Chapter 49 The Traveler's Secret

The heavy fog on Black Snow Mountain was blown away by the wind, revealing two faces staring at each other.

The "Traveler," pierced by a spear and nailed to the stone wall, slowly raised his head. His face had long been eroded by frost and snow, and in theory, he should no longer show any expression. But at this moment, that withered and decaying face still revealed a wisp of complex emotion.

The Traveler looked at Gu Shen, remaining silent, not uttering a word.

But his expression seemed to say.

"Why is it you again?"

He looked at Gu Shen… If the number of curses this young man originally carried was "one," then now it was probably "fifty."

Gu Shen smiled and said, "It seems I guessed right. The special ability to dissipate source substance should come from your Divine Seat. There is some kind of 'causal necessity' connection between the Heavenly Sheath Curse and the Traveler's Fire Seed. As long as I'm pierced by the Heavenly Sheath, I can reach the dream you're in."

He stood up and looked at the towering snow mountain.

"This time, don't rush to help me detoxify."

Gu Shen said calmly, "I won't 'die' for a while. I want to chat with you more."

"…"

The tomb ghost imprisoned in the Traveler's body had a resentful look in his eyes.

He also wanted to chat with Gu Shen more.

It was just that this body was like a shackle, firmly trapping him, unable to move. Even lifting a finger was extremely difficult, let alone making a sound. That first sentence seemed to be just a "coincidence."

If this was a play.

Then he was the one forced to perform.

But what was strange was… in this dream, he didn't feel any "discomfort."

Discomfort meant that if a person was forcibly stuffed into a body that didn't belong to them, they would feel uncomfortable, feel that the size was wrong, and the accuracy of their five senses would become worse.

But the tomb ghost didn't feel anything was wrong.

Although he couldn't do anything, after being "stuffed in"... he unexpectedly had a terrifying thought.

"This should be my body."

This withered, dilapidated, spear-pierced, arrow-shot, incomplete body.

Should be "him."

After waking up in the Gu family's temporary base, the tomb ghost's memory was completely wiped clean… He forgot the days when he was "Xing Yun" wandering around Dongzhou for research. Everything in his mind became blank.

In terms of mental state, it could be said that he was no different from a newborn baby.

It was just that he was more miserable—without parents, without a home.

The only one who could be considered "acquainted" was Gu Shen.

"Do you recognize this?"

This was the dream world, and Gu Shen used his mental power to create a virtual ruler.

The silver precept ruler shone with a faint light.

If the guy in front of him was the real "Traveler," even if it was just a wisp of spirit, then he should know the past of the former King of the Underworld.

Gu Shen wanted to know if the Traveler recognized the Ruler of Truth.

Of course, what he wanted to know more was whether the Traveler recognized the devil inside the ruler.

"…"

Silence.

….Of course, it was silence.

The guy nailed to the stone wall in front of him had been sparing with words from the beginning, so this was the reaction Gu Shen expected.

Gu Shen wasn't in a hurry.

At least the Traveler didn't directly lift the curse and dispel the dream. In his opinion, this already counted as expressing a willingness to talk to him.

"This ruler is very important to me."

Gu Shen said calmly, "If there is some kind of causal mutual aid connection between us, then I can only save you 'out' if I survive in the real world… This time, I specifically returned to the dream to talk to you about this."

"If we want to 'cooperate,' we must be open and honest, right?"

He said word by word, "The premise of our cooperation must be based on mutual sincerity. If you recognize this ruler, nod your head, and I will exchange it for information of equal value."

After a moment of stalemate.

The Traveler nodded. After doing so, he didn't move. A pair of dark and deep black pupils stared intently at Gu Shen, obviously waiting for the subsequent information that Gu Shen would use in exchange.

Nodding!

Means… he knows!

Gu Shen's heart surged. This was very important information. Twenty years after Gu Changzhi's death, he could hardly find anyone who had had contact with the King of the Underworld.

Given the "relationship" between the Traveler and the King of the Underworld, the two must have been full of defenses and suspicions towards each other.

In this case, the Traveler actually knew of the ruler's existence…

It seemed that the King of the Underworld had also taken out the "Ruler of Truth" when he went out that year.

Now it was time for him to provide information. Gu Shen said in a low voice, "Then do you know… that there is actually a mysterious soul sealed inside this ruler?"

