It was unknown how much time had passed. A hundred years, a thousand years, ten thousand years.
The painting that was hanging on the wall started to flicker. As the intense light illuminated the surroundings, it suddenly turned dark. A figure fell from it and laid on the ground.
Hoo-Hoo!
Gu Zheng felt that his heart was beating very fast, as if it was about to explode. His entire body was soaked in cold sweat.
It was as if he had a very long dream. In the dream, countless demons and ghosts were attacking him.
These small ghosts were just ordinary wandering souls. In the past, he could destroy them with half a breath. However, he realized that he was already as weak as an ordinary person.
Helpless, he could only escape and find a way to leave this place. In fact, he did not know why he was here. However, more and more ghosts appeared and squeezed his space.
When he was at his wit's end, a green barrier suddenly appeared in the air. That was Xiao Ying's aura.
Not only was it protecting him, but it was also emitting little green light spots. It started to take the initiative to destroy those ghosts, giving him a chance to catch his breath.
After an unknown amount of time, Gu Zheng seemed to have lost the concept of time. Just as he was about to destroy all the ghosts, the entire ground suddenly shook. In the next moment, Gu Zheng felt that there was nothing below him as he fell into the abyss below.
After that, he looked at the building above him and felt the coolness on his back. He woke up from the endless nightmare.
After a long time, Gu Zheng woke up from his daze. Only then did he seem to understand what had happened.
He recalled that when he was returning, he was ambushed by the Black Kun. After that, he fainted and only woke up now.
Gu Zheng felt that his body did not seem to have any traces of injuries. It seemed that his injuries were almost healed, or even stronger.
Feeling the continuous power in his body, Gu Zheng was really stunned. He stretched out his hand and looked at his body in disbelief.
He had advanced into the Big Heavenly Realm just like that. He did not even know. He thought that he would at least have to work harder.
However, when he thought about his training these days, he felt that it was natural. He was originally prepared to go into seclusion to break through.
With the medicinal effect of the Heaven Nourishing Pill, he was 80 to 90% sure that he could break through in one go. Even if he did not use the Crimson Soul Pill, he was confident that he could do it.
However, he never expected that Xiao Ying would unknowingly make a breakthrough when she was healing him.
There were no shocking scenes, nor were there any extremely difficult obstacles. Under the replenishment of the boundless spirit energy in the surroundings, he smoothly arrived at the initial-stage of the Golden Immortal Realm.
After half a cup of tea's time, Gu Zheng finally calmed down. He had advanced into the Grand Heavenly Realm. He had finally stood at a corner of this Untainted World. In other words, he was truly standing at the top. However, he was still separated from his goal by the sea of stars. In other words, he could finally take that step and continue moving forward.
Gu Zheng looked around and saw some light dust on the ground. It seemed that no one had been here for some time. In one corner, the core array that maintained this place had already exploded. It seemed that it had just been damaged, and it had shaken him out of Xiao Ying's painting.
"Little Ying, Little Ying!" Gu Zheng waved at the picture scroll and shouted.
Xiao Ying's body turned into a stream of light, and rushed out of it. She bowed towards Gu Zheng in midair, and said in a crisp voice.
"Young master!"
"What's wrong with you?" Seeing that Xiao Ying's face was full of fatigue, and even the lantern in her hand was dim, Gu Zheng could not help but ask in surprise.
"I just consumed too much energy. For the past few thousand years, I have been dispelling the injuries in your body. I just need to rest for a while and I will be fine." Xiao Ying's voice sounded a little hoarse, but she still briefly explained what had happened.
"So that's how it is. So eight thousand years have passed. It has been so long." Gu Zheng was in a trance. He really did not expect that eight thousand years had passed in the blink of an eye.
However, after thinking about it carefully, it seemed that nothing major had happened in the Untainted World at this time.
For the entire Untainted World, eight thousand years and eight days did not seem to have much difference.
