Translator: Fate Proofreader: Dhael Ligerkeys & Silavin As the Lin Family members retreated, Gu Changge sank into momentary thoughts before calling for Lin Qiuhan. “Prince Gu…” Lin Qiuhan was surprised. Her heart palpitated as a burning sensation surged on her face. [Prince Gu’s telling me to stay in front of the family? Does he have anything to say to me? Or… does he feel the same way I do?] Overwhelmed by thoughts, she grew obviously bashful. “Isn’t the leader’s daughter such a wonderful woman…” Seeing that, many elders were delighted, but at the same time jealous because their granddaughters weren’t as beautiful as Lin Qiuhan. As the youngest and most stunning elder in Superior Dao Academy and blessed with flawless hair and impeccable looks, Lin Qiuhan indeed had the capabilities. Being pursued by many young men, she seemed to have drawn the young master’s attention as well, and the Lin Family found joy in that. In the meantime, the young men and women felt jealousy, envy and all sorts of complicated, distinctive emotions. The leader of the Lin Family also revealed a smile as he eyed Lin Qiuhan and felt relieved. [At least I have Lin Qiuhan, who is diligent and saves me a lot of trouble… If she were to get close with Prince Gu…] Just by fantasizing, the leader of the Lin Family grew gleeful. At the same time, Ming Lao thought that if Gu Changge was into Lin Qiuhan, perhaps he could bring the woman back to the Beyond with them. Since she was his successor, he could take care of her in the Beyond. But of course, most importantly, Gu Changge had to like her. After the crowd dispersed, the palace courtyard was filled with silence. “Lady Qiuhan, thank you for the spirit cakes you sent over yesterday,” Gu Changge stated with a beam as his face retained the tranquility and handsomeness from the day before. He wore a black robe the night before and changed into a white one this morning. With his lengthy hair loosely tied behind him, he appeared less noble but remarkably more heavenly, which left Lin Qiuhan flabbergasted. She couldn’t help but admit that his appearance was unrivaled by the men of the Overworld. “Did you like them, Prince Gu?” Hearing that, Lin Qiuhan grew content. Though, she couldn’t help but feel nervous, which she would never do in the academy. “They tasted pretty good, and I even found a trace of Alchemy within them. I find that very surprising.” Gu Changge smilingly added a compliment. In fact, there was a reason why he had Lin Qiuhan stay. Of course, he also had questions that needed answers. As a woman who was closely related to the Fortuitous One, her Fortuity was relatively high as she possessed at least 200 of it. In contrast, an ordinary cultivator would only possess less than ten, and many among them did not even have any Fortuity. Thus, having 200 was already shocking enough. Su Qingge, on the other hand, started with around 300 Fortuity, and now had more than 500. Thus, there must have been changes within her body. Indubitably, Gu Changge knew she was an exceptionally extraordinary damsel, and bore countless secrets with her. Yet, he did not question her as he awaited the day when she would eventually be upfront with him. As for Lin Qiuhan, however, Gu Changge couldn’t find anything unusually remarkable about her besides her charm and her skillful talents. Regardless, as Gu Changge wasn’t a man who thought with his prong, he figured that he could fool around with Lin Qiuhan for a bit, but not make her his personal companion like Su Qingge. As for her Fortuity of at least two hundred, Gu Changge could effortlessly charm her into surrendering her heart to him. It was as the answer he received upon his inquiry to the System—by subduing someone who wasn’t the Fortuitous One but possessed abundant Fortuity, he could also gain Fatums, in which the amount depended on the target’s Fortuity. At the end of the day, in Gu Changge’s eyes, Lin Qiuhan was nothing but a tool to harvest Fatums. Therefore, before she could flaunt her unique worthiness, he would never keep her by his s ide. Hence, in order to assess her worth, he had her stay behind. “Alchemy?” Hearing that, Lin Qiuhan was somewhat baffled as this term was something she did not expect. She had heard about Daoism and swordsmanship, but rarely of Alchemy. Meanwhile, Su Qingge appeared to have understood something. Thanks to her habit of reading ancient archives, she knew a little about Alchemy. “You single-handedly made those spirit cakes that contained Alchemy even Alchemy masters couldn’t achieve. How stupendous!” “But I know close to nothing about Alchemy…” Lin Qiuhan felt somewhat overwhelmed by Gu Changge’s volleys of praises. Little did she know, the horrific part was that she had zero experience of Alchemy. If Lin Qiuhan were born in a guild of Alchemy in the Beyond, she would undoubtedly be worshiped as the Goddess of Alchemy whose potential was immeasurable. [Anyone who’s close to a Fortuitous One is never a simpleton. But that’s good. At least my effort isn’t for nothing.] Bearing that in mind, Gu Changge retained his smile as he replied, “Lady Qiuhan. There’s no point in tarrying. Why don’t you take me for a walk in town?” “Yes, of course…” Upon those words, Lin Qiuhan suddenly felt pleasantly surprised as she started to grow dizzy. … Due to the Lin Family’s city-wide lockdown and sky-sealing, the cultivators in the ancient city couldn’t help but feel restless as they tried to figure out what had happened. They had heard about the return of the Lin Family’s Prime Ancestor from the Beyond, and the family was holding a ceremony, but something else ruined the event during the night. As the Lin Family was triggered, they started a city-wide search for an individual. Therefore, the cultivators’ guessed that the individual either offended or upset the Lin Family. Upon the return of the Prime Ancestor, the Lin Family’s influence was unrivaled in the entire Central Sky Domain, trembling and intimidating innumerable cultivators and spirits in the ancient city. With that, The news regarding an assassin’s attempt to murder the young master and frame the Lin Family, followed by the revelation of the culprit’s identity, which turned out to be the infamous rascal of the Lin Family, Lin Tian. As many were left in shock, right now, many cultivators were discussing the completely stupefying news. Furthermore, many were made aware of the frightening origin of the young master that came from the Beyond and his unordinary identity, and going up against him was equivalent to committing suicide. Recently, the Middle State was in a rather turbulent state. Meanwhile, in the other eight vast lands, daunting holy lands and empires with more than ten thousand years of history gradually came to visit the Lin Family with gifts, preparing to pay their respects to the Prime Ancestor as well as the mysterious young master. Simultaneously, the venue in which the Great Conference, which the young talents of Middle State were to participate in, was to be held was changed to the ancient city where the Lin Family resided, and it was said to be decided unanimously by numerous holylands and empires. As for the purpose, many cultivators had figured it out. According to the news that traveled from Eastern Barren, the reason Supreme Stygian Holy Land was able to alarm the other holy lands and become the most dominant force in Eastern Barren was mostly thanks to the Supreme Stygian Saintess, who was also the Most Graceful Damsel of Eastern Barren. As such, multitudinous holy lands and empires wish to imitate their success. If their own disciples were able to draw the young master’s interest, soaring through the skies and becoming significant forces in the world would no longer be just a dream. Essentially, the Prime Ancestor of the Lin Family who ascended thirty thousand years ago was said to be a serf of the young master. And such an identity was unbelievably terrifying and left countless cultivators dumbfounded and curious about the young master’s appearance. In an instant, the ancient city where the Lin Family resided grew incomparably merry as various forces from other lands would come to visit every day. Even innumerable ancient races that were typically feared by several holy lands came from their respective Ancient Mystic Mountain to visit the ancient city. Ancient Mystic Mountains were regarded as the forces that bore the most connections to the Beyond and were rumored to be subsidiaries of certain factions and races of the Beyond. Even spirits that travel back and forth of those mountains were treated as important guests by numerous holy lands.