I Am the Fated Villain

Chapter 1690. From today, I will keep you by my side and personally teach you cultivation

After many years, Gu Changge returned to the Daochang True Realm, which naturally caused an uproar. All the cultivators and forces were paying attention, wondering what Gu Changge’s purpose was in returning to the Daochang True Realm.

However, even those who had personally visited him at the time were still completely confused about his intentions. They had no idea what Gu Changge was aiming for, and even less so the others. Moreover, other than seeing Gu Changge once in the Divine Kingdom, no one had seen him again since, leaving his whereabouts a mystery.

Of course, during the days that Gu Changge stayed in the Divine Kingdom, he did not go anywhere. He first spent a few days with Yin Mei and Wang Zijing. Then, he refined the world sphere he had condensed and fused it into the deepest part of the Divine Kingdom, merging it with the great sun hanging above.

The dazzling light spread like eternal daylight, illuminating every inch of the Divine Kingdom and its vast void. The world sphere emitted immeasurable light, disappearing into the great sun. It was like a whale swallowing water, with the boundless power of fate and belief constantly flowing in, transforming into rivers and oceans that surged deep within the Divine Kingdom.

The overwhelming sound was as if ten thousand heavenly horses were galloping within. All the concubines in the Divine Kingdom, whether in retreat or meditating, could feel the dense divine material accumulating in the void, like silk and mist, ethereal and faint.

This material couldn’t be seen or touched, but one could sense it with divine awareness. It was like being immersed in a warm ocean, being nourished and bathed by it. Every moment, their divine awareness grew stronger, and no matter what cultivation method they practiced or what divine powers they invoked, their efforts were significantly more effective.

To Gu Changge, this dense divine material was like the most intense rosy light, white, purple, and yellow, radiating different colors in different regions. Those like Yin Mei and Wang Zijing, who had Dao seeds within them, felt this the most directly. In their hazy sea of consciousness, it was as if snowflakes were falling, the power being supreme and vast, filling every inch of the void and space, causing their cultivation to undergo incredible transformations.

Gu Changge was somewhat reassured by the changes in the Divine Kingdom. Despite spending nearly a thousand years refining the world sphere, it had indeed achieved the results he had hoped for.

When he returned to the Daochang True Realm, Yue Mingkong, Jiang Chuchu, and others were still in seclusion. Gu Changge didn’t disturb them and didn’t wake them early. Their palaces and pure lands, although independent small worlds, were still within the Divine Kingdom’s territory and naturally received nourishment and radiation from the refined divine and creative materials of the world sphere.

Apart from paying attention to the changes in the Divine Kingdom, Gu Changge also took the time to visit a vast wasteland near Xian’er Palace. The place that had once been abandoned by the immortals had been moved with great divine powers, now close to the palace that Gu Xian’er wanted to build, making it easy for her to return to Peach Village anytime to visit her masters.

Peach Village had not changed much over the years. It was still very peaceful, with neatly arranged houses and crisscrossing paths. Everyone in the village had grown accustomed to the days after Tao Yao’s disappearance.

The village was not large, only covering a radius of a few dozen miles. There were less than a hundred households, and the children in the village ranged from seven to eight years old to infants still drinking beast’s milk. Together with some adults, they learned simple Qi cultivation methods.

Even if they didn’t become cultivators in the future, they could strengthen their bodies and hunt in the ancient forests and mountains. Many of the children could already sit cross-legged on the blue stones, facing the rising sun and inhaling the morning mist.

The environment here was excellent, with clear mountains and water, fragrant green grass, and distant lakes as green as jade. Many spiritual birds drank from the lake’s edge, and groups of snow-white heavenly horses appeared, lowering their heads to drink, creating a peaceful and idyllic scene.Gu Changge’s sudden appearance shocked the villagers in Peach Village. However, the village chief and others, who had already heard the news of Gu Changge’s return to the Daochang True Realm, were not surprised and greeted him warmly.

Tao Yao, naturally, was overjoyed and excited at the arrival of her master. Even after all these years, she still looked as delicate and perfect as before, as if time had stood still for her, leaving no trace of its passing.

Gu Changge took out some gifts he had prepared for her and then gently hugged her. His purpose for coming to Peach Village was, in fact, to visit this little girl. After all, as her “unreliable master,” he had left Tao Yao in Peach Village without any further care, and had not looked after her since then.

Fortunately, the little girl had always been obedient and well-behaved, never causing him any trouble.

“Tao Yao misses you a lot. She often waits by the green hill at the village entrance, sitting there for a whole day, from sunrise to sunset. Sometimes, she even runs there alone in the evening…” The village chief watched Tao Yao tightly clutching Gu Changge’s neck and couldn’t help but shake his head with a sigh.

The other masters of Gu Xian’er also nodded and sighed upon seeing this. “Since Xian’er left last time, we haven’t heard anything about her. But we did hear from Xian’er that she is no longer in this world.”

