Barrier of Light

In front of Li Qingci, the figure sitting cross-legged gradually became illusory.

Her hands that were originally resting on Gu Shen's shoulders suddenly passed through this body... Everything in the pure land is illusory, but there are also "entities" between souls.

"this?!"

Li Qingci looked at the scene in front of her in surprise.

If Gu Shen's spirit left the Pure Land, then this body should have dissipated and ceased to exist.

But if Gu Shen's consciousness stayed, it shouldn't be like this.

Gu Shen, who was sitting under the hanging tree at this moment, seemed to be asleep. This soul body became between virtuality and reality... The giant tree behind him stretched its branches and leaves at this moment, and actually gathered towards the top of his head, rustling. The hanging tree seemed to possess spirituality, shrouding and protecting Gu Shen's soul.

at the same time.

The essence of the Pure Land world began to flow towards the giant tree...

All the souls noticed the change. A strong wind blew in the Pure Land, and the grass blades and frost and snow drifted in the direction of the giant tree.

Tie Wu carried the hoe, and Hong Zhong held the grass root in his mouth.

Adam stood up from the flower garden.

Several people were still confused, and Li Qingci's serious voice sounded in their ears.

"From now on... the production speed of the Pure Land must be increased. We need more source matter. Don't rest until the grass and leaves of the flower bed are formed."

Tiewu narrowed his eyes and asked in confusion: "What's going on? Has something happened to Lord God?"

He is the first person to enter the Pure Land, and he is also the person most familiar with the rules of how this world works.

Generally speaking, Gu Shen does not have much demand for the essence of the Pure Land.

Therefore, the essence cultivated in the flower garden is allowed to flow freely. Anyway, it will eventually return to the void... The void of this entire world belongs to Gu Shen.

At this moment, the essence of the whole world is flowing towards Suxuanmu!

This is actually a danger signal, because the growth of the plants and creatures in the garden itself requires "source matter" to provide nutrients. If you only absorb it without returning it, it is very likely to lead to "fishing in the dry lake"!

"No...everything is normal."

Li Qingci quickly responded.

She stood in front of Gu Shen, originally in a tense state, not knowing what consequences the flow of essence would cause.

Soon, a branch dropped from the hanging tree and came to her, swaying gently. This branch exuded a soft glow and was not covered by frost or snow.

Li Qingci looked up at the giant tree. The branches and leaves were fluttering slightly, obviously indicating that she could hold it.

The moment she held the branch, she understood.

Gu Shen's current mental state is in a state of wandering, and his last consciousness before his wandering was to temporarily hand over the pure land to Li Qingci for safekeeping... This branch is equivalent to the power to control the world. After Li Qingci holds the branch, the entire The person's body seemed to become lighter, and she could see every trace of the flowing essence.

"Did Gu Shen hear my last shout?"

Li Qingci was in a daze for a while, then immediately shook her head.

Now is not the time to think about this.

She whispered: "What I just said is very important. You should start taking action now."

If Gu Shen had begun to comprehend the breathing method in reverse at this moment, trying to push the Pure Land season forward from the cold winter to the bleak autumn, then he might not be able to help.

If you say that you can unite with Iron Five and others to successfully raise the flowers in the Pure Land and grow branches and buds, maybe it can be regarded as a kind of reverse success?

She knows that Gu Shen and Pure Land complement each other!

Regardless of whether this is useful or not, promoting the development of the Pure Land towards autumn... is all Li Qingci can do.

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In the deep sea, a figure closed his eyes tightly. Countless chaotic thoughts passed through his mind, and finally disappeared into nothingness.

Gu Shen did hear Li Qingci's last words.

The four words "live towards death" were deeply engraved in his heart.

How to live towards death?

No one can give themselves the answer.

But Gu Changzhi’s experience is a good reference.

Twenty years ago, after studying the previous eleven volumes of breathing techniques, Mr. Gu Changzhi chose to rest in the cemetery.

So...the answer to living towards death is actually very simple.

First die, then live.

Gu Shen's spirit experienced a subtle "death" on the 700th day.

Because of an accidental enlightenment in the Pure Land world, he entered a state of thought similar to epiphany. His spirit was originally going to enter a state of chaos, but the inherent strong stability of Blazing Fire prevented his consciousness from stopping there. Obliterated, after a final game, he entered a "state of suspended animation".

