Chapter 652: Returnee
Translated by: La0o9
Edited by: Dr.Lock
Proofreader: Arya
Twilight.
A kite was flying from the inside of Bai Hua sect.
The kite was as small as a seat cus.h.i.+on, hovering in the sky, but wasn’t at all swept away by the wind.
Even when the night wind became weaker and a light shower rained down from above, the kite stayed still.
Apparently, this was a kite being flown using formations without the need for wind power.
“Is that really fine?”
Gu Qing Shan asked as he looked at the kite.
“It’s perfectly fine” Bai Hua Fairy answered, “cultivation has always been a tough road to take, someone would have to tie him to it eventually or he would never advance another step for his entire life”
She continued: “Let’s go, it’s time for dinner; we should all enjoy Qing Shan’s cooking”
Xiuxiu, Qing Rou, Wan Er all came up and quickly helped to set the table.
Everyone took a seat around the dining table.
Besides Bai Hua Fairy and the white goose, the others would occasionally sneak a glance up to the sky.
Gu Qing Shan looked at his s.h.i.+fu and the white goose, then at his three junior sisters who wouldn’t stop looking up and clapped his hand: “It’ll get cold if you don’t start eating”
Everyone then began their meal.
“It smells so good!”
Xiuxiu took the first bite and commented with her eyes wide open.
“Hm, Qing Shan’s spirit cooking is quite decent” the white goose commented.
Bai Hua Fairy tasted a few different dishes and nodded satisfyingly.
She briefly thought and then spoke: “Qing Shan, Xiuxiu is still in her growth phase, furthermore Qing Rou and Wan Er have gone through a lot until recently, so for the time period ahead, I’ll leave making the sect’s food for you, what do you think?”
“Yes, s.h.i.+fu” Gu Qing Shan answered.
“Very well” Bai Hua Fairy stood up and spoke: “With Gu Qing Shan here, I can be a.s.sured with the sect’s food now, everyone can slowly enjoy themselves”
“You’re not going to eat, s.h.i.+fu?” Xiuxiu was blowing on her food as she asked.
“The people from the cultivation alliance are here” Bai Hua Fairy answered.
Gu Qing Shan also stood up: “s.h.i.+fu, I’ll come with you”
“No need, this time it’s the ones who support me, I’m sure they came as quickly as they could as soon as they heard what happened”
“Is that so? Then should I make a few more dishes so that they can join us for dinner as well?”
“There’s no need to be that close with them, I’ll return soon after a short chat. I still haven’t made my decision about this world’s future”
Gu Qing Shan nodded as he heard that.
This was only a cultivation alliance, even though she was the leader in name, in truth she was going to be used as a weapon, so such a leaders.h.i.+p position wasn’t something to be missed.
But now the situation has changed.
Her only opposing force in the alliance had disappeared.
Right now, whether to take real control of the entire alliance or to leave the alliance as they have planned, was something that would need careful consideration.
After all, this would affect the future of the entire Shen Wu world.
Even though Bai Hua Fairy had the final say, Gu Qing Shan felt that she should carefully consider the pros and cons of this for a bit.
While he was thinking, Bai Hua Fairy had already told him: “Qing Shan, after I return, we will discuss this further”
“Understood” Gu Qing Shan instantly agreed.
Qing Rou gently asked her: “s.h.i.+fu still hasn’t had anything to eat yet, can’t it be left for after dinner?”
Bai Hua Fairy smiled.
Qing Rou was the most considerate and meticulous person here, if it weren’t for the fact that she joined too late, she would’ve made a fine first sister for the sect.
“It’s fine, leaving them to wait too long isn’t good, I’ll see their att.i.tudes first before doing anything else though”
“Not to mention, at my current cultivation, I can easily extract nutrition directly from the world through the Laws, so food is no longer crucial for me”
Bai Hua Fairy spoke with solemnity.
Her body lightly leapt and disappeared from the table.
All of the girls exchanged glances with each other.
“I wonder when I will be able to reach such a realm” Wan Er sighed.
“We should keep doing our best, sooner or later we will become as powerful as s.h.i.+fu” Qing Rou encouraged her.
Xiuxiu also sighed: “s.h.i.+fu has already become distant from the coils of the mortal world, I can’t imagine being able to reach her realm at all”
While listening to the three girls, Gu Qing Shan couldn’t help but glance at the white goose.
The white goose was currently entirely focused on his food, digging into a crystal shrimp dumpling at the moment.
After becoming speechless, Gu Qing Shan told everything: “Now, s.h.i.+fu isn’t a normal person, you shouldn’t compare yourselves to her, it’s not beneficial”
He put a portion of food into each of their bowls.
All of which happened to be their favorite.
And so, the disciples of Bai Hua sect continued to eat.
While they ate, they occasionally chatted or asked the white goose about some problems in their cultivation.
——-besides Qin Xiao Lou who was floating in midair.
No matter if he was willing or not, at this time, he could only sit on top of the kite, with his eyes closed and his attention focused on cultivating.