"Young master, your injuries have not completely healed. Do you want me to treat you again? I estimate that you will be completely healed in another hundred years." Xiao Ying's body slowly floated in the air. Seeing that Gu Zheng was in a daze, she did not know what he was thinking.
"No need. That bit of remnant energy cannot harm me, nor will it spread out. You should go back and rest first. You have worked so hard. If I need you, I will call for you." Gu Zheng sensed the insides of his body and found that the remnant energy was still there. However, it would appear that he could not do anything to it. Since it could not spread out, he said that.
This bit of injury did not affect him at all. It was like a small cut on an ordinary person's hand, insignificant.
"Mm, then I will go back and rest first." Xiao Ying did not insist. In truth, she was already very tired and her body was beginning to sway.
"Wait, I'll give you this. Just swallow it when you're resting." Gu Zheng handed over a Scarlet Soul Pill. Giving it to her seemed like a waste of God's gift. However, Gu Zheng did not need it, so he did not care. Besides, she had entrusted it to him, so she could be considered one of them.
Xiao Ying did not say anything. She simply popped the pill into her mouth and transformed into a clump of green light before charging into the painting. Then, she sat down quietly on the grass and meditated.
Gu Zheng stretched out his hand, and the painting rolled up into a ball and was put away by Gu Zheng.
It looked like he did not lose anything from head to toe. Only then did Gu Zheng walk up confidently, wanting to see where he was and what exactly had changed in the past few thousand years.
With just a few steps, Gu Zheng arrived at the spacious platform above. There was a tall spire at the side. Gu Zheng was familiar with the Divine Dragon Barrier floating above it. However, at this time, it was releasing a golden light that only fell far away.
Looking over, within a radius of a thousand li, six huge cities were all enveloped by it. It looked like they were defending against something.
As soon as Gu Zheng came out, he sensed that there was a huge crowd below. When he walked to the edge and looked down, Gu Zheng was startled. There were already countless people kneeling on the nearby wide streets. They were devoutly whispering to the huge tower in front of them.
Gu Zheng listened carefully. It seemed to be the most basic incantation of Joss Flame power. However, something was missing. It seemed that the most important part, Foundation Establishment, and Spirit Refinement, had been removed. All that was left was those gorgeous words.
As Gu Zheng was looking down, the people at the front suddenly looked up. Although they could not see behind Gu Zheng, they could still see a figure above. They could not help but become ecstatic. Then, they began to shout even louder.
Soon, everyone below looked up. Seeing the figure above, they all prostrated themselves on the ground and shouted even more devoutly.
Gu Zheng looked at the people below looking up with fanaticism. It felt like the entire city was boiling.
However, Gu Zheng was taken aback by the hopeful look in his eyes. He quickly swept his Divine Sense around and understood what was going on.
He turned around and walked towards the back, disappearing above.
Before the people below could react, the door below that was closed all year round opened with a bang.
The leader was wearing a black brocade robe embroidered with rare birds and beasts. He looked very powerful. Seeing this, he immediately climbed up from below and walked towards the door.
As for the others, they just looked up enviously but did not follow. Seeing the door closed again, they had a little expectation in their hearts.
Gu Zheng was in the empty hall at the lowest level. He saw a slightly fat man walk in. His breath was thick and he walked steadily. He was a human with the cultivation of intermediate Celestial Immortal realm.
"Sinner greets Exalted Immortal!" As soon as the man came in, he immediately kowtowed to Gu Zheng. However, a gentle force held him tightly, making half of his body suspended in the air. He could not kneel.
"Get up. What's going on now?" Gu Zheng looked at him and asked directly.
"I am this generation's City Lord of Heaven Divine City, Hai Tiantao!" Hai Tiantao immediately stood up and introduced himself.
"Exalted Immortal, now our Yunmeng Country is in danger. Please save us."
