A lush green mountain peak was floating in the sky.
From afar, a streak of light came flying and arrived alone outside the mountain.
Gu Qing Shan appeared.
He looked down at the mountain peak, and silently sensed the vast power emanating from it.
A flower among blades of grass, a leaf that landed by some stones.
It seems to currently be autumn for the Mahesvara realm.
The autumn atmosphere filled the entire mountain, the layers of leaves and trees fluttered along with the wind, making for a scenic view.
At the same time, an unknown great power could be felt coming from every corner of this mountain.
As a Void Revolution realm cultivator, Gu Qing Shan could clearly feel this power, but he was unable to comprehend what it exactly was.
He grabbed a falling leaf with his hand.
The withered leaf slowly scattered.
âThis is a manifestation of Merit?â he doubtfully muttered to himself.
Zhi Luoâs voice sounded from inside the mountain: âIndeed, because I participated in the struggle to save the Samsara worlds and made significant contributions, I was able to use the Merit I gained to form this mountain peakâ
Gu Qing Shan looked at the various uneven places on the mountain and quickly realized what they were.
These were the marks left behind by those cultivatorsâ attacks.
Her Merit nullified those attacks, manifesting the damage as withered leaves and trees.
âZhi Luo, you can come out now, those people will not come to try and destroy this mountain any longerâ Gu Qing Shan said.
âWhere did they go?â Zhi Luo asked.
âThey decided to crack jokes in another world, so they all left just nowâ Gu Qing Shan replied.
âYou really are impressive, to be able to break through and return here in such a short period of timeâ Zhi Luo was clearly in awe.
âIâm actually not that impressive, most of this is thanks to a pillâ
âThatâs also due to your competence. Ah, I just remembered something importantâ
âThat is?â
âI canât leaveâ
Gu Qing Shan froze.
Zhi Luo spoke dejectedly: âAt the time, I was afraid that they would interfere with you during your Tribulation, so I sealed the entire mountain off, and now I canât leave at allâ
âThen how do we break the seal?â Gu Qing Shan asked.
âThereâs no way that I know of unless you do what they did and attack the mountain for several dozen daysâ Zhi Luo answered
Gu Qing Shan froze again.
He realized that he wouldnât be able to meet the other party this time around.
The Fire Tribulation made it so that he couldnât stay here for too long.
He couldnât destroy this mountain in such a short time, even if he could, he canât just do that either.
Because this mountain was the manifestation of Zhi Luoâs Merits.
So now, Gu Qing Shan had to face the Tribulation while he still had the time to quickly leave.
If he was too late, the Tribulation Fire would burn his body to ash.
Zhi Luo obviously understood this as well.
Right here and now, they could do nothing but say a few words to each other and bid farewell.
âYou can go and face your Tribulation now, Iâll stay here to cultivate and wait for youâ she told him.
Gu Qing Shan was a bit hesitant, briefly reflected on it before asking: âAre there any other people who could threaten your safety?â
âHow many cultivators did you kill?â Zhi Luo asked.
â701 peopleâ
Zhi Luo said with joy: âThatâs perfect, then there is no one here in this world but myselfâ
Hearing that, Gu Qing Shan felt a bit doubtful and asked: âIf this was the Mahesvara realm, why were there so few people? Does this realm not have a Mahesvara Heavenly King?â
Zhi Luo answered him: âThe original Mahesvara Heavenly King was already long dead, this realm has basically been without an owner for a long timeâ
âWhat about those cultivators?â
âThey are trapped here, only Merit could increase their lifespan, otherwise they would die right awayâ
Gu Qing Shan was surprised.
No wonder those cultivators insisted on keeping me here.
No wonder they even tried to use Zhi Luoâs life to threaten me.
