Even the Ancestor Gets Schemed Against—Drag Him Down First, No Matter What
Even the Ancestor Gets Schemed Against—Drag Him Down First, No Matter What
Pu!
In the void, a spray of blood blossomed, and a thick, metallic stench spread through the air.
No matter how Yu Xuan roared and raged, he was annihilated on the spot, body and soul alike.
Gu Changge struck personally, sending him straight down to join his childhood sweetheart.
“Don’t be in such a hurry. Your clansmen will all come to keep you company soon enough.” He smiled faintly, but those words sent a chill down everyone’s spine.
Judging by his appearance, he was clearly someone otherworldly and transcendent—yet his methods were so domineering and merciless.
“Uprooting the weeds entirely. Not bad, not bad.”
Gu Nanshan, the Great Elder, and Gu Xianer, who had rushed over through the high skies, naturally witnessed this scene as well.
A gratified smile appeared on Gu Nanshan’s face as he said, “Such methods are exactly what the Young Master of our Gu Family should possess. Whoever dares offend the Gu Family shall have their entire clan exterminated.”
That was what he said on the surface, but in truth, the brows in his heart were nearly knotted into the shape of the character for ‘river’.
The Longevity Gu Family’s creed had always been to never provoke trouble of their own accord.
But if anyone truly dared to pluck the tiger’s whiskers, they would inevitably face a thunderous strike.
In his view, there was nothing wrong with Gu Changge’s methods today.
It was just that this Gu Changge before him was so cold-hearted and decisive in slaughter—fine as a sharp blade, perhaps, but letting him hold great power and command the Gu Family would not be a good choice.
Still, in front of Gu Xianer, what more could he say?
He could only put on an act and praise Gu Changge, speaking words that went against his heart.
Gu Nanshan felt deeply awkward inside.
“The Ancestor is right. This Feathered Clan truly brought it upon themselves. If they hadn’t taken things to such an extreme, how would they have invited today’s consequences?”
“Though they were foolish too, falling for that guy Gu Changge’s scheme. Otherwise, Gu Changge wouldn’t have found an excuse to move against them.”
Hearing this, Gu Xianer nodded as well, a look of agreement in her eyes.
After all, back then, the experts of the Feathered Clan had attacked her too.
That whole affair had been Gu Changge dragging her into it, diverting disaster eastward onto her.
That was a debt she could never forget.
The world fell deathly silent. Even the vast, magnificent city ahead was utterly quiet—no living being dared make a sound.
Gu Changge stood in the void with his hands clasped behind his back, at this moment like a young Immortal Emperor surveying the world, exuding an air of cold, overlooking indifference.
His domineering methods had not only cowed every member of the Feathered Clan—even the cultivators and beings watching from nearby felt a chill run down their backs.
Right in front of the Feathered Clan’s ancestral grounds, before all their eyes, he had killed their successor.
Yet not a single member of the Feathered Clan dared to show themselves.
Such overwhelming deterrence made the cultivators of many Dao Lineages tremble, their awe deepening.
This was the person with the most monstrous authority among the younger generation!
One man looking down upon an entire clan!
“Young Master, since they won’t come out, shall we blast them open?”
The middle-aged man in golden armor was named Lu Yu, hailing from the Primal Celestial Temple, with cultivation at the Quasi-Sacred Realm.
He spoke respectfully.
Today, the Feathered Clan had to give an answer—either submit, or choose annihilation.
As for resistance, that would only make them die faster.
“Being turtles hiding in their shells simply won’t do.”
Gu Changge nodded with a light chuckle, the power of life and death entirely within his grasp.
Killing the chicken to warn the monkeys—if the process of killing the chicken was too easy, it would be hard to achieve any deterrent effect.
Moreover, by his estimation, the Feathered Clan should right now be trying to contact the Immortal Ancient Dragon Clan, hoping the Dragon Clan would back them up.
