Hearing that, the figure of light fell into thought.
The natural vigilant heart of the Divine race made it so that he couldn’t accept cooperation with humanity so easily.
Indeed, up to this point, the Divine race hadn’t tried to cooperate with humanity even once.
But there were no other solutions, and the Divine King’s suggestion opened a completely new possibility—— one that the Divine race had never tried before.
The figure of light fell into thought for over a minute before asking again: 「 Why Gu Qing Shan? 」
Gu Qing Shan replied: “Because he understands the [Orders], he knows how to make it evolve as soon as possible”
“And also because he isn’t a person of this era, he also came from the future—— just look at the Golden Flame Divinity, they both do not care about the future of their brethren during this era. He would not give up his own benefits for the sake of humanity from this era”
“He will surely cooperate with us in order to obtain the Heaven sword”
“Furthermore, he is weak. According to the Golden Flame Divinity, he hasn’t even reached the initiation standards. Even if he carries the [Order], his strength would be a lot lower and much easier to kill compared to cultivators of this era”
“Even if something unexpected happens, we would still be able to kill him without much trouble”
“If everything goes well, we can let him take the twin swords Heaven and Earth to the Eternal True God, that would be the moment when both he and the [Order] will meet their end”
The figure of light refuted: “Even after all carriers of the [Order] dies, the [Order] would not perish, it would only fall into slumber”
“The [Order] would fall into slumber? That would not affect our plan, in fact, it would be even more advantageous to us, is it not?” Gu Qing Shan replied.
The figure of light paced back and forth, contemplating that suggestion.
He hesitated, apparently struggling with himself and sighed: 「 This is an extremely crazy thought. We have never thought to rely on humanity, nor have we ever relaxed our countermeasures against the [Order], yet now we would need to take advantage of their power 」
“Only by using everything that can be used will our Divine race be able to obtain true rebirth!” Gu Qing Shan clenched his fist tightly and declared.
「 But… even after so long, Golden Flame and I weren’t able to catch Gu Qing Shan, are you sure you would be able to find him? 」the figure of light questioned.
Gu Qing Shan grinned.
He could tell the other party was now feeling tempted.
“Leave that small matter to this king. Just because that foolish Golden Flame couldn’t do it doesn’t mean this king could not”
Gu Qing Shan slowly declared.
The figure of light has apparently decided as he spoke quicker and quicker: 「 Good, then I shall leave dealing with Gu Qing Shan to you. I will need to make preparations on the Great Bramble Tree and the Angel of Condemnation’s sides before meeting up with you again 」
Gu Qing Shan replied: “Don’t worry, when you return, I guarantee I will have found Gu Qing Shan and reached an agreement with him”
The figure of light stared closely at him for a long time without saying anything.
“What is it?” Gu Qing Shan smiled while silently preparing to fight.
「 You are the craftiest and most flexible Divine King I’ve ever seen, that is fortunate for our Divine race 」the figure of light commented.
“All for the Divine race” Gu Qing Shan spoke with conviction.
「 Indeed, all for the Divine race 」
The figure of light praised him.
He flew out of the Grand Divine Palace and disappeared from the Sky Beyond Heaven, no longer seen.
A few moments later.
Gu Qing Shan slowly calmed down.
He leaned back on the divine throne, his eyes appeared a bit disassociated.
To completely analyze the situation and formulate a strategy, made swift decisions and convinced the other party in such a short time, even someone like him felt a bit exhausted.
Closing his eyes, Gu Qing Shan waved his hand.
The block of ice around Luo Bing Li melted and disappeared.
As soon as Luo Bing Li regained her senses, she quickly looked straight at Gu Qing Shan.
After a bit of hesitation, she asked: “What did the figure of light tell you?”
Gu Qing Shan explained what happened.
Luo Bing Li silently listened until Gu Qing Shan told her everything and sighed: “You’re playing with fire”
“It’s fine, I’m used to it” Gu Qing Shan replied.
“What should we do now?” Luo Bing Li asked.
“The Divine race has decided to no longer stop me from obtaining the twin swords Heaven and Earth, so we can simply show up at an appropriate time to take the sword away” Gu Qing Shan replied.
“What if the Soul Shrieker shows up?” Luo Bing Li reminded him.
Gu Qing Shan answered: “As soon as I get the sword, I’ll take you away with me and escape. We will use that power that transcends Space-time to go to the future”
Luo Bing Li said: “The figure of light would definitely try to stop you at that time”
“I’ll come up with something for that” Gu Qing Shan replied.
