Light Fortress
Chapter 728 - 3: Meeting God

Chapter 728: Chapter 3: Meeting God

"Broken wood chips... Could they possibly come from the teacher’s wand?"

Gu Shen furrowed his brows.

He couldn’t understand this point.

As far as he knew, the teacher had left from the Moon City Fortress’s Disaster Realm... That place was too far from the location marked on the map, so if there really were fragments of the wand, how could Hong Zhong have found them?

"Is this person’s testimony trustworthy?" Gu Shen asked with his mind voice.

"Judging by Hong Zhong’s records, his testimony is trustworthy, because this file is excellent. He has been with the North Continent Army for twenty-one years, followed the Investigation Corps on nearly a hundred missions, and has steadily progressed to the position of elite team captain," Chu Ling spoke slowly: "This person has no need to lie."

She knew what Gu Shen was thinking.

"The map outside the North Continent is fragmented, and no one knows where the exit of Moon City Disaster Realm leads... If the Snow Mountain Canyon beyond Gu Castle Fortress really has a view of the ’oasis’, then picking up Mr. Shu’s wand is not impossible," Chu Ling said solemnly: "I have rechecked the calculation process of the database, and the reason why Deep Sea gave a 67% probability is because it combined the psychic analysis of Hong Zhong; every word this guy said has undergone a lie detector test and hasn’t produced any abnormal spiritual fluctuations."

Gu Shen knew what Chu Ling’s words meant: "So... it’s all true."

"Yes."

Chu Ling continued, "But... the truth doesn’t necessarily mean it’s the actual fact."

Most of the time, people would believe what they see before their eyes.

It’s just... seeing isn’t always believing.

"The biggest doubt in this case file at the moment is the temporary disappearance of the elite team’s ’Spiritual Imprint’ some time ago." Lu Nanzhi gently tapped on the table and spoke seriously: "This question, even the North Continent Army cannot explain, so they hope East Continent can provide some technical support."

"Technical support?"

Gu Shen raised an eyebrow.

"General Bai Xi wrote an email, hoping Mr. Shu’s disciples could make a trip to the North Continent, to identify the spiritual remnants on the wand’s wood chips." Lu Nanzhi pushed the entire case file to Gu Shen and continued slowly: "The best candidate to fulfill this mission... is you."

Gu Shen was a Spiritual Transcendent.

To identify the spiritual aura of his martial sister, brother, and teacher, he was undoubtedly the most suitable.

However, Gu Shen vaguely felt that there was more to this matter than met the eye.

"There’s no need to rush this matter," Mr. Chen San said softly: "The North Continent Army is still performing the final psychic examination on Hong Zhong... You still have time to think about it. We were originally planning to wait a bit longer..."

"No need, my vacation has already ended," replied Gu Shen as he took the case file and stood up. "But before setting off for the North Continent, I want to make a trip to Changye first."

...

...

"Gu Shen, there’s something peculiar about this matter."

On the way to Changye in the heavy machinery of Da Du.

Gu Shen activated "Awaken from Hibernation" and soon entered the mental cultivation world of the breathing technique.

He arrived in the 001 carriage.

Chu Ling knitted her brows, her tone serious: "In such cases, Deep Sea typically doesn’t get involved in the tracing of fragmentary evidences..."

Mr. Shu’s wand material was distinctive.

But after leaving the North Continent, the abundant free Extraordinary Essence of the Old World would erase or cover the wand’s spiritual aura.

In such a case, conducting a convincing trace identification becomes extremely difficult.

"Most importantly, Deep Sea would not present such a... strange probability," Chu Ling pondered, adding: "If it were ’Source Code’ giving the answer, then there would only be three possibilities."

Yes. No.

And... inconclusive.

"Agreed."

Gu Shen nodded too, speaking with some uncertainty: "Why do I feel... that the North Continent Army intentionally wants to make contact with me?"

The letter from Gu Changzhi hadn’t been made public yet.

Could it be that Her Majesty the Empress of the North Continent had foreseen all of this in advance?

...

...

Arriving in Changye.

The first thing Gu Shen did was to visit Qingzhong Cemetery.

The Divine Power of the Battle Fire was suspended in the air of the cemetery, a force that made people feel secure; the cemetery had been repaired and reopened to the public, with the large amount of Extraordinary Essence restored to orderly structure, drifting with the clouds in the sky.

Due to the sanctuary provided by the new Divine Throne.

The atmosphere of the cemetery underwent a drastic change; previously, the Battle Fire had always been dormant, which unavoidably made it seem somewhat morbid, and the tombstones of the deceased no longer gave off a chilling coldness.

Bai Shu’s Battle God Domain was different from Gu Changzhi’s.

Only those who entered the inner mausoleum could see the "true form" of this Divine Domain... Standing in the foggy hills, Gu Shen saw several "Divine Domains" that existed at the same time, overlapping each other.

That was the Divine Miracle combining "Reverse Flow" and the "Battle Fire."

In the same space-time, there wasn’t just one Golden Divine Domain, but several overlaid on top of each other.

The Great Success of the Bai Family bloodline could indeed carry the name of the Divine Throne... If we set aside the enhancement of the Fire, Bai Shu actually had some advantages over Gu Changzhi in the long run due to his cultivation.

Like the sun, Gu Changzhi was destined to have a short "Light Period" as he burned brightly.

While Bai Shu, because of the "power of time" in his bloodline, could go even further...

Thus, Bai Shu, having assimilated the "Battle Fire," was not too late.