Wanting to Grind Him Into the Ground — In Her Past Life, She Was a Pitiful Person
Wanting to Grind Him Into the Ground — In Her Past Life, She Was a Pitiful Person
Inside the palace, the atmosphere turned somewhat peculiar for a moment.
Even the Palace Master of Skyward Schloss shook his head slightly, glanced at the Great Elder, and said nothing.
Although the Elders had gathered to discuss the matter of the various Daoist lineages assembling at Skyward Ancient City, in truth, they all knew this matter could no longer be stopped, nor could anything be changed about it.
So the real purpose of coming here... was actually to select the person in charge of Skyward Schloss’s younger generation this time.
It was just that, out of respect for the Great Elder, they phrased it very tactfully and did not directly recommend Gu Changge to him.
After all, apart from Gu Changge, there really was no better candidate to be found.
As for the female disciple the Great Elder had recently accepted, Gu Xianer?
Her talent was indeed strong, but compared to Gu Changge, the gap was far more than just a little.
In terms of strength and status alone, there was simply no comparison.
Let alone things like intimidation factor.
But Gu Changge was different.
Although he ruled unchallenged among the disciples of Skyward Schloss, with overwhelming power and influence that no one dared provoke,
the Elders had to admit that Gu Changge’s strength was absolutely beyond question.
Among the current younger generation, who wouldn’t feel dread upon meeting Gu Changge?
A few days ago in Skyward Ancient City, even the Young Master of the White Tiger Clan of the Ancient Royal Families had to slink away in embarrassment, not daring to exchange blows with Gu Changge.
To put it bluntly, as long as Gu Changge stepped forward to hold the fort,
when the younger generations of the other lineages came to Skyward Schloss, they would definitely restrain themselves considerably, and there would be far fewer clashes and contests.
So the only problem now was... the discord between Gu Changge and the Great Elder.
And this matter happened to require the Great Elder’s approval.
That made things rather tricky.
“I already understand what you all mean. There’s no need to be so tactful about it. After all, it’s for the good of Skyward Schloss, and this old man is not someone who disregards reason.”
The Great Elder spoke, his expression somewhat unpleasant, mainly because at the thought of having to seek out Gu Changge himself and ask him to step forward on behalf of Skyward Schloss to hold the fort this time—
wouldn’t that be throwing his old face onto the ground?
The words he had said last time would have been spoken in vain—wouldn’t that be slapping his own face?
Thinking of this, the Great Elder felt a surge of pent-up frustration in his heart.
Having lived so many years, this was the first time he had repeatedly hit a wall with a junior. It was simply inconceivable.
At this moment, the Palace Master of Skyward Schloss smiled faintly and said, “The Great Elder is magnanimous and generous—how could he stoop to bicker with a junior? That Gu Changge, as the Young Master of the Gu Family, has actually been eyeing the position of Successor ever since he came to our Skyward Schloss. We all know this in our hearts; we simply haven’t pointed it out.”
“This current matter happens to give him just such an opportunity. Although Gu Changge acts erratically and is hard to fathom, he does, after all, cultivate our Skyward Ascension. With that layer of identity in place, surely he wouldn’t go so far as to betray his masters and ancestors?”
“In my view, the position of Successor should be settled. Compared to strength, I feel the question of character is no longer that important.”
Hearing these words, the Elders exchanged glances and nodded.
Even the Palace Master was supporting Gu Changge.
No matter how unwilling the Great Elder was, he likely couldn’t argue against it anymore.
“Forget it. For this matter, this old man will cast aside his old face today and go talk to that Gu Changge.”
Hearing this, the Great Elder waved his hand, his expression far from pleasant, but he knew this was the only solution.
Without saying anything more, he vanished from the palace in a single step.
The Palace Master of Skyward Schloss and the several Elders couldn’t help but shake their heads and sigh at this.
“To make the Great Elder back down—for a member of the younger generation to achieve this much, Gu Changge is truly one of a kind...”
......
While the Great Elder and the others were deliberating, on the mountain peak where the Great Elder usually cultivated in seclusion—
Hu!
Gu Xianer was dressed in green, her figure slender, her exquisitely beautiful face bearing a perfectly calm expression.
Her eyes were closed.
She sat cross-legged upon a slab of bluestone, radiant light shining brilliantly behind her, strands of vital essence surging out in all directions.
Streaks of purple divine radiance drifted down from the sky like mist, swirling around her, setting her off like a favored child of the Great Dao.
Wisps of Great Dao aura emerged and cascaded down.
