The Eternal Overcast Falls — And It's Filthy Rich
The Eternal Overcast Falls — And It’s Filthy Rich
The Eternal Overcast was collapsing. Great swathes of the sky shattered, like a mirror propped high and then smashed to pieces.
Countless streams of fire came crashing down from beyond the heavens.
Accompanied by incomparably dense Grey Fog, they swallowed everything.
It was a scene of utter despair. The earth split apart, revealing terrifying fissures that stretched unbroken for tens of thousands of miles.
All the Yin Spirits were fleeing in wailing panic, desperate to escape this world.
The Five Great Ancestors were battling the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being, having cast aside all concern for life and death.
The Origin Ancient Wells had already been destroyed by them. Now, should they fall, there would be no chance of ever being remade.
This place had become like the very dawn of creation.
The aftershocks were far too violent and terrifying. Chaos Energy surged skyward, spreading toward the Eight Wastelands.
They fought with everything they had, determined to hold the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being back and make him pay a grievous price.
But the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being was simply too dreadful.
The ancient array he brought forth blazed with radiance of the utmost brilliance, evolving the countless stars of the heavens and trapping them all within it.
Heavenly fire and meteors rained down. Surging Chaos Energy pressed in from every direction, burning toward them.
Great stars evolved one after another, condensing all around into millions upon millions of strands of Sword Qi that slashed down to annihilate them.
It was a peerless killing strike that could neither be resisted nor evaded.
Had the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being been at his peak, an ancient array of this caliber could have easily slaughtered True Immortals.
Though the Five Great Ancestors possessed spiritual power vast beyond their current realm, there remained an enormous gap between them and a true Celestial Realm existence.
Boom!!
The killing array became a smelting furnace. Sword Qi in the hundreds of millions surged forth to extinguish the Five Great Ancestors.
They roared in unwilling fury, their entire bodies aflame, bringing out every last method at their disposal.
It was as if billions of stars had detonated all at once. The energy was violent and raging, drowning everything in its path.
At last, the aura within the ancient array gradually settled into deathly silence.
None of the Yin Spirits could sense the presence of their Great Ancestors anymore.
The Great Ancestors they had believed immortal and indestructible had this day all perished before their very Homeland, utterly obliterated by the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being.
“Fellow Daoists, why go to such lengths? Better to be shattered jade than an intact tile, was it?”
A faint trace of pity surfaced on the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being’s face as he shook his head gently.
The moment he brought forth this ancient array, the Five Great Ancestors had been fated to perish, their Daos dissolving with them.
The remaining Yin Spirits watched this scene in terror, trembling uncontrollably.
The Eternal Overcast had collapsed, the Great Ancestors had all fallen, and even the Origin Ancestor Artifact had exploded.
Did this not mean that from this day forward, the Eternal Overcast race would be wiped from the face of the world?
At this thought, grief and despair surfaced on every face.
By now, the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being had no leisure to bother with these Yin Spirits.
His figure flickered, heading toward the deepest reaches of the Homeland. He wanted to know just how many fragments of the Origin Ancestor Artifact Gu Changge had managed to collect in this time.
In his perception, the aura of the Origin Ancestor Artifact had already vanished completely.
Which was to say, the three Origin Ancient Wells had utterly exploded and disappeared from this world.
Grey fog stretched vast and boundless, incomparably dense, blotting out everything.
At this moment, even the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being could scarcely peer into what lay within.
The three Origin Ancient Wells were of no ordinary origin. When they exploded just now, they had even given him a faint sense of heart-palpitating dread.
“How much have you gathered?”
Before long, the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being found Gu Changge’s figure amid the great fog and strode quickly over, asking with evident concern.
Gu Changge was currently holding a jade jar crafted from a special material, sealing off the surrounding void to prevent the fragments of the Origin Ancestor Artifact from scattering away.
Hearing the question, he seemed to come back to himself, a trace of puzzlement on his face as he said to the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being, “This object was not forged from any ordinary matter, but condensed from some kind of rune. The moment it shattered...”
“Don’t you look down on this corner of a broken array. This is something your Shifu found after stumbling into the cave abode of a certain Immortal King back in the day. If your cultivation were sufficient, once you brought it out, even withstanding a true Celestial Realm existence would be more than manageable.”
The Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being was in a splendid mood. With a flick of his sleeve, he produced a corner of a broken array sealed within jade talismans, intending to bestow it upon Gu Changge.
