The Great Yu Celestial Dynasty's Trouble — Time for a Change of Ruler
The Great Yu Celestial Dynasty’s Trouble — Time for a Change of Ruler
The Beyond, Sky Domain, where the Imperial Capital of the Great Yu Celestial Dynasty was located — at this moment, all manner of immortal orthodoxies and supreme great sects had gathered together.
Invisibly, an atmosphere of war and smoke permeated the air, swords drawn and bows bent, ready to erupt at any moment.
Everyone was trembling with fear, deeply uneasy.
Weng—
One after another, blurry yet terrifying figures stood towering within the depths of the Great Yu Celestial Dynasty’s imperial palace, their eyes coldly fixed upon the current Emperor Yu, demanding an explanation from him.
Some time ago, the Space Tunnel leading to the Profound Sword World had abruptly sealed shut.
The many Cultivators stationed there had attempted to reopen that great cosmic tunnel, but all had failed.
Even some Quasi-Emperor existences had taken action, yet it was all in vain — they simply could not locate that world’s Space Node, nor open the tunnel.
This matter had caused an enormous sensation, and the various powers and orthodoxies surrounding the Sky Domain had all dispatched experts at the first opportunity.
Because their True Daoist ancestors, as well as their current-generation successors, had all already gone into that world.
If they were to be trapped within that realm, unable to escape...
That would be an immeasurable, unpredictable loss for them.
And just as the various powers were studying how to open this Space Tunnel, a horrifying piece of terrible news that shook all directions suddenly arrived.
The Soul Lamps left behind by the ancestors of the various powers when they descended to the lower world had all been extinguished at once — their auras vanished without a trace, having perished within that realm.
This news shook the entire Sky Domain. Whether ordinary Cultivators or disciples of great sects, all felt a shuddering dread, unable to believe it.
In the current era, True Daoists could be said to be existences already standing at the very peak, their cultivation unrivalled, looking down upon all under heaven.
It could even be said without exaggeration that so long as a power possessed a True Daoist, it would have no worries for millions of years — no one would dare provoke it lightly.
Yet such powerful existences had actually perished while campaigning to conquer a mere lower world!
And it wasn’t just one of them — it was all of them!
What exactly was hidden within that great world? What kind of terrifying dangers did it contain?
This news was simply too shocking. Everyone who heard it widened their eyes, wondering if they had misheard.
Afterwards, the veracity of this news was confirmed.
Not only had the True Daoists who descended into that realm perished — even the rest of the armies that had gone along were utterly annihilated within.
Like stones cast into the deep sea, not a single scrap of news came back.
Without a doubt, this news provoked the fury of the various powers and orthodoxies.
Many experts rushed to the Great Yu Celestial Dynasty at the first opportunity, demanding an explanation.
After all, the entrance to that great world’s tunnel had been discovered by the Great Yu Celestial Dynasty. That location was also within the Great Yu Celestial Dynasty’s territory.
With such a huge incident occurring, the Great Yu Celestial Dynasty could hardly escape blame.
Although the Great Yu Celestial Dynasty’s foundations were incomparably deep, ancient and unfathomable...
With such a huge incident occurring, they still had to bear enormous pressure — it was impossible to pretend nothing had happened.
Moreover, the Great Yu Celestial Dynasty’s own old imperial ancestor of True Daoist power, who had gone to that great world together with the others, had likewise perished within.
Speaking of which, the Great Yu Celestial Dynasty had not wanted to see such a thing happen either.
“Fellow Daoists, please calm your anger. Such a huge incident occurring was not what any of us wished to see either.”
“Not only have the ancestors behind you all perished within — the Life Talisman of one of my Great Yu’s True Daoist imperial ancestors has also shattered.”
Within the Great Yu imperial palace, Emperor Yu wore a purple-gold crown, his figure tall and burly, his face naturally imposing without anger.
But now he wore a somewhat worried expression, cupping his hands in apology toward the experts of the various orthodoxies and powers who had rushed over.
Everyone present here was a leader of their respective power or orthodoxy — either a family head or an Honoured Noble — their statuses unimaginably exalted.
He could not very well put on airs and treat them too lightly.
“Hmph. In any case, the incident happened within your Great Yu’s territory. Back then, it was also from Great Yu that the news spread, saying a great world was about to emerge there.”
“Now that such a huge incident has occurred, your Great Yu cannot escape blame.”
An ancient existence of Sky Emperor Mountain spoke with a dissatisfied expression.
The descendant he had been most optimistic about had also been among the army that went to the Profound Sword World.
Now fallen within, his heart was practically dripping blood.
All the nurturing and resources invested had turned into flowing water, all gone down the drain.
How could he be reconciled to this?
