Xingtie: Starting with an in-depth analysis of the Yellow Springs

This world is covered in white snow, stretching as far as the eye can see, a white haze that seems to go on forever.

A lone cloud floated in mid-air, saying, "Come with me."

Yun Li looked around and asked, "Is this... your memory?"

Gu Yun did not respond, but simply flew forward, guiding Yun Li on her way.

[Yanqing: Cloud Cavalry... The original owner of the Lone Cloud Sword was actually a member of the Cloud Cavalry?]

[Qingque: I really didn't expect that.]

[Yun Li: It didn't kill that Cloud Rider, did it? It really is a demonic sword… it devours its master.]

[Silver Branch: Beautiful lady, please read Lord Guyun's memories before making a decision. Heroes should not be slandered.]

"It's so cold~ I didn't feel it when we were fighting, but now it's freezing to the bone."

The nameless swordsman knelt on one knee, his lone cloud plunging into the ground to support his exhausted body.

The ground around them was littered with the bodies of dead Bu Li people.

Clearly, this swordsman had just finished a fierce battle.

The lone cloud emitted a sword cry in the swordsman's hand.

"Truly a masterpiece of Zhu Mingxianzhou. If you hadn't taken over my hand just now, I'm afraid I would have been decapitated in the battle just now..."

Gu Yun: "Shut up and stay alert! The wolf soldiers' hunt never ends."

The nameless swordsman forced a smile: "Don't be so serious, let's chat for a bit. It's been almost three hundred rotation days since we were stranded in this world. The transmitter has never made a sound, it seems we can't count on contacting the main force."

"The inhabitants of this world still use camel-drawn carts, so it's obviously impossible for them to help repair the star raft."

The swordsman let out a deep breath, "We'll both be stuck on this planet for the rest of our lives."

Gu Yun: "The rest of your lives, you Immortal Ship people, are far too long. Have you felt the despair? Alone, facing a hostile world."

The swordsman chuckled lightly, "A little."

[Yun Li: Look. Gu Yun is bewitching that Cloud Rider swordsman.]

[Chongyun: How could he possibly fight against the entire pack of Buli hunters alone? Loneliness, cold, danger... I can't even imagine how desperate he must have felt.]

[Xingqiu: It seems there's no solution, unless he makes a deal with Guyun, but then I'll probably perish too.]

[Ring: Besides, he's an immortal being. Even if he wipes out the Bu Li people, he can't go back. He can only endure loneliness.]

[Aren't there indigenous people on this planet? Just guide them to develop their civilization... and become their god.]

[Yanqing: The Cloud Cavalry would never do that. We may die on the battlefield, but we will never live a life of dishonor.]

Gu Yun: "If you can't hold on any longer, you can leave everything to me. You don't need to think about those heavy things..."

Without hesitation, the swordsman agreed, "Sure, if I really can't hold on any longer, I'll hand my body over to you."

"But now is not the time."

Gu Yun: 'With your meager abilities, how could you possibly resist an entire army of Bu Liren? What are you even persisting in?'

Swordsman: "I'm trapped here, but this pack of Walker Hunters must be facing the same predicament..."

"By the way, Gu Yun, do you know about seeds? Seeds are insignificant things, like dust. But if carefully cultivated, they can grow into towering trees that cannot be shaken in time."

[Star: Like a firefly drawn to a flame, living even in the face of death!]

[Pavor: So that's how our traditions came about.]

[Firefly: Even with the slightest glimmer of hope, a seed will overcome countless obstacles and grow into a giant tree. The more desolate the place, the more tenacious life becomes.]

[Jing Yuan: Countless nameless cloud riders silently slay these wicked creatures; some manage to return to the immortal ship, while others are reduced to ashes... their names remain unknown.]

"You said the remaining life of the people on the Celestial Ship is too long..."

The nameless swordsman made a grand vow.

“That’s right. I plan to spend the rest of my life cultivating a seed called the seed of resistance. I want the people of this land to learn to take up arms and fight against these monsters.”

“I have already…seen this seed in the eyes of these people.”

Gu Yun continued to tempt him: "Hehe, can you do it? Why not give me your body? Killing one will be enough, killing two will make a killing."

A single spark can start a prairie fire!

[Jing Yuan: The moment he uttered those words, he became a great hero. Isn't resistance a kind of hunting expedition?]

[Zhe: The seed of rebellion! My vision was too narrow; I initially thought it was simply a tree seed.]

Zhongli: Only when the spirit endures will humanity's hope never be extinguished.

Hope is priceless, nameless swordsman... I raise a toast to you.

[Pavor: This...this is our true history. It was never a fabricated myth, and we are proud of it!]

[Potio: Brother, I'm not good with fancy words, but I admire your vision.]

[Yinzhi: He is also practicing pure beauty. Such a radiant and dazzling wish is like an inextinguishable sun, forever guiding their future direction.]

[Yun Li: But that doesn't mean Gu Yun isn't a demonic sword. This is the swordsman's honor.]

The scene faded away, and Gu Yun and Yun Li were still standing in the same spot they had come from.

"What was that memory?"

Gu Yun: "Those are my memories of being stranded on an alien planet with a cloud rider."

"He and I crash-landed on a planet inhabited by the Buli people. Only... us."

Yun Li: "I can sense that this is a lonely war."

Then Gu Yun led Yun Li into the second memory.

The nameless swordsman sat cross-legged beside the faint glow of the campfire, his body trembling and panting for breath.

