Unfortunately, he knew too little ancient text.

The news of “Hades” was top secret, so even if Gu Shen wanted to decipher this drawing, he couldn’t rely on outsiders. He could only collect relevant information bit by bit on his own.

“He’s a good person.”

Mr. Shan left, and Chu Ling looked at his back, saying earnestly.

Gu Shen nodded.

He said softly, “If I can fuse with the Hades Fire Seed, perhaps one day in the future, those innocent ‘Out of Control’ people can regain consciousness.”

But… the road to Hades is not so easy.

“I believe in you.” Chu Ling saw what Gu Shen was thinking, and she smiled. “That day will come.”

The skirt of the red and white goddess outfit fluttered lightly in the air.

Chu Ling asked, “Where are we going next?”

Gu Shen did not hesitate. “Da Du.”

Chu Ling’s time in this world was limited, at most twenty days or so.

Every minute and every second was precious to Gu Shen.

After leaving North Continent, there were no urgent tasks… but there was one thing that still needed to be dealt with.

The Ancient Text Society list!

After’s long calculations, the mysterious veil in the Ancient Text Society meeting room slowly lifted. Gu Shen had already received the complete list information… but he only glanced at it briefly.

This list was very important.

If he wanted to find these scattered "remnants" all over the world, he had to determine the specific information of the key figures in the meeting room in the real world… But rashly going to their door was not a good idea.

Gu Shen decided to go to Da Du himself and deliver the list in his hand to Lu Nanzhi.

He needed to discuss the specific plan to reconnect the Ancient Text Society with this Carrier.

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Bai Family Deep Lane.

In a small courtyard, a handsome young man was cultivating under a tree.

He sat cross-legged with his eyes closed, and faint sounds of thunder could be heard in the surrounding void… But this sound was extremely subtle, only echoing in the courtyard. It was impossible to hear from outside the lane.

This small courtyard was not deserted.

Bai Xiaochi was in the yard, sitting at a stone table, watching Bai Xiu’s cultivation progress with satisfaction…

In just a few months, Bai Xiu’s had once again achieved a breakthrough.

The Fire Seed Dream of Qingzhong was indeed very beneficial!

After a while, Bai Xiu opened his eyes.

He looked at Bai Xiaochi, who was drinking tea alone at the stone table, stood up, and said, “Patriarch, I’m sorry to have kept you waiting.”

Bai Xiu was extremely focused during meditation and cultivation.

Of course, this did not mean that he was unaware of what was happening outside.

On the contrary.

Even if Bai Xiaochi’s footsteps into the courtyard were very light, almost silent, he could still sense him in his closed-door cultivation state… But since the visitor was a trustworthy senior, there was no need to interrupt his cultivation.

Bai Xiu knew that Bai Xiaochi would wait.

“No need to be so polite.”

Bai Xiaochi smiled and pushed a cup of tea forward, asking, “Cultivation, cultivation, the word ‘cultivation’ is not just about hard work. You also need to go out and walk around. You haven’t left the courtyard in these days. Don’t you want to go out and see the world?”

Bai Xiu shook his head.

He said, “There’s nothing to see in Nagano…”

These words sounded a little bleak, lonely, and mature.

But Bai Xiaochi knew that Bai Xiu was not deliberately being profound, but truly thought so.

To Little Xiu, the scenery of this snow-banned city was just like that.

He was already unrivaled among his peers.

What else was there to see?

“That’s why… you have to go out, to a farther place.” Bai Xiaochi smiled. “Why just look at Nagano?”

“…”

Bai Xiu pondered for a moment and suddenly asked, “Is Gu Shen back?”

Bai Xiaochi was a little helpless.

Little Xiu was breaking through in seclusion, and the first thing he said when he woke up was not to care about the family business, nor to ask about the Fire Seed fusion of the old ancestor in the mausoleum… but to be curious about Gu Shen’s whereabouts.

“You ask at the right time. Gu Shen just came back.”

Bai Xiu raised his eyebrows. “His trip to North Continent… was it smooth?”

Hearing this, Bai Xiaochi couldn’t help but smile, shaking his head. “You don’t know, that kid went to North Continent… These days, North Continent has been in an uproar.”

Bai Xiu, who was always cold-faced, couldn’t help but smile a little when he heard this.

However, his smile was very faint.

“However… this kid’s actions have always been irregular, and I don’t know how long he will stay in Nagano.” Bai Xiaochi stroked his chin and muttered, “Bai Chen said that after Gu Shen met the old ancestor, he immediately left the mausoleum. He may be leaving the city.”

Speaking of which.

“Crack!”

A very slight sound of gravel breaking rang out outside the courtyard wall.

