Gu-xiong Really Is an Honest Man—Perhaps the Flask Can Evolve a Bit
Gu-xiong Really Is an Honest Man—Perhaps the Flask Can Evolve a Bit
Hearing Gu Changge’s words, not just Jiang Chuchu—even Wang Zijin couldn’t help but freeze at that moment.
“You...”
Jiang Chuchu’s eyes, fixed on Gu Changge, couldn’t help but widen a bit more, as if she still hadn’t processed it.
But Gu Changge’s expression remained calm as still water, without the slightest ripple.
Anyone could feel that iron-hearted coldness of his.
“What about me? Do you need me to say it again?”
He stared at Jiang Chuchu once more, his tone unhurried. “If you want to die, don’t die in front of me.”
“Don’t tell me you actually thought I came here specifically to save you?”
“How laughable. What time is it, and you’re still fantasizing? Do you need me to repeat what I said back then? Jiang Chuchu, you still can’t shake that self-righteous nature of yours. Did you really think your death would affect me in any way?”
His expression carried a faint trace of mockery, and his tone was even less polite.
He was one step short of pointing at Jiang Chuchu’s nose and cursing her for flattering herself.
“Gu Changge, you bastard...”
Coming back to her senses, Jiang Chuchu couldn’t help but grit her teeth in fury, her body trembling slightly, her expression filled with hatred, growing colder and colder.
Just now, she really had thought Gu Changge came here to save her.
Based on his temperament during their previous time together...
Although Gu Changge said with his mouth that he didn’t care whether she lived or died,
when it truly came to her life and death, there was no way he would ignore her.
However, what Gu Changge said now could be said to have shattered her illusions.
And in the most merciless way possible, without leaving her a shred of dignity.
Her death indeed had no effect on Gu Changge whatsoever—if anything, the world would have one less person who knew his true identity.
Gu Changge would be too busy celebrating.
“I am indeed a bastard. So, are you done cursing?”
“Once you’re done, you can scram. Standing in front of me is really an eyesore.”
“I’ve never seen anyone as stupid as you. Do you have a brain just for decoration or what...”
Gu Changge cut her off, the expression between his brows looking even more indifferent than Jiang Chuchu’s.
“You... you’re cursing me...”
Jiang Chuchu suddenly froze.
For a moment, she was somewhat dazed, and all the vicious curses she’d wanted to hurl at Gu Changge were swallowed back down her throat.
But in her heart, a sense of grievance welled up that even she found unbelievable.
What right did Gu Changge have to curse her? Wasn’t the way she was now all his fault?
However, at this point, Gu Changge could no longer be bothered with her.
He raised his head to look at the Sky Abyss high above, black and white divine light flowing through his eyes.
Under the stripping of the power of reincarnation, the terrifying, surging grey Eternal Devouring Qi grew ever thinner, revealing some of the outlines and shadows within.
Apart from the large number of beings contaminated by the Eternal Devouring Qi, there was only a horrifying rift stretching across it, like a wound between heaven and earth.
The Eternal Devouring Qi was leaking out from within it.
Gu Changge’s prediction had not been wrong.
This Sky Abyss indeed led to the Absolute Yin Heaven, though only a very small portion of it—compared to the full scope of the Eternal Overcast, it was probably short by a factor of hundreds of millions.
His plan was to head inside and see if he could first refine this small fragment of the Absolute Yin Heaven.
From the looks of it now, the only difficulty was the practically endless Yin Spirits within—just the Sacred Realm beings alone numbered quite a few.
Because of Jiang Chuchu, several terrifying beings that had already reached the Sacred Noble Realm had even been drawn out, wrapped in dense Eternal Devouring Qi, grey mist billowing to the sky.
“Gu-xiong really is an honest man.”
At this moment, Wang Zijin, her face wearing the expression of someone munching melon seeds at a show, couldn’t help but mutter softly.
She never would have expected Gu Changge to say something like that.
Judging from the scene just now, there was definitely some unspeakable history between Jiang Chuchu and Gu Changge—otherwise, why would Jiang Chuchu say things like not wanting him to save her?
She had assumed Gu Changge would offer some comfort, some gentle, soft words to calm Jiang Chuchu down.
