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“Long Teng?” Hearing the dragon woman mentioning this name, a faint light flashed through Yue Mingkong’s indifferent eyes. She had become even more sure of the identity of this dragon woman.
However, she still did not care about it in her heart. Long Teng had a scary reputation in her previous life and he was deemed matchless among the young generation. When he left the Celestial Ancient Continent and arrived at the outside world, he remained undefeated in all his battles, and even the ancient freaks who had come out of their sealed places could not be his opponent. But despite all that, he mysteriously vanished without a trace in the end. A lot of cultivators found it a great pity as they believed that it was not impossible for him to strive to become the strongest existence in the future with his terrifying talent. For him to disappear so quietly was a matter of regret.
Many speculated that Long Teng had mistakenly entered some deadly, forbidden zone, a spatial crack, or another world plane, and he was trapped there or had died already. But with the knowledge Yue Mingkong had now, she felt it was very likely that Long Teng was schemed against by Gu Changge. She still remembered that Gu Changge had softly spoken the name ‘Long Teng’’ on a certain day in her previous life. Gu Changge was the owner of Nommening so, it was impossible for him to not conspire to get Long Teng’s True Dragon Source. Considering his nature, there was no way he would spare Long Teng.
*Buzz!* Her thoughts returned to the present. Yue Mingkong maintained an indifferent look as she smacked down with her palm. A slender white hand appeared that was transparent and glittering. It was an extremely powerful emperor technique. Her cultivation realm seemed only to be at the Intermediate Honoured King Realm on the surface, but her explosive power had already reached the level of the True Enlightened Realm, shocking many cultivators that were present in the vicinity.
Those present had to acknowledge if the dragon woman was in the same realm as Yue Mingkong, she would absolutely not be able to resist the power of this attack. The dragon woman showed a slight change in her expression. She could continue to drag out the battle with Yue Mingkong by relying on her strength and powerful body, but she was gradually losing ground. She used a powerful body technique, making her body shine. As she resisted the attack, she was forced to take numerous steps backwards.
“Master Long Teng has told me to catch talented women from the outside world. If you’re willing to follow him by your own free will, he will be pleased. Only someone like Master Long Teng has the qualification to have a woman like you.” The dragon woman tried to persuade Yue Mingkong as she fought against her.
A talented woman like Yue Minkong would be extremely rare even among the Lost Clans. A woman with her level of talent had not been seen in hundreds of thousands of years. The Dragon Race was wanton by nature, and Long Teng even had a preferential love for beautiful women from other races. Therefore, the dragon woman was planning to catch a lot of talented women from the outside world this time so that she could get the credit for fulfilling Long Teng’s desire.
When the dragon woman happened to see Yue Mingkong, she could not help but widen her eyes as her heart skipped a beat, even though she was also a woman. She was convinced that a man would not be able to prevent himself from loving her and immediately tried to capture Yue Mingkong. But to her surprise, the other party turned out to be very hard to deal with. They had been fighting for a long time and she could still do nothing to capture her target. Yue Mingkong’s strength was as shocking and jealousy-inducing as her looks, which made the dragon woman finally decide to persuade her, by speaking to her in the language of the outside world that she knew.
[Master Long Teng has the most fearsome talent in the past million years. He is unrivalled among the same generation and can easily defeat all of them. The elders of the clan have even mentioned that it was possible for him to strive to be a True Dragon in the future. A True Dragon! A great existence that transcends even the true immortals!] The dragon woman had extreme reverence for Long Teng in her heart. It was a pity that she was not beautiful enough to be fancied by him.
“You’d better pray that the fiancé of this emperor doesn’t hear what you said…” Yue Mingkong could not help but slightly shake her head as she thought about the end that Long Teng met in her previous life. A hint of mockery appeared on her indifferent face for a moment. All these so-called young prodigies and ancient freaks were nothing before Gu Changge. They did not even have the qualification to jump about in front of him.
“Fiancé?” The dragon woman’s expression changed drastically when she heard her words. With a look that expressed her anger for missing a great chance, she said in a ferocious tone, “Looks like your fiancé is bound to die. No woman can escape if Master Long Teng desires her.”
