that as it may, the aftermath of the war reduced many of the surrounding Universes filled with life into ruins. The migrating Clans were also affected. Countless Clansmen and battleships were swallowed by the flames of war in an instant.

 

Similar tragic scenes could be found everywhere in the Immortal Spirit Civilisation nowadays. Only the Forces with the strongest foundations had some means to protect themselves in this situation.

 

With the Zhuo Clan and the Hun Clan joining forces, the Gou Clan was no match for them at all. Several beings comparable to Dao Realm experts had already perished in the war.

 

Meanwhile, the Wu Clan was constantly trying to make the Gou Clan buy more time for themselves. They refused to dispatch real forces to confront the enemy. In fact, only a few heavyweights of the Clan were dispatched to help restrain Zhuo Fengxie and the others.

 

Across the various Dao Realm battlefields, the Hun Clan and the Zhuo Clan approached the territory and the base camp of the Gou Clan with overwhelming force. Many of the vassal Clans under the Gou Clan were steadily forced to retreat. Some of these Forces even chose to surrender so that they could protect the lives of their Clansmen.

 

Despite such overpowering pressure, the Wu Clan continued to force the Gou Clan to buy time for themselves and refused to provide actual reinforcements. Their actions immediately angered the Gou Clan.

 

Unable to stomach the unfairness, some of the more inflexible members of the Gou Clan began to discuss whether to submit and surrender to the enemy instead.

 

It was obvious that the Wu Clan had already planned their escape. They were simply using the Gou Clan as common fodder. That was especially true now that there were tragic occurrences everywhere.

 

Some of the Dao Realm Elders were heavily injured during their confrontation with the enemy. Hence, they could only escape into the depths of Spacetime until they could return for revenge one day. The strength of the Dao Realm existences was unfathomable. They had reached a point where it was difficult to genuinely kill them unless they were stuck in a situation where they were crushed by a huge gap in strength.

 

As the fleeing Elders increased, the Force that could continue fighting gradually decreased.

 

The situation was basically irreversible, and there was no hope of turning the situation around. Even if the ancient beings of the Gou Clan, whose strength was only slightly inferior to Zhuo Fengxie, were to show themselves in the world, their presence would not make a difference.

 

After all, Zhuo Fengxie and Hun Yuanjun had joined forces. Unless there were multiple beings of the same level, nobody could even hope to be their opponent.

 

At this moment, a powerful Force suddenly came from outside the Immortal Spirit Civilisation and shocked everybody. It was the last straw that overwhelmed the Gou Clan.

 

Many of the Gou Clan Elders came to an agreement after a lengthy discussion, choosing to submit and surrender.