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Hearing that, Gu Changge looked surprised.
“It’s not impossible for me to let you go, but now isn’t the time. However, it won’t take long…” he said casually with a hint of disapproval in his voice.
However, when listening to his words, Jiang Chuchu felt even more uneasy and a shiver down her spine. [Does that mean the Mortal One’s reincarnation has been found by Gu Changge? Is that why he is so confident that this situation will be settled soon?]
Thinking about it, she couldn’t help but feel worried. No matter what, she was still the Saintess of Mortal Palace, which meant that she was born and raised to be Gu Changge’s foe and should never be in the same boat as him even if his words just now wavered her Dao Heart.
“You’ve underestimated the Mortal One too much. Gu Changge, even if you have the upper hand at the moment, with the numerous methods the Mortal One has, everything you do will be reduced to nothing…” Jiang Chuchu looked at him and said calmly, “As for letting me go, I don’t think you would be that kind. In the end, you will certainly think of a way to kill me so that your true identity won’t be exposed…”
After listening to her, Gu Changge was a little stunned, as if he didn’t expect her to say that, and then, he let out a sigh. “Why won’t you trust me? I don’t care whether you leave this place. If you don’t believe me, then I’ll let you go right now… but I can only let you go for a while at most. If you are well-behaved, I’ll consider letting you go out more in the future,” he said in a serious expression.
“Are you telling the truth?” She was taken aback a little since she was just testing the waters with him, but she didn’t expect him to actually agree to it.
All of a sudden, she felt an inexplicable emotion inside her heart… like guilt and confusion, which was very complicated.
*Hum!* The next second, her vision became blurred as she had already left Gu Changge’s Inner World and appeared inside a tall ancient pavilion. The sky outside was dark with the moon hidden and the stars visible.
“The energy here… We are not in the Upper Realm…” Her expression changed slightly the moment she noticed the difference of terrain in this world, causing her heart to sink.
Since Gu Changge had come to a Lower Realm, it only proved that her guess was becoming reality. He had already found the location of the Mortal One’s reincarnation.
“What do you think? I didn’t lie to you, right? If you now call me your master, maybe I’ll let you stay in the outside world a little longer…” He looked at her with a somewhat intriguing expression.
Since he dared to let her out, he definitely had the confidence to prevent her from suddenly escaping, so thinking about it, Jiang Chuchu became particularly calm.
“It seems like you’ve already left the Upper Realm. Have you found the Mortal One’s reincarnation?” As she spoke, she glanced at the magnificent building in front of her and noticed that their current location seemed to be in an ancient city. As for which particular realm they were in, she had no clue at all because she was trapped in the Inner World so long by him that she didn’t even know how he got here or what traps he had set.
Thinking about it, she felt more and more uneasy. As the Saintess of Mortal Palace, she was now witnessing the Mortal One’s reincarnation in danger, but she couldn’t do anything to stop it. The emotion felt like a thorn that always ached her heart. Faintly, there seemed to be a voice telling her to stop him, stop Gu Changge.
“I really don’t know how the Mortal Palace has brainwashed you. Do you think it’s worth it to offend me for the Mortal One?” Gu Changge glanced at her calm expression before smiling casually and standing on the pavilion with his hands folded.
His dark red cloak blew in the wind with an aura as deep as the abyssal sea, which was palpitating. Then, his hand slowly pointed at the frontier in front of her, as if it had a meaning.
“Do you see that? This world is already under my firm control. Do you think the Mortal One’s reincarnation can escape?” he said in a confident yet ridiculing tone, as if the Mortal One was nothing to him.
Listening to his words, Jiang Chuchu became slightly pale, but secretly, she was gritting her teeth while faint fluctuations of ancient runes swept through her palms, turning into a strange aura that slowly dissipated in the void.
Now, the only thing she could do was to use the secret technique of Mortal Palace to let the Mortal One’s reincarnation sense her presence. She believed that if she could awaken some of the Mortal One’s reincarnation’s past memories, he would be able to discern his current dangerous situation. More or less, it would provide some aid to the Mortal One’s reincarnation.
“Alright. I’m only letting you out today to get some fresh air. Your time is almost up. I won’t be good if you try to do something in secret later on and foil my plans…”
At this moment, Gu Changge kept on speaking as if he didn’t notice her actions just now, but the smile on his face looked somewhat intriguing. [Looks like the catch finally took the bait.]
Listening to him, she became a little pale while her secret movements almost stalled.
However, before she could speak, he immediately waved his hand and a crack appeared in the void in front of him once more. Jiang Chuchu’s body suddenly disappeared as she was sent back into the Inner World. She knew that it was useless for her to resist, so she chose to do nothing about it at all.
Gu Changge’s true strength had reached a terrifying state, and Jiang Chuchu, who always had a strong perception, felt the sense of palpitations and powerless despair even more. Now, her only hope was that the Mortal One’s reincarnation could notice the fluctuations she sent out just now using the secret technique. Since both of them were from the Mortal Palace, he should be able to sense it no matter how far he was.
