I Am the Fated Villain
chapter-867

Gu Changge’s tone was light and casual. It was as if he had merely brought it up without giving it much thought, but Queen Lunar felt chills running down her spine.

[Get all the Immortal Kings in the Immortal Domain to come here and meet him in half a month? Does that mean he wants me to tell the entire Immortal Domain that he’s here in the Southern Immortal Domain and have them all come over to pay their respects to him?]

The present Immortal Domain was nothing like what it had been in the past. All Immortal Domains regions kept to themselves and did not interfere with the others. Even when the Other Domain attacked the Western Immortal Domain and conquered all its land, no one else got involved.

Even if she were to tell the other Immortal Domains regions that the Southern Immortal Domain had been conquered, it was unlikely that they would care.

She could already sense that something major was going to happen in half a month.

Queen Lunar’s scalp was tingling, but she composed herself and answered respectfully, “I will do my best to pass the word along to the other Immortal Kings in the Immortal Domains.”

Gu Changge did not say much else and followed her. Queen Lunar was the only one staying at the grand and majestic palace compound. Ordinarily, she sat high up above to contemplate the Great Dao and would only use her divine sense to communicate with the servants when necessary.

However, now that Gu Changge was here, he took over her whole residence and not a single living being remained within a hundred-million-kilometre radius.

Even Queen Lunar’s closest subordinates had been ordered to retreat and stay away from the Star Territory surrounding Queen Lunar Residence.

Queen Lunar dared not waste any time. She immediately did as Gu Changge instructed and wrote out numerous decrees. She had her subordinates deliver these decrees to the other Immortal Domain regions.

Here in the Southern Immortal Domain, no one apart from Queen Lunar knew that Gu Changge had come. Even though her many subordinates were confused by her actions, they hastened to comply with her command and deliver the decrees.

Even though Gu Changge remained within Queen Lunar Residence, he did not ask Queen Lunar for much. It was as if he were simply waiting for something.

Nevertheless, Queen Lunar was restless and uneasy the whole time. She did not know what Gu Changge’s goal was, so her heart was filled with worry.

Who would have thought that Queen Lunar, the supreme ruler of the Southern Immortal Domain, would one day feel nervous and anxious like a mortal woman? She feared making a mistake would doom her.

“Is the grand Queen Luna Residence so lacking in means to show hospitality to a guest like me?” Gu Changge was perfectly at ease as he took a seat in the courtyard. The outer walls were made out of various celestial jades and the pond had a never-ending flow of Immortal Water. Ancient and exotic plants filled the garden. It was altogether a dazzling display.

“I do apologise for the oversight.” Queen Lunar was a little startled. Then, she smiled and waved her hand. She got out a tea set made of Immortal Jade and began to prepare a pot of tea.

Both the tea leaves and the water used to make the tea were precious treasures that would probably always remain out of reach to ordinary cultivators.

However, Queen Lunar was not as calm as she seemed on the outside. She was carefully observing Gu Changge’s actions and emotions lest she made a mistake that led to disaster.

One would never choose to offend or humiliate an Immortal King. No one in this world dared to do so for they would have to pay a terrible price.

However, to the one before her, an Immortal King was no different from an ordinary mortal.

“The tea’s a little too hot.” After taking the cup of tea from Queen Lunar, Gu Changge blew lightly and took a sip. He frowned slightly before remarking casually, “I didn’t think that an Immortal King like you would not even know how to brew a proper cup of tea.”

Queen Lunar had been waiting to refill his cup, but after hearing his words, her hands came to a stop and her chest tightened. A look of nervousness coloured her flawless features.

She had been cultivating for tens of millions of years, and even longer if her years before becoming an Immortal King were added to that as well. She had long since forgotten how to brew tea. Furthermore, she had always been served tea by others. She never thought she would ever have to brew tea for someone else.

“I-I apologise for my in-adequacy!” A layer of sweat covered Queen Lunar’s fair brows. She tried her best to keep her voice calm but it kept trembling.

“I’ll do it myself.” Gu Changge did not make any further comments about Queen Lunar. Even these words were spoken in passing.

He took the tea set from a startled Queen Luna and began to brew his own tea. He moved so naturally as if he did not consider himself a guest.

On the other hand, Queen Lunar was the one who seemed like a helpless and invisible person in front of him. She was stunned by what she was seeing. She knew Gu Changge as the culprit behind the Forbidden Epoch.

