I Am the Fated Villain

Chapter 1801. Heaven is irreversible; everything has long been predetermined

“Now that such a major event has occurred in the vast expanse, the Nine Heavens should also enter the world. It’s just unknown what changes will happen to the situation of the vast expanse after the establishment of the Immortal Dao Alliance this time.”

“From the current situation, this Alliance Master of the Fatian Alliance should not stop the establishment of the Immortal Dao Alliance.”

“But why do I still have a bad premonition…”

“During this period, you should have also seen those cultists that suddenly appeared around the Fatian Alliance.”

“The appearance of this Black Lotus Sect is quite timely. Moreover, we actually cannot trace any records of its origin. The Black Lotus Lord they believe in is connected to the Dark race.”

“Could it be related to the so-called ‘Acting for Heaven Organization’ in the past? Suddenly appearing around the Fatian Alliance—does it have some causal connection?”

The scarred man and the black dog stood in the void, gazing into the vast and unpredictable, eerie and mysterious scene within the Fatian Alliance, unable to help but shake their heads as they speculated.

The situation in the vast expanse had been changing again and again. Even Dao-level existences like them felt as if they were trapped in a cage, with an uncertain future and constant unease.

Ordinary beings were likely like bubbles and illusions—one touch and they would shatter, not even qualifying as cannon fodder.

“Forget it. Even if we want to intervene in this matter, we are not qualified. We can only observe and wait for changes.”

“Right now, the urgent matter is to return to the Nine Heavens first and take refuge. I feel that if we continue wandering in the vast expanse, we might die one day…”

The scarred man sighed, and then the man and the dog disappeared from where they stood.

After they left, within the Fatian Alliance, Gu Changge withdrew his gaze, looking thoughtful. In fact, ever since Yaoyao used that life-saving item to “force” him to appear, he had already known that someone had been observing the movements of Jiang Weiyang, and the causal connection among them was also related to Gu Xian’er.

That was why he did not interfere, allowing the situation to unfold.

This man and dog came from the Nine Heavens. For the entire vast expanse, the Nine Heavens held an extraordinary status and were known as the land where the Immortal Dao was born—the end of heaven.

Throughout countless eras, there had been no shortage of powerful beings seeking immortality who tried to find the Nine Heavens and enter it.

Before Daochang True Realm changed its name, there was a great luck-bearer named Qingfeng who left the Mountain Sea True Realm, following clues left by predecessors of the Immortal Palace, to seek the Nine Heavens and ask for reinforcements to stop a catastrophe in the Mountain Sea True Realm.

Gu Changge had known about this at the time and did not interfere.

He understood the Nine Heavens better than anyone. It was not some origin of Immortal Dao, but rather a burial ground of heaven.

Since ancient times, during every tribulation cycle, many reckless beings attempting to “defy heaven” to resist the calamity would cause the Heavenly Dao wills of various true realms to fall and shatter in those wars, turning into Heavenly Dao qi or fragments scattered across battlefields.

The Nine Heavens were formed from many broken “defying heaven” battlefields.

There lay many ancient “heaven-defiers” buried there, as well as so-called heavenly graves. Because of their special aura and chaotic laws, they were assimilated by the aura of tribulation, making it a place that was “transcendent” and not easily invaded by calamity.

But to Gu Changge, this was merely a “loophole” in the operation of the Heavenly Dao within the vast expanse.

Between all worlds, apart from those void spaces, there was no place that could truly avoid the baptism of tribulation.

Even the strongest true realms that had survived nine tribulations were no exception. It was only because they had survived more times that they grew like a massive, flourishing tree, becoming more resilient and not easily affected by minor tribulations.

In the face of a true era-ending tribulation that cleansed everything, all beings and worlds were equal—even the strongest true realms were no exception.

Since ancient times, worlds were born and destroyed through countless tribulations that could not even be fully counted.

If one believed that surviving nine tribulations meant no longer suffering calamity, then how many such “strongest true realms” would exist in the vast expanse?

But for ordinary beings, they were completely unaware of this. In their entire lives, they would at most live within their own world or universe.

Even if that world eventually dried up and collapsed, and their race naturally perished, they would never even know what a tribulation truly was.

Living under the shade of a big tree made things easier.

Those new or ancient true realms attached to the strongest true realms, from their birth until their natural extinction, would not experience tribulation, and thus would believe that as long as they became a strongest true realm, they would never need to fear calamity again.

Within such long stretches of time, when the era tribulation arrived and even the strongest true realms collapsed, everything would restart anew.

Only a very small number of powerful beings who understood the truth would survive hidden in unknown spaces, quietly lying dormant in hopes of surviving the next era of tribulation.

In such circumstances, “heaven-defiers” naturally became fewer and fewer. At first, they dared to defy heaven out of ignorance and fearlessness, but once they truly understood what “heaven” was, what remained was deep reverence and fear.

Heaven is irreversible.

This was an eternal law since the birth of the vast expanse—unchangeable forever.

