Light Fortress-Chapter 1505 - 214: The Great Calamity (Part 2)

This matter, as long as there is enough Extraordinary Essence, can be easily accomplished!

"A normal person trapped in the Ice Sea has only one way out, death. The essence here is extremely chaotic; not only is it impossible to absorb, but it also interferes with the essence of the Transcendent itself. To maintain basic survival, at least a formed ’domain’ is required..."

"And ’domains’ constantly require the consumption of essence."

Gu Shen reached out his palm to touch the Array Patterns of the Longevity Technique.

As his palm came into contact with the seawater, a green frost immediately appeared, but the chill of the Pure Land instantly wiped away the frostbite from his fingertips.

The Five Continents had once dispatched many Transcendents to the Ice Sea to carry out missions. The minimum requirement for team leaders was Tier Four due to the chaotic essence of the Ice Sea, where at least a ’domain’ was needed to resist it.

"My ’Pure Land’ is currently in winter; the Great Cold and Silent Annihilation align perfectly with the essence attributes of the ’Ice Sea.’"

Gu Shen stared at his fingertips, feeling some relief from the pressure in his heart.

"Is this considered a favor from fate?"

He couldn’t help but sneer at himself.

The Pure Land can perfectly encompass this fragment of land covered by the Longevity Technique Array Pattern, meaning that as long as the essence produced by the flower garden is sufficient, in the long years to come, I will not freeze to death nor starve to death.

But it also means that Gu Shen is trapped here.

"Once I leave the domain of the Longevity Technique Array Pattern, the rate at which my essence is consumed will greatly increase..."

Gu Shen raised his head.

He concentrated the spiritual power he could currently use and reached above the array pattern domain, gathering countless spirits into a thin thread that penetrated the Ice Sea and drilled upward, like a small snake.

This is called "casting a line."

He wanted to see how deep into the sea he had fallen.

But... disturbingly, this thin line of spiritual power he released extended to the extreme in the sea without seeing an end.

"With my current abilities, there is no way to return to land."

Gu Shen retracted his spirit and silently calculated: "I can’t even gauge the depth of this sea area clearly, and to leave here requires at least enough spiritual power and ensured safe essence..."

If I’m not mistaken, there are also black spots and regularly distorted Black Holes in this sea area, and once encountered, I’ll have to detour, completely losing direction.

Even if my spiritual power can see the world above the sea and perceive the presence of light, I cannot move recklessly.

Any negligence would lead to a dead end!

"However..."

"If I advance to Tier Four, I might have hope."

Thinking of this, Gu Shen extended his palm and summoned his Chi Huo.

At this moment, the Chi Huo was an extraordinarily brilliant mass, and because it had just devoured the Blood Fire, a large amount of "Fire of Life" was awaiting transformation, which is an essential step on the journey to Tier Four, with no shortcuts.

"The Blood Fire has just been devoured by me and needs time to transform."

Gu Shen squinted his eyes; at this moment, he had nothing but time!

Gu Shen suddenly realized that although this catastrophe nearly claimed his life, he ultimately survived... the so-called great calamity does not kill; there must be fortune afterward!

In the outside world, he needed time for cultivation.

But those enemies wouldn’t give him time.

Sky Divine Throne, Light God’s Seat, Storm God’s Throne... these three highest authorities had their eyes set on him, and after some time, they would likely uncover the truth about the "Netherworld King’s Fall" from him.

But here.

He need not worry about being watched, being noticed, or being detected.

"Thinking of it this way..."

Gu Shen turned his head, gazing at the erect stone wall, with its withered heart immersed in seawater, surrounded by pitch-black ancient scripts intricately carved, covering the entire wall.

"This place is indeed a rare cultivation ground, not only undisturbed and quiet enough but also filled with precious ’Ancient Script of Longevity’..."

He lowered his eyebrows and silently smiled, retracting the Blood Fire and Chi Huo with a flip of his palm.