Back in the Celestial Ancient Times, when the Great Dao had not yet collapsed and the order of heaven and earth remained unbroken...
This corner of a broken array could have stirred up storms of blood, making even True Immortals fight over it.
But by now, the Immortal Dao no longer manifested, and the rules were incomplete.
Just how much power this corner of a broken array could still unleash — in truth, even the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being himself did not know.
At his words, a strange glint flashed through Gu Changge’s eyes. He accepted the broken array, then put on a grateful expression and said, “Many thanks for Shifu’s gift.”
Out of caution, however, he still swept it with his Divine Sense. Finding nothing amiss, he finally put it away.
The Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being seemed to possess no small number of treasures.
When dealing with the Six Great Ancestors, he had brought out a great seal capable of dissolving and withstanding countless attacks.
In Gu Changge’s judgment, that object was absolutely an Innate Artifact, and its defensive might was no less than the Supreme Dao Diagram in his own possession.
Beyond that, the ancient array the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being had used to suppress and grind the Five Great Ancestors into oblivion was also extraordinary.
It evolved the countless stars of the heavens, wielding power that bordered on the limitless.
This bore a striking resemblance to the Immortal Slaughter Grand Array Gu Changge had learned of from Yan Luo’s mouth when he annihilated the Nether.
“Filthy rich, indeed.”
# Chapter 718: Seizing the Chance to Build Faith and Save All Beings — How Will He Do It?
“Now that the Eternal Overcast has fallen, to the outside world this is nothing short of a terrifying catastrophe.”
“Countless living beings and Daoist traditions will likely perish within it.”
The Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being and Gu Changge strode through the void.
His face carried a faint air of compassion, as though mourning the suffering about to befall all living things.
Inch by inch, space collapsed beneath their feet, dissolving into nothingness and vanishing without a trace.
Hearing these words, a strange look flitted across Gu Changge’s face. Then he put on a thoughtful expression and said, “Over the years, the various Daoist traditions of the Beyond have attempted to establish a True Immortal Academy, hoping to cultivate a True Immortal who could turn the tide when the Eternal Overcast’s calamity erupts.”
“Unfortunately, the True Immortal Academy was founded too recently. Cultivating a True Immortal remains a prospect of the distant, indefinite future.”
At this point, he seemed rather regretful.
Hearing this, the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being glanced at Gu Changge, reading no small amount of meaning into his words.
“You want me to seize this opportunity to build faith and save all living beings?”
He smiled faintly, though inwardly he was somewhat tempted.
Gu Changge’s words were indeed a signal to the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being: the Beyond of today had no True Immortal.
Facing the calamity erupting from the Eternal Overcast, nothing short of Celestial Realm power could stop it.
The Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being was a titan of the Celestial Ancient Times.
Even now, he possessed many divine and dreadful methods.
Stopping the Eternal Overcast’s eruption would not actually be difficult for him.
And at a time like this, should the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being reappear in the world and single-handedly hold back the Eternal Overcast, then to the countless beings of the Beyond, it would be no different from glimpsing a ray of dawn in the darkness.
With Gu Changge bearing the identity of the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being’s Successor, there would be no small benefit in it for him.
The various Daoist traditions and powers of the Beyond were currently conspiring in secret over how to eliminate him, spreading rumors that he was the true inheritor of the demonic arts, setting undercurrents surging across the heavens of the Beyond.
Even ordinary Cultivators were deeply affected, pondering whether the rumors were true or false.
If the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being were to resolve the Eternal Overcast calamity at this juncture...
Gu Changge could borrow his might to stir the greater currents of the Beyond and lay his own schemes accordingly.
“Shifu has been gone from the world for such a long stretch of years. If you were to reappear now, it would surely set off boundless waves.”
“Your disciple feels that Shifu might as well make use of this opportunity.”
Gu Changge smiled faintly as well, making no attempt to hide his intentions.
The Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being gave him a strange look, shook his head gently, and said no more, seemingly mulling over Gu Changge’s purpose.
From Gu Changge’s own mouth...
He had already learned of Gu Changge’s identity.
The Young Master of the Longevity Gu Family.
Were he merely the young master of some ordinary Family of Immortals, he might have thought little of it — but the surname Gu was another matter.
Even back in the Celestial Ancient Times, the Gu clan had been exceedingly mysterious, unfathomably ancient, with no one able to fathom their depths.
At this thought, the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being pondered for a while, then smiled and nodded. “In that case, let it be as my disciple says.”
