Looking at the traces he left behind, Gu Zheng glanced at the crystal in his hand and tried to sense it again in disbelief. It was indeed next to the mountain in front of them.
After pondering for a moment, Gu Zheng's figure abruptly took a step forward. Then, he turned around to look behind him. Sure enough, he was only a step away, but he could no longer see any traces of Yingshao and the others. Their surroundings were surrounded by gray fog. Furthermore, the crystal in his hand once again pointed behind him.
After Gu Zheng discovered this, he immediately retreated and returned to his original spot.
"Young Master, where did you go? You disappeared in the blink of an eye. "Yingshao looked at Gu Zheng in shock.
"I know where the problem lies. This is just a simple maze. Just wait for me to search for it, and I'll definitely be able to get out." Gu Zheng said in a very informative manner.
"Oh, oh!" Yingshao pretended to understand. The confusion on her face showed that she did not understand what he meant at all.
Suddenly, Gu Zheng's mind moved, and Xiao Ye's figure ran out from his waist and screeched at Gu Zheng.
"Right, I almost forgot. Xiao Ye can naturally break through mazes." Gu Zheng saw Xiao Ye's wings flapping slightly and the tri-colored light flowing around its body. He slapped his head and said.
However, he did not know if Xiao Ye could break through it. After all, even Gu Zheng did not notice it. Seeing how confident Xiao Ye was and how eager he was to try, Gu Zheng decided to give it a try. After all, if he could save some time, he would save some time.
Seeing that Gu Zheng agreed, Xiao Ye happily screeched and gestured for the three of them to sit on its body. It could finally do something.
After the three of them were done, Gu Zheng pointed out a target for it. A tri-colored barrier rose from Xiao Ye's body and brought Gu Zheng and the others in that direction.
As soon as they stepped into the range of the mountain, the gray fog appeared again. However, this time, it was blocked by the tri-colored barrier. The gray fog only stuck to the barrier and could not break through. This time, however, it almost blocked their vision.
However, Xiao Ye did not appear to be affected in the slightest. Aside from being unable to fly, Xiao Ye continued charging forward. However, Gu Zheng could sense that Xiao Ye had already made several turns along the way. Xiao Ye was nowhere to be found.
For the entire day, Xiao Ye's figure did not stop for even a moment as he ran at top speed. As the grey fog disappeared in front of them once again, they realized that they had unknowingly arrived at the side of the mountain peak from before.
Looking back, everything behind him was still peaceful. There was nothing in the gray fog.
The mountainside was littered with gravel. Occasionally, there would be a few lonely short trees growing among them. It was the complete opposite of the lush greenery on the side.
"Thank you, Xiao Ye!" Gu Zheng touched Xiao Ye's neck and said gratefully.
Xiao Ye flapped its wings, as if to indicate that it would call out to him if there was a need. Then, it returned to the tower to hide.
"Let's continue forward!" Gu Zheng looked around and didn't see any traces left behind by anyone. It seemed that Xing Cai hadn't taken this path.
"I really hope you've gone back!"
The few of them continued to move forward. Next, they needed to go around the waist of the mountain to know the situation behind. However, according to Starlord, they would encounter real danger from the bottom. Of course, the further they went, the more dangerous it would be.
Stepping on the irregular rocks was like walking on flat ground for Gu Zheng and Laishui. However, Yingshao and Yingshao were grumbling unbearably. There was a faint pressure on the mountain peak that made every step they took difficult.
However, to Gu Zheng's surprise, when he was ready to put them into the Cauldron Pagoda, he found that they were gritting their teeth and enduring the pain as they followed behind Gu Zheng.
After walking for half a day, they finally went around a small part of the mountain peak and could see the distance behind them.
In the originally clear sky, there was a mass of black fog in the air. It was as if it could press down at any time. Countless lightning bolts were shuttling back and forth in it, as if it was about to destroy the world.
This terrifying scene, although they didn't see what was inside, still made Yingshao and Luo Xin's faces turn pale and their legs feel weak.
