A Prodigal Son's Return Is Worth More Than Gold? It Would Be a Blessing After All
A Prodigal Son’s Return Is Worth More Than Gold? It Would Be a Blessing After All
Gu Changge’s casual, offhand remarks successfully provoked everyone present, enraging them all.
At this point, naturally, no one cared about things like morality or propriety anymore.
As young prodigies, each and every one of them was proud and arrogant, right at the hot-blooded age of youth, and Gu Changge’s words made them howl with fury.
Then, everyone struck. All of them unleashed powerful Transcendent techniques, swarming him together.
In their view...
They were all members of the Gu Family, having grown up together since childhood, seeing each other constantly—he couldn’t just bully people like this.
He had just kicked someone unconscious, and then said there was no need to apologize—those words nearly made that cousin’s father faint from anger.
If it weren’t for the fact that the Family Head, Gu Lintian, was seated at the head position today...
Gu Changge would absolutely have been viciously taught a lesson by a group of uncles, made to learn what it meant for elders to bully the young—they wouldn’t have cared at all about whatever punishment came afterward.
Weng!
Everyone attacked. All kinds of Transcendent techniques and precious arts manifested upon the mountain peak, runes interweaving, radiance pervading the air, forming all manner of powerful moves.
There were mighty dharma bodies, invincible divine fists, indestructible vajra bodies...
Whips lashed out, rains of swords fell, saber light swept across, and numerous terrifying fierce beasts materialized—an incomparably dazzling spectacle, all of it descending upon Gu Changge.
Such a dreadful display of might would make even powerful beings of the Honoured King Realm change expression.
As prodigies of the Gu Family, none of them were simple folk of the “six-two-three” sort—quite a few had already stepped into the Honoured Lord Realm, each possessing resounding reputations in the outside world.
Now attacking together, all carrying fury, they naturally unleashed extremely powerful offensives, preparing to directly suppress Gu Changge and slap his face good and proper.
Their plan was wonderful.
But it also happened to suit Gu Changge’s wishes perfectly.
A fluctuation rippled through the void.
With a weng—
The space before them blurred.
Gu Changge’s face still wore that breezy, unbothered expression.
Yet his figure vanished from where he stood in an instant—a speed like disappearing into thin air, without even a trace of runes being evolved.
It had to be said, the Force of the Void was indeed extremely powerful and mysterious.
Unless one possessed an extremely formidable speed-type Divine Talent, or various speed-class secret arts, it was simply impossible to catch up with Gu Changge.
So the moment Gu Changge vanished from his spot...
The crowd of young prodigies immediately sensed something was wrong—their attacks had struck empty air.
Gu Changge wasn’t stupid.
He certainly wouldn’t choose to take the combined strike of everyone head-on. After all, his cultivation was suppressed at the Honoured Lord Realm, so a more relaxed approach was naturally better.
The next moment, his figure reappeared, abruptly materializing behind the crowd.
Terrifying fluctuations transmitted from the void. Boundless light bloomed behind him, and a golden palm condensed in the sky.
This golden palm continuously expanded, its palm lines clear and distinct, appearing incomparably real—like the handprint of heaven itself.
A heavy and vast aura emerged from within!
It was none other than the Gu Family’s Transcendent technique—Heaven’s Print.
“Fall.”
Following Gu Changge’s single indifferent word, the golden palm slammed down from the sky, carrying incomparably terrifying power.
As if it would annihilate the firmament itself!
“Not good, retreat quickly!”
The prodigies’ reactions were naturally swift. Knowing the might of the Heaven’s Print technique, they were unwilling to take it head-on and all fell back.
But Gu Changge had long anticipated their intentions.
His expression still carried a faint smile. “Seal the Heaven and Earth!”
Weng!
From within the void, a terrifying confining force instantly transmitted forth. The space before them, inch by inch, seemed as if it had been infused with the weight of billions of jun.
This was naturally an application of the Void Talent.
Pu!
