Light Fortress
Chapter 567 - 136: By then, I’ll teach her the art of divination (Seeking monthly votes~)

Chapter 567: Chapter 136: By then, I’ll teach her the art of divination (Seeking monthly votes~)

Gu Lushen lifted his head.

His gaze seemed to pierce through monumental statues, layers of mist, eventually settling on that remote wilderness.

"After touching the ’Spark’, I did not become stronger, nor did I receive the favor of fate..."

"Rather, it seemed as if an eye was born in the depths of my heart, constantly reminding me that I am but an insignificant firefly. The true sun, the one who possessed the Spark and ascended to the Divine Throne, was Gu Changzhi."

"After he became the occupant of the Divine Throne, no matter how far away, I could always feel that tinge of heat..."

His voice calm, he recounted that subtle change taking over his body.

As if telling the story of a stranger.

"Whether it’s day or night, whether my eyes are open or closed. I can always see, I must always see... that ’Spark’ is burning me at every moment."

"This is not a gift—"

"This is a curse!"

The ’Spark’ was constantly reminding him that compared to Gu Changzhi, he was merely a loser.

This torment lasted for a long, long time.

Until... Gu Changzhi’s last return to Changye.

Gu Lushen smiled and said, "And after he entered his eternal rest, that tinge of heat vanished... for a whole twenty years."

He spoke indifferently, "So I knew from the start that the so-called faith of the old faction had already been shattered. It was just that I had been preparing for the arrival of the final moment for too long."

Starting an internal war within the Gu family required extensive planning.

And from twenty years ago, Gu Lushen had started preparing... leading to the situation today.

"And just recently, that eye in the depths of my heart, which had been extinguished for twenty years, opened again... I knew it was Gu Changzhi’s ’Spark’ that had reappeared."

Gu Lushen said calmly, "It’s just a pity that the light from that eye is too faint, nowhere near the former sun’s majesty."

He dared to enter the Inner Mausoleum alone for this reason.

If he confirmed that... Gu Changzhi was still alive.

Then he would end the internal war with the old faction immediately.

But unfortunately.

The reopening of that eye reminded Gu Lushen that all he had done over the years was correct.

Gu Shen could feel it.

The mists of the Inner Mausoleum began to flow, and there were faint signs of wind gathering.

These were signs of the Array Patterns being activated.

The Tomb Guardian didn’t respond to Gu Lushen word for word, but she quietly activated the great arrays of the Qing Tomb Inner Mausoleum. Obviously, she was on guard for Gu Lushen’s sudden attack...

"Qianye, relax, I’m not going to make a move."

Gu Lushen heard the rapid wind beside him, he said with a smile, in high spirits, "I came to the Qingzhong Mausoleum today as a visitor."

He had thought that Gu Changzhi would become the nightmare of his life.

He would have to endure the pain of being scorched by a great sun in the depths of his heart at every moment for the rest of his life.

But fate had been kind to him.

Twenty years of tranquility.

Today, upon "opening his eyes" again, he saw a firefly’s light as feeble as his own.

"Qianye... I’ve been thinking."

Gu Lushen asked profoundly, "The people of Changye hold you sacred only because Gu Changzhi rests here. Your words are considered Divine Oracles, every statement is believed without question by those outside. But if Gu Changzhi truly died, would they still think so? If they knew that you, with your Divination Skills, had sown a great lie, would they still trust you?"

A Prophet without desires? A noble, selfless Guardian?

No... This is nothing but a fake Saint who deceives the world.

Twenty years ago.

The Divine Throne had fallen.

And over these years, Qianye concealed the truth behind the scenes, sealed off the Qingzhong Mausoleum... these acts, once held as "Divine Protection," would at that time become "crimes."

Within the mist, there was the sound of Extraordinary Essence bursting forth!

With a bang!

An array was activated!

"Boom boom boom—"

The Transcendents waiting outside the Qingzhong Cemetery watched as the Extraordinary Essence from the Inner Mausoleum shook, their faces pale... had the fight started?

They wanted to go in and help, but quickly realized that they probably couldn’t help.

One after another, the great arrays of the Inner Mausoleum activated, the soaring Extraordinary Essence like fireworks, concealing the Heavenly Curtain. Master Qianye, who controlled the Array Patterns, condensed a form with "spiritual power," appearing on a mountain peak miles away.

Countless streams of Extraordinary Essence formed this grand robe.

Amidst the howling wind.

The black robe fluttered loudly.

Thousands of golden threads wound between the fingers of this form.

The moment Qianye appeared, a palm was already on Gu Lushen’s forehead.

Behind her, floated thousands of Array Patterns, like separate worlds of their own, sending out ripples, either golden or silver...

This was the first time Gu Shen had seen such a sight.

He was deeply shaken by the scene of Master Qianye’s action, never imagining that the full activation of the Inner Mausoleum’s Array Patterns could cause such a terrifying phenomenon. No wonder the Transcendents of the new faction who had attacked Qingzhong years ago all failed.

If all these arrays launched an attack...

Even a Titled one could not possibly resist, right?

...

...

"Shh."

"Shh."

Crumbling leaves on the mountain crags were torn apart by the fierce wind, yet the eye of the tornado was dead silent.

The man sitting in the wheelchair remained impassive.

Gu Lushen was very satisfied with Master Qianye’s "appearance," which also meant... that his previous words had had an effect.