The wind and snow trembled.

"?!"

Even without speaking.

Gu Shen could feel the "Traveler's" confusion and surprise at this moment.

"This is the information I'm using in exchange."

Gu Shen slowly said, "I now suspect that the former King of the Underworld did not completely fall, but sealed himself in this ruler in some special way. It's just that I have no evidence, and I have no way to sanction the soul inside the seal."

"…"

The Traveler's brow furrowed deeply.

This was the reaction Gu Shen wanted. If he were to activate the "Ruler of Truth" next, he would have to face the devil imprisoned in the prison.

The best way to fight against a god-level being… was to bring out another god-level being.

"If I'm not mistaken, your situation is very bad now… because the previous 'curse' caused you to completely lose your Fire Seed."

Gu Shen said calmly, "Similarly, the curse is also being fulfilled on that guy. But he and you are at the same level. If you have a life-stealing method and can escape this calamity, then he is entirely likely to do the same, deceiving the heavens and crossing the sea… No matter what the truth is, there is a very suspicious 'ominous soul' in this ruler. I suspect he is the 'King of the Underworld.'"

Who was the guy inside the ruler?

It didn't matter.

What mattered was that Gu Shen needed to pull the "Traveler" into his own line of battle. At least for the moment, it would be a good thing to have such an ally in the camp against the devil.

….In some ways, this was like robbing Peter to pay Paul.

But being trapped in the game, being able to dismantle and mend was the greatest luck.

……

……

Gu Shen's biggest purpose in coming to the dream this time.

Was to find a way to extract information about the "Ruler of Truth," but unfortunately… after a conversation, he was sure that this time the hope was completely lost.

What remained here seemed to be just the "Traveler's" remnant soul.

Compared to the devil in the Ruler of Truth.

The "Traveler" here looked too miserable, too embarrassed… Spears and arrowheads pierced through his body. The devil was like a monarch sitting on a throne, while he was a prisoner of war.

The "Traveler's" memory, only a part of it remained.

From this part of the information, Gu Shen got limited things—

He had seen the ruler.

But he had only seen it.

This could only mean that the King of the Underworld once regarded this weapon as very important, carrying it with him at all times, and the meeting with the Traveler was no exception…

In the King of the Underworld's final "years," he seemed to have foreseen his tragic ending and chose to store the Ruler of Truth within the Five Continents, then left alone to meet death.

"I thought that these two, as arch-enemies, would know each other inside and out and would definitely have mutual restraint methods."

"If I saw the 'Traveler,' I might be able to get a way to suppress the Ruler of Truth…"

"Now it seems that this plan can be ignored."

Gu Shen's heart was slightly disappointed.

But he wasn't discouraged.

This meeting with the "Traveler" was a very important piece of heavy information… Judging from the Traveler's performance, Gu Shen guessed that this guy was indeed in the Five Continents world, and still had a main body.

That sword draw was definitely not accidental.

It was more like a signal notification.

The Stone Sword fragment falling off was the "signal."

Although the Traveler's apostle didn't pull out the Heavenly Sheath, it still shook this divine object… According to this logic, the power of the Heavenly Sheath fragment was the key thing that truly played the "awakening role."

……

……

The Traveler had been examining Gu Shen.

Although his face was dilapidated and decayed, his eyes were focused on one point.

He was staring at the rich curse aura emanating from Gu Shen's body.

This time, even if Gu Shen didn't mention it, he wouldn't be so proactive in completing the cleanup.

Such a rich amount of Heavenly Sheath Curse—obviously the kid in front of him had noticed the pattern and found a quick way to communicate directly with him, but this wasn't a bad thing.

This illustrated one point.

A large number of Heavenly Sheath fragments had already appeared in the outside world.

The "signal" had already appeared.

"Since you're a remnant soul, then I guess you're like that guy, locked in this absolutely closed environment for a long, long time, and completely unaware of what's happening outside."

Gu Shen said calmly, "Actually, I might as well tell you that your apostle has come to find you, and he has brought your Fire Seed."

The Traveler's voice was hoarse, and he asked, "Where… is he?"

Sure enough, he could ask this.

Which meant that the Traveler's consciousness wasn't clear about what was happening outside.

