One month later.
Barren Cloud master peak.
Outside the Sword Abyss, a large tree next to the valley.
Gu Qing Shan was lying on his side on a tree branch.
His eyes were closed, holding a jade tag in his hand.
He would occasionally frown, occasionally smile, seemingly comprehending the mysteries of the jade tag.
A few moments later.
He held the jade tag in his hand, no longer releasing his inner sight to observe it.
From the looks of it, he had finished today's cultivation and was about to take a nap.
— — but just when you thought he was asleep, he suddenly took out a gourd, opened it, and took a big gulp of liquor.
"Every day … this is still the most relaxing time"
Gu Qing Shan muttered.
Putting the gourd away, he changed his position to make it more comfortable.
Outside the tree.
Waves of sword-infused wind blew past, as hazy as mist, yet as sharp as a blade.
Huang Zhan and Shen Yang were doing everything they could to defend against the sword-infused wind.
"Shen Yang, dodge!" Huang Zhan shouted.
He swung the dagger in his hand.
Instantly, dozens of earth phantoms flew towards Shen Yang and formed a thick wall of earth behind him.
The wall of earth still couldn't stop the sword-infused wind and was blown away in just a single breath's worth of time.
Fortunately, Shen Yang had this chance to catch his breath.
His body flashed through the thick mist of swords, heading straight for Gu Qing Shan on top of the tree!
"Ah?"
Gu Qing Shan's lips curled up as he deftly played with the jade tag with one hand.
Even as Shen Yang got closer and closer, he still didn't open his eyes.
A wave of sword qi suddenly spread from his body, turning into intense sword-infused wind that shot towards Shen Yang.
"Help me!"
Shen Yang shouted.
Huang Zhan wielded the dagger with both hands and flicked it upwards.
Boom!
The ground Shen Yang was standing on suddenly rose up, helping him avoid this wave of sword qi attack.
Shen Yang took this chance to jump up, gritted his teeth, and unleashed his strongest attack.
The shadow of a black dragon manifested from his body.
Martial Divine Fist, [Void Dragon Shadow]!
Shen Yang attacked the void of space with all his strength.
In a split second, the black dragon opened its mouth and attacked Gu Qing Shan.
Gu Qing Shan stopped fiddling with the jade slip.
He opened one eye and glanced at the black dragon.
In his eyes, hundreds and thousands of sword shadows suddenly appeared and disappeared.
This was a very strange scene.
No one had ever hidden a sword technique in their eyes.
— — it was said that when he reached Ascended realm, he had already become a Sword Saint.
After listening to his Master's words two years ago, he no longer went out to look for more flying swords.
As he pondered over how to maximize the power of a Sword Immortal, he was also making preparations to retract his power after he became a Sword Immortal.
In the end, he recalled the incident with the Yellow Dragon, Qilin, and Vermillion Bird.
He began to attempt to condense the Sword Qi in his eyes through his mind to unleash the full power of a Sword Immortal.
— — this way, not only was he able to unleash the power of a Sword Saint, he was also able to restrain his power.
After all, no matter how many sword shadows there were, they still came from the eyes and gathered in the eyes.
Admittedly, this kind of attack had a huge disadvantage compared to controlling flying swords.
Flying swords themselves contained extraordinary power, while using sword techniques through the eyes to attack wouldn't be able to borrow the power of the flying swords.
That was why after some consideration, Gu Qing Shan chose to focus on attacking the soul vessel instead.
Eventually, he managed to form a Thaumaturgy specifically for using swords to attack the soul vessel.
Gu Qing Shan called this Thaumaturgy [Heart Sword].
Even Xie Gu Hong couldn't help but praise him when he heard of such a wondrous idea, praising him for his intelligence and how he found the path to heaven.
Hoh!
The intense sword-infused wind blew the black dragon away. Shen Yang was knocked back several dozen feet before he safely landed on the ground.
Gu Qing Shan clapped her hands and sat up on the tree: "Very good, you've learned how to work together, and your ability to cast spells and react in battle has also improved"
Huang Zhan was disappointed: "But I could only force you to open one eye"
Shen Yang, on the other hand, had already become numb from the shock, so he calmly thought for a bit before asking: "Does that mean we're stronger than the disciples who challenged you the other day just because we were able to block the sword qi from your eyes?"
