Chapter 117 Transcendence

Transcendence wasn't actually that difficult.

This wasn't just Gu Shen's subjective feeling after having achieved it.

After all, achieving "transcendence" at the first level could, in a sense, be considered a transcender.

The real difficulty was maintaining "transcendence" in the later stages.

Extraordinary cultivation was like a long journey. Taking the lead at the beginning didn't guarantee leading all the way.

Achieving secondary transcendence at the third level could be called a "monster." Top geniuses like Mu Wanqiu were unmatched by any other extraordinary individuals at the third level… But one day, she would step into the fourth level, and the advantage gained from transcendence would diminish.

Lu Zhe's ability to transcend at the peak of the fourth level was truly godlike.

Gu Shen still looked forward to exchanging pointers with this team leader in the future.

The rescue mission was essentially complete.

The airships were preparing to return. Lin Lin finished his report and rushed over.

He was relieved to see that Gu Shen was unharmed.

"You kid, you've got a big life."

Lin Lin patted Gu Shen on the shoulder meaningfully, then suddenly thought of something. "So, it was just the three of you at Black Snow Mountain?"

As soon as he said this.

The expressions of Gu Shen, Lu Zhe, and Mu Wanqiu all became subtle.

Zhong Yuan also hurried over. His concern for Gu Shen was no less than Lin Lin's, because Meng Xiao's killing intent towards Gu Shen had been too obvious along the way.

And after seeing the scene of Meng Xiao "inviting the god"... he was really worried that something might happen to Gu Shen.

At this moment, Zhong Yuan looked at the team leader anxiously and asked, "Where's the other one? Where's Meng Xiao?"

His mission wasn't just to bring back Gu Shen and Mu Wanqiu.

It was also to arrest Meng Xiao!

"Meng Xiao..."

Lu Zhe opened his mouth, but fell silent for a moment.

From the Empress's words, he could easily infer that Meng Xiao was dead, and had died behind Black Snow Mountain...

But he couldn't tell Zhong Yuan.

Zhong Yuan was stunned. He thought of a situation that he hadn't considered at all before. Meng Xiao... had been killed!

He couldn't be blamed for this.

Everyone would see it that way... No matter how talented Gu Shen was, he was only at the third level. Even if he happened to meet Mu Wanqiu, the two of them together couldn't possibly be a match for Meng Xiao, who had the blessing of Light City!

"He disappeared."

Gu Shen spoke for Lu Zhe. He said calmly, "Captain Lu Zhe and I have already searched. Meng Xiao is nowhere to be found along the entire Black River. No one knows where he went. Perhaps he fled out of fear of punishment."

Lin Lin looked at Gu Shen with a complex expression and silently gave him a thumbs up.

What a wonderful answer!

The truth didn't matter to North Continent, but it mattered a lot to Light City!

At Black Snow Mountain, Meng Xiao killed all his comrades and chased after Gu Shen alone, jumping into the second half of the Doru River. As for what happened, no one knew.

No one knew, which meant... anything could have happened.

As soon as he said this, Zhong Yuan immediately understood.

"I see..."

He nodded slowly, affirming with an air of importance, "Even Her Majesty the Empress didn't notice. It seems he escaped by some means. What a cunning thief."... It wouldn't be long before Light City sent people to investigate!

And the way to handle this case had already been laid out on the table.

North Continent knew nothing about Meng Xiao's death, because as far as they were concerned... Meng Xiao had fled out of fear of punishment, and as for what happened afterward, he naturally died in the "Traveler's" attack.

There was no evidence to prove any of this, but it didn't matter.

Because there was also no evidence to prove that Meng Xiao had died at the hands of someone else.

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Gu Shen boarded the main airship and returned to Central City together.

For him, there was no hurry to leave at the moment.

The Restart Mission had finally ended... but he still had many questions that hadn't been resolved. The stone wall he saw in the Doru River, the unknown "Translator," all these questions could only be answered by the Empress.

Because this mission seemed to have been under the Empress's control from beginning to end!

That great Majesty sitting on the second floor of the pavilion seemed to truly possess "transcendent wisdom" and be able to see through the future and manipulate the fate of the mortal world.

He made a request to the Legion Commander to see the Empress again.

This request was not excessive.

The Legion Commander agreed, but meeting the Empress was no small matter... The specific time for the audience would be notified at a later date.

This time, North Continent had truly returned "fully loaded"!

They had hunted a "God Seat." The main airship couldn't even carry that big guy. The frozen Traveler was lifted into the air by thousands of flying swords and sent to the underground of North Continent's Central City through a nearby gate.

Next, the Empress would use the Traveler's "fire seed" as fuel for her own furnace!

This would become a true "miracle"...

