As soon as the glowing silver star appeared, Gu Qing Shan’s Inventory Bag moved.
The Gold Coin jumped out and circled around the star over and over.
Clink… clank… clink… clank…
It was giving off sounds of sorrow and sobbing.
The old lady sighed: “This is the Earth World’s lifeline star, as well as a part of the Gold Coin. They can sense one another, only one who possesses both of these items can wield the Saint Pillar of the Earth”
Gu Qing Shan suddenly understood.
No wonder the Gold Coin couldn’t sense the Earth Creator’s death.
That was because it had passed this silver star on in the final moments before its death, not allowing it to be destroyed with itself.
That is why the Gold Coin was able to sense the silver star as fully intact, yet couldn’t sense the Earth Creator through the silver star, or learn about the Earth Creator’s exact circumstance.
Gu Qing Shan still insisted: “When I left the Earth World, I saw the message that the Earth Creator left behind, it told me not try saving it—— this means that it still had confidence in escaping”
The old lady replied: “At that time, it believed that the calamity that befell it would happen in the future, not realizing that it would run into that calamity in the Age of Old. That is why this is one of the extremely rare cases where it had made a mistake despite being able to foresee the future—– and also why it had already left us”
The old lady waved her hand at the Gold Coin.
The Gold Coin fell into her hand and merged with the silver star.
A bright glow erupted.
A silvery gold coin engraved with complicated patterns and runes appeared in the old lady’s hand.
“Take it, and you shall become the new Saint Pillar of Earth”
The old lady gestured to Gu Qing Shan and said.
Gu Qing Shan hesitantly replied: “My abilities are vastly inferior to the Earth Creator, I’m not sure that I would be able to handle such a heavy responsibility”
The old lady smiled and said: “For you, it is indeed a bit early. That is why you can leave the rest to us, you will only need to protect the Earth World”
“But this coin is too precious, I’m worried that I might not be able to protect it” Gu Qing Shan said.
“Not able to protect it? Child, I think you are misunderstanding something, it is actually this coin’s responsibility to protect you——- without your permission, no one else would ever be able to know anything about this coin”
“In the age-old past, the Gods of Earth, Water, Fire, and Wind were hailed as the four Pillar Gods who created reality itself, they were indispensable”
The old lady encouraged him further: “Gu Qing Shan, you have performed very well on the Earth World and obtained the Gold Coin’s recognition, while the silver star represents the Earth Creator’s will. It was the Earth Creator himself who has chosen you, so you are indeed suitable”
Without giving him any room to refuse again, the old lady lightly placed the silvery gold coin with the runes and patterns into Gu Qing Shan’s hand.
Gu Qing Shan took a deep breath, then replied: “Alright, but I must say this before anything else, my current self cannot possibly achieve what the Earth Creator was able to”
“You do not have to. The road ahead of you is long, you only need to do what you think is right and slowly mature” the old lady smiled as she told him.
As soon as the coin fell into Gu Qing Shan’s hand, it vanished.
Lines of glowing text appeared on the War God UI:
[One-of-a-kind item: The Coin of the Earth has fused with you. Before your power reaches the required threshold, it will not appear before you again]
[You obtained an authority]
[You have become the master of the Earth Pillar from one of the Four Saint Pillars]
[Due to the manifestation of the Earth Saint Pillar’s power, you have obtained the three following abilities:]
[True Luck: True Luck exists around you. Duration: 12 hours]
[Note: Luck is not omnipotent, keep that in mind]
[The coin’s self-note: You can’t live without some luck, right?]
[Absolute Prohibition: Any being struck by your attacks will have all of their supernatural abilities completely sealed away. Duration: 1 minute]
[Shelter: Regardless of where you are, you can return to the Earth World]
[Special note: You may only use one of the three abilities above at once, after which you must rest for 30 days before you can use any of these abilities again]
[Note: ‘Enemy-killing Sword Technique’ had been stashed into your mind, when you are qualified, you will slowly comprehend it]
[Repeated note: Before your power reaches the required threshold, it will not appear before you again]
[Thanks to the power of the fusion, you may use one of the Coin of the Earth’s powers right away]
Gu Qing Shan quickly read through everything.
