Ling Qiuchang, as the Palace Lord of the Imperial Immortal Palace, possessed unfathomable strength, having long ago reached the Ancestral Dao Realm.
He hadn't expected that a disciple like Gu Changge would face him with such casual ease and composure, showing not a hint of pressure.
Even the other elders of the Imperial Immortal Palace would feel some pressure in his presence.
This surprised him and also began to make him somewhat doubt the words Ling Yuxian had previously spoken to him.
Gu Changge's identity and origins were likely not simple.
After the incident in the council hall that day, Ling Yuxian had proactively sought him out, mentioning Gu Changge's peculiarities and asking him to investigate Gu Changge's background.
Regarding matters of the Fine Cloud Dao Academy, Ling Qiuchang actually didn't know much.
But he later instructed someone to investigate and learned that the Fine Cloud Dao Academy did indeed have a senior brother, but he was in perennial seclusion for cultivation, paying no heed to outside affairs. Almost no disciple had seen his true face.
To verify this news, he even had Elder Qianyun come specifically, inquiring about Gu Changge's identity and such.
Although Elder Qianyun's answers showed no issues,
Ling Yuxian was still not reassured, which led to this scene of him summoning Gu Changge personally.
She intended to investigate personally; otherwise, she couldn't set her mind at ease.
"It wasn't the Palace Lord who wanted to see you, but me."
At this moment, Ling Yuxian proactively spoke up.
She gazed at Gu Changge, her voice slightly cold and alluring, carrying the cool, hard quality of marble.
Gu Changge, however, expressed surprise. "Oh? For what matter, Senior Sister Yuxian?"
A few days ago, when Ling Qiuchang summoned Elder Qianyun, Gu Changge naturally knew about it.
Elder Qianyun wouldn't dare hide it from him, so she told him everything about Ling Qiuchang's inquiries regarding his identity and background. Therefore, Gu Changge knew that Ling Qiuchang would likely come looking for him in the end.
Although Ling Yuxian did not perceive anything unusual about Gu Changge, she still stared intently at him. "I'm very curious about your identity and origins, Senior Brother. Among my contemporaries in the Imperial Immortal Palace, no one has ever given me such a strange feeling. Even if I were to make a move, it's not certain I would be Senior Brother's match..."
She did not object to Gu Changge addressing her as senior sister; instead, she straightforwardly called him senior brother.
"Without having crossed hands, how can you be so sure?"
Gu Changge still smiled faintly.
Ling Yuxian' beautiful eyes looked directly at him, as if trying to see through his thoughts.
"I trust my intuition. You are special, not an ordinary disciple."
She stated bluntly, "No ordinary disciple has ever been able to face me with such calm and indifference. Even when facing the Palace Lord, you remain this composed and unflustered."
"Oh, it seems Senior Sister Yuxian is perhaps a bit too confident in her own beauty. It's a pity, I'm not interested in Senior Sister Yuxian."
Gu Changge replied casually with a smile.
"I wasn't talking about my appearance."
Ling Yuxian frowned slightly, her tone carrying a hint of displeasure. She knew Gu Changge was deliberately misinterpreting her meaning.
Gu Changge feigned slight surprise. "Then why would I dare not face you directly, Senior Sister Yuxian?"
Ling Yuxian' words caught in her throat again.
"Just who are you?"
Her tone also became somewhat less polite, as if annoyed.
She couldn't see through Gu Changge's origins, let alone his cultivation.
But that vague sense of threat and unease made her very wary and cautious.
One must know, she was a person burdened with past-life wisdom, with an astonishingly great origin. Although she hadn't recovered much memory over the years, it was enough to place her above all her contemporaries.
Even many elders of the Imperial Immortal Palace couldn't discern her origins or true strength.
If she employed various means, it was not certain that even a Dao Realm elder would be a match for her current self.
Ling Yuxian was confident and proud, believing that in the current Prime-Origin Civilization, there absolutely wouldn't be a second person who could rival her.
Yet Gu Changge's appearance caused some of her ancient memories to resurface, bringing with it a vast sense of crisis.
Hearing Ling Yuxian's words, Ling Qiuchang did not doubt her, only grew more astonished.
Although Ling Yuxian hadn't explicitly stated why she found Gu Changge special, it was likely that her own identity and insight had detected some anomalies.
Therefore, after Ling Yuxian finished speaking, Ling Qiuchang also fixed his gaze intently on Gu Changge.
Within his profound eyes, boundless, vast scenes seemed to churn and evolve.
With each opening and closing, chaos qi annihilated, universes collapsed, exerting immense pressure that could overwhelm one's soul.
He employed means befitting an existence of the Ancestral Dao Realm, wanting to use this to intimidate Gu Changge and force him to tell the truth.
"Is this how the Palace Lord coerces disciples of the Imperial Immortal Palace?"
Gu Changge swept a glance at Ling Qiuchang, his expression unchanged, still appearing utterly indifferent. He let out a light laugh and said, "If this matter were to spread, I wonder what outsiders would think?"
"I bear no malice towards the Imperial Immortal Palace. For the Palace Lord to act in this manner is, to some extent, disheartening to this disciple."
Seeing that his intimidation had no effect, Ling Qiuchang's expression also darkened.
As Palace Lord, intimidating a young disciple in this manner was already questionable, yet it had absolutely no effect.
This was simply unbelievable, like something out of a fantasy.
At this moment, even he felt it was absurd. Just who was this composed young disciple before him?
Ling Yuxian also hadn't expected that even Ling Qiuchang's intervention would be useless, utterly failing to intimidate Gu Changge.
Could it be that Gu Changge's origins were even more astonishing than she had imagined?
Ling Yuxian remained silent for a moment before saying, "Senior Brother, with such a background, why would you choose to live in seclusion at the Fine Cloud Dao Academy, being an ordinary disciple?"
Probably even Elder Qianyun of the Fine Cloud Dao Academy didn't know that her disciple possessed such terrifying strength and origins?
Now, with matters concerning helping the Imperial Immortal Palace's Ancestor Master escape his predicament, Ling Yuxian dared not be careless or negligent.
"Everyone has their own secrets. Why must Senior Sister delve so deeply? Just like you, Senior Sister Yuxian, don't you also have secrets of your own?"
"You only need to know that I bear no malice towards the Imperial Immortal Palace. That is enough."
Gu Changge said with a faint smile.
Upon hearing these words, Ling Yuxian's expression also changed slightly.
Her secrets were only known to herself; even Ling Qiuchang was unaware of them.
By saying this, was Gu Changge implying that he was like her—someone who had undergone reincarnation, possessing past-life wisdom?
Was the unease and threat she felt from Gu Changge also due to this reason?
He bears no malice towards the Imperial Immortal Palace?