Instead, Gu Changge’s response left Wang Zijin dazed for quite a while, after which she couldn’t help but feel genuine admiration, wanting only to say: as expected of you.
A peerless beauty before him, one whom even phrases like “nation-toppling beauty” and “outshining the moon and shaming the flowers” couldn’t adequately describe, and he actually berated her like that.
Simply clueless about romance.
If it were her, she would definitely have stepped forward to hug Jiang Chuchu by now, then launched into a whole stream of tender, gentle comforting...
But Gu Changge’s approach seemed to be quite effective too—wasn’t Jiang Chuchu calm now?
Right now, though, what Wang Zijin wanted to know more was what exactly had happened between Jiang Chuchu and Gu Changge.
She was simply too curious. Logically, the two had only met twice, so why did they seem so familiar with each other?
But she also knew that asking about such things would get her nowhere—neither Gu Changge nor Jiang Chuchu was the type to answer her.
Just then, accompanied by a sky-piercing divine light, a monstrous sword radiance emerged from ahead, like a mountain peak bursting through the vault of heaven.
Strand after strand of sword light bloomed between heaven and earth, as if hundreds of millions of divine swords surged in from all directions, then slashed straight into the terrifying grey mist ahead.
Heaven collapsed and earth split; all eight directions trembled violently.
Swathes upon swathes of Yin Spirits, under this aura, were like snow meeting the blazing sun.
Before they could even let out a scream, they turned to ash in an instant, dissipating into nothing, body and soul annihilated.
The terrifying being that had stretched its palm out from within earlier couldn’t help but shriek miserably, as decayed blood rained down from between heaven and earth, carrying horrifying corrosiveness.
With a dong, even the void was corroded into a shocking great hole.
Such a sight was truly too astonishing—even an ordinary Sacred Realm cultivator would blanch and dare not approach.
Both Wang Zijin and Jiang Chuchu couldn’t help but be stunned.
Beneath this Sky Abyss, Gu Changge’s figure strode forward, five-colored divine light blazing brilliantly around him, wrapped in dense Chaos Qi, like a young god.
At this moment, numerous terrifying visions manifested around him—a True Dragon bowing its head, a Celestial Phoenix lowering its wings, heaven and earth overturning, myriad tribulations turning to ash.
There was even a faint, mysterious, vast world emerging, within which immortal trees towered, divine mountains stretched boundlessly, and immortal lakes spread vast.
As he strode forward, a golden pathway spread out beneath Gu Changge’s feet, vast Force of Law extending toward the rift high in the sky.
Weng!!
Behind him, a Golden Dao Storehouse unfurled, within which densely packed divine weapons and Transcendent grade weapons appeared, their radiance incomparably brilliant, illuminating the area in splendor.
Blades, spears, swords, and halberds; axes, hooks, and forks; bells, cauldrons, mirrors, and seals... divine might surged, containing unparalleled power, slaughtering toward the Yin Spirits in all directions.
A battle many times more terrifying than Jiang Chuchu’s fight just now unfolded in this place.
Facing the countless Yin Spirits surging toward him,
“Scram!”
Gu Changge shouted lightly, his expression cold and calm, numerous divine weapons emerging above his head, hanging down terrifying rules and order.
At this moment, he wore the righteous, awe-inspiring expression of one stopping the Absolute Yin Heaven’s descent for the sake of all living beings under heaven, fearlessly charging into the fray!
All the Yin Spirits along his path couldn’t even get close before being blasted apart midair by the various terrifying auras around him.
“Gu Changge...”
Seeing his actions, both Jiang Chuchu and Wang Zijin couldn’t help but be dumbfounded, completely unable to comprehend it.
A trace of astonishment surfaced on Wang Zijin’s face, unable to believe it.
She even wondered if she had misjudged something—was Gu Changge’s purpose in coming here actually to stop the Absolute Yin Heaven’s descent?
Was his goal exactly the same as Jiang Chuchu’s?
“What on earth is Gu Changge going to do? Don’t tell me he’s really like that Jiang Chuchu, going to fight the Yin Spirits? There’s no killing them all...”
