"I understand what you mean. Forget it, you can leave this place." Gu Zheng extended his hand and took the red bead as he spoke to them.
No matter who it was, once it involved him, it was human nature. Although the other party had deceived him, he didn't lose anything in the end. His appearance had also saved him a lot of effort. If he had said so at the beginning, he wouldn't have disagreed.
However, his good impression of him had completely disappeared.
"Young Master, Hai Kuo, Zi 'er, come here. Thank Gu Zheng!" How could Yu Chong not know? He said gratefully and had Yu Zi come over.
"Thank you, Young Master and Big Sister." Yu Zi felt guilty and didn't dare to look at Xing Cai. She could only lower her head and mutter.
"It's fine. If you had said so earlier, it's not like we couldn't cooperate. But now that your wish has come true, where are you taking her?" Xing Cai pointed at the unconscious Lan Yue. She didn't think much of it, thinking that the other party had come to help.
"We're taking her back to our hometown, to my father's tomb, to comfort my father's soul in heaven." Yu Zi raised her head and said firmly.
"We'll rest for a bit and then leave. We won't disturb the Young Master." Yu Chong said to Gu Zheng.
"Let's go. Xing Cai, see if there's anything you need here. Take it all!" Gu Zheng said to Xing Cai when he saw the other party begin to check the restrictions on Lan Yue's body to make sure there were no mistakes.
Since they had taken the item, they should leave as soon as possible. However, there were still many good things here that couldn't be wasted.
This delay actually delayed them for two days. Xing Cai only took the things that caught her eye. After seeing that Gu Zheng didn't object, Lan Yu took the rest.
They were worried too much. After picking and choosing for two days, they came out.
With so many things, Xing Cai's face blossomed with a smile. Although they were useless to them, for the villagers and those experts, they were the most suitable.
Just as they left, Yu Chong took Yu Zi and the captive Lan Yue and left through the teleportation formation.
"Okay, we'll rush in after a while."
At the top of the mountain, as Gu Zheng placed the two small balls, the stone platform in the middle seemed to have been activated. A thick beam of light shot up into the sky.
As for the shield in front of him, it was slowly dissipating. As for why, Gu Zheng had no idea.
Xing Cai was a bit excited. She didn't know what good things would be in the future. At this moment, she was discussing with Lan Yu whether or not there would be precious Crimson Soul Pills, or some other special pills.
Half a day later, as the last bit of the seal was removed, the door in the middle slowly opened by itself.
"It's time for us to leave." Gu Zheng walked over.
Behind the door, there was a pavilion in the air. The left and right sides were all invincible abyss. There were only stairs that could allow four people to walk side by side. There was no cover at the side.
Furthermore, the surrounding hurricanes kept ringing in his ears. If he were to accidentally fall down, no one would be able to save him.
In any case, although the wind was very strong, it wasn't a problem for them after passing through the obstruction of the black fog. After two hours, they had already reached the top of the mountain.
There was only a magnificent hall in front of them. The front half of the hall could still be seen, but the back half was already embedded into the mountain.
As soon as Gu Zheng arrived, the beam of light behind him began to slow down. The beam of light also slowly descended.
As a red light flew down the mountain, the door that Gu Zheng had come through closed once again. The familiar restriction appeared again, completely blocking their path back.
However, they didn't care. The three of them only stopped for a moment before walking towards the entrance of the hall.
Just in the periphery, there were many golden pillars. Each of them was dozens of feet tall, and there were many ancient and profound runes carved on them. A dangerous aura emanated from them. If an enemy were to attack, these pillars would all become lethal weapons.
However, they were only quietly standing there for now.
As they walked forward, they quickly arrived at the entrance of the hall. At this moment, runes were also engraved on the door. Waves of Spiritual Qi were emitted from the door. Clearly, the sealing formation was still working.
Gu Zheng carefully examined it. He discovered that it wasn't a high-level formation. It seemed to be only used to seal the inside and prevent Spiritual Qi from leaking out.