Luo Bing Li fell silent.
She seemed to be quite worried.
At this point, Gu Qing Shan didn’t have time to say anything else to her or even listen to what she wanted to say.
[Ting]!
A clear chime resounded in his ears.
The War God System was actively talking to him.
[It is time for us to make a resolute decision, Gu Qing Shan] the War God System told him.
“A decision? What kind of resolute decision?” Gu Qing Shan asked in a heavy voice.
He could sense the heaviness within the System’s tone.
The War God System explained: [In your previous life, you were a carrier of the Demon King Order. In the present, you once carried the Demon King Order. And now, over 10,000 years in the past, you would once again carry the Demon King Order]
[Your path is too deeply intertwined with the Demon King Order in the past, the present, and the future. The camouflage that I created during the last moments of your previous life has already begun to crack]
[If you carry the Demon King Order once again, the chaotic Space-time will certainly erupt from your body]
[You will become a bright blinking beacon within the infinite time vortex, attracting the attention of terrifying and unknown existences]
Gu Qing Shan felt tense.
If that really is true, I would be doing the same as the Bygone Era humanity and draw the attention of existences that could destroy everything.
Gu Qing Shan sighed: “Carrying the [Demon King Order] once again is the best solution I was able to come up with. Now that it was accepted by the figure of light, he had already begun preparations, if I were to change my mind now, he would surely suspect something”
“Furthermore, if I gave up on this, I wouldn’t be able to save the Earth sword”
The War God System continued: [That is the decision you must make. Will you give up on carrying the Order again, or return to your previous timeline and fill in the gaps of the camouflage that I set up]
“I remember you telling me that you could no longer bring me and travel through Space-time” Gu Qing Shan questioned.
[Indeed, I would not be able to do so for any other time or place. But I did leave a single Space-time signature in your previous timeline, as this was your own timeline, you may return to it a single time——– all the Soul Points I’ve gathered up to this point was in preparation for this very moment]
“What do I do when I go back there?” Gu Qing Shan asked.
[Give me to yourself in the previous life] the War God System replied.
A saber appeared in front of Gu Qing Shan’s retina.
It was a golden saber without any extraneous decorations and a sleek appearance.
A faint golden glow drifted around the saber-like surging waves of a tide.
As Gu Qing Shan saw this golden saber, he recalled that he was holding this sword right before he returned to the past.
This was the War God UI’s true form!
The War God System’s voice came again: [This is the best chance for this. The current you came from the future, yet exists in the past and represents your own present. As you return to the final moments of your previous life and give me to your past self, a perfect closed loop will form that makes sure no one would be able to spy on my true origin from now on]
Gu Qing Shan went silent briefly and asked: “And will my current self lose you?”
The War God System replied: [Only temporarily, as your future self will obtain me again]
“What time would that happen?” Gu Qing Shan asked.
The War God System told him: [Once you bring both the Earth sword and Heaven sword back into the future over 10,000 years from now, the Law of Causality will be completed from a technical perspective. At that time, following the Law of the Timeline, I will appear by your side once again]
Gu Qing Shan couldn’t help shaking his head.
If I keep going down this path, I will lose the help of the War God UI and fight by myself in the Age of Old.
But to save the Earth sword as well as to preserve my own ideals, this must be done.
Only by losing the War God System will I be able to safely carry the [Demon King Order] and attempt what I planned.
Gu Qing Shan fell silent.
I’ve been so used to fighting with the System alongside me, but now I’ll have to fight by myself again.
——alone on the battlefield, lingering alone on the border of life and death, no more friendly reminders and nothing that truly stands on my side…
After waiting for a while, the War God UI asked: [I shall ask you one final time, do you want to give up carrying the Demon King Order, or return to the previous timeline and find your previous self?]
Gu Qing Shan took a deep breath and shouted with determination: “Let’s go, we’re going to do this!”
[Very well]
The War God System replied in a pleased tone.
Lines of glowing text began to scroll past the War God UI.
[Request accepted]
[Releasing all stored Soul Points!!!]
[Space-time signature located]
[Returning to your previous timeline]
[5]
[4]
[3]
[2]
[1]
[—–go!]
Everything within the Grand Divine Palace stopped, including time itself.
A golden light enveloped Gu Qing Shan.
A split second later, he disappeared from this world.