The golden giant palm crashed down. Everyone’s expressions changed drastically, somewhat unable to believe it, and they desperately tried to resist.
Yet with a pu sound, they all spat out blood in unison, forcibly taking Gu Changge’s palm head-on and suffering injuries.
Although he couldn’t confine this stretch of heaven and earth indefinitely, preventing them from fleeing far—confining them for a single breath was already enough.
In just one breath, all of them were defeated. For a moment, their faces were somewhat pale, heads hanging low, utterly dejected.
Moreover, this was the result of Gu Changge suppressing his cultivation to the Honoured Lord Realm, not intending to “bully the weak as the strong.”
Yet all of them combined were still no match for him.
Although they knew there was a gap between themselves and Gu Changge, they never imagined the gap would be this enormous.
They were unwilling to accept it, deeply struck by the blow.
And at this moment, Gu Changge clearly wasn’t going to let them off easily. He walked over to them one by one, his movements simple and crude, kicking every single one of them to the ground.
He shook his head, with a hint of regret in his tone.
“I gave you the chance to strike first, and you didn’t cherish it. Truly unfit for great responsibility. The position of Family Head—how could any of you compete with me for it?”
These words stabbed straight into their hearts like knives, making their faces burn red as if on fire, incomparably furious and unreconciled.
All of them combined were no match for him?
What could they even say? Their skill was inferior—could they blame anyone else?
Meanwhile, the clansmen watching the battle couldn’t help but suck in a cold breath, utterly shaken.
As the Young Master, Gu Changge’s strength naturally went without saying—he was the face of the Gu Family in the outside world.
But seeing it today, they realized they had greatly underestimated Gu Changge’s power.
Suppressed at the Honoured Lord Realm, he was already this strong.
What if he unleashed his full strength?
The Beyond had countless young prodigies, a sky full of dazzling stars, but without a doubt, Gu Changge would absolutely be the brightest one among them!
Silence!
Still silence!
Upon the mountain peak, watching Gu Changge make quick work of beating down the Gu Family’s crowd of young prodigies...
All the clan elders’ mouths twitched, their faces as black as the bottom of a pot, not knowing what to say.
It had all happened too fast.
Especially since this fellow Gu Changge’s ruthlessness was displayed to the fullest.
Their grandsons aside...
But their several granddaughters—lovely as flowers, beautiful as celestials—had also been stepped on by this fellow, their eyes brimming with tears.
And Gu Changge didn’t care in the slightest.
Ruthless and heartless!
Too much, bullying people!
This was simply bullying people!
They were all about to explode with rage today!
“Changge’s strength seems to have improved quite a bit again.”
Gu Lintian, on the other hand, saw nothing wrong with Gu Changge’s actions. On the contrary, he felt rather relieved.
After all, Gu Changge had always been like this—except toward his own kin, he treated everyone else basically this way.
Besides, once the matter of the Family Head was settled, it would resolve quite a few of his troubles.
“Fellow clan elders, do you have anything else to say?”
Gu Changge’s expression remained unchanged. He then swept his gaze over the crowd of clan elders before him and asked slowly.
He refused to believe that after beating up the prodigies of all the other branches in front of so many clansmen today, they would still dare bring up the matter of the Family Head position in the future.
No matter how thick-skinned these clan elders were, they absolutely wouldn’t dare drag this out any longer—the longer they dragged it, the more face they would lose.
At once, several clan elders who were relatively close to Gu Changge’s branch stepped forward, chuckling as they spoke. “With Changge’s strength, we’ve never had any objections to him taking the position of future Family Head. After all, Changge represents the face of our Gu Family.”
“The stronger he is as he walks the outside world, the more face our Gu Family naturally has. Nowadays, every great Dao lineage in the Beyond has successors emerging into the world. If our Gu Family’s Young Master doesn’t even hold the title of future Family Head while out there, wouldn’t the other Cults of Immortality laugh at us?”
