The Longevity Gu Family Fears No One, the Terror of the Grey Fog
The Longevity Gu Family Fears No One, the Terror of the Grey Fog
## 717: The Eternal Overcast Falls, But It’s Filthy Rich (Please Subscribe)
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, everything was swallowed up.
It was a scene of utter despair. The earth split apart, revealing terrifying fissures stretching tens of thousands of miles.
All the Yin Spirits were fleeing in wailing panic, desperate to escape this realm.
The Five Great Ancestors were battling the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being, casting life and death aside.
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 back the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being and make him pay a grievous price.
But the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being was simply too horrifying.
The ancient array he summoned blazed with ultimate radiance, evolving the countless stars of the heavens and trapping them all within it.
Heavenly fire and meteors rained down. From every direction, surging Chaos Energy came burning toward them.
One great star after another took shape, condensing all around into millions upon millions of strands of Sword Qi, slashing down to annihilate them.
It was a peerless killing strike that could neither be resisted nor dodged.
Had the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being been at his peak, summoning such an ancient array could have easily slaughtered even True Immortals.
Though the Five Great Ancestors possessed vast spiritual power far exceeding their current cultivation realms, there remained an enormous gap between them and a true Celestial Realm existence.
Boom!!
The killing array became a refining furnace. Billions upon billions of Sword Qi strands surged forth to extinguish the Five Great Ancestors.
They roared in unwilling fury, their entire bodies burning as they summoned every last technique at their disposal.
It was as if billions of stars had detonated all at once. The energy was violent and raging, drowning everything completely.
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 very day, all perished before their Homeland—utterly erased by the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being.
“Fellow Daoists, why go to such lengths? Better to shatter as jade than survive as a tile... and so you have all fallen.”
A faint trace of pity surfaced on the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being’s face as he gently shook his head.
The moment he summoned 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.
At this moment, the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being had no mind to spare for these Yin Spirits.
His figure flickered, heading toward the deepest reaches of the Homeland, wanting to know just how many fragments of the Origin Ancestor Artifact Gu Changge had managed to collect by now.
In his perception, the aura of the Origin Ancestor Artifact had already vanished completely.
In other words, 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 point, even the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being could scarcely peer into what lay within.
The three Origin Ancient Wells were of extraordinary origin. When they exploded just now, they had even given him a deep sense of palpitation.
“How much have you gathered?”
Soon, the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being found Gu Changge’s figure amid the great fog and strode quickly over, asking with great 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 snap back to attention, slightly puzzled, and said to the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being, “This object was not forged from ordinary matter, but condensed from some kind of rune. The moment it shattered...”
“Don’t you underestimate this corner of a broken array. It was something your Shifu found after stumbling into the cave dwelling of a certain Immortal King back in the day. If your cultivation is sufficient, once you summon it, defending against 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.
As for exactly how much power this corner of the broken array could still unleash, even the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being himself was not entirely sure.
A strange glint flashed through Gu Changge’s eyes at these words. He accepted the broken array corner, then showed gratitude, saying, “Many thanks for Shifu’s gift.”
Still, out of caution, he swept it with his Divine Sense. Finding nothing amiss, he finally put it away.
The Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being seemed to possess no shortage of treasures.
When dealing with the Six Great Ancestors, he had summoned a great seal capable of dissolving and deflecting 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 down the Five Great Ancestors was also extraordinarily remarkable.
It evolved the countless stars of the heavens, wielding nearly boundless power.
It 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.”
## 718: Seizing the Chance to Build Faith and Save All Beings—What Will He Do? (Please Subscribe)
“Now that the Eternal Overcast has fallen, to the outside world this will be an absolutely terrifying catastrophe.”
“Countless living beings and Dao 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.
Hearing these words, a strange look flashed across Gu Changge’s face. Then he put on a thoughtful expression and said, “Over the years, the various Dao 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 distant, hopeless prospect.”
At this, 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 countless divine and dreadful methods.
For him to halt the Eternal Overcast’s eruption was not actually difficult.
And at a time like this, should the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being reappear in the world and single-handedly resist the Eternal Overcast, then to all the powers 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 Dao Traditions and powers of the Beyond were currently conspiring in secret on how to eliminate him, spreading rumors that he was the true inheritor of the demonic arts, sending undercurrents surging through 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 resolved the Eternal Overcast calamity at this very moment...
