Undercurrents Surge, Killing Intent Looms, Heading to the Eternal Overcast Kingdom
Undercurrents Surge, Killing Intent Looms, Heading to the Eternal Overcast Kingdom
At the entrance of Peach Village, white mist surged, blurring everything into a haze.
Tao Yao had manifested her true form, her dress fluttering, her hair like a waterfall, a beauty unmatched in her generation.
“Whether she sees me or not, it’s all the same. If she wants to come see me, she’ll come on her own.”
Her expression grew somewhat dazed for a moment, then she recovered and gently shook her head.
Naturally, she had heard of Chan Hongyi breaking free from the Demon-Burying Abyss, slaughtering forces on all sides, and establishing Devil Mountain on her own.
It was just that she had always been lazy by nature, long accustomed to staying in this little place called Peach Village, not even wanting to take half a step out of the Land of Abandoned Celestials.
How many epochs, how many years had passed since the Forbidden Epoch until now?
Even Tao Yao herself was close to forgetting. Those old friends of the past—were they still the same people they once were?
Besides, Chan Hongyi should be able to sense her aura and know that she had never perished.
If she truly wanted to see her, then in the current Beyond, there weren’t many who could stop her footsteps.
“Is that so?” Changge raised his cup and drank, smiling faintly. “She’s quite busy seeking revenge against me these days, so naturally she has no time to come looking for you.”
“What exactly happened back then?”
Hearing this, Tao Yao fell silent for a moment, then looked at Gu Changge and couldn’t help but ask softly.
In the end, she still voiced the doubt in her heart.
This was something she had never been able to understand.
To Chan Hongyi, Changge was the person she respected and admired most—both teacher and father to her.
And although Changge had been strict and severe with her, he had never once let her suffer any grievance.
Tao Yao didn’t know why Chan Hongyi, who had once loved Changge to the bone, would ultimately choose to turn her blade against him.
That battle back then had truly been too terrifying.
Even with her cultivation level at the time, she had felt deep dread, as insignificant as an ant.
The Heavenly Path collapsed, ten thousand tribulations descended, and even the River of Time crumbled into chaos.
The world was destroyed; the Immortal Palace, immortal and eternal since antiquity, was ruined and fell into oblivion from then on.
Entire epochs were buried and annihilated. Later generations could only speak of it with dread, referring to it as the Forbidden.
“If I said I can’t remember now, would you believe me?”
Hearing this question, Gu Changge didn’t seem surprised at all. He smiled and asked.
“If it were the you of back then, you wouldn’t speak to me like this.”
Hearing his words, Tao Yao also smiled gently, her already breathtakingly beautiful figure appearing even more otherworldly and transcendent.
Back when she was still a small peach tree, she had also conversed with Gu Changge just like tonight.
Only back then, he was like the distant moon, like an unfathomable wind, while she was just a tiny speck of dust, only able to gaze up at him in silence.
“It seems something unimaginable must have happened for things to turn out this way.”
Tao Yao shook her head gently with a sigh, feeling somewhat regretful and wistful about it.
After she awakened, she had also paid an enormous price to slowly recover her memories.
If not for Tiantian’s connection, she might still be in a hazy, muddled state even now.
Gu Changge had once been such an unspeakable, inconceivable existence—if he wished to recover, the price would likely be even more unimaginable.
“The Beyond is about to fall into great chaos, and I’ll be leaving soon as well. Perhaps by then the Celestial Domain and the Beyond will merge, or perhaps an even greater opportunity will arrive,” Gu Changge took another sip of wine, his words drifting leisurely.
Originally, he had thought Tao Yao might be able to sense something, even just fragments of the future.
But judging from her reaction now, it seemed she had no desire to meddle in outside affairs, not even wanting to take half a step out of Peach Village.
“You came to find me—it can’t be just to reminisce about old times and say all this.”
How could Tao Yao not hear the meaning in Gu Changge’s words? She fell silent for a moment before asking.
Gu Changge smiled approvingly and said, “It’s actually nothing major. I just want you to do me a favor.”
“What matter could possibly require my help?” Tao Yao was rather intrigued by this. Although her current cultivation had indeed surpassed the shackles of this world,
that didn’t mean she could unleash power beyond the Celestial Realm.
