Chapter 8

Chapter 8

Could it be that our adopted husband is actually an arcane arts genius?

Gu Jiangming now realized how high the degree of freedom in【Path of Ascension】 was. He had always thought that many aspects were restricted, so he had been somewhat restrained in his actions.

He hadn’t gone all out and tried various life-risking attempts.

Of course, 【Path of Ascension】 was not an online game after all, so it didn’t forcibly provide a so-called main storyline.

Gu Jiangming had to think for himself about what he wanted to do.

Now, to summarize.

There was no doubt about avenging his father.

Gu Jiangming would definitely go after the Hundred-Headed Demon, especially since this guy almost killed him.

After dealing with the Hundred-Headed Demon, there was the Mount Shu Sword Sect that Gu Jiangming longed for, which could be described as shining brightly in his heart.

“A true man, born between heaven and earth, should wield a three-foot sword and establish extraordinary achievements.”

Gu Jiangming didn’t deny that he was rescued by the Celestial Master’s Mansion of Longhu Mountain this time, and even his success in learning skills was deeply connected to the Celestial Master’s Mansion.

However, the Celestial Master’s Mansion in this world and Gu Jiangming’s ideas were in conflict.

Although he was grateful for the Celestial Master’s Mansion saving his life, it didn’t mean that Gu Jiangming would obey the path of the Celestial Master’s Mansion and agree that their approach was correct.

The Celestial Master’s Mansion emphasized the cycle of the five elements, advocated the way of balance, didn’t want to actively disrupt the balance, and agreed with the concept of letting nature take its course.

From the perspective of a direct victim, the Celestial Master’s Mansion was clearly inactive.

Everyone died, and only then did they arrive slowly.

Those who were rescued were lucky, but what about those who weren’t?

In Gu Jiangming’s thoughts, the Mount Shu he founded, ideally, would have disciples go down the mountain and enter the world to help people, practicing the way of cultivation in the mortal world.

If they encountered demons who were doing evil in the world, they would subdue them.

If they didn’t encounter demons, they would help the poor as healers.

As a transmigrator, Gu Jiangming definitely didn’t have such extreme thinking, insisting on eradicating all demons.

Many demons in TV dramas and movies were also divided into good and evil, so the attitude Gu Jiangming advocated was more about hoping that cultivators could actively protect the human world from demonic disturbances, instead of being like the Celestial Master’s Mansion, governing by doing nothing and letting things drift.

With these thoughts in mind, the most urgent thing for Gu Jiangming now was to improve his own strength.

Without strong professional ability, how could he talk about founding the Mount Shu Sword Sect and making a name for himself in the world!

【You started arduous cultivation in the training room of the Celestial Master’s Mansion.】

【You trained your physique, cultivated your willpower, strengthened your divine sense, learned the arcane arts of the Celestial Master’s Mansion, and began to analyze the operation methods of these arcane arts, trying to create your own path as soon as possible.】

【Your thinking was clear and focused, which allowed you to enter a state of single-minded concentration.】

【In this mental state, your cultivation speed was greatly increased.】

【You remembered that Zhang Tianze once exclaimed that you had profound fortune and extraordinary roots.】

Gu Jiangming now suspected that it was because he had died too many times in his previous reincarnations, which led to this reincarnation being blessed by fate and having good fortune.

【During a session of cultivating arcane arts, you integrated your family’s mental cultivation method “Facing the Heavenly Palace” and miraculously derived a new arcane art—Cave Heaven Eye.】

【Arcane Art “Cave Heaven Eye”: Can peek into a sliver of heavenly secrets, and through the trajectory of demonic power, ‘potential’, and Qi, predict the opponent’s moves in advance. (Your) probability of deciphering, countering, and predicting the opponent’s moves is increased. (This arcane art is a general-purpose arcane art)】

【Congratulations on obtaining the exclusive dynamic effect for the arcane art “Cave Heaven Eye”.】

【”With just one glance, one can peek into the myriad heavenly secrets.”】

【The conditions for learning “Cave Heaven Eye” are—”Facing the Heavenly Palace” at Great Perfection, proficient in using the ‘potential’ and Qi of heaven and earth for cultivation.】

“The strange thing is that this world doesn’t have a systematic cultivation realm.” Gu Jiangming pondered, “The people of the Celestial Master’s Mansion judge strength by the number of arcane arts a person has mastered.”

“It seems I can establish a system to define the realms of this cultivation more clearly.”

Hearing his own voice appear in the picture, Gu Jiangming was a bit surprised, but seeing the exclusive dynamic effect of “Cave Heaven Eye”, an inexplicable pleasure appeared in his heart.

Gu Jiangming then watched the animation demonstrating the effects and special effects of using “Cave Heaven Eye”.

When “Cave Heaven Eye” was used in the picture, a faint golden gas would appear above Gu Jiangming’s eyebrows. During battle, it would guide and prompt him based on the opponent’s invisible demonic power and ‘potential’ and Qi.

Currently, the only people who had the conditions to learn the arcane art “Cave Heaven Eye” were him and Jiu’er.

Gu Jiangming certainly didn’t want to be separated from Jiujiu by life and death.

As his only romantic interest, Gu Jiangming was determined to cultivate with Jiujiu and become lifelong Dao companions.

