"The scene inside the mausoleum just now...should not have escaped the notice of some."

The mausoleum guard said softly, "With my personality, I'm too lazy to explain."

This was not something worth explaining in the first place.

Gu Lushen entered Qingzhong alone to provoke.

She returned the challenge with an array.

The simultaneous surge of these extraordinary source materials, the assembled phenomenon, was precisely the scene of the two of them "tit-for-tat"...What those outside wanted to think was their business.

It's just that the current "divination" constantly conveys omens of "disaster."

The mausoleum guard sensed that a rainstorm was vaguely approaching Changye.

At this juncture, it was better to avoid trouble.

"Don't worry."

Gu Shen nodded and said, "If Gu Lushen wants to make trouble, I will make him regret it."

Qianye narrowed her eyes.

She quietly exhaled a long-suppressed gloomy breath.

No one knew that beneath that mask, there were seven parts confusion and three parts worry.

She wanted to use divination to see what the "ominous" future held.

But she couldn't touch it, couldn't see it clearly.

What kind of future was it that even the golden divination threads could not calculate?

...

...

The tranquility on the small mountain did not last long.

"Little Gu!"

"Little Gu!"

Outside the mist of Qingzhong's inner mausoleum, someone was calling from afar.

The voice was very anxious.

A burly and bloated figure, in a great hurry, trotted all the way, moving quickly, heading towards the mist of the inner mausoleum, constantly looking up at the oppressive black clouds above Qingzhong. Following the rules of Qingzhong, he stopped in front of the small mountain.

Without the permission of the mausoleum guard.

No one can truly enter the inner mausoleum.

Luo Yu was sweating profusely, bowing slightly to rest, his iron hand pressed on his knee.

"Brother Luo."

A figure slowly walked out of the mist.

Gu Shen looked at Luo Yu, who was covered in sweat, and understood a thing or two.

The two factions of the Gu family were at odds.

Gu Lushen's movements could not escape the eyes of the old man.

His coming to Qingzhong and causing such a great phenomenon probably caused the old faction to explode. Everyone wanted to know what happened.

"Little Gu... Is the inner mausoleum alright?"

Luo Yu supported his knees with both hands and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Gu Shen walking out from behind the mountain.

His voice was a little nervous.

It could be heard that this was a very euphemistic way of asking.

The roar of the great array just now was clearly heard by the [Earthworm] outside the mausoleum, and hundreds of light pillars soared into the sky. There was no need to use [Wind Eyes] at all. As long as the extraordinary people stationed near Qingzhong were not blind, they could see it... This was a phenomenon that even the aura-masking array could not conceal!

Did Gu Lushen fight with Master Qianye?

Luo Yu knew that these two had a previous grudge... Eight years ago, Gu Lushen attacked Qingzhong. If he had succeeded, only one faction of the Gu family would be left today. It was a pity that Gu Lushen and his extraordinary subordinates were all trapped by the great array, and the operation plan completely collapsed in the end.

Eight years have passed.

Gu Lushen's strength has become increasingly unfathomable.

The old man was already on the decline. Although extraordinary people would accumulate more and more extraordinary source material as they aged, their mental strength and physical strength would decline... For Gu Qilin, he had already passed the peak of his combat power, and his strength would decline with each passing year.

This was also the reason why the old faction had become more and more inclined to compromise in recent years.

Gu Qilin needed to wait for the growth of the "successor."

He was old, but Gu Nanfeng was still young.

"Fists fear the young and strong." Compared to Gu Lushen, Gu Nanfeng was the younger "young and strong"!

"It's fine."

Gu Shen said, "Just now... We almost fought, but we didn't."

Hearing this answer, Luo Fatty breathed a long sigh of relief.

He wiped the sweat from his forehead and muttered, "My heart almost jumped out of my chest..."

If these two fought, it could basically be announced that the second Gu family civil war had fully erupted!

Gu Shen smiled.

He turned his head and glanced at the top of the mountain he had come from.

He saw that the small mountain was shrouded in mist, but it was empty at the moment, and there was no figure there.

Master Qianye, who had been standing and looking into the distance, disappeared from the top of the mountain.

She went back.

Along with the peace of the ancient tree formation core in the wilderness of the four seasons, the surging extraordinary source material above her head, as well as the accumulated and sinking lead-filled black clouds, gradually dissipated... Qingzhong's great array returned to stable operation.

With one thing resolved, Luo Yu felt relieved. Then, he said with a solemn expression, "By the way... Little Gu, there's one more thing. I don't know if you've heard about it?"

"Zhu Wang has taken in a disciple!"

Gu Shen raised his eyebrows.

Zhu Wang accepting a disciple shouldn't be a rare thing.