It was as if an invisible grotto-heaven had appeared above her head.
At this moment, within her body, a newly grown bone was heating up, a profound and vast power emerging from it.
Within it, countless miraculous radiant lights shifted and changed, like a Celestial Bone—translucent and crystalline, flawless and dazzling, suffused with immortal qi.
Amid the hazy mist, within that Celestial Bone of hers, there seemed to be a tiny True Immortal sitting cross-legged, chanting supreme true scriptures.
Hong!
Finally, all the power within her cells and bones erupted forth!
It transformed into a surging, terrifying force of qi and blood, pouring into her limbs and bones!
A breakthrough!
Gu Xianer opened her eyes. On her porcelain-white, flawless face, there was a trace of joy, but it quickly settled back into calm.
She had finally broken through to the Honoured Lord Realm!
One had to know that at her age, Gu Changge had reportedly only been at the Honoured Noble Realm!
She was now a full major realm ahead of where Gu Changge had been back then.
“As long as I cultivate hard, sooner or later I’ll surpass Gu Changge, and then I’ll take my revenge!”
“He’ll learn what regret means!”
“I’m not someone he can just bully whenever he pleases anymore!”
Gu Xianer clenched her jade fists, her eyes shining brilliantly.
During this period, she had consumed all kinds of divine pills and precious medicines, and cultivated the various ancient heavenly techniques the Great Elder had prepared for her—her cultivation progress could be described as advancing by leaps and bounds.
Even faster than before.
The immortal true meaning contained within Skyward Ascension was extremely miraculous, even pointing directly toward the path of immortality, benefiting Gu Xianer enormously.
Her former masters, though very powerful, were not like the Great Elder—a true mentor on the Path of Cultivation.
Every profession has its specialty.
The Great Elder had taught many disciples and was naturally experienced, tailoring his teaching to her aptitude.
And Gu Xianer’s talent and foundation were extremely strong to begin with. Now, with accumulated strength bursting forth all at once, her cultivation soaring was only natural.
So Gu Xianer quickly calmed down.
“If Gu Changge hadn’t provoked Shifu back then, Shifu probably wouldn’t be teaching me like this. Speaking of which, I actually have Gu Changge to thank for it...”
“But he definitely has ill intentions and some other scheme. Although I can’t figure out his purpose right now, I just need to know he means no good.”
Gu Xianer thought to herself.
Right now, the only thing she wanted to do was pin that detestable bastard Gu Changge to the ground and grind him into it!
At this moment, she was cold and aloof, like a fairy maiden above the Nine Heavens, untouched by the slightest hint of worldly dust.
But thinking about how Gu Changge hadn’t come to see her at all during this time, Gu Xianer felt inexplicably a little unaccustomed to it.
Suddenly, her expression shifted slightly, and she looked toward a massive bluestone not far away.
“Who’s there?”
Gu Xianer called out in a cold, clear voice.
At the same time, a crystalline, jade-like longsword appeared in her hand, runes flowing across its surface—clearly extraordinary.
Just now, she had sensed a very faint fluctuation coming from there, meaning someone was hiding there—someone she hadn’t noticed at all before.
This made Gu Xianer’s delicate brows furrow at once, her heart filled with vigilance.
The Great Elder’s secluded cultivation grounds—normally, no one would come here.
Moreover, the Great Elder had gone to the main peak today to discuss matters and was not on this summit.
So it wasn’t impossible for someone to have snuck up here.
Besides, the Great Elder had no habit of laying Array Patterns around his secluded cultivation grounds.
The summit was safe in all directions, with no Restrictions or formations of any kind.
Thinking of all this, Gu Xianer’s wariness grew even heavier.
Her first suspicion was Gu Changge, but she quickly ruled out that possibility.
Unless Gu Changge was bored out of his mind, he wouldn’t come running here to watch her cultivate.
As for whether Gu Changge might secretly try to harm her?
Gu Xianer barely even considered it. If Gu Changge wanted to kill her, he probably wouldn’t have been able to hold back long ago—there was no way he’d wait until now.
Then who could it be?
“Xianer meimei, don’t worry. I mean no harm.”
At that moment, a gentle voice, pleasant as the music of the heavens, rang out. From behind the bluestone stepped a woman with a graceful, tall figure.
She wore a gauzy dress of pale hues, her hair coiled in a dark spiral bun, her immortal countenance like a painting—so beautiful it was breathtaking, yet carrying an innate loftiness and nobility.
Even Gu Xianer, being a woman herself, couldn’t help but be momentarily stunned by such beauty.
