Chapter 110: One Venerable, Six Heroes! That Man Has Returned!

Liuyu did not recognize the beautiful woman before her.

But looking left and right, she still recognized that this was the residence Jiu Jiu had purchased; although a bit confused, Liuyu felt that since the woman before her could live in this residence, she could only be a friend of Jiu Jiu.

As for whether she was a servant who had been hired, Liuyu could tell from her graceful and dignified bearing alone that the other party's background was not simple.

She did not even know where her young mistress had met so many strange people.

"You are a friend of Jiu Jiu, right?" Liuyu smiled kindly at Long Xi, "Do you know where Jiu Jiu went?"

While stunned, Long Xi answered honestly: "She went to find Gu Jiangming."

Liuyu surmised that this name must be the lad Jiu Jiu cared about, though given Jiu Jiu's usual expression of dislike for the Human Race, she had been very attentive to this lad from the very first time they met.

This undoubtedly left Liuyu feeling curious.

What kind of story could there be inside that would make Jiu Jiu value this lad so much?

"What is your name?" Liuyu asked in a very familiar manner; her personality was naturally quite easygoing, and with no one else in the room, she began to converse.

"Hey, you lad have learned to join Master in ganging up on me." Zhang Chengfeng used his fan to push aside that tree branch and said: "That bedsheet of yours was washed by me, your Senior Brother."

Xu Qingyun held a sword-like tree branch and poked it straight at Zhang Chengfeng, "Senior Brother Zhang, it is just your glib tongue; sooner or later, this mouth will likely cause trouble for Master."

How long have I been away, and how many things have happened during this time that I do not know about?

But he must try.

It only even gave Gu Jiangming a name, but in reality, upon entering the Reincarnation, every one of them was a truly living person, and he also lived his life minute by minute.

Just like these few disciples beside Gu Jiangming.

This is not a dungeon, this is not an ordinary Reincarnation, this is not a script where one can just slack off, follow the plot one thinks is correct to the end, and take all the results for granted.

How could it be so chaotic!

On another part of Sanqing Mountain.

Since you have chosen this path, you must first prove whether you have the ability!

Whether Mount Shu can be restored in the present world also depends on this.

So many mortals have become food to feed the appetites of demons.

He knew this was not a story, but real; this is the deepest secret of 【Mie Changsheng】.

In 【Mie Changsheng】, they did not even have a single word recorded; Gu Jiangming could only know that he had such a disciple and such a name through the perspective of the 【Reincarnation Simulation】.

Zhang Chengfeng shook his fan and said: "Don't, Master, I think you are afraid that if I go down the mountain, there will be no one to do chores by your side, and no one to take care of Qingyun."

"I have a good relationship with Gu Jiangming." Long Xi immediately retorted to this, "It is not that Gu Jiangming asked me to stay here; I would have gone to find him too."

"Then your relationship with Jiu Jiu must be quite good." Liuyu raised her eyebrows slightly and spoke lazily.

Wait a minute?

What kind of strange things are you saying again?

Liuyu's train of thought suddenly stalled on the spot, falling into a dazed and even crashed blankness.

"Do you know how precious the hands of a scholar are?"

Xu Qingyun blushed and said: "I didn't ask you to wash them; I can wash them myself."

"If you ask me, Master letting you wait on the mountain to settle your temperament more is reasonable."

The greatest significance of this was making Gu Jiangming realize that all the stories that happened in the 【Reincarnation Simulation】 had truly occurred.

Are you qualified to pick up everything you have done before?

Hearing this, Gu Jiangming chuckled softly.

He slowly came to know what the meaning of his existence was.

Gu Jiangming did not know.

Every sentence and every line of 【Mie Changsheng】, although not many and although ordinary, is actually very terrifying when it truly becomes reality.

"My name is Long Xi." Long Xi also answered quietly in the face of Liuyu's question.

So many ordinary people are trampled under the feet of the great families; when these things appeared right before Gu Jiangming's eyes.

It is just that it gave Gu Jiangming a chance, a chance to change the past.

From the 【Reincarnation Simulation】 to the personal experience of Reincarnation, from the literal narration to the real realization.

Moreover, he already had such a resolve.

"You only remember how to be lazy and slippery all day long; how can I be at ease letting you go down the mountain?"

"Fine, fine, this mountain truly cannot do without me."

【Mie Changsheng】 is like a history book, recording the things that happened in the past, bit by bit.

Zhang Chengfeng wore simple plain clothes, and the folding fan in front of him, with the bamboo strips at the end of the fan almost rotting away, was spread out by him like falling flowers, appearing quite dashing.

A person is destined to die from the moment they are born; no matter how powerful they are, no matter how brilliant they are, and no matter how high their birth is, in the end... they will actually die.