Within the Tribunal, every adjudicator would take in many disciples... And Zhu Wang, who had always regarded Zhou Jiren as his rival, recruited a wide range of students, of course, with distinctions.

It was said that every year, Zhu Wang would take in at least one student.

Some were indeed "talented" and were favored by him, becoming his disciples and practicing in the Snow Forbidden City.

And some were just a kind of "interest link."

Zhu Wang had been firmly seated in the second position in the Tribunal for many years because he was smooth and had a good relationship with the top figures of the Five Great Families and the Three Great Institutions... Recruiting a wide range of students was one way to maintain relationships.

Extraordinary people with insufficient talent wanted a good teacher to guide them.

The "adjudicators" within the three institutions, the truly powerful experts... would not care about so-called vulgar things, and would never do such "degrading" things, but Zhu Wang was different.

As long as the other party really had what he needed.

Then it didn't matter if he took in a few "dull-witted" disciples... However, these disciples would not be considered "direct disciples" and could only be considered "outer disciples."

In the Tribunal, Zhu Wang was the only one who used such a mechanism to accept disciples.

The Federal Council did not explicitly stipulate how adjudicators should teach after accepting disciples... So Zhu Wang actually spent very little time teaching these "outer disciples."

However, these outer disciples didn't dare to ask for so much.

Being able to become Zhu Wang's disciple was already a great honor!

Now that Zhu Wang had become the "Grand Adjudicator," there were countless people who wanted to become his disciples and take advantage of this glory.

And with his style of doing things, it would be strange if he didn't accept disciples!

"Little Gu, this disciple he took in is different from the past..."

Luo Yu's expression was solemn, and he frowned, "The initial assessment of [Deep Sea] is that the guy may have 'S-level' potential, and the review team has been assembled."

"S-level?"

This was indeed an unexpected thing.

If there really was such a thing as luck in this world... then in recent years, the luck of the entire Changye district had indeed begun to erupt, with flourishing martial arts and the emergence of geniuses.

Every year's Rookie Tournament was stronger than the previous year.

Among the mainstays of the younger generation, there were constantly emerging titled experts like Gu Nanfeng, Luo Er, and Bai Chen, who had passed through Deep Sea at a young age...

And in the new generation, there was even the unprecedentedly monstrous Bai Xiu, as well as the S-level Gu Shen...

Only a year had passed.

And another "S-level" had appeared?

"That person's name is Xu Yan." Luo Yu said in a deep voice, "The headquarters wants to investigate this guy's files... But after applying for the review team's assessment, his files were highly encrypted, and there was very little useful information."

Gu Shen frowned slightly.

He was very familiar with this process.

When he was accepted as a disciple by Mr. Shu, he also experienced such "data protection," and after becoming an "S-level," this "protection" continued until now.

He had the right to keep his abilities secret.

This was the respect that the Federal Government gave to S-levels. Even the extraordinary genealogy chart only updated the name of the "S-level ability" as Chihuo, without writing down the specific characteristics of the ability.

It was not difficult to guess that if this Xu Yan passed the review team's assessment, then his abilities and files would be completely confidential by the Federal Government.

Gu Shen asked, "Was there no warning at all about Zhu Wang accepting a disciple?"

"No."

Luo Yu shook his head.

"No one knows where this Xu Yan came from, when he was born, or when he came to Changye... Everything about this guy is unknown."

His expression was gloomy, and he spat and cursed, "That old guy Zhu Wang had planned it long ago. Before announcing the acceptance of the disciple, he took the lead in notifying the review team, so when we learned the news, we were already unable to access the ability files."

Gu Shen patted Luo Yu on the shoulder.

He smiled lightly and said, "Changye always produces geniuses. If there is no Xu Yan, there will always be the next S-level."

Luo Fatty looked at Gu Shen and sighed silently in his heart.

Little Gu's state of mind was really good.

He often visited Chun Yu Guan as a guest, so he could see it clearly... Gu Shen's cultivation of the mind was really top-notch, unmoving in the wind and rain, as steady as a mountain. This was not just a show, but a real indifference.

Mundane matters did not enter his ears.

The burden of fame did not enter his heart.

Last year, he was still thinking that not participating in the Rookie Tournament might be a way for Gu Shen to avoid Bai Xiu... But after spending a year together, he now really believed that Gu Shen did not participate in the Rookie Tournament simply because he did not want to.

"Little Gu..."

Luo Yu took a deep breath and said seriously, "This Xu Yan is not what you think. He is not a good person."

"Because the files are blocked, everyone doesn't know Xu Yan's information..."

"Zhu Wang's disciples have made a simple retelling on the Deep Sea forum. This Xu Yan said that he came from a remote place, with no parents, all alone."

Gu Shen didn't think there was anything wrong with this when he heard this.

He just felt, why did it sound so familiar?

