"My lord, going to the Skeleton Forest at night is truly unwise. Even Lord Yang, a Xuan-rank demon hunter, died there. Wouldn't the three of us be walking to our deaths?" Wang Fatty said with a frightened expression.
"Wang Fatty, are you trying to annoy me? If you don't want to go, then stay in Black Water Village by yourself." Gu Qingfeng headed straight for the Skeleton Forest without looking back.
Wang Shan and Xu Fan had no choice but to follow.
After all, among the three, Gu Qingfeng was the strongest. In this eerie Black Water Village, Gu Qingfeng was their only pillar of support, so they naturally had to stick close to him.
The Skeleton Forest was located behind Black Water Village. After about the time it takes to burn two incense sticks, the three arrived at the Skeleton Forest.
By then, darkness had fallen. Dense clouds covered the sky, thoroughly concealing the moon's radiance.
The Skeleton Forest was pitch black. As the breeze blew, the leaves rustled, sounding like some beast lurking in the darkness whispering.
Gu Qingfeng walked briskly at the front, holding a torch.
In the torchlight, the shadows of the trees in the Skeleton Forest twisted into bizarre shapes, adding to the gloomy atmosphere of the place.
Wang Fatty nervously swallowed and stayed close behind Gu Qingfeng, not daring to glance at the woods on either side with even the corner of his eye.
He was afraid a human face might suddenly appear.
"Hu Liang!"
Gu Qingfeng's loud shout startled Wang Fatty and Xu Fan, making them jump.
"Get out here, you bastard!"
However, there was no response, only the sound of leaves rustling in the wind.
After a moment of silence, Gu Qingfeng suddenly broke into a sinister laugh: "Hehehe... Hu Liang! And you three little brats, you think I can't find you just because you're keeping quiet?
Playing hide and seek with me? Well, you better hide well...
Because once I find you... hehehe..."
Gu Qingfeng's tone was fierce and cold, appearing particularly terrifying against the backdrop of the Skeleton Forest.
Wang Shan and Xu Fan exchanged glances, both seeing the shock and bewilderment in each other's eyes.
They had a strange feeling - who was the real demon here?
Why did Lord Gu seem more demonic than the actual demons?
Usually, when the Demon Suppression Bureau went on missions, which team wasn't extremely cautious and nervous, afraid of unexpected mishaps? After all, demons were cunning and unpredictable.
But with Lord Gu, the situation was completely opposite.
Facing demons that had previously wiped out a team led by a Xuan-rank demon hunter, Lord Gu wasn't afraid or running away, but instead actively searching for them?
Just because the demons had deceived him, he was this angry?
At this point, both Wang Shan and Xu Fan made a mental note never to deceive Lord Gu - this man had quite a temper.
.......
Deep in the Skeleton Forest, a pair of blood-red eyes stared intently at the demon-like Gu Qingfeng, filled with deep confusion.
Was this guy really human?
Why didn't he know fear?
He had originally planned to frighten away the three of them with this method, making them report back and lure the newly appointed Xuan-rank demon hunter here.
After all, three mere Qi-Gathering realm insects weren't even enough to fill his teeth.
But unexpectedly, this Gu Qingfeng didn't follow the script - not only was he not afraid, but he got angry?
Can you believe he got angry over this?
When this man got angry, he became completely irrational, like a wild beast.
Any normal demon hunter, seeing such an eerie situation, would be at least somewhat afraid, especially since a Xuan-rank demon hunter had died here. Shouldn't the normal reaction be to turn tail and run?
But this Gu Qingfeng wasn't afraid at all, and even ventured into the Skeleton Forest at night, determined to find those who had deceived him - it was absurd.
The owner of the blood-red eyes wanted to kill this reckless youth, but feared that the killing might discourage the newly appointed Xuan-rank demon hunter from coming to investigate, causing them to report directly to the Demon Suppression Bureau and bring another Earth-rank demon hunter.
Then he would have to lay low for another period.
The key was, while he could wait, the Blood Divine Son couldn't.
Never mind, he might as well ignore this reckless youth. Once he vented his anger and couldn't find anyone, he should leave on his own when his anger subsided.
......
As the three ventured deeper into the Skeleton Forest, they suddenly discovered a clearing with numerous tombstones standing densely packed together.
In such a gloomy place, the sight of these inauspicious tombstones made Wang Shan and Xu Fan's scalps tingle.
However, Gu Qingfeng's eyes lit up, and he immediately ran into the graveyard.
"The Skeleton Forest used to be a mass burial ground, so it's normal to have tombstones, very normal," Wang Fatty, being an adult, was good at self-consolation.
Gu Qingfeng wandered around the graveyard, turning left and right, seemingly trying to trigger some event.
Based on his gaming experience, such places usually triggered boss battles.
But after several rounds of walking around, nearly dancing on the graves, nothing happened.
Seeing Gu Qingfeng bouncing around unharmed, Wang Shan and Xu Fan relaxed and entered the tombstone area.
Perhaps because they hadn't encountered any demons or ghosts along the way, Wang Fatty's courage grew slightly, and his small eyes casually scanned the tombstones.
Suddenly!
His gaze stopped on one tombstone, his eyes fixed upon it.
In that instant, Wang Fatty's body froze, his pupils contracted sharply, his heartbeat nearly stopped, and an indescribable terror enveloped his entire body.
"Ahhhh!!!"
A sharp, piercing scream split the night air.
It gave Gu Qingfeng quite a shock!
When Gu Qingfeng recovered, he was furious - he hadn't been scared by demons, but Wang Fatty had startled him enough times.
He turned to glare at Wang Fatty, cursing, "Wang Fatty, are you sick? Can't you act more like a man and stop screaming at everything!"
