While Gu Qing Shan was focused on reading the contents of the jade tag, a pair of jade-like hands suddenly reached out and pulled his hand away.
The jade tag was taken away.
It was now that Gu Qing Shan noticed that someone had arrived in front of him.
A beautiful girl.
Fine Sound peak master, Luo Bingli.
— — -only a great cultivator of Luo Bingli's level would be able to pull the jade tag from Gu Qing Shan's hand without him noticing.
As Gu Qing Shan looked at her, he recalled Xie Gu Hong's teachings.
Xie Gu Hong had always told him to maintain a good relationship with peak master Luo, telling him that Luo Bingli was on his side, that her fighting prowess was unparalleled, even he couldn't compare to her.
— — -among the seven peaks of Barren Cloud, Luo Bingli was easily ranked first in terms of individual combat prowess.
But while Luo Bingli's fighting prowess was unparalleled, she didn't have any good defensive measures, so she was the most eye-catching on the battlefield and needed a large number of cultivators to protect her.
Gu Qing Shan recalled his Shifu's words and clasped his fist: "Greetings, peak master Luo"
Luo Bingli didn't answer, instead releasing her inner sight to scan through the contents of the jade tag and asked: "How is it? Are the disciples of my peak good at zither?"
Gu Qing Shan stared at the jade tag in her hand and praised: "The music lingers for three days, it's all thanks to peak master Luo"
Luo Bingli lightly knocked his head: "Don't flatter me, I'm telling you, you're not allowed to flirt with female cultivators of my peak"
Gu Qing Shan spoke with a serious expression: "Peak master Luo, I've always been focused on Dao, I've never intended to find a Dao companion in the sect"
Luo Bingli observed him as her expression slowly became gentle.
As a great cultivator of the Sound Sect, she was an expert in reading the true meaning of a person's expression, so she didn't need to swear an oath to heaven and earth to know if someone was telling the truth or not.
"That's good, then you can keep this jade tag"
Luo Bingli gave him the jade tag.
"Thank you, peak master" Gu Qing Shan said.
"Come with me, I have something to tell you," Luo Bingli said.
Seeing her serious expression, Gu Qing Shan had no choice but to correct her attitude and follow her to the top of the mountain.
The Grey Crane Peak was shaped like a grey crane, with a long section hanging outside, resembling the beak of a crane.
This was the peak of the Gray Crane Peak.
Luo Bingli walked to the summit and stood with her hands behind her back.
As the wind blew, her rainbow-colored dress danced in the wind. She looked like a fairy that had descended to the world, or a goddess that could fly away with the wind at any time.
"If we speak here, I can guarantee that no one will hear us," Luo Bingli said.
Gu Qing Shan looked around.
The clouds and mist on the peak turned into spiritual rain, scattering along with the wind. The river below the peak flowed with furious waves.
The two of them stood in the misty rain, alone in the entire world. No one could come forward to ask for any information.
Gu Qing Shan spoke with a serious expression: "Peak master Luo, please speak"
Luo Bingli continued: "The situation at the frontlines is becoming more and more urgent, many great cultivators are dying one after another, humanity is only barely holding on with their numbers, do you know about this?"
"I did" Gu Qing Shan nodded.
Luo Bingli continued: "Just now, the Divinities finally decreed for our sect to select a group of disciples to go to the various Divine Palaces to cultivate under the guidance of either the Divinities or the Divinities that serve them"
"Go to the Divinities' places to cultivate?" Gu Qing Shan asked.
"That's right, our sect has always had a deep relationship with the Divinities, so we received a few quotas to send a group of disciples to cultivate in the Divine Palaces" Luo Bingli replied.
Gu Qing Shan fell into thought.
The situation is becoming more and more grim, humanity is being pushed back again and again, unable to win against the Desolate monsters, even the Divinities are at a disadvantage.
It seems the Divinities want to increase humanity's strength once again, raising a group of powerful warriors for the sake of future wars.
"Are the Divinities getting impatient?" Gu Qing Shan blurted out.
Luo Bingli was shocked and scolded him: "How dare you! How dare you say something like that?"
Anything that talks about the Divinities is always the beginning of a disaster.
Gu Qing Shan smiled: "My apologies, peak master Luo, please continue"
Luo Bingli glared at him again, then continued: "The sect has decided to hold a competition to select the most talented disciples from each generation to go to the various Divine Palaces to cultivate"
"To be able to receive guidance from the Divinities, the disciples of each generation would most likely fight to the death for such a chance" Gu Qing Shan commented.
