The heart of a hero never wavers even in the face of death

"Fang Yuan, kneel down and kowtow to this daddy, and I'll consider giving you a quick death!"

"Fang Yuan, don't try to resist anymore. Today many demonic Gu Immortals cooperated in order to kill you here. I'm not afraid to tell you that this place is already covered in an inescapable net, the Immortal Battlefield Killer Move surrounding you cannot be easily broken, this time you will die for sure!"

"You righteous fiend, two hundred years ago, just because of a single life I took you hunted me to the ends of the Central Continent. I was forced into the regional wall and suffered terrible losses. This time I will have my revenge, hehehehe!"

"Fang Yuan, you can forget about the Heavenly Court coming to your aid. There is no chance for you to escape. You should obediently pass us your Immortal Gu and we might not harm your wives!"

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Fang Yuan was a handsome young man with black long hair falling behind his shoulders like a waterfall. His dark eyes were blood-shot and his originally white tattered robe was also dyed red with blood. There were countless wounds on his body, the largest one being on his abdomen - almost reaching the spine. If only this wound was a little bit deeper, the young man would've been cut in half.

The blood-soaked man stood straight, the bleak mountain wind waving his robes like a battle flag.

And in the sky around him there were more than a dozen powerful enemies, as well as an Immortal Gu House.

Even though Fang Yuan was a great hero of the righteous path, a near-peak Rank 8 Gu Immortal of the Heavenly Court, with such a lineup there was no chance for him to escape the siege. Even if he was in his best form, it wouldn't be easy to break through.

It was a foregone conclusion that he would die here.

Fang Yuan understood his situation clearly and in the face of death his expression filled with disbelief and indignation. His dark eyes were bright as stars, his eyebrows sharp like swords, and he stared at his best friend - Fatty Immortal.

Among the demonic villains besieging Fang Yuan there were not only elderly men with disheveled appearances, but also young insane rising stars of the Demonic Path - they were all ugly and scarred, simply the worst of the worst. Apart from that, there were also the villainous scum of the Northern Plains' and Southern Border's 'so called' Righteous Path.

And in front of this evil bunch floated a chubby Gu Immortal.

Fang Yuan shouted at the crowd: "Fatty Immortal, you are the one who sold me out, aren't you? How could you do it?! You were my best friend!!!"

Fang Yuan stopped healing himself, as he understood that all the injuries on his body were mainly caused by his last Myriad Tribulation. Relying on his own means alone would not have much effect at all, so he simply gave up the treatment.

Now was the time of the great era. The five domains have been integrated into one and the Black and White Heavens have also been combined in the sky.

The wars in the Five Regions were endless.

Heavenly Court, with Fang Yuan at the front, led the Ten Great Ancient sects to subjugate the other four regions. Within 200 years they successfully conquered the Eastern Sea, with the most abundant resources for their own use. 

Northern Plains and Southern Border were not idle either, but they were still utterly helpless in front of the might of the Heavenly Court that began to wage war and suppress the other two regions.

At this busy time Fang Yuan was passing his second Myriad Tribulation with the help of his trusted friend. Unexpectedly, he seemed to have been betrayed by the person he trusted most!

A chubby Gu Immortal laughed: "Hehehe. You are right! It was all my scheme! I was supposed to help with your tribulation, what a great chance to finally deal with you!"

"But why?!" Fang Yuan shouted, a look of disbelief on his face.

Fatty Immortal smirked. "Haha, bastard! You still don't know? Although we were called the twin stars of the Righteous Path, it's always been you who were in the limelight! You had dazzling tallent, a dazzling appearance and amazing luck. Wherever we went, you were always the one who shined and I was nothing. You're the one who married Tie Ruo Nan and the great Feng Jin Huang, and what did I get? Feng Jin Hunag's chubby friend! You always looked down on me, don't think I didn't notice!" 

"I never had such thoughts, Fatty Immortal! Please reconsider!" Fang Yuan gave his best friend one more chance.

"This is enough! I'll say this again, the Inheritances that you found, give them all to me and you'll have a chance to live!"

The Inheritances that Fatty Immortal spoke of were the Inheritances of Red Lotus Demon Venerable, the Thieving Heaven Demon Venerable and many others. Throughout his life Fang Yuan gathered many such invaluable inheritances. In fact, their value was so high that Fatty Immortal didn't dare to speak about them in detail to not entice the greed of others present.

Fang Yuan stayed silent for a long time. The others did not move, or actually, they did not dare to move, as they were all afraid of Fang Yuan's dying counterattack.