Wang Fatty seemed not to hear Gu Qingfeng's angry words, but instead pointed a trembling fat finger at a tombstone, stuttering, "This tombstone... this tombstone..."
"What about the tombstone?" Gu Qingfeng impatiently walked over, pushed aside Wang Fatty's fat body, and looked closely at the tombstone.
Instantly, Gu Qingfeng's expression changed.
On the tombstone were written several large characters:
Here lies Hu Liang, Village Chief of Black Water Village!
"Village Chief Hu... is dead? Then who was the person talking to us today?" Xu Fan asked, his face pale.
Wang Fatty quickly retreated from the tombstone, trembling as he hid behind Gu Qingfeng.
"Isn't it obvious? The Village Chief Hu we met today must have been his ghost!"
Xu Fan's face grew even paler as he swallowed hard. "Besides Village Chief Hu, could these tombstones be... all the villagers of Black Water Village?"
"No wonder all the people in Black Water Village disappeared. They were already dead."
With each word Xu Fan spoke, his face grew paler, until finally, there was no color left in his face. Even his voice became distorted with fear, though he didn't notice it himself.
Wang Fatty's legs went weak as he listened to Xu Fan's analysis.
"Lord Gu, I beg you, let's leave. I'll kneel..."
Before Wang Fatty could finish speaking, Gu Qingfeng suddenly let out a furious roar: "You old bastard! I've finally found you! Still pretending to be dead, are you?!"
As his words fell, to Wang Fatty and Xu Fan's shocked and terrified gazes, Gu Qingfeng raised his right leg - his size forty-plus foot, with fresh mud still on the sole - and viciously kicked Hu Liang's tombstone.
grated, and just when he finally managed to get into an elite academy, he discovered that he actually had a system, and the way to earn rewards was extremely ridiculous. So for the sake of rewards, he had no choice but to start acting ridiculous as well. Su Cheng: "It's nothing but system quests after all." But later, what confused Su Cheng was that while he was already quite ridiculous, he never expected those serious characters to gradually become ridiculous too. And the way they looked at him became increasingly strange... (This synopsis doesn't do it justice, please read the full story)
o a martial world and obtained a system that allowed him to draw one entry per year. Unfortunately, all he drew were useless white-tier entries. The probability for high-quality entries was extremely low, with the highest-tier mythic entry having a mere 0.001% chance! To increase the probability, he had to improve his martial realm, but he lacked the innate talent for cultivation. At the age of eighteen, Chen Yi fell into the hands of a gang and was forced into hard labor. Just as his life seemed destined for a bleak end, on his 18th entry draw, he actually pulled a mythic entry—Simulator! In the simulation, he could also draw one entry every year that passed, and upon ending the simulation, he would inherit all entries and his martial realm! In his first simulation, Chen Yi struggled desperately just to survive, knowing that living one more year meant one more entry draw! Finally, with hair turned white, he drew the entry he had longed for—Low-Grade Innate Talent! "Hahaha! Don't bully the old and poor! Time to cultivate and inherit my cultivation base!" ... From then on, Chen Yi continuously simulated and drew entries, his martial realm soaring higher and higher! Epic, legendary, and even mythic entries were gathered into his collection one after another! "What demon race or devil race? What dark turmoil? I don't know anything about that. They just charged at me screaming 'How can you possibly ascend to immortality?!' and got stuck to my fists, unable to be shaken off. Blind spots, speed bumps... go talk to my simulator. We're all struggling to survive out here. I'm trying so hard, so how are they still alive?"
Resolve] Gu Yang was once a true disciple of the Falling Cloud Sect, but after failing to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage, his cultivation regressed, his foundation was damaged, his lifespan was nearing its end, and he was about to be demoted to a menial servant. At his moment of despair, he awakened the [Daily Intelligence System]. By refreshing it daily, he could learn about countless hidden opportunities and secrets within the cultivation world! [Today's intelligence has been refreshed] [White Intelligence: One month ago, the Foundation Establishment spiritual item "Profound Ice Spirit Marrow" used by the host to attempt his breakthrough contained a trace of the poison "Bone-Corrobing Spirit-Dissolving Powder".] [Purple Intelligence: Tonight during the Yin hour (3-5 AM), a wisp of "Golden Crow Primordial Flame" will overflow... If this flame is devoured, it can recast the shattered cultivation foundation, fully restore cultivation, and awaken the one-in-ten-thousand—Primordial Supreme Yang Body. [Click to view coordinates]] [Golden Intelligence: Shen Qingyue, a Golden Core elder of the Falling Cloud Sect who possesses the Nine Yin Body, suffers from backlash of cold energy every full moon night, causing her strength to plummet and excruciating pain. Grand Elder Zhao Wuji has secretly bribed Shen Qingyue's personal maid, Hongxiu, and learned the rear gate array node of the protective formation "Clouds and Mist Veiling the Sun Array". Tomorrow late at night, he intends to take advantage of Shen Qingyue's flare-up of the cold poison, when she is weak and unable to resist, to use a secret technique to refine her into a cauldron and force her into a Daoist partnership. [Click to view coordinates]] The cultivation world is a jungle where the strong prey on the weak, and human hearts are as treacherous as ghosts? Sorry, but I can read the script! From then on, relying on his informational advantage, Gu Yang proceeded step by step with careful planning. Seizing opportunities, plundering fortunes. Selling intelligence. Playing rivals against each other. Step by step, he ultimately became the Immortal Emperor!
't think I'm that capable, I'm just trying my best to stay alive. I've been kind all my life, never did anything bad, yet worldly suffering spared me not one bit. The human world is a nice place, but I won't come back in my next life. A kind young man, who wanted to just get by singing, but through repeated deceits and betrayals, has gone down an irredeemable path.