Gu Shen's "suspended death state" at this moment is very mysterious. The blazing fire in his body is still generating, and is constantly transforming into "fire of vitality"...

The characteristics of the vitality fire are exactly in line with Gu Shen's physical condition at this moment.

From death to resurrection!

This process is very slow, and no one knows how long it will take to complete.

No one can give the answer to whether the final destination of this process is true "annihilation" or the "revival" of Nirvana and rebirth.

This is a disaster.

It's more of a blessing and an opportunity.

Countless undercurrents at the bottom of the ice sea surged and rolled, and the majestic tide pushed Gu Shen and the Eternal Life Stone Wall, drifting and sinking toward the dark and unknown distance.

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"Crash la la la..."

The tide washes the beach. The coast of Nanzhou stretches for hundreds of kilometers, with beautiful scenery and sparsely populated areas. The sand here is as white and fine as flour.

Looking from here, you can see a tall statue towering into the sky, standing above the offshore waters.

This is the statue built by the Church of Storms.

The man wearing a robe and holding a trident, his half-naked body is like a beacon, exuding a majestic and sacred aura.

It is said that in the coastal areas of the Ice Sea, if a lost night ship sees this statue, it only needs to pray sincerely, and it will receive guidance from the gods... But no one has received guidance from the gods in the past few years.

The god worshiped by the Holy City seems to have disappeared.

As night falls, Nanzhou Yuanting Island is brightly lit.

After the sinking of Sangzhou Cave, this is the southernmost point closest to the ice sea, and it is also the "viewing point" where the storm statue can be seen from the nearest distance.

This small island is controlled by the church, and no one will land on it on weekdays.

At this moment, several figures in blue robes stood at the highest point of the island's mountain peak, which was probably at the same level as the shoulders of the statue. If they wanted to see the face of the statue clearly, they still needed to raise their heads.

The priests of the Church of the Storm raised their arms and whispered in unison: "The storm is above. In the name of the tide, we offer the highest salute. Please accept it."

In the night, the waves rolled, and a huge unmanned ship pulled the wooden mast and roared towards the base of the huge statue.

Every year, the church holds a similar "sacrifice ceremony". This ancient ship is loaded with tributes collected by the Holy City. According to the laws of the church's beliefs, the people of Nanzhou rely on the sea for their survival. , every year's harvest is actually a gift from the sea, so giving these sacrifices to the Storm God Throne regularly is a kind of gratitude.

Returning the sacrifices to the sea also means that we can live in symbiosis with the sea for a longer period of time.

"Rumble--"

The night was a little dark tonight, with occasional thunder in the sky. The clouds were lowered and the tide was rising. The huge wooden ship looked like a lonely fallen leaf, which could be overturned and submerged at any time.

Accompanied by the low chanting of several priests.

The ship miraculously advanced amidst the huge waves, and finally sailed dozens of kilometers, all the way to the base of the majestic statue.

Seeing this scene, the believers of the Church of the Storm on Yuanting Island were extremely excited.

boom!

Suddenly a lightning flashed!

The entire dark sea was rendered white. The statue that had been silent for a long time seemed to come alive at this moment. The indifferent eyes were suddenly ignited with light. The huge ship that sailed under the statue was struck by lightning in an instant. Broken, the storm brewed a whirlpool under the statue of the god, the sacrifices on the ship were swept into the whirlpool, the sea rolled back, and thunder roared.

Everyone was stunned.

The sacrificial rituals have never stopped in the past few years, but they have never been as smooth as this time!

The ship shattered and the storm reacted, which means...the sea accepted the gift? Or maybe the throne heard their call?

The priests standing on the top of the mountain looked in a daze.

They were the worshipers who were closest to the statue of the god. I don't know if they were dazzled. When the lightning flashed just now, they seemed to see a vague figure bathing in the sea water standing on the shoulders of the statue of the God of Storms.

next moment.

A low voice sounded in the hearts of these mountaintop priests.

"If I remember correctly, the person in charge of Yuanting Island... is the Julu Saint, right?"

This voice sounded directly from the heart lake.

But the guidance in the dark made the priests on the top of the mountain turn around in unison. Their expressions became extremely excited, and some of them almost screamed.

Because at this moment they met the "person" they most wanted to see in this life.

That figure was standing behind the priest on the top of the mountain. He didn't know when he appeared here, silent and majestic at the same time.