He gasped, then said a bit worriedly: “Madame, you directly gave me such a precious thing, I——–”
“No need to thank me” the old lady cut him off, “Before this, you have been providing salvation to the living beings for too many times, destroyed too many calamities and Apocalypse. Before long, even greater responsibilities will be pushed onto your shoulders from places unknown, as dictated by the Law of Fate”
Seeing Gu Qing Shan’s nervous expression, the old lady chuckled: “Do not worry, it is much too soon for you to stand and fight alongside us, we shall protect you and give you enough time to grow and mature”
She took out a snow-white piece of parchment, swiftly cut her finger and pressed it down, leaving a bright red fingerprint.
“You too” the old lady gave Gu Qing Shan the parchment.
Gu Qing Shan received the parchment only to find that it was written in the ancient language of the fairies:
[Stipulated by this secret agreement, sincerely: The Controller of Time, the Never Ending Sand, the Lady of Legends, Sovereign of the elemental fairies, the Fairy of Time whose true name was Fusi, hereby acknowledges in confidentiality with the master of the Earth Saint Pillar, Gu Qing Shan. All matters regarding the Earth Saint Pillar will be hidden and secured by the Lady until a moment in which the master of the Earth Saint Pillar, Gu Qing Shan, absolves this agreement]
“Thank you for your care, I truly appreciate it” Gu Qing Shan clasped his fist.
With this secret agreement, no one else would discover his true identity.
He would be able to mature and grow in relief until a day that he becomes powerful enough.
Gu Qing Shan also cut his finger and pressed it against the piece of parchment.
Hoh——-
A bright flame abruptly manifested and quickly devoured the piece of parchment whole.
The old lady then patted Gu Qing Shan’s arm and told him: “Go, child, do what you need to do, I have seen it—— one day in the future, at a crucial moment, we will meet again”
“Hopefully I will have already become stronger by then” Gu Qing Shan replied
“Hm, truthfully, in relation to your strength, there seem to be 5 possibilities in your future. Would you like to hear it to better decide on your path?”
Gu Qing Shan smiled: “The future only depends on how much effort I put into the present, so I only need to move forward as I have, there is no need to ask too much”
The old lady was a bit surprised, her eyes glowing for a brief second.
She laughed heartily: “Indeed so, right as you declare that, I have seen several better possibilities for your future”
“What a pleasant young man you are, let me secretly help you just a bit more…”
She took out and gave Gu Qing Shan an engraved topaz ring.
“Your eyes contain the total true essence of your swordsmanship. After some thought, I found that there exists a certain kind of power that would suit you extremely well”
“What power do you mean?”
“In the words of cultivators like you, this power is called a Thaumaturgy——- when you achieve the next realm on your path, this ring will take you to the corpse of a certain existence in the parallel world. In that place, you will obtain the power that I speak of”
“…Thank you for your generosity”
“You may go and take care of your own matter now, young one”
“Then, farewell, madame”
“Farewell”
Gu Qing Shan took out the doll’s leg from before and pinched it.
In an instant, an intense guiding force manifested.
Gu Qing Shan was directly ejected from the elemental fairy world.
The old lady stood there contemplating for a while before suddenly turning to leave.
A voice abruptly appeared next to her:
「 Not only did you entrust the Creator’s last will to him, but you’ve even shown him a way forward. And yet he is still so weak, is that a good thing? 」
The old lady asked in return: “If I cannot do even that much, what kind of fairy sovereign would I be? Or rather, what are you worried about?”
The voice explained: 「 I am worried that he would rely too much on the power that you bestowed, thus losing his fighting spirit and no longer strive to improve himself 」
The old lady said without much care: “That is no issue, he deserves what he received”
The voice puzzledly asked: 「 Madame, why do you think so highly of this young one? 」
“Because I made a trip through the River of Time specifically to observe what he had done before he came here. I feel that… the Earth Creator did not choose the wrong person”
