It was a cold night.
A snowy night.
The frontline observation tower.
Gu Qing Shan appeared out of thin air.
Only to see an old set of scaled armor on the ground, other than that, there was nothing else.
Gu Qing Shan crouched down on top of the cold bricks and looked outside the observation tower.
Between the lofty mountains and precipitous ridges, the sporadic beacons were slowly being extinguished, leaving only a wisp of black smoke rising indistinctly in the wind, blending into the night sky.
Only the howling of the wind could be heard.
A faint stench of blood was carried by the wind, then quickly moved away.
Roar — —
Following that, someone seemed to be screaming in pain. But when Gu Qing Shan released her inner sight to investigate, she couldn't find anything.
— — seems like it's too far away from where I am.
Gu Qing Shan had no choice but to give up.
The void of space suddenly moved.
A jade badge appeared in front of Gu Qing Shan.
Gu Qing Shan's inner sight seeped into the jade badge and quickly understood everything.
— — when a cultivator facing their Tribulation enters Mount Sumeru, the Law of Mount Sumeru would automatically create a jade badge and grant it to the person facing their Tribulation.
Once the person facing their Tribulation receives the jade badge, they would gain an identity within Mount Sumeru, as well as some basic information about the situation.
The beacon fires had already been lit at dusk.
Half an hour ago, the frontline was completely routed.
Under such circumstances, the observation tower had lost its purpose.
The order to retreat had finally been issued.
Gu Qing Shan was the watchman of the observation tower, a Corporal, so he was supposed to guard the observation tower with his life and not leave without an order.
— — but now that the order had been issued, he could escape.
After receiving all the information, Gu Qing Shan silently sighed.
After being given the [Big Tabby Cat] epithet, I was thrown here.
This treatment couldn't be compared to other cultivators.
— — so what if I'm a cat? Don't cats have rights?
Gu Qing Shan suddenly sensed something and grabbed the void of space to summon a 7-colored shield.
The shield lightly vibrated, then slowly lost all of its light.
A line of text appeared on the War God UI:
[Living Being Guardian's Shield's' Abyssal Pact 'has been forbidden]
[Attention, from now on, you will not be able to use the power of the 'Abyssal Pact' within Mount Sumeru]
Gu Qing Shan couldn't help but ask, "Why?"
The War God UI replied: [During the {Mahesvara King} realm Tribulation and the {Mahesvara King} realm Tribulation, a cultivator must face the true secret of their identity. Because of that, the Divine Mountain of Sumeru forbade the summoning method of the Abyss faction, preventing it from participating]
"The secret of your identity? What's that? "Gu Qing Shan asked.
[Regarding this question, you will need to explore it yourself] the War God UI replied.
400 Soul Points were deducted.
Gu Qing Shan furrowed her brows and silently stored the Omniscient Shield into the void.
Even if he couldn't summon abyssal monsters, at least the shield's defensive power wasn't stripped away.
Suddenly, a series of beast roars came from afar.
The wind was even more piercing.
Gu Qing Shan looked at the observation deck.
It was a mess.
The others had already left in a hurry, leaving him alone.
Gu Qing Shan no longer hesitated. She picked up the old scale armor on the ground and put it on.
It was better to have a suit of armor than nothing.
A line of glowing text appeared on the War God UI:
[You've obtained frontline soldier armor (old, half-damaged)]
[Frontline soldier armor: This is a normal armor, capable of blocking cold weapons to a certain extent]
Gu Qing Shan held the Earth sword in his hand, then leapt forward and flew into the darkness.
…
Darkness.
Cold.
The entire world was covered in snow.
Gu Qing Shan was flying alone across the desolate landscape.
It was currently wartime, and he had just suffered a defeat, so he was a bit cautious and didn't fly straight away.
— — -but how exactly did he lose, who were the enemies, where were his allies, none of these questions had an answer.
The jade badge only gave him a basic description of his identity, nothing else.
While flying, Gu Qing Shan looked around.
The snowstorm was too intense, not a single living creature could be seen along the way.
"Earth sword" Gu Qing Shan muttered.