Gu Shen said word by word, "This time your information didn't help me, so theoretically, I shouldn't provide you with information."

….“……”

"However, out of return, I will give you a useful piece of information, but it's not about the 'Traveler's Fire Seed.'"

Gu Shen said leisurely, "If you want to get out of trouble, and your soul is nailed to the stone wall, you always have to find a way, right? I recognize the arrowheads on your body, this should be a component of a divine artifact."

Earlier, from the first glance.

Gu Shen felt that the arrowheads were very familiar.

The second time he entered the Black Snow Mountain dream, he finally remembered it. The aura of these arrowheads was exactly the same as the !

"I have sensed the specific aura, so I can be sure… these arrowheads came from the Divine Bow."

Gu Shen said seriously, "If you are willing to cooperate with me, I have a way to help you remove these arrowheads."

"…"

The Traveler was silent, signaling Gu Shen to continue with his eyes.

Cooperate?

How to cooperate?

"I want you to teach me how to use the ." Gu Shen said word by word, "I'm not satisfied with you helping me remove the Heavenly Sheath Curse. If there's one time, there will be two, three, or four times. That's too troublesome… Since you can control this power, I also want to control it."

The power of the was something countless people wanted to utilize.

It was just that over the years, they had all gone the wrong way—

This was a forbidden object from the . Before the Traveler appeared, the transcendents of the Five Continents had already done countless studies around the Heavenly Sheath, but sadly, no matter how much effort these people made, they were destined to be in vain.

This was a power that only the Traveler could control.

So, Mr. Gu Changzhi didn't insist on pulling out the Heavenly Sheath back then!

Looking at many things from the perspective of twenty years in the future, you would find that Mr. Gu Changzhi was the one who saw the furthest. The black flowers of the Shrine Mountain were not removed, and the Heavenly Sheath of the Tundra was not pulled out, because the time had not yet come.

"Can't teach."

The Traveler answered cleanly with three words.

He raised his finger and pointed at Gu Shen, saying, "You… just come."

The meaning of this sentence was also very obvious.

Was this some kind of talent?

Gu Shen narrowed his eyes. He still wanted to say something, but the Traveler lost patience. As the "resident" of this spiritual dream, he actively completed the causal mission entrusted by fate.

Those "Heavenly Sheath Fragment" curses that had been stacked and accumulated on Gu Shen were flicked away by him.

And then.

The entire Black Snow Mountain dream collapsed once again.

Gu Shen opened his eyes and returned to the camp… He let out a deep breath. The curses on the forty-three patients had been almost completely absorbed by him, and the curses on him had been processed once again with the help of the Black Snow Mountain's causal Bug!

This time his harvest was very rich.

Due to the special contract signed by the "King of the Underworld" and the "Traveler" Fire Seeds, he had the "privilege" to target the Heavenly Sheath… From the current situation, this encirclement seemed to have lost its suspense.

After all, Han Dang's biggest trump card was ineffective against him.

The only thing Gu Shen regretted was that he didn't get any information about the devil from the "Traveler's" mouth.

With his spiritual power, he lifted a corner of the tent.

At this moment, Mount Kulong was still in the deep of night, and the temporary base was silent, but the Immeasurable Balance Domain enveloped a hundred meters around, and the old man almost illuminated Gu Shen's location into a daylight.

Everyone was waiting for Gu Shen's "emergence."

Now, they had waited for it—

Spiritual power lifted the stretchers one by one. The injuries on these forty-three patients had almost healed.

Most importantly.

The "Heavenly Sheath injuries" on them had been absorbed!

Gu Nanfeng, Gong Zi, Li Qingsui, and others held their breaths. The "curses" on these people had been greatly diluted, and they could basically avoid the fate of becoming ordinary people in the future… But what about the guy who had made all this sacrifice?

Gu Shen slowly walked out.

A soft flame was burning between his eyebrows. Even in the bright Immeasurable Balance Domain, this flame was very dazzling.

Source substance flowed like rivers and seas on Gu Shen's body, with no sign of withering.

"Everyone, I'm sorry for worrying you tonight."

Gu Shen spread out his arms, letting the blazing fire flow around his body. He said gently, "It's troublesome to explain, so just understand it this way. I am the chosen one. The Heavenly Sheath Curse… is ineffective against me."

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