Since that was the case, Gu Zheng didn't hold back. He raised his hand and under the flickering golden light, he directly slapped the key point of the formation on the door.
A layer of flowing light appeared on the door, but it was scattered by Gu Zheng's palm as soon as it appeared. Then, the entire formation was directly shattered by Gu Zheng.
"Bang!" A loud sound was heard.
The two purple-gold doors in front of them were abruptly opened by the additional force. The most anticipated hall had finally been opened.
However, what appeared in front of them was a very long corridor. It was also very wide. On both sides of the corridor were small rooms without doors.
"How can there be nothing?" Lan Yu followed Gu Zheng and took a few steps forward. When she saw that the small room next to them was empty, she couldn't help but be stunned.
"There's definitely nothing here. These rooms are all places that provide Spiritual Qi for the entire hall. Look carefully. There are Spiritual Qi Gathering Formations engraved on them. There are also some hidden formations." Gu Zheng carefully looked and said.
"If you didn't say anything, I wouldn't have noticed. It's too hidden." Xing Cai followed behind and said.
"So don't get too excited. The good stuff is inside." Gu Zheng shrugged and said.
They continued to walk forward. The small rooms next to them were all empty without exception.
However, this one-way road didn't seem very long. After walking for an incense stick's worth of time, they reached a spacious hall.
Gu Zheng knew that they had already entered the interior of the mountain.
"Okay, everyone can freely search. There's no danger outside. I'll go look for the passage behind." Looking at the surrounding roads, Gu Zheng said to the two of them.
"Young Master, don't you want to take a look? There might be a lot of good stuff. "Xing Cai looked at Gu Zheng and asked curiously.
"I won't go. How about this, after you search, I'll take some out." Gu Zheng thought for a moment and said.
"Okay." Xing Cai didn't take anything. Even if Lan Yu had an opinion, they didn't dare to raise it.
"No matter what the harvest is, let's gather in the hall in three days." Gu Zheng said to them and separated.
The three of them then split up and began to explore the area.
The entire area was very large. If one carefully calculated, it wasn't smaller than a town. There were also some passages. If one didn't remember the path carefully, they could get lost here.
.....
On the third day of their exploration, while they were still exploring, something strange happened in the hall below.
The Teleportation Formation that Yu Chong left through suddenly began to slowly operate. Soon, more than ten figures walked out one by one.
As the last figure walked out, he saw the corpses in the corner and said disapprovingly.
"Are you sure they're still here?"
"Sect Master Xue, I can guarantee that there are huge treasures up there. They were all accumulated by them in the past. Let alone three days, even if you gave them half a month, they wouldn't be able to plunder everything. As long as they …" A familiar voice rang out.
"Of course I know. You don't need to say that. I just didn't expect them to still be here. Let's see where they'll run to this time! If we catch them this time, we'll definitely reward them heavily. "Sect Master Xue said somewhat viciously.
These figures were all from the Blood Shadow Sect.
"Sir, you saved my life. It's like giving me a new life. I have no way of repaying you. Moreover, you helped me kill my enemy and removed the seal in my body. Lan Yue is terrified." Lan Yue immediately said with some fear.
At this moment, her face was pale. She was clearly still heavily injured, but her cultivation had recovered.
At the back of the crowd, a grief-stricken Yu Zi was being suppressed by an elite from the Blood Shadow Sect. Her grandfather was nowhere to be seen. Now, she was glaring at Lan Yue with eyes full of hatred.
Sect Master Xue's strength made him despair. The only thing that made him unwilling was that he hadn't killed Lan Yue before.
"You make it sound nice, but I don't need it. I just need you to help me find those thieves." Sect Master Xue didn't care about Lan Yue at all. Even if Lan Yue's skills were extraordinary, he still didn't need him.
"I'll definitely help you find them." Lan Yue said with a flattering smile.
