A Scroll of Infinite Glory

Chapter 177 The Final Gaze at the Heavenly Gate

After Guan Luoyang arrived at Minister Jiang's residence, Su Mu Dao Ren, who was riding the centipede flying sword, had no chance of escaping. The Li Huo Jin Tong Sword shattered the Yin Qi and burned his soul. The bamboo stick wrapped with Vajra Zen charm smashed him into black mist.

This ambitious but unlucky enemy squad of reincarnators ultimately left only a small Qiankun bag in their soul.

After losing Su Mu's flying sword refining method, the centipede monster reverted to its original form and was torn in two by An Feiyu's numerous air serpents.

Gu Lanxiang was about to deliver another blow to the centipede's head when she suddenly remembered that the enemy team had four kills, two of which went to Guan Luoyang, and she had already stolen the last one. She should leave one for her teammates.

Seeing that she had stopped moving, An Feiyu didn't have time to think it through. Fearing that the centipede might not die easily and that the centipede monster might take the opportunity to escape, he controlled the feathered snakes to swarm forward and completely annihilate it.

What happened next is well-known. Guan Luoyang interrogated the three remnants of the Demonic Cult he had captured repeatedly, forcing them to reveal where they had planted poisons during this period. He then killed them and handed over the antidote to the Imperial Medical Academy.

Actually, Guan Luoyang originally spared Qiu Ruzui's life because he remembered that when he first came to this world, he encountered people from the Lushan Sect. Chen Shouzhen and his group had been working tirelessly to deal with this former fellow disciple who had fallen into evil ways. If there was an opportunity, he could hand Qiu Ruzui over to Chen Shouzhen to kill personally.

However, during the interrogation, when Qiu Ruzui talked about choosing the targets for poisoning, she would naturally bring up some of the reasons why she made those choices.

Some of these views were so absurd that even the well-informed Guan Luoyang found them unbelievable, and he had to conclude that such a thoroughly antisocial person should not be allowed to stay for even a second longer.

Guan Luoyang felt that his self-cultivation and patience had greatly improved by the fact that he was able to endure until he heard her confession.

A few days later, Guan Luoyang's injuries had almost healed. Gu Lanxiang and the others also figured out how to open the small Qiankun bag and found that it contained a mountain of martial arts manuals, about two thousand volumes. Half of them bore the mark of Lao Jun Mountain.

"They actually looted so much stuff! I don't know if it's required for the mission or if they're going to take it back to sell. After we recaptured Lao Jun Mountain last time, we left in a hurry, and Senior Yu Tu didn't even mention that their mountain's collection of books had been stolen."

Guan Luoyang casually pulled out a stack of books and flipped through them. They were introductory sword techniques from a small sect near Yumen Pass. The first dozen or so pages were about the sect's history. Although the sword techniques were not very advanced, it was clear that the author of the book had completed it with an exceptionally serious, even respectful, attitude.

"If this sect still exists, we need to find a way to send all these things back to their respective families."

Gu Lanxiang also picked up two books and flipped through them, saying, "No rush. After all, we helped them retrieve these books, so it's not unreasonable to ask for some compensation. Let's copy down some of the valuable ones and bring them back to the base world; that would be a considerable resource."

An Feiyu said, "But with nearly two thousand volumes of books, even if we don't need to copy them all, we should at least read them all once to identify which ones are valuable. Oh, right, it'll have to be the two of you reading them; I can't distinguish between good and bad martial arts."

"Then leave it to me. I have nothing to do for the next month or so anyway. I love reading and drinking at the same time."

Gu Lanxiang's gourds were already filled with fine wine from Chang'an City. Although it didn't have any unique effects like the courage-boosting wine, it still had a unique flavor. After taking a sip, she said with a bit of distress, "But having to copy it by hand is really annoying. Sigh, it's all because of those stupid rules in the base. Otherwise, I could just carry a few electronic devices with me and scan and record the whole thing."

An Feiyu patted his belly and laughed, saying, "It's a pity that this is the Flying Shadow Armor. The summoner can only be used to play music. If it were the Xingtian Armor summoner, it would have a camera function."

Guan Luoyang reminded him, "Don't worry about these things. You should focus on digesting what's in your stomach first."

An Feiyu subconsciously touched his stomach. Because the weight gain was so sudden, he didn't really have much of a sense of his own body shape. With his four-star strength, he shouldn't have developed any obesity-related complications because of this weight gain. So, in his own mind, it felt like he was wearing a mascot costume.

Despite the dangerous-sounding description of "life force mutation" in the evaluation results of the Feathered Void Longevity Fruit, after being modified by the Bearded Guest, this Feathered Rebirth Pearl only received a four-star drug rating.

Moreover, this bead has been diluted with tea many times before. Anfeiyu will eventually be able to refine it completely over time. The fact that he has only gained weight recently, without becoming grotesque, is enough to prove that this bead poses no threat to him.

But that's how some things are. You might not care about them at first, and you might even find them amusing, but once someone mentions them, you start to care a little.

