Translated by: La0o9
Edited by: VindiFan#1
Proofreader:? Arya & Juicetin
[Ting]!
The System chimed.
[Youâve received one use of Deep Presence Concealment]
[Deep Presence Concealment: When you use any Presence Concealment techniques, no inner sight can ever find you]
[Duration: 3 days]
This is very useful.
After reading through, Gu Qing Shan silently put it away at the back of his mind.
He then took out the formation plate that the fish gave him, holding it in hand.
While he was about to release his spirit energy to control the formation plate, Gu Qing Shan suddenly noticed his Inventory Bag wasnât staying still.
As he tapped his Inventory Bag, the bowl flew out and floated in the air.
The bowl then let out a golden light, emitting an audible Buddha chant.
The place around him suddenly became very solemn.
âYou donât have to use this formation plateâ a voice from the bowl.
Gu Qing Shan looked at the bowl questioningly.
The bowlâs spirit continued: âThat place is guarded by a few swords, but if you go there, in the end all youâll find is a weapon spirit who doesnât suit youâ
âIf thatâs the case then what should I do?â Gu Qing Shan asked.
The bowl flew a circle around him, then slowly said: âActually, thereâs nothing in this world that can escape the eyes of a weapon spirit, Iâve seen very clearly everything that youâve doneâ
âIâve picked out a few heirs, but youâre the one I found most suitableâ
Inside the bowl, the formation plate that led the group to the temple hall before jumped out.
âActivate this formation, weâll leave togetherâ the bowl said.
The formation plate flew in front of Gu Qing Shan.
Gu Qing Shan looked at the formation plate in his hand, then back at the one floating in the air, unable to decide.
The two formation plates represent two very different directions.
âWhere do you want to lead me?â he asked.
âThe Lu Xianâs old place, since that place is secluded, others wonât be able to find itâ the bowl said.
âHe was once the strongest man in this world, he broke through the world barrier to travel to anotherâ
âWhen the cultivators of this world was unable to beat the demons and had to ask for reinforcement from outside, they wanted to call him backâ
Gu Qing Shan asked: âWhat are we going to do there?â
âIâll take you to receive his bestowal, there, youâll be able to slowly cultivate and breakthroughâ
âI and the other weapon spirits will help you breakthrough faster and reach the realm that the Lu Xian achievedâ
Gu Qing Shan contemplated, then asked: âHow long will we be there?â
âAbout a yearâ the bowl spirit slowly answered, ârest assured, weâve calculated, it would take that man at least another year to refine this world completely for himselfâ
A year!
If it takes that longâŠ
Gu Qing Shan refused: âI wholeheartedly thank you for your good will, but I canât go with youâ
The bowl then said: âYou have to go with me, all you need is a year to reach the same realm as that man, at that time, all the weapon spirits of the world will also help youâ
It spoke excitedly: âAt that time, you can definitely defeat him, you can definitely save this worldâ
âOne year is too long, Iâm sorry but I canât goâ Gu Qing Shan shook his head and put the floating formation plate back into the bowl.
âBut why? Are you unwilling to save this world?â the bowl spirit couldnât understand.
âThe world can wait; I want to save my Shifu firstâ
Saying so, Gu Qing Shan infused spirit energy into the formation plate in his hand.
The plate flowed.
A second later, Gu Qing Shan disappeared from inside the tent.
The end of magma cave.
The dark abyss.
A place where eyesight and inner sight are both equally useless.
Gu Qing Shan stood at the edge of the chasm, activating the formation plate to call the two swords and the fish.
A few moments of wait.
A sword suddenly appeared from the darkness, followed by another one.
Then finally the fish also appeared.
It seems to be in much better spirits than before, swimming around Gu Qing Shan in a friendly manner.
âYou didnât think Iâd actually return? Isnât that obvious, I have to returnâ Gu Qing Shan smiled and replied.
ââŠHm, Iâve prepared myselfâ
âPolite? Donât worry, Iâll make sure to be politeâ
After saying that, Gu Qing Shan saw the fish turning back to look at the two swords.
Half of the damaged sword was actually flat, and now that he got a closer look, he realized the sword he rescued at the lava lake is also half-flat.
At this moment, the two swords stuck together, slowly merging into a single sword.
The fish swam around the sword once, then headed inside, turning into two mystical ancient characters that carved itself into the hilt of the sword.
The two characters shined, quickly combined into the hilt, as if it was meant to be there.
The sword fell down into Gu Qing Shanâs hand.
A few glowing lines of text appeared on the War God UI.
[An ancient sword, once called Chao Yin (damaged)]
[In the Age of Old, Shen Wu world was once an endless ocean. When the Divinities left, they forged this sword to anchor the four corners of the ocean]
[He who holds this sword is hailed as the king of the seas]
[Having been through countless years, this sword is now damaged, you must fully repair it to be able to demonstrate its power]
Only those simple words, no excess information and no Skills.
Gu Qing Shan looked at the sword in surprise, asking: âYou are ââChao Yin?â
The sword shook a little, then suddenly let out a stream of light, piercing through the dark abyss and brought Gu Qing Shan with it towards the bottom of the abyss.
The light enveloped Gu Qing Shan closely, protecting him from harm.
After a while, both Gu Qing Shan and the sword arrived at the very bottom of the abyss.
This place was hard and solid, there was nothing here to see.
The only thing around here was sword qi, a frightening amount of sword qi, enough to suffocate.
