Light Fortress

Chapter 1741 - 393: Longevity Is the True King’s Way

The Dragon Annihilation Fire entwined and spread, the legion commander pushed open the secret door at the end of the second-floor attic, gesturing for Gu Shen to enter.

Gu Shen nodded and then stepped inside.

The door to the second floor of the attic was closed.

The heavy snow was flying, but in this time’s Empress Divine Domain, there wasn’t a hint of coldness.

What came into view was a closed world resembling a "book tower."

The Ice and Snow Throne sat right in the center of the book tower, and Her Majesty the Empress was standing before a wall of books, hundreds of ancient texts flying in the air. This divine throne-level figure was "reading" using spiritual power, finishing a book in mere minutes. If one’s state of mind cultivation was strong enough, one could enter a "Heart Flow State" to read multiple books simultaneously.

Gu Shen was momentarily stunned.

Last time he came here, the second floor of the attic was full of sealed items and Melt Furnace Array Patterns.

This time, it had changed appearance.

Clearly, with the infusion of the "Traveler’s Spark," the Empress no longer had to be trapped by the [Furnace], allowing her to allocate spiritual power to alternative cultivation while supporting Central City.

This book tower was entirely beyond Gu Shen’s expectations.

Seeing these "ancient texts" immediately reminded him of the "fortunate encounter" he missed.

At the bottom of Red Lake in Light City, there was a world-famous "book tower!"

"So you’ve arrived?"

The door opened, but the Empress did not turn around.

Her voice echoed in the divine domain, like a gentle spring breeze: "...Have a seat."

Gu Shen glanced around; there were no seats here. The only seat in the entire second floor of the attic was the empty throne.

Of course, he couldn’t sit there.

So Gu Shen simply sat on the ground.

The wind and snow whirled around Gu Shen; he reached out a finger, lightly touched the wind and snow, and a slight resonance came from the [Pure Land] world in his Heart Lake.

This was the power of "origin!"

As Mr. Bai Shu had said, after advancing to the divine throne, one could contact two types of origin: one belonged to the spark’s "Authority Origin," and the other belongs to one’s own ability, the "Life Origin."

The ice and snow floating in the divine domain at this moment should be the Empress’s own ability origin awakening.

Previously, when the Empress killed the "traveler," she utilized the Great Cold, somewhat similar to Mr. Gu Changzhi’s final breath technique of "Silent Annihilation."

The [Pure Land] was resonating with the Empress’s ability origin.

Gu Shen’s Heart Lake also trembled slightly.

"You knew I was coming."

Gu Shen lifted his head to look directly at the Empress. The woman who had been flipping through ancient texts before the massive book wall appeared in front of Gu Shen, about ten meters away, in the blink of an eye.

Surprisingly, the Empress chose not to sit on her throne.

She sat on the ground, facing Gu Shen, just like him.

This time.

Gu Shen finally saw Her Majesty’s true face, as the wind and snow dispersed. It was a stunningly beautiful face frozen in its prime, her brows and eyes exuding authority. Even with a smile, it inspired both awe and reverence.

Holy, solemn, inviolable.

"Of course."

Lin Lei smiled and said, "I knew long before that you would come."

Hundreds of ancient texts flew through the air, the rustle of pages like leaves falling from a treetop.

She had pried into "destiny."

Theoretically, anything that might happen in this attic couldn’t escape the Empress’s prediction and perception.

Gu Shen instinctively straightened his spine and said solemnly, "Then you must know why I’m here..."

"You seek to ask me how to kill Qinglong."

The Empress said blandly, "Even though you’ve asked Mr. Bai Shu the same question before, you’re still not giving up."

Gu Shen sighed deeply.

As expected.

Despite being in a high position now, he was still not at the level of such great figures as the Empress.

Even though his intention had been seen through, Gu Shen wasn’t discouraged.

Since he was here, he had to ask what he came to ask.

"As you said, I did come for this matter."

Gu Shen stated sincerely, "I want to know if your answer is the same as Mr. Bai Shu’s?"

The Empress shook her head.

"No."

"Although Bai Shu and I are comrades and battle companions, our spark abilities differ, as do our own fortunes and opportunities... He is more adept at combat, while I am more skilled in strategy."

Lin Lei said gently, "So what I see may not necessarily be seen by him."

Gu Shen was a bit tense: "What have you... seen?"

The Empress slowly waved her sleeve.

Before her appeared the spirit projection of the Golden Divine Domain of Four Seasons Wilderness, with the images of Gu Shen and Bai Shu prominently featured.

"This conversation you had in the cemetery has already been mentally conveyed to me by Bai Shu."

The Empress comforted warmly, "Your thoughts are very interesting, so after that conversation, Bai Shu also started to ponder... If one could seize a divine throne’s ’weakness,’ is there truly a chance to deal a fatal blow?"

Gu Shen held his breath.

"Gu Shen, I can only tell you... you’re not the only one with such thoughts."

