"Actually, I still have many concerns and many things I want to say. Before I was laid to rest in the cemetery, Gu's Little Nanfeng had just learned to speak... Now he must be a figure who can stand on his own, right? I also promised Old Man Zhou Wei that I would play chess with him. I wonder how his health has been these years?"

Gu Changzhi's eyes showed some regret.

He softly recited one familiar name after another.

Outside the Qing Tomb, there were still many old friends...

So many words.

How could he express all his attachment to the world in just a few letters?

"Actually, becoming a Divine Seat is not necessarily a good thing."

Gu Changzhi smiled with some loneliness. "Divine Seats cannot transcend life and death, nor can they share old age and illness with mortals. Now that I am about to leave this world, my heart is full of regrets. I feel that I can still fight, that I am still invincible, but unfortunately... the Great Dao is merciless."

No one can fight against life and death.

Gu Changzhi was no exception.

"Sir..."

Gu Shen also sighed in his heart.

The sorrow that had dissipated somewhat welled up again slowly.

He knew that the time for farewell had come.

Over by the Susuhagi tree, the conversation between Master Chino and Chu Ling had also ended. Swaying fallen leaves fluttered, and the Susuhagi tree rustled with a crisp, bell-like sound.

Gu Changzhi patted Gu Shen on the shoulder and said softly, "There is no banquet in the world that does not end."

Gu Shen took a deep breath.

Gu Changzhi walked to the Susuhagi tree, took Chino's hand, and they smiled at each other.

Chu Ling also walked to Gu Shen's side and subconsciously took Gu Shen's arm.

Chu Ling's eyes were a little red.

She said hoarsely, "Being human... is not as happy as I imagined."

Parting from life and death is ultimately unavoidable.

But having tasted the sweetness of the world, one always wants to delay it a little longer.

Gu Shen gently patted the back of her hand, saying nothing.

Gu Changzhi and Chino walked towards the distance.

The Pure Land was a miraculous world condensed from spiritual power, between reality and illusion. Looking into the distance, it was boundless. The stronger the spiritual power, the deeper one could go...

They walked towards a very, very far place, without looking back.

That was the end of the world.

But even Gu Shen didn't know where the end of this world was.

High in the sky, there was a wisp of the Dou Zhan (Battle God) Flame, suspended in the clouds, following Gu Changzhi's blurred figure into the distant horizon, all the way chasing, all the way burning. That small flame burned exceptionally fiercely and tragically, dragging a very long tail in the sky, scattering the last divine nectar.

The flame fell, but did not burn on this land.

Instead, it turned into a gentle breeze, into radiance, disappearing... Immediately afterward, the barren soil of the Pure Land broke open, and green shoots emerged.

Spring, summer, autumn, winter.

The breathing technique of the four seasons wilderness was scattered on the Pure Land by the Dou Zhan Flame, leaving a complete "operating rule."

Gu Changzhi burned everything.

He had already walked to the farthest point that vision could not reach...

Gu Shen suddenly raised his palm, cupped it on both sides of his face, and shouted loudly.

"Sir!"

"...Will we ever meet again?!"

This heartfelt voice, gathered with spiritual power.

Broke through the clouds.

Broke through the swaying spring rain and the bleak autumn wind.

I don't know how many miles it swept out, I don't know how many clouds it shattered.

I also don't know if it reached Gu Changzhi's ears as he disappeared into the end of the Pure Land.

Gu Shen waited for a long time, but no reply came.

He stood forlornly under the Susuhagi tree, the swaying drizzle soaking his robes. The black robes of the Underworld King turned into evaporating ink mist under the nourishment of the spring rain. Everything was being restored, and all things would be born. This Pure Land would usher in a new life.

However, old friends departed, leaving only their backs.

In fact, he also knew.

This question would not be answered.

Just as Gu Shen was about to turn around.

The Susuhagi tree rippled with a crisp bell sound.

It was as if it were an illusion.

Gu Shen heard a familiar, deep laughter beside his ear.

It was reassuring and resolute.

"Of course."

This voice made his spirit tremble. He raised his head and looked at the Susuhagi tree in disbelief. The long leaves all over the sky moved for some unknown reason, and rang for some unknown reason, clanging and chaotic. Then Gu Shen looked again in the direction where Gu Changzhi disappeared.