Yue Mingkong totally ignored her words and appeared calm and indifferent. She was considering whether she should expose some of her means to kill the annoying dragon woman. But in the end, she chose not to do so. It was not worth doing such a thing to deal with a dragon woman of her level. She was also not sure whether the dragon woman had some more tricks up her sleeves.
The dragon woman was planning to leave now that she knew it was going to be hard to capture Yue Mingkong. She needed to report the matter to Long Teng. The Celestial Ancient Remnant Race ruled many natives of the Celestial Ancient Continent and so, they already knew that young talents from the outside world had entered the continent to gain experience.
The appearance of the heavenly treasure was actually an illusion created by the vague radiance from a heavenly item of the Lost Clans spreading across the sky. In reality, it was a part of their plan to have many factions from the outside world gather here. The Celestial Ancient Continent had remained sealed for a very long time and the family wanted this young generation to go out to experience the world for themselves. They could also display the power of the Lost Clans while they were at it.
Long Teng was the leading individual among the current young generation of the Lost Clans, while the dragon woman’s strength was not even good enough to be ranked among the top ten. But despite this, she was still strong enough to look down on the young prodigies from the outside world. After all, the spiritual energy and cultivation resources in the Celestial Ancient Continent were much greater in quantity than what the many factions of the outside world had. Not to mention, a lot of fortuitous opportunities were hidden in this place. For example, there were countless things like supreme stone inscriptions, Quasi-Nirvana remnants in the continent. This was why the young generation of the Celestial Ancient Continent was much stronger than the ones from the outside world. She even felt that she could defeat many from the young generation that she could see right now, without Long Teng personally making a move against them.
[I wonder how long Long Teng will live in this life?] Seeing the dragon woman leaving the place, Yue Mingkong did not try to chase after her. She had a very calm and unreadable expression on her face. Most importantly, she already knew that… the dragon woman was bound to die.
[Don’t know whether Gu Changge will think that I’m making others hate him on purpose.] Yue Mingkong slightly narrowed her eyes. She thought about it from Gu Changge’s perspective.
[Long Teng isn’t something he would care about. At most, he’d think of him as prey.] Although she had dropped her guard a lot when it comes to Gu Changge, she did not truly believe in him. Once bitten, twice shy. Yue Mingkong had her own opinion about their current relationship. She knew that she seemed to have gotten close to Gu Changge a lot now. He had revealed his Forbidden Demonic Arts to her, he cared about her opinion, he gave her a magic item, and he would even speak words that moved her. But he did all that because she had enough value to him now.
Yue Mingkong was clear-headed and she had not been confused by how Gu Changge appeared on the surface. Of course, she really hoped that she was simply overthinking and misunderstanding Gu Changge in this life. She really wanted to be stay by Gu Changge’s side, be a good wife to him, bear and raise his children, and help him rule the world as he stands at the peak of the Grand Dao and look down at all the races and families. Of course, she was not going to let any vixen that tries to get close to him live. Gu Changge belonged to her alone!
“How’s Xianer doing…?” Very soon, Yue Mingkong remembered an important matter. The look on her face changed a bit as she felt worried and hurried towards the place where she and her pursuers were supposed to be. The large number of her followers also followed behind her, making the scene look quite impactful.
Since she arrived at the continent, Yue Mingkong had relied on her foreknowledge to obtain a lot of fortuitous opportunities before anyone else could. She had even gotten her hands on an Nirvana Realm Master’s inheritance. She was also planning to find the right time to break through to the Partial-Enlightened Realm. She had kept her superficial cultivation at the Intermediate Honoured King Realm in order to mislead others. It was something that she had learned from Gu Changge.
*Boom!* Divine rainbows streaked across the sky, and before long, Yue Mingkong and the many cultivators following had come to the area where the members of the Ancient Sea Palace had planned to kill Gu Xianer. She could not help but have doubts when she did not see any cultivator on her way. Considering Gu Changge’s nature, it was very likely that he would not care whether Gu Xianer lived or died. Although she knew that Gu Xianer was not in any real danger and it was even an opportunity for her to break through her cultivation realm, there was no way she would not be worried about Gu Xianer as her sister-in-law.