After twelve hours of a tense confrontation, the sunset fell and the afterglow of the setting sun ignited the sunset on the side of the mountain, which was as gorgeous as fire and as red as blood.

At this moment, Fang Yuan stepped on the blood-stained soil, and in the face of all the people in the sky who were full of murderous intentions, he smiled. "The green mountains turn bronze as the spring breeze brings autumn, right and wrong turn around."

'If the Spring Autumn Cicada that I secretly refined is effective, I will make everything right in my next life!' Thinking about it, Fang Yuan smiled.

"Fatty Immortal, you chose to trample over our friendship and betray me and the Heavenly Court, I will remember it!" Fang Yuan called out, swearing revenge in his heart.

"What does it matter if you remember it? What are you smiling at, fool?!" Fatty Immortal laughed, but then his expression turned solemn.

"Something is not right, why is he so calm?"

"Everyone, watch out!"

When the Gu Immortals saw the smiling Fang Yuan they thought that he's at the end of his road, and was ready to perish together with them. They all dodged and attacked Fang Yuan from afar.

But at this moment, Fang Yuan's body exploded abruptly with a bang.

…

The spring rain quietly rained down on Qing Mao Mountain.

It was already late in the night, a slight breeze blowing with the light rain.

Yet Qing Mao Mountain was not covered in darkness; from the side down to the foot of the mountain, dozens of tiny lights shone like a bright band.

These lights shone from tall buildings, even though it could not be said to match up to ten thousand lights, yet it was still a few thousand in number.

Situated on the mountain was Gu Yue Village, giving the vast lonely mountain a rich touch of human civilization.

In the middle of the Gu Yue Village was a magnificent pavilion. A grand ceremony was being held at this moment, and the lights were even brighter than ever, radiating with glory.

At this moment the Ceremony has just ended and the Elders discussed among each other in the corridor.

The Gu Yue clan head was the last to walk out of the ancestral temple. 

Her name was Gu Yue Yin. She was in her late thirties, but she carried herself well and looked especially young and attractive. White ceremonial robes tightly stuck to her body and highlighted her voluptuous figure as she walked with grace.

After slowly closing the door, Gu Yue Yin heard the discussions that were going on in the corridor among the clan elders. She knew at once that the elders were discussing the youth known as Gu Yue Fang Yuan at that moment.

As the head of the clan, it is natural to pay attention to the outstanding and prominent young ones. And it so happens that Gu Yue Fang Yuan was the most eye-catching one amongst the juniors.

At once, with a cough she faced the clan elders and said sharply, "Everyone, the hour is late. Go rest now and I hope that tomorrow you will compete in a manner befitting your age. When you compete, do it fair and square; no tricks and conspiracies are allowed, or damage to the clan's unity. Keep this in mind, all of you!"

"We wouldn't dare, we wouldn't dare."

"We'll keep it in mind."

The clan Elders shrunk under the clan head's sharp gaze, bowing down. Then they slowly dispersed with deep thoughts.

Not long after that, the long corridor became quiet. The wind from the spring rain breezed through the window, and the clan head lightly walked towards the window.

Immediately, she breathed in the fresh moist air of the mountain, her rich chest raising up.

This was the third floor of the garret; the clan head looked out of the window. She could see half of the entire Gu Yue Village.

Even if it was late in the night, most of the homes in the village still had lights on, which was unusual.

"These lights are the 'hopes' for the clan's future." With the many lights dancing in his eyes, Gu Yue Yin sighed.

…

At the very same moment, a pair of clear eyes quietly looked at the same lights sparkling in the night, full of complex feelings inside.

'Gu Yue Village, this is 600 years ago?! Looks like the Spring Autumn Cicada really worked.' Fang Yuan quietly gazed, standing by the window, letting the rain from the wind hit his body.

'With the use of the Spring Autumn Cicada I have been reborn, going back to the time of 600 years ago. At this time the Gu Yue village was not destroyed yet!' Fang Yuan thought with emotion as tears formed in his eyes.

The sound of the drizzling rain hitting softly against the window sill filling his ears, he slowly closed his eyes, opening them after a long while. He sighed, '600 years of experience, it really feels like a dream. This time I will save my home and make everything right!'

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(Author's note: So in this story Fang Yuan is a stereotypical righteous hero. I hope you aren't too touchy about Fang Yuan being twisted this way. It's a comedy. It's also a one-shot and I don't plan frequent updates. I wonder what the response is though.)