Chapter 1510: Gu Youzhi

"...Hmm?"

"There's still 'Karma'?"

Chen Ling’s gaze fell on the ghost walking out of the River of Oblivion. At this moment, he was slightly neurotic, his gaze sharp enough to kill. A fearless aura that transcended death swept out, scaring the surrounding ghosts into quickly taking a detour.

But when Chen Ling saw the person’s appearance, he was slightly stunned.

It was an elderly figure wearing ancient coarse linen clothes and straw sandals. His appearance was ordinary and simple; if thrown into a crowd, he would be hard to find again the next second.

But his ancient attire looked out of place in this modern River of Oblivion.

Chen Ling seemed to have seen this person somewhere...

"Congratulations, little friend Chen Ling."

The elderly figure stood on the River of Oblivion and bowed to Chen Ling, "Experiencing a thousand deaths and gaining insight into the Ghost Path... people with such a state of mind throughout history are truly few and far between."

Chen Ling examined him for a long time before finally remembering where he had seen this person.

"You... are Sun Bumian’s master?"

Chen Ling had entered Sun Bumian’s memories. In that ancient era a thousand years ago, Sun Bumian had bid farewell to this old man before starting his journey of reincarnation.

And if Chen Ling remembered correctly, this master of Sun Bumian was a demigod of the Path of Divination while he was alive!

"Indeed." The elderly figure stroked his beard.

"I am Gu Youzhi... My wicked disciple has caused little friend Chen Ling trouble."

Chen Ling’s expression immediately became solemn, and he returned the bow, imitating the gesture the other had just made.

"Senior Gu is too modest. Along the way, Sun Bumian has helped me too much, and I should be the one thanking Senior Gu."

Hearing this, a brilliant smile appeared on Gu Youzhi’s face, his mouth almost stretching to his ears. He seemed very proud of Chen Ling’s praise, with all his thoughts written on his face.

"Haha... hmm... my wicked disciple... still has some ability, and he’s a good person... and filial."

Chen Ling: ...

The temperament of this demigod of the Path of Divination seemed a bit different from what Chen Ling had imagined.

"Why did Senior Gu appear here? Shouldn't you be looking for Sun Bumian?" Chen Ling asked in confusion.

Gu Youzhi waved his hand dismissively:

"I see that wicked disciple often; there’s nothing to talk about... It’s rare to meet little friend Chen Ling, so naturally, I had to come and see you."

It seemed Sun Bumian had been "ruthlessly abandoned" by his master.

"You know me?"

"I knew of you a thousand years ago."

Chen Ling was incredibly surprised. Just as he was about to ask something more, Gu Youzhi pointed to the other end of the River of Oblivion:

"Little friend Chen Ling, this is the last stretch of the River of Oblivion... Shall I see you off?"

Chen Ling nodded: "Of course, no problem."

After the ghost tide earlier, the Ghost Path seemed to have lost all its strength and methods, and the entire River of Oblivion returned to calm. Chen Ling walked between the River of Oblivion with Gu Youzhi, the figures of the man and the ghost as steady as rocks.

"How did you know about me a thousand years ago, Senior?" Chen Ling still asked that question.

"Haha, I have some minor accomplishments in divination. With a little calculation, I figured out the catastrophic disaster this world would face a thousand years later... As an important part of this disaster, little friend, you were naturally included."

The surprise in Chen Ling’s eyes grew even more intense.

A thousand years ago, he calculated the arrival of the Red Star? And he even calculated him... Was the ability of a demigod of the Path of Divination so terrifying?

"Senior is being modest again. You are a demigod of the Path of Divination. With such powerful divination methods, how could it be just 'minor accomplishments'?"

Hearing this, Gu Youzhi beamed again:

"Hahahaha... hmm... that’s true. I do have some unique insights in divination."

Chen Ling: ...

He could see it now; this old man just liked to pretend to be modest and then wait for others to praise him. The demigod of the Path of Divination was unexpectedly childlike in his state of mind.

"Then did you calculate how we should overcome this disaster, Senior?"

Gu Youzhi shook his head:

"My divination can only deduce the future of the here and now, but cannot deduce the then and there..."

"...What does that mean?"

"The world you and I are in is the 'here and now'... while the world after the reversal is the 'then and there'."

Chen Ling understood.

The here and now referred to the world of the Fifth Generation they were currently in. No matter how powerful Gu Youzhi was, he could only calculate the future of this world, but he couldn't calculate the "then and there" after the restart—that is, the Sixth Generation world that Chen Ling might restart in the future.

"Then, in the here and now, did humanity succeed?"

Gu Youzhi didn't answer.

He just looked at Chen Ling deeply.

Chen Ling seemed to realize something and fell into deep thought with a frown...

Right, if the Fifth Generation world really succeeded, Gu Youzhi wouldn't have emphasized the "here and now" and "then and there" just now. Since he said that, it meant he predicted that the Fifth Generation world would fail, but he didn't know if the Sixth Generation world would succeed.

So... did Wu Tongyuan fail in the end?

Of course, although Gu Youzhi was very powerful, Chen Ling wouldn't unconditionally trust everything he said. One of the most important rules he had learned along the way was not to trust anyone lightly.

But what Gu Youzhi said could indeed serve as a reference for Chen Ling.

"Then did I successfully restart the world? Will I encounter any trouble in this process?"

Chen Ling tried to ask some specific questions. If Gu Youzhi’s divination could help him avoid misfortune and achieve his goals better and faster, then the gains from this River of Oblivion trip would be too great.

Gu Youzhi didn't answer his question directly, just smiled faintly:

"With little friend Chen Ling’s current power, the only person in this world who could become your obstacle... is probably one person."

"However..."

"Even I cannot see through him."

"He... might be the only variable in this world."

"Variable?" Chen Ling immediately asked back, "Is this variable good or bad?"

Gu Youzhi shook his head,

"I said, I cannot see through him."

The confusion in Chen Ling’s heart grew even more intense. The "he" in Gu Youzhi’s mouth undoubtedly referred to Wu Tongyuan. But Gu Youzhi could even calculate his own fate as the "Mockery Disaster" a thousand years ago, yet he couldn't see through Wu Tongyuan, a human?

"Little friend Chen Ling, what you are about to do is destined to be full of bumps and pain... And relying on yourself alone, you probably won't be able to do it." Gu Youzhi turned to look into Chen Ling’s eyes,

"At the critical moment... my wicked disciple and your other companions should be able to help you."