The Clan Master looked around, his killing intent almost tangible.
— — -so someone had already been planning to kill my son in one fell swoop.
The Clan Master's gaze fell onto Gu Qing Shan.
This time, his gaze truly became gentle.
"I heard that you saved the young master on the battlefield?" he asked.
"No, it was actually the young master who saved me" Gu Qing Shan replied.
The Clan Master frowned in surprise.
He thought of a certain possibility and gestured for Gu Qing Shan to continue.
Gu Qing Shan solemnly explained: "The young master was courageous and courageous on the battlefield, killing countless enemies. Unfortunately, he was outnumbered and surrounded by countless monsters. In the end, everyone died in battle, leaving only the young master to fight against the enemy alone. In a moment of carelessness, he was knocked unconscious — — I only woke him up, seeing that he couldn't do anything, he immediately used a warp technique to save this subordinate's life"
The entire hall went silent.
The Elders all looked at Gu Qing Shan with a strange gaze, then at young master Zhang.
Young master Zhang was stunned.
I only went to watch a show.
— — -am I that brave?
But he quickly understood what was going on, so he subconsciously straightened his back and displayed an expression of defiance.
The Fei Yu Clan Master silently paced back and forth in the conference room, his expression was expressionless, but he was actually very pleased.
As soon as Gu Qing Shan's words were spread, the nature of this matter would change.
His son, from a person who was tricked into joining the battlefield, would become a brave and fearless warrior who led the charge.
This kind of reputation was extremely important to the heir of a clan.
The Clan Master stopped and sternly declared:
"Regardless of how well this unfilial son fought on the battlefield, it was thanks to this servant who woke him up at the crucial moment, otherwise he would have already died in battle!"
That was the final word.
This matter had been confirmed, as soon as it was announced, the young master's reputation would slowly be restored.
Gu Qing Shan lowered her head and kept her mouth shut.
The Clan Master had already decided on this matter, if a servant like me were to say anything else, it would only be superfluous.
The Clan Leader looked at Gu Qing Shan and said in a low voice, "Our Flying Feather Race has to be punished for mistakes and rewarded for meritorious deeds. You have successfully brought the Young Lord back. This is a great merit."
The Patriarch's wife continued, "That's the right thing to do. Chang Sui Li San, tell me what reward you want."
Everyone looked at Gu Qing Shan with mixed feelings.
With just a few words, this brat had accomplished what the Patriarch's faction had been working hard to achieve, erasing the plans of many people from the other factions.
Gu Qing Shan then clasped her fist and spoke with a clear voice: "This subordinate has no other intentions, I only wish to join the School and serve the clan"
This was the most crucial point.
Gu Qing Shan also pondered over this for a long time.
To be chosen as the Young Master's follower, his identity must have been checked countless times. There was definitely no problem.
What Gu Qing Shan wanted was precisely this type of identity that wouldn't be suspected by others and could stand up to investigation.
Only by having a clean identity and slowly growing stronger would he be able to win the trust of the various forces and VIPs of this world, walk to the upper echelons of this world, investigate the secrets of this world, and obtain more information.
— — -in truth, even Young Lord Zhang didn't fully understand a lot of things in this world.
In this world, if one wasn't strong enough, they weren't allowed to know too many secrets.
This rule was actually a form of protection.
That was why Gu Qing Shan's first step after thinking for a long time was to join the School.
The Flying Feather Clan Master silently listened, then smiled.
"So you were a good man, but after joining the School, you would often have to risk your life — — just like what your Young Lord did, aren't you afraid of death?"
"I am afraid, but this subordinate desires to serve the clan, this is this subordinate's lifelong wish" Gu Qing Shan replied.
This was the standard answer.
In this kind of situation, I really have to use such a formal and standard answer.
I can't just say that I, Li San, don't even have a name, and that only by joining the School would I be qualified to have a name.
As a servant, I can also learn a few things from the School, but only a bit to protect myself.
