Maybe She'll Even Have a Child—He's a Heartless Man, and Once Matters Here Are Settled
Maybe She’ll Even Have a Child—He’s a Heartless Man, and Once Matters Here Are Settled
Gu Changge himself didn’t have much interest in the Lunar Demon Overlord’s oath.
The Lunar Demon Overlord wasn’t stupid—she had no proof that the other Demon Overlords had died at Gu Changge’s hands.
On the contrary, she would have a hard time explaining the matter, so she might as well keep it hidden.
Besides, the consequences of offending Gu Changge went without saying.
From another perspective, although the Lunar Demon Overlord would gain no benefits from this place, from now on, she would be the only Demon Overlord left in the entire vast Demon World.
For Empress Yao Xi, this was also a good thing.
For six thousand years, she had borrowed the Lunar Demon Overlord’s name to intimidate all directions and quell numerous rebellions, but as time went on, it might have aroused suspicion.
“Go wait for me at the Gates of Life.”
Gu Changge didn’t have the Lunar Demon Overlord follow by his side. After saying this, he headed alone toward the abyss where the World Source was located.
“Yes.”
The Lunar Demon Overlord nodded. Watching Gu Changge depart, she let out a long sigh of relief.
Trembling in fear because of a junior—this was a feeling she could never have imagined before.
She didn’t dare disobey Gu Changge’s orders, so she then transformed into a divine rainbow and headed toward the Gates of Life.
She had also worried that accompanying Gu Changge to the World Source’s location might arouse his suspicion. This way, things turned out... just right.
“Speaking of which, this time I owe it to Yao Xi. The Gu Family’s Young Master clearly spared me because of Yao Xi.”
She sighed softly, unsure whether she should feel fortunate or laugh bitterly.
Before the abyss, Gu Changge’s figure came to a stop. He raised an eyebrow slightly, watching the void before him begin to collapse, crumbling under the vast power surging from within.
Wisps of immortal mist billowed out from within, then transformed into all kinds of strange ferocious beasts, as well as the figures of living beings who had once set foot in this place.
But these... were merely scenes from the past, not things that existed now—who knew how many ages had passed since then.
“So this is the power of the World Source?”
Gu Changge was somewhat astonished, feeling every cell in his body stirring restlessly at this moment.
This was the devouring instinct that arose when encountering a supreme Source.
Even the Sources of numerous Perfect Prodigies, or even the Sources of Emperor Realm beings, wouldn’t provoke such a reaction.
This could only mean that the World Source was truly extraordinary—one of the most miraculous powers of heaven and earth, capable even of giving rise to all manner of strange energies.
This power was supreme and boundless. One could even hear rumbling sounds like the turning of a world coming from within. Ripples spread through the void, instantly causing the nearby hills to split apart.
Crimson Cloud and the others had sat cross-legged here for thousands of years, and even their cultivation had changed as a result.
When the World Source matured, the Demon World might undergo a transformation, evolving toward a higher-level world.
Naturally, Gu Changge didn’t want to wait until then.
This was the Demon World’s fortune and had nothing to do with him. What he valued was only the benefits the World Source would bring him.
The most direct of these was... raising his cultivation realm.
“If some ancient beings witnessed this scene, they’d probably think I was committing a terrible waste...”
Gu Changge couldn’t help but chuckle.
By now, the World Source was already emitting violent tremors. Wisps of supreme aura billowed out from within, sweeping in all directions.
The entire Mirror World seemed unable to hold it any longer.
Seeing this, Gu Changge lingered no longer and stepped forward.
The void before him seemed to open a gateway, leading directly down into the abyss below.
His body radiated light, even his hair gleaming gold. Vast and boundless five-colored divine light cascaded down in strands, resisting this worldly aura.
Even Crimson Cloud and the others wouldn’t dare enter under such pressure.
They would have to wait until the World Source matured, when all its pressure had weakened to its lowest point, before acting.
