Gu Long's World: Starting with the Legend of Chu Liuxiang

Nothing in this world is absolute; time can change many things, and even everything.

Chu Liuxiang was beginning to regret his words about staying. He was a free spirit, and it would be better to let him die than to lock him in a cage.

He looked much thinner. Happiness can make people gain weight, but those who lose their freedom become thin.

Chu Liuxiang brought two jars of wine, gave one to Jiang Fengyue, and drank the other himself.

He murmured, "How long have we been here?"

Jiang Fengyue smiled and said, "One month and eight days."

Jiang Fengyue had a good sense of time because he had been keeping busy during this period.

Chu Liuxiang asked, "Don't you feel like this past month has been exceptionally long?"

Jiang Fengyue said, "It's alright, I just feel that the days of eating only congee, wild vegetables and wild boar meat every day are particularly long."

He has a particularly strong grudge against unpalatable food.

Chu Liuxiang smiled wryly and said, "If I told you I was preparing to leave, what would you think of me?"

Jiang Fengyue sighed, "You shouldn't have stayed here in the first place. I'm not trying to persuade you, I'm just waiting for you to figure it out yourself."

Chu Liuxiang took a big gulp of wine and murmured, "I'm leaving tomorrow. You go outside and wait for me."

If Chu Liuxiang leaves, the Ma Yi Sect will naturally not allow Jiang Fengyue to stay any longer.

Jiang Fengyue said in a deep voice, "How could they possibly let you go? You're just trying to get yourself killed."

Chu Liuxiang said, "They have already told me that to leave this family, one does not necessarily have to die."

Jiang Fengyue said, "If there were other methods, they would certainly be very dangerous as well."

Chu Liuxiang nodded and said, "If the people of this family want to leave, there is only one way they can go, and they call that way the Heavenly Ladder."

Jiang Fengyue looked at Chu Liuxiang and said, word by word, "Let's leave now."

Chu Liuxiang asked in surprise, "You want me to climb the Heavenly Ladder right now?"

Jiang Fengyue stood up and said in a deep voice, "If we leave through the exit of the council hall, no one can stop us."

Chu Liuxiang exclaimed, "I can't drag you down with me. I'd rather climb the Heavenly Ladder than let you take this risk."

Jiang Fengyue said, "Do you think I'm not confident I can handle them?"

Chu Liuxiang smiled wryly and said, "I've been there and met those old men. None of them are simple people."

Jiang Fengyue retorted sharply, "How many powerful figures have died by my hand? Shi Guanyin, Shuimu Yinji, Kumei—are they really inferior to those elders of the Ma Yi Sect?"

Chu Liuxiang said, "But they have ten elders, and there are only two of us..."

Jiang Fengyue interrupted, "You just need to leave now, I'll take care of them."

Chu Liuxiang said sadly, "I'll come find you again tomorrow. I need to go back and spend some more time with Zhang Jiejie."

He downed his drink in one gulp, then got up and left.

When Jiang Fengyue saw Chu Liuxiang again, Chu Liuxiang was already standing at the foot of the Heavenly Ladder.

He knew that Chu Liuxiang would never force his way out, so he came here.

The Heavenly Ladder was inside the altar, where everyone from the Ma Yi Sect was gathered, and the ten elders were watching Chu Liuxiang intently.

Urged on by the old woman in black, Chu Liuxiang had already stepped one leg onto the heavenly ladder.

Just then, a hand pulled him down.

It is Jiang Fengyue.

Chu Liuxiang looked surprised, turned around and saw Jiang Fengyue, then said with relief, "You still came."

Jiang Fengyue said, "I'm here."

Chu Liuxiang said, "You shouldn't have come."

Jiang Fengyue said, "But I still came."

Chu Liuxiang asked, "What are you doing here?"

Jiang Fengyue said, "I'll take you and fight our way out."

Before they could finish speaking, they were surrounded by ten elders of the Ma Yi sect and dozens of followers.

The leading elder roared in anger, "How dare you, an outsider, interfere in the affairs of our sect?"

Jiang Fengyue said coldly, "No matter who you are today, you will not allow Chu Liuxiang to walk up this Heavenly Ladder again. If we want to leave, we will step out through the main gate."

The leading elder said sternly, "You have repeatedly challenged the authority of our religion, and today you are causing trouble on our altar. Do you think you have any chance of leaving here alive?"

After saying that, he prepared to take the initiative.

Zhang Jiejie suddenly stepped forward and shouted, "Stop! Do you dare to hurt Chu Liuxiang? Don't forget who he is now!"

The old woman in black said in a deep voice, "They will not harm Chu Liuxiang, but Jiang Fengyue must die here today."

Upon hearing this, Chu Liuxiang stepped in front of Jiang Fengyue and said, "If you want to hurt him, you'll have to get past me first."

The members of the Ma Yi Sect were at a loss for what to do, because according to their sect rules, they could not lay a hand on Chu Liuxiang.

Jiang Fengyue gently pushed Chu Liuxiang away and laughed, "Old Chu, if I wasn't confident in dealing with these people, I wouldn't have come here with you in the first place."

Seeing that Jiang Fengyue was no longer under Chu Liuxiang's protection, the elder of the Ma Yi Sect immediately made a move, intending to take Jiang Fengyue's life in one strike.

In the blink of an eye, he was in front of Jiang Fengyue.

He was about to make his move.

At that moment, Jiang Fengyue's internal energy erupted, and as she stomped her feet on the ground, cracks appeared in the stones beneath.

Jiang Fengyue struck out with a palm, knocking back the elder of the Ma Yi Sect who had rushed up.

The elder of the Hemp Robe Sect steadied himself and said, "I'm fine..."

Before he could finish speaking, he spat out a mouthful of blood and could no longer muster any internal energy.

The elder of the Ma Yi Sect reluctantly said, "This kid is not simple. All of you attack him together and don't give him any chance."

Another elder of the Hemp Robe Cult roared, "You dare to make our cult shed blood? You're courting death!"

As they spoke, the others had already dashed away.

Jiang Fengyue was a step ahead of him. As soon as he stood up, he was punched hard in the face by Jiang Fengyue, and his old teeth were almost knocked out.

Those present dared not underestimate Jiang Fengyue any longer and swarmed forward. In an instant, more than a dozen figures appeared around Jiang Fengyue.

Chu Liuxiang couldn't help but worry about him and was about to rush over when he witnessed a scene he would never forget.

Jiang Fengyue was still unharmed, but all the elders and elites of the Ma Yi Sect had collapsed, and none of them had the strength to stand up.

The old woman in black was stunned, but she quickly recovered and shouted, "What are you waiting for? The elders have exhausted his strength; now it's your turn to make your move."

No one moved, no one made a sound; the altar was eerily silent.

Suddenly, someone in the crowd shouted, "Holy Father! He is the Holy Father who has come to save us!"

Only gods possess invincible power; before absolute power, Jiang Fengyue has surpassed the god he worships.

The old woman in black's expression changed drastically, and the ten elders, disregarding their own injuries, wanted to stand up and reprimand the person.

After that sound, the crowd fell silent again, and the old woman in black breathed a sigh of relief.

But the next moment, cheers erupted from the crowd, and everyone was shouting:

"Holy Father! Holy Father! Holy Father! Holy Father..."

Jiang Fengyue has been enthroned on the altar by the followers of the Ma Yi Sect.

In the chaos, someone draped a large, seven-colored robe over Jiang Fengyue's body, and a strange golden mask was placed over his face.