"What's wrong?"

Chu Ling asked with concern when she saw this.

"Just now... didn't you hear it?"

Gu Shen murmured.

Seeing Chu Ling's blank expression.

"Perhaps... I heard it wrong."

Gu Shen smiled, lowered his eyes and said, "I heard Mr. Gu Changzhi say that we will meet again."

Chu Ling was also a little dazed when she heard this.

She was silent for a long time, and murmured with a smile, "Yes... isn't there a saying that people meet everywhere in life?"

……

……

Outside the cemetery, it was once again crowded with transcendent beings.

Everyone was waiting!

Waiting... for the appearance of the Divine Seat.

After a vast divine battle, the walls of the Qing Tomb cemetery had been basically shattered. Chaotic Source Energy permeated and lingered around the outer area of the cemetery. The command post and the Safety Committee's prepared transcendent beings controlled this area as soon as possible, but unfortunately, the transcendent beings were in high spirits. Some, regardless of their injuries, wanted to wait outside the cemetery to witness Mr. Gu Changzhi's divine brilliance!

Nagano had been waiting for this day for too long!

These twenty years... because of the slumber of the Dou Zhan (Battle God) Divine Seat, they had suffered many grievances and insults!

But today, it was different!

The Divine Seat of East洲(Zhou - continent/state) had awakened!

The golden light pillar in the cemetery, and the familiar aura of the Dou Zhan Divine Domain, could be clearly felt even from several miles away!

Zhou Wei, Gu Nanfeng, and Mr. Shan and others gathered together. These powerful figures who had reached the title level were all waiting at the exit of the cemetery. Their expressions were solemn and anxious... In fact, these chaotic Source Energies on the outer edge of the cemetery could not affect them, but the power of the golden Divine Domain lingered, and out of respect for the Divine Seat, they chose to wait.

The previous arrival of the Sky Divine Seat was really worrying.

What happened in the cemetery?

What had Mr. Gu Changzhi experienced these years?

"Gu Shen is still in the cemetery. I wonder how he is..."

Gu Nanfeng was a little worried.

There were many others who shared similar feelings. Although the evacuation operation of the cemetery was successful, there were still many transcendent beings who had not been able to leave... Now that the Divine Seat had been revived, perhaps they were still alive.

The leaders of the Three Institutes and Five Great Families were nervous, waiting for the power lingering outside the cemetery to dissipate.

Not long after.

The chaotic power lingering outside the cemetery was expelled by the golden Divine Domain.

This Divine Domain drove away all the chaos and the dark clouds covering the sky above the cemetery, restoring everything to peace.

The divine light of the Dou Zhan Fire Seed illuminated the earth.

Everyone's expressions were shaken.

However, this golden Divine Domain did not open its doors to everyone, but only wrapped around the wrists of the most powerful people, as a kind of guidance...

"Is the Divine Seat summoning us over?" Mr. Shan was slightly startled.

Zhou Wei nodded to him, vaguely sensing something bad.

The top transcendent beings standing in Nagano walked towards the cemetery.

The Great Cold Disaster Realm had been shattered and dissipated... At this moment, the cemetery was shrouded in a bleak and cool wind. Along the way, one could see the tragic scene of this divine battle. To outsiders, the divine battle in the cemetery did not seem to be anything special. There was only a flash of golden light, and then bursts of divine power rippled. After only ten minutes, everything was over.

However, only by truly stepping into the cemetery could one feel the horror of "God."

At this moment, the air was still mixed with the remaining power of the Wine God's Fire Seed, a palpitating spiritual pressure floating in the low-altitude debris. More than half of the towering trees in the Qing Tomb cemetery had been destroyed, and the array patterns were also broken into pieces, a scene of devastation.

As for the transcendent Source Energy that had been condensed above the Qing Tomb for twenty years, nearly half of it had been consumed in this "divine battle." Gu Changzhi's revival and the burning of the Dou Zhan Fire Seed required burning Source Energy at every moment. These Source Energies provided the most critical energy.

Up to this point.

These titled figures still did not know the truth in the cemetery.