But the Immortal Ancient Dragon Clan was no pushover either. They wouldn’t easily tear off all pretenses with the many Dao Lineages of the outside world. Both sides were probing each other.
So the Immortal Ancient Dragon Clan would only stall for time now, rather than step forward to uphold justice for the Feathered Clan.
And the Feathered Clan, caught in the middle, had no choice left.
Either submit, or be trampled flat by Gu Changge leading the Primal Celestial Temple and the Longevity Gu Family, reduced to ruins.
“I’ll give you one chance. Today, either surrender, or die.”
Gu Changge, hands behind his back, strode through the void, pressing toward the vast Mystic Mountain city below.
He spoke slowly, with an indisputable coldness that made everyone’s souls tremble with dread.
Only at this moment did the crowd of Young Prodigies realize that, without their noticing, the gap between Gu Changge and themselves had already widened infinitely.
They were of the same younger generation, yet their might simply couldn’t compare—there was no comparison to be made at all.
This left Ye Langtian, Wang Wushuang, and the others in silence.
“Gu Changge, don’t you dare bully us too far! Even if we all perish together today, we won’t let you have your way!”
From within the Feathered Clan’s ancestral grounds came waves of furious voices. Among them were several figures whose hatred surged to the heavens, glaring fixedly at Gu Changge, wishing they could cut him into a thousand pieces and tear him limb from limb.
Inside one of the palaces, several Feathered Clan experts had gathered. The middle-aged man at their center wore a golden robe, his face stern and grim, a purple-gold crown upon his head.
It was none other than the current leader of the Feathered Clan, Yu Wudi.
From his name alone, one could glimpse the bold spirit of his youth. His cultivation had now reached the Sacred Noble Realm.
As his eyes opened and closed, threads of cold, sharp light flickered within.
“This Gu Family brat is simply bullying us too far. Does he think the Feathered Clan is easy to push around? Does he really think that with just this bit of manpower, he can steamroll our Feathered Clan? He’s dreaming!” Yu Wudi’s expression was incomparably dark.
“How could our clan’s foundation possibly be matched by this mere handful of troops? He underestimates our clan far too much!”
“Xiao Xuan!”
An old man beside him was overcome with grief—an elder of Yu Xuan’s lineage.
They had watched helplessly as Yu Xuan died at Gu Changge’s hands, powerless to stop it, not even daring to show themselves.
The humiliation in their hearts was immeasurable, their rage finding no outlet.
It made them mad with hatred.
But the Dragon Clan had yet to give them an answer.
Until then, they dared not clash head-on with Gu Changge—dared not even openly declare war.
How terrifying was the foundation of a Longevity Family and a Cult of Immortality? It was simply unimaginable.
What they could see would forever be only the tip of the iceberg—let alone a colossal, ancient behemoth like the Longevity Gu Family.
One had to know that even the other Cults of Immortality and Supreme Dao Lineages were deeply wary of it.
“The Dragon Clan still hasn’t given an answer. It seems they want our clan to test Gu Changge’s methods for them! This is nothing short of an open scheme!” one elder said, his expression icy, his face written over with fury.
The Primal Celestial Temple had been camped outside their ancestral grounds for more than a day or two now, yet the Dragon Clan hadn’t reacted at all.
That alone made the Dragon Clan’s attitude clear enough.
“Go invite the Ancestor out of seclusion! Without the Ancestor, today’s matter may not end well...” one person said with a heavy expression.
These words won unanimous agreement from everyone.
Soon, figure after figure, their faces grave, hurried toward the depths of the clan grounds. Ordinarily, unless something monumental occurred, who would dare lightly disturb the Ancestor?
For every clan, the Ancestor was an existence akin to their very foundation. Some such beings, once invited out, could never seal themselves away again, and would slowly burn through their life essence in this era until they died of old age.
Thus, many Feathered Clan members felt heavy at heart, never imagining a day would come when they faced their greatest crisis of life and death.
And all of it had been brought about by a single young man.
