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Chapter 237 - 144: What Kind of Matryoshka Life Strategy_2

Chapter 237: Chapter 144: What Kind of Matryoshka Life Strategy_2

Heavenly Gate served as the bridge between Heavenly City and the Mortal World, and under normal circumstances, entry and exit required strict review—at minimum, one needed a nod from a Martial Arts True Immortal like Bai Fen to descend.

"Heavenly People might not be just servants of the Martial Arts True Immortals, they could have other uses, like food resources?"

Gu Shanhai quickly made comparisons and found that the cost of maintaining these Heavenly People far exceeded the benefits themselves; it was almost like charity.

If these Martial Arts True Immortals were into charity, they wouldn’t have established Heavenly City.

Thus, their actions seemed to Gu Shanhai like raising chickens and ducks.

The cost of villagers raising their own chickens and ducks surpassed that of buying them from the market, but why do they do it? On one hand, the animals can lay eggs, and on the other hand, they are tastier and safer to eat.

Gu Shanhai had also cultivated worlds. He didn’t bring back those memories, but some ideas still lingered.

"This is getting interesting. It seems I have more to snatch now," Gu Shanhai thought about snatching a bite from the tiger’s mouth.

If the other party raised chickens and ducks, then Gu Shanhai could just sweep in and take them all, making a profit for himself.

"It’s easy to say, but it seems the problem has gotten bigger. The Martial Arts True Immortals have noticed and have started hunting Huang Yanshan."

"What’s more important is that the target is very specific, which is strange. Huang Yanshan is indeed arrogant and overbearing, but such people are common in every era."

"It’s as if they had already locked onto him and knew quite a bit."

"This kind of foresight doesn’t seem like it’s from a reborn person. But that’s not right—if it were someone reborn, they would likely know about Huang Yanshan’s actions. How could they leave potential troubles behind?"

"It’s contradictory!"

"Wait, what if the protagonist has changed..."

At this moment, Gu Shanhai suddenly realized something—if the suspected reborn Martial Arts True Immortal wasn’t targeting Huang Yanshan, but his grandson?

If Huang Yanshan hadn’t been annihilated, even without Gu Shanhai’s interference, he wouldn’t have become Master Wu.

He had once calculated a personality model for him, belonging to those who are content with small riches—as someone from Luoyang owning two hectares might prefer staying a local official over becoming Prime Minister.

The annihilation of the Huang Family also took place shortly after his grandson Man Yue’s full moon celebration.

"This explains it," Gu Shanhai finally understood.

Considering the timeline, at this point, Huang Yanshan’s grandson was also beginning to make a mark. Calculated as a prodigy, by the time Spiritual Energy fully revived and he grew step by step, he, too, had become a Martial Arts True Immortal, even endangering this very Martial Arts True Immortal.

The affairs of Heavenly City, the Martial Pavilion, and even the extermination of the Huang Family were actually the schemes of this Martial Arts True Immortal in this life. The previous life might have involved severe beating, coupled with premonition, creating the current situation.

After all, a rebirth—Gu Shanhai had seen many in his previous life, and he himself was one, so this was nothing unusual.

Otherwise, he wouldn’t have thought about rebirth in his previous life; it was only because he saw it frequently and deemed it feasible that he decided to act.

"What a bizarre nesting doll life," sighed Gu Shanhai. The other party definitely hadn’t anticipated Huang Yanshan’s rise.

"Up next is to verify my guess, at the cost of some lifespan again. I still haven’t even replenished what I’ve already overspent," Gu Shanhai’s expression darkened. As someone adept at divination and prophecy, he definitely planned to validate using the Heavenly Mechanism Skill; it’s not like he could just go to Heavenly City and confront that Martial Arts True Immortal.

This difficulty was even less than lifting the entire Heavenly City.

Involving the Martial Arts True Immortal, Gu Shanhai had to use the Internal Organ Divination Skill to proceed. Yes, he had to disembowel himself; otherwise, he likely wouldn’t get the answers he sought.