Until the divine sense of the Dou Zhan Fire Seed led them to an old man in black.

No.

It was no longer appropriate to describe him as an old man.

Bai Shu, who had fused with the Dou Zhan Fire Seed, was still in the initial stage of familiarizing himself with the power of this Fire Seed, but at this moment, his figure and appearance were completely different from the decadent appearance in the basement of the bar.

Because of the leap in "vitality."

His disheveled and withered white hair had become black and lustrous again.

A pair of dim eyes seemed to be burning with blazing golden flames, making people dare not look directly at them.

What was completely different from Gu Changzhi was that... he had gathered the [Daoliu - Reversal] bloodline that the entire Bai family had sacrificed with all their strength. It was itself a great weapon against time. At this moment, under the blessing of the Dou Zhan Fire Seed, the [Daoliu] that was more complete than the Great Accomplishment, condensed strands of brilliant golden Dou Zhan power, surrounding his body. This Dou Zhan Divine Domain seemed to overlap the past and present, as if one could see "Bai Shu" in two time domains at a glance.

"This is..."

Zhou Wei recognized the "youth" standing in front of him at a glance.

"Bai Shu?!"

Mr. Shan's expression was stunned, and he dared not believe it. He rubbed his eyes hard.

This was a dead man who had died twenty years ago.

Gu Nanfeng's expression was complicated. Of course, he had heard of this name.

This was the man who could compete with Mr. Gu Changzhi, known as the Divine Seat's only great enemy, and also the "culprit" that led to the regression of the Bai family's bloodline.

"Greetings, Senior..."

Among the crowd, only Bai Xiaochi's expression was still calm.

Because he had already anticipated all of this.

"Mm."

Bai Shu nodded lightly and glanced at the current head of the Bai family. Bai Xiaochi saw him when he was fighting Gu Lushen earlier. How could he not see Bai Xiaochi?

Before that glance.

He had remembered this "young man"!

After coming to Nagano with Gu Shen, he had actually been paying attention to the current Bai family... In fact, the Bai family had not treated him very well during his years of cultivation in Nagano. The "bloodline inheritance" of the entire family was not his original intention.

The entire Bai family was frantically pursuing the Dou Zhan Fire Seed, pursuing it somewhat morbidly.

He was known as the hope of the Bai family.

What he did was beyond his control.

Whether he liked it or not, whether he wanted to or not, he had to do it.

However, in the end... after learning that Bai Shu had comprehended the Great Accomplishment [Daoliu], and still lost to Gu Changzhi, the elders of the Bai family were even more devastated than him.

In their opinion.

There was nothing more important in this world than holding the Fire Seed.

Losing to Gu Changzhi, losing the Dou Zhan Fire Seed, was an unforgivable crime.

Therefore... Bai Shu finally chose to "atone for his sin with death."

What made him feel gratified was... that time had changed everything.

After his "death," this family had changed a lot. He had watched Nagano City for a whole year, saw many familiar and unfamiliar faces, and saw many unexpected things. The old people in these families no longer seemed so paranoid. Even if they lost the [Daoliu] power in their bloodline, they were still working hard to move forward. The little guys with the Bai surname growing up in Nagano City could also freely pursue what they wanted.

All of this was brought about by the new family head, Bai Xiaochi.

"You... are very good."

Bai Shu said softly to Bai Xiaochi, "Managing the family, cleaning up the inside and outside... is much better than I was back then."

This was a great compliment.

Bai Xiaochi shook his head, his voice hoarse, and said, "Senior, I feel guilty for not being able to find out trash like Bai Zesheng in time..."

The Bai family had to bear a considerable part of the responsibility for this change in the cemetery.

Bai Zesheng, as a traitor to the Elder Council, had been secretly colluding with the Source Tower for a long time... The unusual changes in Nagano could not have happened without his planning and selling out his comrades.

Even if this person had been beheaded and displayed in the cemetery, it was still not enough to atone for his sins!

"This matter will be discussed later."

Bai Shu gestured with his eyes for Bai Xiaochi not to rush to blame himself.

He looked at the crowd and said the purpose of the summons, "Presumably everyone... should understand what happened in the cemetery by seeing the power I control at this moment."

