I Am the Fated Villain
chapter-373

A few days later, a piece of jaw-dropping news travelled from the Immortal Academy and spread across the Upper Realm with breakneck speed—the Mortal One’s Reincarnation had finally shown himself, and it was none other than Gu Changge.

The news instantly caused a gigantic uproar, leaving a crowd of cultivators incredulous.

It was worth noting that the most notable character currently in the Upper Realm was also Gu Changge, and no one had seen it coming, when the Successor of Mortal Palace suddenly made the announcement.

[Gu Changge? The Mortal One?! Seriously?!] Everyone was genuinely shaken.

There wasn’t a word in this world that could describe how brilliant Gu Changge was now. Even if he was the Mortal One’s reincarnation, the identity would just be the cherry on top for him. On the one hand, even if there was another Mortal One, it would be impossible for him to overshadow Gu Changge’s glory. Thus, it seemed right to many people that Gu Changge was the Mortal One.

Of course, that was just the common cultivators’ thoughts. To the many forces, it looked more like a collaboration between Gu Changge and Mortal Palace.

After all, their Successor made the announcement too suddenly, and there had never even been a single hearsay regarding the issue.

If anything, it could very well be that Mortal Palace had decided to have Gu Changge fill the spot temporarily after much deliberation when they have yet to locate the current person the Mortal One has reincarnated as.

In fact, many forces leaned toward this theory. But of course, it was one thing to think that way and another to speak of it out loud. They all had a tacit understanding regarding the issue, and none certainly would be dumb enough to cross Gu Changge or Mortal Palace at this time.

At the same time, the Immortal Academy was buzzing with the news.

“The Mortal One’s Reincarnation?” The King with Six Crowns, Jun Yao, furrowed his brows, not believing Gu Changge was the Mortal One’s reincarnation like the rumors had said. “What are Gu Changge and Mortal Palace up to?”

If anything, he thought that Mortal Palace was using Gu Changge’s influence, while Gu Changge also happened to take advantage of Mortal Palace’s transcendental position. In other words, it was a win-win situation for both parties to do this, and each have their own incentive.

After what happened to Sky King Zhi Yang, The King with Six Crowns knew Gu Changge was far from decent, and it was inevitable for peers to butt heads nowadays. So, it stressed him out that Gu Changge was titled the best of his generation.

Likewise, many young prodigies in the Immortal Academy reacted similarly to The King with Six Crowns, and the Elders of Mortal Palace, too, came to the Immortal Academy with skepticism to validate the news.

Of course, Gu Changge revealed his Purifying Nirvana Lotus Body without hesitation. At that time, a majestic and mighty life force burst out of him like rays of sunlight. Amidst the brilliant light was a green lotus absorbing the universe’s boundless chaos energy.

While the Elders of Mortal Palace were reeling with shock, they knew their doubts had been evidently invalidated.

Just as Gu Changge had said, what Mortal Palace needed at this time wasn’t the real Mortal One but someone who could take up the identity. Thus, even if they had other ideas, they would chuck them aside.

That said, the identity didn’t impact Gu Changge much. Certainly, Mortal Palace had plenty of resources, but now, what he had most was resources and funds to spare.

Time flew, and two weeks passed just like that.

Meanwhile, Gu Changge had finally advanced to the Sacred King Realm after devouring many Sacred King Realm Sources, and over half of all his 206 bones transformed into Absolute Detachment Bones. At the same time, his Inner World’s Dao was also moving towards perfection, surging ceaselessly and having a sense of creating the Heavens and the Six Paths of Reincarnation.

During this time, plenty of events happened in the Upper Realm, and the most shocking one was the annihilation of the Bandit Thirteen from the Chaos Star Territory.

The Bandit Thirteen that ran rampant across the Chaos Star Territory for millions of years were arguably notorious. Murderous and tyrannical aside, they were hard to catch, and many factions and caravans fell grave victim to their treachery. But this time, a horrific force hunted them down and obliterated them gruesomely within half a month, shocking many.

That battle left the galaxy along the road painted blood red, dead bodies piled up, and ancient battleships crushed to bits and pieces. It was a dreadful scene to see.

Right now, the heads of Bandit Thirteen were hanging outside of Chaos Star Territory, serving as a warning to others.

Subsequently, some cultivators found out the reason behind the annihilation. It turned out that a secret treasure Gu Changge had sent to the Heavenly Arms Domain for forging had emerged some time ago. Because of how shocking it looked, it caught the eyes of Bandit Thirteen, and they sent their men to loot it, hence crossing Gu Changge and walking to their impending doom.

As apprehensive as many cultivators were about the event, they couldn’t help cheering either. After all, the bandits brought it upon themselves; they could’ve avoided it at all costs.

Of course, to Gu Changge, this was an insignificant episode.

After Bandit Thirteen had been dealt with, the treasure he had sent to the Heavenly Arms Domain for forging had arrived.

He named it the Chaos Purple Scripture. On the outside, it looked like a page from an ancient scripture, but looked plain and ordinary. It was enveloped in Chaos Purple Qi, which emitted incredible energy of the Great Dao, interwoven with a unfathomable aura.

