Worlds’ Apocalypse Online

"Eiiii! Shifu, third brother, we're about to arrive"

Qin Xiao Lou's voice reverberated throughout the surroundings.

The three galloping horses gradually slowed down and began to run along a dirt road.

Xie Dao Ling, Qin Xiao Lou, and Gu Qing Shan were each riding their own horses as they observed the city at the end of the road.

"Ah, I can see it" Gu Qing Shan replied.

The city's name was Luo Shui.

This was one of the biggest cities in the Human realm.

Ever since the Samsara was reset, Qin Xiao Lou had been taking refuge within this city.

He wasn't particularly strong, nor did he like to fight, so he hadn't been able to leave the city in fear of running into the Elemental monsters.

But he was also in a hurry to find Xie Dao Ling as well as his junior sect brothers and sisters, so he had to establish a base in the city, using divination every day to search for any clues regarding the members of Bai Hua sect.

------as soon as Gu Qing Shan and Xie Dao Ling left the Elements War Zone, they were transported to a barren mountain on the outskirts of Luo Shui city.

After which they were found by Qin Xiao Lou.

Leading the way, Qin Xiao Lou boasted:

"Today, I just felt like I should perform divination. Originally, I didn't think it would produce any results, but instead, it was 'Great Luck'"

"It's been so long since I got 'Great Luck' during divination, so I tried divining everyone individually starting from Qing Shan, Xiu Xiu, Wan Er, then Qing Rou. In the end, I found that Qing Shan's fortune was identical to the 'Great Luck' results that I got earlier"

"I then tried divining a direction----- and discovered that you were just a little bit to the North of where I was!"

"I immediately set out"

"Sure enough, I found you here, as well as… Shifu's previous life incarnation, truly exceptional luck!"

He cautiously glanced at Xie Dao Ling as he said that.

"That's right, today my luck is quite decent" Gu Qing Shan followed up.

------the total duration for [True Luck] was 24 hours, and it hadn't been 24 hours yet.

As for divination, it was the most mystical and inexplicable Art among the Six Arts of cultivation, capable of sneaking a peek into heaven's will. Hardly one among millions of cultivators could even begin to comprehend it, but Qin Xiao Lou was capable of using it just like a fish in water.

Qin Xiao Lou was originally known as the number one expert of the Six Arts whose divination skills far surpassed others; while Gu Qing Shan was currently affected by [True Luck] and just happened to be dropped off on the outskirts of Luo Shui city

That was why they were found so quickly.

At this point, Xie Dao Ling suddenly spoke:

"You said you are called Qin Xiao Lou?"

"Yes, Shifu" Qin Xiao Lou respectfully answered.

"Gu Qing Shan is about to head into the Elements Purgatory, while I'm under threat of being captured by the Heavenly Emperor at any moment. With your level of strength, perhaps you should hide to prevent yourself from being caught in the crossfire" Xie Dao Ling suggested casually.

Qin Xiao Lou answered with a stern expression: "Shifu, before the Samsara was reset, I had already managed to foretell a great upheaval within our world, causing the disciples of Bai Hua sect to become scattered"

"Oh? You managed to foretell that?" Xie Dao Ling was intrigued.

Qin Xiao Lou slowly explained: "Indeed. To that end, I've drafted several plans layered on top of one another, stockpiling plenty of spirit stones, heavenly jades, treasure metals, as well as numerous ingredients. And since my personal strength is lacking, I've already thought of the solution to establish a secret base. All I had to do was wait for the Samsara to change and once again establish the foundations of our sect------ which has already passed the initial phases!"

Xie Dao Ling and Gu Qing Shan exchanged glances.

Qin Xiao Lou continued: "Don't you worry, Shifu, there are ample resources within our Bai Hua sect's base, hidden in plain sight within a bustling city, furthermore, I've installed several transportation formations to facilitate evacuation at any moment, it is completely safe"

"Indeed, what careful considerations" Gu Qing Shan praised.

Xie Dao Ling also nodded and sighed: "My present incarnation truly does have great discerning eyes, taking in disciples with unique talents and such well-rounded hearts, how remarkable"

The three of them entered the city.

As expected, the city was bustling and prosperous, with individuals from the Beast King, Asura, and Human realm casually intermingling with one another.

It was only when some minor evil creatures and monsters showed up that there would be some small-scale chaos.

-----at this point, such creatures had only just started appearing in the Human realm, so they were still a rare sight.

But after a while, everyone would gradually come to accept it as the norm and stop paying attention to them.

The three of them walked through a long main street and eventually reached a secluded alleyway.

"Shifu, third brother, we're about to arrive" Qin Xiao Lou assured them.

"Second brother, we're currently facing a difficult problem"

Seeing that no one was here, Gu Qing Shan decided to tell him about it ahead of time.

----since Qin Xiao Lou had decided to become more responsible, it was natural to discuss the matters of the sect with him.

"Go ahead, junior brother" Qin Xiao Lou told him.

"We're currently under the effects of a unique technique which makes it so that we can't search for Shifu. If we try to, there would be huge problems" Gu Qing Shan said.

He was explaining it in a roundabout way.

"That's quite troublesome" Qin Xiao Lou mused.

"That's right, but we still need to quickly come up with something----- after all, Shifu must become whole again in order to have a chance to regain her strength" Gu Qing Shan added.

"If we can't search for Shifu, would it be possible for Shifu to search for us instead?" Qin Xiao Lou asked.

"Hm, that's certainly a solution" Gu Qing Shan praised.

Second brother is finally reliable, I'm glad.

"-----But how would Shifu be able to find us? Do you have any specific plan?" Gu Qing Shan asked.

This is actually a very troublesome matter.

After Xie Dao Ling's seal was broken and she escaped with the miniature Heaven realm, the Heavenly Emperor was definitely furious.

The Heavenly Emperor would surely send out all of his best subordinates to scour the Human realm in search of Xie Dao Ling.

He might even personally do it himself.

For that reason, Gu Qing Shan and Qin Xiao Lou needed to come up with something.

Not only do they need to attract Shifu's attention and thus make her travel to Luo Shui city on her own accord; but they must also make sure that they didn't actually draw the attention of the heavenly beings.

-----how can we achieve this?

From the very beginning, Gu Qing Shan had been thinking about this problem in particular.

Xie Dao Ling also appeared attentive.

But Qin Xiao Lou smiled confidently and replied: "No need to worry yourself, junior brother, I've performed many divinations and had been expecting today's situation. That's why I've already come up with a solution as well as made the preparations for it"

Gu Qing Shan narrowed his eyes in surprise.

Xie Dao Ling also found that unexpected: "You've even made the preparations for the solution?"

"Indeed I have" Qin Xiao Lou replied.

"What's the solution?" Gu Qing Shan couldn't help but ask.

Qin Xiao Lou put his hands together and explained: "We have to draw Shifu's attention, but we need to avoid drawing the heavenly beings' attention, so we need to send out a message----- the message needs to contain just enough information so that Shifu understands it, but the heavenly beings wouldn't be able to discern its true intentions"

"Makes sense" Gu Qing Shan nodded.

Qin Xiao Lou continued: "If this message is only sent out once, Shifu might not notice or pay attention to it, so it also needs to be a persistent message, one that will rouse discussion, doesn't intrusively draw attention, and one that Shifu will immediately recognize and come to find us when she sees it!"

"You're right" Gu Qing Shan agreed.

"But then, how will you do it specifically?" Xie Dao Ling asked.