Chapter 130 Making Friends with Gu Tongguang None of the three of us are native to the Xuantian Realm…
Song Yin transmitted her voice: "I am not from the Nine Spirits Realm."
Thinking he was from the same hometown, but it turned out he wasn't. Gu Tongguang transmitted his voice: "Not from the Nine Spirits Realm... Sorry, I thought I had met someone from my hometown."
"Strictly speaking, I am not a true person of the Xuantian Realm."
"Where does that fellow Daoist come from?"
The two didn't fight when they met; instead, they started chatting.
Song Yin was taken aback and transmitted her voice: "That world is very far away from me. I don't even know if I will have the chance to go back and see it again in this lifetime."
His words couldn't hide his longing, and Gu Tongguang felt deeply empathetic. He wanted to continue the conversation by talking about his longing for his hometown. He really dreamed of returning to the Nine Spirit Realm, because that was where he could find his way home.
But we can only dream about it, as the two of them are still competing.
Gu Tongguang transmitted his voice: "I really want to continue chatting with you, but we still have a competition to play."
His response was Song Yin's sword.
While the audience was wondering why Song Le and Gu Tongguang hadn't started fighting yet, and what the two were doing standing there quietly, they finally moved.
One knowledgeable viewer said, "I get it. They must have just been having a contest between masters. A true contest between masters can determine the winner without even drawing their swords."
The audience members next to them laughed, "But what if they start fighting now?"
"This shows they haven't reached the level of true masters yet." The audience, including Trump, remained completely unperturbed.
"Pfft, hahahahaha!"
Hahahaha!
Everyone around who heard him speak couldn't help but burst out laughing.
"Do you know why Song Le wears a mask in every match? She has all sorts of colors; it's reasonable to suspect she has collected a rainbow of masks."
"Maybe she likes it," a Trump audience member said thoughtfully. "Let's just call her the Seven-Colored Mask Queen from now on."
"Hahaha! What a corny nickname. Aren't you afraid Song Le will come looking for you?"
"King of the Seven-Colored Mask, hahahahaha!"
This caused everyone to burst into laughter again, and it also attracted the attention of spectators in the distance, who were curious about why the people in that area were laughing so happily.
The name "King of Seven-Colored Masks" spread among the crowd, and more and more people remembered this rustic yet catchy nickname.
While chatting and laughing outside, Song Yin and Gu Tongguang continued their exchange of blows on the competition field.
The two fought at an extremely fast pace; all the onlookers could see were afterimages left behind after the fight.
The ground beneath their feet became uneven and pitted from their battle.
"I love watching Nascent Soul cultivators fight each other in the later stages. Look at their movements, look at their swordsmanship, it's so cool!"
"That's right. We can only safely watch Nascent Soul stage battles on occasions like the Xuan Tian Assembly. If we see Nascent Soul stage battles at other times, we should run as far away as possible, because we could easily be caught in the crossfire and die."
In the real-life combat segments of the Xuan Tian Tournament, participants are teleported to other locations via a portal to showcase the entire battle using water mirrors; otherwise, spectators watching up close would be the first to suffer.
"Look! Song Le of the Immortal Firmament Sect is about to win again!"
"My God! That's so brutal. I feel like no one could last an incense stick's time under her sword."
In the water mirror, Song Yin could always easily dodge all of her opponents' attacks, while her opponents might not be able to dodge them. The longer this continued, the more serious her opponents' injuries became. Seeing Song Yin completely unharmed, her opponents were severely affected in their mindset.
Gu Tongguang was now in a state of anxiety. No matter what moves he used, Song Le could easily dodge them, and she could even use his moves to attack him in return.
He clutched his wound and distanced himself from Song Le, giving himself a moment to catch his breath.
If he continues fighting like this, he's bound to lose. Buying healing pills after he gets out will cost him a fortune in spirit stones. Not to mention he'll miss out on a spot in the Nine Heavens Secret Realm, where he's hoping to find a chance to return to the Nine Spirit Realm.
