Chapter 7

Chapter 7

Bringing a Little Shock of Mount Shu to This World!

Gu Jiangming stroked his chin.

“If the world of the reincarnation simulation in Path of Ascension is connected to this world, then it’s basically confirmed that demons exist.”

“This time, my background was already very good, a descendant of the Northern Wei Gu Family Sword School, and I even cultivated the family’s sword technique and mental cultivation method to Great Perfection. But when I encountered this kind of demon, I was still instantly killed. I’m truly a frog in a well.”

Thinking of this, Gu Jiangming couldn’t help but shake his head. At first, he really thought that he couldn’t say he was unrivaled in the world, but at least he could protect himself.

The result was that he was instantly killed.

Now the only regret was that he didn’t have a big fat boy with his wife, Jiujiu.

In this type of deduction game, the influence of offspring was the most important thing.

If his generation didn’t have this ability, it would depend on the talent of the next generation.

If his son was powerful, maybe he could even avenge him.

The pity was that he hadn’t even seen his wife for the last time before he fell at the hands of an extremely ugly demon.

【Congratulations on unlocking the Compendium of a Hundred Demons.】

【The demon you encountered has been recorded in the roster. Its name is Hundred-Headed Demon.】

【Hundred-Headed Demon: A type of demon that cultivates by devouring human flesh and blood. Each time it devours, it can obtain the talents, memories, and cultivation techniques of the devoured person (takes effect when the devoured person’s power is far lower than its own).】

Gu Jiangming was relieved now.

Many things that he couldn’t understand before, he now understood. The only surprise was why the other party dared to cultivate by eating people so blatantly.

Was there really no existence in this world that could restrain demons?

“Many functions that were not available before have been unlocked for me all at once.” Gu Jiangming almost accepted that he had already perished in this reincarnation.

In his previous reincarnations, most of them didn’t deviate from the identity of an ordinary person. It was somewhat similar to a simulation management game, where he could only improve his social status or find ways to run a business to improve his life.

Gu Jiangming had even done things like passing the imperial examination and becoming an official.

Now, having glimpsed the deeper things in this world, Gu Jiangming suddenly felt it was interesting.

It was a pity that just as he was starting to explore the truth little by little, his life was gone first.

The next second…

His long-frozen screen moved.

【”You’re awake?”】

【A white-haired old man in a light blue Daoist robe said with narrowed eyes, “I am Zhang Tianze, and I will be your master from now on.”】

I’m not dead?

Gu Jiangming was extremely surprised.

Who was this old man in front of him?

He looked like a Daoist expert, but this name was a bit provocative. He didn’t know if this old man’s birth date could hold up to this name.

【You only remember that after fighting the Hundred-Headed Demon, you fainted after one move.】

【You thought you were dead, but somehow you were brought back to life.】

【You touched the wound on your chest and confirmed that what happened before was real.】

【”Where is this?”】

【”This is Longhu Mountain.” Zhang Tianze said with a smile, “The place you are in is the Celestial Master’s Mansion.”】

“Longhu Mountain?”

Gu Jiangming’s eyes lit up.

Upon hearing Longhu Mountain, he subconsciously thought of the Celestial Master’s Mansion, and he never expected that after fainting, he would wake up in the Celestial Master’s Mansion on Longhu Mountain.

Sure enough, where there were demons, there were those who dealt with demons.

When the devil rises a foot, the Dao rises ten feet.

But how did he end up in the Celestial Master’s Mansion after waking up?

This was another question.

【”You lad have great fortune. I don’t know where you accumulated such merit to have such good luck.” Zhang Tianze seemed to be implying something.】

【You couldn’t help but ask, “How did I get up the mountain?”】

【”My disciple picked you up when he went down the mountain to fetch water.” Zhang Tianze said slowly, “At that time, you only had one breath left. But fortunately, you have a lucky star. I don’t know what kind of expert helped you, but the demonic power on your wound didn’t continue to damage your life force.”】

【”This is your fate.”】

Gu Jiangming was naturally not stupid. He certainly wouldn’t easily believe such deceptive words, but looking at the wound, it had indeed been carefully treated.

“Who on earth saved me?” Gu Jiangming was also pondering, “In this reincarnation, I haven’t met many powerful people. In terms of martial arts alone, I’m already at the peak of ordinary people.”

His social circle wasn’t wide, and the only people he could narrow it down to were Wang Qinghe and Jiujiu.

“Was it Wang Qinghe’s protective amulet?” Gu Jiangming suddenly thought of the protective amulet Wang Qinghe had given him before.

【You took out the protective amulet on your body. There was nothing unusual about it.】

“Impossible. If it was Second Miss Wang who helped me, then she should be here now.” Gu Jiangming shook his head.

【You quickly asked, “Celestial Master Zhang, why do you want to take me as your disciple?”】

【”Because the demonic power in your body is damaging your life force.” Zhang Tianze just said calmly, “The current improvement is only temporary. If there is no help from ‘momentum’, you will not survive.”】

【”Does the Celestial Master’s Mansion have any requirements for accepting disciples?” Gu Jiangming asked curiously.】

【”From the moment you stepped onto the stone steps, you could enter my Longhu Mountain.”】

【”But isn’t that something everyone can do?” You said in confusion.】

【”Is that so? Perhaps.” Zhang Tianze smiled without saying a word.】

A piece of information that Gu Jiangming couldn’t see was hidden here.

