Chapter 1 Jingzhe Spring Rain

Jingzhe spring rain fell upon the boundless wilderness of the four seasons.

Tie Wu knelt in the rain.

He vaguely understood something… Judging from the memories that Gu Shen had shown him, the divine advent of the Godseat was not long. Although his body had not carried such power, it shouldn't be unable to withstand it for even a second.

To the Godseats, the life and death of an Apostle was merely a thought away.

Their bodies were exquisite and useless porcelain… They needed to be used carefully during a divine advent, so they wouldn't break.

But if they were no longer wanted…

All it took was a single thought to destroy them.

Was his body… mercilessly abandoned by the Wine Godseat?

Some questions in this world would never have answers.

Because he would never have the chance to see the Wine Godseat again.

Or perhaps…

This question… already had an answer.

It was just that he was unwilling to believe it.

After a long time, Tie Wu raised his head.

He looked at Gu Shen, his heart as cold as ashes, and whispered, "You… kill me…"

Gu Shen waited patiently, finally receiving Tie Wu's response.

He calmly watched this scene unfold.

Of course, he wouldn't kill Tie Wu just like that.

A person's faith could be established overnight.

And collapse, likewise.

Tie Wu's faith had already collapsed… his heart was already dead… but he still believed that he should serve the Wine Godseat, so he was determined to seek death. This was not the result Gu Shen wanted to see.

Just a little more.

Just a little more momentum… Gu Shen wanted to see Tie Wu stand on the opposite side of the Tower of Origin.

The great gift that Mr. Gu Changzhi had given him after the divine advent was not just the spiritual domain of the "Four Seasons Wilderness," but also this Apostle under the Wine Godseat of the Tower of Origin!

As long as these transcendent source essences that should have dissipated could be maintained and condensed within the Four Seasons Wilderness, then Tie Wu's consciousness could be preserved. Perhaps, as time went on, his consciousness would become increasingly thin, but it could still be considered a way to survive… In a sense, this was a forbidden technique that directly interfered with life and death.

And within the spiritual domain, what did it mean to imprison an Apostle?

The information of the two Godseats in the Tower of Origin was impossible to probe.

Even Chu Ling could not bypass the barrier after the twelfth floor of the Deep Sea Zone to retrieve the Godseats’ information… It could be said that the leader who held the Fire Seed directly controlled the Federal Council and the entire Five Continents world.

The death of Mr. Tu Ling, the downfall of the Ancient Text Society, the connections covering the Five Continents… All the secrets beneath the deep sea of the transcendent world were closely related to the "Godseats." If one day Gu Shen was to lead the Ancient Text Society to stand up again, he would inevitably have to stand on the opposite side of the so-called Godseats.

Six Godseats in the human world who controlled the Fire Seed.

Currently, four of them were still shrouded in mystery.

Gu Shen would not let Tie Wu die just like that… This was not only a reflection of the Wine Godseat's crimes, but also the core person who knew a large number of secrets of the Tower of Origin. After that divine advent, no one in this world would think he was still alive.

Even the Wine Godseat… could not have imagined.

Tie Wu's dissipated spirit and transcendent source essence would remain in the Four Seasons Wilderness.

"I won't kill you."

Gu Shen spoke softly.

The dwarf kneeling in the wilderness was stunned. After seeing Gu Shen's blurry figure shrouded in rain, he mocked himself and said, "Do you think… I want to live? Or rather, if you let me live, will I be grateful to you?"

Tie Wu's forehead throbbed with veins as he tried to hide his deathly gray heart. "I don't believe everything you showed me, and I don't believe the Godseat would deceive me…"

"It doesn't matter." Gu Shen was not in a hurry at all, and said lightly, "You don't need to thank me, and you don't need to believe me."

"Not everyone in this world has such good luck to retain a wisp of spirit after their physical body is destroyed. I also don't know how long your wisp of spirit can stay in the spiritual domain."

Gu Shen slowly squatted down and said, "Life and death are a train, and no one can stop the arrival of the destination…"

Tie Wu's eyes were a little dazed.

Gu Shen's words inexplicably struck his heart.

He felt that the figure in front of him, drenched in rain and exuding a faint heat, overlapped with the back of the Godseat in those years once again… Perhaps it was the result of the spiritual domain affecting the mind, he dared not look.

"I just want to tell you that with only a wisp of spirit left, you don't need me to do it myself, and you will die soon." Gu Shen smiled and said softly, "If you are really determined to die, then this should be good news… Your final destination is about to arrive."

Tie Wu's lips began to tremble.

If death was just a matter of a thought.

Then death was nothing to fear.

After all, behind death was annihilation, was a return to zero, there would be no more pain and no more torment…

The most terrible thing in this world was waiting for death to slowly descend. Even if he had already made up his mind, he would doubt himself in this process, repeatedly questioning himself, and finally arrive at a truth that could not hide the instinct of his heart—

Was he really ready to die?

"Your accomplice is still alive…"

Gu Shen spoke again, he said softly, "Qin Ye, the Apostle of another Godseat in the Tower of Origin."

Lao Qin… Lao Qin is still alive…

Tie Wu suddenly raised his head and met Gu Shen's indifferent eyes. He realized that this was not a good thing… The Wine Godseat had been defeated in the divine advent, and that Godseat had not come forward… After Qin Ye was captured by these guys from East Continent, what would he face?

It was self-evident.

"Transgressing boundaries to commit crimes, assassinating business tycoons, government alternate councilors, interfering with federal decrees… This doesn't seem to be the first time you've done this. Deep Sea is investigating the case files on him… I'm very curious, how many big figures in the Tower of Origin can these stains drag out?" Gu Shen said calmly, "And after these case files are presented by the Dadu District Council, what will be the attitude of the Tower of Origin?"

Tie Wu said faintly, "The Godseats will not abandon every Apostle."

"…" Gu Shen smiled, "Is that so? It seems that this situation is not the first time it has happened… Previously, under the pressure of the two Godseats of the Tower of Origin, other regions have released guilty Apostles?"

Is this guy a mind reader?

Tie Wu's pupils shrank.

"Well… it seems I guessed right."

Seeing Tie Wu's reaction, Gu Shen nodded slowly.

"Why don't we take a look together… at the final result of this trial?"

He stood up, preparing to leave the Four Seasons Wilderness. The heavy rain also gradually stopped as he raised his hand.

A portal burning with starlight appeared in front of Gu Shen.

"Cherish the last moments…"

Gu Shen said softly, "If you change your mind, come find me at any time. Maybe I can help you to be free, or maybe… I can delay your final destination a little longer."