Chapter 260 The Result of Divination

Gu Shen had once saved Lu Nanzhi from "spiritual exile."

This "achievement" was enough to put the Legion Commander and the others at ease.

After the [Veil of Spring] was withdrawn, Gu Shen signaled for the fourteen law enforcers to be sent to the nearest sanatorium... For ordinary transcendent beings with mental dissociation, the [Veil of Spring] might still have an effect, but for Mu Wanqiu and the others, no matter how powerful the [Veil of Spring]'s ability to "recover" was, it would be useless.

Their souls had already reached their destination.

"Are you sure they can all be saved?"

The Legion Commander came to Gu Shen's side. "The longer the time spent in spiritual exile, the harder it is to retrieve."

"Legion Commander, have you forgotten? I have divination."

Gu Shen smiled as he looked into the Legion Commander's eyes, his gaze clear and simple. "I need to bring them back to Nagano. This is... the result of divination."

This is the result of divination.

This sentence was really useful, unreasonably useful.

"If I remember correctly, you were only at the second level when you were in the capital. You hadn't learned divination at that time."

The Legion Commander said meaningfully, "How did you save Lu Nanzhi?"

"Besides divination, I also have 'Blazing Fire.'"

Gu Shen stretched out his palm, displaying a small flame, and then began to talk nonsense in a serious manner. "The specific process of 'searching for the spirit' is not a secret. It's okay to tell you. Due to the special nature of my S-class ability, Blazing Fire can deeply roam the spiritual space. And after obtaining 'divination,' I can find the exact location of the spirit."

The Legion Commander frowned, looking at Gu Shen suspiciously. "Really?"

"Of course."

Gu Shen revealed an innocent and earnest expression. "But I need some time. After the Frozen Lake battle, my mental exhaustion was enormous... I need to go back and recuperate."

"Of course I believe you... but..."

The Legion Commander paused for a long time.

Then she slowly said, "In my opinion, every soldier in the legion is important... But if only one person can be saved in the end... I hope you can save Mu Wanqiu."

These were words that were difficult for her to say. This sentence would greatly undermine the unity within the legion.

But she had to say it.

In North Continent, there were kings, generals, and pawns.

If a sacrifice had to be made.

As the highest leader of the Investigation Legion, she could only make this decision.

"Don't worry, they will all be fine."

Gu Shen saw what the Legion Commander was really worried about, and he smiled gently. "I assure you that it won't be long before they reappear in front of you, alive and kicking."

"Okay, I believe you."

The Legion Commander turned and left.

At this point, these fourteen law enforcers were taken over entirely by Gu Shen.

"The Frozen Lake mission is over."

"Next, the law enforcers from the two continents will return to their respective destinations."

As soon as the Legion Commander left, Grandpa Gu arrived. He looked in the direction of the sanatorium and asked, "Don't mention 'divination' to me, kid... Just tell me directly, without the [Veil of Spring], how are you going to treat these law enforcers?"

Among them, there were not only people from Central City.

There were also people from Nagano.

"I know what Ziyu probably told you."

"Although we are allies, I don't care about any S-class geniuses in North Continent. I only care about Mu Qingyang."

Gu Qilin said bluntly, "The Mu family has had a hard time in recent years, and they can't possibly cultivate a second Mu Qingyang... If Mu Qingyang dies just like that, I won't be able to explain it to Mu Yi."

Don't worry.

Mu Wanqiu and Mu Qingyang... I want them all.

"They won't die," Gu Shen assured with a wry smile. "Let's return first."

Everything was under control.

Gu Shen didn't panic at all.

The spirits of these fourteen law enforcers appeared to be exiled.

But in reality, they were stored in the "Array Box."

Safe.

Very safe.

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As soon as Gu Shen returned to Nagano, he went straight into Qingzhong Cemetery.

The inner mausoleum was closed, and no outside guests were allowed.

But standing within the array patterns, sweeping away the heavy fog, one could see countless golden divine rays constantly flying out from the cracks of the stone gate in the inner mausoleum.

The triple [Reversal] divine domain completely enveloped the inner mausoleum.

In addition, one could vaguely see a figure being beaten.

"Being beaten" was Song Ci's daily training in the inner mausoleum.

For a body cultivator like him, before learning any offensive moves, he had to learn how to "take a beating" first.

"Mr. Bai Shu, I'm back."

Gu Shen stood before the divine domain of the inner mausoleum, not stepping inside.