“Has he gone mad? Does he really think he has some way? This is something that gives even many ancient existences headaches—something they avoid like a venomous snake.”
“Doing this is no different from courting death!”
Wang Zijin was deeply shocked, unable to understand Gu Changge’s actions.
In her view, Gu Changge was an absolute egoist who would never do anything that harmed his own interests.
How dangerous the Absolute Yin Heaven was went without saying.
The Eternal Overcast Battlefield they had encountered before was merely caused by some of its aura leaking out.
The dangers within the Absolute Yin Heaven were likely tens of millions of times worse than the Eternal Overcast Battlefield.
Logically, at a time like this, shouldn’t Gu Changge be keeping far away, like all the other Cultivators, terrified of being tainted by even a trace?
“It seems Gu-xiong is different from what I imagined. Someone like him isn’t entirely selfish after all—he still holds the greater good of the world in his heart...”
Thinking this, Wang Zijin couldn’t help but feel a surge of admiration for Gu Changge.
On this point alone, all the rest of the younger generation couldn’t catch up to Gu Changge even whipping their horses.
As a Transmigrator, she couldn’t understand Gu Changge’s sentiment of caring for all living beings under heaven.
But that didn’t stop her from admiring him.
This kind of courage was something she couldn’t muster.
“Gu-xiong is no reckless fool. Since he dares to do this, he must have the confidence to back it up...”
Though Wang Zijin was worried, at this point she had no choice but to wait.
Contrary to Wang Zijin’s thoughts, at this moment, Jiang Chuchu was utterly stunned.
In her view, Gu Changge was a cold, heartless great demon who had committed every evil imaginable, utterly deranged.
How could he possibly, like her, regard the safety of the world as his responsibility?
Having him stop the Absolute Yin Heaven’s descent? That was simply impossible.
Yet now, he was doing exactly that—right in front of two Successors of the Mortal Palace, heading inside to stop the Absolute Yin Heaven’s descent.
“Why, Gu Changge, why are you doing this...”
Jiang Chuchu was dumbstruck, her eyes involuntarily widening, completely unable to figure it out.
Finally, she thought of the most likely possibility—one that also made her heart tremble.
Gu Changge’s reason for doing this had a great deal to do with her.
His scolding of her just now was actually out of worry.
After all, given Gu Changge’s temperament, he could never openly show anything, so he could only express his anger and worry through such means.
And his going to stop the Absolute Yin Heaven’s descent now was actually to help her—afraid that she would remain here and ultimately lose her life.
Thinking this, Jiang Chuchu couldn’t help but bite her lip.
Not a trace of coldness remained on her face.
Just now, Gu Changge had indeed cursed her viciously, but his actions were equally unambiguous.
He was actually just stubborn with his words—merciless with his mouth, but with warmth still in his heart.
This left Jiang Chuchu’s expression incomparably complicated, reminding her of when Gu Changge had imprisoned her in his little space back then.
Even then, he had been like this. In the end, it was her own actions that disappointed him too much and exhausted the last of his patience.
That was why he had said those irresponsible words about not caring whether she lived or died, about the two of them having nothing more to do with each other.
“Gu Changge...”
Jiang Chuchu couldn’t help but murmur.
For a moment, she felt her mind was in chaos. She clearly hated him so much, wishing he would just die in there.
That way, the world would be rid of a terrifying scourge.
But why did she find herself involuntarily feeling worried?
“Jiang Chuchu, as the Successor of the Mortal Palace, how can you have feelings for a great demon?”
“You and he are destined to stand on opposite sides.”
She silently recited the Heart-Calming Mantra in her mind, trying to calm herself, but everything she had learned over so many years of cultivation seemed useless at this moment.
Her heart was in turmoil.
This left Jiang Chuchu feeling lost.
...
Deep within the Sky Abyss, grey mist surged.
Gu Changge’s expression appeared rather intrigued.
At this point, he could actually vaguely guess what the two outside were thinking—after all, it was his deliberate doing. Whether Jiang Chuchu or Wang Zijin,
neither could possibly guess his true purpose.
Since ancient times, when the Absolute Yin Heaven descended, a Cultivator’s first reaction was to bolt and run.
Who would dare head into it?
