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Chapter 368 - 210: "Great Heavenly Immortal Technique

Chapter 368: Chapter 210: "Great Heavenly Immortal Technique

Shen Heng died after holding on for a year following his arrival at Gu Shanhai’s Five Elements Sect. Actually, his soul was in an extremely dire state, and if it weren’t for Gu Shanhai’s help in adjusting it, he wouldn’t have lasted a year—three months at most before he would die. The nine months that followed were due to his willpower and Gu Shanhai’s assistance. Had his will to live been any weaker, he wouldn’t have lasted so long.

In the meantime, Gu Shanhai obtained a vast amount of mecha-related knowledge from Shen Heng, completely emptying the knowledge of the other as a level-one researcher.

To build a mecha, one needs to cover many disciplines such as materials science, computer science, and energy studies. Shen Heng actually didn’t teach Gu Shanhai, for there simply wasn’t enough time; he just wrote down all the respective knowledge points, leaving Gu Shanhai to study them on his own.

And Gu Shanhai didn’t really have the time to learn either, instead continuously perfecting the "Great Heavenly Immortal Technique" through Shen Heng’s continuously diseased soul. It was because of this technique that Shen Heng was able to endure longer, but sadly, the soul disorder afflicting him was caused by an ominous harbinger incited by the Xuanji Realm itself, making it quite an achievement to postpone the inevitable. Solving it, however, was beyond Gu Shanhai’s capabilities.

Nevertheless, it wasn’t without gain; during that year, the "Great Heavenly Immortal Technique" had taken hold. Although it couldn’t break through the limitations of cognition that the Peeping Dao Stage imposed, at least the Xuanji Realm couldn’t lay its hand on him through the Peeping Dao Stage, thus directly eliminating the possibility of the birth of the Killing Calamity.

Killing Calamity, oftentimes is a result of certain conflicts, while Peeping Dao Stage is able to cause discord, resentment, and such emotions through cognition and consciousness which in turn, drives it forward.

This type still counts as imperceptibly influencing the world. What Gu Shanhai really needed to suppress with the "Great Heavenly Immortal Technique" was that which directly affects cognition. It was precisely because of this he has constantly dared not to return to the Chengyun Sect, for fear that the influence of heaven and earth might compel that group of Peeping Dao Stage disciples to make a move against him.

"Brother Shen, your death came so suddenly. If you could have held on for another year, perhaps I might have found a way to reverse your condition," Gu Shanhai said with some regret. It was actually quite nice to be friends with Shen Heng, mutually validating each other’s knowledge. Besides, he wasn’t just some idiot who knew nothing; after escaping the Peeping Dao Stage, he also made quite a few optimizations and improvements to the "Primordial Spirit Treasure Supreme Sword Technique."

"I’ve already implanted the seed of the ’Great Heavenly Immortal Technique’ into An’er’s body," Gu Shanhai continued, "Combining it with his divine skills to form a brand-new divine skill, allowing him to be unrestricted by the Peeping Dao Stage, just like you and me."

"No divine skill compares to the potential to move forward."

Gu Shanhai, looking at the grave, remembered Shen Heng being buried behind the Five Elements Sect, next to his wife in the same grave.

Shen An looked at the grave with some bewilderment. Only one year old, he didn’t understand much, and Gu Shanhai didn’t want to hasten his enlightenment prematurely.

Growth is a process, as is learning. Although this meant he would indeed need to invest more effort, he didn’t mind.

One day he was bound to leave the Xuanji Realm; however, as the Chengyun Sect had been so good to him, he couldn’t just walk away without looking back. He knew the difference between gratitude and grudges all too well; one ought to repay the kindness one has received.

Just like how Shen Heng collaborated with him in his research and gave him all the knowledge of mechas, they were friends and fellow daoists. Taking Shen An as his disciple and nurturing him as a gesture of repayment to the Chengyun Sect was part of that responsibility.

"Yi ya~ Master~ Find daddy, find!" Shen An uttered in baby talk, expressing his desire. He was a prodigy, already capable of speaking simple sentences, albeit not very formally.

Gu Shanhai remembered the first time Shen An called Shen Heng daddy, how thrilled he was.

"Hmm, I know, don’t fuss," said Gu Shanhai softly while holding Shen An.

Shen An couldn’t comprehend death, so Gu Shanhai hadn’t discussed it with him, simply comforting the little boy who wanted to find Shen Heng.

"I might not have the time to come to see you in the future, you know how busy I am. But An’er will come every year during the festivals, after all... when someone dies, it’s like a light goes out." After saying this and watching the incense burn out, Gu Shanhai quietly left.

There was no reincarnation, no afterlife in the Xuanji Realm; death was the end, fading away like smoke.

On his way back, Shen An seemed to sense Gu Shanhai’s silence and didn’t make any more trouble.

"Little White, it’s time to get to work; the Five Elements Sect must be built," said Gu Shanhai after he had settled Shen An, resuming his work on the Five Elements Sect.

He had put these efforts on hold for a year after Shen Heng’s arrival; after all, compared to the construction of the Five Elements Sect which could happen anytime, Shen Heng was dying and time was essential.

"Yo~" Little White expressed its readiness with no issue.

The Azure Dragon was also released by Gu Shanhai from the Nine States Instrument. As a top-tier helper, how could Gu Shanhai not include it in his work?

"We need to speed things up, aiming to finish within a month." After delivering the "Great Heavenly Immortal Technique" to the Chengyun Sect, the cultivation technique naturally became mandatory for all disciples of the Chengyun Sect. With such a grand display and miraculous effects, it was tantamount to announcing his return as the Dharma Transmission Elder to the Feather Transformation Sect and the Juxia Sect.

Moreover, a technique that suppresses the cognitive disturbances of the Peeping Dao Stage is indeed more coveted than any internal or external calamities, which might be overcome, meanwhile living with Peeping Dao Stage meant one could be influenced and turned into a puppet at any moment.

Thus, with the introduction of this technique, it wouldn’t be long before the Xuanji Realm plunged into chaos, as the balance maintained by the three sects for over a decade was once again disrupted.

As for whether it would affect Gu Shanhai, that was still an unknown.

Firstly, the East Floating Mountain where he resided was not particularly strategic, and although it was situated on a spirit vein, it was just one spirit vein.