It was a deduction-type treasure forged mainly from Chaos Dao Bone, Chaos Purple Qi Seed, and Sky King Zhi Yang’s Foreseeing Eye. Apart from that, countless rare heavenly materials were used as well. It was a product of sheer luxury. No doubt no one other than Gu Changge had such grand resources to forge such a treasure.

[Getting a glimpse of the future shouldn’t be difficult. It can be used to also conceal one’s fate and track karma…] Gu Changge narrowed his eyes slightly, and wisps of divine golden light glowed, refining the treasure. At the same time, the functions of the treasure appeared in his head.

Just as he suspected, it could be used to catch a glimpse of the future, conceal one’s fate and track karma… it might even be able to turn the whole world upside down.

It finished refining in no time, and Gu Changge gave it a test run at once. As the Purple Qi flopped, the Chaos Purple Scripture began glowing, circulating some kind of mystical ripple.

Then, he noticed waves rippled vaguely on the seemingly ordinary page like lake water before dispersing into a smooth mirror-like surface.

Subsequently, an image appeared.

Chunks of majestic and heavy land floated amidst the tattered, barren star territory. Above them scattered countless planetary and ancient battleship debris. Dead bodies could be found everywhere, and a thick bloody, metallic smell scattered across the galaxy. Evidently, it was the aftermath of a horrific battle.

“This is the Chaos Star Territory…” Gu Changge narrowed his eyes.

He had just tried to deduce karma relating to him, and the Chaos Purple Scripture showed him the current state of the Chaos Star Territory.

[Can it be that the karma relating to me is in the Chaos Star Territory?] the man mused.

The next second, the image in the Chaos Purple Scripture shifted, and a blind middle-aged man in purple sitting upright in a wheelchair. He seemed to be disabled from the waist down and was pushed away from the void, fleeing the Chaos Star Territory.

Judging from the situation on the battlefield, the middle-aged man in purple was likely associated with Bandit Thirteen, and he fled the place during the battle to somewhere unknown.

[Who are you?] Gu Changge narrowed his eyes for the second time.

Very quickly, the image in the Chaos Purple Scripture disappeared, and if he wanted to kick start it again, he would have to wait for another two weeks. Thus, he put the treasure away and beckoned a follower over.

“Yes, Young Master. How may I be of service?” the follower asked deferentially.

“Find out who the remaining members of Chaos Star Territory’s Bandit Thirteen are,” ordered Gu Changge plainly after a pondering.

He was rather curious to learn who that blind middle-aged man was, and he suspected the latter had everything to do with Bandit Thirteen’s ambush on the caravan tasked to deliver the Chaos Purple Scripture.

The blind middle-aged man must have something out of the ordinary.

At the same time, he sent a message to Yin Mei, asking her to dig into secrets of Bandit Thirteen, and in no time, she returned with a piece of news that piqued Gu Changge’s interest.

“So the Bandit Thirteen has a mystery man behind them, huh? No doubt this blind middle-aged man that fled is that mystery man. I wonder, though, if he has anything to do with the Fortuitous One.” Gu Changge tapped the table rhythmically, then crushed the jade message in his hands lightly.

There were quite a few things he had to check, but the most important thing right now was still advancing his own strength. Devouring a common Source from a Sacred King Realm being wouldn’t do much for him anymore. The Sources of those in the Sacred Emperor Realm, on the other hand, were too tough to obtain. After all, all Sacred Emperor Realm experts were hidden powers to their Sects or Families. They wouldn’t show themselves easily, let alone let others attack them and devour their Sources.

Since it wasn’t a realistic option, all Gu Changge had left were fortunate people with unique physiques or the Fortuitous One himself. But be it the Fortuitous One or a fortunate person, their cultivation levels couldn’t be too low or they would still be useless to him even if he devoured their Source.

For Qin Wuya and Chu Hao, though they were still in the Sacred King Realm, Gu Changge had other plans for them, and could not kill them right now.

The blind middle-aged man, on the other hand, was likely a fortunate person even if he wasn’t the Fortuitous One since the Chaos Purple Scripture showed that he had something to do with Gu Changge. Thus, the latter gave the order, dispatching the Immortal Gu Family, those form the Celestial Ancient Continent, Skyward Schloss, Primal Celestial Temple, and other forces to capture the man.

For a moment, the whole Upper Realm burst into a tumult, as countless were shocked. They were surprised that Gu Changge would dispatch such a horrifying force to capture the remaining member of Bandit Thirteen.

Yue Mingkong, too, supported Gu Changge’s order and sent many soldiers from Unrivaled Celestial Dynasty for the search.

Everyone couldn’t help shuddering as chills ran down their spine after knowing the means Gu Changge could employ to capture those that crossed him.

There would no longer be a place for the last member of the Bandit Thirteen in the vast Upper Realm! Imagine how horrific and helpless it sounded. Even if they escaped to Lower Realm, they wouldn’t have a place to hide either.