Just as the old patriarch forced me to my death, I achieved the unity of Dao and fruition.

The glimpse into the world slowly faded away.

Inside the main hall of Wanxiang Courtyard, Gu Changjin sat silently for a long time.

He originally thought that he had seen enough bad luck with him.

He was deceived by his disciple, used as food by his descendants, forced to his death, and after thousands of years of arduous cultivation, he was casually eaten by a passing powerful figure.

What kind of death hasn't happened?

But this life still opened his eyes.

The father and elder brother faked their deaths, and the eldest sister-in-law transferred resources for them.

The royal family sent another princess, ostensibly as a sign of favor, but actually as a means of surveillance.

So, he was the only one kept in the dark from beginning to end.

When someone needs to withstand the gaze of the royal family, he is placed on the throne of Xuanwang.

When someone is needed to maintain the Northern Shuo Heavenly Register, let him use the Gu family's name.

In the end, his own brother personally saw him off on his journey.

When the historians of the new dynasty wrote their records, they did not forget to label him as someone who was obstructing the Mandate of Heaven.

Gu Changjin remained silent for a long time before finally speaking.

"No, you really don't treat me like a human being!"

"If he's not me, then I am, right?"

The more he thought about it, the more outrageous it seemed.

No matter how cunning other people's fathers and brothers are, they are at least paving the way for their descendants.

Gu Cangyue and Gu Changming are quite something; the road was indeed paved, but the stones used to pave it were his!

"Very good. With such a united family, I would be doing you a disservice if I didn't go in and see you."

Gu Changjin did not hesitate any longer.

As soon as the thought settled, the numerous Dao marks on the Dao Fruit lit up simultaneously.

The nine hundred paths converge into one, slowly circulating around the Dao Fruit. One point of spiritual light crosses the endless world and falls upon the mountains and rivers shrouded by the heavens.

Inside the main hall, Gu Changjin's true form as an Earth Immortal remained seated cross-legged.

The Guiyi Immortal Realm, the Taiyi Xuandu Sword, and everything else about the original body remained in the True Immortal Realm.

What truly crossed the boundary was only his consciousness, the projection of his Dao Fruit, and the nine hundred Dao Returning to One Principle.

The next moment, the world suddenly changed.

The warm sunlight fell on my face, and I could smell a faint scent of grass and trees.

Gu Changjin opened his eyes again and found himself lying on a rocking chair covered with white animal hide.

An ice mirror lay at his feet, filled with sliced ​​spiritual fruits.

Two maids stood quietly to one side, one fanning and the other holding a teacup.

Further away, more than ten guards from the royal palace, clad in light black armor, stood watch at the entrance to the garden.

Pavilions, artificial hills, winding streams, and covered corridors.

In the distance, a black dragon is carved on the eaves, and copper bells hanging from the corners of the eaves ring softly in the wind.

If you ignore the abnormally vigorous blood and energy in the guards' bodies, this place really does look like an ordinary ancient royal palace.

Gu Changjin did not get up immediately.

He first experienced the feeling of this body.

Despite his young age, he possesses vigorous energy and a solid foundation in cultivation, making him a formidable force among the younger generation in Beishuo.

However, it is clearly still a long way from becoming a true fairyland.

Fortunately, he had no hidden injuries and his lifespan was quite long.

At least it's not a situation where the banquet starts the moment you open your eyes.

After confirming his own situation, Gu Changjin looked up at the sky.

Then, he paused for a moment.

The sky overhead wasn't the usual azure blue, but an extremely deep, dark blue.

A blue sky enveloped the entire Beishuo Prefecture, and sunlight filtering through it was even tinged with a faint green hue.

If you look closely, you can see countless fine patterns of energy flowing slowly in the depths of the sky.

Mountains and rivers, cities, official seals, military formations, and even every living being registered in the Heavenly Register within the royal palace, all have a subtle connection with that vast sky.

Deep within the soul of this other person, there is also a very faint blue-green mark.

That is the Heavenly Register of the Xuan King's bloodline in the heavens.

With its help, Gu Changjin was able to absorb the power of heaven and earth in Beishuo Prefecture more easily, and even after obtaining the royal seal, he could directly draw upon a portion of the prefecture's fortune.

Conversely, if Heaven so desires, this celestial register can also be transformed into chains.

In the original timeline, he was suppressed by both Cangtian and Huangtian in Bailang Plain, and the root cause lies here.

"If you take the benefits, you will be subject to its control."

"That seems fair."

Gu Changjin stared at it for a few moments, then his lips twitched.

