Published: March 7, 2025
Chapter 255: Heaven-asking Martial Saint Sword, Hades Blade Saint Blade!
Chu Yang and Gu Duxing walked along the road and had already experienced two snowstorms.
“In ten more days, we will reach Great Zhao,” Chu Yang said, cracking his whip and pointing ahead with a smile.
Gu Duxing silently nodded.
Both of them looked dramatically different, with not a hint of their original appearances remaining. Even their physiques, facial shapes, and the spacing of their features had completely changed.
Now, even if Wu Yunliang stood opposite them, he would definitely not recognize that the person before him was Chu Yang.
As for Gu Duxing, dressed in black, with a cold face and eagle-like sharp eyes, aside from his altered appearance, he had fully returned to his coffin-like pallor. At a glance, he radiated an aura that warned others not to approach.
They had reached the border between two nations. From afar, the military camp was filled with fluttering flags, and a chilling atmosphere soared into the sky! It seemed as if the millions of heroic souls that had sacrificed themselves for their respective countries were still fighting tirelessly amidst the half-cloud, half-mist.
“The scene at the border is indeed different,” Gu Duxing remarked, feeling a rush of emotions.
“Indeed, until one actually reaches the battlefield, no one would imagine that even the air here is filled with a tragic scent,” Chu Yang sighed deeply. “Those who live in luxury and comfort, do they know that countless bones have been buried here for their enjoyment? Those who lead simple lives of farming and weaving are also what these heroic souls in Nine Springs long for…”
“How many of those buried bones have parents at home, waiting by the door, and how many beloved ones are waiting in their chambers, gazing longingly for their return… yet who would know that the dreamer has long vanished?”
Gu Duxing remained silent for a long while before finally saying, “Boss, it seems you have been particularly sentimental lately.”
“This is not mere sentimentality,” Chu Yang said, looking at the battle clouds at the border. “Perhaps… this is the Nine Heavens Principle.”
“The Nine Heavens Principle…” Gu Duxing gazed deeply at the two nations’ military camps and sighed heavily: “If I were the master of the Nine Heavens, I would not allow the people from the middle three heavens and upper three heavens to interfere in the struggle of the lower three heavens for dominance. Because… how many people lie here, and if a master were to turn the tides with a single move, would it not make the millions of heroic souls unable to rest in peace?”
Chu Yang nodded and said, “Compared to the fleeting changes of the middle three heavens and upper three heavens, the lower three heavens represent a more realistic mortal world.”
Gu Duxing suddenly stopped in his tracks, murmuring, “Compared to the fleeting changes of the middle three heavens and upper three heavens, the lower three heavens represent a more realistic mortal world.”
At that moment, he suddenly gained insight.
What Chu Yang said, while not truly a transformation of the world, seemed to exactly reflect the perception of those powerful cultivators casually moving mountains and shifting clouds; to the people of the lower three heavens, was it not akin to the fleeting changes of the world?
By contrasting the two worlds, Gu Duxing’s mindset broke through in an instant! When he looked back at this ordinary battlefield, a surge of respect arose within his heart.
And his cultivation level surprisingly broke through once again after a separation of ten days!
Sword Sovereign, second tier!
Chu Yang's eyes sparkled with joy. Gu Duxing's progress truly embodied the word “genius.” From now on, Gu Duxing's every word and action would be even closer to that of the former world’s renowned Lone Traveler!
However, in this life, he would no longer be alone.
After a long while, Gu Duxing ended his breakthrough, opened his eyes, and looked at Chu Yang, softly saying, “Boss… Thank you.”