The secret realm is a special space where spacetime turbulence is most likely to occur.
He came to the Xuantian Realm from the Nine Spirits Realm because he accidentally fell into a spacetime turbulence in a secret realm of the Nine Spirits Realm years ago. In recent years, he has not joined any sect in the Xuantian Realm, but has traveled to different places in the Five Continents in order to find the spacetime turbulence and hope to use it to return to the Nine Spirits Realm.
In order to find a chance to return, Gu Tongguang took out his magic weapon, the Cloud Piercing Drum.
A light tap can be used to attack the enemy with its sound.
Thump!
Thump!
Thump!
As the drumbeats approached, Song Yin's vision blurred, and she felt a splitting headache.
It seems this drum attacks with sound; hearing the drumbeats can affect one's mind.
Such magical artifacts related to musical instruments usually appear in the hands of sound engineers, but I didn't expect Gu Tongguang to have one too.
Gu Tongguang's plan was successful; he was drumming from a distance, and Song Yin was unable to get close enough to attack him.
Seeing this, Song Yin immediately shut down her hearing and launched a surprise attack, taking the lead in attacking the magical artifact in Gu Tongguang's hand.
Gu Tongguang thought he had successfully suppressed Song Le, but who would have thought that Song Le would be unaffected by the magic weapon so quickly.
The Cloud Piercing Drum broke in two from Gu Tongguang's hand. One piece fell to the ground, hitting his feet and kicking up dust. The other half remained in Gu Tongguang's hand, the cut clean and smooth. He hadn't even felt Song Le's sword before the Cloud Piercing Drum in his hand was destroyed.
The instant the Cloud Piercing Drum was destroyed, Gu Tongguang retreated without thinking, but the coldness of a sharp blade already reached his neck.
Song Le's sword blade pressed against his neck.
Song Yin: "I accept your kind offer."
Gu Tongguang threw the remaining half of the Cloud Piercing Drum on the ground. He wasn't too upset about the destruction of the fifth-tier magic weapon, because it was a trophy he had taken from others in the past.
"I lost."
With the outcome already decided, Gu Tongguang was relieved of his burden. Although it was a pity about the Nine Heavens Secret Realm spot, he was indeed no match for his opponent.
Gu Tongguang transmitted his voice: "We've become friends through this fight, Song Le. If you ever encounter a spacetime turbulence in the future, could you let me know? This is a communication talisman; you can use it to contact me then."
Song Yin quickly understood and transmitted her voice: "You came to the Xuan Tian Realm because of the spatial-temporal turbulence?"
Gu Tongguang transmitted his voice: "That's right. This isn't a good place to talk. Shall we go out and find somewhere to have a drink and chat?"
Song Yin was eager to learn more about the small world, so she sent a telepathic message: "Let's go."
The two walked out of the teleportation tunnel one after the other.
"Song Lesheng, a Nascent Soul cultivator from the Immortal Cloud Sect of the Eastern Continent!"
"Song Le! Song Le!"
"King of the Seven-Colored Masks!" someone suddenly shouted from the crowd.
The scene was quiet for a moment, then burst into laughter.
"King of the Seven-Colored Mask! King of the Seven-Colored Mask! King of the Seven-Colored Mask!"
Song Yin stumbled on stage, turning her head nimbly back and forth to see who was calling out this incredibly corny nickname.
Who came up with the nickname?
Song Yin's voice echoed throughout the audience of the sword cultivator competition.
The crowd realized she wasn't really angry, so they shouted even louder.
"King of the Seven-Colored Mask! King of the Seven-Colored Mask! King of the Seven-Colored Mask!"
"I don't know who came up with this idea; I just heard it from someone else!"
"I know who it is, but he's already run away!"
The audience of Trump had already quietly slipped away, their backs bent.
"King of the Seven-Colored Masks, please." Gu Tongguang smiled and gestured for him to enter.
