Chapter 80: Unparalleled Through Antiquity Liu Ruyan
"System, how long did this transformation take?"
Gu Qing glanced around and asked.
[Three years.]
"That long?"
Gu Qing exclaimed in surprise. It felt as though he'd merely slept, completely unaware of the passage of time.
[Three years is nothing? Immortals know no months or days. When the Host's cultivation grows higher, a single seclusion could last decades or even centuries...]
"True enough!" Gu Qing sighed deeply. Centuries sounded insignificant, but upon reflection, one could witness the rise and fall of an entire dynasty in that time.
If he had descendants, he would likely be their eighteenth-generation ancestor by now.
With this thought, Gu Qing took out his transmission jade to check messages. Many people had contacted him.
Su Qingyue and Lin Chuqing had broken through to the Void Dao Realm Peak and were in seclusion, attempting to breach the King Realm bottleneck.
As for that little vixen Chu Yao, she had collected vast amounts of demonic beast flesh and blood, all given to He Ni.
As for Bai Suying...
She was currently in the Central God Realm, serving as an honored elder in a sect, experiencing life in a holy land.
Gu Qing: "I entered an epiphany during seclusion and have broken through to the King Realm. I will find you in a while."
Bai Suying replied instantly: "Little scoundrel, focus on your matters. No need to worry about day and night. I will wait for you at the Tai Xuan Holy Land in the Central God Realm."
Originally agreeing to meet in a few months, Gu Qing had now vanished for three straight years. If not for the sacred artifact he gave her, Bai Suying would have thought he had abandoned her.
Receiving his reply now, her anxious heart finally settled.
Gu Qing exchanged a few words with her, then inquired about Luo Li.
Luo Li: "You casually discarded me. Senior Brother, how could you be so heartless? Aren't you afraid something might happen to me?"
Seeing the message, Gu Qing could practically feel Luo Li's teeth grinding despite the billions of miles between them.
Gu Qing chuckled and replied: "Junior Sister, it was my fault. I shouldn't have left you in an unfamiliar place. Another day, I will refine ten cauldrons of supreme-grade pills for you. You provide the spirit medicines yourself."
Luo Li: "One hundred cauldrons."
Gu Qing: "Agreed."
The fatter he raised this female villain, the more trouble she could stir. He waited for Luo Li to roam the world with her followers—sooner or later, she would offend a protagonist.
Gu Qing: "What have you been doing these three years?"
Luo Li: "In seclusion, consolidating my foundation."
After refining the Phoenix Essence, her cultivation had surged to King Realm Peak, causing severe instability in her foundation. So for three years, she had been comprehending the laws of heaven and earth, sensing the mysteries of the King Realm, and refining her abilities. Her realm hadn't advanced at all.
Even so, her foundation had deepened tenfold, and her combat strength increased tenfold. After several nirvana cycles, her soul had grown incomparably powerful. Probably, ten Venerable Realm experts combined couldn't match her soul's strength.
Thus, Luo Li was confident that with the Nirvana Realm, she could extinguish any Saint Realm expert.
Gu Qing felt some disappointment. Without encountering a protagonist, Luo Li was useless to him now.
He immediately ended the conversation and walked out of the seclusion cave.
"Senior Brother, where are you? I'm coming to find you now."
"Senior Brother, you wouldn't be lying to me, would you?"
"Senior Brother???"
Luo Li's face darkened bit by bit until it completely fell apart.
She swore that one day, she would trample Senior Brother's face underfoot.
...
Gu Qing saw the willow tree at the village entrance and froze instantly.
The charred willow tree appeared in his eyes as a divine tree brimming with Great Dao laws—terrifyingly powerful.
"System, check her attribute data."
[Name] Yang Dieyi
[Realm] Crippled Immortal Emperor
[Physique] Spatial Dao Body
[Talents] Innate Dao Seed, Unparalleled Comprehension
[Destiny] Path Prover
[Fate] Heavenly Favored Person, Unrivaled and Unchallenged
[Luck] 1,000,000
"Immortal Emperor? One million luck?"
Gu Qing felt his legs grow unsteady. Here stood an Immortal Emperor—eternal beyond eternity, untouched by karma, never to fall into reincarnation.
[The Host need not worry. Her Immortal Emperor's dao fruit is shattered; she is no longer a true Immortal Emperor. Now only a remnant soul clings to life, with combat power at most comparable to the Divine God Realm—that is, a realm above the Divine Fire Realm.]