“We old folks can no longer stay with Tao Yao. She’s not the same little girl she used to be.”

They all guessed why Gu Changge had come to Peach Village. Since Gu Xian’er was no longer there, Gu Changge certainly didn’t come to visit them.

“The master is usually very busy, with so many things to handle…” Tao Yao, still clinging to Gu Changge’s neck, noticed the village chief and others speaking with a tone that seemed to blame Gu Changge for not visiting her and quickly explained for him.

Hearing this, Gu Changge smiled and gently patted her head. “I’m sorry, as your master, I haven’t come to see you for so long.”

“It’s alright, Master. Your matters are more important. Just the fact that you’re here to see me today makes me very happy,” Tao Yao quickly shook her head.

Seeing Tao Yao’s words, Gu Changge was slightly surprised.

“Tao Yao has grown up…” The village chief said with some emotion.

Tao Yao’s head rested on Gu Changge’s shoulder, and her clear, jet-black eyes, as crystalline as black jewels, were calm after the initial excitement and joy.

Although her body had never grown much, her mind was far more mature than even adults.

Of course, this was an ongoing process of growth. She couldn’t remain the same innocent, carefree little girl forever.

After all, the peers she once played with had long since grown up, married, had children, and many had already passed away and become dust. She had seen all her peers grow, marry, have children, and die, and watched their descendants continue the cycle. This process repeated endlessly, like leaves that fell with the changing seasons, growing, shedding, and regrowing.

Such a repetitive cycle would make any normally developed person feel mentally crushed—unable to cultivate, grow, or die.

Even the older sister, who had once been the closest to her, had long been forgotten. All memories and traces of her had completely disappeared from the world, as if wiped out by some unimaginable force.This life, to Tao Yao, was nothing short of an unsolvable curse.

Though the village chief and Gu Xian’er’s other masters were kind to her, what did it matter? Her daily life remained the same—monotonous and torturous, with no ups or downs.

Gu Changge’s arrival certainly made Tao Yao overjoyed, but her joy quickly faded, overshadowed by a sense of gloom.

Gu Changge couldn’t stay here forever. Eventually, he would leave, and her life would return to its previous pattern, trapped in that unending “vicious cycle.”

If she were still the naïve, carefree little girl she once was, perhaps she wouldn’t care and wouldn’t understand these things. She could accept such an unchanging life.

“You really have grown up…” Gu Changge noticed the shift in Tao Yao’s mood, his gaze becoming somewhat complex.

As Tao Yao’s Dao Fruit manifestation, her growth indicated that she was gradually separating from the influence of Tao Yao, becoming an independent being no longer constrained by her past identity.

This was also because Tao Yao’s presence had truly vanished from this world. Her cause and effect, her traces, including all memories and influences related to her, were also disappearing.

“I came to Peach Village this time to take you away,” Gu Changge gently said, looking at Tao Yao resting on his shoulder. “From today, I will keep you by my side and personally teach you cultivation.”

This statement stunned the village chief and others. Tao Yao, on the other hand, froze, not knowing how to react. Her eyes widened in disbelief.

Could it be true? Was her master really going to take her away from Peach Village and teach her cultivation? Was this real, or was she dreaming?

Her face was filled with astonishment and disbelief.

“But isn’t Tao Yao unable to cultivate?” The village chief was the first to react, looking extremely surprised.

He had always known that Tao Yao’s body was special—unable to cultivate, unable to grow, and immune to injury, like a spiritual being from the legends. No matter how they guided her cultivation, nothing had worked.

Tao Yao, upon realizing what was happening, looked at Gu Changge with shock in her eyes.

“She will be able to cultivate from now on,” Gu Changge said calmly, not offering much explanation.

Hearing this affirmation from Gu Changge, Tao Yao’s face instantly lit up with overwhelming joy and excitement. Her voice trembled slightly, and she nearly slipped out of Gu Changge’s embrace in her enthusiasm.

The people of Peach Village were naturally happy for Tao Yao. Since Gu Changge had said it, there surely was no problem.

The next day, after spending a night in Peach Village, Gu Changge transformed into a beam of divine light and took Tao Yao away.

Tao Yao looked at the village, now growing smaller, eventually turning into a tiny black dot before disappearing completely. Her porcelain-like face showed some complex emotions, but soon, that complexity turned into determination.

“Master, have you forgotten about my sister too?” She finally couldn’t hold back the tremble in her voice, asking the question that had been weighing heavily on her heart.

Everyone in Peach Village had forgotten about her sister, Tao Yao. Not even the reason why the village was called Peach Village was remembered. It was simply known as Peach Village from its very inception. This made Tao Yao incredibly sad and in pain. It seemed that, besides her, no one else remembered her sister’s existence—the one who was dressed in white, transcendent and unparalleled in beauty.

