Free Web NovelChapter 1712: Chapter 1323: Ancient Wilderness? This Damn World!
Upon hearing Shi Wujue’s teasing voice, Gu Changsheng finally snapped out of her shock just a little bit...
Her open Phoenix eyes still didn’t blink, and Gu Changsheng woodenly reached out and slapped her face twice, which had become stiff from the shock...
For quite a while, she had no expression—she was numb!
Damn it, she didn’t even feel pain!
After the two slaps, Gu Changsheng woodenly turned her head and looked at Zhou Mu, standing beside her. She opened her mouth, haltingly speaking, "Evildoer... I think I’ve returned home... I’ve actually seen a fantasy blockbuster..."
Oh my God, who will tell her that what she saw just now wasn’t real, just her momentary hallucination?
Isn’t this simply too shocking?
This world is already fake enough with its pseudo-science, but regardless, you shouldn’t elevate it to mythology!
Have you ever thought about the feelings of a born-and-raised under the red flag, highly educated atheist?
Aren’t you being too hasty in overturning people’s perceptions like this?
She actually saw a group of immortals fighting!
Immortals!
Wasn’t that stuff made up by people? Isn’t it something ancient rulers crafted to brag about divine rule and fool the ignorant masses?
Why does Gu Changsheng feel at this moment that she’d rather be one of the ignorant masses?
Being deceived is far better than being frightened by the truth!
At this moment, Gu Changsheng would rather be deceived!
Seeing that her evildoer didn’t react, Gu Changsheng woodenly turned her head again, looking at Shi Wujue. Her long lashes above her Phoenix eyes finally regained sensation, blinking, blinking again, before haltingly speaking, "Shi Wujue, tell me that what I just saw wasn’t real, right?"
Upon hearing this, Shi Wujue was amused by Gu Changsheng’s silly appearance, a hint of joy appearing on his face. But in an instant, his expression returned to seriousness. He nodded, then shook his head...
Gu Changsheng was utterly confounded by Shi Wujue’s reaction, feeling out of sorts. Recovering the sensation in her body, she stepped forward, pulling at the corner of Shi Wujue’s garment, her voice revealing her overwhelming fright, "What’s with all the nodding and shaking? What’s that supposed to mean? Tell me, what I just saw wasn’t real, right? Damn it, what the hell are those?"
Meanwhile, Zhou Mu had also regained his senses, his Divine Residence-like face still showing a trace of shock as he gazed at Shi Wujue. Clearly, just like Gu Changsheng, he was also waiting for his answer!
Under their gaze, Shi Wujue slightly lowered his eyes, letting his white hair fall, sighed heavily, and slowly spoke, "When the real is made false, the false is real; when the false is made real, the real is false; truth and falsehood, who can truly distinguish them?"
At this point, Shi Wujue’s face showed a hint of bitter smile, looking at Gu Changsheng as he continued, "Beauty, isn’t there an ancient Divine Breath residing between your brows? You should be more able than anyone to understand firsthand the truth within!"
Taking a long deep breath, Shi Wujue seemed as if he had gathered a great deal of courage, speaking solemnly, "Yes, what you saw is real! That’s the battlefield scene of the End of the Ancient Wilderness, the war of The Gods! Nowadays, the divine miracles have faded away, with no trace left. Even the Insect God that once protected the Southern Border Bashu is merely a residual Divine Breath, without the Body of God, devoid of divine power, in reality, not a true god..."
"My ancestors, through chance encounter, obtained fragmented memories of the war of The Gods, using supreme power to seal these scattered images within the No Return Path. Everything about the ancient wilderness has vanished into the boundless sea of time, with divine miracles gone, epochs renewed, mere mortals attempting to probe ancient histories, retracing Wangxi, they will inevitably be crushed within the river of time. How could anyone still be alive? At the end of No Return Path, what’s sealed are those unponderable pasts, those who retrace and witness will surely face their demise!"
Upon hearing this, Gu Changsheng was dumbfounded for quite a while before woodenly turning her head to exchange a look with her evildoer, feeling as if she’d been struck by lightning, dizzy, she haltingly spoke, "So, the things we saw were real? There really are gods in this world?"
"No!" Before Gu Changsheng could finish speaking, Shi Wujue interrupted without hesitation, "Memories, after all, are memories; the past is, after all, the past, with no return! I’ve already said, the ancient wilderness has passed, the epoch anew, here, no trace of the True God exists!"
Upon hearing this, Gu Changsheng instantly became anxious, taking a step forward to grab Shi Wujue’s sleeve, speaking urgently, "Are you sure there’s truly none left? But Manman still exists, and Little Monk Bu Jie still exists, they told me as long as I could find divine miracles, I could resurrect my parents, they said so..."