He then smiled and said: "But didn't we just hold a competition a few days ago? Wouldn't it be troublesome to do it again now? "
Luo Bingli replied: "It's different this time, each peak will be holding a competition between their own disciples to determine the quota"
Gu Qing Shan was a bit surprised: "There's a need to choose? You great cultivators are teaching disciples every day, don't you know who's good and who's bad? "
Luo Bingli replied: "You don't need to worry about that, I came here to tell you that while the Palace Master isn't here, the disciples of your peak have always been the role models of the other peaks, so after discussion, we've decided to give your peak two quotas"
Gu Qing Shan immediately asked: "How many quotas are there in total?"
Luo Bingli replied: "30 quotas"
"30 quotas? Only two for the peak? "he smiled.
Luo Bingli glanced at him and replied: "That's right, this was the result of discussion between the peaks. Because the Palace Master was lost at the frontlines and couldn't be contacted, everyone made this decision. I hope you can quickly choose two quotas"
She then added: "The Ancient Dawn peak master has already notified Huang Zhan and Shen Yang about everything, telling them to prepare for the selection of the peak's quotas"
Gu Qing Shan fell silent.
The other party directly went past me to notify Huang Zhan and Shen Yang.
Although those two brats have good temperaments, they're still too young, how could they resist such temptation?
To be personally guided by a Divinity, this is a great opportunity for a cultivator!
Gu Qing Shan slowly understood.
Each of the peaks would organize a competition among themselves …
In other words, I'll have to compete against Huang Zhan and Shen Yang for the right to enter the Divine Palace.
Gu Qing Shan felt a deep sense of malice and malice.
While Shifu isn't here, they took out two quotas to provoke the disciples of the peak.
How dare they?
Could it be that Shifu lost contact with them, so they assumed that Shifu wouldn't return?
But from what he saw in history, Gu Qing Shan knew very well that Xie Gu Hong was completely unscathed even when the Heavenly Palace was destroyed.
He looked at the clouds outside the peak.
The clouds were constantly churning, occasionally raining, occasionally gathering and dispersing.
Gu Qing Shan muses: "Only giving two quotas to the peak, which peak master came up with this idea?"
Seeing that he got to the crux of the matter, Luo Bingli's expression loosened a bit.
Luo Bingli replied: "It was Ancient Dawn peak and Spirit Echo peak's suggestion, Grey Crane peak and Perching Cloud peak also agreed"
Gu Qing Shan asked again: "What about Clear Water peak and Fine Sound peak?"
Luo Bingli replied: "Both of our peaks objected, but we were alone, so the decision was forcefully passed"
Gu Qing Shan clasped his fist with a serious expression: "Thank you peak master Luo, since my Shifu isn't here, please tell me about the sect's current situation"
Seeing his reaction, Luo Bingli was a bit more satisfied and explained: "Ancient Dawn peak and Spirit Echo peak are the Life God's inheritances, they have always followed his teachings"
"What about Grey Crane peak and Perching Cloud peak?" Gu Qing Shan asked.
"These two peaks are loyal to the Star God, as you know, the Star God has never gotten along with Water God"
Gu Qing Shan asked: "So your Fine Sound peak and Clear Water peak are following Water God?"
"Indeed, your Shifu has also listened to Water God's advice and teachings — — - Water God is a rather unique one among the Divinities, he has the friendliest attitude towards humanity"
"So now that my Shifu's whereabouts are unknown, they want to make a move on the master peak?"
"Indeed, your Shifu sometimes thinks too much about the casualties of humanity on the battlefield, and Barren Cloud Heavenly Palace is one of the largest sects of humanity, so your Shifu's actions would be followed by countless other sects"
"For some of the most venerable existences, personally following your Shifu would cause a huge impact, so …"
These words were very clear.
Xie Gu Hong went to the frontlines to observe the situation, but unexpectedly lost contact with him.
At this point, there were only his three disciples on the master peak.
This was a good chance.
If his three disciples were to fight with each other and do something shameful, or even do something irreparable during the competition, then with the help of someone with ulterior motives, the entire cultivation world would know about it.
Xie Gu Hong would be labeled as a 'failure to teach his disciples'.
As the master of a sect, if he was labeled as a 'failure to teach his disciples', the only path he could take would be to abdicate his position.
Even if he didn't abdicate, the Divinities would naturally speak up about it.
Gu Qing Shan sighed.
He casually reached out his hand and caught a leaf that was flying through the wind and rain.
