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"……Um?"

"And 'cause and effect'?"

Chen Ling's gaze fell on the ghost that came out of the River Styx. He seemed a little neurotic at this moment, but his eyes were sharp enough to kill people. A fearless aura that was above death swept out, scaring the ghosts flowing around him and making them quickly take a detour.

But when Chen Ling saw the man's appearance clearly, he was slightly stunned.

It was an old figure wearing ancient coarse linen clothes and straw sandals. His appearance was ordinary and simple, and it would be difficult to find him in the crowd in the next second.

But his ancient attire seemed out of place in this modern Styx River basin.

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

"Congratulations, young friend Chen Ling."

The old figure stood on the Styx and bowed gently to Chen Ling. "Having experienced a thousand deaths and gained a deep understanding of the ways of the devil... Throughout history, there are only a handful of people with such a heart and mind."

Chen Ling looked at him for a long time and finally remembered where she had seen this man.

"You...are Sun Bumian's master?"

Chen Ling entered Sun Bumian’s memories. In that ancient era a thousand years ago, Sun Bumian said goodbye to the old man in front of him and then started his own journey of reincarnation.

And if Chen Ling remembered correctly, Sun Bumian's master was a demigod of divination during his lifetime!

"Not bad." The old figure stroked his beard.

"I, Gu Youzhi...my evil disciple, has caused trouble for young friend Chen Ling."

Chen Ling's expression immediately became serious, and he imitated the other person's gesture and bowed in return.

"Senior Gu is too modest. Sun Bumian has helped me so much along the way. I have to express my gratitude to you."

Upon hearing these words, a bright smile suddenly appeared on Gu Youzhi's face, and the corners of his mouth were almost stretched to his ears. He seemed to be very proud of Chen Ling's praise, and his thoughts were all written on his face.

"Haha... well... my evil disciple... is quite capable, a good person... and filial."

Chen Ling:......

The temperament of this demigod of the Divine Dao seemed different from what Chen Ling had imagined.

"Why is Senior Gu here? Shouldn't you go find Sun Bumian?" Chen Ling asked doubtfully.

Gu Youzhi waved his hand in disdain:

"I often meet that evil disciple, but we don't have much to talk about... But it's a rare opportunity to meet friend Chen Ling, so naturally I have to come and see him."

It seems that Sun Bumian has been "ruthlessly abandoned" by his master.

"You know me?"

"It was known thousands of years ago."

Chen Ling was extremely surprised. Just as he was about to ask something else, Gu Youzhi raised his hand and pointed to the other side of the Styx:

"Young friend Chen Ling, there's only the last section of the Styx left... Could I give you a ride?"

Chen Ling nodded: "Of course no problem."

After the wave of ghosts just now, the ghosts seemed to have lost all their strength and means, and the entire Styx returned to calm again. Chen Ling and Gu Youzhi walked in the Styx, and the figures of one man and one ghost were as steady as a rock.

"Senior, how did you know me a thousand years ago?" Chen Ling still asked the question.

"Haha, I've made some progress in divination. With a little calculation, I've figured out the catastrophe this world will face in a thousand years... As a key player in this catastrophe, you're naturally involved."

The surprise in Chen Ling's eyes became more and more intense.

A thousand years ago, even if the Red Star descended? Even if it happened to me... Could the power of the Divine Dao demigod be so terrifying?

"Senior, you are being modest again. You are a demigod of divination, possessing such powerful divination skills. How can you only achieve 'minor success'?"

Hearing this, Gu Youzhi smiled again:

"Hahahaha... well... that's not bad. I do have some unique skills in divination."

Chen Ling:......

He could see that this old man liked to pretend to be modest and then wait for others to praise him. The demigod Bu Dao was unexpectedly childish in his character.

"Then, Senior, have you figured out how we can survive this catastrophe?"

Gu Youzhi shook his head:

"My divination can only predict the future of this place and now, but not that place and time..."

"……What's the meaning?"

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

Chen Ling understood.

This time and place refers to the fifth generation world we are currently in. No matter how powerful Gu Youzhi is, he can only calculate the future of this world, but he cannot predict the "there and then" after the restart, that is, the sixth generation world that Chen Ling may restart in the future.

"So, here and now, has humanity succeeded?"

Gu Youzhi did not answer.

He just looked at Chen Ling deeply.

Chen Ling seemed to realize something, frowning and falling into deep thought...

Yes, if the fifth-generation world was really successful, then Gu Youzhi would not have emphasized "this time and place" and "that time and place" just now. Since he said so, it means that he predicted that the fifth-generation world would fail, but it is unknown whether the sixth-generation world will succeed.

So... Wu Tongyuan still failed in the end?

Of course, although Gu Youzhi is very powerful, Chen Ling will not unconditionally trust everything he says. One of the most important rules he has learned along the way is not to trust anyone easily.

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

"Have I successfully restarted the world? Will I encounter any troubles in the process?"

Chen Ling tried to ask some specific questions. If Gu Youzhi's divination could help him avoid danger and achieve his goals better and faster, then the gains from the Styx would be huge this time.

Gu Youzhi did not directly answer his question, but just smiled faintly:

"With Young Master Chen Ling's current power, there's probably only one person in this world who can hinder you."

"but……"

"Even an old man like me can't see through him."

"He...maybe he is 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 can't see through it."

Chen Ling's doubts grew stronger. The "he" that Gu Youzhi mentioned was undoubtedly referring to Wu Tongyuan. However, Gu Youzhi could even calculate the fate of himself, a "ridiculous person", a thousand years ago, but he couldn't see through Wu Tongyuan, a human being?

"My dear friend Chen Ling, what you are about to do is destined to be full of hardships and pain... and you can't do it alone." Gu Youzhi turned his head and looked into Chen Ling's eyes.

"At this critical moment... my evil disciple and your other companions should be able to lend you a hand."