"Young Master, I'm serious. When I came out in the afternoon, he was fine. How did he disappear in such a short time? You know, Grandmaster Wu Xiang seems to have given him a mission."
Along the way, Xiao Ying said in a soft voice, still in disbelief.
"I don't know either. It's useless to speculate now. Maybe that demon came out to stir up trouble again." Gu Zheng did not stop and continued walking.
However, when they were halfway there, Gu Zheng saw a figure standing in front of them. His eyes were looking in their direction. He had already noticed Gu Zheng's arrival.
"Benefactor Gu, Master has ordered that he won't see anyone now. He specifically asked me to stop everyone here." Senior Brother Liao said with a sad face.
"Can you tell me what Grandmaster Wu Xiang is doing?" Gu Zheng suddenly asked.
"Master is reading a memorial for Junior Brother Qing. So, no one is allowed to disturb him tonight." Senior Brother Liao explained.
At this moment, a loud noise came from outside. At the same time, flames appeared outside. Along with the sound of collision, it seemed that many people were leaving.
"Master has ordered us to prepare overnight. When dawn comes, we'll be ready to lead the people out of here." Senior Brother Liao said.
"Since that's the case, we'll come back tomorrow and leave with Grandmaster Wu Xiang. My condolences. I'll definitely help you find the culprit." Gu Zheng said to Senior Brother Liao when he saw Xiao Ying's questioning gaze. At the same time, he retreated.
After they left the entrance, Xiao Ying said in a serious tone.
"Young Master, I felt an evil power in Grandmaster Wu Xiang's direction. Is he fighting with the other party?"
"That's right. Looks like your senses are really sharp. I also felt it. There's indeed a very faint evil aura there." Gu Zheng said with a serious expression.
"Then why didn't we go help him? Why did we retreat?" Xiao Ying was puzzled. However, she only looked at Gu Zheng in confusion. She did not act rashly.
"There's no way to find this place. Senior Brother Liao, who is guarding the place, will alert the people inside. Why don't we sneak in and take a look? If it's just the aura left behind by the demon, we'll leave." Gu Zheng brought Xiao Ying to the side and said.
That Senior Brother Liao was very normal, and Gu Zheng was sure that he did not have any evil aura on him.
"That's right. Young Master is very thoughtful. Perhaps Grandmaster Wu Xiang had already repelled the other party, and was only trying to neutralize the evil power." Xiao Ying suddenly understood after hearing Gu Zheng's words.
"Okay, follow me. Don't make a sound." Gu Zheng's body lightly leaped, like a nimble blue bird, over this not high wall.
Furthermore, Xiao Ying's movements were soundless. Especially with a single thought, her entire body seemed to stick to Gu Zheng's side, following his body as it descended forward.
The two of them quickly approached Grandmaster Wu Xiang's room from another direction. It seemed that Senior Brother Liao was the only one blocking the way. There was no one here. The two of them smoothly approached Grandmaster Wu Xiang's room.
"The door is open!" Gu Zheng could see the faint candlelight from afar. It was the light from Grandmaster Wu Xiang's room, and it was very obvious in the darkness.
"With Grandmaster Wu Xiang's cultivation, it is impossible for him to be killed by the other party. Don't worry." Gu Zheng glanced at Xiao Ying, seemingly understanding what she was thinking. He immediately transmitted his voice to her.
Xiao Ying, who was a little worried, nodded her head in relief.
These days, she could feel Grandmaster Wu Xiang's care and guidance for her. She was truly afraid that something would happen to him.
The two of them quietly approached Grandmaster Wu Xiang's door and peered inside. However, they did not find Grandmaster Wu Xiang's figure.
Gu Zheng remembered that there should be a painting of Maitreya Buddha hanging on the wall. However, a small door emitting a blue light had appeared there.
The light was completely attached to the wall. If one did not look directly, they would not be able to see the light.
Faint blue ripples rippled slightly, emitting a strange aura.