For Gu Changge, this was no problem at all. He found a flaw in the space and connected directly to the deepest region.
Weng!! Soon, this place erupted with sky-shaking pressure, as if ancient and boundless worlds were revolving beneath the abyss. Amid the rumbling sounds, Chaos Energy billowed forth, and suns, moons, and stars turned.
Even though the void gateway was there, it was difficult to maintain—it shattered almost instantly.
However, Gu Changge moved fast. The very first moment he stepped into the depths, he located the exact position of the World Source.
His five fingers glowed, and Grand Runes shot out one after another, breaking through the worldly auras of this place, revealing an enormous light source like a star.
The aura of the Great Dao permeated the area, Chaos mist enveloped it, and countless divine chains of rules wound around it, rising and falling.
Gu Changge opened his mouth and let out a roar. Boundless black light swept over, like rivers of stars cascading down, submerging that place.
The World Source had no consciousness of its own—it only resisted by instinct. But layer upon layer of Grand Runes transformed into chains, sealing it firmly in place...
At this moment, tremendous upheaval struck the Demon World beyond the Mirror World.
Terrifying phenomena appeared in the sky, as if flames were burning. The heavens collapsed, and things like meteors came crashing down.
“This is... what is this...”
“Could it be that our race is about to be exterminated? Is disaster falling from the heavens?”
All the Demon Race beings of the Nine Realms watched this scene in shock, their hearts filled with terror, as if facing a natural calamity.
Before such a terrifying aura, they were as insignificant as ants, their souls trembling.
The sky truly seemed about to collapse, about to crush all the Demon World’s living beings to death, as if the final catastrophe had arrived.
Within the imperial palace, Empress Yao Xi’s figure flickered, appearing in the sky. Gazing at this scene from afar, her brows furrowed tightly.
Countless Demon World beings knelt prostrate below—some devout, some terrified, some despairing... “What happened? How could this suddenly occur...”
Empress Yao Xi was puzzled. Although this scene looked utterly horrifying, with her cultivation, she could see clearly that it was merely a phenomenon.
It wasn’t something actually happening.
It was merely a phenomenon caused somewhere, reflected upon the sky, allowing all the Demon World’s beings to see it.
“Could it be related to Gu Changge’s purpose in coming to the Demon World?”
Her first reaction was that it was connected to Gu Changge.
Gu Changge had already been gone for a full half month.
During this half month, following his instructions, she hadn’t meddled in anything, honestly handling her memorials and state affairs.
But at this moment, Empress Yao Xi couldn’t help feeling shaken. She faintly sensed that this matter was connected to the Demon World’s secrets.
This phenomenon appeared quickly, yet it lasted a full half month.
During that half month, the entire vast Demon World was thrown into panic.
Many people were deeply worried, feeling that a great calamity was about to descend upon the Demon World.
However, as they discovered that these... terrifying phenomena weren’t real, merely reflections in the sky,
many people gradually grew accustomed to it and settled down, though they remained curious about what exactly was causing it.
At the Gates of Life, Jiang Luoshen, Bai Lian’er, Tian Ze, and the others were waiting.
They had naturally noticed the Demon World’s phenomena, and they had also felt violent, terrifying fluctuations coming from beneath the Gates of Life—ancient and boundless, as if about to burst through the sky.
But the next moment, from deep within the ancient well, a monstrous, sky-shaking ferocity spread out, as if a... supreme True Demon was hidden within, awakening and emerging, suppressing that terrifying fluctuation.
This shook everyone to the core, their souls unable to stop trembling with fear.
Under that sky-shaking ferocity, even Bai Lian’er, whose cultivation had reached the peak of the Sacred King Realm, felt like an ant that could be crushed at any moment.
While shaken, they couldn’t help speculating about what exactly Gu Changge had left behind in there.
After waiting at the Gates of Death for several days without seeing Gu Changge emerge, they had returned here, figuring he would most likely come out from this place in the end.