Actually, Gu Shanhai hadn’t expected to make a fortune this time. It was supposed to be just a diversion, but now with the source of the revival of Spiritual Energy and provisions for the Heavenly People, he might even nibble on some Martial Arts True Immortals for a drink.

He quickly found a safe place and started the Internal Organ Divination Skill. The process was still quite painful, but with prior experience, he had adapted considerably. Alleviating the pain was impossible unless he changed the divination method.

The Heavenly Mechanism Skill of the Xuanwei Sect was far inferior to the Internal Organ Divination Skill in this area as they had moved towards a modernized direction with hot weapon spell treasures. The Heavenly Mechanism Spell was nearly obsolete, and the version Gu Shanhai got was outdated, far less effective than the Internal Organ Divination Skill.

As time ticked by, Gu Shanhai forcefully opened his eyes and began to stitch up his wounds, his expression growing paler.

"Fifty thousand years of lifespan, although it confirmed my guess, the cost is too much, even more than when I inquired about the general situation of the Spiritual Energy revival," Gu Shanhai felt even weaker. Fortunately, just before he stitched up his wounds, he had stuffed a handful of elixirs into his stomach, which were now taking effect and gradually restoring him.

"But it’s worth it after all. Next... should I add an artifact that could resurrect that Martial Arts True Immortal or something else?" A greedy light shone in Gu Shanhai’s eyes; he could be greedy!

If not, why would a single problem take away fifty thousand years of his lifespan? Being expensive has its reasons.

Therefore, he was certain that the artifact capable of resurrecting the other party must be on that Martial Arts True Immortal. Perhaps its achievements could not have been separated from this artifact’s help.

If Gu Shanhai were in the other’s shoes, meeting the protagonist, his first idea would definitely not be to eradicate the root but to be friends and assist.

The trouble of killing the protagonist now came along. Huang Yanshan’s grandson was growing up in a happy family, undoubtedly becoming a righteous hero. On the other hand, the exterminated Huang Yanshan turned into a gloomy madman.

The latter’s madness gave rise to such a character as Master Wu. The Martial Arts True Immortals not only failed to return but were also blocked outside the heavens, and the Heavenly People from that time were probably all dead.

"I’m a bit inflated, even daring to plot against someone I can only kill in an extreme state," Gu Shanhai stuffed another handful of elixirs into his mouth, teasing himself.

Even if the artifact might lose its effect after leaving this world, anything related to time must be obtained if possible, as he would definitely delve into the realm of time in the future. If he could acquire it in advance, it would save time and effort later.

Would taking someone else’s possession leave a cause and effect? This world doesn’t care about these things. Even if it does, Gu Shanhai had a very good solution—just kill his entire family; moreover, he even planned to dispel the revival of Spiritual Energy. What could the other party use to retaliate against him? If looks could kill, perhaps, but clearly, the other party didn’t have the capability to kill him.

"Cough, Little White, it’s time to go. Delaying further wouldn’t be good," Gu Shanhai said to Little White, then cast another divination.

Ominous!

He smiled, pleased with the divination.

"It’s been a long time since I’ve seen an ominous sign. It seems I’ve really taken the right path this time," the things Gu Shanhai needed to do were against the heavens. If it were still trivial or auspicious, then there would indeed be a problem.

He could be timid, just not target the revival of Spiritual Energy. The signs on him could revert to being ordinary or even slightly auspicious, but unfortunately, that wasn’t what he wanted.

Risk and benefit are equivalent. What benefit could compare to the revival of Spiritual Energy itself?

Honestly, not encountering a great ominous sign was already beyond expectation; he had thought this journey would definitely be ominously foreboded.

What specific dangers there were, he would have to wait for Gu Shanhai to recover a bit more before continuing the divinatory predictions. Right now, the extraction of his lifespan had been a bit too much—he mainly couldn’t withstand it and needed a break.

His combat strength was also somewhat affected, but not significantly. He still had Azure Dragon, a companion spirit that had never shown itself since entering this world.

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