If I want to cultivate further and obtain more power, I'm sorry, but that's impossible.
Hearing that, the Clan Master thought for a bit, then replied: "You're someone who has been to the battlefield, you've seen the wraiths and monsters fighting with your own eyes, you've also participated in the war, so you're suitable to join the School"
"Very well, what did you learn before this?"
"I learned a bit of archery, and a bit of martial arts"
"Men, take Li San to the Flying Feather Tower of Heaven"
"Understood"
Another person who appeared to be a butler stood up and gestured for Gu Qing Shan to follow him.
Gu Qing Shan thanked the Clan Master again, then followed the Elder outside.
As he was about to leave, the Clan Master's voice resounded from behind him:
"Now, we should discuss who exactly was the one behind this, who tempted my son to go to the battlefield"
"Everyone, aren't you going to speak?"
"If you don't speak now, when I find out, don't blame me for being merciless"
Violent killing intent exuded from the Clan Master's body, filling the entire hall.
Bam!
The door closed.
Gu Qing Shan and the butler exchanged glances, then sighed in relief.
Not having to face the Clan Master's thunderous rage, as well as the storm that was about to come was something worth celebrating.
This time, Gu Qing Shan wasn't acting.
As a cultivator who had reached Sumeru Lord realm, no one here, including the Clan Master, was stronger than him.
But his mind was filled with warning, as if something terrible would happen if he really acted.
Gu Qing Shan couldn't help but recall the people he killed in the underground tunnel.
After they were all dead, numerous black shadows manifested to form a ferocious monster that appeared in front of him in an instant.
Those people weren't much, but an even more terrifying power was clearly hiding in the conference hall.
That wasn't the power of everyone here, rather it came from the void of space or some other place, through some sort of projection or summoning, creating a unique connection to the current world that could descend at any time.
Not … human?
Gu Qing Shan slowly confirmed this feeling.
— — -there seems to be a wandering spirit in the void of space in the conference hall.
You know it's there.
It can kill anyone who tries to go against the Clan Master.
Because of that, no one here dared to say a word.
No one could endure the Clan Master's wrath.
"This is really … interesting …"
Gu Qing Shan silently thought.
A few moments later.
The butler brought Gu Qing Shan to the sparring field.
"You've learned archery?"
"Yes"
"Shoot a few arrows for me to see"
Gu Qing Shan recalled young master Zhang's memories, estimated the dead young man's archery skills, and shot.
He shot a few dozen arrows in a row. The butler watched for a while before calling for him to stop.
"Not bad, to be able to train archery to this level at such a young age, you're quite talented" the butler commented.
"I've been training my archery every day" Gu Qing Shan replied.
— — just now, he had improved his archery skills a bit from the dead young man's.
This way, not only would it not appear too ridiculous, but it also allowed others to see his value.
The butler thought for a bit, then said: "Li San, you need to understand something, if you can't successfully spirit link within the Fei Yu Tower of Heaven, you can only be a normal guard in the School"
Guard.
The equivalent of a gate guard.
A normal gate guard.
A normal gate guard.
For some reason, Gu Qing Shan suddenly felt a bit pressured and sincerely said: "Please teach me, uncle Zhang"
For some reason, Gu Qing Shan suddenly felt a bit of pressure and sincerely said: "You're a smart person, you know when to advance and when to retreat, and from your archery skills, you're also very diligent in your cultivation, but there's nothing I can teach you about this, it's all up to fate"
"Everything depends on whether or not you can communicate with the spirit. I'm just telling you in advance. I'm afraid that if you fail, you'll take things too hard."
He brought Gu Qing Shan all the way to a heavily guarded tower deep inside the compound.
This tower was around 5 stories tall, seemingly unassuming.
But this was indeed the famous Fei Yu Tower of Heaven of the Eastern Desolate Grotto.