Now, sensing the ferocity beneath the ancient well, none of them dared approach, keeping far away.
“Sister, what exactly is beneath the ancient well? Could it really be the exit to that world...”
Jun Fan’s face was pale, his heart filled with utter despair. During this time, he had thought of many ways to escape, but Bai Lian’er had seen through every one of them.
Moreover, he had a faint, ominous premonition—about his Imperial Father.
“Imperial Father entrusted this place to me back then, telling me to guard it. I feel that if Imperial Father were to leave, he would most likely come out from here in the end. Let’s wait a bit longer.”
Jun Ruoxi’s expression was calm. In fact, over these past few days, she had already undone Gu Changge’s seal, since Gu Changge hadn’t paid it much attention at the time.
Relying on this place’s special nature, she had done it quietly—even Jun Fan didn’t know.
Now she was just waiting to deliver everyone a surprise strike when the time came.
Hearing this, Jun Fan nodded, but his heart was already on the verge of despair, unable to find any way out.
And just as everyone’s thoughts wandered, a fluctuation suddenly came from beneath the ancient well, accompanied by sky-piercing divine light that shot through this place, utterly awe-inspiring.
This scene filled Jun Fan and Jun Ruoxi with hope, and they couldn’t help looking toward it.
“Is he coming out?”
Bai Lian’er’s eyebrows rose.
They had waited here for nearly a full month. Calculating the timing, regardless of whether...
Gu Changge had succeeded or failed, he should be coming out.
Jiang Luoshen, Tian Ze, Song Youwei, Jun Yao, and the others all looked over as well, feeling that the world-suppressing ferocity within the ancient well seemed to be dissipating, the terrifying aura shrouding heaven and earth receding rapidly like a tide.
Above the ancient well, a figure was the first to walk out, dressed in moon-colored robes, graceful and noble, carrying the dreadful pressure of a Quasi-Emperor.
“The Lunar Demon Overlord...”
Jun Fan and Jun Ruoxi recognized the newcomer, somewhat delighted.
If the Lunar Demon Overlord had come out, then their Imperial Father, the Solar Demon Overlord, should be right behind her, shouldn’t he?
“Jun Ruoxi...”
The Lunar Demon Overlord hadn’t expected so many people outside the ancient well either. Jun Ruoxi, in particular, she recognized.
The young man at her side must be... Jun Bufan.
However, she sighed softly in her heart, her expression returning to coldness, as if she hadn’t seen them at all.
This scene made Jun Ruoxi’s and Jun Fan’s expressions change—they felt something was wrong.
“This is Empress Yao Xi’s mother, the former Lunar Demon Overlord.”
Jun Yao and Song Youwei’s expressions were also somewhat incredulous. They had no idea what was hidden within the ancient well.
And now, the Lunar Demon Overlord, who had vanished for over six thousand years, had actually walked out of it.
“What’s the matter?”
“Very surprised?”
Gu Changge’s figure emerged from the ancient well behind the Lunar Demon Overlord. He swept his gaze over everyone, finally landing on the faces of Jun Fan and Jun Ruoxi.
“Gu Changge, where is my Imperial Father?”
Jun Fan’s pupils contracted, his face turning cold, the ominous premonition in his heart growing... ever stronger.
Why had the Lunar Demon Overlord come out, while his Imperial Father was nowhere to be seen?
“You’re asking me? How would I know? Didn’t the Solar Demon Overlord fall six thousand years ago?”
Gu Changge shook his head slightly, his tone rather helpless and regretful.
“What a pity. I never got the chance to meet the Solar Demon Overlord... otherwise, I could have glimpsed his invincible splendor, how he once looked down upon the entire Demon World.”
“You...”
Jun Fan’s expression turned incomparably ugly.
Jun Ruoxi’s expression was equally unpleasant, even bordering on despair.
They never expected that their Imperial Father had not come out together with the Lunar Demon Overlord.
