"Really?"

"Really."

The Traveler stared at Gu Shen, confirming again... Gu Shen was no longer a Godseat!

But he could still feel the powerful Blazing Fire mark between his brows.

What was going on?

Not a Godseat, but the remaining spiritual power could still suppress him?

Out of caution, the Traveler cautiously asked, "Where is your Seed of Fire?"

"Given it away."

Gu Shen didn't shy away, saying casually, "Good eyesight. I guess that's why you chose the second option, right?"

"...Given it away?"

The Traveler's expression was strange. He had lived for so many years, and this was the first time he had heard of someone giving away something like a Seed of Fire!

"Xiao Qiu told me about the Netherfire."

Bai Xiu said, "She said she would challenge you as soon as she fused with the Seed of Fire... Looks like she's very confident this time."

Hearing this, the Traveler's expression became even stranger.

Gu Shen gave away the Netherfire and welcomed others to challenge him?

What exactly was his strength now?

"It'll take a long time to fuse with the Seed of Fire." Gu Shen smiled gently and said, "After today's matters are settled, take her to the Time Dojo for secluded cultivation... There's plenty of time there. Oh, and tell her for me, anytime, anywhere, I welcome her challenge."

Gu Shen looked at the Traveler and said, "Those words are for you too."

The Traveler looked at Gu Shen with apprehension.

He sensed something was amiss, realizing that Gu Shen had lost his Seed of Fire... During their conversation today, he had agreed to Gu Shen's second option, intending to challenge Gu Shen when he was at his "weakest."

But alas.

As soon as that thought arose in his mind, a warning sign came from his Mind Sea, telling him to stop.

"What if I challenge you now?"

The Traveler gritted his teeth and asked.

"Then you'll lose miserably."

Gu Shen's answer was without hesitation.

He smiled and said, "I suggest you wait until you return to your own divine body and cultivate for a few more years before challenging me."

Had Gu Shen become weaker after losing the Netherfire?

Actually, not at all.

Before fusing with the Netherfire, he had already comprehended his own Creator Divine Domain. The thousands of souls in the Pure Land were not living by relying on the Netherfire.

The reason this journey had been so arduous was because Gu Shen had given everything he had to the Blazing Fire.

The spirits in the Pure Land still existed, and they had not become weaker because of the Netherfire's departure.

From beginning to end.

The Netherfire was just a passerby for Gu Shen.

The previous Nether King took a fancy to Gu Shen and tried to stuff the Netherfire into Gu Shen's hands...

And now.

Gu Shen gave this wisp of fire to the person he felt was most suitable.

He let go of the Netherfire, but gained even more.

He became more pure, more simple.

And the Great Dao is often simple.

Suddenly, Bai Xiu spoke, saying something very abrupt.

"Are you ready?"

Xiao Xiu turned to look at Gu Shen.

This question made the Traveler a little confused.

Ready... Ready for what?

"I guess I'm ready."

Gu Shen said softly, "The moment I discarded the Netherfire... I should have been ready."

He took a step forward, extended his palm, and pressed it against the Sky Sheath.

The towering Stone Sword trembled violently.

The Traveler, curled up under the great sword, suddenly contracted his pupils. He was very familiar with this action. Not long ago, Bai Xiu had drawn the Candle Extinguisher Bow, making this gesture... Gu Shen's actions at this moment were very similar to Bai Xiu's at that time, but the "hidden object" in the Sky Sheath had already been taken out. What was Gu Shen going to take out now? What else was here?

Wait.

What else was here?

This sentence echoed in the Traveler's mind, and he suddenly remembered the legend about the Sky Sheath.

For six hundred years, it had been passed down by word of mouth.

This deformed long horn that fell on the Tundra was actually a sword.

The stone surface that could eliminate Extraordinary Characteristics was the scabbard.

Inside the Stone Sheath, there was a sword body that was incomparably sharp and could kill all Extraordinary powers—

No one took this seriously.

If there really was such a sword that could eliminate all Extraordinary powers, then how could the Extraordinary pull it out?

This had always been a fallacy.

But when Gu Shen pressed his palm on the Sky Sheath, the fallacy was broken, and the legend was confirmed.

"Rumble!"

The core area of the Sky Sheath suddenly began to tremble.

The fog in the Tundra Prison was swept away by a powerful force and instantly cleared. The scenery within a ten-mile radius became extremely clear. Every Night Watcher stationed in the prison could see a tiny figure standing under the towering Stone Sword, reaching into the Stone Sheath and pulling something.

"The Sky Sheath... Is it being shaken once again?"

On top of the Snow Cage Tower, Ghost Mr. and Snow Mr. silently watched this scene.

"The 'shaking' caused by Gu Shen this time is much greater than Bai Xiu's."

Ghost Mr. murmured softly, "I feel like the entire prison is like a blank sheet of paper. As long as Gu Shen is willing, he can overturn it at any time!"