At this moment, the elite who went out to scout returned and said, "Sect Master, there's nothing suspicious in the surroundings. Everything has been searched."
"Mm. Lead the way." Sect Master Xue looked at Lan Yue.
Soon, their group appeared on the mountain peak.
"Sect Master, this defense must be opened by someone. There's also a red bead. You need to take this blue bead to the hall below. Only then will this door open." Lan Yue didn't need to say anything. He directly held the blue bead and said.
"That's too troublesome. I don't need it!" Sect Master Xue looked at the seal in front of him. A trace of disdain flashed through his eyes. Then, he stretched out his hand and a clean white hand bone stretched out from his wide sleeve.
A blood-red light suddenly appeared from his hand. Then, a five-meter-big blood-red palm appeared in the air and rushed towards the seal in front of him.
"Boom!"
The huge power shook the mountain peak. As the blood-red hand returned, a blood-red crack appeared on the seal.
"Wait a moment. It'll be broken soon!" Sect Master Xue sneered.
In the next moment, the blood-red hand rushed up again.
.....
While the seal was being broken, Gu Zheng didn't feel anything.
"I've really taken a lot of good things this time. It's definitely worth it. As expected of a treasure trove." At this moment, in the hall, the three people just happened to meet here. Xing Cai's face was red as she said excitedly.
"Oh right, this is for you."
After saying that, Xing Cai handed over a bag to Gu Zheng. There were a lot of good things inside.
"There's also mine. This time, it's definitely worth it. Who knows how much better than the ones below. They're all high-quality goods." Lan Yue didn't feel any heartache and handed over a portion of what he had taken.
This was because he had gained a lot, especially a Pseudo Innate Spiritual Treasure. This alone was enough to make him feel that this trip wasn't in vain.
"Okay, but now isn't the time to leave. I've found a good place. Let's go there now. There are even more things inside." Gu Zheng smiled strangely at them.
"There are still many places here that we haven't explored. Wouldn't it be a pity if we just leave like this?" Xing Cai was startled and said reluctantly.
One had to know that they were still carelessly walking around. They hadn't explored in detail yet.
"I have a bad premonition. Besides, these things are already enough. You should know that being greedy isn't a good thing. It's our fortune to be able to come here. If we want to take everything away, then forget it." When they returned, Gu Zheng suddenly had a bad premonition. He felt that if they stayed here, something bad would definitely happen.
"Since you say so, then let's go. I'm already very satisfied." Xing Cai felt the same.
"Of course I'll go with you." Although she was reluctant, Lan Yu wasn't stupid enough to stay here alone. Seeing the two looking at her, she quickly said.
"Okay, then let's not delay. Let's go now." Gu Zheng didn't waste any time and directly walked towards the back.
The two of them followed behind Gu Zheng and entered through a corridor. After following him for a full hour, they finally stopped in a very ordinary room.
"Is there anything special about this place?" Xing Cai looked around. There was a bed, a table, and a bookcase. There was nothing strange about it.
It was very much like a temporary resting place.
"This place is the deepest part of this hall. If I'm not wrong, it's also the last part of the mountain. If we go out from here, we'll arrive at the back of the mountain." Gu Zheng said to the two of them.
"Young Master Gu, you're saying that there's something behind the mountain?" Lan Yu's eyes lit up.
At the same time, he started feeling around the wall. He didn't even let go of the bookcase to look for the mechanism.
"You won't be able to find it like this because the mechanism isn't here. It was in another room when we came, so you won't be able to find it. Don't waste your time." Lan Yu looked at him like a monkey. In just a short period of time, he had practically turned this small place upside down.
"So it's like that!" Lan Yu embarrassedly stopped what he was doing. Just as she was about to say something, a creak suddenly sounded in the air. It was as if a door hadn't been opened for many years. It suddenly opened.
A black hole appeared on the wall where he had been searching.
"This is a place that the map fragment didn't mention. There must be a lot of good things inside." Lan Yu didn't forget to search for treasures even now. Seeing this, he was pleasantly surprised.
