Chapter 1 "Poof!"

Within the secret pavilion of the temple, the Grand Elder, lying in the Guang Ming Bi Lei (Guang Ming Bi Lei barrier chamber), suddenly developed a bloody complexion.

He spat out a mouthful of blood.

Every wisp of the Fire Seed Dream sent out by the temple was indeed created by his hand. The Guang Ming (Light) Divine Seat trusted him most.

To create a Fire Seed Dream, one needed to obtain a portion of the Fire Seed's spiritual power.

The five major families of Nagano used the "spiritual power" left behind by Gu Changzhi to create dozens of Fire Seed Dreams to encourage mutual trials among the younger generation of transcendent beings.

And the Guang Ming (Light) Temple used it to hold this "Heir Selection."

The Grand Elder added his own spiritual elements to certain specific "Fire Seed Dreams." This was the origin of the wheat-ear-shaped spiritual container. With the blessing of the temple's secret techniques, he could see the performance of his "favorite person" in the Guang Ming (Light) Fire Seed Dream trial and decide whether or not to conduct deeper guidance after the trial ended.

Seeing the Forbidden Book Building meant that the "Fire Seed Dream was successfully melted."

After all, this was just a wisp of a dream. It would be unreasonable to actually push open the door of the Book Building.

And he would decide how to conduct deeper dream guidance according to the aptitude and disposition of different transcendent beings—

But for Song Ci, what he had to do was make up for the regret of the Xixin (Mind Cleansing) Pool Trial!

But the Grand Elder never expected that his spirit would not even be able to transmit information back and would be directly severed!

He knew that Song Ci was difficult to deal with, so he had put special thought into the wisp of the Fire Seed Dream he gave. At this moment, the wisp of spirit that had been dispersed was cut off, and of course, the main body was also damaged!

Snow-white robes were stained with spots of blood.

The Grand Elder's expression was full of disbelief. He raised the back of his hand and wiped the corner of his lips.

He had anticipated all sorts of endings for this dream exploration. Either he would successfully thwart Song Ci and successfully leave a dream demon in the heart of this [Undying], or he would encounter setbacks and return empty-handed.

But no matter which one it was, at least he could test Song Ci's depth!

But only the ending at this moment was not in the Grand Elder's expectation. He never thought that there would be a situation where "the spirit could not be recovered." What did this mean? Song Ci's spirit was more powerful than he had imagined, or was it that the Dou Zhan (Fighting) Divine Seat had spared no expense to prevent this from happening?

The Grand Elder was more willing to believe the latter.

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In the small courtyard, Song Ci opened his eyes, looking at Gu Shen with a blank expression. After a long while, he spat out a sentence.

"It's over?"

"It's over."

Gu Shen smiled and asked, "Or what else?"

Song Ci could clearly feel how dangerous the ominous disaster contained in the black mist was.

He felt uneasy during the Xixin (Mind Cleansing) Pool Trial.

If this was the Grand Elder's attack on him—

Then even if he could parry it, he would definitely fall into a bitter battle. He was not good at battles in the spiritual world, and losing a layer of skin after the fight was the least that would happen.

But he didn't expect that Gu Shen would make a move and instantly kill him.

The kind that didn't even have a chance to fight back.

"I know you're fierce, but I didn't expect you to be so fierce, so much so that I still have a feeling of unfinished business..."

Song Ci said with a complicated expression: "This battle was resolved so quickly, who is the guy hidden in the black mist? Can you find out?"

"Temple Grand Elder."

Gu Shen said calmly: "He tampered with the wisp of 'Fire Seed Dream' he gave you. This dream trial is not as complicated as you think. As long as you reach the bottom of the Red Lake, it means the recognition of the 'Guang Ming (Light) Fire Seed'. In other words, the moment you see the Forbidden Book Building, the trial of the Guang Ming (Light) Fire Seed Dream is completed."

"He used secret techniques to conduct deeper guidance. As long as you push the door, you will be hooked."

"Old thing." Song Ci gritted his teeth and said, "If I don't push the door, will he be helpless?"

"Theoretically, that's the case." Gu Shen said helplessly: "But spiritual guidance is difficult to avoid. All transcendent beings will follow the voice of their hearts. The more hesitant they are, the more they will believe their subconscious judgment... But what they don't know is that guidance in dreams is the deadliest. If you do it again, you will probably still push the door."

"..."

Song Ci was silent.

He asked seriously: "Will you expose yourself if you cut off his spirit?"

Good question.

Gu Shen smiled and said: "Don't worry, his spirit no longer exists, and not even a shred of information will be transmitted back."

What Song Ci was considering was whether Gu Shen's identity would be exposed.

And Gu Shen was considering more.

He had to consider whether the temple would notice the identity of Pluto because of this attack.

So he didn't use his authority at all, he just took out the [Jade Thumb Ring] to solve the battle.

The Guang Ming (Light) Temple knows nothing about this sealed item...

Everyone who has seen it is already dead.

This is very similar to its characteristics. After being thrown out, it turns into a "black hole," and all the spirits that come into contact with it will be swallowed and absorbed, without leaking even a shred of information.

"But there is one thing I can't figure out. Why does the spiritual power of the Temple Grand Elder carry so much disaster and ominousness?"

Song Ci was a little palpitated.

