Gu Xianer's Initiative, a Dragonfly-Skimming Touch
Gu Xianer’s Initiative, a Dragonfly-Skimming Touch
Boom rumble rumble!
Divine radiance bloomed, the void cracked apart, and terrifying great fissures appeared—one could see the unmatched force of this palm strike.
Back in the Heavenly Star Realm, Gu Changge had seized the Mortal One’s fortuitous creation and fused with that World-Purifying Azure Lotus of Nirvana; every single cell of his body now surged with boundless world power.
Sixty trillion cells were like Ancient True Worlds awakening.
That kind of power was simply world-shaking.
Gu Changge’s palm descended like the palm of a Supreme Ruler, accompanied by five-colored divine light, enveloping Song Fan and the other two entirely.
Puchi!
The next moment, fresh blood blossomed at the scene, and a thick stench of blood spread out.
The few of them didn’t even have time to scream before they were instantly slapped to death, body and soul annihilated.
“These people actually dared to spout such baseless slander even before dying—they truly deserved their deaths. And just now, Heavenly Monarch Ziyang was even kind enough to plead for them...”
“In Gu’s view, that simply wasn’t worth it.”
“However, after today, I imagine certain people will learn their lesson. If anyone dares to come within half a step of Xianer again, these few will serve as their warning.”
Gu Changge withdrew his palm and stood, glancing at Heavenly Monarch Ziyang with great interest before speaking with a light, casual smile.
Slapping a few young prodigies to death—especially when one of them was a quasi-Ranked Disciple existence.
To him, it seemed no different from crushing a few ants; he didn’t care in the slightest.
His words weren’t loud, seemingly spoken for the Cultivators watching from not far away.
There, great mountains stood one after another, incomparably tall, with colored mists and white fog flowing between them, like a sacred immortal land.
Many young prodigies had heard the commotion here and rushed over, personally witnessing everything that had happened.
At this moment, hearing Gu Changge’s words, many of them couldn’t help but feel a chill run down their backs.
A terrifying cold swept through their limbs and bones—truly hair-raising.
This was Gu Changge’s terrifying might. Even here in the True Immortal Academy, he was this domineering.
Though they were all disciples of the True Immortal Academy, he showed no mercy whatsoever—killing as he pleased, utterly decisive.
Moreover, they all knew that what had just happened had definitely been noticed by the Elders, yet no one dared to appear and stop Gu Changge.
What did that mean?
It meant that even the Elders of the True Immortal Academy were deeply wary of Gu Changge, unwilling to provoke him lightly.
As for those disciples who’d been slapped to death, they could only blame their own rotten luck. Of all people to offend, they just had to offend Gu Changge.
Wasn’t that like the God of Longevity hanging himself—tired of living?
They had seen the earlier events clearly. Whether Heavenly Monarch Ziyang had arranged or instructed any of it behind the scenes, they didn’t know.
But today’s events—Gu Changge giving Heavenly Monarch Ziyang not the slightest bit of face—would surely spread quickly among the disciples.
With Heavenly Monarch Ziyang’s dignity damaged, conflict with Gu Changge in the True Immortal Academy would be unavoidable going forward.
As fellow Ranked Disciples, Heavenly Monarch Ziyang’s actions today were themselves a display of his wariness toward Gu Changge.
For some time to come, Heavenly Monarch Ziyang would likely be unable to hold his head high among the Ranked Disciples.
Even Jin Chan, the Chosen Monk, though wary of Gu Changge, had fought him openly and honorably before finally losing.
“You guy, that was way too reckless. How can you just kill people at will in the True Immortal Academy?”
Gu Xianer hadn’t expected Gu Changge to strike so decisively either, and now she was actually a bit worried for him. After all, this wasn’t anywhere else—this was the True Immortal Academy.
If the forces or Elders behind those disciples placed blame, wouldn’t Gu Changge be in big trouble?
“Shut up.”
“I’ll settle accounts with you later.”
Hearing this, Gu Changge’s expression was cold. He merely glanced at her, without the slightest pleasant tone.
“I...”
Gu Xianer was furious, yet felt somewhat wronged inside.
She was clearly concerned about him—what had she done wrong? And he actually wanted to settle accounts with her?
What terrible luck had she stumbled into?
“Then I must thank Young Master Changge for acting and disposing of these True Immortal Academy scum for me.”
“Otherwise, I would have personally acted afterward to purge these disgraceful dregs for the True Immortal Academy.”
