[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-worlds-apocalypse-online":3,"chapter-worlds-apocalypse-online-worlds-apocalypse-online-chapter-253":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Worlds' Apocalypse Online",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1790999,2388,"Chapter 253 - Unsheathed sword","worlds-apocalypse-online-chapter-253",253,"\u003Cp>Translated by: La0o9\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Edited by: VindiFan#1\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Proofreader:? Arya\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After absorbing all the mist from the crystal ball, Gu Qing Shan looked at the damaged sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Miraculously, as a sort of sixth sense, he feels like he understands what it’s trying to tell him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You… want me to come with you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sword nodded with its hilt again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Where are we going?” Gu Qing Shan asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sword stayed in midair without responding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You can’t tell me yet?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan was a bit surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he looked at the War God UI.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The second Thaumaturgy Quest has appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Quest name: It’s a joy to help others]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Quest description: Help the sword however you can to gain its affection]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Quest objective: Complete the request of the sword]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Note: A good beginning is already half the success, please keep doing your best!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan read through it, then read again, then couldn’t help but check for the third time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Strange, why isn’t there a quest reward?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan asked: “System, does this step in the Quest chain not have a reward?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Ting]!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The System responded: [Please look at the Quest name]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The name is [It’s a joy to help others]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…ok fine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan silently shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After that, being led by the sword, Gu Qing Shan quickly left the camp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many cultivators saw this scene with a strange look in their eyes, but no one said anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What if this is his special method of sword cultivation?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not to mention, Gu Qing Shan’s mission from the very start has been to inspect the camps and investigate the battlefield ——a mission from the three Saints themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one can really stop him, because no one has a reason to.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he very conveniently left the camp without being stopped or questioned along the way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sword brought Gu Qing Shan away in a hurry, heading on a straight path and finally arrived at a secluded location in a forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the trees in this area have already withered and died, and not much else lived there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were no signs of people anywhere, no demons or cultivators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sword flew around an empty field, seemingly looking for something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan could only stand and watch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a while, the sword found the place, stabbed itself straight into the ground and stayed there without moving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So what are we doing?” Gu Qing Shan asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sword let out a ‘wu wu’ sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan felt like this is the most ridiculous thing he’s ever done in both his lives.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could only ask to confirm: “You want me to hold you… alright…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He walked forward and held the hilt of the sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the next moment, the earth broke apart as both Gu Qing Shan and the sword fell down below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Total darkness, there was a heavy smell of sulfur and magma.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Using a basic light spell, Gu Qing Shan lit up the area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is an underground lava cave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hot air flowed from deep inside the cave and the ground around him, it feels almost like dipping in a hot spring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Very obviously, there’s a place underground that has a very thick Fire Elemental essence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This isn’t too far from the ground, so normal people can still endure the heat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan stood still, looking at the sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sword moved forward deeper into the cave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan could only follow behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were many forked roads inside this cave, about a small cave opening every few dozen? meters, and a large cave opening once every few hundred meters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Gu Qing Shan tried to release his inner sight, he found that it could only extend as far as 10 meters around himself, so it’s not usable as a method of scouting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>About half an hour later, passing through numerous forked roads and caves, Gu Qing Shan already couldn’t tell how he managed to get down so deep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As they went deeper and deeper, the rocks around them were starting to become incandescent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The power of Fire Elemental here is exceptionally thick, if Gu Qing Shan didn’t have spirit energy to protect himself, he would’ve already burned to death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How incredible, who knew there was so much excess Fire Elemental essence underground in Shen Wu world” he exclaimed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>About one hour later, the sword finally stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It pointed ahead with its sword tip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Following where it pointed, Gu Qing Shan saw a lake of crimson red lava.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lake of lava was so large that Gu Qing Shan couldn’t see the other side with just his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>White steam was trapped by the hot air, mixing with fragmented rocks and lava, drifting around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This isn’t normal lava, but thick Fire Elemental essence materialized, if a normal person touches it carelessly, even their ashes would be burnt to nothing within seconds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan squinted, carefully observed and finally saw what the sword was pointing at.