Inside the cave of rocks.
Gu Qing Shan walked up to the tall slender woman and asked:
"How are you recovering?"
"I can't, Magic Dragon used his full power during that attack, I can only barely walk right now" the tall slender woman shook her head.
— — she said walk, not fully recovered.
It was now that Gu Qing Shan understood just how severe her injuries were.
He muses: "This world isn't very safe, we need to go to Riddle world to rest for a while"
The tall slender woman asked: "What's wrong with this world?"
"There's a great pixie who runs information business in this world, I'm worried that he'll pry into our secrets" Gu Qing Shan replied.
"Hm, pixies are a troublesome unique lifeform, it's good that we leave" the tall slender woman agreed.
Gu Qing Shan paused briefly, then continued: "You and I are traveling together between worlds, but I still don't know your name, people will notice something amiss on the way"
The tall slender woman didn't answer and instead calmly told her: "Before I fully recover, you'll have to take care of me while traveling, if someone asks, how will you explain our relationship?"
"I've thought it through, you're my older sister, we'll travel together, searching for our lost relatives while making a living" Gu Qing Shan replied.
The tall slender woman scowled: "Older sister? Do you think I'm that old? "
Gu Qing Shan sincerely replied: "No, in terms of cultivation and knowledge, you're much stronger than I am, so I can't be too arrogant, I can only be your younger brother"
The tall slender woman seriously listened to her and appeared pleased.
"I'm Lin" she said.
"Lin?"
"Yes, I've been having trouble moving around lately, so I'll need you to take care of me, thank you" she politely replied.
"No need to be so polite, I have a few healing pills on me, take one now, I'll use spirit energy to help you recover"
"Alright"
…
When the sky was about to darken.
Gu Qing Shan and Shannu brought Lin along, preparing to leave the cave of rocks.
As Shannu was about to destroy the cave, Gu Qing Shan stopped her.
"Leave it here, if we ever return to this world, this place might still be useful"
Gu Qing Shan said.
He suddenly reached out and rubbed the space between his brows.
Shadows of the past suddenly appeared, alternating in front of Gu Qing Shan's eyes.
Gu Qing Shan leaned against the wall and shook her head, dispelling all the shadows in front of her.
"Your condition isn't right."
Lin noticed his strange expression and said calmly.
Gu Qing Shan simply explained, "The Cataclysm is imminent."
"So you're trying to break through to Paragon realm — — which means, you're afraid of the Heaven's Reckoning?" Lin asked.
"There's nothing to be afraid of, but the Tribulation is no small matter, so we have to hurry to the next world" Gu Qing Shan said.
Lin glanced at him and scoffed: "In the end, you're still afraid of the Heavenly Dao's reckoning. You were quite decisive when you tried to kill me, but now you're afraid?"
Killing was against the law of heaven.
Abyssal creatures were also lifeforms — and they were even the highest form of lifeforms, possessing the attribute of Eternity. Although they could not be killed, the Heavenly Axiom would still care about this matter and double the punishment.
Gu Qing Shan shrugged.
There's no way to continue this conversation.
He had no choice but to shut up, silently put everything into his Inventory Bag, and prepared to leave.
A few moments later, everything was packed up.
Gu Qing Shan signaled Shannu with her eyes.
Shannu then supported Lin and left the cave of rocks together.
Gu Qing Shan let out an airship at the entrance of the cave.
"That place is about 300 miles to the North of us, let's fly there" he explained.
Lin nodded, expressing that she had no objections.
Shannu supported her as the three of them boarded the airship and headed towards the place where Riddle world would appear.
Lin leaned against the window, looked down at the rocky mountains below, and spoke without turning around:
"Tell me what you're planning."
Gu Qing Shan replied: "First we'll return to the Strife Zones, find the three coins, save a few people from the past, then kill the [Demon King Order]"
"Why do you want to kill it?"
"In the Age of Old, it once tried to bypass me and directly summon something like a Demon King. At the time, I didn't know what it was, but I felt an inexplicable sense of unease"
"You're right," Lin agreed.
Gu Qing Shan continued: "In the Fallen Zones, the [Demon King Order] had already reached the [Demon King Ascension] stage, but it was busy dealing with the Soul Shrieker so it couldn't do what it wanted to do. I'll take this chance to kill it"
"But the [Demon King Order] is currently fighting against the Soul Shrieker's avatar, even if you kill it, what about the Soul Shrieker?"
