Chapter 675: Chapter 183 Pure Land
Netherworld King?
This word stirred in Gu Shen’s mind.
mories buried in the years past surged forth at this mont…
On Zero Zero One, A-009 handing him the Truth Ruler was no coincidence.
The Four Seasons Wilderness, capable of containing Tie Wu’s spirit and achieving “harboring the deceased,” was no coincidence.
In the Ghost Cage, slaying innurable evil ghosts; in the Snow Forbidden City Dojo, comprehending the Spring Breathing; in the desolate Pure Land, successfully planting seeds until they took root and sprouted… none of these were coincidences.
If Gu Shen had had more ti, if the situation at the mausoleum hadn’t been so urgent, perhaps he would have understood it all when he saw that pitch-black spark from the Giant Statue Ruins…
Gu Lushen, Bai Shu, seeing that Netherworld King’s Spark, both looked solemn as if facing a formidable enemy.
After all, it was a supre divine object that radiated terrifyingly chaotic power.
But Gu Shen… didn’t feel threatened; instead, he felt warmth.
If these were not coincidences.
Then where did it all begin?
“I am… the Netherworld King…”
Gu Shen muttered to himself, suddenly raising his head and asking a very aningful question, “Was it long ago?”
Gu Changzhi slowly shook his head.
“Regarding that question… I can’t give an answer.”
He said softly, “But there is one thing to which I can give you a clear response, and that is when Divine Power descended in the Golden Domain and I saw you, I felt a familiar aura on you.”
“A familiar… aura?”
“The Ruler in your hand cos from a friend I once had,” said Gu Changzhi, sowhat wistfully.
The emphasis of that statent was on… once.
Gu Shen had seen the full form of the Truth Ruler… the arc of silvery light turning black, the creation of its antithesis, was destruction.
The mont you wield this Ruler, as long as your spiritual power is strong enough, you can “do anything.”
Becoming a god isn’t difficult, as long as you can pay a sufficient price.
And this Ruler, it ca from a friend of Gu Changzhi…
Soone whose records had been sealed by the Federation Governnt for decades.
Netherworld King.
Now, it’s more accurate to say the previous Netherworld King.
“So, the Divine Power that descended in Da Du wasn’t the Battle Fire’s Divine Power.” Gu Shen murmured: “It was the Netherworld King…”
Gu Changzhi nodded.
Gu Shen’s expression beca complicated.
So that’s how it was…
No wonder his mind had been filled with soul sound temptations similar to when he first wielded the Truth Ruler, with negative emotions like destruction and annihilation surging in his heart.
That instance of the “Divine Descending” felt extraordinarily strange, much like the first ti he held the Truth Ruler.
He was on the verge of losing control.
But now, it was sowhat different.
Gu Shen stood under the Suxuan tree, clenching his fist; he didn’t feel an abundant power perating his spirit.
The sensation at this mont… was far less intense than the previous experience of Divine Descending.
He was still himself.
It was just that in the Spiritual World, the Chi Huo had completely shown its “pitch black” color.
His robe, too, had been influenced by spiritual power, transforming into ancient attire befitting the Netherworld King.
He murmured, “So does this an I… am now the Divine Throne?”
Why isn’t the power erging?
“From a long-term perspective, you are the next Netherworld King,”
Gu Changzhi spoke slowly: “You and this spark have an unprecedented compatibility, as if naturally destined… Millions of people in this world need to fight desperately for a single spark. But for you, it was the Netherworld King’s Spark that chose you.”
“But… strictly speaking, you are not yet the Netherworld King.”
“You have not rged with the spark, not even qualified to rge with it…” Gu Changzhi said soothingly: “You are not yet strong enough, at most, you can only borrow a fraction of the spark’s power.”
The Federation Governnt’s control over eligibility for spark adaptation was extrely strict.
The “Fla Dream” left by the Divine Throne, anyone could comprehend… It was just a potential test.
But to truly try to fuse with the spark, without Titled strength, it was impossible to succeed!
Bai Shu had said that only Transcendents who had reached the Titled Level could possibly ta the spark.
And that slim chance was just an incredibly faint one in a thousand.
For that chance of taming the spark, Gu Lushen, who ranked extrely high among the Titled, willingly endured the tortures of the world, his spirit and body both ravaged… yet in the end, he could not grasp even that one-thousandth of a chance.
At this mont, Gu Shen silently sensed his spirit.
He didn’t feel that he had beco much stronger, but when the Chi Huo on his brow turned completely black, he indeed faintly felt a connection that crossed the boundary between illusion and reality.
No matter where he was in the Disaster Realm, it could guide him in a direction.
That was the direction of the “Netherworld King’s Spark.”
Right now, he understood the reason behind Gu Lushen’s silent endurance for over twenty years, having a spark constantly guiding him forward… It was indeed a peculiar sensation.
The voice in his heart was intermittent.
If he hadn’t known clearly that it was a temptation… Gu Shen would want to try grasping that spark right now!
“The Netherworld King’s Spark is the most dangerous of all known sparks.”
“If the Transcendent wielding the spark doesn’t have a firm mind, strong enough spirit… then it’s very easy to be corrupted by the spark. The Ruler in your hand has the sa side effect.”