He could not be certain when the Celestial Path would emerge in this lifetime.
He might as well use this period to continue laying plans for the Immortal King Dao Fruit, harvesting the many ancient worlds where he had planted his hidden pieces long ago.
As Gu Changge’s bargain-bin Shifu, he also had good reason to pay the Longevity Gu Family a visit.
The Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being was, in truth, rather curious.
Compared to the Gu Family of the Celestial Ancient Times, just how much capability did the Longevity Gu Family of today possess?
He only vaguely remembered a rumor — that an Immortal King had once stood long before the mountain gates of the Longevity Gu Family, halting his steps, and in the end quietly withdrew.
Within the Eternal Overcast, great fog surged, ruins piled upon ruins, heaven and earth caved in, the earth split apart — a scene of utter apocalyptic desolation.
Countless Yin Spirits fled in every direction, hoping to escape this place before the Eternal Overcast’s final collapse into eternal silence.
For them, this was a day of despair.
From this day forth, the Eternal Overcast had fallen, and the Eternal Overcast race would fade away into the River of Time.
Gu Changge and the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being, their expressions calm and indifferent, seemed blind to it all.
Their figures passed through the vast Eternal Overcast Fog, intending to leave this place.
Along the way, Gu Changge did catch sight of the fleeing Jia Nan, Ji Jiu’er, and the others.
But he couldn’t be bothered with them.
Now that the Eternal Overcast had fallen, their so-called Eternal Overcast Kingdom existed in name only — no different from ordinary Yin Spirits anymore.
From the very beginning, his relationship with Jia Nan had been nothing more than mutual exploitation.
“With the Eternal Overcast’s Origin Ancestor Artifact in hand, the next step is finding a suitable ancient world.”
Gu Changge’s thoughts churned as he considered how to cast this great net.
He was quite curious — what exactly had the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being been plotting all these years?
Had he been hiding in the Beyond all along, he would surely have left traces.
So the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being was most likely concealed within some remote Great Universes.
Those Great Universes lay endlessly far from the Beyond. Even a True Daoist could spend an entire lifetime without finding their exact location amid the turbulent currents of the void.
The fact that the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being had left spatial coordinates within the Eternal Overcast was very likely for this very reason.
Perhaps he could use the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being to find a suitable ancient world for setting his trap.
Gu Changge cast an imperceptible glance at the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being.
Because of the world-shaking battle that had erupted here, the experts caught up in its aftershocks had now been swallowed by the boundless Eternal Overcast Fog.
Gu Changge and the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being departed the Eternal Overcast, now a stretch of ruins, tearing through the barrier of this universe and heading toward the central regions of the Beyond.
The Beyond was vast beyond measure. The surging Eternal Overcast Fog that had erupted was already sweeping into many neighboring domains.
Many powers and Daoist traditions near this region had been seeking ways to relocate during this time.
The Elders of the True Immortal Academy had also sent word at the first opportunity, calling upon the forces behind them to lend aid.
If the calamity of the Eternal Overcast’s eruption was not stopped in time, its spread would be unstoppable.
During this period, the various Immortal Daoist traditions and Longevity Families of the Beyond had also dispatched large numbers of people to carve Array Patterns and lay down Grand Arrays around the erupting Eternal Overcast, holding back the Eternal Overcast Fog that came pouring out.
Jiang Chuchu, the Saintess of Mortal Palace, had also rushed over with a great host of Mortal Palace experts.
When the Mortal Palace was first founded, a large part of its purpose had been precisely to resist the calamity of the Eternal Overcast.
Over the long ages, it had accumulated considerable experience and methods.
In the years just after the Eternal Overcast first erupted, Jiang Chuchu, the Saintess of Mortal Palace, had rushed about everywhere, putting a stop to no small number of disasters.
“This eruption of the Eternal Overcast has come with ferocious momentum. Who knows what caused it — it’s far more dreadful than any before.”
Upon an already-collapsed, deathly silent ancient star...
Jiang Chuchu appeared here with the many experts of the Mortal Palace.
She wore a long white dress, her features as lovely as a painting, her face breathtakingly beautiful, dark hair dancing in the wind, carrying an aloof, otherworldly purity as she gazed into the vast fog in the distance.
In the surrounding starfields, experts from many other Daoist traditions and powers had also appeared.
They were using all manner of materials and divine stones to inscribe Grand Arrays into the void.
