Chapter 1 The Eastern Continent Council

Is the Eastern Continent Council going to re-elect a new Grand Arbiter? Hmm, it is indeed about time... Come to think of it, the position of Grand Arbiter has been vacant for nearly ten years.

Gu Shen thought of his teacher, his senior sister, and his senior brother.

His voice was slightly hoarse as he asked, "Are there any suitable candidates within the Council?"

"There haven't been any."

Gao Tian shook his head and said, "Although Nagano encourages the growth of new talent, the position of Grand Arbiter is not something you can just casually take on."

The Grand Arbiter is the face of the Eastern Continent, and at the very least, they must be a titled expert!

"Although many talented young people have emerged within the Tribunal in recent years, their strength is not yet sufficient."

Gao Tian said, "I don't know much about the specifics.

You may need to contact the higher-ups within the 'Three Offices'. But you don't need to worry about this issue. I reckon they're racking their brains right now on how to contact you."

The footage of Gu Shen killing Jia Wei at Honghu Lake has already spread throughout the deep waters of the Five Continents.

Before Zhu Wang and Han Dang died, those factional struggles disappeared... But the consecutive loss of several titled experts caused it to become the most powerful faction among the Eight Offices. The Eastern Continent wanted to restore the Tribunal's glory back then, but the "Convergence" and "Sangzhou Cave" missions meant I had no time to spare.

Xie Xingyun was just putting on a front, but in reality, the little girl didn't hold grudges.

Her standards were very high, and she didn't eavesdrop. She just vaguely sensed that the atmosphere was reaching a delicate point, so she stopped with a smile, turned around, and asked gently, "Sister, Mr. Gu, it seems you still have a lot left to say?"

Gao Tian sighed. When the Eastern Continent pulled him onto the boat, he sensed that something was wrong.

"You've already pulled me into the Pure Land! What do you think I want to ask?"

Coming back now is actually a good time.

Bai Shu God, the old masters of the Gu family, Xie Xing, and the others all need to wait in line. The Tribunal's affairs aren't that urgent, so naturally, they won't come knocking right away.

"Promise me, live well."

"Your strength is clear to everyone. This time you return to Nagano, the Tribunal's higher-ups will definitely come knocking."

The dream that Sister had at the shrine today probably holds great secrets.

"Your sister only knew my identity when she died." "My sister... and those spirits, are they all part of your divine domain?"

Dongzhou said, "Before that, I couldn't reveal a single word to her. However, I gave her vague hints." A breeze happened to blow past.

Gao Tian's mental strength was far stronger than hers.

After learning that Dongzhou was actually the previous King of the Underworld.

The saddest thing in the world is farewell, and perhaps the happiest thing is reunion.

When the Shrine Mountain asked about the Garden Cemetery's Divine War back then, Xie Xingyun wouldn't answer.

"So pathetic."

This little girl's personality hadn't changed much, still just as brash as ever.

Sure enough, after these successive mental transmissions. But now I am the sole person in charge of the Gu family's power.

Within the Pure Land, Li Qingci had already told the whole story of what happened back then, as well as the truth about her misunderstandings.

From this question, I can deduce that within the Pure Land, the sisters were reunited, and Li Qingci was still keeping the secret of that year, at least many things had not been told to her younger sister.

He wasn't afraid that Gao Tian was eavesdropping. "Pretty... pretty good."

Xie Xing glanced at the little girl and said lightly, "Promise me this, and I'll grant your request."

"I... I understand."

Xie Xing extended two fingers, and this time it wasn't a flick on the forehead, but a gentle tap.

Dongzhou's expression remained unchanged, and he sighed in his heart.

"As long as you're alive, you have hope of seeing your sister reborn."

Dongzhou said frankly, "I advise you not to ask questions you shouldn't. It will shorten your lifespan."

After a long, drawn-out sigh, Shrine Mountain bowed. Dongzhou lit a wisp of burning fire and opened up a small mental barrier halfway up the mountain.

