I Am the Fated Villain - Chapter 126

Chapter 126.1: Framed by Gu Changge; Enough Strength to Slaughter a Sacred Realm Master!
[Just when a storm went off in the outside world because of the Ancient Immortal Continent.]

Ye Ling, who had disguised his face and breath, hid in a remote and quiet courtyard of the Heavenly Dao Ancient City.

Right now, he resembled a handsome young man who frowned and paced around.

“Turtle Bro, the cultivators of the White Tiger Family go around trying to catch me every single day, so do you really think I won’t be caught by them?”

Ye Ling asked with a gloomy expression.

Although he had already changed his face and also used the Power of Reincarnation to hide his origin’s aura, he still didn’t dare to wander around outside.

The White Tiger Family was a threat to him that could bring forth countless treasures that could reveal one’s origin, after all — no matter how one disguised themselves, they wouldn’t be able to hide from them.

Ye Ling couldn’t help but panic when he thought of this, and felt depressed, frustrated, and enraged.

He did nothing, yet such a massive blame was pinned on his head, and he also turned into the successor of the Taboo Inheritance whom everyone desired to murder.

He was in a messed up situation right now.

“Don’t worry, no one can see through the means of the Ancient Heavenly Emperor of Reincarnation. You can rest assured that no one will be able to trace you no matter how hard they look. This old turtle will eat shit if that happens.”

A burst of brilliance appeared from the pendant around his neck and the old turtle who looked to be made from white jade revealed himself.

He looked like an immortal beast, but his eyes appeared a bit squeamish.

His eyes ruined his appearance, and just one look at him could tell that he wasn’t a serious turtle.

Still, the turtle’s words relieved Ye Ling and he said in an aggrieved tone, “Don’t let me find out the one who’s framing me, or I will smash that bastard’s skull into smithereens!”

“It’s clear that this matter has something to do with that man in white from that night. It’s very likely that he wishes to murder you, and it’s also possible that he’s the true successor of the Taboo Inheritance.”

The old turtle analyzed the matter for Ye Ling.

“I have never met him before, so why did he do that to me? Could he be one of the people I offended in the past?”

Ye Ling showed an ugly expression as he couldn’t figure out the truth of the matter…he even suspected that person to be Ye Langtian.

After all, he didn’t have any other major enemies aside from Ye Langtian.

“Ye Langtian would have already gotten rid of you if he had those means! Although it’s possible, it’s highly unlikely to be him.”

“What’s more? The appearance of the [Immortal Devouring Demonic Art] here is far too much of a coincidence. I suspect that the true successor of the Taboo Inheritance has been cultivating near the Heavenly Immortal Dao Palace for a good while, and who knows? He might just be a disciple of the Palace!”

Ye Ling’s eyes narrowed.

He wasn’t dumb, after all, so it wasn’t hard for him to reach this conclusion since he had lived long and gone through a lot in life.

The more he thought about it, the more he felt it to be a reasonable guess.

Moreover, the other party calculated that he was hiding a secret that he dared not expose to the public, and that’s why he dared to pin the blame on his head so blatantly!

That’s what made the other party so evil!

“Judging from the fact that Yue Mingkong tried to assassinate me that day, she must have guessed that I have the inheritance of a certain existence and so she wanted to snatch it…”

Ye Ling analyzed the matter, and soon, a flash of light went through his mind and he couldn’t help but shiver.

In broad daylight, he couldn’t help but feel an astonishing chill that threatened to freeze his soul.

“What’s more? Yue Mingkong is Gu Changge’s fiancee, so Gu Changge must know about this, too.”

“The first person I ruled out before was Gu Changge, the Heir of the Heavenly Immortal Dao Palace, but now that I think about it…he’s the greatest suspect!”

Ye Ling was horrified when he thought about this, and his scalp went numb.

Who would have imagined Gu Changge to be the successor of the Taboo Inheritance?

He, too, wouldn’t have believed it to be him if he hadn’t analyzed every possibility in detail.

The world outside both praised and criticized Gu Changge. Some claimed him to be an indifferent and ruthless monster, while others claimed that he was a kind, generous, and refined man who had the talent of a true immortal.

