Villainous Cao Cao: Inheriting Everything from the Chosen One

228: Discover Gu Yun’s whereaboutsTwo months later.

Inside the cultivation room of Cangfeng Residence.

A terrifying burst of energy exploded violently, only to vanish without a trace instantly.

Cao Bu slowly opened his eyes, a flicker of joy flashing within them.

”Quasi-Emperor Third Heaven.” He stood up and stretched his limbs. ”The further I Cultivate, the slower it truly becomes to achieve a Breakthrough.”

If those Quasi-Emperors outside, stuck in a minor Realm for tens of thousands of years, heard this, they would likely spit blood in rage.

You’ve leveled up in less than three months and you’re complaining about it being slow?

Are you even going to let others live!

Just as Cao Bu pushed open the door and stepped out, Su Li’s urgent voice rang in his ears:

”Cao Bu! Come to me quickly, something big has happened!”

Shua!

Cao Bu’s figure flickered, and in the next moment, he appeared inside Scholarly Fragrance Courtyard.

Looking up, he saw that Leng Yue was also there, both of them wearing solemn expressions.

”What’s wrong?” Cao Bu walked over. ”What happened?”

Su Li quickly stepped forward and grabbed his arm. ”Aunt Xue just sent word that Gu Yun has found the Essence Blood left behind by Jun Muqing! He is currently refining it!”

Leng Yue also approached. ”Cao Bu, this is troublesome.”

”If Jun Muqing uses that Essence Blood to reshape her Physical Body and return via Undergoing Tribulation, her cultivation will likely recover directly to the Great Emperor Peak.”

”With her past accumulation, there will probably be few in the entire Spirit Realm who can match her.”

Cao Bu smiled slightly, patted Su Li’s hand, and then looked at Leng Yue.

”Have you both forgotten about Ruo Dan?”

His tone was very relaxed:

”Ruo Dan is the true number one powerhouse in the Spirit Realm now.”

”Even if Jun Muqing restores her cultivation to the Great Emperor Peak, without a supreme dao emperor weapon in hand, she absolutely cannot defeat Ruo Dan.”

The two were stunned, only then realizing it.

The Physique Origin that Fang Ruodan had Fusion with was ridiculously strong, and with the xuanhuang creation cauldron, a supreme dao emperor weapon given by Cao Bu, fighting above her level was as simple as eating or drinking for her.

Back then, Gu Qingtian had the combat power of an Immortal at the Great Emperor Peak.

Fang Ruodan’s current talent was even stronger than Gu Qingtian’s back then.

Her current true combat power had likely surpassed that of an ordinary Immortal long ago.

Thinking of this, Su Li and Leng Yue felt much more at ease, and their expressions softened.

”Then what do you plan to do?” Su Li asked.

Cao Bu rubbed his chin, a sharp light flashing in his eyes.

”Gu Yun is no longer useful; it’s time to capture him. While we’re at it, we’ll also get our hands on that Immortal Scripture left behind by Gu Qingtian.”

Once I have the Immortal Scripture, the System inheritance progress will surely increase again.

His thoughts turned as he looked at Leng Yue.

”Yue’er, go and call Ling Shuang out. It’s time to untie the knot in her heart.”

The reason that last 1% of inheritance progress on Gu Lingshuang hasn’t been filled is because of Gu Yun.

Unless this person is eliminated, or she steps out from the shadows of the past, she will never be able to fully open her heart to Cao Bu.

This time, there must be a final closure.

Leng Yue nodded. Just as she was about to leave, Cao Bu asked another question:

”By the way, what is Ling Shuang’s current cultivation?”

”Peak World King,” Leng Yue replied, stopping and turning back.

”Not at Realm Sovereign yet?” Cao Bu frowned slightly, then thought for a moment and said, ”In that case, bring Heart Snow and Yun Shang along as well.”

”Bringing them along will, for one, help Ling Shuang deal with Gu Yun.”

”And secondly, it’s time to let them gradually come into contact with these matters.”

Leng Yue nodded, her figure scattering like moonlight and vanishing instantly.

”Cao Bu,” Su Li suggested softly, ”should we bring Yingying along too?”

”There are some things she will find out sooner or later.”

”Letting her come into contact with them earlier might help her accept them sooner.”

Cao Bu fell silent for a moment, then nodded.

”Alright, bring her. But Li’er, you must protect her well. Among everyone present, her cultivation is the lowest.”