In the silent Ice Sea, a thin figure slowly leaned against the stone wall, exhaling a long breath and immersing himself in cultivation. Above his head was a decaying heart, behind him countless dense obscure texts formed an ancient tree’s branches, the swirling wind and snow painted the walls of this desolate cage.

Gu Shen closed his eyes, a faintly impure flame ignited between his brows.

He allowed himself to just...

sink in the deep sea.

perish in the darkness.

Yet, no matter how deep or dark, a flicker of light never extinguished, amidst the stone wall and snow...

...

...

At the edge of the Ice Sea, several figures hovered above the clouds.

They gazed into the sea area that was supposed to have disappeared.

"Jiadi... are you sure Gu Shen truly didn’t come out?"

There were six figures, the six saints of the Storm Church, standing in front was the Spring Plow Saint, squinting at the direction where Sangzhou Cave disappeared, asking softly.

"The power of the [Tide] was used to push the dark currents of the Ice Sea."

Jiadi was also uncertain: "You mean Gu Shen might be feigning death?"

"..."

Spring Plow did not reply, only remained silent.

Beside him, a burly black-clad saint spoke: "Those old folks from Changye, always cunning, especially the powerholders of the three major associations, they’re all Old Foxes... it’s not impossible for them to do such a thing."

"I agree with Giant Deer’s view."

The slender Hai Tong Saint also spoke: "A top talent like Gu Shen, how could he die so easily? Either something else happened within Sangzhou Cave..."

The saints exchanged glances and voiced their thoughts.

"The evacuation timeline was so generous, and Gu Shen dying in the [Tanyao] indeed has doubts of ’feigned death.’"

"But in the announcement of Gu Qilin’s mourning image from the side of Changye, his grief and overnight aging don’t seem fake."

"Could he have really died just like that?"

Jiadi fell silent. Within the church, the saints rarely met, and as internal strife gradually subsided over the recent years, it was a miracle for several of them to travel together over the death news of an Outer Continent person.

"Gu Shen should be truly dead."

After some discussion, Spring Plow Saint finally spoke, and upon his words, the other saints showed clear signs of surprise.

"Besides Gu Shen, another super genius did not leave Sangzhou Cave either..."

Spring Plow said slowly: "Vermilion Bird."

The saints were momentarily dazed, as before Gu Shen’s death news, the death of the Vermilion Bird Divine Envoy seemed only a minor ripple.

The Vermilion Bird did not leave Sangzhou Cave either.

But what’s worth pondering is... the Source Tower never announced this news, choosing to hide the death of the Vermilion Bird Divine Envoy, or rather, to hide all information about the Vermilion Bird Divine Envoy!

For a top-level power like the Five Continents, the whereabouts of such a level of genius could not be hidden as information.

The four Divine Envoys, yet three when they left, and Source Tower intended to conceal this?

"The loss of an S-level genius, especially one bearing the crucial task of merging the two continents... if dead, this news should be sealed off too." Spring Plow said slowly: "Sealing news is what East Continent is good at, don’t forget how East Continent endured the past twenty years."

Gu Changzhi’s "death news" was perfectly sealed off.

"Yes..."

Jiadi understood Spring Plow’s implication: "If Gu Shen was dead, at least East Continent would hide it for some time."

"But what does East Continent’s quick announcement mean?" Giant Deer Saint was puzzled: "An S-level genius dying without reason at Tanyao, news like this, would be laughed at by other powers?"

As the words landed, saints fell into silence.

No one here was a fool.

At this moment, they all understood what this death announcement truly meant... East Continent was not hiding the death news, intending to investigate and initiate accountability!

Would an S-level genius like Gu Shen die in a natural disaster like Tanyao’s eruption without human interference?

"Everyone, prepare to welcome the delegation from East Continent."

Spring Plow spoke expressionlessly: "Before Lord Divine returns, whatever they want, we can only provide."