Bai Shu the Divine Seat did not leave the mausoleum, but his voice echoed out.

"Was the Frozen Lake mission successful?"

It had been almost a year since he had secluded himself in the Divine Shrine Mountain.

Gu Shen still remembered what Mr. Bai Shu had said before.

["The days of peace are coming to an end."]

Everything that happened in Frozen Lake was a consequence of the Traveler colliding with the Snow Cage. If the release of the Traveler was the intention of the Empress and Mr. Bai Shu, were this series of consequences also within their predictions?

"It was quite successful."

Gu Shen rubbed his ribs and laughed. "I was hit by a Heavenly Sheath weapon, but fortunately, I didn't die."

"You are the future 'Hades'. It won't be so easy to die."

Bai Shu's reaction was calm, as if he had known the outcome of Frozen Lake long ago. Indeed... Neither Han Dang nor Zhu Wang were formidable characters. They were not qualified for him to show up.

A year ago.

Due to the changes in the Supreme Council, Bai Shu closed the inner mausoleum.

After the [Snow Cage] shattered, he had no intention of intervening... He obviously believed that this incident did not require external force and could be perfectly resolved by the power of the Three Institutes and the Five Great Families alone.

The same was true in Central City.

The Empress's will only appeared once... She had Lin Chou give Gu Shen a "sixth-tier source armor."

This time, neither of the two Divine Seats intervened in the encirclement and suppression caused by the Heavenly Sheath.

They didn't even bother to pay attention.

Only after the whole incident ended did Gu Shen recall what Divine Seat Bai Shu had said a year ago, and he felt that something was wrong—

["There are some things you don't need to worry about."]

["If the sky falls, the tall people will hold it up. That person in North Continent and I have already laid out a plan and prepared some methods... You just need to seclude yourself and cultivate. Whatever you encounter, do as you please and don't think too much about it."]

Was Frozen Lake part of the plan?

Or was this whole incident just the beginning?

"Regarding the 'Traveler,' I suspect that it is not dead at all."

Gu Shen first spoke of the biggest discovery in Frozen Lake this time. "I believe that the 'Traveler' has come to the Five Continents, and its identity..."

"Gu Shen."

A voice filled with divine power directly landed in Gu Shen's spiritual sea, forcefully interrupting his speech.

After interrupting, Bai Shu spoke softly, "In any case, that fire seed is now in the [Furnace] beneath Central City... Isn't it?"

Gu Shen was stunned.

Regarding the information about the "Traveler," Divine Seat Bai Shu wouldn't even let him speak?

Why was this?

He quickly realized.

Perhaps... regarding the information about the "Traveler," these two Divine Seats knew much more than he did, and such things, as well as the final direction, were not yet the time to reveal.

Silence is golden.

"... Okay, I understand."

Gu Shen nodded and went straight to the point. "I'm here to ask for your guidance."

The golden figure sitting cross-legged in the divine domain was a little surprised.

"Guidance?"

Gu Shen had now reached the eighth level, and his cultivation only required accumulation and then breakthrough. This was an inevitable process that required a long time to transform.

This was good.

But now, he was still far from merging with the "fire seed."

Perhaps after passing this threshold, he could make simple attempts.

But apart from matters related to the "fire seed," Bai Shu couldn't think of anything else that this kid would need to come to the mausoleum specifically to ask him for guidance on?

"Speak," Bai Shu smiled.

"It's about... apostles," Gu Shen confessed honestly.

"Apostles?"

Bai Shu frowned. No wonder he hadn't thought of it before. This was something he hadn't even considered!

"Ahem..."

Gu Shen coughed lightly, feeling a little guilty.

The following conversation might be a bit lengthy, so he simply sat down on the grass in front of the inner mausoleum's stone gate. "Although I haven't officially merged with the 'fire seed' yet, I've encountered a good opportunity... I've taken a fancy to an [Apostle]. Yes, the kind that I absolutely have to take."

"I need to remind you... In the past six hundred years, there has never been a case where an [Apostle] was more powerful than a Divine Seat."

Bai Shu said lightly, "So if you're thinking of a high-level transcendent being, you can give up now. You can't control their spirits, and you can't make them trust you."

The recruitment of [Apostles] was actually not complicated.

If one were to break down its essence, one would find that... it was actually a super hypnosis from the "fire seed"!