The Snow Cage was built around the Sky Sheath.

If there really was such a sword in the Sky Sheath.

Then when Gu Shen drew his sword, the Sky Sheath would collapse... This prison would naturally cease to exist.

The two had been stationed in the prison for many years, never leaving.

What had accompanied them the longest was the Sky Sheath.

Watching the towering giant sword tremble constantly, the two felt an unprecedented turbulence in their Mind Seas.

They knew what such a miracle meant.

The rolling snow qi fluttered.

Gu Shen actually pulled out a ball of scarlet and scorching "sword shape" from the Sky Sheath.

This narrow sword shape was only pulled out by an inch, and Gu Shen stopped in time.

He silently exerted force with his palm, resisting the hilt, and sent this sword shape back.

The Sky Sheath no longer trembled.

The shaking of the entire Tundra also stopped.

But... Everyone saw this sword-drawing scene.

"There really is a sword here..."

The Traveler's expression was pale. He had never taken the stories circulating in Eastern Continent seriously.

Because he knew what kind of power the Sky Sheath Fragment was.

This Sky Sheath was nothing more than a special Rule Fragment born because it was affected by a powerful Extraordinary power, just like the Candle Extinguisher.

That was why he chose to send the Candle Extinguisher into it.

But today, Gu Shen slapped him in the face with his actions. There really was a sword hidden in the Sky Sheath.

The existence of such a sword could have deceived all the Godseats for six hundred years.

The Traveler vaguely felt that the quality of this sword might be higher than the Candle Extinguisher.

Now he knew why Gu Shen suggested that he cultivate for a few more years before challenging him...

Indeed.

He had no chance of winning against Gu Shen now.

But would he really have a chance of winning in a few years?

The Traveler who witnessed this sword-drawing miracle... Felt an unprecedented sense of confusion.

He even had a very absurd idea in his mind.

If Gu Shen led the crowd to resist the super-large-scale Primordial Storm.

Perhaps, there really would be a chance of victory?

……

……

"...Eye-opening."

Bai Xiu stood beside Gu Shen the whole time, watching Gu Shen draw his sword.

Gu Shen pushed the sword shape back into the Sky Sheath, and he spoke these three words.

Throughout the Five Continents, only Gu Shen could make Bai Xiu give such an evaluation.

Just a few days ago, he had pulled out the Candle Extinguisher hidden by the Traveler from the Sky Sheath... That time he drew the bow, he did not notice the abnormality inside the Sky Sheath at all!

"This is not my credit. Someone gave a hint early on."

Gu Shen shook his head and said softly, "Mr. Gu Changzhi stood under the Sky Sheath for a day and a night."

Looking at it now.

Every road that Gu Changzhi walked, every thing he did... Was actually using the power of Fate to leave hints for future generations.

In that era, the Seeds of Fire were incomplete.

And Gu Shen was very lucky. He took over Mr. Gu Changzhi's legacy and ushered in the right era.

"Since you successfully drew the sword, why send it back?" Bai Xiu was a little puzzled.

He was still holding the Candle Extinguisher in his hand.

"If it wasn't for drawing the sword, why draw the sword?" Gu Shen smiled and said, "Today the world is at peace. Is there an enemy worthy of me drawing my sword?"

Saying this, he glanced at the Traveler on the ground.

The latter shook his head repeatedly, indicating that he was not in a hurry to exercise his so-called right to challenge.

"...That's true."

Bai Xiu sighed softly.

Now that the Five Continents were pacified and the flames of war were extinguished, it was a great thing.

If there was no need to draw the sword, why draw the sword?

With Gu Shen's strength, perhaps only Qinglong in her prime could be worthy of this move of "Sky Sheath Sword Drawing."

"When I was rushing back to the Five Continents from the Old World, the most worrying situation was that I would arrive at the Ice Sea and find that the war had ended and the Allied forces had been completely defeated."

Gu Shen said softly, "The general trend of the world is like a torrent. No matter how strong one person is, they are only one person after all."

Perhaps it was heaven's blessing, or fate's pity.

The most worrying situation did not happen.

Gu Shen didn't mind fighting Qinglong. If he returned to the Five Continents and there really was such a hard battle, not to mention one battle, even if he replicated the God War of the Source Tower and fought for three to five years, he would not hesitate in the slightest.

But if they could avoid war, who would want to fight?

The world was at peace, and the people were safe and sound.

From the Ice Sea, to the Northern Frontier, to the exiled void, and back to the Ice Sea...

What kind of ending would be worthy of this journey of wandering?

There were countless heroes in this world who dedicated themselves to the fate of mankind and died only after exhausting themselves.

That was why Gu Shen, who returned to the Five Continents, felt sincerely lucky and comforted... The world was missing him, and it had not collapsed.

Bai Xiu, Meng Xizhou, Gu Nanfeng... The Three Houses, the Five Great Families, the Four Great Legions, the Guang Ming Bi Lei, the Night Watchers, countless heroes, supported this war with their backs.

