Bulwark of Light

Chapter 404 The Realm of the Gods (ask for a monthly pass!)
Zhu Wang asked himself, living in Nagano for 20 years, experienced thousands of supernatural events, large and small.

Nothing can make him flustered.

But at this moment...

His mood was indeed a little restless.

Take a deep breath.

"I can't seem to refuse..."

Zhu Wang looked at Dionysus seat in the dark, and spoke softly.

No one can deny God.

He was very clear that what he said just now did not leave him room to refuse.

The boy just looked at Zhu Wang calmly.

Dionysus didn't mean to answer.

Zhu Wang's next words used a lot of strength.

"It's just that Nagano is a place that pays attention to rules..."

"As the Grand Adjudicator, there must be a reason for everything you do, not only to the outside world, but also to yourself."

"So, I want to hear the reason for accepting disciples."

Bai Zesheng, who had been bowing and keeping silent, looked surprised at this moment. He looked at this "old man" who had known him for decades in disbelief.

At this moment, he felt that Zhu Wang was the real lunatic who dared to act like this in front of Dionysus.

Is this asking Dionysus to give him an answer?

In the darkness, there was a brief silence.

Immediately afterwards, there was the chuckle of Dionysus.

"I admire characters like you."

Dionysus didn't get angry, but said leisurely: "Everywhere needs rules and order... Otherwise, wouldn't it become a garbage dump like Nanzhou?"

"Look up and take a look."

In the narrow wooden house, fine black ashes floated, which was the spiritual powder after the hypnotic seeds of [Tiantong] were crushed.

it is more than words.

When Bai Zesheng came to visit, he had already made the meaning of his words very obvious.

Help Han Dang pull out the hypnotic seeds.

Accept Xu Yan as a disciple.

It's a deal.

And Dionysus completed the first half of the transaction... Zhu Wang had to complete the second half.

It's just that Zhu Wang agreed too readily, because in his opinion, there was nothing unacceptable in this transaction... But he didn't consider that the other party was the seat of the "Tower of Origin".

If you agree to this transaction, then many things will happen next, many things...

It was like a tsunami.

It is often just a wave rolled up by a water flower, and then one after another, one wave after another, and finally overwhelming, no one can stop it.

Zhu Wang gritted his teeth.

For a person like him, his extraordinary strength has already reached the "peak" in his life. Except when he was facing Gu Changzhi, he had never felt such a huge mental pressure like today.

Dionysus did not use any power.

He just sits there.

It makes people want to obey.

After Zhu Wang got the approval of Dionysus, he didn't go down the steps, but continued to speak.

He spent a lot of effort, resisting the constant urge to kneel and submit in his heart, and said with difficulty: "Forgive me...it seems that your coming to Snow Forbidden City does not comply with the rules."

Bai Zesheng quickly stretched out his hand and tugged at Zhu Wang's sleeve.

Zhu Wang flicked his sleeves.

He stared straight at the young man in the darkness, not regretting what he had said.

"Rules...are made by people."

Dionysus said softly: "It's just that the rules made by people are different from the rules made by me."

This is the best answer.

Mortals, don't interfere with the gods!
Zhu Wang had consumed a great deal of mental power just by asking the first question. Now that he got a clear answer, even if he wanted to say something more, the willpower in his heart was not enough to continue.

He looked pale and gave up asking.

In fact, he still has a question in his heart.

You dare to come to Snow Forbidden City... Aren't you afraid of Gu Changzhi?
Or maybe, this question does not require him to ask.

The seat of Dionysus sitting here at the moment is the answer.

"I want you to accept Xu Yan as an apprentice...and call an audit team to conduct a capability rating test." Dionysus said softly, "He will get an 'S-level' rating."

In the cabin, there was silence.

Zhu Wang looked at the respectfully smiling young man beside him.

S-Class...

The first time he saw Xu Yan, he vaguely felt the other party's "extraordinary talent", but no matter how powerful he was, there should be a gap from the rumored "S-rank", right?
but.

