Bulwark of Light

In a small courtyard in the central city, a dozen soldiers drank heartily.

Gu Shenmu Wanqiu was also among them.

Pushing cups and changing cups, getting drunk and dreaming of death, Beizhou soldiers are all people who drink recklessly. Back then in the small courtyard of Xuankong Mountain, Gu Shen drank with them for several days and nights. Now we have been away for many years. Now, even if things fail to come here, they are all safe and sound.

Zhong Yuan, who had met at [Ice Sea Ruins] not long ago, also rushed to the small courtyard.

When this guy saw Gu Shen, he punched him hard.

After drinking for three rounds, Zhong Yuan lowered his voice and said, "Actually, when I saw a ghost, I suspected that it was you."

In fact, Zhong Yuan guessed it when he was in the ruins, the person wearing the ghost mask was Gu Shen.

It's just that he was smart enough to guess that Gu Shen was hiding his identity...so he didn't directly express his guess.

Gu Shen smiled.

He knew that Zhong Yuan saw the clue.

When he fought against the giant deer and black turtle, Zhong Yuan's reaction was not quite right.

"Especially seeing that you cured Wei Cheng's [Jade Hand]."

Zhong Yuan smiled drunkenly and said, "I'm [-]% sure in my heart that you didn't die in the Sangzhou Grotto. The reason why you deliberately hid your identity... is actually because you don't want the Beizhou and Dongzhou fleets to stay in the ice sea ruins." .”

after that.

The bombardment of the black and silver shells confirmed the conjecture in Zhong Yuan's heart!

Those who can do this kind of thing must be their own people.

However, Zhong Yuan almost knew the high-level officials from the two continents of Dongzhou and Beizhou. He could kill two titled young powerhouses with his own power. Then you only need to give an explanation of "Gu Shen is not dead", and everything will make sense.

"I guess you are hiding your identity to do something very important."

Zhong Yuan said with emotion: "But I didn't expect...you are trying to kill Jia Wei."

"At that time, it was really inconvenient to meet each other with our real faces."

Gu Shen said apologetically.

"It's okay."

Zhong Yuan shook his head: "It doesn't matter what your true face is or not, it's enough to know that you are still alive."

……

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A few years later, most of these old friends in Beizhou who were still immature back then have become the mainstay of a well-known party now.

As for those who were famous before, they are now even important officials in the frontier.

It is already an extremely extravagant thing to be able to gather in Central City and have two drinks.

As for drinking continuously like in the past, day and night, it is nonsense.

This small gathering lasted only in the middle of the night, and the next morning the sun shone, and the whole small courtyard was empty...

Gu Shen drank all night, but he was full of energy.

He watched these "former comrades in arms" leave one by one, and finally the surroundings became empty again.

Even Mu Wanqiu left.

"The Second Army Corps is stationed in the northwest border. I have already greeted Silver Fox, and you can go there at any time."

At sunrise, news of Ziyu reached Gu Shenxin Lake.

The legion leader helped Gu Shen contact the Second Legion, and besides that, there was another piece of news.

"After hearing the news of your going north to Central City, Rusty Bones and White Lizard contacted me one after another. They are very interested in you."

Ziyu suggested: "If you want to pursue the 'ultimate' of extraordinary practice, you might as well visit these three generals one by one. They are all existences at the pinnacle of extraordinary practice."

Gu Shenke replied politely: "Thank you, Lord Legion Leader."

Gu Shen stayed in the central city for a few more days, and he went to visit Duke Duanyang and Duke Xiangchen who he knew well back then.

Back then, Gu Shen was still a nobody with no power and no name, at most he was favored by the empress.

Now that he bears the title of [Barrier] and is also the Great Adjudicator of the Eastern Continent, he will go north and walk a few more places to make the confluence smoother.

After the death of Grand Duke Zhenyue, the Queen revoked this title, and now there are only three Grand Dukes left in Beizhou.

As for the most familiar Zhuxue, Gu Shen didn't go to visit, because Lin Silk has to handle countless trivial matters in the central city, and the Grand Duke is very busy now.

Duanyang and Xiangchen are also very important roles in the fusion.

Gu Shen deliberately named Li Qingsui and Mu Qingyang, asking them to take care of them.

After finishing the chores in Beizhou, Gu Shen set off. He boarded the energy boat and headed straight for the northwest border.

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Cicada Wing City Fortress is located on the western edge of Beizhou. Like Gubao Fortress, it is also the turning point that protrudes from the border, and it is also the most important "throat point" of the entire defense line.

It's just that Gubao Fortress is located in the true north. In comparison, the pressure that Cicada Wing City Fortress needs to bear is much smaller.

of course.