However, the place before her eyes only had the strong aura of blood drifting everywhere, with many mountain ranges and primitive forests turned to dust. There were large cracks running through the ground that seemed to have caved in.
“Princess, we heard different news just now… It hasn’t been long since Young Master Changge left this place… The Seventh Princess of the Ancient Sea Palace was killed by Young Master Changge. Miss Xianer is also alright. Young Master Changge appeared at the critical moment and… annihilated everyone from the Ancient Sea Palace.” One of Yue Mingkong’s female followers walked over to her and respectfully reported everything she knew to her.
“No wonder that this place reeks of blood. So, he actually came.” Yue Mingkong was shocked when she heard the words of her follower. But she soon came to herself and nodded while feeling relieved. She had complicated emotions in her heart. She never expected Gu Changge to appear in order to save Gu Xianer. He had even killed the Seventh Princess of the Ancient Sea Palace on the spot. [If I recall correctly, in my previous life, the Seventh Princess of the Ancient Sea Palace was killed by Gu Xianer in the end. It was revenge for trying to kill her. It had also led to Gu Xianer being chased by the Ancient Sea Palace to seek revenge for killing their princess. But in this life, the Seventh Princess of the Ancient Sea Palace had died too soon. Gu Xianer also did not manage to break through at the critical moment… There’s too many differences from what happened in my previous life.]
[Could I really be misunderstanding Gu Changge…? Just what exactly is he planning…?] Yue Mingkong rubbed her forehead as she tried to understand the situation. Her opinion of Gu Changge was swaying at this moment. [If something only happened once, it could be a coincidence, but what if something similar happens again and again? Could it be? That I’ve a very strong bias against Gu Changge due to the experience in my previous life? Is it because I hold a preconceived notion about him, that everything he does appears to have an ulterior motive?] Yue Mingkong even began to doubt whether the things she had experienced in her previous life were real in the first place.
[If those experiences were just my imagination, why do they feel so realistic…? Every day, every night… every expression and every emotion. Everything that happened was so vivid and realistic. If it is real, does it not mean that this life is going to be different as well?]
[Let’s forget about it for now. It’ll be made clear sooner or later. But what could be making the Gu Changge from this life act so differently from the Gu Changge in my previous life? There’s definitely a huge difference in his attitude towards Xianer. Looks like I need to make the time to visit the Immortal Gu Family to ask Uncle Gu about it after leaving the Celestial Ancient Continent.] Soon after, Yue Mingkong left the place. She was not willing to raise her cultivation only till to the Partial-Enlightened Realm after coming to the Celestial Ancient Continent. She had even greater ambition.
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At the same time, east of the Celestial Ancient Continent, inside the area where the ruins of the Indigenous People were located.
*Puff!* A black and white coloured divine light streaked through the sky. It contained a strange power, turning a terrifying, ferocious beat into hideous, dry bones instantly. It was a fair and handsome young man who had quickly finished off the ferocious beast that had appeared before him and his followers.
“So strong! We really admire Brother Ye’s strength.”
All the young men and women behind him could not help but say in shock. They had extreme admiration for the man who had called himself Ye Lin. They thought that they must be blind for ridiculing him until now.
“Brother Ye’s strength has been increasing very rapidly. He has even broken through the Honoured King Realm in such a short period of time…” A girl in robe with petite stature and a fair and exquisite face also said with emotions in her voice.
“Indeed. Killing a ferocious beast at the Partial-Enlightened Realm is a feat that even many young prodigies would be unable to do.” A charming woman in a red skirt with glimmering and glossy foxtails also spoke with a smile as the corners of her eyes curved. She looked extremely attractive.
The young man in the front had an even bigger smile on his face when he heard these words. After all, it was why he took the initiative to step forward and display his strength before others in the group. What was the point of having great strength if he did not use it to show off in front of others? If he did not show off, how could he possibly win the heart of beautiful women?