Gu Changzhi earnestly said: “Once the spirit loses control, there’s no chance for redemption. Hence, its wielder must have an extraordinarily resilient will.”
Gu Shen took a deep breath.
He cast all the distracting thoughts from his mind.
A-009… was it because of overusing the Truth Ruler that it went out of control?
This ruler seed to have caused many tragedies.
He rembered when the Divine descended, the Wine God stated he had witnessed the Divine War of the Old World… It was the battle between Gu Changzhi and the Netherworld King.
Now, it was obvious that all this was due to the “loss of control” of the Netherworld King Spirit. Gu Changzhi had no choice but to slay him!
A spark, a ruler, could actually cause a being of the Divine Throne level to lose control?
“The reason I sealed this spark in the tomb… was because I didn’t want to see the sa tragedy that befell the forr Netherworld King again.”
Gu Changzhi said earnestly, “If one day you decide to comprehend the spark, please make sure your spirit is stable; otherwise, the loss of control of the Netherworld King’s Spark could be a disaster for the entire Five Continents.”
“Understood.”
Gu Shen nodded solemnly.
However.
The biggest issue at the mont was the upcoming Divine War with the Wine God!
He had rely sensed a response from the Netherworld King’s Spark, but how was he to fight this Divine War?
“Look.”
Gu Changzhi pressed his hands on Gu Shen’s shoulders, urging him to turn around slowly.
Gu Shen saw a vast wilderness.
That was the Spirit Realm created by Gu Changzhi, containing the four seasons of spring, sumr, autumn, and winter, echoing the passage of ti in this world and the flourishing and withering of all beings… Every Transcendent who contemplated the Spring Breathing had the chance to coalesce this domain.
However.
No one had been able to wholly and perfectly coalesce this domain.
The reason was simple.
The Eight Rolls of Breathing was only at the creation stage… Even Gu Changzhi himself had not brought this domain to Great Success.
He was halted at the creation of the final volu of breathing.
“Great Cold.”
From life to death.
All things frozen.
Gu Changzhi asked, “What do you see?”
Gu Shen murmured in response, “I see… the ‘Four Seasons Wilderness’ you created.”
Could this be the Four Seasons Wilderness nearing Great Success?
In the distance, from far to near, sweeping from the horizon to his feet, were shattered frost and snow, withered leaves, vibrant cicada shells, and moist grass tips. The rolling wind moved from winter to spring, nourishing the great green Lush Suspension Wood.
The Four Seasons Wilderness, a world unto itself, encompassing all things.
“No…”
Gu Changzhi shook his head.
“Everyone thinks that I alone created the ‘Four Seasons Wilderness.’
His voice was heavy and slightly hoarse, “But in fact, this was not my creation alone…”
Gu Shen was slightly startled.
In his mont of haziness, the spiritual scene before him slowly shifted.
In front of him was a barren “Pure Land,” Tie Wu kneeling without rising, renewed and overturned soil, a broken world, but one where all that had perished thrived anew as a “New World.”
“Long ago, he said he wanted to na his beloved world ‘Pure Land.’
Gu Changzhi’s eyes brimd with reminiscence.
He laughed softly: “It was a world without conflict, where all beings buried under tombstones no longer distinguished between superior and inferior, noble and lowly, nor suffered disdain. Upon this Pure Land, every soul of the deceased was equal, everyone could achieve Immaculateness, witness glaze, and enjoy supre bliss.”
Every word and every sentence spoken by Gu Changzhi was a great shock to Gu Shen.
Because…
This was exactly what he had been thinking when creating this world.
Identical to the previous Netherworld King!
“He wanted to create a whole new world.”
“A world where the deceased can be reborn.”
Gu Changzhi looked at Gu Shen and said softly, “Take another look…”
This ti, Gu Shen looked again.
It was a barren world, but after the Lush Suspension Wood grew, Gu Shen seed to see the dream Li Qingci had described to him.
He seed to see a vast and boundless world, where towering trees swayed, golden spike flowers fluttered, long rivers stretched, and ferryn rowed their boats.
It was indeed a dream, but not a false, elusive fantasy.
In the future, everything was possible.
“Do you see it? That is your Pure Land World.”
Gu Changzhi smiled, “This Lush Suspension Wood is the ‘Tree of Dreams Co True,’ containing hopes that can do anything. I tried to plant it but unfortunately failed.”
The tree in the Qing Tomb Inner Mausoleum was far from as magnificent as the one before his eyes.
The failed Lush Suspension Wood.
Actually… also signified the demise of Gu Changzhi.
“With the existence of the Lush Suspension Wood and the Pure Land, even just a trace of the Power of Fire is enough to face this Divine War…”
Gu Changzhi laughed and patted Gu Shen’s shoulder, “Please find my remains, and with the power of Pure Land, ‘awaken’ .”
“I can burn for Changye once more.”
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(PS: 1. I will try my best to explode with updates today, but quality cos before quantity. It’s confird that there will be one chapter in the afternoon and two in the evening; the specific tis are uncertain. 2. This volu is entitled “Pure Land,” and from the beginning, I’ve been contemplating how to lay the groundwork for this chapter, and I’m very satisfied with the results so far. Today is the last day of the month, and I’m asking for your monthly votes. If we can reach 3000 votes, I will add an extra update!)
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