At this point, Heavenly Monarch Ziyang finally spoke, his face even carrying a trace of a smile, as if he didn’t mind Gu Changge’s earlier words at all.
Of course, Heavenly Monarch Ziyang knew those words were actually Gu Changge speaking to him.
Gu Changge had seen through his little scheme and was warning him not to come within half a step of Gu Xianer.
But he didn’t mind. From the moment he saw that wisp of a shattered future scene, it was destined that he would ultimately stand on the opposite side of Gu Changge, as his enemy.
Gu Changge smiled breezily. “If Heavenly Monarch Ziyang thinks so, then Gu can rest easy.”
Soon, the place returned to complete quiet.
Though Heavenly Monarch Ziyang’s heart was quite gloomy, his shrewdness ran deep.
So on the surface, he revealed nothing.
He merely gained a deeper understanding of Gu Changge’s domineering coldness.
No matter what, today’s events—Gu Changge giving him not a shred of face—would spread quickly.
This made Heavenly Monarch Ziyang lose all face, and made him warier of Gu Changge still.
Especially now, with Gu Xianer appearing to trust Gu Changge completely, without the slightest guard against him.
Thinking of Gu Xianer’s tragic future ending, Heavenly Monarch Ziyang’s mood grew heavier still.
A flash of purple light—he didn’t linger at all, vanishing in a single flicker, fleeing into the depths of the Academy.
Deep within the Academy stood jade towers and magnificent palaces, with Godly Islands floating in midair, shrouded in Chaos Energy.
Quite a few Elders had personally witnessed the earlier events, and for a moment, every face bore a different expression.
“Though Heavenly Monarch Ziyang was once number one of the Beyond, he too fears Gu Changge. Today’s events may seem rational, but in truth it was endurance. That state of mind—one can only say he is worthy of being the Purple Mansion’s successor.”
“If it were anyone else, they’d probably have charged forward immediately to fight Gu Changge to the death.”
“Speaking of which, Gu Changge is so domineering, his edge fully bared—it seems he intends to suppress all the prodigies of this era. I just wonder if anyone among his peers can contend with him now?”
“Since Jin Chan, the Chosen Monk, lost, there’s been no word from him. He came to the True Immortal Academy seemingly intending to find an Unmarred Buddhist Robe... There were indeed rumors back then that the Unmarred Buddhist Robe was in the True Immortal Academy.”
“But its exact location... no one knows.”
As they conversed, they didn’t mention a single word about the disciples Gu Changge had just forcefully slain—they simply didn’t care.
After all, the True Immortal Academy had always been a place where the strong preyed on the weak.
“Gu Changge, why did you snap at me just now?”
Colored clouds flowed, white mist swirled.
Atop a towering, lofty mountain peak, Gu Xianer stared with some dissatisfaction at the silent, cold-faced Gu Changge ahead of her.
She didn’t know why Gu Changge was so angry either—she clearly hadn’t done anything.
She was utterly baffled. She had no idea why, the moment she entered the mountain gate, several disciples had bullied her.
Then Heavenly Monarch Ziyang appeared and acted, resolving that trouble for her.
Now, of course, she could see it had all been specially arranged by Heavenly Monarch Ziyang.
A self-directed, self-performed “hero saves the beauty.”
Could it be that Heavenly Monarch Ziyang really had some designs on her? Or was he trying to scheme against Gu Changge through her?
Although Gu Changge had vented anger on her behalf, he couldn’t just ignore her like this, leaving her hanging off to the side.
And without saying a single word.
As if his trip to the mountain gate was solely to escort her inside.
“Gu Xianer, are you truly stupid or just pretending to be stupid?”
At this point, Gu Changge finally stopped and spoke, though his tone was cold, making Gu Xianer pause—somehow feeling a bit scared.
“Gu Changge, don’t think you can keep bullying me, calling me stupid at every turn.”
Still, Gu Xianer mustered her courage and retorted.
“Then it seems you really are stupid. Where did all that cleverness of yours from before go?”
Gu Changge turned his head back, his gaze landing on her face as he asked indifferently,
“If I hadn’t come over today, would you have kept being endlessly grateful to Heavenly Monarch Ziyang? Thanking him for saving you?”
“Gu Changge, what are you thinking? How could that be?”
“Do you think I couldn’t tell? This whole act was arranged by Heavenly Monarch Ziyang. Though I don’t know what his goal is...”
Hearing this, Gu Xianer hurriedly retorted, feeling that Gu Changge was really underestimating her—did he think she couldn’t even see through such obvious acting?
“Oh? Since you saw through it, why did you still let those fellows off?”
