The boiling sword phantoms shot straight up into the sea of clouds.
A few moments later, the sword phantoms faded and everything returned to normal.
About another 15 minutes later.
The sword phantoms on the ground abruptly increased again, shot straight up into the sea of clouds, and shot straight up into the sky.
A few moments later, the sword phantoms faded again.
Time passed.
Half an hour later.
A series of sword phantoms shot straight up into the sky again.
The Asura King yawned, took a sip of tea, and muttered: "Doesn't he get tired?"
"I don't know if he's tired or not, but it must be very painful" Turtle Saint replied.
Xie Dao Ling suddenly stood up and muttered: "My disciple is desperately cultivating, and the two of you are just sitting here drinking tea?"
Hoh — —
She turned into a gust of wind and disappeared from the clouds.
The Asura King and Turtle Saint exchanged glances.
"What's going on?"
"Too protective … I can't even say a single word …"
…
On the ground.
Gu Qing Shan stood by the stream, muttering: "I still can't switch between sword arrays freely enough … seems like I need to focus a bit more"
"You're constantly being pierced by thousands of swords, it's already extraordinary that you can endure it, it's too hard to focus even more"
Xie Dao Ling's voice came.
She suddenly appeared in front of Gu Qing Shan.
Gu Qing Shan joyfully asked: "Shifu, why are you here?"
Xie Dao Ling formed a hand seal with one hand and patted Gu Qing Shan's shoulder with the other.
Gu Qing Shan immediately felt the pain in her body receding a bit.
A pained expression appeared on Xie Dao Ling's face.
"This isn't the pain of being pierced by thousands of swords … it's the endless piercing and slashing of hundreds of thousands of swords without stopping" she said.
"That's right, I've already created a sword array, so it's naturally more powerful than before — — right, did Shifu use a Secret Technique just now?" Gu Qing Shan asked.
"You still remember?" Xie Dao Ling was surprised.
"On the Divine Mountain of Sumeru, when I absorbed the power of two dragons, Shifu used this Secret Technique to take some of the damage for me to wake up" Gu Qing Shan recalled.
"That's right, in order to keep your mind clear so that you can better find your path, I'm going to bear some of the pain for you" Xie Dao Ling said.
Gu Qing Shan said, "I …"
Xie Dao Ling cut him off: "This is an extremely crucial step. Only by taking this step will there be hope for your path — — - there is no need to say anything else, you need to do everything you can to find that balance point and stop the sword phantoms from destroying your body"
Gu Qing Shan could only swallow her words.
Suddenly.
A series of laughter could be heard.
Turtle Saint also descended from the sky.
"I also know some secret techniques to share the damage, so I'll help you."
He patted Gu Qing Shan's arm.
The pain in Gu Qing Shan's body subsided a little, and she said gratefully, "Thank you, Turtle Saint!"
Turtle Saint said nonchalantly, "It's just a small matter, not worth mentioning. You guys go ahead, I have something to do. "
In an instant, he disappeared from their sight.
Millions of miles away —
East Sea.
Ocean King City, Imperial Palace, on the throne.
Suddenly, a figure appeared.
Everyone in the palace was startled and turned to look at the throne.
"Your Majesty!"
"Your Majesty, you've returned!"
"Greetings, Your Majesty!"
The Seafolk all bowed.
Turtle Saint shouted: "Hurry! Hurry! Hurry! All of you, use the [Head and Tail Split Technique] to take the damage for me! "
"Your Majesty, what's wrong?" one of the servants asked in shock.
"Don't ask, it's too much, it's too much, hurry up and help me!" Turtle Saint breathed in deeply.
At another location.
The Asura King also descended from the sky.
"I didn't think a guy like Turtle Saint who's afraid of pain would be so brave. If that's the case, I'll help you as well" the Asura King said.
He patted Gu Qing Shan's shoulder.
Gu Qing Shan's pain subsided a bit more.
At this point, his mind was no longer restrained by pain and he could focus on how to create his own path.
Gu Qing Shan gratefully said: "Thank you, Asura King, but the pain I'm feeling isn't normal, if you can't take it, you can return it to me at any time"
The Asura King's body had already become stiff.
With a look of disdain, he shouted: "I am the great Saint of War, the strongest Asura in the world, if you can do it, why can't I?"
"Ah, then thank you very much" Gu Qing Shan replied.
"No need to say anything else, quickly comprehend your path, don't worry about us" Xie Dao Ling reminded her.
"Yes!"