"This sword should stay here."

Gu Shen laughed self-deprecatingly and said, "If possible, I hope that the data calculated by the Deep Sea is also wrong, so that I don't need to draw my sword seven years later... I hope even more that there has never been a super-large-scale Primordial Storm in this world, and that the 'biggest disaster' that humans are worried about is actually just a false alarm. In that case, I will never need to draw my sword in my life."

The two stood in the wind and snow, looking at the towering Stone Sword.

They also looked at the uncertain fate of mankind in the future.

The fog surged in again, and everything became blurred.

Thinking back to the first time they met, it was also through the thick fog. At that time, Gu Shen was on the mountain, and Bai Xiu was at the foot of the mountain.

Now, the two stood side by side, both at the "peak."

"There are still seven years. What are your plans for the future?"

Bai Xiu turned to look at Gu Shen.

He knew that Gu Shen had given the Netherfire to Mu Wanqiu...

Because he had already fused with the Netherfire, Gu Shen could not become the master of other Seeds of Fire in this life.

Among the Twelve Seeds of Fire, the most lethal Hunting Seed of Fire was naturally out of his reach.

Without a Seed of Fire, cultivation in the Time Dojo seemed meaningless to Gu Shen.

"There is someone who has been waiting for me for a long time."

Gu Shen said softly, "She has been waiting for me for seven years, and I want to give her seven years in return."

Bai Xiu's expression was a little moved.

He knew who Gu Shen was talking about.

"Miss Chu... Is she alright?" Xiao Xiu's voice was complicated.

"She's fine."

Gu Shen paused for a moment, rubbed his chin, and said slowly, "Let me think about how to explain it to you... Because the spiritual links of 3.4 billion Extraordinary beings are converging towards Upper City, her spiritual power is now concentrated in the Dead Sea area, cleaning up the mess left by the main system. It will probably take a month. When the Four Continents restore full connection with the Deep Sea, her spirit can be 'liberated.'"

Bai Xiu lowered his voice and asked, "I heard Xiao Man say that the Initial Number has always retained the gene sequence of the Lord of Love. Back then, Turing extracted a part of her spiritual will and created Chu Ling through the self-proliferation of the gene sequence."

What he was concerned about was the issue of Chu Ling's "existence."

Living in the real world was very simple.

She had a body and a soul.

Bai Xiu used to think that Miss Chu Ling was just a string of code, but later he realized that he was wrong.

Chu Ling clearly had her own soul.

She was a woman who lived more "steadfastly" and "meaningfully" than many people.

If Chu Ling had a complete gene sequence, then with the current means of human civilization, replicating a body... Was actually not difficult. The Gene Act was promoted through this technology back then.

Bai Xiu took a deep breath.

He was not good at beating around the bush, and he did not like to make circles, so he asked straight to the point.

"Gu Shen, does Miss Chu... Still have a chance to 'live'?"

Gu Shen stood with his hands behind his back in the cold wind.

He smiled helplessly.

"What kind of talk is that?"

"In my heart, she has never 'died.'"

Seeing Bai Xiu's solemn expression, Gu Shen coughed lightly, and his expression also became solemn: "This time, she will have a life of her own."

During this period, Gu Shen traveled to various places to arrange the construction of the Great Wall, the selection of the Seed of Fire, and many other matters.

And the final stop was the Tundra.

Saying this, Gu Shen took out the Hunting Seed of Fire. This was the Seed of Fire with the most abundant killing power among the twelve Seeds of Fire. Blazing Fire wrapped around the Hunting Seed of Fire, and just taking it out caused the surrounding space to tremble. The difficulty of taming this Seed of Fire was the highest, but the original power contained in it was also the most powerful.

The wind and snow flowing across the two people's faces suddenly became scorching hot.

The surrounding air also became hot.

Bai Xiu silently looked at this Seed of Fire, and did not rush to reach out to take it.

"After today's farewell, the next time we meet, it may be several years later?"

He looked at Gu Shen.

"It won't be that long. Usually, I will use the power of Heart Stream to drive the Red Shadow to coordinate with the Highest Council in handling the construction of the Northern Continent Great Wall, and also accompany everyone to enter the Starship Dojo for cultivation..."

Gu Shen handed the Seed of Fire to Bai Xiu.

Bai Xiu's expression was complicated.

He knew that Gu Shen was using the power of Heart Stream to drive the Red Shadow... Then his real body would disappear into the vast sea of people with Chu Ling next.

"Alright, accept this Seed of Fire."

Gu Shen smiled softly: "Calculating the days, she is about to usher in a 'new life'."

"……"

Xiao Xiu accepted it. He closed his five fingers and firmly grasped the most difficult to tame and control Hunting Seed of Fire in his palm.

In the blink of an eye, when he looked up again.

The figure in front of him had disappeared without a trace. (End of this chapter)