Chapter 143 : We'll Go With You!
Chapter 143 : We'll Go With You!
"Seventh Senior Brother, what's Big Senior Brother's name?"
Chu Sang clutched her chest, feeling the urge to spit blood. With these representative traits laid out before her, she had almost guessed the name that would come out.
"Gu Chang'an."
Tantai Ming looked at her happily, tugging at her frowning little face, blinking in confusion. "What's wrong, Little Junior Sister? You don't seem very happy?"
"It's an illusion, definitely an illusion."
Chu Sang swatted his paw away, rubbing her face and sighing.
Sure enough, this damned plot had come again.
She hadn't expected her Big Senior Brother to be Gu Chang'an, who was also a famous character in the original story.
For other senior brothers and sisters, she could say they were villain cannon fodder, but for this Big Senior Brother, she could only comment—a pure tool character!!
Gu Chang'an practiced the Heartless Sword Dao like Mo Qingchen. Both were sword cultivation geniuses seen once in a hundred years, and both had mutated heavenly spirit roots. Similar configurations and equally genius abilities were bound to be compared.
At first, Gu Chang'an, being a few years older, even had a higher realm and strength.
However, Mo Qingchen was the real male protagonist. For a male protagonist to climb up, he naturally needed the stimulation of supporting characters. Defeating a milestone after each growth stage, then opening the next map, continuing to climb up, defeating the next milestone, and so on. This is how those hundreds of millions of words of fantasy immortal cultivation novels in the male channel are padded out......
Undoubtedly, Gu Chang'an was the biggest stepping stone for Mo Qingchen in his youth.
Only by truly defeating Gu Chang'an could Mo Qingchen truly be considered the number one sword cultivation genius in the cultivation world, the undisputed genius male protagonist.
As for Gu Chang'an's plot, Chu Sang could rant for another five thousand words without repetition. He was practicing the Heartless Sword Dao so well that even the male protagonist in the early stages might not be able to defeat him. If he continued cultivating well, even the male protagonist's halo wouldn't work.
But coincidentally, in a secret realm, Gu Chang'an happened to meet the popular female protagonist Qin Xixue. Under the effect of the female protagonist's halo and clichéd plot, Gu Chang'an also fell helplessly in love with Qin Xixue. After she broke his Heartless Sword Dao, his sword heart became unstable. He couldn't escape the fate of being defeated by a rising star, and at the same time, his beloved left him......
Under multiple blows, Gu Chang'an developed mental obstacles, lost all his cultivation, and could no longer cultivate. He thoroughly became a waste, disappearing silently from the chapters of the original novel from then on.
A completely tool-like male supporting character.
Qin Xixue hadn't successfully followed the plot of the original story this time, naturally losing the chance to go to the Barbarian Ruins City to seek the immortal mansion. So the Eight Great Sects had prepared another great secret realm for their disciples, intending to let them gain experience there and obtain some opportunities.
Sure enough, as the plot changed, even Gu Chang'an's plot changed with it, directly emerging from seclusion early—
Was this plot planning for Big Senior Brother and Qin Xixue to meet and entangle??
The Nascent Soul stage has eighteen main lightning tribulations. The brewing of each Nascent Soul lightning tribulation takes several hours, or even days as the unit of measurement.
The higher the talent of the cultivator, the more terrifying the lightning tribulation they experience, and the longer it lasts.
Even Immortal Chanyu, who was sleeping her beauty sleep, was woken up by this massive lightning tribulation. She raised her head and exclaimed, "Ah, my big disciple is about to emerge from seclusion......"
This lightning tribulation could truly level the few remaining mountain peaks of her Lingqing Sect. She raised her hand, deploying a defensive immortal tool that covered the entire territory of Lingqing Sect, preventing the lightning tribulation from getting too excited and incidentally destroying Lingqing Sect.
"It's been seven days already. Why hasn't Big Senior Brother's lightning tribulation finished?"
Chu Sang yawned, putting in and taking out the earplugs Tantai Ming had kindly given her.
The huge thunder made it impossible to sleep. Not only was she listless, but the other senior brothers and sisters were also wilted like little cabbages, leaning every which way.
Changsheng had run off somewhere, with only a hole left in the ground. The little ginseng fruit was lying at the hole's mouth trying to fish her out.
Wen Renyue had buried herself in the fluffy belly of a huge tiger beast. Her entire body disappeared once she sank in, perfectly blocking out the noise as she slept soundly. It was truly a catalyst for sweet dreams.
Si Kou Qiu and Chengying had rushed home to visit relatives day and night after the grand competition ended.
Su Chen'an was forced to be a study machine. There were many orders from the Treasure Pavilion that hadn't been completed yet, so he was still in seclusion intensifying his efforts to refine spirit tools, unaffected by the thunder.
