Questioning Heaven, Desiring the Way - Chapter 130

Questioning Heaven leaped out of its sheath with a ringing sound, drawing silver flashes of light with each swing. The afterimages of the blade overlapped each other and a thick layer of sword qi protected Gu Suihan’s entire body.

At the same time, several other hidden weapons shot out from all directions with relentless power which felt endless.

The blade of the sword broke the thin needles and arrows that came its way and deflected any other hidden weapons. Sparks flew everywhere, accompanied by the crisp sound of metal against metal echoing in the corridor.

Everyone was shocked as they stared admiringly at Gu Suihan walking down the corridor coolly and eventually disappearing out of sight. They couldn’t help but gasp at what they just witnessed.

“Who in the world is he?” Wan Xin, Li Xiaoyao, and the rest turned to face the frightened-looking Fang Suyu and the two other Peak Leaders with him.

After going through these encounters, they finally realized that there was definitely more than met the eye. Gu Suihan knew way too much, regardless of whether it was spells, techniques, or in the way he did things. He seemed to have way more experience than he ought to.

“He’s a cultivator who restarted his journey after taking over his current body. We thought his previous level cultivation could have been Origin Core,” said Fang Suyu in a deflated voice.

“Origin Core?” Wan Xin scoffed disdainfully. Her sarcastic laughter made Fang Suyu and the two Peak Leaders feel really embarrassed.

“If a cultivator at his level was only at Origin Core, then all of us here aren’t even at Qi Activation,” said Li Xiaoyao in an equally contemptuous tone.

Their mocking remarks made the three from the Seven Kill Sect ashamed of themselves. But it wasn’t their fault. Cultivators were filled with surprises and according to what they observed of Gu Suihan back then, considering him to be at Origin Core sounded reasonable. Of course, a lot of it had to do with how much exposure these people had. They didn’t have much exposure to anyone above this level, so they were unable to recognize it when they had seen it.

“This stupid old fellow! I can’t believe he’s using the same old trick again and again,” muttered Gu Suihan. He frowned as he looked at the corridor ahead with no end in sight.

He had a grim and hardened look on his face as he called out, “Meru Desire Overcoming Palm!”

Blood seeped out from his palm to form a bright red “wan” character. The sounds of buddha reading sutras and bodhisattva chanting filled the air and the smell of sandalwood seemed to emanate from Gu Suihan’s palm. A bright aura filled his surroundings as he thrust the “wan” out from his palm. It expanded exponentially and the sounds of buddhist chants grew even louder than before, making them feel peace in their hearts like never before.

Piaaanng! The sound of glass shattering was especially bright in this echoey corridor. Gu Suihan’s palm thrust had shaken the space they were in and everything that they saw earlier slowly disappeared.

After Gu Suihan got used to the dimness, he turned back to see Wan Xin and the rest standing about 60 meters away from him. They weren’t sure if they ought to move toward him or not.

“There is real within the surreal and surreal within the real. This fellow was really good at this,” Gu Suihan complimented the cultivator who made this place, the one whom Li Xiaoyao and the rest respected as one who was at Divine Soul. He didn’t bother saying anything to the rest and just continued walking on.

He went up the short flight of stairs and stared dumbfoundedly at the majestic door in front of him made from gold, jade, and other gemstones with intricate carvings on them. The sparkle from the overload of gold and gemstones nearly blinded him with how old-fashioned it was.

“What shitty taste did this fellow have,” muttered Gu Suihan to himself as he looked at the jade boxes that were well protected as they sat on nine jade stands in front of the door. He looked at them carefully, then retrieved his secret key and pressed it against one of the stands. He filled it with spiritual energy, which caused the opulent jade box to shatter, revealing some black clothing with very small and detailed Dao runes on them.

It was a full set. There was a shirt, pants, a clip for the hair, a cape, shoes, a belt, and even underwear. There was an eye-catching and elegant red design embroidered on the hems of the collar.

“Good supreme-ruler, what a flashy fellow!” At the same time, Gu Suihan realized that these items were made from some really good stuff.

The underwear was made from starry silk, which was one of the most durable materials used for spiritual weapons.

The hair clip was carved from frosty jade, which could keep one’s mind clear at all times and even nourish the soul over time. It was also great for protecting one from attacks on the heart and mind.

The top and bottom were made from the skin of an earth fire dragon and a black jade heavenly wolf. Ordinary spiritual weapons could not even make a dent in these materials.

The shoes were made from the belly skin of a heavenly cloud luan. An ordinary person wearing these shoes could cover more than ten meters with one step, while it was entirely possible for a cultivator to cover 300 meters with one step.

