Chapter 262: Swallow Return

Translated by: La0o9

Edited by: Juicetin

Proofreader: Arya

Ning Yue Xi was the first to come in front of Gu Qing Shan, clasping her fist: “This humble one is Ding Yuan General Ning Yue Xi, thank you fellow Dao seeker for your help, I will make sure to record all this in your military Merit, pardon me how should I call you?”

Gu Qing Shan removed his mask and said: “You still don’t recognize me?”

Looking at his familiar face, Ning Yue Xi couldn’t help but be stunned for a few seconds.

She was a bit hesitant to accept this and asked: “Are you… alright?”

Leng Tian Xing also came here, looked at him and was completely flabbergasted: “Weren’t you still normal yesterday morning, how the h.e.l.l did you suddenly become a Rejuvenation realm now?”

Their reactions couldn’t be helped, Gu Qing Shan’s cultivation speed was simply too terrifying, making everyone unable to accept this right away.

If this wasn’t due to overwhelming talent, he could very well be under the Tianma’s influence, falling to demonic possession.

Once that happens, the cultivator’s realm will increase exceptionally fast, but will die just as quickly.

The Tianma will be waiting for the right time to collect the dead cultivator’s soul as food.

Gu Qing Shan answered: “Shen Wu world is too dangerous so s.h.i.+fu gave me a hand and helped me achieve this realm”

The surround cultivators realized, then couldn’t help but sighed.

So this is thanks to Bai Hua Saint helping him, no wonder his cultivation increased so quickly.

That’s fine then, he hasn’t fallen to demonic possession, and definitely not a second Ning Yue Xi.

Without any outside help, the only person able to increase cultivation so quickly in the younger generation is Ning Yue Xi.

Thinking that, everyone started letting their guard down around him.

The cultivators came up one by one, enthusiastically clasping their fist to welcome him.

“Well met, General Gu”

“We have to thank you, General Gu for your help this time”

…

Regardless, the fact that General Gu can use his Tribulation to overturn the stalemate and change the flow of the war is still unprecedented. No one, without absolute confidence and bravery, would have tried and succeeded in doing so.

“We’re saved thanks to you, but what you did really is insane, your life is a life too, don’t you know?” Ning Yue Xi said with an expression of concern.

Gu Qing Shan smiled and replied: “Aren’t I fine right now?”

Ning Yue Xi asked: “Then you won’t mind me checking you?”

“Of course”

Ning Yue Xi held his hand, sending her spirit energy in and circulated it around his body once before retracting it.

“So you really are fine” Ning Yue Xi sighed from relief.

She turned around to find everyone was staring at them, suddenly realizing that she might have acted a bit too caring towards him.

Ning Yue Xi then put up a serious front and ordered: “Since General Gu’s body is fine, let us prepare to return to the camp”

“”“Roger!””” all cultivators replied.

…

The camp.

Ning Yue Xi’s General tent.

Ning Yue Xi, Gu Qing Shan and Leng Tian Xing were gathered here to talk.

“How is General Gong Sun?” Gu Qing Shan asked.

“He’s still unconscious” Ning Yue Xi answered.

“Aside from him, are there any other unconscious people?” Gu Qing Shan asked.

Ning Yue Xi answered: “There are, a few scouts found a Blade lodged inside a cliff, they also immediately fell unconscious when they pulled it out”

Leng Tian Xing said: “I got a few medical sages to take a look at them, but everyone said that their soul vessel was struck and will be unable to wake up for at least 3-5 days”

“There’s also the Vanguard troop’s You Ji General Hao Yi, he found a spear stuck on the ground, but when he picked it up and tried using it, he went into a coma”

Gu Qing Shan contemplated for a bit, then suddenly thought of something.

He asked: “I remember the previous time, when you and General Gong Sun discovered Shen Wu world, you also discovered a few corpses of powerful Martial cultivators right?”

“Yeah” Ning Yue Xi answered, “they were all Sainted realm cultivators, it was really unbelievable”

Gu Qing Shan stood up and said: “If it’s like that, then I have a theory, we need to go to the ruins to check if it’s true”

He then looked at the two sitting across from him, then smiled while apologizing: “Alright, just give me the map, I’ll go there myself”

Ning Yue Xi and Leng Tian Xing have gone through a few days of tough battle, so they were both exhausted right now.

They needed rest.