Gu Changge’s current methods were absolutely even more terrifying than hers.
If even he couldn’t resolve something, what help could she possibly offer?
“I want you to help me guard something. To be precise, help me guard an ancient world,” Gu Changge said slowly.
Tao Yao was even more astonished at his words. With her strength, let alone guarding an ancient world, even guarding a Cult of Immortality or a Supreme Dao Lineage would be more than within her ability.
Besides, why would Gu Changge ask her to do this?
Was there anyone left in this world who dared oppose him, who dared lay hands on an ancient world he wished to protect?
Gu Changge wasn’t surprised by Tao Yao’s reaction. He nodded and said, “I’ve thought about it for a long time, and I feel your identity makes you the most suitable choice.”
In truth, long ago, he had already been planning to scheme against the entire Beyond.
What he wanted Tao Yao to help him guard was nothing else—it was the Epoch Dao Fruit.
In terms of timing, the Epoch Dao Fruit’s maturation was just around the corner.
Gu Changge planned to use this Epoch Dao Fruit as bait, luring the strongest hidden aces of the various Dao Lineages of the Beyond to come forth, helping him take that final step.
This plan wasn’t complicated to describe, but the only thing to be careful about was deceiving everyone—
especially those peerless old monsters who had cultivated for over ten million years, or who had sealed themselves away since several epochs ago.
They were the greatest hidden foundations of the various Dao Lineage powers.
Although they couldn’t step into the Celestial Realm, if they truly faced a Celestial Realm existence, they weren’t necessarily without means.
In the eras that belonged to them, they too had been dazzlingly brilliant, unparalleled through the ages, existences none could stand shoulder to shoulder with.
Not only was their strength terrifying, but their minds were heaven-defying. The slightest irregularity would arouse their suspicion, and they could even deduce flaws from it.
So Gu Changge had to be careful. To achieve a truly flawless deception,
he not only needed to find an extremely ancient world, but also needed to bury the Epoch Dao Fruit within it, thereby leaking word of it and luring those big fish into the net.
Among this, the role Tao Yao needed to play was to put those peerless old monsters at ease.
After all, as the Epoch Dao Fruit, how could it lack a guardian?
Tao Yao was a figure from the Forbidden Era. The aura clinging to her inherently represented the ominous and unknown—who could possibly divine her origins and background?
On the other hand, the Epoch Dao Fruit had vanished from the Beyond for countless years.
For this reason, the Beyond had waged war against the Eight Wastelands and Ten Domains for many epochs, believing the Epoch Dao Fruit had been lost there.
Unfortunately, after conquering the Eight Wastelands and Ten Domains in this era, the various immortal Dao Lineages and supreme great sects of the Beyond turned the entire Eight Wastelands and Ten Domains upside down, yet never found the slightest clue about the Epoch Dao Fruit.
Now, with various news about the Celestial Path emerging and word of the Epoch Dao Fruit leaking out,
could those deepest-hidden peerless old monsters and mightiest ancient existences of the Beyond still sit still?
“I understand.”
Tao Yao fell silent, not asking Gu Changge for his reasons in doing this.
Even if she refused, she knew Gu Changge definitely had ways to make her agree.
Whether in the past or now, Gu Changge had never been the soft-hearted type, nor would he show the slightest mercy for the sake of their old friendship.
“Rest assured, I’m only borrowing a wisp of your Dao. If you don’t want to go in person, that works too,” Gu Changge said casually.
He hadn’t yet found a suitable ancient world.
So next, he still had to make a trip to the Eternal Overcast Kingdom to retrieve the Source of the Eternal Overcast.
What came after would be even simpler.
Gu Changge only needed to completely refine and fuse that suitable ancient world with the palm-sized true world he had obtained, transforming it into a world within his palm.
Even if a True Daoist, or even a Remnant Immortal, stepped inside, they could only sink into eternal damnation, their body perishing and their Dao extinguished.
Weren’t the various Dao Lineages of the Beyond secretly plotting to move against him?
Then Gu Changge would prepare this enormous “surprise” for them in advance.
