Inside the Vientiane Tower. Gu Donglai opened his eyes blankly and stared blankly at the young man standing in front of him.
He didn't know who the young man in front of him was, but he felt a subconscious closeness to him, as if there was some kind of aura that he was familiar with in this young man.
"You are..." Gu Donglai said doubtfully.
"I see." Shen Qian was also startled, and then he looked at Gu Donglai, whose temperament had completely changed, and seemed to understand something.
After the fall of King Zhou Yi, the people whose fate he had stolen seemed to have returned to their former selves.
If so, it can be considered a good result. It's just that Shen Qian didn't expect King Zhou Yi to fall so easily. He originally thought that even if he cut off the opponent's Dao foundation, it would still take a lot of trouble to completely kill the opponent.
"Do you remember what happened before?" Shen Qian asked.
"I..." Gu Donglai hesitated, then shook his head,
"The last thing I remember is that I was expelled from the school by Marquis Jingcheng in the Tower of Babel... Where is this place? What have I experienced? Why do I feel like I have lost a lot of memories?" Although Gu Donglai was unaware, But still relying on his keen mental power, he could feel that a long time had passed since the last time he had any memory.
It was as if he had had a bizarre dream, but no matter how much he recalled it, he could not recall any details.
Shen Qian nodded and had no intention of explaining anything to Gu Dong at this time. The situation in Beidu was critical and he had no time to delay.
Just as Shen Qian moved his steps, he suddenly frowned. He suddenly turned around and looked at Gu Donglai.
"You said your last memory was of being expelled from the school by Marquis Jingcheng?"
"The whole world knows this, and I have nothing to hide." Gu Donglai said with a trace of bitterness on his lips.
"At that time, I disobeyed the master's orders and was eager to break through the princes. The master expelled me from the master without asking the reason. I was frustrated and exiled myself to the restricted area. I have no memory of what happened after that... …”
"Wait!" Shen Qian sensed something was wrong and interrupted,
"You mean, you have other reasons for wanting to break through the prince?" Although he didn't know why the young man in front of him was so serious, Gu Donglai still nodded subconsciously,
"Yes, I originally followed the teacher's instructions and kept exploring the forbidden areas, but then I discovered that the forbidden areas are a dead end!"
"Dead end? What do you mean?"
"Although I have not reached an extremely advanced realm, whether it is mental power, Yuan power or physical body, I have also broken through the six taboos. I wonder if you know that after the six taboos, every time I break through a taboo, I have to go through a Checkpoint." Gu Donglai explained while rubbing his somewhat sore forehead.
"You're talking about the Life and Death Pass, the Xingyi Pass and the Hundred Refining Pass, right?" Shen Qian nodded.
"No wonder I can't see through you. It seems that your strength is more terrifying than what I perceived." Gu Donglai glanced at Shen Qian in surprise, and then said with relief,
"Now that you know the secret, it's easy to explain... The teacher has always believed that the secret of the human body's perfection is hidden in the taboo realm. However, throughout the ages, it is not that there are no strong people who have set foot on the top. For example, the teacher himself is in the spiritual realm. The ultimate powerhouse..." Shen Qianqian listened calmly. As for the teacher's possible cultivation of the Soul Dharma, he had already seen some signs in the Martial Arts Department's sky-peeping mirror, so he was not surprised when he heard this. .
"So the teacher guessed that perhaps only by cultivating all three taboo areas to perfection can the final mystery be unlocked." Gu Donglai shook his head at this time and continued,
"But this is basically a paradox... because the teacher himself, after passing the last physical and mental barrier, found that he could no longer make the slightest progress in the physical body and the field of Yuanli. In desperation, the teacher could only Being able to choose to break through the prince..."
"What did you say?" Shen Qian was stunned.
"In the final hurdles of the three taboo realms, no matter which one you step through first, the other two realms will be squeezed out. Therefore, it is simply impossible for the three top postures to coexist... This is what the teacher learned from his own practice. Conclusion." Gu Donglai said slowly,
"Therefore, the so-called 'consummation' is simply a falsehood."
"No, it's not impossible to achieve perfection in the three taboo areas at the same time. It's just because of the constraints of the human body. But if it is a body with ten orifices, it can definitely accommodate all three types of perfection at the same time." Shen Qian frowned and blurted out.