“She wasted so much of my energy, but it seems like it worked.” After throwing her back into the Inner World, Gu Changge couldn’t help but reveal a somewhat intriguing expression. During this period, his cultivation had broken through to the Peak Sacred Realm, and for the whole process, he had already exchanged his Fortuity points for a full 60 pieces of Absolute Detachment Bones, including his entire spine, his whole skull and all his four limbs.
With all these abilities in hand, not even a being in the Sacred Lord Realm was a match for him, not to mention the many powerful aces he had up his sleeves. That was why Jiang Chuchu was clever enough to not put up any useless resistance.
Meanwhile, when Gu Changge was wavering her Dao Heart, he could already hear the notification sound of the System and knew that the Fortuity of the Fortuitous One, Jiang Yang, was weakened because of this, but her reaction later on surprised him a little.
“It seems like her deeply-rooted reverence is only for the Mortal One. And he just reincarnated…” There was a change in his expression as it proved his guess that the means of the Mortal One wasn’t actually that guileless. [Now that I have proof, it’s about time to use it. No matter how careful Jiang Yang is, he’ll fall for it when the time comes…]
Gu Changge smiled. From the beginning, he intended to let Jiang Chuchu out so that he could trick Jiang Yang to come over here, but if he directly ordered her to do so, she definitely wouldn’t cooperate, which was why he came up with this plan. She probably would never figure out that her smart move just now actually put Jiang Yang in a disadvantage.
Now, Gu Changge was heading towards the Sky Pool of Death according to the information he received previously. He knew that the Mortal One had set traps there, but he didn’t care about it.
Other than the Celestia Holy Land, the Sky Pool of Death was definitely the place that Jiang Yang wanted to be in the most, so if he encountered any danger in the future, he would most certainly escape to that place. Therefore, Gu Changge could just go there first and lay out his traps. Yue Mingkong certainly wouldn’t be able to kill Jiang Yang, but it should be no problem for her to injure him severely.
In order to make Jiang Yang’s Fortuity to hit rock bottom, Gu Changge still needed to think of a way to truly break up the relationship between him and the Fortuitous Lady, Yao Yao. In fact, before leaving the Celestia Holy Land, he had already laid out the seeds of his plan when saying those words to Yao Yao.
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On the other side, after Jiang Chuchu secretly activated the secret technique of Mortal Palace millions of kilometres away from the Celestia Holy Land, Jiang Yang, who was sitting with his eyes closed inside his cave, felt the strange fluctuations in the void and suddenly snapped his eyes open, in which there was a flash of brilliant light. He looked at the letter that was placed on the stone table before revealing a calm smile with his lips.
“It’s an energy coming from this secret technique… Is it finally here? Wouldn’t it have been better to reveal the breath earlier instead of waiting until now?”
About the secret technique within the Mortal Palace, he naturally couldn’t be any more clearer because other than the Successors of the Mortal Palace, no one else would know about this secret technique. In the Heavenly Star Realm, this energy was undoubtedly the best way to prove that the person was someone from Mortal Palace, so this time, he no longer had any doubts.
As for why the other party didn’t reveal this energy the last time, he thought about it for a moment and concluded the person was being too careful, which left him very satisfied. Then, he simply called the Supreme Elder, Zhao Yi, and gave his orders, looking calm, before heading outside the Celestia Holy Land towards the place that was agreed upon.
Once the Mortal Palace got involved in the Heavenly Star Realm, it made everything else later on much easier as everything was back under his control. As for Gu Changge who had left Celestia Holy Land for days, he didn’t pay much attention to it since the Sky Pool of Death was a place that one wouldn’t simply return from.
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“Granny, what kind of place is the Sky Pool of Death? Master has left for four days, and there isn’t any news about him.”
At the same time, at the mountain gates of Celestia Holy Land, a small figure with black jewel-like flawless eyes seemed restless.
She was none other than Yao Yao.
At the moment, she was looking outside the gate with excitement and worry as she wanted to see her master returning from the sky, but after several days, no one came back. Even though she felt that her master was very powerful and the possibility of any accident occurring was small, no one could predict what would happen in the future. Not only that, when Gu Changge left that day, the words that he spoke felt as though he was giving his dying words.
“The Sky Pool of Death… It seems like a very dangerous place, more terrifying than some of the forbidden areas… but you don’t need to worry, Yao Yao. If your master is able to simply destroy the Mystic Mountains, then the dangers in the Sky Pool of Death must be as easy as walking for him to deal with.” Grandma Yin Hua comforted her, but inside her heart, she was just as worried as her. [If an Immortal like him needs to be careful about it, it just shows how dangerous the Sky Pool of Death is.]
Now that Gu Changge wasn’t next to them, it was only a matter of time before they fell out with Jiang Yang since they both secretly knew that he had been taken over. From time to time, he would show up beside them and warmly ask some words of concern, which left them even more uneasy.
