Translator: Zetra Proofreader: Silavin Within the Inner Domain of the Upper Realm, inside the territory of the Immortal Gu Family. Gu Changge left the Heavenly Star Realm along with Yao Yao and traversed through many other realms and territories before finally reaching the area that allowed entrance to the place which marked where his family resided. As Yao Yao travelled through various places, she was shocked by the many scenes that she had never seen or heard before. It was a vast, grand, and extraordinary place. What caught her attention the most was the scene of the Sanctum of Reception shuttling in this chaotic world. Even the word ‘miracle’ was not enough to describe what she felt. If it was not for Gu Changge patiently explaining things to her, she might not even be able to think that a magic weapon could travel freely in this world. The Heavenly Star Realm where she was from was an extremely remote place, an unimaginable distance away from the prosperous region that Gu Changge had told her about. She had finally come to understand why so many cultivators tried their best to ascend to the Upper Realm. Gu Changge had also told her many things related to the Upper Realm on the way, so that she does not feel like a stranger in a strange land or feel anxious. “Master, are you going to be very busy after returning to the Upper Realm?” Yao Yao asked in a low voice. Now that she had heard explanations related to various things, she had also understood that Gu Changge’s identity was extremely noble in the Upper Realm; it was a level very few could reach. He had to take care of a lot of matters every day, which would make it impossible for him to accompany her anytime like he did in the Lower Realm. She was clear that such things were less important compared to his work. “It’s all right, I’m not going to be that busy. Your Master will have someone investigate the special thing within your body. Who knows? We might discover something?” Gu Changge replied with a faint smile. He naturally knew what Yao Yao was worried about. Although she was young, she was capable of understanding things way more than others her age. He felt that even Gu Xianer was unlikely to be as sensible as her. Hearing his reply, Yao Yao could not help but show a smile on her face. Very soon., Gu Changge returned to the Gu Family along with her. Seeing him disappear from their field of view with a little girl in tow, the family members patrolling the entrance area could not help but look at each other in confusion. “When did the young master leave the mountain gate?” “No idea.” “Why did he return with a little girl?” “Just what exactly is the identity of this little girl for Young Master to give her such special treatment?” They were very startled. Gu Changge had informed the outside world that he had entered retreat, but it was quite obviously not the case. Instead, he had secretly left the family to go to some other place. But there was no way servants like them could raise any questions. They were simply curious about the actual situation. It did not take long for many members of the Gu Family to catch sight of Gu Changge, who had claimed to have entered retreat, along with a little girl by his side. A large number of people were taken aback when they saw the scene. They all had their own guess about the identity of the little girl, but no one dared to question whether she was Gu Changge’s daughter. Some guessed whether she was a new attendant of his. They did not think of her as his disciple because Gu Changge was not of the age where he would be accepting disciples. Gu Changge was not surprised by his family members speculations. He had not concealed his presence from everyone like he did last time when he left the family. Since he had entered directly from the main entrance, it was natural that he and Yao Yao would draw attention. He did not want to return in secret so as to prevent Yao Yao from misunderstanding that he was afraid of letting his family members notice her existence. After all, it was very possible for a little girl to imagine all sorts of things because of some minor details. Soon, Gu Changge arrived at the Divine Island where he resided and instructed a maid to arrange a place for Yao Yao to live. After all, it was impossible for him to let such a little girl live together with him. Yao Yao behaved very obediently and followed the beautiful older sister in front of her to the place where she was supposed to live. She was already extremely shocked after seeing the scenes inside the territory of the Immortal Gu Family. It was the first time when she realised that a force can be so vast and majestic, and the experience broadened her horizons. “Sister…” But the first thing that left her mouth frightened the maid so much that she turned pale and almost fell on the ground. “Little Ancestor, don’t address me like that. I’d have a miserable end if someone else hears you calling me your sister. Please call me by my name…” The maid said with a pale face and trembling voice. She had understood that Yao Yao had a special identity as Gu Changge was treating her in a very gentle manner. It was quite unlike his indifferent, aloof, contemptuous attitude that she was familiar with. As his maid, she had a good understanding of Gu Changge’s nature. It was because of this reason that she felt anxious and afraid. In the Immortal Gu Family where rules were extremely strict, she would definitely receive punishment if someone heard Yao Yao calling her like that. “I’m sorry…” Yao Yao immediately understood what she meant and felt guilty about what she did. However, it also showed the terrifying authority that her Master had in the Upper Realm. Every word and action held great weight when it concerned