I Am the Fated Villain
chapter-819

At the end of this path, a sky filled with crimson haze could be seen, where endless blood-coloured lights permeated the air as if heaven and earth were weeping blood, an incredibly astonishing sight.

The entire expanse of the sky was engulfed in an eerie and unsettling blood-coloured hue.

It was an unimaginably treacherous path, akin to walking on the edge of a cliff, with blood-red mist shrouding the surroundings and a cold wind carrying a faint hint of blood.

There were ancient traces around, remnants of the shattered walls and ruins of towers. Some debris, fallen from who-knew-where, left immense craters, and some lakes had long since dried up, unlike the scenery Gu Changge had witnessed during his previous visit.

Corpses, some as tall as golden giants, could even be found in those dried-up lakes, collapsed in there like majestic mountains. There were even crystal-like bones, emitting radiant light, delicately beautiful, likely once belonging to exceptional beauties.

In addition, there were carcasses of various races. Some enormous and dragon-like, as well as some like phoenixes… Countless corpses were also buried in the deep pits on both sides, packed closely together.

The last time Gu Changge came, he could still see a vast and verdant scene, with heaven and earth radiating light and the aura of immortality pervading the air. However, now only desolation and ruins remained.

A terrible battle had occurred in this place during this period, and the bloodstains were still fresh, not left from ancient times.

Now, even the end of this path had collapsed, revealing a terrifying grand canyon that completely severed heaven and earth.

Some stars had fallen here, and a vast Chaos Qi filled the air, along with the blood-coloured mist blown from unknown origins.

Even the living beings who set foot in this place would find it challenging to move forward and locate the real Immortal Domain.

“Before the Immortal Burial Era, this path was opened for all living beings to charge towards Source Realm. Countless armies marched and left their bones here. After countless epochs, some have decayed, while others still rest in the deepest places, awaiting the day of decay,” said the big red bird, flapping its wings as it followed Gu Changge, its expression extremely complex.

In a trance, it once again saw that magnificent era when all beings fought relentlessly and fearlessly, disregarding life and death.

Its originally cold blood seemed to gradually warm up.

“I’m sure you still remember the results of the Great Wars Against Heaven. They were all failures, and there’s nothing to reminisce about,” replied Gu Changge plainly, but his words were like a wet blanket over the big red bird’s head, cooling down its hot blood and leaving it filled with astonishment and bitterness.

Indeed, these were proof of their failed Great Wars Against Heaven. Even when they gave their all, they still fell along the way. They did not even manage to gain the rights to enter the Source Realm. They were but a group of failures who were unwilling to accept death.

Gu Changge didn’t have as much sentimentality as the big red bird, nor could he feel as deeply about it.

Although to the big red bird, he could be considered one of the top leaders in the Great Wars Against Heaven, in Gu Changge’s eyes, those that died meant nothing to him. After all, these Heaven Destroyers were no different from ordinary ants.

He couldn’t relate to their so-called passion. In his perspective, the Great Wars Against Heaven had occurred countless times in the vast and unimaginable epochs that extended endlessly. It was far too many times to care about at this point.

All True Worlds were vast before any Great Purge. Even after a Great Purge, there were bound to be some survivors. Some cultivators who foresaw the truth spontaneously gathered, attempting to change this eternal fate. Time and time again, like reincarnation, but they could not do so… they could only delay the inevitable

To the Original True Ancestors, they would be like fish trying to jump out of a river only to die on the banks from lack of water.

“No doubt the Immortal Domain has drastically changed when it’s been cut off from the Upper Realm. Is it because of the other True Worlds? Or is it related to the Yin of this True World?”

Gu Changge and the big red bird proceeded together, and at the end of the path, they saw a grand stone gate. However, there was an abyss in the middle, deep and bottomless, as if some terrifying force had cut the path off, making it impassable.

The stone gate was magnificent and towering, standing at the end of the path, tainted with blood, and bloodstains seeped out from the gaps in the door. There were traces of a great battle around it, exuding a chilling and horrifying atmosphere.

It seemed that just getting close to it would cause one’s body to rupture and explode. Evidently, the owners of those bloodstains possessed truly terrifying strength.

“This is the Severed Horizon… Without the cultivation of an Immortal King, one cannot cross over. It’s also the greatest barrier that separates the Upper Realm and the Immortal Domain. In this abyss buries countless supreme cultivators who attempted to cross over but fell to their deaths…” The big red bird said with a complex expression.

As the Artifact Spirit of the stone gate ahead, it employed a special method to split a part of its soul and passed through the restricted area ahead to arrive in the Upper Realm after awakening its memories generations later. Its true body was actually still behind that stone gate.

Gu Changge nodded, fully aware of the things the big red bird had mentioned. The Severed Horizon was also established by Gu Qingyi back then.

This place was guarded by a million kilometers restriction zone. If it were intact, it could block the passage of even Immortal Kings. However, countless epochs had passed, and it was likely that it had lost much of its effectiveness.

The creation of the Severed Horizon was not due to the Upper Realm’s World Principles being broken. It had nothing to do with the Upper Realm being unable to host the strength of the Immortal Realm either. Instead, it was all for a plan to ensure the Upper Realm had its needed relatively peaceful and stable environment for future generations to thrive, recover, and grow.

In the vastness of the True Worlds, besides facing Great Purges, there was also a need to guard against invasions and takeovers from other True Worlds.

The influence of the Source Realm extended to various True Worlds, and because of the existence of the Three Original True Ancestors, many terrifying Forces were born under their command. Some of them occupied certain True Worlds, while others launched a three-coloured grey-white-black grand sacrificial rituals from within the Source Realm, preemptively eliminating some unstable factors.

After all, the existence of Great Purges was to cleanse the True Worlds and restore everything to a suitable state recognised by the Original True Ancestors.

The so-called grand sacrificial ritual was aimed to shatter the universe and reshape it back to order, but in reality, it was for the purpose of sacrificing the world’s inhabitants, seeking unparalleled power or authority from the Three Original True Ancestors.

After all, the Original True Ancestors were omnipotent and could easily grant those people eternal life. Allowing them to ascend into higher cultivation realms was also not out of the realm of possibility. So, who would not wish for such blessings?

Furthermore, not everyone that faced a Great Purged had the courage to become a Heaven Destroyer.

*Rumble!*

Afterwards, Gu Changge, accompanied by Hong, stepped forward to cross the Severed Horizon.

However, terrifying momentum came from below.

Various restrictions were triggered, and peerless Sword Qi burst forth, piercing through the space and falling into the Upper Realm. Countless stars were slashed down, shocking numerous living beings.

However, Gu Changge’s expression remained unchanged as if walking on flat ground. There was a vague aura flowing around him. All radiance that fell on him dissipated into nothingness, unable to hinder his steps.

Soon, he brought Hong past the gate and paused there. It was as if he could perceive the situation on the other side through the gate.

“I can open this gate,” said Hong with conviction, showing a nostalgic expression, for it was the embodiment of the gate itself.