This was absolutely the most beautiful woman she had ever seen, bar none.
But she quickly recovered and asked calmly, “You’re Gu Changge’s fiancée? The Fourth Princess of the Unrivaled Celestial Dynasty, Yue Mingkong?”
With this kind of beauty and bearing, she couldn’t think of anyone else it could be besides that princess.
Only, why had she come here? And secretly watched her for so long?
Gu Xianer was puzzled.
“It’s me.” Yue Mingkong nodded, now carefully sizing up Gu Xianer in turn.
Gu Changge had left the mountain gate and gone to Skyward Ancient City for who knew what business.
So she had thought to come here and see Gu Xianer. At the time, Gu Xianer had been in the middle of cultivation, and it wouldn’t have been right to disturb her.
So she had watched from the side.
Only now, seeing that Gu Xianer had finished cultivating, did she make a sound and let herself be noticed.
Toward the cold and proud Gu Xianer, Yue Mingkong bore not the slightest malice—on the contrary, she felt deep pity for her.
In her previous life, Gu Xianer could be counted as her only true confidante.
The two had met by a twist of fate.
Gu Xianer had not hated her for being Gu Changge’s fiancée; instead, she treated her the same as anyone else.
The two quickly grew close.
But later, because of Gu Changge, the two of them could only drift apart in the end, becoming strangers.
The last time she heard news of Gu Xianer was when Peach Village, where Gu Xianer had once lived, was annihilated by the billions of immortal troops Gu Changge had dispatched from the Celestial Dynasty.
In the end, the Mysterious Peach Tree at the village entrance, carrying the ruined village, tore through space and departed, its whereabouts unknown.
And after that, Gu Xianer too vanished without a trace, as if she had evaporated from the mortal world.
At the time, Yue Mingkong had assumed Gu Xianer, knowing revenge was hopeless, had chosen to go into seclusion.
But thinking about it carefully later, given Gu Changge’s character, there was no way he would let Gu Xianer go.
Most likely, in the end, Gu Changge had used Gu Xianer’s masters as hostages, threatening her into coming to exchange herself for them.
From then on, whether Gu Xianer lived or died was unknown, but in all likelihood, Gu Changge had devoured her Source, and she had perished like a fading flower.
She was a girl just as tragic as herself.
In her childhood, the brother she loved and respected most had dug out her Daoist Bone.
Then she fled to the Land of Abandoned Celestials, where she met several mysterious and powerful masters, cultivated bitterly for years, and carried her hatred with her, always wanting revenge.
Sadly, she never succeeded—instead, time and again, she had to be rescued from Gu Changge’s hands by others.
In her past life, her entire branch of the clan, including her parents and kin, was ultimately exterminated to the last by Gu Changge after he became the Family Head—not a single one left.
Too much, far too much...
Whenever she recalled these things, Yue Mingkong felt a wave of regret and sorrow.
In her past life, she had aided a tyrant in his evil, helping Gu Changge rule the Unrivaled Celestial Dynasty and annex countless forces great and small. The billions of immortal troops that marched on Peach Village back then had even been trained by her own hand for Gu Changge.
In this life, many things had changed considerably, but Gu Xianer’s current circumstances remained the same.
Just as before, she had now taken the Great Elder of Skyward Schloss as her master and was cultivating here.
But because she had offended Gu Changge, her situation at Skyward Schloss was not good—no disciple dared associate with her.
Even the Elders mostly kept their distance from her, as if she were a venomous snake or scorpion.
After some time, Gu Xianer would obtain an immortal fortuity deep within Skyward Schloss, and her cultivation would advance by leaps and bounds.
And it was precisely by seizing that opportunity that she would issue a challenge to Gu Changge, proclaiming it to the world and exposing the despicable bone-digging deed Gu Changge had committed back then.
That announcement would directly send shockwaves through all parties of the Beyond, triggering a terrifying earthquake.
Afterward, she and Gu Changge would finally clash at the Ancient Battle Arena, drawing the eyes of countless Cultivators and lineages.
In that battle, she would survive against all odds and narrowly win in the end, killing Gu Changge.
And that would be the only time Gu Xianer ever gained the upper hand against Gu Changge.
But clearly, in that battle, Gu Changge had only faked his death. Before the eyes of the masses, he could not expose his greatest trump card.
Gu Changge’s “corpse” was then rescued by the Primal Celestial Temple, and half a year later, he appeared once more in the Beyond, having grown even more unfathomable.
Soon after, the two encountered each other and fought again. This time, Gu Xianer was outmatched and nearly died, only to be rescued in the end.