[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-worlds-apocalypse-online":3,"chapter-worlds-apocalypse-online-worlds-apocalypse-online-chapter-434":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},1791180,2388,"Chapter 432 - The barren world","worlds-apocalypse-online-chapter-434",434,"\u003Cp>Chapter 432: The barren world\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Translated by: La0o9\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Proofreader: Arya\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It went quite well, seems like your plan to steer attention towards a disciple you took in was very effective” Qing Rou commented.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s only a little trick, the real battle is still ahead” Gu Qing Shan told her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked around, evaluating the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Yan was both a Virtualized realm cultivator and the son of the sect’s master, but his room was quite normal and unimpressive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan didn’t see anything that can be called unimaginable or miraculous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only thing that caught the eye was a frog carved from spirit jade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan went to the table, picked up and observed the jade frog.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The jade frog was carved from the highest quality spirit jade, outfitted with a small spirit funnel formation inside, it was always automatically storing spirit energy for the cultivator to use.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Gu Qing Shan took it in hand, he felt a rush of spirit energy entering his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What a good item” he praised it”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the only thing in the room that managed to catch his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Didn’t you say there’s already no way to replenish spirit energy anymore in this world?” he questioned the women.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There are still occasionally some good items left, but Qi Yan wasn’t willing to use them, like this jade frog. That was his most favorite treasure” Qing Rou answered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan put down the jade frog and picked up a fan that happened to be on the table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Opening it, he found depicted on the fan was a nude woman with pristine white skin hidden among faint clouds, laying down suggestively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qing Rou and Wan Er glanced at him, wanting to see this reaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a natural expression, Gu Qing Shan just started fanning himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yep, that’s how he would be” Qing Rou praised his acting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This isn’t me” Gu Qing Shan spoke in irritation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A slight knock came from the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The knock was very soft, as if afraid that they would bother Qi Yan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan released his inner sight to check outside the door to find some cultivators leaving a trunk at his doorsteps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They slightly bowed respectfully before leaving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan recalled what he read and asked: “Is it already time for when the sect supplies goods?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It was right on time, that’s great, we have pills that we can use now” Wan Er looked at Qing Rou expectantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I didn’t think we would get benefits just as we returned” Gu Qing Shan smiled and commented.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qing Rou spoke: “Let me get it”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She pushed open the door, slowly walked across the front yard to retrieve the trunk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon enough, the chest was opened in front of the 4 of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few bottles of pills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A small bag of spirit stones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A jade tag.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was all of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wan Er took the bag and estimated in her hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s awesome, I think we got about 60 low-tier spirit stones this time” she spoke happily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>60 pieces of spirit stones…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan was practically trembling when he saw these items.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Yan is a Virtualized realm cultivator, one of three Hallmasters of the sect, yet he’s only given this many spirit stones every month?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back in the cultivation world, whenever Bai Hua Fairy gave her disciples spirit stones, she would always give enough to fill an entire Inventory Bag.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was about a few hundred thousand pieces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for pills, common formation plates, talismans, even decorative weapons and armor, Bai Hua Fairy would always prepare as much as possible for her disciples.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Qin Xiao Lou had to complain that Shifu was spoiling him too much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, this type of complain couldn’t escape a beating from Bai Hua Fairy or white goose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this partly showed just how good Bai Hua sect’s treatment was, as well as how rich the resources of the cultivation world were.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In comparison, Qi Yan’s side was too shabby.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan sighed: “This world’s resources are already impoverished to this degree?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, the surface of the world itself is already gone, where would cultivation resources come from?” Qing Rou confirmed it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“All sects in the world right now are merely using the resources they stole and accumulated from before to survive on dying breaths” Wan Er added.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan was speechless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Originally, from how great the level of cultivation of this world is, he thought it would be a blindingly glorious civilization, anyone would think so.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this was only a barren and dying world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the reason for that was a single True Demon Lord.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the realm demon came, this world must have been a rich and thriving world, otherwise it couldn’t conquer so many other worlds and give birth to so many powerful cultivators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the appearance of a single realm demon destroyed all of that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the realm demon had appeared in my world instead, would the results be different?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan sighed and shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He then noticed Qing Rou was staring at the bottle of pills, her expression seems like she wanted to say something, but stopped herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan then took the pill bottle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He opened it, put one out in his hand and sniffed to find that it was a normal healing pill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You need this?” Gu Qing Shan asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wan Er quickly cut in and spoke in Qing Rou’s place: “Big sis is soft, she once wanted to save a few other slaves but was found out by Qi Yan was punished by kneeling on a cold flame for a long time”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Since her spirit energy was sealed and she didn’t have any medicine, big sis’ wounds still haven’t fully healed”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan nodded in understanding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A cold flame? That would cause wounds that hurt very deeply, so this bottle of healing pills… you can’t use it” Gu Qing Shan muses as he heard it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wan Er froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hope in Qing Rou’s eyes dimmed, but she nodded: “That’s right, we’re currently at a very crucial time, you should keep these pills to prepare for yourself”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s not what I meant” Gu Qing Shan told her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He put the bottle of pills back into the trunk, tapping his Inventory Bag.