I Am the Fated Villain
chapter-345

Before this, Gu Changge actually didn’t have any superfluous thoughts about Xiao Ruoyin, Jiang Chen and the others. He only wanted to see if Jiang Chen, the potential Fortuitous One, had any surprises for him. He just wanted to let his leek grow before he harvested it.

[It is impossible for someone, much less a large group, to ascend from the distant Lower Realm to the Upper Realm by using only a few Spiritual Stones. Even if there is a teleportation array. Such a feat is just impossible without someone or something else helping them in secret.]

[So, it is clear that their teleportation to the Upper Realm is related to that guy, Jiang Chen. He must have some kind of ‘cheat’ hidden somewhere, which helped them ascend from the Lower Realm to the Upper Realm.]

[It also seems like within the Forbidden Area of the Ancient Celestial Continent, there might be another altar, which happens to be connected to that Lower Realm. It most likely is connected to the ruin which Xiao Ruoyin and others were, and functions as a Space Coordinate.]

[Seems like all the dots have finally connected. But, well, it will take time to develop, like those memories I have from the Demon Lord. Well, having the System prompt just now was better than nothing.] Gu Changge closed his eyes slightly with a calm expression as he sorted out some memories that came to mind. Memories he got from the new Fortuity Mission given by the System.

Because Gu Changge met Jiang Chen, he naturally took advantage of the situation to draw out more information from Xiao Ruoyin. One of them was the Nihility Destiny Physique, which was a hint provided by the System in regards to Xiao Ruoyin.

Otherwise, without this prompt, with Gu Changge current perceptiveness, he would not have guessed she had it, and would take some time to figure it out. After all, this was the only physique that had relations to the Dao of Nihility. An ethereal and unfathomable concept, which was related to nothingness, fate, cause and effect, and many others.

Regardless, Gu Changge was more than satisfied to know that this physique was useful to him. Furthemore, he also knew that at one point in time, there could only be one person in existence who would be able to possess the Nihility Destiny Physique.

During the Forbidden Era, when the Immortal Palace was in charge of countless lives, for what seemed to be eternity, it had four palaces which took control of each of the four directions. Namely the Eastern Palace, Southern Palace, Northern Palace and Western Palace. In addition to the Master Immortal, there were also four Sovereign Immortals, major Immortal Divisions and more which were in charge of the heavens and billions of realms.

Not only that, there was also the extremely mysterious Sanctum of Destiny which was responsible for supervising the fate of the Immortal Palace. It would deduce the fate and direction of the Heavenly Path, and trek through the River of Time. The High Priestess of Destiny, from the Sanctum of Destiny, was the one who had such a physique at that time.

It was for this reason that Gu Changge was immediately suspicious of Xiao Ruoyin.

Back when the Demon Lord destroyed the whole universe, the Immortal Palace had collapsed, and tens of thousands of Immortals had shed blood and ceased to exist. Even the Master Immortal had fallen as a result. Although the High Priestess of Destiny was mysterious, she most likely also fell in response to the calamity, and ended up reincarnating.

[The High Priestess of Destiny had once travelled back through the ages, to the time before the world was formed on the Celestial Boat of Creation. She went to find the Genesis of the Heavenly Path so as to cope with any future calamities…] Gu Changge pondered, keeping his memories to mind.

His expression promptly returned to normal at the sound of footsteps from outside the hall. His eyes were calm when he looked over, but it soon had a slight admiration in them.

Naturally, the person who came was Xiao Ruoyin, who was dressed in a plain long dress after bathing. With a flawless face despite not having any makeup on, her black hair beautifully flowing down. She had long slender legs and would catch any man’s eye. It would not be an over-exaggeration to describe her as a natural beauty.

“Greetings, Young Master Gu.” For some reason, her face started turning red, and her heart thumped away when she noticed the look in his eyes.

She had already heard from Hei Yanyu what his name was earlier. Moreover, she somewhat got the gist of Gu Changge’s status in this world. He could be considered to be an emperor of Immortals.

This was also the first time she was wearing clothes from this world. Even though this was just something Hei Yanyu randomly got for her, it was more comfortable than any clothes Xiao Ruoyin had worn in her previous world. There was even a magical, faint glow between the small decorations, with various divine lights. It made her feel like she was wrapped in clouds.

All this felt dreamy and unreal to Xiao Ruoyin. Before this, she was just a prisoner whose life and death were unpredictable.

“No need to stand on ceremony, Lady Xiao,” Gu Changge replied with a smile.

Xiao Ruoyin suddenly felt hesitant to say something as she looked at him. It was as if she wanted to say something, but didn’t know how to say it.

Faking obliviousness to her hesitation, he smiled, “Lady Xiao, do you have anything to say?”

Xiao Ruoyin felt that Gu Changge wasn’t a bad person, judging from what she had seen from him so far. Like a real Immortal, he gave off an otherworldly, gentle and elegant feeling.

Thus, after pondering about it, she still decided to speak even though she knew her request might come off a little rude and reckless, and might even destroy the little bit of familiarity between her and Gu Changge.