The Empress raised an eyebrow and said, "Since a divine throne can die, why can’t it be killed by mortals? According to Bai Shu, the most secure scenario is three divine thrones, penetrating into the Sky Divine Domain, and forcibly suppressing with power to achieve ’complete eradication.’ But Qinglong has lived for so long and his [Cloud Mirror] monitors the entire Five Continents. Would he allow us to accomplish such a scenario?"

Gu Shen shook his head.

Of course not.

The reason Qinglong is not in a hurry to catalyze the "Lord of Wine" is because the situation in the Five Continents is entirely under his control.

"Many years ago, I was considering how to kill a character of Divine Throne level..."

The Empress said calmly, "After Bai Shu ascended, I thought I saw hope, so I began careful and meticulous planning. If there were no accidents, the first target of the ’hunt’ would be the Storm God’s Throne!"

Gu Shen knew about this!

Before the Ice Sea Ruins surfaced, Lin Lei and Bai Shu, these two Divine Thrones, were already ready to act.

Among the Five Continents, the Storm God’s Throne has relatively weaker power.

The difficulty of hunting him is also simplest!

However... in the end, nothing happened.

Gu Shen asked cautiously, "So, there was an unexpected event in between?"

"Yes... but it’s not exactly unexpected."

The Empress laughed self-deprecatingly and said, "Someone warned me and pointed out my mistakes, and in the end, I decided to postpone the initial ’hunt’ plan."

Someone warned the Empress?

This sentence, though not directly naming names,

But Gu Shen had about seventy or eighty percent guessed who it was—

The one who can control the Ice Sea Ruins and has the qualification and ability to warn the Empress, who else could it be?

Turing!

Upon hearing this, Gu Shen couldn’t help but change the subject, "So that person is really still alive?"

The Empress glanced at Gu Shen.

She didn’t answer, instead she continued, "The hunt plan was only temporarily postponed, not completely abandoned... Later, I re-entered the Sea of Destiny to start a cycle deduction, trying to find a better solution to this matter. Eventually, I realized one point, the hunt plan had chosen the wrong target. Killing the ’Storm’ doesn’t have the significance I originally imagined."

"Even if he died, the North Continent wouldn’t achieve true peace."

"It’s like Gu Changzhi killing Di Jiu... the same."

The Empress said softly, "If killing Storm doesn’t get the Spark, then what’s the significance of killing him?"

Some words don’t need much explanation.

Gu Shen understood immediately.

Back then in Qingzhong Cemetery, he saw the divine descent of the Sky Divine Throne, and the Wine Spark, which was painstakingly emptied, was easily taken back by the Source Tower.

Now it seems, Di Jiu’s death was even like Qinglong’s setup.

Killing a Lord of Wine who is of little use.

Cultivate a new one again.

If such a scene were to be replayed after killing the Storm God’s Throne, how would it be handled?

No solution.

The Divine War would consume a great deal of Divine Power, and after the war, when Qinglong arrives, the ownership of this Storm Spark would lead to a new war.

Gu Shen asked, "So you also want to kill Qinglong?"

The speed of Wind Snow suddenly quickened, with the two sitting in opposition, intense murderous intent flowed between the Empress’s brows.

Her voice at this moment turned into a sharp blade.

"Qinglong must be killed!"

"Besides Qinglong, there’s Light from the West Continent, and Storm from the Southern Continent... all the ’Divine Thrones’ that have lost their original intentions and may hinder humanity’s future must be eliminated and replaced!"

Each word was like a blade, every sound like thunder.

Gu Shen’s Heart Lake was shaken; the Empress wanted to kill not just one Divine Throne, but three?

"If indeed there is ’that person’s’ help..."

Gu Shen sighed, "Then this plan becomes reasonable, since he’s warned you, it means he supports you. But you already have three top-tier forces aligned with you, even killing Qinglong seems sufficient; it appears you may not need me."

"Him? Top-tier force?"

The Empress seemed to hear a very funny joke, shook her head, and said, "You seem to have a great misunderstanding about him..."

Gu Shen was stunned.

Allen Turing, marked as an SSS-class top wanted target by the Deep Sea.

According to this dangerous classification, it should be considered ’Divine Throne level’ strength?

Moreover, Turing also mastered the Great Success Longevity Technique, Divination Skill, and Prayer Technique... basically all the ancient texts of the Old World were within his grasp.

"He’s not as powerful as you think; if he truly had supreme force, why would he have been hunted to the Old World, fleeing so miserably back then?"

Lin Lei said softly, "If the Divine War truly breaks out, his role isn’t even as significant as yours."

"???"

Gu Shen’s expression was extraordinarily complex.

On one hand, through the Empress’s remarks, he completely confirmed the news that Allen Turing is still alive.

On the other hand.

Turing’s strength is completely different from what he imagined!

"Some people’s greatness lies here."

The Empress extended two slender fingers, gently knocking on her temple.

Wisdom.

"Of course, his greatness doesn’t just lie in the knowledge he has loaded in his mind..."

Lin Lei said in a complex tone, "One must admit, he is indeed someone who can live long, and in this world, only living long is the true kingly way."

(There’s still more tonight! End of the month, asking for moon tickets! TAT!)