What exactly had happened during these six thousand years? Why had the Lunar Demon Overlord turned a blind eye to them? Could their Imperial Father truly have already perished within? Moreover, she felt that Gu Changge had already seen through her methods just now, and she dared not make any reckless moves.
“Back to the Imperial Capital.”
Gu Changge looked toward Bai Lian’er, Jiang Luoshen, and the others.
After devouring the World Source, his cultivation had broken through once more, already reaching the peak of the Sacred Emperor Realm, only a single step away from the Quasi-Nirvana Realm.
Although this process had been somewhat difficult and had consumed considerable time and methods, it had not disappointed him.
Bai Lian’er also clearly noticed that the current Gu Changge was who knew how many times stronger than before.
If he had been unfathomable before, then now he was... vast as a boundless ocean, impossible... to fathom.
Although Jiang Luoshen did not have as direct a perception as Bai Lian’er, she also knew that Gu Changge had obtained incredible benefits within.
The previous Gu Changge was already invincible among his peers, and even the older generation could hardly contend with him. So now, couldn’t he challenge a true Quasi-Nirvana expert, or even someone of the Nirvana Realm?
“Miss Youwei rushed to the land of death together with Jun Bufan. I wonder if Empress Yao Xi knows about this matter?”
However, before setting off, Gu Changge glanced at Song Youwei and smiled casually.
Song Youwei’s face paled slightly. Although her temperament was gentle and generous, that did not mean she was foolish.
Knowing full well Jun Bufan’s identity, she had still come to see him and followed him here to explore the ruins.
If Empress Yao Xi were to learn of such a thing, not only would she be punished, but even her father would be implicated.
“Young Master Changge, I...”
Song Youwei wanted to explain, but halfway through her words, she did not know how to continue.
Because no matter how she explained it, she could not escape the fact that she had privately met with Jun Bufan.
“Miss Youwei need not explain. Actually, I know everything. Being able to capture Jun Bufan—your contribution was indispensable.
I will naturally make this matter clear to Empress Yao Xi myself.”
Gu Changge smiled, waving his hand to interrupt her.
Hearing these words, Song Youwei was first stunned, then smiled bitterly in her heart. She opened her mouth but said nothing more.
She was not stupid; she knew what Gu Changge meant by these words.
He would not report this matter to Empress Yao Xi; on the contrary, he would say that it was because of her that Jun Bufan was captured.
In this way, not only would she be innocent... she would even have merit.
But such a thing went against her true heart, yet she simply could not refuse.
“Many thanks for Young Master Changge’s magnanimity.”
“If the opportunity arises, Youwei will certainly sweep the couch to welcome you.”
Soon, she also recovered her composure and curtsied gracefully toward Gu Changge.
“No need to be polite. It’s merely a matter of a few words.”
As Gu Changge spoke, he waved his hand, and at the same time glanced at Jun Fan. Seeing his pale, dazed, disbelieving expression, his smile grew somewhat meaningful.
“Youwei, I never thought even you would betray me...”
Jun Fan’s face was full of grief as he stared fixedly at Song Youwei. He never expected that in the end, she too would submit to power.
At this moment, he only felt his heart aching, as if a sharp blade were cutting into it.
However, Song Youwei did not look at him, acting as if she had not heard his words at all.
“Whatever there is to say, we’ll discuss it after returning to the Imperial Capital.”
Gu Changge glanced at Jun Yao, who seemed to want to say something but held back, his expression unchanged. Jun Yao’s eyes dimmed, and she lowered her head.
She found it somewhat hard to accept. The current Gu Changge was completely different from the one back in the Imperial Capital, making her feel he was a stranger, and filling her with fear.
Back then, he had clearly been gentle as jade, treating others with peace, refined and handsome.
This enormous disparity left her bewildered, and even more so, frightened and uneasy...