There is no need to question the words of the seat of God.

Dionysus said that Xu Yan can win the "S-rank", then Xu Yan will definitely be able to win the "S-rank".

"I have heard about the proposal you submitted to the Dongzhou Council."

The God of Dionysus said softly: "Last year's rookie battle, you did not hesitate to use your authority to improve the spiritual realm of your disciples, just to win the championship... The hidden danger of this matter has not been completely eliminated, right?"

Zhu Wang's complexion changed.

Last year's rookie match, the matter of Lian Zhou caused an uproar. After the big competition ended, the safety committee immediately set up a special task force to investigate... Afterwards, the investigation results showed that Lian Zhou was indeed not a "regular promotion", but a "special means". ", related to the powerful authority of the deep water area.

At this point in the investigation, the point is already obvious.

It's just that Lian Zhou firmly insisted that this was his own personal behavior and had nothing to do with the teacher, so he forcibly interrupted the clues, which made the follow-up investigation by the safety committee unable to advance.

But Zhu Wang knew in his heart that until now, Zhou Wei, chairman of the Federal Security Council, was still staring at him.

Some people wish to become the real "Grand Inquisitor".

Some people hope that they will fall down quickly.

There are countless "allies" he has drawn by his side, and similarly, there are countless enemies standing opposite him.

The higher you are, the more you walk on thin ice, and if you take a wrong step, it may cause a huge backlash.

"You have all the authority of the Dongzhou Tribunal... You can be regarded as a giant within the link range of the deep water area. The evidence of Lian Zhou's secondment of authority and promotion to the seventh floor of the deep water area should be well hidden." Dionysus Seat He said softly: "It's a pity that the authority I have covers the entire five continents, which is far beyond your imagination. If you don't want to complete the follow-up transaction... I will ask someone to personally submit the evidence that the safety committee is most interested in to you. In Zhou Wei's hands."

When he said this, he "looked" at Bai Zesheng.

The boy with his eyes closed cannot look away, but the "watched person" can still feel the transmission of his spiritual will.

Bai Zesheng had an ugly look on his face. It seemed that Dionysus had already considered everything carefully. If that time really came... he would have to do all the dirty work by himself.

On the other side, Zhu Wang had disbelief written all over his face.

He couldn't imagine that this would be the words of a god seat?

It was even more unacceptable that the wrong step that he had taken by mistake at the beginning...turned out to be a fatal threat that he could not refuse.

"If you agree to this transaction... you will gain an S-level disciple, and your influence will be further enhanced. The Tower of Origin will support your many actions in Dongzhou, and the attitude of the Central Council will happen when dealing with many things. Obvious changes." Dionysus said slowly: "For example...the safety committee will withdraw the investigation on you, in various senses."

This is not a transaction.

But two free gifts...

He didn't give anything, he just got.

But "getting" by doing nothing makes people struggle inside, because the moment he "gets", he will also "lose" something.

He lost the bottom line he set for himself when he became the Grand Adjudicator.

This is in collusion with foreign continents.

Or... this is a kind of betrayal.

"I know that you want to become the new Grand Adjudicator of Dongzhou. It will be a long road, and there will be countless thorns, setbacks, and prejudices... I also know that you are ready to face all this, but, you Have you ever thought that the biggest opportunity is right in front of you right now?"

Dionysus smiled.

He said softly: "Just reach out... grab it... and you will have everything..."

Zhu Wang didn't realize it.

The "people" around me have disappeared.

In the whole wooden house, only he and the boy were left alone.

This is a complete and quiet spiritual realm.

At this moment, Zhu Wang is fighting fiercely in his heart.

He was so eager for the bright future outlined by Dionysus. It wasn't until today that he realized that the power of ordinary people is so small. Even if he became the "Grand Adjudicator", there were still many things he couldn't do.

He couldn't relieve the hypnotic seed for his lover Han Dang.

It is also impossible to really call the wind and rain in the parliament.