Su Li’s gaze softened, and she nodded solemnly. ”Don’t worry, even if something happens to me, I will never let her be harmed in the slightest.”

After saying that, she turned to leave, but Cao Bu suddenly called out to her, ”Li’er.”

Su Li turned back to see that Cao Bu had already walked up to her; he lowered his head and gave her a light kiss on the forehead.

”Thank you.” His voice was very soft, yet it weighed heavily in Su Li’s heart.

Su Li’s eyes instantly turned red, and she suddenly threw herself into Cao Bu’s arms, tears streaming down uncontrollably.

”Cao Bu, I regret it so much. I regret why I didn’t meet you earlier. It would be so wonderful if Yingying were your daughter.”

Cao Bu held her trembling shoulders, gently patting her back, and said firmly, ”Don’t cry. We will have our own children.”

Su Li nodded vigorously in his arms, her hatred for Gu Qingtian and the Gu Clan spreading wildly in her heart.

Death.

Gu Qingtian must die.

The Gu Clan must also be destroyed.

Not one of his sons can be left alive.

Everyone who opposes Cao Bu must die!

”Alright.” Cao Bu helped wipe away her tears. ”Go and call Yingying.”

Su Li took a deep breath, suppressing her surging emotions, and quickly turned to leave.

Cao Bu watched her departing figure and sighed softly.

Initially approaching Su Li was indeed for the System tasks and to destroy the Gu Clan.

But over these years, her wholehearted devotion, her lack of hesitation, and the fact that she even pushed her daughter to his side...

Cao Bu could no longer lie to himself.

This woman had already gained a place in his heart.

”Foster father.” He looked up at the sky and murmured to himself, ”Before long, the Gu Clan will pay the price for everything they did back then.”

”Your sons will personally taste the bitter fruit you planted all those years ago.”

”And as for you, I truly look forward to the day I see you again.”

”At that time, you will surely want to kill me, won’t you?”

”Oh, I almost forgot. Right now, you’re probably in some mine shaft, digging for ore with all your might, aren’t you?”

”I wonder if the heavens still protect you, the son of destiny, now that you’ve reached the Upper Realm.”

”You better not die easily; otherwise, this play will lose a lot of its fun.”

Meanwhile.

Deep inside a dark and damp mine shaft in Immortal Domain 9527 Mine.

Gu Qingtian curled up in a cold corner, his tattered clothes barely covering his body, and his exposed skin was covered in black and blue bruises.

He stared blankly at the uneven rock wall, his body trembling incessantly from pain and unforgettable humiliation.

The sneers of those three Brave Heroes Gang thugs just now, the rough caresses of their coarse palms, and that tearing pain were like the filthiest nightmares, repeatedly washing over his already shattered dignity.

He was once the supreme Heavenly Emperor Gu of the Spirit Realm, where a single thought of his would make billions of living beings kneel.

Now, however, at the lowest level of the filthiest mine in the Upper Realm, he had become a toy that even the lowliest miner could play with at will.

”Ugh... Ah...”

A sob, suppressed to the extreme, squeezed out of his throat.

Tears mixed with the dirt on his face, carving out two wretched streaks.

He held his broken body tightly, his nails digging deep into his flesh, yet he felt no pain.

The psychological collapse was ten thousand times more painful than the physical agony.

His past glory, the honor of his Family, Qingcheng’s stunningly beautiful face, Yue’er’s cold gaze, Li’er’s tenderness, and the way his children looked at him with admiration and attachment—scene after scene flashed before his eyes.

”Qingcheng, Yue’er.”

He muttered absentmindedly, his voice hoarse and broken:

”Li’er, Yun’er, Yingying...”

He thought of Luo Qingcheng’s world-shaking beauty and Leng Yue’s aloof personality.

He remembered the adorable way his daughter Ling Shuang used to pester him for hugs when she was little.

He remembered that his son Gu Yun was the heir he had high hopes for, and he wondered how he was doing in the Spirit Realm now.

”I really miss you all so much.”

Gu Qingtian buried his face deep in his knees, his broken sobs no longer controllable, echoing through the vast and deathly silent mine shaft.

But the only thing that responded to him was the endless darkness and cold.

After an unknown amount of time, the crying gradually stopped.

He slowly raised his head, staring forward with numb eyes:

”The ten-year limit is almost up. Qingcheng, you should have achieved a Breakthrough to Great Emperor by now.”

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