"Xing Cai? Why do you think I know her? "Gu Zheng was shocked, but he didn't show any expression on his face. Instead, he questioned the other party.
"If I'm not wrong, you must have used the Aquamarine Ring to send her a message not long ago. Otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to sense it so clearly." The man looked into Gu Zheng's eyes and said.
"How can you be so sure?" Gu Zheng asked doubtfully. It had been so long since he sent the message. How could he still be detected?
"Because that thing is a gift I gave to Xing Cai when she was young. Two of them are a pair. As long as they want to be together, no matter what, they can't be stopped, not even here. I forgot to mention that Xing Cai is my cousin, and my name is Xing Xing." Xing Xing looked at Gu Zheng's eyes of disbelief and confessed.
"Xing Cai's cousin!" Gu Zheng was really surprised this time. He didn't expect to meet him here. No wonder his heart was touched. It turned out that it was caused by the aura left on his body by the blue ball.
That blue ball was the Aquamarine Ring. It had always been in an active state. It seemed to be a good magic weapon.
"That's right. It seems that you know my cousin." Xing Xing had been looking at Gu Zheng's expression, but he quietly breathed a sigh of relief. After all, in this damned place, he actually met an acquaintance. It was like a long drought finally met with rain.
"That's right. Xing Cai is my friend." Gu Zheng could vaguely see a trace of Xing Cai's shadow on the other party and directly admitted it.
After Xing Xing heard it, the few people around him looked at each other, their eyes full of joy.
"Do you have any way to break it?" Gu Zheng looked back at the battle over there. After seeing that they had the upper hand, he asked.
"As long as we can find a container or magic weapon that can accommodate this, we can put it away. But ordinary things can't accept it at all." Xing Xing said helplessly.
"What if we find a few prey?" Gu Zheng asked tentatively.
"No, this will only make it stronger. It won't be damaged at all." Xing Xing didn't understand Gu Zheng's meaning. He wanted to use the two people to test it and quickly said.
If it really worked, the people around him would definitely be willing to sacrifice themselves to solve this problem.
'This is going to be difficult,' Gu Zheng thought.
"Don't run, you coward!"
Alder's shout had attracted Gu Zheng's attention. Unbeknownst to him, the five of them were already engaged in a fierce battle. Now, the relaxed man had grabbed the warrior and retreated to a corner.
"Just you wait. I'll remember your faces. If you dare to release the people we've locked up, you can just wait for the Freedom Alliance's revenge." Then, he took out a command medallion and threw it on the ground. In the blink of an eye, a door of light was formed, and he left through it.
Looking at the light gate, the three of them hesitated for a moment, but in the end, they did not chase after it. After all, the other side was the enemy's main camp. They would not be so stupid as to walk right into the trap.
Others might not dare to kill them, but they could still imprison them, just like the person in the cage.
After waiting for a while, the door of light disappeared.
To be honest, when they were fighting just now, everyone was a little afraid. After all, even if they did not resist, they would not dare to kill the other party. What was the point of fighting?
Since there was no trouble, Qing Xuan and the others had packed up their things and walked over. They asked Gu Zheng in confusion.
"Young Master Gu, are they your friends?"
They had heard the previous conversation very clearly.
"Yes!" Xing Cai's cousin could also be considered his friend.
"You don't have to worry about us. At least our lives are not in danger. They won't dare to kill us. Moreover, this Black Ghost Flash will last for at most a few thousand years. When that time comes, it will naturally extinguish. We will go back and find someone to deal with him. Although that guy stole the divine item, he doesn't understand its true use at all," Xing Xing said.
"Let me think. Let me release you first." At this time, Gu Zheng took out a milky white sphere from his bosom.
"This is?" Xing Xing was stunned. He did not recognize what this thing was.
"I'll give it a try first. It might not work! Everyone, stay a little further away. " Gu Zheng did not say anything definite. This was the clam pearl that he had snatched. At that time, he wanted to exchange it for something. Unfortunately, there were too many things to do and he did not have the time to do so.
