The rising sun shatters the darkness!

Chapter 108: Gu Family Heritage, Xingta Nuo Mask, AA System (Additional update for Xiaojuan’s mistakes! The first update will be at pm)

"In the 18th year of the new calendar, on November 11th, it was already late in the afternoon, and the frost was about to fall. The weather was slightly cold..."

Gu family ancestral temple.

A group of Gu family men in black were holding incense and worshiping. There were nearly a hundred of them. They were all first-class elders and deacons of the current era, burning incense and paying homage to their ancestors.

The stacked spirit tablets occupy most of the ancestral hall like a small hill. The tablets are all displayed with broken swords, showing their solemnity.

The head of the family, Gu Shiqian, led the worship. After the worship was finished, he raised the incense sticks high above his head, bowed deeply and said, "Sacrifice to the ancestors!"

The rest of the Gu family shouted in unison:

"Sacrifice to the ancestors! The heaven and earth are the only immortals! The sun and the moon rotate, and nothing can invade them!"

Waves of intense murderous sword intent rose into the sky, almost blowing the roof off.

After the sacrifice, most people left on their own.

Gu Shiqian said in a deep voice: "Bring the Sword Master's Fate Book."

The two maids at the back joined forces to fetch something as heavy as jade and as big as a soup bowl, which emitted a fluorescent glow.

He turned around, and his sunglasses reflected a petite figure who could no longer conceal her excitement - Gu Pan, who had been waiting for a long time.

This is the rule of the Gu family. Whenever a new member of the family inherits the sword tomb, he can become a new "Sword Master" and has to do two things.

First, the whole clan needs to worship their ancestors and make a vow to inform the whole clan.

Secondly, the sword tomb inheritance needs to be entered. In the ancestral temple, the corresponding spirit tablet will reveal the information of the ancestors who have obtained the inheritance; if it is a lost spirit tablet, it will appear on the prepared blank spirit tablet.

One sword tomb, one successor, one life and one death, a long history.

The Gu family has been passed down for so many years, so naturally it has its own unique features.

Gu Shiqian looked at the girl who had been so aggressive before but now seemed a little nervous, and couldn't help but smiled gently:
"Gu Pan, brand your inheritance once, and from now on you will have a life token, and officially join the ranks of Gu family sword masters."

"Yes, master."

Gu Pan was of course a little nervous, but she was not nervous about becoming the "Sword Master" but was worried about...

"If I take out the Great Sword Tomb directly, it might be bad..."

"Throughout the Gu family's dynasties, there has never been a record of anyone becoming the heir of the Great Sword Tomb. Even the family heads of previous generations have never had such a fortuitous encounter...

"Although the inheritance is good, it is not within my strength after all. Moreover, after I leave the Sword Tomb Ruins, what should I do if someone from my clan wants to snatch it away? Now, I am just a humble mortal."

"Let's not talk about the younger generation. Once the Great Sword Tomb appears, I'm afraid even the elders themselves will be jealous. There's no guarantee that they won't take action to seize the opportunity for their own descendants!
"I have suddenly been blessed with this great opportunity. In the long run, it is a happy thing, but I have to hold on to it! If I look at the near future, I may worry about my life and death!"

It is of course okay for a descendant of the Gu family to obtain a treasure inherited from the sword tomb through his own ability. This is in accordance with the family rules.

But it does matter if the baby is too big!
At this moment, Gu Pan, who possessed the Gu family's unprecedented sword tomb, fell into thought.

It's not that I don't trust my family.

It was because she knew her family too well that she hesitated!
Put yourself in his shoes. If the news that someone else had inherited the Great Sword Tomb spread and Gu Pan knew about it, she would also be envious and jealous, and would only regret not being able to replace him.

Anyway, the sword tomb inheritance has been brought out. If the sword master dies, the family can't put the inheritance back. They must choose a new person from within to directly inherit it.

The sword tomb inherits rare objects that bear the marks of our ancestors, but we are all descendants of the ancestor, so shouldn’t everyone call him ancestor?
To put it bluntly, inside the ruins is inside, and outside the ruins is outside.

It’s different. The Great Sword Tomb represents our ancestors! Who wouldn’t be confused when seeing our ancestors coming before their eyes?
"Well, I have been an orphan since I was young, and I have little support. Although my aunt, relying on the fact that she was the widow of the Sword Master, was able to enter the Elders' Council and raised me, she was ultimately just a Sword Servant and had little say!

