Light Fortress
Chapter 327 - 22: Comprehension (Request for Monthly Votes)

Chapter 327: Chapter 22: Comprehension (Request for Monthly Votes)

To be more precise, has she always been watching Gu Shen?

Mr. Shan felt a touch of strangeness... Master Qianye, though situated within the Qingzhong Mausoleum, was well-versed in worldly affairs; it was only natural that she knew everything.

But why would she take notice of a young man who had just arrived in Changye?

The most important thing is... this surname, it’s hard not to overthink it.

There are many people with the surname Gu in the world, but only a few are noticed by the Tomb Guardian.

The Qing Tomb Inner Mausoleum is sealed.

Qianye is the only one who can communicate heart-to-heart with Mr. Gu Changzhi!

"Let Gu Shen comprehend the Grain Rain Volume."

"This is what Mr. Gu Changzhi meant!"

Only these two sentences were said.

The image condensed by Lan Qie slowly dissipated.

The Tomb Guardian was unwilling to say more, nor was there a need to... Her words were practically a Divine Oracle; unless one did not believe that Mr. Gu Changzhi was still alive, there was no reason or qualification to oppose.

For the Judgement Institute, which "carried out" and "complied with" the intentions of Mr. Gu Changzhi, there was no longer a reason to refuse Gu Shen from reading the scrolls.

The sound of the wind ceased.

The young man’s resonant voice of gratitude pulled everyone back to reality.

"Regarding comprehending the Grain Rain Volume... Gu would like to thank you in advance."

Gu Shen bowed, neither humbly nor arrogantly.

The Grand Judge looked at this young man with a solemn expression.

Even at this moment, Gu Shen’s expression could still be described as calm, appearing unflappable, increasingly unlike the reaction that a seventeen or eighteen-year-old should have... Could it be that the Tomb Guardian’s appearance was also within his expectations?

Mr. Shan’s mind uncontrollably bred an absurd thought, in light of the one who had been missing from the Qingzhong for twenty years.

And some of the rumors spread among the people...

This absurd thought began to ferment.

And it intensified more and more.

In fact, Gu Shen’s heart was not calm at all.

He had not expected... that the Tomb Guardian would appear at such a critical moment, offering divine assistance.

Now the Grand Judge should have no reason to hinder him anymore, right?

Indeed.

Gu Shen could feel that, after the Tomb Guardian intervened, the Grand Judge’s attitude changed considerably.

"You want to comprehend the Grain Rain Volume..." Mr. Shan slowly spoke, "When?"

"The sooner the better," Gu Shen responded without hesitation.

Mr. Shan raised an eyebrow.

The sooner the better, was he serious... This young man had only been cultivating for half a year, and even if his spiritual power was good enough, could he really not need time to digest and undertake the second breathing method?

"Now?" he asked again, probing.

"If possible..." Gu Shen was somewhat surprised and laughed, "Right now would be fine."

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Fifteen minutes later.

The original scroll of the Grain Rain Volume was brought from the headquarters of the Judgement Institute... and the Taoist School of the Fourth Judge was also surrounded by a crowd of onlookers; today’s Taoist School was no longer just a simple challenge between two young geniuses.

Shen Li was defeated, the Grand Judge appeared.

And then... the Tomb Guardian also "showed up."

Gu Shen... the newly promoted S-level of the Judgement Institute, after half a year of cultivation, was about to start comprehending the second breathing method, and everyone wanted to see what kind of genius could comprehend in such a short time and accommodate two breathing methods.

Compared to the clamor outside the Taoist School,

the inside of the Taoist School was instead very quiet... No one spoke to disturb the silence, and any "whispered conversations" between individuals were conducted through the transmission of thoughts via spiritual power.

The original fighting platform where Shen Li had competed was enveloped by an invisible barrier of sound, personally created by Mr. Shan.

He personally handed the Grain Rain Volume to Gu Shen.

This was the first time Gu Shen had seen the original "Grain Rain Volume."

The so-called "Spring Breathing," rumored to be the most suitable breathing method for Transcendents to stabilize the mind and soothe the spirit.

The original volume was an ancient sheepskin scroll... It appeared to be quite old, imprinted with blurried text that seemed somewhat familiar.

"These are ancient characters studied by the Ancient Literature Society..."

Chu Ling slowly opened his mouth in the Spiritual Link, "Just by touching it, a response will be generated."

"Hmm..."

Gu Shen vaguely felt something was odd.

Spring Breathing, purportedly a breathing method created by Mr. Gu Changzhi, which meant... this method had begun to spread across the East Continent within the last twenty years, while this so-called "original" sheepskin scroll looked much older than twenty years.

It must have been a product from a hundred years ago, or even earlier.

"The disordered ancient characters, upon touch, would cause a chaotic spiritual sense... Someone left a faint trace of spiritual power guidance on the sheepskin scroll, directing the subsequent ’readers’ to see the correct visionary scene."

Chi Huo covered the view.

Upon a closer look,

Gu Shen spotted the anomalies on the sheepskin scroll.

The Grain Rain Volume... indeed was an "old relic" from long ago; it’s just that over the years, no one had discovered the trick in the disordered ancient characters and successfully visualized it.

The one who left the guidance was none other than Gu Changzhi.

No wonder.

To comprehend Insect Awakening and Grain Rain, one must visit Changye and read the ancient scrolls.

These two breathing methods were neither replicable nor removable... No one could reproduce the ancient characters, nor could anyone replicate the spiritual guidance left by Gu Changzhi.

Unless... like Luo Er, possessing unmatched powerful spiritual power, one could minutely replicate an entire wilderness dream during the visualization, transferring it into one’s own spiritual world.

With his thoughts settled,

Gu Shen took a deep breath, his finger hovering over the sheepskin scroll, and said, "It starts now."

His spiritual power highly concentrated in just an instant, every outside noise, gaze, and interference... were all left behind.

Finger touched the ancient scroll.

The seemingly dead ancient characters seemed to come to life, as if flames flickered at his fingertips.

"Rustling—"

The entire Grain Rain Volume seemed to be set ablaze, Gu Shen, sitting cross-legged on the floor, raised his head, and the surroundings of the Taoist School transformed into a sky full of dancing grass leaves, with the burning Chi Huo fracturing in the twisted world—

Then he saw a myriad of himself.

That was in a wilderness world flooded with pouring rain, each raindrop reflecting his image.

"This is... the world of the Grain Rain Volume."

The familiar Four Seasons Wilderness, yet the atmosphere was distinctly different, Insect Awakening signals the revival of spring, the whole world still held the chill, but Grain Rain was about the growth of all things, enriching and sounding.

The sound of heavy rain, the sound of grass growing, every sound entering the ears.

This was a world about to revive... After mingling with Insect Awakening, it would become a complete "spring"!

But, something was off in this world.

Gu Shen stood up.

The myriad raindrops seemed to solidify, the entire visionary world seemed to come to a halt the moment he entered the dream, with raindrops unarrived and grass leaves ungrown.

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