Itâs a good thing that Gu Qing Shan has an understanding of the sword surpassing that of a Sword Saint, otherwise the sword qi here couldâve even severed his thoughts.
If that happened, he wouldâve become a literal retard that was unable to think.
With Chao Yin sword in his hand, he was brought to a secluded place in the abyss.
There was a small cave blocked by a large magma rock boulder, hidden from view.
Chao Yin sword brought Gu Qing Shan here and went silent.
âThereâs someone coming?â Gu Qing Shan asked.
The sword slightly tilted its hilt.
Gu Qing Shan suddenly thought of the cultivators wearing large brim hats from before.
After a bit of thinking, Gu Qing Shan made the hand seal for the Super Presence Concealment Script.
[Ting]!
[Deep Presence Concealment is in effect, while your presence if concealed, all signs of your existence will be unable to be felt or searched out, unless youâre seen by the other party]
Gu Qing Shan found a couple more rocks, completely sealed off himself and silently waited for what happens next.
A few moments later, the sound of a lot of something flying here from afar was heard.
âBe a bit quicker!â
A strict male voice shouted.
The sound of about 7-8 people landing.
Then the cultivators wearing large brim hats appeared at the bottom of this abyss, all of them were carrying swords with them.
They formed a circle, then pierced a sword into the ground.
âNow, open this place up so we can look at whatâs insideâ the strict voice ordered.
The sword shook lightly, letting out the sound of metal screaming.
The strict voice continued: âStop struggling, this is a secret technique that our young master paid a great price to get, specifically devised to deal with you weapon spiritsâ
âYou can live if youâll cooperate, but if you dare to struggle any further, weâll activate the secret technique and kill your sentience!â
Hearing that, the sword became tame.
Shortly after, an âong ongâ sound began to rang out from the ground.
The ground itself was opening up.
âRight, thatâs a good boyâ the strict voice spoke satisfyingly.
After a while of rumbling, the earth was covered in cracks, then the sword suddenly fell into the largest crack.
âHak hak, want to run? Try out my tool control technique ââ-â
In the very next moment, the voice became frightened: âWhat is this!?â
An intense rumbling filled the entire bottom of the abyss.
And then, all the rumbling suddenly stopped after cries and screams of pain.
Despite hiding in the cave, Gu Qing Shan was struck dizzy by the intense rumbling.
He closed his eyes, and leaned on the rock wall behind, letting the wind screamed like wolves and demons as it passed through the cracks.
The sound of the wind screaming and crying didnât stop for a few dozen seconds later.
After waiting for a bit more, he finally stood up and went outside to check.
The middle of the area was completely empty.
Every one of them had disappeared, not leaving a single drop of blood left.
Gu Qing Shan sighed and shook his head.
The scene just now was too humbling.
When the earth broke open, an endless sea of swords appeared in their eyes.
Millions of swords were screeching at the same time, the sword qi that was produced can instantly kill any living beings caught inside.
Gu Qing Shan looked around, couldnât believe that this entire place was nothing but a small entrance to the sea of swords below.
Chao Yin sword flew up and stabbed itself into the ground in front of Gu Qing Shan.
âYou want to lead me down?â Gu Qing Shan asked.
Chao Yin sword let out a âwu wuâ sound.
âAlright thenâ Gu Qing Shan replied.
When the took the sword, a light slowly enveloped him.
The ground broke open again.
This time, Chao Yin sword slowly descended, bring him above the sea of swords.
And Chao Yin sword let out a large cry first before everything else.
Thanks to that, all the swords inside the sea of swords kept silent.
Chao Yin sword began to lead Gu Qing Shan down.
Right away a few swords couldnât help but start shaking.
Chao Yin sword once again let out a âwu wuâ sound.
See that, Gu Qing Shan also chimed in: âThatâs right, Iâm not the invaders from that world, Iâm someone who fights against themâ
As soon as he said so, a series of clanging noise rang out as the sword started to make way for him.
A path opened up for Gu Qing Shan.
âThank you, thank youâ Gu Qing Shan clasped his fist and said.
Chao Yin sword brought Gu Qing Shan and flew all the way downward.
Wherever they went, all the swords around made way for them, allowing them to go deep inside the sea of swords.
Looking around, Gu Qing Shan saw nothing but swords emitting sharp sword qi.
Some of the swords were still dimly glowing, others seem damaged beyond repair, and there were even a few that still had blood on them.
As if all the swords of this world has gathered here to hide.
They remained here, remained silent, even when they stood there and did nothing, they were still letting out a stifled sense of loss.
On the way, after seeing all this, Gu Qing Shan couldnât help but ask: âWhy are all these swords here?â
Chao Yin sword shook a little.
ââŠTheir masters have all died? They have nowhere else to go?â Gu Qing Shan sighed.
Strictly speaking, the special existences that are weapon spirits needs to be constantly nurtured by their masterâs inner sight to grow.
Humans as the essence of all things, as a cultivatorâs strength increases, so does their soul vessel.
But if a spirit wanted to keep evolving and grow, they need to link themselves with a cultivatorâs soul vessel, allowing the soul vessel feedback to nurture them, giving them more sentience and will over time.
All the sword cultivator of this sword is already dead.
And so these sword spirits have lost their place to be, they had no choice but to stay silent as time passed by uselessly, surviving as the hopeless future comes.
All that awaits them is eternal loneliness