Chapter 1 Familiar Scene

Familiar scenes, familiar settings.

Perhaps even familiar lines.

Tie Wu's mood was complicated as he looked at the scene on the other side of the wilderness, "Mr. Gu has made a move..."

Although he hoped that more and more people from the [New World] would appear in the future.

When there was only one seed, Tie Wu didn't want to see another Iron Man.

"Sorry... I pulled someone in and had a fight."

Gu Shen's voice suddenly rang in Tie Wu's mind.

"When the [New World] is more complete, you won't see such scenes."

This wilderness was not very large, and the mental structure was not complete enough. Although Gu Shen possessed supreme authority, he also needed some time to build his own wilderness into a true world.

For now.

His mental power could completely isolate himself.

But if he pulled people into the wilderness... these movements could not be completely shielded. But it didn't matter much. Through the blurry light curtain, Tie Wu couldn't clearly see how much he was really worth.

Once his mental power grew a bit more, this situation would not occur.

Gu Shen just mentioned it casually.

He didn't know that this sentence made Tie Wu breathe a sigh of relief.

"What am I thinking? At this time, how could the Divine Seat Lord easily send someone in?"

Tie Wu felt relieved, then spat and repeated to himself in a low voice, "From now on, I must call him Mr. Gu, from now on, I must call him Mr. Gu..."

...

...

In the small courtyard, Shen Li lay face up on the ground.

Spread-eagled.

Motionless, like a dead man.

Blood seeped from his face little by little, but he didn't try to cover it or wipe it away, just letting the blood flow.

So Iron Men also bleed... Gu Shen mused. He slowly poured himself a cup of tea, sat back in the armchair, and squinted his eyes, enjoying the hard-won sunshine of the morning.

After a moment.

Picking up the teacup, he blew on the scalding tea, and Gu Shen remembered that there was still someone lying on the ground.

"Want a cup?"

"..."

Shen Li slowly shook his head.

His mood was very complicated.

So far, he hadn't figured out how Gu Shen's punch managed to break through the double defense of the Esoteric Iron Body and the mental seal in an instant.

After much deliberation.

Rather than admitting that Gu Shen was too fast.

He preferred to attribute the problem to himself... being too weak.

"Although I'm still not convinced... but I did lose. And I lost completely."

A long time passed.

Shen Li got up from the ground. He looked directly at Gu Shen and said, "You can rest assured that losing is losing. I will do what I promised you... And for a long time in the future, I will not challenge you again."

"Oh?"

Gu Shen sipped his tea and smiled, "Brother Shen, is this what they call no discord, no concord..."

Shen Li's face twitched slightly.

Gu Shen handed him a snow-white, clean towel.

Shen Li didn't take it, but let the blood run wild on his face.

He said in a deep voice, "As for the news of my second defeat... I will announce it on the Deep Water Zone forum."

Gu Shen was taken aback, then shook his head and smiled, "That's not necessary."

"Losing is losing." Shen Li repeated again, seriously, "And... this news is good for both of us."

A group of people wanted to challenge Gu Shen.

Regardless of whether these people were organized and premeditated, or overestimating their abilities, or genuinely wanting to fight... Gu Shen needed a reason to refuse.

He was a disciple of the Grand Judge.

If the reason wasn't good enough.

He might get a reputation for "avoiding battle" and "fearing battle."

And Shen Li... was the best "reason."

"Guys like Chu Jue are not qualified to challenge you. If you really have to fight them one by one, it's an insult to both the S-rank and to me."

Shen Li took a deep breath. After two fights, although he said he was not convinced, in reality... he had already admitted in his heart that he was indeed inferior to Gu Shen at the moment.

"That's all I wanted to say... Farewell."

Just as Shen Li was about to push the door open, a gentle and powerful voice stopped him.

"Wait, Brother Shen—"

He turned back somewhat blankly.

"I'm very touched that you're willing to say these words to me..." Gu Shen held the teacup, looked at the dilapidated courtyard, and said seriously, "But before you leave, you have to settle the damages."

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...

In the small courtyard of Feng Lai Temple.

Lu Nanjin ended a night of cultivation and opened her eyes.

In front of her was a floating wooden knife. This wooden knife was simple and unadorned. It wasn't a famous weapon made from precious materials. It wasn't even sharpened. In the hands of ordinary people, it would be difficult to even kill a chicken with it.

Yet at this moment.

As Lu Nanjin opened her eyes.

This wooden knife lost the support of the wind, and suddenly fell, inserting itself into the soil of the courtyard, actually sinking straight to the hilt.

Just then, someone knocked on the door at the right time.

The wooden door was blown open by the wind.

Three people slowly entered the small villa courtyard: Gu Nanfeng, Luo Yu, and Xing Yun, the Tomb Oni, who was listless and dragged along.

"Miss Lu, it seems that the cultivation method of the Northern Continent is very suitable for you." Gu Nanfeng looked at the wooden knife inserted into the ground and sincerely praised, "Your progress is faster than I imagined. It's only been a week, and you've already grasped the essentials."

Lu Nanjin's talent was actually not bad.

Her teacher was not bad either. Teacher Shu was a well-known "practical school." Almost all of his disciples had branched out and gone to different places in the Eastern Continent and even other continents. From this, it could be seen that Zhou Jiren's "teaching style" was quite strict.

But his only exhortation to Lu Nanjin was not to be greedy for victory, but to advance slowly, steadily and incrementally.

For the past ten years, Zhou Jiren had repeatedly told Nanjin to "relax" and not to be too tense.

Lu Nanjin understood this principle, but she had never truly achieved it.

Many things were like this, always truly understood only after they had passed.

Now that the Lion Lane case had come to an end, and a cut had been made on the old events of ten years ago, Lu Nanjin's state of mind in cultivation had undergone earth-shaking changes.

After letting go, it became easier to pick up.

"Some interesting things happened in Nagano last night."

Gu Nanfeng casually tossed out a document.

Lu Nanjin took it and glanced at it slightly...

The Gu family's [Wind Eyes] were monitoring Gu Shen's every move.

This document wrote down Gu Shen's movements after leaving Qingzhong, as captured by the [Wind Eyes]. Most of the time periods were complete.

Only a small period of time was missing.

The annotation for that missing time period was "The Li Clan made a move."

"The five great families of Nagano took turns making their moves. I heard that two titled experts even had a small fight." Gu Nanfeng said with a smile, "Xiao Gu finally went to Snow Forbidden City to rent a courtyard. It really was a wise move."

This document clearly illustrated what it meant to be "popular brings trouble."

Gu Shen was now the focus of all of Nagano.

Every move was being watched by the [Wind Eyes].

"I hope Little Gu is having a good time in Snow Forbidden City... It's best not to come back during this time..." Luo Yu patted the snowflakes on his shoulder with his iron hand. He recalled the scene when he passed by the Chun Yu Temple villa, and he still felt lingering fear.

This place was originally a first-class quiet place.

But last night, hundreds of people sought battle outside Chun Yu Temple, waiting in vain.

These guys were really crazy.

Although it wouldn't be long before the news that Gu Shen had moved to the small courtyard in Snow Forbidden City would spread... At that time, the challengers in front of Chun Yu Temple would run to the new place to wait.

But after a while, perhaps the number of challengers wouldn't be so large?

As soon as the thought fell.

A commotion came from the distance.

Someone shouted loudly:

"He's back!"

"Gu Shen is back!"