Everyone, including Gu Zheng, stayed far away from the fence. They wanted to see if Gu Zheng could keep this thing.
Gu Zheng threw the clam pearl in his hand. Under his control, it slowly approached the edge of the fence.
When it was about to come into contact with the fence, the clam pearl's radiance turned cold. A trace of suction force was emitted from it. At the same time, the force of thunder and lightning appeared.
Half an hour passed. The clam pearl in the air was spinning continuously. However, the black lightning on the fence was not affected at all.
"Don't waste your energy, Young Master Gu." Xing Xing was not too disappointed. After all, he knew how powerful the black lightning was. He shouted at Gu Zheng.
When Gu Zheng heard him, he did not stop what he was doing. Instead, he pushed the clam pearl forward. It hit the fence directly and made contact with the black lightning.
It was as if he had poked a hornet's nest. The black spots on the fence split rapidly in the blink of an eye. Dense electric arcs were constantly ejecting toward the clam pearl that came into contact with them.
However, when the electric arcs came into contact with the surface of the clam pearl, the clam pearl flashed faintly and was absorbed by the clam pearl. In an extremely short period of time, most of the black lightning entered the clam pearl. The huge amount of energy that entered the clam pearl even doubled its size.
The clam pearl was originally a medium to refine the lightning. When it sensed the similar lightning, it instinctively began to absorb and refine it even if there was no one controlling it.
Most of the inside of the clam bead was covered by the black lightning. Its entire appearance was pitch-black, and it was no longer as white as before. Now, it was trying its best to refine the black spots inside.
However, the black lightning would not give up so easily. Instead, it was trying to break through the clam pearl and return to the top of the fence.
The two of them were in a stalemate. If that was the case, the black lightning that entered the clam pearl would be refined after some time. After all, the clam pearl had been nourished for thousands of years. It had always used lightning as a medium. It had seen all kinds of lightning with different powers.
However, the clam pearl was like a fatty that had eaten too much. If it ate a little more, it might explode. Facing the black fog that was still coming toward it, it did not reject it. It was still trying to get into its body.
On the other hand, Gu Zheng did not refine the clam pearl at all. This was because he could not control the clam pearl at all. He could only watch the clam pearl grow bigger and bigger.
"Be careful!"
On the other hand, Man Tian had already summoned a full-body armor shield in front of him. The few of them shrank into the only entrance of the tunnel. Xing Xing also took out some magic treasures in front of him to protect himself.
This was because the clam pearl was obviously going to explode.
At this moment, a large purple cloud suddenly appeared in the void. As soon as it appeared, it quickly surrounded the clam pearl and seeped into it. It entangled with the black lightning and miraculously stopped the clam pearl from growing bigger.
Under the erosion of the purple cloud, the black lightning inside the clam pearl became weaker and weaker. The clam pearl also began to shrink slowly, and it was developing in a good direction.
"Are you okay?" In the camp, He Sheng was accompanying Zi Yi who had just come out. Suddenly, Zi Yi's expression changed. She hurriedly sat down on the ground and closed her eyes. Rays of purple light flashed on her body. Then, she spat out a few mouthfuls of blood.
Zi Yi opened her eyes after a while and said apologetically, "I'm fine. I just realized that the injuries I suffered before seemed to be too serious. I thought I had recovered, but I didn't expect it to backfire on me. I'm really sorry."
"It's okay. Since you're not feeling well, you should go back quickly. After all, it's just a matter of doing things." He Sheng advised.
"Okay. I'll leave now for the erection of the statue." Zi Yi nodded. Then, she turned around and flew back.
He Sheng watched as Zi Yi left. Only then did he walk forward.
A huge statue had already been erected there. Ren Jie had finished the integration and sent the statue's core over. At most, they would need to do it twice before they could all come over.
