Chapter 198

How many ordinary people in the world can truly step outside the framework and see everything clearly?

Some saw the essence; others still waited for Gu Yue Fang Yuan to show off and humiliate his enemies.

But this is perfectly normal.

Not everyone cares whether Gu Yue Fang Yuan is truly a demon, whether he is pure evil…

And at the same moment, within the Gu Worm World…

"So, is he the chosen one of fate? Or a reborn?" Gu Yue Fang Zheng stared at Gu Yue Fang Yuan in the Golden Dao List, watching the face identical to his own, his expression twisting.

Why?

Why does a Class-C inferior outmatch him in every way?

He is clearly Class-A talent—why can't he surpass Gu Yue Fang Yuan?

And…

Is Gu Yue Fang Yuan also a reborn?

Does he have the Spring-Autumn Cicada?

He clenched his fist unconsciously, his eyes blazing red!

At this moment, he longed to slit Gu Yue Fang Yuan's throat and avenge his village!

Gu Yue Fang Yuan is a heartless beast!

Looking again at the Golden Dao List…

Everything became clear!

A transmigrator!

A demon!

A demon in his past life, and a demon in this life too!

"Gu Yue Fang Yuan!" Gu Yue Fang Zheng roared, unleashing all his pent-up rage and bitterness in one explosive cry.

Too bad—he wanted to kill Gu Yue Fang Yuan, but he simply couldn't.

Because he had no idea where Gu Yue Fang Yuan was.

And at this moment, in some hidden place…

Gu Yue Fang Yuan stared at himself in the Golden Dao List, watching his own deeds, his expression calm, utterly unruffled.

He had hidden long ago.

The moment the list appeared, the moment he ascended onto it, he vanished.

In his hands, he still had the Spring-Autumn Cicada—such an earth-shattering gu worm would draw the envy of everyone.

So he hid himself early, in a way no one could possibly find.

Yet, as he gazed at the scenes replayed on the Golden Dao List, a flicker of memory passed through his eyes…

He saw and heard the countless evaluations and discussions from the Myriad Heavens and Worlds…

But all he wanted to say was: boring…

What do these people even understand?

A cheat system?

His cheat system is the Spring-Autumn Cicada, his rebirth, his memories, his wisdom, his experience…

Not some damn talent rating!

In truth, from the very beginning, he had been plotting.

Weakness could be exploited!

Strength could be exploited too!

Everything he possessed, everything he plotted, everything he thought through—ultimately led to this outcome.

To others, it seemed he had done nothing at all.

But in truth, he had done everything.

It wasn't that there was nothing to alter talent.

He wasn't unaware of what could change talent—even, he could cheat to make others believe his talent was phenomenal…

But time was insufficient!

So, he needed to plot other things…

But how many people truly understand?

"Hmph…" Gu Yue Fang Yuan chuckled softly.

…

And at this moment, amid the countless discussions from the Myriad Heavens and Worlds…

Within the Golden Dao List, the scenes continued…

Did Gu Yue Fang Yuan truly do nothing after his rebirth?

Obviously not.

There was no showy humiliation of enemies—but all his schemes were laid bare before everyone's eyes.

Due to time constraints, Gu Yue Fang Yuan could not cheat his talent rating, nor could he raise it—so his talent remained Class-C.

But this Class-C talent was far from useless!

Gu Yue Fang Yuan began drinking himself into oblivion.

At least, that's how it appeared to outsiders.

To others, this made perfect sense.

After all, a prodigy fallen from grace, reduced to Class-C talent—this was a crushing blow to anyone.

So, Gu Yue Fang Yuan naturally began to plot and intercept!

The first thing he intercepted was the Wine Gu!

This Wine Gu appeared roughly two months later, when a Gu Master in the clan, heartbroken over a failed romance, began to drink himself into a stupor, then collapsed drunk outside the village. The overflowing scent of wine unexpectedly attracted a Wine Gu.

The Gu Master was overjoyed and wanted to capture it.

The Wine Gu fled in panic, but the Gu Master pursued relentlessly, following its trail until he discovered a hidden cave entrance.

And there, inside, he found the corpse of the Flower Wine Wanderer, along with the legacy left behind!

Not only was this legacy a treasure, but the Wine Gu itself was also an excellent high-grade Gu, far superior to things like the Moonlight Gu!

Wine Gu: First-Transformation Gu. During cultivation at the First-Transformation realm, it helps a Gu Master refine their True Essence, elevating them by one minor realm. The True Essence refined this way is the Gu Master's own True Essence, not an alien True Essence; using it to nourish the Empty Aperture leaves no aftereffects whatsoever and carries no risk.

This was the thing Gu Yue Fang Yuan intended to intercept.

And this thing requires wine as a catalyst.

The drunkenness was a pretense; the aimless wandering while appearing downcast was also a pretense.

His goal was simply to lure out this Wine Gu!

It took more than a full week.

Gu Yue Fang Yuan tried countless types of wine; in the end, it was only with premium Green Bamboo Wine that he managed to lure out the Wine Gu.

Intercepted, obtained!

This first opportunity was also secured!

Of course, upon securing this first opportunity, Gu Yue Fang Yuan's true golden finger, the Spring and Autumn Cicada, was also revealed!

Yes, the Spring and Autumn Cicada is not a one-time consumable Gu.

The Spring and Autumn Cicada brought Gu Yue Fang Yuan back five hundred years ago; it had nearly exhausted all its power, yet one breath remained, and it had not died.

It was also because of that Wine Gu that the Spring and Autumn Cicada was fully activated.

This also made Gu Yue Fang Yuan realize completely that he had possessed a Life-Gu all along; the Spring and Autumn Cicada was his Life-Gu!

Having lived a second life, everything from his past was gone; all Gu, all cultivation base, had all turned into a dream, a bubble, a shadow!

Only this one Spring and Autumn Cicada had followed him back to five hundred years ago!

For a Gu Master, the first Gu refined is their Life-Gu.

The Life-Gu is intimately connected to the Gu Master!

The more powerful the Life-Gu, the higher the Gu Master's future achievements will be...

Although this Spring and Autumn Cicada was already at the point of exhaustion, weakened to its utmost extreme, it was nonetheless a genuine Sixth-Transformation Immortal Gu!

A First-Transformation Gu Master possessing a Sixth-Transformation Immortal Gu as their Life-Gu.

One can imagine how far Gu Yue Fang Yuan would grow in the future.

It can be said that from this moment on, Gu Yue Fang Yuan's life was truly about to become overpowered...