Cicada Wing City is under less pressure, and there is another very important factor.

That is where the headquarters of the Second Legion is located. The "Silver Fox", one of the three generals of Beizhou, sits in Cicada Wing City all year round.

The man in the silver cloak was standing on the huge wall at this moment, the wind and snow were howling, and the cold wind was piercing.

Silver Fox overlooks the "Umbrella Line of Defense" outside Cicada Wing City.

Compared with Rusty Bone, his figure is far less majestic and huge, but even in front of those physical monsters who have awakened the power of the assault system, he is not too small. After experiencing the turbulent twists and turns of the Red Emperor War, there is a penetrating scar on his cheek, From the lower eyelid to the neck, this scar is not hideous.

Silver Fox didn't cover up the scars on his face, but showed them openly.

Because of this scar, his demeanor appeared more majestic and calm.

"Your entry is faster than I thought."

Sitting beside Silver Fox was a young figure, also wearing a silver-white cloak, but compared with that, this young man's figure was much thinner.

"In less than a month since you came to Cicada Wing City, you have entered the state of 'heart flow'."

Bai Xiu slowly opened his eyes.

"Heart flow...is it very powerful?"

He shook his head and said: "Master Silver Fox, I always feel that it is nothing to be promoted to the state of 'heart flow'. This only shows that my previous state of mind was not calm enough."

"It's already great."

Silver Fox raised his eyebrows, and said: "Most extraordinary people pursue the strength brought by practice, but often ignore the connection between spirit and body. If the state of mind is not enough, it will be permanently blocked, let alone promoted... Transcendents who have entered the realm of 'heart flow' have the unity of mind and spirit, and can seal the spiritual world harmoniously and resist distracting thoughts at any time. Even if they are titled, there are not many people who can achieve this step."

The practice of mental state has nothing to do with strength or weakness.

The flow state has a very limited increase in combat effectiveness.

But it is a symbol of "mental stability".

Bai Xiu was silent for a moment, then asked: "So, being promoted to 'Xin Liu' is actually quite remarkable?"

"of course."

Silver Fox smiled and said: "Among the three generals, I am the best at spiritual cultivation, Rusty Bones is good at melee combat, and White Lizard is good at defense and survival. In terms of mental state cultivation, I have the most say."

"Is that so?"

There was not much joy on Bai Xiu's face, he couldn't help but sighed and said with emotion: "If I'm not wrong, Gu Shen had already entered the 'Xin Flow' seven or eight years ago..."

Bai Xiu recalled the scene when he stepped into Qingzuka Mausoleum.

Although at that time his realm was much higher than that of Gu Shen.

But in terms of spirit, Bai Xiu always feels that Gu Shen is different from other people he knows.

Now that I have entered the "flow", I suddenly discovered that Gu Shen at that time had already reached the stage of flow where the spiritual world was fully integrated.

"Seven or eight years ago, Gu Shen reached Xinliu?"

Yinhu was a little shocked by the news, and raised his eyebrows even higher: "At that time, Gu Shen should not have reached the third level, right? This is too amazing."

Although mental state practice has nothing to do with one's own extraordinary state.

But just two or three years after stepping on the path of transcendence, he was promoted to flow. What an amazing state of mind talent is this?

"It's really amazing."

Bai Xiu couldn't help laughing: "It's actually a kind of luck to meet such a person in this era."

After he emerged and was brought back to Nagano, he was held in the palm of the Bai family and forced to accept this life like the stars holding the moon.

Bai Shu took away all the [backflow] blood of the Bai family.

The second largest family in Nagano almost collapsed.

It's just that after Bai Chen and Bai Xiu appeared one after another, this second largest aristocratic family ushered in the blessing of luck.

With Baixiu's practice, his potential is revealed more and more, and his strength is getting stronger and stronger.

The Bai family saw in him the hope of not losing to Bai Shu.

Sweeping the same age, crushing the same level.

Bai Xiu just pushed it all the way across. In fact, this kind of practice doesn't have much meaning, which is why his mental state practice is worse than other sections.

If you stand too high, it will be difficult for you to reflect on yourself.

It wasn't until he met Gu Shen that Bai Xiu felt that the rock hanging in his heart fell to the ground.

Sometimes, the opponent doesn't have to decide the outcome, life or death.

Extraordinary practice is like climbing a mountain.

He is on the way and Gu Shen is also on the way.

Bai Xiu knew that he was the one being chased, so he didn't dare to stop, even during the six years when Gu Shen "fallen".

Because he didn't believe that Gu Shen died in the Sangzhou Grotto.