"Crack!"
As the last strand of black lightning was absorbed by the clam pearl, cracks appeared on the fence. Without the support of the black lightning, the fence could no longer be maintained. It began to break apart.
Now, even if the black lightning was released again, it could no longer trap Xing Xing and the others.
However, the black lightning could no longer escape from the clam pearl. Now, all of them were tightly bound inside.
Gu Zheng waved his hand. The pitch-black clam pearl returned to his hand. It seemed that the clam pearl would be in a state of refining the black lightning for a long time.
Unfortunately, Gu Zheng had no idea how to use the clam pearl. He could only let it refine itself.
"Thank you so much. I didn't expect you to have such a treasure. Even the Black Flash Ghost could be absorbed." Xing Xing walked over with her subordinates and clicked her tongue in wonder.
"It's okay. I just came here to take a look. I didn't expect you to be locked up here." Gu Zheng replied with a smile. He didn't expect this person to be Xing Cai's cousin. What a coincidence.
"The main reason we came here was because we were chasing after someone who stole our sacred item. However, we didn't expect that the other party had already thought of an escape route. Due to our carelessness, we were trapped here. If it weren't for the rules of this place, we would have been sacrificed long ago. I wonder where Xing Cai is right now. You should know, right?" Starry Sky asked with a bitter smile.
"I see." Gu Zheng nodded. "Miss Xing Cai has already returned home. We were supposed to be together, but I accidentally fell here. Now, I'm thinking of a way to get out and find her."
"What? She has already returned? That's bad. " Xing Xing's expression changed. "Something has happened in the clan. I'm afraid it's not the right time to return."
"What happened? Is Xing Cai in danger again? "Gu Zheng was shocked. He immediately asked." It's not dangerous.
If you follow her back, I'm afraid you're trying to help her. I understand that, but I can't explain it clearly, especially after such a long time. It's not just us. Even the Goblin is acting strangely. You should hurry up and find Xing Cai. Perhaps she really needs your help now. "Xing Xing only said half of what he wanted to say, urging Gu Zheng to leave.
"I'm preparing to participate in the competition soon. I can only leave then. What about you? Aren't you coming back with me? "Gu Zheng asked.
"I still have my mission. I need to catch the person who stole the sacred object. If I don't catch him, I can't go back. This is an order from above. I've been here for two thousand years. I still have enough time to catch him." Xing Xing calmly explained his mission.
"Where did the person you want to catch escape to? How did you have the strength to set up a trap?" Gu Zheng couldn't help but ask.
"The Freedom Alliance! He's already hiding there. I need to find a good opportunity. Maybe I'll develop a tribe like you and gather countless people to snatch him back, "Xing Xing said after a moment of thought.
"The Freedom Alliance?" This was the second time Gu Zheng had heard this name. The two people had said the same thing before they left.
"I know about the Freedom Alliance," Alder suddenly said.
Man Tian and Qing Xuan looked at Alder curiously. This was the first time they had heard of this organization. Was there an organization that dared to plot something here? They were not afraid of death.
"The Freedom Alliance sounds like a pretty good name, but they're actually just a bunch of cowards who are afraid of death. Didn't you see those two just now? They ran away as soon as something went wrong?" Alder explained when he saw everyone's gazes.
"Their base seems to be in an upper level place. They haven't been established for long, less than a hundred thousand years. Plus, they don't talk about it and their whereabouts are usually hidden. So it's normal that you don't know."
"Their original goal was to live a good life. Aside from the very first leader, the rest of them are basically wandering Elder Gods. They basically don't get involved in the affairs of this place. The most they can do is to complete some missions and trade them for cultivation items."
"Why did they do that?" Qing Xuan asked curiously.
"Because they fled here for some reason. In this special world, they have the protection of a quasi-sage. Their safety is the greatest. Once they leave, they may face an inescapable pursuit." Alder's eyes flashed with a trace of disdain. This kind of people didn't deserve to live in this world.
