Coming All This Way Just to Make a Wedding Dress for Someone Else—What a Huge Haul
Coming All This Way Just to Make a Wedding Dress for Someone Else—What a Huge Haul
Bang!
The Eight Barren Demon Halberd swept through space, and the last wisp of dust drifted down from the air.
The mist dispersed, and everything before him became clear.
Gu Changge walked out from within, unhurriedly collecting the many Grand Runes scattered through the surrounding void.
His robes were as pristine as new, as if he hadn’t just been through a battle at all.
“A phantom of a Supreme Being is nothing more than this.”Gu Changge shook his head, looking up at the cave abode before him that was spewing silver radiance.
And at the palace held up by three white jade pillars.
“Still, all these good things now belong to me.”
A faint smile couldn’t help but appear on his face.
All in all, everything had gone as expected.
Weng!
No matter how much reluctance the Eight Barren Demon Halberd conveyed, he mercilessly stored it away into his weapon space.
This was not yet the time to let it be exposed.
<*Ding!* Fortuity Plundering Talisman used successfully. Obtained 5,000 Fortuity Points and 25,000 Fatums.>
<*Ding!* Mission to kill the Fortuitous One Ye Ling complete. Obtained 3,000 Fortuity Points and 15,000 Fatums.>
<*Ding!* Triggered the Zero Fortuity Rule for the Fortuitous One. Obtained an additional Heavenly Gift Treasure Chest.>
“Calculating all rewards...”
At the same time, a series of System notifications rang out in his mind.
“Forty thousand Fatums, plus eight thousand Fortuity Points. Ye Ling really didn’t disappoint me.”Gu Changge revealed a satisfied expression.
The moment he used spatial power to hold back the phantom of the Reincarnation Supreme Being, he had activated the Fortuity Plundering Talisman. With Ye Ling in utter despair, the effect was excellent.
Five thousand Fortuity Points in hand.
Then he completed the Zero Fortuity kill, triggering the drop rule.
It dropped an additional Grand Treasure Chest related to Ye Ling.
“Open.”
Gu Changge opened the Grand Treasure Chest.
A familiar light flashed before his eyes.
Soon, a cluster of radiance flickering with the black and white of yin and yang appeared in his palm.
It looked like a flowing mass of celestial splendor, as dazzling as an Astral River.
Yet within it, all kinds of profound mysteries surfaced.
Life, death, and reincarnation; worlds born and worlds destroyed; heavens collapsing and skies caving in...
In a trance, Gu Changge saw many divine and wondrous sights.
In the depths of the universe, the World Tree propped up the myriad heavens of eternity, and beneath the tree lay a vast, resplendent silver ocean, receiving the souls of the dead from all the worlds of the cosmos.
“Tsk, truly a good thing. It involves the true essence of the Sea of Reincarnation—the supreme power that keeps the universe running.”
Gu Changge was quite satisfied.
After scheming against Ye Ling for so long, the various gains were not bad at all.
Beyond that, once refined, that wisp of the Reincarnation Supreme Being’s phantom could also provide Gu Changge with considerable benefits.
He had prepared for the worst from the very beginning.
Fortuity was something illusory and intangible, yet even in such a predicament, Ye Ling still had so many Fortuity Points.
That meant his trump cards couldn’t have been weak.
So Gu Changge had guessed that the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being had left Ye Ling his strongest life-saving talisman—perhaps even a Dharma Body formed of his Dao Principles.
Unfortunately, in the end, it turned out to be merely a wisp of a phantom.
This left Gu Changge somewhat regretful. According to his arrangements, he could have handled even a Dharma Body, yet what appeared was a phantom with less than one percent of a Dharma Body’s might.
Honestly, he had overestimated Ye Ling’s trump cards.
Then again, Gu Changge felt he had simply thought too far ahead.
It had been a foolproof matter to begin with, yet he had worried about accidents and laid several extra layers of preparation on top of that.
He had assumed Ye Ling was on the tenth floor, but it turned out Ye Ling was only on the first floor.
One had to know, the Grand Flask Gu Changge had just used was not something constructed from condensed runes.
It was... the true Grand Flask.
It was said that when it was forged back then,
countless terrifying blood-red pillars of smoke pierced through the firmament, shrouding entire starry skies.
Endless Blood Essence surged forth from the corpses of supreme powerhouses, stream after stream, thick and massive, crimson and vivid, piercing through the heavens and sinking into the depths of the universe.
Of course, this was also one of Gu Changge’s trump cards.
If he hadn’t been worried that the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being’s methods were too overwhelming, he wouldn’t have easily used this Grand Flask.
Because its aura could easily attract the attention of certain existences.
It was precisely for this reason that Gu Changge had sealed off the void, to prevent the Grand Flask’s aura from leaking out.
Did the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being think Gu Changge had made these arrangements specifically to deal with him?
No, that was purely the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being overthinking things.
“Ancient Reincarnation Celestial Beam ×1. A celestial beam containing the profound meaning of reincarnation. It is a power of the time attribute, involving the Source of time and the Dao of Time...”
Afterward, Gu Changge examined the description of this celestial beam.