“This old man feels there is no more suitable candidate than Changge. If Changge isn’t made the future Family Head, this old man will get angry with all of you...” another clan elder said likewise, putting on a righteous and awe-inspiring appearance.
“That’s not what you said before...” The other clan elders’ faces darkened, frightened by this old thing’s shamelessness......
However, everyone present was a shrewd old fox, and they all knew that today’s matter could no longer be stopped.
They sighed inwardly, not knowing what would happen in the future once the Gu Family was placed in Gu Changge’s hands.
After all, since ancient times, the relationships between the various branches of the Gu Family had always been harmonious and amicable. There were occasional small frictions, but after cursing at each other a bit, after some time everyone would go back to doing whatever they were supposed to do.
The incident from over a decade ago had truly wounded them deeply.
Though it couldn’t be said to have severely damaged their foundations, if things continued like this, what would become of the Gu Family?
For a family to go further and stand immortal upon the River of Time, internal strife was absolutely the first thing that could not be allowed.
“Forget it, forget it. This old man is going into seclusion. What happens to the Gu Family next... you all decide for yourselves...”
“Lintian currently leads the Gu Family and is at his prime. You mustn’t casually abdicate and run off into secluded cultivation.”
Quite a few clan elders were disheartened, their spirits dampened.
Compared to Gu Changge becoming Family Head and controlling everything in the future...
They still hoped Gu Lintian could continue in the position.
Hearing these words, Gu Changge shook his head slightly.
Thinking to himself—did they believe that handing the Gu Family over to him meant he would run it into the ground?
Though, given his past temperament, such an assumption wasn’t exactly wrong.
The clan elders were also entirely considering the Gu Family’s interests.
But Gu Changge wouldn’t now explain anything about having a change of heart. He wasn’t stupid—as the Gu Family’s Young Master, he would naturally find ways to make the Gu Family even more glorious.
Ruining the family would be purely the act of someone with something wrong in their head.
Everything he did today was purely to pressure the clan elders a bit.
Watching the scene before them, many clansmen around the mountain peak were also filled with emotion.
What happened today left them marveling in their hearts. After all, the strength Gu Changge displayed had reached such a level that even the numerous clan elders couldn’t stop it.
And so Gu Changge naturally and logically became the true Young Master. It sounded no different from before, but the power he now controlled was worlds apart.
Just then, several of the disheartened clan elders suddenly halted their steps. News from their informants reached their ears.
News regarding Xiling State in the Outer Domain.
Ming Lao’s movements naturally couldn’t be hidden from them.
As clan elders of a Longevity Family, their authority was boundless, their informants spread throughout the 2.0 Beyond. Within the Gu Family and in the outside world, they actually knew many things perfectly clearly.
“Changge, are you planning to bring that branch back?”
At once, one clan elder stopped and asked Gu Changge with some disbelief.
All these years, they had worried that Gu Changge would exterminate that branch completely, so they had been keeping watch the whole time.
Yet they never expected to see Gu Changge actually send people to bring them back.
This left them somewhat stunned, and a feeling actually arose in them—like a prodigal son returning, worth more than gold.
“This matter—fellow clan elders need not concern yourselves with it. Changge was young and ignorant back then. But these grievances, Changge will bear entirely on his own. They have nothing to do with anyone else in the Gu Family.”
Hearing this, Gu Changge also put away the casualness on his face, pondered briefly, and then spoke.
This serious, seemingly reflective appearance left all the clan elders somewhat stunned.
Had the sun risen from the west?
“Changge, do you truly mean these words? I hope you’re not merely deceiving us to our faces?” Several clan elders stopped and turned back to look at him, hope in their eyes.
Gu Changge nodded. “Changge knows what he’s doing and knows how to handle it.”
“Good, good, good...”
“We naturally believe Changge.”
Hearing his words, and rarely seeing Gu Changge wear such an expression, they were considerably cheered and comforted. If this truly was a prodigal son returning, a genuine change of heart—it would be a blessing after all.