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Bai Hua sect.
Delicious food and drinks had been laid out all over the table.
âWhat? You mean, Third Brother just suddenly left?â Xiu Xiu asked in shock.
Qin Xiao Lou nodded with a troubled expression: âThatâs right, he seems to be in so much of a hurry that he couldnât even say anything else to me before he leftâ
Wan Er was worried: âWhat exactly happened? When Shifu left, she was in a lot of hurry, and now Third Brother was the same, seriously, whatâs going on?â
They all exchanged glances and felt worried.
The table was full of delicious food, but no one took a single bite.
Qing Rou silently sighed, adjusted her emotions, then suddenly giggled.
âHuh?â
Everyone turned to her.
âJunior sister, what are you giggling about?â Qin Xiao Lou couldnât help but ask.
Qing Rou smiled: âMe? I was giggling because everyone was needlessly worryingâ
âNeedlessly worrying? What do you mean?â Wan Er asked.
Qing Rou explained: âDoesnât everyone already know how powerful Shifu is? What is there to worry about? As for Third Brother, he was in a different situation, erm, itâs not really good for me to explain itâ
Xiu Xiu slipped down from her chair and ran up to Qing Rou, tightly holding onto her hand and shook while begging her: âBig sis Qing Rou, my respected big sister, what exactly happened with Third Brother, please tell me, I beg youâ
Qing Rou paused briefly before acting like she had no other choice: âAlright since youâre all so worried like this, Iâll tell youâââ
âThird Brother, he had actually gone out to find Blade Saint Ningâ
âWHAT!?â
Qin Xiao Lou, Wan Er, and Xiu Xiu were all shocked.
âHow do you know that?â Wan Er asked.
Qing Rouâs expression was relaxed as she continued to make things up: âHow ridiculous, he asked me earlier what kind of thing was best to give as a present to a girl, so I told him that it depends on the person. When I heard that it was Ning Yue Chan, I told him that he should just give her some flowers, then spar with her a little bit, and finally after sparring, he should help her cook and clean. That would be the best presentâ
Bai Hua Hall fell into silence for a few moments.
âYou know, Iâve already noticed that there was something between them since a long time agoâ
Qin Xiao Lou loudly declared.
Feeling a bit hungry, he casually grabbed a chicken drumstick for himself.
âThatâs right, theyâve known one another for a very long time, Third Brother had even saved Blade Saint Ningâ Xiu Xiu recalled and said.
She suddenly felt hungry as well, so she was unable to turn her attention away from the table full of steaming hot food in front of her.
âGu Qing Shan really is tactless, forgetting about us as soon as he found someone. Hmph, ignore him, letâs dig in!â Wan Er picked up a bowl of soup and declared.
âAlright!â Qing Rou smiled brightly and replied.
Boomâââ
Suddenly, a resounding noise was heard from outside Bai Hua Hall.
While all the disciples were surprised, Qing Rou was the first to rush outside to check the situation.
When everyone arrived at the main square of the sect, they saw an unfamiliar cultivator standing there, curiously observing his surroundings.
âWho are you?â Qin Xiao Lou loudly questioned.
Noticing them, that cultivator quickly fixed his appearance and clasped his fist: âEveryone, I am a cultivator from the Eastern Earth world, Sha Jiu Zang, here to face my 10-day {Yama King} realm Tribulation at Bai Hua sect. Please give me your orders, and I shall fulfil itâ
All the disciples of Bai Hua sect froze up, unable to react in time.
Ah right.
Third Brother was the Lord of the Yama Heavenly Realm.
Thatâs why this person came here to face his Tribulation.
After a while, Xiu Xiu was the first to speak up: âFellow Dao seeker, I... still havenât finished planting my flowers, can you help me with it?â
The cultivator answered with a solemn expression: âOf course, I would be more than happy to work following the Lord of the Yama Heavenly Realmâs willâ
...
Gu Qing Shan was continuously vanishing and reappearing in the sky, traversing thousands of miles each time he did.
He was moving forward as fast as possible.
From the void of space, lines of glowing text suddenly manifested in front of his vision:
[The first cultivator had arrived at Bai Hua sect, he vowed to follow your rules and fulfil your wishes to complete his {Yama King} realm Tribulation]
[Youâve obtained 10 Prayers]
Gu Qing Shan appeared surprised.
ââso I can earn Prayers like this as well.
However, he quickly put that to the back of his mind and continued to be on his way at full speed.
After a while, the Earth sword finally couldnât help but ask:
ă Gu Qing Shan, where had Lingâer gone to? ă
âââit had stayed by Xie Dao Lingâs side for countless years, watching her grow and mature as well as the establishment of Bai Hua sect, it wasnât until Gu Qing Shan was accepted as a disciple that it finally left Xie Dao Lingâs hand.
Gu Qing Shan replied: âIâm not sure, but I think sheâs most likely fighting against an Apocalypseâ
ă An Apocalypse? How did the Apocalypse find her? ăthe Earth sword asked.
