Rather Than the Mortal One Himself, It's Someone Like This—As If It Were Left Behind for Her
Rather Than the Mortal One Himself, It’s Someone Like This—As If It Were Left Behind for Her
Hearing these words, Jiang Chuchu froze, watching Gu Changge’s motion as he tucked her hair behind her ear, her expression growing even more complicated.
She had never expected Gu Changge to make such a gentle gesture.
For a moment, she even felt somewhat overwhelmed by the favor, because ordinarily Gu Changge was a cold and heartless man—one could never hope to see the slightest warmth in his eyes.
“What method do you have?”
Jiang Chuchu’s crystalline eyes looked toward him.
Somehow, her own voice had softened, no longer as cold and hard as usual.
Hearing this, Gu Changge smiled faintly and said, “The method is actually very simple.”
“Isn’t it just the Mortal One? The world and its people need such a faith.”
“Right now, apart from you and me, who else knows that he has already been killed by me? As for the Mortal Palace behind you, they won’t find out either. My methods—you can rest absolutely assured~”
“So, no one besides you and me will know that the Mortal One is already dead.”
“What the people of this world need is not the Mortal One himself, but someone who is the Mortal One.”
He spoke with a smile, guiding her along step by step.
Of course, if he hadn’t killed the Mortal One, none of this trouble would exist.
But him killing the Mortal One was one matter.
Right now, he was kindly helping Jiang Chuchu.
If any outsider were present at this moment, hearing these words would absolutely horrify them—they would widen their eyes, a dreadful chill rising within them, convinced that Gu Changge must be insane.
Jiang Chuchu was also stunned, her eyes involuntarily widening.
She hurriedly shook her head.
“No... how could this be allowed... The Mortal One is irreplaceable by anyone. How could we find someone to impersonate him?”
“If I did that, how would I be any different from betraying my sect?”
She gritted her teeth, rejecting Gu Changge’s proposal, refusing to agree.
Gu Changge’s intention was to find someone to play the role of the Mortal One.
Just like how he had found someone to pretend to be the Successor of Mortal Palace, walking the world and deceiving all living beings.
Such a thing made Jiang Chuchu’s heart uneasy. It wasn’t just betraying her sect—it felt more like she and Gu Changge were colluding together, walking down a crooked and wicked path side by side.
It felt even more like she and Gu Changge had together secretly murdered the Mortal One and taken his place.
This was something she could not accept.
Hearing this, Gu Changge wasn’t surprised. If Jiang Chuchu had agreed just like that, that would have surprised him.
So, his smile unchanged, he continued, “I merely came up with a method for you. Whether you accept it or not is your problem.”
“Besides, the collapse of the Mortal Palace would actually be a good thing for me—I could wash my hands of it entirely. So don’t try to make me accommodate you.”
Jiang Chuchu fell silent with a complicated expression.
She understood the logic in what Gu Changge said. What did the survival of the Mortal Palace have to do with him?
He only needed to kill her.
Then who would know that he had killed the Mortal One? Who would know that he was the Successor of Demonic Arts?
In that case, why would Gu Changge go looking for trouble for himself?
For a moment, Jiang Chuchu was somewhat dazed. Clearly, Gu Changge was saying all this because of her.
Come to think of it, aside from treating her rather badly at the very beginning, Gu Changge hadn’t done anything to her since.
She had indeed harbored deep malice toward Gu Changge from the very start, refusing to believe he could be a good person.
Though in certain respects, he really was rotten to the core.
Thinking of all this, Jiang Chuchu’s expression was incomparably complicated, and so was her mood.
But... she truly could not bring herself to do something like betraying her sect and colluding with this great demon.
“Gu Changge, you should just kill me!”
So, after thinking it over for a long time, Jiang Chuchu still settled on this solution, planning to end it all with death.
Hearing this, Gu Changge’s brows furrowed.
The smile on his face vanished, turning cold. “Jiang Chuchu, do not try to test my patience.”
This time, he directly addressed her by her full name.
Before this, he had always called her Saintess Chuchu.
Jiang Chuchu’s expression, which had just regained its calm, changed once again.
She naturally sensed the difference in this form of address. Clearly, her refusal to appreciate his kindness had made Gu Changge somewhat angry.
For a moment, she couldn’t tell whether this was Gu Changge’s goodwill or something else.
Then, Jiang Chuchu gritted her teeth slightly and said,
“Stop pushing me, Gu Changge. I would rather die of old age than betray my sect. You killed the Mortal One, and the fact that I haven’t struck at you is already...”
“You say that as if you’d dare make a move against me.”
Gu Changge coldly interrupted her, then said indifferently, “You want to seek death, but I haven’t killed you. In other words, the old you is already dead. Your current life was given by me.”
“You want to do something with it? Have you gotten my permission?”
Hearing this, Jiang Chuchu’s eyes suddenly widened, clearly stunned for a moment.
Why did that somehow sound so reasonable?
Yet this was obviously Gu Changge’s specious argument.