"I'm here"
「 Don't you feel that this world is different from the worlds we've been to before? 」
「 … I don't 」 the Earth sword replied.
Gu Qing Shan swung the Earth sword and slashed at the ground.
Bam!
A heavy sound of impact.
A small crater was cut into the ground.
「 I can feel it now 」 the Earth sword replied, 「 The Origin of this world is unimaginably powerful, so I can't cut this world apart 」
If it was in the past, a single slash from Gu Qing Shan would have already split the ground apart.
Gu Qing Shan replied: "That's right, I heard that the world on Mount Sumeru is about to be destroyed, but the world beneath our feet is still so stable, that's a bit strange …"
He suddenly stopped.
A short moment later.
A cautious shout came from the darkness in front of him:
「 Who are you? 」
Gu Qing Shan clasped his fist: "This humble one is a Corporal of the 15th Southwest Frontline observation tower, Gu Qing Shan, under orders to retreat"
The voice asked again: 「 I know about that observation tower, but why are you alone? Where are your comrades? 」
Gu Qing Shan replied: "This humble one is responsible for bringing up the rear, as for them, they've most likely followed the main force and retreated from this area"
Suddenly, another immature voice came: 「 He's telling the truth, the people on that observation tower have all left, I saw them go to the rear with my own eyes 」
The voice from before calmed down and replied: 「 So that's how it is 」
— — -as a senior officer, he was responsible for bringing up the rear by himself, such an action was naturally worthy of respect.
A corner of the darkness was lifted to reveal the light of a fire.
Two cultivators in leather armor cautiously looked around.
"Come quickly, Corporal Gu"
A cultivator with a bow on his back waved his hand.
Gu Qing Shan observed them for a bit.
Obviously, these two were scouts in charge of gathering intelligence.
Gu Qing Shan walked over and entered the formation.
The formation quickly closed up.
Darkness once again enveloped this wilderness.
"You're resting?" Gu Qing Shan sat down next to the fire and asked.
The cultivator with the bow replied: "That's right, we've been running for 7-8 days straight and fought quite a few battles, we can't hold on any longer"
The three of them clasped their fists to greet each other.
"Gu Qing Shan"
"Chang Yu Li" the cultivator with the bow replied.
"Bai Zhuo" the young cultivator with the dagger replied.
Gu Qing Shan looked at the young cultivator.
"Ah, that's right, my father gave me this name, he's a spirit chef who likes Bai Zhuo's cooking method, and our surname is Bai, so …" the young man replied.
Gu Qing Shan praised: "I understand completely, I'm actually a spirit chef back home"
Bai Zhuo scratched his head and shyly replied: "Actually, compared to cooking, I feel like fighting is a bit more eye-catching"
He formed a hand seal to make the fire a bit more intense.
Chang Yu Li conveniently took out a pot, put it on top of the fire, and began to throw ingredients inside.
"Don't be fooled by the fact that his father is a spirit chef, he's actually a Blade user — — the kind that kills demons"
Chang Yu Li silently gestured to Gu Qing Shan with his hand.
Gu Qing Shan immediately understood.
So it's to show off in front of the person he likes.
Hah, this really is something young people like to do.
With a smile, Gu Qing Shan reached into his Inventory Bag.
His hand stopped.
His Inventory Bag was empty.
— — -back in Heaven Pillar world, I gave everything I had to the world fragments.
I also ate the last Azure Clear pill.
Aside from the three flying swords, I have nothing else on me right now.
If I can't resolve the issue of eating properly, Gu Qing Shan's heart sank.
He begrudgingly sat there, feeling lost.
Chang Yu Li and Bai Zhuo were both scouts, so their eyes were much sharper than normal people. Bai Zhuo flipped through his Inventory Bag and added a few more ingredients. Chang Yu Li then gently said: "Brother Gu, please join us for a meal, there's no need to stand on ceremony"
Gu Qing Shan rubbed his hands and awkwardly said: "Then I'll have to trouble you. I'm actually quite familiar with cooking, how about I help you out?"