“It’s too dangerous for you to go alone, give me one night to recollect myself, we’ll go tomorrow” Ning Yue Xi said.

“It’s fine, I’m only going to look, don’t worry” Gu Qing Shan said.

“That place is the biggest ruins here, the other ruins found aren’t nearly as big as it is, so there’s definitely a lot of danger there, I highly suggest you and I team up and go” Ning Yue Xi was clearly concerned.

“I’ll come with you as well, such a place is sure to have something eerie going on, you might need someone to help in case anything happens” Leng Tian Xing also said.

“No need, I’ll go and return really quickly”

Gu Qing Shan stood up and wanted to leave.

When he was about to get out of the tent, Ning Yue Xi couldn’t help herself standing up.

She realized how fl.u.s.tered she was acting but still raised her voice: “So someone wants to disobey direct orders from a superior! General Leng, what does the military law say to that?”

Leng Tian Xing answered: “Under non-combative situations, disobeying orders will result in the whipping punishment, from 10 to 30 strikes, depending on the severity of the order”

Gu Qing Shan stopped.

Ning Yue Xi regained her composure, putting both hands behind her back and said: “General Gu, what do you say?”

Gu Qing Shan sighed: “Are you serious right now? I’m only going to investigate the truth, why are you stopping me?”

“I don’t care what you want to do, I’m giving the orders” Ning Yue Xi insisted.

“I’m just going ——–“ Gu Qing Shan tried to explain.

“I still haven’t had anyone experience the whipping punishment before, maybe I’ll do it myself” Ning Yue Xi very nonchalantly said.

Gu Qing Shan shook his head angrily: “I swear; this will hurt the nature of our relations.h.i.+p. Also, do you really believe a sword cultivator like me will be afraid of the whipping punishment?!”

He then turned around and sat down neatly on the chair.

Ning Yue Xi didn’t bother to retort, only ‘hmph’ in satisfaction and sat back down.

Seeing Gu Qing Shan’s troubled look, she consoled him: “It’s fine, we’ll leave together tomorrow”

Saying so, she didn’t wait for Gu Qing Shan’s answer and just closed her eyes to meditate.

“Right, let’s go together tomorrow” Leng Tian Xing also smiled.

He’s the most tired person here, but thinking of the mission tomorrow, he took out a pill and began to enter deep meditation.

Only Gu Qing Shan still sat there, bored and annoyed at the same time.

He sighed, then opened the War G.o.d UI to check the battle details from before.

[User has broken through Rejuvenation realm, maximum Soul Points increased to 200]

[Current Soul Points: 7200/200]

[Detected user’s cultivation to have increased by a large margin, according to user’s memory, all sword styles that won’t lead to the user’s body/soul vessel collapsing are as follows]

[Secret Art: Swallow Return]

[Detected user to have a deep understanding of sword styles, Soul Points cost for awakening old sword styles has decreased as low as possible]

[Awaken Secret Art: Swallow Return, Soul Points cost: 200]

[As this is a high-levelled a.s.sa.s.sination Secret Art, the Soul Points cost is higher]

[Would you like to awaken this Secret Art?]

“Awaken”

[200 Soul Points spent, Secret Art: Swallow Return as been awakened]

[Current Soul Points: 7000/200]

At this moment, Gu Qing Shan is able to use a total of 5 Secret Art, in order they are: [Water Flow Severance], [Crescent Slash], [Seven Stars Flowing Dragon], [Drawn Shadow] and [Swallow Return]

[Ting]!

After the Secret Art notification disappeared, a new notification popped up.

[You have become a Rejuvenation realm cultivator]

[Because your speed of breaking through greatly eclipses that of normal cultivators, you’ve proven yourself to have the making of a true War G.o.d. The System congratulates you]

[Extra reward: You’ve received the right to choose Thaumaturgy for two realms at the same time]

[Note: With your break-neck speed of cultivation, at this time, your Golden Core Thaumaturgy randomizer Quest has yet to be completed and the Rejuvenation Thaumaturgy Quest has already come, thus the extra reward is as follow]

[You can pick one of two choices]

[Option 1: Immediately complete the Golden Core Thaumaturgy Quest, you’ll receive the highest amount of randomized choices possible, at the same time unlocking a new Rejuvenation Thaumaturgy Quest]

[Option 2: Both the Golden Core realm and Rejuvenation realm Thaumaturgy Quests will be merged into one]