After Gu Zheng looked around, he signaled to Xiao Ying with his eyes, and the two of them walked in.
"Grandmaster Wu Xiang went in here." Xiao Ying quickly looked around the room and finally arrived before the blue door frame. She then told Gu Zheng with certainty.
"Come, let's go in and take a look." Gu Zheng hesitated for a moment before deciding to go in. Even if something was wrong, it would be disastrous if it was the worst case scenario.
During their short interaction, Gu Zheng came to know that Grandmaster Wu Xiang was someone who cared for the world. Additionally, he was not a pedantic senior monk. This was also why he was willing to help him and why Xiao Ying was willing to learn Buddhism from him.
Gu Zheng had only just said that when a faint layer of golden Buddhist light descended from the sky, enveloping Gu Zheng's figure.
Gu Zheng turned his head and saw that Xiao Ying was doing the same. She had cast a spell to envelop herself with a layer of Buddhist power.
"Only like this can we enter. Otherwise, we will have to break it by force," Xiao Ying quickly explained in a whisper.
Gu Zheng nodded. It would appear that Xiao Ying had seen this thing before. He signaled for her to stay close to him. After they were done with their preparations, they walked towards the blue door of light.
Like a layer of water, Gu Zheng's vision blurred and he found himself in a very ancient-looking attic. Behind him was the door that was already flickering with blue light.
Rows of bookshelves greeted his eyes. A unique aura of books came from above. Who knew how many Buddhist scriptures were densely packed there. Each of them exuded a lustrous Buddhist light and looked brand new.
Gu Zheng had been wondering how he was going to teach Xiao Ying when there was nothing here. They were all hidden in this place.
However, in just an instant, Gu Zheng retracted his gaze and restrained his aura as much as possible. At that moment, Xiao Ying had quietly flown forward, seemingly leading the way for Gu Zheng.
The two of them walked through the sea of scriptures for the time it took for an incense stick to burn. Only when they reached the last row of bookshelves did they stop. They peeked through the gaps between the books.
In front of them was a space without any cover. There were only a few simple tables. Among them, a wisp of white smoke curled up on the left side of the table. A red memorial tablet was enshrined on it.
However, what made Gu Zheng's pupils shrink was that there was a body lying on the ground. It seemed to have died not long ago. Looking at the side of the face, it was surprisingly Junior Brother Qing who had just disappeared.
Xiao Ying had also discovered this problem. She covered her mouth with her small hand. Her eyes were wide open as she looked over there in shock.
Xiao Ying glanced at Gu Zheng and was about to step forward. However, he was stopped by Gu Zheng again.
"Wait!" Gu Zheng opened his mouth. However, he didn't make any sound. He just made an exclamation.
Although Xiao Ying didn't understand, she still quietly floated in the air and looked over there.
That Master Wu Xiang seemed to be muttering to himself. He wasn't reciting a eulogy. It seemed as if he was telling the pain in his heart to the memorial tablet in front of him.
However, from the increasingly firm tone of his voice, it was likely that he was nearing the end.
Sure enough, in less than the time it took to brew a cup of tea, the solemn Master Wu Xiang stood up from the ground. He walked over to Junior Brother Qing's body and looked at it quietly.
Gu Zheng didn't know if it was an illusion, but he felt that Wu Xiang had aged even more. He seemed to have aged five years since the last time they met.
He didn't move, but a wisp of black smoke came out of his body and gathered to the side. In a few breaths' time, a black shadow appeared beside him.
The black shadow suddenly struggled, and the black smoke scattered. An identical Wu Xiang appeared beside him. However, this Wu Xiang was wearing a black kasaya. His red eyes flashed with an evil light.
He didn't even look at Wu Xiang. His eyes were fixed on the corpse below, and a sinister smile appeared on his face.
"I didn't expect a pillow to be sent to me when I was sleepy. Haha!"
"I already told you not to attack. Why did you still attack? That's my disciple," said Wu Xiang angrily.
