From the start, Gu Xinghe lost a duel at the village entrance because of diarrhea, and his clan abandoned him in the wilderness, half-dead.
Watching a nine-tailed snow fox and a golden-winged roc practice their breathing atop auspicious clouds, drawing in icy spiritual energy from the sky, Gu Xinghe understood: fighting and killing was exhausting. Bluffing was the way to go!
Bound to the [Heavenly Secrets and Eight Trigrams System], he gets one piece of inside information about the Ice River every day:
"Sword-Toothed Tiger King, a green cloud hangs over your head. Tonight, your beloved concubine is going to elope with the White Bear Demon Emperor."
The Tiger King waits in hiding, half-convinced, catches them in the act, then kneels and weeps: "The Locust Immortal truly is a living god!"
"Mammoth Emperor, don't bother looking. Your ancestor, who's been in seclusion for thirty thousand years, is already dead. There's a Snow Demon in that cave, possessing his body."
The Emperor breaks into the cave, slays the demon, and saves his clan. The entire clan honors the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion as their state religion!
True gossip misses nothing. Fake gossip tricks every enemy into a deadly trap.
One day, the mightiest gods and demons in the entire cultivation world gather together and bow respectfully before Gu Xinghe on his throne. "We beseech the Heavenly Secrets Ancestor to show this world the path to immortality!"
