On the other side, after Gu Zheng entered the passageway, he retrieved his magic treasure and detonated the passageway, making it completely useless. No one would be able to use it again.
Under Gu Zheng's deliberate detonation, the cave finally could not hold on and began to collapse. Even the underground river below was sealed. Only the entrance remained, but no one could enter it anymore.
The figure in the passageway was quickly running forward along the only path, followed closely by the sound of explosions.
"Ahhh!"
Following a few loud screams, three figures suddenly rushed out from the bottom of the mountain.
"Save me, Elder Gu!"
Yingshao looked at herself falling from the sky. She was about a hundred meters from the ground and could not help but shout.
However, at this time, Gu Zheng was still running in this direction. There was no time for him to save her.
Yingshao looked at the tree below getting closer and closer to her. She could not help but close her eyes and shout.
"I'm going to die, I'm going to die!"
Crackling sounds continuously came from the branches. A figure smashed through countless branches and leaves in the air and finally fell from above.
With a muffled "bang", a human-shaped pit appeared below.
"It hurts!"
Yingshao climbed up from the hole below and shouted helplessly.
Just as her voice fell, two figures landed steadily beside her. It was Luo Xin and Elder Ye.
"Why didn't you help me? You almost scared me to death!" Yingshao looked at the dust all over her body and said with some grievance.
"It's not like we didn't have enough time. Hurry up and clean up. Otherwise, the young master will not like you being so dirty!" Luo Xin was also helpless. Who would have thought that Yingshao could not even control her body and fell straight down like a rock. Fortunately, her skin was thick and she was not too high, so she was fine.
When Yingshao heard this, a blue light flashed in her hand and a layer of mist appeared around her body. When the mist disappeared, the mess also disappeared.
"Rumble!"
The mountain peak beside them shook. At the same time, a figure flew out from the place they just came out from.
As soon as the figure came out, the entrance of the cave collapsed and was blocked.
"Are you all okay? I think I heard a scream just now. "
Gu Zheng paused in the air for a moment and saw the three people below. His figure flashed and he appeared beside them. Seeing the strange atmosphere, he couldn't help but ask.
"It's nothing. When I came down just now, I accidentally saw some flying insects. They scared me." Yingshao's face was red as she quickly explained.
"It's good that you're fine. Let's go. Elder Ye has made you suffer!" Gu Zheng was puzzled. He clearly remembered that not long ago, she had said that she liked insects. Why did she suddenly hate insects here? He really couldn't understand.
However, he still told Elder Ye that just now, in order to speed them up, he had directly thrown them out of the back half of the building. The tips of their noses were almost stuck to the wall, and the slightest movement could cause them to bump into the wall.
"It's nothing. Speaking of which, I still have to thank you. You took such a big risk and actually saved me from there. I really can't thank you enough." Elder Ye looked at Gu Zheng and said with some emotion. To be honest, he really wanted to die there.
"We're all on the same side. It's only right that I save you. When I came here, a passage appeared in front of me. It seems that the heavens wanted me to save you. Otherwise, I really didn't have the confidence to escape from there." Gu Zheng chuckled.
"It's fate! Who would have thought? "Elder Ye sighed. He himself had almost failed to escape as well. It was all thanks to Gu Zheng knocking him out.
"Young Master, where are we going next?" Yingshao recovered her mood and looked at the unfamiliar place and asked.
"Of course we're going to the place I've always wanted to go. With me here, you can rest assured. No one will dare to bully you!" Gu Zheng said with a smile.
Gu Zheng's group stopped for a while. Under the lead of Elder Ye, they began to move towards the direction of Foundation Stone Village.
However, their speed wasn't very fast. Because when they left, there was still a war. Even if they rushed back at full speed, they couldn't get close. If they were discovered, it would be terrible.
On the other hand, Gu Zheng would leave a mark every once in a while. Although they didn't understand, they didn't ask.
Because of the war, there were no hidden sentries along the way. Gu Zheng and Elder Ye walked in front and discussed other things together.
