Chapter 428: The beginning
Translated by: La0o9
Proofreader: Arya
TN: Chinese New Year celebration lasts for about a week, so normal upload schedule will return after 2 days, thank you for all your kind words
In the sky, the flaming dark tunnel slowly disappeared.
Both Anna and Black Hound were already gone to places unknown.
Then a small-sized Interstellar Warship landed.
Liao Xing returned.
âWhat a majestic and awesome battle that was, I saw everything from space!â he shouted with undeniable glee.
âYouâre a scientist, what do you think we should do next?â Zhang Ying Hao asked.
âCultivate! We have to cultivate! Iâve decided, Iâm going to study cultivation as the main research topic for the world for the next few yearsâ Liao Xing declared.
âThatâs right, I need to go all-in on cultivating as wellâ Ye Fei Li sighed.
The President mused: âWe have to quickly get everyone to enter a state of cultivation, that way if some sort of disaster strikes, everyone will be able to save themselvesâ
âThatâs the way it should be, let us come and plan out a policyâ Varona agreed.
Suddenly, the Forgetting River Soul Separating Hook appeared from the void of space.
Behind the Divine Armament of Huang Quan, several dozen other weapons appeared hovering in the air as well.
The Forgetting River Soul Separating Hook spoke: âPlease be assured, after the world fuses, us weapons of Huang Quan will also helpâ
âUs as well, we will make sure that this world is at peaceâ the Prayers Trial Machine also said.
Behind it, a lot of machines with different shapes and sizes followed.
âSeems like weâll have quite the miraculous world from nowâ Liao Xing commented full of spirit.
Suddenly, a commotion was heard inside the mansion.
âWhoâs there!?â Zhang Ying Hao questioned cautiously.
Just as he spoke, the door was opened from the inside.
Everyone quickly looked over.
It was Su Xue Er at the door, wearing a pure white robe with a scepter in hand.
She was smiling as her gaze passed over everyone here.
She didnât see Gu Qing Shan.
âHm? Why is Qing Shan not here?â Su Xue Er asked, clearly confused.
She couldnât help but check the watch on her wrist.
She also didnât have much time here this time either.
Since she came back to Fog Isle directly from here, she didnât have to waste time travelling from far away like the last.
She had 1 hour.
Looking around again, she still couldnât find Gu Qing Shanâs figure.
Su Xue Er took out her Holo-Brain and tried calling Gu Qing Shan.
Everyone exchanged looks.
Zhang Ying Hao patted himself on the chest, whispering: âWeâre lucky that the other one just left, otherwise the world might be in a crisis againâ
âThatâs rightâ Ye Fei Li whispered back, âthis time, not even Gu Qing Shan could save the world â-hell, he probably wonât be able to even save himselfâ
âHm? What are you whispering about?â Su Xue Er asked.
She had already put her Holo-Brain away.
It wasnât away to connect to Gu Qing Shanâs.
âPardon me asking but, do you know where Gu Qing Shan is?â Su Xue Er asked courteously.
Zhang Ying Hao looked at Ye Fei Li, Ye Fei Li then looked at Liao Xing.
Liao Xing was still stunned by Su Xue Erâs beauty and muttered: âSo pretty⊠ah, no, I mean he already leftâ
âWhere did he go? Did something happen to him?â Su Xue Er pursued.
Her grip on the scepter was noticeably tighter.
âHeâs fine, havenât been betterâ Zhang Ying Hao quickly added.
âAlright then, where is he now? I want to see him right awayâ
ââŠYou wonât be able to find him nowâ Liao Xing was still staring at Su Xue Er as he answered.
âWhy not?â
âItâll take too long to explain, itâs a really long storyâ
âThen please tell me everything from the very start, thank you very much!â
Su Xue Er very sternly insisted.
âŠ
Liao Xing then told her everything that happened with Gu Qing Shan recently.
At the same time, Ye Fei Li went into the mansion and took a jade tag to give to Su Xue Er.
As Su Xue Er took the jade tag, she trembled slightly.
âTravel between two worlds? No wonder I saw such a futureâŠâ
She sighed, a bit distracted.
âIf he isnât here then Iâll go visit home for a little bitâ
âEveryone, see you laterâ
âSee youâ
Everyone said goodbye.
Right as Su Xue Er was about to leave, she stopped as if she just remembered something.
Her expression seemed grim, like she wanted to ask but at the same time didnât.
âAh? Is there anything else you need, pretty girl?â Liao Xing smiled and asked.
