The Curtain Rises

"I will."

As Gu Qingshan spoke, he laid the longbow flat in his hand and examined it carefully. Sure enough, he found two small characters at the grip: Night Rain.

Gu Qingshan mobilized the Spiritual Power in his Dantian and channeled it into the Night Rain Bow.

The longbow blurred for a moment and disappeared from Gu Qingshan's sight.

Gu Qingshan could feel himself holding the longbow, but he couldn't see it, nor could he sense it with his divine sense.

That wasn't all; soon, Gu Qingshan's entire aura rapidly vanished as well.

He stood in place, but his entire being seemed isolated from the world. If one weren't looking directly at him, they wouldn't be able to sense his existence at all.

"Good bow!" Gu Qingshan praised.

At this moment, the Faceless Giant was already close at hand. In the distant Jungle, dozens of Netherfire Evil Serpents carried Blood-Drinking Demons as they rushed over.

Ning Yuechan drew a snow-bright long saber, looked at the Faceless Giant, and said, "Since the Five Elements Array Disc doesn't work on it, I'll go."

Gongsun Zhi nodded and said, "I won't interfere with this Demon. Leave the other Demons to me."

"Okay, protect him a bit," Ning Yuechan added without turning her head as she waved her long saber.

Gongsun Zhi glanced at Gu Qingshan, suppressed a smile, and said with a straight face, "Of course."

Ning Yuechan uses a saber? Gu Qingshan subconsciously looked at the long saber.

He saw that this saber was two inches longer than ordinary sabers, and the blade was narrow, forming a straight line from the hilt to the tip of the blade.

This was a straight saber used by female cultivators, which was more slender and agile than the broad-backed curved sabers commonly used by male cultivators.

"Wind Edge Remnant Shadow!"

"Humming Cut!"

Ning Yuechan whispered softly.

The straight saber in her hand erupted with layers of azure light, enveloping her and the saber.

Around the azure light, golden threads appeared and disappeared out of nowhere, occasionally emitting a buzzing sound like that of bees.

At this moment, she was like a long saber exuding a sharp killing intent.

Gu Qingshan was startled by the sight.

Dual Five Elements attributes!

And the extremely rare combination of Metal and Wind!

The special Wind Spiritual Power of the Five Elements, according to the stages of advancement, from low to high, are "Swift Speed," "Extreme Speed Combo," "Wind Edge Remnant Shadow," "Gale Turbulence," "World Extinguishing Wind Calamity," and so on.

Ning Yuechan had already developed the Wind element to the third stage, which was a remarkable achievement considering her age.

Many Nascent Soul great cultivators who had developed Wind Spiritual Power could only achieve this level in their entire lives.

That wasn't all; Ning Yuechan had also developed the Metal element to the third stage, "Humming Cut."

Very few people could develop two major Five Elements Spiritual Powers simultaneously. Even if they did, they could only focus on cultivating one of them, making it difficult to balance both, let alone perfectly integrate them to form a combat power greater than the sum of their parts.

Yet, Ning Yuechan had done it. Judging from her calm and composed demeanor, it didn't seem to have taken too much effort.

Gu Qingshan sighed inwardly.

This girl is simply a monster. No wonder later generations said that if she were still alive, she could fight a Demon King in a few decades.

The only pity was that there weren't many saber technique manuals in this world, and the cultivators' attainments in the saber arts weren't that great.

It would be better to use other weapons than a saber.

Ning Yuechan raised her long saber, her eyes fixed on the approaching Faceless Giant, and her aura continued to rise.

Gu Qingshan's gaze fell on the long saber, and he couldn't help but ask, "Why did you choose a saber as your weapon?"

"Spears and lances are clumsy, swords are hypocritical, but the saber is for martyrdom, advancing without hesitation," Ning Yuechan replied seriously.

"I can understand spears and lances being clumsy, but how is using a sword hypocritical?" Gu Qingshan asked curiously.

Ning Yuechan glanced at him and said, "You are not allowed to use a sword in the future."

After she finished speaking, her figure bent, and she soared into the sky with a bang, heading straight into the depths of the firmament.

Immediately afterward, the earth-shattering roar of the Faceless Giant resounded from the clouds.