Seeing this, beneath his curtain of snowy white hair, Shi Wujue’s face, which amazed the world, immediately showed a hint of an inscrutable expression, gazing at Gu Changsheng, hesitantly speaking, "Gu Changsheng, divine miracles might still remain, just like the fragmented memories sealed within this No Return Path, but as for whether these remnants of divine miracles possess the ability to resurrect your parents, even as the City Lord, I cannot give you a definite answer..."
"They can! They definitely can!" Hearing this, Gu Changsheng immediately spoke with a resolute face, "No matter how weird and wonderful this world is, I only know this weird world has given me the hope of resurrecting my parents. Shi Wujue, you are knowledgeable and know many things ordinary people don’t, but you also mentioned truth and falsehood, who can say for sure? Even if the ancient wilderness has passed, the epoch anew, but gods have existed, haven’t they? I, Gu Changsheng, didn’t believe in ghosts and gods before, but I believe now, as long as there is a glimmer of hope to let me resurrect my parents! I will spare no expense pursuing the trace of gods, someday, my wishes will come true, even if retracing Wangxi truly means certain death, what of it?"
"If I can’t save the parents who gave birth to me, raised me, and did everything for me, what’s the point of me living?"
"Beauty..." Upon hearing this, Shi Wujue, whose face was amazing the world, immediately showed a hint of helplessness, gazing at the depths of Gu Changsheng’s narrow eyes, filled with compassion, pity, and words left unspoken...
"Changsheng..." Zhou Mu also looked at Gu Changsheng worriedly, and tightly held her hand in his...
Feeling the warmth from the fingertips, Gu Changsheng finally calmed down from the excitement, took a long breath, and no longer looked at the Stone Wall Barrier, turning to walk out of the cave where the barrier was located...
"Let’s go! There’s a No Return Path here, one that allows people to go forth but not return. Outside, there’s also a No Return Path. We are already on this path, there’s no way to turn back!"
Walking outside, Gu Changsheng spoke with a distant expression.
She wants to see her parents resurrected and return to the world alive; it’s her obsession!
Yet, as things have developed to this point, the hidden manipulator pushing them northstep by step, they have no way to go back!
Whatever ancient wilderness, whatever battle of the gods, Gu Changsheng doesn’t care a bit, she only lives in the present!
Whether gods disappear or not, what’s it got to do with her? She only cares whether there’s anything left by the gods that can resurrect her parents!
And what was seen today isn’t necessarily a bad thing!
At least, at the very least, she confirmed once again that this world really isn’t like the world she once lived in. It truly had gods existing, right?
Since gods really existed, perhaps gods with supreme abilities may have left something that can bring the dead back to life, right?
North of Northern Mongolian, Divine Demise Land, remnants of the Goddess, Tears of the Goddess...
Rumors might not be true, but since the rumors arose, there must be some clues, right?
The wind doesn’t rise without reason; she wants to chase the source of the wind, even if it means crashing to pieces!
The cave outside the Stone Wall Barrier isn’t long, only a few yards from front to back, and as Gu Changsheng walked out, her figure seemed somewhat forlorn...
Zhou Mu supported Shi Wujue, following behind Gu Changsheng, and seeing her like this, their eyes brimmed with shared heartache...
Yet, there are some things, even they can’t help her!
Obsession, how to say it, really isn’t something solved in a few words. It’s more than a heart knot, it needs the one who tied the bell to undo it!
And none of them are the one who tied the bell!
Walking out of the cave, the view suddenly opened up, once again bathed in sunlight, Gu Changsheng unexpectedly felt a sense of living again!
Unknowingly, they had been trapped under the Intestine-Breaking Cliff for a night plus half a day! No... perhaps it should be called No Return Cliff!
Under No Return Cliff, the tall trees towered, sunlight couldn’t penetrate, the light was dim and oppressive, but now, the sun was already overhead!
Raising a hand, shading her eyes, Gu Changsheng blinked, trying to digest what she saw and heard under No Return Cliff, and ultimately could only sigh: Damn this messed-up world!
There really had been gods here!
Though not knowing whether these gods could fly? Could they soar through the clouds? Could they pinch a clay figurine and turn it into a human...
Standing under the sunlight, replaying all the mythological stories she knew, Gu Changsheng couldn’t help but grumble endlessly in her mind!
But soon, Gu Changsheng’s gaze was caught by a group of disheveled figures!
Calling it a group is really a bit far-fetched!
The Hidden World Clan and Gadatu were originally truly considered a group, but now, after passing through Valley of Forgetfulness, a part of the No Return Path, dying at the jaws of Man-eating Ants, dying on No Return Path, reducing endlessly in number, the original group now appeared sparse!
Gu Changsheng didn’t have the time to count how many had died, and it was clear that those disheveled figures gathered together also had no intention of mourning or tallying losses, because at this moment, they were very busy...
