After Gu Qing Shan finished absorbing the mist from the crystal ball, he looked at the sword.
Very miraculously, he seemed to be able to understand what she was trying to say.
"You … want me to come with you?"
The sword tapped the hilt again.
"Where are we going?" Gu Qing Shan continued to ask.
The sword hovered in the air.
"I can't tell you right now?"
Gu Qing Shan was a bit surprised.
He looked at the War God UI.
The second Thaumaturgy Quest had appeared.
[Quest name: Helping others out of joy]
[Quest description: Help the sword as much as you can to gain its goodwill]
[Quest objective: Complete the sword's request]
[Description: A good start is half the battle, please keep up the good work!]
Gu Qing Shan read it over and over again, then couldn't help but read it again.
Strange, why isn't there a reward?
Gu Qing Shan asked: "System, does this Quest not have a reward?"
[Ting]!
The System answered: [Please look at the Quest name]
The Quest name is [Helping others out of joy]
… Alright then.
Gu Qing Shan shook his head speechlessly.
After that, with the sword in front and Gu Qing Shan behind, they quickly left the camp.
Many cultivators looked at this with a strange gaze, but no one said anything.
Perhaps this was someone else's Sword Dao cultivation method?
Not to mention, Gu Qing Shan's mission was to patrol the camp and investigate the military situation — — this was a military order personally issued by the three Saints.
No one could stop him, and no one had any reason to.
The journey was smooth, not even a single person came up to ask questions. Gu Qing Shan left the camp just like that.
The sword brought Gu Qing Shan quickly through the forest and into a secluded area.
There were only dead trees here, there was nothing else in the forest.
There were no signs of humans, not even demons or cultivators.
The long sword danced in the air, as if it was looking for something.
Gu Qing Shan could only watch from the side.
After a while, the sword found the right spot, stabbed into the ground, and stopped moving.
"So what are we going to do?" Gu Qing Shan asked.
The sword let out a buzzing sound.
Gu Qing Shan felt that she had never encountered such a bizarre thing in her two lives.
He said helplessly, "You want me to hold you … Fine …"
He walked up and grasped the hilt of the sword.
The next moment, the ground suddenly split open, and Gu Qing Shan fell into it along with her sword.
In the darkness, the smell of sulfur and earth fire was very heavy.
Gu Qing Shan casually cast a basic spell to illuminate the surroundings.
It was a lava cave.
Hot air blew out from the cave, making people feel like they were in a hot spring.
Obviously, there should be a place similar to the Five Elemental Spiritual Fires deep underground.
This place was not far from the surface, so the temperature was still acceptable to ordinary people.
Gu Qing Shan stood still and looked at the sword.
The long sword led the way into the hole.
Gu Qing Shan had no choice but to follow it.
There were a lot of caves and forks here, every few dozen meters, there would be a fork in the road, every few hundred meters, there would be a few more cave entrances.
Gu Qing Shan tried to release her inner sight, but found that it could only sense a range of 10 meters in front of her, so it couldn't be used to scout ahead.
After about half an hour of walking, going through countless forks and caves, Gu Qing Shan didn't even know how she got down here.
As they went deeper and deeper, the walls of the cave began to glow red.
The Fire element here was very strong, if Gu Qing Shan hadn't used her spirit energy to protect herself, she would've been burnt to a crisp already.
"How shocking, who would've thought that the underground of Shen Wu world would have such abundant Fire element energy" Gu Qing Shan exclaimed.
After running for another hour or so, the sword finally stopped.
It was pointing forward with the tip of its sword.
Gu Qing Shan followed where it was pointing, only to see that not too far away, there was a deep red lava lake.
This lava lake was extremely large, at least Gu Qing Shan couldn't see the edge of it.
Steam was carried over by the heat flow, mixed with crystal chips and tiny molten lava lumps, flying in all directions.
This wasn't normal lava, but the outer form of the Fire element, if a normal person were to accidentally touch it, they would be burnt to a crisp in an instant.
Gu Qing Shan squinted her eyes, carefully searched, and finally found the target the sword was pointing at.
In the middle of the lava lake, at a place very far away, there was a small protrusion.
