Only Training Would Be Appropriate, Tuo Ba Xiaoyao's Greatest Secret
Only Training Would Be Appropriate, Tuo Ba Xiaoyao’s Greatest Secret
“This kind of thing can’t be rushed. Since Gu Changge still needs something from you, there’s no way he’ll push you too hard.”
“Unless he no longer wants that thing, Qing Yu should still be safe and sound for now.”
Tuo Ba Fei Yun spoke slowly, comforting him and telling Tuo Ba Xiaoyao not to worry too much.
“I know, but what if Gu Changge stops caring about everything? Someone like him is capable of anything.”
Tuo Ba Xiaoyao took a deep breath and rubbed his temples. If the timing weren’t so urgent, he wouldn’t have ended up in this state.
As things stood, Emperor Yu had issued an order—without his command, no one was permitted to set foot in that world.
So even though his eldest brother was stationed here guarding the place, he couldn’t easily grant him passage to go through.
“The Great Yu army will arrive soon. When the time comes, you can follow along with them. There shouldn’t be any problems,” Tuo Ba Fei Yun said.
In truth, he had no idea why Tuo Ba Xiaoyao was so certain that the method to rescue Tuo Ba Qing Yu lay within that world.
But at this juncture, all he could do was trust Tuo Ba Xiaoyao.
He was fully aware of all the recent news concerning Tuo Ba Xiaoyao, and his heart was filled with both confusion and relief.
Still, everyone had their own secrets—he included—so he wouldn’t press Tuo Ba Xiaoyao for his reasons.
“I understand. I’ll go make some preparations now and come meet up with you tomorrow, Big Brother.”
Tuo Ba Xiaoyao nodded, then rose and left. Although he was certain that the world beyond that spatial gateway was the very world where he had lived and cultivated in his previous life...
Just how much time had passed since his soul transmigrated here?
What had happened to that world?
Were his original sect and his fellow disciples still there? All of it was unknown.
Even he suddenly felt a trace of that timid apprehension one feels when drawing near to home after a long absence.
In the starfields surrounding the borderlands, more and more armies converged.
Numerous chariots and even dragon boats sped past, figures standing atop them with powerful auras, banners fluttering—an incomparably magnificent sight.
The most eye-catching among them were the Unrivalled Guards of the Great Yu Celestial Dynasty, riding ferocious beasts billowing with baleful qi, clad in armor, as if they had fought their way through mountains of corpses and seas of blood, finally garrisoning deep within the starfield.
Cities stretched on and on, ancient and towering, like a mountain range lying across the land, capable of withstanding foreign foes.
Experts from every orthodoxy and power rushed to this place. Besides the older generation, the younger generation was the most numerous.
On the streets, one could often see elite disciples of the various powers passing by, their blood qi astonishing, spiritual energy contained within their bodies, striding like dragons and tigers, wreathed in divine light.
“Are all these people going to wage war on my homeland?”
In a pavilion by the main street, the young girl Ah Qing watched the bustling crowds below through the window and couldn’t help but murmur softly.
“’Wage war’ might not be the right word. They’re merely going for some training,” Gu Changge shook his head and chuckled lightly.
“Training?”
Ah Qing mulled over those two words, waves of self-mockery rising in her heart.
For their world, this was a catastrophic disaster of apocalyptic proportions.
But in the eyes of the cultivators of the Beyond, it was nothing more than an insignificant little training exercise. Their very survival meant nothing at all.
“For my benefactor, all this is probably already commonplace,” Ah Qing said.
Gu Changge smiled ambiguously and said, “That’s exactly why I asked you to seriously consider what I told you.”
Ah Qing fell silent. The solution Gu Changge had proposed that day surfaced in her mind once more—it sounded utterly insane.
It was to bury all the forces and orthodoxies that came within that world. But with her own strength alone, there was simply no way to accomplish it.
So she would need to unite all the powers within that world to have even a sliver of a chance at resistance.
As for how to unite them, that would be up to her. Gu Changge had merely offered her this suggestion.
Ah Qing actually had no idea why Gu Changge would say such things to her.
He was someone from the Beyond—why would he turn around and help a native like her? Could it be he truly couldn’t stand to watch?
“Those who follow the Dao find much support; those who lose it find little. This is the cycle of heavenly law, the fate that nothing in this world can escape.”
Ah Qing looked toward Jiang Chuchu, who had suddenly spoken up beside her.
She didn’t know Jiang Chuchu’s identity, but she knew that everyone treated her with equal respect.
Moreover, she and Gu Changge were practically inseparable, like a pair of immortal lovers.
“The cycle of heavenly law—retribution never misses,” Ah Qing nodded, her gaze settling on Jiang Chuchu’s face, meeting her eyes.
It was a flawless, peerless jade-like countenance, beautiful as a dream, with long lashes and eyes like water brimming with poetic charm. She was like an immortal blossom descended to the mortal dust—crystalline, stunning, transcendent.
Even as a fellow woman, she felt a twinge of envy. That such a perfect, flawless face truly existed in this world—one look was enough to make one forget the mundane.
Jiang Chuchu’s expression was calm as she said, “If you want to save your homeland, what Changge said is the only way.”
Regarding Ah Qing’s origins, Gu Changge had only briefly mentioned a few words to her.
But Jiang Chuchu had still guessed Gu Changge’s intentions.
The ancient world whose traces the Great Yu Celestial Dynasty was desperately concealing very likely contained a World Source.
Gu Changge cultivated the Taboo Demonic Arts, which allowed him to devour and refine the Sources of all heavens.
And at his current realm, ordinary Sources had long since ceased to be of any use. Only a divine object of the World Source’s caliber could help him.