"Don't mind," Gongsun Zhi patted Gu Qingshan's shoulder, "She used to use a sword too."

"Then why did she switch to using a saber?"

"One of her close senior brothers was a sword cultivator, who practiced swordsmanship with her every day and guided her in the art of swords—this person later betrayed her. Since then, she has particularly hated swords and sword cultivators, beating them up whenever she sees them."

Gu Qingshan said, "What's with that? Doesn't anyone manage her?"

Gongsun Zhi said with a wry smile, "We elders would like to uphold justice, but who told her to be Ning Yuechan? Those sword cultivators stick to her, eagerly offering their services, and can't help but want to touch her, so they deserve to be beaten."

"Beating them up whenever she sees them... to the point of death?" Gu Qingshan pondered.

"It's not that bad. Over the years, she always stops when the other party kneels and begs for mercy," Gongsun Zhi said.

Gu Qingshan thought about the scene of himself kneeling in front of Ning Yuechan begging for mercy and quickly shook his head.

Looking at Gu Qingshan's bewildered appearance, Gongsun Zhi thought for a moment and comforted him, "Don't be afraid, you're not a sword cultivator, so you'll be fine."

I... am a sword cultivator, Gu Qingshan silently recited in his heart.

However, since his rebirth, he hasn't even touched a sword. In the short term, he shouldn't offend this terrifyingly strong girl.

I have a life-saving grace towards her, so I shouldn't be beaten to the point of kneeling and begging for mercy, right?

If it really doesn't work, I'll hide far away and wait until my sword cultivation strength recovers before talking.

Just as Gu Qingshan was thinking, he suddenly heard a loud noise from the sky.

Boom!

A black shadow fell from the clouds and crashed heavily into the ground.

"How are you?" Gu Qingshan rushed over and asked anxiously.

Ning Yuechan stood up and said softly, "I'm fine, you hide yourself well."

The next moment.

The magnificent saber light enveloped Ning Yuechan, and her snow-white cloak fluttered in the wind.

Wearing golden armor, she soared from the deep pit in the ground, struggling to shuttle through the clouds.

"Demons, prepare to die!"

Her delicate shout came from the sky.

A grand and profound painful howl came from the depths of the clouds.

This was the Faceless Giant's miserable cry.

Ning Yuechan, having recovered her strength, could actually confront the Faceless Giant head-on.

This was too exaggerated.

The exciting battle in the sky continued.

Gu Qingshan sighed and murmured, "She looks gentle and quiet, but she fights like she doesn't care about her life. As expected, people who use sabers are desperate people."

"You're the desperate one!"

An angry voice entered his mind.

It was Ning Yuechan's voice.

Gu Qingshan was stunned, then felt somewhat dejected.

He looked up, but the thick clouds blocked his view, but he seemed to feel that Ning Yuechan was glaring at him fiercely in the depths of the sky.

Damn it, I actually forgot that she can confront the Faceless Giant head-on, so her cultivation is at least in the Nascent Soul mid-stage, or even higher.

With such a profound cultivation, the range of her divine sense is very wide, and she will hear everything I say clearly.

Gu Qingshan rationally closed his mouth.

In this life, Ning Yuechan is no longer plagued by toxins, and her body is gradually recovering. Presumably, her fate will be different from what happened in history.

As he was thinking, he suddenly noticed that in the jungle ahead, one Blood-Drinking Demon after another was revealing its form.

Beneath them were the assassins born with the Five Elements Fire—the Netherfire Evil Serpents.

The Demon Army's assault force had caught up!

They appeared silently, quickly accelerating their running speed, and charged towards Gu Qingshan and Gongsun Zhi.

The famous encirclement from history had officially begun at this moment.

Gongsun Zhi's face was frosty as he patted his Storage Bag and took out a delicate Array Disc.

"This old man can't kill the Faceless Giant, but dealing with you guys is not a problem." He said in a low voice.

Gu Qingshan was about to raise his bow when his body suddenly stiffened, and he was rooted to the spot, unable to move.

Countless streams of data flashed before his eyes like a waterfall, and a mechanical, cold system announcement sounded.

"Detected that the player has triggered a special historical plot."

"Current conditions meet the activation principles."

"Initiating: Battle of the Fallen."