A hint of bewilderment appeared in Gu Changge's eyes, and it was one that even he found unbelievable.
However, this change only lasted for an instant. Soon, he regained his composure.
He lowered his head and looked at Qing Yi, who was leaning against his waist. He reached out and gently stroked her hair.
The two of them were silent, as if they were enjoying this rare moment of peace.
"Looks like the Higher Realm and the Immortal Region have settled down. Then I can relax slightly."
At that moment, Qing Yi suddenly pursed her lips and smiled. She was dignified and beautiful, and her eyes curved up as if she was happy from the bottom of her heart.
Her original tiredness and fatigue were swept away at that moment. Not a single trace of it was left.
Gu Changge nodded slightly and said with a smile, "For the past hundred years, the Immortal Region and the Higher Realm have indeed settled down in peace.
"I have also gotten rid of the unstable elements in the Other World for the time being. However, it will still take some time for the True Mountain and Sea World to completely unite.
"Also, there should be hunters outside the Vast Expanse who have noticed this place. Perhaps they will soon descend upon the True Mountain and Sea World.
"With the True Mountain and Sea World's current strength and foundation, it will be very difficult for them to fight against them."
"Thank you for your hard work."
Qing Yi nodded. She was not surprised by this. "After losing my protection, the True Mountain and Sea World revealing the coordinates of the Vast Expanse is within my expectations.
"Over the years, I've made quite a few plans. The powerful warriors who died in the War against the Heavens have all been successfully reincarnated.
"Before long, they will return from the cycle of reincarnation …
"But at that time, you …"
When she said this, she suddenly felt a little guilty. She also wanted to say something, but stopped herself.
Gu Changge understood what she meant. He smiled faintly and said, "It's fine. It's just a misunderstanding. Sooner or later, it will be resolved. You know that I'm not someone who cares about such things."
He could feel that Qing Yi's hands around his waist seemed to have tightened at this moment.
"I'm sorry for making you bear the infamy and accusations for so long. Not only did I cause you to reincarnate, I also had to bear the endless curses and misunderstandings …
"Even your disciple from back then turned against you, much less the others."
"In the eyes of today's world, you are an out-and-out great devil who brings chaos to the heavens. You are the source of all destruction …"
"However, I am the only one who knows that it is you who is bearing all of this. No one will understand you."
Qing Yi's eyes were filled with sadness, guilt, and pain.
But if she did not do this, then she truly did not know how she could save all the lives in the True Mountain and Sea World.
How to protect the common people safely during the second Cultivation Tribulation?
Therefore, he could only wrong the person he loved and give up his family for the greater good.
As the True Spirit of the True Mountain and Sea World, she did not have many choices.
Hearing this, Gu Changge only smiled gently and reached out to hug her, saying, "You don't have to apologize to me. This has nothing to do with you. Besides, wasn't I the one who suggested this idea?"
"You don't have to feel guilty towards me. This will not only make you feel bad, but it will also make me feel bad."
Hearing this, Qing Yi hugged him tightly, not knowing what to say.
During the first Cultivation Tribulation, which was also the first War against the Heavens.
Gu Changge had appeared by accident and saved her from the hands of an ancient cultivator in the Void Dao Realm who had gone through his second Blight.
At that time, Qing Yi had just stepped into the path of Transcendence and had not even stabilized her Realm.
It was simply difficult for her to fight against those peerless people in the Void Dao Realm who had already gone through a few Disasters of Heaven's Blight.
Gu Changge's appearance easily defeated those existences who were a disaster to the True Mountain and Sea World.
To the True Mountain and Sea World, Void Dao Realm was an unreachable land.
At that time, only Qing Yi, who was the True Spirit of the True Mountain and Sea World, who had the power of kismet and the power of the world could fight against him.
Even the Heirs of the True Mountain and Sea World found it difficult to fight against him.
To the True Mountain and Sea World, which was just a newborn True World, this sort of Cultivation Tribulation was no different from a world-ending disaster.
Besides, there was an even more terrifying power behind those people in the Void Dao Realm.
To put it bluntly, if Gu Changge had not appeared during the first Cultivation Tribulation, the True Mountain and Sea World would not have been destroyed.
Just like many newborn True Worlds, they would have disappeared in the long river of time and would have been buried in the ruins of chaos.