The next moment, Gu Changge waved his sleeve, and the gateway to his Inner Universe instantly opened. He casually tossed Jiang Chuchu inside.
Then, he walked in himself.
“Gu Changge, you despicable, shameless...”
And soon, within the Inner Universe, Jiang Chuchu was so furious she couldn’t help but curse out loud.
The calm, still-water state of mind she had cultivated over the years was utterly useless in front of Gu Changge.
......
The deepest part of the Sky Pool of Death.
Zhao Yi, who had been standing guard over Jiang Yang all this time, looked somewhat weary. At this moment, she suddenly sensed the chaotic mist ahead dispersing, and she couldn’t help but reveal a look of joy.
“Jiang Yang, you succeeded...”
However, before she could finish her words, she froze in place, utterly horrified.
Her entire body went rigid, eyes wide, staring in utter horror at Gu Changge walking out from within, simply unable to believe that this scene was real.
Hadn’t this Exalted Immortal reportedly perished within the Sky Pool of Death, trapped to death by Jiang Yang?
But now, how could he suddenly walk out from within?
Where was Jiang Yang?
Nine times out of ten, he had met with disaster.
“No good...”
Zhao Yi’s expression was horrified to the extreme. Instinctively, she moved to use the method Jiang Yang had taught her to activate the Celestial Seal against Gu Changge.
But the next moment, before she could react, her vision went black. She felt a giant hand that blotted out the sky reaching toward her, instantly engulfing her. Even the Celestial Seal floating in the air above was struck, trembling violently.
Pfft!
The next instant, Zhao Yi despaired and couldn’t help but beg for mercy.
“Exalted Immortal, spare my life! All of this was arranged by Jiang Yang—it has nothing to do with me...”
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She couldn’t withstand this force. Her body instantly exploded. Previously, Gu Changge had deliberately left her divine soul intact, precisely to cause trouble for Jiang Yang.
Now that Jiang Yang was dead, there was naturally no need to keep this Zhao Yi around.
Her divine soul was immediately slapped into ash, body and soul utterly annihilated.
The Artifact Spirit within the Celestial Seal also sensed something was wrong and tried to take the opportunity to tear through the void and flee, but Gu Changge had long anticipated this.
Golden Dao Storehouse, unfold!
The vast world within, like a painted scroll, enveloped everything in all directions. The mighty power of heaven and earth hummed, spreading out endless radiance!
The Celestial Seal instantly found itself unable to escape, falling directly into it.
After collecting this Sacred Emperor Grade artifact, Gu Changge was in no hurry to refine it, because he still had things to do.
As for Jiang Chuchu’s side, he wasn’t anxious either. He knew she would make her choice sooner or later.
Boom!!
And soon, the terrifying Grey Fog above the Sky Pool of Death grew ever more astonishing and sky-blotting, seemingly capable of bursting beyond the realm itself.
In the far distance, many powerful Cultivators looked toward this place, their expressions still filled with shock, unable to calm down for a long time.
At this moment, the terrifying aura of the Sky Pool of Death swept out in all directions like a great wave, surging and tumultuous.
Once again, it stopped many Cultivators who had intended to come investigate, making it impossible for them to approach.
On all sides were subordinates dispatched by Yue Mingkong standing guard, so no one dared barge in. Given the current situation, entering would surely mean certain death.
“Jiang Yang’s aura has vanished... What exactly happened?”
Yue Mingkong frowned, then her figure flickered. Activating a Forbidden Weapon to resist the residual aura around her, she swiftly rushed toward the Sky Pool.
This was because she had noticed that the terrifying figure high in the sky seemed to have already dissipated and vanished—not even a trace of its aura could be sensed.
As if it had evaporated from the mortal world. This was far too strange.
Moreover, Jiang Yang’s aura, which she had been keeping track of, had also suddenly become undetectable. She didn’t know what accident had occurred.
And soon, when Yue Mingkong arrived at the place where the World Purifying Green Lotus had been, she froze, the doubt in her eyes deepening.
The vitality of this World Purifying Green Lotus, along with its many divine charms and immortal essence, had all vanished. Clearly, it had been fused with and absorbed by someone.
The first person Yue Mingkong ruled out was Jiang Yang.
If Jiang Yang had succeeded in fusing with it, he would inevitably have charged out to seek revenge against her.
But from the current situation, Jiang Yang had failed—and might even have perished here.
This set off monstrous waves in Yue Mingkong’s heart. She simply couldn’t believe it.
Who had the means to kill Jiang Yang in this place, on ground where Jiang Yang had laid out his backup arrangements?
“There are actually lotus seeds of the World Purifying Green Lotus left in this place? Were they forgotten?”
Soon noticing something within, Yue Mingkong was somewhat shocked.
She had discovered the extremely precious lotus seeds of the World Purifying Green Lotus, and in no small quantity. Surprisingly, they hadn’t been taken away along with everything else, but had instead been left within the lotus body.
All the immortal essence and Dao charm within them remained intact, completely unaffected.
As if leaving them here without taking them... was deliberately leaving them for her?
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Owe one chapter, will definitely repay it tomorrow!