I Am the Fated Villain - Chapter 1462

Chapter 1462: Illusion and Truth, Who Is So Bold?

After receiving the order, the old man left. His name was Zhao Qi, a trusted confidant of the master of Zhou Mie Mansion. He had followed the master for a thousand epochs and was only a step away from the Ancestral Dao Realm.

The real world of Mountains and Seas was merely a newly born realm, and it didn’t require any manpower to destroy—it could easily be wiped out. On the other hand, finding the spark of the immortal civilization posed a bit more of a challenge.

“Along the long journey, childish matters will only become your burden. I hope you understand your father’s intentions,” the Palace Master of Zhou Mie Mansion muttered, watching the old man leave, his face grim.

To him, destroying a newborn realm was as effortless as crushing an ant. Yet, he was a little surprised. When he tried to deduce the boundless coordinates of the real world of Mountains and Seas again, they were now obscured by an invisible fog.

“It seems that because of Barbara, even the fate of the real world of Mountains and Seas has been shrouded,” he mused. “I don’t know who left that fire seed of immortal civilization, and I didn’t investigate it carefully back then. Now, after so many years, I’m unsure whether it still exists.”

His eyes flickered slightly as he pondered.

Meanwhile, in the depths of Zhou Mie Mansion, within a verdant life star called Tian Lanxing, the sun blazed, and various chains of order intertwined as though evolving a supreme essence.

A girl with a slim figure and an indifferent expression sat cross-legged on this star of life. Immortal mist lingered around her mouth and nose, surging and converging. At her core, a rhythmic sound echoed—like a drum at dusk or a bell at dawn—causing the entire life star to tremble continuously.

The young girl appeared to be around seventeen years old. Her face was beautiful, and her loose black hair partially covered one side of it as it cascaded down. Yet her expression remained cold, as though she regarded no life in the world as worth her attention. There was a depth and mystery in her demeanor.

To the naked eye, faint wisps of devilish energy seeped from her lungs, viscera, and skin, enough to make anyone tremble in fear. But at that moment, sensing something, the girl opened her eyes, and all the surrounding devilish energy abruptly dissipated.

“Miss Barbara, the Palace Master has ordered that you remain here to cultivate for a while. You are not to leave until you reach the realm of the Immortal King.”

The voice came from an old man with a slightly stooped figure—it was Zhao Qi, speaking from beyond the life star.

Although Barbara was the first among the descendants of the master of Zhou Mie Mansion to successfully undergo the reincarnation trial and pass the assessment, her years of cultivation were far fewer than those of the other heirs. Additionally, the disciples of her generation within Zhou Mie Mansion far surpassed her in terms of cultivation.

According to the rules of Zhou Mie Mansion, only those who had advanced beyond the realm of the Immortal King were eligible to compete for the position of Daoist. And only by becoming a Daoist could she vie for the title of Young Palace Master.

The master of Zhou Mie Mansion had high hopes for Barbara and had always provided her with ample resources to help her cultivate diligently. She had already broken through to the realm of the Immortal King.

“Am I not allowed to leave until I reach the realm of the Immortal King?”

Barbara murmured, her expression remaining cold, paying no heed to the old man outside.

Barbara, in turn, closed her eyes once more, as if slipping back into her cultivation. Zhao Qi was long accustomed to Barbara’s indifferent demeanor, so her reaction didn’t surprise him.

In his view, Barbara had only recently broken through to the Immortal Realm, and given her talent, it would likely take at least a hundred years, if not longer, for her to reach the Immortal King Realm. This span of time was more than enough for him to fulfill the Palace Master’s orders.

He stood outside for a moment, and with a wave of his withered palm, a layer of restraint, glowing with ancient patterns, enveloped the life star.

Soon after, his figure vanished. Barbara seemed completely unaware of what was happening beyond, still fully immersed in her cultivation.

One side was calm and still, in an exhausted universe resembling a dead sea. A figure in white walked leisurely, as if treading on water, leaving no trace. His pace appeared slow, as if strolling on flat ground, yet in an instant, time and space blurred, and he covered billions of distances with a single step.

This was a nameless, remote region in the vast expanse, filled with the broken remains of great worlds. The tide surged and rolled, with countless ancient worlds floating up and down, too many to count. Each wave was layered with fragments of countless small, shattered worlds. But they were all decayed, devoid of life.

In the vastness, not all boundary areas could foster life, and regions like this were actually the most common in the Boundless Realm. Mist billowed across the expanse, revealing only remnants of soil that had perished in past calamities.

After resolving the Xi Yuan Civilization’s probing, Gu Changge had left the Immortal Civilization. This time, it was a true departure—not like before when he lurked in the shadows, fishing and waiting for his prey to take the bait.

Yet, in the Immortal Civilization at this moment, all races and forces were likely still speculating on his whereabouts, unsure whether he had truly left.

Illusion and truth could naturally deter some people with ulterior motives.

“Hm?” Gu Changge muttered, his steps halting as a strange expression appeared on his face. He had just sensed something—a bold attempt by someone to deduce and spy on the boundless coordinates of the Daochang Realm and pinpoint its location.

The Heavenly Dao of the Daochang Realm was akin to an incarnation of the Heavenly Dao left behind by him. Even from an infinite distance, he could detect any irregularities. Gu Changge hadn’t expected that the Daochang Realm, merely a newborn realm, would already attract so much attention.

“Could this be related to Qing Yi, or perhaps to the one who left Barbara there?” he mused. “Ah, a fellow in the True Dao Realm, having survived six Heavenly Declines—not far from the Ancestral Dao Realm.”

A glint of interest flickered in his eyes as he traced the aura from the deduction.

Soon, a slightly hunched figure of an old man appeared before Gu Changge. In the Yanyang Realm, Zhao Qi had gathered manpower according to the instructions of the Palace Master of Zhou Mie Mansion and had begun determining the boundless coordinates of the newborn realm known as the Mountain and Sea Realm.

“It’s just a newborn real world. Once I confirm the boundless coordinates, I can find it soon,” he stated. As Zhao Qi’s sleeves fluttered, he began to deduce the realm’s location based on the cause and effect left by the Palace Master.

However, at that moment, a horrifying aura suddenly surged, making his hair stand on end and causing his face to shift in shock. He had no choice but to halt his efforts.

“What happened?” Zhao Qi looked around, bewildered, unsure why such a feeling had arisen as if he were being watched by some terrifying entity. He glanced at the others around him, but they seemed completely oblivious to the ominous presence, as if he alone were affected.

For a moment, cold sweat drenched Zhao Qi’s back, and he couldn’t help but shiver.