47: There is truth, goodness and beauty in the fantasy world

"Holy crap, Gao Sou, you're finally showing your face!"

"We thought you were dead!"

"I was even asking which mental hospital you'd been admitted to!"

Seeing the barrage of comments, Gao Sou smiled.

He was still holding his phone, replying to the Mage and the others, indicating that he had recovered.

Old Potato called him and asked, "Do you regret it?"

"I don't regret this choice."

Midnight Gao Sou looked at the camera: "The experience of death is awful, and being eaten alive was an unprecedented pain. When I saw the Mage and the other two being torn apart, I was actually very scared. I even wanted to turn off the pain receptors again."

Midnight Gao Sou showed a smile: "But I felt that this pain was something I absolutely had to remember. This was the pain brought about by my disbelief in true goodness, beauty, and the good things in the world.

"I won't make excuses. I openly admit that this entire party wipe was entirely because I didn't trust that Female cultivator. I was cowardly, selfish, always thinking that everyone else approached me with an agenda, with evil intentions... I was wrong.

"Not everyone is bad. Not every Cultivator is an evil Cultivator. The Xuanhuan World also has true goodness and beauty. We cannot hold prejudice against all Cultivators because of a few evil Cultivators. That is wrong."

Midnight Gao Sou looked at the camera and said a great deal.

The audience in the live stream, uncharacteristically, didn't argue and were also filled with emotion.

"Yes, with great power comes great responsibility. In fact, there should be quite a few good people among Cultivators."

"Wherever there are people, there is society. Where there is society, there will be order. Pure survival of the fittest does not exist."

"We don't really need to demonize the Xuanhuan World; it's not that scary."

"Isn't it because of that uploader who posted the video? What was his name again?"

"His name is This Time Bu Ge. He's just a new uploader, leeching off traffic."

Seeing the topic about to be sidetracked, Midnight Gao Sou quickly said:

"The four of us have decided to replay the storyline. The beginning will be exactly the same, but later we will choose to trust the Female cultivator, not actively attack, and watch her deal with the Demonic Beast."

Midnight Gao Sou had already discussed it with Old Potato and the other two. After reloading the save, they would repeat the previous experience to resolve Gao Sou's inner conflict.

If they didn't save the Female cultivator, Midnight Gao Sou felt he might never get past this part of the storyline.

The four quickly reloaded the save and once again traversed the Efeng Mountain Range.

They had originally wanted to collect Ni Ling Grass along the way as a trump card, but after searching around, they didn't find any. Clearly, this item was extremely rare and had a very low yield, which was why the Female cultivator hadn't taken precautions against it.

The four proceeded as planned, once again encountering Ge Xuanqing. After subduing him, they forced him to teach them herb-gathering techniques.

Sure enough, Ge Xuanqing threw out the Ni Ling Grass, counter-killed the four, then laughed arrogantly, intending to torture them with a knife.

"Stop!"

The script was exactly the same as before.

The Female cultivator, like a beautiful Fairy, stepped on thin, cicada-wing-like white shoes. Her snow-white, slender calves moved quickly, and her fair, delicate hand held a long sword, cutting Ge Xuanqing in half.

Midnight Gao Sou looked at her clean, fair face, like that of a Fairy, his heart surging.

This time, he absolutely couldn't let her down!

"Are you Loose Cultivators?"

The Female cultivator asked the four, just like last time.

Suddenly, her expression changed. She gripped her long sword tightly and began to gather strength. Sword Qi surged, her robes fluttered, like a female War God.

The Ni Ling Grass was right in front of Midnight Gao Sou, yet he remained motionless. The other three also kept silent.

The Female cultivator completed her accumulation of strength and unleashed a sword strike. The surging Sword Qi actually cut the air in half.

The fierce Sword Qi passed right over Midnight Gao Sou's head. A little lower and it would have cut him completely in half.

Midnight Gao Sou's heart pounded, but it wasn't from fear; it was from joy.

He had guessed correctly!

The Female cultivator hadn't intended to kill them both with one stone from the start; instead, she went straight for the Black Bear Demonic Beast!

The next moment, the Female cultivator sprang up, her white robes fluttering, as beautiful as a figure in a painting.

She tangled with the Black Bear Demonic Beast, her sword gleamed with white light, her body swayed with great rhythm. After completing a full set of sword techniques, the Black Bear's body was already covered in wounds.

Finally, the Female cultivator's last sword strike fell, cutting the Black Bear's head in half!

Wiping her sword, she sheathed it and placed the Black Bear's corpse into her storage ring.

The entire process was smooth and fluid, and the Female cultivator appeared extremely dashing and decisive.

Midnight Gao Sou stared at her in a daze, his heart beating even faster.

Women in the Xuanhuan World seemed to possess more charm than women in reality. This charm was difficult to pinpoint.

"Are you alright?"

The Female cultivator sheathed her sword and turned, still as dashing as ever.

"We're fine, we're fine."

Midnight Gao Sou quickly called out, then coughed.

"You've been afflicted by Ni Ling Grass. Don't circulate your Cultivation Technique for now. Let the Spiritual Qi in your body calm down."

The Female cultivator stood by with her sword: "I will guard your Cultivation."

The four looked at each other.

Midnight Gao Sou's expression grew even more delighted.

This Female cultivator was unusually kind. Not only did she save them, but she was also willing to delay her time and risk guarding them.

"Gao Sou, you're right. The Xuanhuan World indeed has true goodness and beauty. We were truly too extreme before."

Old Potato sat cross-legged, trying his best to calm the Spiritual Qi within his body.

He looked at the Female cultivator's back, also filled with emotion.

The Mage also nodded: "Actually, I really agree with what This Time Bu Ge said about the underlying rule, the survival of the fittest. But then I thought, if there's a rule like 'Cultivation Explosion' to constrain things, perhaps befriending juniors is more effective than harming them. The underlying tone of the Xuanhuan World might not be dark, but bright."

Xiao Daidai also strongly agreed: "We were probably just screwed over by the plot kill. In fact, setting aside the Duan Kong Cave pursuers and Qinghe Town people designed by the plot, the Xuanhuan World should still be quite bright."

Midnight Gao Sou smiled from the bottom of his heart: "Yes, we can try to use this Female cultivator to ease our conflict with Duan Kong Cave next."

The Spiritual Qi in the four's bodies calmed, the color returned to their faces, their strength recovered, and they stood up one after another.

The Female cultivator approached with her sword and asked again: "Are you Loose Cultivators from Qinghe Town?"

Midnight Gao Sou nodded: "That's right, we are Loose Cultivators from Qinghe Town. There have been many misunderstandings with Duan Kong Cave before, and we hope to be given a chance to explain clearly."

The Female cultivator let out a pleasant, bell-like voice: "It is you who have some misunderstandings. My Duan Kong Cave seeks you not to exterminate you, but to cherish talent."

"Cherish talent?"

"You are all Mortals without Spiritual Roots, yet you have coincidentally embarked on the path of Cultivation. This shows that you have blessings upon you, and you possess talent. I have been ordered by my Revered Master to specifically impart Cultivation Techniques to you, to help you truly step onto the path of Cultivation. If you are willing, you can also join my Duan Kong Cave."

The four's eyes lit up. This was an unexpected pleasant surprise.

After some discussion, Midnight Gao Sou stepped forward and said: "That would be wonderful. We actually wanted to join Duan Kong Cave for a long time."

The Female cultivator nodded and threw out a scroll: "This is the Cultivation Technique bestowed by my Revered Master. You can begin Cultivation now."

Midnight Gao Sou took the scroll and was instantly struck by lightning.

[Qingming Medicine Forging Art]