Over the following days, Gu Changge stayed in Peach Village, sometimes bickering with Gu Xianer, sometimes taking Tiantian around for strolls, sometimes chatting with Tao Yao at the village entrance, discussing matters of the Forbidden Epoch.
Gu Xianer’s many shifus also grew quite familiar with him. Sometimes, when discussing questions of cultivation, they would even debate for half a day.
In certain respects, some of Gu Changge’s words gave them the feeling of clouds parting to reveal the sun.
By this point, they no longer believed Gu Changge would harm Gu Xianer. Instead, they began speculating about Gu Changge’s true identity.
If he was really just a member of the younger generation, they wouldn’t believe it even if beaten to death.
What member of the younger generation could possess an understanding and mastery of the Dao that left even them shocked,
incredulous, and even filled with awe?
They were more inclined to believe that Gu Changge was the reincarnation of some inconceivable supreme figure,
whose cultivation at his peak was unfathomable and indescribable—a King among Immortals, an Emperor among Immortals, even an Ancestor among Immortals.
And while Gu Changge stayed in Peach Village these days, the Beyond was also undergoing shifting winds and surging undercurrents.
Much news about Nether, Pagoda, and the recently risen Nephrite Breeze Pavilion,
spread by those with ulterior motives, rapidly swept across the heavens of the Beyond.
Every day, in every ancient city, Cultivators and living beings could be seen discussing the matter, along with the Nephrite Breeze Pavilion’s path of rise.
Many people were saying that Young Master Changge was actually the master behind the Nephrite Breeze Pavilion,
that he had been secretly supporting this assassin organization, which was why it had moved against Nether and Pagoda.
In the taverns, many young prodigies gathered, each one shrouded in divine radiance, their auras powerful.
They too were discussing this matter, all full of enthusiasm, deeply concerned with everything about Gu Changge.
Judging from all the current signs, Gu Changge was absolutely inseparable from the Nephrite Breeze Pavilion,
sharing a deep connection with it.
Therefore, some Dao Lineage powers were calling for everyone to locate the Nephrite Breeze Pavilion’s headquarters and, just like the extermination of Nether, utterly destroy it to eliminate future trouble, unwilling to let it develop further.
Of course, there were also Cultivators and beings who remained skeptical of this.
If Gu Changge truly wanted the Nephrite Breeze Pavilion to dominate alone, why wouldn’t he continue moving against Pagoda, the other assassin nation?
Many felt that Gu Changge must share some irresolvable hatred with Nether.
But under the deliberate suppression of the various Dao Lineages and great sects, such voices were very faint, unable to stir up much of a wave.
“Actually, this is still a minor matter. The Nephrite Breeze Pavilion has only emerged in the last few thousand years. If it truly wants to grow to rival Nether, it’s far too early for that.
On the contrary, there’s another matter that, in my view, is far more important.”
Within the pavilion, a prodigy shook his head and analyzed softly.
His figure was tall, his eyes golden, with traces of cross-shaped Principles of Dao circulating within them, his aura mysterious.
The others treated him with great respect, and hearing these words, they couldn’t help but be somewhat astonished,
all looking over.
“May I know why Fellow Daoist Jin Yun asserts this?”
A heavenly beauty, her eyes gleaming with brilliant light, asked in a delicate voice.
The man before them was a forbidden prodigy from ancient times,
who had only broken out of Divine Source in this epoch, hailing from the Cult of Immortality Purple Cloud Valley. His strength was extremely terrifying, comparable to the King of Six Crowns Jun, Tian Yuanwen, Jin Chan the Chosen Monk, and others—a giant-level figure among the current younger generation, second only to Gu Changge.
His words naturally carried more conviction.
“Actually, you’ve all overlooked a very important point, but I believe the powers behind you should have given you some instructions.”
The forbidden prodigy named Jin Yun lifted his wine cup and shook his head gently.
A strange gleam flashed through his eyes as he recalled Purple Cloud Valley’s instructions, and he spoke unhurriedly.
Although he himself had never come into contact with Gu Changge,
he heard rumors about him almost every day, until his ears were practically calloused.
Proud at heart and firmly believing in his own invincibility, he had waited until this era to emerge,
actually to temper himself, hoping to touch the legendary Celestial Realm.
