Gu Qing Shan stood on top of the lone peak.
He closed his eyes, immersing himself in the countless scenes of the past.
The battle and sacrifice of sword xiu after sword xiu appeared in his mind in fast forward.
"Path … what exactly is the path of a sword cultivator?"
He muttered to himself.
In the sky, countless birds were circling around, unwilling to leave.
Answer.
Answer.
Answer.
All the sword cultivators were waiting for an answer.
Gu Qing Shan's body abruptly exuded sky-piercing sword qi, shouting: "We sword cultivators have never feared death, we have never feared sacrifice, we are willing to use our swords to cut through all obstacles in our path!"
In the sky, a flock of birds descended and circled around him.
They resonated with Gu Qing Shan.
The Ceremonial Dance Lady's shadow silently appeared next to him and spoke: "Do you know how to create your own path as a sword cultivator?"
The sharpness around Gu Qing Shan's body receded, replaced by a sorrowful expression.
This emotion had almost never appeared on him before.
"What's the matter?" the shadow asked.
"As a sword cultivator, I have a Shifu to look after me, as well as the protection of Primal Chaos, but every time I face an enemy on the battlefield, I never have enough armor to wear; not to mention the situation of other sword cultivators"
His voice became gentle: "Just now … I saw the sacrifice of countless comrades"
"As a sword cultivator, the swords in our hands are used to save others, of course we don't fear sacrifice — —"
"But …"
"Can we not die?"
All was quiet.
All the birds descended and stopped on top of the lone peak.
They were all looking at Gu Qing Shan.
"We also have family, loved ones, people we care about and need to protect, can we survive?"
"In other words, why must a sword cultivator fight to the death when there's nowhere to retreat?"
As if recalling something, Gu Qing Shan sighed emotionally.
The Ceremonial Dance Lady went silent for a bit and spoke:
"I thought that the path of a sword cultivator should be unstoppable swordsmanship"
Gu Qing Shan continued: "That's right, the path of a sword cultivator must be one of unstoppable swordsmanship, this is something that all sword cultivators can achieve, but I want to do something else for all sword cultivators — — -"
He looked at a bird and said, "A sword cultivator who is alone in the enemy's formation should be able to break out of the encirclement with an unstoppable momentum."
He then looked at the other two birds and said: "In order to be with the person you love, sword cultivators should not sacrifice themselves for love, but should instead use the sword in their hands to save each other"
He looked at even more birds and said loudly, "As sword cultivators, even if we are in a desperate situation, we should have more ways to create a new situation instead of risking our lives."
At this moment, Gu Qing Shan seemed to have figured something out.
He drew the Earth sword and pointed it at the sky.
"From today onwards, I, Gu Qing Shan, will create a new path for all sword cultivators."
His gaze became resolute, his voice became penetrating: "No matter what the situation is, the life of a sword cultivator should not end with sacrifice"
"A sword cultivator's entire life is to protect others with their swords, that's why a sword cultivator is more worthy of living — — - this is why those who care about sword cultivators will no longer feel sorrow"
"I swear — — -"
"The path that I want to walk will be followed by countless sword cultivators"
"Because of this, they won't have to sacrifice themselves!"
Oom — —
All the birds took flight, forming a large circle in the sky, circling around Gu Qing Shan and chirping at him.
The Ceremonial Dance Lady stood on one side and nodded: "The will is clear, the wish is made, there is hope for the path …"
She raised both hands and lightly clapped.
In an instant, all the illusions disappeared without a trace.
Gu Qing Shan had once again returned to the Asura world. He was still standing in the sky with a grand city below his feet.
He was looking down at the city.
Using the remaining power of Holy Wish Sacrifice and Three Lives Sacrifice, he found the Asuras.
— — -they were all sword cultivators in their past lives.
And right now, as Asuras, they were trying their best to increase their strength in preparation for the upcoming war.
Gu Qing Shan silently watched them with a smile on his face.
The Ceremonial Dance Lady's shadow appeared next to him.
"I've seen your ferocity in battle so many times in the past, I had thought that you would choose an unparalleled path of attack, but you chose another path instead" the shadow said.