âWithin the Deathmatch Dance, Reneedol and I exchanged our Fates, after which she used something to freely select which Fate she would have to face. I suspect that she chose the Age of Old Fate because she noticed that she would be able to redo it hundreds of timeâ Gu Qing Shan answered.
ââwhat an idiotic woman, the Age of Old was actually a much more dangerous period compared to any of my other Fates.
Gu Qing Shan silently thought to himself.
ă And thatâs how Reneedol met Lingâer? ăthe Earth sword asked.
âYes, but thatâs not the key pointââ from the beginning, she most likely didnât try to summon an Apocalypse from outside the Reality Gate because she thought that it was her definite victory with so many triesâââ so I think she had most likely met Shifu and travelled back to the Age of Old where she faced numerous trials. After discovering that it was impossible, she finally remembered that she could summon an Apocalypseâ Gu Qing Shan made his conjecture.
ă ââwhich was also during Xie Gu Hongâs entrustment ăthe Earth sword followed up.
âThatâs rightâ Gu Qing Shan confirmed.
The Earth sword was clearly anxious and said: ă Why did an Apocalypse outside the Reality Gate specifically go searching for Lingâer? Sheâs in a lot of danger! ă
Gu Qing Shan consoled it: âI know that youâre worried about her, I am as well; but as far as I can see, she is most likely still aliveâ
ă How do you know that? ă the Earth sword asked.
Gu Qing Shan calmly analyzed: âThe fact that she was able to leave so many hidden messages for me to say that she wanted my help meant that her situation wasnât actually that badââ if she was facing a situation of guaranteed death, she would have been willing to die alone rather than getting a disciple involvedâ
ă So thatâs why, thatâs good to hear ăthe Earth sword sighed in relief.
Gu Qing Shan fell silent and continued to move as fast as possible.
ââthere was something that he failed to mention.
Just because Xie Dao Ling was currently fine didnât mean that she would continue to remain fine.
In the future, the Samsara Clash of Supremacy hadnât begun at all.
Su Xue Er said that everything in the future she came from had already been destroyed, and that only she and Impartial Goddess remained to prolong their last breaths.
ââthe fact that such a future was possible meant that there was a very serious problem with the Samsara.
Xie Dao Ling... might have really been killed by two Apocalypses.
Gu Qing Shanâs gaze suddenly became sharp and said:
âEarth swordâ
ă Iâm here ăthe Earth sword replied.
âLuo Bing Li, Shannu, Chao Yinâ Gu Qing Shan called out again.
âHereâ
âWhatâs the matter, gongzi?â
Oong!
All of his swords manifested behind him.
Gu Qing Shan thought briefly before telling them: âFollowing this, I will most likely have to use everything I haveâ
Luo Bing Li asked in return: âWhen have you ever not used everything you had?â
Gu Qing Shan replied: âThis time is different, I will probably... be very different compared to before, just donât feel shocked about itâ
âWhat kind of form will gongzi turn into againâ Shannu worriedly asked.
Gu Qing Shan shook his head: âItâs not a physical change, I simply wonât be able to collect information or worry about minor details again. Right now, I have to do a few things as fast as possible, so I hope that you all will have also made the preparation to exert yourself as much as possible as wellâ
âGongzi, Iâm ready to kill at any moment!â Shannu emotionally declared.
âI donât have an issue at allââ whether itâs to fight or to sleepâ Luo Bing Li replied.
ă Donât worry, Gu Qing Shan. For the sake of Lingâerâs safety, I will slay all obstacles that stand in your way! ăthe Earth sword called out.
The Chao Yin sword uttered a resounding âwu wuâ in response.
Gu Qing Shan silently listened to them all and smiled softly.
He muttered: âThen weâre going to begin right now!â
He suddenly sped up, turning into a streak of light that descended into the ground.
ă What are you doing? ăthe Earth sword asked.
âI can sense the second body part of the frozen corpse is hidden deep below this regionâ Gu Qing Shan loudly replied.
âDo we need to scatter and help you find a path that leads underground?â Luo Bing Li asked.
âNo need, we need to seize our timeâ Gu Qing Shan replied.
He wielded the Earth sword tightly and formed a sword seal in front of himself.
âOpen!â
With a resounding shout, a tsunami wave of sword phantoms struck the ground.
The sun and moon had both lost their shine, the heaven and earth both shook intensely!
While standing in the sky, Gu Qing Shan looked down.
The ground was no longer there.
Deep below ground, a mass of light was continuously glowing.
Gu Qing Shan waved his hand.
That glowing mass of light swiftly flew into the sky and hovered in front of him.
ââ-it was a sealing casket that exuded a chilling presence.
Lines of glowing text then appeared on the War God UI:
[Youâve discovered the frozen corpseâs sealing casket (2), which contains one part of the frozen corpseâs body]
[You can use this part of the corpse to eventually reconstruct the entire Secret Apocalypse]
ââfacing his sword phantoms, only the frozen corpseâs body part would be able to endure it without getting destroyed.
Which allowed him to instantly find the second body part.
The Earth sword immediately called out: ă Alright, now weâre going to save Lingâer! ă
âNo, weâre not heading out to save herâ
Gu Qing Shan replied with a cold tone.