The So-Called Truth About True Immortal Ascension, Gu Xianer Reveals Herself
The So-Called Truth About True Immortal Ascension, Gu Xianer Reveals Herself
“Heavenly Monarch Ziyang should be contacting the experts of the Purple Mansion to rush over right now...”
Gu Changge wore a faint, almost imperceptible smile as he descended alone, heading toward the vast mountain range ahead.
Back when he fought Qin Wuya, he had left a certain aura on the man’s body. Of course, it was not a mark, because a mark would have been easily discovered by Qin Wuya.
So, Gu Changge only needed to follow this aura, and he could easily find where Qin Wuya was.
Qin Wuya thought he was on the third layer, but in truth, the method Gu Changge had planted on him was on the tenth layer.
Gu Changge even knew exactly where Qin Wuya had been these past few days. He simply could not be bothered to hunt him down. Before killing Heavenly Monarch Ziyang, doing so would only alert the enemy.
“If the Purple Mansion’s experts do come, then I should also contact the Gu Family behind me.”
“Might as well take this opportunity to let certain Dao Lineages understand their own place.”
Gu Changge strolled leisurely through the mountain ranges, completely at ease, in no particular hurry.
He did not doubt how much the Purple Mansion valued Heavenly Monarch Ziyang. After all, he was a figure reincarnated from the Forbidden Epoch, born with innate wisdom, and even possessed the Chaos Dao Bone, something one might not find in ten thousand ages.
If the Purple Mansion wanted to rise to greatness, it would inevitably have to rely on Heavenly Monarch Ziyang.
Although the Purple Mansion was called a Supreme Great Sect, in truth, since its founding, no Immortal had ever been born from it.
Its various foundations were world-shaking and unfathomable, but it lacked an existence capable of suppressing that foundation.
In Heavenly Monarch Ziyang, they saw the hope of achieving Immortality, something that could push the Purple Mansion one step further.
That was why, even knowing they would offend numerous Dao Lineages, the Purple Mansion still insisted on sheltering Heavenly Monarch Ziyang, going so far as to place even the current Purple Mansion Sect Master under house arrest.
All of this showed just how important Heavenly Monarch Ziyang was to the Purple Mansion.
At this point, if the Purple Mansion still insisted on opposing him, Gu Changge could only have the Longevity Gu Family behind him take action.
He likewise had his own Dao Protector.
It was just that, because of the Taboo Demonic Arts, there were many things Gu Changge could not let others know.
That was why he had his Dao Protector remain at the Gu Family, only sending word to summon him when something came up.
This time, Gu Changge intended to use the Purple Mansion as a whetstone to sharpen his blade.
He had already given the order. The Celestial Ancient Races that had been training for a long time within the Celestial Ancient Continent could tear open space at any moment and charge into the territory where the Purple Mansion resided.
The Purple Mansion was not particularly strong, nor particularly weak. As a whetstone, it was just right.
Cults of Immortality, Supreme Dao Lineages.
Although many of the long-standing powers of the Beyond all bore such titles, the difference in their actual foundations was enormous.
Powers that had produced a True Immortal, and powers that had not.
The gap was vast, almost impossible to put into words.
During this period, Gu Changge had consulted numerous ancient texts, combining them with the vague memories surfacing in his own mind.
Only then did he sort out the divisions of the eras.
Taking the period of the Demon Lord’s world destruction as the boundary—that is, the Forbidden Epoch as the dividing line.
Going back before that was the Immortal Epoch, because before that era, True Immortals had truly appeared in the world, even visiting friends and discussing the Dao, roaming freely between heaven and earth, carefree beyond measure.
Beings like the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being and the Celestial Ancient Races all came from that era.
As for the Forbidden Epoch, it had already been buried within the River of Time.
Even after a thousand autumns and ten thousand ages, no one dared mention it. Whatever one thought of it would be erased.
It could not even leave any record on paper, unable to exist between heaven and earth.
Even now, if one thought of that Forbidden Epoch and tried to trace back what happened then, one would suffer misfortune and backlash.
After the Forbidden Epoch, there were no more Immortals in the world. Even among the powers and Dao Lineages that survived from before the Forbidden Epoch, no Immortal ever appeared again.
As for the reason, some said it was because heaven and earth were enraged, making it impossible to achieve Immortality under such conditions ever again.
Others said that all the True Immortals of the world perished during the Forbidden Epoch—Immortals died and Buddhas wept—and the order of heaven and earth in later ages was shattered, making it impossible to form a Symbol of Immortality.
Impossible to cultivate an Immortal body, impossible to cultivate Immortal radiance.
Rumors abounded, each one different.
