Light Fortress
Chapter 348 - 39: The Goodwill of the Gong Family

Chapter 348: Chapter 39: The Goodwill of the Gong Family

Mu Nan, while eating, noticed that the spiritual power of Gu Shen across him was restrained.

His eyes widened in shock, "This guy starts to cultivate halfway through eating?"

"Is this why he can become a Transcendent?" Gong Zi observed Gu Shen with great interest.

The steam from the hotpot enveloped them.

A tiny flame flickered slowly at the forehead of Gu Shen.

Gong Zi narrowed his eyes, trying to discern the rumored excellence of "Spring Breathing"... but all he felt from the rhythm of Gu Shen’s breathing was tranquility, and nothing else.

Perhaps this breathing method had not yet become a habit for Gu Shen.

The five major families actually all have their own "breathing methods" and secrets of Extraordinary Cultivation. Spring Breathing is certainly an excellent spiritual cultivation method, but very few can comprehend both the Thunderclap and Grain Rain Volume at the same time.

"It’s different from the aura I felt from Bai Xiu," Gong Zi said softly, "Very restrained, almost to the point of nonexistence."

"Indeed, very strange... It’s like he’s an ordinary person who has never started Extraordinary Cultivation," Mu Nan also scrutinized Gu Shen intently, unable to see any clues, then suddenly asked, "Could Brother Gu have been concealing his skills all along?"

The next moment.

Gu Shen suddenly opened his eyes.

Gong Zi, who was just about to say something, awkwardly closed his mouth.

Although his spirit had sunk into the "001" train space,

In fact, Gu Shen had heard the low voices of the two men in the real world.

"Sorry... I just had a realization, so I distracted myself with some breathing practice," he smiled, picked up his chopsticks again, and said, "By the way, the beef here is really delicious."

Gong Zi laughed heartily.

"Just now, Nangua and I were wondering... Brother Gu is indeed very diligent," he said.

He was straightforward and asked frankly, "But since you have studied both ’Thunderclap’ and ’Grain Rain,’ why haven’t we felt any abnormality in your Extraordinary Aura?"

Gu Shen, keeping his composure, smiled and asked, "Oh... what kind of abnormality should there be?"

"Bai Xiu of the Bai Family also cultivated these two volumes of breathing methods," Mu Nan recalled, speaking softly, "And he is known as the most perfect fit for ’Spring Breathing.’ But after his cultivation, his aura was completely different from yours."

"It was a very dominant aura."

"...One could feel it from a great distance, Bai Xiu’s aura was like mountains and seas, almost overwhelming."

"And you..."

Mu Nan gave a bitter smile and said, "Are very restrained, like a tiny ripple."

It’s not about who is stronger or weaker.

But it always seemed... Bai Xiu was a bit more formidable?

Hearing this, Gu Shen vaguely guessed the reason.

The original volumes of the breathing method cultivated by Bai Xiu must have followed Mr. Gu Changzhi’s spiritual guidance... He took the path Mr. Gu Changzhi had taken, and after perfectly replicating the breathing method, he almost inherited all of Mr. Gu Changzhi’s Extraordinary Aura.

Recalling the shadow of Mr. Gu Changzhi sitting aloft on the Divine Throne within the Golden Divine Domain.

Hearing Mu Nan’s description... Bai Xiu’s domineering aura seemed somewhat similar to the style of Mr. Gu Changzhi.

"There are no two identical flowers in this world."

Gu Shen thought for a moment and said, "The same applies to the training of the Spiritual Breathing Method... Even if everyone practices the same breathing method, it’s impossible to create two identical Transcendents. The path Bai Xiu and I have taken are different."

"I once heard from the Bai Family that after comprehending ’Spring Breathing,’ a wilderness will appear in the Spiritual World," Mu Nan said with a smile. "This is the ’blessing’ left by Mr. Gu Changzhi for future generations. Cultivating spiritual power in that wilderness can achieve twice the result with half the effort."

It seems that by merging two volumes of the breathing method, the "Four Seasons Wilderness" can indeed be cultivated...

Gu Shen nodded and said, "That’s true."

However, he did not mention that his own "wilderness" was different from others.

"Within the three-system realm of the Transcendents, unless someone is an extremely talented genius, they are only permitted to comprehend one volume of ’Spring Breathing’ in the second stage, and only those whose spiritual power remains abundant reaching the third stage are allowed to comprehend the second volume," Gong Zi said indifferently while picking up a peanut with chopsticks. "It’s not just because the cultivation of ’Spring Breathing’ is difficult, but also because of this ’wilderness.’

Transcendents need to condense their own "Domain".

And the Four Seasons Wilderness is a ready-made "Domain"!

"Transcendents of the third stage already have the embryo of a Domain, and their origins are quite stable, not easily shaken," Gong Zi looked at Gu Shen, saying meaningfully, "Before that... Comprehending ’Spring Breathing’ and attempting to cultivate the Spiritual Wilderness can likely cause backlash and even affect the condensation of their own Domain."

"Even Bai Xiu only tried to comprehend the second volume and fully cultivate ’Spring Breathing’ on the sixth level of the deep water area when she already had her own Domain embryo and was about to breakthrough to the next level."

He slowly asked, "When you comprehended ’Spring Breathing,’ didn’t you feel even a bit..." wrong?"

Back then, Gu Shen had his breakthrough at the Taoist School.

He had watched the whole process together with Mu Nan through the "Reflecting Snow".

Gu Shen merely smiled.

And that smile... was already the answer.

"Alright..."

Gong Zi could only feel in his heart that people’s talents cannot be uniformly judged; the man before him was undoubtedly a monstrous youth who had easily comprehended ’Spring Breathing’ at the fourth level of the spiritual realm in the deep water area, and it seemed that condensing a Domain afterwards wouldn’t be difficult either.

Gong Zi continued asking, "But what about the black Spiritual Radiance... what’s that about?"

"I’m not sure about that either."

Gu Shen sighed heavily, bitterly smiling, "I want to understand what’s going on more than you do."

These two gentlemen invited him to eat out, but if they were just going to ask these questions... they might be disappointed.

He himself was truly the one who knew nothing.

Gong Zi saw that there was no deception in Gu Shen’s eyes.

He shook his head, deciding not to dwell on these unanswered questions anymore.

"You must also be aware that today’s meal... is not just a simple meal," Gong Zi suddenly revealed, earnest in his attitude, supporting his elbows with his hands, he slightly glanced outside the window, speaking solemnly, "I had already mentioned at the beginning, I am the legitimate eldest son of the Gong Family, an heir of one of the five great families; in Changye, I will definitely attract a lot of attention and scrutiny... Our meeting and dining together tonight cannot be hidden from the ’Wind Eye,’ and by tomorrow, it will spread across the deep water forum."

"Gu Bai Gong Mu Li, these five great families, seem to be on equal footing besides the Gu family holding the first position firmly, and though it appears peaceful, in reality, the four families are always contending and fighting, none willing to show weakness."

Gong Zi gazed at Gu Shen and said, "Today, you fought Shen Li, provoked the prison system, and irritated that crazy woman from the Bai Family covered in thorns... You will definitely encounter a lot of trouble in the future."

Gu Shen listened quietly.

"If you hope to have fewer troubles..."

Gong Zi extended his hand again, earnestly saying, "Perhaps the Gong Family can help you."