Let everything turn back a little.
--Before returning to the Asura World.
World of Earth.
Gu Qingshan stood atop a mechanical platform, letting countless fine beams sweep over his body.
A mechanical voice rang out from the light screen:
"Beginning model creation."
"Character features constructed. Dynamic facial expression system generated. Core personality established."
"Remote connection and control method set to: Ultra-Long Distance Neuron Mapping."
"Time required: seven minutes."
"Begin execution of this task?"
Gu Qingshan said, "Start creating the character."
"Understood," the mechanical voice replied.
Deep inside the silent base, a faint, steady sound gradually began to rumble.
"Lady, there's just a little time left. Please rest for a moment," Gu Qingshan said.
The Sacrificial Dance Lady's shadow watched him. "Is this your advance preparation?"
Gu Qingshan said, "Actually, I've been thinking about another question."
"What question?"
"About the Stone Sword—I've been thinking that if the Time Spirit Queen had wanted to harm me, she'd had countless chances to do so long ago. But she never did. She even gave me the Stone Sword to help me, and in the end, she even helped me fend off the Bronze Lord."
"So what happened with the Stone Sword... was it a coincidence?"
"No." Gu Qingshan shook his head. "I absolutely refuse to believe something this important could be a coincidence. Could mere chance really have deceived the Time Spirit Queen?"
"What do you think, then?" the shadow asked.
Gu Qingshan looked puzzled. "The Stone Sword was originally prepared for the Bronze Lord. Who could have been bold enough to scheme against a Bronze Lord? Especially when the One Person, Ten Thousand Lives Art stood behind him!"
"Later, the Stone Sword came into my hands and set me on the path of miracles. It even nearly killed the Eternal Thought-Seizer... That's even