Gu Zheng sighed, turned around and said to them, "You don't have to follow me anymore. Go in!"
This time, they didn't want to stay outside. After hearing Gu Zheng's words, they nodded. Following a flash of light beside Gu Zheng, the two of them were put inside.
"Alright, let's speed up again!" Gu Zheng looked at the scene in the distance. From time to time, lightning would streak across the sky and strike the forest below.
As far as the eye could see, the ground was filled with charred trees that were as black as charcoal. Each of them was dozens of feet tall, and they towered above the ground. The sky was also filled with black clouds. As far as the eye could see, there were towering mountains that reached into the clouds.
Once again, he took out the white crystal and sensed it. This time, it directly passed through the boundless forest and reached the farthest mountain range.
"Phew, I hope everything goes well!"
Gu Zheng took a deep breath and began to speed up in that direction.
As he slowly moved forward, Gu Zheng descended from the mountain peak. Following that, a pitch-black wind blew in the dark forest.
At first, there was only a small gust of wind in his ears. He couldn't even see anything in front of him. As he slowly descended from the mountain peak, a faint black fog appeared in the air.
However, this black fog didn't block people's vision like the gray fog before. It also suppressed people's divine sense. It only made the distance a little blurry.
Soon, Gu Zheng had already broken through the flat ground below. At this time, accompanied by the sound of wind, a kind of ghostly wailing and wolf howling continuously rose in the forest. The branches also swayed as if dancing to the beat.
Gu Zheng listened carefully. The sound suddenly became sharp. He felt dizzy and the sky in front of him darkened. He wanted to faint.
His heart was suddenly shocked. He hurriedly circulated his magic power in a circle in his body. Only then did he stabilize his body.
Listening to the faintly discernible sound in the distance, he felt that the entire forest was somewhat terrifying. It was as if as long as he entered, the next moment, those black trees would turn into a hideous monster and swallow him.
Gu Zheng suddenly closed his eyes. A faint golden light appeared on his body. Soon, a black gas evaporated from the top of his head.
He slowly exhaled a breath and looked in front of him. That strange feeling disappeared.
That damn thing actually invaded his mind unknowingly. It was impossible to guard against it.
Thinking of this, the golden light on Gu Zheng's body appeared on the surface of his body. He didn't withdraw it. Instead, he rushed inside.
"Phew!"
Once they entered the Black Forest, the whistling sounds of the chilly wind that filled the sky became even more intense. Between the black trees, gusts of chilly wind of different sizes whizzed by in groups, causing the trees to constantly tremble. It was no wonder that there were almost no branches at the bottom of the black forest. It was likely that even if there were, they would not be able to survive under the chilly wind that had been blowing for years.
Gu Zheng was vigilant while flying forward.
However, the chilly wind came and went without a trace. Even if Gu Zheng wanted to avoid the other party, it was impossible to guard against it.
Fortunately, Gu Zheng's body was covered with magic power. Once he saw the chilly wind, he relied on his cultivation to rush over. Those weaker chilly winds were even directly scattered by Gu Zheng.
However, as Gu Zheng moved forward, the scale of the chilly wind couldn't help but become larger and more frequent. Gu Zheng almost felt that he couldn't break through it.
In just half a day's worth of time, Gu Zheng, who was still hurrying on his journey, suddenly felt his body lighten. His body suddenly flew up, and the ghostly cries suddenly rang in his ears. Fortunately, Gu Zheng was constantly protecting his mind, and he only swayed for a moment before stabilizing.
However, when he looked back, he found that there was a huge chilly wind rotating around him. Countless chilly winds hit his defense, causing a large number of ripples on the surface of the golden light.
However, Gu Zheng, who had already left the ground, couldn't control his body at this time. Even if he used all his strength, he couldn't fall down. There was no place to borrow strength in the air. He could only watch his body spin at an extremely fast speed, flying higher and higher.
After a full incense stick's time, in the chilly wind, a golden light spun crazily inside, as if forming a golden circle inside the chilly wind.