This was the result of his later thinking. From the time he cultivated the body of the Ten Apertures, he had actually been burdened with such a mission.
"A body with ten orifices?" Gu Donglai was stunned at first when he heard this, and then he laughed.
"The body of the Ten Apertures is indeed a theoretical 'perfect body', but it only means that it has the foundation to accommodate the three ultimate peaks at the same time. The limitation I am talking about is the uniqueness of the taboo field itself. What does that have to do with what you have? There is no correlation between such physiques.”
"You may not know that although the teacher is not a perfect body, he does have a 'Dao Fa Celestial Body' that is closest to perfection. It is the result of his continuous repair of himself across several eras. It may not be as good as the Ten Apertures, but it is infinitely close. …”
"Do you think that even if such a physique cannot accommodate three extreme peaks, at least two will be fine, right?" Gu Donglai shook his head and said,
"But the fact is that after the teacher broke through the nine taboos with his mental power, his physical body and elemental power couldn't even break through the six taboos... because the too strong mental power at that time had become an invisible obstacle."
"Can't even break through the six forbidden areas?" Shen Qian's body trembled, and his firm belief began to waver.
"The main reason why I violated my teacher's order is why I waste my talent and time on something that is completely impossible?" Gu Donglai suddenly became a little excited,
"The teacher clearly knew the crux of the problem and knew it was not my fault, but he still expelled me from the school. I knelt under the Tower of Babel for ten days and ten nights, just to ask to see the teacher for the last time, but even this small request was not enough. I was rejected..." Shen Qian could no longer hear Gu Donglai's complaints after that. He just stood there in a daze, constantly thinking about what Gu Donglai had said before.
The simultaneous perfection of the three taboo areas is just an illusion... Once the last hurdle of any taboo area is passed, the other two areas will stagnate. This is a problem that even the teacher cannot solve... If the body with ten orifices is just A kind of foundation is not the key to solving this problem, so what is the meaning of it all?
The joy of just defeating King Zhou Yi was gone, and there was only confusion in Shen Qian's mind. Gu Donglai had no reason to lie to Shen Qian, and with the peerless talent of King Jiangling, he could only rely on weapon refining to stack the three major realms into the eight forbidden areas. Perhaps he could not cross the nine forbidden areas for this reason. ?
No, it's impossible... If this is really the case, it's impossible for the teacher not to give him a hint. Shen Qian forced himself to calm down and sort out the truth again.
Gu Donglai was kicked out of the school by his teacher because of his doubts, but now it seems that there is something fishy in this.
Shen Qian had habitually thought that the reason why Gu Donglai was expelled from the school was because Gao Gao realized that Gu Donglai had been stolen by King Zhou Yi, and King Zhou Yi's previous answer seemed to support this.
But now it seems that before Gu Donglai was expelled from the school, he clearly retained his self-awareness, at least he still had that memory.
This is also the reason why Shen Qian wanted to leave just now but stopped because something was wrong.
If Gu Donglai did not lie, it means that although the King of Zhou Yi secretly stole Gu Donglai's destiny at that time, he had not completely replaced him before Gu Donglai was expelled from the school. If the eldest brother Gao really noticed it, why did he do it? leave it alone?
King Zhou Yi confidently believed that this was because Gao Wenyuan did not dare to fall out with him, so he had no choice but to remain silent.
But based on Shen Qian's understanding of the teacher, Gao Wenyuan might be wary of King Zhou Yi, but he would never be able to swallow his anger on such a matter.
What's more, with the power of Marquis Jingcheng, if he really noticed it, he would definitely have time to stop King Zhou Yi before Gu Donglai lost himself. On the other hand, could King Zhou Yi fall out with Gao Wenyuan directly because he failed to arrange a chess piece?
The answer is obviously no. What's more, if the teacher breaks through the princes with his supreme body, not to mention surpassing King Wu in combat power, at least there is no problem in being on par with him. Is he really that afraid of King Zhou Yi... This also extends to another thing that existed in Shen Qian's heart before. The teacher's death is also suspicious.
"What if, what if the teacher just goes along with the flow..." Shen Qian murmured. In this way, everything seems to be explained.
So-called
"Disrespecting the teacher's life" is just a seemingly logical excuse. The eldest brother Gao deliberately expelled Gu Donglai from the family so that King Zhou Yi could steal his life even more unscrupulously.