"And Xu Yan asked the review team to conduct an ability assessment project for himself... It's dream interpretation. He wants to challenge the extremely difficult dream interpretation test. Only by continuously solving the nightmares of three A-level sealed objects within the specified time can he pass the assessment."

After listening, Gu Shen: "..."

"Even a fool can hear it!"

Luo Yu said angrily, "Little Gu, this guy is obviously doing it on purpose... He is imitating you."

"It is indeed a bit of a coincidence... But continuously solving three nightmares is not an easy task." Gu Shen was silent for a while, and said softly, "If he doesn't have this ability, he doesn't have to try so hard. Being able to choose this... shows that he is confident."

"I think this is Zhu Wang's conspiracy!"

Luo Yu clenched his fists, feeling angry, "I don't know where he found this monster. If Xu Yan beats you, then the reputation of him and Zhou Jiren in the Tribunal... may undergo subtle changes again."

The Central Federation awarded Zhou Jiren the title of "Towering Tree."

This title was not randomly awarded. Zhou Jiren did not have many disciples, but each one had become a strong person who could stand alone. Towering Tree, spreading its branches and leaves, with peach and plum trees all over Zhou.

This Grand Adjudicator deserved this title.

And Zhu Wang accepted Xu Yan and carried out this "assessment"... It was tantamount to putting the "proud disciples" of both sides on the same line and letting everyone evaluate them.

If Xu Yan lost, failed, this behavior would naturally be counterattacked.

The people of Changye would only ruthlessly ridicule Zhu Wang.

But if Xu Yan succeeded...

Then there was no doubt that Zhu Wang had won a city back. An "S-level" monstrous figure had also appeared under him!

It had been a whole year since the teacher disappeared in the Miaojing of Pi Yue City.

Gu Shen originally wanted to be quiet and practice alone in the Snow Forbidden City, waiting for news from the teacher.

But he never thought...

He stood still.

But other mountains came to collide.

"If Xu Yan really passes the assessment and becomes an S-level... I can guess what to do next with my toes." Luo Fatty said disdainfully, "The goods under Zhu Wang are all of the same urine. They will definitely disgust you."

Gu Shen pondered for a moment.

He shook his head, "It's useless to think too much."

This sentence was not only for Luo Yu, but also for himself.

He could not interfere with Xu Yan's assessment of the S-level.

He could only wait for the results.

...

...

Back in the small courtyard of Chun Yu Guan, Chu Ling dialed out the limited information in [Deep Sea].

For Luo Yu, the headquarters could not mobilize the file information.

[Source Code] could still carry out a certain degree of infiltration.

However, this infiltration effect was very unsatisfactory.

"Xu Yan... is a person with almost no records."

Chu Ling's voice was full of incomprehension, and she said slowly, "This is very unreasonable. All of his past experiences are zero... The information I can find is that he was born in the tundra, and then... nothing."

As long as a person lives normally to the age of twenty, then his files will not be so simple.

A blank sheet of paper?

How is that possible!

Did this guy spend the first twenty years of his life as a vegetable?

"This Xu Yan has big problems."

Chu Ling said, "Either his files were erased. Or, he is a blank person as described in the files."

"A blank person?"

Gu Shen couldn't help laughing.

When he was discovered by Zhou Jiren, he was already living an extremely ordinary life. If he remembered correctly, that file was full of tens of thousands of words, and even recorded the several repairs of the Five Old Mountain Welfare Institute. Under the [Deep Sea] network, unless you are a snowflake, your life will never be so clean and blank.

"This matter... is too coincidental."

Last year, Zhu Wang did not hesitate to let his disciples forcefully break through the seventh level, and even borrowed paper cuts, but he did not win the Rookie Tournament championship.

And this year... it has become, what he wants, what he gets, and what he wants S-level, he gets S-level.

Gu Shen did not believe that there was such a coincidental thing in this world.

"This guy is intentionally imitating you."

Chu Ling asked in a low voice, "Imagine... what will he do to you next?"

Xu Yan had not yet appeared in front of the people of Changye.

And the top-secret files had aroused the curiosity of countless people.

However, from the news revealed from within the Tribunal... whether it was Xu Yan's own background or the way he challenged the review team.

They were all very similar to Gu Shen.

"What I'm worried about is not that they will attack me."

Gu Shen sat in Chun Yu Guan, letting his state of mind slowly return to peace. He murmured, "If this guy's appearance is just to allow Changye to accept... then imitating me is the best choice."

Gu Shen had been gradually accepted by the people of Changye.

Another "S-level" appeared, similar to Gu Shen... but did better than Gu Shen. Without a doubt, such a person would be more easily welcomed.

A blank sheet of paper is of course very easy to describe...

He only needs to paint the "appropriate" color to become the "appropriate" person.