A graceful figure climbed onto the top of the wall.

Bai Lu, who had been reviewing documents and studying literature all year, was no longer the quiet girl she was. She was still surrounded by a faint smell of iron rust, and she must have just had a fight with someone. There was still joy on her face, and she had obviously won.

She climbed over the wall into the courtyard quite skillfully, but when she saw Patriarch, her expression froze slightly, and the heroic look of holding a dog’s tail grass in her mouth was quickly restrained.

These days, whenever she had free time, Bai Lu would come to the top of Little Xiu’s courtyard wall for a glance.

If she came at the wrong time and Bai Xiu was in closed-door cultivation, she would leave silently.

If she came at the right time and Bai Xiu happened to be resting, she would simply chat for a while.

Most of the time, she came at the right time.

In Bai Lu’s boring days, everyone had "serious business," and except for Little Xiu, almost no one was willing to accompany her.

This small courtyard certainly had a front door, but Bai Lu had never liked to go through the front door. Stepping on the wall was a pleasure, and telling Little Xiu about the trivial matters of Nagano she heard every day was also a pleasure.

Of course, she would occasionally ask for advice on cultivation issues.

However, on the matter of cultivation, it was just Bai Xiu who spoke and she listened.

“Patriarch…”

Bai Lu didn’t expect that she would come at such a right time today. Not only had Bai Xiu completed his cultivation, but she had also met Patriarch Bai Xiaochi.

“Occasional sparring is fine, regardless of winning or losing, remember to be nice to Chen Li.”

Bai Xiaochi glanced at Bai Lu and immediately understood what had happened. He sighed softly. “If you continue to cultivate and play like this, he may not be your opponent in a few days.”

“Don’t worry, don’t worry. Chen Li is thick-skinned and very resistant to beating.” Bai Lu blinked her eyes, dismissing it. She smiled and said, “Besides… when I can’t beat Chen Li in the future, won’t there still be Little Xiu?”

She lived in the world like a game, acting unrestrained, and many things were just for fun.

She had pulled Chen Li into a fight earlier, taking advantage of the fact that this "Hades Apostle" had not yet grown up, and being able to slightly ravage him was an extremely interesting thing in her recent extremely boring life in Nagano.

Speaking of this, Bai Lu suddenly remembered something. She slapped her forehead and asked seriously, “Little Xiu, Gu Shen finally came back once. I heard that he is about to leave Nagano. Aren’t you going to see him?”

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The news of Gu Shen’s return to Nagano was all over the place.

With his current reputation in East Continent, if he announced his return itinerary, it was very likely that he would see a spectacular scene of thousands of people welcoming him when A’liyouer delivered him today.

He hid the news because he didn’t want to make such a sensation.

But when he returned to the mausoleum and met Mr. Shan, the news spread.

These days, the slightest movement in North Continent had been closely watched by everyone in Nagano—

Among the five continents, North Continent’s transcendent beings had the strongest strength in the same tier… Although Nagano was belligerent, it also admitted that the real killing field was the border fortress of North Continent!

Therefore, Gu Shen’s trip to the north actually represented the image of the entire Nagano!

He was an S-level, the disciple of the Great Arbiter!

Under’s capture, Gu Shen’s every move, every battle, was uploaded to the Deep Water Zone… This S-level had not disappointed the expectations of millions of people in Nagano, although the negative news of Zhou Jiren’s wandering had cast a shadow over the Arbiter’s long wait.

But Gu Shen’s performance exceeded everyone’s expectations.

This time he came back, many dojos of the snow-banned city, the talented young generation, set off one after another, went to the mausoleum, wanted to see Gu Shen’s demeanor… For a time, the snow-banned city was empty.

This scene had actually happened once not long ago.

But at that time, what everyone admired was not Gu Shen.

But Bai Xiu.

Unfortunately, although the news spread quickly, Gu Shen acted even faster.

When these people arrived at the mausoleum, Gu Shen had already left with Chu Ling.

At this moment, he had already left Nagano.

The frost and snow in Jiangbei had long melted, and the mountains were once again covered in greenery, with flowing water gurgling, a peaceful scene.

Lu Nanzhi had temporarily transferred a special plane, at Gu Shen’s request, and was now parked on a remote mountain outside Nagano City’s southern suburbs, waiting.

For the sake of peace.

Gu Shen pulled Chu Ling and suddenly stopped. The two stopped on a small mountain ridge on a narrow mountain path.

After descending into the world as a human, Chu Ling still controlled the authority of the database. However, when she walked in the world, she usually stranded that part of consciousness. This did not mean that she had lost control of the Deep Water Zone… The purpose of doing so was very simple. When those tasks in the Deep Water Zone were running normally, she could better feel the "human" perspective.