"Don't be anxious. Tell me from the beginning. Start from the establishment of the first city." Gu Zheng had already looked outside. There was no danger. Only then did he prepare to ask in detail.
Gu Zheng listened carefully. Only then did he understand that everything was built by the people who escaped from that place. It developed into a small country with strong soldiers and strong horses.
In theory, the people who ruled this place were the nominal Star Tyrant and others. However, after leaving this place two thousand years ago, because only Celestial Immortals could become the City Lord of Heaven Divine City, the City Lord of Heaven Divine City was the actual ruler of the so-called Yunmeng Country.
However, these people knew that the Star Tyrant of the distant Star Tyrant did not disappear. In fact, he had asked them a few times over the years. They did not care about the title.
Everything was going well. However, five years ago, they seemed to have been noticed. Some cultivators went missing frequently, causing panic. Everyone said that a demon had seen them here.
Later, they asked the secluded elder to come out.
In the end, the elder never returned. This made everyone panic. One must know that he was an elder in the middle stage of Jin Xian. He had been in charge of the transportation of resources and some other things.
In the end, he activated the Nine Dragons Cover at the last minute. It turned into a huge barrier that enveloped the few cities.
This was a last resort. Once it was activated, one could only leave and not enter.
However, it later proved that his decisiveness was correct. In less than half a year, a person at the peak of the Gold Immortal Realm came here openly and informed him casually, saying that he had to hand over a painting, or everyone here would be buried with him.
How could he know which painting it was? Even if he guessed that it was in this tower, he could not enter.
Fortunately, the protection left behind by the Star Tyrant was very strong. The enemy at the peak of Jin Xian attacked continuously for three days and three nights, but the barrier did not tremble at all.
Flustered and exasperated, he left behind a message. He did not believe that this barrier could protect them forever until they handed over the painting. Otherwise, he would come here every month.
Since then, he would really come here every month. He would take a day to attack the barrier. He would also take the opportunity to persuade the people inside to come out and surrender to him so that they could avoid disaster.
Needless to say, many people were tricked and lured out. As for whether they were killed or captured, no one knew.
Under his strong management, he had ways to control these things. The only problem was that the reserves in the cities were not enough.
The consumption of these six huge cities every day was very shocking. Even if they had stored enough resources before, they could not harvest at all. All the resources were decreasing at a visible rate. At most, they could last for a few more years before collapsing because of the lack of resources.
Suddenly, a person who lived here, who could be considered one of the older members, who had been staying here since the city was built, suddenly made his own suggestion.
There was a great immortal in the tower, and the holy item that they worshipped that could slightly strengthen their bodies was his item. He begged everyone to pray together. Perhaps it would be effective.
In the end, Gu Zheng came out on the third day.
Hai Tiantao spoke very slowly and in detail, afraid that he would miss a single detail. Even when Gu Zheng interrupted him a few times, he also explained everything to let him understand everything here.
"I understand. The first thing we need to solve is the external problem." After Gu Zheng listened, he nodded. He could also feel the faint power of the incense outside, but it was too faint. It seemed that the people below were not preparing for the plan.
Gu Zheng glanced at his feet. There were some simple patterns and some things left in the corners. He knew that this should be the place where the resources were transferred. However, he did not know how to contact the people below, nor did he know how to open it.
However, all the cities had enough reserves now, so he was not in a hurry to contact the people below.
The most important thing now was the situation of Man Tian and the elder that Hai Tiantao spoke of.
He had felt his aura nearby, but he had intentionally stalled for time. The other party had not appeared yet. This time, the situation was different.
"You can inform everyone. Don't worry. The next time the other party comes, release some people who want to surrender. I will follow him back to see where he came from and deal with him once and for all." Gu Zheng's calm eyes did not have the slightest fluctuation, as if he was doing something insignificant.
"Okay, great immortal!" Hai Tiantao was overjoyed. He could not see through the other party's cultivation, but looking at the other party's appearance, he definitely had enough confidence.