You have no idea how indignant the content of that line—【The starving are everywhere, Northern Wei has suffered for a long time】—is.

And the feeling Gu Jiangming had when looking at the 【Reincarnation Simulation】 before was that it was always a story, but after truly experiencing the Reincarnation.

Gu Jiangming glanced at him, "He can go down the mountain because he has the ability to go down the mountain; you cannot go down the mountain because your ability is not enough to go down the mountain."

"Master, Senior Brother Wang is upright and unyielding; if he has the ability and you let him go down the mountain, although he can keep the rules of Mount Shu without committing errors, in this world, good people ultimately suffer more." Zhang Chengfeng swayed his body and said.

What kind of relationship do you two have?

"I am afraid he will suffer; how about you let this disciple follow him, which can also be considered as having someone to look after him?"

In Gu Jiangming's eyes, the matter of immortality is truly too difficult, too difficult.

Then rather than dying in insignificance, it is better to die in a blaze of glory.

In this life, he should die holding the torch for the masses.

The true meaning of Reincarnation should also lie in this.

What Gu Jiangming must do is surpass what he once achieved, rather than living off his past laurels and singing praises of past 'merits'.

The Shushan in the 【Reincarnation Simulation】 only accomplished a part of it; now, Gu Jiangming intends to perfect the remaining part.

Whether it be the Hundred Schools or demons, or even this desolate era.

I am going to unsheathe my sword.

Gu Jiangming's smile came to an abrupt halt; what remained in his eyes was determination. During these days, he was no longer hesitant.

His main quest should be to fight the lawlessness of this world to the very end!

【April, the second year of Shanghe of Northern Wei, you descend the mountain once again to enter the world, bringing that Haoran righteous Qi of Shushan to this Heaven and Earth.】

【Zhang Chengfeng continues to cultivate on Sanqing Mountain with Xu Qingyun.】

【The first thing you do after descending the mountain is to inquire about the news of your eldest disciple, Wang Shengxuan.】

【He did not fail your expectations, nor did he disgrace the reputation of Shushan. Within the month after descending the mountain, he traveled everywhere to right wrongs, representing justice in his own way and clarifying what righteousness is with his own fists.】

【You are very gratified by this. In the process of descending the mountain, you begin to search for the disciples who once joined the Shushan sect.】

【Falling leaves return to their roots; this is your wish.】

【Counting Xu Qingyun and Zhang Chengfeng, there are three other true-transmission disciples who have a karmic connection with you.】

【May, the second year of Shanghe of Northern Wei, the Eastern Hu Ma Family announces secession in Eastern Hu, believing that the Northern Wei Imperial Court is already a bird in a cage. The Pei clan controls the Northern Wei government, while the Ma family, loyal for generations and receiving the Imperial Court's salary, decides to raise an army to punish the rebels and clear the emperor's side.】

【After the Eastern Hu Ma Family's secession, the authority of the Northern Wei Imperial Court is severely challenged. The Pei clan hesitates for a moment before issuing an edict declaring the Eastern Hu Ma Family to be rebels.】

【But the Pei clan actually lacks the ability to launch a long-distance expedition against Eastern Hu. After all, the Pei clan was previously the private retainers and house servants of Tianming Di; without the protection of Tianming Di, their limited capabilities are gradually being exposed.】

【After the Eastern Hu Ma Family controls Eastern Hu, openly rebels, refuses to pay tribute to the Imperial Court, and turns Eastern Hu into their own territory, the powerful aristocratic families in the regions are all stirred to action.】

【The chaotic situation also draws the long-silent Daoism and Buddhism to enter the world once again.】

【People gradually realize that when imperial power falls and no one can command with a single word anymore, the shackles on them naturally loosen.】

【After the entry of Daoism and Buddhism into the world meets no resistance, the chaotic situation in Northern Wei undoubtedly enters a new phase.】

【The Liangzhou Wang Family, Chuanshu Wu Family, Yunnan Mu Clan, Central Plains Xie Family, Tianjing Chang Family, and Lujiang Zhou Family gradually begin to learn the methods of the Eastern Hu Ma Family, seceding in their own regions.】

【Some choose to superficially respect the imperial orders of Northern Wei, but they have already achieved basic regional autonomy; they no longer transport tax silver, while others do not even maintain superficial respect and directly declare independence on the spot.】

【However, while the rule has changed, the greed at its core has not changed in the slightest, and has even ushered in an even more intensified tyranny.】

【To you, cultivation is a tool to realize your ideals.】

【But to the vast majority of people, it is a weapon they use to exploit mortals.】

【If mortals govern the country, they would fear that mortals might overthrow the tyranny; that is where the principle that water can carry a boat but can also capsize it comes from.】