Song Yin was impressed by the audience. Today, the nickname "King of Seven-Colored Masks" will be closely associated with Song Le. Luckily, she is Song Yin, hehe.
After stepping off the stage, Xia Xining was already waiting in the distance.
Song Yin transmitted her voice to Xia Xining: "I still have something to talk to Gu Tongguang about, I'll go back later."
Xia Xining saw Gu Tongguang next to Song Yin and nodded from afar.
The two eventually found a quiet restaurant and sat by the window.
Since what they were about to discuss was a secret, the two erected a barrier to prevent others from eavesdropping.
Gu Tongguang: "Do you never take off your mask?"
"No, it's just that things are a bit special right now, so we won't be picking them for the time being, but that won't stop us from chatting, will it?"
Gu Tongguang didn't mind that the other party was wearing a mask, after all, she had been wearing one since the preliminary rounds. "I was just asking out of curiosity, please don't mind."
Song Yin: "It's alright. Just like you said, we became friends after a fight. I've made you my friend, and I'll take off my mask when the time is right."
Gu Tongguang raised his glass: "That's good."
Song Yin: "Actually, I wanted to ask about the spacetime turbulence. You said you came to the Xuantian Realm because of it, but do you know if there are any other small worlds?"
Gu Tongguang: "As far as I know, it does exist, but to freely travel between different small worlds, one needs a certain level of cultivation. I'm afraid only cultivators at the Mahayana stage can do it."
A Mahayana cultivator? I can ask my master when I get back.
If there's a chance, I might even get to visit other worlds; perhaps the patriarch is hiding in one of those little worlds.
When her cultivation reaches a certain level in the future, she might be able to return to her previous world to take a look.
After saying that, Gu Tongguang realized the problem, "Didn't you come to the cultivation world because of a spacetime turbulence?"
Song Yin: "No."
She was reincarnated into the Xuan Tian Realm after death, which is completely different from Gu Tongguang's situation.
"Can you tell me how you got to the Xuan Tian Realm?" Gu Tongguang asked excitedly. "I... I really want to go back to the Nine Spirits Realm. All my relatives and friends are in the Nine Spirits Realm. They are still waiting for me to return from the secret realm. I can't let them down."
Song Yin: "I'm sorry, my method is completely unsuitable for you. I can tell you clearly that even I can't use my method a second time."
"I see..." Gu Tongguang calmed down. "What kind of world is your hometown?" Gu Tongguang asked tentatively. He needed to figure out if Song Le was lying to him. She couldn't offer a solution, which might be because she was a native of the Xuan Tian Realm and had been deceiving him before.
Song Yin's thoughts drifted far away, her eyes revealing longing, "My hometown?"
“My hometown is very dangerous, and our living environment has always been threatened, but no one has given up hope. We are trying our best to resist the danger and survive. If any children’s parents sacrifice their lives to protect their homes, the authorities will raise the children well, provide them with food, clothing, and education…”
Gu Tongguang's doubts gradually faded as Song Yin described the world, because the nostalgia in her eyes was genuine, and the world she described was not the Xuan Tian Realm.
As he listened, Gu Tongguang became increasingly engrossed. He was very curious about the world that Song Le was talking about, which sounded completely different from the Xuan Tian Realm and also completely different from the Nine Spirits Realm.
After hearing this, Gu Tongguang asked, "If you had the chance to go back, would you be willing to go back?"
Song Yin: "Of course I'm willing, but I can't let go of my life in the Xuan Tian Realm right now. Just like there are people and things in the Nine Spirits Realm that you can't let go of, there are people and things in the Xuan Tian Realm that I can't let go of either. Of course, my previous world is still the same. I hope I can have the opportunity to travel freely between the two worlds in the future."
In the past world, what she couldn't let go of was her group of teammates; in this life in the Xuan Tian Realm, she can't let go of everyone in the Xian Xiao Sect.