"It's fine on weekdays, but if there's a fight within the family, there's no way they can protect me!
"Just like this morning, when faced with the difficulties posed by the Great Elders, Auntie was completely useless. Although I cannot blame her for this, I must be more careful."

"Huh..." Gu Pan kept thinking in his mind.

At this time, the great elder next to him snorted coldly: "Gu Pan, why don't you take out the sword tomb inheritance? Could it be that you didn't get the inheritance at all?"

"Huh?" Gu Shiqian's heart skipped a beat when he heard it.

This kid, wouldn't he lie to me? Could it be that although she didn't die in the sword tomb, she didn't get the inheritance and just escaped by luck?

This may not be impossible.

But you said you had obtained the inheritance, and everyone believed you when they saw you come out of the sword tomb alive.

Now that the Sword Master has performed the sacrifice, if you cannot produce the inheritance now, according to the ancestral teachings, you may have to add to the spirit tablet yourself today!

“Panpan, why don’t you take out the inheritance quickly?” Gu Yueming, who had always been dressed as an urban white-collar worker and only changed into mourning clothes today to worship his ancestors, was also anxious. He hoped that his child would not really do such a wrong thing.

"Hmph! I think he's hiding it. Whether he went into the sword tomb or not, I didn't see it with my own eyes, so it's hard for me to say for sure!"

The Great Elder Gu Shiyong already had the intention to punish Gu Pan at this time. Even if the lawsuit was brought to the ancestral land, he had done nothing wrong.

For a moment, the atmosphere in the entire ancestral hall, including among the remaining people in power of the Gu family, turned cold.

Seeing this, Gu Pan was also startled.

"Oh, as expected! The old man is already displeased with me. If I expose the Great Sword Tomb again, he will definitely lose all his face and just let the treasure go to the right person. He will come behind my back to rob me!"

"Ancestor, I'm sorry, I have to hide your glory for now. When I, Gu Pan, become powerful, I will personally praise your name, quack!"

Thinking of this, Gu Pan has made up his mind.

"My elders, the inheritance is here."

As she spoke, she broke off a small piece from the large sword tomb she had obtained - when she left the ruins before, several small sword tombs followed her from the large sword tomb and stuck together to escape with her.

'Strange, why did I use the word escape...'

"Humph, the Great Elder thinks I am too weak!"

Gu Pan didn't think much about it, he just picked up a small sword that he had broken off and put it on.

This sword is crystal clear and smooth, like the warmth of blue jade, and is of 'excellent' grade. It can be integrated into the curse seal to increase its strength.

Although its appearance was extraordinary, it was not enough to cause infighting among the family elders.

Seeing this scene, the Great Elder and others naturally couldn't say anything more. They said with a forced smile, "We hope that Sword Master Gu Pan will contribute more to the family," and then stood aside obediently without saying anything.

Gu Yueming, who was present, also breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that it was finally done.

This little girl is really worrying. Wouldn't it be nice for her to be a sword servant like me? However, it was all fine. Sister, your daughter has become a sword master like you. I have not failed your last wish... Gu Yueming kept patting her towering chest.

As the sword tomb's imprint flowed in, a mysterious sword intent passed through the 'Sword Master's Fate Book' and shot towards the densely packed ancestral tablets that were like a hill, and flashed into a place very close to the top.

"Keep your inheritance safe...Huh, is it such an ancient inheritance mark?" Gu Shiqian was stunned.

Judging from the age, this inheritance is second only to that of our ancestors!

Wow, this is incredible!
It should be noted that the Gu family has been passed down for tens of thousands of years. Ever since the ancestor of the Gu family became famous, there have been endless geniuses in successive generations. Although there have been occasional interruptions, the family lineage was eventually continued with great difficulty.

The Gu family is no longer as glorious as it used to be. Not to mention that they can't even make it onto the Heavenly Ranking or the Earthly Ranking, this generation can't even make it onto the Human Ranking - only those who reach the third level before the age of thirty and have an amazing record are eligible to be on the Human Ranking. Although Gu Shiqian is strong enough, he is too old.

Even so, relying on the excellence of their heritage, they still have a place in the Governing Bureau.

Among them, the contribution of our ancestor Yu Yin is of course the greatest!
Although even the ancestor himself, according to records, only reached the peak of the fourth level "Soldier" realm that year, and was unable to enter the legendary fifth realm.

But Gu Shiqian knew that it was the ancient times. In that era, there was no systematic method of practicing spells and seals like there is today. The path of practice was basically based on the wisdom of the ancestors, and one had to grope their way out step by step.

