Sold Off and Still Counting the Money, Lin Tian's Corpse Rises
Sold Off and Still Counting the Money, Lin Tian’s Corpse Rises
The destruction of the Karura Holy Land did not concern Gu Changge in the slightest.
To him, it was no different from stepping on an ant.
Ming Lao was, after all, an Enlightened King Realm expert in the Beyond. Although, having descended to the Overworld, he could not unleash power beyond the Partial-Enlightened Realm, wiping out a Holy Land like that with a single palm strike was still effortless.
Especially since, in the past ten thousand years of Middle State, very few beings had broken through to the Partial-Enlightened Realm.
Even Honoured Lord Realm existences were Supreme Elders of Holy Lands and Empires, while Honoured King Realm existences could not even be found.
Gu Changge estimated that only within those ancient Forbidden Areas and Ancient Mystic Mountains could there possibly be Partial-Enlightened Realm existences holding down the fort.
Ming Lao’s strength was more than enough for him to do as he pleased anywhere in Middle State.
Of course, Gu Changge was not that idle. As long as no one provoked him, he would not meddle in others’ affairs.
After leaving the Star-Picking Pavilion, Lin Qiuhan and the others were clearly more fearful of him than before, no longer as casual as they had been at the start.
Having witnessed Gu Changge’s true demeanor, she had naturally been frightened as well.
Cold and ruthless, high above all, casually deciding the life and death of an ancient Holy Land.
This was a far cry from the elegant, gentlemanly Gu Changge from before.
It left Lin Qiuhan somewhat lost. What exactly did she like about Gu gongzi?
His gentleness, or his conversation and knowledge?
“It seems I frightened you.”
Regarding this, Gu Changge naturally had his methods. His expression returned to its refined and gentle state as he stroked her hair.
This move was naturally very effective on Lin Qiuhan.
Her heart once again began beating uncontrollably fast.
Gu gongzi, so cold and ruthless toward others, was so gentle with her.
It made her head grow dizzy once more.
“A little bit...” Lin Qiuhan answered honestly.
“Gongzi, you scared me too.”
At this moment, Su Qingge could not help but speak up, feeling that Gu Changge had been neglecting her.
Though she was clever, she was still a woman. Watching Gu Changge treat others so gently while always bullying her...
Her heart could not help but feel sour, a little wronged.
Of course, she also knew this was an act Gu Changge was deliberately putting on.
Gu Changge glanced at her and smiled casually. “Scared you too? That’s fine then.”
What did he mean, scaring her was fine?
What blatant differential treatment.
Su Qingge silently rolled her eyes in her heart, a bit annoyed.
“This is a Beginner’s Guide to Alchemy. Consider it my apology gift to you.”
As Gu Changge spoke, he took out the Beginner’s Guide to Alchemy he had prepared long ago and handed it to Lin Qiuhan.
He would have had to find a suitable opportunity to give it to her sooner or later anyway.
It had cost a hundred Fatums to exchange from the System Shop.
Gu Changge had casually flipped through it. It recorded many beginner-level pill formulas and was quite precious.
Even the ordinary Guilds of Alchemy in the Beyond likely did not possess such an alchemy guide.
Products of the System were guaranteed to be of the finest quality. The ancients truly did not deceive me.
“Thank you, Gu gongzi.” Lin Qiuhan was pleasantly surprised.
Gu gongzi had actually given her a gift. How did he know she was interested in Alchemy?
Thinking of this, Lin Qiuhan was even more moved.
Her father had always pushed her to cultivate diligently to raise her cultivation realm, telling her not to waste her energy on other things.
As a result, she had never learned much about Alchemy, despite her great interest in it.
“As long as you like it.” Gu Changge smiled. Such a personality was truly naive. Lucky for her that she had met him—had she met anyone else, she would probably be sold off and still help count the money for them.
Of course, he was also waiting for Lin Qiuhan to properly learn Alchemy so she could be of use to him in the future.