Golden Divine Domain, Dou Zhan Divine Fire.

Of course, they could all see that the current Bai Shu had fused with the Dou Zhan Fire Seed!

However... this was actually sad news.

The owner of this Fire Seed was Gu Changzhi.

Now, it had been changed to Bai Shu, and there was only one reason.

Gu Changzhi was dead.

"He fought fiercely against the Wine God Seat, repelled the Sky Divine Seat... He burned everything, until the last moment of his life." Bai Shu said in a very light voice, "From now on, there will only be the name of Gu Changzhi in the world, and no more Gu Changzhi."

The expressions of the people present were all gloomy.

Even if they were mentally prepared, it still hurt to hear it.

The sun that had sheltered Nagano for decades.

Had fallen today.

There were still many people outside waiting with hope... How could they tell them such sad news after they went out?

"Everyone is the pillar of Nagano, and must regain their spirits. The deceased is gone, and the living must move forward. The situation in East洲(Zhou - continent/state) is not optimistic."

Bai Shu took a deep breath, suppressed his complicated emotions, and said word by word, "Now, the Fire Seed of the Dou Zhan Divine Seat is fused by me, and I will be responsible for guarding East洲(Zhou - continent/state)."

Mr. Shan hesitated again and again, and asked first, "I have a question... Has the Wine God Seat been killed?"

The scenes captured by the heavy machinery.

They dared not take it seriously.

Without seeing it with their own eyes, no one dared to believe that the Divine Seat had been killed just like that.

"It is confirmed that the Wine God Seat is dead, but his Fire Seed was taken back to the Source Tower by the Sky Divine Seat."

Everyone suddenly understood.

No wonder... there was a second anomaly of the Divine Seat descending.

The death of the Wine God Seat was a great thing. Even if the Fire Seed was taken back to the Source Tower, the pressure on East洲(Zhou - continent/state) was greatly reduced. One must know that the birth of each Divine Seat required a long process of fusion!

Except for exceptions like Bai Shu.

He himself was a transcendent being who had amazed an era. He was famous for a long time with Gu Changzhi, and almost got the approval of the Dou Zhan Fire Seed, but he was slightly inferior in the end and had to be defeated.

The Fire Seed changed hands, and he was undoubtedly responsible.

It was not easy for the Source Tower to find a "perfect fit"!

Zhou Wei then spoke and raised one of his doubts.

"Why did I see a large black cloud in the sky above the cemetery earlier..."

Many people saw that black cloud.

The heavy machinery also tried to capture the scene inside the black cloud, but they could only vaguely see someone standing in it, but they could not analyze it...

How could there be a third person in the divine battle?

"That is... the Underworld King."

Bai Shu said calmly, "The Wine God Seat's entry into the tomb was planned jointly by the Underworld King and Gu Changzhi."

"Underworld King?!"

After hearing this, everyone was shocked.

This Divine Seat had already been "death certified" by the federal government!

It was said that he died outside the giant wall of the North洲(Zhou - continent/state) fortress... His body did not know where it fell, and the Fire Seed did not know where it fell. In order to find the "Underworld King Fire Seed", the investigation legion of the North洲(Zhou - continent/state) fortress once went on an expedition for thousands of miles.

Unfortunately, there was no news.

"The Underworld King... is still alive?"

Even Bai Xiaochi's expression became uneasy. He remembered very clearly that among the Seven Divine Seats of the year, the Underworld King's power was the most bizarre and unpredictable, and his style of doing things was also both righteous and evil, difficult to figure out.

Such a behemoth had no clear camp at all.

The Five Continents could not restrain him.

The Source Tower, Nagano, and Central City had all extended olive branches to him... but they were all rejected!

And that Divine Seat in Light City, because the characteristics of the Fire Seed were incompatible, had chased and killed the Underworld King several times. It was said that the Underworld King escaped from the North洲(Zhou - continent/state) giant wall that year, which was related to the Light Divine Seat.

Several old-generation titled figures raised their heads and looked around their bodies.

Because of the golden Divine Domain.

The dark cloud had been almost completely expelled... It was just that the name of the Underworld King was really a palpitating name back then. After many years of hearing it again, it still made people's hairs stand on end.

