I Am The Fated Villain
Chapter 70: The Villain's Father; Seeing Things Clearly!

The majestic hall in front of him towered into the sky like an ancient giant, and countless runes surged around him. The Auras of Heaven and Earth surrounded him in worship, and made him seem like a sacred temple.

Inside the hall, a middle-aged man, with an appearance somewhat similar to Gu Changge, sat cross-legged in cultivation. Chaotic Spiritual Qi revolved around him, and the sounds of Heavenly chants and Great Dao rhythms sounded faintly from his surroundings.

His aura surged towards Heaven, and suppressed the world around him. He was like an ancient god that could split the sky with a single move, and no one could estimate his true strength.

As soon as he saw Gu Changge enter the hall, he showed a gentle expression that only he had ever shown in front of Gu Changge. In the presence of others, he always showed an indifferent expression, as if he was a great god looking down on all living beings. Even when he lowered his orders, he only used his Spiritual Sense. He rarely opens his mouth to speak.

He was the father of Gu Changge, the current Patriarch of the Ancient Eternal Gu Family!

At the same time, he was also one of the scariest people in the Upper Realm, and stood at his peak. A random order from him could shake the entire Upper Realm, and dictate the life and death of countless souls.

It was no exaggeration to say that the Patriarch of the Ancient Eternal Gu Family was an Immortal giant looking down on the world from above.

"Dad, this son has returned."

Gu Changge arrived in front of his father, and stood up with a submissive expression.

"Is everything going well? Your trip to the Lower Realm this time did not satisfy many Elders, and they kept asking about your whereabouts, and would not stop making certain comments."

Gu Lintian said with a gentle smile, without the slightest mistake in his expression.

The fact that Gu Changge possessed a Demon Heart was unknown to many in the Ancient Immortal Gu Family. Only his parents, and a few ancestors and people who were very close in their bloodline[1] knew about the matter.

[1: one family can have many lineages. One ancestor had 10 sons, and the sons had their own offspring, thus making the family have 10 lineages.]

The matter of him possessing the Demon Heart was a sensitive topic. Ever since his first appearance in the Upper Realm, Gu Changge was the ninth person known to possess a Demon Heart, and the only one who still lived well.

The first eight holders of the Demon Heart — no matter their background or strength — are known to have turned into evil demons that bring disaster to the world around them.

The people associated with them also never had a good purpose!

The appearance of the Demon Heart was akin to an ominous sign. In the Upper Realm, the holders of the Demon Heart were not only treated as enemies of the world, but they were also avoided by the rest of the world like a plague.

Gu Changge's birth with the Demon Heart had shocked Gu Lintian for a while. Fortunately, he was quick to respond and immediately suppressed the information in the Family. Currently, only a few of his very close confidants knew about this matter.

Putting everything else aside, just the fact that Gu Changge had a Demon Heart would be enough to overturn his succession to the position of Patriarch of the Ancient Eternal Gu Family. His talent meant nothing before that fact, and the hostility he would receive in the Family would be no different from what he would receive from the outside world.

The other members of the Gu Family would never allow him to be their successor!

Fortunately, during his early years, Gu Changge found a girl in the Family who had a Dao Bone. For Gu Changge's future, Gu Lintian firmly decided to dig out his Dao Bone to give to Gu Changge, in order to cover his Demon Heart.

They had managed to use this disguise for over ten years without anyone knowing the truth [that Gu Changge has a Demon Heart].

The Family Elders and others who knew about the incident [they dug up the Dao Bone of the girl] had been exiled from the Gu Family, and even their cultivation base had been suppressed and sealed.

Their once prosperous bloodline gradually withered with time, and the matter was buried under the dust of time.

It was just that when he then tried to search for the little girl, he realized that she seemed to have disappeared without a trace. Back then, they had yet to finish him off, and let an Elder from his lineage take him away. When they asked about his whereabouts, they realized that he disappeared as soon as he left with that Elder.

