Light Fortress

Countless violent winds swirled in the courtyard, as if they were about to overturn the entire mansion.

Gu Nanfeng suddenly drew his blade; the wooden sword made an extremely crisp sound as it was unsheathed. The next moment, the violent winds came to an abrupt halt, and the blade was poised in front of Yao Jin’s neck.

Yao Jin closed his eyes.

A slender cut appeared on the skin of his neck, but he didn’t care.

From the start, he knew that Gu Nanfeng would not strike.

It wasn’t that he didn’t dare, but that he couldn’t.

Yao Jin’s shoulders carried nothing, but Gu Nanfeng’s shoulders bore the weight of the entire Gu family, perhaps even heavier burdens.

"If you dare to step out of Light City in this life, I guarantee you won’t see the light of the next day."

Gu Nanfeng stared at Yao Jin, his voice extremely cold.

"If you kill me, the chance to meet Lady Divine will be even slimmer."

Yao Jin smiled indifferently and said, "Only I know where the Secret Dungeon is, how many levels there are, how to enter, and the way to open the door... Yesterday, you were right; I am indeed a house dog fostered by my owner, given the power to guard the house. This small power can unexpectedly stop such a prominent figure like you."

"Did you come here just to say these things?"

Gu Nanfeng was expressionless.

"In this round with Wutuo, I truly lost."

Yao Jin extended two fingers, slowly pushing away the wooden blade at his neck. He said calmly, "I admit I underestimated Changye. Since you have such powerful characters, why not let them stand up... Why hide in the shadows? Is it because their identities are too sensitive to be seen in daylight?"

"..."

Gu Nanfeng’s expression did not change in the slightest upon hearing this.

But he got an important piece of information.

Wutuo is already dead!

Upon entering the city today, the Great Elder personally came out to apologize. Throughout the journey, he said little to this temple ruler for a simple reason: he had already predicted Wutuo’s demise.

Zhong Fan’s evil ghosts did not wish to reveal themselves.

Thus, he had no need for further words.

The opponent lurking in the shadows was beneficial for Changye.

However, Gu Nanfeng didn’t expect this evil ghost to act with such high efficiency. Logically, Wutuo should have been hidden by the Light Temple in an extremely safe and concealed place. Even if the evil ghost’s plan last night succeeded in locating Wutuo, finding an opportunity to strike wouldn’t be easy—

This evil ghost’s speed in killing was truly unexpected.

"I don’t understand what you’re talking about."

Gu Nanfeng’s response was simple.

"Heh..."

Yao Jin just smiled and continued to stare into Gu Nanfeng’s eyes, saying, "Hardly anyone in this world can hide from the temple’s ears and eyes... For East Continent to cultivate such a character must require a lot of resources, right?"

"Just relying on the Gu family... impossible."

"Among the Five Families and Three Lands, I don’t believe any have the capacity to nurture such a person."

Yao Jin paused and said, "Young Master Gu, you should know who I am referring to?"

After a long silence.

Yao Jin uttered two words.

"Netherworld King!"

The words ’Netherworld King’ indeed struck a chord in Gu Nanfeng’s heart.

He was stunned for a second, as East Continent had largely ignored the existence of the ’Netherworld King’ for many years. During the ancient Divine War at the cemetery, the Netherworld King only showed up symbolically, then disappeared without a trace.

If these years the Netherworld King has been alive and chosen an heir—

Then nearly ten years have passed.

To what extent could this heir have grown?

"I know your Gu family won’t admit ties with the Netherworld King... Nobody in this world would willingly admit to connections with the legendary disaster known as the Netherworld King."

Yao Jin took out a handkerchief and leisurely cleaned the wound on his neck, along with the bloodstains on his face.

He spoke softly, "I came to the mansion this time just to present you with a gift."

After wiping away the bloody marks from the wound.

Yao Jin took a sheepskin map from his sleeve and handed it over with a smile.

"This is the map of the ’Secret Dungeon’, indicating the entrance of the Secret Dungeon, the obstacles within, and the distribution of locations at the end of it."

"...?"

Gu Nanfeng did not take it.

Yao Jin placed the sheepskin map on the stone table, "I know you suspect it’s a fake, but you can look at the craftsmanship of this map... If it were a temporary imitation, could it bear such marks of age? It’s an old item, already existing long ago, before the Deep Sea appeared, the Secret Dungeon was already established."

Gu Nanfeng still did not take it.

He knew very well Yao Jin’s character; he was a wolf in sheep’s clothing, seemingly weak everywhere, but in fact, he had long opened a hungry mouth.

Only if he showed a flaw.

Yao Jin would bite without hesitation.

"No matter, you can consider it fake." Yao Jin said blandly, "Since the Gu family has ears in Light City, why not personally find the whereabouts of the ’Secret Dungeon’? If you can find the entrance, then you have achieved my purpose."

"Your purpose?"

"You can call me despicable, shameless, unscrupulous."

Yao Jin said leisurely to Gu Nanfeng, "But at least I am not hypocritical. Frankly, if my strength allowed, I’d want to kill you right now... But, unfortunately, I’m not your match. So the only plan I have is to lure you into the Secret Dungeon."

"You want to see the Goddess, so I personally come to tell you where she is."

"Not only can I tell you the Goddess’s location, but I can also disclose the layout, mechanisms, and barriers along the way to you."

