Looking at the motionless, statue-like puppet, Gu Zheng stepped through the door under the nervous gazes of Xing Cai and Lan Yu.
As soon as Gu Zheng stepped in, the puppet, which was standing in the middle, suddenly turned its head ninety degrees and looked at Gu Zheng.
That pair of pitch-black eyes stared at him, as if it had seen through Gu Zheng's disguise.
Gu Zheng's heart skipped a beat. His other foot, which had just been lifted, floated in the air, not daring to put it down.
Xing Cai and Lan Yu, who only had half of their heads to look at him, were also very nervous.
This stalemate lasted for a cup of tea's time. Only then did Gu Zheng discover that although the puppet was looking at him, it didn't make any extra movements. It was as if the fluctuations on his body had attracted it.
"Pu"
Gu Zheng's other foot landed lightly, but the puppet didn't react at all. Seeing this, Gu Zheng once again lifted his other foot and put it forward. However, his body was already prepared. If something went wrong, he would immediately retreat.
However, the puppet was still looking at Gu Zheng. Its body didn't seem to have any intention of moving.
This made Gu Zheng a lot bolder. It seemed that this discovery was very effective.
Gu Zheng once again walked forward. After seeing that there was no reaction, Gu Zheng walked towards the edge of the room, away from the puppet.
Even if it sensed something, he would try his best not to get close to it.
Gradually, Gu Zheng's courage grew. He began to walk as if he was walking normally. His footsteps echoed in the spacious hall, but the puppet didn't react at all. Its head was just following him.
And directly opposite them, there was also a tightly shut door. Inside was the alchemy room. This was the only way in.
However, Gu Zheng didn't go in first. Instead, he circled around and returned.
Xing Cai and the others hadn't learned the method yet. This time, he would go back and teach it to them. Then, they would set off together.
"We can really hide from the puppet!" Xing Cai quietly said as soon as Gu Zheng returned.
"Alright, hurry up and learn it. We'll head over immediately." Gu Zheng nodded and transmitted the technique to them.
Not long after, strange fluctuations appeared on Xing Cai and Lan Yu's bodies, but they seemed a little unstable. After waiting for a while, their auras finally stabilized, and they nodded to Gu Zheng, indicating that they were ready.
Gu Zheng led them in again. Even though they saw that Gu Zheng was safe and sound, they still felt pressured when a Grand Luo's puppet was watching them. Their bodies were extremely tense.
However, the puppet's movements were the same as before. It didn't make any offensive moves. Its entire head was spinning as it stared straight at them.
Just as they thought that they would be able to enter safely, the door that they were about to enter was suddenly opened from the inside.
A middle-aged Daoist wearing a bright red Daoist robe with lotus flowers that seemed to be burning and a purple-gold crown on his head was looking at them with eyes full of anger.
However, this old Daoist didn't seem to be in good spirits. His cheeks were small and his eyes were sunken. His angry eyes were red and almost covered his pupils. He looked like an ordinary person who hadn't slept for more than ten days.
He glanced at the puppet, then looked at the fluctuations on Gu Zheng and the others. His face became a little ferocious.
"I'm about to succeed. Why did you come to disturb me?"
Gu Zheng's heart skipped a beat and he quickly said, "Senior, we're just passing through. There are enemies chasing after us. We won't disturb you at all."
The other party seemed to be in some kind of paranoid state. He didn't seem to hear Gu Zheng's words and just kept repeating what he said at the beginning.
Gu Zheng signaled Xing Cai and the others to speed up. If they couldn't do it, they would just charge in.
The other party's aura was only at the peak of Jin Xian. It was much easier than the puppet in front of them.
"Don't even think about coming over. No one can disturb me! Before I finish, you can't come over. "The old Daoist saw Gu Zheng quickly approaching and suddenly shouted at the top of his lungs.
"Senior, don't! We'll retreat now!" Gu Zheng also shouted, but he seemed to be a step slower.
When the other party spoke, he took out a tower shaped magic treasure. As soon as his voice fell, he threw it in front of them. The magic treasure rapidly expanded in the air.