He murmured: "If you hadn't found out his identity, I would have thought... I was facing a transcendent being from the Pluto lineage."

Pluto felt a little offended... Gu Shen muttered softly in his heart.

Gu Shen pondered for a moment and said: "If I remember correctly, Guang Ming (Light) City once had a battle with 'Pluto'."

"Guang Ming (Light) City won a complete victory in the end!"

Song Ci nodded and said seriously: "This victory was very sensational, and the temple has always regarded it as pride and has continuously promoted it for decades."

"But is the real situation really like this?"

Gu Shen just raised such a question.

He couldn't tell Song Ci about the scene in the Duolu River disaster realm.

Under the Styx, there were Saint Arbiters being refined everywhere... From the final result, Pluto left the Five Continents, and the Guang Ming (Light) Temple insisted that this was the expulsion they carried out, but they didn't mention the price of this expulsion at all. Countless Saint Arbiters died in the Styx.

The previous Pluto was indeed a very ruthless person.

He used his authority to keep these Saint Arbiters alive in the Styx for generations, waiting for the next "Divine War."

If they fought against Guang Ming (Light) City again, these "impure earth reincarnation" Saint Arbiters would personally kill their former colleagues.

Song Ci's eyes lit up: "You mean, the Temple Grand Elder was contaminated with filth in the Divine War back then?"

"Probably."

Although it was only a brief contact for a moment.

But Gu Shen still felt a familiar aura... Those disasters and ominousness were indeed related to the Pluto Fire.

He couldn't give a definite answer, so he could only guide Song Ci to guess in the direction of the truth.

It was obvious.

In the Divine War that year, Guang Ming (Light) City paid an unspeakable and painful price, but as Pluto disappeared from the Five Continents, Guang Ming (Light) City decided to revise the "historical truth."

They couldn't expose their shortcomings.

So in the perception of the world, Guang Ming (Light) City not only won the victory, but also won a complete crushing victory... The so-called "good will prevail over evil" is like this.

People all love to watch such stories.

They are also more willing to believe that light will surely defeat darkness.

"The temple has been constantly collecting the truth about [The Undying] in recent years... Perhaps it has surfaced."

Gu Shen said indifferently: "If the Temple Grand Elder is contaminated with filth, perhaps there are others who were also infected by the disaster in that battle... In any case, people infected by the Pluto Fire disaster need to use [The Undying] to continue their lives if they want to survive."

Song Ci was stunned for a moment: "Use [The Undying] to continue their lives?"

"[The Undying]'s blood has unparalleled vitality and can greatly resist the invasion of disasters." Gu Shen said: "Inject [The Undying]'s blood into your body, and then send your blood to [The Undying]... This is equivalent to completing a 'rebirth'. As for the length of this life, it depends on the blood activity of [The Undying]."

Song Ci was silent.

The truth that Gu Shen revealed at this moment made him unable to believe it.

Although he hated Guang Ming (Light) City...

But Song Ci never thought that the people in the temple could do such a thing.

"To survive, anything can be understood."

Gu Shen saw through Song Ci's thoughts, and he said slowly: "In fact, there are more cruel and more brutal methods... But the temple has never mastered them."

The art of immortality.

If the Grand Elder mastered the art of immortality, then more people would die!

"So, the Saint Arbiter found me, hoping that I would return to Guang Ming (Light) City... It's just a cover."

Song Ci murmured: "From the beginning, what they wanted was just my blood."

"I also hate Guang Ming (Light) City very much. But this kind of thing should only be known by a very small number of people."

Gu Shen said: "Those Saint Arbiters who persuaded you to go to the West back then were, at best, chess pieces. They may have sincerely hoped that you would return to the West and accept the cleansing of the light... But what can be foreseen is that if you really accept the cleansing of the light, then the final outcome is that all your blood will be drained, and then you will get a body full of disasters and wither and die."

"Ka cha."

Song Ci silently clenched his fists.

He stood up and was about to leave the yard without saying a word.

Gu Shen instantly appeared in front of him, smiling and said: "Do you want to assassinate the Temple Grand Elder in Guang Ming (Light) City?"

"He wants to kill me, of course I want to kill him!"

Veins bulged on Song Ci's forehead.

For him, there is no such thing as "overnight revenge."

His enemies often don't survive the second night!

Gu Shen's expression didn't change much, and he said jokingly: "What? Have you returned all the results of six years of cultivation in Bai Shu (White Tree) Gentleman's domain? Do you still remember how to write the two words entering stillness?"

"..."

Song Ci was silent.

There are only a few people in this world who can restore his sanity with a few words.

Madam, Nan Jin, and Gu Shen. After six years of studying in the cemetery, Bai Shu (White Tree) Gentleman can also be counted as one.

"If he wants to kill you, even if you don't kill him, I will kill him."

Gu Shen said slowly: "It's just that this is Guang Ming (Light) City, and he is the Temple Grand Elder... When to kill and how to kill is a very important thing. The Temple Grand Elder is several rounds older than us combined. He has entered the title realm for I don't know how many years. Even if he is very old now, he is not so easy to kill."

After Song Ci calmed down and thought about it, his every move is now controlled by the temple.

The Grand Elder must be aware of the spiritual loss of that wisp of the Fire Seed Dream.

It is harmful but not beneficial for him to take action.

"You say, what should I do?"

Song Ci said in a deep voice: "I will listen to you!"