On their way, they could only see large mountains and ancient, verdant forests. The trees had made it impossible to see the sky as their thick branches, that would need dozens of men to wrap their hands around to fully measure them, were entwined together in a way that left no gaps. Celestial fog was also drifting in the place, making the scenery appear colourful and flourishing. It was full of abundant vitality and a sense of unworldliness. Many powerful auras were appearing and disappearing amidst the large mountains. It was the aura of battles that could be sensed from everywhere as spells clashed against each other, producing magnificent and dazzling lights.
Brilliant lights and vibrant colours could be seen as some ancient item appeared. Medicinal fragrance spread across thousands of kilometres from some ancient, celestial grass. A large number of cultivators were busy fighting for such precious treasures. Even many ferocious beasts at the Enlightened Noble Realm appeared. Every time they unleashed their attack, divine light shot up and shook the sky. It was a chaotic battlefield. Be it the cultivators from the outside world, or the powerful creatures of the land, all of them were fighting with each other right now. But under Ye Ling’s lead, they had obtained many things, and even misfortunate situations had turned into blessings for them. They had arrived at their current location without encountering any danger.
“Brother Gui, did the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being really leave things for me here? Why is it within the area where the natives live? Wouldn’t I be courting death by entering that place with my current strength?” Ye Ling found it difficult to accomplish his task as he looked at the outline of the city far, far away. He was questioning the spirit turtle inside his pendant.
“Hmph, where else could it be? The Supreme Being is an individual from the Celestial Ancient Times and he possessed the Power of Time. Naturally, he had thought through everything when left things for you. There may be many experts over there, but you, the successor of the Supreme Being, how could you be acting so cowardly…?” The spirit turtle inside the pendant had a look of annoyance and disappointment.
Ye Ling felt a bit relieved after hearing its words. After all, the spirit turtle was usually very reliable, so he did not think that he would lead him to a trap. But as the thing he was seeking belonged to the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being, he could not let others know about it. Ye Ling would not take the initiative to expose his secret to others. Otherwise, he would absolutely become an attractive target that many frightening experts would fight over to capture. As he thought about it, he gave Yin Mei and Chi Ling a look. The two women were not outsiders to him after all. Chi Ling and Yin Mei both understood that he had something to say in private and they immediately waved their hand to make their followers step back.
“Ye Ling, what is it?” Chi Ling asked. She really did not get why Ye Ling would lead them all the way here.
“I need to go to the ruins to take care of some business. If you two believe in me, you can sneak inside the place along with me.” Ye Ling spoke the truth. The two women had many means of their own, so they would be able to look out for each other if they went together with him.
A faint light flashed through Yin Mei’s eyes before she replied without any hesitation, “I believe in you.” In fact, she already knew that Gu Changge had already arrived and he was not far from her location. Because of the connection they had through the Demonic Manipulation Urn, Gu Changge could directly send instructions to her mind.
Seeing Yin Mei having so much faith in him, Ye Ling was immediately touched. No one knew how many dangers they would face by entering the territory of the Indigenous People of the Celestial Ancient Continent. For Yin Mei to show no hesitation at all… showed that she had complete faith in him. Soon, Chi Ling also chose to go along with him, as she definitely had faith in Ye Ling. Ye Ling immediately began to explain his plan and arrangement in order to sneak inside the ruins.
At this time, Gu Changge appeared on top of another mountain peak. A strange smile appeared on his face as he looked at the ruins far away. He had very quickly found this place by following the traces left by Yin Mei. In addition, he did not have any of his followers by his side at this moment. After all, it would be too foolish to be high-profile at such a time.
“Considering Yin Mei’s report, Ye Ling’s fortuitous opportunity should be hidden somewhere there. But he’d still need to spend some time sneaking in. It means that I’ll have some time to find the ancestral burial site before him and do what I’ve come here for.” The void in front of Gu Changge buzzed as it became fuzzy. He stepped inside it and disappeared in an instant.
After gaining experience, he had clearly become a lot more adept at using this method to move around undetected.
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Many thanks. It’s funny how the story on who killed whom has been distorted
So Ye Ling chose the cover name Ye Lin? Creative fella xD
Reminds me of apotheosis where luo Zheng disguise as Luo tianxiang a very creative fellow too