Then, he closed the door again and even set up a layer of restriction on it, completely blocking their way out.
Dong!
A sound like a bell rang out from the tower. At the same time, a layer of faint transparent ripples rose from the top of the tower and quickly spread out in all directions.
Under the anxious gazes of Gu Zheng and the others, when the layer of ripples swept over them, the strange aura on their bodies suddenly disappeared.
At the same time, the puppet's eyes suddenly flashed with a trace of black light. Its three zhang tall body stretched out from the ground, giving people a huge pressure.
"Lan Yu, release your puppet. You two quickly retreat. I'll cover you." Gu Zheng quickly ordered.
However, as the puppet stood up, it let out a roar that sounded like that of a wild beast. The outermost door closed on its own, and a layer of water curtain-like restriction appeared on it. Not only on the door, but also on the surrounding walls, completely sealing them off.
"Without … permission, trespassing … Pill Recipe, die!"
The huge puppet let out an anxious shout. At the same time, its entire body suddenly stepped forward, causing the entire palace to tremble slightly.
Whoosh!
More than twenty puppets rushed out from Lan Yu's body in different directions. At the same time, rays of light shot out from the puppets and hit the puppet's body. "Dang! Dang!" The sound of impact successfully attracted the puppet's attention.
"Let's see if we can break through the Pill Recipe's defenses!" Gu Zheng saw the direction the puppets were heading and immediately shouted at them.
The three of them quickly rushed over.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
At the same time, a series of explosive sounds came from the sky. Gu Zheng turned his head slightly and saw that in an instant, four or five flying puppets had been destroyed at the same time.
However, how could those puppets dodge? With such a huge gap, it was practically impossible for them to dodge the opponent's fists, which were as big as a baby's head.
If they were even grazed by the fists, their fate was sealed. Their bodies would explode from the inside out. There were no exceptions.
Even so, those puppets couldn't fight back at all after attracting the huge puppet's attention.
Under Lan Yu's orders, they mustered all their strength and fled in all directions. Even if they could buy a breath of time, it would be worth it.
They had only run a short distance when the puppets on the other side seemed to have won. Lan Yu's face flushed red. He once again threw out a dozen puppets and ran in all directions.
He had already used all his strength and was unable to summon more puppets.
On the other side, Gu Zheng's huge golden sword suddenly appeared in the air. It quickly rushed forward and viciously chopped down on the water curtain.
On the other side, Xing Cai was also brandishing her treasured bead. Fist-Sized dark green balls of water condensed from the treasured bead and shot towards the distant water curtain like bullets.
Rumble!
Intense golden light and violent explosions continued to rise from the water curtain in the distance, causing large ripples to continuously appear on the water curtain.
However, Gu Zheng and the others weren't the slightest bit happy. That was because the water curtain was actually a whole. Those ripples didn't spread very far before gradually disappearing.
If they wanted to break through it, they would have to use an extremely powerful force to break through it together with the surrounding area.
But with their strength, that was impossible.
Lan Yu's face was ashen, but he wasn't too disappointed. His life had just been saved.
However, Gu Zheng didn't give up. After glancing at the water curtain, he didn't attack again. He calmly said to the two beside him.
"You two hide behind that tower and take the opportunity to destroy it. Just hold on for a bit. You'll definitely be fine."
"Then what about you?" Xing Cai subconsciously asked.
"Don't worry, I naturally have a way. Just take care of yourselves!" said Gu Zheng anxiously.
Xing Cai and Lan Yu had no other choice. Hearing this, they separated from Gu Zheng's side and flew over.
As for Gu Zheng, he turned around and flew in another direction.
At this time, the last puppet had already been caught. With a crisp sound, it was also completely destroyed.
The ground was littered with the corpses of those puppets.
On the other side, Gu Zheng's killing intent spread towards the puppet that still hadn't turned around.
"Kill … Kill!" That puppet roared. Black light flickered in its eyes. It immediately saw Gu Zheng.
Whoosh!
Gu Zheng's vision blurred. That puppet had already appeared in front of him. That pair of huge fists, carrying the pressure of Mount Tai, had already descended on Gu Zheng's head.
