Chapter 118 The Black Snow Dreamland

"Chichi!"

That wisp of faint Nether Fire was pressed into Gu Shen's wound.

Nether Fire and the Heavenly Sheath were both forbidden powers of the same level… In theory, the Nether Fire and the power of the Heavenly Sheath should restrain each other, and their interaction should produce some effect.

This was also the only way Gu Shen could think of to remove the curse.

He was the future King of the Underworld!

Logically speaking… what curse in this world could topple the King of the Underworld?

Intense pain surfaced, but Gu Shen's expression remained unchanged.

However, his spirit was strongly impacted at this moment.

In his spiritual sea, a strange "illusion" appeared. At the moment when the Nether Fire and the Heavenly Sheath curse touched, the world before his eyes suddenly turned black, and the originally condensed spiritual power uncontrollably drilled towards the depths of his heart lake.

Gu Shen groaned.

He felt as if he was using *Ling* for the first time, his whole being caught in a massive vortex, and he couldn't even hear Chu Ling's shouts in his heart sea.

When he "opened his eyes" again, he had arrived in a world of misty vastness.

The Nether Fire and the Heavenly Sheath fragments interacting… produced a miraculous transcendent reaction, causing him to fall into this dream of unknown origin.

This seemed to be a dark snow mountain?

The Nether Fire burned, only able to illuminate a narrow range of about three *chi* in front of him.

Gu Shen looked around blankly, and he subconsciously walked towards the other side of the mist.

In the distance, at the very end of the snowy curtain, he seemed to see a very gaunt, emaciated figure.

…

…

Snow Cage, tonight was Christmas Eve.

The Boreal Prison had already begun its second reconstruction. Mr. Ghost and Mr. Snow were fulfilling their guarding duties and re-planning the deployment of the Heavenly Sheath core area… As the Central City and Nagano encirclement operations were underway, the number of transcendents responsible for the second construction was naturally reduced due to the mobilization of a large amount of manpower.

Safety first.

At the Gu family's temporary base, two night watchmen were on duty.

After the last incident, the Gu family had strengthened the protection of a certain someone—

The north wind howled, but it was kept outside.

The room was very warm. Zhong Gui was reading late into the night, but despite the bright light, he was sprawled on the table, fast asleep… Xing Yun hadn't closed his eyes much for several nights in a row.

Deciphering ancient texts was a very mentally exhausting task.

The room was piled with drawings.

These were all left behind by Gu Shen, the longevity technique drawings brought from Linz in Central Continent… Chu Ling was also conducting research. Although she was gifted, her time in this world was too short, and her deciphering was limited.

The difficulty of translating this thing was unimaginably high.

Without talent, no matter how hard one tried, one could only understand a "wedge" in one's lifetime… For example, Yin En, this great scholar was famous throughout the world, but in this matter, he had spent a century with little effect.

Xing Yun's mind was hazy, and he didn't know how long he had been writing.

He only knew that his entire being was between reality and dreams… Many times, he thought he was very awake, but the moment he opened his eyes, he realized that he had been asleep for a long time.

And sometimes, he felt like he was sound asleep, but when he turned his head suddenly, he found a thick stack of drawings beside him, all written by him "unconsciously." In this environment, his already confused memories became even more chaotic.

He often dreamed, dreaming of all kinds of bizarre scenes…

He often dreamed of a blizzard night, where a towering giant knelt on one knee in front of him, trying his best to pull out the "sky-piercing sword" in front of him, but ultimately failed. The giant was covered in ice swords, and finally collapsed with a bang, the dust and snow tide engulfing him.

This time.

He entered the dream again.

Except that in the dream… he seemed to have arrived at a snow mountain.

This was a very strange feeling.

His soul seemed to be pulled by some invisible force, crossing the void, crossing the rules… and then, under the shroud of billions of snowflakes, it fell into a dry, dilapidated shell.

This dream seemed different from the previous ones.

…

…

"This dream… the scene is very familiar…"

Gu Shen walked on the snow mountain.

His consciousness gradually returned to clarity, and his slow thinking also became faster.

"This place… is Black Snow Mountain?"

Gu Shen looked at the black snowflakes falling all around him, and his expression became solemn. After the "Nether Fire" and "Heavenly Sheath Fragment" touched, he had actually arrived at this place.

Of course, he wouldn't think this was a coincidence.

Gu Shen, who possessed the two-piece fate set, was very clear… this dream must be a contract with some kind of "causal" effect.

He instantly thought of the scene of the King of the Underworld trading with the Traveler back then.

The biggest secret he had glimpsed in the underground of the River Styx!

At this moment, it was perfectly replicated.

Except… as a continuation of cause and effect, he had replaced the King of the Underworld back then, and had returned to this Black Snow Mountain of trading. He didn't know what he would see next. Would the other end of the snowy night mist be the Traveler?

Was the Traveler still alive? Was he still in this world?

So the big guy who had been killed by the Queen earlier was indeed a large "apostle"?

Countless thoughts flashed through Gu Shen's mind.

He held his breath.

He arrived at the end of the mist, in front of the protruding stone wall of Black Snow Mountain. There was indeed a gaunt figure. Gu Shen stopped, although his expression was still calm, his heart was still shocked.

"It really is… the Traveler!"

The guidance of fate had brought him to this Black Snow Mountain.

The King of the Underworld and the Traveler met again.

Except that the "Traveler" in front of him was completely different from what he had seen in the previous dream—

In the dream, the Traveler had full wings, a perfect form, and exuded the powerful aura of a god-level being.

But this gaunt shell in front of him had long withered, its huge wings folded, all its feathers fallen, its chest pierced by a long spear, nailed to the stone wall, and with several shattered arrows stuck in its body… For no reason, Gu Shen felt that these arrows looked a little familiar.

