Light Fortress
Chapter 334 - 27 He Has Always Been There (2-in-1 Large - )

Chapter 334: Chapter 27 He Has Always Been There (2-in-1 Large Chapter)

The fog swirled.

The visibility was dim.

Even with the enhancement of "Chi Huo," Gu Shen couldn’t make out the mysterious sights within Qingzhong, which legend had it housed inside its tomb.

But just as Gu Nanfeng had said, one only needed to walk forward to receive guidance from the great unknown.

Walking into the fog, an invisible force interacted with the extraordinary aura emanating from Chi Huo.

Gu Shen followed this sensation and slowly moved forward.

Enveloped in the dense fog, what seemed to be towering stone gates and majestic massive statues loomed ahead. Thanks to Chi Huo’s keen perception, Gu Shen could barely discern their outlines, though they should have been obscured by the tide of fog.

"It is said... before Qingzhong was built, this place was an ancient ruin."

Chu Ling’s voice came in fits and starts.

Extraordinary Essence floating above Qingzhong completely blocked Deep Sea’s signal.

Because there was so much Extraordinary Essence, even the spiritual link...was no longer stable.

Gu Shen walked among the gigantic pillars, looking up, looking back, only to see vast fog and the overlooking gaze of the statues.

Within Qingzhong, humans seemed as insignificant as ants...

After a long walk, the fog guided Gu Shen into a tomb. Chu Ling’s voice totally vanished, and the world fell into eerie silence. The fog around him also gradually thinned.

"Wait..."

"This place is..."

When the fog dissipated.

Light gradually brightened before Gu Shen’s eyes... He stared blankly at the suddenly clear world before him; wild grass fluttered in the wind, an old tree stood atop the wilderness. Snapping back, he found no tomb behind him, let alone any fog.

Had he been hypnotized?

When had he entered this dream world?!

"Gu Shen, we meet again."

A dream-like murmur echoed in the wilderness.

The Tomb Guardian, cloaked in a dark-patterned black cloud robe, sat cross-legged on the trunk of the tree, maintaining that same hanging posture. The voice that came out from behind the flower cat mask seemed to carry a hint of a soft laugh.

"Thank you, Master Qianye... for speaking up for me earlier," Gu Shen took a deep breath, calmed himself, and respectfully bowed.

Inside the Taoist School, if the Tomb Guardian hadn’t stood up for him, lifting him with her own hands, the comprehension of the Grain Rain Volume might have faced many more troubles. It wouldn’t have been as simple as today without his own power.

Perhaps... he really would have had to wait for his teacher to return before having the chance to get a glimpse of the ancient scroll.

"No need for thanks."

The Tomb Guardian slowly shook her head, smilingly inquired: "How do you feel after comprehending the Grain Rain Volume?"

Although she always stayed in the tomb, never leaving Qingzhong by half a step.

Yet regarding events of the outside world... The Tomb Guardian was fully aware.

Divination Skill!

Master Qianye, just like that Prophet of the Source Tower, found it somewhat ironic... The two people who viewed this whole world most clearly were physically trapped in confined spaces.

"The feeling... is very peculiar."

Gu Shen stared at the flower cat mask, developing a strange notion.

He felt that all the secrets of this world couldn’t be concealed from the woman sitting upside down on the ancient tree.

Under that mask were a pair of exceptional eyes that saw through the worldly dust.

"I didn’t follow Mr. Gu Changzhi’s ’guidance’..." Gu Shen gave a bitter smile, opting for the blunt truth, and said, "I chose to touch the sheepskin scroll again... and then I saw a different Four Seasons Wilderness."

The eyes beneath the mask flickered slightly.

The Tomb Guardian said with a laugh: "Oh... what kind of world was it?"

"More desolate, but also more vibrant."

Gu Shen looked around, thought for a moment, and said, "In that world, I found seeds."

Master Qianye laughed, pointing downward: "This tree, many years ago... was also just a seed."

"Not just one."

Gu Shen shook his head, earnestly saying, "In that barren soil, there were many seeds, waiting for me to till and water. I think... if one day those seeds could sprout, that place would become a lush and thriving Pure Land World."

He paused slightly, looking at the Tomb Guardian with a trace of apology: "I’m very grateful for Mr. Gu Changzhi’s ’gift’... but such a Four Seasons Wilderness is not what I desire."

"You did the right thing."

The Tomb Guardian spoke up, not letting Gu Shen continue, and affirmed: "That is exactly what Mr. Gu Changzhi wished to see. You should have your own path. The gift from Da Du was actually just to... give you a place to shelter the wandering ’lost souls.’ You must have felt it, right? The real gift is not the spiritual domain which you will eventually develop."

Gu Shen’s expression grew solemn.

"The real gift is that envoy of the Source Tower..."

The Tomb Guardian said with a laugh: "You have not disappointed anyone, you even did far better than I thought. Tie Wu’s spirit is sound asleep in the Four Seasons Wilderness, and it shouldn’t be long before he awakens."

It was just as he’d anticipated.

Mr. Gu Changzhi had wrapped an Angel Envoy in the "Divine Domain," inserted into his own mind, leaving behind the incomplete Four Seasons Wilderness as a temporary dwelling in order to prevent the dissipation of Tie Wu’s Extraordinary Essence.

Could someone capable of preserving a dying person’s spirit really die so easily?

"I stand guard here, often capturing wandering ’Extraordinary Essence’..."

"In fact, the stability of the entire Qingzhong’s Extraordinary Essence is due to Mr. Gu Changzhi’s exceedingly powerful ’spark’ that suppresses the condensation of all Extraordinary Essence, preventing disordered phenomena from occurring. This place is the most orderly in the Five Continents."