Light Fortress
Chapter 623 - 156 How Dare You!_3

Chapter 623: Chapter 156 How Dare You!_3

For six hundred years, the five major families had always adhered to a certain ancient ceremony, placing great emphasis on the hierarchy of status.

This could be seen from the matter of setting up nameplates in the Elder Council’s ancestral hall.

The "order" that the five major families had painstakingly built?

It was the order of "names"!

Each Family Head who received official recognition and acknowledgement would possess a token... That was an extremely important object, symbolizing the long history of the five major families, passed down from generation to generation, never lost even in wars.

Before his death, Li Quhu naturally passed on this token to his daughter.

This was actually the reason why those from the Elder Council impeached Li Qingsui before, intending to strip her of her position!

If Li Qingsui were to be impeached,

Then no matter who the new Family Head might be... they must possess that Token!

In Qingzhong Cemetery... the function of the Family Head Token was no longer the so-called "name".

This place was Soul Comforting Village, a sanctuary for the deceased.

Once dead, everyone was equal.

No matter how powerful you were in life, after death you became just a Ghost Soul.

"Name" lost its function here.

The establishment of the Qingzhong Cemetery in the beginning... was actually due to the recognition of all the ruling powers of the five major families, which allowed its construction.

The five Family Head Tokens played a crucial role.

For Mr. Gu Changzhi’s resting place lay within the Giant Statue Ruins; six hundred years ago, when the ancestors of the five major families came to Changye, it was here that their "rise" began... The five Family Head Tokens concealed within them five strands of primal bloodline powers, each able to resonate and tremble with one of the statues in the Giant Statue Ruins.

The bloodline of the Gong Family was related to the "Ancient God" Jialouluo!

As for the other major families...

Due to the dense mist that shrouded the Giant Statue Ruins, almost no one knew the bloodline secrets of the five major families.

The person who possesses the Family Head Tokens of the five major families might very well be transported to the "inner tomb"?

This was a conclusion deduced by "Deep Sea"... it didn’t represent the truth, but it did indicate a highly probable possibility.

"We are now heading to the ’inner tomb’."

Chu Ling spoke calmly.

Shen Li had heard of the "inner tomb" and, to him, before the great explosion, it was the most mysterious place within the cemetery, enveloped in mist all day long.

Without the Tomb Guardian’s permission, no one could enter.

But now...

Even a fool knew that with Qingzhong in this state, something must have happened to Master Qianye.

"Inner tomb..."

Shen Li posed a very important question, "The Wine God’s Divine Throne... could it be... inside the inner tomb?"

He was obsessed with martial arts, not a fool.

The one with the power to transform the cemetery in such a manner...

Given the current situation, it could only be the Wine God’s Divine Throne.

"Yes."

Chu Ling lowered her gaze slightly, this was one of the few definite results Deep Sea had calculated after some deliberation.

The Wine God’s Divine Throne was certainly within the inner tomb!

"If you are afraid to enter the inner tomb, I can find a deserted spot to set you down," Chu Ling said softly, "Xu Yan’s target should have shifted to me... Perhaps you could use this opportunity to escape."

"Heh..."

Shen Li shook his head.

"Miss Chu, you really... think too little of me."

The Little Iron Man laughed weakly, "I, Shen Li, am not one to covet life and fear death. I’d actually like to see that legendary Divine Throne and spit on it. Besides... his situation is quite dire, isn’t it?"

If the God of Wine could appear in person, then why bother with all this trouble?

The person who should be killed, the Divine Throne only needs a thought to erase them!

An unexpected answer.

Chu Ling fell silent for a short while.

Subconsciously thinking for others, she still followed the logic of Deep Sea, the "source code" could simulate many correct choices, but it could not simulate successful "human nature"... If it were Deep Sea controlling Shen Li, then parting ways and escaping on their own would certainly be the best choice at this moment.

After a moment of silence.

She couldn’t help but laugh.

This was the beauty of this place... a world that could not be simulated by data, nor predicted by code.

The purple light behind her was getting closer and closer.

The burning of Black Flower was nearing its end.

What remained was only a small fragment of a broken stem, emitting a dark and profound glow.

Chu Ling took a deep breath.

She charged towards the "inner sanctum" deduced by Deep Sea, in the distance loomed a towering snow mountain shrouded by hundreds of meters of thick fog... As she collided with high speed, the boundless fog and clouds shattered apart.

Shen Li’s teeth clattered.

Veins on his forehead swelled as he felt the layers of snow fog hitting him, as if some taboo power was hindering him from entering the inner sanctum... After crashing into the snow mountain, there was no sensation of "shattering" as he had imagined.

Nor was there pain.

He just plunged into boundless darkness.

Extreme cold seeped into his marrow!

The darkness churned, and light flickered.

In the far distance, he seemed to see rings of golden lines, winding around, where there stood towering giant statues and mountain ranges!

And before those mountains... he thought he saw a familiar figure sitting cross-legged, surrounded by countless Array Pattern Diagrams.

Those diagrams were inscribed with complex and cryptic symbols.

One after another, they linked together with the thin and fragile paper, forming a circular giant wall, as if to envelope the entire heavens and earth in a whirlwind of light.

"Brother Gu..."

Shen Li recognized that figure.

He felt an inexplicable sense of comfort in his heart.

In the darkness.

That figure, as if sensing something, also raised his head.

Gu Shen was puzzled.

After the arrival of the Great Cold Disaster Realm, the entire cemetery was covered, only the area where he was located remained peaceful due to the Tomb Guardian’s utmost effort at providing Sanctuary, free from the envelopment of the Great Cold Disaster Realm.

However, beyond the Array Patterns encircling him, there was only darkness.

At this moment, Gu Shen looked towards the distant darkness.

In his eyes were surprise, confusion, astonishment, disbelief... a myriad of complex emotions were contained within.

Because he saw the last person he expected to see.

The next moment.

His eyes instantly turned grim.

Because from within the darkness, a streak of purple light emerged, a palm wrapped in iron wind, fiercely struck towards Chu Ling’s back!

Gu Shen abruptly stood up.

Accompanied by a tremendous sound, thousands of Array Pattern Diagrams scattered all at once!

"Xu Yan, you dare!"

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(PS: 1, Reporting in, today’s ten-thousand-word update has been completed with assured quality! It was not easy, as I wrote without a suitable environment until dark! My wrist can no longer endure. 2, I know I’m going to be scolded for ending the Chapter abruptly, but there’s nothing I can do, because every Chapter is a climax. However, the good news is that the trip is over, I’ll be going home tomorrow, and continue to burst out updates, with a base of ten thousand words!)