"He has already left."

Bai Shu saw this and said calmly without showing any signs.

He waved his hand.

The golden mist of the golden Divine Domain slowly spread.

Gu Shen and Chu Ling walked out from not far from the Divine Domain. Because of the close distance, the previous conversation and the expressions of the people at the moment were heard and seen by Gu Shen.

His expression could not help but be a little helpless.

What kind of existence was the Underworld King of that year...

Old Man Zhou Wei's forehead oozed cold sweat.

The hairs on Mr. Shan's arm also stood up.

"Then what we say... can he hear it?"

Mr. Shan wiped the sweat from his forehead, carefully raised his finger to the sky, and asked in a low voice.

Bai Shu glanced at the top of the sky.

He asked with a smile, "Have you ever offended the Underworld King?"

Mr. Shan quickly shook his head.

Gu Shen felt a little emotional in his heart. It was difficult to see this big man so nervous.

"Don't worry, he can't hear it with the golden Divine Domain covering it. The current Underworld King will not easily show up, but this killing has confirmed one thing, that is, he will stand in the East洲(Zhou - continent/state) camp, which is considered to be half of our allies." Bai Shu raised his eyebrows and suddenly asked, "However, since you have not offended him, why worry so much?"

"Actually... it should be considered... yes?"

Mr. Shan breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, but his tone was still nervous, "Many years ago, the Underworld King fell, and I directly moved away a few things he deposited in East洲(Zhou - continent/state)."

The Underworld King's file was top secret.

Almost no one knew his information... It was just that he had lived in East洲(Zhou - continent/state) for a long time because of the Light Divine Seat's pursuit, but after it was confirmed that he was dead, the objects in his former residence were all moved away, and the person responsible for moving the objects was naturally the Prison Institute.

"It is said that the Underworld King is very calculating and has a very good memory."

Mr. Shan muttered to himself, "He won't come to me to ask for guilt, right?"

"Mr. Shan, why be nervous..."

Gu Shen comforted him, "It's an old story from twenty years ago, and it's just a small matter. How can his memory be so good? Moreover, looking at the situation at the time, what you did was not wrong."

"Little Friend Gu is right." Mr. Shan felt much better after hearing this.

Now, he looked at Gu Shen more and more favorably.

Seeing that Gu Shen was safe, Gu Nanfeng and Old Man Zhou Wei breathed a sigh of relief.

"Eh..."

Mr. Shan opened his mouth in surprise. He saw that Gu Shen was still holding a person in his arms, and he looked a little familiar.

On closer inspection, it was the little Iron Man who had passed out.

"Shen Li..."

Mr. Shan sighed in a low voice, "This kid is really lucky. Not only is he living well, but he is also safe and sound."

Of course, he knew this young kid.

The proud disciple of his Judgment Officer Li Yu, a young genius with the A-level ability [Iron Eater].

This kid named Shen had a close friendship with Gu Shen in the past year, and it was said that he often cultivated in Chun Yu Guan, and his speed of comprehending transcendence was like opening a cheat, and his progress was rapid. At this rate, given time, he would not be worse than the heirs of the Five Great Families.

It was very likely that this was another pillar of the Prison Institute besides Bai Chen.

After experiencing the divine battle.

Most of the objects in the Qing Tomb cemetery had been damaged, and even the few small hills that separated the inner and outer tombs had been shattered.

Shen Li was still... snoring and sleeping?

Mr. Shan raised his hands and took Shen Li from Gu Shen's arms, and asked cautiously, "I don't know inside the cemetery..."

The evacuation plan was very successful because of Gu Shen and Chu Ling.

But there were still many people who had not appeared.

Gu Shen's expression was complicated, and he shook his head.

Everyone's hearts sank.

"I'm afraid Shen Li... is the only survivor."

Gu Shen turned around and pointed behind him.

The golden mist spread out leisurely, revealing the real battlefield under the cover of the Great Cold Disaster Realm of Qing Tomb.

The dilapidated, desolate cemetery was lying with withered corpses.

Ice dregs were still frozen on the corpses.

Gu Shen said softly, "The deceased is gone... All we can do is send them on their way."