Once he had achieved great success in his cultivation at the Celestial Master’s Mansion, he would first help Jiujiu enter the Dao. This way, he wouldn’t have to worry about what would happen after a hundred years.

If he had enough, he would naturally share it with Jiujiu.

When Gu Jiangming got married, he promised Jiujiu that he would treat her with sincerity all his life.

Gu Jiangming wouldn’t do something as vulgar as deceiving the emotions of an AI.

【Ever since you had a sudden epiphany and created a new arcane art by combining your cultivation at the Celestial Master’s Mansion with “Facing the Heavenly Palace”, your understanding of arcane arts has deepened, and your speed of mastering them has greatly increased.】

【Heavenly Stem Five Thunders, Ghost Expelling and Soul Binding, and Past Life Heart Mantra are all arcane arts you learned at the Celestial Master’s Mansion.】

【And you return home every year to accompany Jiujiu.】

【In the fifth year, you decided to leave the Celestial Master’s Mansion and return to the mortal world.】

【You unreservedly taught your exclusive arcane art “Cave Heaven Eye” to your wife, Jiujiu.】

【And told Jiujiu that this arcane art was a school of its own that he had created through an epiphany from his family’s secret technique, and that he was the only one in the world who knew this arcane art.】

Seeing this scene, Jiujiu felt more amused than anything else.

And at this point, she had already somewhat accepted having a human husband by her side.

However… regarding Gu Jiangming’s whimsical ideas, Jiujiu could only thank him for his kindness.

Humans’ arcane arts couldn’t be learned by demons. Only a few specific arcane arts could be learned by demons.

But the person who created an arcane art that even demons could use was undoubtedly a person of extraordinary talent.

Because the way demons and humans who are good at using arcane arts cultivate is different, it’s impossible for a human to specifically develop an arcane art for demons.

Besides, that fool Gu Jiangming probably didn’t even know she was a demon yet.

Admittedly, Jiujiu could feel Gu Jiangming’s sincerity towards her, his meticulous care for her.

But she was still very aware of her husband’s capabilities.

After all, before this, he was so weak that he couldn’t even withstand a casual blow from the Hundred-Headed Demon.

However, in the next second, Jiujiu suddenly discovered that things were not as simple as she thought.

【You learned Gu Jiangming’s arcane art—”Cave Heaven Eye”】

This was actually real?

Her seemingly foolish husband could actually develop an arcane art, and it was even an arcane art that could be used by the demon race?

Jiujiu looked at the effect of this arcane art, her beautiful eyes filled with deep disbelief.

It wasn’t that this arcane art wasn’t strong, but rather that it was too strong.

Its effect was actually to break moves, to predict the opponent’s actions and techniques in advance.

In a battle situation, knowing what the opponent was going to do one step ahead of time, it was self-evident how much of an advantage that would bring.

Something wasn’t right. Could it be that her adopted husband was actually an arcane arts genius? He hadn’t found the right path for himself before, but now he had found it, and he suddenly became enlightened?

The next second, Gu Jiangming told Jiujiu what he had learned at the Celestial Master’s Mansion.

“What? In five years, besides the arcane art he created himself, he also learned three arcane arts from the Celestial Master’s Mansion. In total, he already has four arcane arts.”

“As long as the ‘potential’ in his body can keep up with the consumption of these arcane arts, his current strength might already be comparable to mine.”

In this world, were there really such people who could instantly ascend after a sudden enlightenment?

If he was given a few more years to hone his skills, wouldn’t he have a chance to become the new Celestial Master on Longhu Mountain?

But… but with such a good trend, why did he go down the mountain? He should continue to cultivate there!

Jiujiu was suddenly puzzled.

Then, an idea slowly emerged in her mind.

Could it be… could it be that he was afraid that my mortal body wouldn’t be able to wait for the day he finished his studies and came down the mountain, so he came down early?

This fool!

It would be better for you to study in the mountains than to come down to find me at this time.

I am a Great Demon, how could I possibly die after only a hundred years!

Thinking of this, Jiujiu immediately wanted to manipulate the character on the screen and urge Gu Jiangming to quickly return to Longhu Mountain to continue his studies.

And at this time, she also felt a little ashamed.

When she married Gu Jiangming, she thought that after a hundred years, the song would end and they would part ways. Jiujiu never thought about finding a way for Gu Jiangming to achieve longevity.

In fact, she was a demon and couldn’t think of a way to help ordinary people find longevity.

However, she never thought that Gu Jiangming, while studying in the mountains, hadn’t forgotten her.

She suddenly remembered a scene from when they had just gotten married.

It was the first time she had eaten something called a sweet-scented osmanthus cake.

She rarely ate human food, but Gu Jiangming took her to try all kinds of novel desserts in Northern Wei…

【”This pastry is delicious, isn’t it?” He said, holding a piece of pastry, “After you marry me, you will be my wife.”】

【”If I have a full meal, you will naturally have a good meal too.”】

【At that time, you just whispered to him—’How cheesy.’】

In the depths of Jiujiu’s heart, a faint sense of guilt arose spontaneously.

“Hmph, I also saved his life. Although he doesn’t know it yet, but an eye for an eye, neither of us owes the other anything.”

Jiujiu explained to herself in her mind.

“However… whoever dares to bully you, I will take their life!”

Unconsciously, the events happening bit by bit in the picture had slowly captivated Jiujiu.

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