【But if cultivators govern the country, they possess absolute force; these mortals can only gasp for breath under their feet, without any room for resistance.】

【The long-lasting reign of Northern Wei proves this point.】

【In such an era, the strength of one's cultivation can determine the fate of far too many people.】

【October, the second year of Shanghe of Northern Wei, after five long months of searching, you find the remaining three Shushan true-transmission disciples.】

【Eldest disciple Wang Shengxuan, second disciple Zhang Chengfeng, third disciple Xu Qingyun, fourth disciple Chang Muchun, fifth disciple Yu Chengping, sixth disciple Mo Yu.】

【These are all the names of your Shushan disciples.】

【You impart the cultivation methods of the "Shushan Sword Control Technique", "Shushan Physiognomy Technique", "Facing the Heavens", and "Cave Heaven Eye" to these disciples.】

【According to each person's different talents, you tailor some different techniques and moves for them to use against enemies.】

【Under the subconscious assistance of your "Taiyi Stone", the new disciples sense Qi very quickly.】

【While teaching them cultivation methods, you also impart to them the principles of how to conduct themselves in the world.】

【Only such cultivation can be true cultivation.】

【December, the second year of Shanghe of Northern Wei, Wang Shengxuan runs into a case where a cultivator uses demons as minions to wreak havoc on the region.】

【Apart from the cultivators of the major aristocratic clans, those from the various schools and sects who fish in troubled waters are also gradually surfacing one after another.】

【And clearly, many people have already become numb to these matters; those stronger than them are unwilling to intervene—offending such petty ghosts is truly troublesome, and the life or death of some mortals has nothing to do with them, let alone bringing them any substantial benefits.】

【Those weaker than them, although unable to bear the sight, are helpless due to the gap in strength; they want to intervene but cannot.】

【In these times, self-preservation is the only sensible path; if one wants to act with chivalry, one must weigh whether they have the capital to do so. Rather than doing such thankless work, it is better to turn a blind eye.】

【However, is Wang Shengxuan one of these spineless cowards?】

【Moreover, his master has never taught him the principle of shrinking back when encountering demons or these kinds of people.】

【"You minion who sells your life to demons, do you know who I am?"】

This happens simultaneously with the scene Gu Jiangming sees.

Wang Shengxuan unleashes his full aura, bursting his thin shirt in one breath, revealing astonishing muscles and a robust physique as if forged from iron.

With a muffled grunt from him.

Wang Shengxuan shouts loudly—"Return to Heaven Body Source!"

This set of advanced hard-body techniques, forged for him by Gu Jiangming under 【Longchang Enlightenment】, is fully displayed before them.

Wang Shengxuan exhales a puff of hot air; his already robust physique, under the enhancement of 【Return to Heaven Body Source】, actually has a tendency to expand further, and his whole person seems to grow on the spot, turning into the likeness of a giant.

"You minion who sells your life to demons, do you know who I am?"

Exactly the same as the information displayed by 【Mie Changsheng】 in Gu Jiangming's mind, Wang Shengxuan hunches his body and leaps forward with another burst of momentum; his current stature is even more massive than the demon's form.

He clasps his hands together, forming a giant mallet, and smashes it directly onto the head of the Black Tiger Demon before him.

The next second, he picks up the soft flesh above the neck of the stunned Black Tiger Demon, as if lifting a cat, and holds it up.

"It is your Shushan grandpa who eliminates evil and brings peace." Wang Shengxuan reveals a smile, but under the 【Return to Heaven Body Source】, that nearly distorted flesh combined with his current actions is simply more brutal than the demon itself.

This hearty smile is more like a ferocious grin.

The evil cultivator known as the minion faces this scene, his heart filled with indescribable fear; he is so awestruck that his legs go weak, and he dares not move.

Seeing Wang Shengxuan's tall figure, his entire scalp goes numb.

"What... what technique are you cultivating?" The minion retreats two steps, his face tightening as he says in a deep voice; he has never seen such a technique, and it is far more bizarre than the techniques they use in cooperation with demons.

How can a human cultivator use their physical body to hard-clash with a demon?!

"The arts of Shushan."

"And also the arts that eliminate the likes of you who act in league with demons."

Gu Jiangming watched Wang Shengxuan's performance on the screen and nodded secretly; this was how Body Cultivation should look when pursuing the ultimate.

Among his disciples, Wang Shengxuan was the one progressing the most rapidly; if things continued this way, his Shushan would have a figure of note established in this world.

Furthermore, aside from cultivation, Wang Shengxuan's perception of good and evil was the most pure; most importantly, he was a hot-headed youth who feared nothing and dared to meddle in anything.

This kind of hot-headed youth was something Gu Jiangming appreciated.