From cultivation to the scenery outside, from Xing Cai's childhood to some secrets here, the two of them talked with each other.
Luo Xin, who was behind them, had a headache. Facing the curious Yingshao, she felt as if she was taking care of a child. It was very tiring. She followed her everywhere, tried different things when she had nothing to do, and even provoked those fierce beasts.
Fortunately, Gu Zheng left a trace of his aura on her body. Otherwise, they would have provoked a few Sky Immortal Stage demonic beasts several times. The two of them would have become food on the other party's plate.
Facing such a ferocious beast, she really did not know why Yingshao would call it a little cutie. She even wanted to touch his body, and even went overboard to touch them. That was fine, but why did she insist on riding them? She was already scared to death, yet she kept mumbling that it was fun.
Get rid of them. You're a Goblin that can transform. Your potential is much greater than theirs.
Of course, the tiger-like demonic beast was still ridden by Yingshao in the end.
At that time, when he decided to eat Yingshao, he saw Gu Zheng's figure. He was looking at it coldly from the side. His fierce body immediately bent down, making Yingshao very happy.
The only thing to be happy about was that Yingshao didn't force others. After playing for a while, she left.
Every day, Gu Zheng would hear Yingshao's happy voice beside him. There was also a somewhat helpless voice explaining to her.
Walking and stopping, half a year's time passed.
At this time, they were not far from Foundation Village. At this time, they stopped beside a forest. In front of them was an empty grassland. After walking for a few days, they would reach Foundation Village.
This place, when they followed Man Li last time,
"Young Master, Young Master, there are no more battles in front. We can go directly!" Yingshao, who volunteered to scout the situation, ran over and shouted loudly.
Gu Zheng already knew that it was over, but he didn't reject her good intentions. He let her run a few more times to vent her tireless spirit.
"You're too careless. You don't even know that there's a tail behind you!" Gu Zheng shook his head. When they ran over, he said.
"Tail? What's a tail? Sister Luo Xin's tail?" Yingshao's face was red from excitement. She turned her head and curiously looked behind her. Then, she ran behind Luo Xin and pointed at the little tail.
"Don't mess around. Young Master is not talking about my tail!" Luo Xin hid her tail in her clothes and said with a slightly red face.
"Then what is it? Other than you, who else has a tail? "Yingshao's eyes slowly looked at Elder Ye, as if she was talking about him.
"Don't look. I'm talking about us …" Luo Xin weakly explained.
"Elder Ye, let's go. The other party has already returned." Gu Zheng said to Elder Ye.
After the spies saw Gu Zheng, they quickly left. It was likely that they would report this to their superiors soon.
The four of them moved forward again. Soon, Yingshao forgot about the previous question and excitedly went to look for something fun nearby.
When they sped up and walked a certain distance, they could see the huge city wall from here. Then, they saw dozens of people flying out of the city and rushing towards them.
The leader was a middle-aged man with a square face and a strong body. At first glance, one could feel a righteous aura. This kind of person was very reassuring and convincing.
Behind him, there were also people of different cultivation levels. They all looked at Elder Ye, who was beside Gu Zheng, with a surprised expression.
"Haha, little brother, you look a little unfamiliar!" The middle-aged man laughed as soon as he came up. He didn't greet Elder Ye, but said to Gu Zheng.
"Uncle, it's also my first time here. It's normal for everyone to see me!" Gu Zheng said respectfully to the middle-aged man in front of him.
The middle-aged man's eyebrows were very similar to Xing Cai's. Coupled with his unfathomable cultivation, it was enough to prove that the middle-aged man was the village chief of Cornerstone, Xing Cai's father.
Xing Ba!
Moreover, the middle-aged man must know that he had arrived. One must know that he had returned his token. Others might not know, but how could he not know?
Xing Ba was very satisfied with Gu Zheng's attitude. His originally aggressive aura was also retracted.
