Gu Qing Shan was standing on top of a tree branch.
As the world manifested in front of his eyes and manifested into reality, he found himself standing on the branch of this tree.
— — -but he was standing on the shortest branch.
Looking down, the faint yellow water of the Forgetting River was flowing below his feet.
If he wasn't careful, he would fall into the river and instantly become a dead person, forgetting everything in the past.
Gu Qing Shan stood firmly on the branch, grabbed onto the branches around him, and looked up.
There weren't many leaves on the bare branches, but quite a few people were hanging from the branches.
Between heaven and earth, a new understanding emerged in his heart.
No tricks.
No tricks? Gu Qing Shan silently thought.
At this point, the Earth sword asked: 「 Should I just fly up? 」
Gu Qing Shan regained his senses and replied: "I can't fly, this tree is created from the Laws of the Samsara, any tricks will be rejected by the Laws and judged as failure"
"Gongzi, then what do you want to do?" Shannu asked.
"Climb up" Gu Qing Shan curtly replied.
He climbed up the tree branch step by step.
Very quickly, he was far away from the Forgetting River.
「 Who would've thought, the Star River Tribulation for the Saint's Selection to be Huang Quan would be like this 」 the Earth sword sighed.
"Gongzi, be careful" Shannu said.
Gu Qing Shan maintained his calm and quickly climbed up the branches.
After a while, he suddenly stopped and looked up.
A hanging corpse was hanging from a tree branch in front of him.
Both sides of the corpse were filled with thick branches, there were no other paths to take.
Gu Qing Shan continued to look up.
All sorts of corpses were hanging on the path that he had to take.
— — -no tricks.
Gu Qing Shan silently chanted the reminders of the Laws and slowly crawled in front of the corpse.
The corpse moved a bit and slowly regained consciousness.
From the looks of it, it was a male cultivator when it was alive, and he was still wearing a Daoist robe.
"Ah … it's been a long time since a Saint's Selection of Huang Quan, cultivator" the corpse said.
Gu Qing Shan slowly stood up from the tree branch and said: "I'm not sure about that, can you move aside, I want to go through"
The corpse showed an indescribable smile and looked at Gu Qing Shan.
"Young man … so young. Forget it, I'll tell you. This is the Chosen Saint Road of the Yellow Springs. You'll need to pay a sufficient price to bribe me. Only when I'm satisfied can you pass this place."
"What if I don't have anything to give you?" Gu Qing Shan asked.
The corpse appeared to be reminiscing and replied: "At the time, my strength was about the same as a Star River Saint, but I couldn't pass this tribulation and ended up hanging here"
It looked at Gu Qing Shan, and its voice became a little more vicious.
"I won't die here. If you really don't listen, then prepare to die. Do you understand?"
"Understood."
As Gu Qing Shan spoke, she casually threw a punch.
— — Ethereal Mountain!
The corpse was already holding a jade ruler, but it suddenly stopped after the punch.
Gu Qing Shan wielded the Earth sword and slashed at the vine holding the corpse.
The vines were cut.
The body rolled down the tree trunk and fell.
Plop!
The corpse fell into the Forgetting River, floated up and down a few times before disappearing.
「 What's going on? 」 the Earth sword asked.
"I'm not sure" Gu Qing Shan answered.
「 Not sure? 」 the Earth sword was speechless.
「 The Law only told me a single rule, that is, no tricks. I'm guessing that bribing this corpse is a trick 」 Gu Qing Shan answered.
The Earth sword asked: 「 Which means, as long as you agreed to pay the price just now, you'll lose the qualification? 」
"Yes" Gu Qing Shan replied.
「 Cutting the vine isn't a trick? 」 the Earth sword asked.
Gu Qing Shan patiently explained: "When you run into an obstacle on the road, if you go past it, it might be considered a shortcut, but if you eliminate the obstacle in order to move forward, it definitely won't be considered a shortcut, because that would be the dumbest way to go"
As soon as she said so, an indescribable sensation came from the tree.
Gu Qing Shan closed her eyes to sense it, then said in surprise: "I succeeded"
「 What? It was that easy? 」 the Earth sword doubtfully asked.
"Yes, being able to pass the first corpse means you barely succeeded, you can return" Gu Qing Shan answered.
「 Barely succeeded … what if you don't return? 」 the Earth sword asked.
"The higher I go, the stronger the power of the Samsara I'll obtain after passing the Tribulation" Gu Qing Shan answered.
The Earth sword didn't say anything else.
— — no need to say anything else, Gu Qing Shan would definitely continue climbing.