Half of the leaf was yellow, the other half was green, no one knew where it was flying to.
Would it go with the flow, or ride the wind?
Gu Qing Shan let go and allowed the leaf to be swept away by the wind.
At this point, Luo Bingli continued: "The will of the Divinities cannot be disobeyed, they ordered us to choose someone to cultivate in the Divine Palace, so we have to choose someone to go"
"Gu Qing Shan, you are the Eldest Disciple of the master peak, so the competition between the disciples of the master peak is inevitable. At that time, all the peak masters will be there to watch, you need to quickly think of a solution"
Gu Qing Shan smiled and casually replied: "It's very simple, I forfeit"
"Forfeit?"
"Indeed, the master peak only has 3 people in total, and we still have to conduct a competition in front of all the other peaks. If this were to start, it would become a joke, so I forfeit"
"As for the Divinities' guidance … Huang Zhan and Shen Yang will be fine"
Luo Bingli was surprised.
The other party's decisiveness was beyond her imagination.
"Gu Qing Shan, you should know that this is the Divinities' personal guidance, they would definitely be able to learn a lot of Divine Skills and Secret Arts, even their cultivation speed would become faster, aren't you tempted?" Luo Bingli asked.
"It's fine, let them go — — Master told me to teach disciples in his place, now that there's a Divinity to do it for me, I'll be able to relax a lot and focus on cultivation, this is a good thing" Gu Qing Shan replied.
Luo Bingli slowly nodded.
She could sense that the other party was telling the truth, without a single regret.
Gu Qing Shan continued: "My only request is for the two of them to go to the Water Divine Palace"
"That won't be a problem" Luo Bingli replied.
"If that's the case, I can rest assured" Gu Qing Shan replied.
Luo Bingli looked at him.
As the Eldest Disciple of the sect, no one would be able to find fault with her giving up the opportunity to her two junior brothers.
"Gu Qing Shan, you did well" she said.
Gu Qing Shan clasped his fist: "Then this matter is resolved, I will remember what happened today. Thank you, peak master Luo"
He turned around and was about to leave.
Luo Bingli's gaze wandered a bit, then suddenly asked: "Gu Qing Shan, we won't be seeing each other often from now on, so I have one last thing to ask you"
"Please go ahead"
"What do you think of the Divinities?"
This question was the most important thing of the day.
Before, when Gu Qing Shan mentioned the Divinities, she immediately reprimanded her. But now, she was asking Gu Qing Shan what she thought of the Divinities of her own accord.
Gu Qing Shan fell into thought.
He looked down at the river, then at the various peaks before stopping at the master peak.
That's right.
What do I think of the Divinities?
For a few moments, he couldn't help but recall the past.
Xie Gu Hong's words of entrustment resounded in his ears.
"If she wakes up one day, help me tell her that her name is Xie Dao Ling"
The voice faded and returned to the past.
Bai Hua palace.
Sitting on a throne carved from spirit jade, the peerless woman softly asked: "Are you willing to join Bai Hua sect?"
…
In the intense mountain wind, Gu Qing Shan suddenly smiled.
"Peak master Luo, I heard that your Fine Sound peak's musical instruments are renowned all over the world, I would like to ask for a jade flute"
After a bit of hesitation, Luo Bingli took out a purple jade flute and gave it to him.
"This flute was carefully crafted by me, I carry it with me at all times, I hope you will treat it well"
"Thank you"
"… But do you know how to play it?"
"I already do"
Receiving the jade flute, Gu Qing Shan didn't say anything and began to play it.
Ooo — — — -
As soon as the flute played once, a desolate sword qi rose from it, circled around the raging river for a hundred thousand times before returning to the top of the seven peaks.
Luo Bingli lightly nodded — — – the matters of the Divinities can't be explained with words, but using the flute to express it is a good solution.
She focused her attention and listened.
The sound of the jade flute continued, each note becoming lonelier than the last.
Following the sound of the flute, sword qi surged like a tidal wave, then flew back and forth like a crane, breaking through the clouds and mist, all the way to the sky.
For a while, the sound of the flute stopped.
The sky-high sword qi turned into a strong wind that swept across the world, blowing away the clouds that obscured the sky.
The rain stopped and the clouds dispersed, revealing the clear blue sky for thousands of miles.
The sun was shining brightly, gently shining down on Luo Bingli's beautiful face.
The sound of the flute stopped.
Luo Bingli silently stood there with ripples in her eyes.
In front of her, there was no one else.
Only the scenery of the mountain, illuminated by the sunlight, filled with vitality.
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