Chang Yu Li's eyes lit up and said: "Right, you said earlier that you're a spirit chef, then I'll have to trouble you"
Gu Qing Shan received the pot as his presence changed: "Don't worry, dinner will be ready in about 15 minutes"
Chang Yu Li and Bai Zhuo nodded, then went to rest.
— — -indeed, cultivators could go for a long period of time without eating.
But when it came to eating, treating it as nothing more than filling one's stomach was actually a huge misunderstanding.
True spirit chefs only need to cook a single meal, then serve a cup of spirit tea, and they'll be able to push a large group of cultivators to their peak state.
— — regardless of the cultivator's realm.
Dinner was quickly prepared.
Then, it was devoured by the three of them at an even faster speed.
Chang Yu Li stood up and said: "Corporal Gu, Bai Zhuo and I will be returning to the frontlines to investigate something, we won't be going with Corporal Gu"
Gu Qing Shan also stood up and said: "If you don't mind, tell me what you're looking for, after all, I was the last person to leave the frontlines, so I should be able to provide you with some information"
Chang Yu Li nodded: "We're looking for a large insect"
Saying so, he handed her a communication talisman.
"A tiger?" Gu Qing Shan received the talisman and asked in surprise.
Bai Zhuo replied: "That's right, it caused a lot of damage to the frontlines, so the higher-ups ordered us to track it down"
Gu Qing Shan pondered: "When I left the Southwest 15th frontline observation tower, I faintly heard some roars, but I can't tell if it was a tiger or not"
— — -they specifically sent two scouts to look for a tiger.
Are they serious?
Gu Qing Shan released her inner sight and lightly touched the two of them.
Chang Yu Li was 3 realms lower than me.
Bai Zhuo was a bit weaker, 4 realms lower.
Their strength was passable, and they might even have a Thaumaturgy that allowed them to return to the frontlines to carry out such a mission.
Bai Zhuo used the hand seal to extinguish the fire. The three of them cleaned up the mess.
It was time to part.
"Farewell" Chang Yu Li and Bai Zhuo clasped their fists.
"Be careful, the two of you" Gu Qing Shan also clasped her fist.
The two of them nodded, then flew deeper into the wilderness.
Gu Qing Shan turned around and hurried on his way.
The military order required all lookouts to return to the Chang Feng military camp before dawn, so Gu Qing Shan also sped up.
The cold night was getting deeper.
The snow around them was getting thicker and thicker, but the wind slowly calmed down and finally stopped.
Gu Qing Shan continued to fly forward.
At a certain point, he suddenly stopped.
A thick stench of blood washed over him.
Gu Qing Shan lowered his gaze, turned his hand around, and wielded the twin swords Heaven and Earth.
Huff! Huff!
The sound of heavy breathing came closer and closer, quickly arriving in front of Gu Qing Shan.
The sound of heavy breathing slowly disappeared.
A thin tiger covered in greyish-white flames appeared in front of Gu Qing Shan.
Its body was about 3 meters tall, almost 10 meters long, squinting its eyes and staring straight at Gu Qing Shan.
Gu Qing Shan pursed his lips.
How laughable …
So it was this kind of tiger.
I didn't think I would actually run into this vicious creature.
Sensing some sort of danger, Gu Qing Shan's expression turned serious.
The thin tiger stared straight at him, then suddenly spat something out.
That thing fell to the ground and sank into the snow.
— — -a human head.
Bai Zhuo.
He opened his eyes wide, seemingly unwilling to part.
Unwilling to die.
Gu Qing Shan's gaze turned cold as killing intent surged from his body.
"Animal, I'm going to skin you alive!"
He raised his sword and slowly declared.
Instantly, lines of glowing text appeared on the War God UI:
[You've officially participated in the destruction of Mount Sumeru. To help you in battle, as well as to save yourself, the Divine Mountain of Sumeru has granted you the {Mahesvara King} Thaumaturgy in accordance with the epithet extracted from you]
[As you are a cultivator, as your epithet is: Big Tabby Cat, you've obtained the {Mahesvara King} Thaumaturgy:]
[Evil Suppressor – Orange Spear]
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