Ancient warships stretched across the starry sky, runes blazing with dazzling brilliance, continuously blasting apart the great fog ahead.
But the Eternal Overcast Fog was simply too dense. It could not be blown apart at all.
From within, many Yin Spirits corroded by the Eternal Overcast Fog came charging out, eyes scarlet, killing intent boiling, their strength not to be underestimated.
Faced with the Eternal Overcast Fog, ordinary Cultivators avoided it like a venomous snake, not daring to let it touch them.
For this fog corroded not only a Cultivator’s Physique — even the Divine Soul could not escape.
Cultivators had once tested it: if one remained tainted by this fog for too long, after the Primordial Spirit was corroded, a new consciousness would be bred within.
This was utterly horrifying. For at that point, one was no longer oneself — the body would be seized by the new consciousness, everything one had been would be lost, and one would become an entirely new creature.
At a time like this, no Cultivator dared take the risk of venturing deep into the Eternal Overcast to investigate.
The True Daoists of the various Daoist traditions merely watched from distant places, with no intention of going deeper.
“Saintess, this eruption of the Eternal Overcast may not be as simple as it appears.”
“The Third Elder sensed the aura of a battle between peerless experts at a certain location earlier. Her Ladyship speculates that the great battle may have taken place in the depths of the Eternal Overcast.”
Upon the collapsed ancient star...
An elderly woman of the Mortal Palace spoke respectfully to Jiang Chuchu, her gaze carrying a measure of worry.
The Third Elder she spoke of was an existence of exceedingly ancient seniority within the Mortal Palace.
She had only emerged into the world in this era, and her cultivation had already reached a heaven-piercing, earth-shaking realm.
Even that Third Elder had felt her heart palpitate, warning the Mortal Palace not to interfere, fearing some mishap.
But Jiang Chuchu had insisted on coming to investigate, fearing the Eternal Overcast calamity would endanger all living beings.
This left many of the clan elders deeply worried, afraid Jiang Chuchu would meet with disaster here.
If this calamity truly had been caused by a battle between certain supreme existences in the depths of the Eternal Overcast...
Then their risky venture here might well cost them their lives.
“The experts of every race and every Daoist tradition are unwilling to uncover the cause of the Eternal Overcast’s eruption. At a time like this, if even I, as the Saintess of Mortal Palace, choose to shrink back...”
“Then who will resolve this calamity?”
Hearing this, Jiang Chuchu shook her head gently with a sigh, understanding the worries of the clan elders.
She also knew this matter was exceedingly dangerous — the slightest misstep meant death.
But given her nature, she truly could not bring herself to cower and retreat, especially as the Saintess of Mortal Palace revered by billions of living beings.
“Alas, Saintess, if you insist on this, then we can only accompany you this far. The depths of the Eternal Overcast are fraught with peril. With our cultivation, we fear we cannot even preserve ourselves — when the time comes, we would only be a burden to you.”
Hearing this, the clan elders could not help but sigh, helpless, unable to dissuade Jiang Chuchu.
It was not that they feared death, but rather the peculiar nature of the Absolute Yin Heaven. Once inside, if they encountered the Eternal Overcast Fog, even they would be unable to control themselves, and in the end they would only cause Jiang Chuchu more trouble.
“Chuchu understands. Clan Elders, please wait for me here.”
“If there is danger, I will find a way to withdraw in time. I will not joke around with my own life.”
Jiang Chuchu nodded, her gaze extremely resolute.
Her constitution was rather special, granting her tremendous resistance against the Eternal Overcast Fog. That was why she intended to take this risk—to figure out the cause of the Absolute Yin Heaven’s eruption, so she could treat the root of the problem and fundamentally resolve this calamity.
“Then Saintess, you must be extremely careful.”
The several Clan Elders still appeared deeply worried.
Within the Eternal Overcast Fog, spatial teleportation would also fail. If she wanted to withdraw, she could only retrace her original path.
The journey would be extremely perilous; the slightest carelessness could cost her life.
The experts of the other surrounding forces, noticing the situation on the Mortal Palace’s side, could not help but reveal strange expressions.
They had never expected that at this critical juncture, the Saintess of Mortal Palace would actually plan to venture deep into the Absolute Yin Heaven.
If this was not courting death, then what was?
Even True Daoists dared not set foot inside. Where did a young junior like her get such audacity?