The mysterious power within Yao Yao’s body was still out of her control, so if Jiang Yang actually tried to harm them, they wouldn’t be able to resist at all.
“Granny, do you think that Jiang Yang purposely told Master about this so that he can kill him there…” Yao Yao asked worriedly as she was scared that something had happened to Gu Changge.
[If Master is no longer with us, what should I do? Should I just do what he said and find Jiang Yang while pretending to not know anything?]
“If anything happens to Master, I will never forgive Jiang Yang…” she murmured while a flash of peach blossom light appeared on her forehead.
In the blink of an eye, several days had passed.
The Sky Pool of Death, just like its name, was a vast and boundless clear heavenly pond located at the top of the Heavenly Divine Mountain, covering a circumference of nearly 8,000 kilometres. Over there, the layered light and shadows were splendid while many fogs lingered, appearing indistinct and sacred.
Down the divine mountain, all kinds of veins and patterns were visible, like a natural formation condensed on all eight corners of the mountain. It was lofty and ancient, giving people a frightening pressure. Deeper within the mountain, Chaos Energy also lingered, like a piece of heaven opening up.
Rumour had it that an indestructible being ascended from this place and went to the Upper Realm while later generations even said that this being had already become an Immortal and achieved unfathomable powers. Under many rumours, the Sky Pool of Death was now shrouded in a layer of mystery, and some even said that it contained unparalleled immortal powers that could provide anyone with a transcendent transformation.
In the history of the Heavenly Sky Realm, cultivators who didn’t have much time to live would rush to this place almost every year to go through nirvana, trying to extend their lifespan and live another life. Of course, every cultivator who came here, no matter their cultivation, always ended up bleeding outside the Sky Pool of Death, preventing them from taking a step forward. Some even said that an ancient being lived within the Sky Pool of Death who could destroy the entire world with just one movement.
“In recent days, there are always alarming movements coming from the Sky Pool of Death… accompanied by a blinding green haze. What exactly is happening?”
“Could it be that a celestial item is coming out of it? Sadly, with our cultivation, we won’t even be able to get close to it.”
On a mountain peak far away from the Sky Pool of Death, many from the Sky Domain gathered here while staring at the pool’s direction in shock.
As the Chaos Energy surged accompanied by a blinding green haze, the light penetrated the sky and shined the entire place. Faintly, everyone could even hear a wonderful sound akin to the opening of the earth. Even though they were far away, many people managed to advance their cultivation significantly under the sound while the other cultivators who missed it were filled with regret. That was why in the past few days, the vicinity of the Sky Pool of Death became very lively.
*Boom!* In the sky, divine carriages, warships and flying boats appeared, emitting a startling sound. Many powerful cultivators rushed here, but they didn’t have the strength to go anywhere near, so they could only stay outside. Some powerful forces even brought Sacred Grade weapons here, but in the end, they could only get close to the outermost part of the Sky Pool of Death. From time to time, there were some fluctuations that caused everyone’s energy to surge, which resulted in people almost vomiting blood and suffering severe injuries.
“I heard that even the Immortal from Celestia Holy Land is rushing here because of this fluctuation. A few days ago, someone saw a golden divine light in the void coming here, like a pathway to heaven…”
“The whole thing was too terrifying. A pathway immediately appeared, tearing everything apart, and it extended into the depths of the Sky Pool of Death. The figure on top is probably that mysterious Immortal.”
“Is that true? It seems like the thing that appeared in the Sky Pool of Death this time is something extraordinary to a point where even that Immortal is alarmed by it…”
“That’s right. There’s no mistaking it.”
“At that time, it seemed that there was also an earth-shattering battle erupted inside, and the sound was so horrible that from a long distance, it made people’s legs go weak.”
Many cultivators began discussing the huge events that happened over the days, especially about that Immortal who drew the attention of countless people.
*Boom!* Just as they were discussing the subject, a monstrous blood light suddenly rushed to the sky from the depths of the Sky Pool of Death, as if some accident had occurred.
Its terrifying roar reached the outer parts, and vaguely, everyone could see the place that was shrouded by mist.
A figure with celestial aura lingering around him was battling with a vague invincible being. The power of the battle was astonishing, and every move contained the Principles of the World, destroying everything within its million kilometre radius!
Then, everyone saw the shocking scene that caused every eyes to widen and their scalps to shiver!
As if their blood was about to freeze, everyone’s soul trembled.
All of a sudden, the blood light penetrated the sky!
The body of the Immortal exploded from the inside into many pieces, causing a monstrous rush of blood.
“This…”
“Even the Immortal got killed inside…”
“How is this possible…”
“The Sky Pool of Death is so dangerous that even an Immortal got killed. We must leave and not stay any longer…”
Coming back to their senses, everyone was trembling in fear including their souls.
Soon, news about that mysterious Immortal who headed to the Sky Pool of Death and seemingly defeated inside shook the entire Sky Domain, causing a frightening shockwave.
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Lol give that man an oscar
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He just fixed that puppet!
Haha this level of scheming! Hehe so good
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