Light Fortress-Chapter 1517 - 219: The Storm Returns

In front of Li Qingci, the figure sitting cross-legged gradually became illusory.

Her hands, which were originally resting on Gu Shen’s shoulders, suddenly passed through this body... Everything in the Pure Land was originally illusory, but there were "entities" among souls.

"What?!"

Li Qingci looked at the scene in front of her with surprise.

If Gu Shen’s spirit had left the Pure Land, then this shell should dissipate and cease to exist.

But if Gu Shen’s consciousness lingered, it shouldn’t be like this.

At this moment, Gu Shen, sitting under the swaying tree, seemed to be asleep, and this soul shell became somewhere between virtual and real... The Heavenly Giant Tree behind him spread its branches and leaves at this moment, gathering above his head, as if the tree had gained spirituality, enveloping and protecting Gu Shen’s soul.

At the same time.

The source essence of the Pure Land World began to flow towards the giant tree...

All the souls noticed the change, and a strong wind swept through the Pure Land, with leaves and frost carried by the wind towards the direction of the giant tree.

Tie Wu carried a hoe, while Hong Zhong chewed on a blade of grass.

Adam stood up from within the flowerbed.

They were still in a state of confusion when Li Qingci’s serious voice reached their ears.

"From this moment... the production speed of the Pure Land needs to increase. We need more source essence. Before the formation of the flowerbed leaves, everyone should not take a rest."

Tie Wu squinted his eyes and asked puzzled, "What’s going on? Did something happen to Lord Divine?"

He was the first person to enter the Pure Land and was the most familiar with the rules of this world.

Usually, Gu Shen’s demand for the source essence of the Pure Land wasn’t high.

So the source essence cultivated in the flowerbed was allowed to disperse freely, eventually returning to the void... The entire void of this world belonged to Gu Shen.

But at this moment, all the source essence of the world was flowing towards the swaying tree!

This was actually a dangerous signal because the growth of plants and trees in the flowerbed needed "source essence" to provide nourishment. Only taking without returning could lead to "draining the pond to catch fish"!

"No... everything is normal."

Li Qingci quickly responded.

She stood before Gu Shen, originally tense, not knowing what consequences the flow of source essence would lead to.

Soon, a branch and leaf from the swaying tree hung down before her, gently swaying, emitting a soft radiance, not covered by frost and snow.

Li Qingci looked up at the giant tree, the leaves fluttering slightly, clearly indicating for her to grasp it.

The moment she held the branch, she understood.

Gu Shen’s spirit was in a state of wandering, and his last conscious act before drifting was to temporarily entrust the Pure Land to Li Qingci... This branch was equivalent to the power to rule the world. After Li Qingci grasped the branch, her entire body seemed to become lighter, and she was able to see the flowing source essence, each strand’s texture.

"Did Gu Shen hear my last words?"

Li Qingci was in a daze for a moment, then quickly shook her head.

Now was not the time to think about these things.

She whispered in a voice transmission, "What I just said is important; everyone should start acting now."

If it’s said that Gu Shen had already begun reverse enlightenment of the breathing method, trying to push the season of the Pure Land from the Great Cold of winter forward to the bleakness of autumn, then perhaps she could be of help.

If she could join forces with Tie Wu and others to successfully nurture the flowers in the Pure Land and let them sprout, it might count as a success in reverse progression?

She knew that Gu Shen and the Pure Land were complementary to each other!

Whether this was useful or not, pushing the Pure Land towards autumn... was all Li Qingci could do.

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In the Deep Sea, a figure closed his eyes tightly, with countless chaotic thoughts flashing through his mind, finally returning to nothingness.

Gu Shen indeed heard Li Qingci’s last call.

The words "rebirth through death" were deeply engraved in his Heart Lake.

How to achieve rebirth through death?

No one could give him an answer.

But the experience of Gu Changzhi was a good reference.

Twenty years ago, after attaining enlightenment on the first eleven volumes of the breathing technique, Mr. Gu Changzhi chose the Long Sleep Cemetery.

So...the answer to rebirth through death is quite simple.

Die first, then be reborn.

On the 700th day, Gu Shen’s spirit welcomed a subtle "Silent Annihilation."

Due to an accidental inspiration from the Pure Land World, he entered a state similar to sudden enlightenment. His spirit was supposed to enter a chaotic state, but the innate strong stability of Chi Huo did not allow his consciousness to be extinguished. After a bout of struggle, he entered a "pseudo-death state."

At this moment, Gu Shen’s "pseudo-death state" was very subtle. The Chi Huo in his body continued to be produced and continuously transformed into "fire of vitality"...

The characteristics of the fire of vitality perfectly matched Gu Shen’s physical state at that moment.

From silent annihilation to revival!

This process was very slow, and how long it would take to end was unknown.

Whether the ending point of this process would be true "Silent Annihilation" or the "revival" of nirvana rebirth, no one could give an answer.

This was a catastrophe.

But it was also a creation, a serendipity.

The countless undercurrents at the bottom of the Ice Sea surged and rolled, the vast tides pushing Gu Shen and the longevity stone wall, drifting into the dark, secluded distant unknown.

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"Swish swish swish..."