I'll Take It, But It'll Become My Entanglement
I’ll Take It, But It’ll Become My Entanglement
The several Great Ancestors of the Absolute Yin Heaven were incomparably decisive. After understanding the whole sequence of events, they immediately chose to burn themselves, drawing in a wisp of eerie Qi from the unseen beyond, intending to use it to curse the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being.
This showed just how deep their hatred and killing intent toward the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being ran—they wished for nothing more than to grind him to dust.
The firmament was shattered, broken into pieces, like an ancient mirror already riddled with cracks.
The Grey Fog spread, devouring everything in its path.
Burning their souls to curse him down the Yellow Springs, heaven and earth were overturned, the sun and moon lost their light.
The Great Ancestors’ eyes brimmed with killing intent as they glared fixedly at the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being, giving up their final chance at eternal life and indestructibility, letting themselves shatter and disintegrate.
Every inch of their soul-light blazed, as if countless wronged spirits had been released, surging sky-high as they flooded toward the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being.
At this moment, even someone as indifferent as the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being showed a slight change in expression.
“You truly are ruthless. Even at a time like this, you won’t let this poor Daoist off the hook.”
However, he quickly recovered, speaking calmly as he shook his head.
At the same time, his robes swept forward, and a certain vast, supreme law emerged. Hazy black-and-white divine light spread outward like a Dao diagram, continuously spinning and expanding, enveloping all the Grey Fog surging toward him.
Still, this was a curse ignited by a Great Ancestor burning his divine soul—it could not be underestimated in the slightest.
At this moment, a trace of green appeared on the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being’s face, like some ominous substance staining him.
This made him frown as he attempted to expel the greenness.
However, that wisp of green was like a maggot burrowed into bone, branded onto his face like a mark, impossible to erase.
“The power of a curse, a source of ill omen?”
Gu Changge observed this scene and raised an eyebrow.
He thought of the beings he had seen in the outside world, contaminated and corroded by the Eternal Devouring Qi.
Logically speaking, at the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being’s level, ordinary ominous substances shouldn’t even be able to approach him, let alone stain his body.
But this substance, drawn in at the cost of an Absolute Yin Heaven Great Ancestor’s self-immolation, clearly did not fall into that category.
This made Gu Changge somewhat curious—where exactly did the Absolute Yin Heaven’s Origin Ancestor Artifact come from?
By all reason, the present-day Beyond should not be capable of producing such a substance.
“It seems you do have some tricks up your sleeves. This Origin Ancestor Artifact is quite peculiar, to actually leave this poor Daoist unable to dispel this curse for the time being.”
The Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being’s expression didn’t change much because of the curse, and he quickly recovered.
He looked toward the remaining Great Ancestors and spoke.
The wisp of green Qi flickered in and out of sight on his face, looking extremely eerie.
“Even this curse cannot do anything to you. It seems our days truly have run out.”
The remaining Great Ancestors sighed softly. At this point, they seemed to have come to terms with everything, standing quietly at the edge of their clan’s territory.
Seeing this, Gu Changge sensed something, and his brow couldn’t help but furrow.
The Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being also noticed something, his expression shifting, no longer as indifferent as before, turning somewhat gloomy.
“Since we cannot protect the Ancestral Wells, then today the Ancestral Wells shall perish together with us. Born of the Ancestral Wells, returning to the Ancestral Wells—this can be considered our final resting place.”
The five remaining Great Ancestors spoke in unison, their expressions unusually cold and calm, as if discussing some trivial matter.
What?
Hearing this, all the Yin Spirits widened their eyes, horrified and shaken, unable to believe it.
At this moment, the Great Ancestors actually intended to destroy the Ancestral Wells!
Didn’t that mean the entire Absolute Yin Heaven would perish along with them?
All the Yin Spirits would be buried here, sinking into eternal silence.
They couldn’t believe any of this. It was too inconceivable—how had things suddenly come to this?
“You wish to destroy the Origin Ancestor Artifact?”
The Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being’s expression was exceptionally cold, no longer carrying his earlier indifference.
All this time, his long scheming against the Absolute Yin Heaven had been for these three Ancestral Wells.
And now these Great Ancestors actually intended to destroy them.
How could this not throw his heart into turmoil, his killing intent surging?
However, the Great Ancestors of the Absolute Yin Heaven no longer intended to waste words.
Even relying on their connection to the Ancestral Wells, they were no match for Gu Changge and the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being.
Even if they kept fighting, they would only end up with their oil exhausted and their lamps burnt dry.
The Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being’s expression changed drastically as he moved to stop it all, his time domain extending outward.
However, he was still too slow.
Boom!
Terrifying pillars of grey light, like divine radiance piercing the heavens, instantly tore through the sky.
The three mysterious Ancestral Wells reflected in the firmament emitted endless light, ignited in unison by the five Great Ancestors.
This radiance was far too dazzling, like three glorious great suns rising within the darkness.
But the next moment, accompanied by heart-palpitating cracking sounds, the three Ancestral Wells began to show horrifying fissures.
Terrifying energy surged vast and mighty, like a breached Astral River, pressing down until everyone could barely breathe.
Even the five Great Ancestors were nearly crushed at this moment, barely able to stand.
The origins of these three Ancestral Wells were far too mysterious—even they had only obtained them by chance and did not know their true provenance.
Even after occupying and studying them for endless ages, they had been unable to comprehend the mysterious runes within the three wells.
Still, having possessed the three Ancestral Wells for so long, they did retain some measure of control over them.
So at this moment, they all held the resolve of “rather shattered jade than intact tile,” determined to make the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being—and Gu Changge—pay the price. They would not let their schemes succeed.
And now, with the three Ancestral Wells collapsing, the entire Absolute Yin Heaven began to crumble as well.
The venting vastness was like a raging flood, ceaselessly scouring every region, shattering and exploding the spatial barriers.
The Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being summoned a golden great seal, covering and pressing toward the front, attempting to stop the Origin Ancestral Wells from rupturing.
But the five remaining Great Ancestors had clearly anticipated his intentions long ago.
At this moment, they threw caution to the wind, all charging at him to hold him back.
The five joined forces, displaying unprecedented, terrifying power.
With every gesture, energy as vast as a stellar ocean raged and boiled.
Billions of strands of law and order transformed into various divine weapons and artifacts, evolving into mountains, rivers, and Astral Rivers, all pressing down together.
The Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being’s expression had long since turned as ugly as it could get.
Previously, he had still been concealing much of his strength, but at this juncture, he could no longer afford to hold back.
The five Great Ancestors all attacked him in unison, while paying no further attention to Gu Changge on the other side.
In their eyes, the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being had schemed after the Origin Ancestor Artifact for so long—this object must be of immense importance to him.
Gu Changge, on the other hand, was just a young junior. Though his strength was terrifying, his methods couldn’t possibly exceed those of the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being.
Faced with the exploding Origin Ancestral Wells, even they were helpless.
What could Gu Changge possibly do?
“No matter how much you can gather, go now and collect the fragments of the shattered ancient wells. Even if they’re only fragments, they contain unimaginable profundities.”
The Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being also realized the Great Ancestors’ intentions. While tangling with them in battle, he spoke to Gu Changge.
He didn’t believe Gu Changge had any way to stabilize the exploding Origin Ancestral Wells.
So he only hoped Gu Changge could collect more fragments at this time. That was the only option left.
“Rest assured, Shifu. Your disciple will go collect them at once.”
Hearing this, Gu Changge smiled faintly. Naturally, he wouldn’t refuse. His figure immediately vanished from where he stood, rushing toward the three collapsing Ancestral Wells in the distance.
He had originally been pondering how to secretly claim one of these Origin Ancestral Wells for himself without the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being knowing.
And now, this golden opportunity was laid right before his eyes.
“Laughable. The power of the Origin Ancestral Wells is incomparably vast—even we can only borrow it. Now that it’s erupting in full, forget him—even if you went yourself, you’d be reduced to ash, body and soul annihilated.”
The five Great Ancestors spoke coldly, paying no mind to the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being ordering Gu Changge to collect fragments.
In their view, no matter how strong Gu Changge was, he couldn’t possibly endure long within that vast power.
His Physique would quickly collapse and explode, turning into a bloody mist, until finally his body and soul were both destroyed.
“You all truly underestimate this poor Daoist’s disciple.”
Hearing this, the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being merely spoke coldly.
The golden great seal hovered above his head, immortal light brilliant. One after another, characters containing the profundities of the Immortal Dao arranged themselves in the surrounding void like great stars, aligning with the celestial constellations.
This was a Grand Array from ancient times, capable of refining immortals and transforming demons.
Though his cultivation was no longer at its peak, sealing and refining the five Great Ancestors before him was still within his power.
As for Gu Changge, he held considerable confidence in him.
Though he didn’t believe Gu Changge could recover the majority of the Origin Ancestral Well fragments, a portion of them was absolutely certain.
