Translator – Misty

Chapter 21: Recollections

“You little rascal… your mother… you… you really… you really are Gu Tianlang!”

After a long time, Elder Huo De finally managed to utter a sentence, though it was incoherent.

He was too shocked.

So shocked that he couldn’t believe this scene was real.

He believed that the person in front of him must be Gu Tianlang.

Certainly.

Elder Huo De was certain about this. He knew that under the heavens, aside from Gu Tianlang himself, no one else could possibly know so much about him.

But believing was one thing, accepting it was another.

At least, at this moment, Elder Huo De found it hard to accept. It wasn’t that he couldn’t accept that Gu Tianlang was still alive, but rather, the fact was too abrupt and shocking for him to bear.

“You little rascal really didn’t die… you really are still alive… I knew you were lucky… I knew you couldn’t be so easily judged and killed by the Immortal Dao… I knew…”

Perhaps too excited, Elder Huo De’s eyes began to tear up, and then he couldn’t suppress his emotions anymore and started crying loudly, tears streaming down his face.

His crying confused Gu Qingfeng, who shook his head, speechless. He walked over and said, “Elder Huo De, do you have to be like this? A grown man crying like this.”

Elder Huo De didn’t even know why he was crying. He just couldn’t control it and cried for a long time. After his emotions settled, he quickly stood up, glared at Gu Qingfeng, and asked, “You… what exactly happened to you? I personally witnessed you being dispersed by the Immortal Path’s judgment… how are you now…”

Elder Huo De bombarded Gu Qingfeng with questions, making him overwhelmed. Gu Qingfeng waved his hand, signaling Elder Huo De to stop asking, and said, “Back then, I just used a little cunning, played a trick to deceive the Immortal Dao, that’s all.”

“So, did you really ascend to the Heavenly Realm?” Upon seeing Gu Qingfeng nod, Elder Huo De asked again, “But I had people inquire about you later, and there was no news of you in the Heavenly Realm!”

“Do you think I’m a fool? Having barely escaped the Immortal Dao’s judgment, would I use my real name? Not to mention my name, to deceive the Immortal Dao, I even abandoned my physical body and purified my soul… It was only after remaking my body and purifying my soul that I ascended to the Heavenly Realm.”

Abandoning the physical body and purifying the soul…

What terrifying methods were these? Elder Huo De had never even heard of them.

“So what’s your situation now? Are you like those mighty ones from the Heavenly Realm who entered the cycle of reincarnation during the Reincarnation Storm?”

It was said that during the great calamity, when the laws of heaven and earth were in chaos and the gate of reincarnation mysteriously opened, many powerful beings had to enter the gate to escape the calamity, reincarnating and becoming part of the so-called Reincarnation Storm.

“Reincarnation? I didn’t go through reincarnation.”

“You didn’t? Then what is your situation now?”

“My situation is a bit complicated.”

Gu Qingfeng motioned for Elder Huo De to sit down, poured a cup of wine and handed it to him, saying, “When the gate of reincarnation opened, I tried many times but was prevented…”

“Prevented? By whom?”

Gu Qingfeng pointed upwards, and Elder Huo De looked up, shaking his head, not understanding.

“The Heavenly Dao,” Gu Qingfeng sighed. “The reason I am in this state now is probably because I offended the Heavenly Dao. During the great calamity, it chased after me relentlessly, determined to judge me… If not for my luck, you probably wouldn’t be able to see me today.”

Being judged by the Heavenly Dao…

Oh, my goodness!
Elder Huo De felt a chill run down his spine, unable to imagine what kind of terrifying deeds Gu Tianlang must have done in the Heavenly Realm to be judged by the Heavenly Dao!

That’s the Heavenly Dao! The foremost of all Daos! The ruler of the laws of heaven and earth, the master of the three thousand great Daos!

“You…”

Elder Huo De stared, astonished, unable to speak for a long time.

“Let’s talk about you, how have you been these years?”

Despite the fact that the old man in front of him had only a Golden Core cultivation and his character wasn’t particularly admirable, Gu Qingfeng always regarded Huo De as a respected senior deep in his heart. During his younger years in the Cloudy Rosy Heaven Sect, many of his techniques were taught by this old man. Later, when he got into trouble with an inner disciple of the sect, it was Huo De who intervened, possibly saving his life.

Therefore, Gu Qingfeng not only saw Huo De as a senior but also as his lifesaver.

Back then, he had made a name for himself in this world, but he had offended many people, including the all-powerful Immortal Court, so he never returned, fearing that he would bring trouble to the old man. His decision to visit the Cloudy Rosy Heaven Sect this time was genuinely to see the old man and to repay his kindness.

The two talked about many things, from the southernmost reaches of the heavens to the northernmost parts of the seas, from the ancient times to the present, about enemies and friends, and from friends to brothers.

Speaking of brothers, Gu Qingfeng couldn’t help but recall the brothers he made during his time conquering the world. He had even founded a sect called “Crimson Clouds,” and wondered how those brothers were doing now. Upon asking, Elder Huo De commented, “You really are heartless. The Crimson Clouds Sect you founded was incredibly powerful, sweeping across the world, even the Immortal Court feared it, but you disbanded it just like that…”

“I did it for everyone’s sake, I had to disband Crimson Clouds Sect,” Gu Qingfeng said calmly, asking, “After I left, did the Immortal Court trouble them?”

“Trouble them? Before the Immortal Dao judged you, you wiped out the Immortal Court’s people, not even leaving a trace, even the immortals fled…”

“That’s good… How are they doing now, how is their life?”

“Elder Da Fu and the others have gone into seclusion. Most of the other elders have been invited to join major sects as elders, now famous figures respected throughout the world.”

“It’s expected that Elder Da Fu and the others would choose seclusion. The elders were highly skilled, so joining major sects as elders is not bad,” Gu Qingfeng reminisced about the people from Crimson Clouds Sect and suddenly remembered a funny guy, asking, “What about Wang Fatty and the others?”

“Wang Fatty and his group are living the life. Now they are all lords of their own territories, either ruling over a region as mountain kings, dominating a side as gang leaders, or being wealthy tycoons. The most successful of them is Wang Fatty, who has now become an emperor in the Southern Sea Cloud Domain!”

Hearing this, Gu Qingfeng was startled, then burst into laughter, “I remember Wang Fatty’s dream since childhood was to become an emperor. I didn’t expect him to actually make it a reality…”

“Gu, you have the nerve to laugh. All those rascals were led by you, weren’t they? And they all follow your style, each more arrogant than the last, always fighting this one or that one. If someone displeased them, they would annihilate them… One sect was crushed by Wang Fatty’s army on the spot just because they called you a sinner of the Immortal Path…”

“…”

Gu Qingfeng shook his head, feeling somewhat speechless.

(End of Chapter)