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He took out and offered a small blue bottle to Qing Rou.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Use this one” Gu Qing Shan said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qing Rou was surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wan Er quickly took it and opened the bottle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A thick fragrance of medicine came from the bottle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The room was quickly filled with this scent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What high-quality pills, I haven’t seen such things for a very long time! What kind of pill is this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saying so, Qing Rou squinted her nose and tried her best to absorb the medicine fragrance into her body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such an action was very unbecoming of a powerful Tribulation realm cultivator, in fact it seemed a little cute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As maids, the amount of cultivation resources they were provided was basically next to nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan answered: “7-Cycle Life Turning Pills, capable of healing all fire poison, aiding recovery of elemental wounds and replenishing inner power”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qing Rou’s expression became calm again, pushing the bottle back to Gu Qing Shan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This kind of pill must be very precious, you should save it for yourself, I can still handle my wounds” she said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Just take it, I can get as much of these things as I want” Gu Qing Shan was smiling bitterly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first time Gu Qing Shan faced off against the Pope, he barely managed to use [Seven Swords Flowing Dragon] which resulted in heavily injuring himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he came to Shen Wu world, his wounds had yet to heal so he had to take several pots’ worth of medicine baths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that time, Bai Hua Fairy refilled his Inventory Bag with cultivation resources enough to last for a while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Afterwards, sensing her own death, Bai Hua Fairy directly put all of Bai Hua sect’s resources into the 7-colored fragrance bag before she left and gave it to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As one of the people who stands at the peak of a cultivation world, the amount of resources and wealth that Bai Hua Fairy can accumulate is unimaginable to a normal person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So this bottle of 7-Cycle Life Turning pills wasn’t even a fraction of what he owns. (1)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qing Rou stared at him in wonder, wanting to discern his true thoughts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan ignored her suspicions and lightly put the blue bottle back into her hands: “I sincerely hope that we can cooperate, helping each other get out of this tough situation”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright, if you are serious, then I will take these pills” Qing Rou told him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wan Er happily spoke: “Big sis, just look at the way he risked his life to save his master, he definitely can’t be a bad person”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qing Rou nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan then took the jade tag out of the trunk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Infusing it with his inner sight, he was notified of a few things that has been happening in the sect lately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The last big sect in the world, Rakshasa Peak wanted to come visit them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Grand Elder was still busy in recovery, so he won’t show up until Rakshasa Peak arrives at the sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sect master was facing his tribulation in the space vortex.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one would ever face their tribulation in this world, otherwise the realm demon would notice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These important matters has always been the same, nothing really changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What caused Gu Qing Shan’s attention was actually a minor detail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The masters of Xiang Ji Hall, who were in charge of managing sect resources, and Ning Yue Hall, in charge of sect members’ cultivation, announced something together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sect member’s portion of spirit stones will be given a bit later than normal this month.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was because of a decision by the sect to welcome Rakshasa Peak’s visit with a grand banquet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because of the banquet, Xiang Ji Hall will be busy organizing it, unable to calculate the spirit stones supply for now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because of the esteemed guests’ arrival, Ning Yue Hall will also be organizing an intra-sect tournament.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tournament’s prizes are quite decent, enough to draw the sect’s disciples to compete.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only after this will the sect return to normal operation and Xiang Ji Hall will be able to calculate the work regarding spirit stones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan checked the tournament competitions to find that it wasn’t quite as he thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tournament mainly tested the cultivator’s expertise on the 6 arts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Divination, Formation, Talisman, Smithing, Pills and Cooking are the 6 arts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of these 6 arts, the one that was emphasized the most by the sect was Formation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for cultivation level and battle, it wasn’t even part of the tournament.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a little bit of thinking, Gu Qing Shan understood why.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sects of this world have already given up on the cultivation of their disciples.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What good does high cultivation bring?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the sect, not only do they have to give you more resources, they also have to watch out for you trying to usurp authority.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other hand, expertise with the 6 arts contributed more to the sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially expertise in formation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without formations, this world’s cultivation civilization would’ve already collapsed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Note:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(1) a fraction of what he owns: The original idiom is “not even a hair off of his 9 cows”, meaning it’s a laughably miniscule amount compared to his wealth.\u003C\u002Fp>",1929,"2026-06-09T03:05:01.244Z",1,"novelbin.me","ff22ed407e5a6ac836f795acbe8d47c07a914db8ff7de097c1f27466d4dd4a72","worlds-apocalypse-online-chapter-435","worlds-apocalypse-online-chapter-433",1850,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fworlds-apocalypse-online-cover.jpg"]