him, so much so that just the way you call someone could scare them so badly. She held Gu Changge in even higher esteem as she thought about it. On the other side, Gu Changge called his confidant, Ah Da, after returning to his palace. He had him report all the things that happened in the Upper Realm during his absence. “An ancient existence has discovered traces of the Eternal Overcast. There is a lot of anxiousness among people and all the families and factions are discussing it. They’ve planned to jointly establish an Immortal Academy. During this period, they’re preparing for the immortal creation plan, in the hope to have enough people become immortals and prevent the descent of the Eternal Overcast. Apart from this, many ancient monstorities and sealed emperors have reappeared. It is certainly raising the curtain on the golden era of cultivation. The Sky Emperor Ying’s son has never left the Sky Emperor Mountain all this time because of being doubted as the Successor of Demonic Arts. Also, another Successor from the Mortal Palace has been traveling to various places in order to find the Mortal One’s reincarnation…” Ah Da quickly arrived and respectfully reported the various things that had happened in the Upper Realm. After listening to everything, Gu Changge did not care much about the happenings, as everything was still under his control. Since he had told the outside world that he had entered retreat, he had to lie low during this period of time, and so there was hardly anything related to him. Furthermore, there was nothing he heard that he had the need to get involved with, and Ying Shuang, who he had framed as the Successor of Demonic Arts, had also not dared to show himself in public. Other ancient monstrosities and newly enthroned emperors were also not so foolish to provoke him during such a time. Besides the appearance of Eternal Overcast that surprised him a bit, everything was progressing as he wanted. “Oh right, Young Master, the daughter of the Sky Emperor Ying, an ancient princess, had come to visit you. But she left in anger after waiting at the mountain entrance for a long time.” Ah Da reported one more thing that happened during Gu Changge’s absence. It was a significant thing as an ancient princess had come to visit Gu Changge, but since he was not present to talk with her, no one dared to talk with her as they had no idea about her objective. As a result, the ancient princess could only leave in rage along with her followers. [It must be that younger sister of Ying Shuang, right?] Gu Changge found it a bit interesting. He was very clear about the relationships and connections that Ying Shuang had. Ying Shuang’s younger sister, Ying Yu, was a young prodigy who had a very terrifying talent. It would not be a problem for her to overwhelm many other young prodigies of the present. After all, not only was she from the bloodline of the Sky Emperor Ying, she had also been sealed until now. Gu Changge found it a bit regrettable to hear that had already left, as he had already planned to do his thing with her body. But because he had gone to the Heavenly Star Realm, he had missed the chance to act on his plan. [So how am I going to make Ying Shuang show himself? I’d need to make some arrangements.] Gu Changge was not so optimistic to believe that he could label him as the Successor of Demonic Arts forever. After all, he did not put in much work to plot against Ying Shuang, and he would only need a little bit of means and strategy to get out of his situation. He felt that it was most likely because of this matter that Ying Yu had come to look for him. If he talked with her, it was quite possible that she would ask him to clear Ying Shuang of the suspicion of being the Successor of Demonic Arts. [I’m the one who’s painting him in a bad light in the first place.] Gu Changge could not help but let out a sneer. It was apparent that he was totally unconcerned. Although the Mortal One had been eliminated, it did not mean that there was no risk of his identity getting exposed. There were still many ancient existences who had a deep understanding of the secrets of the Successor of Demonic Arts. Apart from them, young prodigies with some kind of special talent like Jiang Chuchu might also be able to see through his true identity. Therefore, Gu Changge certainly needed to find the third scapegoat before Ying Shuang lost all his value to him. Then, he dismissed Ah Da and started to ponder over the ways to take the next step. He wondered whether he should deal with the matter of the Eternal Overcast or finish off Ying Shuang, who was a Fortuitous One, with plenty of Foritunity on him. There was always a force at work that would provide him with some gaudy Fortuitous Ones to use as his leeks for harvest. Gu Changge did not know what would be the right choice. [Well, I should first increase my strength before making any decision…] Afterwards, Gu Changge sorted out the many things he had obtained in the Lower Realm in his mind. Not only did he manage to get a very large amount of Fortuity and Fatum, he had also accepted a disciple, Yao Yao. Other than the many artifacts he had obtained after killing the Mortal One, he had also succeeded in increasing his physical ability to an extremely terrifying level, with the use of the World Purifying Green Lotus. [Now that I’m already in the Sacred Noble Realm, my physical strength should be close to that of the Sacred Lord Realm. It’s likely true for my Divine Spirit as well…] Gu Changge speculated about his exact strength. The realm of an individual did not represent their true battle strength as he also had many divine weapons and other means. So, even if he encountered someone in the Sacred King Realm, he would still