It is always one step away from the "wish" that I have dreamed of.

And that step is likely to be a natural moat.

"I just need to accept Xu Yan as my disciple..." Zhu Wang said with difficulty, "That's all it takes, right?"

"What do you think?"

There was no smile in Dionysus' voice.

He said indifferently: "I want you to accept this disciple sincerely and cultivate him as your successor. The Tower of Origin has provided you with support, and of course you need to repay it."

Zhu Wang took a deep breath.

He finally made up his mind, gritted his teeth and asked, "So, what else do I need to do?"

"Let Xu Yan...become the most famous person in Snow Forbidden City, bar none."

Dionysus said calmly: "Squeeze Gu Shen and Bai Xiu out."

Zhu Wang stared blankly at the young man in front of him.

He realized... he was making a deal with the devil.

Once you agree, there will be no turning back for everything that follows.

Zhu Wang noticed the changes in the surrounding scenes.

I don't know when, I came to this spiritual realm.

And those voices in his heart were amplified invisibly... Only at this moment, he woke up.

"I... don't understand..."

"I really don't understand..."

Zhu Wang sat down slowly.

He looked at the seat of God in the distance, and said wearily: "If you have already come here, why do you need to do such a thing... If you have any greater purpose, just do it directly, wouldn't it be fine?"

It is less than a hundred kilometers away from Kiyotsuka.

Why bother to go to such lengths...

He couldn't see the boy's face, only a thin figure at the end of the wooden house shrouded in a shadow.

What's more, he couldn't see that Dionysus seat had his eyes closed at this moment, and after hearing these words, his expression suddenly became gloomy.

The pressure in the spiritual realm suddenly increased.

Zhu Wang knew that he had asked a question that shouldn't be asked... and fell silent immediately.

He is just an ordinary person.

He thinks of "God" too great, too lofty.

So of course he couldn't understand... God's true thoughts.

What's more, it turns out that gods are also afraid.

Fear is a wonderful thing.

The biggest force that makes a person give up and retreat is "fear".

And the greatest force that drives a person to act and desperately is also "fear".

Other than Sky God, no one would know...why "Dionysus" came to Snow Forbidden City in person half a year ago.

One of the most fundamental driving forces is "fear".

He was too afraid of Gu Changzhi.

If there is no "can't open his eyes" oath, maybe he can just ignore it like those gods in Outer Continent, quietly waiting for the final result.

But now, he came to Dongzhou, to Snow Forbidden City.

It was the touch of a certain opportunity that made him want to face the deepest "fear" in his heart.

"Kyotsuka...of course I will go."

Dionysus said coldly, "It's just, not now."

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After completing the spiritual connection between Chu Ling and Shencishan, Gu Shen did not feel any real sense of relaxation.

This should have been something to celebrate.

But instead.

A big rock fell from the bottom of his heart, but he didn't really feel the feeling of "relief".

This feeling is like... a wave begins to fall, and another wave rises again.

Gu Shen trusted his intuition.

If his intuition told him that something bad was going to happen, it could only be worse than he imagined.

He stayed up all night in Chunyu Temple, feeling that something bad was about to happen.

The "spectator" state of mind that had been maintained for a year seemed to be completely broken because of the death of Patriarch Li, and no matter how much he practiced, he could not get it back.

Gu Shen also knows that such a state of mind can be encountered but not sought after, just like a mirror, once broken, it is difficult to put it back together.

So, what is going to happen?
He went to Kiyozuka again.

This was the first time that Gu Shen saw that Master Qianye did not stay in the wilderness of the inner mausoleum, but left the wilderness and came to the cemetery.

The moment you step into the inner mausoleum.

Gu Shen saw the figure in the robe fluttering on the hill.

The guardian of the tomb was standing on a small hill in the inner tomb of Qingzhong, the strong wind was blowing her robe, and the expressionless cat mask was condescending, looking to the south.

