My Wife Turns Out to be an Empress of the Dynasty-Chapter 658 Feigning Calmness
658: Feigning Calmness
658: Feigning Calmness
“Zhuge Qingyun…”
Upon hearing this name, Gu Lan felt a slight ripple within his mind.
When he first encountered Zhuge Qingyun in the Immortal Realm, he had sensed that the person was not ordinary.
However, he hadn’t expected that Zhuge Qingyun had dealings with the Ancient God Clan.
Does this imply that Zhuge Qingyun is someone from the ancient era?
And what about the seed that awakens the Sacred Mountain of the Snow Clan?
Everything about Zhuge Qingyun points to an individual of significant status.
But even though Gu Lan suspected Zhuge Qingyun’s importance, he hadn’t anticipated that Zhuge Qingyun would be someone from the ancient period.
It seems that he might even have the duty of protecting the Six Realms.
The greater the responsibility, the greater the power.
From this, it seems that Zhuge Qingyun’s strength is unlikely to be weaker than that of the Ancient God Clan.
If this is the case, during his time in the mortal and Immortal Realms, Zhuge Qingyun might have either concealed his strength or used a clone.
Gu Lan had always kept a close watch on Zhuge Qingyun’s movements, particularly at Lanyan Royal School and Star Picking Pavilion, as Zhuge Qingyun was a storyteller—a good one at that—and easy to gather information from.
“Once this matter is settled, I’ll need to have a chat with Zhuge Qingyun.”
“What exactly happened during the ancient times, and why are there so few records of that era in the Six Realms?”
Gu Lan pondered for a moment, his gaze returning to Cangming and Unarisen Leaf.
At that moment, Cangming also turned his gaze toward him.
“Gu Lan, you are a genius!”
“An incredible genius!”
“Too bad, you’re not a primordial spirit, and you are destined to be an enemy of my Ancient God Clan!”
Cangming sighed, though the murderous intent in his eyes did not wane in the slightest.
It was clear that he wasn’t going to let Gu Lan off easily.
Beside him, Unarisen Leaf’s aura became strange, exuding an unusual fragrance from around them.
Gu Lan, however, showed no signs of panic.
Without needing any words, his Three Clarity avatars moved forward, confronting Unarisen Leaf’s true form.
At that moment, the Three Clarity avatars sprouted with dry leaves, which fell one by one in a very eerie manner.
It appeared to be caused by the fragrance emanating from Unarisen Leaf.
However, the scent never reached Gu Lan’s main body, as it was blocked by the lotus of Buddhist light beneath his feet.
“Primordial spirits?”
“Does the Ancient God Clan really require a primordial spirit?”
Gu Lan seemed unconcerned by any potential danger and instead asked with interest.
He recalled the Spirit Gathering Immortal Valley from the Immortal Stage, where a mysterious woman there seemed to be from the Ancient God Clan but was not a primordial spirit.
Furthermore, the Records of the Nine Heavens’ Secrets didn’t indicate this either.
Gu Lan was doubtful about Cangming’s claim.
Cangming’s expression darkened upon hearing this.
It seemed as though Gu Lan had touched upon a forbidden topic, and the murderous aura around him thickened into something palpable.
“Gu Lan!”
“There are things you shouldn’t ask about.”
“There are secrets you have no right to know.”
Cangming’s aura became intensely murderous, but his tone was surprisingly calm, as if speaking with an old friend.
Looking at Gu Lan, his eyes reflected the image of the Linglong Pagoda.
He murmured softly:
“Gu Lan, I’m here to send you on your way.”
As he spoke, a Linglong Pagoda appeared in his hand.
In an instant, Cangming placed the Nine Heavens Earth Essence into the Linglong Pagoda.
This essence could not be stored in ordinary spatial treasures, which was why Cangming had wasted no time in activating the Linglong Pagoda to store the Nine Heavens Earth Essence.
At this moment, the Linglong Pagoda was already activated.
With Unarisen Leaf absorbing all the life force in the area, Cangming was certain that victory was his.
He could no longer see how he could lose.
But just then, the world seemed to pause for a moment.
Time appeared to freeze.
Gu Lan calmly stepped forward, reaching Cangming in an instant, taking the Nine Heavens Earth Essence into his own hand and storing it in his system space.
The whole sequence of actions was smooth and practiced, as if he had done it a thousand times before.
After finishing this, Gu Lan still had the leisure to speak.
“Thank you.”
As the words left his mouth, the power of time and space dissipated.
Cangming’s face turned bright red in fury, his anger flaring up as if it could explode from his head.
“Gu Lan!”
“I want you dead!”
His roar, filled with rage and murderous intent, echoed throughout the area.
In Cangming’s hand, the Linglong Pagoda grew massive, even shattering the space beneath them.
At the same time, the pagoda emanated a powerful suction, which drew in Gu Lan’s Three Clarity avatars and even Unarisen Leaf.
However, when the suction reached Gu Lan’s body, a gentle azure light surrounded him, nullifying all the suction.
“Azure Lotus of Merits!”
Upon seeing the blue lotus beneath Gu Lan, Cangming realized that drawing Gu Lan’s true body into the Linglong Pagoda would not be as easy as he thought.
But even without pulling Gu Lan into the pagoda, there were still other methods Cangming could use.
The Seven-Colored Flower of Cangming’s true form began to rotate slowly, and one of the red petals detached and fell into the Linglong Pagoda.
In an instant, the world seemed to be consumed by endless flames.
Not only that, but great dao Rules manifested, causing various fire powers to surge.
“Gu Lan!”
“This is my divine ability!”
“Every petal of my flower grants me mastery over a great dao power, equivalent to the Pearl of Rule wielded by those in the Heaven-Fixing Realm.”
Standing at the tip of the tower, Cangming was surrounded by raging flames.
In this moment, he appeared as if he were the king of fire, with all the flames around him bowing in reverence.
This scene was even more direct than the fire god’s body.
Gu Lan observed this with a calm demeanor, his eyes not betraying a single hint of concern.
It was clear that no matter how strong Cangming became, it didn’t matter to him.
Of course, this was all an act!
In truth, he was delighted!
The Dao of Fire had always been something he longed to master.
Back at Lanyan Royal School, the anomaly created by Lin Ye’s breakthrough had provided him some insights.
Now, in the face of Cangming’s mastery of the Dao of Fire, his understanding deepened.
If he could continue studying this, he believed that he was not far from successfully condensing the Dao of Fire.
“Feigning calmness!”
“Southern Bright Li Fire, descend!”
“Heavenly Thunder Fire, strike!”
Cangming assumed that Gu Lan was just pretending, and so he ceased wasting time with words and began to conjure the top-tier flames of the Six Realms for an attack.
In an instant, Gu Lan was surrounded by countless flames.
At the same time, the Three Clarity avatars in the Linglong Pagoda also came under attack.
Yet Unarisen Leaf was unaffected and began using divine powers to absorb the divine energy within Gu Lan’s Three Clarity avatars.
Faced with this situation, Gu Lan’s avatars would not sit idly by.
They immediately released countless flying swords, forming an enhanced version of the Three Talents Extermination Sword Formation.
The final defense was always offense!
Gu Lan’s Three Clarity avatars chose the most desperate strategy.
“Hmph!”
“Think you can fight to the death?
I won’t give you that chance!”
Unarisen Leaf was not fooled and used the Linglong Pagoda to avoid the attack.
