Light Fortress
Chapter 724 - 206 About Life, About Death_2

Chapter 724: Chapter 206 About Life, About Death_2

Of course... not a show involving blowing bubbles with nasal mucus.

"Cui Zhongcheng’s work was really beautifully done."

Gu Shen said softly, "I saw many fake photos in grandmother’s collection... provided by Cui Zhongcheng of my time at the research institute."

His expression was somewhat complex as he spoke these words.

Because Deep Sea had treated the information of the Five Continents with "equalization," he was not worried that his grandmother would learn of the existence of the extraordinary world.

She had always thought that he worked at a research institute in the Dadu District.

It was only upon reflection that Gu Shen realized how far he had unwittingly traveled. At Wulaoshan, he harbored ordinary dreams, but now those dreams had been flung far, far away.

Perhaps, in another world, there really was a "researcher" Gu Shen?

He smiled.

This was actually a good thing.

Transcendents protected the Five Continents.

And he was destined to become a leader among the Transcendents, opposing the collapse of order.

This serene mountain, his birthplace, was fortunate for him to use his own power to protect this land from the external collapse of order...

It was just that in the future, his visits here would become less and less frequent.

After the deep of the night.

Grandmother and the children had all gone to sleep.

Gu Shen and Chu Ling left the orphanage and walked on the mountain path, the mountain breeze gently brushing against them, and beyond this mountain, they could see a long, distant river.

That was the Qing River.

They stood on the mountaintop, and tonight, the skytop was moonless, the stars brilliant as if they could be plucked by hand.

The mountain wind stirred Chu Ling’s attire, her red long dress fluttering in the breeze.

"I know what you’re thinking."

Chu Ling suddenly turned her back to Gu Shen, facing him.

She stood on the mountaintop, behind her the strands of clouds in the night sky and the flickering dim stars.

But with a slight smile, the distant mountains dimmed.

"The grand path..."

Chu Ling gently uttered two words.

These words seemed unrelated to this era, more like something from ancient storybooks, but when spoken by Chu Ling, clad in her red and white ceremonial robes, they felt perfectly natural.

"The grand path is merciless."

After a slight pause, Chu Ling spoke earnestly.

Ordinary people and Transcendents alike were all in pursuit of their own paths.

Those who mastered the Divination Skill possessed the ability to peek into destiny, aside from those special beings enveloped by the Power of Fire, each living being had a thread of destiny gold thread of their own.

That was the grand path.

Everyone has their own grand path.

Everyone pursues their grand path.

It’s just that... the grand path of Transcendents is different from ordinary life.

And the Divine Throne forged from the Fire’s Kind, was also different from other Transcendents.

"You’re wondering, when will you see them next? Are the old friends well?"

Chu Ling said calmly, "One doesn’t need Divination Skill to see that grandmother’s spirit is very weak, it’s a natural death, birth, aging, sickness, and death are an iron law, even if you are the ’Netherworld King’, you can’t change that."

"Yes."

Gu Shen did not deny what Chu Ling had said.

He looked sadly towards the orphanage at the foot of the mountain and softly said, "Grandmother... her life won’t last much longer."

The moment he saw Grandmother.

He actually wondered, could he use the power of the "Pure Land" to defy the iron law of life and death?

If he couldn’t keep Gu Changzhi, could he really not keep an ordinary mortal?

It’s just that... once the power of the "Pure Land" was used, how would he explain everything to Grandmother?

Chu Ling asked softly, "So, what are you planning to do?"

She didn’t interfere with Gu Shen’s choice, but silently watched him, wanting to hear his thoughts.

"I might... do nothing."

It was a long time before Gu Shen spoke.

He softly said, "Here, I am not the ’Netherworld King’; I am just Xiao Gu who grew up at the foot of the mountain. Grandmother’s life has already reached its endpoint, she is not like Tie Wu."

Chu Ling listened quietly.

"The grand path is merciless, yet it also has mercy," Gu Shen said, "For me... keeping her might actually be a cruel outcome. She does not live for me, nor should I decide whether she can die or not."

After listening, Chu Ling slowly said, "Actually... if I were you, I would do the same thing. Only, my reasons for doing this would be based on the calculations of the ’source code.’ I don’t think using the fire’s power to meddle with mundane rules is a good thing, setting aside your and ’the deceased’s’ relationship, it could cause a hidden damage to the Pure Land."

As it appears now.

The Pure Land has stringent conditions for the retention of the deceased.

To maintain this world that defies the rules, known as the "Netherworld King World," it requires a vast amount of Extraordinary Essence.

The growth of the secluded woods, the evolution of seasons, the rules of this world, all are established on this basis... and maintaining Tie Wu’s spirit is likewise a consumption.

However, Tie Wu also reciprocated to the Pure Land.

This past year, as he grew along with the Pure Land World, cultivated his spirit, he also indirectly helped the Pure Land World "produce" Extraordinary Essence.

And once "disorderly" lost souls are adopted.

This clean world would become "polluted"... This world is a presence that even the Divine Thrones would marvel at as a Divine Miracle, to expand the Pure Land, one must make the right move at every step.

"Perhaps... after a long time, you might be able to keep any ’deceased’, but not now."