"I'm a little curious about what kind of person Gu Shen is."

Yinhu smiled and said: "Your cultivation talent is higher than anyone I've ever met, except Gu Changzhi... What kind of evil is a guy who can be regarded as your old enemy? You are in the same era as Gu Shensheng, what is the taste of other people? It's not good."

"Me too. No matter how I climb up, I can't get rid of Gu Shen."

Bai Xiu said softly: "Until today, I didn't feel that six years were so short, it seemed that he caught up in the blink of an eye."

"Catch up, but it's actually nothing."

Bai Xiu stood up, pinched his palms, exhaled a little nervously, and asked with a smile: "I'm curious, will he surpass me next?"

"It's not easy to surpass you."

Silver Fox folded his arms and said calmly: "You have reached the limit of ordinary people, and if you want to surpass you, it means contacting the 'origin'. Only the god seat and a very few lucky ones can do this kind of thing."

Bai Xiu looked at the vast expanse of snow in front of the huge wall, and gently uttered two words.

"origin……"

The end of the transcendent is actually to touch the illusory origin.

Reasons are big or small, and abilities are high or low.

But the same goal by different routes, the abilities recorded in the extraordinary pedigree chart, the final destination, will all be merged into the so-called "origin".

If you want to touch the source, you can only smelt the fire, and use the authority of the throne to help you enlighten yourself.

Bai Xiu went north this time to visit the general, of course it was not for the pursuit of a breakthrough in "mental cultivation".

He wants to pursue the ultimate.

The so-called ultimate is the source!
As far as he knows, the reason why the three generals of Beizhou are extraordinary and refined, much higher than other titles, is because they have touched the origin that ordinary people cannot touch!

"It's too difficult to get in touch with the source."

Bai Xiu said frankly: "I have been in seclusion with you for nearly a month, and I haven't even noticed the slightest breath of Yuanyuan."

"Just want to see the source for just one month?"

Yinhu smiled and shook his head: "If there is no chance, you just sit for a year and get nothing, so it's not a surprise."

On the path of extraordinary cultivation, with high talent, one can indeed do whatever one wants.

Beizhou also has an S rank.

[Judge] Mu Wanqiu's practice along the way is also like hanging out, chopping melons and vegetables, straight up the title.

Just the road after the title is not considered "practice".

A leap in the level of life.

It has nothing to do with talent or hard work.

"I, Rustybone, White Lizard, the reason why I can get in touch with the 'origin'... is because of the Red Emperor War."

With his hands behind his back, Silver Fox had a complicated expression on his face. He said in a hoarse voice, "For a mortal body, it will cost a lot to touch the source."

"What price?" Bai Xiu held his breath.

Silver Fox was silent for a moment.

He stretched out a hand, and that arm was covered in pitch black.

Countless dark and mottled gloomy breaths were entangled between his palms and arms. He understated it and grabbed at the white sleeve.

At the same time, a voice sounded from Baixiuxin Lake.

"Don't get caught by me."

Whoosh!
Baixiu's reaction speed was extremely fast, even without the need for Yinhu to remind him, he had already reacted the moment the black hand grasped it, and a thunderclap sounded from the huge wall, and [Thunder World Walker] descended instantly, Attached to his body, the elementalized and condensed Thunder Realm domain spread out.

The white-sleeved robe was instantly rendered pale by the thunder.

His speed has also increased to the extreme.

In just an instant, Bai Xiu circled behind Silver Fox, his speed was so fast that the afterimage hadn't disappeared yet, and due to the fighting instinct developed by years of practice, he subconsciously raised his fist after he circled his back.

[Thunder World Walker]'s punch is enough to punch a hole in the huge wall.

"Boom--"

This loud noise attracted the attention of many night watchmen in Cicada Wing City.

It's just that they just glanced at it, then looked away...

Because the general is on the huge wall.

Therefore, all visions are nothing to be shocked about.

……

……

"Do you... now understand what 'origin' means?"

The silver fox's calm questioning voice echoed in the Baixiuxin Lake.

Countless thunder roared.

[Thunder World Walker] Under the blessing of Bai Xiu, he kept raising his fist in a daze, but the silver fox in front of him had disappeared.

The voice came from behind.

His back collar, which was whitened by the thunder, was grasped by a big black hand at this moment.

Silver Fox didn't move a step from the beginning to the end.

He didn't hide.

So... I was "caught" here.

In Bai Xiu's eyes, there was an extremely rare look of bewilderment.

He could not understand this phenomenon.

It's kind of like...

causality?
The silver fox's palm seemed to contain the legendary power of origin, as long as he wanted to grab himself, no matter how he escaped, he would be caught.