And now, he was also the Heir of the Heavenly Immortal Dao Palace and the Young Master of the Ancient Immortal Gu Family…he had an extremely esteemed identity that put him above anyone else, so how could he be the successor of the Taboo Inheritance who would destroy the world in the future?

“This matter is far too terrifying! Under the watchful eyes of the Heavenly Immortal Dao Palace, their Heir turned into the successor of the Taboo Inheritance — once this matter gets out, it will shock the entire Upper Realm!”

The old turtle was also frightened and showed a solemn expression.

Ye Ling’s words weren’t unreasonable since such a coincidence was indeed unimaginable.

It would be all good and well if an ordinary person turned out to be the successor of the Taboo Inheritance, but Gu Changge was no ordinary person!

His identity placed him at the very pinnacle of the world among his peers in the Upper Realm.

What did this mean?

It meant that he was an Emperor among Emperors of his generation!

And what happens when the one at the top is an evil monster…

“This matter is of great importance, and the truths involved in this matter are far too terrifying! What you say isn’t far-fetched, and Gu Changge is indeed the greatest suspect.”

The old turtle said in all seriousness.

It’s just that the only ones who knew the truth were Ye Ling and him, and even if they revealed the truth before the world, no one would believe them.

“Damn it! It turns out that the one framing me was none other than Gu Changge. I haven’t even seen him before, yet he decided to use me as a scapegoat as soon as I said that I wanted to challenge him— It seems that he really is a small-minded villain.”

“Good, good, good! I will fight with you all the way! What bullshit talent of a true immortal? What nonsense successor of the Taboo Inheritance? I am not afraid of anything!”

Ye Ling ground his teeth and clenched his fists.

One could see the flames of rage burn in his eyes as his fighting spirit soared to newer heights.

After all, he had defeated countless enemies stronger than him on his path to prominence, so even though Gu Changge seemed to have the advantage of time and place, Ye Ling believed that he could turn his situation around and come out on top!

Ye Ling felt extreme humiliation and rage when he realized that he got played by Gu Changge in the palm of his hand, and had to get framed without making a sound in return.

“Don’t reveal this beforehand since no one will believe you even if you say it, and there’s a chance that you might end up getting yourself killed if you do that. Gu Changge isn’t targeting you yet because he just wants you to take the blame for him.”

The old turtle added.

For others, it might just be a conspiracy, but for Ye Ling, it was a conspiracy that he had to play along with even if he didn’t want to.

Gu Chnagge was a terrible monster!

“Of course! It’s good that we guessed it all in time; I don’t feel well having such a terrifying enemy staring at us from the dark…”

The old turtle sighed.

Right then, a knock on the door sounded from outside the courtyard, accompanied by a cold and prideful voice.

“Anyone there?”

“Chi Ling! She’s here.”

Chi Ling’s arrival overjoyed Ye Ling and he rushed to open the door.

Chapter 126.2: Framed by Gu Changge; Enough Strength to Slaughter a Sacred Realm Master!
Right then, a knock on the door sounded from outside the courtyard, accompanied by a cold and prideful voice.

“Anyone there?”

“Chi Ling! She’s here.”

Chi Ling’s arrival overjoyed Ye Ling and he rushed to open the door.

He trusted Chi Ling since the two had once fought side by side, and Chi Ling had also contacted him a while ago and informed him that she would help him find a way to clear his name from all the suspicions.

Soon, Chi Ling walked inside and the two sat next to each other, and Ye Ling poured her a cup of tea.

“Ye Ling, I almost didn’t recognize you since you look like this now.”

Chi Ling couldn’t help but say in wonder as she looked at Ye Ling’s current appearance.

After talking with Gu Changge, she left the Heavenly Immortal Dao Palace and returned to the Vermillion Bird Family’s residence.

There, she got in touch with Ye Ling, and then arrived here after getting information from him.

Ye Ling replied to her with a sigh, “I have no choice but to do this, or I won’t know how I died.”

After that, he informed Chi Ling of his recent situation.

