Barrier of Light

"Finally... I want to talk about the handling of the incident in the auditorium."

Zhou Jiren habitually took out his cigar, thinking that this was Lu Nanzhi's yard, and that the lady didn't like the smell... So he just kept holding it in his mouth without lighting it, "Zhou Yu's case is a great contribution." , but you should know that this credit is not something you can take now, even if you are S-level."

Gu Shen said softly: "I know."

"What kind of compensation do you want?" Zhou Jiren narrowed his eyes and said, "I heard that you robbed Cui Zhongcheng... Do you still lack sealed artifacts in your hand?"

As he spoke, he glanced at Gu Shen's wrist.

Able to offset a high-intensity impact, the Liufu Hand Beads, which were once A-level sealed objects but were downgraded due to excessive consumption, now have two left.

I heard that Gu Shen also took an inconspicuous pointer from the ground of Huazhi.

Of course, battles between extraordinary beings can also be won by relying on the number of "sealed objects". This is the so-called way of fighting where the family is big and the business is big, and the opponent can be beaten half to death just by throwing treasures.

It's just that within the parliament, A-level sealed objects are highly scarce. Being able to hold one as the main combat weapon is enough to match one's own combat power...

To be truly powerful, you still have to rely on yourself.

Sealed objects are for auxiliary purposes.

The higher the rating, the stronger it is... but what powerful extraordinary beings often look for is not the highest-rated sealed artifact, but the one that best suits them.

"Teacher...what I lack may not be the Sealed Artifacts."

Gu Shen smiled bitterly.

After he came to Dadu, he experienced many battles, from the fight between Jiangtan and Qushui, to the desperate counterattack on Yuandan Street, to the escape at the Nanwan Building, and then the snow crash at last night's dance... Every battle is extremely thrilling.

And the biggest feeling Gu Shen experienced from it was...

My overall strength is too weak.

The twelfth level of the Deep Sea Trial, he is now only on the third level even though he is fully qualified. The combat power that the spiritual system can exert in the early stage is limited... Due to the characteristics of blazing fire, he is not afraid of fighting in the dream, but on this journey Every one of the extraordinary people of the attack type and nature type that I encountered were much higher than their own rank.

Dadu District... was originally the first urban district in Jiangnan, Dongzhou.

Strong people gather here!

Leaving aside Chen Mi and Song Ci, who are the eleventh-level preparatory level players second only to the titled extraordinary ones, there are still many mid- to high-level extraordinary beings at the seventh and eighth levels of the deep sea.

He simply cannot intervene in high-level battles.

"Well...I understand what you mean."

Zhou Jiren nodded slowly.

Don't blame Gu Shenwei.

But in the metropolitan area...there are indeed too many strong people.

There are only a few extraordinary people in Dongzhou. How many can be permanently stationed in a certain city or a certain area? Twelve-level transcendent beings who are given titles within the federal system have tasks that they must go out to perform every year, and they spend most of their time running around.

But most of them have a permanent seal.

[Shimokawa] Gu Zhi who retreated from the fortress... A combat power of his level, under the current situation, should not appear in a peaceful and stable area, unless this area is of high importance.

Gu Zhi was able to stay in Dadu because this area had a unique status in Dongzhou.

With the title on guard, no matter how serious the crisis below S level is, it will not affect the normal operation of the metropolitan area.

As a newcomer, Gu Shen's promotion and training speed was already astonishing. However, in the high-level tasks in the metropolitan area, he was indeed unable to play a decisive role in determining the outcome of the battle.

"I don't know what kind of compensation I should ask for... To me, even now, I am just a 'poor boy' who has never seen the world. I don't know what I want to take if I have gold and silver."

Gu Shen sighed.

"If I have to decide the content of compensation... I hope that in the future, I can practice all the breathing techniques left by Gu Changzhi in the three institutes."

"In fact, I just hope that I can become stronger, faster...become stronger."

He showed his cards, and there was actually nothing to hide. After experiencing these battles, Gu Shen knew that the gap between himself and those powerful extraordinary beings could not be filled by relying on sealed objects.

"..."

After hearing this, Mr. Shu hummed slightly, said nothing, and just extended his palm.

A fallen leaf fell from the branch of the banyan tree and landed on his outstretched palm. The fallen leaf seemed to have fallen into a lake and slowly dipped into his palm.

Fallen leaves return to their roots.

"Remember what I said before?"