"Understood."
Gu Qing breathed a sigh of relief.
He feared encountering uncontrollable situations most, after all, this was a world where the strong preyed upon the weak, and life or death was determined by strength.
Fortunately, Yang Dieyi was crippled, still within his ability to handle.
If he couldn't defeat her, he could still retreat unhurriedly.
"What an astonishingly gifted young man. No wonder He Ni is taken with him."
Yang Dieyi was also observing Gu Qing,毕竟 this was the dao partner of her mortal enemy.
Her eyes swirled with the light of laws. Capturing a wisp of Gu Qing's aura, she could deduce a general picture.
Gu Qing's vitality was so vigorous, it rivaled that of an innate deity. The toughness of his physical body was comparable to a Venerable Artifact.
Moreover, Gu Qing's dao law aura was profoundly mysterious, as if it were the origin of the Great Dao itself.
With such aptitude, even in the Nine Heavens Immortal Realm, he would be unparalleled through antiquity, peerless and unmatched—possessing the qualifications of an Immortal Emperor.
"Gu Qing, my mortal rival is here. From now on, you are my dao partner. Don't reveal anything."
At this moment, He Ni's ethereal, bell-like voice sounded in Gu Qing's mind.
She stepped before Gu Qing, her slender jade hand naturally linking arms with him.
A faint fragrance wafted over, causing Gu Qing to shiver.
Wait, he had only been in seclusion—how did he suddenly gain a wife?
Could it be that the protagonist's clichéd drama was happening to him, with the female lead seeking him as a shield?
Thinking this, Gu Qing immediately had the system check He Ni's attributes.
[Name] He Ni
[Realm] Divine Fire Realm Third Level
[Physique] Innate Saint Body Dao Fetus, Myriad Swords Body
[Talents] Innate Proximity to the Dao, Supreme in Sword Dao, Unparalleled Comprehension
[Destiny] Path Prover
[Fate] Heavenly Favored Person, Unrivaled and Unchallenged
[Luck] 1,000,000
So she wasn't the female lead... Gu Qing's eyelid twitched.
It wasn't strange that He Ni had broken through to the Divine Fire Realm, after all, three years had passed.
But He Ni and Yang Dieyi's destiny and fate were identical—both were Heavenly Favored Persons.
That meant there was a Son of Destiny here!
"Act natural." Seeing Gu Qing's body stiffen and his mind wandering, He Ni transmitted again.
"???"
Gu Qing chuckled softly, smoothly sliding his arm around her soft waist.
He Ni's snow-white, crystalline skin instantly flushed with a delicate pink.
Gu Qing leaned his head close to her ear, whispering softly, "He Ni, have you missed me during my long seclusion?"
She wanted to use him? Very well.
He, Gu, was always happy to help. Playing the part realistically was no issue.
"Mm..."
He Ni let out a soft moan, her body going limp. Smelling Gu Qing's intense aura was like poison to her, making her entire body feel weak.
So sensitive... Gu Qing was surprised. Looking at her tender pink lips, he kissed them without hesitation, their lips and teeth meeting.
Her lips were soft, making Gu Qing wish he could devour her whole.
"Ah... you two..."
Just then, a sky-piercing scream rang out, causing them to instantly separate and turn to look.
They saw a budding young girl covering her face, fingers spread apart, clearly revealing two round, black-grape-like eyes.
Gu Qing looked at her nonchalantly and asked, "Little girl, who are you?"
"I... my name is Liu Ruyan."
The girl's voice was clear and pleasant. Just hearing it, one knew she was a lively and cheerful young girl.
But when she revealed that perfect, transcendent little face, Gu Qing instantly thought otherwise.
Though her small face still had a hint of baby fat, it was strikingly beautiful and assertive—highly aggressive.
A pair of clear, black-and-white eyes were deep and spirited, revealing a cold arrogance and indifference.
This little loli already possessed a world-weary face—not lively or cheerful in the slightest.
"Liu Ruyan?"
Gu Qing paused, then a delighted smile appeared. Unexpectedly, after transmigrating to another world, he had encountered the Unparalleled Through Antiquity Empress Ruyan.
He wondered if in his lifetime he would ever meet the mortal world's peerless beauty Xiao Rongyu, the once-in-a-century Shen Youchu, or the love-at-first-sight Li Shiya.
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