Light Fortress
Chapter 279 - 255: Boys and Girls on the Wilderness

Chapter 279: Chapter 255: Boys and Girls on the Wilderness

The Spiritual Link at the bottom of the deep water area broke.

"Was it detected?"

Gu Shen stood in the gloom shrouded by the "Source Code," always on guard... Even though he knew he wouldn’t be seen, being so close to the Divine Throne still made him feel uneasy.

The Divine Power of the Divine Throne was like a bright moon.

The other people in this sea area... compared to it, seemed far too dim.

Not to mention himself now.

"Impossible," Chu Ling shook her head, "I am the ’Source Code’... He might be able to see the other people in this sea area, but we... are this sea."

"However, each Divine Throne’s spiritual power is too strong, this spirit is enough to help them ’seek good fortune and avoid disaster.’"

"So that’s why the conversation was ended early?"

Gu Shen nodded.

For Qin Ye... the end of this conversation might have been a form of despair.

For himself.

It was enough.

Everything that had happened in this sea area was conveyed above the Four Seasons Wilderness... what he wanted, was to make Tie Wu see clearly the true faces of the Divine Throne holders of the Source Tower!

The sea water gradually dissipated.

"Are you going back?"

Gu Shen spoke with a smile, not letting go of Chu Ling’s hand, but holding it even tighter.

"How about... visiting another place?"

...

...

In the Four Seasons Wilderness, the wind blew the grass low.

The imagery of the Deep Sea slowly faded away.

Tie Wu’s expression was dark as he stared at the portal burning at the end of the prairie... from which a young boy and girl holding hands emerged, surrounded by what seemed to be floating droplets of water.

"... Gu Shen!"

Now Tie Wu tried to make his voice robust, but he could not hide the fact that he no longer harbored the same deep resentment as before.

The "waiting" in the Spiritual World... had eroded much of his willpower.

His voice now was full of unmistakable fatigue.

When Tie Wu saw the girl in white beside Gu Shen, he was slightly startled for a moment and then suddenly woke up... In the real world, as an Angel Envoy traversing the Five Continents, Tie Wu had seen too many people.

In terms of sheer beauty, no one could compare with this girl.

She was peerless.

Far beyond the second most beautiful woman in Tie Wu’s knowledge.

It was a kind of... illusory, almost divine beauty.

This girl was so beautiful that it seemed somewhat unreal... just one look, and one would think of ethereal dreams, or shimmering lights, a soap bubble that would burst upon touch.

Tie Wu instinctively shifted his gaze away.

He stared intently at Gu Shen and said in a low voice, "What do you mean by showing me these images?"

...

...

Gu Shen did not answer.

He completely ignored Tie Wu.

After returning from the Deep Water Area Bottom to the Spiritual World of the Four Seasons Wilderness, what met his eyes was the sunset far on the horizon of the wilderness.

This is truly a beautiful landscape.

In the Spiritual World, if one wishes, one can also see the sunrise and sunset, moonrise and return.

Gu Shen held Chu Ling’s hand, smiling as he pointed towards the distance and whispered, "How do you find the scenery of this place? During the ’Divine Arrival,’ I even saw the Tomb Guardian of Qingzhong... atop the Four Seasons Wilderness, though the scenes I saw then differed from before."

"In the distance, there was an ancient tree with the Tomb Guardian lying upside down on its trunk, as if the world were inverted..."

Gu Shen extended his other hand towards the distance, regretfully saying, "It’s a pity... my Spiritual World is only this big for now, though it seems it can still expand."

Indeed, it is a very beautiful place.

Compared to Zero Zero One’s cramped workshop, it’s much more vast here, with a wider field of view.

Compared to the oppressive environment at the Deep Sea bottom, there is not a trace of oppression here. One just needs to come up to the wilderness to feel one’s mood becoming leisurely.

"I am not the only one who practices ’Jingzhe Breathing.’

Gu Shen muttered with some doubt, "I wonder if I am the only one who possesses the Four Seasons Wilderness..."

"It’s just you," Chu Ling replied with certainty, "There is no need to doubt... you are the Chosen One, and you are the only one. Even Senior Sister Luo from the Judgement Institute, who perfected the Jingzhe Breathing Technique, could not possibly have this Spiritual Domain."

"In the path of cultivation of the Spiritual, condensing a Spiritual Domain comes after the ninth level... Each person’s envisioned breathing methods are different, and the subsequent breathing habits that derive from them are distinct, hence the Spiritual Domains take on different forms."

"Any method of envisioning is merely a form of assistance... Drawing in one-tenth or two out of ten through envisioning Jingzhe is already sufficient. It is simply impossible to condense the Four Seasons Wilderness just by envisioning Jingzhe."

At this point, Chu Ling paused slightly, looked at Gu Shen with a complex expression, and smiled, "Actually, you are truly impressive, achieving this impossible feat..."

"All thanks to Mr. Gu Changzhi’s gift," Gu Shen said with a reflective smile.

"No... It’s not just because Mr. Gu Changzhi gave a gift; to a great extent, it is also related to the completeness of your envisioning," Chu Ling shook her head, seriously continuing, "Do not overlook your own strength."

This was because Gu Shen’s level of envisioning completion on the Jingzhe Breathing Technique was exceptionally high.

That’s what allowed this "gift" to be transmitted so smoothly.

"As far as I know... Mr. Gu Changzhi left behind eight volumes of breathing methods."

"After Jingzhe comes Grain Rain. I presume that the more complete the breathing methods you comprehend, the larger this piece of Four Seasons Wilderness will become," Chu Ling said slowly as she stood where the limits of this wilderness world currently allowed.

That was when the world had collapsed.

She was standing right here, consumed by code.

If this Spiritual World was a bit larger... as vast and boundless as the eye can see, what kind of landscape would that be?

"The Grain Rain Volume is at the Judicial Court... The headquarters of all three is in Changye."

Gu Shen said with profound meaning, pausing slightly before silently adding in his heart, "Not just the Grain Rain Volume... Mr. Gu Changzhi is also in Changye."

A trip to Changye is very necessary.

"Have we overlooked someone?"

Chu Ling suddenly spoke softly, tugging on Gu Shen’s sleeve cautiously and glancing back at the man in the trench coat, Tie Wu, who was lying on the edge of the air barrier, looking dejected and following their movements closely with his eyes.

"Ahem..."

Gu Shen held his fist to his mouth, gently coughing once, and said, "Don’t worry, when we entered the wilderness, I already muted his voice. He can’t hear what we’re saying."

"Is this really okay?"

Chu Ling felt somewhat ill at ease.

"It is a bit impolite... but he probably isn’t in the mood to talk to anyone else," Gu Shen glanced calmly at the solitary spirit behind them, speaking softly, "Let’s not mind him, look... the sunset ahead."

Chu Ling’s gaze returned to the horizon’s end.

Above the vast wilderness.

The boy and girl sat down side by side, slowly.

A great sun slowly descended.

The sunlight faded away.

The stars began to appear.