“Perish together? Heh heh. I only hope you can hold onto that resolve until the very end.”
In the high skies outside, hearing these words, Gu Changge’s face still wore that faint smile.
But as his words trailed off, he abruptly brought two fingers together and struck!
At the same time, his figure strode forward through the void.
Weng!
Ripples spread through the void, followed by crisp, ringing qiang qiang sounds. Space itself trembled, and a terrifying might emerged.
Fingers joined like a sword!
This one sword strike descended.
Boundless Sword Qi poured down, like hanging rivers of stars, vast and endless.
Sword radiance blotted out the sky and swept forth, and the Immortal Ancient Mystic Mountains and cities ahead began to quake.
“Damn it!”
Watching this scene, the faces of the Feathered Clan’s many members changed drastically, turning pale.
No one had expected Gu Changge to suddenly strike, and with such dominance. The terrifying divine might of this sword—likely even beings of the True Enlightened Realm, or even the Enlightened Noble Realm, would be reduced to nothing in an instant.
It left them shaken.
Although Gu Changge had been injured for some time, it was now clear his wounds had fully healed.
What’s more, his cultivation had grown even stronger. This injury to his Source had, for him, been more like a fortuitous rebirth through destruction.
The many Young Prodigies’ expressions grew complicated.
They had long since lost any heart to contend with Gu Changge.
A monster like this—perhaps only a true Emperor’s Scion, or a sealed ancient freak emerging into the world, could possibly match him?
“Kill!”
With Gu Changge leading the way, the Immortal Guards of the Longevity Gu Family and the many experts of the Primal Celestial Temple roared in unison, their killing cries shaking the heavens as they charged toward the city ahead.
In an instant, a world-shaking battle erupted!
Hong long long!
Numerous Ancient Battleships descended, runes flickering upon them, their dreadful aura sweeping down and blasting mountain peaks and buildings into ash.
Even from far away, the onlookers could feel those tidal-wave-like fluctuations.
“The battle’s begun! Young Master Changge is domineering to an absurd degree, charging in just like that. Does he really intend to slaughter the entire Feathered Clan?”
“This attitude is too arrogant—he doesn’t regard the Feathered Clan at all!”
“Where does Gu Changge get his confidence? To destroy the Feathered Clan—after all, they’re a clan that possesses at least a Sacred Emperor Artifact!”
Everyone in every direction was stunned, trembling with shock.
Many believed Gu Changge held some powerful trump card.
Or perhaps, behind him, there were experts who had yet to reveal themselves.
Sword Qi filled the sky like a vast starry expanse. A single strand of Sword Qi slashed out from within the sword radiance, carrying the intent to butcher the sun, moon, and stars themselves.
The edge of the Hepta-Metal Principles, interwoven with ultimate offensive power.
The many Feathered Clan members were suppressed beneath this boundless Sword Qi.
Terrifying beams of energy wove together into a single sheet, like an Astral River crashing down, pressing across the entire sky from the Ancient Battleships!
Hong!
The ancient Array Patterns engraved into the ground erupted together with their killing intent, surging upward—then bursting apart!
In that instant, it was as if an Astral River had collapsed.
Within the Mystic Mountains, heaven and earth shook violently. Cracks split open across the ground, and countless ancient trees toppled.
The mountain ranges trembled; whole ridges turned to ash!
Sou sou sou!
Gu Changge led the host of Immortal Guards, his gaze cold, slaughtering his way in.
At this moment, he was truly like a peerless Demonic Sovereign, disdainful and domineering. With a wave of his hand, countless divine abilities burst forth like a hazy rain of light, blasting swathes of Feathered Clan beings into ash.
“At a time like this, it’s actually best to drag that guy down into the water too...”
Though Gu Changge appeared to be carving his way deep into the Feathered Clan, in truth, he was still keeping an eye on the scene in the high skies above.
Gu Xianer’s aura.
Since she was hiding there.
Then the Great Elder and that Gu Family Ancestor were bound to be there as well.