Gu Changge asked with a placid expression. “This is the True Immortal Academy, not a place for you to show mercy.”
“Wasn’t there still you?”
Gu Xianer muttered, but seeing Gu Changge’s expression turn wrong, she quickly changed the subject. “How did you know I’d arrived at the True Immortal Academy?”
“Also, why did Heavenly Monarch Ziyang arrange that whole act? I’d never even met him before.”
That was what she couldn’t figure out.
“How I knew you arrived at the True Immortal Academy isn’t important.”
“You just need to remember that fellow Heavenly Monarch Ziyang harbors ill intentions toward you. Most likely he wants to win your favor, then enter the Gu Family as a live-in son-in-law or something.”
Gu Changge shook his head as he spoke, his expression already returned to calm.
He’d just been worried that Gu Xianer was too foolish to see through Heavenly Monarch Ziyang’s petty tricks.
But since Gu Xianer had put it that way, Gu Changge naturally couldn’t be bothered to meddle further. Afterward, though, he did plan to have someone investigate Heavenly Monarch Ziyang.
Staging a hero-saves-the-beauty act for no reason?
Could he really be lusting after Gu Xianer’s body? Or did he have other designs?
From this Heavenly Monarch Ziyang, he caught the scent of a Fortuitous One.
Though the System hadn’t mentioned it.
“Hmph, Gu Changge, stop talking nonsense. What live-in son-in-law—I’m not the least bit interested in a guy like that.”
“Fine, don’t tell me then. I know you were angry just now, but you were actually worried about me...”
Seeing Gu Changge’s nonchalant tone, Gu Xianer felt inexplicably uncomfortable.
What did he mean, winning her favor to enter the Gu Family as a live-in son-in-law?
Was that what she was in his heart? Someone who could easily trust just anyone?
Besides, how could she possibly be interested in Heavenly Monarch Ziyang?
Right now, she felt only bafflement and disgust toward him, wanting to know what exactly Heavenly Monarch Ziyang was hiding up his sleeve.
“Gu Xianer, you sure know how to flatter yourself. Heavenly Monarch Ziyang simply wants to use you to achieve some goal. Thinking it over, that fellow most likely wants to use you to deal with me...”
“Don’t tell me you really think I acted for your sake?”
Hearing this, Gu Changge merely gave a derisive laugh, utterly dismissive.
“Gu Changge... you bastard...”
Gu Xianer froze. She hadn’t expected that even at this point, Gu Changge would still be so stubborn-mouthed.
Her voice immediately filled with discontent. “When will you ever change that stubborn, arrogant personality of yours?”
He clearly cared about her, yet he insisted on coming up with so many excuses, terrified someone would notice his true intentions.
This guy—how could he be so insufferable?
“I see it’s been a while and you’ve gotten full of yourself again. Are you asking for a beating...”
Gu Changge’s expression remained nonchalant, but before he could finish his words,
he saw Gu Xianer’s face flush with indignation, and then—who knew where she found the courage—she suddenly rose on tiptoe and leaned in toward him.
“...”
Gu Changge only felt his lips brushed, like a dragonfly skimming water.
Crisp, cool, soft, sweet.
Even with his temperament, he couldn’t help but be slightly stunned at this moment.
“This silly girl...”
Then, Gu Changge sighed softly, watching Gu Xianer’s figure flee into the distance with her little face burning hot, and for a moment he didn’t know what to say.
Honestly, today’s events were the first to ever catch him off guard.
Gu Xianer’s action, in his view, was already extremely bold and forward.
“Should I change my attitude toward this girl? But if I show her a friendly face, won’t she climb right over my head...”
Countless thoughts flashed through Gu Changge’s mind before he quickly regained his calm.
But soon, a cold glint flashed through his eyes.
“Heavenly Monarch Ziyang, you dare covet what is mine.”
...
“It’s over, it’s over...”
“Gu Xianer, how could you suddenly be so stupid? What did you just do?”
Meanwhile, on the other side, Gu Xianer—who had already transformed into divine radiance and appeared on another mountain peak—had a face like a boiled shrimp.
She was flustered and nervous, having no idea how she would face Gu Changge next.
She didn’t know what had come over her just now either—where had she found the nerve and courage to actually do that?
As if possessed.
By the time she reacted, Gu Xianer’s mind had already gone completely blank—it was far too late.
“Ugh, that detestable Gu Changge is probably laughing at me right now. This is so embarrassing—how am I supposed to face him from now on?”
