"You look so worried, what's the matter?" Ye Fei Li asked.
"It's nothing" Gu Qing Shan shook his head.
Guesses are just guesses, there's no need to say it out loud.
But right now, I need to quickly increase my strength.
The mountaintop mansion.
Gu Qing Shan had locked himself in his room.
The Chao Yin sword was resting on his knees.
"Come" Gu Qing Shan muttered.
The Chao Yin sword let out a 'wu wu' sound and went into his body.
It flew into his Thought Sea and stood next to the Earth sword.
Gu Qing Shan observed for a bit. Everything was normal.
Finally, he could put the Chao Yin sword back into his Thought Sea.
Almost at the same time, a few lines of glowing text appeared in Gu Qing Shan's vision.
[You can now fuse the two swords into your Thought Sea]
[Sword saint awakening Quest 2: Direct as one's own arm (completed)]
[Following is the third Quest: Thousand Tempering Hundred Refinement]
[Quest objective: Use the two flying swords to perform all the normal sword styles you know]
Reading through the Quest description, Gu Qing Shan scowled.
Not counting the Secret Arts, I know over a thousand normal sword styles.
Even if I perform them one by one, it'll probably take me a few days to complete this Quest.
He thought for a bit, then asked: "System, my understanding of the sword has already surpassed the past life, can I awaken by myself without relying on you?"
[Ting]!
The System responded.
[This is the last part of your past life's memories, if you're willing to give up this memory, you can convert it into energy and immediately awaken, otherwise you'll have to awaken through a Quest]
"The last part of my past life's memories … are they all sword styles? Or is there something else that I haven't remembered yet? "
[They're all sword styles] the System replied.
Gu Qing Shan calmed down.
He asked: "How long will the entire Sword saint awakening Quest take to complete?"
[Remaining Quests: 98, with your current strength, you'll probably only need 2 months to complete them all]
98 Quests!
Two months!
Gu Qing Shan almost fell off his bed.
Indeed, to be able to recover his sword immortal cultivation in two months was already a very short period of time.
But it's still not enough.
In the real world, hell was about to descend.
On the other side of Shen Wu world, I'm heading towards an unprecedentedly powerful world.
How could they wait for two months?
By the time he finished all the missions, it would be too late.
He needed to improve his strength now!
Gu Qing Shan pondered for a moment and asked, "Can't you make an exception for me? For example, I can rely on my own abilities to make another breakthrough, and then you can return all of the Sword Immortal's sword arts to me? "
The System's voice was exceptionally serious, "Only this time, you cannot break through on your own. “
"Why?"
"Because as a Sword Saint, you once killed a Demon God from a future timeline, and that Demon God was related to the fate of the world at a crucial moment"
The System continued, [This is the mark that space-time has placed on you. Once you lose this mark, something terrible will happen.]
"Why is this happening?"
"The space-time line is the measurement of the external state of the real world. If a you were to return to the past from the future, then in that moment of space-time in the future, the world would lose your mass and energy."
"But that doesn't matter, when you return to the past, the Law of the world will use your mark to recognize that you are still you"
"It will arrange a place for you at that point in the past to ensure that the overall mass and energy of the real world is conserved"
"However, if you lose this mark, the Law of the world will no longer recognize you. It will use the current timeline to determine that you are a unique entity that doesn't belong to the world"
"If that happens, not only will the Law of the world prepare a countermeasure against you, but the Law of Space-Time that is related to the past and the future will also react accordingly — — - perhaps the Demon God will notice that you are a person without a destiny, or perhaps a second you will appear in the world"
"A second me?" Gu Qing Shan was surprised.
[Indeed, it will be an entity similar to you — — because the most important mark that you left behind in the space-time line has disappeared, and you didn't die, this will cause the world to lose a part of your mass and energy. The Law of the world will immediately create another similar you to ensure that the overall mass and energy of the world won't become chaotic]
"Furthermore, the Law of Space-Time becoming chaotic will attract the attention of powerful Divinities, as they love to do such things the most"
"They will definitely find you"
Gu Qing Shan asked: "If what you're saying is true, the only thing that can mark me as myself is the event where I killed the Demon God, as well as my strength and memories at that time?"