"I'm still alive, but what about the young people in the village..."

Gu Yun: "They died, they died for you, they died for the good days you promised that no one would leave you."

“I tasted the despair they felt as they faced death. They couldn’t see their day come. So can you.”

Swordsman: "We...can't stay here any longer. Let's go to the next village."

Gu Yun: "Why? What are you still holding on to?! You've been fighting with your pathetic ragtag army for over thirty years. You've never won. What you've sown isn't resistance, but despair."

"This world is beyond saving; it has been infected by the hunting hordes of the Buli people!"

"They respectfully called the monsters that devoured their children and relatives 'Beast Lords'."

"You beheaded the Beast Lord for them, but they were afraid of retaliation and betrayed you. You remember all of this, don't you!"

Swordsman: "I...remember! I remember my first death. Bu Liren...cut off my head."

"But I also remember that if it weren't for a young man who risked his life to sew me back together in order to bury me, I would have perished completely."

[Nicole: They sewed it...it back together, and he came back to life? Is that...right?]

[Fou: This is the power of abundance, it's terrifying.]

[March 7th: Just thinking about it is terrifying. Being beheaded, how painful that would be!]

[No, the Blessing of Abundance is so powerful, and your Immortal Ship was even blessed by the Pharmacist, so why do you still hate Him?]

[Feixiao: The Pharmacist is selfless, but the carnage caused by abundance is no less than that caused by destruction.]

The forces of abundance are not as compassionate as the Pharmacist; they are a group of insatiable pests. The Pharmacist is truly too selfless.

[Hu Tao: No wonder your Immortal Ship is so powerful. Blessed by two Star Gods, even a few ordinary Cloud Riders could easily crush a world that has never even touched interstellar space.]

[The Medicine King's Compassion!]

Is it too late for me to join Xianzhou now? Please, I want this…

[Crow: Heh, even if you manage to obtain it on the Immortal Ship, you'll spend the rest of your life in prison. The Immortal Ship strictly forbids anything related to abundance; anyone found doing so will be severely punished.]

[Thinking about it is pointless; you might as well pray to the pharmacist for a response.]

[Fireworks: That's great, we have one more target for the Immortal Ship's hunt.]

Chapter 173 Slaying the Last Monster in the World

“I remember everything these people did for me: the food left at the entrance of the cave, the mended fur coat, and the oath they made before they joined me.”

"The people of the Immortal Ship still have a long life ahead of them, and new young people will step forward to fight alongside me! Time is on our side."

Gu Yun let out a helpless sigh.

Is your persistence really useful?

Those natives are nothing but a bunch of chickens and dogs; the seeds of resistance are nothing but a joke.

The second memory faded away.

“You just said that this is a lonely war.”

"No, this war is not lonely, it is just full of despair."

"So much so that I no longer want to taste the flavor of despair."

From Gu Yun's words alone, Yun Li could sense the tragic life that swordsman had lived.

Suiyang feeds on emotions, yet it refuses to taste despair.

Did I really see it wrong?

[Yanqing: How desperate must this be?]

[Qingque: Even Suiyang couldn't take it, yet that swordsman is still persisting.]

Hey bro, stop messing around, I'm about to pee my eyes.

[Walter: What I see is a seed taking root and sprouting within the swordsman. He uses his body as soil, resistance as the seed, and hope as the catalyst for growth.]

[Pavor: This is our hero. Without him, our civilization would likely have perished long ago. It's wonderful that we've now arrived in the hero's homeland. Let us welcome him home.]

Before Yun Li could finish processing the memories, Gu Yun turned around and flew to the next location.

"I'm leaving."

"Where are you going, sir?"

The swordsman bid farewell to the indigenous people he had saved in the snow, his back view appearing particularly desolate.

The swordsman feigned nonchalance, "I'm going... back to my hometown. Back to the sky, to a place very, very far away. I won't be coming back."

[Paimon: Didn't he say the Starship was damaged and no one could fix it?]

[Nicole: Maybe the people from the Celestial Ship found us.]

[Jingyuan: Sigh...]

[Fu Xuan: The swordsman is deceiving them; there's no way home. He's simply nearing the end of his life.]

[Yun Li: Gu Yun... Was I really wrong?]

Indigenous person: "But... what will we do if you leave? What if those wolf demons reappear..."

Swordsman: "They are all dead, child. You have wiped them all out..."

"Before I leave, I ask you to do one thing for me. Although the wolf demon is gone, there will still be monsters in the world."

"Before long, demons draped in golden branches, who know only how to kill, will roam this place. But you need not be afraid."

"I leave this sword, which has followed me in battle for many years, to you. With the methods I have taught you over the years, you will surely be able to slay the last monster in this world."

[Yanqing: It's a demonic incarnation! So he sensed he was about to lose control, which is why he said goodbye to them.]

[Rin: He saved the planet, but the last monster he faced was himself. I'm so heartbroken.]

[Silver Branch: This is pure beauty. The purest kindness manifested in humanity, selfless, forgiving… it is the very essence of a swordsman. He deserves to be witnessed by all.]

[March 7th: Star, I'm so sad.]

Wendy: The final monster is himself.

The swordsman demanded: "I want you to build a stone monument for me. It must be large and sturdy enough to firmly hold down the remains of those monsters, forever immovable. This is a debt you owe me, and you must fulfill it, understand?"

[Gui Naifen: No way, he's still using a knife. Even in death, he was afraid his body would cause trouble. How could he be so selfless?]