One-Star Myriad Heavens Mirror!

Chapter 22: One-Star Myriad Heavens Mirror!

"Hoo!"

Gu Shaoshang withdrew from the Mirror World, massaging his throbbing temples.

Even after experiencing the terror of life and death flashing by multiple times, he still felt genuine fear and pain! In that instant, Gu Shaoshang felt like he had fallen into endless darkness, his heart filled with helplessness and extreme panic!

Gu Shaoshang sat cross-legged on the ground, his bones and muscles relaxing, his breathing gradually becoming steady.

After a long while, Gu Shaoshang opened his eyes, got up, and began practicing Xingyi Quan, starting with the Three Body Form, then transitioning to the Five Elements Fist and the Twelve Forms.

"Hoo, hoo."

Fist shadows rippled, stirring the air. Gu Shaoshang's courage surged, sweeping away all fear, unease, and lingering dread.

Gu Shaoshang discovered that as soon as he started practicing his fists, his courage would greatly increase! It could quickly dispel timidity and remove unease.

In his previous life, during the Republic of China era, the government gathered various martial arts schools and styles—Xingyi, Tai Chi, Bagua, Tongbei, Mantis, Bajiquan, Cuojiao, Hong Quan, Tie Xian, Piguazhang, Tan Tui, Wrestling, and more—to establish the Central Guoshu Institute! The aim was to strengthen the nation and its people!

Could Guoshu fist techniques contend with cannons and rifles? Why was it so vigorously promoted? It was precisely because those who practiced Guoshu would inevitably temper their spirits! They would become more warlike and courageous!

What was practiced was the fist, what was strengthened was the spirit!

Gu Shaoshang slowly finished his movements, sweat steaming from his body. He raised his hands to his eyebrows, then slowly lowered them to his abdomen. He lightly stomped his left foot on the ground, exhaled a long breath, and shot out a palm strike that slowly dissipated into the air.

In the Mirror World, Gu Shaoshang gently stroked the mirror surface, and the Myriad Heavens Mirror rose high.

Immeasurable purple light swirled and enveloped the entire Mirror World. The space within the Mirror World seemed to crumple like a piece of wrinkled white paper, gathering into a ball within the purple light.

The next moment, Gu Shaoshang was affected by the purple light and left the Mirror World.

"It needs seven days to repair?" Gu Shaoshang frowned, surprised that the repair required time. But there was nothing he could do, so he tidied himself up and prepared to go home.

As soon as he entered the village, he saw the burly men from the hunting team squatting at the village entrance. They looked dejected, like eggplants frosted by the cold, their faces dark and silent.

"Uncle Hao, what's going on?" Gu Shaoshang asked curiously.

"Sigh! Don't even mention it! We searched the mountains all day and couldn't even find enough rations! There wasn't even a wild boar within dozens of miles! I'm afraid some Demonic Beasts have been rampaging nearby! I had to bring the men back, and your uncle mocked me! Hmph!" Gu Hao's face was dark, and he spoke irritably.

Gu Shaoshang's uncle, "Gu Wu," was the deputy captain of the hunting team. He and Gu Hao didn't get along well, and they often argued.

Gu Shaoshang was speechless and secretly amused.

"Uncle Hao, Brother Qingzi! Uncle Niu! You guys can stay here daydreaming! I'm heading back!" Gu Shaoshang chuckled and darted into the village.

"Hey! This little brat!"

"How dare you mock your Brother Qingzi! You little punk, come back here!"

"Are you looking for a beating! Your Uncle Niu will teach you a lesson next time!"

The hunting team erupted in laughter and playful curses.

In the following days, Gu Shaoshang's routine remained unchanged: chopping wood, practicing martial arts, and enjoying himself.

Seven days passed in the blink of an eye. Today was the day the Myriad Heavens Mirror would be fully repaired!

That day, Gu Shaoshang woke up early to take care of household chores and entered the mountains as soon as dawn broke.

At noon, the sun hung high in the sky. The early spring sunlight was not scorching.

Gu Shaoshang lay lazily on the grass by the small lake, uncharacteristically not practicing martial arts, just staring blankly at the sky.

"It's almost time!" An hour later, Gu Shaoshang pushed himself up and sat on the grass. He concentrated and entered the Mirror World.

Gu Shaoshang looked around. It was still a stone platform about ten feet in diameter, with the Myriad Heavens Mirror hanging three feet above the ground.

Just like when he first entered, it seemed unchanged.

Gu Shaoshang took two steps forward and took down the Myriad Heavens Mirror.

It still looked like an ordinary brass mirror. Gu Shaoshang lightly wiped the surface to check its status.