In the Imperial Capital of the Demon World, Empress Yao Xi was handling state affairs when she unexpectedly saw Gu Changge bring someone she never could have anticipated.
“Mother...”
She could hardly believe it. She had not seen the Lunar Demon Overlord for six thousand years.
“Yao Xi, you have suffered all these years. Mother has wronged you...”
The Lunar Demon Overlord’s voice was also somewhat choked with emotion, feeling that the current Yao Xi was vastly different from six thousand years ago.
Back then, she had been innocent; although she had some schemes and methods, she was not like now—unsmiling, cold and majestic, clearly long accustomed to holding supreme authority.
It was evident that many things had happened during these six thousand years to turn her into this state.
When Empress Yao Xi first saw her mother, her heart actually did not feel much joy of reunion; rather, it was mostly confusion and bewilderment.
She had many doubts and questions in her heart.
“You mother and daughter are reuniting, so I won’t intrude.”
Seeing her look toward him, Gu Changge smiled. Having no intention of staying here any longer, he rose and left the palace.
Empress Yao Xi gave him a somewhat resentful look, but her expression quickly returned to calm.
She had faintly guessed the whole story. Judging from the Lunar Demon Overlord’s reverent attitude toward Gu Changge, she had clearly experienced a brush with life and death.
Given Gu Changge’s character, the fact that he brought the Lunar Demon Overlord back must have been out of consideration for her.
This made her mood inexplicably much better, and the corners of her mouth curled up slightly.
It seemed she was not entirely without a place in his heart.
Inside the hall, Empress Yao Xi and the Lunar Demon Overlord reminisced about old times. The things that should be said, the Lunar Demon Overlord told her; the things that should not be told, she would not say.
Empress Yao Xi was also very tactful, understanding that many things were not hers to know simply because she wanted to, so she did not ask further.
These six thousand years had indeed been a rare experience for her. Even without the Lunar Demon Overlord by her side, it was enough to prop up the entire vast Demon World.
This made the Lunar Demon Overlord somewhat gratified, yet also somewhat heartbroken.
Soon, several days passed. Empress Yao Xi learned that Gu Changge already intended to leave the Demon World. As for the Jun Family siblings imprisoned in the Heavenly Prison, she went to take one look at them.
Jun Bufan naturally hated her to the bone, but there was also an indescribable complexity.
Empress Yao Xi had no intention of pursuing the truth of what happened six thousand years ago. After seeing Jun Bufan, she paid no further attention and left directly, knowing that Gu Changge had other plans.
The Quelling Chaos King and the others were also released by her, but if they wanted to recover their former power, that would not be so simple.
Nevertheless, the Quelling Chaos King and the entire Jun Family were still deeply grateful.
Jun Fan had thought Empress Yao Xi would imprison him for life, his heart full of despair and dejection, feeling that the rest of his life would be spent in prison.
But unexpectedly, he once again saw Gu Changge.
“What are you here for?”
Jun Fan’s face was ice-cold. The one he hated most was still Gu Changge.
If Gu Changge had not aided the tyrant in his evil, helping Empress Yao Xi, how could he have fallen to such a state?
“I’ve come, naturally, to send you down to see your Imperial Father. Best not keep him waiting.”
Gu Changge said indifferently.
“What did you say? What do you mean by that?”
Jun Fan’s pupils contracted in disbelief. Although he had guessed at this outcome, he had still held onto a sliver of hope in his heart.
Now, hearing this news from Gu Changge’s own mouth, his head buzzed with a hum, as if struck by a giant bell, and his mind went blank for a long while.
“You wanted to know where your Imperial Father is. Am I not granting your wish right now?”
Gu Changge could not help but laugh.
“You swore you wouldn’t make things difficult for me! Gu Changge, you can’t possibly be planning to joke around with your own Dao Heart, can you?”
Jun Fan could not believe Gu Changge would risk his Dao Heart collapsing to kill him.
“Oh? You don’t seriously think a single oath can protect you, do you?”
