After the Villain Cleansed His Life, He Faced the Empresses's Betrayal - Chapter 1

Chapter 1 Rewriting Life

“The Heavenly Emperor is without virtue, has abandoned the Mandate of Heaven, is cruel and tyrannical, indulging in endless atrocities. He has angered both heaven and mankind, and now all under heaven rises against him!”

“Kill him, and use the Heavenly Emperor’s blood to offer sacrifice to all living beings!”

“With the Heavenly Emperor’s blood, bury all souls!”

…

On the Northern Mystic Continent, beyond the Thirty-Three Heavens, deafening battle cries surged like a storm.

The once solemn and sacred Heavenly Palace was now nothing but ruin. Countless stars lay shattered, and even the towering Southern Heavenly Gate had been reduced to dust.

The Heavenly Emperor, who once ruled the Heavenly Palace and suppressed the Three Realms with absolute authority, had been sealed inside an ancient bronze mirror by countless terrifying experts.

However, even so, the cultivators remained restless and uneasy.

After all, even with the combined efforts of numerous quasi-emperors and great emperors, they still could not completely destroy this Heavenly Emperor.

Before the bronze mirror stood a young man with an ethereal, almost immortal appearance. He gazed at the mirror calmly, his expression relaxed.

Around him stood several breathtakingly beautiful women, along with many quasi-emperors.

“If the Heavenly Emperor does not die, given his temperament, once he breaks free from the seal, he will surely not spare us. What should we do?!” someone said anxiously.

Another added, “Exactly. The Heavenly Emperor is extremely brutal. If he lives, how can we ever feel at ease?”

A third voice spoke confidently, “Do not fear. The bronze mirror is a supreme immortal artifact. Within three days, the Heavenly Emperor will surely perish, his Dao completely extinguished.”

Someone else praised, “Emperor Ye is truly a prodigy. Our success in suppressing the Heavenly Emperor this time is all thanks to his excellent leadership.”

“Indeed. Emperor Ye has rendered unmatched merit. He has rid the Three Realms of a great demon. Once the Heavenly Emperor dies, Emperor Ye should rightfully inherit his position and rule the Three Realms.”

The young man shook his head modestly and said, “You flatter me. It is I, Ye Chen, who should thank all of you. Without your trust, we would not have been able to suppress the Heavenly Emperor.”

…

Inside the bronze mirror.

Gu Changqing listened to the voices outside, and a bitter smile slowly curved on his lips.

Fate really did love to toy with people.

Who would have thought that an ordinary young man from the 21st century would suddenly transmigrate? And worse, he had ended up in the body of the ultimate villain in a novel.

The most fatal part was that this villain was currently being jointly suppressed by all the top experts of the world. In three days, he would be completely erased by the bronze mirror.

There was absolutely no chance of turning things around.

Gu Changqing let out a helpless laugh and looked through the mirror toward the outside world.

At that moment, fragments of memory surged into his mind like a tide.

This world was vast beyond imagination. There were immortal realms, forbidden zones, and endless oceans and lands that could accommodate countless trillions of beings.

There were countless kinds of lifeforms—demons, devils, immortals, saints…

The strong could burn mountains and boil seas, and with a mere flick of their fingers, they could annihilate entire starfields.

And he was once the strongest being in this world.

Of course, he was also the greatest villain.

The protagonist of this novel was that ethereal young man, Ye Chen.

The story followed a nobody who, relying on countless fortuitous encounters and opportunities, rose step by step. In the end, he united all living beings, killed the Heavenly Emperor, and became the ruler of the Three Realms.

His success, however, was largely tied to the several female leads around him.

Following the memories in his mind, Gu Changqing shifted his gaze toward those women.

Each of them possessed beauty that could topple nations. More importantly, every one of them had an extraordinary background.

Yet until the very end of the story, Ye Chen had not even held their hands once, earning him the nickname “the number one eunuch with the surname Ye” among readers.

Utterly pathetic.

However, compared to Ye Chen, this so-called “eunuch,” Gu Changqing felt that his own situation was even more miserable.

He had just transmigrated, and he was already in a dead-end situation. There was no room for maneuver at all.

What kind of cursed start was this?!

“The Heavenly Emperor may indeed deserve death for his countless crimes, but what the hell does that have to do with me, Gu?” he muttered inwardly, feeling utterly wronged.

At that moment, countless frustrations surged through his heart.

[Ding!]

Suddenly, a crisp sound echoed in his mind.

[Ding! Life Simulator activated. Would the host like to restart and edit their life?]

A system?

Gu Changqing’s eyes lit up instantly.

As expected, the ancients were right.

Transmigrators always come with a system!

Without hesitation, he immediately began examining its functions.

Time was running out for him.

Fortunately, the system was simple and direct. To put it bluntly, it allowed him to rewrite his own life—editing the past to change the present.

Now that was interesting.

“With my solid nine years of compulsory education, won’t I completely outplay all of you?” Gu Changqing thought, his eyes gleaming.

A familiar phrase from his previous life surfaced in his mind: as long as you’re educated, Mundo goes wherever he pleases…

[Ding! Would the host like to begin editing their life?]

The system’s voice sounded again.

Gu Changqing did not dare hesitate any longer and immediately chose yes.

His current state was terrible. Having just transmigrated, his mind was still hazy, and he had not fully absorbed the original owner’s memories.

However, in the very next moment, when his gaze fell upon one of the women outside, inspiration surged within him like a spring.

“Alright, let’s start with you… Gu Youwei.”

[Ding! Note: When editing life, the host must adhere to reality and cannot fabricate things out of thin air.]

The system’s voice rang out once more.

Gu Changqing found this perfectly reasonable.

After all, if he could just make up anything arbitrarily, it would be far too overpowered.

For example, if he could simply raise his hand and summon the primordial treasure Chaos Bell, or take a step and transform into the Dao Ancestor Hongjun…

That would be completely ridiculous.

How would the protagonists even stand a chance then?