“The Saintess of Mortal Palace seems rather close to Gu Changge. Didn’t the Mortal Palace proclaim Gu Changge to be the reincarnation of the Mortal One?”
“Now that the Absolute Yin Heaven has erupted, he’s nowhere to be seen? Because of the recent rumors, he’s gone into hiding.”
“In that case, the rumor is all but confirmed—Gu Changge usurped the Mortal One’s identity with ill intentions.”
The several experts of Sky Emperor Mountain wore mocking looks in their eyes.
Although Gu Changge’s momentum was terrifying and his power boundless, in their current view, he would sooner or later be jointly eliminated by the various orthodoxies and forces.
During this period, the rumor that Gu Changge was the true Successor of Demonic Arts had long since spread throughout every heaven of the Beyond; even ordinary Cultivators knew of it.
Though it had not yet reached the point of making him the enemy of the entire world, it had still attracted no small amount of hatred toward Gu Changge.
And now, with the Absolute Yin Heaven erupting, the eyes of nearly every Cultivator in the Beyond were gathered here.
Wasn’t Gu Changge carrying the banner of the Mortal One’s reincarnation?
What did he plan to do?
719. The Longevity Gu Family Fears No One; The Terror of the Grey Fog (Please Subscribe)
The Absolute Yin Heaven erupted with astonishing speed, sweeping toward the surrounding star domains with a terrifying, spreading momentum.
Vast swathes of star domains were corroded, and stars fell one after another.
The firmament was covered in grey mist, like mirrors stained with rust, continuously collapsing and falling.
Although the various orthodoxies had responded at the first opportunity—dispatching large numbers of experts and Ancient Battleships to the surrounding star domains, laying down Array Patterns in an attempt to halt the Absolute Yin Heaven’s spread—
in the face of this eerie and terrifying power, it all still seemed utterly insignificant.
Everywhere were scenes of living beings plunged into misery: mountain ranges collapsing, continents splitting apart, with scarcely a living person to be seen.
Cultivators were nearly wiped out—either contaminated by the Eternal Overcast Fog, their Primordial Spirits corroded, or torn to pieces by other Yin Spirits, body and soul annihilated.
The gazes of all Cultivators and orthodoxies in the Beyond now converged upon this place, uniting to resist this catastrophe.
The various immortal orthodoxies and supreme great sects, after deliberation, finally dispatched existences at the True Daoist level to the edges of the Absolute Yin Heaven, attempting to investigate the root cause of its eruption.
Beams of divine light tore through heaven and earth as Ancient Battleships rumbled across the universe, descending one after another.
Many of the younger generation—the Heavenly Maiden, Jin Chan the Chosen Monk, the King of Six Crowns, the ancient forbidden prodigy Jin Yun, and the Immortal Dao Alliance’s Chosen One Lan Yifei—also rushed over from various places.
For them, this sudden eruption of the Absolute Yin Heaven was not only an opportunity, but also a trial.
Whether hunting Yin Spirits or resisting the Eternal Overcast Fog at the periphery, all of it could help them make their names known across the world and accumulate the goodwill of the masses.
“The Saintess of Mortal Palace has already entered the Absolute Yin Heaven? Where does she get such courage?”
The King of Six Crowns stood tall in a desolate star domain, his expression extremely calm as he murmured to himself.
Behind him followed numerous followers, as well as several profoundly powerful guardians flanking him, worried that something might happen to him here.
To the various immortal orthodoxies and supreme great sects, figures like the King of Six Crowns were the seeds of future hope, and could not be lost.
No one could be certain whether their own successor might become the next Gu Changge, targeted by all forces and orthodoxies.
At a time like this, every force kept a tight watch on their successors, fearing any mishap.
“Amitabha. The Saintess of Mortal Palace has likely acted rashly this time.”
Jin Chan the Chosen Monk sat astride a golden nine-headed lion, his bearing solemn and dignified as he pressed his palms together.
“The Saintess of Mortal Palace shares a deep relationship with Gu Changge. For her to venture alone into the Absolute Yin Heaven—could it be connected to Gu Changge’s recent disappearance?”
The Heavenly Maiden, dressed in a long crimson gown with a breathtakingly beautiful face, stared intently at the heart-palpitating, terrifying Eternal Overcast Fog ahead, somewhat lost in thought.
They could hardly be blamed for thinking this way, for Gu Changge had already vanished from the Beyond for some time.
Many speculated that he would only appear the day before his wedding to Yue Mingkong.
