Chapter 175 Gu's Ancestral Hall, Changye

In Changye, the Gu Clan's ancestral hall.

Gu Qilin sat fishing by the artificial lake, draped in a thick cloak.

His hair was completely white, and the vigorous vitality he possessed a few years ago was now showing signs of decline.

The fishing rod bent, and a few ripples appeared on the lake's surface.

The old man was dozing off with his eyes closed.

Chairman Zhou Wei, who was napping nearby, heard the slight sound and slowly woke up from his slumber.

The two had known each other for many years, growing up and growing old together, now enjoying their retired life fishing together. Their life was very peaceful, as still as the lake, hardly stirring any waves.

But... occasionally, there were surprises.

"Wake up."

Zhou Wei said, "Old man, it's time to reel in."

Gu Qilin opened his eyes sleepily, then slowly stretched.

He didn't reel in the fishing rod, but let it struggle, and the ripples on the lake quickly subsided...

This scene made Zhou Wei very uncomfortable.

He couldn't help but say, "You haven't caught a single fish these days... If you're here to fish, why don't you ever reel in?"

Gu Qilin's response was simple.

Only one word.

"Lazy."

He raised his eyebrows and said, "The fish in this artificial lake are all raised by the Gu Clan's descendants. If I catch one, I have to replace it... In that case, why waste the effort? It's as good as caught when the fish bites the hook. Let it be."

Towards the end, he lost interest.

Zhou Wei could tell.

Gu Qilin wasn't really interested in fishing.

He was just... killing time.

"I don't know why, but I've been feeling uneasy these past few days."

He sighed and rubbed his brow, saying, "I always feel like... something big is going to happen."

The only grand event these days was the so-called Fire Seed Trial in Guang Ming City, but sitting in the positions they held, they had a clear view of most things in the world. They knew the Temple's plan all too well.

This trial was just a gimmick.

Would Xi Zhou really let a foreigner obtain the inheritance of the "Guang Ming Fire Seed"?

That was impossible.

"Speaking of which, Nanfeng also went to Xi Zhou, didn't he?" Chairman Zhou Wei asked leisurely, "You don't seem too worried about him."

"I'm not qualified to worry about him."

Gu Qilin said calmly, "Nanfeng is stronger, faster, and smarter than I was when I was young... Would my worry be of any use? Now is their era. Since I've retired, I should do what a retired person should do: honestly fish, don't cause trouble for those young people, and don't let them worry about me."

Chairman Zhou Wei couldn't help but laugh.

"You're quite enlightened."

Zhou Wei asked, "You should be able to tell... who this little guy Nanfeng went to Xi Zhou for, right?"

"I'm not blind, I'm just turning a blind eye."

Gu Qilin glanced at Zhou Wei and said lightly, "Who wasn't crazy when they were young? When I was young, I even pursued a duchess from Bei Zhou. The younger generation surpasses the older. This kid Nanfeng is even more uninhibited than I was back then, and I admire that."

"The relationship between Xi Zhou and Dong Zhou is very bad right now."

Zhou Wei reminded, "It will be difficult for him to have a future with the Guang Ming Divine Maiden."

"What does that have to do with you and me? The young people will naturally solve their own problems."

Gu Qilin was very open-minded. He smiled and said, "If it's meant to be, it will be. If it's not, then strive for it. Nanfeng is a member of the Gu Clan, so there's no harm in trying... If the Guang Ming Divine Maiden is willing to return to Changye with him, wouldn't you welcome her?"

"Ah, this."

Zhou Wei was stunned for a moment, then said helplessly, "Of course, I would welcome her."

But, was that possible?

He quickly dismissed the thought.

Gu Qilin was right, this was a matter for the younger generation, why should he think so much?

Having lived most of his life, he always felt that he wasn't as insightful as Gu Qilin.

Even after he stepped down from his position as the Chairman of the Federal Security Committee, he was still worried about those trivial matters.

He couldn't truly let go.

But... had Gu Qilin really let go?

"Beep."

The two exchanged a glance. At that moment, their spiritual seas received a message from [Deep Sea]. After retiring from the Changye stage, their lives had become incredibly quiet, and [Deep Sea] would handle most of the trivial matters.

Information pushed to them was of utmost importance.

"It's the Guang Ming Temple's 'Crimson Lake Finals'..."

Chairman Zhou Wei used his spiritual power to open the link. He wasn't interested at first, but he was stunned the next moment.

Gu Qilin said lazily, "There's nothing to see, might as well continue fishing."

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhou Wei hoarsely uttered a name: "Gu Shen."

The old man's eyes, which had just closed, reopened.

"What did you say?"

A sharp light burst out from Gu Qilin's somewhat cloudy eyes.

He quickly connected to [Deep Sea] to view the message... The scene of the Crimson Lake within the Guang Ming Temple was reflected in his mind.

Besides these two in the Gu Clan's ancestral hall, at this moment, those scattered in Changye...

Li Qingsui, Gao Tian, ​​Gong Zi, Mu Nan, Mu Ya, Bai Lu, Bai Chen, Bai Xiaochi...

Everyone.

Including Bei Zhou, Central City, the frontier fortress, and various counties and districts.

Everyone in the true sense of the word, received this information push from the deep-water area.

The Guang Ming Temple's Crimson Lake Finals were already watched by millions.

So, the transcendents of the entire Five Continents saw that face that had disappeared for six years, reappearing.

