Not Planning to Be an Unsung Hero — Such a Lively Discussion, Let Me Listen Too
Not Planning to Be an Unsung Hero — Such a Lively Discussion, Let Me Listen Too
Deep within the Celestial Ancient Continent, amid a vast and boundless primordial mountain range, towering Mystic Mountains stood one after another, shrouded in endless mist, with immortal light swirling around them and divine radiance piercing the heavens.
One could see numerous powerful surges of blood qi appearing at the edge of the sky, causing the mountains to rumble and tremble as if struck by earthquakes.
At this moment, the scene here was one of utter misery, with many clan members unable to hold back their wails of grief.
“Young Master Long Teng has been killed!”
“No one even recovered his corpse!”
A group of Dragon Clan beings knelt prostrate before an ancient palace, their faces pale and bloodless, even their divine souls trembling.
This was a terrifying, momentous event that had shaken the entire Celestial Ancient Dragon Clan.
Long Teng was the hope of this generation.
Many clan elders even believed Long Teng possessed the makings of a True Dragon, destined to grasp the mandate of heaven in the future, sweep aside all opposition, and reign invincible across the universe.
But now, Long Teng had actually been killed!
This sent the entire Celestial Ancient Dragon Clan into a fury, and many clan members were left stunned, finding it impossible to believe.
Because someone as powerful as Long Teng—how could he possibly be killed by a peer?
Yet the facts were exactly that.
If the one who killed Long Teng had been of ordinary status, that would have been one thing, but the other party was the Young Master of a Longevity Family from the outside world, and simultaneously a successor of the Cult of Immortality.
With such a status, the Celestial Ancient Dragon Clan was completely helpless against him.
If they truly crossed that bottom line,
then what they would face would absolutely not be just one or two Dao traditions, but the many powers of the outside world.
The entire Celestial Ancient Continent would likely be thrown into complete upheaval!
“This matter—we must endure it whether we can bear it or not! Long Teng’s skills were inferior; he lost in a battle between peers. Our clan has no complaints!”
Inside the palace, a terrifying elder with dragon horns, his face full of grief, spoke while forcibly suppressing his emotions.
“However, his corpse after death—we must get it back. This is already our greatest concession!”
If he died in battle and they couldn’t even recover his corpse, then for the Celestial Ancient Dragon Clan, it would be a disgrace to their name as the royal clan.
Long Teng’s spirit in heaven would also find no peace.
Most importantly, the True Dragon Blood within Long Teng’s body could not be lost—with it, they could still cultivate another successor!
“Third Elder, what if the Gu Family’s Young Master refuses to agree?”
Someone in the palace couldn’t help but ask, worried that Gu Changge would not return Long Teng’s corpse.
“He will return it. If he doesn’t...”
“Then I will invoke the Dragon King’s Commandment to unite the other races and carry out a great purge of the outside world’s younger generation!”
The grief vanished from the Third Elder’s face as he spoke coldly.
He refused to believe that Gu Changge could withstand such pressure when the time came.
Once the Dragon King’s Commandment was issued, all the Lost Clans of the entire Celestial Ancient Continent would have to obey their orders.
Only, in order not to cross that bottom line, it would be all the young beings within the Celestial Ancient Continent joining forces.
That way, even if the many Dao traditions of the outside world were furious, they would find no grounds to act.
After all, both sides had agreed beforehand—the older generation was not permitted to interfere!
In his view, no matter how domineering Gu Changge was at that point, faced with pressure from all the Lost Clans of the Celestial Ancient Continent, he would have to choose to back down.
Their demand was not excessive—they merely wanted Long Teng’s corpse returned.
......
Boom!
At the same time.
Across stretches of mountain ranges and ruins, streaks of flowing light cut through heaven and earth, sweeping toward the distance.
The many cultivators and beings who witnessed this scene all changed expressions drastically, retreating in every direction.
They feared accidentally colliding with this group of people.
As for the young man leading them—there was likely no one now who didn’t recognize him.
Even Long Teng, the leader of the Lost Clans as powerful as he was, had been slain by him.
This matter had caused a sensation across the Celestial Ancient Continent, stirring up countless storms.
To put it bluntly, there was currently no young being or young cultivator who, upon seeing Gu Changge, wouldn’t take a detour with a changed expression.