Yao Jin said sincerely, "If you truly want to see the Goddess, then come to the Secret Dungeon. I’ve heard your ’Lan Qie’ has reached Great Success, and these years it’s been widely rumored that you are the fastest Transcendent in the world. I’m really curious, just how fast you are, whether you can enter the Secret Dungeon, rescue the Goddess, and then leave?"

"This is a matter of your Light City..."

Gu Nanfeng slowly said, "I am merely an Outer Continent person; what meaning does it have to speak of this to me?"

Yao Jin laughed.

"Seven years ago, the Meng family and Lin family broke off the engagement."

"Meng Xizhou escaped from the temple’s supervision, disregarding everything, and insisted on going to Central City once... She annulled the marriage contract with the Lin Royal Family, and every Transcendent across the Five Continents knows her reason for doing so, but you don’t?"

"Stop pretending, Young Master Gu."

"You more than anyone wish for the Goddess to live well, but your identity is too weighty, your status too high, every action scrutinized, so you can only endure, and endure again."

"The current Light City Holy Code is the last chance."

Yao Jin set down the parchment map and prepared to leave, pushing the wheelchair. He said slowly as he turned his back to Gu Nanfeng, "And one more thing, I might as well tell you, after the Holy Code, the Great Elder plans to depose Meng Xizhou’s ’Divine Maiden’s Position.’ After all, a new ’Divine Throne’ is about to be born; what meaning does the existence of the Goddess still have? If you wish to rescue someone, there’s not much time left."

...

...

After Yao Jin left, Gu Nanfeng fell into deep thought.

Luo Yu and Zhong Fan both hurried over.

"That bastard, I really want to cut him down with a single stroke!"

Luo Yu, with his hot temper, had veins bulging on his forehead, feeling truly angry as he watched Yao Jin swagger away from the envoy.

"No action can be taken."

Zhong Fan was also clenching his teeth at the moment, but he knew full well that the reason Yao Jin dared to visit was because he was fearless.

It was the time of the Light Holy Code, and Yao Jin had emerged from the shadows into the light. Although his status was not equal to the Young Master, he was under the orders of the temple to entertain guests from four continents.

If Yao Jin were to encounter a mishap...

Even if it was a personal act, it would escalate to a larger scale.

Moreover, although this man appeared weak and sickly, he was in fact only pretending; to reach this position, he couldn’t be an ordinary person.

Yao Jin’s spirit is extremely strong!

If Luo Yu really wanted to take action, he might not be a match for Yao Jin!

"Young Master, what did he say to you?!"

Luo Yu approached the stone table, seeing the parchment map and the deeply contemplative Gu Nanfeng.

The latter’s voice was hoarse as he spoke, "Luo Yu, have you found out the location of the ’Secret Dungeon’?"

"The Secret Dungeon..."

Luo Yu had a difficult expression and said, "This matter is known only to the temple’s extremely core personnel and the Holy Judge specifically responsible for maintaining the Secret Dungeon. Although the Gu family has some ’visibility,’ finding the ’Secret Dungeon’ in a short time would be very difficult..."

He paused.

"Wait a minute."

Luo Yu, looking at the parchment map, exclaimed, "Did Yao Jin give you the map of the Secret Dungeon?"

"...Mm."

Gu Nanfeng silently nodded.

"Surely you don’t believe him? Nothing this guy says can be trusted!"

Luo Yu was anxious and said, "Young Master, he has no good intentions!"

"I have my own judgment on what’s true and false..."

Gu Nanfeng slowly said, "Yao Jin gave this map, intending to force me to personally raid the dungeon."

Luo Yu and Zhong Fan exchanged a glance. The main task of the Gu family envoy’s western journey was actually to find the Goddess and rescue her.

Gu Nanfeng suspected that the Goddess was being held in the Secret Dungeon.

The current reaction of Light City towards the Gu family envoy had essentially confirmed Gu Nanfeng’s suspicions.

The upcoming challenge was how to find her and how to rescue her.

"If you go in, you will surely face many difficulties."

Luo Yu urgently spoke up, "This ’Secret Dungeon’ is a forbidden place that the Holy Judge values most; any slight disturbance within will be sensed by the Great Knight Jia Wei... clearly Yao Jin has set a trap for you to jump into. Once you break into the Secret Dungeon, Jia Wei will definitely rush there immediately!"

"The current Jia Wei is no longer just the ’Great Knight.’

Gu Nanfeng smiled slightly and said, "Have you forgotten? He has been promoted to ’Holy Judge.’"

This Fourth-Order Transcender had successfully integrated his domain, breaking through the titled rank!

How powerful is Jia Wei?

No one in the Five Continents knows.

The Light God’s Seat bestowed upon him unprecedented Divine Favour, and with layer upon layer of empowerment, Jia Wei in Light City could exert almost the limits of human strength!

"The current Jia Wei is indeed formidable... perhaps I cannot defeat him."

Gu Nanfeng spoke softly, "But there are some things I must do. Having traveled such a long way to the West Continent, I must see her."

With these words.

Luo Yu’s heart skipped a beat.

"Are you... truly going to raid the dungeon?"

The courtyard wind rustled with fallen leaves.

Gu Nanfeng grasped the wooden sword, sheathing it slowly, he merely uttered a single word.

"Raid."

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