Chapter 1216, Master Who Created Darkness; The Almighty God

Translator: Fate

Translation Checker: Silavin

 

“Who are you?” On the top floor of the Demon Sealing Tower, the black-robed old man was terrified as he spoke in a shaky voice.

 

He could not move a muscle as though he was suppressed by an irresistible force. He could only watch in horror as Gu Changge approached him.

 

“You really don’t know me?” Gu Changge looked at him with a strange gaze before shaking his head.

 

The black-robed old man felt a horrifying pressure from him he had never felt before. It was as though he was facing the oldest being in the world, the Creator.

 

“Y-You are…” He realised something the next moment as his eyes widened in disbelief. No longer fearful, he became fervent.

 

Then, he fell on his knees and pressed his head against the floor in front of Gu Changge. He was like a fanatical believer who was sincerely worshipping his one and only God.

 

Meanwhile, Jing Xiang was shocked to see what was going on when he followed Gu Changge and arrived at the top floor.

 

The fanatical black-robed old man who knelt before Gu Changge gave off a familiar feeling to him.

 

[Is he the owner of the voice who has been speaking to me in my mind? Is he the Early Ancestor? What is he doing?] Jing Xiang’s eyes widened in disbelief.

 

The Early Ancestor was vastly different from the person he had imagined him to be.

 

Although he knew that Gu Changge was mysterious and inscrutable, he did not expect that the Early Ancestor of the Jing Family would be worshipping him like this by falling on his knees.

 

“Get up. I have some questions to ask you.”

 

Gu Changge ignored Jing Xiang who had followed him to this place. He nonchalantly swept a glance over the black-robed old man who was trembling with excitement while kneeling.

 

The black-robed old man’s face was initially dark, but it reddened because he was too excited.

 

As he hung his head low and bent his back, he spoke in a shaky voice. “My great Master, you’re finally back in this world. I’ve always known that the world might end, and time is finite, but darkness lives on forever.”

 

[Master?] From a distance, Jing Xiang was dumbfounded. Why would the Early Ancestor of the Jing Family call Gu Changge his Master? What was Gu Changge’s identity?

 

At that moment, Jing Xiang was shuddering because he was terrified and anxious. He regretted following Gu Changge to this place.

 

It seemed that a shocking secret was about to be revealed before his eyes.

 

Gu Changge fell into his thoughts while looking at the fervent black-robed old man.

 

He was indeed the Early Ancestor of the Jing Family, but he was also more than that now. He had been corroded by the Aura of Darkness. His Soul was dim, and he was engulfed in darkness.

 

The consciousness which controlled his mind was no longer that of the Early Ancestor of the Jing Family. After getting contaminated by the Aura of Darkness, his original Soul was confined to a dark cage.

 

A new Soul was born from the Power of Darkness and occupied the body.

 

After the Early Ancestor of the Jing Family was corroded by darkness, a new consciousness was born in his body, but the original consciousness did not completely disappear. They merely coexisted in a chaotic state.

 

Certainly, Gu Change could tell that the consciousness born from the Power of Darkness was not the only one in his body. Another aura had also occupied a part of the body.

 

Therefore, the Soul within the Early Ancestor of the Jing Family was divided into three parts.

 

The first part was his original consciousness, and the second part was the consciousness from the outside world which had occupied his Soul. The last part was the new consciousness nurtured by the Power of Darkness.

 

“What’s your name?” Gu Changge asked.

 

The black-robed old man replied fervently and respectfully, “I’m Jing Tianyuan, the Early Ancestor of the Jing Family. However, I also have a different identity after getting a new life. I’m part of the Spirit of Eternity, and I don’t have a name yet. Please give me a name, Master.”

 

When Jing Xiang heard that from a distance, his speculation was verified. That was why he was astonished.

 

The black-robed old man before his eyes was indeed the Early Ancestor of the Jing Family. Nevertheless, what did he mean when he said he had a new life and he was part of the Spirit of Eternity?

 

“Oh, you’re part of the Spirit of Eternity?”

 

Gu Changge was slightly surprised. After giving it some thought, he realised what had happened. The familiar aura he had felt came from the Spirit of Eternity. The move he had inadvertently left behind back then was applied onto the Gate of Eternity. The reason the Gate of Eternity ended up in this place surely had something to do with the fact that Ling Yuxian was reborn and became a cultivator again.

 

At that moment, he understood why Ling Yuxian had some misunderstandings about his identity.

 

[So, Ling Yuxian believed that I had come to the Imperial Celestial Palace to look for the Gate of Eternity. One could only say it to be a coincidence.]

 

Gu Changge came to his senses and glanced at the black-robed old man before saying impassively, “Since you’re the Early Ancestor of the Jing Family, you’re always the Early Ancestor, be it in the present or the future.”

 

The black-robed old man initially thought Gu Changge would give him a new name. Naturally, he was fine with any decision that Gu Changge made.

 

“Yes, Master. I’m still the Early Ancestor of the Jing Family, Jing Tianyuan,” said the black-robed old man respectfully.

 

Gu Changge nodded and said calmly, “Are you the one who has caused the commotion outside the tower? The Jing Family is still useful to me.”

 

The black-robed old man shuddered and hurriedly replied, “Just tell me right away if you have any order, Master. Since I’m the Early Ancestor of the Jing Family, I naturally won’t do anything that will harm my own Family members.”

 

He initially intended to devour the powers of the Jing Family’s Ancestors who were trapped inside the Demon Sealing Tower to restore his power after he broke free.

 

Since the Jing Family was useful to Gu Changge, he naturally did not dare to harm them. He would never dare to disobey Gu Changge’s orders.

 

A living being like him who had been contaminated by the Aura of Darkness was inferior to an average living being in front of Gu Changge.

 

It would only take Gu Changge a flash of thought to destroy any living being corrupted by the darkness.

 

To them, Gu Changge was the one who gave life to them. It would not be an exaggeration to call him the Ancestor of Darkness.

 

They would live if Gu Changge allowed them to, and they would die if Gu Changge wanted them gone. There was no way they could resist.

 

Since Gu Changge was on a higher plane of existence, he could easily destroy them.

 

He was the Creator, the almighty to the living beings he had created. A God who did not need to make a move. Just a flash of thought in his mind could destroy everything that he had created.