The others had nothing to do and wanted to sleep. Mu Chihuai gave them a bad idea, smiling, "I have some newly developed sleeping pills here. Want to try?"
"The kind where you eat one and directly sleep eternally?" Tantai Ming rolled his eyes, mercilessly retorting.
"I have a very good grasp of my medicine's effects."
"Hehe."
Only a fool would believe his words.
Seeing the two about to fight again, Chu Sang lay on the Mystic Spirit Sword, throwing down a fruit pit. She said exasperatedly, "If you two want to fight, go fight somewhere else. Yes, yes, go fight under the lightning tribulation. Maybe you can help Big Senior Brother share some of the lightning tribulation."
Fighting and bickering, sleeping and waking, a full half month passed before Big Senior Brother's lightning tribulation finally showed signs of stopping.
The thunder clouds receded, and the bright light broke through at dawn.
A black-robed youth flew out from the mountain, his black hair tied high, his features cold and sharp. He wore a black tight-fitting outfit with light golden patterns on the sleeves and iron armor bracers. His figure was tall and imposing.
Indeed, male supporting characters also have some looks.
Not much inferior to the male protagonist Mo Qingchen.
However, what Chu Sang was most curious about was the string of numbers above Big Senior Brother's head: 99. But it wasn't a Corruption Value, but rather... a benevolent thought value??
This...... This was the first time she had encountered such a situation.
In a sect full of rebellious villains, how did they produce this righteous son??
"Master, I have reached Nascent Soul and need to go to a secret realm to seek a sword heart. I may be away for some time."
Gu Chang'an finished speaking and was about to leave. Immortal Chanyu quickly stopped him. "Aiya, you just finished your tribulation. Why are you in such a hurry to leave? Won't you rest in the sect for a few more days? There's also a Little Junior Sister to introduce to you. You can't leave as the Big Senior Brother!"
"Little Junior Sister?"
Gu Chang'an was stunned for a moment. Following her gaze, he saw a pretty, cute, and spirited red-robed girl who smiled sweetly at him. "Hello, Big Senior Brother. I'm Chu Sang!"
He nodded somewhat woodenly, saying briefly, "Gu Chang'an."
"Big Senior Brother, why are you going to seek a sword heart?" Tantai Ming also came over happily to ask.
"My natal sword was damaged in the lightning tribulation. I need to repair it, but I still lack a piece of ten-thousand-year crystal for the sword heart. I might be able to find traces of it in some great secret realms." Gu Chang'an spoke meticulously, acting swiftly and decisively, immediately planning to leave the sect alone.
Chu Sang felt increasingly uneasy as she listened. In the original story, Gu Chang'an had encountered the female protagonist in a secret realm while looking for sword-forging materials, even becoming her devoted follower. This...... Could this be the beginning of a karmic relationship??
No, no.
She had to stop it quickly!
"Big Senior Brother, do you absolutely have to go to this secret realm?" Chu Sang asked with a serious face.
Gu Chang'an lowered his gaze to look at this newly arrived Little Junior Sister. Seeing that she was also a sword cultivator, and at such a young age had already reached the late Golden Core stage, he quite liked this Little Junior Sister. However, his naturally wooden personality didn't show much change on his face. He nodded, saying flatly, "Mm."
"You absolutely have to go?"
"I absolutely have to go."
"Is there no room for persuasion at all?!!"
"......" He looked somewhat helplessly towards Immortal Chanyu. This Little Junior Sister seemed to have... a bit of a problem with her brain?
Immortal Chanyu also knocked Chu Sang's head, smiling ambiguously. "You've just met Big Senior Brother once, and you're already reluctant to let him go to a secret realm?"
Although this big disciple of hers was indeed handsome, dashing, and extraordinary in bearing, it wouldn't be impossible for her little disciple to secretly admire him. She was an open-minded master. If some ethically questionable emotional entanglements occurred within the sect, she would be quite...... Chu Sang met her meaningful gaze and couldn't help but twitch the corner of her mouth, covering her mouth. "What are you thinking?!"
This master wasn't a proper master either.
"Ahem, Chang'an needs to go to the secret realm to get something. You little chickens just cultivate well in the sect and prepare to go to the Barbarian Ruins City in half a month."
Chu Sang thought for a moment, then looked up brightly at Gu Chang'an. "Big Senior Brother, can we go with you to the secret realm to gain experience?"
"The secret realm I'm going to is very dangerous."
He wasn't on the same level as them. In his view, it was just casually entering a side quest to get some tool refining materials.
But for them, that secret realm would be extremely dangerous. They might even lose their lives.
Chu Sang patted her chest. "I'm not afraid. Since it's to help Big Senior Brother find tool refining materials, we Junior Brothers and Sisters naturally can't shirk our duty!"
Gu Chang'an met the girl's determined gaze and was rarely stunned for a moment. A hint of warmth rose in his heart. This Little Junior Sister was quite cute and interesting.