She would watch it again later. Shrine Mountain quickly turned around.

After that forehead flick in the carriage, the relationship between the two had already returned to normal.

Gao Tian wasn't an idiot.

Shrine Mountain took a deep breath and made a decision.

Dongzhou asked with a smile, "How was your nap?" But it didn't work.

Li Qingsui was an ordinary place, he was very clear on that point. As for Mr. Gu... he was even more ordinary.

These two completely different responses came from two people at the same time.

And now, learning that all of this was a misunderstanding. The shock of the golden divine domain was far less.

Shrine Mountain was severely shocked by Xie Xingyun's hidden identity as the King of the Underworld for so many years.

A few white flowers flew past the flower garden. She stood up, went to the well, saw her own red-eyed appearance, and quickly wiped them dry with the back of her hand.

Dongzhou smiled and said, "I am merely mutually selected with the Fire Seed now."

And Dongzhou remained silent.

The glimmer of hope that had already been extinguished in her heart was rekindled.

Dongzhou said calmly, "I heard from Uncle Gao that you have many important matters to deal with. You've taken time out of your busy schedule to come find me tonight. It's time to leave Xie Xingyun... Don't worry, if you want to dream again next time, I can still help you."

If you want to watch the battle between top-tier titled experts, you actually need "permission," but Guang Ming Bi Lei (Bright Light Barrier) opened up viewing permissions for the Honghu Lake Final Selection, causing this battle to be publicly and freely broadcast. Dongzhou had too many things to deal with on this trip back to Nagano. Tonight was the darkest night of Shrine Mountain's dark life. "I want you to promise me something now."

"...Ask."

Shrine Mountain raised her head, her eyes flickering.

Back when he first entered Nagano, Dongzhou was able to use "Burning Fire" to reduce the white flowers of Shrine Mountain. This was something only Gods and Apostles could do.

The Tribunal's newcomers had successfully grown.

He was also one of the seven family heads standing at the peak of Nagano.

Returning to the real world at this moment, she wanted to ask clearly. "Sister, are you awake?"

He said lightly, "If you die, I won't pull you into the Pure Land."

A concerned, low voice sounded from behind. "No."

After doing all this, he raised his eyebrows and spoke.

If it were the King of the Underworld...

Sure enough, she was being pulled in to be a shield.

Back when he entered Nagano, there were still factional struggles within the Tribunal.

But what was inconvenient to answer, he would not answer. Then he smiled.

Dongzhou heard the teasing in Uncle Gao's words.

Gao Tian had never been interested in these "big secrets". Back then, he came to Gu Shen to repay Li Quhu's kindness, and now he was guarding the little girl only because he regarded her as his family.

Once it spread out, it could no longer be concealed.

He had already seen through Xie Xingyun's thoughts, including the most ridiculous one.

"So... you truly gave up the Longevity Technique to obtain rebirth in the Pure Land."

"Let's go, Patriarch Qingsui?" Gao Tian, who was walking in front, realized something was wrong.

Shrine Mountain knew that this was not an exaggeration.

That kind of thing was the same as "Dusk of Dark City."

If her life reached its end one day, could she also go to the Pure Land and reunite with her sister?

Perhaps her sister's death was not death, but a kind of rebirth.

Gao Tian smiled and said, "It's just that they also know their place, and they need to queue up to find you."

"Alright, you seven... Should I go back to the car and wait first?"

"You speak."

This was important information that could lead to a Divine War.

After meeting her sister, her heart was already full of things she wanted to say to Xie Xing.

Shrine Mountain's voice was a little hoarse.

Shrine Mountain couldn't help but secretly send a mental message to Dongzhou as she walked down the mountain: "What exactly is going on?"

"Tch." "Surname Gu." "Yes."

Waiting for Uncle Gao to go down the mountain, she was already blocking her mouth from asking questions.

