Chapter 104: Walk this Dao, and fear not the journey ahead

The appearance of the Drought God has traces to follow.

During the 【Reincarnation Simulation】, she had once appeared in Guanzhong, and in the end, even the Celestial Master Mansion, which had remained in seclusion for years, was alarmed by the Drought God's presence.

Looking at the information from Gu Jiangming's past to the present, the heritage of the Celestial Master Mansion can be traced back to the Zhenggang Sect.

It is unclear how it evolved into its current state of avoiding what it can and hiding when it must.

But on the matter of the Drought God's emergence, the Celestial Master Mansion did not equivocate; they immediately dispatched disciples to Guanzhong to investigate the situation.

From this, Gu Jiangming can deduce a logic.

That is, the Celestial Master Mansion's understanding of the Hundred Schools of Northern Wei and their knowledge of the Northern Wei Imperial Family is comprehensive.

And their stance is clearly at odds with that of the Northern Wei court.

But the problem lies in the fact that the Celestial Master Mansion lacks the strength to resist the tides of the era; in this time period, the more powerful side is clearly the Hundred Schools and noble clans led by the Northern Wei court.

Since there is no way to resist the tides of the era, one can only protect oneself, using one's own meager strength to save those one is capable of helping.

The emergence of the Drought God truly concerns the safety of too many people, so the Celestial Master Mansion cannot afford not to go.

Recalling it now.

The 【Shushan File】 he played through looks more and more like a true immortal on earth; not knowing the capability at first, when he became a person within the game, Gu Jiangming realized why he was a god, and why he became the unwavering faith in Xu Qingyun's heart.

Because the 【Dao Venerable of Shushan】 truly defined the weight of that line in the 【Reincarnation Simulation】—【The era belonging solely to him has begun】.

It forcefully interpreted what it means to say—【Cultivation is merely a tool to realize one's ideals】.

Nothing else, it is just that compared to other sects hidden from the world, Shushan is different.

Gu Jiangming and the faith he forged withstood this tide of the era, and under the pressure of the prevailing trend, he held his ground more firmly than the Celestial Master Mansion, proving the Shushan Dao.

Gu Jiangming's train of thought suddenly cleared.

From the beginning of the 【Reincarnation Plot】, Gu Jiangming's consistent line of thinking had been to figure out how to follow the predetermined plot and live out his life as the Dao Venerable of Shushan.

Even if he did not follow the plot, Gu Jiangming's idea was to speed-run the plot as much as possible; whatever Baishou Yao, whatever Hundred Schools Rebellion, whatever Northern Wei Emperor.

They are all trash; catch one and stomp their head into the ground.

Everyone who offends me dies.

Gu Jiangming's thinking was limited to the plot, and his vision was limited to the world he saw.

What Gu Jiangming cared about were the enemies he encountered in the 【Shushan File】, and then he would beat all these enemies to death.

Because they offended him.

Then what about the Shushan Dao?

What is the significance of the Dao Venerable of Shushan? In this way, he, Gu Jiangming, would forever be the same Gu Jiangming as before—the one who never changed, had no ideals of his own, no aspirations of his own, a walking corpse feeling smug under the skin of the 【Dao Venerable of Shushan】.

The reincarnation of the 【Dao Venerable of Shushan】.

What Gu Jiangming has to face is actually never the enemies of Shushan, never the so-called grand trends or clan disputes that Gu Jiangming self-righteously determined.

What he truly must do is practice the Dao that the 【Dao Venerable of Shushan】 walked throughout his life.

Gu Jiangming's previous fighting and killing, following the trends customized by the plot, only had the form of the 【Dao Venerable of Shushan】, but lacked the true intent of the 【Dao Venerable of Shushan】.

Only at this moment did Gu Jiangming understand the meaning of this 【Reincarnation】 for him.

So what if there is a Hundred Schools Rebellion? So what if demons run rampant? So what if the Drought God emerges? What you must do is bring out the standards you set for yourself, the Shushan Dao you formulated and firmly believe in.

Use it to solve every problem you encounter.

This is the true 【Dao Venerable of Shushan】.

What Gu Jiangming should do more is to end this reincarnation with the Shushan Dao.

Rather than relying on the power of the 【Dao Venerable of Shushan】 to complete and restore his original reincarnation.

【This Shushan Dao is itself opened by your will.】

【Now, you will once again practice such a philosophy.】

【Walk this Dao, and fear not the journey ahead.】

【You decide to seek the figure of the Drought God in Guanzhong, and handle this unexpected event in your own way.】

At this very moment, Wang Qinghe, far away in Liangzhou, is closely monitoring every move in Guanzhong.

The 【Mie Changsheng】 information board has already provided a lot of high-level information.