"I'll also kill it"
"Magic Dragon is currently hiding in the shadows of the Strife Zones, what do you plan to do?"
"Kill it"
Lin looked at him.
He was pursing his lips in pain, as if he was enduring something.
Lin doubtfully asked: "Is it because you're too nervous about the Measure Tribulation that you're only boasting?"
"No, these are all things that must be done, as for the method — — - wait until we save them" Gu Qing Shan replied.
Lin looked at the cold sweat on his forehead and asked: "The Measure Tribulation is coming soon?"
"That's right, I'll do my best to stall for time until we reach the next world" Gu Qing Shan replied.
Lin thought for a bit, then said: "I have a martial scripture that can cleanse the body's sins, recite it with me and memorize it"
Gu Qing Shan asked: "Will there be any use in cramming at the last minute?"
Lin replied: "This is the [Sovereign] … a martial scripture specifically designed to cleanse the body, once recited, an unimaginable seed of power will take root, not to mention reciting it"
She clasped her hands together, formed a hand seal, and began to recite it with a solemn expression.
Gu Qing Shan seriously listened to it once, then recited it a few more times under her supervision, finally memorizing the entire scripture.
"Your soul is currently in a liberated state, so you can now use this martial scripture to cleanse your body's sins. This will slightly delay the Measure Tribulation — — - because the Laws of Heaven and Earth will recalculate your sins" Lin explained.
Gu Qing Shan tried reciting it a few times, then the uncomfortable sensation slowly faded away.
"How miraculous" he sighed.
"Of course, a martial scripture of this level has already been lost, consider yourself lucky" Lin casually said.
At this point, sharp whistles could be heard from outside.
Gu Qing Shan's expression changed and immediately put the airship away.
The three of them disappeared from the sky with the airship and reappeared on the ground.
Shannu was supporting Lin while Gu Qing Shan stood on one side. The three of them all looked up at the sky.
Only to see several people wearing ghost-like masks descending from the sky.
These people landed on the ground and surrounded Gu Qing Shan's group.
"Gongzi — –" Shannu worriedly said.
Gu Qing Shan waved his hand to tell her not to worry.
He stood in front of them and smiled, clasping his fist to everyone around him: "May I ask why everyone is blocking our way?"
A blurred figure flew forward.
Gu Qing Shan drew his sword and casually swung it at the blurred figure.
Kih!
With a clear sound of collision, the blurred figure was sent flying back.
It was a short man with a pair of sharp claws in each hand.
Seeing this, the others didn't react too much, as if everything was within their expectations.
The short man let out a high-pitched laugh: "To be able to stop my ambush, you must be a Lord-class Combatant as well, no wonder you have secret information on Magic Dragon"
Gu Qing Shan's heart sank.
The information transaction was done in secret inside the Great Pixie's palace, but now someone else came looking for me.
This means that the Great Pixie also sold me out.
Or …
Gu Qing Shan asked: "Tell me, what do you want?"
"Nothing much, it's just that the Great Pixie's information is too expensive, we don't want to spend that much money, so we want you to tell us about Magic Dragon" the short man replied.
"What if I don't?" Gu Qing Shan asked.
The short man replied: "Although you're a Lord-class Combatant, Magic Dragon's information is too valuable, we won't let go of this information — — just look around, all of us are Lord-class Combatants"
Gu Qing Shan looked around.
Indeed, the other party wasn't lying. The several dozen masked people around her were all Lord-class in strength.
It seems they were masked in order to avoid becoming enemies, they only wanted this piece of information on Magic Dragon.
But right when I'm about to face my Tribulation …
But since it's information on Magic Dragon, there's no harm in telling them.
Gu Qing Shan smiled and said: "Very well, I can tell you"
The people around her all nodded.
The short man snorted and said, "At least you know your place."
Gu Qing Shan didn't care about what he said and simply told them about Magic Dragon's secret again.
They all seriously listened.
When he finished, a voice came from the middle of the group: "He's not lying"
The atmosphere loosened up a bit.
Gu Qing Shan clasped her fist to the people around her: "I've told you everything, and you've determined it to be reliable, can you let us go now?"
The people didn't move.
They were still surrounding Gu Qing Shan, Shannu, and Lin.
Gu Qing Shan's expression didn't change at all as she asked: "What do you mean?"