Gu Zheng had long been paying attention to the other party. Even if the other party suddenly attacked him, he didn't panic. His body slightly leaned back, and his arms that were already covered in golden light crossed in front of his face, welcoming the other party's heavy fists.
He had already carefully observed before. Although this black puppet's movements were nimble and its strength was incomparably huge, it was caused by using the characteristics of the materials it was made of.
In other words, it only had the strength of an early-stage Grand Immortal. It didn't seem to have any magic power. This made Gu Zheng relax a little.
"Bang!" a loud sound was heard.
Gu Zheng's figure instantly flew out from where he stood. His entire body streaked across the air like a phantom before heavily crashing into the water curtain on the side of the wall. Large ripples spread out behind Gu Zheng.
Hiss! Hiss!
Gu Zheng felt that his two arms were about to go numb. The sharp pain attacked his brain in waves. If it happened again, his two arms would probably be broken.
However, at this moment, that puppet didn't take the opportunity to chase after Gu Zheng after sending him flying. Instead, it turned around and looked at the White Tower and Xing Cai behind it.
The White Tower seemed to have a little interference to it. It didn't appear like it had teleported. Instead, it chose to run in that direction.
Seeing this, Gu Zheng was immediately alarmed. He hastily flew towards the other party.
On the other side, Xing Cai and Lan Yu turned pale with fright when they saw the puppet running towards them. However, they didn't just sit there and wait for their deaths. A huge water dragon appeared in the air and rushed forward.
On the other side, Lan Yu bit the tip of his tongue and spat out a mouthful of pale golden blood into the air. At the same time, a small illusory figure came out from his body and entered the blood.
The blood quickly surged, and in the blink of an eye, it formed a golden barrier in front of them.
After doing all this, Lan Yu's vision turned black. He couldn't help but gasp for breath. Right now, he didn't have the slightest strength to resist.
The puppet didn't slow down. When it saw the water dragon appear in front of it, it didn't say anything. It raised its fist, and a layer of dark light appeared on it. Then, it fiercely smashed forward.
The water dragon didn't even have the chance to attack. It was scattered by the astral wind brought by the opponent's fist. Then, the black puppet took the opportunity to smash the White Tower in front of it.
Clang!
A loud sound rang out in the air once again. The golden light screen almost instantly shattered in the air. Xing Cai and Lan Yu, who were behind it, were sent flying by the huge shockwave and heavily fell to the ground.
Xing Cai rolled on the ground and spat out a mouthful of blood. As for Lan Yu, it was even worse. He had already fainted.
Unexpectedly, the White Tower stayed in place. However, it was full of cracks and looked like it could break at any time. However, the interference on its body had disappeared.
At this moment, just as the puppet was about to chase after them, Gu Zheng finally arrived behind it.
A golden light had already risen from Gu Zheng's hand. Like a small sun, it heavily smashed towards the puppet's head.
The puppet felt the strong wind behind it. When it turned its head, it saw the ball of golden light descending in front of it.
"Go to hell!"
Gu Zheng angrily shouted. All the strength in his body was poured into this fist.
Clang!
Following the explosion of a dazzling golden flower in the air, the puppet's huge figure was actually sent flying by this fist. It flew three zhang away, and finally fell heavily on the ground.
"Take advantage of the fact that the White Tower is damaged. Hurry and wake Lan Yu up. Hide them again." Gu Zheng anxiously shouted.
He knew that although this fist seemed powerful, it didn't cause any damage to the puppet. At most, it could only scratch a layer of the puppet's skin.
He didn't have anything that could deal with the puppet.
Although the puppet was relatively clumsy and had a single attack style, its hard shell made everyone despair.
"I know. Be careful behind you!" Xing Cai hurriedly replied as she crawled up from the ground. Without the White Tower's interference, they could naturally hide. This way, the puppet wouldn't be able to discover them.
But just as she opened her mouth to reply, she saw a black shadow leap up from the ground, pouncing towards Gu Zheng's back. She couldn't help but scream.