It would have been impossible for the Immortal Palace and the Immortal Domain after that to exist …
"The True Mountain and Sea World only has what it has today because of you …"
Qing Yi mumbled softly.
Only those who had personally experienced all of this would understand what had happened in the past.
"That is all in the past. Right now, what you need to think about is how you will face the third Cultivation Tribulation …"
"It is just like the Disasters of Heaven's Blight. Each Cultivation Tribulation is a trial, and it is much more terrifying than the previous ones," Gu Changge said with a slight shake of his head.
To cultivators, the disasters they had to face were the Disasters of Heaven's Blight, from the First Blight to the Ninth Blight.
And to the True World, the disasters they had to face were the Great Reckoning of the Cultivation Tribulation.
Even if they managed to avoid the First Cultivation Tribulation, there was still the Second Cultivation Tribulation, the Third Cultivation Tribulation …
This was actually a process of continuously nurturing Gu. With each Disasters of Heaven's Blight and Cultivation Tribulation, stronger cultivators and stronger True Worlds would be nurtured.
Then, during the Great Reckoning, they would reap the harvest.
But since ancient times, there had never been a True World that managed to go through nine Cultivation Tribulations.
Not to mention becoming a True World.
That was just a rumor.
Becoming a True World would allow them to transcend the world and not be affected by the Cultivation Tribulations. They would truly be free for eternity.
Many of the True Worlds were planning for this. They wanted to annex the other True Worlds so that they could become the only one.
"The Third Cultivation Tribulation should be coming soon …" When Qing Yi heard this, worry appeared in her eyes.
The True Mountain and Sea World had yet to recover from the aftermath of the previous Cultivation Tribulation. She was still recovering.
And yet, the Third Cultivation Tribulation was coming soon.
This sort of terrifying pressure was truly suffocating.
Because of that, Qing Yi considered using her own essence to nurture a sapling of the Tree of Aeon in preparation for the Third Cultivation Tribulation.
At that time, even if the True Mountain and Sea World was destroyed, she would have a way to protect all the lives in the world and allow them to reincarnate.
However, this process was still very long.
"The Third Cultivation Tribulation is coming soon," Gu Changge said calmly. "If we don't make preparations beforehand, then the True Mountain and Sea World might truly be destroyed this time."
Qing Yi's eyes darkened. In the face of absolute power, all plans and preparations were useless.
Using the current True Mountain and Sea World to fight against the Third Cultivation Tribulation?
That was no different from a fool's dream.
The current True Mountain and Sea World might not even have a single cultivator who had stepped onto the path of Transcendence. Their strength had yet to recover to before the First Cultivation Tribulation.
And the Third Cultivation Tribulation was much more terrifying than the First Cultivation Tribulation.
"You don't have to think too much about this."
Gu Changge continued speaking calmly. "There are countless Ancient Worlds that are destroyed every day in this vast universe. All of this is part of a cycle. Unless an Anomaly is born, it's impossible to break this cycle."
"But the birth of an Anomaly is incredibly difficult. Even those ancient True Worlds might not be able to give birth to even one Anomaly after so many years."
"As a new True World, the True Mountain and Sea World can already be considered lucky to survive the Second Cultivation Tribulation."
His words were very realistic, but in Gu Changge's eyes, this was something that was destined to happen.
In the past, it was impossible for him to say these words.
But today, his emotions were suddenly stirred up. He did not want Qing Yi to put in so much effort for no reason.
Besides, in Gu Changge's original plan, the True Mountain and Sea World was supposed to be abandoned.
Once its value was used up, what did its life and death have to do with him?
In his eyes, there was not much difference between the True Mountain and Sea World and the Ancient Worlds that were destroyed every day in the vast universe.
He could easily protect the people around him. Even if the final showdown arrived, it would not be a problem.
That was why in Gu Changge's eyes, there was no need for Qing Yi to put in so much effort for this.
Of course, he also knew that this method was indeed selfish. It was the same as not caring about Qing Yi's feelings …
"But, I can't ignore the lives of the True Mountain and Sea World …"
"I am the True Spirit of the True Mountain and Sea World."
Qing Yi knew what Gu Changge meant, but she still shook her head. Her heart was very firm.
Gu Changge did not speak. He had already said what he needed to say.
