The Parts He Couldn't Figure Out — Time to Show Off His Acting Skills
The Parts He Couldn’t Figure Out — Time to Show Off His Acting Skills
# 571 All Forces Gather at Kun Mountain — Suspecting Last Night Was Deliberate (Please Subscribe)
Kun Mountain lay thirty thousand li beyond Kunwu City, a vast mountain range shrouded in boundless chaos mist, towering above the clouds, majestic and imposing.
The whole place was a hazy blur, its scenery impossible to make out. It felt more like an ancient land that had existed since the very creation of the world, exuding mystery and vastness.
The mountain ranges stretched out like True Dragons sprawled across the earth — grand, weathered, and endless.
Streaks of divine radiance rose from between the peaks, illuminating the sky and land. Throughout the forests, the silhouettes of countless terrifying ferocious beasts could be seen — even Sacred Emperor Realm beings would not dare set foot there lightly.
Moreover, the deeper one went into Kun Mountain, the stranger the scenery became.
Some parts bloomed like springtime, while other regions were like the dead of winter, covered in snowfields. Still others were ridges formed entirely of blood-colored volcanoes, with flames spewing from countless fissures, hot enough to incinerate all things.
Of course, as a Life Forbidden Area, the most dangerous aspect of this place was its special domains, which contained some kind of great murderous law capable of effortlessly annihilating any living being that stepped inside.
Some ancient existences speculated that this was the residual aura left behind in the blood of the Immortal King who had fallen here.
At the outermost edge of Kun Mountain, figure after figure gathered, standing upon the firmament. Their faces were utterly blurred, wreathed in Chaos Energy, their dharma bodies as tall as mountains — terrifying beyond measure.
Behind them floated several horrifying Dao Artifacts — great seals, ancient cauldrons, crimson furnaces, and massive pagodas — whose cascading radiance was as heavy as Chaos Energy itself, capable of collapsing the void and crushing everything.
Without a doubt, this was a group of true heavyweights, beings capable of wielding Dao Artifacts, hailing from various clans and sects.
“The disturbances within Kun Mountain have grown increasingly severe these past few days. In this old man’s view, it must be because the Ji Family’s Prime Ancestor is about to give out.”
A True Daoist spoke, divine light flickering within his eyes as if he were evolving some wondrous scene, attempting to see through Kun Mountain.
The person beside him shook his head at these words. “This matter may not necessarily be related to the Ji Family’s Prime Ancestor. But in this assault on Kun Mountain, we cannot afford to be careless.”
After observing the area for a while, their figures swiftly vanished. They went to find the members of their respective forces and sects, briefing them on the dangers of this undertaking.
As one of the most famous Life Forbidden Areas in the Beyond, Kun Mountain naturally brought fortune and calamity together — where there was danger, there was also opportunity.
This expedition into Kun Mountain was, in a sense, an opportunity for them as well.
After all, even the Wondrous Stones that came out of Kun Mountain contained all manner of immortal treasures and divine objects — let alone what lay within the mountain itself.
Boom!
Then, streaks of divine radiance shot into the sky as Ancient Battleships crushed through the heavens toward this place, ancient banners fluttering upon them, bearing the emblems of the great sects.
The Longevity Wang Family, Sky Emperor Mountain, the Ancient Ye Family, the Endless Fire Kingdom, the Mortal Palace, the War Immortal Residence, the Hidden An Clan...
All the renowned powers and sects of the Beyond had dispatched people, now waiting at the outskirts of Kun Mountain, planning to storm inside together shortly.
“This is that mysterious sword manual you cut out. I’ve already had someone translate it — it’s called the Deathbringer Sword Manual. However, its killing nature is rather heavy, so it doesn’t really suit you.”
Outside Kunwu City, Gu Changge handed the Jade Tablet in his hand to Gu Xianer, shaking his head gently.
“Cultivate it as you see fit.”