But Gu Changge’s existence had filled him with enormous doubt about this, about himself.
“Fellow Daoist Jin Yun means... Young Master Changge is actually the true Successor of Demonic Arts?”
Hearing Jin Yun’s words, the pavilion fell silent for an instant, and everyone’s expressions turned unnatural.
Actually, it wasn’t just them.
Everywhere now, such news was appearing, saying that Gu Changge was actually the true Successor of Demonic Arts,
only that he had hidden too deeply, never revealing any flaws.
Otherwise, how could one explain him reaching such an inconceivable level at such an age?
One must know that even ancient records wouldn’t dare record such a thing.
However, the many prodigies present weren’t fools. They wouldn’t blindly follow along; they had their own thinking.
Actually, from the perspective of the younger generation, they truly couldn’t see how Gu Changge had anything to do with the Successor of Demonic Arts.
On the contrary, all along, it had been Gu Changge contending against that mysterious Successor of Demonic Arts,
sparing many prodigies from calamity.
“Actually, this was inevitable.
The situation has already tipped over.
This requires no evidence. It’s nothing more than ‘when one wishes to condemn, one can always find a pretext.’ Young Master Changge has already grown to a level that makes everyone fear him.
The Beyond needs such a reason to move against him,” Jin Yun said with emotion.
Jin Yun shook his head dismissively and said no more.
He was merely following the instructions of Purple Valley behind him, passing along this message.
The crowd fell silent once more. Though there was some sense of “when the rabbit dies, the fox grieves,” deep down they still felt a kind of relief.
The pressure Changge brought upon everyone was truly too terrifying, looming overhead, nearly suffocating them.
“If Young Master Changge falls, for us, it might actually not be a bad thing.”
“Come, come, come, drink, drink. This matter has nothing to do with us anyway, and we don’t have the qualifications...
...to make contact.”
After that, one of the young prodigies broke the silence, gave a bitter laugh, and began urging everyone to drink, unwilling to dwell on it any further.
The pavilion fell silent for a moment. One of the more straightforward young prodigies sighed, his gaze dark.
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In truth, even without anyone deliberately fanning the flames, the Beyond had been seething with undercurrents during this period.
Ever since the annihilation of Nether, many Dao Lineages had been searching for clues about Pagoda, the other assassin nation.
Among these, many secrets concerning the Nephrite Breeze Pavilion had also begun to show traces under the investigation of the various Dao Lineages.
Quite a few ancient figures with profound attainments in the art of divination took action one after another, attempting to trace the origins of the Nephrite Breeze Pavilion.
Of course, Gu Changge had long anticipated this.
So, very early on, he had instructed Bai Lian’er to have Bai Hua and Bai Kun obscure the heavenly secrets surrounding the Nephrite Breeze Pavilion.
That said, this was not a long-term solution, and Gu Changge did not expect to keep it hidden forever — it was merely to buy a little more time.
Across the heavens of the Beyond, the rumor that Gu Changge was the Successor of Demonic Arts spread like wildfire, unstoppably sweeping through everything.
At first, it only circulated among the great cults.
But later, the rumor grew ever more intense.
Not only did the disciples and Elders of the great cults discuss it — even ordinary Cultivators and rogue cultivators began talking about it.
“As long as this continues to develop, Gu Changge will soon be unable to resist coming out to refute the rumors.”
“And that will be the perfect opportunity for us to strike.”
“He absolutely will not tolerate having such filthy water splashed on him.”
In the deepest reaches of the clan grounds of many Cults of Immortality and Supreme Dao Lineages, terrifying figures wreathed in chaotic mist gazed toward the end of the sky and could not help but sneer coldly.
All of this was within their expectations — in fact, it was under their instruction and instigation that it had caused such a huge impact.
At the end of the day, Gu Changge was simply too dazzling, making everyone wary of him.
That was why they had no choice but to resort to such a scheme.
Of course, since ancient times, such things were hardly rare.
Many stunning prodigies who had dazzled the ages had, for one reason or another, seen their Dao collapse midway, never truly achieving invincible supremacy.