An Feiyu looked down at his belly: "It would be fine if I gained weight from overeating, but being stretched like this by a single bead is really embarrassing. Okay, from today onwards I will practice the Mind Technique even harder and try to absorb this thing as soon as possible."

For the next month, Guan Luoyang and Gu Lanxiang immersed themselves in those martial arts classics. It's hard to say how much Gu Lanxiang gained, but Guan Luoyang certainly experienced a unique sense of fulfillment from them.

Although he had achieved some success in cultivating the martial arts of this world, he only followed the records of his predecessors and gradually strengthened his internal energy by circulating it step by step. If you asked him why one method of energy circulation could produce icy cold internal energy and another method could produce blazing hot internal energy, he would know nothing.

When he silently listens to the world, treating each classic text as a storyteller and each mental cultivation method as a tale, it's as if he has found many good teachers and helpful friends from the history of this world, and listened to the essence of each book in a simple and profound way.

After more than thirty days, the momentum condensed from the Wuwei True Scripture had reached a certain peak. The other martial arts masters, including Shenhuang Yuhuo, also absorbed the appropriate nourishment from these martial arts classics.

When the notification that the mission was completed arrived, with only three days left to stay, Guan Luoyang went to Lao Jun Mountain to return their scriptures and left a notebook for Master Yu Tu that detailed the True Spirit Electric Energy and the Mind-Intent Method.

The classics of the other schools were entrusted to a few people in Xiushuo City to take advantage of the Ironclad Hall's control over the world's escort routes and return them one by one.

"Seniors, one last thing is that I hope you will take care of my junior brother."

Guan Luoyang looked at Xia Qing, who remained outside the hall, and said, "The three of us are all going on a long journey and can't take him with us. We originally wanted to ask Master Wu for help. But Master Wu felt that he wasn't interested in forging techniques, but rather had a strong desire for martial arts. Keeping him at the Sword Forging Manor would be a waste of his talent."

"After much thought, I realized there was no one more suitable to teach him than my senior."

Master Yu Tu stroked his beard and smiled: "The Ice River School is originally a secular family. This child dressed as a Taoist priest can be considered to have a connection with the mountains."

He smiled and looked at Xia Qing for a while, then waved to the child as a greeting, before turning his gaze to Guan Luoyang. "Actually, the three of you, and those real demons who jumped out from the Demonic Sect, are not from this world, are they?"

What Master Yu Tu said was not a question, but a statement of affirmation.

Guan Luoyang didn't mince words or try to hide anything; he simply nodded in agreement.

Master Yu Tu sighed: "Then you wouldn't be entering and exiting through the Heavenly Gate, would you?"

Guan Luoyang pondered for a moment and said, "It shouldn't be. Senior, are you worried about the Heavenly Gate being destroyed?"

"A Shao Lingxiao has emerged in this era. Although you have blocked his path, as long as this event is recorded, there will eventually be a second and a third."

Master Yu Tu sighed almost inaudibly, "What do you think I should do?"

Guan Luoyang laughed heartily: "Senior, you only ask me this kind of question now that you know I'm not from here. Do you want me to reveal your thoughts so that if some fools want to hurl insults in the future, they can blame it on me, this nameless nobody from beyond this world?"

Master Yu Tu raised his old eyes, his gaze bright and alert, and chuckled, "You clearly know that's not what I meant, yet you speak so mischievously. Fine, this decision was indeed made by me..."

"I did indeed make that suggestion!"

Guan Luoyang interrupted the old Taoist priest, saying, "I've been reading a lot of books lately and I've discovered that the martial arts of this world are inspired by all things in nature. They don't rely on any kind of spiritual energy, whether strong or weak. The world is so vast, so a person's martial arts skills certainly don't have to stop at the level of a grandmaster."

"From the Spring and Autumn Period to the present, there are no fewer than three hundred Grandmasters recorded in the Central Plains. The reason why there are no figures above the Grandmaster level is that when they reach the pinnacle of the Grandmaster level, they will be attracted by the Heavenly Gate and break through the void to go away."

"Destroying the Heavenly Gate may extinguish the so-called hope of ascension, but it does not extinguish the path of martial arts. On the contrary, it can resolve the hidden danger of a great disaster."

As for the era after the path to ascension was severed, perhaps some people in later generations who studied this ancient history will not be able to stand at the forefront of martial arts, and will feel that they cannot live forever, blaming it on the absence of the Heavenly Gate, and will instead turn to cursing the ancients.

Guan Luoyang would only laugh at such infamy.

He pointed in a direction, "Go there, where there is a vast expanse of yellow sand, and no one lives in the desert. Destroy the Heavenly Gate there, and even if it makes the weather more cruel, it will not have much impact on the people of the world."

Guan Luoyang smiled and said to the old Taoist priest, "Although I don't have the time for that anymore, I would very much like to participate in such a grand event. If that day ever comes, could you please take my name with you and help us destroy the Heavenly Gate?"

Master Yu Tu smiled broadly and said, "Amitabha!"

(End of this chapter)