In the years to come, Central City would become an "eternally burning city," a true "City of Spring." The fuel that a pure "fire seed" could provide was endless... In addition, North Continent's technicians would build a laboratory at the bottom of the furnace. They would study the Traveler's body structure and other uses of the fire seed in the center of its brow.

This would be the second major technological explosion in North Continent.

This Restart Mission was of extraordinary significance... Humans could finally confirm that there was indeed an area where living beings could survive. Most of these "bone-winged creatures" that had broken into the Doru River disaster area had been wiped out, but a very small number had been spared by the Empress and locked in cages.

These low-level creatures that could survive in the Old World were also future research subjects.

In the harsh environment of the wasteland, they needed to undergo extremely cruel evolution... in order to withstand the sometimes hot and sometimes cold wind breath.

Their bones, blood, and "wisdom" were all important data.

But the only pity was that those "intelligent creatures" were all dead. After the Empress arrived, only one intelligent creature hadn't had time to escape, and before the Empress's sword aura could reach it, it had directly chosen to commit suicide.

If they could capture living "high-level Traveler clans," perhaps humans could take an epic step forward in the long-stalled study of ancient texts.

As combatants participating in the "Restart Mission," every extraordinary individual here could be called a hero worthy of being recorded in history... They returned full of honor and would receive titles. Before the titles were conferred, Central City would provide housing for them to recover from their injuries.

In the days that followed, these extraordinary individuals would have the qualifications to directly access the underground research institute. They could watch how those "bone-winged creatures" they had killed were dissected, and the latest research results of North Continent on the creatures of the Old World...

This mission was also a wake-up call for North Continent.

Since there were intelligent creatures, then perhaps one day in the future... it wouldn't be the storm that attacked the fortresses.

But these extraordinary creatures!

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Duke Casting Snow arranged a small courtyard on a floating mountain for Gu Shen. This place could be considered quiet and secluded, with no one to disturb him on weekdays. The only drawback was that it was far from the main urban area within the Fifth Ring Road. It took a while to travel by airship to reach the prosperous area of Central City.

But Gu Shen didn't mind.

For him, this quiet place to cultivate was an excellent arrangement and very much to his liking.

The first thing he did after settling down was to set up "aura-shielding" sealed items.

The formation patterns he had learned from Master Chino in Qingzhong were plastered all over the small courtyard.

In addition, he also took out the "finger ring" that could devour the spirits of God Seats to ensure nothing went wrong!

Then... he began to examine the exact gains of his trip to the River Styx.

In the River Styx, he had killed Meng Xiao!

He had scavenged a lot of items from Meng Xiao's body. The two most valuable items were the "Town Moon Robe" and the "Light Bracelet" with unknown effects.

The reason for such meticulous arrangement was because Gu Shen was worried that the items on this Blessed Child were connected to Light City.

He had already experienced the madness of the "Sanctioners" in the Underworld Palace... Give these guys a hand cannon, and they might even dare to hit the King of Hell!

If they targeted him, it would definitely be endless trouble.

Only after ensuring everything was in order did Gu Shen dare to "loot the corpse."

"Grade B Sealed Item..."

"Grade C Sealed Item..."

He first checked the small items on Meng Xiao's body. As expected of a Blessed Child, he was wealthy and had a deep foundation. These small items weren't of high value, but there were many of them.

However, some of the lower quality ones had already been shattered.

In the battle with Gu Shen, these low-level sealed items were basically useless.

After all, Gu Shen used Iron Arrows from the start, not giving Meng Xiao a chance to fight a war of attrition...

"These things aren't what I want."

A flame ignited in Gu Shen's palm. He calmly threw these useless items one by one into the "Blazing Fire," watching the hellfire burn them completely into nothingness.

These were all Meng Xiao's sealed items.

From now on, they would never appear in this world again.

Gu Shen wouldn't give the "Sanctioners" a single clue. The reason why he had kept these things until now was to make sure that he hadn't misjudged... All along, he had suspected that Meng Xiao had a "divination artifact" similar to a pendant.

After these cheap little items were destroyed, Gu Shen could basically confirm that the "divination artifact" was the bracelet with a restrained aura and unassessable quality.

He narrowed his eyes and carefully reached out to touch the bracelet.

No response.

Hmm... The bracelet wouldn't sense anything without the injection of extraordinary ability.

"This bracelet already has an owner. Will anything unexpected happen if I inject mental energy into it rashly?"

Gu Shen held his breath.

He injected a strand of his spirit into the bracelet!

"Buzz buzz buzz—"

A low hum rang out in the courtyard.

The bracelet, filled with the aura of light, now burst out with strands of intense spirit!

It was the remnant will of the bracelet's owner!

Countless rays of light gathered to form a human face!

That face was none other than Meng Xiao's. He shrieked and instantly shot out more than ten meters, with an unwavering, chilling killing intent, as if to break through this floating mountain and return to the embrace of Light City!

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