Traitor?
Gu Qing Shan didn't panic at all, instead, she was a bit surprised.
— — -if the Apocalypse of Time had discovered that I was a fake, it would have most likely acted already.
For it to come here to deliver this information, either it had already dealt with the traitor, or it had other plans.
However.
How could there be traitors among the Apocalypses?
If that's the case, the current situation is even more confusing.
Gu Qing Shan fell into deep thought.
The two strongest Apocalypses at the moment, one was the Apocalypse of Time's End, while the other was the Silent Light Apocalypse.
The Silent Light Apocalypse had turned into a white flaming skeleton that had absorbed a lot of the Apocalypse's power, its current whereabouts were unknown.
The Apocalypse of Time's End had led the remaining Apocalypses to set up an ambush in the Wraith realm, preparing to surround and kill Xie Dao Ling.
— — Xie Dao Ling is about to arrive.
Gu Qing Shan's mind paused.
If Shifu had hinted that there were two Apocalypses pursuing her, then she must know about the existence of the Apocalypse of Time.
— — what would she do?
The Apocalypse of Time continued:
[Fortunately, I had discovered this traitor in time and thoroughly eliminated him. Now, I shall show you the traitor's fate]
A scene appeared in Gu Qing Shan's mind.
It was a corpse.
This corpse was a Wraith realm cultivator who had been taken over.
The Doomsday of Time continued:
[It had hidden a fragment of the Samsara's Asura world on its body, but never handed it over. According to the rules of the sequence, this could be considered an act of betrayal]
Following its explanation, a fragment that gave off a green glow hovered above the corpse.
[You must understand, the Samsara is the ultimate weapon of living beings, only an Apocalypse of my sequence can destroy it. Any Apocalypse that tries to hide a fragment of the Samsara will face the same outcome]
Its voice became filled with killing intent:
[Within the entire Wraith Temple, not even the slightest bit of movement can escape my detection]
[I am the Apocalypse of Time, no Apocalypse can go against my will]
[Remember this well!]
The Apocalypse of Time's voice disappeared, and so did the scene.
Spirit energy flowed from the hot spring as the water flowed.
Gu Qing Shan stood in the middle of the hot spring, lost in thought.
An Apocalypse actually hid a fragment of the Samsara world.
The Apocalypse of Time was currently the strongest Apocalypse known to the world.
According to the rules of the Echelon, low-level Apocalypses are not allowed to keep Samsara fragments.
But the Apocalypse did.
— — That doesn't make sense.
Secretly hiding a world fragment was just a way to seek death. Why would it do this?
While Gu Qing Shan was deep in thought, Zhao Jiuxuan's voice suddenly rang in her ears.
"Chu Feng, where do you think Brother Leng went?"
Gu Qing Shan smiled, "I don't know either, I'm just thinking about it."
"Hmm, he seems to have become a little strange recently," Zhao Jiuxuan muttered in a low voice.
"What's strange?" Gu Qing Shan asked.
"I don't know, I just feel like something is bothering him," Zhao Jiuxuan said.
Gu Qing Shan stopped talking.
He was still thinking about what had just happened.
There were two possibilities as to why the Apocalypse hid the world fragments.
Firstly, it had some secrets that others couldn't know about, so it had to hide it from the Apocalypse, leaving behind a fragment of the world.
Secondly, it was framed.
If it was the first possibility, then after it was erased, no one would be able to get the answer.
But what if it was the second possibility?
Let's say it was framed.
Who would frame a Wraith cultivator who was possessed by an Apocalypse?
Gu Qing Shan trembled, then felt enlightened.
The answer was obvious — — -
Shifu, Xie Dao Ling.
Xie Dao Ling had the Thaumaturgy to take without asking, able to casually take something from another person without anyone noticing.
In my memories, Shifu seems to have never failed.
If that's the case, there's no harm in thinking about it the other way around — —
If Shifu wanted to place something on someone else, it would be a simple matter.
If … she was the one who placed the Samsara fragment on the person possessed by an Apocalypse …
Gu Qing Shan's thoughts turned.
If it was Shifu's doing, then she most likely wanted to express four things.
Firstly, she was already here!
Secondly, she was able to accurately identify the Apocalypse among the Wraith cultivators.
Thirdly, she was able to hide from the Apocalypse and place something on the other Apocalypses, which meant that she could kill those Apocalypses at any time.
Fourthly …
Gu Qing Shan's thoughts turned.
He abruptly leapt out from the hot spring, donned the Wraith cultivator's attire in mid-air, then headed outside.
"Hey, Chu Feng, where are you going?"
Zhao Jiuxuan shouted from behind him.
"I've been soaking for too long, I'm going to pee and take a stroll" Gu Qing Shan replied.
"Be careful, there are a lot of places in the Wraith Temple that you can't go to" Zhao Jiuxuan reminded her.
