Gu Qing Shan suddenly realized.
This isn't the Age of Old, but several ten thousand years later!
Just like during the Fire Tribulation, during the Four Great Tribulations, I escaped from the phantom images and returned to my own timeline.
Gu Qing Shan stared at the boundless grey torrent and carefully asked: "Is there a problem with me facing my Tribulation here?"
「 There is no problem, this is an ancient covenant that I signed with you humans, its duration is Eternity 」 the grey torrent giant replied.
"A covenant?" Gu Qing Shan couldn't help but ask.
"That's right, cultivators are mystical lifeforms among humans, they need to absorb all sources of power in order to strengthen themselves" the giant's voice buzzed, "That's why you've signed an ancient contract with me, allowing you to gain experience from me, as well as the recognition of the Earth Saint Pillar's power"
"The power of the Earth Saint Pillar?"
The giant saw through Gu Qing Shan's confusion and explained: 「 Simply put, living beings are unable to leave the world created by the four Saint Pillars 」
"I know this, the four Saint Pillars are Earth, Water, Fire, and Wind, representing the composition of all living beings in this world" Gu Qing Shan replied.
「 That is correct, for living beings, the Earth Saint Pillar represents their bodies 」
The giant let out a long sigh and continued to speak in a slow tone:
「 Living beings have always believed themselves to be the rulers of all things, but in truth, they are dominated by their own bodies, controlled by time, limited by space, and determined by the Laws of how all things operate 」
"Dominated by their bodies — — - I beg to differ" Gu Qing Shan replied.
The giant smiled and continued: 「 Because you are a cultivator, the various desires manifested by your body cannot control your will, that is why you were able to arrive at my place and undergo the trial of the Earth Origin power 」
Gu Qing Shan understood a bit.
The Earth Origin power represents my body, no wonder I can't use any of the powers inside my body.
I must act like a normal person during this Tribulation, using other means to overcome this shackle on my body and survive.
"Thank you for your guidance, why did you come to see me?" Gu Qing Shan asked.
As a sword cultivator, Gu Qing Shan was already very respectful of the other party for being able to talk for so long before getting to the point.
A solemn expression appeared on the giant's face.
"In the past hundred years, there has been a problem in this world."
"Living dead?"
「 Yes, although their evolution is slow, I have taken a look at the future and saw the sight of them destroying everything — — their destruction would greatly weaken my power, forcing me to end a battle in shame 」
"These things are not worth mentioning in front of you, why don't you deal with them yourself?" Gu Qing Shan was confused.
"They didn't use any power, but mutated from within their bodies. This is in line with my rules, so I can't act."
The giant sighed emotionally and continued: 「 I have already imposed the harshest conditions on this world, no special power can descend here, so I cannot impose another rule, otherwise the world will collapse 」
"What do you mean?"
"Cultivator, you can stay here for a few more days. If you can help me solve the problem of the undead in these few days, I will give you a gift."
Gu Qing Shan seriously listened to him, then smiled bitterly: "Your world is vast and boundless, while I have lost all of my powers and am nothing but a normal person right now, unable to save your world"
The giant replied: 「 The power within your body cannot be used, this is the rule of the Earth 」
「 But you are a very smart cultivator, possessing meticulous observation skills and a wealth of knowledge. Other than that, you also possess an unimaginable power. I believe that you have a chance to save this world, that is why I came to see you in person 」
Gu Qing Shan was a bit confused. "I don't know what kind of power you're talking about — — –"
Before he could finish his words, a finger had already reached out from the grey torrent and tapped his forehead.
The giant's voice resounded:
「 This is not a power that comes from your body, nor is it the cruel [Order] that you carry 」
「 This is an unknown power that doesn't belong to the Eternal Abyss, so I am not familiar with it. However, it was copied from something else, so it contains its own power. When you use this power, it will not go against the rules of the Earth 」
Following its voice, an icon appeared in the void of space in front of Gu Qing Shan's eyes.
A golden dagger was carved on the icon.
Gu Qing Shan blankly stared at this icon.
He recalled back in the Cold Jade Forest, after he killed the God of Frost and Chill, in order to impersonate this Divinity, he spent Soul Points to upgrade [War God Skills].
— — only then did he use the ice formation to learn the God of Frost and Chill's skills.
Now that he thought about it, the situation at the time was still vivid in his mind.
"I've spent 1 million Soul Points to upgrade [War God Skills]"
[Received 1 million Soul Points, War God Skills upgrade complete] the War God UI replied.
"The upgrade was completed so quickly?" he asked.
[Of course, the System had already prepared it] the War God UI replied.
"But why don't I sense any changes in the System?" Gu Qing Shan doubtfully asked.
The War God UI paused briefly.
The icon for [War God Skills] was jumping.