Only after breaking through Rejuvenation realm and reaching the Ascended realm could he return to the ground.
After dinner, Gu Qing Shan collected all of the plates and bowls, quickly cleaned them all, then pulled up a basket from the bottom of the well, putting the now-chilled fruits on the table.
While eating the fruits, the brothers and sisters of the sect continued to chat.
Qing Rou and Wan Er continued to ask the white goose about a certain cultivation scripture.
Gu Qing Shan was helping Xiuxiu cut the fruits up into portions.
A few moments later, Bai Hua Fairy also returned.
Looking at her pleased expression, Gu Qing Shan asked: “How did it go, s.h.i.+fu?”
“Seems like I won’t be able to leave the alliance” Bai Hua Fairy answered.
“Why not?”
“Everyone is now in support of my becoming the alliance leader. The people in charge of various departments within the alliance have also turned my way”
“News sure travels fast” Gu Qing Shan smiled.
“Indeed, they might not know the details, but they all knew of a certain thing before anything else” Bai Hua Fairy continued.
“s.h.i.+fu, senior brother, what thing are you talking about?” Xiuxiu couldn’t help but ask.
Gu Qing Shan lightly stroked her head and told her: “The world fusion quota”
“Indeed” Bai Hua Fairy answered, “the authority of the alliance’s world fusion quotas are now in my hands”
She took out a small badge and showed it on the table.
This badge wasn’t that different from the one that the 8 elders used from before, if only a bit more well-made.
“This is the badge that the World Referee Council had just sent and asked them to deliver to me, the accompanying doc.u.ments contain the council chairman’s seal as well as the Lord-cla.s.s Referee Chen w.a.n.g’s signature”
“Scared them huh?” Gu Qing Shan asked.
“Quite a bit” Bai Hua Fairy showed a rare chuckle.
“If that’s the case, you now hold quite a big force in your hands, there’s no need to hurriedly throw it away” Gu Qing Shan commented.
Bai Hua Fairy spoke: “I also have the same thought——– taking this cultivation alliance leader seat, for now, will at least ensure that I won’t need to beg anyone else for a quota to use”
She then turned to Gu Qing Shan and told him: “I’ve heard from Qing Rou and Wan Er about what you did in the Suspended world”
“To be able to blend in perfectly; adjust your plans as you move forward; and even killing a Cryptic realm cultivation, you have really far exceeded my expectations, I’m very proud of you”
“But what happened afterwards? Your teacher wants to hear a bit about what you went through”
Hearing Bai Hua Fairy said that, Xiuxiu, Qing Rou and Wan Er all perked up their ears.
After all, simply returning safely should have already been quite an ordeal for Gu Qing Shan, yet he even managed to get acquainted with someone of Chen w.a.n.g’s caliber, so they were all curious about what Gu Qing Shan went through.
Gu Qing Shan thought briefly, then spoke: “Then s.h.i.+fu, can you let Xiao Lou down for a bit? I think a bit of what I’m about to say will benefit him”
“Do you really think so?”
“Yes”
Bai Hua Fairy waved her hand to lower the kite.
Qin Xiao Lou was sitting on the kite, pretending to be meditating.
Gu Qing Shan smiled: “Come, second brother, you should hear what I have to say earnestly. I feel that there are quite a few things that our Bai Hua sect should know about as soon as possible and made clear for everyone”
Qin Xiao Lou opened his eyes and spoke disappointedly: “And here I thought you convinced s.h.i.+fu to let me off”
As he sensed Bai Hua Fairy’s stern gaze, he quickly kept his mouth shut.
Gu Qing Shan began his story.
He began telling them about what happened after the two girls went off the Suspended world, about how he used the [Mystery of All Beings] to go against Rakshasa’s [Mystery of All Things], finally winning the compet.i.tion.
The white fox appeared, only to be arbitrarily killed by Xiao Die who was now a True Demon.
The realm demon was Xiao Die’s son.
The truth behind the Suspended world was made clear.
At this point, everyone felt emotional.
Not at the destruction of the Suspended world, but rather at the terrible fate that befell on to Xiao Die.
And then Gu Qing Shan continued explaining about the existence of Super Dimensional worlds and of how he got to know Barry and Kitty.
Then the Call of the Bramble Bird.
Triste’s betrayal.
The Bramble Bird princess.
The [Demon King Order]’s consecutive evolutions.
The gathering of the 2 million demonized.
The secret of the snow peak of the G.o.ds.
The hidden world under the ice.
The extinction of the Divine Seeds.
The hidden Tianma and what they did.
The deal between himself and the Tianma.
The Wind and Lightning Duo Tribulation.
The fight between the [Demon King Order] and the [Angel Order].
Gu Qing Shan told them about everything at once without holding anything back as everyone earnestly listened, holding their breaths and becoming worried for him every step of the way.
Up until Gu Qing Shan spoke about his original world.