In their eyes, Gu Changge’s fate was already sealed. No matter how brilliant and dazzling he was now, he was destined to be nothing more than a brief firework.
A shooting star streaking past.
In the long river of history, he could at most stir up a tiny splash, vanishing in an instant.
“So the various races and Dao Lineages are planning to move against our Gu Family?”
“Do they truly wish to fight until the heavens collapse and the ages overturn?”
Meanwhile, within the Longevity Gu Family, inside an extremely grand palace—
Many clan Elders who had received the news gathered here, their expressions heavy, tinged with coldness and killing intent.
Deep within the great hall, numerous figures with terrifying auras stood tall.
Each of them seemed to have walked out of a world beyond this one, their gazes incomparably cold. Within them lurked many dreadful visions — moons falling and stars perishing, universes collapsing, all living beings wailing, the myriad Daos shattering.
They were all Ancestor-level figures of the Longevity Gu Family, revived in this era to contend for the opportunity to become Celestials.
To them, Gu Changge was not merely some ordinary junior — he was the hope of the Longevity Gu Family across countless epochs.
How could they allow the various Dao Lineages and forces of the Beyond to scheme against him like this?
“How could Changge possibly have anything to do with the Successor of Demonic Arts? This is nothing more than a trumped-up charge — when one wants to condemn someone, one never lacks a pretext.”
“What they want is merely a reasonable excuse. As for evidence — that hardly matters.”
One clan Elder spoke with an ugly expression, naturally knowing full well what the various Dao Lineages were plotting.
It was nothing more than seeing Gu Changge’s brilliance shine too dazzlingly, fearing that if he grew one step further, he would break the balance the Beyond had maintained for countless years.
Of course, the biggest reason was that they could not bear to watch a young man grow rapidly — grow to a point that left them terrified.
“The destruction of Nether is the best example.”
“In the end, Changge was simply too high-profile. Without even needing us to act, he annihilated Nether with his own power alone.”
“So all of them grew afraid, deeply unsettled, wanting to erase this threat in advance.”
An Ancestor deep within the palace sighed. Though he had only recently awakened, he had already figured out the whole sequence of events.
Beside him, another Ancestor’s gaze was exceptionally cold as he slowly said:
“Who would have thought that after so many years, so many forces and Dao Lineages have nearly forgotten us — do they truly think our Gu Family is something they can manipulate at will?”
“It seems we have been dormant for too long. If the Celestial Gate opens in this era and the races of the Celestial Domain come to guide us, then even if we fight until the Beyond collapses — what of it?”
Another Ancestor also spoke, his voice carrying killing intent and fury.
The Longevity Gu Family had existed for an unfathomably ancient time, traceable even back before the Forbidden Epoch.
Later, because the Great Dao of heaven and earth collapsed and many cultivation rules were shattered, the Celestial Domain and the Beyond were severed from each other, unable to connect.
The vast majority of the family’s supremely powerful members had no choice but to leave the clan grounds and go to the Celestial Domain to settle and propagate anew.
Over these countless years, the Longevity Gu Family and the Celestial Domain had maintained extremely deep ties — they feared no Dao Lineage or force in the Beyond.
This time, if the various Dao Lineages truly dared to lay a hand on Gu Changge, they would naturally make them pay an extremely heavy price.
“With those words from all the Ancestors, Lintian can rest assured.”
“Changge has not been in the family during this time. As his father, even I do not know what he plans.”
“But Changge has been steady and composed since childhood. Before destroying Nether, he must have already thought of a countermeasure.”
“We need not worry too much.”
The speaker was Gu Changge’s father, Gu Lintian. He nodded, his expression somewhat solemn.
As the head of the Longevity Gu Family, although in terms of cultivation he was already far inferior to Gu Changge, he still held considerable authority in many matters great and small.
Soon, atop the many Godly Islands and peaks of the Longevity Gu Family, great armies began to assemble.
From within small worlds, radiant gates of light shone, and spatial portals emerged one after another.
Countless knights stepped out, their murderous aura soaring to the heavens, rolling bloodlust cracking the sky itself.
Within the Unrivaled Celestial Dynasty, the Primal Celestial Temple, and many other immortal forces—
Numerous ancient existences, upon hearing the news circulating across the heavens of the Beyond, also began discussing and deliberating countermeasures.
