Chapter 1: Meteor (New Edition) "Devil Gu Congxing, today...

【Recommended background music: Yin Lin's "Zhuo"】

Yellow sand filled the sky and crows flew low.

"Evil Gu Congxing, today is the day you die!"

"You practiced forbidden magic and killed nearly a hundred monks. Your crimes are truly unforgivable!"

The encirclement and suppression battle is nearing its end. Hundreds of cultivators are fighting against Gu Congxing alone, but now only a dozen of them can stand up.

But Gu Congxing, who was surrounded, was obviously at the end of his strength.

His body was covered with wounds of varying depths. His once handsome face was now covered in scarlet blood, and his eyes were fierce and gloomy.

——The person who was once called the Little Immortal King now looks like a demon in the sea of ​​blood.

"You all sound so righteous. If you feel so sorry for those who have died..."

He circulated his spiritual power, golden light surged in his eyes, and he actually grinned.

"Why not reunite with them in hell!!"

As soon as these words came out, a blood light suddenly burst out from Gu Congxing's body, the pressure of the late Jindan stage burst out, and golden spiritual energy surged like the sea.

"Oh no! He's going to self-destruct!"

Some people screamed and fled on their swords, while others attacked even more ruthlessly, trying to kill Gu Congxing before he self-destructed.

"Damn it... We've been fighting for so long, and now this guy is about to die! How can we let him self-destruct with all those spiritual treasures and secret manuals!"

At this moment, a cry came from afar. Gu Congxing looked up and saw that it was Xiao Wangyou, a newcomer in the world of cultivation who had some grudge against him.

"Gu Congxing! No!"

Gu Congxing did not stop as he was told, but instead flew out his spiritual sword and pushed him back a hundred meters away. The spiritual elixir in his body was running rapidly, and had squeezed out cracks.

"Bang--!"

At the moment the Yuandan shattered, the sound of whistling wind, frightened curses, and even a heart-wrenching cry came into his ears.

"No--"

“From the stars—!!”

However, in just a moment, the Nine Revolutions Golden Pill was completely shattered, and the pure spiritual energy of the single gold spiritual root pierced out like a heavy blade, piercing the cultivators who were wandering around Gu Congxing and leaving them with flesh and blood.

The golden spiritual sea was filled with blood mist and screams were incessant. The magic weapons of the people trapped in it were shaken and shattered, like stars in the sky.

In the last moment before his consciousness faded, Gu Congxing thought that this kind of ending was not bad.

It is vigorous, brilliant and unrestrained.

Looking back on these short twenty-three years, he was born into a family of immortal cultivators, and when he was young he became a disciple of Zhuoguang Jianzun. He traveled and practiced with his master, full of youthful spirit.

He had also crossed the sea to kill a whale, swung his sword to cut through the clouds, and was famous throughout the world, living up to his reputation as a genius.

He even had a fiancé who was both beautiful and ruthless, which made many people envious.

It should have been a wonderful life, but why did it end like this?

Perhaps, the beginning of the sudden change in fate was the death of the Master.

As the master of Zhuoguang Jianzun, he was cold and aloof, yet powerful. However, he was framed and eventually his Taoist heart was shattered, his cultivation was destroyed, and he fell off a cliff and died.

The person who killed Master was Xiao Wangyou who appeared today.

He mistakenly identified the Sword Master as the enemy who had destroyed his clan, and worked hard for several years, but only realized something was wrong when he fell off a cliff.

The reason why he had such a misunderstanding was because of a phoenix feather - a gift from Gu Congxing to his master as a disciple.

Gu Congxing knew that the Phoenix Feather was the secret treasure of the exterminated clan, but he was self-righteous at the time and thought that no one would find it.

Unexpectedly, it brought fatal disaster to the master.

After learning of his master's death, Gu Congxing began his long journey of atonement.

There was once a bright moon hanging high in the sky, but it was dragged into the quagmire.

Gu Congxing was not the only one who lost the moonlight.

After the death of the master, the younger disciple fell into the evil path, the eldest brother was left alone, and the Zhuoguang sect collapsed.

Gu Congxing left the Sword Sect and began to practice the ancient forbidden technique of resurrection.

This technique goes against the will of heaven and requires the blood of a hundred people as a sacrifice before it can activate the resurrection formation and bring the dead back to life.

In order to collect enough blood, he traveled all over the five states, hunting down the wanted criminals of the immortal sects, and also beheading some monks who bullied mortals during his travels.

As time goes by, the number of enemies increases, and it becomes easier to obtain blood from them.

Gu Congxing thought that even though his hands were covered in blood, he would finally be able to achieve his long-cherished wish.

Unfortunately, he failed.

When only a few people were left, the forbidden technique was discovered by the proud and honest future Taoist partner - Si Junjian.

Gu Congxing knew that if this matter was exposed, he would be hunted down by the law. To be on the safe side, he should kill Si Junjian to silence him.

But in the end he couldn't do it.

He fed Si Junjian a heart-destroying pill, locked him up on an island, and went to collect his heart blood.