Ah Qing, as a native of that world whose father was one of the strongest figures of the era, was young yet long renowned.
In this situation where foreign enemies loomed and the world faced destruction, if she could step forward, she could naturally rally the hearts of many.
On that premise, it would be far more convenient for Gu Changge to search for the World Source’s whereabouts through her.
“I actually understand the reasoning behind what my benefactor said, but with such an enormous gap, how could we possibly resist?” Ah Qing’s eyes dimmed somewhat.
“You need to understand one thing. If you don’t resist, then you’ll have not even the slightest chance. Only by fighting back is there a thread of hope. After all, heaven never seals off every path—there is always hope.”
Gu Changge smiled casually, his expression calm and unruffled, then turned to Jiang Chuchu and said,
“Perhaps I’ll have to make a trip to that world this time. You don’t need to come along.”
Jiang Chuchu gave a soft hum of assent. “Then in a few days, I’ll return to the Mortal Palace.”
Gu Changge smiled. “So obedient.”
Just as the group was conversing, the sounds of fighting suddenly erupted from a street not far away. Runes burst into the sky, illuminating all directions in brilliant splendor.
The fluctuations were intense, instantly clearing a large area. Many cultivators and beings dodged aside, watching in astonishment.
“I heard you’ve been hiding your true strength all these years, but your real power rivals that of the Great Yu Celestial Dynasty’s Second Prince.”
“Today, I’d like to test that for myself.”
A young figure as deep as an abyssal sea stood at the end of the street. He was burly, his black hair dancing wildly, his eyes like heavenly blades. When his gaze swept across the void, it even emitted terrifying rumbling sounds that chilled the heart.
Standing before him was a somewhat lean figure, his face cold and rather gloomy—none other than Tuo Ba Xiaoyao.
The two had suddenly started fighting in the street without the slightest warning. Were it not for the powerful Array Patterns engraved into this place, many of the pavilions and buildings would likely have been destroyed.
The surrounding cultivators and beings all watched this scene in shock. More and more people heard the commotion and rushed over, streaking through the air as divine rainbows.
Among them were no shortage of successors of great sects, as well as older-generation figures gathered here. There were even a few living fossils stroking their chins, looking thoughtful.
Even Yu Feiya, Yu Ming, and the others rushed over upon hearing the news, appearing nearby and frowning at the scene.
“The Young Master of the Demon God Palace, the Mad Demon God. It’s said he once battled the Great Yu Celestial Dynasty’s Second Prince Yu Lie for three days and three nights, with neither emerging victorious.”
“I never imagined it would be him—he actually came here too. They say he recently entered the Demon God Palace’s Demon God Cave, reaching the thirteenth floor and obtaining a Supreme Secret Technique within, raising his cultivation and strength to a whole new level.”
“After emerging this time, he originally planned to fight Second Prince Yu Lie again, but Yu Lie has remained in the imperial palace the whole time without leaving.”
The surrounding crowd buzzed with discussion, recognizing the identity of that burly figure.
The Demon God Palace was an ancient great sect. Though its foundation fell short of the Great Yu Celestial Dynasty’s, it was equally ancient and unfathomable.
Tuo Ba Xiaoyao’s identity was also quickly recognized by the crowd. After all, he had caused quite a stir in the Great Yu Celestial Dynasty some time ago.
There was no one who didn’t know that the Third Young Master of the Tuo Ba General Residence had hidden himself so deeply.
The reason the Demon God Palace’s Young Master had suddenly come looking for him was very likely related to this—he wanted to gauge the current depth of Second Prince Yu Lie’s strength by fighting Tuo Ba Xiaoyao.
However, he had forgotten one thing: being comparable in strength did not mean the two had actually fought before.
Tuo Ba Xiaoyao and Second Prince Yu Lie had never sparred, so who knew which of them was stronger?
And this was precisely why Tuo Ba Xiaoyao’s expression was now extremely gloomy.
Soon, Tuo Ba Xiaoyao and the Demon God Palace’s Young Master clashed once more on the long street. Terrifying fluctuations spread out, erupting with unparalleled might. Divine radiance and Sword Qi soared into the sky, pressing down on all directions in utter chaos. It was hard to imagine this was a battle between two young men.
Even many older-generation figures furrowed their brows deeply, finding it thorny and admitting to themselves they would struggle to defuse the pair’s techniques.
Especially since Tuo Ba Xiaoyao used only a single fine-steel longsword, employing no other artifacts, yet could still match the Demon God Palace’s Young Master blow for blow.
His attainment in the Sword Dao was truly astonishing and awe-inspiring.
“How does he know the Shu Sect’s sword techniques?”
Ah Qing’s startled voice rang out—the first time she had shown such shock since arriving in this world.
She had naturally been watching this battle closely, wanting to understand how big the gap was between this world’s younger generation of experts and those of her own world.
But she never expected to see such familiar sword techniques in this world—ones that belonged exclusively to the direct disciples of the Shu Sect, no less.
Because she had once fought the Shu Sect’s successor of this generation, she knew the style of these sword techniques very well.
“Who are you talking about?”
Gu Changge raised an eyebrow. He hadn’t been particularly interested in this fight.
Tuo Ba Xiaoyao, as a Fortuitous One, came with a built-in taunting aura—wherever he went, conflict was surely unavoidable.
There was nothing surprising about that.
But he hadn’t expected Ah Qing to suddenly say such a thing. He knows the Shu Sect’s sword techniques? Could it be that in his previous life, Tuo Ba Xiaoyao had been to the world she came from?
Or was he originally from that world himself? Could this be the secret Tuo Ba Xiaoyao had been desperately hiding all along?