And the Nine Heavens naturally became a place where those who had survived era tribulations, truly ancient and cautious existences, lay dormant.

For example, the true ancestral grounds of the Gu family in Daochang True Realm were actually within the Nine Heavens.

The Gu family ancestor in the Nine Heavens could only be regarded as one branch. The body in Daochang True Realm was merely an incarnation he had formed.

He remained in Daochang True Realm only to search for the remnants of the Gu family ancestor’s true spirit.

However, now, the Gu family ancestor might have already sensed something and would likely return to the Nine Heavens.

After the Immortal Palace of the Mountain Sea True Realm was destroyed, the Gu family ancestor had once guided some survivors of the Immortal Palace to flee to the Nine Heavens for refuge.

Because of this, records related to the Nine Heavens in later generations of the Mountain Sea True Realm were also left by him.

But even the Gu family ancestors did not know that the destruction of the Immortal Palace was merely a scheme and calculation between Gu Changge and Qingyi.

Gu Changge, in order to make his “Demon Lord” identity more seamless and to make his identity as an anomaly in the vast expanse logically self-consistent, had arranged everything.

Of course, most importantly, after the sealing of the “Acting for Heaven Lord,” he needed a new identity to replace him, so that everything would remain coherent.

Even now, even if his identity as the Acting for Heaven Lord were exposed, in all deductions involving past and future, his actions would still appear logical and flawless, leaving no loopholes.

After the Black Disaster tribulation ended, as the Acting for Heaven Lord, he was sealed and fell into slumber.

Years later, as the seal weakened, he awakened, and a strand of his power left the source of the Black Disaster, appearing in the vast expanse under the name “Demon Lord.”

Coincidentally, at that time, the Ji Chan clan of the Ancient Zang civilization had caused the Eternal Tree of the Era to absorb much of the vast expanse’s luck and origin, angering the “ancestors” of the True Land. The Eternal Tree was struck down by a palm from the void, severing all its vitality.

The Ji Chan clan thus became the sinners of Ancient Zang civilization.

With the Eternal Tree broken, the Ancient Zang civilization where the Ji Chan clan resided nearly collapsed and withered.

Thus, to appease the anger on that side, the Great Priest of Ancient Zang managed to communicate with that existence and learned that a sacrifice was required…

So later came the story of the Ji Chan clan’s ninth princess Qingyi wrapping up the fire of civilization and escaping.

And thus, during the tribulation, Qingyi encountered danger and was saved by the then Demon Lord incarnation of Gu Changge…

On the surface, it seemed like every cause and effect naturally followed one another, but in truth, all of this fate had already been determined from the very beginning.

Gu Changge had arranged everything long ago.

“Xian’er should also have returned to the Nine Heavens by now. Her existence will likely be noticed by the Gu family there…”

Gu Changge’s gaze was deep and unfathomable.

Although he did not want to admit it, Gu Xian’er had long been a crucial piece in his plan.

Now that Gu Xian’er had been chosen by the forbidden power of “Binding Heaven,” was this not also a move by the hidden existence to deal with him?

The other party believed they had seen his future and his fate, and thus boldly struck at his weakness.

Because in the worldline he had chosen, Gu Xian’er truly was his soft spot and reverse scale, and he had always appeared that way.

But was that really the truth?

Even Gu Changge himself could no longer clearly say. Perhaps there was genuine warmth involved, or perhaps it was all calculation.

But human hearts were complex. During this time, he had always believed in judging actions rather than intentions.

Good and evil, right and wrong—there was never a true definition, especially not for selfless love and kindness.

Moreover, he was not truly human in the strict sense…

Because of this, he had also been trying to make amends to those around him—Yue Mingkong, Jiang Chuchu, and others—so that they could feel a trace of warmth.

Meanwhile, in a distant, boundless ancient land.

On a wide cliff shrouded in white mist.

Including Gu Xian’er and a white-clothed woman, a group from the Xianyue Sect stood there, either frowning, concentrating, or deep in thought, all staring at a white-robed middle-aged man before them.

The white-robed middle-aged man sat quietly cross-legged, a chessboard placed before him, his expression calm and detached, as if transcending the world.

His body was surrounded by a mysterious aura, as though billions of stars were revolving around him, rising and falling, evolving into boundless immortal intent.

He looked like a true ancient immortal who had attained enlightenment.

This was a majestic mountain range filled with surging spiritual energy and chaotic mist. Auspicious radiance filled the air, even the soil glowed faintly, immortal herbs swayed, and their fragrance filled the air.

And this white-robed middle-aged man was addressed by Song Yu as the “Guardian Senior.”

But ever since Gu Xian’er and the others arrived, they discovered that he had been staring at the chessboard, seemingly frozen since eternity, not moving at all, nor paying attention to them.

Song Yu had also been standing respectfully nearby, not daring to disturb him.

“Finally arrived in the Nine Heavens…”

Beside Gu Xian’er and the others, a woman wearing a loose green robe, with a slender figure, a delicate and clean face, and long hair tied up with a wooden hairpin, looked at the surroundings with a strange expression.