As she asked this question, her voice quivered with anxiety, fearing that even Gu Changge might have forgotten about her sister.

Gu Changge fell silent for a moment, then asked, “Didn’t Xian’er leave Daochang True Realm and go to the Cang Mang? How could I forget?”

“I’m not talking about Xian’er, I’m talking about Tao Yao!” Tao Yao quickly shook her head in denial, her face filled with tension.

Gu Changge furrowed his brow, then shook his head gently and said, “Tao Yao, did you perhaps remember wrong? When did you have another sister?”

Tao Yao was left stunned, as if struck by a thunderbolt. Her small face turned pale, and she stood there frozen, unable to move.

Gu Changge did not speak any further and took her back to the Divine Kingdom.

Tao Yao’s physique didn’t require any foundation for cultivation. As Tao Yao’s Dao Fruit manifestation, her memory naturally contained Tao Yao’s many insights and experiences regarding cultivation. She was innately close to the Dao and more suited for cultivation than anyone else.

However, if she were to truly walk the path of cultivation, she still needed Gu Changge’s initial guidance to point her in the right direction.

Thus, Gu Changge instructed Yin Mei and others to gather materials suitable for Tao Yao’s foundation establishment and to clear the obstacles that hindered her cultivation. The materials Gu Changge had were too high-level and not yet suitable for her.

As for why he didn’t acknowledge Tao Yao’s existence, he had his own deeper reasons. After all, Tao Yao’s and Chan Hongyi’s traces had been erased by his own hand, and he had other plans and arrangements.

Days later, deep in the Divine Kingdom’s main hall, a simple, ancient bronze cauldron stood, flames of Dao licking its base.

In the void, colorful clouds surged, creating primordial and ancient scenes like the Primal Chaos. Various materials, such as the Five Qi of Heaven and Earth, Primal Radiance, and Celestial Essence, collided and merged.

Inside this cauldron, the purest essence of immortal Dao was being brewed—blood of ancient, pure-blooded beasts, thousands-of-years-old immortal herbs, and spirit grasses…

Tao Yao, glowing with purity, was submerged in the cauldron. Her small face was flushed red from the steam, and she gritted her teeth, enduring the pain, her eyes filled with determination, refusing to let any hint of agony show.

When she heard that even her master, Gu Changge, didn’t remember her sister Tao Yao, Tao Yao felt like she had been struck by five thunders. Her mind was in chaos, and she found it difficult to accept this truth.

In a daze, she nearly questioned whether her memory was truly flawed. Was it possible that this world never had her sister? Had she been wrong all along?

But she could not forget the images from Peach Village, where her sister and her master had smiled while sitting together, drinking tea. They would occasionally walk around the lake, tossing bait into the water. They were both dressed in pure white robes, their clothing fluttering gently in the breeze, a picture of harmony and beauty, like a painting.

She had always longed to grow up and be as beautiful as her sister, walking side by side with her master.

But now, she was suddenly told that those memories were false, that her sister never existed, and that her memories were nothing more than a lie?

She refused to believe it. She couldn’t accept it. She would cultivate with all her strength and uncover the truth behind her sister’s disappearance. She would find her sister again.

Tao Yao’s foundation establishment lasted for over half a month. During this time, Gu Changge went to the Purple Extreme Pill Sect, though he didn’t reveal himself and only watched Lin Qiuhan from the void.

By now, Lin Qiuhan had reached the status of Supreme Elder at the Purple Extreme Pill Sect, and only top-tier immortal pills could compel her to make a pill.

When Gu Changge arrived, she had just finished refining a batch of pills. The dense pill aura immediately shot into the sky, and the clouds of tribulation rolled in. Half of the star domain trembled, and the seven-colored glow interwoven with terrifying sights emerged, displaying immense power.

Lin Qiuhan stood up from the pill furnace, raising her hand, and a silken ribbon shot out, forming a beam like a galaxy, striking the tribulation clouds and shattering them. She clearly anticipated this and was skilled at it.

“Truly worthy of Immortal Qiuhan, even refining immortal pills for Immortal Kings is effortless for her.”

“Before long, Immortal Qiuhan will be able to refine pills for quasi-immortal emperors.”

The surrounding cultivators who had been waiting for a long time revealed themselves, full of admiration.

An Immortal King with a long beard praised her and looked at the furnace, his gaze full of longing.

Lin Qiuhan, her face veiled with thin gauze, walked gracefully out from the Pill Refining Peak. She nodded slightly, her gaze gentle. “I’m honored not to disappoint.”

She then handed the batch of pills to the Immortal King in front of her.

Although she was still some distance from becoming an Immortal King, her talent in pill refining was extraordinary. Her cultivation progress was slow, but it was normal.

Even established Immortal Kings showed her great respect. Under Lin Qiuhan’s leadership, the Purple Extreme Pill Sect had already become the top pill sect in Daochang True Realm.