[Did you see it? The icon is jumping now]
The War God UI casually asked.
So the War God UI had already been preparing for everything since that time!
Gu Qing Shan suddenly recalled the conversation between the War God UI and himself at the Grand Tie Wei city wall when he activated the human army.
"You've been collecting Soul Points all this time just for this moment?" he asked.
[No, I only hope that all of my preparations were unnecessary] the War God UI replied.
…
Indeed, this icon was [War God Skills].
The [Demon King Order] was already updating with lines of blood-red text to explain this icon:
[Suspicious power system detected]
[Source: Unknown]
[After thorough analysis, the following description has been made:]
[Name: War God Skills (duplicate), contains 300,000 Soul Points, can be used to learn skills]
[This power system is a learning-type unique ability, harmless]
[Activation requirement: At the time of need]
[The unknown object has been detected by a world-class lifeform, has now been officially activated]
Gu Qing Shan sighed deeply.
So the icon that could move was left for me in the end.
So all of the War God UI's preparations were finally put to use.
An indescribable emotion appeared in Gu Qing Shan's mind.
The grey flow giant looked at Gu Qing Shan and asked with a resounding voice: 「 Are you willing to help me save this world? If you can do it, I will reward you in return. "
Gu Qing Shan calmed her emotions and replied: "Alright, I can try, but I can only stay here for a few days, my time is very limited — — - I'm helping you, can't you at least provide me with some benefits?"
The giant pondered briefly, then spoke with a decisive tone: 「 I will grant you a bit of blessings 」
"Blessings? What use would such an intangible thing have? "
Gu Qing Shan was disappointed.
The giant smiled and said: 「 I wish you luck 」
Saying so, it turned into a grey flow and disappeared from Gu Qing Shan's sight.
All the supernatural phenomena disappeared.
Gu Qing Shan found himself still standing on the balcony of the mansion, keeping watch.
In his vision, the [Demon King Order] had already returned.
And the copy of [War God Skills] was above the [Demon King Order]'s UI, giving off a sense of detachment.
Gu Qing Shan smiled and muttered: "Old friend, seems like we'll have to fight side by side"
A voice came from behind her.
"Fight side by side?"
The black man drowsily stood up and continued: "From now on, no matter what danger we face, I'll call you first, scientist Gu Qing Shan"
"No problem" Gu Qing Shan smiled.
The sound of footsteps could be heard from the top of the stairs.
Two girls had prepared breakfast and caringly brought it to the balcony.
"Please have breakfast, you've all worked hard yesterday" one of the girls smiled sweetly.
At this point, the others had also woken up.
Everyone yawned and sat up, chatting as they ate.
"Now that we know how to deal with those monsters, what do we do next?"
Old Li took a big bite of bread and asked with a lisp.
The blond man took a sip of his liquor and smiled: "I think we should listen to the scientist's opinion"
Everyone looked at Gu Qing Shan.
While eating a fried egg, Gu Qing Shan said: "I want to leave this place and take a look at the big cities"
"Big cities are dangerous" the woman chimed in.
"But to change the situation, I need to go to a place with more advanced technology and come into contact with those Mechs" Gu Qing Shan said.
"We've already found a way to deal with the monsters, why don't we stay here — — - this place is clearly safe" old Li said.
Gu Qing Shan patiently explained: "These monsters are all evolving, one day they'll become invincible, so we need to solve this problem before that happens"
Everyone fell into thought.
At a time like this, it's really hard to make a choice.
"It's fine, you can stay here, I can go alone" Gu Qing Shan smiled and said.
"I'll go with you" the blond man was the first to speak.
"If staying here is a slow suicide, I'm willing to give it a try as well" old Li said.
"I still feel like this place is the safest, I won't risk it" the black man said.
The woman hesitated a bit, then dejectedly said: "I'm not going either, I have to take care of the two girls"
Gu Qing Shan consoled her instead: "Alright, it's fine, we do need someone to stay here, if anything happens, we'll at least have a way out"
The woman glanced at him in surprise.
Gu Qing Shan didn't pay attention to her reaction.
He began to think about what he should do next.
This place was deep in the desert, so it would take an entire day to get to the nearest city from here, even by car.
How inconvenient.
"If only we had a plane …" Gu Qing Shan muttered in a low voice.
The blond man shrugged: "Our only plane was taken away by my father"
Old Li also added: "That's why we can only use a truck — — it's not a bad idea, it can carry a lot of things"
A few seconds later.
Oong — — -
A loud noise came from the sky.
Everyone turned to look.
Only to see a plane flying towards them from the horizon with smoke rising from its tail.
The plane had obviously noticed this town, so it circled around and landed on a road not too far away from the town.
On the balcony, everyone was stunned.
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