Even after he investigated his whereabouts several times over the years, he found nothing. After all, it was an embarrassing act. Although many of the Family's ancestors had turned a blind eye to this matter, and the girl's bloodline had also slowly declined in the Ancient Eternal Gu Family, who knew there were not one or two ancient monsters from the bloodline hidden in the depths of the Family Ancestral Land?

After all, all the ancient monsters from the Ancient Immortal Gu Family were buried in the Ancestral Land. Unless they dug it up, they would not know whether the other party was dead or just in seclusion.

"I succeeded."

Gu Changge responded with a smile, and recalled how much love and care his parents had given him.

As usual with various cliches and tropes, parents of Preferred Heavenly Children do not care about their children, or think that their children are not good enough, and ignore them. Parents of criminals, on the other hand, always cherish their evil child and shower them with all the love that the world may have.

The so-called 'kill the young and the old will come' [2] is not all nonsense. How else would an entire family of criminals accompany them to their graves?

[2: In a normal novel, after the Protagonist kills a young villain, the old villain comes to avenge him. After the parents are killed, the grandparents follow. And so on and so on. At one point, the protagonist is tired and slaughters an entire family of criminals, and even their goats and pigs do not escape the catastrophe.]

"Take it out so I can see it. For now, you won't be able to control the weapon of the former master of the Demon Heart."

Said Gu Lintian.

"Understood."

Gu Changge replied, and then made a mental order. Immediately, the [Eight Desolate Demon Halberd] disappeared from the Weapon Storage System.

[Humbling!]

The Void trembled, and a terrifying murderous aura that seemed to desire the destruction of Heaven and Earth spread around it. From thin air, [Eight Desolate Demon Halberd] appeared in front of Gu Changge.

However, right at that moment, his originally terrifying strength subsided and turned into a small flame that flickered as if someone had suppressed it. Gu Changge could see him twinkling like a candlelight that would be extinguished as soon as it met a gust of wind. The [Eight Desolate Demon Halberd] conveyed terror to him as it trembled in his hand.

"Dad, you scared him."

Gu Changge said helplessly.

At the same time, he released his Spiritual Sense to calm the frightened little Halberd. Unfortunately, it was not easy to remove the Spear's fear of an existence as strong as Gu Lintian's. When his consciousness was born, Halberd thought that it was the strongest in the world, but after finding Gu Lintian, he realized that it was like a small boat standing in front of a surging ocean.

"It is also good that this thing has no malicious intentions towards you, or no need to keep its consciousness. Soulless artifacts are much better and can bring a lot of peace of mind..."

Gu Lintian nodded with a smile, and then withdrew his Spiritual Sense after quite investigating it.

Although [Eight Desolate Demon Halberd] had an incredible origin, and was a weapon from the previous master of the Demonic Heart, it was nothing in the presence of an existence like him. Even if it recovered to its peak, a single thought from him would be enough to suppress it.

But since it was now Gu Changge's weapon, he couldn't be bothered. Gu Changge also had many other secrets, but he never asked. She was fine with Gu Changge keeping secrets even from her.

However, if something threatened his son's well-being, then he would definitely protect him in any way, and would not allow anything or anyone to hurt him.

Gu Changge replied with a nod. He was not a heartless man, and understood very well how those around him cared about him very much. Even though he was a villain, it did not mean he would be an ungrateful person — it only meant that he was destined to fight the Preferred Heavenly Children.

"Your cultivation has improved tremendously after the trip to the Lower Realm, so I don't think a genius from another power will be able to go against you ..."

Gu Lintian could not help but praise after he investigated his son's current cultivation. Back when he was Gu Changge's age, he had just reached the God Realm, but Gu Changge was already at the peak Conferred Lord Realm.

There were many Young Supremes in the Upper Realm, but he doubted there was one on the same level as Gu Changge.

"Dad, you're flattering me!"

Gu Changge responded with a smile, but did not refute his father's words. After all, he had spent 5000 Destiny Points to increase his cultivation to the peak of the Conferred God Realm. With his strength, he could easily flatten the existence of the False God Realm with a single slap.

Of course, Gu Changge also knew that he had more cards up his sleeve that his father did not know — The Eternity-Eating Demon Art was one of them. It wasn't that he didn't trust his father, but it was something better to hide. The less people know about it, the safer it is.