The Beyond was now surging with undercurrents, and rumors of Gu Changge being the Successor of Demonic Arts were spreading everywhere, leaving people uneasy.
He had chosen just this moment to disappear for a while, to avoid the limelight.
Quite a few Cultivators held this thought—even some True Daoists did.
Sky Emperor Mountain, Purple Valley, the Endless Fire Kingdom, and many other immortal great sects were deliberating on how to deal with Gu Changge.
At a time like this, who wouldn’t feel apprehensive?
Meanwhile, within the Longevity Gu Family, Gu Changge was currently discussing the identity of the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being with several Clan Elders.
On the journey back to the family, he had already coordinated the story with the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being—how to explain everything.
Many of the Gu Family’s Clan Elders knew of Gu Changge’s identity as the inheritor of the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being, but they had never imagined that this colossal figure from the Celestial Ancient Times would actually appear in the present world. Many clan members were shocked and found it hard to believe.
Several True Daoist Ancestors even appeared together, their hearts unable to settle.
“Since Supreme Being, you are Changge’s shifu, then you are a guest of our Longevity Gu Family.”
The several Clan Elders were quite courteous toward the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being, though not excessively so.
After all, this was the Longevity Gu Family’s territory. No matter who it was, no one had the qualification or the ability to run wild here.
The Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being was naturally no exception.
Hearing this, the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being nodded with a smile. “Then I shall trouble you all during this time.”
His face appeared quite calm, but in his heart, monstrous waves had already surged.
Although he had heard of the Longevity Gu Family’s mysteries back in the Celestial Ancient Times, only by truly stepping foot into this place could one understand the vastness and depth of its foundations.
Even he felt a sense of trepidation and unease.
Especially in the deepest reaches of the Longevity Gu Family, there seemed to slumber some supreme aura, hidden away, capable of suppressing all heavens and myriad ages.
And such auras were not limited to just one.
He understood—this was the foundation of invincibility, the confidence to stand immortal among all heavens.
This was something no immortal orthodoxy or supreme great sect could ever hope to match.
Thus, even as the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being, at this moment he could not help but feel a trace of reverence toward the Longevity Gu Family, no longer daring to casually pry.
“Changge, your sudden disappearance during this time—could it be that you went to seek the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being?”
Soon, after the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being was led by attendants to the resting chambers, the several Clan Elders and Ancestors all crowded around Gu Changge, unable to resist asking.
They were truly curious about the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being’s origins.
After all, the Celestial Ancient Times were simply too distant from the present—who knew how many epochs separated them?
Who could have imagined that the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being still existed in this world, alive even now?
Had Gu Changge not explained with a solemn expression just now, they would likely have found it hard to believe that this Daoist was the legendary Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being.
It was simply too inconceivable.
“To tell the truth, it’s a long story. Back when I obtained the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being’s inheritance on the Celestial Ancient Continent, I felt that he had never truly fallen. Some time ago, I happened to hear the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being’s call, saying he was trapped somewhere.”
Gu Changge shook his head and began explaining softly.
This explanation was actually quite similar to the story the Hidden Ji Family had used when they went to Kun Mountain to rescue their ancestor.
With such a precedent, the Clan Elders did not doubt it.
Nor did they believe Gu Changge would hide away somewhere to avoid the limelight just because of the rumors outside.
“So that’s how it is. It must have been hard on you.”
The several True Daoist Ancestors nodded in understanding after hearing this explanation, their hearts filled with emotion.
Even in their own era, they had heard legends of the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being. Who could have imagined they would meet the man in person today?
They did not doubt in the slightest that once news of the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being’s emergence spread, it would inevitably set off tremendous waves, triggering a great earthquake.
Afterward, one Clan Elder began analyzing the current situation, his expression gradually turning serious.
“The Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being emerging at this time is actually a good thing—for you, for us, and for the entire Gu Family.”
The other Clan Elders nodded, likewise comforting Gu Changge.
“As for the rumors outside, Changge, you need not take them to heart. We all understand that the various orthodoxies and forces are determined to splash dirty water on you.”
“When one wishes to condemn, one never lacks for pretexts. Anyone with eyes can see their true purpose. Do they really think our Gu Family is easy to bully? Bullying our Gu Family’s successor? This time, even if we must turn the entire Beyond upside down, slaughter until the seas run backwards for billions of miles, we will not hesitate!”
