The destruction of the Jia Lou Holy Land did not concern Gu Changge in the least. To him, it was no different from stepping on an ant.
Ming Lao was at least a god-king expert in the upper realm. Although he could not display the full strength beyond the Void God Realm while in the lower realms, wiping out a place like this holy land with a single gesture was easy for him.
Moreover, in Zhongzhou, in the last ten thousand years, there had been few cultivators who had broken through to the Void God Realm. Even those at the Marquis Realm were often only elders of a sect or a royal family, and no one even heard of anyone at the King Realm.
Gu Changge estimated that only in the ancient forbidden zones or the ancient divine mountains could there still be Void God Realm cultivators holding court.
Ming Lao's strength was enough to make him unstoppable throughout Zhongzhou.
Of course, Gu Changge had no interest in such trivial matters unless they directly involved him. He wouldn't bother unless provoked.
After leaving the Star-picking Pavilion, Lin Qiuhan and the others were clearly more cautious around him, no longer as carefree as before.
After seeing Gu Changge's true appearance, Lin Qiuhan was naturally frightened. Cold, indifferent, and above all else, he easily determined the fate of an ancient holy land. This was a far cry from the previous gentlemanly figure of Gu Changge.
This left Lin Qiuhan feeling somewhat confused—what exactly had she liked about the Young Master Gu before? His gentleness? His way of speaking? His insights?
"You were a little scared, weren't you?"
Gu Changge, noticing her discomfort, smiled slightly and resumed his gentle, elegant demeanor. He ruffled her hair.
This move had an immediate effect on Lin Qiuhan. Her heart skipped a beat, her cheeks flushed, and she couldn't help but feel her pulse race.
The same Gu Changge, who had been cold and indifferent to everyone else, was so gentle with her. This made her head spin.
"Just a little..." Lin Qiuhan answered honestly.
"Young Master, you scared me too."
At this point, Su Qingge couldn't help but speak up. She had the feeling that Gu Changge was ignoring her. Although she was clever, she was still a woman, and seeing him treat others with such kindness, while he always seemed to bully her, made her feel a little sour and slightly aggrieved.
Of course, she also understood that Gu Changge was doing this on purpose.
Gu Changge glanced at her, a casual smile on his face. "You were scared too? Well, that's nothing."
What did he mean, "it's nothing" if she was scared?
It was clearly favoritism.
Su Qingge rolled her eyes inwardly and felt a little angry.
"This is a detailed beginner's guide to Pill Dao. Consider it my apology gift to you," Gu Changge said, pulling out the guidebook that he had already prepared and handing it to Lin Qiuhan.
He had planned to give it to her sooner or later anyway. After all, it was something he had exchanged for with 100 Fate Points from the system shop.
Gu Changge flipped through it briefly; it contained many valuable beginner pill formulas. Such a comprehensive guide was rare, even in the major pill factions of the upper realm.
System products were guaranteed to be top-notch—truly, the ancient sages were not wrong.
"Thank you, Young Master Gu," Lin Qiuhan said, her voice filled with surprise.
Young Master Gu had actually given her something. How did he know she was so interested in alchemy?
This made Lin Qiuhan feel even more touched.
Her father had always encouraged her to focus on improving her cultivation and avoid wasting time on other things. As a result, she had never explored alchemy deeply, despite being very interested in it.
"I'm glad you like it," Gu Changge smiled. "Your personality is so pure. It's a good thing you met me; otherwise, you'd probably have been sold and still be counting the money for someone else."
Of course, he was also waiting for Lin Qiuhan to learn alchemy well and become useful to him in the future.
……
Three days passed in the blink of an eye.
Due to Gu Changge's involvement, the Lin family had been very busy these past few days. Forces from all over the place had come to visit, eager to establish good relations.
The fall of Jia Lou Holy Land had sent a common message to all the factions in Zhongzhou: the Lin family was about to rise.
Now, every member of the Lin family wore a smug and proud smile on their face. Wherever they went, as long as they revealed their identity, they would be treated with the utmost respect.
Though the Lin family had always been powerful, the current situation was on an entirely different level—there was no comparison.
Naturally, all Lin family members held Gu Changge in deep respect. They all knew who had given them all this.
Meanwhile, over the past few days, Lin Qiuhan had taken Gu Changge's advice seriously and had people keep an eye on Lin Tian's body. What if it was a fake death?
She was still skeptical, but during these three days, she noticed something strange—the body of Lin Tian showed no signs of decay.
This was very odd.
Even cultivators who had reached the Spirit Sea realm would start to stiffen and decay after three days of death, but that had not happened to Lin Tian's body.
And Lin Tian had never even reached the Spirit Sea—he was a useless trash before.
This discovery shocked Lin Qiuhan and made her believe, to some extent, the theory Gu Changge had mentioned before.
Lin Tian hadn't died!
He had faked his death to deceive everyone.
This revelation filled her with rage, her expression turning cold as ice.
Her perfectly healthy younger brother had not only been robbed of his body, replaced by someone else, but had nearly dragged the Lin family into an irrecoverable disaster. She could barely contain the fury surging inside her, and she longed to tear apart the person who had occupied her brother's body, making them suffer an unimaginable fate.
……
In a dark, damp, and foul-smelling dungeon, the air was thick with a stench that seemed to suffocate. On the cold floor lay the body of a young man who appeared to have aged drastically. Suddenly, the body's eyes snapped open, a flash of light flickering in them.
"It seems I've narrowly escaped death…" The corpse sat up straight, looking around the grim surroundings, and muttered to himself.
This was none other than Lin Tian, who had faked his death at a critical moment to escape danger. A sense of relief filled him; fortunately, he had acted decisively back then.
Lin Tian then began to assess his situation.
The dungeon was silent. From what he could tell, there seemed to be no one guarding him at the moment.
In his past life, he had been a god-king, yet he never imagined that in this life, he would be forced to resort to such measures to survive. He couldn't help but feel a bit self-deprecating.
But ultimately, he had survived, deceiving everyone around him. It seemed that fate wasn't ready to take him yet.
"Thankfully, they didn't cremate me, nor did they bury me. It's a pity... but this situation will do."
"I'll just fake amnesia to fool everyone. With my experience from my previous life, it won't be hard."
"Gu Changge, I will have my revenge for this... Eventually."
As soon as Gu Changge's face crossed his mind, Lin Tian's expression darkened once more.
At this moment, the secret technique he had cast earlier began to take effect. The severed heart meridian started to heal, his blood began to flow again, and the once cold, lifeless body slowly regained vitality.
If someone had been watching from the side, they would have been stunned, unable to believe their eyes. A dead person was slowly coming back to life, restoring their life force. It was nothing short of miraculous.
However, Lin Tian's face still appeared withered and aged, as the secret technique, though powerful, couldn't reverse the loss of his lifespan.
This left him puzzled—what was it about that "Gu" person that could cause even the foreign heavenly demons to fear him so much? He had never encountered anything like this in his thousands of years of cultivation.
"Resurrected... from the dead..."
Just then, a panicked voice echoed from outside the dungeon.
The Lin family disciple who had been tasked with guarding Lin Tian's body rushed in, only to witness Lin Tian sitting up straight. The disciple was so startled that he almost wet himself in terror.
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