“[Eight Desolate Demon Halberd] was a weapon from the previous holder of the Demon Heart. Although it's not enough to reveal the fact that you also have a Demon Heart, try not to use it unless absolutely necessary, before you have it. take over the Ancient Immortal Gu Family ..."

Gu Lintian advised Gu Changge. He wasn't worried about someone taking a weapon from Gu Changge — anyway, anyway, someone who dares to rob the stuff of the Gu Family they have not been born in this world — but is worried that he has a Demon Heart might be revealed. Therefore, the, and that would cause Gu Changge to receive a lot of reactions from inside and outside the family. Although Gu Changge was the Young Master of the Ancient Immortal Gu Family, his position as the next Patriarch had yet to be determined.

His weapon was good, but the identity of the future Patriarch of the Ancient Immortal Gu Family was even more important.

Once that was settled, those old fogies would be unable to do anything about it. Even if the fact that Gu Changge was the holder of the Demon Heart came out, they would not be able to do anything other than accept him as their Patriarch.

In fact, Gu Lintian had developed a step-by-step plan for Gu Changge's future, and he was now just waiting for him to slowly take over the Family government.

"Contrary to my thoughts, it seems like you have finally started to see things clearly ..."

Suddenly, Gu Lintian noticed the [Spirit Nourishing Jade] in Gu Changge's person, and immediately felt Yan Ji's breath from him. Although his face still showed the usual indifference, he felt relief in his heart.

"Dad, you misunderstood ..."

Gu Changge was first dumbfounded, but then he laughed out loud, and explained Yan Ji's origin to Gu Lintian.

Of course, he did not say anything about provoking a dispute between Ye Chen and Yan Ji. If he did not find everything interesting and needed to squeeze out Ye Chen's wealth, he would not care about him. After all, stealing the Chosen Son from the Heaven Master right before his eyes was a very joyous thing.

Now that he had returned to the Upper Realm, he was in no hurry to decide what to do with Yan Ji. However, there was the fact that he was also from the Upper Realm, so he assumed that he might know about the many hidden opportunities.

"He was from a race born from the Innate Fire of Heaven and Earth. I thought her kind was wiped out, but since you like her, there's no harm in letting her stay by your side."

Said Gu Lintian. He recognized Yan Ji's origin in one glance.

His race born from the Innate Flames of Heaven and Earth was once the strongest race among the many godly races, and their children were born with strong cultivation from the very beginning.

Unfortunately, they had all long disappeared from the world.

Judging from his appearance, he looked to be in his twenties, while Gu Changge was also young, so he didn't mind him staying by his side.

"He should have been in the Great Sacred Realm at its peak, so his talent should not be looked down upon ..."

Said Gu Lintian.

'No wonder his Luck Value was so high.he turned out to be in the Great Sacred Realm.'

Gu Changge finally understood the situation to some extent.

When Yan Ji was in his prime, he was a giant from the Great Sacred Realm! He was someone who could easily go anywhere in the Upper Realm, shatter the stars in his palm, and travel through the Universe with ease.

In the Ancient Eternal Gu Family, the God King could be said to be many, while a Sacred Realm cultivator could be considered a true master in various lineages. As for the cultivators of the Great Sacred Realm? They can easily become Elder-level figures in the Family.

Therefore, he felt that he had gained a great advantage on the way to this Underworld.

"Go to the Heavenly Dao Immortal Palace as soon as you are free. The number of people who criticize you for your disappearance for half a year is not small there. In addition, you also need to solve the problem of being their heir ..."

The moment Gu Lintian mentioned this matter, his eyes went deep, and a terrifying scene flashed past his pupils. It was as if the Universe was about to collapse as all the stars shattered and fell down one by one.

At this moment, he resembled a supreme being that could dominate the entire Universe.

"Confirm, Father! This child will definitely be at the top of the fight for the position of heir to the Heavenly Palace."

Gu Changge assured him.

His father was an ambitious man, and so was he. Sooner or later, the Heavenly Immortal Dao Palace would belong to their father-son pair.