But what is the purpose of doing this? Now that King Zhou Yi has fallen, Gu Donglai has also regained his self-awareness. If this is really a secret move by Da Laogao, it must be that the teacher wants to tell Shen Qian indirectly through Gu Donglai, whose life was stolen by King Zhou Yi.
What could it be?
"The secret of the ultimate breakthrough?" Shen Qian thought of this almost immediately. Because now Shen Qian has understood almost all the truth, the only thing he needs to do is to reach the unprecedented perfection of the three taboos in the three fields as soon as possible.
But at this moment, Gu Donglai came to his senses and told Shen Qian that this was impossible.
The teacher never mentioned this matter because he had not found the answer. So why was Gu Donglai able to solve this problem?
It was obvious that Gu Donglai had a disagreement with Big Lao Gao because he believed that this was a dead end.
Shen Qian was puzzled when he suddenly caught a glimpse of the dark sky-gazing mirror on the ground. He stood up suddenly, with an expression of sudden realization on his face, and at the same time he was a little self-deprecating. It was really a blind eye... He only stared at Gu Dong in front of him. He came, but he forgot that just half an hour ago, Gu Donglai was not Gu Donglai, but an incarnation of King Zhou Yi.
After contacting Big Lao Gao again, everything became obvious. The fact that neither Da Laogao nor King Jiangling has solved the problem does not mean that there is really no solution.
Because there is another top being in this era, and his lifespan even exceeds that of any one of the nine kings... King Zhou Yi!
King Zhou Yi holds the secret that can answer this ultimate problem. Why did Gao Gao let King Zhou Yi steal Gu Donglai's destiny?
It's because he knew that King Zhou Yi might know the real answer! With the character of King Zhou Yi, he never did anything uncertain. Since he coveted
"Fire" means that he is also ready to bear the burden
"Tinder" preparation. And want to ignite
"Fire" must achieve a truly perfect body. King Zhou Yi must have calculated how to achieve perfection in the three taboo areas at the same time!
The fact that he wants to steal Shen Qian's fate today shows that he has already grasped it. Only his experience and his
"Tao" is qualified to solve this paradox! Gu Donglai was killed because Big Lao Gao needed an alternative pair of
"Eye", to get this answer, if Shen Qian can win the duel with King Zhou Yi, then Gu Donglai will answer it for him.
Then Shen Qian frowned. Because looking at Gu Donglai's appearance in front of him, he clearly didn't realize the key yet.
Shen Qian quickly grabbed the other party's shoulders and asked with burning eyes,
"The reason why you lost your memory is because your destiny was stolen by others... But you must be very important among those incarnations, because King Zhou Yi finally stole the 'fire' from me through you." Shen Qian took the time to explain. After reading about Gu Donglai's experience, Gu Donglai's expression changed drastically as Shen Qian told it.
"You mean, the reason why my memory has been blank for decades is because my destiny was stolen by King Zhou Yi?" Gu Donglai was shocked and confused.
Shen Qian patiently waited for the other party's emotions to calm down before continuing,
"King Zhou Yi probably holds the answer to the unanswerable question you mentioned. Now I need you to think carefully about any traces or possible clues... This matter is very important, and it is related to the survival of my human race!"
"Traces? Clues?" Gu Donglai was still confused, he shook his head and said,
"I just feel like I'm in a dream and can't recall anything."
"There must be something... Even if it's a dream, it can't be blank." Shen Qian whispered,
"Think about it carefully." Seeing Shen Qian's serious words, Gu Donglai tried to think back. His expression was a little painful, as if he was trying to squeeze out his consciousness, but after a while, Gu Donglai was still slumped. He shook his head to indicate that he hadn't remembered anything.
Seeing this, Shen Qian could only sigh and give up. He had no time to wait any longer... He wanted to rush to Beidu immediately. If the princes of the Ten Thousand Races really launched an attack, the human race would not be able to last long with its current strength.
"Forget it, even if I can't break through to the ultimate level for the time being, with my current strength, as long as I can't match the Witch King, it doesn't matter if I am the Martial King!" Shen Qian's eyes became sharp again, and he ignored Gu Donglai, who was holding his head and thinking hard. The figure shattered like starlight and disappeared silently into the Vientiane Tower.
