Chapter 1709: Chapter 377: Black Folding Knife

He unleashed his strength with a single footstep, causing the black, icy pool to shatter violently.

Black shards scattered in all directions, accompanied by sharp screeches.

The "Disaster" seemed to awaken a consciousness, trying to escape, but Gu Shen’s expression was shadowy as he flicked his hand, unleashing a blazing fire that consumed the entire black disaster!

Rip it apart again!

The low-tier disaster spawned by the Netherworld Fire was extinguished...

Gu Shen slowly stepped into the real memory of Liu Quan from that day, witnessing the true "scenes" of that night.

Indeed, it was a rainy night.

The town where Liu Quan lived faced the Qing River and was backed by mountains; the teenager ventured into the mountains late at night and encountered a staggering man.

The [Black Folding Knife] was handed over by the man.

With a bewildered expression, Liu Quan took it, then a bolt of lightning struck, and Liu Quan turned around in a daze. This picture meant his spirit had been cleansed by the [Folding Knife]...

This was the true experience.

The [Folding Knife] was given to Liu Quan by someone.

In the fragmented dark memory, Gu Shen couldn’t clearly see the man’s face, but he noticed some crucial details.

This staggering man wore clothes with dozens or hundreds of tears.

He was covered in blood.

Looked like he wouldn’t survive for long.

"Coordinates: Qinghe District, Frost Iron Mountain."

Chu Ling stood beside Gu Shen, observing the dark scenes in Liu Quan’s memory, and with just these few images, she accurately pinpointed the coordinates in the real world.

"Frost Iron Mountain."

Gu Shen remembered it well; he was born at Qinghe Five Elders Mountain, where a vast range of mountains was strictly protected by [Deep Sea].

Frost Iron Mountain was among those mountains.

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After exiting Liu Quan’s Spirit Sea, Gu Shen fell into contemplation. 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

He never expected.

This time’s "spiritual examination" yielded such critical information.

The disaster on the [Black Folding Knife] shares the same origin with the Netherworld Fire.

And the origin of the [Black Folding Knife] is on his homeland!

Is it a coincidence?

Gu Shen felt it wasn’t.

Liu Quan was still realizing the "Awakening" Dream, and it would take a few more hours before he awoke; Gu Shen stood up and saw Xie Zheng afar, working away while wielding the "Sky Shattering Hammer."

His feelings were complex.

In the past, when encountering inexplicable matters, he habitually brushed over with a sentence.

"It’s the result of Divination."

But now, it was his turn to be engulfed in the whirlpool.

If all this isn’t a coincidence, it’s destiny’s arrangement... or rather, someone tugging destiny’s strings, had circled him beforehand within this whirlpool.

Had the timing been earlier, he wouldn’t have encountered these "coincidences."

Liu Quan was still diligently practicing.

Xie Zheng was forging alone in the remote, deserted Tundra.

But now, Qinghe District was shrouded in a layer of mist, obviously... this mist had been laid long ago, waiting for him to uncover it now.

Gu Shen reached outside the dojo, exhaling deeply.

"Sir, your mood seems quite bad?"

A voice message arrived first.

Inside the dojo, Liu Quan was still realizing Awakening.

Xie Zheng, after refining and repairing some sealing items within the set Silent Barrier, quickly approached Gu Shen.

"It’s nothing."

Gu Shen brushed it off with a hand wave.

He suddenly recalled something, taking out a pendant broken into two, asking, "Can you repair such an item?"

Xu Fang generously offered the broken half cross pendant.

At this moment, [Goddess of Destiny’s Sanctuary] seemed completed.

But...

This sealing item lacked self-repair capability, wouldn’t instantly be intact by finding and merging corresponding parts.

Gu Shen initially planned a trip to North Continent.

These two destiny sealing items were essentially "gifts" from Her Majesty the Empress; perhaps the Empress had means of "repair."

Having found the completing part, it was also a form of gratitude.

If the Empress saw the complete pendant and wanted to take it, it would be a good thing.

Gu Shen no longer heavily relied on these two destiny sealing items.

"This item... sheesh..."

Upon seeing the pendant broken into two halves, Xie Zheng inhaled sharply, "This sealing item isn’t ordinary!"

He cultivated Divination Skill, sensing the Power of Destiny.

These two sealing items appeared plain.

But contained surging power of destiny—

So overwhelming that Xie Zheng’s scalp tingled.

He raised his head, casting a complex look at Gu Shen.

No doubt the thickest thigh in Changye.

Sealing items connected to destiny, not to mention seeing them firsthand, even hearing of them was something Xie Zheng had never encountered before!

The "Forging Inheritance" Xie Zheng carried clearly stated that the power of destiny was untouchable and unrealizable power of nihility.

Any attempt would come with a price.

To melt it into a sealing item seemed a completely unfathomable divine miracle.

"If repair is impossible, it’s alright."

Gu Shen flipped his hand to take back [Goddess of Destiny’s Sanctuary].

"Don’t rush, sir... allow me another glance."

Xie Zheng quickly interjected, cautiously taking the two broken pendants.

It was evident the pendant had been apart for a long time... the fracture showed obvious "weathering" marks, but now assembled together, it felt seamlessly whole.

It wasn’t visually imperceptible.

But genuinely "as good as new."

The fractures were not smooth, suggesting that after all these years, no debris fell from the fractures.

How hard must it be?

"How is it?" Gu Shen asked after a while.

"Perhaps... it can really be repaired."

Xie Zheng scrutinized for a long time, incredulously saying, "If tasked with forging such an item, even in one hundred—or one million years—would be impossible... if there’s a gap, I wouldn’t complete the repair."

Yet, these two broken pendants assembled into a complete "one."

The pendant’s existence was a divine miracle itself.

With such circumstances, it was logical after all.

Gu Shen asked, "For repairs... how long would it take?"

"Quickly. About a week."

Xie Zheng solemnly stated, "At most a week, I can utilize part of the ’Power of Destiny’ as the ’adhesive’... a week later, this pendant can be restored."

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(There’s another Chapter tonight! If you don’t stay up late, don’t wait!)