"He discovered your secret. Don't tell me you're still keeping him alive. Aren't you afraid that you'll lose this layer of Master Wu Xiang's skin and shame your benevolent master? I'm just helping you. "The evil Wu Xiang didn't seem to mind. Instead, he laughed.
That Wu Xiang didn't say anything. He seemed to have been hit in the heart. He just stood there silently, thinking about something.
"Don't waste time. You're just like your benevolent master, pedantic and laughable. Hurry up and attack. Otherwise, I won't be polite." After a long time, the evil Wu Xiang suddenly urged.
Wu Xiang clapped his hands, and a faint Buddhist light came out of his body. He gave off a serene aura.
"Lipo Emperor Lipo, Qiu He Emperor Qiu He Emperor Luo Emperor Luo Emperor Niha Emperor Di Li Emperor Di Maha Jia Emperor Di Zhen Ling Qian Emperor Di Suo Po He."
With each word that came out of Wu Xiang's mouth, a ball of golden light would appear in the air. That word entered junior apprentice-brother Qing's body, seeming to transform him.
When the last word entered his body, Wu Xiang waved his hand, and a small pagoda appeared in the air. It pressed down on the corpse.
The next moment, something happened that made Gu Zheng's eyes widen. The corpse was swept up by the pagoda's phantom and turned into a ball of golden light that flew toward the evil shadow. In the end, it was swallowed by the evil shadow.
"How delicious! How many years has it been since I've eaten such a fresh corpse! Haha!" said the evil Wu Xiang.
"Enough! I suspect you're behind all those people who disappeared!" Wu Xiang roared furiously, unable to suppress the fury in his eyes. It seemed he couldn't accept personally feeding his disciple.
"You're being a bit shameless. Don't you know where I am? What tricks can I play under your nose? Why don't you say that the evil Qi below has revealed a flaw again? The remaining evil Qi is not willing to give up and is starting to fight back. Isn't that why you moved this place? What does it have to do with me? "Wu Xiang ignored the other party's anger and continued to laugh.
"How did the gap in my master's seal open? I don't believe that you didn't have a hand in it. Let me tell you, if I find out that you're related to this, it will be the day of my death!" Wu Xiang suppressed his anger and pointed at him.
"Haha, you and I are one. If I die, you die too!" Wu Xiang said disdainfully. However, his expression suddenly changed, and he looked in Gu Zheng's direction.
"Who's there!"
As soon as he said that, he turned into a black shadow and flew over.
It turned out that Xiao Ying was getting more and more engrossed in the conversation. She unconsciously stared at Wu Xiang for too long, and the other party noticed.
At the same time, an aura burst out and grabbed Xiao Ying who was still in a daze. Taking a detour, he teleported to the empty space in front of them.
With a loud crack, the bookshelf that had concealed their figures earlier exploded and scattered in all directions. On the other hand, the books turned into specks of golden light and dissipated in the air, as if they had been stored away.
"Benefactor Gu, why are you guys here?" Wu Xiang looked at the two people in front of him and was stunned for a moment before he asked bitterly.
"Grandmaster Wu Xiang, I didn't expect that you would be raising evil Qi. How disappointing!" Gu Zheng looked into Wu Xiang's eyes and said calmly.
Wu Xiang looked at Gu Zheng and swallowed the explanation that was on the tip of his tongue. He could only say helplessly, "You guys have misunderstood. It's a long story. How about I explain it to you later?"
"Grandmaster Wu Xiang, even though I deeply respect you, we clearly saw your actions earlier. I truly did not expect that you would forget the teachings of Buddha when you were teaching me," Beside him, Xiao Ying spoke in a somewhat emotional manner.
"What's the point of talking nonsense with them? Since we're already in your pagoda, it's not up to you to decide whether to leave or stay." On the other side, Xie Faceless flashed from afar and appeared once again. He stood opposite Gu Zheng and observed them carefully.
"You should know that an even bigger hole has opened up below. If you don't get out in time, without my help, you won't be able to break through that layer of obstruction unless you're willing to abandon those civilians. But, you've failed master's task completely. You've even caused Buddhism to be implicated in this huge karma."
