Bulwark of Light

Chapter 685 Nagano Giant (Part [-])
Sunrise time.

The fog on the shrine mountain gradually dissipated.

Li Qingsui arrived at the foot of the mountain in Uncle Gao's car. She was busy with affairs on weekdays and hadn't been to Shenci Mountain for a long time. She was deeply shocked when she came again this time.

The black mountain, which was originally shrouded in haze, now reveals the holy mountain top.

Disaster and Wonderland are just a word apart.

For Mrs. Li, the previous "shrine" was a real disaster—for so many years, only the protectors who have made great wishes and dedicated their lives to the art of prayer can survive in this difficult environment .

But now, there are some ethereal meanings of fairyland.

Climbing and wading all the way, the waterfall is turbulent, and the higher you go, the fresher the air and full of vitality.

Refreshing.

"Xiaosui, why are you here?"

Li Qingci, who was studying ancient Chinese drawings on the top of the mountain, woke up from the state of comprehension.

During this period of time, she was faced with a major choice in life, whether to learn the second "forbidden ancient prose" which was very expensive, and finally she stopped struggling and chose to study it with great concentration.

After all... there is no need to pay for learning the forbidden ancient arts.

These blueprints are precious treasures, and even the goddess Chu Ling has not fully deciphered them.

Even if her talent is mediocre, she is still a person who has learned the wishing technique after all.

Among the ordinary people, Li Qingci's talent is already top-notch.

If the mission of the guardian is to return the shrine to a "sunny day", then what she can do has already been done. She exchanged ten years of good life for a good relationship between Li Shi and Gu Shen——

Today, she wants to do something she loves.

She wants to be in the great cause of studying ancient prose, and it doesn't really matter how much contribution she can make in the end. The important thing is... When she studies these blueprints, she can become extremely calm.

"Something happened to the tundra..."

Li Qingsui smiled, and didn't talk about what happened outside in detail. She looked towards the distant mountains and said softly: "Nagano is going to hold a very important meeting. All the seats are here, and there is only one person missing."

There's only one person missing... the one missing is Gu Shen?

Li Qingci was a little surprised, she didn't ask any further questions, she stretched out her slender hand, and pointed her fingertips at the black mist in the distant mountains.

Although the top of the shrine is white.

But halfway up the mountain is still pitch black, and lingering with lifeless energy...

It was dark and eerie there.

Surrounded by countless black flowers, a figure sits cross-legged among the "flower bushes" peacefully, seemingly falling into a constant silence...

"Mr. Gu is still in seclusion... You made a special trip to the mountain this time to wake him up?"

After all, Li Qingci couldn't bear it anymore, and asked.

"Yes."

Li Qingsui found a seat in the pure white flower garden, and sat down carelessly. She took off her hat and put it on her knees, smelling the fragrance of life in the flower garden deeply, smiling with her small canine teeth, and said calmly, "No hurry." , since Gu Shen is still in seclusion, let the people from the Five Great Families wait..."

"This...isn't it good?"

Li Qingci said: "Are there many important people waiting outside?"

"It's nothing bad, Gu Shen's practice is more important."

Li Qingsui waved her hands disapprovingly, but in fact she had more than that in mind.This period of time is really too busy, and finally I can come to Shenci Mountain to see my sister, but I can't get there and leave.

At least spend a few more minutes together.

Say a few more words.

As for Gu Shen's practice, it is indeed important.

This time the incident happened suddenly, and Chairman Zhou Wei sent an email, but after all, Gu Shen was in retreat.

It's not too good to interrupt rashly.

In the early years, Li Qingsui was stubborn by nature and acted according to her preferences, but after her father died, she gradually became more stable. She had a scale in her heart and could distinguish between those "friends" who came from all directions to make good friends.

Most of the people came to make friends only because she was Li Qingsui.

Leaving aside those "interested" friends, there are very few people around who can say a few words of truth.

Gu Shen, it's half.

It's not because Gu Shen doesn't hold enough weight, on the contrary, in Li Qingsui's heart, Gu Shen holds a lot of weight, it's just that the relationship between the two of them... most of the time is spent in the "wars and horses", even if the little girl really has something in her heart His son's words were hard to say to Gu Shen.

But in fact, Li Qingsui thanked Gu Shen from the bottom of his heart.

This guy who doesn't speak very well most of the time, after all, is the benefactor who helped him in the cemetery dispute and helped him sit on the position of Patriarch!