Gu Xianer took the Jade Tablet, her beautiful eyes fixed intently on him. Then she huffed, “Got it. I’m not a three-year-old child. I’ll be heading back to Peach Village then — you’d better not die inside Kun Mountain.”
She planned to go back and have her shifus take a look at the egg she had cut out. These past few days, she kept sensing some strange movements from within it — it didn’t seem like any ordinary creature.
Truth be told, she also wanted to go take a look inside Kun Mountain, but Gu Changge wouldn’t let her, saying that if she dared go, he’d break her legs.
Gu Xianer had originally scoffed at Gu Changge’s threats, but this time, seeing how serious his expression was — clearly not joking with her —
she could only give up on the idea.
The dangers within Kun Mountain went without saying; even Sacred Emperor Realm beings who entered had no guarantee of coming out alive.
She wouldn’t go causing trouble for Gu Changge.
“Got it. Just wait for me obediently in Peach Village.” Gu Changge smiled, reaching out to pinch her nose.
“Mm, I’ll wait for you to come back.”
For once, Gu Xianer didn’t swat his hand away, answering through her nose.
But then, feeling that her tone sounded a bit off, she was just about to explain herself when she saw Gu Changge’s face brimming with amusement.
A rosy blush instantly spread across her face, and she glared at him. “What are you laughing at? You’re not allowed to laugh at me!”
...
After Gu Xianer, Su Qingge, and the others departed, Gu Changge finally led the group behind him toward Kun Mountain.
Behind him, besides Ah Da and the Ji Family siblings Ji Chuyue and Ji Yaoxing, the rest of the experts were vicious bandits he had Ji Qingxuan recruit from the Chaotic Star Territory. Their strength varied — some at the Sacred Emperor Realm, others at the Sacred Lord Realm.
Gu Changge had no intention of sending his own clansmen to their deaths. After all, with Kun Mountain being so perilous, he couldn’t guarantee he could protect everyone around him.
His rescue of the Ji Family’s Prime Ancestor was naturally just a front. At a time like this, he obviously had to let the tools from the other sects and forces pave the way.
As for Jiang Chen, he was currently being escorted along by several bandits, staring darkly at Gu Changge’s back.
At this point, he had no choice but to comply.
Although Gu Changge had promised to release him once the deed was done,
Jiang Chen didn’t believe a word of it.
Last night, from the jailers guarding him, he had even heard that Xiao Ruoyin had come to plead with Gu Changge on his behalf.
This caused ripples to stir in his heart, which had long since gone dead toward Xiao Ruoyin, still as stagnant water.
It seemed Xiao Ruoyin hadn’t become so heartless as to leave him to die. Perhaps, just as Niu had said, she had her own unspeakable difficulties...
He needed to get out alive, find Xiao Ruoyin, and ask her face to face.
Meanwhile, as Gu Changge’s party left Kunwu City, another white-clad figure quietly slipped out of the city, her gait somewhat peculiar, secretly following behind them.
The people around her seemed unable to see her at all, turning a blind eye to her presence.
“Gu Changge... it looks like he plans to enter Kun Mountain head-on.”
Xiao Ruoyin’s delicate brows furrowed. She kept a great distance from Gu Changge’s group, worried that the keenly perceptive Gu Changge would detect her trail.
She was confident she could hide from everyone else, but she had no confidence in hiding from Gu Changge.
Especially after last night’s intimate encounter, she felt all the more that Gu Changge’s strength was unfathomable. In the entire Beyond today, there were probably few who could keep him in check.
If she didn’t know for certain that Gu Changge hadn’t noticed anything unusual about her, Xiao Ruoyin would have suspected that last night he had done it on purpose.
Not counting that one time before her memories awakened, she had actually never experienced such matters before, so naturally she couldn’t take it — in the end, utterly exhausted, she had sunk into a deep sleep.
When she woke again, it was already the next day.
The palace was long since empty; Gu Changge’s figure was nowhere to be found.