The expressions of the experts of the other races were also extremely ugly.
This trip to the lower world had not only yielded nothing whatsoever — they had also lost many young prodigies and a True Daoist. The losses could be called devastating.
Hearing this, Emperor Yu also sighed inwardly, understanding that this matter could not be settled amicably.
He also did not know what exactly had happened within the Profound Sword World, that it could cause the True Daoists of the various powers to fall — even the great cosmic tunnel leading into it had closed.
“Hehe, Emperor Yu, you’d best think this through. The ones who have come now are merely us.”
“That one from the Gu Family also seems to have gone within, and his whereabouts are now unknown, his life or death uncertain. If even he has fallen within... your Great Yu likely cannot withstand the Gu Family’s fury.”
An old man from Godly Spirit Mountain spoke, a cold gleam flashing through his eyes, his tone carrying ill-concealed mockery.
As these words came out, Emperor Yu’s expression immediately turned ugly, and the hands beneath his robes could not help but clench tight.
In truth, this was also what he worried about most — after all, among the younger generation who had descended to the lower world together back then, Gu Changge had been prominently among them.
Although Gu Changge’s strength was formidable, such that even True Daoists were no match for him...
But no one could say for certain what exactly had happened within the Profound Sword World.
With so many accidents possible, who could guarantee that Gu Changge would definitely survive?
Gu Changge was now merely the Gu Family’s Young Master in name — on a certain level, he was already no different from the Gu Family’s head.
Moreover, his talent was so terrifying that describing it as unprecedented through the ages would not be an exaggeration. Achieving the Celestial Realm was merely a matter of time.
If Gu Changge were to fall, the impact caused would absolutely be countless times more sensational than the death of a True Daoist.
At that time, the Longevity Gu Family would absolutely launch an Immortal War against the Great Yu Celestial Dynasty.
Not to mention the other immortal powers implicated — including the Primal Demonic Temple of Gu Changge’s mother’s lineage behind him, and the Unrivaled Celestial Dynasty behind his fiancée... there were simply far, far too many.
Just thinking about it made one’s scalp tingle, unable to sit or stand at ease.
“Emperor Yu had best think about how to handle and resolve this great trouble next. Otherwise, your Great Yu this time is absolutely facing a calamity of epic proportions.”
The ancient existence of Sky Emperor Mountain shook his head as he spoke, his gaze carrying some pity.
Although Sky Emperor Mountain’s losses were not small, compared to the Great Yu Celestial Dynasty, they were far better off.
Right now, across all the heavens of the Beyond, countless orthodoxies and powers were closely watching the situation here.
If the Great Yu Celestial Dynasty handled this poorly, the powers that would move against it then would absolutely not be limited to just the few before them.
And just as the many experts were discussing this matter, at the borderlands of the Great Yu Celestial Dynasty, a vast and mighty pressure suddenly arose between heaven and earth.
Hong long long—
The firmament trembled, winds and clouds changed colour, and an incomparably terrifying rift abruptly appeared in the sky above, as though torn open by a pair of invisible giant hands.
From within this rift, endless light and Chaos Energy surged forth, instantly spreading across the surrounding wilderness in all directions.
It was as though this place had been torn apart by an eternal light. All manner of runes shot skyward, illuminating the heavens in an instant — even the cold, dark depths of the universe were, for a time, bright as day.
An ancient, majestic Ancient Battleship came crushing forward with a rumble, as though breaking through all rules and order from some primordial land, draped in blood and bone, killing its way out.
“This is...”
“This is my Great Yu’s Ancient Battleship!”
“How could it charge out from within there? No wait — this seems to be the army that went to that great world...”
Such an enormous commotion and disturbance immediately alarmed all the Cultivators and living beings in the vicinity.
Streak after streak of divine rainbows swept across the high skies, descending toward this place. Seeing this scene, they could not help but be horrified.
The events of the Profound Sword World had not yet fully spread throughout Great Yu’s territory — there were only some rumours circulating through back channels.
So many Cultivators had no idea that the orthodoxies and powers that had descended to the lower world had all suffered devastating losses, practically losing everything.
“What’s going on? What exactly happened?”
“Quickly send word of this back — inform His Majesty Emperor Yu that my Great Yu’s Ancient Battleship has returned safely!”
In the shadows, many of the Great Yu Celestial Dynasty’s informants, after their initial shock, reacted at the first opportunity and swiftly transmitted the news of this place out.
“We’ve really returned... this familiar aura of heaven and earth...”
Aboard the Ancient Battleship, the Great Yu Eldest Princess Yu Feiya’s face held a somewhat complicated expression, feeling somewhat at ease.
However, she was still clear that while matters seemed settled, what lay ahead was mostly the many troubles she would have to face.