"Let's go. Besides, the only teleportation array to leave this place is behind us." Gu Zheng said as he walked into the hole that was wide enough for a person.
"No wonder. I thought the only way out was below." Lan Yu suddenly said.
"Hurry up and follow. If you're trapped behind, do you want to go back the way you came?" Xing Cai saw that he was still in the same place and urged him.
"Coming!" Lan Yu hurriedly followed.
He hadn't even taken two steps when the entrance behind him was blocked. He rejoiced.
In the time it took to brew a cup of tea in this pitch-black cave, the three of them had already walked out.
What entered their eyes was a huge valley. The surroundings were all covered by towering mountain peaks. This passage was the only path in this place.
In the valley, there were many scattered houses. Further away, there seemed to be even better things. Waves of strong spiritual energy came from inside.
"Fellow Lan Yu, I feel that we can part ways here." Suddenly, Gu Zheng said with a serious expression.
"What? I can't follow you? "Lan Yu was startled. He thought that Gu Zheng wanted to take this place for himself.
Clearly, the things here were better.
"No. Just now, a hint of danger suddenly flashed in my heart, as if there's danger ahead. It's much clearer than before, so I want to warn you so that you won't be harmed." Gu Zheng said indifferently.
Although he didn't have the intention to take it for himself, when he really did find the Scarlet Soul Pill later, the other party might be jealous. At that time, it would be troublesome.
He didn't say anything wrong. The moment he came out of the cave, he felt a chill. His senses were definitely not wrong, and he didn't lie to Lan Yu.
He just didn't know why he had such a feeling. He thought that there was some great danger ahead.
Gu Zheng didn't know that the moment he walked out of the cave, Sect Master Xue had already passed through the middle passage and officially stepped on this side of the land.
"Just let me follow you for this final distance. No matter what, I'll leave from here. What do you think?" Lan Yu didn't want to leave, so he struggled to say.
"Up to you. I'm just reminding you. You have to be prepared."
Contrary to Lan Yu's expectations, Gu Zheng didn't object. This made him overjoyed. However, when he saw Gu Zheng's body tense, he became vigilant.
It was also possible that there was something here that made Gu Zheng feel a sense of danger.
The three of them continued forward. According to Gu Zheng's original plan, they wanted to directly enter the innermost area. From there, they would have to pass through a special passage. They would have to force their way through and then teleport to reach that place.
They had opened this passage themselves. It seemed that they had found a crack below the Realm of Inheritance. Thus, there was no protection. However, even someone with a cultivation base like Jin Xian could force their way through.
Any lower, and they would die there.
That place was connected to the Realm of Inheritance. From the information left behind by the old man, it should be below the trial of thorns. Thus, one had to endure the strongest laws there. Only Jin Xian and above could sneak in.
However, when Gu Zheng's Divine Sense swept past the room beside him, he hesitated.
"What's wrong?" Xing Cai didn't look to the side. When she saw Gu Zheng stop, she couldn't help but ask.
"The spiritual energy fluctuations of the things inside are very strong. It is very likely that there are some extremely powerful items inside. I reckon that they are all treasures. It would be a pity to waste them like this," Gu Zheng said after some thought.
"Then let's go explore. I'll give you some of the things we find," Lan Yu had been itching for a long time. However, without Gu Zheng's permission, he didn't dare to go.
"You two stay together. Don't go too deep. I'll move on my own. No matter what, we have to meet up at the small hill in front of us after half a day." Gu Zheng pointed to a place not far ahead. There was a hill there that separated the two sides, preventing them from seeing the situation there.
Since they had spent so much effort to come here, and judging from the aura, there were treasures here. Thus, if they didn't go take a look, Gu Zheng would feel that it was a loss.
"Okay!" Xing Cai and Lan Yu replied at the same time. Just as they wanted, the two of them flew in different directions at the same time.
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