This startled her somewhat. By the reckoning of true time, in all her countless years of cultivation, this was the first time she had slept so deeply — she hadn’t even noticed when Gu Changge left.
...
Though the outskirts of Kun Mountain were desolate, a stretch of great mountains still extended onward.
One after another, towering and majestic, their entire bodies a reddish-brown — perhaps stained by Immortal King blood — inspiring awe and dread in all who beheld them.
Further in, one could even see divine light rising and sinking, Chaos Energy hazy and thick, runes flickering in and out of existence, and the patterns of the Great Dao crisscrossing up and down.
But danger lurked everywhere within as well. Terrifying demon beasts roamed about, and a pressure mighty enough to suppress even Sacred Emperor Realm experts blanketed the area, making it nearly impossible to advance a single step.
Just then, the void blurred, and several figures with terrifying auras stepped out from within.
Among them was a middle-aged man in green robes, tall and straight, his eyes like stars, standing proud and imposing — quite heroic in bearing.
Around him there seemed to be floating light and leaping shadows, dreamlike and illusory — clearly the mark of profound cultivation. This was none other than the current Head of the Ji Family, Ji Hao. The figures beside him included the Ji Family’s upper echelons and ancestors, as well as friends he had invited from elsewhere, all to lend a hand in rescuing the Ji Family’s Prime Ancestor.
“Family Head, we owe so much to Young Master Changge. Otherwise, with our strength alone, we could never have rallied so many people to rescue the Ancestor.”
Seeing streaks of divine rainbows rushing toward this place in the distance, an elderly woman of the Ji Family spoke with considerable excitement.
When she mentioned Gu Changge, her face was filled with reverence.
“Indeed, we owe it all to Young Master Changge. Otherwise, who knows how many of us this rescue plan for the Ancestor would have cost.”
Ji Hao, the Ji Family Head, nodded in agreement. Had he not seen it with his own eyes, he never would have imagined so many sects and forces would come to their aid.
“I hear that Miss Chuyue and Young Master Yaoxing have grown quite close to Young Master Changge lately. This is our Ji Family’s great opportunity, Family Head!”
Several clan elders nearby also wore smiles, looking thoroughly delighted.
Among the surrounding peaks, divine rainbows streaked one after another, radiance sweeping across the sky.
People from the great sects and noble families were all arriving, among them many Young Prodigies, each accompanied by powerful protectors.
The figures of the Phoenix Lady, the King of Six Crowns, the Sky Demon Sovereign, Jin Chan the Chosen Monk, and others all appeared from various places, gazing toward distant Kun Mountain.
“This time, with our clansmen and ancestors accompanying us, that Gu Changge surely won’t dare do anything to us.”
In another direction, the figures of An Xi, the Young War Immortal, Niu Wen, and others also appeared, with numerous experts following behind them — divine light flickering, treasure radiance gleaming, their blood qi astonishing.
Of course, what drew the most attention were the two True Daoists among them — one from the War Immortal Residence, and one from the Hidden An Clan: none other than An Xi’s Grand Uncle, An Wangshan.
Upon learning of this matter, he had rushed over from the An Clan once more to keep An Xi and the others safe.
“Hm? How can this be... An Yan, that wench — why is she here too?!”
But just then, An Xi’s expression shifted slightly. She had noticed, among the An Clan members arriving at Kun Mountain this time, a silver-haired girl of breathtaking beauty.
The girl had a proud, stunning figure with exquisite curves, and a face of flawless perfection.
Her skin was white as porcelain, fine as jade — no less lustrous than immortal jade itself.
Moreover, her eyes were like pale-red glazed glass, gorgeous and beautiful.
When they blinked, she looked so endearing that one truly couldn’t find the slightest reason to dislike her.
Atop her head was a pair of faint, rose-colored horns, revealing her non-human heritage.
It was none other than her half-sister from a different mother — the one who had swooped in midway and snatched away her Hidden Celestial true blood — An Yan.