If she could travel freely between the two worlds, she would be willing to go back to the past; if it was a one-way journey, and she could not return to the Xuan Tian Realm after returning to the past world, then she probably wouldn't go back.
The opportunity to embark on the path of immortality is rare, and she doesn't want to give it up because of some feelings.
I'll say it again.
She can walk the path of immortality with nostalgia and regret, but she will not give up the path of immortality to stop for someone.
Gu Tongguang sighed deeply, "Yes." He tilted his head back and drank the wine in his glass in one gulp.
“You and I both want to go back, but Changsun Li is completely different. She has no desire to return to the Nine Spirit Realm.”
Song Yin: "Why?"
"Perhaps there's nothing or no one she cares about in the Nine Spirit Realms anymore." Gu Tongguang looked out the window. "Hmm? What's that?"
"What is that?" Song Yin looked out the window, but there were people coming and going below, nothing unusual.
Gu Tongguang: "If I remember correctly, just now two people wearing Qingxuan Sect disciple robes sent a wisp of white energy into the others."
"White vapor?" Song Yin immediately calmed down.
Expanding his divine sense, he discovered that the Qingxuan Sect disciples had already gone far away, and the person closest to them was... Ling Zixian?
Song Yin stood up. "Was the person who was injected with a wisp of white mist the one wearing the blue and white robes?"
Gu Tongguang gestured: "Not only that, there are others too. Did you see the male cultivator in silver and the female cultivator in red? They are dressed the same way."
The silver-clad and the red-clad... Is that Shen Hao? I don't recognize the female cultivator in the red dress, but since she's walking with Shen Hao, she must also be from the Myriad Swords Sect.
Gu Tongguang: "How strange. Can't they see or sense anything? All three of them are participants in the Xuan Tian Tournament, how could they not notice?"
Realizing trouble was brewing, Song Yin said, "I have something to do and need to go back first. The rest area for the contestants of the Immortal Cloud Sect is not a secret. If you are not in a hurry to leave, you can come here to find me. Also, the matter of that wisp of white energy is rather special. Don't let others know that you can see it."
Gu Tongguang reached out, wanting to clarify: "What do you mean by 'I can't let others know I can see'?"
Unfortunately, Song Leren has disappeared without a trace.
Gu Tongguang was filled with questions. He leaned out of the window, but there were no Qingxuan Sect members among the people on the street.
Even a fool could tell there was something wrong with Song Le's words. Gu Tongguang didn't leave the restaurant, but planned to go to the Xianxiao Sect's rest area to find Song Le when it got dark.
He wanted to find out what had just happened; his intuition told him there was a big secret.
Sometimes a cultivator's intuition is very important; it can allow them to sense what is about to happen in advance.
Thinking about how they had just been talking about the Nine Spirit Realms, Gu Tongguang's heart pounded uncontrollably, his hands trembled, and he murmured, "Could it be that my chance to return to the Nine Spirit Realms is about to come?"
Song Yin slipped out of the restaurant, removed her mask, and chased after Ling Zixian. Naturally, the disciples of the Immortal Cloud Sect and the Myriad Swords Sect had to choose to save their fellow Immortal Cloud Sect member.
"Ling Zixian!"
Someone called his name from behind. Ling Zixian stopped and turned around, only to see Song Yin flying towards him.
"Song Yin?"
Song Yin: "Where are you going now? Is it urgent?"
Ling Zixian: "It's nothing urgent. I was instructed by Elder Qi to help buy some spiritual herbs. Elder Qi said he wanted to refine some healing pills for the participating disciples."
As the sect leader's disciple, he was supposed to take good care of his fellow disciples. Elder Qi was also refining pills for the disciples, so he would naturally follow Elder Qi's instructions.
Song Yin: "Has Master gone back to his resting place?"
Ling Zixian is a sword cultivator, and he always competes in the morning, so he knows best what happens in the afternoon.
"I've been back for a long time."