A sword was stuck there, already glowing red from the heat.
The lava lake was about to drown it.
The sword occasionally vibrated, but still couldn't get up from where it was stuck.
"You want me to save it?" Gu Qing Shan asked.
The sword next to her nodded its hilt, indicating that it was correct.
"How strange, if it's a weapon, why is it stuck here, isn't it afraid that it'll melt at any moment?" Gu Qing Shan muttered.
The sword was shaking a bit.
"What? You're saying that there was no lava here? "Gu Qing Shan was surprised.
"Ah … Rain of Fire …"
Gu Qing Shan understood.
He looked at the vast lava lake, and then at the struggling longsword. He was in a bit of a dilemma.
A peak Foundation Establishment realm cultivator can't fly.
I can only use a few hovering techniques right now.
The distance between where I'm standing and the center of the lava lake is too far, I can't just use hovering techniques to get there.
Even if I try my best to get there, how would I get back?
What should I do?
— — -if I'm already a Golden Core realm cultivator, it would be much easier, I can just fly there and pull the sword out.
But Shifu isn't here, Gongsun Zhi is still unconscious, and I can't trust anyone else.
Shifu had a premonition that she would die in this war, I don't know how she's doing right now.
I can't help her at all.
As Gu Qing Shan thought about it, he sighed.
"Let's go back a bit first" he said.
The long sword followed behind him, constantly shaking up and down.
"Don't be in such a hurry" Gu Qing Shan said, "I can't fly there with my current strength"
The sword hurriedly circled around him.
"I have a plan … when I'm stronger, I'll come back here"
"It can't hold on much longer? Let it hold on for a bit longer, I'm going to break through right now "
"If I manage to break through, I'll come back to save it right away" Gu Qing Shan sincerely said.
It was now that the sword stopped, reluctantly looked at the lava lake for a bit, then hurriedly chased after Gu Qing Shan.
Gu Qing Shan flew back, only stopping when the temperature was acceptable.
Grabbing the void of space, he took out the Earth sword and put it down.
"Fine, since there's no one to protect me, I'll protect myself"
"If any Tianma or evil cultivators come to attack, I'll use my own strength to kill them all"
He solemnly took out the 7-colored fragrance bag.
This bag contained the entire wealth of Bai Hua sect.
Gu Qing Shan lightly touched the fragrance bag.
A jade tag appeared in his hand.
On the War God UI, [War God Skills] glowed and turned into lines of glowing text.
[Discovered Foundation Establishment realm scripture: Hundred Saints Core Formation Script]
[Your current cultivation realm is: Foundation Establishment peak]
[To comprehend Hundred Saints Core Formation Script's Core Formation Script, Soul Points cost: 70]
[Would you like to comprehend it now?]
"Yes"
[Comprehension complete, remaining Soul Points: 10]
A huge flow of heat flowed from the jade tag into Gu Qing Shan's hand.
The flow of heat flowed from his hand into his body, all the way to his Thought Sea, then turned into numerous images and understandings.
In just a few moments, Gu Qing Shan's understanding and experience of breaking through this realm became clear.
He took out a few more pills and swallowed them one by one.
Closing his eyes, Gu Qing Shan began his breakthrough.
The cave was completely silent.
Not even 15 minutes later, a bewitching and beautiful woman suddenly appeared through the layers of rocks, descending from above.
The woman looked at Gu Qing Shan whose eyes were still closed and licked her lips: "This person's soul smells so special, it'll help me advance one step further"
Before she could even move, the broken sword suddenly jumped up from next to Gu Qing Shan and quickly swung in a circle in the air.
The woman uttered a high-pitched scream, rushed forward and struck the broken sword with her fist.
Kih!
The sword was knocked away, pierced into the cave wall, unable to escape.
The beautiful woman turned around, about to attack Gu Qing Shan, but was stabbed by a sword.
Before the woman could even struggle, the sword was already floating in the air, lightly slicing her from head to toe.
Without even having time to scream, the beautiful woman turned into a pile of bones and disappeared into the void of space.
Gu Qing Shan opened his eyes in surprise, looking at the sword.
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