Fine Scales

Gu Wangchuan, a man of humble origins who never joined a major sect, yet traveled the world as Rogue Cultivator with only a sword, and was revered by cultivators as the Sword Master.

Even though his era was far removed from Sang Ying's, and Sang Ying had rarely heard any legends about Gu Shu before meeting Gu Shu.

But without a doubt, this person is one of the most legendary among the hundreds of ascendants in the Lower Realm.

When Sang Ying first obtained the Sever the Heavenly River Sword, she was extremely curious about Gu Wangchuan. Before Gu Shu spoke these words, she had never imagined what Gu Wangchuan looked like ten thousand years ago.

"He probably doesn't even have Golden Core right now, and the spirit sword he's holding is the cheapest kind. How about we go take a look at him?" Gu Shu kept coaxing Sang Ying. He knew that for a sword cultivator, being able to meet the true Sword Master was something no one could refuse.

Sure enough, after a brief silence, Sang Ying asked, "Where could he be now?"

Upon hearing this, Gu Shu immediately understood Sang Ying's meaning. "I haven't been with him for long, and much of what I know comes from the memories left to me by the Sever the Heavenly River's sword spirit."

As he spoke, Gu Shu suddenly became embarrassed. "Well, Sever the Heavenly River didn't appear this early, so I don't know where he's causing trouble right now."

He chuckled at Sang Ying, but the embarrassment in his voice was hard to hide.

Gu Shu's birth time was not very long. When Gu Wangchuan was preparing for his ascension, in order to pass on his Swordsmanship, he put Gu Shu into that cave to find a destined person for him.

Then, in an unknown way, Gu Wangchuan sent away his sword spirit. After he successfully ascended, he left his natal sword on the Heavenly Ladder.

When Sang Ying first learned of these things, she vaguely felt that there was something strange about it, but Gu Wangchuan had already ascended to immortality, and the gap between them was simply too great.

Sang Ying only hoped that she could find all the fragments of the Sever the Heavenly River in her lifetime, and never even dared to dream of having any contact with Gu Wangchuan.

After hearing Gu Shu's words today, she felt that if she were to meet this true legend, perhaps all her doubts would be resolved.

The fragment that had been Sang Ying's body was something she cared about very much.

"However, he probably wouldn't have the guts to venture into the Hidden Nether Realm at this time," Gu Shu added.

Sang Ying asked, puzzled, "Why? What's wrong with the Hidden Nether Realm? Why are you so sure he won't come here?"

"Sigh." Gu Shu sighed, "You haven't met him, so you don't know. This guy has a terrible reputation outside, but he's a troublemaker and a busybody. How do you think he became Rogue Cultivator so quickly as a rogue cultivator? It's because he loves to cause trouble, so he's always being chased and beaten. And that's how he developed his Swordsmanship."

"In other small worlds, Gu Wangchuan could fight back with his own abilities or run away early. But with so many strange methods in the Hidden Nether Realm, if a poisonous insect or a corpse puppet is released, he probably won't even have a chance to escape. Someone who cares so much about his life, how could he possibly come to a place like this now?"

Gu Shu spoke earnestly, but he directly exposed the true nature of his old acquaintance.

"He was originally a cultivator from the Twin Orchid Realm, which is why he left me there. But now, I don't know if he's still in the Twin Orchid Realm." Gu Shu knew a little about her master's wandering nature.

Not to mention that the Teleportation Array of the five small worlds are all intact now, even after the Teleportation Array were destroyed and the transboundary flying boat had not yet been forged, Gu Wangchuan dared to use his Sword Qi to open up small tunnels and physically traverse those terrifying turbulent currents.

If it were now, he would certainly be wandering freely between those small worlds even more freely.

"Since we don't even know where he is, let's just leave it to fate and not deliberately look for Gu Wangchuan. If we are destined to meet, we will naturally meet." Sang Ying thought about their current situation and decided to put the matter of Gu Wangchuan aside for the time being.

Even though Duan Yuan is dead and the City Lord's Mansion is destroyed, Jiang Zhuoxue's news has spread too far. Sang Ying can't guarantee that no one has seen what he looks like, nor can she guarantee that the news of his escape from Corpse Soul City will get out.

Other small worlds also had their share of taking Jiang Zhuoxue's treasures, so in this isolated and helpless world ten thousand years ago, Sang Ying dared not let her guard down for a moment.

Suppressing these thoughts, Sang Ying asked again, "By the way, Gu Shu, do you know what method Jiang Zhuoxue used to bring us to the past? When can I go back?"

This is exactly what Gu Shu wanted to tell Sang Ying: "You probably don't know, but this was originally a formation."

"There was once a master of formations who mentioned this formation in the fragments he left behind before his ascension. It is said that as long as you collect dozens of treasures that contain the power of time and space, you can activate this formation and take a person back to the past. But how exactly to return from the past to the original time and space was never mentioned by that master of formations."

Because of Gu Wangchuan's love of running around and meddling in other people's business, Gu Shu actually learned a lot of secrets from him.

"But you heard it, these are all just legends, no one has ever actually done it. Only that madwoman Jiang Zhuoxue not only did it, but also dragged you into it." Gu Shu was very dissatisfied with this.

He had finally found this promising talent for Gu Wangchuan, but before he could even fully teach him Swordsmanship, he found himself in such a dangerous situation.

What if Sang Ying died ten thousand years ago? What if the formation was flawed and Sang Ying could never go back?

Gu Shu grew angrier the more he thought about it. He already disliked Jiang Zhuoxue even more.

Thinking this, Gu Shu couldn't help but remind Sang Ying, "If you see that bastard again, you have to make him kneel down and kowtow to admit his mistake, understand?!"

Sang Ying nodded casually and gave a few perfunctory replies before starting to construct an array inside the room.

Generally, array cultivators need some array materials to set up arrays, and Sang Ying was no exception. Before heading to the Black Tortoise Realm, Wen Miaoshu even packed his only daughter with high-level array materials.

So she had no shortage of these things, and naturally she put even more effort into decorating the place where she was going to live.

This time, as usual, Sang Ying reached into the Storage Bag containing the array materials, but what she touched was not the various materials she expected, but a piece of cold, smooth scale!

Sang Ying paused as she reached in, still wondering if she had put any dragon scales or similar items inside, when suddenly the fine scales under her hand began to move.

That slippery, cold thing, as if it had come to life, slid across Sang Ying's fingertips...

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