He caused the demise of the glorious and majestic Immortal Palace. He was the most terrifying being in all of existence.

Previously, when he showed up at the Western Immortal Domain, he killed four Immortal Kings from the Other Domain and devoured their Sources as if they were nothing more than food to him.

In his eyes, even Immortal Kings were nothing more than nourishment, let alone other living beings.

Yet, such a terrifying being was casually making tea in front of her right now.

If Queen Lunar had been unaware of Gu Changge’s real identity, she would probably have found this scene to be peaceful, serene, ethereal, and maybe even idyllic.

However, it only made her fear deepen. She became even more terrified.

Such ease represented true indifference towards all living beings in existence. It showed that he viewed the Immortal King before him as someone as insignificant as an ant.

“What happened? Why did Her Majesty Queen Lunar forbid anyone from approaching her residence? Even the Star Territory has been emptied.”

Meanwhile, on the border of the Southern Immortal Domain, Star Territories were quivering slightly as teams of cultivators transformed into divine rainbows from the distance with clouds and mist swirling around them.

They were Queen Lunar’s personal guards who guarded Queen Luna City. They wore immortal armour and rode Immortal Beasts, giving off powerful auras.

All of them possessed startling strength. They were Immortal Guards who carried Heavenly Swords and Spears. Having received the orders from Queen Lunar, they were currently heading off to other Immortal Domain regions to deliver the decrees.

“Since it’s an order from Her Majesty Queen Lunar, we simply need to do as we have been told. Why bother asking such questions?”

Out of these Immortal Guardians, a handsome man spoke up with an indifferent and emotionless expression. He wore a silver-coloured immortal armour. He was enveloped by an Immortal Aura that made him seem like an Immortal General from the legends.

Upon hearing this, the Immortal Guards’ expressions shifted slightly. Evidently, they exhibited deference towards the handsome man.

He was Bai Chuan, the head of Queen Lunar’s personal guards. He was on the verge of becoming an Immortal King himself. Although he could be called a Quasi-Immortal King, his true strength exceeded the Quasi-Immortal King Realm by a fair margin. He was the one who was closest to Immortal Kings in terms of strength.

He was someone with extraordinary talent, seemed to have been born to cultivate the Great Dao. He reached this level of cultivation in just a few million years and could very well become an Immortal King within tens of thousands of years. Thus, he was a formidable figure in the present Immortal Domain. When it came to speed of cultivation, he had beaten the records of many veteran Immortal Kings.

Immortal Kings from other Immortal Domains had offered Bai Chuan numerous benefits in an attempt to bring him over to their side. However, he rejected them all and chose to remain in the Southern Immortal Domain as Queen Lunar’s personal guard.

Bai Chuan greatly contributed to the fact that Queen Lunar’s Force was able to be the most powerful in the Southern Immortal Domain.

Of course, Bai Chuan once said that it was all because he wanted to repay Queen Lunar for her kindness. She had been the one who discovered him and taught him, so he was unwilling to turn his back on her.

Only he knew just how true that was.

The Immortal Guards showed great deference to him. He gained much prestige over the years and had an extremely cold and indifferent personality. Others were rarely able to strike up conversations with him.

“Don’t blame me for acting per the rules. If I ever catch any one of you gossiping about Her Majesty behind her back again.” Bai Chuan’s icy eyes swept across the Immortal Guards. He ordered them to speed up and not stop along the way for time was of the essence.

In reality, he understood Queen Lunar fairly well. After all, they had known each other for millions of years and she akin to a mentor for him.

Queen Lunar had given the order to forbid anyone from coming near her residence and sealing off territory within a radius of hundreds of millions of kilometres without any warning or notice. From that alone, Bai Chuan knew that it was an urgent situation and that she could not give any other information.

He connected the dots of the situation that happened over at the Western Immortal Domain a while back.

The uneasy feeling in Bai Chuan’s heart grew. Previously, he sought out Jin Yuan, the Quasi-Immortal King who had been sent to the Western Immortal Domain back then, and found out quite a lot from the latter.

“If what Jin Yuan said is true, her life could be at risk right now. She might have been taken hostage and forced to order everyone to stay away from her residence. Something must be hidden inside these decrees…” Bai Chuan’s heart was heavy. He was a Quasi-Immortal King, so naturally, he was no fool. He could pick up on the tiny details and draw a conclusion.

