Light Fortress
Chapter 394 - 73 Student (Second Update)

Chapter 394: Chapter 73 Student (Second Update)

"What name?"

Gu Shen paused for a moment.

Master Qianye did not answer the question directly but instead said, "First... I cannot leave the inner tomb. And those array patterns outside Qingzhong’s mausoleum always need someone to repair them."

And that person was obviously...

"Me."

Gu Shen felt somewhat helpless, this was something he had already guessed.

Who else could it be but him?

Master Qianye smiled slightly.

"Since you need to repair the array patterns, you will inevitably have to learn the ancient text on those diagrams," Master Qianye said softly. "And there’s only one person who can guide you..."

"You."

Gu Shen began to understand something.

That’s right.

The array pattern diagrams of Qingzhong were all in some obscure "ancient characters," those very secrets Gu Shen had always wanted to pursue.

Clearly.

The Tomb Ghost was an unreliable person.

That guy relied purely on talent and intuition... It was already a miracle that he could understand the diagrams, but judging from the fact that he had built the Qingzhong Formation backwards, consulting him was not reliable.

In contrast, Master Qianye, who truly controlled the Qingzhong Formation, was the "knowledgeable person."

Last time they met, she did not tell him why she could understand the diagrams.

But... those details were not important.

As long as he could follow a Tomb Guardian and learn ancient text, that was enough!

These ancient characters had a direct and close connection with Mr. Turing and the Ancient Literature Society.

"You are going to guide me in learning ancient text?"

Gu Shen’s eyes gleamed.

"...It is to learn the Qingzhong array pattern diagrams," Master Qianye shook her head, correcting him. "The term ’ancient text’ is really too broad; everyone wants to know the secrets hidden within those characters, but even Allen Turing only has a partial understanding. My knowledge of these Qingzhong diagrams comes half from spending too much time with them and half from the exploratory effects of Divination Skill. If it’s just about teaching the ancient text content on the diagrams, then there’s no problem."

"Since you are following me to learn... then you are my student, my disciple."

Master Qianye spoke slowly: "This is the name I will give you. I will announce to others... that you are studying under me inside Qingzhong. As for what you are studying, you should know how to explain it."

With these words.

Gu Shen got the point instantly; this was indeed a good "name." Following a Tomb Guardian to learn Divination Skill, thus frequently entering the mausoleum, was very reasonable and... very useful.

Without a doubt.

This name was enough to make anyone a "favorite" in Changye.

Everyone was eager for "Divination," but they couldn’t always get in touch with a Tomb Guardian, and now they could approach the student of a Tomb Guardian.

"Just, you will attract many troubles."

Master Qianye said slowly: "Do you want this name?"

Gu Shen fell into thought.

He did not agree immediately but instead asked slowly, "Master Qianye, about the cost of learning Divination Skill... do those people outside know?"

"Apart from Gu Changzhi, no one knows my true appearance," the Tomb Guardian replied indirectly, "Over these years... you are the first to see the skin beneath my black robe."

Gu Shen breathed a little sigh of relief.

He did not immediately accept because he was concerned... the price of cultivating Divination Skill was so apparent.

If he admitted to being the disciple of a Tomb Guardian,

then if one day he was questioned, as for the matter of cutting flesh... he absolutely couldn’t do it.

"How about it?" the Tomb Guardian asked with a smile.

"I would like to learn ancient text from you... but regarding entering the mausoleum, I also have an idea," Gu Shen said slowly. "What do you think of this..."

The Master Qianye, hanging upside down from a tree, listened quietly.

Her eyebrows slowly lifted.

After listening, she fell silent for a long time before asking, "Are you sure... you want to do this?"

"Since the master does not mind having another disciple who practices divination skill..."

Gu Shen said with a smile, "Then why shouldn’t this be feasible?"

...

...

Repairing the Qingzhong Formation was not as complex as imagined.

The Tomb Guardian took out the original diagrams used for constructing Qingzhong, which had been imprinted in the spiritual world. They floated one after another in front of Gu Shen, thousands, tens of thousands of them.

At first glance, they were dazzling.

Upon closer inspection... it was even more dizzying.

Each diagram bore arcane ancient texts that seemed to be different from those on the Red Gate; when Gu Shen read them, they didn’t immediately provoke a spiritual sense.

"According to the Federation’s explorations... the ancient texts currently known in the Five Continents can be roughly divided into two major categories," said the Tomb Guardian

"One type is rule-based text that actively emits spiritual fluctuations. Simply by reading, one can gain an extraordinary sensing with the text... Such text is considered a ’rule’ written explicitly."

"While the other type," the Tomb Guardian continued, "is function-based text. The extraordinary sensing is very restrained and requires careful contemplation and understanding to grasp the meaning of the text... The texts on the Qingzhong diagrams belong to the latter."

Gu Shen silently nodded.

In that case, the ancient texts on the Red Gate are of the former type.

These two types are like ice and fire.

The ancient texts on the Grain Rain Volume must also be function-based texts that require manual dissection, reading, and understanding...

"But all ancient texts share one characteristic: they can be understood but not expressed," Master Qianye stated earnestly.

"They cannot be described with language, nor conveyed through sound... We’re not even sure if humans truly have the ability to recite them."

"And because of these traits, in order to learn ancient texts, one must... practice visualization."

She said meaningfully, "You should be very familiar with it."

The Four Seasons Wilderness is the result of such visualization!

And the reason Jingzhe and Grain Rain could not be taken away... is due to the properties of the ancient texts.

The texts on the original volume simply cannot be imprinted, unless someone is a spiritual genius like Luo Er, capable of memorizing and replicating the entire Dream.

"Next, I will transmit to you the visualization diagram of... the first array pattern. This formation is located at the center of Qingzhong, in the seventh array eye of the Giant Statue Ruins, which is also the first formation we will repair," said Master Qianye.

With a casual gesture from Master Qianye,

Dozens of ancient text diagrams fluttered up in the air, arranging neatly in front of Gu Shen. The ancient texts on these diagrams emitted bursts of luminescence under Master Qianye’s spiritual power guidance.

Gu Shen sat cross-legged, grass and leaves swirling around him.

He watched the diagrams silently, the Chi Huo swirling and coiling at his brow.

"This process... will take some time, possibly quite long. You need to calm your mind for contemplation," said the Tomb Guardian softly. "Once you finish contemplating... if you have any questions, I will answer them for you."

"...Okay," Gu Shen replied earnestly, nodding.

The next moment, the luminescence from the diagrams engulfed him.

He closed his eyes.

Master Qianye, perched upon the inverted tree, also closed her eyes.

Contemplating this diagram... it should take about an hour, right?

Winds churned and clouds roiled above the wilderness.

The Tomb Guardian prepared to doze off for a moment, to rest and rejuvenate her spirit, as she had done in the years of guarding Qingzhong.

However, not even three minutes had passed.

A voice slowly rose.

"Master... I have finished contemplating."

...

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(There will be an update tomorrow morning.)