She breathed, she walked, she touched.

She gained true freedom.

When this world, which could be seen at a glance, became only a "narrow" field of vision in front of her, it was a kind of beauty.

When countless sounds and noises disappeared, and she could only hear the sounds she wanted to hear around her, she felt even more fortunate.

“Someone’s coming.”

Looking at Chu Ling’s slightly dazed expression, Gu Shen smiled. “It’s an old friend.”

With a “whoosh” sound.

Wind and thunder surrounded them, and strong winds blew—

The next moment, Bai Xiu appeared at the foot of the mountain. His expression was as calm as usual, but his breathing was a bit rapid at the moment. It could be seen that… he had been in a hurry to leave the city this time.

Amidst the slight cracking sounds, the lightning enveloped the white clothes and gradually dissipated.

Gu Shen even saw the always mysterious and unpredictable in the void, revealing half of its azure and dark armored body.

“Brother Bai Xiu, why are you in such a hurry?”

Gu Shen smiled. “If you want to see me, just send a message.”

Some people are like strangers even when they are together until they are old, while some people are like old friends even at first meeting.

Some people live together day and night, but don’t know each other even after ten years.

Some people only need a few words, and even if they haven’t seen each other for half their lives, they are still friends when they meet.

The relationship between Gu Shen and Bai Xiu was probably the latter.

The two of them, in fact, had not said many words together.

But they were surprisingly tacit about what the other was thinking and what they wanted to do.

Many people in Nagano were speculating about the true relationship between Gu Shen and Bai Xiu… Most people thought that Gu Shen and Bai Xiu, people like them, should be rivals by birth, not friends.

But Gu Shen was very clear… now that Bai Xiu came to find him, it could be for any matter, but definitely not for victory or defeat.

Bai Xiu said frankly, “Although it’s very convenient, there are some things I want to say to you… Since I’m in time, I still want to meet you in person.”

The lightning dissipated.

The pressure of the armored god also dissipated.

Bai Xiu slowly climbed the steps.

Hearing this, Chu Ling consciously stepped aside to make room for the two of them to have a quiet conversation.

“Miss Chu doesn’t need to bother. I don’t mean that.” Bai Xiu smiled gently. “It’s not something shameful. I just want to say it face to face to show sincerity.”

“It’s okay, I’d better avoid it.”

Chu Ling smiled. “You guys talk slowly. I’ll wait on the mountain.”

She descended into the world as a human for the sake of "purity."

She didn’t have to share a pair of eyes with Gu Shen, or listen to every word together.

Before, when Bai Xiu came to find Gu Shen, there was no way for her to avoid it.

Every word that Little Xiu said had to be heard in her ears, and under the operation of’s rules, she would never forget it.

“Go ahead.”

Gu Shen knew what Chu Ling was thinking, and he gave her a look.

Soon, the mountain was quiet, with only the sound of bamboo leaves fluttering.

“Congratulations, you’ve broken through again.”

Gu Shen looked at Bai Xiu, who was standing still, and congratulated him sincerely. “Among the fourth tier, I’m afraid you don’t have many enemies.”

Little Xiu was truly a genius who appeared once every hundred years in Nagano.

Breaking through in the fourth tier was as easy as drinking water.

Such a person could no longer be described as having the “potential to be a titleholder.” For many geniuses, the potential to be a titleholder was the supreme compliment, but for Bai Xiu… it was more like an insult.

In the era of losing bloodlines, the extremely talented genius cultivated by the Bai family with all their might was a monstrous figure who was being cultivated as a future "Seven Gods."

Now, in Gu Shen’s blazing fire vision, he could vaguely see the scale of Little Xiu’s “spiritual sea”!

Bai Xiu’s “spiritual sea” was already at the same level as Fischer and Nakahara!

What a terrible concept!

This meant that among the fourth tier, if there were no extreme super-realm monsters like Lu Zhe and Jia Wei… Bai Xiu was the one standing at the top, and judging from his talent.

I’m afraid that becoming the next "Lu Zhe" and the next "Jia Wei" was also a certainty.

Seeing this, Gu Shen couldn’t help but sigh in his heart.

If Mu Wanqiu really came to East Continent to challenge Little Xiu, then she had not a single chance of winning now.

Bai Xiu’s promotion speed was too fast, and the quality was extremely high.

“The person who should be congratulated is me.”

Bai Xiu shook his head, not reacting to Gu Shen’s congratulations. He stared at Gu Shen for a moment and said seriously, “The fourth tier is common every year, but those who surpass the realm of the third level… are rare in a thousand years.”

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