At times like this, only a hot-headed youth could administer strong medicine to loosen the bones of these scumbags.

【Northern Wei, Shanghe Year 3, April. Wang Shengxuan's experiences descending the mountain over these years have accumulated sufficient prestige for Shushan. You and the other Shushan disciples descend the mountain together, splitting into pairs to head toward different places to protect the peace and promote righteousness in the way of Shushan.】

【Heaven and Earth possess righteousness, manifested in various forms.】

【Northern Wei, Shanghe Year 3, September. With the accumulation of several years and a method of conduct different from the secular world, you, who have become truly famous for your integrity, have gained the deep love of the people.】

【People of the time call you—"One Venerable Six Heroes".】

【One Venerable Six Heroes: Refers to the seven members of Shushan led by Shushan Sect Leader Gu Jiangming. The "One Venerable" is Shushan Venerable Master Gu Jiangming, and the "Six Heroes" refer to—"Return to Heaven Body Source" Wang Shengxuan, "Wind Driving Flow" Zhang Chengfeng, "Dharma Dao Divine Spirit" Xu Qingyun, "One Crane Heart Determination" Chang Muchun, "Ten Thousand Flame Long Peace" Yu Chengping, and "Flying Leaf Picking Star" Mo Yu.】

【Congratulations, you have unlocked a brand-new background exhibition illustration—"One Venerable Six Heroes".】

On the screen, with Gu Jiangming at the center, six disciples displayed different extraordinary divine abilities to guard him.

Wang Shengxuan, like a giant Dharma Aspect under the Return to Heaven Body Source; Zhang Chengfeng, holding a folding fan and seemingly summoning the wind or even driving the momentum of the wind; the young Xu Qingyun, small in stature with a faint phantom spirit hanging behind him; Chang Muchun, the Daoist standing independently like a crane with cinnabar marked on his forehead; Yu Chengping, with a face full of wild arrogance and palms burning with raging flames; and Mo Yu, with a restrained appearance, silent yet throwing out a sky full of flying leaves.

Wang Qinghe, who had been paying attention to Gu Jiangming, saw starlight flash in her eyes.

Without a doubt, this was the start of a momentum.

It was also a flavor Wang Qinghe was most familiar with.

Previously, Wang Qinghe had felt that Gu Jiangming was somewhat quiet, and his actions did not seem like his style; she did not know if he was trapped in the comfort zone brought to him by Jiu Jiu, but in terms of both aura and state of mind, Wang Qinghe felt he had become somewhat decadent.

But now, that familiar Gu Jiangming had returned!

That spirit of standing up for the common people, that youthful chivalry of punishing the strong and helping the weak had returned!

He had even returned with a radiance more dazzling than in the past!

Regardless of whether his cultivation was strong or weak, the Charm Gu Jiangming brought to Wang Qinghe was never his strength; his true Charm lay in his difference in perception compared to others.

So-called heroes.

Are those who dare to do what others dare not, and dare to take on what others dare not.

He is always daring to challenge and willing to stand up for the weak; this is where Gu Jiangming's Charm lies.

His excellence was never about so-called strength or so-called cultivation.

If a person is strong enough to be liked by others, it only proves that such affection is too cheap, appearing shallow and pale.

It is just like how no matter how strong the power of the 【Heavenly Dao】 is, it will not gain Wang Qinghe's approval, and no matter how noble the bloodline of the South Sea Dragon King is, it cannot compare to Gu Jiangming's pride.

Well done! Gu Jiangming, kill them fiercely for me!

This wife of yours who loves you most will always support your decisions!

Wang Qinghe took a deep breath, and she, too, would begin to purge the scum within Liangzhou.

Previously, for the sake of the so-called big picture.

She had joined forces with local aristocratic families and turned a blind eye to the dirty deeds of many people.

Maintaining the status quo was a very good policy at that time.

And under Wang Qinghe's management, the lives of the people in Liangzhou were actually quite good, at least better than the lives of people in other places.

Therefore, Wang Qinghe had initially not dared to rashly flip the table.

She feared that if she flipped the table, what would be completely destroyed would not just be the Wang family, but also the Liangzhou that was thriving under the Wang family's painstaking management.

She feared that the life in Liangzhou, which was about to return to normal, would be buried because of her momentary impulse, or even plunged into constant turmoil and war due to her reckless actions.

After all, not everyone can manage to contend against the rolling tide of the world.

This is not just about ability, but also about courage.

And now, Gu Jiangming has declared war on these people.

She, Wang Qinghe, accepts it.

How could she let Gu Jiangming go crazy alone in such matters?

Even if I die, I will die on the same path as him!

At the very least, this would be dying on the correct path.

(End of chapter)