Yue Mingkong Schemes Against the Fortuitous One, a Certain-Kill Trap?
Yue Mingkong Schemes Against the Fortuitous One, a Certain-Kill Trap?
In the blink of an eye, several days passed.
At noon on this day, the sunlight was dazzling, like a ball of heavenly fire hanging in the sky.
Deep within the Skyward Schloss, accompanied by a burst of divine light shooting into the heavens, a tremendous rumbling boom suddenly rang out, as if a towering ancient city had collapsed.
The terrifying commotion was like a world-shaking tidal wave, instantly rocking the entire Skyward Schloss.
Whoosh!
Whoosh!
Whoosh!
Streaks of divine rainbows emerged from the various peaks and Godly Islands, flying into the high sky to gaze into the distance.
Some noticed five-colored immortal mist billowing out.
But very quickly, an Elder of the Skyward Schloss made a move, reaching out with a palm that stretched across the firmament, concealing the entire scene.
This sight caused a huge sensation throughout the Skyward Schloss. Many disciples were shocked and spread the news.
For a time, great waves surged outside the Skyward Schloss as well.
The informants of the various great sects and orthodoxies passed the news back at the first opportunity, and winds and clouds began to stir among the heavens of the Inner Domain.
Many people guessed that some unparalleled immortal treasure had emerged from the depths of the Skyward Schloss, causing such a commotion.
This was because rumors circulated throughout the Inner Domain that deep within the Skyward Schloss lay an ancient continent from the Celestial Ancient Era, moved there by a supremely powerful being.
It contained countless fortuitous opportunities—things like Celestial Ancient inscriptions and True Immortal scriptures were, in fact, all carried out from within by the Elders of the Skyward Schloss.
Ordinarily, that region was guarded by the Skyward Schloss, and without permission, no one could even approach it.
But with that divine light shooting into the heavens, the Skyward Schloss was instantly pushed into the eye of the storm, and many great sects and orthodoxies began to stir restlessly.
In normal times, it was one thing for the Skyward Schloss to monopolize the fortuitous opportunities.
But now that the radiance of opportunity was soaring into the sky, how could there be any reason to let them swallow it all alone?
Many high-ranking figures of the various powers had once cultivated at the Skyward Schloss for a time, so they couldn’t quite bring themselves to say such things openly.
Thus, they all planned to send the young disciples and clan members of their respective forces to rush toward the Skyward Schloss.
For a time, the Boundless Heaven became incredibly lively, with divine rainbows, carriages, and warships from all sides visible rushing over from every direction.
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At the same time, in a rather remote ancient city within the territory of the Boundless Heaven.
Rumble rumble!
Nine vicious beasts resembling divine phoenixes pulled a black-gold carriage, rumbling as they crushed through the air, speeding in from the sky and descending toward this ancient city, instantly attracting the attention of many Cultivators.
With such a grand entourage, the identity of the person inside the carriage was undoubtedly extraordinarily noble.
Many Cultivators began to speculate about who exactly was inside.
During this period, the Boundless Heaven had been extremely lively, with large numbers of Cultivators visible every day hurrying through the high skies toward Skyward Ancient City.
This place was so remote—why would such a noble carriage come here?
Inside a pavilion, a black-clothed man with an ordinary appearance, a tall build, and a reserved demeanor noticed the commotion and suddenly raised his head to glance outside.
“Why would a black-gold carriage suddenly come here? Judging from the patterns on it, could it be someone from the Unrivaled Celestial Dynasty?”
“Pulled by nine phoenixes—their status must be extraordinary. Could it be some princess?”
The black-clothed man seemed to murmur to himself.
But upon closer inspection, one would notice the black pendant hanging on his chest, where mysterious runes flickered one after another, glowing faintly.
“Speaking of which, this place isn’t far from Skyward Ancient City. If I wanted to rush over, it wouldn’t take much time.”
“I heard that Princess Yue Mingkong, the number one beauty of the Unrivaled Celestial Dynasty, has the bearing of an Empress. Could the person inside be her?”
As he spoke, a strange smile suddenly appeared on his face.
His gaze turned toward the direction where the black-gold carriage had landed, becoming somewhat thoughtful.
At that moment, an exasperated voice suddenly rang out from within the black pendant.
“You brat, don’t you forget the important matter. Inside the Skyward Schloss, there is a fortuitous opportunity meant for you.”
“Don’t go weak in the knees the moment you see a woman. Even if she’s a princess of the Unrivaled Celestial Dynasty, she’s not someone you can think about right now.”
Hearing this, the black-clothed man was rather dismissive, saying, “What’s the harm in taking a look? It might not even be that princess. Speaking of which, why would a princess of the Unrivaled Celestial Dynasty come to a place like this?”
With that, he rose and left the pavilion, heading in that direction, paying no heed whatsoever to the persuasion of the voice within the pendant.
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“Your Highness, this is Black Stone Ancient City.”
Inside the city, outside the carriage, came the respectful voice of a white-robed old woman, reminding the graceful woman seated within.
It was none other than Yue Mingkong, who had been slightly lost in thought.
These words brought her back from her contemplation. Her phoenix eyes narrowed slightly, her gaze falling outside as she gave a slight nod.
“Black Stone Ancient City. According to my memories of my past life, this is exactly where Ye Ling, the successor of the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being, first began to make his name known across the lands.”
“In the days that followed, he rose to fame in a single stroke. Even Ye Langtian, the successor of the Ancient Ye Family, initially suffered a great loss at his hands, and after some time, was utterly defeated in battle.”
“Ye Ling rose rapidly, becoming an extremely dazzling star among the heavens of the Inner Domain, his fame for a time even surpassing my husband’s back then. On top of that, he had quite a few friends by his side—the Young Master of the White Tiger Clan, the Young Master of the Violet Dragon Clan, and others... these people provided him with considerable power and influence.”