The belt was actually a storage item that provided a space measuring a little more than 30 square meters or so. That capacity was only average, but better than nothing.

The most important part about all this was that the formation runes on these items were compatible with the items, so they were twice as powerful.

“Since that’s the case, I think you might have some hidden traps waiting for me,” said Gu Suihan with a snort. Instead of making a grab for the items, he awakened the Nascent Change spirit that had been resting inside his body for a long time, using Old Suihan’s spiritual sense to scan the entire area dozens of times. Once he was certain that there were no traps, he stripped the items of any marks from the previous owner, added his own, then put the clothes on.

Once he placed the hair clip in his hair, along with putting on the shirts and pants, his eyes lit up and he could already sense more qi around him. A slight coldness entered his consciousness from the jade, which slowly nourished his soul. His black hair flew wildly even though there was no wind, while the cape turned out to be a very long cloak with a fiery pattern embroidered on it. There were also gemstones on the hair clip, which shone brilliantly and made it more attractive.

“After putting everything on, I feel like I’ve become way more flashy than before,” muttered Gu Suihan. This outfit made his overall aura seem both bolder and more sinister now.

But even so, he wasn’t going to take them off. There was no way anyone would throw aside something that could save your life just because you didn’t like the look of it. Or at least Gu Suihan wasn’t that type of person.

Pretending to be stupid when you’re not or keeping a low profile so as not to attract unnecessary attention was bullshit to him. If you weren’t capable, then it was fine to live your life with your tail between your legs all the time. But if you were capable and you still had to pretend to be stupid, then that wasn’t keeping a low profile. That was literally just being stupid.

He looked at the door made from gold and jade, then pressed his secret key into a slot that was on the door. Then he looked toward the rest of the boxes with a flicker in his eye as his desire for the other items grew more obvious.

If one of the boxes already had a full set of clothing that were essentially top-notch spiritual weapons, then the other boxes definitely contained pretty good stuff too.

Even though technically they required the right secret key to open, he felt that he could try a few other tricks and see if they worked.

“Cloud Searching Hand of Nothingness!” Gu Suihan’s palm suddenly turned a translucent white and you could see his blood vessels and bones clearly. Particles shot out from his palm as they became one with the space around them and quietly made their way toward one of the other boxes.

Gu Suihan broke into a sweat as he used all of his energy to keep this technique going. His face paled slightly and his eyes were slightly bloodshot. His body kept trembling but his palm remained as steady as a rock, unwavering as it made a grab for the box.

“Got it.” His face lit up as he felt his now invisible hand touch something. But just when he was about to grab it, the box suddenly gave off a brilliant gold light and runes rang loudly as they weighed heavily on his invisible hand.

“shit. There’s a catch after all.” Gu Suihan’s expression fell as he let go of the box and withdrew his right hand as it slowly went back to normal again.

He had done all that for nothing. It wasn’t that the technique wouldn’t work in this situation or that the cultivator who set this up was really that incredible, but Gu Suihan was only at Foundation Establishment. These little traps that the cultivator had left behind were not traps that someone only at Foundation Establishment could get past.

That was why he quickly chose to just give up. If he continued to hold onto the box, something in there might chop his hand right off.

“It doesn’t matter. I can always just get it from them,” said Gu Suihan to console himself. He stared intensely at the other end of the dark corridor and couldn’t wait for Li Xiaoyao and the rest to come over.

There was nothing else to do, so Gu Suihan quietened his heart and digested Wang Aolin’s blood and soul. He was in quite a hurry earlier on, so he didn’t have time to process all that. Now that the rest were still hesitating on the other end of the corridor, it was a good time to recuperate and return his body to its peak condition.

After all, if Gu Suihan were the one who designed this place, he would definitely have placed a million and one different traps. What they’d seen so far was only to give a small taste of what was to come to the cultivators who were here for the legacy and stir up their greed. This was just an appetizer – the main course was coming up later!

It didn’t take too long for him to hear some movement coming from the other side of the corridor. Gu Suihan quickly stopped what he was doing and got up to look at the people slowly walking out of the darkness on the other side.

If his guess was correct, at least Xi Ran, Fang Suyu, and the two Peak Leaders with him weren’t going to make it. The two Peak Leaders of the Seven Kill Sect were at Origin Core, but they had only just reached this level and the technique they used to split their souls to get in here was very damaging to their prowess. It was going to be difficult just to get here in one piece. Yet another even had an additional person to carry. That was just ridiculous.

As for Gu Suihan, his was nothing more than a happy accident. He had once been injured to the point where he lost his body and was only left with a fractured spirit, but it was still well and alive, and getting more and more powerful. There was no way a bunch of mere blood bats could fight that.