[Myriad Heavens Projection Mirror: Activated (Damaged, currently One-Star Supreme Grade)]
[Mirror Master: Gu Shaoshang]
[Source Power: 0 points]
[Project Myriad Heavens: Current projection attempts 2. Selected Projection (requires 100 to 1000 Source Power, limited to One-Star Worlds and below). Random Projection (requires 10 Source Power, limited to One-Star Worlds and below)]
[Note: Projecting Myriad Heavens is a divine soul projection. Once the projection dies, all gains will disappear.]
[Main World Projection: 1, Gu Ji, Not Challenged, Remaining Attempts 1 (Can retain up to three projections)]
[Myriad Heavens Projection: 2, Teng Qingshan, Not Challenged, Remaining Attempts 1. Ye Baobao, Not Challenged, Remaining Attempts 1 (Note: Can retain up to three projections)]
[Myriad Heavens Projection Pool: Select Activation (Source Power cost varies). Random Activation (minimum 1 Source Power per attempt)]
[Myriad Heavens Warehouse: Zero-Star "Yoga Technique", Zero-Star "Horse Stance", Zero-Star "Basic Fist and Foot Techniques", Zero-Star "Basic Movement Techniques", Zero-Star "Basic Saber Technique", One-Star Secret Manual "Tiger Roar Fist", One-Star Secret Manual "Military Grappling Technique", One-Star Secret Manual "Blood Battle Saber", One-Star Secret Manual "Levitation Technique", One-Star Secret Manual "Archery Primer", Three-Star Secret Manual "Golden Bell Shield", One of the Three-Star Secret Treasures "Nine Cauldrons", One-Star Battle Saber "Decapitation Saber", One-Star Battle Bow "Flying Stone Bow", Military Dit Da Jiao, Military Ointment, Military Battle Robe, Military Beef Jerky, several pieces of broken silver... (Note: Items that have been materialized will not exist in the warehouse)]
[Repaired to One-Star Supreme Grade, new functions are as follows: Project Myriad Heavens, True Body can enter the Mirror World, Source Power can be preliminarily utilized!]
[Note: Repairing to a Two-Star Myriad Heavens Mirror requires Ten Thousand Source Power!]
[Note: Entering with True Body has a certain chance of being discovered! Time will not stop! There will be subtle flow!]

[Note: The Myriad Heavens Projection Mirror is the sole Eternal Supreme Grade item in all Myriad Heavens! All things in the Myriad Heavens are categorized from One-Star to Ten-Star, with each star further divided into Common, Elite, Legendary, Perfect, and Supreme (evaluated by foundation and combat power).]

"The number of projections is actually limited!" Gu Shaoshang trembled, feeling a bit regretful. He hadn't expected that repairing it to a One-Star Projection Mirror would bring so many restrictions!

"I can enter the Mirror World with my true body? The Myriad Heavens Mirror is inside me, how can I enter the Mirror World? What's the principle? Is it possible to be discovered?" Gu Shaoshang raised an eyebrow. He wasn't surprised by the true body traversal, which he had anticipated, but rather curious and astonished that he could enter the Mirror World with his true body.

"A One-Star Myriad Heavens Mirror only has two opportunities to traverse the Myriad Heavens. I need to think carefully..."

The brothers Gu Shaoyou and Gu Shaohan walked through the mountains with medicine baskets on their backs.

Their parents had died when they were young, and they were raised by the clan. They had endured countless scornful glances and mockery, which had shaped their extreme personalities.

Therefore, after the age of ten, the two brothers stopped relying on others and made a living by foraging for medicinal herbs in the mountains.

Their rapid progress compared to ordinary youths was thanks to this skill.

Gu Shaohan had a clear eye for identifying medicinal herbs and possessed great talent. For the same medicine basket, his haul was worth several times more than Gu Shaoyou's.

"Huh! Ginseng!" Gu Shaohan exclaimed with delight. He got down on his knees, carefully digging through the soil and decaying leaves to reveal a plump root.

"Hey! Let me!" Gu Shaoyou pushed his younger brother aside and also carefully knelt down to dig it out.

"This ginseng is worth quite a bit! We can gather enough for the travel expenses to the Divine Blade Sect!" Gu Shaohan was overjoyed.

The entire ginseng resembled a small person, with dense root hairs, and even faint facial features were visible. Even if it wasn't a thousand years old, it was at least nine hundred years old! Its medicinal effects were beneficial even to martial artists in the Establish Fate Realm. If refined into a pill, it could even assist martial artists in the Establish Fate Realm in breaking through minor bottlenecks in the early stages!

"Cough! Cough! What good luck! It seems my fate is not yet sealed, Sun Hailong, to encounter such a precious medicine in this desperate situation!"

"Who?!" Gu Shaoyou and the other were startled and hid the ginseng behind their backs.

"Whoosh!"

Gu Shaoyou felt a surge of air and his hands were suddenly empty; the ginseng had been snatched away!

Thank you to all book friends for your support!