Great Villain: Starting by Humiliating the Son of the Heavenly Fate

[Ding! You've successfully made a minor change to the plot, causing a shift in Protagonist Gu Ran's mindset. Gu Ran's Heavenly Fate Value has dropped by 1000 points!]

[Ding! You've accrued 2000 Villain Value points!]

System notifications sounded in Jiang Chen's sea of consciousness.

'A decrease of 1000 points, it's not insignificant, yet not substantial either,' he pondered.

'The real blow to Gu Ran's Heavenly Fate Value would come when the Cave Heaven plot is entirely thwarted.' A self-satisfied smirk pulled at the corner of his mouth. Soon after, his attention swung towards Ji Junhao and his companions.

They had halted.

It seemed they had discerned that all the forces they'd left to confront Gu Ran were now wiped out.

In the distance, Ji Junhao and his group remained stationary, observing Gu Ran, their expressions slightly furrowed.

"My Lord! That human brat couldn't possibly have handled so many enemies on his own. Someone must be assisting him!" Xu Yuqi said emphatically, bowing slightly towards Ji Junhao.

"I'm well aware!" Ji Junhao responded coolly. He also suspected that the individual who had previously destroyed his demonic cultivators was a human powerhouse at the Dao Palace realm.

Approaching from Gu Ran's position, he didn't sense the presence of any other cultivators within his divine sense range.

Based on the timeframe, the ally aiding Gu Ran isn't much slower than him.

Considering that his demonic cultivators were wiped out en masse instantaneously, the enemy is at least a Late-stage Dao Comprehension realm expert.

Therefore, Ji Junhao has inferred that the one aiding Gu Ran is a human powerhouse at the Dao Palace realm.

"My Lord, what is our next course of action?" Xu Yuqi asked, looking at Ji Junhao with deep respect, quietly seeking his counsel.

"We retaliate!" Ji Junhao replied with a frosty laugh, vanishing from his place in a heartbeat.

"Quickly! Keep up with Lord Ji Junhao!" Xu Yuqi and the rest hurried to match pace.

'So, they are in pursuit?' Jiang Chen, detecting Ji Junhao's group with his divine sense, commented with a faint smile.

Without delay, he directed Wu Qian and the others to ready themselves to confront Ji Junhao's group.

Meanwhile, on the battlefield below.

'No! I refuse to become a blind killer. How is that any different from succumbing to wickedness?' Gu Ran wrestled with his inner conflict.

'I still possess the potential to grow stronger, to fight back and eliminate the Heavenly Gu Society!'

'On this Immortal Martial Continent, the Transcendence realm is the ultimate threshold. I refuse to believe that the Heavenly Gu Society can house a powerhouse beyond this realm!'

'Transcendence realm... If I can annihilate more foes from the Dao Palace realm, I might have a shot at breaking through!'

'I must bide my time. I'm on the brink of crossing into the middle-stage of the Inquiring Journey realm. Additionally, I must enhance my cultivation methods!'

'So the Heavenly Gu Society wants to prevent me from killing to grow stronger? Then, honing my martial techniques and secret arts should be permissible!' After battling his internal tumult, Gu Ran managed to stabilize his mental state, standing firm on his principles.

Gu Ran drew confidence from his Endless Dark Blood Moon lineage.

Suddenly, He Tian shouted in alarm, "This is bad. We have a formidable enemy approaching! It's the demonic cultivators from the Burning Blaze Ancient Sect, and even the demon race!"

"The demon race is here! Be on guard!" Lu An echoed, putting on a surprised face.

"The enemy has three Dao Palace realm powerhouses! Liu Xiong, you need to get Young Master Gu out of here quickly!" Wu Qian declared, his face stern.

"Yes!" Liu Xiong promptly agreed, turning to Gu Ran, "Young Master Gu, we need to leave immediately!"

"Then let's move," Gu Ran replied impassively. He took to the skies towards the distance, not allowing Liu Xiong to decide their escape route.

After all, Gu Ran was always keen on doing anything that would thwart the control of the Heavenly Gu Society.

What Gu Ran failed to notice, however, was that his actions were fitting perfectly into Jiang Chen's strategy.

'Just as expected, he's heading for that towering peak,' Jiang Chen noted with a faint smile, then followed suit towards the same peak.

Just then, Ji Junhao and his party made their appearance.

"You're the one who eliminated my underlings!" Ji Junhao accused, his gaze landing on the human adversaries.

"That young man, protected by three Dao Palace realm experts, is no ordinary individual. I hadn't expected to underestimate him," Ji Junhao added, interspersing his words with chilly laughs as he appraised the three Dao Palace realm human powerhouses before him.

With a simple gesture, several demons and demonic cultivators, some at the Dao Comprehension realm, pursued in the direction Gu Ran had taken.

"This is disastrous! Halt them!" He Tian's expression turned grave as he sprung into action, aiming to thwart the underlings at the Dao Comprehension and Inquiring Journey realms.

"Your opponent is me!" Xu Yuqi countered with a smirk, launching a powerful counterattack to intercept He Tian's move.

"Attack!" Ji Junhao roared, directing his assault straight at Wu Qian.

In a flash, the six Dao Palace realm experts from both factions clashed, turning the surrounding earth into craters.

'The fight has begun,' Jiang Chen noted, casting a casual glance back at the battleground where the six Dao Palace realm combatants were locked in conflict, an easygoing smile on his face.

He wasn't perturbed about Wu Qian and the others being outmatched by Ji Junhao and his team.

After all, in the original narrative, Wu Qian had held his ground against E Tianjiu, repelling the Nether Demon Clan's initial onslaught on the Lustrous Yang Domain.

Xu Yuqi and the other Dao Palace expert were evenly matched with Lu An and He Tian, with virtually no discernable difference in their prowess.

'However, the number of Dao Comprehension realm cultivators chasing Gu Ran is rather high,' Jiang Chen contemplated, focusing his attention on the cultivators from the Burning Blaze Ancient Sect who were tailing Gu Ran.

Among them were nine Dao Comprehension realm cultivators and over twenty Inquiring Journey realm cultivators. They represented nearly all the high-ranking demonic cultivators of the Burning Blaze Ancient Sect.

'If Gu Ran eliminates these individuals, his progression to the Dao Comprehension realm will be certain,' Jiang Chen reflected.

'The protagonist's fortune is truly extraordinary. Despite my numerous attempts to stifle his progress, Gu Ran consistently seizes opportunities for major advancement.'

'It's no surprise that in the original narrative, he could grow from the Mysterious Platform realm to a level where he could challenge someone of my Half-step Transcendence realm status in just a few months.' Immersed in his thoughts, Jiang Chen returned his gaze to the towering peak in the distance.

By now, he had already discerned the distinctiveness of that colossal peak.

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