Song Yin: "Don't buy him any spirit herbs yet. Come back with me quickly. It's extremely urgent. I'll take responsibility if anything happens."
Song Yin's anxious expression was genuine. Ling Zixian hesitated for two seconds before deciding to go back with Song Yin.
"Can."
The matter of the spiritual herbs can be handed over to other disciples for help when we get back.
Perhaps because Elder Shi was involved in both incidents at noon, Song Yin brought Ling Zixian directly to Elder Shi.
"Elder Shi, something terrible has happened! Ling Zixian has also been infected!"
Elder Shi, who was meditating in seclusion: ...
Elder Shi opened his eyes wide in surprise: !
Elder Shi stopped his cultivation and hurriedly stood up: "Quickly, save them!"
Song Yin: "They're already actively harming people on the streets, what can we do?"
Elder Shi paced back and forth: "The Qingxuan Sect wants to become a heretical sect that everyone hates." Seeing that Ling Zixian was still confused, he explained to him again.
Ling Zixian was completely oblivious to what was happening until Elder Shi finished telling him about what had happened at noon that day, at which point his face suddenly turned pale.
Upon hearing that their cultivation foundation had been damaged, no one could remain calm.
Following the same method, Song Yin quickly forced out the unfamiliar white energy and stored it in the Heavenly Eight Directions Box.
Ling Zixian was drenched in cold sweat.
After a long while, he recovered from his shock and bowed to Song Yin, saying, "Thank you for saving my life."
"We're all from the same sect, no need to thank me. Let's think about how to deal with the Qingxuan Sect people."
Next, Elder Shi gathered all the returning elders together to talk about what had happened that day, and also called several disciples who knew the details to discuss the matter.
During the discussion, Song Yin took out the white energy and displayed it. With such strong evidence, it was hard not to believe it.
"The Qingxuan Sect has gone too far!" Elder Yuan slammed his fist on the table!
Qi Zibo: "Instead of getting angry, you should think about how to deal with it."
Elder Cang of Lingzhen Peak: "No wonder several sects specifically sought out Elder Qi for medicine... It can't be kept secret now; it will surely be exposed in less than three days."
Elder Yuan sneered: "Their timing is really accurate. Three days is exactly the time for the finals, the crucial period for securing a spot in the Nine Heavens Secret Realm."
Qi Zibo felt a sense of unease. "Now we also need to figure out why only Song Yin was able to discover it."
The worst thing is that all the conflicts will point to the traitor, which is really a headache.
“It’s not just me, there are actually other people who could discover it,” Song Yin said to the others, standing next to Qi Zibo.
"who?"
"Senior Sister Song Yin, someone is looking for you outside. They said they arranged to come here to find you." Other disciples' voices came from outside.
Some disciples were unaware that something was happening or that a discussion was taking place inside, so they immediately called for help.
Gu Tongguang came looking for Song Le.
After several days of competition, the other members of the Immortal Cloud Sect had long since realized that Song Le was Song Yin, and that the two were the same person.
Song Yin said to everyone, "The person who can see has been found."
...
Under the watchful eyes of several elders of the Immortal Firmament Sect, Gu Tongguang, holding his cup, was extremely uneasy and reserved, while also feeling shocked to learn that Song Le was Song Yin.
People were initially curious about the person behind the mask, but soon found out.
Song Yin handed a ball of trapped white energy to Gu Tongguang, saying, "You tell them separately that they can't see this thing and that they can see this thing."
Gu Tongguang didn't understand, but he did as instructed.
"You can't see it."
To the others, the ball of white energy disappeared.
“You can see it.”
The ball of white energy reappeared in everyone's sight.
Even though Elder Shi had gone through this process at noon, he still found it amazing when he watched it again now.
Ling Zixian: "Can I give it a try?"
Ling Zixian took it and said the same thing.
The others shook their heads at him.
Elder Qi: "Since only they can do it, the two must have something in common. We need to find out what this young friend Gu and Song Yin have in common first."