Gu Changge could borrow his might perfectly, stirring the greater currents of the Beyond to lay his own schemes.
“Shifu has been gone for such a long stretch of years. If you were to reappear in the world 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 pondering 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 regarded him with disdain. But the surname Gu...
Even back in the Celestial Ancient Times, the Gu clan had been exceedingly mysterious, unimaginably ancient, with no one able to fathom their depths.
At this thought, the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being deliberated for a moment, then smiled and nodded. “Very well. We shall do as my disciple says.”
He could not be certain when the Celestial Path would emerge in this lifetime.
In the meantime, he could continue scheming for the Immortal King Dao Fruit, harvesting the many ancient worlds where he had laid his hidden pieces.
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 vaguely recalled a rumor that an Immortal King had once lingered long before the mountain gates of the Longevity Gu Family, only to quietly withdraw in the end.
Within the Eternal Overcast, great fog surged, ruins piled upon ruins, heaven and earth collapsed, the earth split apart—a scene of utter apocalyptic doom.
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 pondered how to cast this great net.
He was quite curious as to what exactly the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being had been scheming all these years.
Had he been hiding in the Beyond all along, he would surely have left traces.
Therefore, the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being was 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 void currents.
The reason the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being had left spatial coordinates within the Eternal Overcast was very likely for this same reason.
Perhaps, through the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being, he could find a suitable ancient world for laying 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 powerful beings involved had now all been swallowed by the vast Eternal Overcast Fog.
Gu Changge and the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being departed the Eternal Overcast, now a stretch of ruins, tearing through this universe’s barrier and heading toward the central regions of the Beyond.
The Beyond was vast beyond measure. The surging Eternal Overcast Fog had already swept into many neighboring domains.
Many powers and Dao Traditions near this region had also been trying to relocate during this time.
The various Elders of the True Immortal Academy had likewise 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 Dao Traditions and Longevity Families of the Beyond had also dispatched large numbers of personnel to carve Array Patterns and lay down Grand Arrays around the erupting Eternal Overcast, resisting the Eternal Overcast Fog that came pouring out.
The Saintess of Mortal Palace, Jiang Chuchu, had also arrived 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, the Saintess of Mortal Palace, Jiang Chuchu, had rushed about everywhere, preventing 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 terrifying than any before.”
Upon a deathly silent ancient star that had already collapsed...
Jiang Chuchu appeared here with the many experts of the Mortal Palace.
She wore a long white gown, her features as lovely as a painting, her face breathtakingly beautiful, her dark hair dancing in the wind. She carried an aloof, otherworldly air, gazing into the vast fog in the distance.
In the surrounding starfields, experts from many other Dao Traditions and powers had also appeared.
They used various materials and divine stones to inscribe Grand Arrays into the void.
Ancient vessels 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 crimson, killing intent boiling, their strength not to be underestimated.
Facing the Eternal Overcast Fog, ordinary Cultivators avoided it like a venomous snake, not daring to let it touch them.
For this fog not only corroded a Cultivator’s flesh—it would also erode their very soul.
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, because at that point, one was no longer oneself. The flesh would be seized by the new consciousness, everything one once was lost, becoming an entirely new creature.
At a time like this, no Cultivator dared risk venturing deep into the Eternal Overcast to investigate.
The True Daoists of the various Dao 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 trace of worry.
The Third Elder she spoke of was an existence of extremely ancient seniority within the Mortal Palace.
She had only emerged into the world in this era, and her own cultivation had already reached a heaven-piercing, earth-shaking realm.
Even that Third Elder had felt palpitations, warning the Mortal Palace not to interfere, fearing something unexpected might occur.
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 misfortune 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 to investigate might well cost them their lives.
“The experts of every race and every Dao Tradition are unwilling to uncover the cause of the Eternal Overcast’s eruption. At a time like this, if even I, the Saintess of Mortal Palace, choose to shrink back...”
“Then who will resolve this calamity?”
Jiang Chuchu shook her head gently with a sigh at these words, understanding the worries of the clan elders.
She also knew this matter was extremely dangerous—that 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—we would only become a burden to you.”
The clan elders could not help but sigh at her words, helpless, unable to dissuade Jiang Chuchu.
It wasn’t that they feared death, but rather the peculiar nature of the Absolute Yin Heaven. Once inside, if they encountered... even they would be unable to control themselves, and in the end they would only add to Jiang Chuchu’s troubles.