Uncle Zhang stood in front of Gu Qing Shan and spoke with a serious expression:
"Li San"
"I'm here" Gu Qing Shan replied.
"Remember well, you saved the young master, so you should know your limits, that's why the Patriarch allowed you to join the School"
"I'll remember the Patriarch's orders, I definitely won't associate myself with those with ulterior motives"
The butler nodded in satisfaction, turned around, and unleashed several dozen seals on the tower.
After a few dozen breaths' worth of time, he finally retreated while breathing heavily, wiping the sweat off his forehead.
"Alright, go in, remember to pay respect to each floor. The spirit link artifacts are on the 1st to 3rd floor, the higher you go, the more powerful the spirit link artifact will be, but the 4th and 5th floors are empty — — - there's no need for you to ask about this"
"Go, as for what spirit link you spirit link with, that'll depend on your luck"
"— — remember not to force yourself, otherwise, don't blame me if you die"
"Thank you, uncle Zhang"
Gu Qing Shan replied, opened the door, and went in.
Just a few steps in, the door was abruptly closed behind her.
Gu Qing Shan didn't mind and looked around at the various decorations inside the tower.
On the 1st floor, there was a raised platform in each of the 4 directions, each of them worshiping a leaf, a nail, a bone, and a remnant book.
Following uncle Zhang's instructions, Gu Qing Shan first worshiped the feather.
Suddenly, a powerful force came from the leaf and pushed him away.
Gu Qing Shan was stunned.
Was I rejected?
He worshiped the remnant book.
Another force came from the remnant book and pushed him a few meters away.
Then, the nail and the bone were the same.
— — how interesting, I didn't think these broken artifacts would be able to push a Sumeru Lord realm cultivator like me away!
Gu Qing Shan silently thought as he headed upstairs.
The 2nd floor.
There were 3 raised platforms in 3 different directions, each worshiping a rock, a drop of water, and a handful of soil.
Gu Qing Shan worshiped them, but was pushed away again and again.
He begrudgingly went up to the 3rd floor.
This floor was divided into 2 directions, each worshiping a scale and a feather.
Gu Qing Shan looked at the feather and recalled the relevant information from young master Zhang's memories.
— — this feather was the origin of the name of the School of Fei Yu.
If I can resonate with this feather and form a spirit link with it, I'll be able to obtain a unique power in archery.
Gu Qing Shan stepped forward and worshiped the feather.
A second later, he was pushed away.
This time, Gu Qing Shan was a bit hesitant.
— — could it be that because I'm an outsider, I can't form a spirit link with these strange things?
He turned to look at the scale.
This is my final hope, if it's destroyed, I'll have no choice but to give up my identity as Li San and leave this place.
— — I came here to investigate a secret, I can't just stay here and guard the gate for the rest of my life.
Gu Qing Shan took a deep breath, stepped forward, and lightly worshiped.
His feet were slightly apart, already prepared for the push to avoid being pushed away too much and appearing too haggard.
He worshiped.
Rise.
Stand still.
Ah — — -
I didn't get pushed away this time?
As soon as Gu Qing Shan thought that, the world in front of his eyes faded away.
Within the boundless void of space, a certain gigantic creature appeared in front of his eyes.
It was a gigantic humanoid monster.
To be precise, it couldn't be considered humanoid, because its face was still that of a human's, but its body was that of a long snake's.
This was a mythical creature from the Age of Old, but it was unknown why its figure suddenly manifested.
Gu Qing Shan thought of something and recalled a certain Divine Skill.
— — [Unbreakable Mountain Range]!
Could it be that I can resonate with this scale because I know this Divine Skill?
All of a sudden, he felt a burning sensation on his hands.
Mystical natural runes appeared on his hands, flickering in and out of existence, giving off a mysterious power.
A line of glowing text quickly appeared on the War God UI:
[You've successfully resonated with the target and completed this spirit linking]
[You've become a spirit linked Martial Artist]
[Your spirit linking technique is: Fist Arts]
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