Zhou Jiren raised his head and turned his gaze to the banyan tree again.

"If you make a towering tree, it will last for hundreds of years."

"Being a bright night-bloom lasts only one night."

"Many people will misunderstand this sentence... and think that I am encouraging my disciples to walk slowly and slow down. In fact, the practice of extraordinary people is a reverse path full of ups and downs. Those who have the ability to walk fast are only 10/20 , walking slowly is the norm.”

Zhou Jiren looked at Gu Shen and smiled, "And those who are qualified to enter the Judgment Office, and those who are qualified to worship under my 'Towering Tree' are all geniuses with extraordinary talents. Each of them has extraordinary speed in cultivation." , can all be done very quickly... Of course you are no exception."

"That's why I put these words on my lips and remind them all the time."

"If you can go fast, you should go slow."

Gu Shen was a little confused.

He understood, but he didn't seem to understand.

"In the adjudication office, there are several powerful extraordinary ones. If the Eastern Continent Council decides to relax the limit on the number of seats for the 'Grand Adjudicator', then they will soon become the new 'Grand Adjudicator'... They have With his strength, he has also taught outstanding disciples and students. However, there is no level of Taoism. Everyone’s practice philosophy is different, and the students and disciples he educates are also different.”

"Zhu Wang's favorite disciple, Han Dang. When he entered the Judgment Office, he set a dream interpretation record for Jingzhe. He made great progress and continuously broke the records of the Judgment Office... and now he is at the eleventh level of the deep sea."

"As for your Senior Sister Luo, when she entered the Judgment Office with him and was accepted by me as my disciple, Jingzhe's dream interpretation results were mediocre and she had yet to show her talents... Now, she has become the 'Tian Tong', the youngest titled person in Dongzhou. One, she will only be stronger than me in the future."

When Zhou Ji said this long paragraph, there was no hint of showing off. The old guy, who had never been very serious, became serious this time.

"To be my disciple, you don't have to 'compete first'."

He paused and said: "I understand your current state of mind...Song Ci, Chen Mei, these young people are not much older than you. You have watched them shine in Dadu, but your current strength is not so good. If you are far away, there will definitely be a gap in your mind. But in fact, it’s not necessary.”

Zhou Jiren took a deep breath.

He clenched his hands.

That dead leaf has been integrated into flesh and blood.

The energy of the [Holy Wood] radiated from the old man's body, and Gu Shen once again felt the gentle, faint glow... There seemed to be a warm current flowing around him. It was clearly the end of autumn and the beginning of winter, and the small house was scattered The yellow leaves were picked up by the wind and fell on Mr. Tree, then they all melted away, as if he had returned to his hometown.

"Only by accumulating thick and thin, can we live a long life."

“You can achieve lasting greenness for a hundred years, or you can achieve brilliance overnight.”

"...Watch it!"

Drink together.

Zhou Jiren looked at the banyan tree. It was originally an evergreen tree, but it only turned slightly yellow at the end of autumn. At this moment, under the reflection of the [sacred tree], the branches trembled for an instant, as if spring had returned, and the leaves were growing crazily. , for a moment there were sparkling waves of light swaying above the tree crown. The years of this banyan tree were incredibly reversed, and it returned to the moment when its vitality was most vigorous!

"If you have no savings and grow like crazy... you are overdrawing your future."

"If the foundation is rich, and it blooms again, what will come is a continuous spray."

The glow gradually fades.

The warm breeze lingered in the yard for a long time.

Zhou Jiren took back his [Holy Wood], and he seemed to transform into a tree man, with layers of leaves growing on his cheeks, like paper, blowing in the wind, rattling and trembling, but as the glow dissipated, He regained his previous appearance.

Gu Shen looked at this scene... and fell into deep thought.

Zhou Jiren glanced at the master bedroom of the old house without revealing any trace, and he said slowly: "Nan Jin left Dadu and came to the tribunal. He has been learning swordsmanship from me for almost ten years. Now he is only on the seventh level of the deep sea, not It’s because she’s not qualified enough and doesn’t work hard enough…”

"On the contrary. She is very qualified and works hard enough."

"With her talent, if she wants to overdraw, she can naturally practice higher and faster."

"But this is definitely not the path she should take."