“Chuchu understands. Clan Elders, please wait for me here.”
“If things turn sour, I will find a way to withdraw in time. I won’t joke around with my own life.”
Jiang Chuchu nodded, her gaze extremely resolute.
Her constitution was rather special, granting her immense resistance against the Eternal Overcast aura. That was why she intended to take this risk—to figure out the cause of the Absolute Yin Heaven’s eruption, and thus prescribe the right remedy, resolving this calamity at its root.
“Then Saintess, you must be careful.”
The several Clan Elders still appeared deeply worried.
Within the Eternal Overcast aura, 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, couldn’t help but reveal strange expressions.
They had never imagined that at a juncture like this, the Saintess of Mortal Palace would actually plan to venture deep into the Absolute Yin Heaven.
If this wasn’t 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 is rather close with Gu Changge, isn’t she? Didn’t the Mortal Palace proclaim Gu Changge to be the reincarnation of the Mortal One?”
“And now, with the Absolute Yin Heaven erupting, he’s nowhere to be seen? Because of the recent rumors, he’s gone into hiding.”
“In that case, this rumor is as good as confirmed—Gu Changge usurped the Mortal One’s identity with ill intent.”
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 combined orthodoxies and factions.
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 was far from reaching the point where the whole world was his enemy, it had still drawn plenty 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?
The Absolute Yin Heaven erupted with tremendous speed, sweeping toward the surrounding star domains with a horrifying, 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, ceaselessly crumbling and collapsing.
Although the various orthodoxies had responded at the first moment—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—
before 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 soul to be seen.
Cultivators were nearly wiped out—either contaminated by the Eternal Overcast Fog, their Primordial Spirits corroded, or torn to shreds 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 probe the root of its eruption.
Divine lights tore through heaven and earth one after another, as Ancient Battleships rumbled across the universe and descended.
Many of the younger generation—the Heavenly Maiden, Jin Chan the Chosen Monk, the King of Six Crowns, the forbidden-era prodigy Jin Yun, and the Immortal Dao Alliance’s Chosen One Lan Yifei—also hurried 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 within a desolate star domain, his expression extremely calm as he murmured to himself.
Behind him followed numerous followers, along with several profoundly powerful Dao Protectors guarding his sides, 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 no loss could be tolerated.
No one could be certain whether their own successor might become the next Gu Changge, targeted by all factions and orthodoxies.
At a time like this, every faction kept a tight watch on their own successors, fearing any mishap.
“Amitabha. The Saintess of Mortal Palace has likely acted rashly this time.”
Jin Chan the Chosen Monk, riding atop a golden nine-headed lion, his bearing solemn and dignified, spoke with palms pressed together.
“The Saintess of Mortal Palace shares a deep relationship with Gu Changge. For her to head alone into the Absolute Yin Heaven—could it be connected to Gu Changge’s disappearance?”
The Heavenly Maiden, dressed in a long crimson gown, her face devastatingly beautiful, stared fixedly at the heart-palpitating, terrifying Eternal Overcast Fog ahead, somewhat lost in thought.
They couldn’t help but think this way, because Gu Changge had already vanished from the Beyond for some time.
Many speculated that he would only appear the day before his wedding date with Yue Mingkong arrived.
Right now, undercurrents surged throughout the Beyond, and rumors that Gu Changge was the Successor of Demonic Arts ran rampant everywhere, leaving people unsettled.
He had chosen just this moment to disappear for a while and 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 Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being’s identity 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, unable to believe it.
Several True Daoist Ancestors even appeared together, their hearts unable to settle.
“Since the Supreme Being is Changge’s shifu, then you are a guest of our Longevity Gu Family.”
The several Clan Elders were extremely 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 qualifications 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 back in the Celestial Ancient Times he had heard of the Longevity Gu Family’s mystery, only upon truly stepping into this place could one understand the vastness and depth of its foundations.
Even he felt a kind of startled unease.
Especially in the deepest reaches of the Longevity Gu Family, where some supreme aura seemed to slumber in hiding, 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 someone like the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being, at this moment, couldn’t 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 too 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 one the Hidden Ji Family had given when they went to Kun Mountain to rescue their ancestor.
So with that precedent, the various Clan Elders didn’t doubt it.
They also felt that Gu Changge would not choose to hide away somewhere just because of the rumors outside, avoiding the limelight.
“So that’s how it is. It must have been hard on you.”