【I have never encountered such a bizarre thing. Only those with merit and a pure heart can walk on the Ascending Cloud Stone Steps of Longhu Mountain as if on flat ground.】

【But that day, a demon actually carried an ordinary person and walked squarely on the Ascending Cloud Stone Steps, coming alone to the Celestial Master’s Mansion to seek help from my senior brother.】

【A demon actually helped an ordinary person?】

【Truly the strangest thing under heaven.】

【You joined the Celestial Master’s Mansion on Longhu Mountain and began to learn the skills of subduing demons and vanquishing evil.】

【Your master, Zhang Tianze, was proficient in divination, sealing, discerning ‘momentum’, and timing. He was also omniscient in astronomy and geography.】

【To his surprise, your talent in the way of thunder techniques and swordsmanship was the most astonishing.】

【In just one year, you had mastered the most basic ‘momentum’. Through it, you slowly expelled the demonic power in your body and gradually infused your true energy with the power of ‘momentum’.】

【After another year, you bid farewell to Zhang Tianze and wanted to go down the mountain, because you hadn’t been home for a long time. You wanted to reassure your wife of your safety before returning to the mountain to cultivate.】

【Zhang Tianze agreed to your request.】

【During the two years you cultivated in the Celestial Master’s Mansion, you found that the entire Celestial Master’s Mansion was free and unrestrained. They seemed to be hermits living in seclusion in the mountains, immersed in the atmosphere of leisurely living under the southern mountains.】

【You returned to Guanzhong.】

【You rushed home almost as if flying.】

【The familiar figure appeared in the familiar place. She was quietly brewing a pot of tea. She was pleasantly surprised by your appearance, but for some reason, she pretended to be calm and indifferent.】

【But you noticed that she seemed a bit weak.】

【”You’re back?” Jiujiu looked at you, and after a long while, she said, “The tea is cold, I’ll go and refill it for you.”】

【You told her everything that had happened to you over the years without reservation.】

【From searching for your missing father, to meeting Wang Qinghe, the second young miss of the Wang family, who was also a wanderer at the end of the world, and then encountering the legendary evil being with many masters, a man-eating demon with a hundred faces.】

【The thing you were most puzzled about was how you escaped and were rescued.】

【Then, you told Jiujiu about your cultivation in the Celestial Master’s Mansion.】

【And told her that you had mastered the skills of subduing demons and vanquishing evil. This time, you would definitely bring this matter to an end.】

【After saying this, you quietly moved closer to Jiujiu, and while she wasn’t paying attention, gently kissed her.】

And this scene seemed to be permanently preserved by 【Path of Ascension】.

【Three months later, you returned to Longhu Mountain and continued your cultivation of ‘momentum’.】

【You tentatively asked why most of the Celestial Masters on Longhu Mountain were cultivating their mind and body instead of going down the mountain to subdue demons.】

【Zhang Tianze just said calmly, “Demons have their reasons for existing, and humans have their reasons for existing.”】

【”If there are no demons in this world, it means that one line is missing from the three realms and five elements. That is something that disrupts the balance of Yin and Yang.”】

【”We kill those vicious demons that harm the natural order, but not every demon needs to be killed.”】

【Your talent is astonishing. Not long after, you combined ‘momentum’ with your family’s mental cultivation method “Facing the Heavenly Palace”, transforming the original “Facing the Heavenly Palace”, which could only nourish true energy, into a method for refining ‘momentum’. The purified ‘momentum’ could even be transformed into a new kind of power—Qi.】

【You only have a vague concept of your own cultivation. You sought out Zhang Tianze, wanting to know if there were different realms in cultivation.】

【Unfortunately, there isn’t a comprehensive and detailed classification of abilities in the entire world yet. Strength can only be judged by the number of arcane arts and divine abilities one has mastered.】

【For example, Zhang Tianze has mastered three arcane arts, so his strength in Longhu Mountain is simply that of a three-arts Celestial Master.】

【And you can currently only use some ordinary demon-subduing methods from Longhu Mountain, which are not even considered arcane arts.】

【But since you joined Longhu Mountain, it seems to have opened up a new world for you, and your comprehension has improved.】

【With unremitting effort and persistence, you finally learned the first arcane art of Longhu Mountain—Heavenly Stem Five Thunders.】

【However, your weak and pitiful ‘momentum’ can only allow you to cast three or four thunder spells before your Qi and blood are exhausted.】

【However, during your cultivation, you discovered one thing. You seem to be able to borrow an inexplicable power from heaven and earth, using external force to drive the thunder spells.】

【And with the memories of your past and present lives, you are trying to create the Mount Shu system that doesn’t exist in this world.】

Gu Jiangming had thought about the Mount Shu Sect long ago, but before this, on the one hand, he didn’t have the ability to realize it, and on the other hand, recreating the Mount Shu Sect was no less difficult than establishing a new cultivation system.

But now, the attempt in 【Path of Ascension】 told Gu Jiangming that he might be able to realize this idea.

Gu Jiangming was no longer calm.

Did you understand the status of the Mount Shu Sect in the hearts of contemporary young people?

A world of Xianxia without Mount Shu was soulless and unromantic.

Whether it was ten, twenty, or thirty years, since you,【Path of Ascension】, told me that there was a possibility of realizing this…

This Mount Shu Sect, I, Gu Jiangming, must revive its glory in this world.

When he died hundreds of times in reincarnation, he felt that the reincarnation deduction of 【Path of Ascension】 was very boring.

But this time, Gu Jiangming not only married the wife he liked, but also had a goal to strive for and many things he wanted to accomplish.

The whole reincarnation, how did it suddenly become so interesting?

Just thinking about the Mount Shu Sect that might appear in the future, and how he would break the common sense of the world and create many famous scenes of flying with swords…

Gu Jiangming’s heart was filled with an uncontainable excitement.

Even if he had to stay in the training room until death, he would bring out the Mount Shu Sect.

Give this world a little shock of Mount Shu!!!

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