Sure enough, Gu Qing Shan said: "I want to continue climbing, if nothing else, I might be able to find out a few things about the past from the mouths of these dead people"
He put his sword away and continued climbing.
This tree was full of withered branches, dense and slippery, so Gu Qing Shan had to be extremely careful as he climbed.
— — who knows what else would appear in such a strange environment.
Finally, he left the bottom of the tree and arrived in front of the second corpse.
This was a female corpse.
"Please let me pass, I don't want to do anything unnecessary" Gu Qing Shan said.
The female corpse just hung there, staring at him and asked in confusion: "Within the Saint Selection, very few people would choose the world of Huang Quan, most would choose the Beast King realm or the Heaven realm, why did you choose the world of Huang Quan?"
Gu Qing Shan answered honestly: "I'm a bit confident, what about you?"
"I mainly wanted to take a path that very few people would take, but I failed in the end" the female corpse answered.
"How did you fail?" Gu Qing Shan asked.
The female corpse sighed: "I chose Huang Quan as my world, but because I was too greedy during the Star River Tribulation and wanted to pass the 3rd layer, I was killed — — - just like that, I was left here forever"
Gu Qing Shan looked up, only to see another corpse hanging from the branches not too far away from the female corpse.
Gu Qing Shan asked: "That's why you're hanging here to stop me from climbing?"
"No" the female corpse answered.
Gu Qing Shan was a bit surprised.
The female corpse continued: "The people on this tree all want to make the latecomers stay behind, that way, they would feel like their failure is nothing"
"I understand" Gu Qing Shan nodded.
The woman continued, "I don't care what they're thinking, but I can tell you that everyone on this tree can only attack a few meters in front of them. As long as you're careful, it won't be a problem for you to protect yourself and return to the tree."
Gu Qing Shan said: "Thank you for telling me that, you want to — — -"
"I've stayed here long enough, I want to reincarnate" the female corpse said.
Gu Qing Shan was relieved: "I can help you with that"
He drew his sword.
"Finally, do you have anything else to say?" he asked.
The female corpse spoke sorrowfully: "After cultivating for several thousand years, this is what happened, I really don't know what's going on with the Samsara, I only want to become stronger, why do I have to suffer this?"
Gu Qing Shan went silent for a bit, then replied: "No one knows the reason, but this is the path that cultivators must walk. To become stronger, one can only risk their lives. As for what happens in the future, and what secrets the Samsara holds, only by becoming stronger will one be qualified to know"
The female corpse nodded and spoke tiredly: "Send me away, I hope that I won't be a cultivator for the rest of my life"
Gu Qing Shan sincerely told her: "Have a safe journey, I hope that you'll be lucky in your next life"
— — -he swung his sword.
The female corpse fell into the Forgetting River and quickly disappeared without a trace.
Gu Qing Shan sighed, went through where the female corpse originally stood, and continued to climb upwards.
For some reason, he felt a bit dejected.
Cultivators are always different from other Professions.
No Profession would want to be struck by lightning every single day, go through all sorts of trials and tribulations, be in constant danger of losing their lives.
Why are the Laws of the Samsara so harsh?
Is it natural selection? Or are they preparing for something else?
While thinking that, Gu Qing Shan continued to climb upwards.
When he arrived in front of the third corpse, another faint Law fluctuation descended from heaven and earth, affecting his body.
「 What happened? 」 the Earth sword asked.
"Ah … if I end my Tribulation now, I'll be even stronger than before" Gu Qing Shan muttered.
"But you won't end your Tribulation"
"Yes"
Gu Qing Shan turned to the third corpse.
It was an old man's corpse. He had already raised his head, looking at Gu Qing Shan with a mocking expression.
"Tsk tsk, it's so hard to wait for a newcomer, but it's such an impulsive fellow, everyone's not happy about it" the old man commented.
Gu Qing Shan looked up.
Only to see that all the corpses hanging on the tree had opened their eyes and were looking at him.
"Do you know? The first two were the weakest, if you can't offer me something that's enough to tempt me, then die here "the old man said.
Making a deal is equivalent to cheating, disqualifying him.
No deal, only a battle to the death.
Gu Qing Shan shook his head and looked at the corpses hanging on the tree.
He waved his hand and loudly declared: "Everyone, friends over here, ah, and friends over there, hello"
The corpses all stared at him.
Gu Qing Shan cleared his throat and continued: "I'm in a bad mood right now, so I'm not going to talk to you anymore"
"Seeing that you're all dead, I've brought a gift for all of you this time."
He drew the Devil King Warden Rod.
The pitch-black staff lit up with a red glow.
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