Light Fortress

Chapter 1745 - 396: Near-God Person

Because of this scar, his demeanor appeared even more majestic and composed.

"Your progress is faster than I imagined."

A young figure sat beside Silver Fox, also draped in a silvery white cloak, but compared to Silver Fox, this young man’s figure seemed much slimmer.

"Within less than a month of arriving in Chanyi City, you have advanced to the ’Heart Flow’ state."

Bai Xiu slowly opened his eyes.

"Heart Flow... is it that impressive?"

He shook his head and said, "Lord Silver Fox, I always felt that advancing to the ’Heart Flow’ state wasn’t much of an accomplishment; it only shows that my mindset was previously not peaceful enough."

"It’s already very impressive."

Silver Fox raised his eyebrows and said, "The vast majority of Transcendents pursue the strength that cultivation brings, yet often neglect the connection between spirit and body. If the mindset is not right, it will be permanently blocked, not to mention ascending... Advancing to the ’Heart Flow’ state, the Transcendent achieves unity of mind and spirit, can harmoniously seal the Spiritual World at any time, resisting distractions. Even among those titled, few can achieve this step."

Mindset cultivation is unrelated to strength.

The enhancement of combat ability by the Heart Flow state is very limited.

But it is a symbol of "mental stability."

Bai Xiu remained silent for a while, then asked, "So, advancing to ’Heart Flow’ is indeed remarkable?"

"Of course."

Silver Fox smiled and said, "Among the three great generals, I excel in the cultivation of the spirit, Rusted Bone is adept at close combat, and White Lizard is proficient in defense and survival. In the matter of mindset cultivation, I have the most authority."

"Is that so?"

Bai Xiu’s face did not show much joy; he couldn’t help but sigh, reflecting, "If I’m not mistaken, Gu Shen entered the ’Heart Flow’ seven to eight years ago..."

Bai Xiu recalled the scene when he set foot in Qingzhong Cemetery.

Even though at that time his realm was much higher than Gu Shen’s,

In terms of spirit, Bai Xiu always felt Gu Shen was different from the others he knew.

Now having advanced to ’Heart Flow,’ he suddenly realized that back then, Gu Shen had already reached the Heart Flow stage of unity and harmony in the Spiritual World.

"Seven or eight years ago, Gu Shen reached Heart Flow?"

Silver Fox was slightly shocked by this news, raising his eyebrows even higher: "At that time, Gu Shen shouldn’t have reached Tier 3, right? That’s extraordinary."

Although mindset cultivation is unrelated to one’s Transcendent realm,

To advance to Heart Flow just two or three years into the Transcendent path is an astonishing mental gift.

"Indeed, it’s extraordinary."

Bai Xiu couldn’t help but laugh: "It’s actually a kind of luck to encounter such a person in this era."

After showcasing his talents and being brought back to Changye, he was pampered by the Bai Family, forced to endure this kind of extravagant life.

Bai Shu took away all the Bai Family’s [Reverse Flow] bloodline.

The second-ranked great family in Changye almost collapsed.

Just following the appearance of Bai Chen and Bai Xiu, this second-largest family welcomed a reverse in destiny.

As Bai Xiu cultivated, he revealed more potential and grew increasingly powerful.

The Bai Family saw in him hopes not inferior to Bai Shu.

Sweeping through peers, crushing the same tier.

Bai Xiu pushed forward this way, but such cultivation wasn’t very meaningful, which was the reason his mindset cultivation lagged behind other areas.

Standing too high, it’s difficult to introspect and self-reflect.

It wasn’t until he met Gu Shen did Bai Xiu feel the stone hanging in his heart finally drop.

Sometimes, opponents don’t necessarily need to determine victory, life, or death.

Extraordinary cultivation is like mountain climbing.

He’s on the journey, and Gu Shen is also on the journey.

Bai Xiu knew he was the one being pursued, so he dared not rest, even during the six years when Gu Shen "fell." He was still like this.

Because he didn’t believe Gu Shen had died in Sangzhou Cave.

"I’m somewhat curious now about what kind of person Gu Shen is."

Silver Fox smiled and said, "Your cultivation talent is higher than everyone I’ve seen, except Gu Changzhi... The guy you consider a rival, what kind of monstrosity is he? To live in the same era as Gu Shen, it’s not easy for others."

"I’m the same. No matter how much I climb, I can’t shake off Gu Shen."

Bai Xiu said softly, "Up until today, I felt that these six years were indeed brief; it seemed just a blink, and he’s caught up."

"Catching up isn’t really anything to worry about."

Bai Xiu stood up, squeezed his palm, somewhat nervously took a deep breath, and with a smile, asked, "I’m quite curious, will he surpass me next?"

"Surpassing you won’t be easy."

Silver Fox crossed his arms and calmly said, "You have already reached the mortal limit; surpassing you means touching the ’origin.’ Such achievements can only be done by the Divine Throne and a select few blessed ones."

Bai Xiu gazed at the endless snow before the giant wall, gently uttering two words.

"Origin..."

The endpoint for Transcendents is actually to touch the elusive origin.

There is a great variance of truths, a hierarchy of abilities.

But ultimately, all paths lead back to the abilities recorded on the Transcendent Genealogy Map, ultimately converging into what is called the ’origin.’

To touch the origin, one must melt the seed of fire and use the authority of the Divine Throne to help in comprehending.

Bai Xiu’s trip north to visit the general wasn’t for the pursuit of breakthroughs in ’mindset cultivation.’