The Primal Celestial Temple was the Longevity Gu Family’s staunchest ally. There were even rumors that the Primal Celestial Temple was actually a branch that had split off from the Longevity Gu Family many years ago.
Of course, whether this rumor was true or false, no one could say.
In any case, if an Immortal War or an Immortal Tribulation broke out in the Beyond, the Longevity Gu Family and the Primal Celestial Temple would absolutely stand as one.
That was beyond question.
As for the Unrivaled Celestial Dynasty, due to the marriage alliance between the current Empress Mingkong and Gu Changge, its relationship with Gu Changge ran deep.
When the time came, she would absolutely stand on the Longevity Gu Family’s side.
Beyond that, the Beyond held many hidden forces and Dao Lineages with countless intertwined connections to the Longevity Gu Family and Gu Changge.
This surging undercurrent was quietly sweeping across the entire Beyond.
Many Cultivators and living beings sensed the calm before the storm.
They felt deeply uneasy about it, fearing being dragged in.
Meanwhile, all the forces and Dao Lineages were now staring intently at Gu Changge’s figure, wanting to know his actions and reaction to all this.
But to many people’s disappointment, after destroying Nether, Gu Changge seemed to have suddenly vanished from the face of the earth.
Even the many clan Elders of the Longevity Gu Family did not know his whereabouts.
Many Cultivators speculated that Gu Changge had foreseen a great calamity aimed at him, and so had deliberately found a place to lie low.
Of course, many felt this was impossible.
Given Gu Changge’s character, how could he be the type to hide from the world?
At this moment, Gu Changge — the man at the center of it all — had already quietly left Peach Village.
Following the token that Jia Nan, the Eldest Princess of the Eternal Overcast Kingdom, had given him back then, he intended to head to the Eternal Overcast Kingdom.
In Peach Village, when Gu Xianer realized he had left without saying goodbye, she nearly exploded with rage — feeling both wronged and resentful.
These past few days, she had been thinking about how to broach the subject with Gu Changge, how to stop that future catastrophe.
But Gu Changge had actually snuck out of Peach Village behind her back — she didn’t even know where he had gone.
It was truly hard to swallow. She was utterly furious at his actions.
The Eternal Overcast Kingdom was located in the deepest part of the Absolute Yin Heaven — the most mysterious place of all.
And the Absolute Yin Heaven did not belong to any region of the Beyond’s heavens.
Yet virtually all living beings and Cultivators of the Beyond knew of the Absolute Yin Heaven’s name, and felt dread and terror toward it.
Because the Absolute Yin Heaven was simply too horrifying, containing unimaginable great dangers.
Countless forces and Dao Lineages had been devoured by the Absolute Yin Heaven, vanishing completely, ceasing to exist.
Several years ago, the many forces of the Beyond had even joined hands to establish the True Immortal Academy—
All for the sake of cultivating a True Immortal in this era, to stop the calamity of the Absolute Yin Heaven.
The Mortal One of the Mortal One’s Hall had also once made it his mission to pacify the Absolute Yin Heaven.
When it came to the Absolute Yin Heaven, there was no Cultivator whose expression would not change in fear.
And now, Gu Changge stood holding Jia Nan’s token upon an extremely mysterious stretch of land.
Pitch-black earth, devoid of any vegetation, stretching as far as the eye could see, without a single sign of life.
Piles of corpses of all colors lay heaped about, the blood having even dyed the soil black.
Mist and haze shrouded the boundless territory. Even heaven and earth were black, with no edge in sight.
Beside Gu Changge stood the Yin Spirit who had come to receive him — a middle-aged man who looked very similar to a human.
Generally, only Yin Spirits possessing the bloodline of the Eternal Overcast royal family would have an appearance resembling Humans.
“Greetings, Daren. This lowly one is called Yingming, a personal attendant of Her Highness the Eldest Princess. She instructed me to come here to receive you.”
The middle-aged man spoke respectfully, aware of Gu Changge’s identity.
The Absolute Yin Heaven was incomparably mysterious — beings from the outside world had almost never set foot here.