"I can't explain to you what the source is. You can understand it as the essence of reason, the source of the extraordinary."

"But what I can tell you clearly is that as long as you get in touch with the source, even a tiny wisp is enough to change the level of life."

"This means that the battle with other extraordinary people is basically equivalent to a 'dimension reduction strike'."

Yinhu said lightly: "That's why, the gods look down on all living beings, because the original power they have mastered is dozens or hundreds of times that of mine."

He let go of his palm.

pat!

Bai Xiu fell down, his hands lightly touched the ground, and he turned over lightly and jumped up.

"I... want to do it again."

Bai Xiu took a deep breath, recovered from the shock just now, and looked at General Yinhu seriously.

Silver Fox laughed.

"Okay, this time...it's still the same, don't get caught by me."

Just when he was about to make a move.

Bai Xiu asked, "Can I go all out?"

After being caught last time, Bai Xiu did not cancel [Thunder World Walker], which means that he does not need time to expand the field at this moment, even if it is only a very short moment, but if it is omitted, there may be a "miracle".

"Go ahead."

Silver Fox looked very calm.

He stretched out his palm at Baixiu again, Baixiu was facing an enemy, while Yinhu was in an extremely relaxed state.

He's a slow shooter.

But the black aura on his arm rolled, and Bai Xiu felt a powerful force covering him!

The power of origin comes!

This time, instead of hiding, he suddenly pulled out two thunder knives from the [Thunder Realm] domain, aimed at the silver fox and stabbed at it!
Go all out!

Silver Fox narrowed his eyes, and the relaxed smile in his eyes disappeared.

This is a very clever idea.

Bai Xiu has already recognized the power of the source, which is the evolution of some supreme rule, as long as he makes a move, he will definitely catch it.

So instead of running away and avoiding it, it is better to face it head-on...

Draw your sword and attack!
"Boom!"

On the huge wall of Cicada Wing City, two extremely bright and gorgeous thunder lights erupted. The white sleeves held the two knives and slashed all the way. As soon as he retreated, he cut hundreds of meters of lightning trails on the Great Wall in just a few seconds. The violent sound this time attracted the attention of many fortress garrisoners.

Because this scene is really beautiful.

Countless thunder lights were shattered and flew out like butterflies.

The majestic power of source quality danced on the top of the city, and many extraordinary people stopped. They knew that the outcome of this battle would not change, but even so, they were still shocked by that man named Baixiu. The strength shown by young people.

Such a powerful source of quality and spirit.

I am afraid that except for the general, there are really few people in this world who can resist such a violent and fierce offensive.

At this moment, the thunder light erupting from the top of the giant wall city is as gorgeous as it is, almost comparable to Gu Shen Jiawei's Red Lake battle.

but……

It just lasted less than ten seconds.

The silver fox stopped the retreating trend, not because he was exhausted, or for other reasons... but because he deliberately defended and allowed Bai Xiu to attack, but at this point in the slash, Bai Xiu's [Thunder World Walker] had all of his machines in one breath. run out.

In the process of fighting, the most important thing is to work hard.

Decline again, exhaust three times.

Since Bai Xiu was going all out, he naturally wouldn't let the water go on purpose.

Yinhu seized the opportunity for a moment, he stretched his palm into the field of [Thunder Realm] against the thunder light, and immediately countless condensed thunderbolts struck at this black hand.

but……

All useless.

This arm containing the original breath ignored the attack of [Thunder Realm].

Put your fingers together.

A slight and ingenious shock force spread out, rushing directly out of the giant wall, shattering the sky full of thunder.

The two refined thunder knives in Bai Xiu's hands were also shattered.

The original power is activated.

The white sleeve swept forward uncontrollably, and his front lapel instantly slammed into Silver Fox's palm.

The howling wind stopped at this moment.

"Boom--"

But the violent roar was beside Bai Xiu's ear, in the lake of his heart, it shook!
Silver Fox is no longer in the posture of holding his back with one hand, and he took out the hand he kept behind his back.

Xiaoxiu looked pale.

He looked up at the world in front of him.

The entire field of vision was pitch black, leaving only a pitch-black fist.

And finally.

This fist hovered a tiny bit in front of the white sleeve, fading its dark original color.

"Crack, crack..."

Silver Fox's black hand holding the white sleeve also returned to its normal color. He dusted the skirt of the young man in a trance, and said softly, "Little sleeve, I know you are very strong."

"But only the extraordinary who have come into contact with the 'origin' are eligible to be called 'people close to the gods'." (End of this chapter)