【Guanzhong: Due to the emergence of such a 'demon' as the Drought God, the local climate has slowly begun to change.】

【A large-scale drought has appeared in Guanzhong; it has not rained for seven days, and the gradual changes have not yet attracted widespread attention.】

【The Pei Family controls the Six Fan Sect of the Great Wei and has invested a large amount of funds to launch an investigation into 'Shushan'.】 【And soon, the 'demon nature' from the Drought God fluctuated to all nearby areas, and the vast majority of cultivators sensed the abnormalities coming from Guanzhong.】

【The Pei Family finally paid attention to the drought breaking out in Guanzhong.】

【They dispatched three disciples of the Pei Family to the drought-stricken area to investigate the source of this 'Demon Power', and while finding the source, to eliminate this demon as soon as possible, so as to reduce the impact on Guanzhong.】

This function of 【Mie Changsheng】 allows Wang Qinghe to be separated by two locations and still clearly see the movements on Gu Jiangming's side.

As for the ignorant actions of the Pei Family, Wang Qinghe does not want to comment; she can only say that the Drought God should not be something that appears in this era.

Wang Qinghe is not even clear to this day whether the Drought God is classified as a deity or a demon.

Because ten thousand years ago, the Drought God was protected by a divine position and was also known as the Drought God, but the duty of this divine position was to bring drought to the Human Race.

Therefore, the Drought God could not receive the faith of the Human Race and was even spurned.

As time passed, this kind of deity that provided no help to the Human Race was deemed a 'demon'.

No longer a 'deity' recognized by the Human Race, it could only receive the recognition of Heaven and Earth.

But one thing is certain: the Drought God's attitude toward the Human Race is extremely poor.

Looking at the Pei Family's attitude, Wang Qinghe feels it would be better not to go looking for her and just drag out the time; the plot in the last reincarnation was that after the three-month time limit passed, the Drought God entered a deep slumber again.

What exactly are you doing, Jiu Jiu?

How are you acting as a wife?

You just watch Gu Jiangming go find the Drought God? Wang Qinghe is almost driven mad by Jiu Jiu.

From Wang Qinghe's perspective, Gu Jiangming is the type of person with an extremely stubborn attitude, and the Drought Demon also belongs to that type of "deity" with a violent temper.

If these two people clash, there will definitely be trouble.

Jiu Jiu, if you don't think of a way to stop him and just watch Gu Jiangming charge in head-first like that? That is too incompetent! Just as she thought of this, a new message popped up.

【The emergence of the Drought Demon in Guanzhong has attracted the attention of more and more cultivators, and most people are speculating about what this suddenly appearing evil entity actually is.】

【A large number of cultivators have gathered in Guanzhong, searching for the hiding place of the Drought Demon.】

【Soon, someone discovered that on land in Guanzhong that should have been fertile, a scorched-gray aura of desolation had appeared.】

【Such signs undoubtedly make people think of an existence that only exists in myths—the Drought Demon.】

【Someone attempted to break into that scorched-gray wasteland, but as soon as they took the first step onto this land, the formidable "demonic nature" ignited the Spirit Qi within the intruder's body, forcing the intruder to stay away from this place.】

【And only after leaving this wasteland did that burning, scorching fire finally subside.】

【Under these circumstances, almost no one can enter the scorched earth that can even be called a "domain" before their eyes.】

【Seemingly sensing the intrusion of outsiders, an oppressive pressure emanated from the center of the scorched earth, and the formidable "demonic nature" directly began to corrode any cultivator who attempted to approach this place.】

【Forced by the glaring deterrent, a large number of cultivators had to retreat further away to avoid being corroded again by this "demonic nature" that transcended the region, which would lead to them dying on the spot.】

【However, just as this group of cultivators who came to explore this place were retreating, the figure of one person was heading in the opposite direction, step... by step... and step by step forward.】

【No one knew his name, only seeing his unique choice, and most of the cultivators who came to investigate the situation fixed their gazes upon him.】

【His pace was too peculiar.】

【Among the multitude of retreating figures, he alone remained, continuing to advance toward that unknown domain.】

【Everyone watched as the originally lush green grass gradually turned into a scorched-yellow withered land under the influence of this demonic nature, and that person's figure had already stepped into the mysterious domain that was forcing them to leave.】

【Suddenly, brilliant and bright flames erupted from his figure, yet every step he took forward remained firm.】

【Who is he?】

【This is the doubt that can no longer drift away from everyone's hearts at this moment.】

【Watching that increasingly steady figure, whose gait remained calm, many people turned back, attempting to try and step into this scorched earth once more.】

【However... they had vastly underestimated just how terrifying the "demonic nature" covering this scorched earth truly was.】

The scene of 【Mie Changsheng】 in Wang Qinghe's mind was still slowly advancing.

And that person who was tempering himself and forging ahead in the sea of fire.

She recognized him.

His name is Gu Jiangming.

Woke up late, this is yesterday's second update.

(End of this chapter)