Chi Ling felt sympathy for him when she listened to him recount his situation, and felt that he was indeed in a miserable situation after someone pinned such a blame on his head.

“Don’t worry, Ye Ling, I will definitely find a way to help you since we are friends.”

“What’s more? I recently got into contact with a mighty existence who also thinks that you were framed. When the time comes, I will work with him and find a way to help you prove your innocence.”

Chi Ling said to him with a smile.

The reason she didn’t name Gu Changge was because she knew that there was some grudge between Ye Ling and Gu Changge, since Ye Ling wanted to challenge Gu Changge for some reason.

If she mentioned Gu Changge before Ye Ling, then there was chance that Ye Ling’s prideful temperament wouldn’t allow him to accept Gu Changge’s help, so she decided to tell him the truth at a suitable time in the future.

Maybe, Gu Changge and Ye Ling could form a bond of friendship through this ordeal.

Chi Ling’s words surprised Ye Ling.

“Who’s that mighty existence? I must thank them.”

Ye Ling said without a second thought.

“I can’t tell you right now, but in the younger generation, not many can match him! Even I am not his match.”

Chi Ling could only tell him this much.

Ye Ling’s surprise and excitement deepened when he heard those words, and he felt a burst of gratitude for that mighty existence.

That person was a generous man who sent him charcoal during a snowy night!

Afterwards, Chi Ling discussed other matters with Ye Ling and offered to bring him along to the Ancient Immortal Continent as one of her followers three days later.

Ye Ling naturally didn’t refuse her offer.

There was no heritage backing him, so he could only go inside as a loose cultivator, and that would hinder him from getting to the depths of the Ancient Immortal Continent that was hidden in the depths of the Heavenly Immortal Dao Palace.

Chi Ling was the talented Holy Maiden of the Vermillion Bird Family who had countless followers, so having one more or one less wouldn’t make any difference.

……

The cultivators in the surrounding ancient cities made a lot of noise because of the birth of the successor of the Taboo Inheritance and the opening of the Ancient Immortal Continent.

Gu Changge turned even more unscrupulous over this period of time.

In the past, he had to make sure to not catch the attention of the Elders and the disciples whenever he went to the Heavenly Dao Ancient City to jack himself up using the [Immortal Devouring Demonic Art], but now, he didn’t need to worry about such matters.

The successor of the Taboo Inheritance was Ye Ling, and he had nothing to do with anything related to him.

“Master.”

Yin Mei respectfully stood inside a splendid palace.

Over this period of time, all the heritages paid even more attention to their young talents due to their fear of the Taboo Inheritance’s successor, but it didn’t affect her collection of ‘cultivation resources’ for Gu Changge.

As a matter of fact, the Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox Family operated a wide range of businesses, so her Family was involved in countless industries such as: ‘brothels, underground black markets, auctions, slave traders…’

It was far too easy for her to get cultivation resources for Gu Changge from such places.

Before, she had to take every step with caution so as to not expose themselves, but now, thanks to Ye Ling carrying the blame on his head, they could just put everything on Ye Ling even if someone discovered their tracks.

Yin Mei merely needed to take care of covering up her own tracks.

“Over the last three days, we have captured around three hundred young cultivators in the Spirit Palace Realm. We also got our hands on around fifty Saint Realm Cultivators, and in addition to those, there are also some who are in the Conferred Lord Realm and the Conferred King Realm…”

“As for those above the False God Realm, there aren’t many of them— Other than these, we also got our hands on many ancient corpses who still have their essence preserved…”

Yin Mei reported the resources she gathered to Gu Changge over the last few days.

“Well done.”

Gu Changge listened to her with a satisfied expression.

“Thank you for your compliment, Master.”

Yin Mei couldn’t help but smile when she heard his compliment.

With Ye Ling taking the blame for him, it was much more convenient for Gu Changge to do things.

His current hidden Cultivation Base had already reached the Heavenly God Realm!

The existence of the [Immortal Devouring Demonic Art], and the way it worked, made it so that he wouldn’t face any bottlenecks when ascending to higher realms.

As long as he gathered enough resources, he could break through to the next realm.