“Young Master Gu, my group of companions are actually the same as me. They also came into this world unintentionally. You can rest assured that they mean no harm…”

Hearing this, Gu Changge interrupted her with a wave of his hand. “Don’t worry. I have nothing against them, so I won’t make trouble for them.” His voice was still gentle and unperturbed as he sat there in all his glory.

“Thank you, Young Master Gu.” She couldn’t help the joy on her face then. She didn’t think he would be so agreeable.

“No need to thank me. I just haven’t seen such an interesting person, or heard such an interesting thing in a long time.” Gu Changge mused.

The look on Xiao Ruoyin’s face changed slightly. His words had prompted her to have a bold idea. [Since he was interested about the matters of my world, I might be able to take this opportunity to tell him about my world. If I can please him enough, I might even get the chance to steal a glance at the so-called Path of Cultivation.]

“If you like to know more about the world I live in, I can actually tell you more about it…” Xiao Ruoyin said, apprehensively. She didn’t know how Gu Changge would react after she said that. In fact, apart from this, she really couldn’t find any excuse to stay by Gu Changge’s side.

She might have had many suitors in the other world because of her beauty, but in this world, her appearance didn’t seem all that advantageous. At least, she knew that someone like Gu Changge most likely had no desire for her, based on her appearance alone.

“It is fun listening to such stories once or twice, but I might get sick of them if I hear them too often,” he smilingly rejected her excuse.

Xiao Ruoyin was a little disappointed to hear that, but it wasn’t surprising that cultivators of this world were after things that were completely different from what her and her group were after. [Well, he is not wrong. He most likely will find it annoying if he were to hear too much of my world.]

“I have a question, Young Master Gu. What are the requirements I have to meet if I want to cultivate?” Xiao Ruoyin asked again, her eyes hopeful and fascinated. It had always been her dream and goal to become a cultivator. Now that she was a few steps closer to her dream, she couldn’t help but feel hopeful about it.

She knew that asking questions over and over again might end up annoying the man, but she didn’t want to let go of her opportunity when it was right in her face…

“Cultivate?” Gu Changge instantly seemed taken aback, but after giving it a thought, he patiently started, “Apart from having Spiritual Roots in your body, cultivation techniques, and a lot of resources, I would say the rest is up to time.”

“Spiritual Roots in my body, cultivation techniques, a lot of resources, and time?” she quietly repeated to herself as her eyes dimmed. She didn’t have any of the things Gu Changge had mentioned. Even if she had Spiritual Roots, she didn’t have the rest.

She, in a way, was a transmigrator. However, she did not have anyone close to her in this strange world, and that made it impossible for her to obtain these things.

Seeing the longing look in her eyes gradually disappear, Gu Changge suddenly smiled and offered in a gentle voice, “Actually, I can help you if you want to cultivate, Lady Xiao, but you have to have Spiritual Roots in your body first. I can’t help you even if I want to otherwise.”

She froze and widened her eyes when she heard words she couldn’t believe she had heard.

Even though she was pleasantly surprised by the unexpected good news, she still couldn’t understand why Gu Changge chose to help her for no reason. [Is this the typical mystical meeting of one’s life long benefactor?]

“Young Master Gu, I don’t know how to thank you for helping me like this…” She couldn’t continue her words after that, as she was at a loss of how she could thank him. Thus, her thoughts started to wander. [Do we have to do it like the olden days? When a man and a woman would get married to express their gratitude. But… but… do I even meet his standard to get wedded to him?]

“If you are thinking of marriage, you can scratch the idea of thanking me.” Seemingly seeing through her thoughts, Gu Changge smiled and waved her off as he joked. “Perhaps I feel that you and I are destined to meet. The techniques and resources are just insignificant things to me. They are not worth mentioning.”

“… Thank you, Young Master Gu,” she said before falling silent. Xiao Ruoyin looked red from embarrassment as she lifted her gaze to look at him. After all, even a fool would know the importance of cultivation techniques and resources in this world. Even so, when she considered Gu Changge’s status, those things might really be of no importance to him. In significant to the point he was willing to help her without asking for something in return.

“No need to be in a hurry to thank me. I can’t help if you don’t have Spiritual Roots and the aptitude to cultivate” he smiled.

“En! En” She bobbed her head like a chicken, her heart already filled with joy and relief. She didn’t think there would come a day she would realise her dream of embarking on the Path of C fultivation.

The group of companions who were imprisoned in the dungeon would definitely not have believed their eyes if they saw her, the otherwise known Ice Goddess Xiao, in her current state.

After that, Gu Changge took her to the place to test her aptitude and physique. Of course, he already knew that she could cultivate before doing all that. After all, she had the Nihility Destiny Physique.

Nonetheless, he figured he needed to make some arrangements when considering the subsequent plans he had for her.

Soon, an open space was cleared out, showing shimmering celestial mountains and a Celestial Lake filled with all kinds of heavenly splendour. There were several dazzling divine light-filled stones on the side as well.

Gu Changge had already ordered Hei Yanyu to arrange all of this. All that was left now was for Xiao Ruoyin to take her test.

After arriving, Xiao Ruoyin also became so nervous her fair cheeks started turning moist with sweat.

“Lady Xiao,” Gu Changge lifted the corners of his lips, “I hope you don’t disappoint me.”