Gu Xianer could already picture Gu Changge’s hateful expression, the one where he’d gotten the advantage and still played innocent.
It made her both indignant and helpless.
“Forget it, I’d better avoid that guy for a while, so he doesn’t grab hold of this and mock me endlessly...”
Her little face was full of distress, regretting it terribly. Then her figure moved, heading toward the courtyard where her master, the Great Elder, resided.
When she’d arrived earlier, Gu Xianer had learned that the Great Elder was currently at the True Immortal Academy, so since she was here, she naturally had to find him first.
Meanwhile, deep within the True Immortal Academy, things were not calm.
Great mountains rose one after another—some pitch-black all over, some blooming with crimson radiance, some steaming with purple vapor, some gleaming with brilliant green light. Spiritual energy of heaven and earth permeated everything, truly extraordinary.
The spiritual energy was incomparably dense, forming great waterfalls. Ancient trees stretched their branches to the sky, divine peaks towered—it seemed like a paradise beyond the mortal world.
At this moment, there was a Wondrous Stone shrouded in multicolored radiance, trembling lightly. Tens of thousands of divine beams and auspicious colors cascaded down ceaselessly.
The Wondrous Stone was over half a person’s height, its surface interwoven with Great Dao imprints and many sealed runes, appearing incomparably dazzling and resplendent.
The great waterfall of spiritual energy had been crashing down upon it, maintained for countless years.
The many exotic beasts and auspicious fowl below all lay prostrate, utterly quiet.
“Counting the time, it should be about to emerge. We’ve waited for this moment for far too long!”
“Indeed, this Wondrous Stone of the Nine Heavens, nurtured by our True Immortal Academy for countless years, should emerge today.”
“It hasn’t been easy! I just wonder what kind of freak will come out—could it truly be the descendant of an immortal?”
Many ancient existences wreathed in Chaos Energy, their blood qi astonishingly vast, their clothing styles incomparably archaic,
were gathered here, staring at the Wondrous Stone before them with great excitement and thrill.
The look in their eyes was as if they were gazing upon some peerless immortal treasure.
“Encountering such a brilliant great era, how could our True Immortal Academy’s Wondrous Stone be left out!”
They were full of anticipation, staring fixedly ahead without blinking, afraid of missing anything.
Weng!!
At this moment, the Wondrous Stone seemed to sense that people outside were observing it. Even more brilliant light soared skyward as it took the initiative to break through the seal upon it!
The runes on its surface also seemed to come alive, beginning to dance and emerge in the void, carrying an astonishing immortal aura.
This place seemed to become a land of Flying Immortals.
“Look, look!”
“It’s about to break the seal and come out!”
Some old antiques were incomparably shocked, yet even more excited and expectant.
On the high mountains beyond this region, quite a few figures appeared, gazing from afar—all having received word that this Wondrous Stone was about to emerge, all greatly astonished.
The origins of this Wondrous Stone at the True Immortal Academy could be traced back a very long time.
So many people knew of this Wondrous Stone’s existence.
“Something that fell from beyond the Nine Heavens—could it be the offspring of a True Immortal?”
The Phoenix Lady, phoenix wings on her back and figure tall and slender, appeared atop a certain mountain peak. Within her eyes, numerous runes flickered, evolving various scenes.
As if trying to see straight through that stone.
“What does the Phoenix Lady think?”
On her other side, a godlike, martial man riding a Four-Spirit Battle Chariot appeared, clad in golden armor.
Even his pupils were five-colored, five-colored divine blood flowing within his body, his aura vast and heaven-shaking.
Like a young deity—none other than Prince Shen of Sky Emperor Mountain.
The Phoenix Lady glanced at him and shook her head. “I can’t see through it. It’s very mysterious.”
“Rumor has it the Phoenix Lady is the reincarnation of a Celestial Phoenix—is there really something even you can’t see through?” Prince Shen asked with a smile.
Hearing this, the Phoenix Lady fell silent for a moment, then paid him no further mind.
Weng!!
Just then, a golden passage suddenly appeared in the sky above, and from it walked a white-clothed girl of seven or eight years old.
Untainted by dust, her hair jet-black and silky, her eyes like black gemstones yet carrying the depth of a starry sky.
Seeing this white-clothed girl, many old antiques’ expressions changed, and they hurriedly bowed respectfully. “Greetings, Xing Zu!”
“Could this be that one...”
Many young prodigies were also shaken, recognizing the white-clothed girl’s identity in the first instant.
Though she looked very young, her age was in truth unimaginably ancient.