"Hehe, so it's Gu Zheng. I didn't dare to recognize you. I heard about you from Cai 'er. Last time, you should have come back together, but some things delayed you." Xing Ba revealed a comfortable smile and said with a smile.
"It was indeed delayed a little. I would have come back if I hadn't solved it." Gu Zheng's figure moved a little to the side because the people beside Xing Ba had already walked over to Elder Ye's side.
Xing Ba looked at the two people behind Gu Zheng who were trembling and couldn't help but ask, "Those two are?"
Gu Zheng turned his head and glanced at them, giving them a reassuring look, then said to Xing Ba, "This time, we were able to rescue Elder Ye. It's all thanks to them that we are on the same side!"
"Good, good. But this is not the place to talk. Let's go back first." Xing Ba waved his hand, not only to Gu Zheng, but also to the others.
"Yes, patriarch!"
Soon, in a relatively large mansion, in a living room, all kinds of fragrant dishes were placed on the table. Gu Zheng sat on the left side of Xing Ba, while Yingshao and the others were already sitting at the back.
Yingshao looked at the dishes on the table and drooled. Fortunately, she received Gu Zheng's instructions and didn't rashly start eating. Luo Xin sat obediently at the side, looking at Yingshao from time to time. She was afraid that Yingshao would do something irrational. So far, everything was fine, but she still couldn't be at ease.
There were more than a dozen people around the table. The others were all Cornerstone Village people with different auras. There were both men and women. Everyone looked at Gu Zheng with a strange expression. It was like a trial, which made Gu Zheng feel a little uncomfortable.
The people on the table should be the core of Cornerstone Village, but what made Gu Zheng feel strange was that Xing Cai didn't appear here.
When the last dish was served, Xing Ba, who was sitting on the main seat, stood up, raised the wine glass in his hand and said.
"Gu Zheng, this time, thank you very much for saving Elder Ye. For this, all of us can't thank you enough. I thank you on behalf of everyone!"
As soon as his voice fell, Xing Ba drank the wine in one gulp, then turned the glass over and drank without spilling a drop. He didn't even give Gu Zheng a chance to speak.
"Uncle Ba, we are all family. There is nothing to be afraid of. You should know that Elder Ye used to love Xing Cai very much. This is what I should do." When he finished drinking, Gu Zheng also stood up and said with a bitter smile. At the same time, he drank the wine in front of him in one gulp.
"Haha, sit down. Let's eat. Let's talk while we eat. It was a tough journey, don't be shy!" Xing Ba said with a smile.
"Let's eat!" When she heard Xing Ba speak, Yingshao became excited and quickly grabbed the barbecue in front of her.
"Slow down, don't be so fast. No one is snatching it from you." Luo Xin patted her forehead and said helplessly. Yingshao didn't listen to anything she said. Sometimes, she promised, but before she could feel comfortable, she would forget her words.
When the others saw Yingshao's scene, they didn't feel angry because they could see through Yingshao with a glance. Although she wasn't human, her pure nature made them admire her. Therefore, they didn't care about Yingshao's seemingly unruly actions.
Everyone more or less followed Xing Ba's lead. Then, some people began to ask Elder Ye how he came back.
Elder Ye obviously knew why he came back, but it was a bit embarrassing. However, he roughly knew, so he vaguely said a few words. In any case, no one knew.
Indeed, no one doubted him when he said that he had added extra ingredients.
"Tsk tsk, did you see that? If I had known earlier, I would've treated Xingcai even better. Who knows when I'll be in danger and she'll risk her life for me. Isn't that right, Great Elder Ye?" Someone on the side deliberately teased.
"Haha, it's all thanks to Xingcai. Otherwise, I would have thought that I wouldn't be able to come back!" Elder Ye said happily, but his eyes glanced at Gu Zheng. Everyone smiled knowingly, understanding what he meant.
Not to mention the heated discussion around Elder Ye, Gu Zheng and Xing Ba were also happily chatting.
After a few words, Gu Zheng finally couldn't help but ask the question in his heart.
