Chapter 015: Master and Disciple Fractured, Walking Further Down the Villain’s Path

Ye Chen didn’t just have a “bias” against Gu Changge.

He wanted to flay Gu Changge alive and grind his bones to dust.

At this moment, his head was buzzing, his thoughts consumed by a single, agonizing realization: A few sweet words and a single pill were enough to buy my Master’s loyalty?

His expression twisted in pain and ugliness.

Yan Ji couldn’t understand the depth of Ye Chen’s hatred. She assumed it was related to Su Qingge. After all, from any objective standpoint, Gu Changge was far more outstanding than Ye Chen.

Jealousy was the original sin.

In her eyes, Ye Chen was simply too young. He was a teenager ruled by hot blood and immature emotions.

“Little Chen, you don’t need to envy Young Lord Gu,” Yan Ji advised softly, hoping to dissolve the animosity. “I believe your future achievements won’t be lesser than his. You have your own path.”

She reasoned that if Gu Changge truly wanted Ye Chen dead, he wouldn’t have waited until now. Of course, she didn’t know Ye Chen was the “Darling of the Heavens,” protected by elusive Providence. Without that invisible shield, Gu Changge wouldn’t have bothered with such elaborate theatrics.

“Young Lord Gu this, Young Lord Gu that! Master, if you like him so much, why don’t you just go to him?!”

“Why pity me? Why stay by my side if I’m so inferior?!”

Ye Chen suddenly exploded, interrupting her mid-sentence. He gritted his teeth, his eyes red and wild like a wounded beast.

First Su Qingge abandoned him. Now, even the Master who had been his sole companion through thick and thin was siding with his enemy?

The betrayal drove him to the brink of madness.

If Ye Chen had been an ordinary person, this blow alone would have caused him to vomit blood and collapse. It was only his iron will—tempered by years of hardship—that kept him standing.

Yan Ji froze.

She lowered her eyelids, a profound disappointment dimming the light in her beautiful eyes.

She never expected Ye Chen to say such hurtful words.

This wasn’t just jealousy anymore. This was childish petulance.

Didn’t he see? Gu Changge had offered her everything—restoration, power, forgiveness for Ye Chen—and she had still refused. Didn’t Ye Chen understand her heart at all?

Yan Ji sighed inwardly. For the first time, a dark thought crossed her mind: If the one who awakened me back then had been Young Lord Gu… how different would things be?

“No matter what you say, Little Chen, I will take this pill,” Yan Ji said. Her voice lost its usual gentleness, replaced by a cool, distant tone.

“Even if Gu Changge has ulterior motives, he likely didn’t expect me to use the power of the Spirit Gathering Pill to break you out of this dungeon.”

Break me out?

So… Master was thinking of saving me all along?

Ye Chen fell silent. The anger drained out of him, replaced by a sudden, hollow panic. He realized he had misspoken, but the damage was done. He needed to calm down.

Yet, even as he stood there, he felt something invisible—something vital—slipping rapidly away from him.

…

[Ding! A rift has formed between Ye Chen and his Master. Luck Points -80. Destiny Points +400.]

Inside the great hall.

The System notification chimed like music in Gu Changge’s ears. He smiled.

Excellent.

Things are proceeding exactly as planned.

In just a few days, Ye Chen’s Luck Points had plummeted from over 500 to a mere 200. For an ordinary person, 200 points was still astronomical. But for a “Son of Providence,” this was a catastrophic collapse.

Heroine snatched? Check. Master alienated? Check.

This protagonist wouldn’t be hopping around much longer.

Gu Changge opened his attribute interface.

The goal wasn’t just to torture Ye Chen; it was to harvest him for resources to boost his own strength. He couldn’t put the cart before the horse.

[Host]: Gu Changge [Identity]: True Disciple of Daootian Immortal Palace [Constitution/Bloodline]: Devil Heart, Dao Bone [Cultivation]: Conferred Lord Realm (Early Stage) [Techniques]: Daootian Immortal Scripture (7th Layer), Myriad Transformations Demonic Body (Talent), Immortal Devouring Demonic Art… [Destiny Points]: 1,100 [Luck Points]: 50 (Black) [System Shop]: Open [Warehouse]: Domain-Breaking Talisman x1, World Seed Fragment (1/3)

“Based on previous experience, a thousand Destiny Points will barely scratch the surface of the Daootian Immortal Scripture’s eighth layer,” Gu Changge analyzed. “That technique is a bottomless pit. No rush.”

“As for the Immortal Devouring Demonic Art… I cannot reveal it until I reach the God Realm. For now, I can only use its derivative secret arts.”

“Fortunately, I’ve mastered those secret arts perfectly. No need to waste points there.”

The Immortal Devouring Demonic Art was simply too heaven-defying. Once exposed, Gu Changge would become Enemy Number One of the entire world.

Combining this with the original host’s memories, Gu Changge shook his head. The original host really was destined to be the Ultimate Villain.

Even in the Upper Realm, the Immortal Devouring Demonic Art was a taboo inheritance that made ancient horrors pale in fear. It had supposedly been severed from the river of time eons ago.

“It seems I really am destined to walk further and further down the path of villainy…”

Gu Changge turned his attention to the newly opened System Shop.

It was categorized into three main sections: Cultivation Techniques/Treasures, Divine Abilities/Talents, and Auxiliary Items.

He clicked on the Cultivation Techniques tab.

Heaven Rank… God Rank… Saint Rank… Supreme Rank…

“Destiny Points insufficient. Supreme Rank locked?”

“Cultivation techniques below Heaven Rank are not even listed?”

Gu Changge scrolled through the list.

“These prices… are surprisingly cheap. A Heaven Rank technique that allows direct cultivation to the Void God Realm only costs 50 Destiny Points?”

“It seems Destiny Points have strong purchasing power.”

He browsed the titles: Holy Sun Heavenly Art (Harvests the power of the Holy Sun)… Holy Yin Heavenly Art (Harvests the power of the Holy Yin)…

Gu Changge clicked his tongue in wonder. Any random manual here would cause a bloodbath if thrown into the Eastern Wilderness.