Although we cannot say that there is no one before or after him who can reach the level of a "soldier" in that era, he is definitely one of the few on the entire planet. He is a true martial arts legend and a pioneer on the road of cultivation!
It can be seen that the ancestor's talent and talent were so terrifying that if he were placed among the powerful people on the Heavenly Ranking today, he would probably be among the top, right?

Brush brush!
As everyone was surprised, the spirit tablet, which was originally dim and had no clear information, suddenly lit up.

The blue light imprint revealed a line of ancient and clumsy small characters, conveying the message:

The spirit tablet of Zhuge Liang’s widow Gu Lanshan!

Everyone was stunned.

This name is obviously incompatible with the name on the other ancestral tablet, 'The tablet of Gu xx of the XX generation of the Gu family'.

There are many female ancestors, but she is the only one in the entire ancestral hall who puts her husband's surname first.

However, this was the ancestor, and although the elders present looked surprised, they could not say much.

How can descendants discuss the faults of their ancestors?
However, Gu Shiqian frowned and immediately became unhappy.

"Fuck her, she is so close to the ancestors, how can she still be an outsider?"

He suddenly waved his hand, and an extremely sharp sword intent rushed out and rolled over the spirit tablet.

brush!
He directly cut off the four words "Zhuge's widow", leaving only the lower half of "Gu Lanshan's spirit tablet".

"hiss……"

All the onlookers gasped.

Directly cut off the ranking of the newly listed ancestors in the ancestral temple?
This, this is too much of an insult to the teacher and ancestors...

The elders in particular were horrified when they saw the current Patriarch who was more than a generation younger than them. Only Gu Pan's eyes sparkled, and he thought that this Patriarch was much more pleasing to the eye.

After doing this outrageous act, Gu Shiqian smiled brightly: "Hahaha! This is pleasing to the eyes! How can I allow others' names to be listed above my Gu family's ancestral temple? What a bastard... Dismissed, quack!"

…………

D8B3 safe zone.

Star Tower.

A streak of light that was difficult to follow with the naked eye fell onto the top of the Star Tower.

Then, from the top of the star tower, an indicator light came on like an elevator, and it went down layer by layer, thump thump thump, and directly dropped to the bottom.

"Click~"

The front of the elevator was engraved with mysterious runes, but it was very technological and the double doors opened.

At four o'clock in the afternoon, Xu Shu came back.

In the elevator, a light screen lit up:
[Dear Ascendant, you have successfully returned to the Star Tower Safe Zone. ]

[Reminder: All fighting is prohibited inside the Star Tower. Violators will be killed without mercy. ]

[Reminder: You can spend contribution points to exchange for the 'Air Hidden Mask'. You can choose not to reveal your appearance or other characteristics when you are in the Star Tower. The array respects all your privacy. ]

[Air Hidden Mask: The price ranges from 1 to 5 points. The different prices only represent different appearances. The functions are the same. Choose according to your personal preference.

[Zi, Chou, Yin, Mao, Chen, Si, Wu, Wei, Shen, You, Xu, Hai]

[You can choose one of the above mask categories. After redemption, it will directly cover your appearance features and will become invalid after leaving the Star Tower]

"Alas?"

Xu Shu touched his chin. If it could be done to conceal his breath, he would certainly not be stingy.

He really didn't expect that Lie Zhenzi would actually be in the city and take the initiative to help cover up his identity.

"Oh, no wonder! No wonder Lu Bingwei, who is wanted by the Astronomy Society, still has a place to live in the safe zone. It's because the formation will help cover it up. The formation is so high that it is more difficult for the Astronomy Society to manage. But for me now, it's a good thing."

Xu Shu immediately chose to exchange it and selected the mask that he liked the most.

【You paid 1 contribution point. 】

[You have obtained the Qi-hiding Mask: Ugly Palace·Bullfighting, which has automatically hidden your appearance features for you and will not affect your communication with others. ]

As a mask was stuck directly on his head, Xu Shu saw in the mirror in the elevator that there was a really ugly mask on his face, like an animal.

"Isn't this a little white sheep? Why is it called a bullfight? It's ridiculous. The drawing skills are so poor."

Xu Shu first severely despised Lie Zhenzi's painting skills and thought that he should return the money.

Then he walked into the hall.

It’s funny to say that the hall at the bottom of this star tower is very large and has wide roads.

There are a lot of seats in the middle, and there are shops around selling a lot of food, and even local specialties, handicrafts and so on.

Of course, there is also a shop that trades monster materials on the second floor.

