Chapter 990: Chapter 990
Chapter 990: Chapter 148: When Jia Wei Comes Knocking
The giant tree supports the sky, casting thousands of green shades.
A young figure is suspended sitting cross-legged above the wilderness.
The entire world seems to center around him.
The frigid wind swirls.
The blades of grass bow in submission.
Where he sits, countless lead clouds gather at the Skytop, thundering continuously with the occasional Thunder Dragon rolling within the clouds, yet heavy rain never falls… This scene falls into the eyes of the two figures under the giant tree.
“No wonder you are Lord Divine.”
Tie Wu wipes the sweat from his face.
His eyes sparkle with brilliance.
The distant figure sitting in the wind can only be seen as a faint silhouette, yet it emits a pressure that makes the whole world bow… As the first Angel Envoy of the Pure Land World, Tie Wu cultivates the grass and plants, creating an innate sense with these spirits of flora over time.
Now with Gu Shen’s appearance, the spirits of flora in this world have a desire to worship.
Worship the creator of the world!
Even… the giant tree behind him does the same, countless green shades swaying with the wind as if invisible arms are shielding Gu Shen from the chill, providing warmth —
Hong Zhong looks at this scene in a daze.
The scene is sincerely shocking, leaving him speechless.
The fundamental substances of the world, the breath of the wind swirl around Gu Shen. Even the remaining Souls of the Pure Land World also feel an attraction.
“Lord Divine seems to be attempting a ‘Breakthrough’?”
Tie Wu tilts his head, thinks for a while, then shakes his head, saying, “No, not right… What boundary does Lord Divine need to break…”
In this Spiritual Divine Domain, he can’t sense Gu Shen’s realm.
Everything relies on guessing.
Moreover, due to the taming power of the Netherworld King’s Spark, any Soul revived within the Divine Domain innately recognizes Gu Shen as their master, so no matter how Tie Wu views it, he will only see Gu Shen as immensely great, too grand to look upon directly.
After thinking long and hard.
Tie Wu has a guess in his heart.
“Lord Divine… needs no more breakthroughs… then he must be creating some ‘Divine Miracle’… Hmm, could it be Breathing Method?”
The young figure in the distance seems to have his chest gently rising and falling.
The whole world follows his breath, contracting lightly, expanding slowly, performing a gentle, rhythmic “pulsation.”
Tie Wu’s pupils constrict.
He feels … the “seasons” of the entire Pure Land World seem to be changing?
The original potential of all things coming to life remains, but with several breaths of Gu Shen, his back sweats and the oppressive feel of the Skytop’s lead clouds grows stronger.
The whole world… seems to have heated up?
Is this… from spring to summer?
Tie Wu and Hong Zhong’s breaths become rapid, yet regretfully, the lead clouds at the Skytop dissipate slowly after several seconds, and the heat from “spring to summer” gradually fades away… A wave of coolness blows in the wind, dispelling the heat throughout, making them much more comfortable.
“One hundred and thirty-fourth time… failure…”
Gu Shen sits amidst the breath of the wind, slowly opening his eyes.
Creation of the second volume of the Breathing Method still ends in failure.
He exhales slowly, dispersing the dark clouds, his mood not overly disappointed. Mr. Gu Changzhi’s ‘Four Seasons Wilderness’ ensures that most Transcendents can achieve stable spiritual cultivation up to the twelfth level with just one volume of Jingzhe Guyu. Tʜe sourcᴇ of thɪs content ɪs N()velFire.net
The true prodigies, like Bai Xiu of S-grade, can comprehend two volumes of Breathing Method in the early stages of cultivation, gaining insight into the complete ‘Spring Breathing.’
This is the greatest gift left to the world by Mr. Gu Changzhi.
An unprecedented, top-tier ‘Open Scroll Breathing Method.’
All things in this world begin life in spring; the same applies to Transcendent cultivation. Those prodigies able to comprehend the complete ‘Spring Breathing’ can independently create subsequent ‘Breathing Methods,’ as long as they follow natural laws, they can create a suitable and personal ‘Summer Breathing,’ ‘Autumn Breathing’…
Mr. Gu Changzhi has passed away.
He left the most vibrant and lively ‘Jingzhe Spring Rain’ to astonish future generations.
As for the bleak and desolate ‘Great Cold,’ he reserved it for himself.
“As for ‘Summer Breathing,’ I’m still lacking some maturity…”
“Is it because the seeds and crops of the ‘Pure Land’ have yet to harvest?”
Gu Shen looks down upon the wilderness, pondering.
Now, the cultivation has made the Pure Land quite substantial, appearing prosperous, yet the planted seeds, despite taking root and sprouting, grow extremely slowly… Like being suppressed by some ‘rule.’
His ‘Pure Land’ is a unique Divine Miracle!
But a miracle does not mean able to break rules.
The development of ‘Pure Land’ is closely tied to his ‘spiritual power’ and ‘quantity of origin;’ if ‘spiritual power’ is insufficient, the growth of the spirits of plants will cease… Likewise, if ‘origin’ is lacking, the whole Pure Land will wither.
“Therefore… I need to break through to allow these ‘seeds’ to grow…”
Gu Shen rubs his chin, muttering: “Or perhaps, I need to push ‘Pure Land’ into summer to comprehend the second volume of Breathing Method?”