Of this, Gu Changge had not the slightest doubt.
This kind of slaughter held no meaning for him. Gu Changge’s true goal was to use the Feathered Clan to beat the grass and startle the snake.
He was considering how to drag that Gu Family Ancestor into this battle.
That was Gu Changge’s ultimate objective. With a Gu Family Ancestor making an appearance, it would demonstrate the domineering stance of the Longevity Gu Family.
At the same time, it would serve as the perfect deterrent for subduing the other clans.
Gu Changge also knew full well that the Ancestor had not come to the Celestial Ancient Continent to back him up. On the contrary... he had come to hold him accountable over Gu Xianer.
He had long since seen through all of this with perfect clarity.
The moment that Ancestor arrived on the Celestial Ancient Continent, he had already been factored into Gu Changge’s calculations.
That Ancestor would certainly not casually step in to help Gu Changge. In fact, he would very likely teach him a lesson.
Regarding this, Gu Changge naturally had a countermeasure ready.
And so, Gu Changge’s actions... appeared all the more audacious in everyone’s eyes. With a rumbling roar, the void behind him blossomed with a hazy radiance.
It was a vast, boundless space.
Golden light surged, and one after another, weapons of world-shaking sharpness emerged.
Axes, halberds, hooks, forks, cauldrons, seals, furnaces, bells... a terrifying killing intent billowed forth, about to burst out from within.
Godly Weapons Storage Space.
Gu Changge directly deployed this divine ability. One godly weapon after another shot out with a whoosh, carrying surging radiance, piercing through everything as they charged toward the many Feathered Clan experts ahead.
His destination was none other than the Feathered Clan’s ancestral hall, where he intended to face the clan’s supreme experts head-on.
“This guy... is he planning to charge in all by himself?” High up in the sky, Gu Nanshan’s brows furrowed tightly.
Just now, when Gu Changge had glanced toward the sky, there seemed to have been a trace of a smile at the corner of his mouth?
What did that mean?
Could it be that this guy knew he was hiding here?
Toward this junior, Gu Nanshan found him increasingly impossible to see through. Moreover, he kept feeling that there was malice hidden within Gu Changge’s smile.
“What’s going on? Did I see wrong? Or am I overthinking this?” Gu Nanshan grew more and more puzzled.
His cultivation was far above Gu Changge’s. By all reason, Gu Changge should have no way of knowing he was hidden in this place.
Of course, he did not know.
That because of the Great Dao Bone, Gu Changge could faintly sense Gu Xianer’s location.
At this moment, Gu Changge had already fought his way deep into the Feathered Clan’s territory.
The void was filled with swirling godly weapons, their sharpness shaking the heavens. A single touch meant certain death. Even beings of the Enlightened Noble Realm could not withstand them, coughing up blood and retreating in defeat in an instant.
Everyone’s eyes went wide. So many godly weapons, each one containing the charm of the Dao, each worth an astonishing fortune—yet Gu Changge had brought them all out in one go.
Beyond their shock, all they could say was that this was truly... filthy rich extravagance.
Before Gu Changge, every young creature blocking his path was slapped to death with a casual wave, body and soul utterly annihilated.
Puff puff puff...
Deep within the Feathered Clan’s territory!
The city was incomparably grand.
Built from slab after slab of basin-sized azure crystal stones.
Yet at this moment it was collapsing, struck down by the torrential divine light from the Ancient Battleships, disintegrating directly, unable to resist for even a moment!
“Heavens, that damned Gu Changge......”
“Quick, wake the Ancestor!”
These winged Feathered Clan creatures screamed in terror, utterly despairing.
Before Gu Changge, they had not the slightest power to resist, exploding into pieces in an instant!
The magnificent city walls stretched like a mountain range, the towering gatehouses like a Heavenly Palace, lying across the land with overwhelming grandeur.
In the sky, the experts of the Primal Celestial Temple and the Gu Family’s Immortal Guards charged down like a flood!