"There is a good example right in front of me...Chen Mei. Chen Mei followed Xiao to practice physical skills. Relying on the grant of 'spiritual link', he completed the eleventh level of the deep sea in ten years... But so what? If not Fortunately, he has died in Xiao's plan. Even if he is alive now, whether he can become a banned person in this life is still a big question mark." Zhou Jiren asked, "You think you are weak, now you have such a The physical skills are before you, do you want to practice them?"

Gu Shen was silent.

He thought of the battle on the riverbank, and Chen Mi's style... was indeed fascinating.

But if there is such a physical skill that will overwhelm his future, and he puts it in front of him, he will definitely not practice it.

He shook his head.

Zhou Jiren smiled heartily. From the first moment he saw Gu Shen, he knew...this boy was a life-saving guy.

"But Lu Nanjin is different. If there is such a physical skill in front of her, she will really practice it, and she will practice it without hesitation... So the biggest difficulty in these years is not how to make her walk faster. But how to make her walk slower.”

These words were obviously not meant for myself.

Gu Shen also glanced slightly in a certain direction of the old house.

There seemed to be no movement there...but in fact, Madam had already woken up and was listening silently.

The speaker is intentional, and the listener is also intentional.

Lu Nanzhi also wanted to know what happened during these ten years since her sister had been in the tribunal for ten years.

"With Lu Nanjin's status and means, it is actually not difficult to get a 'shortcut'." Zhou Jiren said calmly: "There are many methods in the adjudication office that extend life, and some are ruthless techniques that cut off meridians. But I told her... No matter how much the ants overextend themselves, they cannot bring down the elephant. If you want to kill the elephant, you must at least become an elephant yourself."

Yes……

Senior sister is indeed a ruthless person.

From the choice of drawing a sword to fight with A-009, it can be seen that she is a complete madman in the battle and does not care about the price she will pay.

"She has been holding back a lot of energy and wants to wait until she returns to Dadu to let it out."

"Now...she is back. It seems that she is only on the seventh level of the deep sea, but in fact, her strength after risking her life is much more than that. Maybe Lanqi can kill a transcendent on the ninth level of the deep sea, or maybe he can kill Die on the tenth level." Zhou Jiren said meaningfully to Gu Shen: "After all...the extraordinary trials provided by the Deep Water Zone are just the extent of the extraordinary person's exploration and development of his own extraordinary power. No one said that the trial level in the Deep Water Zone Numbers can represent the combat power of extraordinary beings.”

Gu Shen was startled.

Yes...he seemed to be enlightened.

Because of the binding of authority, everyone is conducting extraordinary trials in the Deep Water Zone, and they are all frantically increasing their trial levels... In the final analysis, this is just a program developed by the parliamentary government to consolidate computing power. Before the birth of the Deep Water Zone , the extraordinary person has already been born, and has already begun to explore his own extraordinary abilities.

And at that time, who would care about an empty number?

Obviously, increasing the number of layers in the deep water area... is essentially meaningless behavior.

Because this is just a name, not the essence.

And this is exactly the way of cultivation of Mr. Shu... The actual combat power is only weakly related to the number of layers in the deep water area.

An extraordinary person, through enlightenment and exploration, has discovered 50% of his extraordinary abilities. He can reach the sixth level in the trial in the deep water area, but it does not mean that... he can use all these powers for "actual combat" middle.

Real extraordinary cultivation... What you seek is not the so-called "deep water zone" level at all.

It's a fight in a desperate situation, with life and death, victory and defeat.

"Extraordinary practice... is not about closing your eyes and meditating."

"If an extraordinary being who grows up in a greenhouse cannot survive a real life-and-death battle, then no matter what level he reaches in the extraordinary trial in the deep water... he will always be a weakling."

Zhou Jiren said calmly: "So... do you understand what I want to say?"

Gu Shen shook his head and nodded again.

Zhou Jiren said: "Then let's take Lu Nanjin as an example... She is currently on the seventh level of the deep sea. If she burns everything, she can kill a ninth level of the deep sea. Is she a strong person?"

Gu Shen said cautiously: "...Yes."

Fighting across boundaries can kill extraordinary beings two levels higher.

This is already a practical faction that has extremely concentrated strength.

"No."

Zhou Jiren looked out of the yard expressionlessly and said: "No matter what, after burning everything on the seventh floor of the deep sea to kill the ninth floor, he will die... and the person who dies will only be the dead, not the dead." He is strong."

Lu Nanjin, who was wearing a suit and leaning against the door of Shizi Lane House, silently lowered his eyes.

she knows.

The teacher's words were meant for myself.