...
In the blink of an eye, three days passed.
Because of Gu Changge, the Lin Family had been extremely busy these past few days, with powers from all regions coming to visit, hoping to build good relations with them.
The destruction of the Karura Holy Land had sent a common signal to virtually every power in Middle State: the Lin Family was rising with overwhelming force.
Now, every member of the Lin Family wore a proud and smug smile.
No matter where they went, as long as they announced their Lin Family identity, they would inevitably receive the utmost respectful treatment.
The Lin Family had been powerful before, but compared to now—no, there was simply no comparison at all.
Naturally, all the Lin Family members felt heartfelt reverence toward Gu Changge.
They all knew exactly who had given them all of this.
And during these days, having heeded Gu Changge’s words, Lin Qiuhan had kept people watching Lin Tian’s corpse.
What if he really had faked his death...?
She held a skeptical attitude toward it.
Moreover, over the course of these three days, she had discovered something amiss: Lin Tian’s corpse showed no signs of decay whatsoever.
That was very strange.
Even a Cultivator who had formed a Spiritual Sea should have gone stiff and rigid three days after death, yet this had not happened.
One had to know that Lin Tian had been a good-for-nothing who had never even formed a Spiritual Sea in life!
This discovery shocked Lin Qiuhan, and she began to believe the theory Gu gongzi had mentioned earlier.
Lin Tian was not dead!
He had only faked his death to deceive everyone.
This made her furious, her expression turning ice-cold.
Her perfectly good little brother had not only had his body seized, the cuckoo occupying the magpie’s nest, but the impostor had nearly plunged the Lin Family into eternal damnation.
She wished she could cut the one occupying her brother’s body into a thousand pieces and tear him limb from limb.
...
In a dungeon with dim light, damp air, and a thick, foul stench.
On the ground, a corpse—cold yet bearing an aged appearance despite being a youth—suddenly opened its eyes, a sharp gleam flashing within them.
“Looks like I successfully escaped that calamity...”
The corpse sat bolt upright, looking at its surroundings and murmuring to itself.
Of course, he was none other than Lin Tian, who had escaped disaster at the critical moment by faking his death.
He felt somewhat fortunate in his heart. Thank goodness he had been decisive back then.
Then Lin Tian began observing his situation.
Inside the dungeon.
There seemed to be no one guarding outside.
In his previous life, he had at least been an Enlightened King Realm existence. He never imagined he would end up using such a method to escape with his life.
This made him feel somewhat self-mocking.
But in the end, he had survived, fooling everyone. It seemed the heavens did not want him dead.
“Good thing they didn’t cremate me. They didn’t bury me either, which is a shame... but this situation works out fine.”
“When the time comes, I’ll just fake amnesia to fool everyone. With my past life’s experience, that won’t be difficult.”
“Gu brat, this King will settle this debt sooner or later...”
Soon, thinking of Gu Changge’s face, Lin Tian’s expression darkened again.
At this moment, the secret technique he had cast earlier began to take effect. His severed heart meridians healed anew, his blood flowed once more, and the cold corpse began to regain vitality.
If anyone had been present at this moment, they would have been utterly horrified, crying out that it was impossible.
A dead person was slowly coming back to life, recovering his vitality.
This was simply too inconceivable, nothing short of a miracle.
However, Lin Tian’s face remained aged at this moment. No matter how heaven-defying the secret technique’s effects were, they could not make up for the lifespan he had lost.
One thing puzzled him. What exactly was hidden on that Gu brat’s person, that it could make an Otherworldly Sky Demon so terrified?
In his previous life’s tens of thousands of years of cultivation, he had never seen anything like it.
“A c-corpse... the corpse is rising...”
Just then, a terrified voice suddenly rang out from outside the dungeon.
The Lin Family disciple responsible for guarding Lin Tian’s corpse had come in just in time to witness the scene of Lin Tian sitting bolt upright, and was nearly scared out of his wits.