"What did I choose?" Gu Qing Shan asked.
"Protect, your wish was to protect all sword cultivators" the shadow replied.
"By protecting them, they will have the power to protect even more people, Lady" Gu Qing Shan smiled and replied.
"What do you plan to do next?" the shadow asked.
"First, I need to think of a way to defend against the three void techniques" Gu Qing Shan replied.
The shadow was surprised.
Everyone now knew who the enemy of the Samsara was.
— — the three void techniques.
They were the three powerful techniques that even the Samsara couldn't help but break under their attacks for countless years.
"That seems a bit too hard" the shadow commented.
"If I can't even do that, then what's the point of painstakingly searching for a single path?" Gu Qing Shan shrugged.
"What a crazy idea" the shadow commented.
"It's worth a try" Gu Qing Shan replied.
"Of course it's worth a try, but how will you take the first step?" the shadow asked.
"I will first learn Holy Wish Sacrifice from you, understand the basics of the path, then slowly make my idea a reality" Gu Qing Shan replied.
…
Time slowly passed.
On this day, while Gu Qing Shan was practicing Holy Wish Sacrifice with the Ceremonial Dance Lady's shadow, a line of crimson text appeared from the void of space:
[Attention]
[The fixed flow of history is about to reach its end, everything is about to begin]
[You are the Apostle of Chaos, the wielder of the Key of Wind]
[Within this fixed period of history, you are the only one who can move freely]
[If you want to continue your cultivation, you can only return to a certain moment in the past]
Gu Qing Shan quickly skimmed through, wiped the sweat off her forehead, and smiled: "Lady, I'll probably need to return to the past and cultivate for a while longer"
"Go, practice the Dance more, if you have any questions, just ask the past me, got it?" the shadow replied.
"Got it"
Gu Qing Shan stabbed the Key of Wind into the void of space, then turned it to open a gate of light.
As she stepped through, she faced Xie Dao Ling, Turtle Saint, the Asura King, and himself.
"It's fine, don't worry about me, I'm the future you, I'll return to the present to continue my cultivation"
"The future?" the past Gu Qing Shan asked in surprise, "How far in the future did you come back from?"
Gu Qing Shan first bowed to Xie Dao Ling, then explained.
At this point, other Gu Qing Shan appeared from the void of space.
Gu Qing Shan's eyebrows were also twitching as she watched.
I've returned so many times?
— — -seems like it won't be so easy to create a new path.
This scene had already caused everyone to be shocked.
"Brat … what exactly are you cultivating?" the Asura King couldn't help but ask.
Gu Qing Shan smiled and glanced at her current self.
— — -it's better not to say it so that it won't affect my judgment at this moment.
Mist drifted around his body as he vanished from everyone's sight.
A few moments later.
A certain secluded area of the Asura world.
Gu Qing Shan stood on top of a barren pile of rocks, wielding her sword as she fell into thought.
「 What are you thinking about? 」 the Earth sword asked.
"The path" Gu Qing Shan casually replied.
"Creating a path is too hard, do you have a concrete idea yet?" Luo Bingli worriedly asked.
"I do" Gu Qing Shan replied.
"You do?" the swords all asked in unison.
"That's right, let me tell you first — — my path, I want to call it the Path of the Sword" Gu Qing Shan said.
「 Path of the Lowly? 」 the Earth sword asked.
"Gongzi, let's change the name" the Six Paths Great Mountain sword tapped the Earth sword and said.
"What? You want to change the name? "Gu Qing Shan became anxious.
"Shannu is right, just look at the three void techniques, 'One Man Ten Thousand Lives', 'Ten Thousand Spirits Obscurity', 'Parallel Worlds', they all sound so powerful, but your Path of the Sword is too ordinary" the Delimitation sword replied.
"That makes sense …" Gu Qing Shan fell into thought.
A moment later.
Two minutes.
Three minutes.
The sky slowly darkened.
The swords stood behind him, remaining silent.
…
It was dawn.
Gu Qing Shan was still in thought.
The Earth sword sighed: 「 I'm sorry, it's all my fault 」
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