The short man replied: "According to the pixie, this isn't the only valuable piece of information you have"
Gu Qing Shan casually replied: "That's a bit too much. In truth, if I really wanted to run away, none of you would be able to stop me, why would you want to become enemies with me?"
"He's not lying"
One of the people in charge of detecting lies spoke up again.
The crowd was a bit rowdy.
A few dozen Lords couldn't stop him, so he has some sort of treasure that allows him to instantly escape?
If that's the case, we can't force him too much, otherwise, it'll be a waste of effort.
The Lords exchanged glances, silently communicating.
Finally, the short man spoke: "Tell me one more piece of information — — - we'll need to collect another valuable piece of information that can be sold for a lot of money, then we'll let you go"
As Gu Qing Shan was about to say something, she felt someone pulling her from behind.
Shannu.
She angrily spoke: "Gongzi, those things were all because of you — — -"
Gu Qing Shan waved her hand dismissively and sent her voice: "There's not much time left"
Shannu looked up at the sky.
Nightfall.
The moon had just peeked out from behind the clouds.
In just a few moments, the deep pool leading to Riddle world would appear.
I really can't drag this out any longer.
Not to mention, gongzi still has the Measure Tribulation on him!
Shannu clenched her teeth and went silent.
Gu Qing Shan turned around and clasped his fist at the Lords: "Very well, then we have a deal. I'll tell you another valuable piece of information, then we'll part ways here, how about it?"
The Lords exchanged glances and nodded.
"Very well, we're all people of high status here, so there's no need to go back on our words. Then, I'll tell you about the other Eternal monster — — - the Soul Shrieker and its avatar"
Gu Qing Shan continued.
He told them everything about the Soul Shrieker.
「 He's not lying 」
The voice continued to judge.
Gu Qing Shan then continued: "Alright, I'm really in a hurry. Today's matter doesn't really matter, let's end it here"
He released the airship and was about to leave with Shannu and Lin.
The Overlords maintained their silence and slowly opened up a path for the Overlords.
All of a sudden, a high-pitched voice resounded.
The short man loudly declared: "The pixie just said that his information is very important, but there's a unique lifeform behind him. If we capture that lifeform, we can choose any Soul Artifact from the pixie's treasury!"
The crowd once again became rowdy.
There were many precious Soul Artifacts in the pixie's treasury.
And they were all Soul Artifacts!
If I can really choose any one of them, I would've made a huge profit from this trip!
"Hurry! Hurry! Surround him! "
The short man shouted.
The Lords once again surrounded Gu Qing Shan's group.
This time, they were even tighter.
The short man stared straight at Lin.
He abruptly turned his gaze to Gu Qing Shan and said: "Brat, becoming a Lord-class Combatant isn't easy. Take a good look, we have several dozen Lords here, killing you is as easy as flipping our hands"
"And then what?" Gu Qing Shan asked.
"You were quite tactful just now, so there's only one last thing you need to do now"
"What is it?"
"Leave that woman behind, then you can leave"
The short man pointed at Lin and said.
Gu Qing Shan turned around to look at Lin.
Lin glanced at him indifferently with an indifferent expression.
The short man continued: "Brat, you might be able to escape from our encirclement, but you won't be able to take this woman with you. I suggest that you cherish your life and leave her with us"
Gu Qing Shan thought for a bit and sighed.
He walked in front of Lin and said: "I'm sorry"
"What?"
Lin's gaze suddenly lost focus, only focused on his face, looking at his sincere expression.
Gu Qing Shan said: "You might not be able to properly rest"
"Why not?" Lin blankly asked.
"Because — –"
Gu Qing Shan hesitated briefly, then decided to tell him the truth:
"Although I've killed a Paragon realm Divinity, fought against monsters like the Soul Shrieker and the Abyssal Magic Dragon, I'm still lacking experience against these shitty Lords"
Lin froze.
Gu Qing Shan continued: "I'm afraid it'll take a bit of time — — I know you're wounded, so please forgive me"
Boom!!!!
Intense sword qi erupted from his body, turning into a sword-infused wind that swept across the entire wilderness.
He turned around to face the Lord-class Combatants.
The twin swords Heaven and Earth appeared from the void of space, both in his hands.
Gu Qing Shan's expression displayed a terrifying killing intent that hadn't appeared in a long time as he slowly walked forward.
"All of you must die"
His soft whisper resounded in the wind.
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