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the lake of lava, really far away, there was a mound of rock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sword was trapped inside the rock, already burnt red hot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lake of lava was very close to swallowing it up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sword was periodically letting out very minute vibrations, but couldn’t pull itself out of where it was trapped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You want me to save it?” Gu Qing Shan asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sword next to him nodded with its hilt to gesture ‘yes’.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How strange, if it’s a weapon, why is it left here where it could melt at any time?” Gu Qing Shan muttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sword trembled a bit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What? You’re saying there wasn’t any lava here originally?” Gu Qing Shan was surprised, “ah… the rain of fire…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan understood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the large expanding lake of lava, then at the sword struggling in the middle of it, he was a bit embarrassed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Foundation Establishment realm peak doesn’t have a way to fly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At most, he can only use a trick to hover in the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it’s too far from where he was to the middle of lava lake, and the hovering trick can’t cover such a distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let’s say he tries his best to get over there, how does he come back?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>——–if I’m a Golden Core realm cultivator then everything’s easy, I only need to fly over there and pull the sword out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Shifu isn’t here, and Gong Sun Zhi is unconscious. He can’t really trust anyone else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shifu felt the omen of her own death in this war, I don’t even know how she is currently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I can’t even help her with anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan thought about it for a bit, then sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s go back for a little bit” he said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sword stayed behind him, trembling nonstop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t be in such a rush” Gu Qing Shan said, “I can’t fly over there with my current strength”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sword then began to circle around him over and over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My method… I’ll come back after I become stronger”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s already reaching its limit? Tell it to endure for just a bit longer, I’m going to try and breakthrough right now”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If I manage to breakthrough, I’ll immediately come back to save it” Gu Qing Shan said very seriously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sword finally stopped spinning, unwillingly came to the edge of the lava, stood there for a bit, then chased after Gu Qing Shan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan flew back in a straight line, all the way until he reached a place with bearable temperatures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he grabbed the air, he took out the Earth Sword and placed it near his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright, if there’s no one to protect me, then I’ll just have to protect myself”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No matter if it’s Tianma or any other malicious fiends, I’ll use my own power to kill them all”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He very solemnly took out the colored fragrance bag.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire fortune of Bai Hua sect is in here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan lightly touched the fragrance bag.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A jade tag appeared in his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The [War God Skills] icon in the War God UI lit up and a line of glowing text appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Discovered Foundation Establishment Realm Scripture: Hundred Saints Core Formation Script]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Your current cultivation is: Foundation Establishment peak]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[To comprehend Hundred Saints Core Formation Script’s Core formation method, Soul Points cost: 70]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Would you like to comprehend it now?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Comprehension complete, Current Soul Points: 10]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A giant flow of warmth came from the jade tag and slowly went into Gu Qing Shan’s hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The warmth flowed from his hand to his body, finally reached his Thought Sea and turned into numerous understanding and pictures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that moment, Gu Qing Shan has fully understood how to breakthrough in the most efficient and best way possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He took out a few spirit energy pills and swallowed them all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Closing his eyes, Gu Qing Shan began to breakthrough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cave was silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, some light appeared, then a wild, sexy woman figure flew through the layers of rock, descending from above.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman looked at Gu Qing Shan with his eyes closed and licked her lips: 『 What a delectable soul, just enough for me to advance 』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before she could even do anything, the damaged sword suddenly flew up from beside Gu Qing Shan and slashed through the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman screeched, stepped forward and returned a strike on the sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sword was knocked away, stabbing into the rocks around the cave, unable to escape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman turned around alluringly, about to attack Gu Qing Shan, but suddenly got stabbed by a sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before she could struggle, the sword lightly slashed her straight from her head down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The alluring woman turned into a bunch of bones, dissipated in midair before she would even scream.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan opened his eyes in shock, looking at the sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s the Earth Sword!\u003C\u002Fp>",1653,"2026-06-09T03:05:01.244Z",1,"novelbin.me","ebe02ad980eebe8315f15504726225d6561ce2e1724ad8fabd4519bd8670501f","worlds-apocalypse-online-chapter-254","worlds-apocalypse-online-chapter-252",1850,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fworlds-apocalypse-online-cover.jpg"]