"That is correct"
Gu Qing Shan sighed: "It seems that using Quests to become a Sword Saint is the safest way"
[Indeed, to ensure that the Law of the world and the timeline remain normal, you only have two choices]
[One, use Quests to retrieve your memories, grasp the Sword Saint's sword styles, and become a Sword Saint]
[Two, turn your memories into power and break through to become a Sword Saint, but you will lose those sword styles]
Gu Qing Shan fell silent.
There's no time to complete the Quests step by step.
If I choose the second option, I'll use the sword styles from my past life in exchange for breaking through right away, that's a good idea.
— — -with my current understanding of swordsmanship, I've already surpassed my past life.
I don't need those sword styles.
As long as I become a Sword Saint, the power of my sword phantoms will greatly increase.
I won't even need hand seals to control my swords, I only need a single thought.
This way, my attack speed and technique changes will be several times faster than before.
If I run into the black cloaked skeleton again, before it could even react, I would have already sliced it into a bone stick.
Gu Qing Shan suddenly asked: "Can I temporarily put aside my swordsmanship and increase my realm first?"
[You can't] the System resolutely answered.
"Why not?"
[This is the moment where you need to be the most cautious. You must first reach the exact same level of swordsmanship and personal cultivation as you did in your past life, only then will you truly return, and nothing else]
[This way, you will completely blend into this timeline, from then on, Space-Time and Fate will no longer pay attention to you, even the Demonic Gods will no longer pay attention to you]
"What if I become a Sainted in the future? Will I still be restricted in the same way? "
[Because you weren't a Sainted in the past life, you can do whatever you want after becoming a Sainted. This will be your blank future, written by yourself]
"I understand"
Gu Qing Shan no longer hesitated and said: "I don't need those sword styles anymore, I want to break through right now"
"Are you sure?"
"I'm sure"
Following his declaration, a lot of notifications began to appear on the War God UI.
"Detected that the player has two extraordinary longswords."
[Detected user to be able to store them in their Thought Sea]
[Detected user to be able to use hand seals to control flying swords to attack]
[The most basic requirement for a sword saint awakening has been met]
[Beginning comparison of Space-Time traces]
[Confirming character traits]
[Final attempt to transfer character's memories from the previous timeline]
[Transfer successful]
[Completely close off the reverse timeline passage]
[Completely sever all connection to the timeline]
[Completely erase all relevant information]
…
Gu Qing Shan silently watched this.
Even though it was just a few words, he felt extremely shocked.
His back was covered in layers of cold sweat.
This was an instinctive reaction from his sixth sense.
As soon as he closed his eyes, he felt like he was walking on a tightrope at the edge of a cliff.
And now, it was the final stretch of this tightrope.
He could faintly sense that this was the most dangerous moment.
As long as he doesn't make any mistakes and isn't discovered, his reincarnation shouldn't be a problem at all.
The wait felt like a century.
[Ting]!
[You've been completely reincarnated]
[Time flow normal]
[Spatial fluctuations normal]
[No abnormalities detected, this is a perfect rebirth]
Gu Qing Shan sighed in relief.
A safe landing.
A few more lines of text appeared from the System.
[You've used up all of the sword saint's memories to obtain the power to awaken]
[You've awakened]
[You've become a sword saint]
Gu Qing Shan blankly stared at the last line of text.
I've finally returned, no more worries.
This is the initial state of a sword saint.
He opened his palm, then clenched his fist.
A familiar yet unfamiliar power filled his body.
There's no need to search for anything else, no need to break through again, this is my original power.
To fight against the imminent danger, I need this power!
This is the peak of my cultivation.
From now on, I can no longer rely on my previous experiences.
The long path of cultivation from now on will be completely new, a path I've never walked before.
Gu Qing Shan took a deep breath.
With a thought, two swords appeared from the void of space.
Without needing any hand seals, the Earth sword swung by itself, performing a full set of Kai Shan Style in just a few breaths' worth of time.
The Chao Yin sword turned into a blur, performing the Wind Slash Style back and forth.
The two swords were like agile birds, flying back and forth in the room.
"Come" Gu Qing Shan muttered.
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