I saw people sitting scattered in the middle rows of seats, browsing the 'Upgrade Network';
Seeing people coming and going, carrying large and small bags, walking here and there;

There were even people pushing carts and selling erosion crystals and monster materials.

Of course, more than 99.99% of them were wearing masks of various kinds such as cows, sheep, horses, fish and scorpions. They looked like they were wearing extremely loose robes with masks printed on them. They were all about the same height and their own characteristics could not be seen at all.

This scene made Xu Shu feel a little dazed for a moment, and his mood was very complicated.

It feels like I have returned to the airport or high-speed rail station in my previous life.

“No wonder it’s really called a plane ticket…”

I saw so many people here using their phones, and they all wore masks, and they seemed to be at peace with each other.

Xu Shu, who had been a little sneaky after entering the city, was completely relieved.

It's so funny, it's just taking up Gu Pan's upgrade drive.

Gu Pan is the same. He deliberately made it sound so serious before, saying that he had become an illegal resident, was wanted by the Astronomy Society, and had his admission certificate laundered, as if there would be nothing else to do.

Before, Xu Shu was worried that once he entered the city, he would be exposed as a supernatural being and would be wanted by the whole city.

Now it doesn't matter at all, as long as he doesn't announce to others that "I, Xu Shu, stole Gu Pan's upgraded driver". In this situation, with a lineup to help cover it up, will Tianwen find him with his head?
"That damned Gu Mufen is clearly bullying me because I am not well educated. She even dared to scare me. I will never let her off!"

Xu Shu went to a nearby astronomical store that allowed mortals to enter, bought a sweet rice dumpling, some hot milk, and a pork sausage, which cost him two hundred yuan.

These guys do business with extraordinary people, and the prices of their products are really high.

But the meat dumplings tasted okay.

He was also extravagant.

Xu Shu found a seating area with few people and sat down, feeling relaxed. He ate rice dumplings while turning on the upgraded network, just like everyone else here.

A few people nearby noticed him coming, but they just looked up at him and continued playing with their phones without saying anything.

The whole hall is extremely harmonious.

For Xu Shu, it was like returning from the uncertain apocalypse to the peaceful society of his previous life.

"…praise the array."

This time I am finally not going against my conscience.

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* Upgraded network
*Gu Pan, first-level warrior

*Contributions: 8
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Xu Shu clicked on it and found that he had not received Li Toyota's private message.

If he really wanted to tell me a secret, after so much time, he could have just chatted with me privately.

"You don't privately chat with me and look at me. It turns out that you don't have good intentions? Haha."

Xu Shu sneered, opened the other party's private message, and sent a sarcastic message, "Brother Li, why don't you say anything?"

The result was a red dot popping up: [Sending failed, please add the other party as a friend first. ]

"Pfft, his real intention is exposed. He deleted me as a friend. I was afraid that if I went out at that time, I would definitely be attacked by him."

Seeing this, Xu Shu was too lazy to pay attention to him. He remembered this grudge and endured it for the time being. When he became stronger in the future, he would make him pay the price.

A gentleman's revenge is never too late!
There were several unread messages in the team channel, so I opened it and took a look.

*Team of 6 people (5 people online)
"Brothers, the old rules apply. The ticket price for a Class C, Level 2 furnace is over 330 yuan. I'm the captain, so I'll pay the bulk of it. You guys can pay for the rest, haha." - Kenshin Muque.

[Reminder: Wuque Jianxin has opened the payment channel and initiated an internal payment: 50 contribution points/person]

Tip: Xie Xiaochan has paid;
Tip: I have paid for what I have said;
Tip: Zheng Qianrou has paid;
……

"Li Toyota is not online? What's going on... Brother Gu Pan, even though you're a newbie, you still have to pay. If your contribution points are not enough, you can sell the erosion crystals you were allocated." - Wuque Jianshin.

"I can't open the trading area." - Gu Pan.

"Brother, don't joke, this is not funny." - Kenshin Muque.

"Okay then, I'm a student, take me there." - Gu Pan.

【Hint: Gu Pan has left the team. 】

“???? Damn it, what’s wrong with you wrestlers? One of you pretends to be poor, the other one is offline, and you all like to shirk your debts, right? Just wait, I’m going to hang you up on the world channel!” - Kenshin Wuque.

Song Nianhui was so angry that he wanted to throw his "phone" at home, when suddenly he saw his private message light up.

[Gu Pan sent you a private message]

[Li Toyota sent you a private message]

"Huh?" Song Nianhui was stunned.

It is normal for “Gu Pan” to send messages.

But didn’t Li Toyota go offline? What happened to him?

(End of this chapter)