Gu Qingshan walked through the crowd, but everything around him gradually disappeared.
The banquet hall and the ballroom were gone.
A small sword wreathed in blue flames appeared before his eyes.
Then, an endless sea of stars surrounded him, whispering in a million tiny voices:
"The strong have begun to sense the arrival of the plague apocalypse."
"Your deeds are worthy of the gods opening a passage through time for you."
"Let us take you to see how the young baron died in the history of the Holy Spirit World."
"That was the beginning of the world's destruction by the Evil Ghosts."
The blue sword scattered into a wash of light and shadow, enveloping Gu Qingshan.
Lanlu County.
Valen Viscount's Mansion.
A handsome young man was dancing with the Viscount's daughter.
Gu Qingshan floated in midair, watching him.
"Is this the real Rod from history?" Gu Qingshan asked.
Countless voices answered in unison, "Yes. He became a Sin Hunter, then encountered the Evil Ghosts at the Viscount's Mansion."
Gu Qingshan nodded silently.
So that was the deeper purpose of the World Will turning him into this young man.
Below.
The dance ended, and the Evil Ghosts approached the young man, intending to offer him a gift.
"Very well. In view of your earnestness, I'll accept your gift," the young man said.
The scene quickly changed.
The Viscount appeared and made the young man a baron.
The ball grew livelier. The young man immersed himself in it, making the acquaintance of many noblewomen.
That night, the young man returned to his room and opened the gift the Evil Ghosts had presented him. Inside were several thin jade slips.
At first, the young man paid them little attention. But the more he read, the more serious he became. He muttered to