This was the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being’s intuition.
In the deepest reaches of the clan’s territory, endless grey mist surged forth. The three Origin Ancestral Wells shattered, as if some kind of shackle had been broken open.
From the ruptured well mouths burst forth boundless Grey Fog, submerging everything around them.
The already grey-dark firmament became even more tattered, countless cracks appearing.
More Eternal Devouring Qi spread out from here, rushing toward the outside world.
“This is bad—the sky is falling! The Absolute Yin Heaven is going to be destroyed! We’ll all be buried here!”
“The Great Ancestors are abandoning us!”
“Why?!”
All the Yin Spirits watched this scene in utter despair, wails of anguish everywhere.
They truly couldn’t believe that, in the end, it would be their most revered Great Ancestors who destroyed everything.
Jia Nan, Ji Jiu’er, and the rest of the Eternal Overcast royal family also turned pale, trembling uncontrollably, sinking into despair.
The Great Ancestors they regarded as objects of faith, upon learning that eternal life was beyond their reach, insisted on dragging the entire Absolute Yin Heaven down with them as burial companions.
Even if it meant destroying the Origin Ancestor Artifact, they would not hesitate.
This ruthlessness and resolve left them bitter and desolate, filled with despair.
Meanwhile, Gu Changge swept past the battling Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being and five Great Ancestors, his figure swiftly disappearing into the vast Grey Fog.
The surging, billowing energy was like several great worlds pressing and colliding together, seeking to grind any being that entered this place into oblivion.
Feeling this terrifying crushing force, Gu Changge couldn’t help but frown.
Though his Physique was incomparably powerful, that didn’t mean it could rival supreme Immortal Gold, enduring myriad tribulations without decay.
In this place, even a True Daoist taking one step further would instantly explode into a bloody mist, body perishing and Dao extinguishing.
He could also feel tiny cracks beginning to appear across his own Physique.
But under his formidable and terrifying life force, these tiny cracks rapidly healed and vanished.
“Fortunately, these three Origin Ancestral Wells haven’t completely collapsed yet—one of them is nearly intact.”
Gu Changge’s gaze shifted as he took in the scene in the depths.
The three Ancestral Wells rose and fell like three glorious great suns, reflecting dazzling, resplendent light.
One of the wells had already fallen apart, fragments flying in all directions, silently extinguishing in the void, transforming into certain intricate runes.
If they weren’t collected in time, they would likely vanish completely before long, ceasing to exist.
“No wonder the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being wanted me to collect the fragments. So he already knew these three Origin Ancestral Wells were refined from certain runes.”
Seeing this, Gu Changge was somewhat enlightened.
However, at this moment, his attention wasn’t on the disintegrating well, but on the other, nearly intact one.
Though the five Great Ancestors had controlled these three Ancestral Wells for a very long time, even now they hadn’t fully studied and comprehended them.
Even if they were determined to destroy the three wells, it would still take them considerable time.
This was something perhaps even the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being hadn’t anticipated.
“In that case, this well—I’ll gladly take it.”
“As for these fragments, heh...”
With this thought, Gu Changge couldn’t help but smile faintly, then raised his hand and summoned the Grand Flask.
The terrifying mouth of the flask was like a black hole devouring the heavens, exuding a dreadful, heart-palpitating aura.
At this moment, even the three Ancestral Wells ahead trembled slightly, seemingly unable to withstand the suppressive pressure of the Grand Flask.
Boom!!
The next instant, vast black light burst forth, directly swallowing down toward that nearly intact Ancestral Well.
Strands of Great Dao light cascaded down, dense and complete, like an enormous maw, abruptly swallowing it whole.
The remaining two Origin Ancestral Wells continued to crack and explode, transforming into sky-filling energy and countless tiny fragments.
Seeing this, Gu Changge didn’t idle either. He continued wielding the Grand Flask, swallowing up all those fragments and energy.
In the end, he left behind only a tiny bit—just enough to fulfill the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being’s instructions.
Before fully discerning the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being’s many calculations and schemes, Gu Changge didn’t intend to fall out with him yet.
He had a feeling that everything the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being had arranged, if handled properly, could even become his Entanglement.
“My bargain-bin Shifu isn’t so easy to take advantage of.”
The grey mist remained sky-blotting, covering the heavens and sun, boundless and endless, showing no sign of dispersing.
So at this moment, the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being, still battling the Great Ancestors, couldn’t detect the slightest movement from Gu Changge’s side, entirely unaware of his many actions.