The walls and palaces shattered continuously, cracking and collapsing, reduced directly to ash!
Deep within the ancestral hall.
The Feathered Clan had many experts, and naturally many clansmen, but now all was chaos.
The city walls were engraved with endless ancient runes, not belonging to this era, and they began to erupt.
“There’s a road through the Yellow Springs that you refuse to take, insisting instead on having your souls scattered, never to enter reincarnation. Is this the outcome you like?”
Gu Changge spoke casually, having already arrived here, all alone, with no one following behind him.
The great battle raged elsewhere, fierce and astonishing.
But the crowd of Feathered Clan members before him had deathly pale faces, staring at him in terror, not daring to make a move.
Even the several clan elders of the Quasi-Sacred Realm were the same.
This was far too abnormal!
Gu Changge clearly only had Partial-Enlightened Realm strength, yet he dared to fight his way all the way here.
Was Gu Changge stupid? Not only was he not stupid, he was as cunning as a demon, scheming against all the clans of the Celestial Ancient Continent, toying with everyone in the palm of his hand.
Would such a Gu Changge charge in here alone without any assurance?
So they were all cautious and wary, their backs drenched in cold sweat, guarding against whatever powerful methods or trump cards Gu Changge might have.
“I’ll give you two choices now. Submit, or die.”
Gu Changge repeated it with a nonchalant smile.
He also knew that many powers were watching this place right now.
“Gu Changge, whatever tricks you have, bring them out! If today we...”
A Feathered Clan expert glared furiously at Gu Changge, but before he could finish his words, a strand of Sword Qi pierced through his brow, and along with his Primordial Spirit, he was instantly annihilated in body and soul.
“Don’t fail to appreciate kindness. Giving you this chance is me being merciful. In the next moment, I might not be so kindhearted.” Gu Changge’s expression did not change in the slightest.
He slowly swept his gaze over the terrified Feathered Clan members before him.
Within his finger bones, a dreadful sword gleam flickered in and out, as if a single sword strike could destroy a Great Universe.
Behind them stood the Feathered Clan’s ancestral hall.
There stood the many high-ranking members of the Feathered Clan, including the Elders and the Clan Leader Yu Wudi, all watching Gu Changge with dark, furious faces—yet still, no one dared to act.
This made Gu Changge sigh softly. “I’ve bullied you to this extent, and you still don’t dare make a move against me? Cowardly to such a degree—you’re truly beyond saving.”
“Gu Changge, you’ve committed every evil imaginable, schemed to the very end—you will absolutely come to no good end!”
One clan elder spoke in boundless fury, a terrifying radiance rising from his body, also fearing that Gu Changge might suddenly strike.
“Committed every evil? I’m afraid I can’t agree with that. It was clearly your clan that intended to kill me, to claim credit with the Celestial Ancient Dragon Clan. It just so happened that I broke your scheme. How can you now pin the blame on me?”
Gu Changge spoke with an easy calm, even before a group of Quasi-Sacred and even Sacred Realm beings.
Toward their terrifying pressure, he seemed to feel nothing at all, as if a cool breeze were brushing his face, his heart still as still water.
This was something everyone understood perfectly well in their hearts—what use was there in saying it out loud?
“You shameless wretch!”
Immediately, a clan elder flew into a rage, provoked by Gu Changge’s attitude, hating him to madness. Never had there been a day like today, when he wanted so badly to kill a junior.
“Hold it! There’s something strange about this guy...” Yu Wudi’s face was dark as water as he pulled back the clan elder beside him.
Facing a group of Sacred Realm experts, any ordinary young cultivator would have long since collapsed limply to the ground. How could one possibly chat and laugh so freely like Gu Changge?
This scene not only made their hearts skip a beat, it also shocked the many cultivators outside.
It seemed Gu Changge truly had something to rely on!
