Light Fortress-Chapter 1535 - 227: Beneath the Sea (Seventh Update!)_2
With the "thud" of the stone hitting the ground.
The echo gradually spread, and then dissipated one after another.
This stone got stuck in a crevice of the Deep Sea’s crust, no longer moving, but at the silent depths of the Deep Sea, a second "thud" sound echoed.
"...Thud!"
The withered and exhausted heart seemed to gain vitality!
It actually beat once!
The eyelids of the gaunt figure blinked slowly.
A wisp of golden firelight burned on his forehead, so dazzling that it was like a sun at the darkness of ten thousand meters deep sea!
Yet the firelight was absorbed by the stone wall instantly, transforming into strands of glow that escaped into the stone’s crevices.
The ancient texts on the recessed stone wall merged with the golden flames, shining together.
Like flowing lava, the golden fire slowly traversed the stone, carrying abundant life energy, climbing upward against the current, nourishing the dried-up ancient text branches, ultimately merging at the heart’s location.
"Thud!"
Again, the sound of the heartbeat resounded!
The slumbering emaciated figure slowly opened its eyes.
...
...
Pure Land World.
Tie Wu stood with hands on hips on the rooftop of the tree house, contentedly gazing at the magnificent scenery before him.
Using the suspension wood as a center point, spreading out for miles.
Garden plots laid out squarely, neatly.
Despite the swirling snow and frost, the flora in those plots managed to sprout seedlings, amidst the fluttering snowflakes, this splash of green is stunning...
"Thank you for your hard work."
Li Qingci slowly descended, came next to Tie Wu, and said.
Sure enough, Tie Wu hadn’t rested for seven days and nights, although the Pure Land’s souls don’t need rest, long hours of labor still consume spirit, souls are condensed through this wisp of spirit, if the spirit disperses... then there is nothing left.
"It’s okay, serving Lord Divine is not tiring."
Tie Wu grinned and said, "Miss Qingci, do you see any areas in this garden that need improvement?"
"None for now."
Li Qingci shook her head, saying, "These are constructed according to Adam’s design plans."
"That’s good." Tie Wu slightly relaxed.
He looked at the garden nearby, the golden-haired, blue-eyed Adam was squatting before a plant, intently studying it, unsure what he was researching.
Beside Adam, squatted another genuine big fellow, Hong Zhong.
Adam was researching horticulture, investigating how to help green leaves sprout in the Pure Land World.
As for Hong Zhong... Tie Wu really had no clue what he was researching.
Thinking of this, a trace of worry emerged on his face.
"Miss Qingci, how long has it been, why is Lord Divine still meditating under the tree? What exactly is he comprehending?"
Next to the garden, beneath the suspension wood, sat cross-legged a tall figure in black.
Gu Shen.
Currently, Gu Shen’s state is quite peculiar, every soul in the Pure Land can see his tangible form, but if anyone attempts to touch it, they’ll find it is merely a wisp of wind, scattering upon contact, only to re-consolidate after retreating three steps.
At this moment, Gu Shen seems more like a soul than any soul.
"I... don’t know."
Li Qingci pondered for a long time before sighing, shaking her head, saying: "Perhaps Gu Shen is trying to find a way to make this world less cold?"
She can’t reveal the truth to Tie Wu.
Gu Shen is currently trapped under ten thousand meters of Deep Sea... the current apparition is Gu Shen’s attempt at awakening.
Yet she didn’t lie.
Li Qingci practiced Prayer Technique, and her intuition was quite keen.
She has a premonition that if Gu Shen wants to break through the deadlock, just awakening might not be enough.
"Make this world less cold..."
Tie Wu was taken aback by her words, his expression grew complex, recalling when he first met Gu Shen, this place was still barren.
At that time, Pure Land wasn’t cold.
Chunyu’s gentle drizzle soaked in tenderness.
Now after many years, he’s already accustomed to the Great Cold and stillness of the Pure Land World.
"Can this world really be less cold?"
Tie Wu chuckled softly, rubbing his hands, muttering: "I am quite looking forward to that day, to see these green leaves bloom flowers."
As his words fell.
The branches of suspension wood drooped, stirring up a breeze.
This breeze is somewhat cold, but not as chilly as before...
Tie Wu slightly froze.
He unconsciously extended his palm, catching a tuft of blown snow from the branches.
A breeze blew by.
The snow began to melt.
This world began to blow a breeze that was less cold, arousing flurries of snow, the wandering souls of the Pure Land raised their heads; most had lost their spiritual wisdom, lacking conscious awareness, unable to speak, but still possessed basic environmental sensing.
These souls confusedly showed their expressions.
Within their perception... it seemed this world was beginning to change.
Adam, squatting in the garden, swiped his fingertip over the green plant leaf, collected fingertips of white frost, his expression suddenly changed.
"Snow... is melting?"
Beside Adam, Hong Zhong also revealed an astonished expression, his throat rasping.
Countless winds gathered toward the center of the suspension wood world, the figure meditating beneath the tree, untouched for over a thousand days, the swirling wind made the illusory shadow gradually solidify.
"Is Lord Divine... about to break through?!"
Tie Wu was startled, but immediately noticed something was amiss; during the process of the illusory figure solidifying, large amounts of snow were being drawn in along with the Extraordinary Essence produced by the flora and fauna!
Li Qingci’s eyes lit up, and she immediately said: "Quick, it’s time, deliver the accumulated essence from the garden—"
Over the years, the Pure Land souls farmed tirelessly, densely planting.
To produce enough essence!
"Boom~~~"
The Pure Land began to tremble, each soul resumed its busyness.
The snow roared, the previous Great Cold and Silent Annihilation intentions gradually dissipated, the current wind gained a subtle sorrowful chill.
Massive essences frantically converged, and injected into Gu Shen’s phantom!
Countless flames of life erupted from his desolate brow, the branches of suspension wood were uplifted by the gusts, swirling like fireworks.
Heavy snow encircled.
Three transcendent advancements brought unprecedented combat strength amplification, also rendering Gu Shen’s breakthrough immensely challenging, requiring transformation of vast "flames of life" to fill the Heart Lake... after five years, this longest hurdle was finally overcome.
The domain of "flames of life" forged in the Pure Land World, and began to expand.
Unlike ordinary Fourth-order Transcendents with only ten to twenty meters of domain expansion.
Gu Shen’s "flames of life" traversed the wilderness limitlessly, with blazing flames racing upwards along suspension wood branches, streaking across the Skytop like meteors, where they passed, ice and snow melted, the Great Cold reversed and flowed backward.
The entire Pure Land, every soul, witnessed Gu Shen’s unprecedented grand breakthrough.
Yet above the iron dome, a shadow slowly appeared.
This shadow tore through the sheltering sky of the Pure Land, directly targeting the suspension wood, casting an ultimate, dense blackness.
This black beam did not fall on anyone else.
But on the one sitting cross-legged, wholeheartedly immersed in the breakthrough’s bottleneck, Gu Shen.
Li Qingci, Tie Wu, Adam, Hong Zhong... bewildered expressions, gazing at the shadow’s direction!
They saw countless black shadows interwoven, reflecting on the clouds a mirror world almost identical to the Pure Land, only starkly different, as it was a purely dark "Pure Land!"
