Gu Qing Shan silently observed this Heavenly tower.
Indeed, this was a tower from the Heaven realm that Shifu left on this world, representing her hopes for it.
But the situation has changed.
Gu Qing Shan clenched his fist.
From the white skull gauntlet, Shroudâs will had recognized his thoughts and instantly began to manifest as layers of great power.
Hohââ
An immense air current faintly radiated from the gauntlet, which contained a faint aura of destruction.
[All Things Destruction]!
This was one of the additional great powers of the gauntlets, its function was:
[All Things Destruction: All defensive items that are struck by these gauntlets will directly break into pieces]
Defensive itemââ-
Gu Qing Shan observed the Heavenly Tower.
This Heavenly Tower doesnât seem to be considered a defensive item.
A notification also popped up on the War God UI:
[Attention: This Heavenly Tower isnât considered a defensive item]
Gu Qing Shan silently nodded.
â-even so, the Heavenly Tower was still made out of stone, which makes it a part of âall thingsâ.
Being struck by a punch imbued with [All Things Destruction], this Heavenly Tower would definitely not escape unscathed.
While he was thinking, a voice suddenly called out from the distance:
âFellow Dao seeker Gu, please stop!â
More voices then called out from all around:
âSword Saint Gu, please raise your hand high but strike lightlyâ
âFellow Dao seeker Gu, please definitely do not destroy this tower!â
âPlease hold back!â
With each voice, the sect masters, sect leaders, grand elders and various people from various great sects gathered in the sky right below the Heavenly Tower.
Gu Qing Shan pulled back his killing intent and clasped his fist: âOh? So it was the various sect leaders of the world, may I know why you wish to stop me from getting rid of this tower?â
One sect leader stood out and clasped his hand to greet him, explaining: âFellow Dao seeker Gu, this tower contains countless Immortal Crafts, it is capable of helping all cultivators in this world grow stronger, you mustnât destroy itâ
Gu Qing Shan nodded and smiled: âI know that this tower means a lot. But unfortunately, with its existence, even those who are lacking morals have grown significantly more powerful, giving them the courage to try and force their way into our Bai Hua sect. That isnât fine at allâ
The various sect leaders communicated rapidly through their inner sights and said in unison:
âIt is fine, we will all protect the status of Bai Hua sect from now on, if such bandits try anything again, the people of our sects would surely act to the best of our abilities to punish themâ
Gu Qing Shan thought briefly and replied: âThat is certainly a good ideaââ- but there are two small issuesâ
âWhat issues would there be?â one Grand Elder asked.
âFirstly, before I returned, Bai Hua sect had been subjected to such coercion plenty of times, so what were you doing at the time? Watching a play?â Gu Qing Shan asked.
Everyone stayed silent.
âSecondly, you still havenât paid the fees up to now, so please take care of that first before you mention what happens from this point on to me againâ
Fees?
What fees?
All the sect leaders couldnât really understand at all, so one of them tried asking: âFellow Dao seeker Gu, what fees might you be referring to?â
Gu Qing Shan pointed at the Heavenly Tower and replied: âAmong all the sects here, so many elders, disciples, and even sect leaders had received the teachings of the Heavenly Towerâs heavenly beings, obtaining their Immortal Craft and other inheritances. After receiving so much benefit, shouldnât you pay for it?â
âAnd so, pay up. After youâre done paying, weâll talk about what comes nextâ
Hearing him, none of the great cultivators here knew what to say.
They were all speechless.
Everyone was thinking to themselves:
If we all had to pay a fee to Bai Hua sect every time we wanted to use the Heavenly Tower from now on, what kind of reputation would we have?
One sect leader hesitantly said: âFellow Dao seeker Gu, it might be impudent of this old man, but this was something between us from the mortal world and the Heaven realm, wouldnât it be too inappropriate to pay a fee to you?â
Gu Qing Shan acted surprised and asked: âThen I ask you, who was the one that obtained his Heavenly Tower?â
Everyone was speechless again.
ââindeed, it was during Bai Hua Fairyâs process of fusing two worlds that this Heavenly Tower came into existence.
âThis Heavenly Tower was something that my Shifu obtained, but she was in a hurry so she had to leave it here, and all of you just decided to use this tower that belongs to our Bai Hua sect as if it was public propertyââ but very well, considering that all of us are cultivators, I wonât pursue your arbitrary use of it. However, when those bandit-like people used the Heavenly Tower, obtained Immortal Crafts, and tried to use it to bully the disciples of my sectââ- all of you ignored themâ
The sect leaders remained silent.
Only a Grand Elder couldnât help but refute him: âFellow Dao seeker Gu, the cultivators of my sect are different from those bandits, weâve never been after anything from Bai Hua sect, you canât drop the entire basket just because of a few bad eggsâ
Gu Qing Shan shook his head and sighed: âThis world still exists because my Shifu and I saved it in the pastâââ as all of you are great cultivators, you should also know about how we started out. But look at the state of our sect now, all of you used the Heavenly Tower of our Bai Hua sect, yet you ignored our plight...â
âDo you truly think of yourselves as innocent?â
He faced the Grand Elderâs eyes head-on and muttered: âI actually think more highly of those evil-doers compared to the indifferent bystandersâ
âWhen an avalanche hits, not a single snowflake will admit that they were responsibleâ
His tone was turning more frigid: âAll of you mark my wordsââ- if I had returned just a few days later and saw anything happen to the disciples of our Bai Hua sect, I would definitely eradicate every last cultivator who obtained an Immortal Craft in this worldâ
âNot a single one of you here would have survived, I guarantee that not even the heavenly beings who descended from above would be able to save your lives. These are the exact words that this Gu Qing Shan had spoken, so try and keep them in your mindsâ
All the great cultivators stayed silent.