He couldn't help but smile, looking towards Immortal Chanyu. "It's not impossible. With me there, the Junior Brothers and Sisters won't come to harm."
"Then won't you have to split your attention to take care of these little brats?"
Chu Sang pulled Tantai Ming and the others together to promise, "Don't worry, Master. We absolutely, absolutely won't drag Big Senior Brother down! Moreover, don't you always say that actual combat is the best way to train oneself? Going to the secret realm for experience can improve our strength faster. When we go to the Barbarian Ruins City in half a month, we'll have more chips then!"
Immortal Chanyu was successfully persuaded by her little disciple. However, they had just finished the sect grand competition not long ago, and now they were going to another secret realm of unknown depth. After coming out of the secret realm, they would have to rush to the Barbarian Ruins City......
Did these little disciples of hers really not need to catch their breath?
Chu Sang swore with the dignity of a study machine that they didn't!
"Alright then, if you want to go, then go. If you really encounter danger, come back quickly. Gu Chang'an, you must take good care of your Junior Brothers and Sisters." Immortal Chanyu turned to instruct the youth.
"Mm."
They immediately packed up and went to the secret realm.
It was exactly as Chu Sang had guessed. The secret realm Gu Chang'an was going to was the training secret realm arranged by the Eight Great Sects for their disciples...... This was simply the heavenly dao creating opportunities for the female protagonist to meet Big Senior Brother, forcing a clichéd plot. She had truly come at the right time.
"Sister Sang Sang, how come you also came to the secret realm? Shouldn't you be preparing to go to the Barbarian Ruins City now?" In the team competition, Chu Sang had saved Ge Xiang's life. This Little Junior Sister from the Beast Taming Sect was especially friendly towards her. She ran over chirping like a little fat bird, holding onto her arm intimately.
"We came along the way to find some tool refining materials." Chu Sang also smiled at her. The chubby little girl was really too cute, making her want to pinch her cheeks.
"Before coming, our master specially instructed us that this secret realm isn't peaceful. Why don't you and your group team up with our Beast Taming Sect, Sister Sang Sang! Having one more companion means one more share of safety!"
As Ge Xiang was saying this, Shen Rufei also looked meaningfully at Wen Renyue, taking the initiative to speak. "What my junior sister says makes sense. Would your esteemed sect be willing to team up with us?"
Just as this invitation was sent, unexpectedly, Mo Qingchen also came over with several Tianyan Sect disciples. His gaze fell on Chu Sang's face and paused. He seemed unsure how to begin. "You... do you want to team up with me?"
What he didn't dare to say was that he missed the days when he and Chu Sang went down the mountain for missions together, their cooperation seamless and intimate, ice and fire coexisting......
Shen Rufei's gentle face cracked a bit. What, how could he come to snatch people?
After all, they had just cooperated in the last round. Wasn't it a bit too blatant to come and snatch people directly?!
"Hey hey, isn't your Tianyan Sect quite powerful? Usually, when you're gaining experience in secret realms, we don't see you teaming up with others. Sister Sang Sang, team up with us! Our sect is very righteous and moral. You definitely won't lose out teaming up with us!" Ge Xiang said, hands on her hips.
Chu Sang never expected their Lingqing Sect to be so popular. She felt quite flattered. Shaking her head, she declined politely. "There's no need. We came to the secret realm just to help Big Senior Brother find some tool refining materials. We probably won't be going the same way as you, so we won't team up."
Big Senior Brother?
Mo Qingchen looked towards the young sword cultivator who gave him a vague sense of urgency as soon as he appeared. The other was a few years older than him, but that thick and steady aura, even with its edge concealed, still made him feel somewhat breathless.
It was enough to see that the other's sword art attainments and strength were far above his own.
This was the first time Mo Qingchen, who had been smooth sailing for twenty years, encountered a sword cultivator with such a sense of pressure.
The other's strength was very likely to have already broken through the Nascent Soul stage, reaching an even higher realm.
Qin Xixue's eyes also brightened. She was already quite unhappy seeing Mo Qingchen take the initiative to chat up Chu Sang, but unexpectedly, Chu Sang's side had such a powerful sword cultivator as a big senior brother. In her heart, along with increasing dissatisfaction, some expectation also grew—If she could team up with this person, he would definitely be able to protect her group completely!
Qin Xixue summoned courage from somewhere and walked in front of Gu Chang'an. She gave him a gentle smile. "I wonder if fellow Daoist would be willing to team up with me?"
"I'm dual-cultivating in sword and pill refinement. I can protect myself, and I can also provide pills for you in the secret realm."
Gu Chang'an lowered his gaze to glance at her, then looked towards Chu Sang and the others in the distance. He then withdrew his gaze, shaking his head seriously.
"Little Junior Sister said, no teaming up."
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