Finally, when the spinning speed hit the maximum, Gu Zheng's body suddenly loosened. In an instant, he was bounced high above the dark forest.
"So miserable!"
Gu Zheng wailed inwardly. Then, he put up several layers of defense on his body. Green light, ice layer, golden light, black Qi, layer after layer, surrounded him. He had brought out all the defenses that he could instantaneously cast.
Why didn't Gu Zheng take the sky before? Wasn't it because of the endless lightning? The power was extraordinary. He really couldn't withstand it.
The moment he was thrown out of the dark forest, Gu Zheng's sharp eyes saw the black clouds above his head. Countless white lightning began to emerge. Countless electric arcs dyed the black clouds white. That terrifying aura made Gu Zheng unable to immediately protect himself.
When Gu Zheng's body was thrown to the highest point, Gu Zheng was finally able to control his body. Without saying a word, he sped down. He wanted to take advantage of the fact that the attack from above hadn't landed to hide himself.
"Kacha"
Unfortunately, it was a little too late. The moment Gu Zheng's body moved, a white lightning as thick as a water tank struck directly from the black clouds. In almost a blink of an eye, it struck outside Gu Zheng. The extremely bright light beam illuminated half of the sky and wrapped Gu Zheng's body inside.
"Boom Boom Boom"
A series of explosions sounded in the sky. Soon, the lightning beam that had been rushing towards Gu Zheng's body fell down faster than before.
Accompanied by the last earth-shattering sound, everything within a radius of several hundred feet was turned into scorched earth.
"Cough Cough, it's really too fierce!"
Gu Zheng crawled out of the deep pit on the ground and said with a guilty conscience. A trace of rejoicing flashed in his eyes. His many defenses were almost penetrated by the opponent, but his internal organs were still injured. Now, he could feel a faint pain in his heart.
Looking at the scorched earth around him, even the omnipresent cold wind had disappeared. Gu Zheng wanted to rest here, but he felt the power coming from above his head again. Gu Zheng stuffed a dan into his mouth and rushed out.
If he was still here, he was afraid that there would be another huge lightning from above.
Compared to the lightning, he would rather have a battle of wits and courage with the cold wind. He really didn't know how Xing Cai passed the second level.
Soon, Gu Zheng's figure disappeared from the black forest again, and the lightning in the sky returned to its previous state. There were only occasional bolts of lightning striking down.
However, Gu Zheng didn't know that when he was struck down, on the mountain behind him, a figure was looking at the surroundings from a higher place. In his eyes, there were four different scenes in the vicinity. He was carefully looking at some of the movements among them. Most of his attention was on the central position.
On the far left, magma was surging. A large number of fire dragons were constantly jumping out from the magma pool below, bringing bursts of fire.
On the far right, there was a world of ice and snow. Snowflakes the size of a fist were constantly falling from the sky. If one looked carefully, the surroundings of each snowflake were constantly trembling, tearing apart the surroundings, causing the void to become somewhat blurred.
Only in the middle, there was a pitch-black forest and a blue lake in the middle.
Following the appearance of the lightning, he suddenly looked in this direction. Looking at the aftermath of the lightning and the sudden disappearance of a piece in the middle, his figure moved, and in the blink of an eye, he descended from the mountain and rushed over.
In the following time, Gu Zheng slightly slowed down his footsteps. After discovering the pattern of the cold wind formation, he found that he could already avoid the cold wind that suddenly rose around him in advance. Only then did he slowly increase his speed and flew forward.
Time passed little by little. In the blink of an eye, Gu Zheng had already advanced through the cold wind that rose constantly for five or six days.
However, as Gu Zheng went deeper, he estimated that he would soon reach the central position of the black forest.
Because at this time, the surrounding cold wind was no longer the same as before. Now, every time it appeared, it was bigger and stronger than the one that blew him away.
Even the surface of the black trees next to him flickered with a bronze black light. The sound of metal clashing could be heard in the air at every moment, mixed with the increasingly sharp cries of ghosts and wolves, giving him more and more pressure.