This problem stumped Gu Shen.
The link of cause and effect is hard to grasp.
Recalling the birth of Pure Land Suxuan Wood and Spring Breathing, it’s difficult to delineate who pushed whom, who determined whom… The path of cultivation is inherently interconnected.
Now, he is stuck at this bottleneck.
“My time cultivating is too short still…”
Gu Shen thinks for a moment, coming to this conclusion.
How extraordinary was Mr. Gu Changzhi?
He pioneered the four seasons and created the Eight Rolls of Breathing, taking decades… While he himself is merely at the threshold of ‘Summer Breathing’ in two years.
If Mr. Gu Changzhi had a spirit and saw his current progress, he would likely be surprised.
Gu Shen murmured to himself, “My cultivation speed is already fast enough. This second volume of the breathing technique should not be rushed.”
He shook his head, clearing his thoughts.
Gu Shen decided to slow down his comprehension of the “Summer Breathing”. This is not the same as “hitting the Golden Hoop” in cultivation… More attempts do not necessarily make it better.
The comprehension of breathing techniques requires the right time, place, and harmony with people.
This is not something that can be solved with sheer effort.
Even someone as talented as Gu Changzhi, without inspiration, trying multiple times would be in vain and just a waste of time.
Gu Shen glanced at Tie Wu and Hong Zhong on the other side. A wisp of thought swept past, and an invisible breeze enveloped him… He concealed his figure, but in reality, he was still sitting cross-legged above the clouds of the Four Seasons Wilderness.
“How are the news about the Holy Judges lately?”
He had been in seclusion, cultivating in the yard of Xuankong Mountain for seven days.
These seven days had been peaceful.
No outsiders came to disturb due to the message he sent out beforehand.
“Duke Zhuxue’s airship has just returned to Central City… The Holy Judges’ investigation of the Duolu River Disaster Realm has concluded.” Chu Ling’s figure was pieced together from fuzzy codes.
She appeared next to Gu Shen, looking down with him at the thriving Four Seasons Wilderness.
The sky full of grass and leaves held her aloft.
“Jia Wei and those Holy Judges… are currently under immense public pressure.” Chu Ling said, “Their investigation might not be able to last long.”
Gu Shen heard this news and did not feel happy.
“I don’t know why… my heart feels somewhat uneasy.”
He leaned back, in the void countless steels twisted out of nowhere, forming a throne to catch him.
Gu Shen held his head, murmuring, “I clearly have prepared, but this feeling of unease… where is it coming from?”
The small yard on Xuankong Mountain was filled with Qingzhong Ancient Text.
These ancient texts could prevent the overflow of spirit.
Besides, the sealed item carried by Meng Xiao had been burnt to ashes by Chi Huo.
The magic robe and bracelet were placed by Gu Shen in the Pure Land Domain within his Spirit Sea.
Thinking back and forth.
He couldn’t figure out… what “secret art” the Holy Judges might have to locate him, and that’s the scariest part.
Not knowing what move the opponent would make.
Gu Shen took a deep breath and raised his palm. With a “swoosh”, a cross pendant appeared in his palm.
He clutched the “Goddess of Destiny’s Sanctuary”, and asked softly, “Did the Holy Judges find any clues in the Duolu River Disaster Realm?”
Of course, the pendant wouldn’t answer.
But it could provide certain feedback based on Gu Shen’s doubts.
Gu Shen frowned and asked again, “So… did they find me because Light City has some unique soul sense?”
Still a piece of calmness.
It seems it’s not a direct “locking on people” spell either.
This time, Gu Shen pondered on the throne for a long time.
In a hoarse voice, he asked, “Is my sense of anxiety related to Meng Xiao’s ‘relics’?”
This time, the pendant provided a different response, it sent out a wisp of spirit indicating affirmation.
Gu Shen narrowed his eyes and immediately leaned forward.
He reached out and grabbed, instantly drawing an exquisitely transparent bracelet from the far void… After he washed away the “Light Aura” inside the bracelet, it became dim, without light, and somber.
“Is it related to this bracelet?”
The only possibility Gu Shen could think of was this “Catastrophe Divination Bracelet” that he couldn’t even fathom!
This was Meng Xiao’s relic… Although with such an extraordinary treasure, Meng Xiao might not have informed Light City.
But what if those Holy Judges had records?
Gu Shen wouldn’t foolishly take out the bracelet and wear it. All these days, he had been pressing the magic robe and bracelet under the Pure Land Suxuan Wood… to ensure nothing went wrong.
“Could it be… someone can sense this bracelet spiritually?”
Gu Shen’s expression immediately turned somber. He stared at the bracelet he had thoroughly “cleansed”… If it weren’t for the “Goddess of Destiny’s Sanctuary” giving a positive response, he wouldn’t have thought of this possibility at all.
Is this Light City’s means?
At this moment, in the real world, outside the yard of Xuankong Mountain, a group of Holy Judges arrived.
The Duolu River investigation had just ended.
Jia Wei, after receiving guidance from the “temple”, directly brought his subordinates and the list of people down from Duke Zhuxue’s airship… And the first name on the list was no one else but Gu Shen!
“Knock Knock Knock——”
The Red-armored Knight expressionlessly knocked on the gate of Xuankong Mountain’s courtyard.
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