But the truth Gu Changge had learned was this: after the Forbidden Epoch, all the True Immortals of the world, due to some unknown reason and rule, had to depart for another world.
Similar to the ascension he knew of.
That other world could tentatively be called the Immortal World.
The Longevity Gu Family, for instance, actually had deep ties to that world.
Because the Longevity Gu Family’s existence dated back even before the Immortal Epoch, more ancient than the Celestial Ancient times themselves.
It was precisely for this reason that Gu Changge was able to find these ancient texts.
The other Longevity Families, such as the Longevity Wang Family, also had considerable ties to that world.
Their Founding Ancestors resided there, and the lineages of later generations were all left behind by them.
In the current Beyond, at most there could be Remnant Immortals. A complete, unimpaired True Immortal was impossible, and even if one were born, it could not remain for long.
Among the many Cults of Immortality and Supreme Dao Lineages born in later ages, very few had any Immortal inheritance left behind.
The appearance of the Absolute Yin Heaven shocked and stirred the entire Beyond, and the need to establish the True Immortal Academy to cultivate a True Immortal was also because of this.
“No matter what, what happened in the Forbidden Epoch is inextricably tied to me...”
“At this rate, I should learn a few more things from Chan Hongyi.”
Gu Changge’s thoughts quickly drifted back.
His eyes were deep.
During this period, more and more of his memories had been recovering, like the deep sea revealing its boundlessness, or like an entire iceberg slowly rising to the surface.
Many matters needed to be settled.
Chan Hongyi.
That was the name of the demoness in red.
...
“Shixiong, you’re here. Are you alright?”
“Gu Changge didn’t notice your tracks, did he?”
Outside the ruins, Heavenly Monarch Ziyang saw Qin Wuya’s figure approaching from afar. His face immediately lit up with delight, and he hurried forward to greet him, asking with concern, “These days you were gone had me on pins and needles. I was terrified Gu Changge would find his way here.”
From Qin Wuya’s expression, he knew Gu Xianer had already been lured over, so he tacitly played along, pretending to know nothing.
“I’m fine. My injuries have mostly healed. Gu Changge didn’t track me. During this time, no one came looking, right?”
Qin Wuya nodded, giving Heavenly Monarch Ziyang a meaningful glance as he asked in return.
Heavenly Monarch Ziyang shook his head. “No. It’s been very quiet these days. Apart from the occasional prodigy passing across the sky, there hasn’t been any movement at all.”
After that, the two exchanged pleasantries, putting on the act of two people who hadn’t seen each other in days.
They asked about what had happened to each other, as if deeply concerned.
Gu Xianer, who had followed them all the way, hid in the shadows.
Those cold, captivating eyes of hers fixed tightly on the two men’s every move, her jade hands clenched, not missing a single word they said.
But soon, her brows furrowed as she realized something was very wrong.
Much of what the two discussed revolved around Gu Changge, and out of every ten sentences, eight were about him.
The content of their words all sounded like they were describing how terrifying Gu Changge was, how deep his schemes ran, how he plotted against everyone, how well he disguised himself, how he was actually the true Successor of Demonic Arts, and so on.
But listening carefully, it sounded more like the two were explaining things to her—explaining to her that Gu Changge and the so-called Successor of Demonic Arts were one and the same person.
Explaining to her all the reasons and suspicious points.
Once she realized this, Gu Xianer’s eyes turned cold, her killing intent sharp.
She had already seen through it.
Qin Wuya had deliberately lured her here, and those words were deliberately spoken for her to hear.
“Shut up!”
At once, Gu Xianer let out a cold shout, her voice crisp and clear, cold as frost, carrying a terrifying chill.
She revealed herself of her own accord, emerging from the void where she had been hiding, and walked toward the ruins ahead.
At the same time, in her pale, slender hand appeared a crystalline jade sword, translucent and flowing with brilliant light, its edge radiating a world-shaking sharpness that seemed capable of cutting through anything.
“You are... Gu Changge’s cousin?”
Seeing Gu Xianer reveal herself, both Heavenly Monarch Ziyang and Qin Wuya were shocked. This was not an act—they were genuinely stunned.
They had not expected Gu Xianer to reveal herself at this moment. In their plan, they were only supposed to discover her tracks later, and after learning she had overheard everything, they would earnestly begin explaining things to her.
If Gu Xianer refused to believe them, the two would have no choice but to make a move.
Now that Gu Xianer had revealed herself on her own, it had honestly disrupted their plan.
Still, Heavenly Monarch Ziyang and Qin Wuya quickly recovered, hurriedly putting on wary, hostile expressions as they stared at Gu Xianer.