"However, this is the first time I've ever seen such a green sky..."

The two maids beside him stopped what they were doing at the same time.

Several guards also subconsciously raised their heads and looked at the sky that had never changed since birth.

Is it green? Hasn't it always been like this?

They didn't understand why the second young master suddenly sighed like this, but no one dared to ask.

Gu Changjin waved his hand and sat up from the rocking chair.

"Chen Xiao".

A young man in black armor who was guarding outside the garden immediately walked over and knelt on one knee.

"Your subordinate is here!"

Chen Xiao is the commander of the personal guards that I have trained since childhood.

His cultivation level wasn't particularly high, but his loyalty was his greatest asset.

In the original timeline, after Gu Changjin inherited the title of Xuan King, the hundreds of personal guards he could truly command were led by Chen Xiao.

Unfortunately, in the battle of White Wolf Plain, all of these people also died.

"What day is it today?"

Chen Xiao was slightly taken aback.

However, considering that his young master had been sunbathing in the back garden for the past two days and seemed to have not paid attention to outside news, he did not think much of it.

"Young Master, today is May 27th, the 18,650th year of the Great Yin Calendar."

Gu Changjin's eyes flickered slightly.

"Where are Father and my elder brother?"

"The military report was just sent back yesterday."

A hint of excitement immediately appeared on Chen Xiao's face.

"The prince has led 100,000 Northern Shuo Xuanjia to Chensha Plain and joined up with the other two pacification armies."

"I heard that Lu Cheng'an has just captured a few small towns, yet he dares to gather refugees and confront the imperial army head-on."

"With 300,000 Xuanjia soldiers arriving, we probably won't even last three days!"

Chen Xiao spoke with great confidence.

Not only him, but now throughout the entire Great Yin Dynasty, from the officials of Tianjing to the local powerful families, almost no one takes Huang Tianjun seriously.

Even inside the Xuanwang Mansion, people had already started preparing a victory celebration banquet.

The kitchen delivered thirty red-blooded spirit beasts that had been raised in captivity for many years, while the gift-giving department was busy counting the congratulatory gifts sent from various counties.

Several officials of the Prince's Palace had even prepared a list of post-war rewards, just waiting for Gu Cangyue to return to the city, so they could take advantage of this great victory to move up the ranks.

No one thought the Battle of Chensha Plain would be lost.

No one knew that the Xuan King and the Crown Prince had never planned to return from the beginning.

How many rebel armies have emerged in the thirteen states over the years?

Beishuozhou also experienced three disturbances last year.

The largest force numbered over 100,000, but it couldn't even breach the county city before being defeated head-on by 5,000 Northern Shuo Xuanjia soldiers.

To everyone else, Lu Cheng'an was just one of the more prominent factions.

Chen Xiao had even begun to make plans for his young master.

"When the Prince and the Heir Apparent return victorious, the Young Master will also receive a share of the credit."

"Perhaps the court will be pleased and will secure a real position for the young master in the Zhen Tian Si."

Gu Changjin did not answer.

May 27th.

The Xuanwang Palace's 100,000-strong army has arrived at Chensha Plain.

There are only a few days left until that world-famous defeat.

At this time, Gu Cangyue and Gu Changming had probably already made contact with the people of Huangting Dao Palace.

save people?

They didn't need him to save them at all.

His own father and elder brother were just waiting for this opportunity to retire gracefully and then push him out to take the blame.

"understood."

Gu Changjin stood up and walked straight towards his courtyard.

Although Chen Xiao felt that his young master's reaction was somewhat indifferent, he still followed immediately.

As Gu Changjin walked along a bluestone path, he suddenly stopped.

The path is lined with various flowers and plants.

There are fiery red spirit flowers, and also exotic plants with long, narrow leaves that shimmer silver in the wind.

What Gu Changjin truly noticed was the extremely faint connection between these plants and the heavens—a connection that was incredibly faint.

People have their own registers, cities have their own official seals, and armies have their own military formations.

Touching any one of them could disturb the will deep within the heavens.

These flowers and plants are different. They are born in the north and grow under the sky. They are also nourished by the fortune, but they are so weak that they do not attract any attention.

It's the perfect opportunity to test how this heavenly realm truly works.

He stared at it for a while, and then a smile suddenly appeared on his face.

"Chen Xiao".

"Your subordinate is here."

"Have someone move all these flowers and plants to my courtyard."

Chen Xiao was stunned.

"Young master, which plants are you referring to?"

Gu Changjin raised his hand and pointed.

"Move everything you see."

"Don't leave me a single blade of grass."