“Where is Jia Nan? Why didn’t she come to meet me personally?”
Gu Changge casually glanced at the man before him, somewhat surprised.
“The Eldest Princess has recently been occupied with the great matter of the Ancestral Worship and could not get away. She was unable to come greet Daren in person — I beg Daren not to take offense.”
Hearing this, the middle-aged man’s expression tightened. Fearing Gu Changge might grow angry, he hurriedly explained.
“The great matter of the Ancestral Worship?”
Gu Changge raised an eyebrow. This was, in fact, his first time coming to the nation of the Yin Spirits, and also the first time he had heard of anything regarding an Ancestral Worship.
“Yes, Daren — it is indeed the great matter of the Ancestral Worship.”
“It is connected to the forging of the Reincarnation Platform. In recent years, the numbers of our Eternal Overcast race have dwindled ever further. Even dwelling in the deepest part of the Homeland for tens of millions of years, it is difficult to give birth to pure-blooded Yin Spirits.”
Seeing Gu Changge’s confusion, the middle-aged man hurriedly explained.
Because Eldest Princess Jia Nan had previously told him that matters concerning the Reincarnation Platform could all be revealed to Gu Changge.
“Pure-blooded Yin Spirits?”
Hearing this, Gu Changge grew even more surprised.
Could it be that the beings of the Eternal Overcast race were divided into pure-blooded and impure — and that there was a difference between the two?
“Reporting to Daren — in truth, our Eternal Overcast race is not born as easily as the outside world imagines.”
“Those beings in the outside world contaminated by Eternal Overcast aura have merely absorbed a wisp of it — they are not true Yin Spirits.”
“Even in our realm, they can only survive at the very bottom, existing like slaves, never able to advance in their entire lives.”
“True Yin Spirits can only be conceived and born in the deepest part of the Homeland, or be born of Yin Spirits with extremely pure bloodlines.”
The middle-aged man continued explaining, laying out the distinctions among Yin Spirits for Gu Changge.
When the Absolute Yin Heaven erupted and swept across the heavens of the Beyond, the Eternal Overcast aura that spread out would transform many beings into Yin Spirits.
But such Yin Spirits were not truly pure — they could not genuinely be called Yin Spirits.
Because their intelligence was incomplete, some retaining only a savage, bloodthirsty nature.
“The deepest part of the Homeland...”
Hearing this explanation, Gu Changge fell into thought. The Eternal Overcast Source he needed likely came from the deepest part of the Absolute Yin Heaven’s Homeland.
And the Reincarnation Platform that Jia Nan, the princess of the Eternal Overcast Kingdom, wanted him to forge was probably also related to the birth of Yin Spirits.
If that were truly the case, would it not drag the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being into the picture?
Back on the Celestial Ancient Continent, he had felt that the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being had left behind many contingencies and inheritances — he did not seem like someone who would simply sit and perish so easily.
The Dao of Reincarnation was also extremely special, involving the profound mysteries of life and death. If he had been lurking within the world all along, then truly no one could detect him.
Gu Changge suddenly felt that this trip to the Eternal Overcast Kingdom might bring about something unexpected.
Perhaps there would even be some unexpected gains.
The methods of the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being — he had witnessed them back on the Celestial Ancient Continent.
All the Celestial Ancient Races except the Dragon Clan lineage had been calculated to death by him.
Had Gu Changge not interfered midway, the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being’s true successor would likely have already inherited everything as a matter of course, standing tall at the peak of the Beyond.
After all, the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being was a genuine Celestial Realm existence.
He was also long versed in the Dao of Reincarnation, controlling the power of time — for him to glimpse a fragment of the future was hardly impossible.
Thinking of this, Gu Changge’s expression grew rather intriguing.
Soon, the middle-aged man led him across this pitch-black, barren land, arriving before a stretch of gray, deathly silent barrier.
The Absolute Yin Heaven was cut off from the outside world, containing immense peril and danger.
Ordinary people could hardly even reach this place, let alone pass through the barrier outside.
“Greetings, Daren.”
Yin Spirits were already waiting respectfully at this spot, standing in attendance beside an extremely grand black jade carriage, awaiting Gu Changge’s arrival.