“This one is a genuine Walking Taboo, with strength so powerful it’s boundless.”
“From now on, whenever you see him, keep your distance.”
On a mountain peak, a young prodigy was solemnly imparting this wisdom to his junior brothers and sisters.
“Senior Brother, why is that? Didn’t he kill a young figure of the Lost Clans and intimidate all the Celestial Ancient beings? Why should we avoid him?”
A rather innocent and naive young girl, gazing from afar at that departing figure of a young man who looked like an immortal, couldn’t help but blush slightly as she asked in confusion.
“Don’t think he’s some good person just because he’s good-looking. You should know that quite a few Young Prodigies have died at his hands!”
The senior brother spoke with an expression of exasperation at their failure to grasp the situation.
During this period, wherever divine light shot into the sky across the Celestial Ancient Continent, Gu Changge’s followers could be seen rushing over.
He himself didn’t even appear.
With just his followers stepping forward, no one dared to make a move to snatch anything—conflicts were forcibly halted.
Some refused to believe it and still tried to seize divine treasures, only to be blown apart on the spot.
This matter sent chills down the backs of many young prodigies.
The Celestial Ancient Continent was full of fortuitous opportunities, but if they ran into Gu Changge, they had no choice but to retreat.
So whenever they found something good, they could only pray that Gu Changge wouldn’t stumble upon them.
After all... in terms of strength, the current Gu Changge could truly do whatever he wanted.
Never mind the other young prodigies—Gu Changge even snatched the fortuitous opportunities of Skyward Schloss disciples.
Such bandit-like behavior left many young prodigies furious but not daring to speak out.
And now, Gu Changge was in pursuit of someone, and he didn’t yet know that he had been marked by the Dragon Clan deep within the Celestial Ancient Continent.
Of course, even if he knew, he wouldn’t care. He might even chuckle softly—what a coincidence.
Because he was also scheming against the Lost Clans.
Among them, the Dragon Clan lineage was, frankly speaking, his primary target.
Because Gu Changge knew well that when the Celestial Spirit emerged in the future, it would absolutely alarm the older generation, and even implicate the many Dao traditions and powers of the outside world.
At that time, everyone would enter the fray.
The Lost Clans naturally couldn’t escape unscathed, and among them, the Dragon Clan lineage was definitely the clan with the deepest foundations.
“That figure who was spying from the shadows back then—I’ve chased them for so many days, yet they still won’t show themselves. They can certainly keep their composure.”
Gu Changge narrowed his eyes slightly.
The only witness to him handing Long Teng’s corpse over to Yue Mingkong was this person.
Since Long Teng’s body concealed True Dragon Blood, his corpse was a hidden danger.
Gu Changge didn’t know whether the rest of the Celestial Ancient Dragon Clan knew about this matter.
If they did know, then they would certainly find a way to seize back Long Teng’s corpse.
After all, that drop of blood was equivalent to the blood of their ancestor—for the Celestial Ancient Races who valued bloodlines, its preciousness and importance went without saying.
So it was very likely that in the coming period, he would become the target of the Celestial Ancient Dragon Clan.
The Celestial Ancient Dragon Clan believed Long Teng’s corpse was in his hands.
They didn’t know that he had actually already handed the dragon corpse over to Yue Mingkong.
The only witness was the person he was currently pursuing.
Gu Changge already planned to make a big deal out of this matter, so naturally he wouldn’t allow it to be exposed.
Besides, Long Teng was killed by him. If the Celestial Ancient Dragon Clan later learned the dragon corpse wasn’t in his hands and went to trouble Yue Mingkong, dragging her into it—
What would that be? Wouldn’t that mean he had screwed over Yue Mingkong?
Gu Changge had never considered doing such a thing.
Although Yue Mingkong occasionally schemed against him and plotted in secret about how to deal with him, Yue Mingkong truly did love him deeply.
Gu Changge was not heartless—he could naturally feel this.
That was why he was rather doting and indulgent toward Yue Mingkong.
Now, he intended to eliminate this hidden danger to ensure Yue Mingkong wouldn’t be dragged into it.
“Of course, this can’t be done for free. I need to find a way to let Yue Mingkong know about it.”