Gu Changge smiled faintly, looking at him as if looking at an idiot.
The so-called oath, to him, was no different from nonsense.
Counting on him to honor an oath? Don’t make him laugh.
All along his journey, the word “oath” had never existed in Gu Changge’s eyes.
As his words fell, he struck out with a palm. Under Jun Fan’s despairing, horrified gaze, he smashed him into a bloody mist, his body and soul annihilated on the spot.
After doing all this, he listened to the System’s notification sound in his mind and narrowed his eyes slightly.
The next moment, a treasure chest tinged with faint purple light popped out.
“Nothing too surprising...”
Gu Changge opened it. Brilliant divine light flickered, accompanied by a rustling sound, as if countless small worlds were colliding.
A verdant, crystalline sapling wreathed in immortal light floated quietly in the air.
“A World Tree Seedling...”
Gu Changge was slightly surprised.
This time, from the Fortuity-clearing drop rules, aside from... obtaining a large amount of Fortuity points and Fatums, there was only this single World Tree Seedling.
Gu Changge felt that this thing was related to the World Source, so he directly planted it within his Inner Universe, waiting for it to grow quietly, and paid it no further mind.
The World Tree Seedling was itself a divine object on the same level as a World Seed.
If nurtured properly, a single World Tree Seedling could give birth to numerous small worlds.
Not to mention its other marvelous uses.
On this trip to the Demon World, after resolving the trouble of the Fortuitous One, he had also harvested the Sources of the Five Demon Overlords, as well as the World Source.
Although it was a bit of a waste of time, all in all, it was worth it. As for the other scattered benefits, there was even less need to mention them.
Now the Demon World was unified, with no possibility of accidents, and the Six Demon Overlords’ schemes had collapsed of their own accord.
After leaving the Heavenly Prison, Gu Changge had not expected Empress Yao Xi to actually be waiting for him here.
“You’re leaving the Demon World.”
Empress Yao Xi’s eyes fixed tightly on him as she spoke—not in a questioning tone, but an affirmative one.
Gu Changge walked over naturally and smiled. “The matter is settled, so naturally it’s time to return to the Beyond.”
Empress Yao Xi forcibly suppressed the reluctance in her heart, gave an “oh,” and said with a calm, breezy expression, “Then take care of yourself.”
“If you want me to stay, I could consider it.”
Gu Changge smiled at her.
“Really?”
Empress Yao Xi felt a flicker of joy in her heart. She abruptly raised her head, her eyes brightening slightly, gazing fixedly at him.
“Of course it’s fake.”
Gu Changge replied offhandedly. “You actually believe such words?”
“You...”
Empress Yao Xi was somewhat angry in her heart, but she did not say anything more, her expression dimming slightly.
“However, for your sake, I’ve decided to stay a while longer after all.”
Gu Changge smiled, naturally taking hold of her soft, slender hand in the process.
“If you want to leave, then leave. The Demon World and the Beyond aren’t far apart; the Transportation Arrays get there in a moment.”
“Why must you tease me like this?”
Hearing him say this, Empress Yao Xi felt some joy in her heart, but she still resumed her usual empress demeanor, her words appearing cold and majestic.
“Women. Why do you all love saying the opposite of what you mean?”
Gu Changge shook his head slightly.
Half a month later, outside the imperial palace.
Empress Yao Xi stood firm in the wind, her dark hair fluttering, gazing from afar at the figures of Gu Changge and the others as they stepped into the Transportation Array back to the Beyond. Only when not even a trace of their silhouettes remained did she withdraw her gaze.
“This half month—perhaps you might have conceived a child?”
The Lunar Demon Overlord appeared behind her, her tone rather complicated.
“No. He is a heartless man; he wouldn’t let such a thing happen.”
Empress Yao Xi shook her head slightly, her tone carrying an indescribable flavor, yet her heart could not help but feel a trace of loss and melancholy.