Light Fortress
Chapter 399 - 77: My existence is your existence.

Chapter 399: Chapter 77: My existence is your existence.

"Are you saying you’re the second successor of Divination Skill?"

Gu Shen’s expression became solemn, and he spoke gravely, "She is very secretive, a one-in-a-million genius. Divination Skill requires a great amount of computational power... Her computational power is extremely strong, far surpassing mine in this aspect."

"???"

Luo Yu was greatly shocked.

It must be known that Gu Shen might be the person with the highest Spiritual Potential in Judgement Institute in a century.

For a Transcendent, strong spiritual power, in some sense, means strong computational power...

Miss Bai also showed a look of disbelief.

Even though she disliked Gu Shen, she had to admit that this guy’s spiritual talent was indeed extraordinary.

Someone with stronger computational power than him?

Does this mean someone with a higher spiritual talent than Gu Shen?

If it was simply a matter of having cultivated for a few more years, that would be acceptable. Fatty Luo hastily continued to ask, "In Qingzhong, Brother Gu, did you meet that successor? How old is he?"

"I met her..."

Gu Shen said with emotion, "She is about my age... perhaps a bit younger."

"How is that possible?"

Now it was Bai Lu’s turn to be unsettled.

She said coldly, "How can Changye have such a person!"

Among the Loose Cultivators of Changye, there indeed were geniuses.

But if there really was the kind of existence Gu Shen talked about, young in age and with profound computational power, such a person would have been discovered by the five major families and recruited long ago!

"The world is vast, not limited to just Changye,"

Gu Shen smiled meaningfully, "Maybe... you have met her before, and you may not have recognized it."

Bai Lu’s expression was as if she had been struck by lightning.

"Wait... Are you saying..."

She suddenly thought of the woman in white who appeared at the end of the Dream on Ninghe Bridge.

"She is a woman, with exceptional looks and figure,"

Gu Shen smiled, "As for more information, I have nothing else to offer."

Luo Yu narrowed his eyes.

As the Commander with the authority over Wind Eye, he was certain... Changye would not just spontaneously produce this sort of woman with top-notch looks and figure, and with spiritual power talent not inferior to Gu Shen’s. So where did the Tomb Guardian find this second successor?

Could it be... Divination?

Master Qianye found her using Divination Skill!

A very plausible explanation... And hearing it from Gu Shen, Luo Yu also felt that this second successor was powerful enough to be qualified for practicing Divination Skill.

"Brother Gu... What is her surname, her name? How should we address her? You can at least reveal that, can’t you?"

Luo Yu felt like he had thousands of ants crawling in his heart, his appetite whetted but not satisfied with the answer.

Gu Shen simply shook his head.

He kept his lips sealed, sighing lightly, "Since Master Qianye hasn’t said anything... then I can’t either. Brother Luo, please don’t make it difficult for me."

Fatty Luo looked baffled and ultimately resigned.

Bai Lu narrowed her phoenix eyes and suddenly asked, "So she is currently in Qingzhong?"

"Of course," Gu Shen immediately replied, "but I advise you not to waste your efforts. She will not be leaving Qingzhong anytime soon, and you could send as many people as you want but you won’t find her. She, like Master Qianye, only meets those she wishes to see."

Qingzhong has thousands of Array Patterns.

Once these Array Patterns are activated, fog engulfs the area.

Even powerful Transcendents must withdraw obediently... because deep within the tomb lies a Divine Throne, anyone who wishes to go against the fog and investigate is committing blasphemy against the Divine Throne!

Gu Shen smiled faintly, deliberately showing off in front of the Bai Family Witch, "For instance... me."

Bai Lu coldly snickered, but was unable to say a single word.

And Shen Li sensed it.

Gu Shen and that mysterious heir to the second generation of Divination Skill seemed to have... a deep connection indeed.

...

...

"There is such a girl in Qingzhong?"

Within the Spiritual Link.

Chu Ling had been observing all this.

She spoke faintly, "You disappeared in Qingzhong for two days and nights. Were you with that girl?"

Gu Shen was waiting for this reaction.

He couldn’t help but laugh.

Chu Ling then inquired confusedly, "But among peers your age, those whose strength surpasses yours are extremely rare; such Transcendents fitting your description can hardly be found in the entire database of the deep water area in East Continent..."

Gu Shen was somewhat surprised by Chu Ling’s subsequent reaction.

He found it somewhat amusing but also a bit helpless, so he asked with his thoughts, "Those words just now... in your view, is the part that needs attention only that her strength surpasses mine?"

"That should be..." Chu Ling hesitated slightly.

"Her appearance, her figure, they are all top-notch, and she has also met Bai Lu." Gu Shen almost gave away the answer directly.

At times, Chu Ling was frighteningly intelligent, and at other times, she was adorably foolish.

It seemed that the "source code" did indeed think differently from normal people at certain moments.

In dealing with "lies," people tend to question and then find another possibility, overturning the original statement.

But the "source code" was different.

Chu Ling’s approach was to confirm its existence and then exhaust all possible answers—

And Gu Shen had deliberately marked information that, when combined, pointed towards an imminent answer.

"The second heir in Qingzhong is... me?"

Chu Ling was obviously not quite accustomed to the somewhat exaggerated description of her appearance earlier.

The girl sitting in carriage 001 blushed slightly, fortunately unseen by anyone.

She took a deep breath and said seriously, "Gu Shen, the virtual image in the Spiritual World has no connection to the real world. Your previous description is invalid. The me you see is merely ’imaginary’."

Gu Shen asked with a smile, "Then what if next time I change my tune and say the second heir is actually an ugly monster?"

"You... pah!"

Chu Ling was indignant.

Soon... she fell into perplexity.

"But I have never practiced Divination Skill... nor have I ever been to Qingzhong..."

"Truth and falsehood, falsehood within truth. Whether you’ve been to Qingzhong or can perform divination, these things are not important," said Gu Shen with a meaningful tone. "Often, what people care about is not the ’truth’... but the answer they ’imagine’ in their minds."

Chu Ling was stunned.

"In fact, it was my last conversation with Master Qianye that inspired me."

Gu Shen continued, "The Gu family no longer cares whether Gu Changzhi is truly dead... They just hope to stabilize the situation in Changye. So even if Gu Changzhi lies in eternal rest in Qingzhong, it does not matter."

"For those who long for the guidance of Divination Skill, the same principle applies. They have always been waiting for hope."

"The Tomb Guardians do not leave Qingzhong, nor take on disciples... so they can only wait in silence."

"Now, an heir who inherits the Divination Skill has appeared."

"Whether it’s you or me, it’s insignificant," Gu Shen said calmly. "What’s important is... that someone has appeared, and compared to Master Qianye, this heir is more easily found."

"But I never existed..."

"No, compared to a great figure like Master Qianye who won’t give a divination, you... actually do exist," Gu Shen laughed. "Because I exist, it signifies your existence."