In the sleeve robe, a pair of dry palms with only bones left, are wrapped with strands of golden thread, as if they are trying to figure something out.

"Grandmaster?"

Gu Shen was a little surprised.

He knew that the reason why the mausoleum guards sat upside down in the center of the mausoleum formation was because these upside-down formations needed someone to master them.

And once she leaves... Qingzuka's formation will become chaotic.

Look up.

The flowing clouds on the dome do show some signs of "disorder". The heavy rain clouds are like lead, dense and dense, making people breathless. The silent whispers of the dead souls, once the order is out of balance, then no one knows what this "land of miracles" will look like.

Aside from the special existence of Shrine Mountain.

Nagano has not had a new black spot in 20 years.

Of course the guards saw Gu Shen.

She pointed to the center of the tomb in the distance, and then pointed to Gu Shen.

Not a word was said.

But the meaning is already very obvious.

You... go and sit over there.

After one year of cultivating the formation pattern, Gu Shen has mastered most of the formation pattern operation rules of Qingzhong. In his eyes, the world of the inner tomb is only a faint mist... When outsiders step into the inner tomb, they can only see a vast expanse of space. fog, and he could see a patch of light.

In other words, without knowing it, Gu Shen also possessed the qualities of a "tomb guard".

Gu Shen came to the wilderness of the four seasons.

When he stretched out his palm to touch the ancient tree, it seemed that there were countless patterns in front of his eyes. Most of them... he knew, but there were still some that he hadn't grasped.

In an instant.

The whole world seemed to be turned upside down.

Gu Shen became the "Tomb Keeper". He seemed to have thousands of pairs of eyes, able to see every corner of the huge cemetery. Scattered bit by bit, those crowds of extraordinary source quality immediately restored "order". The chaotic scene didn't last long, it was very short-lived.

the reason is simple.

His arrival was expected by the mausoleum guards.

It should only take a short ten minutes for the entire formation to lose control.

This is Gu Shen's first attempt to "control" Kiyotsuka, and he can clearly feel... the array pattern construction over the past year is effective, and those array patterns that have been renovated by himself are obviously more efficient.

As for the array patterns that have not been mastered, it is already somewhat impossible to control the flow of "extraordinary source quality".

Soon.

Master Qianye came back from the outside.

She stood in front of Gu Shen, and the two still looked at each other upside down... Only this time, Gu Shen was on the tree and she was under the tree.

"How do you feel?" Master Qianye asked calmly.

Gu Shen said slowly: "It feels... like it has become the sky. You only need to lower your head, and you can see a huge world."

"Really? You saw a huge world..." The mausoleum guard asked, "How big is it?"

Gu Shen was slightly taken aback.

The patterns he has mastered have already wrapped the outline of Kiyotsuka...

So he replied: "You can have a panoramic view of the whole Qingzuo."

The mausoleum guard continued: "Take another look... Just where you can see, there is a bigger world."

Gu Shen sank down.

His spiritual power swept every corner of Kiyotsuka.

Wherever the formation pattern spreads...almost every place is in his eyes...

Bigger world?
Gu Shen suddenly noticed...in the four seasons wilderness of Nei Ling, there seemed to be a small ball of light, compared with the entire huge Qing Tomb, it was really too small, only the size of a palm.

However, that ball of light was propped up slowly, ignoring its own pattern, absorbing the extraordinary source quality in Qingzuka.

He released a ray of mental power, wanting to take a look at the world inside that ray of light.

It's just that the moment it was swept out, it was instantly swallowed up.

"This is?" Gu Shen vaguely sensed something was wrong.

"You saw it."

The tomb guard smiled: "For so many years... I have been waiting for 'it' to appear."

She said softly: "This is Gu Changzhi's [God's Realm]. If you guess correctly, it contains [Fire Seed]. For so many years, [Fire Seed] has always existed in the wilderness beyond reach. I don't know when it appeared Here, but it is absorbing Kiyotsuka's extraordinary source quality, which means..."

"It's growing."

(End of this chapter)