âMy apologies, this is actually a bit unrelated, but I still want to askâŠâ
âWhat is it?â
âWhere is Anna? Where is she now?â
Saying so, Su Xue Erâs gaze became a bit undetermined.
âAh, about thatâŠâ
Liao Xing was about to answer but then stopped.
ââwhat am I supposed to say here?
He looked around himself.
The President was already going back into the mansion.
Zhang Ying Hao was even quicker than the President already nowhere to be seen.
Ye Fei Li had jumped to the sky, flapping his wings to fly at a random direction.
Monarch Varona seems to be thinking about something, but muttered under her breath: âThe youngâuns these daysâŠâ
She was heading to the mansion as well.
Seeing their reactions, Liao Xing decided against it.
âIâm really sorry but, I donât know Annaâ-â
At this time, a small white bird appeared from out of nowhere.
It landed on Liao Xingâs shoulder, asking Su Xue Er with a high-pitched voice: âAnna? Are you talking about the woman who hugged Gu Qing Shan, or the one after who grabbed his arm and refused to let go?â
Silence, all around.
A sense of dread began to fill the air.
The thick killing intent was almost drowning Liao Xing.
âAh? Seems like there are still a few things that I donât know aboutâ
Su Xue Er smiled as she slowly asked.
Abruptly, a thunderous echo, like some sort of immense force that broke the air.
The scepter in Su Xue Erâs hand was giving off a pillar of holy white light that seemingly reached all the way to heaven.
This force was so great that the clouds above where pierced through, forming a hole right in the middle.
The great holy light seemed almost like an act of god, making people who saw it couldnât help but feel a sense of worship.
âIâm sorry, Iâm still not used to controlling the scepter yetâ
Su Xue Er lowered her head in apology.
She then swung the scepter, dismissing the power.
âPlease tell me everything about those two women you just mentionedâ
Su Xue Er asked with a tone that forced you to answer.
Liao Xingâs lips were trembling.
He couldnât find the words.
Why are all the pretty girls these days⊠every single one of themâŠ
The small white bird stood on his shoulder as it watched all this.
All of a sudden, it turned its head to one side, asking Liao Xing: âOld man, what are you shaking for? You cold?â
âŠ
Gu Qing Shan appeared inside an area of space vortex.
He looked at both sides.
Qing Rou and Wan Er both looked exhausted, their eyes full of worry.
Quite a distance away, at the end of their gaze, a faint glowing gate could be seen.
There was so much excess natural energy coming from it that they could feel it all the way here.
âThis spirit energy is coming from their formations, try and absorb as much as you canâ Qing Rou told WanEr.
WanEr quickly nodded.
âIt seems weâre closeâââ how much longer do we have?â Gu Qing Shan asked.
âWe will reach that world in at most 5 minutesâ Qing Rou answered.
Gu Qing Shan nodded.
The Zishan young master, Qi Yan, should have already died now in the Tianma world.
Qi Yanâs father was a Virtualized realm late stage cultivator.
This extremely powerful cultivator was currently facing the tribulations.
Once he succeeds and advances to Cryptic realm, he will become the strongest man in all of Guang Yang sect.
Even the Elder who has been competing against him all this time wouldnât be his match.
The Elder is also a Cryptic realm cultivator, but he still hasnât healed from when he got attacked by the terrifying demonic god.
The gate of light was getting closer and closer.
Not too long after this, Gu Qing Shan will be facing the Zishan young masterâs father.
At this time, lines of glowing text were scrolling past the War God UI.
[Destiny Quest: Battle of the collapsing world]
[Quest description: In the times of the worldâs irreversible collapse, you managed to go to Huang Quan and find out the cause of the calamity, giving the world a tiny and improbable chance of overturning the situation]
[Quest objective: Do everything you can to save the world of Huang Quan and the human realm]
After Gu Qing Shan read through them, the words crumbled away.
[You have completed the Quest]
[Youâve received special storyline reward: War God Thaumaturgy (Sainted realm)]
The War God UI then turned a grim, dark color.
âHah? What happened?â
Gu Qing Shan asked in surprise.
More glowing lines of text scrolled past the dark screen.
[This world used to be a very powerful cultivation civilization, but also a world heading towards collapse]
[The awakening of a Thaumaturgy is tied directly to the Laws of the current world]
[Your previous awakened Thaumaturgyââ Shadow Shift, was also born from a connection with the Shen Wu world, using that worldâs Origin powers]
[Learn more about the Suspended world and understand its make-up]
[Once youâve understood enough about the Suspended world, the Quest will begin]
After Gu Qing Shan read through them, the explanations disappeared.
The War God UI returned to darkness.