Toward the end, their faces could no longer conceal their killing intent and fury; they wished they could lead troops this very instant to battle the various orthodoxies, fighting until sky and earth went dark and the sun and moon lost their light.
“Thank you for your concern, Clan Elders. Actually, this matter was stirred up by Changge himself—the family has only been dragged into it because of me.”
“Had I not insisted on annihilating the Nether, I would not have drawn the various orthodoxies’ attention. I was truly too reckless back then.”
Hearing this, Gu Changge smiled warmly, carrying a hint of apology.
“Changge, what kind of talk is that? What do you mean, dragged the family in? Your matters are the family’s matters. How can you and the family be separated?”
“Speaking like that—do you not regard the family as your solid backing and support? Since its founding, our Longevity Gu Family has never feared anyone, nor any force.”
Hearing these words, the several Clan Elders’ brows shot up, appearing extremely displeased.
“Anyone with eyes knows you have nothing to do with the Successor of Demonic Arts. On the contrary, all along it has been you tracking down the Successor of Demonic Arts’ whereabouts. Those people insist on calling white black.”
“Throughout the ages, how many dazzling prodigies ultimately failed to grow to their full potential? In truth, they were all ruined at this very step.”
“For such a thing to happen to our Gu Family—no one can tolerate it.”
The several Clan Elders spoke one after another, filled with righteous indignation, seeing clearly through the hypocrisy of the various orthodoxies and forces.
They simply did not believe Gu Changge could be the Successor of Demonic Arts; from beginning to end, the thought had never even crossed their minds.
“To be honest, I truly did not want the family dragged into this. I already have a solution.”
“The family’s care and concern—Changge understands.”
Gu Changge shook his head somewhat helplessly and said with a smile.
Unless he truly had no other recourse, he would not draw upon the family’s foundations.
But at that point, it would likely invite major trouble.
The Longevity Gu Family’s foundational treasures were not as simple as the world imagined.
At that time, many of the secrets Gu Changge had long hidden would likely be exposed—with both advantages and disadvantages.
Seeing Gu Changge speak this way, the several Clan Elders had no choice.
They knew Gu Changge’s meaning: unless it was a critical moment, the Gu Family’s foundational treasures should not be disturbed.
“Since you have other arrangements, Changge, we shall do as you say.”
The several True Daoist Ancestors exchanged glances and nodded, agreeing to Gu Changge’s request.
After leaving the main hall, Gu Changge returned to the Godly Island where he usually resided, ordering that no one was to disturb him.
At the same time, he laid down Heaven-Deceiving Array Seals in the surroundings, lest the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being grow restless and try to spy on him.
“The Absolute Yin Heaven has erupted, and all the orthodoxies have gathered there. I haven’t shown myself before the world in quite some time.”
“At a time like this, I ought to go take a stroll—and establish some prestige while I’m at it.”
“I won’t carry the black pot of being the Successor of Demonic Arts. I can also release news of the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being’s emergence along the way.”
Gu Changge sat cross-legged on the prayer mat with his eyes closed.
The Grand Flask floated and sank above his head, wisps of grey fog drifting down from within it.
This grey fog seemed alive, floating through the surrounding void, containing extremely terrifying power.
The void continuously collapsed into nothingness, then, as if caught in reincarnation, began to rebuild itself—over and over, a cycle that made one’s hair stand on end.
The substance from the Absolute Yin Heaven’s Origin Ancestor Artifact was something even True Daoists avoided like venomous snakes.
Even a single wisp contained unimaginable destructiveness, enough to ruin an entire ancient world.
After the Grand Flask devoured those two Origin Ancient Wells, the grey fog it condensed was many times more terrifying than the grey fog Gu Changge had encountered in the Absolute Yin Heaven.
Within the Grand Flask now, there were fully ten million wisps of such terrifying grey fog.
If Gu Changge wished it, he could rely on this grey fog to effortlessly destroy numerous immortal great sects, even sending entire universes into decay and desolation, never to harbor life again.
However, he was in no hurry. He was waiting for the big fish to leap out on their own, to walk right into his net.
“These lower worlds are all far from enough...”
Subsequently, Gu Changge opened his eyes, countless scenes flashing through his gaze.
Vast Power of Faith transformed into a silvery ocean, manifesting around him.
Though the Dark Heaven had not been founded long, it had already accumulated quite a number of believers.
These believers came from the various heavens of the Beyond and the billions of lower worlds—among them were even Children of Fortuity that Gu Changge himself had molded.