With all these resources, it would take him at most half a year to break through to the Sacred Realm!

It was because of this that Gu Changge didn’t give a damn about his publicly-visible Cultivation Base. No matter how great the [Heavenly Immortal Dao Codex] might be, it couldn’t compare to the [Immortal Devouring Demonic Art].

He also didn’t believe he would be exposed in a short time.

By the time the world found out the truth, he would already be mighty enough to hold back the entire world, so who would dare to go against him at that time?

Afterwards, Gu Changge went to the dungeon which was hidden quite well and could be considered the base where he usually communicated with Yin Mei.

He understood that a cunning rabbit must have three burrows, and that’s why he created multiple places for himself. One of them was the dungeon discovered by the White Tiger Family, which he deliberately gave away.

Soon, after half a quarter of an hour, pitch-black [Great Dao Treasured Bottles] floated up and down as wisps of black light spread in the surroundings.

Finally, Gu Changge’s cultivation session came to an end after he absorbed everything.

“It’s really not easy to break through and take the next step in the Heavenly God Realm…”

“It seems that these cultivators aren’t good enough!”

Gu Changge shook his head and left the place with a frown.

At the same time, he brought up his Attributes Panel to have a look.

— — — — —

Host: Gu Changge

Halo: Destined Heavenly Villain

Weapon(s): Eight Desolate Demon Halberd

Identity:

Innate Bloodline(s):

Cultivation Base: Late Stage of the Conferred King Realm [Initial Stage of the Heavenly God Realm]

Mystical Abilities:

Destiny Points: 15000

Fortune Value: 3000 (Dark)

System Shop: Open

Warehouse:

— — — — —

He chose not to break through another realm right now.

His current public-facing Cultivation Base was more than enough, so he could use the Destiny Points to evolve his inner world.

Gu Changge didn’t plan on comprehending the [Heavenly Immortal Dao Codex] by himself. Although it wouldn’t be a hard thing for him, it wasn’t necessary.

He then looked at the things inside the System Shop to see if he could find some Dao Bones that held a great allure to him.

Soon, he saw a talent which aroused his interest.

[Transcendence]

It was an intimidating name.

In worlds of fantasy like these, anything that bore transcendence in its name would usually hold great might and allure.

[Transcendence is a supreme talent that embodies the laws of detachment from the world that help one move unhindered…It can be used on one’s blood, bones, heart, soul…]

Gu Changge was moved by the introduction of the talent.

If he used [Transcendence] on his bones, then the approximate price would be…thirty thousand Destiny Points for a single bone!

‘I can exchange the three thousand points of Fortune Value for thirty thousand Destiny Points.’

Gu Changge pondered over the choice for a while, after all, it was thirty thousand Destiny Points for a single bone.

The human body had a total of 206 bones, so the fact that it was priced thirty thousand a piece meant that he could replace every single bone of his body with [Transcendence], no?

As long as he could amass enough Destiny Points, he could use [Transcendence] on every single one of his bones.

Wasn’t it just three thousand points of Fortune Value a piece? Since when did Gu Changge lack this little amount of points?

He decided to make the exchange.

Gu Changge didn’t hesitate anymore and directly used [Transcendence] on the bone next to his already-present Dao Bone.

In the next moment, he felt a mysterious energy shroud his body and condense on that bone.

He seemed to know this feeling.

It was how a carp felt when it leapt over the dragon gate and transformed into a true dragon in one fell swoop.

It was a fundamental change.

Gu Changge’s understanding of his many Mystical Abilities deepened at the same time. If he only knew how to use the abilities before, then now, he understood how the abilities worked at their fundamental level — he could comprehend the Laws making up the Mystical Abilities.

Only when someone reached the Sacred Realm could they start peering upon the fundamental Laws of the World.

He, on the other hand, had already started to control low-leveled Laws!

Right now, Gu Changge felt that the three thousand points of Fortune Value he spent weren’t wasted.

‘With my current strength, I should be able to slaughter Sacred Realm Masters, no?’

He pondered for a while and then left for the Heavenly Immortal Dao Palace.