have ways to put up a fight against them. Though, this logic only held true against those who had reached the Sacred King Realm just recently, and had only advanced one or two Minor Realms at the most into the Sacred King Realm. According to his surface cultivation level, which was based on the Skyward Ascension, Gu Changge was in the Quasi-Sacred Realm, which would not be considered absurdly high. Still within the acceptable limits of others. Since he could freely regulate his surface cultivation level through the use of Fatum, he was not afraid of some observant person finding out oddities in his cultivation level. Afterwards, Gu Changge continued to exchange Fortuity for ten Absolute Detachment Bones. A familiar, mysterious, and pure energy passed through all his limbs and bones. Soon after, the bones of his skeleton became unusually dazzling. Rays of divine, colourful lights gushed from them and produced a series of sounds. A kind of unknown, inexplicable and mysterious feeling pervaded his skeleton. It was the sense of transcendence. Gu Changge felt that his comprehension of all the divine abilities he had learned so far had deepened a lot once again. Any other person who was in the same realm as him was no match for him at all. …… At the same time, on another towering and grand divine island. Gu Xianer, who was dressed in loose clothes, opened her eyes and slowly let out a breath after finishing her cultivation session. Her nostrils were inhaling and exhaling the celestial energy, gradually soaking her body with it in the process. The power of World Principles was mysteriously transforming into countless balls of light. As she continued breathing, they were continuously fusing inside her body and filling it with an immortal and profound feeling. Countless elusive rhymes crazily gushed from all over the world and got absorbed by her as she breathed in and out. The glittering and translucent bone in her body that was filled with a sense of godliness as it had begun to glow even more radiantly. Its surface was covered with all kinds of diverse runes and seemed to manifest the Great Dao. Buzz!! Right after, her cultivation level underwent a sudden change and she broke through to the Intermediate True Enlightened Realm. Now, she had already surpassed many young prodigies that were older than her. “Xianer’s has experienced a breakthrough once again. It hasn’t been long since her last breakthrough, right?” “I think that it will not take her long to surpass Changge. This girl has suffered hardships and is more diligent than other children.” Several Elders in the vicinity of the divine island showed a smile of appreciation, when they saw the scene of her cultivation breakthrough. They praised Gu Xianer as they talked with each other. During this period, Gu Changge was cultivating in seclusion, which was actually just him lying low. Gu Xianer had gone to find her parents to bring them back. She had discovered that they were doing fine but they could not return to the family for some time. So, she accompanied her parents for some time and then returned to the family to begin her assiduous cultivation. She had noticed Gu Changge’s thoughtfulness. After all, she got to hear many things from her parents and she knew that there were always people looking for them. After making a painstaking investigation, she found out that all those people had connections to Gu Changge. Not to mention, she heard about the information about her parents as soon as she returned to the family. All this could not be a coincidence, and it could only mean that Gu Changge had intentionally planned everything for her sake. However, he was still not willing to tell her about these things. It made her feel but it also moved her at the same time. Gu Changge might be an indifferent-looking and foul mouthed man, but he was actually more considerate to others than anyone else. However, despite the fact that he was doing such things, he had chosen to do them without letting others know. The reason why he was using various ways to urge her to work hard was because he was worried that he might end up killing her in the future when he could not suppress his demonic nature like in the past. Thinking about his pain made it difficult for her to make any firm opinion of Gu Changge. Even though he was concerned about her, he still acted aloof in front of her and gave her no attention. It was the reason that made Gu Xianer angry at him. The scene of Gu Changge having difficulty suppressing his demonic nature inside the Nirvana Pool, and the many events that happened there were things that she would think of from time to time. Gu Xianer realised that Gu Changge had always been suffering from a sense of sorrow that he had firmly hidden from everyone else. It had given birth to all sorts of feelings inside her heart. She could not help but feel sorry and remorseful for him. Therefore, she had decided to live up to Gu Changge’s expectations and work hard on her cultivation. Other than this, she was also thinking of ways and looking up various ancient books to see whether there was something that could solve the issue of his demonic nature. Gu Xianer was just about to get up after concluding her cultivation when a maid suddenly came over to her and reported something by her ear with a very prudent look on her face. “What did you say!? Gu Changge disappeared from the family and then returned with a little girl by his side?” When Gu Xianer heard what the maid told her, a look of shock immediately appeared on her absolutely beautiful face. She felt uncomfortable for some reason in her heart. Even her words carried a sense of indescribable jealousy, as though she was screaming, ‘only I can be his little sister, okay!?’