"Dead?"

Gu Shen scrutinized the Traveler, and suddenly felt uneasy, and an uncontrollable fear welled up in his heart.

The Traveler had died on Black Snow Mountain?

Who did it? Did the former King of the Underworld do it?

No… this long spear, and these arrows, didn't seem like the King of the Underworld's methods. Just as Gu Shen stood still and scrutinized for dozens of seconds, the Traveler, the gaunt shell that had been dead for who knew how long, suddenly trembled slightly. This movement was very subtle.

But Gu Shen would never be mistaken.

The Traveler… moved.

And it wasn't the wind blowing.

The next moment, this gaunt shell slowly turned its palm, supporting its body with its palm, and moved slightly… Because of the spear piercing its heart, the entire stone wall moved with it, making a cracking sound.

This protruding stone wall was not fragile, on the contrary, it was very strong, as if it was integrated with the entire Black Snow Mountain.

If the Traveler couldn't break free from the spear, he couldn't break free from the snow mountain.

He was nailed in his own "domain."

After a struggle, the Traveler seemed to have found a comfortable posture, and he sat down frankly.

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…

Zhong Gui felt like he was acting in a play.

He was an actor trapped in layers of shells… Within his soul, there was a powerful force guiding him, telling him what to do, how to do it, all of which seemed to be arranged by fate.

He didn't know why he had come to this Black Snow dream.

Even less did he know…

Why he would see Gu Shen again in this place.

However, seeing Gu Shen was something that made him feel at ease. The person he saw when he opened his eyes was Gu Shen. This guy was nice to him, and the drawings he sent were also helping him recover his memories.

Since everything was arranged in fate, he had nothing to resist, he might as well just do as he was told.

Zhong Gui raised his head.

He looked at the young man in the snow, draped in a black feather cloak, with black fire burning between his eyebrows, and smiled.

"Gu Shen, we meet again."

And the Traveler who was nailed to the snow mountain rock wall, also trembled in his chest.

"Gu Shen…"

"We meet again."

This hoarse voice pierced straight into his heart sea, making Gu Shen's hair stand on end.

The Traveler knew him.

He was calling his name… not the name of the former King of the Underworld!

The most terrifying thing was that the Traveler had just said "again."

When was the last time?

Gu Shen calmly thought about it. If the arrangement of fate allowed others to peek, then extremely powerful beings should be able to feel the corresponding peeking through the thread of fate… The reason why the Traveler said "again" was probably because he had been discovered and noticed when he used the black gem to peek.

This explanation was the only reasonable explanation he could think of.

Gu Shen slowly took two steps back.

He said calmly, "You're seeing me here, is it because you want to continue trading with me?"

Zhong Gui in the shell was stunned.

This response was completely beyond his expectations.

He just wanted to simply say hello, and then ask about the situation, but a terrifying thing happened at this moment. He realized that he had no control over this broken shell at all… The "moving" just now, and the "speaking," seemed to be natural results that happened in accordance with fate, and this time he wanted to open his mouth to clarify.

Fate would no longer allow it.

He tried to open his mouth, but not a single sound could be made. The "actor" on the stage of fate could only walk according to the script after the opening… There were no other paths to choose from.

Zhong Gui watched helplessly as "he" spoke.

"Yes."

After receiving the response, Gu Shen lowered his eyebrows and smiled, saying, "I understand… When I peeked at Black Snow Mountain, I was locked by 'fate.' When that big guy attacked the Heavenly Sheath, you came here. The main body must be somewhere in the Five Continents, and it has already revived at this moment."

"…"

The Traveler didn't respond to this.

Zhong Gui in the shell was stunned, receiving and digesting this huge amount of information.

"So, this meeting of ours… is also part of the trade between the 'Traveler Fire' and the 'King of the Underworld Fire' back then?"

Gu Shen murmured, "When the two fire seeds made a contract, they used fate to bind each other together. The ending of meeting in the Black Snow Mountain dream is something I can't escape no matter what… As long as the 'Nether Fire' comes into contact with an object stained with 'Traveler Fire,' it will trigger the cause and effect of that year."

At this point, Zhong Gui couldn't understand anymore.

But the shell's answer was very simple, neat, and without any evasiveness.

It was still one word.

"Yes."

Gu Shen frowned, looking at the perfect creature nailed to the stone wall. For some reason, the more he looked at the "Traveler," the more he felt like he was a familiar person he had met before, although the face, body, and temperament didn't match.

But this intuition existed.

"So, what is the trade between you and 'him'?"

Gu Shen went straight to the point. After figuring out the ins and outs, he no longer panicked.

What he was most worried about was the issue of "status" in this dream. Being summoned into a dream by a god-level being was not a good thing.

But seeing the Traveler's miserable appearance…

The biggest problem no longer seemed to be a problem.

He now had some clues about the mysterious identity of the former King of the Underworld… These clues all pointed to the Ruler, and maybe he could get some useful information from the Traveler's conversation.

After Gu Shen euphemistically expressed his lack of ability, the Traveler nailed to the stone wall slowly shook his head.

"…"

Gu Shen didn't understand this headshake.

Was this because he嫌弃 that he had refused?

Or, did it have other meanings?

"Live… live together."

The Traveler's voice was hoarse. This time, he said more than one word, and every word was shocking, like a bolt from the blue.

"You help me. I help you."

This was the meaning of nodding and shaking his head earlier—

The gaunt body slowly raised two fingers, as if dispelling the cold wind, and tapped Gu Shen.

Then—

That "Heavenly Sheath Curse" that lingered in Gu Shen's heart, like a haze that could not be dispelled.

Was dispelled just like that.

Like the wind.

Hui Shuai Jiao de Xiong Mao reminds you: Remember to collect after reading.