Someone suddenly sighed: âFellow Dao seeker Gu, then there is no other way, we must use the ultimate solution to get rid of youâ
Gu Qing Shan furrowed his eyebrows.
At some point, this group of great cultivators had already joined forces and completed their technique, calling out in unison: âAs per the order of Heaven, we invite the heavenly beings from the Divine Mountain of Sumeru to descend and help us eliminate evil!â
Instantly, rays of light appeared from their bodies and flew into the Heavenly Tower.
The silent Heavenly Tower suddenly began glowing, as all the heavenly being statues inside recited the same words:
ă Divine Mountain of Sumeru, manifest! ă
Gu Qing Shan looked up to see another Heavenly Mountain manifesting in the sky.
This mountain eclipsed the sky itself, its peak wasnât even visible from where they stood as boundless clouds had surrounded the side of the mountain.
âââthis Heavenly Mountain was different from the previous one, as it had descended in an instant without giving Gu Qing Shan the chance to act.
The Divine Mountain of Sumeru.
The actual Divine Mountain of Sumeru!
Even with Gu Qing Shanâs eyes, this was the true Divine Mountain of Sumeru without a doubt.
He had faced two Tribulations on this mountain, so he wouldnât mistake it for anything else.
He didnât expect that the ultimate solution of these cultivators was to summon this Divine Mountain!
Far above the sky, a heavenly aura drifted with a faint supernatural glow.
Streaks of heavenly light were descending from above.
ââthe heavenly beings had arrived!
All the cultivators cheered.
âHow regretful, fellow Dao seeker Gu, we cannot agree with your actions, so weâve invited the heavenly beings here to determine your lifeâ one sect leader purposely sighed and told him.
Gu Qing Shan didnât say anything.
He was staring at the sky with a slightly strange expression.
A second laterâââ
A heavenly aria resounded throughout the sky, seeming to call for something.
A monkey then flew down ahead of everyone else and landed in front of the group.
Gu Qing Shan glanced at it and silently nodded.
ââindeed, this was the same monkey who guided cultivators into their Tribulations on the Divine Mountain.
They even had a Dharma Gong specifically made for the sake of discerning which random location the cultivators would enter from within the Divine Mountain.
âWhy have you summoned the Divine Mountain?â
The monkey asked.
The great cultivators had all knelt down and spoke in unison: âHeavenly envoy sir, this person wishes to eradicate the inheritance of the Heaven realm, please pass justice upon himâ
âHuh?â
The monkeyâs expression became tense and turned to Gu Qing Shan following their instruction.
âItâs you!â
The monkey called out in surprise and began to reminisce.
Gu Qing Shan also thought of something as his expression immediately changed and shouted back: âItâs not me!â
âYouâââ
The monkey pointed at him but was unable to remember, so it looked down in thought without saying anything else.
Following that.
Heavenly beings appeared one after another from above, each declaring their title and statuses.
âI am the 33rd Heavenâs Inspiring Formidable Heaven Shaking Great Emperor, who dares act impudently here!â
âThe First Saint King of the Three Realms is here, mind your manners!â
âThis venerable one is the Nine Heavens Jasper Light Fairy, who dares mess with the order of the Heaven realm?â
âThis old man is the Mystic Venerable of Absolute Victory from the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, here to smite the demons down!â
All the cultivators sighed in relief.
Take a look, just take a look, even the bigshots of the Heaven realm have arrived.
Just hearing their titles strikes fear into oneâs heart!
ââGu Qing Shan is definitely done for!
They all turned to Gu Qing Shan.
Only to see that Gu Qing Shanâs expression had become even more embarrassed while looking closely at these people.
At this point, the heavenly beings had all introduced themselves and turned to Gu Qing Shan.
They all appeared surprised before stepping up to greet him: âSir Reincarnation Envoy of the Samsara, it has been a long timeâ
Silence.
Absolute silence.
What is this?
What happened?
All the cultivators were completely stunned.
At this point, the monkey still couldnât think of Gu Qing Shanâs name, so it decisively took out a Dharma Gong and banged it towards Gu Qing Shanâs direction.
Gong!
A voice immediately spoke from the Dharma Gong:
[Indeed, he was the person who saved the Divine Mountain during the two times he faced his Tribulation. The one whose first epithet was Big Tabby Cat, and second epithet was Feline King, as well as a hidden epithet of Condemnation Cherub, regretfully...]
âWhatâs regretful?â the monkey asked.
The Dharma Gong spoke with a lamenting tone: [Regretfully, he is no longer a Cherub, nor is he the Feline King. Being grateful for everything he had done, the Divine Mountain of Sumeru had especially bestowed him its most powerful Thaumaturgy, as well as a unique epithetââ]
[The Orange Sovereign!]