He hurriedly asked: âWhat about you?â
âBefore this mountain formed from my Merit is destroyed, I can live perfectly wellâ
âHave they never tried to steal your Merit before?â
âI would grant them a bit of Merit from time to time depending on my mood, so they canât really try anything against me. Furthermore, if I really donât want to stay here, they canât stop me, I can immediately reincarnate into any world I wish, but if I did that, I would forget youâ
Gu Qing Shan sighed: âYouâve already done a lot for my sake. If you continue, youâll only go through more hardship without any benefitsâ
Zhi Luoâs giggle could be heard coming from the mountain: âIndeed, but youâre already starting to think for my sake, confirming that I really didnât make the wrong judgementâ
Her tone suddenly became stern and solemn: âQing Shan, do you see the fluttering withered leaves in the wind? As an Asura woman, ever since long ago, I already knew that my life would be the same as these leaves, destined to be lost in the heat of battle, that is the shared fate of our raceâ
âBut I already lost my life once and got to meet you in hell, that is my fortune that had nothing to do with battleâ
âIâve been through countless tough battles and lingered at the verge of life and death for too long to count, so to me, simply waiting is nothing but an insignificant price to payâ
âI will continue to wait until the day you come to take me away from hereâ
Gu Qing Shan fell silent.
The women of the Asura race were bestowed with peerless beauty with a burning fiery personality, once they recognized someone, they would never change their mind in their entire lives, even if the two of them could no longer be with one another, they would never love a second man.
However, this was nothing but a rumor, a legend, so Gu Qing Shan had never paid close attention to it. Now that he was experiencing this himself, he naturally felt how heavy it really was.
He landed on top of the mountain and buried a jade tag beneath a piece of rock.
âThese are all the battle techniques and skills of the Asura race that Iâve ever obtained, after you come out, make sure to cultivate them wellâ Gu Qing Shan told her.
âAh? Why do I have to cultivate them well?â Zhi Luoâs voice seemed a bit uncomfortable.
Gu Qing Shan smiled and told her: âBecause if you want to fight by my side from now on, you canât be too weakâ
Saying so, he closed his eyes.
He had spent too much time in this world already that there wasnât a lot of time left, Gu Qing Shan could already feel the approaching shadow of death.
He had to face his Tribulation now!
Gu Qing Shanâs thoughts turned.
Immediately, endless flames engulfed him and pulled him into countless visions of despair, swearing to destroy his mind.
Gu Qing Shan carefully dealt with his delusions.
A few moments later.
The flames faded.
He also vanished from this world together with the fire.
âTake careâ
Only those words lingered in the wind.
The entire Mahesvara realm returned to silence.
There werenât any people flying back and forth.
No more rowdy banquet and parties.
The world was silent.
Only a single graceful woman of unrivaled beauty was sitting in the heart of a certain mountain with a smile on her face.
Zhi Luo.
While not in battle, she appeared a lot more graceful and elegant than any other woman.
âNow thatâs a real problem, youâre already so powerful, how would I be able to catch up to your steps now?â
She furrowed her eyebrows greatly for a long time before finally relaxing.
âIt seems, I can onlyâŠâ
She cut open a small wound on her finger and began to draw a type of mystical pattern on her face with the blood.
This was the Asura raceâs racial rune passed down for generations.
In the Age of Old, after the Samsara was broken apart, every realm was broken down to countless fragments that had no way to fuse together again.
Only the battle-driven Asura race managed to use a special method to create this rune.
Once they performed the ritual with the rune, an Asura must throw away their status, their tribe, their family members, authority, and everything else to head to the ruins of the Asura Samsara.
That place was called the ultimate Asura Eternal Battle Era Fortress.
In that place, all the Asura inheritances were complete.
Each Asura who headed there would undoubtedly become rapidly stronger.
Of course, that was also an exceedingly dangerous place where one could die with the most minimal mistake.
There was only a single rule there: To become stronger, or die!
As Zhi Luo completed her ritual, she slowly stood up with her daggers in hand.
After a few moments of waiting.
The void of space began to ripple like water.
The scene of a crimson sunset appeared in front of her eyes like a mirage that didnât seem to be real.
Zhi Luo stared closely at the mirage and took a deep breath.
âI must become strongerâ
Zhi Luo muttered as if to encourage herself.
âFurthermore, when he really has as many dependents as heâs supposed to in the future, if I am too weak, wouldnât I be the target of bullying?â
âThis one canât possibly stand for that, and furthermoreâŠâ
She walked resolutely into the mirage and made a clear declaration:
âI want to fight for your sake, Qing Shan!â