It was possible that a terrifying being was holding Queen Lunar captive and threatening her life. Otherwise, knowing her personality, she would not make such a decision at a time like this.

Sigh

“Even though these are decrees, there could be a chance that they contain her plea for help.” Bai Chuan dared not delay as he did not want to miss the window of chance for Queen Lunar to be saved. Even though he claimed that he stayed by her side solely to repay her kindness, he knew deep down inside that she had to be aware of his feelings.

It was simply that the two had yet to address it openly.

[Perhaps this crisis she’s in right now will be a pivotal moment that leads to our relationship taking a step further.] Bai Chuan thought to himself as he stared at the ancient altar in the distance. The ancient altar could be used to travel to the border of the Central Immortal Domain. All he had to do was cross the barrier and chaotic storm there before arriving at his destination.

As he was a Quasi-Immortal King, even the Immortal King Ancestors in the Central Immortal Domain treated him with respect. No one ever dared to keep him outside the gates of the Central Immortal Domain.

The Central Immortal Domain was exceedingly far away. Initially, it was the heart of the Immortal Domain, but after the separation, the various peerless Immortal Kings combined forces to move it far into the depths of the universe, greatly distancing it from the rest of the Immortal Domains.

Even for True Immortals who could travel across vast territories, it would take them years and maybe even longer to arrive at the Central Immortal Domain.

That being said, Bai Chuan and the others simply used the ancient altars to bypass the countless Star Territories and cross hundreds of millions of kilometres.

At this moment, on the boundary of the Central Immortal Domain, a towering ancient city stood with cyan walls that exuded a chilly grandeur. Many runes sparkled, giving off a terrifying aura.

Many of the Central Immortal Domain’s greatest experts stood guard within the ancient city to defend against experts from other Immortal Domain regions or the Other Domain. They stood guard to prevent others from entering the Central Immortal Domain after making their way through the barrier.

Immortal Energy swirled around with lights filling the atmosphere. Divine mist rose in the distance, making the place seem like Heaven.

Several supreme experts sat at the top of the city tower with Chaos Qi surrounding them. Their auras were startling, and their eyes were filled with alarming visions.

Meanwhile, in a place millions of kilometres away from this ancient city, there were numerous ancient stars that had fallen. This place was cut off from the ancient city by endless swirls of chaotic storms.

At this moment, the rock on one of these ancient stars split open and a large and ancient altar rose out. A procession of cultivators came through the altar.

There were males and females among them, and the one in the lead was a tall woman with silver hair, fair skin, and exceedingly indifferent eyes.

“Ugh. This place is so uncomfortable. The Great Dao exerts so much pressure that it’s hard to breathe in this forsaken place!” A devilishly handsome man in black beside her was covering his mouth and nose with a look of extreme distaste as he stepped away from the altar.

“That’s how the environment of the Immortal Domain is. It is able to restrict us…” An old man beside the man in black spoke up.

They were the ones from King Ming Residence, who came over to the Immortal Domain under King Ming’s orders. Naturally, the woman in the lead was Ming Yi.

“The Central Immortal Domain’s Boundary Ancient City is up ahead. We can only enter the Central Immortal Domain through that city,” Ming Yi said.

She looked through the chaotic storms beyond and saw a tall and ancient city standing proudly.

They continued on their way. The chaotic storms did not hold them back as three True Immortal Ancestors were specifically tasked to keep Ming Yi safe.

They used their treasures to scatter the chaotic storms and clear a path for them.

While they were heading over to the city, back at the city tower of Boundary Ancient City, one of the supreme experts opened his eyes.

A piercing light was emitted from his eyes, cutting into the void like a sharp blade.

“There are people attempting to break through the chaotic storms and cross over the boundary.” The supreme expert spoke up with a cold voice as he got to his feet.

His voice awakened the many supreme experts in the ancient city. Many turned into divine rainbows and appeared outside the city. They stared at the distance stretch of chaotic storms with a frown.

They heard a voice from that distant place. “We have come from the Other Domain with a message token from King Ming. We seek an audience with King Luo to discuss an important matter.”

An ancient True Immortal from King Luo Residence appeared at the edge. He cut across the chaotic storms and swiftly came over to the Boundary Ancient City.