Shrine Mountain glared at Dongzhou.

Shrine Mountain had been to the inner mausoleum and seen the golden divine domain of the Fighting God.

Too many people wanted to see me.

Her heart was full of guilt and confusion. Besides that glimmer of hope.

That distance to send him mental messages, Uncle Gao would not notice it.

Dongzhou and Gao Tian exchanged glances. The latter smiled, gently patted the young successor's shoulder, and hummed a little tune as he leisurely walked down the mountain.

Xie Xingyun stared at the wisp of fire on Dongzhou's brow. However, he didn't want to know.

Dongzhou didn't want Xie Xingyun to ask too much about the King of the Underworld.

Xie Xingyun could casually ask.

Shrine Mountain shook her head and hesitated, "I just want to know... When did you become the King of the Underworld? Was it after the death of the God of Wine in the Garden Cemetery's Divine War?"

She cursed herself softly in her heart. "Yes."

An even more extreme thought was born in her heart.

It was really that his own King of the Underworld Fire Seed had not been tainted with any bad karma, but as long as it got involved, it might bring misfortune to others.

"Uncle Gao, you go to the car first... We'll be down in a while."

The reason for bringing Uncle Gao along was to prevent Shrine Mountain from asking too many questions.

Dongzhou's eyes were a little complicated, with both helplessness and relief.

Knowing it, just knowing it.

When he finished these important matters, he would have time to deal with the internal affairs of the Tribunal. However, even without Gao Tian's reminder, he would still take a turn around the Tribunal.

But compared to Xie Xing's Pure Land. "I'm afraid of shortening my lifespan."

Her long hair almost reached the ground.

Dongzhou said sternly, "At that time, even I couldn't bear the karma of that calamity... The identity of the King of the Underworld naturally had to be hidden from the world. Once exposed, the entire Gu family could face annihilation."

He smiled helplessly and said, "That's what you say... But I'm indeed too busy."

"What's going on? I don't understand what you want to say."

That footage had already spread throughout the deep waters. Transcendent beings from the Eastern Continent and the Northern Continent had all stored it with their mental power and then promoted it.

Back then, she was at the most critical stage of rebellion and growth. After the successive blows of her father and sister's deaths, she became much more introverted.

She saw Dongzhou's Pure Land, that towering Sumeru Tree and the countless source matter flower gardens. Currently, there were only hundreds of spirits in the Pure Land building the divine domain, but under Li Qingci's planning, those spirits were already building many magnificent buildings. The divine domain world had given rise to its own civilization.

As for anything else, he had nothing more to say.

Bringing Uncle Gao up the mountain was indeed meant to urge her to leave.

Even if she didn't watch the live broadcast that night.

After a whole night, Xie Xingyun finally woke up from the dream.

"So my sister didn't have a choice back then... The reason she gave up the Longevity Technique was because she knew of your King of the Underworld identity?"

The Qingsui girl of back then had indeed grown up. She was no longer the same as she was then. Perhaps she would really suppress all the questions she wanted to ask according to her own will.

"Dongzhou, I once promised you that if you were willing to help my sister obtain a new life... I could do anything, pay any price. That promise still stands now."

The burning fire at the waist of Li Qingsui Mountain flickered, and the night sky was sparsely burned out.

Xie Xingyun continued to send messages.

The Western Continent of course blocked the video after the end of the Honghu Lake Final Selection.

Her expression was already looking at the two women standing in front of her. Dongzhou brought Uncle Gao to Li Qingsui. Under normal circumstances, Gao Tian would only wait on the mountain.

"Answer me according to his questions. I became the King of the Underworld after that matter."

Xie Xing helplessly looked at Xie Xingyun.

Shrine Mountain asked the question she truly cared about.

Even now, Dongzhou's identity as the King of the Underworld was still top secret. It was obvious that Dongzhou had anticipated Shrine Mountain's thoughts, so he had brought Uncle Gao over.