If she is in public, she is proficient at changing faces, so she doesn't mind changing the title of "this guy" to "big brother" intimately——

But usually, forget it.

"Mr. Gu's practice usually takes a long time."

Li Qingci said helplessly: "Sometimes, he would sit for a whole day."

"Then let them wait all day."

Li Qingsui concentrated on fiddling with the petals, and said casually: "A whole day is nothing, it doesn't matter if the bullshit meeting is held or not, those big shots are all powerful practitioners, so they will definitely understand."

The little girl didn't know that Chu Ling could hear what she said.

These few unintentional words immediately made Chu Ling, who was sitting in Linglingyi, feel good about the little girl by several levels.

Unfortunately.

Regarding Zhou Wei's "email", she had already sent it to Gu Shen's mental sea in an extremely gentle way immediately.

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Among the black flowers, there is a blazing fire flying.

There is also a slight chill.

These two diametrically opposed forces emerged from Gu Shen's body surface... one represents "vitality", and the other represents "death".

Birth and death!
These two completely contradictory forces emerged under Gu Shen's control, just like water and fire are incompatible... The two forces of birth and death collide and become entangled in an instant.

It's a pity that Gu Shen's "Blazing Fire" is only at the third level.

The blazing fire that has just condensed the "embryo of the field" is not the opponent of the "Pure Land" Great Cold.

In this duel, without Gu Shen personally interfering... Chi Huo was completely suppressed.

"Chichi-"

But at the moment, among the black flowers, the blazing fire and the great cold are fighting hard, trying to form a balance.

Whether it's "Pure Land" or "Blazing Fire", they all belong to Gu Shen's power!
As the master, he has absolute dominance. At the moment, he is suppressing the former to relieve the pressure of "Blazing Fire"... This step of practice has nothing to do with "promotion".

Wanting to advance from the eighth floor of the deep sea to the ninth floor is actually very simple and boring.

It is to constantly temper the "field embryo".

Let the ray of "vital fire" condensed by myself continue to generate more quantity while ensuring the quality-just as Gu Shen sensed the strength of the spiritual sea of ​​those extraordinary people before, the spiritual sea can have a " The scale of the "lake" is to reach the fourth-level entry!
Quantitative change leads to qualitative change, this is the only way to promotion!
There are no shortcuts!

While practicing today... Gu Shen had a whim, because of Mr. Gu Changzhi's gift, he had a huge "chance fortune", and he had more than one "field artistic conception" just after the third level.

What will happen if the two forces of "birth and death" are merged?
This thought guided him to try to summon "Blazing Fire" and "Great Cold"——

Logically speaking, the basic rules of this world should be complete and complete.

Birth and death are like light and shadow, and like yin and yang, no one can do without the other.

These two forces, in their most primitive form, should be fused together... Gu Shen originally thought that "merging" would be an easy process, but he never expected it.

These two forces cannot be combined at all!

It is more difficult than climbing to the sky to have intercourse!

Even if he suppressed the intensity of the "Great Cold" mentally, he still couldn't make the two contradictory forces merge a little bit... After trying to no avail, he could only attribute it to the practice of "Blazing Fire" and "Pure Land" To varying degrees.

Maybe break through the realm by yourself, let the two fields reach the same intensity, and have a chance to blend.

After the dust settled, Gu Shen ended this period of practice.

In his spiritual sea, there was also a "reminder" like a spring breeze, which was Chu Ling's voice imitating the deep sea.

"You have an email."

What a coincidence... I just finished my practice, so it should be very important for Chu Ling to deliver the document in person.

Gu Shen didn't delay and started reading immediately.

"Dear Mr. Gu Shen, due to the collapse of the sky sheath and the escape of prisoners from the Tundra Prison, Nagano decided to send an elite team to join hands with Central City to carry out the 'clearance mission'. The nine adjudicators of the Tribunal jointly recommended you to participate in the drafting meeting of the final task list. .”

The sheath collapsed and the criminals fled?

Seeing this, Gu Shen immediately felt a headache.

Immediately, he thought of the reminder from the God of Baishu when the tomb was closed——

Could it be that the days of peace are coming to an end?

The pure days of practicing in Shenci Mountain passed by in a flash, and before one knew it, another year was coming to an end. When Gu Shen saw this email, he realized that he had been practicing for a long time.

He glanced back and noticed a detail.

This email was sent by Mr. Zhou Wei in the name of the Federal Security Council.

The old gentleman actually used the official honorific "you" to one of his juniors very solemnly...Of course, this is an email, and extraordinary people in Nagano have always respected written etiquette.

