Chapter 354: The Great Tribulation is Coming
After Yang Wenyuang left that year, he changed his name, traveled the world, acted heroically, and used his sword to punish evil, atoning for his many years of misdeeds.
Later, he wanted to return to his roots, but he was ultimately ashamed and dared not meet his old acquaintances in the county town, so he built a hut and lived in seclusion in the mountains near the county town.
Not long ago, when the demon beasts attacked, he appeared to save them.
In the end, he died in his homeland.
“Born here, buried here.”
Chu Liang stood before his tombstone for a moment, and some long-forgotten fragments flashed through his mind.
He turned around, returned to the county town, and took Li Ren, Shopkeeper Qi, Qin Yuandao, and other familiar people into the green-skinned gourd.
After years of nurturing, the world inside the green-skinned gourd had expanded to over ten thousand square meters, enough for these people to live in.
Inside, there was not only ample food but also a large number of books, pills, spiritual liquid, and so on. The spiritual energy far exceeded that of the outside world, making it a small paradise.
“The great tribulation is coming, and perhaps soon the world will be overturned,” Chu Liang said to everyone, “You should cultivate well in this gourd world. If you need anything, let me know. After the great tribulation, I will release you.”
Qin Yuandao and the others had no objections to this arrangement.
Even if Chu Liang hadn’t come to take them away, they were planning to move to the prefectural city.
Due to the constant harassment of demon beasts, residents of various county towns and villages in Yangzhou were moving to the prefectural city, simply because the prefectural city had enough experts and resources.
Afterward, Chu Liang returned to Qing Shi Village and took many villagers into the gourd world.
Having done all this, he took a step and came to a graveyard behind the village.
“Father, Mother, I’m back to see you.”
Chu Liang took out some food and wine and placed them in front of his parents’ graves.
He lit some paper money, squatted in front of the graves, and silently watched them burn to ashes.
Then, Chu Liang got up and walked to another grave not far away.
“Master, I’m here to see you too.”
He took out a few bottles of fine wine and poured them in front of this grave.
Lying in this grave was Chu Liang’s first master, the Old Hunter who taught him hunting skills.
Back then, after Chu Liang became a martial artist and left this small village, he always wanted to buy some fine wine and come back to see the Old Hunter, but he never had the time. This departure lasted a hundred years.
Perhaps it was destined, but in that hundred-year reincarnation, he saved the newly born Old Hunter.
The world is mysterious and hard to explain.
Chu Liang sighed and turned to leave.
He transformed into a stream of light and returned to Wenhai Prefecture, taking all the familiar people in the prefectural city into the gourd paradise.
There were only a few months left until the day of the great tribulation he had foreseen. No one knew what would happen in the end.
Only by taking them all into the paradise could Chu Liang feel at ease.
“For this last period, I’ll travel around and perhaps find some insights into forming the Nascent Soul.”
Chu Liang did not use the Nascent Soul Pill when he condensed the Blood Infant.
If he swallowed the Nascent Soul Pill now, there was a chance he could condense the Reincarnation Nascent Soul, but there was also a chance of failure.
He had a premonition that now was not the time to form the Nascent Soul. It was best to let it happen naturally, not to force it.
“I’ll go to Jiaozhou first.”
Chu Liang’s figure flickered, and in the blink of an eye, he crossed the towering mountains and arrived in Jiaozhou.
Although Jiaozhou had fallen, the people here had not given up resistance.
In the half of Jiaozhou invaded by the demon race, the resistance was particularly fierce. Every day, one could see human martial artists fighting against the demon race.
“Hall Master Ye is quite capable, to have become the leader of a resistance army.”
Chu Liang sensed a familiar aura and found Ye Long, the Hall Master of the Dragon and Snake Martial Arts Hall.
Back then, Ye Long left the county town and came to Jiaozhou to train. Not long after, he obtained a Grandmaster’s legacy in the mountains and acquired the 《Gu Sword Technique》, a special secret technique that combined Gu worms and swordsmanship. His strength advanced by leaps and bounds, and he was now an expert in the third realm of both internal and external cultivation.
After the demon race invaded, he rose up in resistance, killed many Great Demons, and even escaped from a Demon King.
Now, he had gained some fame in Jiaozhou and gathered thousands of righteous troops to resist the demon race.
“The world is unpredictable. If Hall Master Ye had stayed in the county town, perhaps he still wouldn’t have broken through the Skin Tempering Realm.” Chu Liang smiled, took a step, and arrived at the Grandmaster’s ruins where Ye Long and his men were resting.
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Old friends meeting again, drinking and talking were inevitable.
After eating and drinking their fill, the two talked about the current situation of the world.
Chu Liang originally wanted to take Ye Long into the gourd paradise, but Ye Long refused.
“The world is in chaos, and demons are rampant. Millions of righteous people are fighting bloody battles. How can Ye abandon them?” Ye Long understood Chu Liang’s good intentions, but he had vowed to expel the demon race and restore Jiaozhou. His mind was made up, and he was unwilling to enter the paradise world.
“In that case, I wish Hall Master Ye success!”
Chu Liang did not force him, after all, everyone has their own aspirations.
He left behind many treasures and medicines, and secretly infused a wisp of protective immortal energy into Ye Long’s body.
Even if a Golden Core cultivator attacked Ye Long, that wisp of immortal energy could protect him.
After this, Chu Liang left Jiaozhou and entered the barbarian lands further south.
“Huh?”
Chu Liang looked towards the depths of the barbarian territory and sensed another familiar aura.
A hundred years had passed, and the Barbarian God from back then was still alive.
He entered the depths of the barbarian lands, as if no one was around, and walked into a large tribe, stepping into the innermost house of the tribe.
During this time, the barbarians of the tribe seemed not to see him, letting him enter without any obstruction.
In the house, a burly old man sat cross-legged, meditating with his eyes closed.
Suddenly, he opened his eyes.
“Who comes?”
“An old friend.”
Chu Liang smiled and sat down in front of the old man.
The old man was surprised and suspicious, his eyes were old. He looked Chu Liang up and down carefully, and then said in surprise, “Saber Sovereign, you’re still alive?”
Chu Liang smiled and said, “Why shouldn’t I be alive?”
“You clearly died in the Immortal Ascension Tribulation.” The old man said, he was the Barbarian God that Chu Liang had saved.
“Tribulation?”
Chu Liang shook his head slightly, “Becoming an immortal is a matter of following the Great Dao. Heaven and earth will even bestow blessings. How can there be a tribulation?”
The Barbarian God was puzzled, “If so, why has no one become an immortal?”
“Who says no one has become an immortal?” Chu Liang asked back.
“You… you are…”
The Barbarian God was shocked, staring at Chu Liang in disbelief. In his mind flashed the scene of Chu Liang fighting against the heavens for his life.
Chu Liang smiled and said, “Isn’t the Demon Emperor of the Southwest and the Sea Emperor of the East Sea immortals?”
The Barbarian God was not sure, “They… perhaps they are.”
“Barbarian God, I have a question for you,” Chu Liang said again.
“What is it?” The Barbarian God asked.
“Why did the barbarians suddenly invade Jiaozhou?”
“The ancestors instructed me, I don’t want to disobey.”
“Ancestors?”
“Yes.”
The Barbarian God nodded and said, “Two years ago, in a half-dream state, I received instructions from my ancestors. They asked me to conquer the human territories and said that this matter is related to the fate of our barbarian race. If successful, it could completely reverse the weakness of the barbarians over the past thousand years.”
Hearing this, Chu Liang couldn’t help but shake his head, “There are no ancestors, it’s just a little trick of the immortals in the Immortal Realm.”