Gu Qing Shan sat down cross-legged, calmed her mind, and began to focus on constructing a sword array.
At another location.
Xie Dao Ling glanced at the Asura King and sent her voice: "Are you alright?"
"Didn't you also take a part of it?" the Asura King's voice sounded a bit shaky.
"Don't compare yourself to me, I have a treasure tool to share the pain" Xie Dao Ling replied.
The Asura King looked at Xie Dao Ling's hand.
Only to see that she was holding a crystal clear piece of ice in her hand.
"Sssss — – give me one as well" the Asura King sent his voice as he took in a cold breath.
"Only one" Xie Dao Ling replied.
The Asura King froze.
"Ugh — –"
He couldn't help but moan.
Gu Qing Shan opened her eyes and asked doubtfully: "Senior, what's the matter?"
The Asura King waved his hand and smiled: "It's nothing, it's nothing, I suddenly recalled a few battles from the past, I couldn't help but feel my blood boiling"
He leapt into the air, drew a spear from his back, and performed a set of spear techniques while flying in the air.
While performing, the Asura King chanted:
"Sssss — – that year, that battle of life and death — –"
"I alone took on a few hundred thousand, sssss — –"
"That pain — – no, that army of a thousand, all sorts of blades, spears, clubs, all aimed at me! Sssss — – "
After watching for a while, Gu Qing Shan praised: "The seniors' demeanor is truly mesmerizing"
He closed his eyes and entered meditation again.
— — -the pain on his body had been taken away. This time, he quickly entered a deep meditative state and began to comprehend the mysteries of sword phantoms.
Xie Dao Ling stood on one side with her hands clasped behind her back, stroking the ice crystal in her hand while watching the Asura King let out a 'sssss' sound in the air.
A few moments later.
She smiled.
…
Time quickly passed.
On this day, Gu Qing Shan finished her meditation, stood up from the ground, and sincerely declared:
"After thirty-six thousand nine hundred and fifty-four attempts, I've finally found the secret of balance."
"Ah? Let me take a look "Xie Dao Ling said.
Gu Qing Shan took a deep breath, lightly clasped her hands together, and muttered: "Activate"
Oom — — -
Overwhelming sword qi erupted from his body, turning into an intense wind that swept in all directions.
Within this intense wind, Xie Dao Ling couldn't help but frown.
The Asura King in the sky began to swing his spear in a frenzy.
Turtle Saint shouted from the bottom of the sea: "Bring more people, I need more people to share the damage!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Her subordinates were thrown off their feet.
All of a sudden.
Gu Qing Shan raised one hand, formed a mystical hand seal, and muttered: "Gu Hong"
The sword-infused wind instantly descended and enveloped his body.
Gu Qing Shan also formed a hand seal with her other hand and muttered: "Ascension — — -"
The sword-infused wind trembled, then disappeared without a trace.
Xie Dao Ling was stunned.
At the very next moment.
Boom!!!
The sound of an explosion resounded from Gu Qing Shan's body.
His entire body turned into a blinding sword phantom that illuminated all things in this world, even piercing through the sky itself.
Only by squinting her eyes could Xie Dao Ling faintly see Gu Qing Shan's figure within this blinding sword phantom.
She lightly put the ice crystal in her hand away.
— — without any pain.
"Qing Shan, congratulations" Xie Dao Ling joyfully said.
The Asura King hovered in the sky, seemingly on the verge of collapsing, but managed to laugh:
"Ha, ahaha, I knew you could do it"
In the ocean.
Turtle Saint wiped the cold sweat off his forehead and muttered: "Thank heaven and earth …"
Gu Qing Shan stood still, observing the layers of sword phantoms around his body.
"Shifu, I have a strange feeling" he said.
"What kind of feeling?" Xie Dao Ling asked.
"This feeling is a bit similar to when I performed the Null Tribulation with my full power — — - everything in this world can be manifested as the Laws and Elements in front of me, I … can almost understand what kind of power the Null Tribulation is …" Gu Qing Shan said.
While he was talking, lines of crimson text quickly appeared in front of him:
[Attention!]
[The Space-Time race has found you]
[They are entering this timeline and are about to meet with you]
[Do your best not to offend them, keep that in mind]
All the text retracted.
A second later.
The void of space parted. The black fog and the blinding River of Time manifested.
A group of fishmen leapt out from the river and landed in front of Gu Qing Shan.
"Enough, Gu Qing Shan, you've already used the Key of the Wind too much, if you continue to use it, we won't be able to stop the River of Time's backlash"
The fishman in the lead declared.
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