Because of the sunset in Guang Ming City, the images in the deep-water area were blurry at the moment. The spiritual network's broadcast experienced a brief delay. When the [Lanterns] released by the Temple were burned by the blazing fire, the images became clear, and the entire sky appeared gorgeous and lonely under the cloud of fire.

A huge hole was burned out of the sky by the fire—

Starlight fell, and the Crimson Lake reflected thousands of mottled fragments of light, like a dreamland.

Two figures, one standing, one kneeling.

The truly important thing today was not the Crimson Lake Finals.

But the revenge of a "dead man."

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The great bow was fully drawn.

Gu Shen shot out [Truth. Extinguish Candle] without hesitation—

"Boom!"

An extremely slight sonic boom instantly tore through the Crimson Lake's void.

The silver light of [Truth] pierced and shattered the night sky covering the Crimson Lake.

Gu Shen condensed his spiritual power into an arrow and aimed it at Jia Wei's chest.

This arrow was too fast.

So fast that even the mind couldn't capture it. No one on the shore of the Crimson Lake captured the trajectory of the [Extinguish Candle Arrow]. At this time, the feedback from vision and hearing was more direct.

Thump!

Everyone only heard an extremely muffled knocking sound ringing on the lake.

The arrow that shot through the Crimson Lake's void was originally flying close to the lake surface, but at the moment it hit Jia Wei's body, it suddenly changed direction and shot vertically into the sky. The cloud layer filled with blazing fire was pierced by the arrow. As if a stone had fallen into the lake, the clouds in all directions spread into hundreds of circles of ripples, constantly rippling and rippling again.

Only Gu Shen knew that this arrow had been blocked.

Jia Wei's First Domain, [Light Break], re-condensed at a critical moment, but this time not in the form of a spear.

But a kite shield.

His own [Extinguish Candle] arrow was perfectly blocked at the moment it touched the shield, and then bounced away uncontrollably—

A powerful force intervened in his control of the [Extinguish Candle Arrow], forcibly severing the connection between himself and the [Extinguish Candle Arrow]!

That kite shield was not just a simple physical defense.

This was very likely Jia Wei's Second Domain. From the simple touch just now, Gu Shen guessed that it was some kind of special mental commandment.

His own "Extinguish Candle ranged attack" was an arrow strike attached with spiritual power.

This was the first time it had been bounced back head-on.

“……”

Gu Shen expressionlessly re-gripped [Extinguish Candle].

After the form of [Truth. Extinguish Candle] was completely stable and formed, countless mottled lights and shadows took over and covered the fiery vision.

From this moment on, Gu Shen's spiritual power began to be consumed in large quantities.

As a price in exchange…

He would possess the forbidden domain of [Achilles' Heel].

Under direct gaze, Gu Shen could clearly see the weaknesses of all things and find the best breaking point.

But…

After looking directly, Gu Shen frowned.

In the display of the [Achilles' Heel] domain, Jia Wei was shrouded in bright light all over his body.

He appeared before Gu Shen in a flawless "immaculate posture"!

[Achilles' Heel] scanned back and forth dozens of times, and the results were the same.

The only flaw was the kite shield that Jia Wei summoned with the power of light, but that shield was not part of Jia Wei and could be dispelled at any time.

Even if mortals in this world cultivated to the extreme, it was impossible for them to have no "weaknesses," but it was different if they were wrapped in seal items.

After the war to defeat the King of the Underworld ended, few people saw Jia Wei's face again.

He hid himself under heavy armor.

Like this, day after day, for decades.

Jia Wei had long been integrated with the [Ming Guang Armor].

His flesh may have been full of flaws, but the [Ming Guang Armor] covering his flesh was perfect.

It could be said…

This was a near-perfect Holy Knight.

Seeing this scene, Gu Shen was surprised and silent for a very short moment.

Just as he was preparing to draw his bow for the second time, the Great Knight holding the shield on the lake officially launched a counterattack.

"Thump, thump, thump!"

Although wearing heavy armor, Jia Wei's speed was astonishing.

His figure instantly disappeared on the lake.

Even if Gu Shen's spiritual power enveloped the entire Crimson Lake, he briefly lost his target at this moment.

In a flash of distraction, Jia Wei suddenly appeared from behind Gu Shen.

Gu Shen turned around and looked at Jia Wei with a gloomy expression as he made a one-handed lifting gesture at close range.

The Light Break Spear re-condensed, and this time it was faster and more fierce than ever before—

Gu Shen felt an unprecedented sense of oppression from Jia Wei.

This was a feeling that even Ju Lu, Xuan Gui, and Yun Hu combined had never given him!

Faced with this close-range raid, Gu Shen chose to counterattack head-on!

He decisively turned around and drew [Truth. Extinguish Candle] for the second time—

With a bang, it stopped abruptly with a silent sound!

Jia Wei held the spear in one hand and the kite shield in the other, completing a perfect block again in a narrow space of less than ten meters. The [Extinguish Candle Arrow] was knocked away, once again breaking through the sky!

Charge, charge, and charge again!

Jia Wei's speed increased again in this short distance. The entire Crimson Lake seemed to be boiling at this moment. Countless scarlet lights rose from the bottom of the lake, quickly surrounding the tip of the spear!

Gu Shen's heart shook.

He felt Jia Wei's Second Domain… which was indeed an incredibly powerful [Mental Commandment].

Under the blessing of a powerful mental will, Jia Wei didn't seem to be fighting alone, but charging with thousands of troops!

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(ps: There's indeed a problem with the chapter reviews. It seems to be a special period, but I can see everyone's messages in the background~)