Because Gu Changge would not show himself, and as the leader of the Great Yu Celestial Dynasty’s younger generation who had descended to the lower world, she would naturally be the first to bear the brunt — having to withstand the fury and condemnation of the various powers.
It was precisely for this reason that Gu Changge had chosen to spare her life.
The Nirvana Realm, also called the Realm of Achieving the Dao — upon stepping into this realm, although there were subdivisions of early, middle, and late stages, in truth it was merely a matter of how far one had travelled along this same realm.
Within a palace hall deep inside the Ancient Battleship, Gu Changge sat cross-legged and motionless, his countenance calm, his body like bedrock.
Strand after strand of black light hung down above his head, then flowed down through every pore, like the interweaving of billions of stars.
After devouring and refining the World Source of the Profound Sword World, his cultivation had indeed grown by a large margin compared to before.
Previously he could at most be considered at the early stage; now he had already reached a point approaching the late stage.
Of course, in terms of actual strength, the improvement was even more obvious.
Even Gu Changge himself was unclear as to what degree his current strength had reached.
The peerless figure formed from that Ancestral Symbol of the Profound Sword World, although it possessed Immortal Dao power, was ultimately only a phantom, not a true body — difficult to compare with a True Immortal.
Still, compared to Remnant Immortals, it was considerably stronger.
“The Heavenly Heart Imprint and the Sword Dao Sacred Heart...”
“These two items are indeed of little use to me now, but they’re better than nothing.”
Afterwards, Gu Changge looked at the Heavenly Gifts that had dropped after killing the two Fortuitous Ones, Tuo Ba Xiaoyao and Lin En.
He had only opened the Heavenly Gift Treasure Chest to inspect these after leaving the Profound Sword World.
The Heavenly Heart Imprint was something similar to a mark of the Heavenly Dao, glittering golden and hazy with mist. It needed to be used together with an ownerless small world — it could refine that world into one’s own world avatar, allowing one to wield Heavenly Dao Authority.
However, for Gu Changge, this was still extremely useless — a chicken rib.
He planned to give this item to Yue Mingkong when he had time.
The Unrivaled Celestial Dynasty itself excelled in the Dao of space and worlds; in terms of application in this regard, it could be called unique in all the Beyond.
As for the Sword Dao Sacred Heart, it was a Sword Dao talent that could be used to train disciples or younger generations.
This was even more useless to Gu Changge, but keeping it cost nothing — perhaps it might come in handy someday.
“Such a huge incident occurred in the Profound Sword World — it’s impossible for the Beyond not to pay attention...”
“I’d best lay low for a while. Whatever comes up, I’ll let Yu Feiya take the heat first.”
Gu Changge put away these two items and came to the edge of the Ancient Battleship, his gaze falling downward.
They were currently within the Great Yu Celestial Dynasty’s territory; it wouldn’t be long before they could return to the Imperial Capital.
The True Daoists who had fallen within the Profound Sword World numbered a full five, involving five immortal great sects and orthodoxies in total.
So if this matter was not handled and resolved properly, an Immortal War might well erupt — after all, the fall of a True Daoist was a bone-deep, tendon-snapping matter for any power.
“Perfect timing to take advantage of this opportunity and have Yu Tianzheng make his move. It’s about time this Great Yu changed masters.”
Countless thoughts flashed through Gu Changge’s mind, and his gaze instantly became extremely profound.
At this moment, the Great Yu imperial court was absolutely packed with experts from all the various powers. If the Great Yu Emperor were to fall at this time, what would happen?
Presumably, no matter who it was, everyone would immediately suspect the various powers.
At the same time, within the Great Yu Imperial Capital.
Emperor Yu, who was in the midst of discussing this matter with the experts of the various powers, also received the news at the first opportunity that the Great Yu Ancient Battleship had returned safely.
His face first froze in a daze, then after his shock came thick disbelief — he could hardly believe these words.
The Great Yu Ancient Battleship had returned safely?
The supreme experts of the various races beside him naturally heard these words as well, and the expressions on their faces immediately varied — some shocked, some furious, and some suspicious.
In the eyes of quite a few people, all the powers had been buried within, yet only Great Yu’s Ancient Battleship had survived and escaped alone. What did this mean?
Could it be that the Great Yu Celestial Dynasty had trapped and slaughtered them all?
“Fellow Daoists, please rest assured, and please remain calm. This Emperor has also only just learned of this matter. We can simply wait until the army returns to the Imperial Capital, then ask what exactly happened within.”
“I trust you all are not in such a rush for this mere moment.”
Emperor Yu was also a clever man. He instantly understood what everyone was thinking and hurriedly spoke up, soothing everyone’s emotions.