Bulwark of Light

Chapter 871 The Return of the Storm
In front of Li Qingci, the figure sitting cross-legged gradually became unreal.

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

"This?!"

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

If Gu Shen's spirit left the pure land, then this body should dissipate and cease to exist.

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

Gu Shen, who was sitting under the hanging tree at this moment, seemed to be asleep, and this soul body became between virtuality and reality... The giant tree reaching up to the sky at the back stretched its branches and leaves at this moment, gathering towards the top of his head, rustling The hanging tree seems to possess spirituality, covering and protecting Gu Shen's soul.

at the same time.

The source quality of the pure land world began to flow towards the giant tree...

All the souls noticed the change, a strong wind blew up in the pure land, and the grass leaves and frost and snow floated in the direction of the giant tree along with the wind.

Tie Wu was carrying a hoe, and Hong Zhong was holding a grass root in his mouth.

Adam stood up from the flowerbed.

Several people were still in a state of confusion, and Li Qingci's serious voice rang in their ears.

"From now on... the production speed of the pure land needs to be increased, we need more source quality, and everyone should not rest until the grass leaves in the flower garden are formed."

Tie Wu squinted his eyes, and asked in confusion, "What's going on here? Is something wrong with Lord God?"

He is the first person to enter the Pure Land, and also the person who is most familiar with the laws of the world.

Generally speaking, Gu Shen doesn't have much demand for the source quality of pure land.

Therefore, these source qualities cultivated in the flower garden are allowed to overflow freely, anyway, they will eventually return to the void... The void in this entire world belongs to Gu Shen.

And at this moment, the source quality of the whole world is flowing towards Suxuanmu!

This is actually a dangerous signal, because the growth of vegetation and creatures in the flower garden itself needs "source quality" to provide nutrients, only absorbing but not returning, it is very likely to lead to "drying up the pond and fishing"!
"No...everything is fine."

Li Qingci responded quickly.

Standing in front of Gu Shen, she was still in a tense state, not knowing what the consequences would be if the source quality flowed.

Soon, a branch of the hanging tree came to her and swayed gently. This branch exuded a soft glow and was not covered by frost and snow.

Li Qingci looked up at the giant tree, the branches and leaves fluttered slightly, apparently signaling for him to hold it.

The moment she held the branch, she understood.

Gu Shen's current spirit is in a state of wandering, and his last consciousness before drifting away is 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 whole The human body seemed to become lighter, and she could see the flowing source quality, every strand of grain.

"Did Gu Shen hear my last call?"

Li Qingci was in a trance for a while, then immediately shook his head.

Now is not the time to think about that.

She whispered: "What I just said is very important, everyone should start to act now."

If it is said that Gu Shen has started the reverse comprehension of the breathing method at this moment, trying to push the season of pure land forward from the severe winter to the bleak autumn, then he may not be unable to help.

If I can unite Tie Wu and others to successfully feed the flowers in the pure land and grow branches, maybe it can be regarded as a kind of reverse success?

She knew that Gu Shen and Pure Land complement each other!
Regardless of whether this is useful or not, promoting the development of Pure Land to autumn... is all Li Qingci can do.

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In the deep sea, a figure closed his eyes tightly, and countless chaotic thoughts passed through his mind, and finally returned to nothingness.

Gu Shen did hear Li Qingci's last call.

The words "to die and live" were deeply etched into his heart.

How to live to death?

No one can answer for themselves.

But Gu Changzhi's experience is a good reference.

Twenty years ago, Mr. Gu Changzhi chose Changmian Cemetery after comprehending the previous eleven volumes of breathing method.

So... the answer to living to death is actually quite simple.

Die first, live later.

Gu Shen's spirit ushered in a subtle "death" in 7 days.

Because of an accidental enlightenment in the Pure Land World, he entered a state of thought similar to sudden enlightenment. His spirit was about to enter a state of disorder, but the inherent strong stability of Chi Huo made his consciousness not stop at this point. Annihilated, after a final game, he entered a "state of suspended animation".

At this moment, Gu Shen's "state of suspended animation" is very mysterious.The blazing fire in his body is still being produced, and it is constantly transforming into "vital fire"...

The characteristics of the Vitality Fire are just in line with Gu Shen's physical condition at the moment.

From death to recovery!
This process is very slow, and no one knows how long it will take to end.

Whether the end point of this process is the real "death" or the "resurrection" of Nirvana rebirth, no one can give an answer.

It was a catastrophe.

It is a fortune, a chance.

The countless undercurrents at the bottom of the ice sea are surging and rolling, and the majestic tide pushes Gu Shen and the Longevity Stone Wall, drifting and sinking towards the dark and deep unknown distance.

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"Whoa, whoa, whoa..."

The tide washes the sand.Along the coast of Nanzhou, hundreds of kilometers, the coastline is beautiful and sparsely populated. The sand here is white and fine, like flour.

Looking from here, you can see a towering stalwart statue standing on the offshore waters.

This is the idol built by the Church of the Storm.

Wearing a robe and holding a trident, the half-naked body of the man exudes a majestic and sacred aura like a lamp.

It is said that in the coastal area of ​​the Ice Sea, if a ship sailing at night that loses its direction sees this statue, it only needs to pray sincerely, and then it will be guided by the gods... It's just that no one has been guided by the gods in recent years.

The god worshiped by the holy city seems to have disappeared.

As night fell, Yuanting Island in Nanzhou was brightly lit.

After the sinking of the Sangzhou Grottoes, this is the extreme southern point closest to the ice sea, and it is also the closest "viewing point" where you can see the statue of the storm god.

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

At this moment, several figures in azure blue robes stood on the highest point of the island's mountain peak, which was about level with the shoulders of the statue. They still needed to look up to see the face of the statue clearly.

