Light Fortress
Chapter 564 - 135 Gu Lushen (Requesting Monthly Tickets!)

Chapter 564: Chapter 135 Gu Lushen (Requesting Monthly Tickets!)

A tiny barrier took root in the Four Seasons Wilderness.

It expanded slowly.

No one knew what was inside the barrier.

Master Qianye resumed control of the great array, while Gu Shen had reached the wilderness. He tried to move towards the distant "other shore" to reach the edge of the "Fire Barrier" he had seen... but the wilderness in the tomb was so vast, he had trekked for a very long time. The "point" marked in his spirit seemed to still be separated by a vast chasm.

Gu Shen knew.

The appearance of this fire seed in that place was no accident—it must have been deliberately done by Mr. Gu Changzhi.

The purpose was to prevent anyone from touching it.

Clearly, to truly see what was inside the "Fire Barrier," one would have to wait until it expanded to one’s front...

Was this considered good news?

Gu Shen did not know.

However, after waiting for twenty years, Gu Changzhi’s fire seed had finally appeared and was consciously absorbing the Extraordinary Essence of Qingzhong. Perhaps the Tomb Ghost’s initial calculations were correct.

"Gu Shen..."

The Tomb Guardian spoke softly, "For some reason, I can’t find peace in my heart."

She had earlier left the Four Seasons Wilderness to go to the cemetery for divination.

This was quite a rare act.

For Master Qianye, it made no difference where she sat.

Her heart encompassed the whole world.

Even within the tomb, she could divine the Five Continents.

But this time... she felt an unprecedented unrest, and no matter what, she could not calm herself, so she decided to leave the wilderness and go out into the world to regain her peace.

The result of the divination... was ultimately fuzzy, with only a small part clear.

"I always feel... someone is targeting Qingzhong. The appearance of this [Fire Seed] is probably no coincidence, but I haven’t figured out the specific reason or the next steps." Master Qianye, supporting her forehead, spoke wearily: "The other party is very cautious, targeting Qingzhong yet not rushing to act. If there is any sniff of this, it probably means they are ready."

Gu Shen understood what the Tomb Guardian meant.

He carefully asked, "Did your divination reveal anything?"

"All this will start with the five great families..."

The Tomb Guardian murmured lowly, "The five great families of Changye might face an unprecedented catastrophe."

Prophecy!

A jolt went through Gu Shen’s heart.

It was because of his unrest that he came to Qingzhong, seeking answers... and Master Qianye’s divination seemed to have pointed the way.

With Li Quhu closing his era, it was the beginning of everything...

After the death of the Li Family Master, the long-prepared Elder Council finally struck. A storm was brewing, and from the looks of it, they were clearly ready to reshuffle, removing Qing Sui’s position as Family Head, to usher in a new era!

And the Li family was just one of the five great families.

The Gong Mu Li Family, throughout the years, had steadfastly adhered to principles, banding together on external affairs... but in reality, even the strongest wall, over time, would show cracks.

The long slumber at the East Continent Divine Seat greatly affected morale.

The fire seed inside Qingzhong was the fundamental reason behind all these emerging cracks—

The Li Family’s shifts were just one visible shadow, but atop the towering peaks in the Snow Forbidden City, there were many unseen shadows proliferating, overlaying, and expanding.

"Someone is coming."

The Tomb Guardian furrowed her brow, "Gu Shen... I don’t want to see him; keep him out in the fog outside the inner tomb."

Gu Shen was somewhat surprised upon hearing this.

He wondered if inside Qingzhong there was someone even Master Qianye didn’t want to see, yet couldn’t avoid?

As he stepped out of the inner tomb and stood on the fog-enshrouded mountain peak, he immediately understood.

In the distance of the inner tomb, many people were escorting a figure. The figure was not old, a middle-aged man, but he sat in a wheelchair...

Today’s Gu family was still the premier great family of Changye.

But an eight-year internal struggle had caused the Gu family to tear internally, polarizing it into what were called the new and old factions.

The old faction, that is, the adherents to the Divine Oracle, steadfast defenders of Qingzhong from the Gu family.

They firmly believed that Mr. Gu Changzhi was still alive... and that one day he would emerge from Qingzhong.

The Transcendents of the Gu Family’s Old Faction, seeing the Tomb Guardian as the Prophet, experienced a massive setback nine years ago when they were forced to send Gu Nanfeng, the future Young Master of the Gu Family designated by Divine Oracle, away from the East Continent to the North Continent Fortress.

The conclusion of that escort battle also marked the end of the civil war.

The new faction, however, was the group opposing the Qingzhong Act.

They believed that the Gu family needed to move forward with significant reforms, and they did not believe... that Gu Changzhi was still alive; with divine power, as long as one had not died, there should be some sign. Furthermore, when the new faction achieved absolute superiority during the struggle, the Divine Seat remained silent, which meant he might not be as great as people revered him to be.

The actions of the new faction... revolved around probing "Qingzhong."

They wanted to see the inner tomb with their own eyes.

They wanted to personally verify... the whereabouts of the fire seed.

In that year’s war, the new faction’s Transcendents had tried "attacking" Qingzhong, but they hadn’t stirred up much disturbance.

The Tomb Guardian, who had mastered all the Array Patterns, activated the great array of the inner tomb, directly trapping all the attackers and forced the new faction to reach a final "peace agreement."

The new faction had no choice but to accept this outcome.

With the Tomb Guardian present, no one could enter the core of this tomb.

Thus, the Gu family’s new and old factions began a long "divided governance", with the leader named "Gu Lushen" leading the new faction against the old faction’s forces led by the elder master Gu Qilin.