The several True Daoist Ancestors, hearing this explanation, nodded in sudden understanding, their hearts filled with emotion.
Even in their own era, they had heard legends of the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being. Who could have imagined that today they would meet the man in person?
They had no doubt that once news of the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being’s emergence spread, it would inevitably set off boundless waves, triggering a great earthquake.
Afterward, one Clan Elder began analyzing the current situation, his expression gradually turning solemn.
“The Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being emerging at this time is actually a good thing—for you, for us, for the entire Gu Family.”
The other Elders nodded as well, comforting Gu Changge in the same vein.
“As for the rumors outside, Changge, you needn’t take them to heart. We all understand that those orthodoxies and factions are hell-bent on splashing filth onto you.”
“When one wishes to condemn, one never lacks a pretext. Anyone with eyes can see their true aim. Do they really think our Gu Family is easy to bully? To bully our Gu Family’s own 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!”
As they spoke 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 sun and moon lost their light.
“Thank you for your concern, Elders. Actually, this matter was stirred up by Changge himself—the family has been dragged into it because of me.”
“Had I not insisted on annihilating the Nether, I wouldn’t have drawn the various orthodoxies’ attention. I was truly too reckless back then.”
Hearing this, Gu Changge smiled warmly, speaking with a trace of apology.
“Changge, what kind of talk is that? What do you mean, dragged the family in? Your affairs are the family’s affairs. How can you and the family be separated?”
“Speaking like that—are you saying you don’t regard the family as your solid backing and support? Since its founding, our Longevity Gu Family has never feared anyone, 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 up? 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, having seen through the hypocrisy of the various orthodoxies.
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 didn’t want the family dragged into this matter. I already have a way to resolve it.”
“The family’s care and concern—Changge understands.”
Gu Changge shook his head somewhat helplessly and said with a smile.
Unless things truly reached a point of no return, he would not draw upon the family’s foundation.
But at that time, it would likely invite major trouble.
The Longevity Gu Family’s foundational treasures were not as simple as the world imagined.
At that point, many of the secrets Gu Changge had long hidden would likely be exposed—with both advantages and drawbacks.
“Had I not insisted on annihilating the Nether, I wouldn’t have drawn the various orthodoxies’ attention. I was truly too reckless back then.”
Hearing this, Gu Changge smiled warmly, speaking with a trace of apology.
“Changge, what kind of talk is that? What do you mean, dragged the family in? Your affairs are the family’s affairs. How can you and the family be separated?”
“Speaking like that—are you saying you don’t regard the family as your solid backing and support? Since its founding, our Longevity Gu Family has never feared anyone, 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 up? 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, having seen through the hypocrisy of the various orthodoxies.
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 didn’t want the family dragged into this matter. I already have a way to resolve it.”
“The family’s care and concern—Changge understands.”
Gu Changge shook his head somewhat helplessly and said with a smile.
Unless things truly reached a point of no return, he would not draw upon the family’s foundation.
But at that time, it would likely invite major trouble.
The Longevity Gu Family’s foundational treasures were not as simple as the world imagined.
At that point, many of the secrets Gu Changge had long hidden would likely be exposed—with both advantages and drawbacks.
Seeing Gu Changge speak this way, the several Clan Elders had no recourse either.
They knew Gu Changge’s thinking—unless it was a critical moment, the Gu Family’s foundational treasures were not to 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 over.
“The Absolute Yin Heaven has erupted, and all the orthodoxies have gathered there. I also 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. And while I’m at it, I’ll release news of the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being’s emergence.”
Gu Changge sat cross-legged upon 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 falling into reincarnation, began to rebuild itself—over and over, a cycle enough to make one’s hair stand on end.
The substance within the Absolute Yin Heaven’s Origin Ancestor Artifact was something even True Daoists avoided like vipers and scorpions.
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.
And such terrifying grey fog now numbered in the tens of millions of wisps within the Grand Flask.
If Gu Changge wished it, he could rely on this grey fog to effortlessly destroy numerous immortal great sects, even send entire universes into decay and desolation, never to harbor life again.
However, he was in no hurry. He was waiting for those big fish to leap out on their own, casting themselves into the net.
“These lower worlds are all far from enough...”
Afterward, Gu Changge opened his eyes, numerous scenes flashing through his gaze.
Vast Power of Faith transformed into a silvery ocean, surfacing around him.
Though Dark Heaven had not been born for 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.