As Gu Changge thought this, he couldn’t help but smile.
He had no intention of being an “unsung hero.”
If you do a good deed and no one knows about it, what’s the point of doing it?
For something like proactively protecting his own woman, he couldn’t wait for Yue Mingkong to find out immediately—she’d be moved to tears, absolutely bawling.
“Hm? Why have they stopped running?”
Suddenly, Gu Changge’s thoughts returned to the present. He noticed that the aura ahead had stopped and was no longer heading deeper.
The surroundings were all mountain ranges, except for a rather remote city in the middle.
The city wasn’t very large, able to hold only a few hundred thousand people.
However, most of its inhabitants were Celestial Ancient beings, with very few cultivators from the outside world.
The aura Gu Changge sensed seemed to have hidden within the city.
Without the slightest hesitation, he led the group behind him toward it.
“After running for so many days, are you planning to have a showdown with me? Or are you waiting for my arrival in that city ahead, having secretly set a trap?”
“Or perhaps you plan to blend into the crowd, mask your aura, and escape that way?”
Gu Changge narrowed his eyes.
To have been chased by him for so long, the opponent’s strength was definitely formidable—they couldn’t possibly be of the younger generation.
But he didn’t care in the slightest.
The fact that the dragon corpse was no longer in his hands could not be exposed during this period.
“Seal off that city ahead for me.”
“Anyone suspicious who comes out—capture them, or kill them.”
Gu Changge instructed the group of followers behind him.
Then, he took the lead, transforming into a divine rainbow and shooting forward.
“Yes, Master!”
Soon, a group of powerful beings and cultivators surrounded the ancient city ahead.
Surging divine lights of various colors appeared in all directions, intending to lock down every stretch of sky.
......
At the same time, within the city.
A middle-aged woman with golden wings was currently strolling along the street, no longer continuing her flight.
She was frowning in thought, her expression quite gloomy.
“Logically speaking, with Long Teng killed and the Dragon Clan enraged, I shouldn’t be feeling this vague unease—after all, it has nothing to do with me... And who exactly has been chasing me these past few days?”
She muttered to herself, feeling that her heart was not at peace.
It was a terrifying intuition—if she told anyone, they probably wouldn’t dare believe it.
That was why she had kept fleeing, not daring to stop at all.
After personally witnessing the battle between Long Teng and Gu Changge back then, she hadn’t left, but had instead observed from the shadows for a while.
She felt that the Long Teng matter wouldn’t be so simple—perhaps she could use it to curry favor with the Dragon Clan and raise her status within her own clan.
On the Celestial Ancient Continent, the Dragon Clan was the absolute overlord and royal clan, ruling over everything.
“Right, it should be Gu Changge... that Walking Taboo from the outside world. He seemed to have noticed me back then.”
“If it’s him, why is he hunting me? Could it be because I witnessed him handing Long Teng’s corpse to his fiancée?”
Thinking of this, a sharp gleam suddenly flashed through the golden-winged middle-aged woman’s eyes.
“What exactly is hidden within Long Teng’s corpse? Why would it provoke his pursuit?”
“Or is it for some other reason?”
At this moment, the unease in her heart grew even stronger.
The golden-winged middle-aged woman’s expression suddenly changed as she sensed several powerful auras approaching from the horizon, knowing they were the group that had been chasing her all along.
Within this city were several young members of her clan, so she planned to use this opportunity to notify her clan to send reinforcements.
She had never imagined that she would one day be hunted down by a young junior.
But the opponent’s strength was formidable, making even her heart palpitate. Despite being an existence of the Enlightened Noble Realm, she was intimidated, with no confidence she could take him down.
“Third Aunt, why have you come?”
At this moment, before a pavilion, several young beings—male and female—among whom someone recognized the golden-winged woman, couldn’t help but cry out in delighted surprise.
“Xue Er, Yu Er, why are you all here?”
The golden-winged middle-aged woman frowned, her figure hurrying toward the pavilion, the vague unease in her heart growing stronger.
At the same time, she glanced outside the city and, seeing no one descending there, breathed a sigh of relief.
Soon, the few young beings led her into the pavilion.
“Third Aunt, we heard you went to watch that battle this time. Has Lord Long Teng really fallen?”
