Villain System: Stealing the Protagonist's Harem and Luck

Chapter 108: Wanting to Rub Him on the Ground; A Pitiful Soul in the Previous Life

Inside the grand palace, the atmosphere grew strange.

Even the Palace Master shook his head slightly, glancing at the Grand Elder but remaining silent.

The Elders had gathered to discuss how to handle the influx of foreign powers converging on the Daootian Ancient City. But in reality, they all knew the blockade was futile. The restricted area would open; it was inevitable.

The true purpose of this meeting was to select a representative—a leader for the younger generation of the Daootian Immortal Palace who could hold the line against the wolves at the gate.

Out of respect for the Grand Elder, no one dared to say the name directly. But everyone was thinking it.

Gu Changge.

There was simply no other choice.

What about Gu Xianer, the Grand Elder’s new personal disciple?

Her talent was undeniable, but she was too young. Compared to Gu Changge, the gap in strength, status, and sheer deterrent power was an ocean wide.

Gu Changge, on the other hand, was a monster. He was a tyrant within the sect, feared by all. Even the Young Master of the White Tiger Clan, an Immemorial Imperial race, had fled rather than face him.

“To put it bluntly,” one Elder thought, “as long as Gu Changge stands at the gate, the foreign geniuses will behave. Without him, we will be overrun.”

The only problem was the bad blood between Gu Changge and the Grand Elder.

“I know what you are thinking,” the Grand Elder finally spoke, his expression sour. “There is no need to be so tactful. I am not an unreasonable man.”

He hated it.

Asking Gu Changge to represent the sect? It was equivalent to slapping himself in the face. After all his lectures about Gu Changge’s unworthiness, he now had to beg the boy for help?

He had lived for countless eras, yet he had never been so thoroughly cornered by a junior.

“The Grand Elder is magnanimous,” the Palace Master smiled, seizing the opening. “Gu Changge has been eyeing the Successor position since the day he arrived. We all know this. Although his actions are… unorthodox, he practices our Daootian Immortal Scripture. He cannot deny his identity as a disciple.”

“In my opinion, it is time to settle the Successor position. Strength matters more than character in times of crisis.”

The other Elders nodded in agreement.

“Fine,” the Grand Elder waved his hand, looking defeated. “I will swallow my pride and speak to him today.”

He vanished from the hall in a flicker of movement.

The Palace Master sighed. “To make the Grand Elder back down… Gu Changge has achieved something unprecedented.”

The Grand Elder’s Peak.

Whoosh!

Gu Xianer sat cross-legged on a massive bluestone. She wore simple green robes, her delicate face calm and serene.

Behind her, brilliant multicolored light erupted. Strands of purple divine essence drifted down from the sky like mist, wrapping around her slender form. She looked like the beloved child of the Great Dao.

An invisible vortex appeared above her head.

Inside her body, the newly regenerated Dao Bone began to heat up. It was translucent and crystalline, filled with profound, vast power. Within the bone, a tiny figure resembling a True Immortal sat chanting ancient scriptures.

BOOM!

The energy in her cells exploded. A terrifying surge of blood essence roared through her veins!

Breakthrough!

Gu Xianer opened her eyes. A flash of joy crossed her face before she regained her composure.

Conferred Lord Realm.

She had done it.

At her age, Gu Changge had only been in the Holy Lord Realm. She was now a full major realm ahead of his past self.

“As long as I keep working hard, I will catch up,” she whispered, clenching her fists. “I will make him regret everything. I am not someone he can bully freely anymore!”

Her progress had been meteoric, fueled by the Grand Elder’s tailored guidance and the vast resources of the sect.

“If Gu Changge hadn’t provoked the Master, he wouldn’t have taught me so diligently,” she mused. “In a way, I should thank him…”

She shook her head violently.

“No. He definitely had ulterior motives. I just need to be strong enough to crush him!”

The image of rubbing Gu Changge’s face into the dirt filled her mind, and she felt a surge of satisfaction.

Suddenly, her expression sharpened.

“Who is it?”

She summoned a jade sword, her eyes scanning a large boulder nearby. She had sensed a faint fluctuation—someone was watching her.

The Grand Elder was away at the main peak. This area was forbidden. Who dared to sneak in?

Gu Changge? No, he wouldn’t bother hiding.

“Little Sister Xianer, do not worry. I mean no harm.”

A gentle, melodious voice drifted out from behind the rock.

A woman stepped into view. She was tall and graceful, dressed in gauzy robes the color of moonlight. Her beauty was breathtaking—a painting come to life—but what struck Gu Xianer most was her innate aura of nobility and dominance.

Even Gu Xianer was momentarily stunned. This was the most beautiful woman she had ever seen.

“You are…” Gu Xianer’s eyes narrowed. “Gu Changge’s fiancée? Princess Yue Mingkong?”

“It is me,” Yue Mingkong nodded, studying the girl in green.

She had come here on a whim while Gu Changge was away. Seeing Gu Xianer cultivating, she hadn’t wanted to disturb her, so she watched from the shadows.

Looking at the aloof, proud girl, Yue Mingkong felt no hostility. Only pity.

In her past life, Gu Xianer had been her only true friend. They had bonded over their shared connection to Gu Changge, and despite Yue Mingkong being his fiancée, Xianer never held it against her.

But their story had ended in tragedy.

Gu Changge had eventually annihilated Gu Xianer’s lineage—parents, relatives, everyone. He had hunted down her Masters in the Land of Abandoned Immortals. And finally, he had devoured Gu Xianer herself, leaving nothing behind.

Yue Mingkong remembered the last news she heard of her friend: the Peach Village destroyed by Gu Changge’s billion-strong army, the mysterious Peach Tree tearing through space to escape with the ruins, and Gu Xianer vanishing from the world forever.

She is just like me. A pitiful soul.

In this life, things had changed, but Gu Xianer’s path was still fraught with danger.

Yue Mingkong knew what was coming.

Soon, Gu Xianer would obtain a supreme Fated Chance in the depths of the sect. Her cultivation would skyrocket. Emboldened, she would challenge Gu Changge publicly, exposing his crime of digging out her bone.

The revelation would shake the Upper Realm.

They would fight in the Ancient Prodigy Battlefield. In that timeline, Gu Xianer had miraculously won, “killing” Gu Changge.

But it was a lie. Gu Changge had faked his death to escape public scrutiny and cultivate in secret. When he returned six months later, he was unstoppable. He hunted Xianer down, and that time… there was no miracle.

Yue Mingkong looked at the determined girl in front of her and sighed internally.

You want to rub him on the ground? If only you knew what monster you are facing.