When they made this choice, their hearts were already crippled. They wouldn't make the slightest progress. They would only live for the sake of living.
"I see. In that case, we don't need to be afraid of them." Gu Zheng thought for a moment and then threw it to the back of his mind. Since they were scattered, they didn't have any contact with him for the time being. Even if they did, it would be a matter for the future. What was there to be afraid of for people who were afraid of death?
Besides, he would be leaving soon. Even if he wanted to help, he didn't have the time.
He then turned to Xing Xing and said.
"You're injured now. Plus, the opponent is so strong. You don't know his location. Why don't you rest at our place?"
"Okay. Anyway, we can't do anything to him for a while. Especially since he has a sacred object. I'm not confident that the five of us can subdue him. If we can't, we'll go back and call for more reinforcements. But now that the clan is in turmoil, they can't be transferred over for a while." Xing Xing agreed readily.
"Then let's go."
Leaving this place was as easy as blowing off dust for them. Soon, they left the mountain peak again.
"Master? What's down there? Why are there more seniors? "Hai Ming, who had been waiting until the flowers were about to wither, said excitedly when he saw Gu Zheng return.
"This is for you!" Gu Zheng took out the fire lotus and threw it to Hai Ming.
"Why is it this thing? It's such a waste of my feelings. Forget it. Snake Seven will give it to you. "Hai Ming curled his lips and looked at the thing in his hand with disappointment.
"Thank you, Young Master Hai." Hai Ming didn't like it, but that didn't mean Snake Seven didn't like it. It was a rare material. Even if it was eaten raw, it would bring a lot of benefits.
"Let's go. Let's go back!"
A month later, Gu Zheng and the others returned to their former residence.
When Gu Zheng left, it was very rough and simple. Now, looking from the sky, he saw rows of neatly erected houses. The clean roads were all planned out. Because it was only a residential area, the overall construction was very large. There was enough space between each other to make it look very comfortable. It wasn't as crowded as other villages.
Especially the towering statue in the middle. It was high up and surrounded by a section. It was easy to see at a glance.
They quickly landed outside the village. He Sheng had already led a few people to greet them.
When Gu Zheng left, he was alone. When he returned, there were more than a dozen people behind him. He Sheng, who had come out to greet them, was stunned when he felt Gu Zheng's aura.
How could there be so many people coming and going? Moreover, all of their auras were stronger than his.
He Sheng put away the shock in his heart and asked Gu Zheng, "Young Master Gu, you're back. Who are these people?"
Gu Zheng pointed to a person in Starry Sky and said, "I'll tell you when we're back. Go and arrange for these people to find a quiet place to rest."
"No problem. Mei Luoyu, take these people to the side mountain to rest. Don't neglect them." He Sheng said to the person next to him.
Starry Sky and the others cupped their hands towards Gu Zheng before leaving with Mei Luoyu.
"He Sheng, let me introduce you. From now on, these three are my friends." Gu Zheng directly introduced them to He Sheng.
"Welcome, welcome. It's wonderful that you've come," He Sheng said with a smile. He Sheng said with a face full of smiles. He understood what Gu Zheng meant. These people were the wandering Elder Gods that Gu Zheng had recruited. As for those people from earlier, they were probably just friends.
They were completely different.
However, He Sheng still didn't know that his tribe had been put on the wanted list. Otherwise, he probably wouldn't be smiling so happily.
Gu Zheng gave them a simple introduction so that they could get to know each other better.
"Let's go inside and have a seat. There are some things that I need to tell you." Gu Zheng saw that they were getting to know each other better, so he went straight to the point.
They followed Gu Zheng inside.
Not only did he tell He Sheng about the problems that were about to befall his village, he also told him about the distribution of incense power.
To Gu Zheng, a small amount of incense power was enough for him to use. But to them, it was something that they desperately needed.
Its importance was self-evident.
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