Along the way, the few young beings wore expressions of grief and disbelief as they questioned the golden-winged middle-aged woman.
Long Teng, the leader of the younger generation, had actually fallen in that battle—they were unwilling to accept it and were deeply shaken.
Many people didn’t believe it.
Hearing this, the golden-winged middle-aged woman frowned and said, “Why are you asking about these things? And why are so many people gathered here?”
She noticed that there were many young beings inside the pavilion, all from the younger generation of the various Lost Clans of the Celestial Ancient Continent.
“We’re discussing how to avenge Lord Long Teng, thinking of ways to kill that great villain named Gu Changge.”
Hearing this, a young woman stepped forward. She had fine features and was quite beautiful, with a pair of wings similarly growing from her back.
At this moment, when Gu Changge was mentioned, her face was full of hatred and killing intent, looking as if she wished she could cut him into a thousand pieces.
She was one of Long Teng’s admirers.
This time, Long Teng’s defeat and death, his lifetime of prestige swept away, had caused a huge sensation among the various Celestial Ancient clans.
Especially for those like them who had always admired Long Teng, the blow was even greater.
In their hearts, Long Teng was an invincible legend.
Even now, many people were unwilling to believe this had happened.
Now, many people were gathered in the pavilion discussing this matter. Many of them had never even seen Gu Changge, but that didn’t affect their hatred for him.
Among the many Young Prodigies from the outside world who had come to the Celestial Ancient Continent, they had only remembered Gu Changge.
Hearing this, the golden-winged middle-aged woman sighed softly. Although she also wanted to make a move to capture Gu Changge and serve the Dragon Clan,
back then, under the watchful eyes of so many people, she simply hadn’t dared.
Moreover, she felt that with her own strength, she probably couldn’t do it.
“Stop talking about it. You should speak less of this matter. Gu Changge’s strength is very powerful—it’s not something that can be solved by discussion.”
She shook her head, directly pouring cold water on this group of youngsters.
“Impossible. Gu Changge must have used some trick back then. Otherwise, with his strength being far inferior to Lord Long Teng’s, it would have been absolutely impossible for him to defeat Lord Long Teng.”
Some young beings didn’t believe it, their faces flushing red with suppressed emotion.
“The Humans of the outside world are so despicable. In my view, that Gu Changge is nothing but a vile little man. I heard he only succeeded through a sneak attack back then. If he had fought Lord Long Teng fair and square, the one who died would definitely have been him!”
The young woman who had spoken earlier also said bitterly, completely unreconciled.
Hearing the golden-winged middle-aged woman’s words was like lighting a fuse on explosives.
All the young beings in the pavilion began shouting indignantly, one after another, unwilling to accept it.
In their words, Long Teng was so great and invincible, while his opponent was a despicable, shameless villain who had won through improper means.
Regarding these claims, the golden-winged middle-aged woman’s expression shifted slightly, and she felt helpless inside.
She had been at the scene, so she naturally knew these rumors were nothing more than rhetoric from the various Celestial Ancient clans to smear Gu Changge and elevate Long Teng.
At this point, she couldn’t very well pour more cold water on them and dampen their spirits.
Being united like this against the outside cultivators wasn’t necessarily a bad thing.
Besides, they needed a Gu Changge to serve as an outlet for the younger generation of the various Celestial Ancient clans.
So, looking at the indignant, hateful expressions of all the young beings,
she also nodded and said, “What you’ve heard is correct. I was there at the time. Lord Long Teng indeed died with great injustice... His opponent was despicable, using all sorts of underhanded, disgraceful tricks that couldn’t be brought to light. Lord Long Teng disdained to stoop to such methods...”
As she was speaking, the golden-winged middle-aged woman suddenly felt a chill run through her entire body, as if she had been locked onto by some terrifying existence.
At the entrance of the pavilion.
A young man dressed in moon-white feathered robes walked in unhurriedly with his hands clasped behind his back, smiling with perfect composure. “What are you all talking about? Such a lively discussion—why not let me listen in too?”
The golden-winged middle-aged woman looked at him, her pupils contracting sharply, a terrifying chill rising up her back.
Her entire body went ice-cold, as if she had fallen into a frozen cellar.