The Apprenticeship Ceremony

Although Xie Guhong had given Gu Qingshan three years to continue honing his swordsmanship, things often changed.

Two years passed.

On this day.

Gu Qingshan was still sitting amid a mountain of jade slips, as vast as the sea.

He set his sword on the ground beside him.

--It was merely an ordinary sect-issue longsword, bestowed upon him by Xie Guhong so he could hone his swordsmanship.

Holding a jade slip in his hand, Gu Qingshan was in no mood to study swordsmanship just then.

For once, he began to daydream.

Back then, Spirit Turtle had sent him into this stretch of time.

It had all started there.

Over the years, he had gradually come to understand what Spirit Turtle had said:

"This is a shadow of the Ancient Era. The laws of the world are connected."

Over the years, whenever Gu Qingshan's cultivation was about to break through, a heavenly tribulation would descend.

Those ancient-era demons and ghost kings were not easy to deal with.

None of them knew one another.

At last, Gu Qingshan no longer had to put on a friendly smile and humor everyone.

He threw himself into the fight and killed with abandon.

Ahem...

Perhaps he had killed a little too fiercely...

As a result, those demons and ghost kings became friendly instead.

By then, the tribulation was nearly over, and Gu Qingshan was getting tired of killing. Besides, he had hardly interacted with anyone over the years, so he simply chatted a little with those demons and monsters.

And then they all became friends again!

The heavenly tribulation finally ended.

They parted with reluctance.

During the few tribulations that followed, things were much easier for Gu Qingshan.

Every one of those ancient demons was a real character. They were pleasant to talk to, knew