It seemed similar to the Five-Coloured True Dragon Blood and the Void Marrow he had encountered before—likewise something on the level of a supreme Talent.
Only, the Ancient Reincarnation Celestial Beam was of the same tier as the Void Marrow.
The Ancient Reincarnation Celestial Beam involved the supreme power of time.
The Void Marrow involved the supreme power of space.
Gu Changge began fusing with this Ancient Reincarnation Celestial Beam.
A warm, cozy feeling enveloped his entire body, as if he were drifting among endless mysterious runes.
In the end, Gu Changge chose to fuse it into his eyes.
One on the left, one on the right. One for life, one for death.
“Fuse.”
Soon, that familiar clear qi brushed across his eyes.
In that moment, it was as if endless profundities converged into his pupils, with divine radiance filling the sky.
The celestial light was restrained, yet reincarnation runes manifested and surfaced within, capable of transforming into terrifying power of time.
One thought brings life; one thought brings death.
If anyone were to look directly into Gu Changge’s eyes at this moment, they would absolutely be unable to suppress their palpitations—even their divine soul would crack apart.
This aura could even let one witness the evolution of the universe, the birth of the primordial world, the endless ages passing by in the snap of a finger.
Profound, mysterious, vast, unknown...
Gu Changge tested it, and a celestial light flashed in his eyes.
The void before him instantly blurred, black and white circulating, all scenery covered over by the power of ages.
A bizarre power emerged within it.
This power could even strip away life in an instant, marching toward death and finality.
“The power of time truly deserves its name as a supreme law.”
“With this power, I’m afraid even facing a Sacred Noble Realm expert would be much easier.”
Gu Changge said with satisfaction. The strange phenomena in his eyes quickly vanished, leaving not the slightest abnormality visible.
Even Yin Mei, not far away, hadn’t noticed Gu Changge’s anomaly just now.
“Is this... plundering?”Only the spirit turtle’s soul within the pendant, having witnessed all of this with its own eyes, couldn’t help but tremble.
It had seen the power Gu Changge had just displayed.
That black and white within it—wasn’t that the power of the Reincarnation Supreme Being?
The time and ages it involved...
It filled the turtle with utter dread.
Ye Ling was dead, and even his final trump card had been crushed in Gu Changge’s hands.
This young man was terrifying to a degree that horrified it. From the Celestial Ancient Times until now, it had seen far too many young prodigies.
Yet it had never once felt what it felt today.
Hiding in the shadows.
Scheming against all living beings under heaven—even the Reincarnation Supreme Being had fallen into his trap.
As for strength, it was powerful to an inconceivable degree.
“This generation’s inheritor of the Immortal-Devouring Demonic Art is simply strong enough to make one despair... In the near future, this world will welcome its most terrifying existence!”
The spirit turtle trembled. It also knew Gu Changge would absolutely never let it go, so it had already fallen into despair.
“Congratulations, Master.”
At this moment, seeing that Gu Changge had disposed of Ye Ling and the Reincarnation Supreme Being’s phantom, Yin Mei let out a breath of relief and couldn’t help but speak with a smile.
“You’ve worked hard.”Gu Changge smiled, and a pill shimmering with seven-colored mist appeared in his hand.
“This is the antidote for the Demonic Gu. From today onward, you will no longer suffer the heart-devouring pain of its backlash.”
“It wasn’t hard at all. Thank you, Master.”
Yin Mei said gratefully, accepting the pill and swallowing it right in front of Gu Changge, without the slightest doubt about its authenticity.
Gu Changge nodded.
The Demonic Gu’s existence had only been something he planted at the very beginning to keep Yin Mei in check, fearing she wouldn’t devote herself to working for him—just in case.
But now, the Demonic Gu was no longer necessary.
With the control of the Demonic Manipulation Urn, plus Yin Mei’s genuine submission to him,
Gu Changge felt he could remove the Demonic Gu for her. It could also count as one of the rewards for this mission.
Yin Mei understood all this too. Removing the Demonic Gu was the first step of Gu Changge truly trusting her.
She didn’t dare hope that someone like Gu Changge could ever completely trust a person.
To have reached this degree, she was already very content.
“Whatever catches your eye in the cave abode, take your pick.”Afterward, Gu Changge waved his great sleeve, wrapped an arm around Yin Mei’s slender waist, and brought her toward the cave abode ahead.
“Thank you, Master.”Hearing this, Yin Mei smiled sweetly.
Back then, Ye Ling had claimed over and over that he loved her, yet in front of the cave abode, facing so many divine treasures, he had hesitated and made her wait outside.
This made Yin Mei unable to hold back a sneer.
With a Ye Ling like that, he wanted her to care about him? How could that be possible?
Although Gu Changge treated her as a chess piece to be used, at a time like this he let her pick freely.
Comparing the two, the difference was clear as day. Anyone would know who was worth following.
Yin Mei couldn’t help but wonder—
what had someone like Ye Ling relied on to make it this far?
Soon, Gu Changge put away Ye Ling’s pendant, within which hid the spirit turtle’s remnant soul. He planned to deal with it when he had time.