Spiritual transcendent beings often use "hypnosis" to control many low-level beings after reaching a high level... The notorious "S-class" criminal Xiao did just that. He even completed the hypnosis of a titled transcendent being under the right conditions, which was "unheard of."

Hypnotizing a titled being should also be possible for extremely powerful top-level titles.

But throughout history, it was definitely a rare occurrence.

"You can rest assured about that."

Gu Shen smiled. "I'm not so 'undeserving' to that extent... The [Apostle] I've taken a fancy to is at about the same cultivation level as me."

"Oh?"

Bai Shu raised an eyebrow. "Since you're at the same level, why don't you just hypnotize them?"

Being at the same level as Gu Shen meant... definitely not as good as Gu Shen.

"She is a Second Realm Super-Transcendent Being."

Gu Shen said frankly, "North Continent Investigation Legion, S-class, Mu Wanqiu."

A genius of this level was known throughout the Five Continents.

Bai Shu had also heard of her.

"The [Judge] ability is indeed very compatible with your 'Nether Fire,'" Mr. Bai Shu smiled. "In fact, with your mental power, you can still complete the hypnosis on her... Even if she is a Second Realm Super-Transcendent Being, she still can't resist your Blazing Fire."

"That's right," Gu Shen nodded.

"[Apostles] and hypnosis are completely different."

Bai Shu slowly said, "If you just want to cultivate 'servants,' then mental control is fine. But if you want to recruit [Apostles] and you value your subordinates very much, then you need to put in trust... So the key point is that the person Mu Wanqiu needs to trust is not 'Hades,' but 'you.'"

"As expected of you."

Gu Shen flattered without leaving a trace. "Then the problem is, in Mu Wanqiu's perception, 'Hades' is still alive. If I hypnotize her, I need to modify her perception."

The Hades of twenty years ago was already dead. Currently, no one in the Five Continents knew this news.

If Gu Shen wanted to make Mu Wanqiu his [Apostle], then he would need to expose the secret that [Hades] was him... This was what he was worried about.

It wasn't that Gu Shen didn't trust Mu Wanqiu.

But there were still "causality-based" sealed items in the outside world that could directly pry into the truth.

After being taken advantage of by Meng Xiao once.

Gu Shen was very careful about such details.

"What do you want me to do?" Bai Shu asked directly, too lazy to beat around the bush.

"I want to ask you to take action and help modify her perception," Gu Shen revealed his true intentions, not circling around.

"Ask me to take action and modify her perception..."

Bai Shu laughed. "This is indeed the simplest approach in theory, but I can't leave the mausoleum for her, nor will I let her enter the mausoleum in full view of everyone."

Every move of the Supreme Council would attract the attention of other Divine Seats.

"What if I can solve these problems?"

Gu Shen said, "You don't need to go out, and she won't come in."

"???"

On Bai Shu's face, a confused expression appeared for the first time.

The world is full of wonders.

After fusing the fire seed, Bai Shu was already a "god-level" being capable of creating miracles.

But he still couldn't understand how this operation could be completed.

"If you can do it... I can take action."

Bai Shu said, "But there are some things I must make clear to you."

"Even if we don't have diplomatic relations with North Continent, I won't bother to help you 'plunder' apostles."

"I will only help you modify some of Mu Wanqiu's perceptions, ensuring that the identities of 'Hades' and 'you' overlap and are not leaked. Whether or not she can become your [Apostle] depends on your own efforts."

Currently, Nagano and Central City have a good relationship.

Mu Wanqiu was also a key target of North Continent's cultivation. If Bai Shu took action to modify most of Mu Wanqiu's perceptions, directly making her "worship" Gu Shen, this would be no different from the previous actions of "Light City," and even worse!

Having a fighting spirit, one has a proud spirit.

He would not do such a thing.

"This modification is enough."

Gu Shen said gratefully, "Before Mu Wanqiu truly becomes an [Apostle], she has the right to know the 'truth,' but now I don't have the power to convey the 'truth' to her."

In the divine domain, there was silence for a few seconds.

Bai Shu asked, "Have you never thought about... if I don't help you?"

"It's nothing."

Gu Shen smiled frankly, "If one wants to achieve true godhood, how could one care about such a small matter? But this is a rare opportunity... I want to give it a try. If this can be achieved, I would be willing to give her even half of the 'Nether Fire.'"

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(ps: Thank you Jingmei, thank you thank you thank you... I can't say more. I will continue to update tomorrow.)