"Hm, you could say that" Gu Qing Shan agreed: "After all, I only used 10% of my power that day, but against you, even though I only opened one eye, I still used 20% of my power"
Shen Yang asked further: "What if they worked together? Just like me and Huang Zhan, how much power would you need to use against them? "
"30% — — let's not talk about this anymore. As disciples of the master peak, you should never compare yourself to cultivators of the same generation, you should always look further ahead" Gu Qing Shan replied.
Shen Yang nodded, then sighed: "No wonder so many peak masters couldn't even say a single word"
Huang Zhan asked: "First brother, how did you comprehend such a terrifying Thaumaturgy?"
Hearing this, it was Gu Qing Shan's turn to sigh.
He seemed to have recalled some unbearable past and shook his head: "Just wait until you've been killed by someone's gaze a few times, you'll feel the same"
Huang Zhan couldn't help but laugh: "Ahahaha, killed by someone's gaze a few times? First brother's jokes are so funny … "
Gu Qing Shan clapped his hands and jumped down from the tree with a bit of reluctance.
Ever since his two junior brothers arrived, he had something he had to do.
Just now.
He was lying on the tree branch, sparring with his two junior brothers.
This was indeed the most relaxing moment of his life.
But today's sparring session was over.
Now, he had something else to do.
— — his two junior brothers were still growing, so aside from cultivating hard, they also needed to keep up with their nutrition.
Gu Qing Shan said: "I've used up all the ingredients we've stored, I'll go to Grey Crane peak to pick some more and cook spirit cooking for you tonight"
"Ah, ah!"
Huang Zhan and Shen Yang's eyes lit up.
First brother's cooking was top-notch, the spirit cooking he made was so delicious that they couldn't stop eating.
"First brother, I want to eat meatball hotpot tonight" Huang Zhan sincerely said.
"I want to eat spicy sauce noodles, with a few extra eggs" Shen Yang said.
Gu Qing Shan didn't even turn around and said: "Focus on cultivating, if I see anyone slacking off when I get back, I won't be able to eat dinner tonight"
He flew up into the sky and headed towards Grey Crane peak.
…
Grey Crane peak.
"Greetings, First brother"
"Hm, greetings!"
"Greetings, First brother"
"Hm, greetings"
"Hm, greetings, First brother"
"… Hm"
No matter where Gu Qing Shan went, all the disciples he met would clasp their fists and greet him.
With the warnings and explanations of high-ranking cultivators from the various peaks, everyone gradually understood just how terrifyingly strong this First brother of theirs was.
People always respected the strong, this would never change no matter what era it was.
So Gu Qing Shan's treatment immediately changed.
As soon as they found out that he was here to pick up ingredients and other necessities, many disciples ran around to help him get them.
Gu Qing Shan actually had nothing to do.
He only needed to take a walk around the mountain, enjoy the scenery, and wait for the things on his list to be prepared.
At this point, a young girl came over.
"Senior … brother Gu" the girl shyly greeted.
"Hello, what's the matter?" Gu Qing Shan asked.
The girl didn't say anything, only gave him a communication talisman and ran away.
Gu Qing Shan was a bit speechless as he held the communication talisman in his hand.
A few moments later.
Another female disciple descended from the sky and put a jade tag in Gu Qing Shan's hand.
Hoh!
The female disciple flew up into the sky and flew away.
Gu Qing Shan looked at the jade tag in his hand, then at the graceful figure flying away, a bit speechless.
Of course, I really don't want to find a Dao companion or anything like that here.
But from a interpersonal point of view, the way cultivators from the Age of Old communicated with each other is a bit too strange.
— — the first female disciple at least called out to me before running away, but the second female disciple didn't say anything at all, just threw me a jade tag and flew away. What does that mean?
Seems like the first female disciple was the most polite.
Gu Qing Shan looked down at the communication talisman.
After a bit of thought, he quickly understood.
With a communication talisman, a lot of things don't need to be said face to face, there's room for negotiation, avoiding a lot of awkwardness when people first get to know each other.
Hm … she's considerate and smart.
Gu Qing Shan praised, then couldn't help but look at the jade tag in his hand.
Not saying anything at all …
What's inside?
He released his inner sight to scan.
Within the jade slip was a Spiritual Light Remnant Image.
Hm …
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