This novel's protagonist is not the 'model worker' type of true demon; if you're looking for that, you might want to turn back.
The protagonist is neither a good person nor a bad person.
The author is not a cloud; he is currently reading and has reached the Immortal Zombie arc.
This is the author's first time writing, so the prose is a bit lacking. Please bear with him.
This is not a dark novel.
"Sigh!"
A handsome youth, about fifteen or sixteen years old, let out a sigh.
The young man was about 1.8 meters tall, with a refined face and a hint of melancholy in his eyes.
"It's already been sixteen years since I arrived in the Gu World…"
His name is Chen Qing, Chen Qing's Chen, Chen Qing's Qing… He is an otherworldly demon who has been in the Gu World for sixteen years. When he first arrived, he thought he would Transmigrate into some major power, but fate had other plans. He was just an ordinary person in a small village, without even the chance to open his apertures.
Thinking of this, Chen Qing sighed softly, comforting himself in his heart:
"Not being able to open my apertures and become a Gu Master isn't entirely bad. At least I won't get caught up in the conflicts of various factions."
Chen Qing comforted himself this way, but in reality, if those Gu Masters and Gu Immortals wanted to act against him, could he even run?
He was merely trying to console himself.
With that thought, Chen Qing picked up a back basket, put it on his back, walked out of his small house, and headed towards the Red Maple Mountain at the village entrance.
Red Maple Mountain is one of the many large mountains in Southern Border. Although it cannot compare to famous mountains like Howling Moon Mountain, Tombstone Mountain, or Purple Gloom Mountain, it is sufficient for this small village to utilize.
Chen Qing's usual job was to go up the mountain to gather medicinal herbs and then sell them to the villagers. If he was lucky and a caravan passed by, and a Gu Master in the group was in a good mood, he might even get some fragmented primeval stones. However, Chen Qing had only seen one or two passing caravans in all these years.
The reason was simple: Red Maple Mountain had no special products or very valuable items, and its location was very remote, so very few people came.
Unconsciously, Chen Qing had already ascended the mountain. Red Maple Mountain was dominated by red maple trees and red leaf grass. Chen Qing looked around, occasionally digging up a medicinal herb.
He continued walking and gathering herbs.
"Ah!"
Chen Qing missed his footing, lost his balance, and fell, rolling to an unknown location.
Chen Qing stood up and found himself in a hidden small cave. A mysterious light filled the cave. Chen Qing's curiosity was piqued. Following the light, he saw a cluster of light spots floating on a small lake.
"This is!"
Chen Qing was incredibly shocked. In his previous life, he had read 'Great Love Immortal Venerable', and if he wasn't mistaken, these light spots were Hope Gu!!
As Chen Qing stepped into the small lake, he felt a pressure.
"A primeval spring?"
Chen Qing thought to himself.
The pressure on him came from the primeval spring. The primeval spring produced Origin Qi, and because the Origin Qi was too dense and abundant, it created pressure.
As Chen Qing walked into the primeval spring, the surrounding light spots began to converge towards him. Due to the pressure of the external Origin Qi, they gathered into a ball of light three inches below Chen Qing's navel in his abdomen.
Chen Qing felt the pressure decrease somewhat.
Immediately, Chen Qing was ecstatic. A primeval spring, Hope Gu – what did these two things represent?
Opening apertures! Opening apertures and embarking on the path of cultivation. The thoughts he had earlier about conflicts among major powers and Gu Immortals setting up schemes were all cast aside.
Continuing forward, Hope Gu successively flew into Chen Qing's body, joining the ball of light.
Ten steps, twenty steps, thirty steps… eventually, Chen Qing forgot to count his steps.
Chen Qing seemed to hear a 'boom'. The ball of light between his two kidneys in his abdomen exploded, forming a sphere. Its surface glowed with a layer of light membrane: a First Rank initial stage aperture and a bronze true essence sea. Chen Qing collected his thoughts and began to recall the original text's description of apertures.
Apertures are exceptionally mysterious. Although they are housed within a Gu Master's body, they are not in the same space as the internal organs. They are infinitely large and infinitely small.
There is a layer of light membrane on the outside supporting the aperture, ensuring it does not collapse.
Inside the aperture is a primeval sea, and every drop of its water is bronze true essence.
Chen Qing could no longer suppress the joy in his heart.
After the initial ecstasy, Chen Qing gradually calmed down.
"With a primeval spring and Hope Gu here, could this be the ruins of a certain mountain village?"
Then Chen Qing shook his head again. He had never heard of any mountain village ruins on Red Maple Mountain in all his life.
"Could it be… a Legacy?"