“Looking at you all, you’ve cultivated for hundreds of thousands of years, yet it seems your courage went to the dogs. Now you don’t even dare to make a move against me?”
“Why don’t you just kill yourselves and save me the time.”
Gu Changge smiled faintly, his gaze drifting toward the battlefields in other directions.
Whether it was the Primal Celestial Temple or the Immortal Guards, all were battle-hardened veterans with immensely powerful cultivation.
This battle was a completely crushing, one-sided affair.
The Feathered Clan had not the slightest power to resist.
“Don’t fall for his tricks! Have you forgotten what happened to Yu Jing?”
Gu Changge’s words made many clansmen and clan elders furious, their faces humiliated and livid, but their Clan Leader remained rational and held them back.
Those words were like a basin of cold water poured over their heads.
In an instant, they came to their senses. Their anger vanished, replaced by an icy chill down their backs.
What a familiar scheme this was!
Gu Changge was provoking them into acting, giving him all the more excuse to slaughter them.
This guy was truly full of vicious methods!
Their backs ran cold.
“Cowardly to this extent—truly something I never expected...” Gu Changge wore a peculiar smile at the corner of his mouth.
Yet no matter how he taunted them, every expert of the Feathered Clan wore the same furious, livid expression, not daring to make a move against him.
Honestly, even Gu Changge himself was surprised. Everything he did was meant to drag that Gu Family Ancestor into the water, forcing him to act.
But Gu Changge truly had not expected the Feathered Clan to be frightened to this degree—to the point where they no longer even dared to raise a hand against him.
Gu Changge rubbed his brow with some headache.
Then, very directly, his expression showing helplessness, he looked up toward the high sky.
And in a perfectly natural tone, he said, “Old Ancestor, this matter has become boring. Why don’t you take action yourself? I’ll leave the rest to you, Laozu.”
As he spoke, a meaningful smile flashed through his eyes.
Then it quickly returned to normal.
What?!
Gu Changge’s words were not loud, but at this moment, they resounded through the high sky.
All the cultivators and creatures were stunned, their eyes going wide.
For a moment, many people had yet to react.
What did Gu Changge mean by that?
Old Ancestor?
Could it be that a Gu Family Ancestor really was hidden in the shadows, simply not showing himself?
Was this what Gu Changge had been relying on all along, fearless and unbothered?
Many cultivators followed Gu Changge’s current gaze, but that area was a blur, with no figure to be seen.
Still, this was a figure of Gu Family Ancestor level. Concealing his form—how could ordinary people possibly see him?
“Daoxiong...”
“Laozu...”
The Great Elder and Gu Xianer, hidden high in the sky, also froze in expression.
Honestly, neither of them had expected that Gu Changge and Gu Nanshan had arranged this in advance.
No wonder Gu Nanshan had shown such a warm and approving attitude toward Gu Changge.
Gu Xianer was somewhat enlightened, pondering seriously in her heart. It seemed the relationship between this Ancestor of her lineage and Gu Changge was quite good.
Otherwise, Gu Changge would not have said such a thing.
If there truly were enmity between them, how could Gu Changge suddenly say something like this at a time like this?
The two of them were actually in cahoots—and the Ancestor had never told her about this before.
This only further solidified the belief in Gu Xianer’s heart.
Gu Changge definitely harbored some unknown secret!
“That damned brat...”
The pipe in Gu Nanshan’s mouth dropped, and he was completely dumbfounded at this moment.
He had never imagined that Gu Changge would actually know his exact location, much less say something so easily misunderstood.
Heaven bear witness—before this, he had truly never met Gu Changge, had never even exchanged a single word with him, had no dealings with him whatsoever.
Right now, his entire being had been thrown into a daze by Gu Changge’s actions.
Who could have known Gu Changge would suddenly say such a thing?
“I’ve been played by this brat!”
At this moment, Gu Nanshan’s face was black as charcoal, and he even felt the urge to slap Gu Changge to death.
And yet, at this very moment, he had no choice but to reveal himself!