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

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

Every year, the church holds a similar "Sacrifice Ceremony". This ancient ship is loaded with tribute received from the Holy City. According to the law of the church's belief, the people of Nanzhou rely on the sea to live , Every year's harvest is actually a gift from the sea, so it is a kind of gratitude to send these offerings to the God of Storms on a regular basis.

Returning the sacrifices to the sea also means living with the sea for a longer period of time.

"Boom--"

Tonight's night is a bit dark, thunder appears in the sky from time to time, the clouds are lowered, and the sea tide is raised, the huge wooden ship looks like a lonely fallen leaf, which may be overturned and submerged at any time.

Accompanied by the deep singing of several priests.

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

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

boom!
Suddenly a thunder flashed!
The entire pitch-black sea was rendered white, and the statue that had been silent for a long time seemed to come alive at this moment. The indifferent eyes were ignited at once, and the huge ship sailing under the seat of the statue was struck by lightning in an instant. The vortex was brewing under the statue of the god, the sacrifices on the ship were sucked into the vortex, the sea was turned upside down, and the thunder roared.

Everyone was stunned.

The sacrificial ceremony in the past few years has never stopped, but it has never been as smooth as this time!

The ship breaks, the storm reacts, which means...the sea accepts the gift?Or did God Throne hear their call?

The priests standing on the top of the mountain were in a trance.

They are the priests who are closest to the statue. I don't know if they are dazzled. When the thunder flashed just now, they seemed to see a blurry figure bathing in the sea water standing on the shoulder of the statue of the God of Storms.

next moment.

A deep voice sounded in the heart lake of these mountaintop priests.

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

This voice sounded directly from the heart lake.

But the hidden guidance made the priests at the top of the mountain turn their heads in unison. Their expressions became extremely excited, and some of them almost screamed.

Because they have met the "person" they most want to meet in this life at this moment.

That figure was standing behind the priest on the top of the mountain at this moment. He appeared here at some unknown time, silently, but at the same time majestic and majestic.

He holds a trident, his face is no different from that of a god, and those deep eyes seem to possess endless divine power, making people unable to look away after just one glance, and he wants to kneel and worship from the bottom of his heart.

The priests on the top of the mountain hurriedly bowed their heads and kowtowed desperately. At this moment, they couldn't even speak.

For fanatical believers, nothing in this world is more exciting than seeing the true God in faith.

And this scene made the Storm God feel unhappy.

He can understand the excitement of these fanatics...

It's just that no one has answered his words yet.

"never mind."

The Storm God seat frowned, he stretched out his palm, and aimed at a person at will.

The figure that had been kowtowing suddenly stiffened and fell to the ground, just motionless, maintaining a kneeling posture... His spiritual sea was extracted, and the Sea of ​​Storms flipped through the madman within a second. The life of the believer, and then discarded him, he disappeared again amidst the lightning and thunder, and the few believers who kowtowed on the top of the mountain did not notice the death of this companion at all.

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After a moment.

The Julu sage stood respectfully in front of that blurred figure. He suppressed the excitement in his heart and said in a deep voice, "My lord, you are finally back... We have been waiting for you for too long!"

Out of the awe of the low-ranking people, he didn't look up, nor did he look directly at the Seat of the Storm God.

To be able to meet the real body of the seat of God, even a saint would feel it is a great honor.

The Julu sage wanted to talk about what happened in Nanzhou in the past six years after the throne left.

He just raised his hand to stop him.

"I know."

The God of Storm recalled the memory of the fanatic who had just been extracted, 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 sage was a little at a loss: "You already know?"

"Sorry, I was the one to be abrupt." Immediately he smiled and said, "With your mighty power, it's reasonable to know this."

"..."

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

"Since you're back, Nanzhou will be at peace...By the way, was your trip to the Ice Sea going well?" Julu offered tea to the seat of God, and at the same time bowed carefully and asked.

Originally, it was just a casual question, but Ju Lu never expected that Shen Zuo would answer seriously.

"Not smooth."

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

Sitting on a chair, the God of Storms gazed calmly at the saint under his command, and said word by word: "There is really a relic in the depths of the ice sea... there are very strange 'things' there, and I lost them during this trip." Part of the power of authority."

"???"

The face of the Julu Saint became extremely exciting.

Lord God, went to the ice sea and lost part of the power of authority?
If this news spreads to Wuzhou, I’m afraid it’s going to be a blast... A relic appears in the depths of the ice sea, which means that the original direction of human exploration may have failed, and there are signs of life in places that have never been set foot. A frightening 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."

Julu was stunned.

"In my knowledge, it 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. Six full years have passed in Wuzhou."

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

Julu couldn't laugh.

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

Storm stood up and said calmly: "In the last exploration, other titles and apostles have no problem going back and forth, which shows that the power of the ice sea ruins is likely to only target the seat of God..."

In the last exploration mission, the strong men sent by the major forces all said that they felt the existence of the "remains", but no one found the real entrance.

And this time.

The God of Storms came out in person, so naturally he couldn't find the entrance.

He took out a map.

"This is the entrance to the Ice Sea Ruins. I wanted to explore it myself...but the 'time' in that sea area is weird. If I insist on going deep and go back to Nanzhou, I'm afraid it will be a long time."

The seat of the storm god reacted quickly, and immediately returned when he realized something was wrong.

And this time when he returned to Nanzhou, he asked where the saint under his command was because he wanted to deploy immediately.

Julu took the map with both hands, his expression became dignified.

"There must be something extremely precious in that ruin..."

The storm said calmly: "Because the other gods are not aware of it, you immediately lead people to set off and enter the sea first."

(End of this chapter)