He is holding a trident, and his face is the same as that of a god. His deep eyes seem to have endless divine power, making people unable to look away after just one glance, and they want to kneel down from the bottom of their hearts.

The priests on the top of the mountain quickly bowed their heads and kowtowed desperately. At this moment, they could not even speak.

For a fanatical believer, nothing in this world is more exciting than meeting the true God of their faith.

And this scene made the Storm God Seat feel unhappy.

He could understand the excitement of these fanatical believers...

However, no one has answered his words yet.

"never mind."

The God of Storms frowned. He stretched out his palm and pointed it at a random person.

The figure who was originally kowtowing suddenly stiffened and fell to the ground. He remained motionless, maintaining a kneeling posture... All his spiritual sea was extracted, and the Storm God Seat read through this madman in one second. The believer's life was then thrown away, and he disappeared again amid the lightning and thunder. The few believers who kept kowtowing on the top of the mountain did not notice the death of this companion at all.

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After a while.

The Julu Saint stood respectfully in front of the blurry figure. He suppressed the extreme excitement in his heart and said in a deep voice: "Master God, you are finally back... We have been waiting for you for too long!"

Contrary to the awe of the lowly person, he did not raise his head or look directly at the throne of Storm God.

Even a saint would consider it a privilege to be able to meet the true form of the God's throne.

Saint Julu originally wanted to talk in detail about what happened in Nanzhou in the past six years after the throne left.

Only the other side raised his hand to stop him.

"I know."

The God of Storms recalled the memory of the fanatic believer he had just extracted, and his voice was a little hoarse: "You have been waiting for me for six years... A lot of things have happened in these six years..."

The Julu Saint was a little confused: "You already know?"

"Sorry, I was abrupt." He then smiled and said: "With your great power, it is reasonable to know this."

"..."

The God of Storms didn't answer, but just sat quietly, rubbing the back of the chair with his fingers, and the scene became deserted for a while.

"Now that you are back, Nanzhou is at peace... By the way, is your trip to the ice sea going well?" Julu handed the tea to the throne, and at the same time carefully bowed and asked.

Originally it was just a casual question, but Julu never expected that the god would answer seriously.

"Not smooth."

These three words made the Julu Saint's expression become stiff and embarrassed.

The Storm God Seat sitting on the chair calmly looked at the saint under his command, and said word by word: "There is really a ruin deep in the ice sea... There are very weird 'things' there. I lost them during this trip. Part of the power of authority.”

"???"

The face of the giant deer saint became extremely wonderful.

Lord God, you went to the ice sea and lost part of your authority?

If this news spreads to the five continents, I'm afraid it will explode... The appearance of a ruins in the depths of the ice sea means that human beings' original exploration direction may have failed. There are signs of life in places that have never been touched. It is a A terrifying thing to think about!

Could it be that the real oasis is not in the north at all, but in the south?

“Losing authority is a small matter.”

The God of Storms smiled softly, "It's funny... I stayed there for seven days, but six years have passed since I returned to Yuanting Island."

The giant deer was stunned.

"In my understanding, it only took about half a month to go to the Ice Sea, reach the target sea area, and return to Nanzhou..."

"But after I came back, this place has changed. A full six years have passed since Wuzhou."

The God of Storms looked at the giant deer and suddenly asked: "Do you think it's funny?"

The giant deer couldn't laugh.

"The 'time' in that area is distorted, and the power that can play such a role is definitely at the fire level."

Feng Feng stood up and said calmly: "Last time during the exploration, other titles and apostles had no problem traveling back and forth, which shows that the power of the Ice Sea Ruins is most likely only aimed at the God's Throne..."

During the last exploration mission, the powerful men sent by the major forces all said they felt the existence of the "ruins", but no one found the real entrance.

And this time.

The God of Storms took action in person, so naturally he would not be able to find the entrance.

He took out a map.

"This is the entrance to the ice sea ruins. I originally wanted to explore it myself...but the 'time' in that sea area is weird. If I insist on going my own way, continue to go deep, and then return to Nanzhou, I am afraid that the world will have changed forever."

The Storm God's reaction speed was very fast, and he immediately returned after realizing something was wrong.

This time when he returned to Nanzhou, he asked about the location of the saint under his command because he wanted to deploy immediately.

Julu took the map with both hands and his expression became solemn.

"There must be extremely precious things in that ruins..."

Feng Feng calmly said: "While the other gods are not aware, you immediately lead the people and enter the sea first."