Gu Qing Shan chuckled: "You, I was the one who brought you to the Wraith Temple the first time you came, and now you're talking about me"
Zhao Jiuxuan also chuckled, then awkwardly dove into the water.
Gu Qing Shan knocked on the wall, opened the hot spring's exit, and left by himself.
He stood by the road outside, put his hand on his Inventory Bag, and slowly organized it.
— — all unrelated items within the Inventory Bag had been placed in a corner.
At the very center of the Inventory Bag were Bai Hua sect's cultivation scriptures, accessories, spirit cooking formation plates, and so on.
"Not good, this pile is a bit messy, Shifu won't like it"
Gu Qing Shan silently muttered in his mind, then reorganized the items, neatly arranging them into a square.
— — -fourth, Shifu has most likely divined that I'm here.
To avoid accidental harm, and to contact me, she would definitely come here to investigate and determine which Wraith cultivator I'm pretending to be.
The Apocalypse of Time and the other Apocalypses are all around, so there's no way for me to contact her.
But she can come and find me.
She's already made one thing clear — — -
The Apocalypse of Time wouldn't be able to notice her Ask Without Asking Technique.
This way, the two of us would be able to contact each other!
Gu Qing Shan took a deep breath and slowly calmed down.
After confirming that his Inventory Bag had been properly organized, he headed forward.
It was currently noon, so there weren't as many people walking around the Wraith Temple as there were only a few people on the road.
A Wraith Might was walking towards him with four of his subordinates.
Gu Qing Shan adjusted the yaksha mask on his face, leaned against the wall to make way, then clasped his fist and bowed:
"Greetings, sir"
The Wraith Might didn't even look at him and continued to walk forward.
Gu Qing Shan maintained his bowing posture, only lowering his hands after the other party had walked past.
He followed the road and slowly walked forward.
On the way, he ran into quite a few servants, deacons, Wraith Generals, and Wraith Might, but he carefully stepped aside to let them pass.
Gu Qing Shan was walking forward aimlessly.
— — in the normal timeline, I should have only just appeared in the Wraith realm at this point.
Magic Dragon went to find me, then the two of them fought.
Magic Dragon spent a few more hours to capture Cang Wu Zhang.
Then I disguised myself as Cang Wu Zhang and entered the Wraith Temple together with Magic Dragon.
— — -the entire process took about half a day.
I hope Shifu will notice me during this half a day.
I still need to figure out what exactly is going on with Magic Dragon.
While he was thinking, a voice resounded in his ears:
"Indestructible Soul Steal, what are you doing?"
— — this was the voice of the Apocalypse of Time!
Sure enough, it was paying attention to the situation of the entire Wraith Temple.
Gu Qing Shan's footsteps paused briefly, then continued forward and replied:
"I'm trying to understand this civilization's strengths and weaknesses, as well as see if there are any suspicious existences, what kind of defensive techniques and terrain are used here, as well as the overall layout of this place"
"Why are you doing all of this?" the Apocalypse of Time asked.
"Because the one we're ambushing seems to be very powerful, so the more preparations we have, the more assurance we'll have" Gu Qing Shan replied.
He once again retreated to the side of the road, then clasped his fist to greet a passing Wraith General.
The Wraith General nodded in greeting, then quickly left.
The Apocalypse of Time continued:
"Most of the Apocalypses you suggested have chosen a person of high authority, while you've attached yourself to a mere follower"
Gu Qing Shan casually replied: "— — -If you want those Apocalypses to observe living beings as carefully as I do, they wouldn't be able to do that. It would be better for them to hold authority, at least they'll be of some use"
The Apocalypse of Time went silent for a bit, then praised: "As expected of a mutated Apocalypse, the way you do things isn't something a normal Apocalypse could compare to"
Its thought disappeared.
Gu Qing Shan smiled and continued to slowly walk on the road.
Half an hour later.
Every place in the wraith temple that Gu Qing Shan could go had already been visited by him, and he had also met countless wraith cultivators.
During this period, the Apocalypse of Time had visited him twice.
Then it didn't come.
Gu Qing Shan took a look around, then headed back the way he came.
All of a sudden, two long groups of wraith cultivators walked in his direction.
These wraith cultivators were all dignified and orderly, each holding a treasure in their hands as they headed towards the grand hall at the center of the wraith temple.
— – Reneedol was there.
These wraiths were specifically responsible for serving Reneedol.
Just like the other wraiths, Gu Qing Shan silently moved to the side of the road.
It was only after these two groups of wraiths left that everything returned to normal.
Gu Qing Shan started walking forward.
Suddenly, his eyebrows twitched a bit before returning to normal.
With the yaksha mask concealing his expression, no one would be able to notice this slight change in his expression.
— — at some point, the cultivation scripture jade tag of Bai Hua sect that was sitting at the center of his Inventory Bag had disappeared.
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