“I can apparently freely travel between this world and that one. In other words, I’ve seemingly become a person of both this world and the other” Gu Qing Shan commented.
“I understand, from now on, you shouldn’t tell anyone about this. The rest of you should also keep Qing Shan’s matters a secret as well, definitely do not speak of it to anyone else” Bai Hua Fairy told everyone.
The sect members all nodded.
Gu Qing Shan was slightly surprised by that.
I was originally from another world——- this was his biggest secret so far, even as he talked about it he was scared that s.h.i.+fu might be wary of him, but who would’ve thought it would pa.s.s so easily.
Seeing his expression, Bai Hua Fairy solemnly asked: “Do you know what a Returnee is?”
“A Returnee?”
“Indeed. In truth, our world originally had a certain secret…” as Bai Hua Fairy said, she changed her mind: “Nevermind, letting you know about this wouldn’t do you any good. At the time when you all can be like Gu Qing Shan and a.s.sume sole responsibility, I will tell you”
She then told everyone: “It’s already very late, Xiuxiu, Qing Rou, Wan Er, you should all rest”
“Orchid Hall has been well-kept all this time, so it’s still very clean. Qing Shan, it’s been a long time since you returned, rest well for today, I will discuss this with you tomorrow”
“Xiao Lou, get back on the kite before you reach Ascended realm, you’re not coming back down”
“Go”
Following Bai Hua Fairy’s orders, even if they didn’t want to, everyone went back to their places.
Gu Qing Shan was the last to stay.
Bai Hua Fairy glanced at him.
“I have something to tell second brother, a few pieces of advice for him” Gu Qing Shan said.
Bai Hua Fairy nodded and turned to leave.
When everyone had already left, Gu Qing Shan flew up to the sky and stood in front of Qin Xiao Lou.
Qin Xiao Lou appeared glad as he asked: “Junior brother, did you leave some food and drink for me?”
“I didn’t, there are just a few things I wanted to tell you”
“What is it?”
“Second brother, do you know about Qing Rou’s and Wan Er’s backgrounds?”
“I don’t” Qin Xiao Lou answered: “s.h.i.+fu only told me that they were pitiful girls”
Gu Qing Shan then began: “Qing Rou was the next in line to become her world’s leader. She began her cultivation at the age of 3 and continued for 27 years straight without rest to finally breakthrough to Tribulation realm and became the strongest cultivator of her world”
“Wan Er was the daughter of the leader of the strongest sect in her world, but she has never slacked because of her status. Rather than that, due to her lack of talents, she had actually spent a lot more effort than her peers, lingering on the borders of life and death several times. But still, she persevered, breaking through realm after realm even at the risk of death”
“Even when they had spent so much effort, their worlds were still taken over, their family members killed, while they themselves fell and became slaves”
“They did everything they could, only to receive such unfair results, senior brother, whose fault do you think this is?”
Qin Xiao Lou was stunned.
Gu Qing Shan continued: “How about our s.h.i.+fu? s.h.i.+fu risked the unknown to merge worlds together, advancing her cultivation to the point where I can no longer tell where she stands, but what she got for it was news that she would be executed”
“She had no choice but to join the cultivation alliance, joining the endless battle against the Demon Nation for the alliance in order to preserve her own life”
“But someone still infiltrated our world, attempting to take Xiuxiu away, using her to manipulate our s.h.i.+fu”
“Everyone all went through their own struggles and effort, they all had to look out for both natural danger and the cruelty of other people”
“Senior brother, you can keep playing like you always have”
“But before you, please take a look, has anyone ever complained about their hards.h.i.+p?”
“During the meal just now, Qing Rou and Wan Er were still seizing every moment they could and asked s.h.i.+fu about their own cultivation”
“They have already lost everything, but they never stopped struggling to move forward, why do you think they have to do such a thing?”
“Our s.h.i.+fu didn’t even have time to eat, having to deal with other-worldly matters”
“Who is she trying so hard for?”
Qin Xiao Lou trembled a bit and couldn’t help but ask: “What are you trying to say?”
Gu Qing Shan patted Qin Xiao Lou on her shoulder and spoke: “You’re my senior brother, I’m your junior brother, so I’m only here to remind you of these things, other than that, I don’t have anything else to say”
“However, senior brother, I have one question for you”
“Go ahead” Qin Xiao Lou replied.
Gu Qing Shan slowly asked: “When Xiuxiu was almost taken away, if Qing Rou and Wan Er weren’t there, did you have any solutions?”
Qin Xiao Lou froze on the spot, unable to answer.
“If that had happened, s.h.i.+fu isn’t someone that will allow herself to be threatened, so she would’ve done everything in her power, even risking death to make sure that those people die”
Gu Qing Shan continued: “If s.h.i.+fu died and Xiuxiu also died, will you be able to keep playing happily every day like this?”
After saying that, Gu Qing Shan no longer paid any attention to the stunned Qin Xiao Lou and flew back down towards Bai Hua hall.