But from a side view, this meeting is very important, and the joint recommendation of the nine adjudicators within the adjudication office is also very important.

"...The meeting time is tentatively set at 12 noon."

After Gu Shen read this brief letter, his mental state was still immersed in the thoughts of practice.

According to the habit of practice cultivated during this period of time, if there is time, he would like to continue to practice for a "moment".

"Although there is still some time before the meeting—"

Chu Ling sincerely reminded: "But I suggest that you better leave immediately, otherwise the next time you open your eyes, it may be three days after the meeting."

"Don't worry, such an important matter... Even if you don't remind me, I will end the retreat."

Gu Shen looked at the lingering fire and snow on his two palms, heaved a long sigh unwillingly, and said with a wry smile: "Do you understand, I just have...something to say."

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Li Qingsui didn't get what she wanted, she didn't stay in the flower garden for long, Gu Shen woke up faintly, this guy's "waking time" is too just right.

The little girl puffed up her cheeks.

My luck is always not very good. I stayed in the shrine for a long time last time, but I didn't see the scene of Gu Shen breaking through.

This time he wanted to stay a little longer, without even covering his butt, Gu Shen ended the retreat.

"My surname is Gu, are you pretending to work hard every day in the shrine mountain, so you can't practice more?"

She stood up and muttered: "It's hard to come here, I want to stay with my sister for a while."

Gu Shen couldn't help laughing.

Chu Ling had already told herself the previous matter in her mind.

Li Qingsui went to the mountain this time to pick him up to attend the meeting, but seeing that he was retreating, he didn't bother him. Although this little girl has a sharp tongue... she still has a bit of conscience.

"Don't worry, Master Li." Gu Shen said with a smile: "It won't be long before you can reunite with your sister... In the outside world, you can stay together for as long as you want."

Hearing this sentence, Li Qingsui's eyes immediately lit up, and all the little bit of resentment from before disappeared, "Really?!"

Children are easy to fool.

Gu Shen smiled and said, "Of course."

"How long will it be, how long will it be?" Li Qingsui said vigilantly, "Don't you lie to me?"

"Maybe a year..."

Gu Shen looked at Li Qingci, and cast an apologetic look. He patted the little girl on the shoulder. I haven't seen him in the past six months. The little guy's body has become a little heavier. It seems that he hasn't neglected his cultivation.

He made a fool of himself, glanced at Li Qingsui's expectant eyes, and poured cold water on him: "It may be 90, it depends on your attitude towards me, get in the car!"

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Nagano, Federal Security Council Building, top floor.

Today's meeting is very important.

Only the patriarchs of the five major families, the leaders of the three major institutes, and the president Zhou Wei were eligible to attend.

A total of... only nine people!
These nine people will carry out the goal setting of this snow cage capture mission, as well as the drafting of the list——

There are already seven people sitting at the long conference table.

Gong Qing, Mu Yi, and Bai Xiaochi, these are the characters who have sat firmly as Patriarch for more than ten years.

Gu Nanfeng attended on behalf of the future head of the "Gu family".

On the other side, Zhou Wei, Gu Qilin, and Mr. Shan, the three top giants of the Eastern Continent's judicial system, sit in charge.

Only two people were absent.

The future head of the Li family, Li Qingsui.

And... Gu Shen.

"I didn't expect that at this meeting, the nine adjudicators of the adjudication office would jointly recommend Gu Shen..."

Mr. Shan looked at the vacant seat, sighed, and said, "I still remember his youthful appearance when he first entered Nagano two years ago."

"Although from the perspective of hard power, it is still a bit reluctant for him to attend the meeting."

Bai Xiaochi rested his chin on one hand, and said with a smile, "But think about it carefully, he is the only one in the tribunal who is most qualified to attend this meeting."

Today's Nagano is still in their hands.

But the future Nagano, after all, will still belong to young people like Gu Shen and Baixiu.

"Yeah, it's just..."

Holding the teacup, old man Zhou Wei sighed to Gu Qilin, "This little guy grows up so fast, it's really scary."

The voice fell.

There was a polite knock on the door in the meeting room.

A young man in a long black trench coat and a short girl walked into the meeting room. He looked at the Nagano giants sitting at a table in front of him, and was subconsciously taken aback.

Gu Shen spoke with an apologetic voice.

"Sorry everyone, I'm late."

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(PS: This is the last update in 2022, and there is another chapter tonight~ I wish you all a happy New Year's Day in advance, good health and success in everything~)

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