But when he was only one person away, he was surrounded and attacked by hundreds of people.

Amid the shouts and curses of many monks, Gu Congxing realized that he was now a demon condemned by thousands of people.

Si Junjian was rescued by his fellow disciples, but his practice of forbidden techniques was exposed. The Gu family openly announced that he would be expelled from the family, and even the sect claimed that he had been abandoned.

——He has become disgraced and deserted by everyone.

In the inevitable dead end, the only thing he could do was to pass a wisp of his spiritual consciousness to Xiao Wangyou, so that he could know the resurrection technique.

Gu Congxing is on the verge of failure, but Xiao Wangyou still has a chance to resurrect his master.

"Let's leave it at that."

As he thought this, his consciousness fell into complete chaos.

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[Host's vital signs are being checked...]

[Ding! Connected to host: Gu Congxing]

[Ding! Current redemption level 3%, points 0!]

…

A cold, unfamiliar, and flat voice pierced the chaos.

Gu Congxing suddenly opened his eyes!

The scent of sandalwood curled in the air, the shadows of bamboo swayed, and the cries of cranes were heard—he had actually returned to his residence in the Qingxuan Sword Sect!

He jumped out of bed and rushed towards the bronze mirror. The young man in the mirror had smart features and eyebrows. Where was the gloomy and cruel look of his previous life?

He concentrated on checking himself and found that the Yuandan in his spiritual field was intact, but his cultivation had returned to the late stage of foundation building.

"I'm reborn? This is... seventeen?!"

Before the shock and ecstasy could explode, the air in front of him suddenly twisted, and a floating colorless stone slab appeared, with silver characters flashing.

[Ding! Host Gu Congxing, binding successful. This is the Beautiful, Strong, and Tragic Redemption System 02.]

"Redemption system? What kind of monster is this!" Gu Congxing's eyes suddenly turned cold, and the sword intent condensed in an instant, and he chopped at the stone slab without mercy!

boom!

The nanmu table beside it shattered with a sound, but the stone slab in the air remained motionless.

[If the host refuses the mission, their reborn life will be taken away immediately.] The announcement sounded calmly.

Gu Congxing's strength receded like a tide, and his spiritual sea was filled with excruciating pain and exhaustion! He groaned, knelt on one knee, and sweat dripped down.

This "system" can actually control life and death!

"...What do you want me to do?" He gritted his teeth and squeezed out the sound, with a cold light in his eyes.

[Beep! Host, please reverse the predetermined fate and redeem the target. Fail, and you will witness their death. Since there are three targets, you have three lives, one of which has already been used.]

Three lives? Witnessing death firsthand? Gu Congxing's sneer deepened. This threat...

[Core goal: Admiration.]

Deep admiration!

Master's name boomed like thunder! Gu Congxing suddenly looked up, all the unyielding and violent anger in his eyes instantly drowned by a raging wave of disbelief, leaving only a blazing light: "Master?! Can you really save him?!"

The news of the master's death after falling off a cliff, the despair of the forbidden resurrection technique failing...all the obsessions boiled over at this moment!

As long as he could save his master, what did it matter if he feigned friendship with this monster? Even if it meant going through mountains of swords and seas of fire, he would gladly accept it!

"I promise you!"

[Ding! Connection confirmed!]

As the system finished speaking, Gu Congxing's strength instantly surged back. He adjusted his spiritual breath and immediately asked, "Who are the other two targets you mentioned?"

【Lan Jue, Zhong Ming. 】

Two names popped up coldly.

Senior Brother Lan Jue and Junior Brother Zhong Ming?! They also perished in their previous lives?!

Gu Congxing felt as if his heart was hit by a heavy hammer, and the tragic scene of the collapse of his master in his previous life emerged in his mind, and the fine pain spread like needles.

But before I could think about it, I heard the system voice sound again -

[Ding! The main task of the inspection: Assisting the Junior Brother has begun! ]

[Warning! Warning! Target Zhong Ming, the 'Severely Injured and Darkened' node is about to trigger!]

[Mission location: Danqing Peak! ]

The characters on the slate instantly turned into a glaring blood red!

"Seriously injured and blackened?!"

Could this be the beginning of my former junior brother's demonic possession?! Who on earth dared to seriously injure him within the sect?!

Gu Congxing looked at the flashing characters on the stone slab, and spiritual power surged throughout his body.

Damn, I don’t know if it’s too late!

Golden light surged around Gu Congxing, and he shot out of the peak like an arrow!

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The previous version had some bugs, this is the new version! Welcome to take a look! [Starry Eyes]

"Cross the sea and slash the whale, swing the sword and cut through the clouds" is a quote from the following two lines of poetry:

How could I obtain the Heavenly Sword, so I could cross the sea and slay the whale? — Li Bai, "Song of the Loyal Man of Linjiang"

Swinging his sword to cut through the floating clouds, all the princes came to the west. —Li Bai, "Ancient Style: The King of Qin Sweeps the World"