What do the two have in common?
Xia Xining racked her brains: "They're all sword cultivators? They're all at the Nascent Soul stage? They all participated in the Xuan Tian Tournament? I can't think of anything else besides these."
Shi Heming disagreed: "It's definitely not these conditions; many people can meet them."
Song Yin and Gu Tongguang exchanged a glance.
Their commonalities...
They couldn't think of anything else besides the fact that none of them were true people from the Xuan Tian Realm.
Wait! Song Yin's eyes widened slightly. Not a true Xuan Tian Realm person? Could that be the reason?
Gu Tongguang also realized this, and the two outsiders—no, the two outsiders—tacitly kept quiet about it.
However, those familiar with Song Yin could see the changes in her.
Qi Zibo: "You've figured it out?"
Song Yin: "I'm not sure if it's true or not. We need to find someone to verify it. If she can do it too, it means our thinking is correct."
"Who is it?" Elder Shi pressed.
Song Yin: "Shuiyue Sect Master Xiu Changsun Li".
"Changsun Li? It's actually her?" Xia Xining exclaimed in surprise.
Song Yin: "Gu Tongguang and I went to the Shuiyue Sect's rest area to look for someone."
Gu Tongguang: "But she was eliminated the day before yesterday, so it's uncertain whether she's still around."
Finally, Song Yin and Gu Tongguang set off together to the Shuiyue Sect's resting place to find someone.
On the way, Song Yin said to Gu Tongguang, "I'm sorry to have dragged you into this. Now that things have happened, it's very likely that you'll have to come with us to the Xianxiao Sect."
Gu Tongguang: "I can cooperate with you, but I have one request."
Song Yin: "Speak freely."
Gu Tongguang: "Xianxiao Sect is one of the five major sects in Xuantian Realm. They definitely have more information than I do, so I hope that Xianxiao Sect can help me find the spacetime turbulence."
Song Yin: "I am just a disciple of the Immortal Firmament Sect and cannot agree to your request on behalf of the sect. However, you can talk to the elders, and they will likely agree."
"I'm relieved to hear you say that."
The two arrived at the entrance of the Shuiyue Sect's rest area and knocked on the door.
Who is it?
"We're looking for Changsun Li."
Gu Tongguang: "I am her friend."
Song Yin: "I am her creditor."
Gu Tongguang suddenly turned his head. Huh? A creditor? ???
The disciples inside the sect found this strange, but since Song Yin had produced a token, they had no choice but to believe her. They then left with the words "Wait a moment" and went to call Changsun Li.
After a moment, Changsun Li came out.
When she saw Gu Tongguang, Changsun Li's face turned grim; when she saw Song Yin, her expression softened slightly.
Changsun Li took out a bag of spirit stones and said to Song Yin, "I have gathered enough spirit stones to repay you."
Song Yin: "I'm sorry, I'm not here to ask for spirit stones, but because I need your help with something."
Changsun Li felt a sense of unease, but kept it hidden on his face, asking, "What kind of help?"
"Come with me to the rest area of the Immortal Cloud Sect and you'll understand."
Changsun Li pointed to the sky, "It's getting late, let's wait until tomorrow if there's anything to do."
Song Yin: "Does your sect have any disciples whose spiritual energy is constantly dissipating?"
The Qingxuan Sect targets participants in the Xuantian Tournament, so the Shuiyue Sect disciples are also among their targets.
Changsun Li: "..."
Song Yin: "To be honest, we've come here specifically for this matter." She raised her hand to set up a barrier, ensuring that what she was about to say wouldn't be overheard by anyone.
“None of the three of us are locals of the Xuan Tian Realm. If nothing unexpected happens, only the three of us can see what caused the cultivators’ spiritual energy to dissipate.”
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Author's note: Upon hearing Song Yin's words, Changsun Li was terrified!
Changsun Li: No build-up at all, just going to say it directly? [Scared]
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[Empty bowl]
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