368: Chapter 366: The existence in the coffin, fate plays tricks on people

Gu Shengge activated his Double Pupils. Within his mystical eyes, Great Dao Divine Runes flickered as he stared at the sarcophagus ahead, attempting to see through it.

The Golden Sarcophagus reflected Gu Shengge's figure, with his bright Double Pupils being the most striking feature.

Gu Shengge took a step forward. The divine light from his Double Pupils made the entire Golden Sarcophagus shine brilliantly, yet he still could not perceive the secrets within.

The divine light in his eyes grew increasingly dazzling. After being eroded and struck by violent energy, the surface of the Golden Sarcophagus emitted a scorching heat, and the surrounding Twelve Bronze Statues gradually turned red from the heat.

Hot air quickly filled the entire Underground Palace. From Gu Shengge's Double Pupils, golden blood infused with Great Dao Runes flowed out. With his Double Pupils fully opened, he finally saw a portion of the area inside the Golden Sarcophagus.

There was someone inside the Golden Sarcophagus, wearing an exquisite and luxurious dress without a hint of the wear and tear of history. She had a slender waist and a full chest.

“Holy shit!”

Gu Shengge cried out in shock. How on earth could this be Nangong Jinglan?

If this was Nangong Jinglan, then who was the person fighting the King of Seven Profound?

Moreover, after all the commotion he'd caused here, if she were startled awake, wouldn't he be finished?

The flames in Gu Shengge's Double Pupils suddenly extinguished, and the Underground Palace returned to calm. Residual heat remained on the twelve tall bronze statues, but it was quickly dissipating.

Gu Shengge initially thought of fleeing quickly, but just as he took a step back, golden energy lines on the ground began to spread in all directions.

“Buzz!”

Throughout the Underground Palace, the golden energy lines flickered, constructing an energy cage that sealed off the entire place.

At the same time, the Golden Sarcophagus vibrated continuously, emitting a dull sound. There was no doubt that the woman inside had awakened!

Gu Shengge retreated a few more steps, his cultivation secretly circulating, ready to strike back at any moment.

The sarcophagus still made sounds from time to time, but they gradually became rhythmic.

“Thump! Thump! Thump!”

It sounded like a heartbeat, each one stronger than the last.

Gu Shengge stood silently. After a long time without any further movement from the Golden Sarcophagus, he felt somewhat relieved.

It seemed the being in the sarcophagus hadn't fully awakened; he still had time to escape.

He turned to leave, but after taking a few steps, he suddenly froze.

He felt himself locked onto by a gaze—an extremely dangerous gaze. If he took another step, he would likely be reduced to ashes instantly.

This feeling was incredibly intense. A life-and-death warning hummed in his Sea of Consciousness, and past images flashed rapidly through his mind in a chaotic blur.

“Gu Shengge, I didn't expect you to actually find this place.”

A voice came from behind. It was Nangong Jinglan's voice; Gu Shengge heard it clearly.

He swallowed hard and said bitterly, “Senior, aren't you fighting that Lord of Systems? Why... why are you still here?”

“That is a Battle Puppet guarding the Sky Burial Underworld, not my true body. A mere Lord of Systems is not worthy of my personal intervention.”

Gu Shengge was momentarily speechless. In any case, he had basically no confidence in defeating a powerhouse at the Lord of Systems level.

He took a deep breath and said bitterly, “Senior, I didn't mean to disturb your slumber. I'll leave right now and won't bother you again.”

Nangong Jinglan didn't speak, and Gu Shengge didn't dare to move, standing right where he was.

At that moment, the nearby space fluctuated with light and shadow, and some images flickered and rotated on the walls of the Underground Palace.

Gu Shengge saw the Nine Profound Kingdom, the Nine Profound Kingdom's imperial palace, and he saw Nangong Jinglan, Zhou Yuren, Nangong Yuntian, and Nangong Zhiyan.

These images seemed to be events that occurred in the Nine Profound Kingdom. Gu Shengge had experienced them before, but in these images, there was no sign of him, and naturally, no trace of the King of Seven Profound either.

In the images, Nangong Jinglan was not the weak Nangong Jinglan he knew. Her cultivation seemed to have increased tremendously, and she had defeated all the top experts in the imperial palace single-handedly.

The only thing that hadn't changed was her desire for revenge.

Nangong Zhiyan, who had once bullied her, fared no better in these images and was killed by Nangong Jinglan.

She forcefully broke into the imperial palace, questioning Nangong Yuntian about the truth of the past, wanting to avenge her mother.

Seeing how powerful Nangong Jinglan was, Nangong Yuntian naturally didn't dare to admit he did it. Fortunately, Zhou Yuren arrived and even admitted that she was the one who killed Li Anlan, and that her kindness to Nangong Jinglan over the years was merely compensation out of guilt.

In the images, Nangong Jinglan didn't even investigate; she directly cut off Zhou Yuren's limbs.

Throughout this process, Nangong Yuntian watched from the side, not daring to say a single word.

Zhou Yuren was tortured to death by her without ever exposing Nangong Yuntian.

After completing her revenge, Nangong Jinglan directly imprisoned Nangong Yuntian and took sole control of the Nine Profound Kingdom's government, becoming the first empress of the Nine Profound Kingdom.

Gu Shengge frowned. The one who killed her mother was Nangong Yuntian; it was a pity Nangong Jinglan let him off like that.

In the sarcophagus behind him, the thumping sounds gradually became more rapid.

“Hehe, Gu Shengge, you don't think I just let that old thing off, do you?”

Gu Shengge raised an eyebrow. “Oh? What did you do?”

Nangong Jinglan fell silent. Only after a long time did she sigh. “I didn't do anything. His Lifespan ran out, and he died of old age.”

“Huh?” Gu Shengge was full of astonishment. “Weren't you planning not to let him off?”

While Gu Shengge was puzzled, the surrounding images shifted again.

This time, it was the scene after Nangong Yuntian's natural death. Nangong Jinglan wore mourning clothes and presided over the final funeral.

At this moment, the images flickered violently, as if they would collapse and dissipate at any time.

“I hate it! Why couldn't I have found out sooner!”

In the flickering images, Gu Shengge saw that shortly after the funeral, Nangong Jinglan made a Breakthrough. Amidst the vast Lightning Tribulation, her cultivation reached the Mahayana realm.

By this time, she had a deep understanding of the Great Dao of Time. Missing her mother, she used the Great Dao of Time to try and see her mother's face and voice, and then she discovered the truth of the past.

The one who killed her mother was actually the Imperial Father she had been dutifully serving, while the Empress Zhou Yuren, her mother's close friend who had always treated her well, had been trying to dissuade Nangong Yuntian from attacking her mother.

She had tortured and killed the only woman who was truly good to her, and had dutifully served her true enemy for a lifetime!

From then on, Nangong Jinglan's Dao Heart was flawed. Although she continued to achieve Breakthroughs with her incredibly Heaven-Defying Aptitude, because her Dao Heart could never reach Perfection, she even fell into a state of Divine Soul derangement.

“Hahahaha... Gu Shengge, isn't it laughable?”

Gu Shengge only snapped back to his senses when he heard Nangong Jinglan. It truly was... a trick of fate. This woman's current state seemed to be one of bursting with a desire to share; she probably had kept this bottled up for too long and needed to vent.

For him, this might be an opportunity... (End of Chapter)