This time, he came to the land of reincarnation to find Qing Yi only to confirm one thing.
She was indeed setting up the land of reincarnation, but it did not involve the entire universe.
Just like Luo Yanxi outside the hall, her reincarnation had nothing to do with Qing Yi.
In other words, there was someone else in charge of everything in the dark, trying to make the powerful people who had died return.
As for who this person was, Gu Changge was still not sure.
"Since you came to find me, then help me treat my injuries while you're at it …"
Suddenly, a faint smile appeared on Qing Yi's face. She raised her eyes and looked at Gu Changge.
Her fair and flawless face was suffused with a layer of faint rosy glow.
Gu Changge was slightly stunned. He did not understand what she meant.
"You've injured your essence. If you want to recover, you'll need a long time."
Then, he reacted and could not help but chuckle.
The curtain fluttered and immortal fog filled the hall. The spring light was bright and beautiful.
A few days later, Gu Changge left the hall. He did not bring little Plenilune with him. Qing Yi had also woken up.
Although she had not completely recovered, her injuries were much better than before. She did not need to fall into a deep sleep to recover.
However, Qing Yi did not plan to leave the Reincarnation Lake yet.
Gu Changge originally planned to let her appear and let the survivors of the Immortal Palace appear.
But now that he thought about it, whether those survivors appeared or not did not have much to do with him.
As for the disaster that the True Mountain and Sea World was about to face, he thought about it for a while and decided to take action.
He could use this opportunity to organize the Heaven Slaying Alliance that he had considered before.
In the War of the Heavens, Gu Changge indeed needed such a force to raise the flag of the Heaven Slaying Alliance and gather the vast power of the heavens.
The current True Mountain and Sea World was the predecessor of the Heaven Slaying Alliance.
Luo Yanxi and the Moon King waited for him outside the Reincarnation Lake. They did not stay long at the crown of the Epoch Tree.
Gu Changge did not mention anything about Qing Yi.
The two women were very tactful and did not dare to ask.
They could also tell that Gu Changge and the former Grand Palace Master of the Immortal Palace had a secret past that no one knew about.
Perhaps there was a reason for the destruction of the Immortal Palace.
After returning to the Immortal Region, Gu Changge asked the Moon King to gather the other Immortal Kings and station them outside the Vast Battlefield.
At the same time, he asked them to inform the various Immortal Realms that within a hundred years, the Immortal Region would welcome a world-destroying catastrophe. Everyone might die.
The "hunters" from the Vast Ocean would cross over and descend upon the True Mountain and Sea World. Their strength was terrifying, far beyond what the world could imagine. They would sacrifice everything.
At that time, even the Immortal Kings would not be able to escape.
This news was spread by the various Immortal King clans. It immediately caused an uproar in the various Immortal Realms, and all living beings were terrified.
A hundred years was not long, but it was not short either. In the eyes of powerful cultivators, it was just a snap of the fingers.
This news quickly swept through the various realms like a hurricane.
Even the Upper Realm was not spared. All the orthodoxies and cultivators fell into shock and unease.
This was news that was personally spread by the Immortal Kings. How could it be fake?
Although some people doubted the authenticity of the news, soon, the matter of the strange phenomenon at the end of the world many years ago was spread by many clans in the Immortal Region.
At that time, the world seemed to have faded, turning into a foam-like substance. The Vast Ocean pounced over and surged at the end of the endless world.
The blurry traces of the ancient warship illuminated the heavens, and there seemed to be a terrifying demonic shadow that had never changed since ancient times.
Several ancient True Immortals who had a deep understanding of ancient history and had specially studied the Vast Ocean also asserted that.
It was the sign of a great calamity.
Such a strange phenomenon had appeared in many universes before, causing everyone to tremble and be terrified.
The Immortal Region had finally calmed down with great difficulty, and now they were going to encounter another world-destroying catastrophe?
Moreover, even the high and mighty Immortal Kings were not spared. What about ordinary cultivators?
It was probably as the news said, that they were turned into ashes in an instant. They did not even have the right to be sacrificed.
This news caused the various universes in the Immortal Region to fall into an atmosphere of chaos, fear, and unease.
Could it be that the current prosperous era was about to come to an end so soon?
They were unwilling to accept this at all.
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