Gu Zheng looked at the other party walking out and returned to the top. He looked at the crowd below who were constantly cheering and gradually dispersed. His eyes looked into the distance, and the corner of his mouth rose into a cold smile.
However, the other party actually dared to harass him. Then, don't blame him for forgetting to look at the almanac when he went out.
Although Hai Tiantao had already given the order to follow the other party's existence and that there was a way to deal with the other party, there were still some who did not believe it. They were even pessimistic about this place.
The other party did not make Gu Zheng wait for long. After only seven days, Gu Zheng, who had been squinting slightly, suddenly opened his eyes. A layer of faint fluctuations covered his body, an aura that was completely different from Jin Xian's.
A small figure came to the top of Sky Divine City. The other party looked very confident. He was alone, so no one here would be able to do anything to him.
However, the face under the black robe was also mostly covered by the black fog. Only a pair of black eyes could be seen.
However, for some reason, when Gu Zheng looked at those eyes, he felt like he had seen them somewhere before. Furthermore, the aura around the other party was very similar to the black fog in the swamp. Gu Zheng wondered if the other party was a remnant of the past.
"You are still as stubborn as ever. You still want to face that side to save you? Wishful thinking. After a few more times, this barrier won't be able to protect you. When that time comes, I'll see how you resist. I'll make you all regret the choice you made today, "the figure said arrogantly.
Because Gu Zheng did not use it to maintain the Divine Dragon Barrier, it still looked a bit broken and had lost a lot of its spirituality. However, it would not have a problem blocking a few more attacks.
However, no one answered him. The people below had already hidden. Only a few daring people looked up with hatred.
Gu Zheng's heart twitched. The other party's ability to scare people was not small. Looking at how proficient he was at it, he would most likely threaten them every time he came.
As for whether it was effective or not, he could feel some people secretly surging in the dark. He knew that some people liked it. The longer this dragged on, the more people panicked.
The person above did not expect the people below to react. After he finished speaking, a large amount of black fog flowed out of his hand and quickly covered the sky above the city.
As lightning flashed and thunder rumbled above, the other party deliberately cast a spell slowly. Thick lightning arcs continuously appeared in the sky, stimulating the nerves of the ordinary people below.
"Kacha!"
After only an hour, he saw that the atmosphere was more or less set. As he waved his palm down, a bright bolt of lightning instantly descended from the heavens and the earth, even lighting up the surrounding dark sky. The visual effect was very shocking.
This thick silver lightning fell on the layer of the golden barrier. As the golden light flashed above, the powerful lightning shattered into countless black electric arcs and continued to spread in all directions.
It felt like an egg hitting a rock. The rock did not have any reaction at all. Instead, the egg broke into pieces.
And this lightning was only the beginning. When this lightning shattered, the entire sky suddenly lit up. The silver-white light made the earth seem as if it was daytime. It was incomparably dazzling.
Then, accompanied by the sound of thunder that made people's scalps numb, countless lightning bolts fell from the sky. In the blink of an eye, the sky had become a sea of lightning, endlessly falling.
If the barrier had not greatly weakened the sound of the outside world, most of the people below would have been shocked to death by the sound. Even so, after seeing it many times, many people were still intimidated by the power of heaven and earth. Their eyes flashed with fear.
The only consolation was that the golden barrier above was still emitting a faint golden light. In the face of such a terrifying attack, it was still the same as before. It was like a mountain blocking in front of them, not letting the people below suffer any damage.
Gu Zheng looked at the shadow above. Even at this time, the other party did not let down his guard at all. It seemed as if he was guarding against some hidden enemies nearby. There was no flaw in his whole body.
However, in Gu Zheng's eyes, whether he wanted to kill him or capture him alive, it was very easy. However, when he thought of the place where the other party was hiding and the comfort of Man Tian and the others.
Gu Zheng's figure moved and disappeared in the next moment.
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