Yue Mingkong thought to herself.
Her purpose in coming here was, naturally, to scheme for the Ancient Reincarnation Rune of that successor of the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being.
The Ancient Reincarnation Rune contained the true meaning of reincarnation—an extremely powerful force that, in certain respects, could even contend against the Taboo Demonic Arts Gu Changge cultivated.
At first, she hadn’t understood these things, but during this period she had combed through ancient records and finally found some accounts of it.
Therefore, she had to seize the Ancient Reincarnation Rune for herself.
On the other hand, she also knew that this man named Ye Ling was no simple figure.
In the outside world, Ye Langtian was hailed by many Cultivators as a Young Prodigy who could stand shoulder to shoulder with Gu Changge.
From this alone, one could see that Ye Langtian was indeed extraordinary.
As the successor of the Ye Family, he was ultimately defeated by Ye Ling, and even his position as successor was taken from him.
In her past life, Ye Ling was also one of the very few young figures she knew of who had survived Gu Changge’s hands.
As for whether he died later on, she wasn’t sure—but he certainly vanished without a trace for many years.
“In my past life, Ye Ling possessed the Ancient Reincarnation Rune and was still nearly killed by my husband. In this life, once I obtain the Ancient Reincarnation Rune, I’ll have to be even more careful.”
Very quickly, Yue Mingkong’s expression returned to complete calm, her phoenix eyes deep and cold as she looked outside the carriage.
She had long since secretly laid an Inescapable Net, simply waiting for Ye Ling’s arrival.
As for why she was so certain Ye Ling would come?
Combining her memories of her past life, Yue Mingkong knew that this Ye Ling, for some reason, seemed to harbor considerable admiration for her. After becoming the successor of the Ye Family, he had even boldly declared he would snatch the bride.
She naturally scoffed at this.
And it was precisely because of that declaration that Ye Ling was nearly killed by Gu Changge, after which he disappeared without a trace.
Back then, she had thought Ye Ling had displeased Gu Changge, which was why he struck—and she had even felt somewhat delighted about it.
But looking at it now, Gu Changge’s move was, nine times out of ten, also for the sake of the Ancient Reincarnation Rune.
Gu Changge had always been scheming for all kinds of Sources—he definitely wouldn’t pass up the Origin of Reincarnation.
Considering all this.
Yue Mingkong came directly to Black Stone Ancient City.
She believed that if Ye Ling was here, the moment he saw the insignia of the Unrivaled Celestial Dynasty, he would absolutely be unable to resist showing himself.
In her past life, Ye Ling had countless women by his side—from this alone, she could guess what his temperament was like.
“Right now, Ye Ling’s cultivation is at most at the Honoured Lord Realm. This place will be his burial ground.”
At this moment, Yue Mingkong’s expression was incomparably cold, suffused with indifference, holding the power of life and death in her grasp, like an Empress looking down from on high.
She didn’t care in the slightest about what killing Ye Ling would entail. To her, it was no different from crushing an ant.
Of course, to crush this ant, she had made quite a few arrangements.
Before long, Yue Mingkong sensed someone walking in this direction.
Very young, with astonishingly vigorous qi and blood—he had clearly cultivated some kind of body-tempering technique.
Her phoenix eyes narrowed slightly, and her jade hand waved forward.
Weng!
The void trembled.
In the shadows, multiple terrifying auras instantly concealed themselves, locking down this entire stretch of heaven and earth.
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“This is the manor where the carriage landed just now. Why do I feel a little uneasy...”
Ye Ling frowned, coming to a stop before the grand and ancient manor before him.
Although he loved beautiful women, that didn’t mean he was stupid. Sometimes his first instinct had helped him avoid many dangers—on several occasions, matters of life and death.
For some reason, standing here, he felt a faint unease in his heart.
“Brother Gui, do you think I should go in or not?”
At this, Ye Ling, his expression carrying some doubt, asked the black pendant around his neck.
When he was young, he had gone up a mountain searching for a spiritual herb, accidentally stumbled into an underground cavern, and by sheer chance picked up this black pendant, thereby obtaining the inheritance of the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being.
Within the black pendant resided the Remnant Soul of a spirit turtle.
That was the Brother Gui he now addressed, who claimed to have been the mount of the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being back in the day, tasked with finding a suitable successor for him.
Ye Ling hadn’t believed it at first.
But later, he found that it really did seem to be the case.
Except this spirit turtle had no other abilities—apart from teaching him some common knowledge, it had nothing else to impart to him.
Utterly ordinary, with no remarkable traits whatsoever, nothing at all like the mount of an Ancient Supreme Being.
Hearing his question now, the spirit turtle couldn’t help but roll its eyes and say, “You’re already at their doorstep, and you’re still chickening out, kid? When you’re usually flirting with those heavenly blessed maidens, aren’t you plenty bold?”
Hearing this, Ye Ling felt it made sense.
He had never even met her before—why would she harbor any intent to harm him?
Most likely, he was just being paranoid.
Thinking this, Ye Ling’s courage grew. He had long since heard the rumors about that Princess Yue Mingkong and yearned for her in his heart.
If he could truly meet her today, how could that be described by the word “fate” alone?
As for the fact that Princess Yue Mingkong was the fiancée of the young master of the Longevity Gu Family—he didn’t care about that at all. After all, even Ye Langtian was nearly no longer his match.
Even Gu Changge, who was famed alongside Ye Langtian—so what?
Boom!
However, in the very next instant, the moment Ye Ling approached the manor, a voice like heavenly music yet incomparably cold rang out from within.
“Kill him!”
“Not good!”
The instant he heard those words, Ye Ling’s expression changed immediately. He had never imagined that someone truly wanted to kill him.