Never mind that there were no fortuitous opportunities to be found within the Absolute Yin Heaven—its level of danger alone was comparable to many ancient Forbidden Areas.
Unless one wanted to die, who would come here?
So no one would guess his plan. On the contrary, they would think he came here to stop the Absolute Yin Heaven’s descent.
“If that’s what they think, all the better. Saves me the trouble of putting up a righteous banner myself.”
The corners of Gu Changge’s mouth couldn’t help but reveal a hint of a smile.
Then, with a wave of his hand, numerous divine weapons emerged, bursting forth with terrifying divine might, shattering all the Yin Spirits around him.
He strode deeper inside.
The closer he got, the stronger the beings he encountered—long since stripped of their spirituality, knowing only slaughter and destruction.
The Eternal Devouring Qi here was already extremely dense.
Even a Sacred Realm cultivator entering would suffer corrosion; staying here long would inevitably affect them.
But it couldn’t affect him much.
At this moment, pitch-black vortices emerged one after another across Gu Changge’s body, terrifying, heart-palpitating Grand Runes circulating.
Within them seemed to sit indescribable, unspeakable ancient gods, as sounds of worlds, sacrificial chants, and incantations echoed and resounded.
All the Eternal Devouring Qi that approached him was devoured by these vortices, completely unable to affect him.
If anything, it was the ever-increasing number of Yin Spirits here that made his brow furrow slightly.
If Wang Zijin weren’t outside, it would be fine, but if he used the Taboo Demonic Arts now, some of its aura might leak out and draw her attention.
Then, Gu Changge brought out an artifact. Golden light surged, sweeping through this space in an instant like a great seal of mountains and seas—but it was actually the Celestial Seal, disguised by Gu Changge.
This was a genuine Sacred Emperor Realm artifact.
With his current cultivation, fully activating it was practically impossible, but a single wisp of a Sacred Emperor Realm artifact’s divine might was enough to scatter the nearby Yin Spirits.
Then, the Eight Barren Demon Halberd entered his hand.
The Celestial Seal hung above his head, hanging down terrifying divine light like an Astral River, incomparably vast.
Gu Changge raised his hand and slashed down—a Sacred Noble Realm being before him immediately burst apart from the middle, unable to halt his advance.
Soon, through this space of sky-blotting grey mist, vast and boundless, he had cleared a clean path leading straight to the deepest part!
The very source of the Eternal Devouring Qi!
Not much time passed.
Gu Changge found the place where the grey mist was densest deep within the Sky Abyss.
The nearby Yin Spirits had been swept clean by him—hardly a single figure could be seen.
At this point, there was instead a somewhat eerie tranquility.
“So this is the source. As long as I refine this place, I can control this portion of the Absolute Yin Heaven.”
Gu Changge murmured softly.
Suddenly,
black and white colors flowed in his eyes, the power of time and years emerging, transforming into two peerless immortal swords that rang out zheng zheng and slashed down!
The terrifying grey mist burst apart from within, as if torn by a horrifying force, and an even denser, more astonishing black substance slowly flowed within.
It was a substance that seemed alive, black as the starry sky, yet capable of devouring world barriers and covering everything!
At this moment, if any Cultivator were here, they would be so terrified their skull would practically split open.
This aura, even before drawing near, was enough to shatter everything.
Even a dead Sacred Emperor Realm being, or even a Quasi-Emperor’s corpse, couldn’t possibly have such an aura.
A single wisp seemed enough to devour the heavens and crush all matter.
“This is the Source of the Eternal Overcast, extremely rare even in the core region of the Eternal Overcast. Didn’t expect my luck to be this good.”
“Oh wait—no, I should credit Wang Zijin for this. Thanks to her, I was able to find this thing.”
Gu Changge’s expression carried a hint of intrigue. Even the Celestial Seal at this moment transmitted a sense of dread.
The god within it sensed danger, deeply fearing the Source of the Eternal Overcast, terrified of being devoured and covered by it.
The Eight Barren Demon Halberd, on the other hand, was very quiet.
“I just wonder, between this Source of the Eternal Overcast and my Grand Flask, which is stronger...”
“Maybe I can take this chance to let the Flask evolve a bit.”