If he was not careful, he would really experience the feeling of being electrocuted. Moreover, at this moment, there were countless black spots mixed in with the cold wind. Who knew how much stronger it was? So many people had died and did not return, it was better to be careful.
At this time, Gu Zheng's eyes were constantly flashing with a golden light, which could greatly enhance his vision and give him more time to dodge the sudden cold wind.
Whoosh whoosh!
Not far in front of him, in the originally calm black forest, a huge gray pillar of wind appeared out of nowhere. As soon as it appeared, it whistled towards Gu Zheng. It was extremely fast, as if it had been advancing at high speed the entire time.
Gu Zheng looked at the seal in front of him. His body turned slightly, like an extremely agile rabbit, and coincidentally circled around the outermost area of the cold wind where the suction force was the weakest.
Not only that, but he also borrowed the wind power of the other party to increase his speed.
This level of proficiency was simply astonishing. It was like dancing on the tip of a knife. If one was not careful, they would be sucked in by the cold wind, and then no one would be able to come out.
However, Gu Zheng had already done this many times, so his heart did not waver at all. Very quickly, he circled around the cold wind, and this time, it was no different from before.
However, just as Gu Zheng's body was about to leave the wind pillar, suddenly, a black shadow shot out from the cold wind like lightning, pouncing towards Gu Zheng's back. Moreover, it was at a place that Gu Zheng could not see.
However, although the black shadow was fast, and even if Gu Zheng could not see behind him, he immediately noticed the slight change in the cold wind.
His entire body immediately rushed forward, and at the same time, he turned around and saw the black shadow appear in front of him. He did not do anything else, but slightly opened his mouth, and a golden sword Qi quickly rushed towards the black shadow from the air, accurately intercepting the black shadow.
"Puchi!" A soft sound was heard!
The black shadow was cut in half by the golden light, revealing its original appearance. It was a pitch-black snake. At this time, although it was cut in half, it was still strangely suspended in mid-air. The black grain-sized eyes were still staring at him, as if it wanted to continue attacking him.
At its wound, wisps of black gas were coming out. The severed tail, which had not fallen to the ground, actually flew up by itself, and flew back to the place where it was cut off. From the looks of it, it seemed that it could be reconnected and resurrected.
Gu Zheng frowned, and the golden light suddenly rushed up again. This time, with a slight explosion, it completely blew the two halves into a cloud of black gas, and then dissipated in front of him.
"Is this the attack inside?" Gu Zheng looked at the cold wind in the distance. The black spots inside were densely packed, and he did not know if there were thousands or tens of thousands. If he was sucked in again, he was afraid that the treatment would be completely different from before.
Gu Zheng watched the cold wind disappear in front of him, but he did not care, and directly flew forward again.
Not long after, Gu Zheng heard the sound of the cold wind whistling again. This time, he did not do what he did before, but dodged to the other side.
However, this time, the cold wind did not seem to want to let him go. Just as Gu Zheng's figure moved, and he was far away, more than a dozen black shadows flew out of the cold wind in an instant, and rushed toward Gu Zheng again.
Gu Zheng stretched out a single finger, and while retreating, he waved it in front of him. Every time he waved his finger, around the black shadows, a golden light would rise from the void, and smash their bodies into pieces.
Perhaps it was because he was far away from the cold wind, after a few attacks, the other party did not have any reaction, and was smoothly left behind again.
However, Gu Zheng was shocked and began to be vigilant. His face was no longer as relaxed as before, because all the signs showed that the further he went, the more dangerous it was.
He did not believe that a mere attack like this would be able to stop him.
As he thought about it, Gu Zheng's speed began to slow down. Next, he had to be careful. If something unexpected happened because he was moving too fast, then he would be reaping what he sowed.
In just half a day, Gu Zheng was able to stay away from the cold wind, even if he had to take a longer detour, nothing serious would happen. But the more it was like this, the higher the vigilance in his heart.
"Huhu"
When he was moving forward, suddenly, four huge cold winds suddenly rose around him without warning, and swept toward Gu Zheng in the middle.
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