In Xing Ba's opinion, Gu Zheng should be the person that Xingcai brought back. He guessed that other than Elder Ye and a few others, no one knew what Xingcai was thinking.
"Uncle Ba, why don't I see Xingcai? Could it be that she was injured in the battle some time ago?"
"Xingcai!" When Xingcai was mentioned, Xing Ba's originally excited face suddenly became quiet.
"What's wrong? Did something happen to Xingcai? "Gu Zheng's heart thumped. He felt that something was wrong and immediately said.
"She didn't. Ten years ago, right after Elder Ye was captured, Xing Cai left this place and went to the Black Dragon City in the depths of this place."
"Black Dragon City? Why did she go there? " Gu Zheng didn't know where the Black Dragon City was. He just looked at Xing Ba and felt that something was wrong. He didn't know what was going on.
"It's like this, there's nothing to hide. Originally, in the middle of our Foundation Stone Village, there was an altar below. It used to worship a treasure. It was an extremely powerful magic treasure. More importantly, it could convert black gas into another kind of energy. Its power was astonishing."
Gu Zheng roughly understood what Xing Ba said. He thought that the black lightning was so powerful. It turned out that it was condensed together with the black gas.
"In that case, there's a permanent black gas below?" Gu Zheng suddenly thought of this question.
"That's right. This is also why we're stationed here. Moreover, we're so strong. However, the most important thing is that the treasure has been lost. The deterrence of the Goblin on the other side has been greatly reduced. That's why their attacks are so frequent." Xing Ba looked at Gu Zheng in surprise. However, when he thought that it might be his daughter who told him this, he didn't think too much about it.
"With that treasure gourd, it can be said that the other side will definitely be wary. If I use it to a certain extent, I can even pull down the Left General!" Xing Ba coldly snorted. When he thought of the Left General, a trace of anger flashed in his eyes.
They were old rivals. They knew each other very well. Neither of them could do anything to the other.
"Does it have anything to do with Xing Cai going to the Black Dragon City?" Gu Zheng asked again.
Xing Ba raised the wine cup in his hand and said bitterly, "Of course it has something to do with it. That treasure gourd was lost, and the people I sent out have yet to return. After Elder Ye was captured, Xing Cai decided to go to the Sacrificial Land to find another treasure to consecrate in order to make us stronger. When I found out, she had already left the Black Dragon City."
"I brought this treasure back from the Sacrificial Land. A total of fifty geniuses, but I was the only one who returned. I only brought this thing back before I was teleported out. Because of this, I had some opportunities and advanced to the Grand Heavenly Realm in tens of thousands of years."
"This time, Xing Cai wanted to go alone. I couldn't stop her!"
He would rather not have those treasures than let Xing Cai take the risk.
"Sacrificial Land?" Gu Zheng was stunned. He thought to himself. Could there be some inheritance left behind by a powerhouse here?
Perhaps it was because he saw through Gu Zheng's doubts, Xing Ba continued.
"It is said that this was once the habitat of a Black Dragon. There were Goblin worshipping him here, and of course, there were also humans worshipping him. The Black Dragon didn't discriminate and taught them cultivation techniques. However, one day, the Black Dragon fell here for some reason, and it formed the Cloud Dream Swamp. It is said that these mountains, the land, and the black gas were all left behind by the Black Dragon. Even now, there are still some remaining humans worshipping the Black Dragon. They believe that it is just sleeping and will wake up one day."
"They are very united. We call them the Dark Ones."
"Both the Demon Race and the Human Race have their own Lands of Inheritance. Inside are the tombs of former experts, and many good things have been left behind for the later generations. However, the journey to the North is extremely dangerous. There are all kinds of mysterious natural barriers. If you are strong, he will be strong. If you are weak, he will still be strong. Even I, and even the two peak experts of the Demon Race, don't dare to carelessly attempt to enter, because that is a road of death. So far, no less than a hundred peak experts of the Human Race have died on the way there, and none have returned."
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