Afterward, the two arrived at the cave abode. Even from a distance, the entrance was spewing out all kinds of divine light and precious artifacts.
The interior of the cave abode was very simple. On the stone walls hung many weapons glinting with runes, like a divine treasury with divine light flickering in and out of sight—axes, halberds, blades, forks, seals, cauldrons, furnaces, swords...
Every single weapon contained spiritual charm and Dao marks, possessing astonishing divine might.
At the center of the cave abode was a cushion woven from black and white branches and leaves, with dense nomological aura surging around it. Faintly, there seemed to be a human figure sitting cross-legged upon it.
At the same time, grand chanting sounds rang out near the figure.
It was as if a great bell flowing with yin and yang was booming, with the profound meanings of life and death of all heavens spreading out, and endless runes flickering.
This could aid one in attaining enlightenment.
A Cushion of Enlightenment.
Gu Changge recognized this cushion. For any other cultivator, this would absolutely be the most precious treasure of all.
But for him, it was something tasteless yet a pity to throw away—not even comparable to the weapons nearby.
“Master, I want this one.”Suddenly, Yin Mei’s eyes lit up with delight as she pointed at a crystalline ancient mirror in the corner.
Strands of divine light interwove across it, runes flickering, carrying an extraordinary divine might.
“Take whatever you want. You’ve earned it.”Gu Changge smiled faintly and walked to the center of the cave abode, where something like a star shrunk countless times over floated up and down.
He knew this was the control core of the cave abode.
Only by refining this thing could he be considered to truly command this cave abode.
Weng!
Soon, Gu Changge sank his mind into it.
He began the refinement process. With his current Primordial Spirit state,
refining the cave abode’s core was not difficult.
Hearing Gu Changge’s words, Yin Mei’s smile grew even brighter. The nine fluffy, snow-white fox tails behind her swayed about as she searched everywhere for little trinkets she liked.
...
It had to be said, the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being’s foundation was truly considerable.
Besides the divine weapons and formations, the cave abode also held quite a few divine pills and ancient medicines, sealed in jade jars. As Gu Changge broke them open, he found no small number of rare Celestial Ancient pills.
In Gu Changge’s view, the most important things were the five puppets placed within the cave abode.
These were beings in a state of living death, each with a different appearance.
Three puppets of the Sacred Noble Realm, two puppets of the Sacred Lord Realm.
“Equipping Ye Ling with puppets like these at his level—it seems this Reincarnation Supreme Being was quite the protective sort... He really cheated big for Ye Ling. But now, I’ll gladly accept these puppets.”
No matter how well one prepared for one’s successor, in the end it was all just making a wedding dress for someone else.
While Gu Changge refined the cave abode’s core, he simultaneously refined these five puppets as well.
The aura on these puppets was very strange. They were clearly dead people.
Even standing right in front of them, one wouldn’t notice anything amiss—one would unconsciously treat the puppets as dead objects.
Yet they possessed terrifying power, enough to crush many Sacred Realm existences.
Most importantly, these puppets feared neither death nor pain. As long as they weren’t completely destroyed, they could slowly repair themselves within the cave abode.
For Gu Changge, who was currently somewhat short on manpower, such good things could be considered a timely rain.
“Now that part of the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being’s inheritance has fallen into my hands, I can make use of this identity...”
Gu Changge suddenly narrowed his eyes.
He wasn’t like Ye Ling, powerless and influence-less, possessing the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being’s inheritance yet not daring to reveal it, afraid of others coveting it.
When the time came, even if he announced it to the world and let all cultivators under heaven know he was the “successor” of the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being, no one would dare say a word.
Who would dare make a move against him?
Gu Changge was both the successor of the Skyward Schloss and the young master of the Longevity Gu Family.
In the entire Beyond, unless one was the personal child of an Ancient Emperor or the reincarnation of a True Immortal, whose status could compare to his?
It was just that Gu Changge considered things more far-reaching. Ye Ling’s death couldn’t be hidden forever.
He needed someone else to take the blame, and at that time, his identity as the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being’s successor could serve as a cover.
“As expected, this records how the Black Sky Hawks, the Ancient Teng Snakes, the Divine Crocodiles, and other Celestial Ancient Races were planted with Slave Marks by the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being. What a pity—these Slave Marks were actually resources left for Ye Ling.”
Afterward, Gu Changge flipped through a Jade Tablet.
Within it were recorded the words the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being had left for Ye Ling, including the matter of the Slave Marks.
It had to be said, the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being had truly racked his brains for this successor of his.
He was just short of establishing an entire faction for Ye Ling.
“The Slave Marks need the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being’s inheritance to trigger. Now that portion of the inheritance was taken by Ye Ling, and with his death, it has vanished into smoke.”
Gu Changge felt slightly regretful.
But soon he no longer minded. After all, he had already schemed against the Black Hawk Family in advance.
Even if he couldn’t enslave those races through the Slave Marks, with the Entanglement Immortal Art, it was all the same.
Moreover, the Entanglement Immortal Art could directly decide their life and death, unlike the Slave Marks, which could only suppress.
The terror of the Entanglement Immortal Art was far beyond what Slave Marks could compare to.