Gu Zheng suddenly turned his head. He saw the black puppet's huge body come crashing down towards him. Before the fist even landed, a violent wind rushed out from the fist, causing Gu Zheng's clothes to flutter.
Gu Zheng narrowed his eyes. He suddenly crossed his fists in front of his chest. A large amount of golden light burst forth, forming a solid golden light around him.
However, when he saw the black light around the puppet's fist, Gu Zheng suddenly shouted. A ball of black Qi appeared from all over his body. In the blink of an eye, it covered Gu Zheng's body in a layer of armor, only revealing his eyes.
At this moment, the two fists were already above his head.
Xing Cai didn't dare look over, but she forced herself to, afraid that Gu Zheng would be smashed into meat paste by the puppet's fist.
"Boom!" A loud sound rang out.
The two instantly collided in the air. First, the golden light suddenly shattered in all directions. Then, a black light came out from below, blocking the puppet's attack.
The two of them were locked in a stalemate in the air, and a thunderous sound reverberated from the point of contact.
The entire hall began to tremble slightly.
Xing Cai looked carefully. Although Gu Zheng was in a sorry state, with his body slightly bent, he was still able to block the puppet's fierce attack. This made her overjoyed.
However, she knew what she had to do. First, she cast a spell on herself. Then, she ran over to Lan Yu and woke him up.
This was something that others couldn't do. She had to do it herself. This was rather annoying.
On the other hand, Gu Zheng wasn't as relaxed as Xing Cai thought. The huge pressure made him suffer unspeakably. His entire body felt like it could be crushed by the puppet at any time. A stream of blood had already reached his throat, but he swallowed it back down.
If he were to spit it out, he would probably be instantly smashed into a pile of meat paste by the other party.
In just two breaths, Gu Zheng couldn't hold on anymore.
At this moment, the puppet raised its other fist. Just as it was about to smash down.
A voice that sounded like an ancient beast's rang out from the palace. At the same time, the muscles all over Gu Zheng's body suddenly swelled. He suddenly raised his fist, forcibly lifting his opponent's fist a few centimeters higher.
Following a sharp whistle, the puppet's other fist came down.
"Boom!"
Large pieces of rock burst out from the ground, flying in all directions. A large hole appeared in the originally smooth and tidy floor, revealing the pitch-black rock underneath.
Just as the puppet's fist came down, a golden light flashed from below. With a turn, it arrived behind the puppet.
Gu Zheng suddenly stomped on the ground. A large crack appeared under his feet. His entire body soared into the sky. At this moment, the puppet's fists landed on the ground. It just happened to dodge the shockwave.
Gu Zheng looked at the puppet's back. With a flip of his hand, a small and exquisite Magistrate's Brush appeared in his palm. His entire body twisted in the air. In the next moment, he appeared behind the puppet's back.
The Magistrate's Brush in his hand emitted a dim light. It fiercely pierced towards the puppet's spine.
"Puchi!"
A sound like air leaking could be heard. No matter how sturdy the puppet's body was, in front of the Magistrate's Brush, it was as weak as tofu. The Magistrate's Brush directly pierced through and shot out the front.
A palm-sized hole appeared in front of the puppet.
To deal with it, the Magistrate's Brush was overkill. Seeing the puppet's body stiffen and remain in its retracted position, Gu Zheng was very satisfied.
The Magistrate's Brush turned into a streak of light and once again appeared in Gu Zheng's hand. As for Gu Zheng, he flew towards Xing Cai. In such a short amount of time, Xing Cai still hadn't woken up Blue Rain.
Xing Cai had been watching from the corner of her eyes. When she saw that Gu Zheng had actually taken care of the puppet, she couldn't help but be overjoyed.
However, before her smile could fully blossom, an extremely frightened expression appeared on her face.
Gu Zheng immediately realized that something was wrong. He turned his head to look. A huge palm silently attacked him from behind. In the next moment, it slammed into Gu Zheng's body.
"Bang!"
A figure heavily crashed into a distant wall. A mouthful of blood continuously sprayed out from his mouth.
At this moment, the puppet had already charged towards Gu Zheng. Its fists were once again extended.
This time, Gu Zheng couldn't dodge.
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