"Ai, Benefactor Gu and Xiao Ying, I'll have to offend you first." Wu Xiang knew that this wasn't the time to explain things. He lowered his sleeves and a small pagoda appeared in his hands.
Gu Zheng's eyes subconsciously looked up.
The entire pagoda was extremely beautiful. It was light yellow in color, and the eaves of the pagoda were arranged neatly. The higher one went, the smaller the pagoda became. There were even some hanging decorations at the edges. Not to mention, there were also carvings of unknown precious beasts on every floor.
However, the first floor was indeed in an illusory state. It was as Wu Xiang had said. Perhaps he really was on the first floor of Wu Xiang's pagoda.
While Gu Zheng was distracted by the pagoda, Wu Xiang suddenly flew toward Gu Zheng, his hand glowing with dense black light as he grabbed at Gu Zheng's chest.
"Careful!"
Xiao Ying shouted. She wanted to block Wu Xiang's attack, but she found that she couldn't move at all. Looking around, she saw that her body had been enveloped by a layer of Buddhist light that was connected to the pagoda necklace in Wu Xiang's hand.
"Young Master!"
Xiao Ying struggled with all her might, but she found that she couldn't break free. Moreover, as the light around her body grew brighter, an irresistible suction force came from the pagoda.
Xiao Ying tried to flee back into the painting, but she was restrained by a mysterious power, unable to do so.
In just a few breaths' time, Xiao Ying shouted at Gu Zheng and transformed into a stream of light that was sucked into the pagoda.
As for Gu Zheng, he activated the picture scroll almost at the same time Xiao Ying shouted.
However, the painting lit up, but Xiao Ying's body didn't slow down at all. Only then did Wu Xiang realize that there was something unusual about this place.
Bang!
In this moment of distraction, Wu Xiang's shoulder was hit by Wu Xiang's fist.
Fortunately, Wu Xiang didn't expect to hit Gu Zheng. Even though Gu Zheng's body was sent flying, he didn't suffer much damage.
However, Wu Xiang didn't chase after him. Instead, he returned to Wu Xiang's side and chuckled.
"The other party looks very troublesome. Let's lock him inside first. Consuming too much energy now won't do us any good later."
Wu Xiang said. After a simple exchange, he found that Gu Zheng was also a difficult opponent to take down quickly. Therefore, he didn't want to waste his energy.
"Alright, let's go together!" Wu Xiang said decisively. Then, he turned to Wu Xiang, who had just stabilized himself, and said apologetically.
"Young Master Gu, I've really wronged you. When we come out, I'll definitely give you a satisfactory answer. You can do whatever you want with me."
As soon as his voice fell, the pagoda in his hand suddenly shot out a wrist-sized Buddhist light. It was so fast that Wu Xiang, who was flying in the air, couldn't dodge it at all. In an instant, his wrist was bound.
Before Gu Zheng could react, several rays of light flashed in front of his eyes. His limbs and torso were bound by dozens of Buddhist lights.
Gu Zheng's body suddenly bloomed with an intense golden light. The Buddhist lights that bound him suddenly tightened. Even the pagoda itself began to shake.
"You're walking right into my trap in my pagoda. You want to break free? Wishful thinking!" Wu Xiang suddenly shouted. At the same time, he clapped his hands. Countless golden dots appeared in the air, lighting up densely.
As soon as the golden dots appeared, they densely covered Gu Zheng's body. In the blink of an eye, a golden pagoda appeared around Gu Zheng.
The golden dots were endless. If one looked closely, they were all emerging from the scriptures. No matter how hard Gu Zheng struggled, he was gradually drowned by the Buddhist light.
After half a day, the golden pagoda finally solidified. Then, the entire space began to gradually disappear.
Their figures appeared in Wu Xiang's room. The blue light door on the wall also disappeared. Only the golden pagoda that trapped Gu Zheng in the air was left.
Wu Xiang's pagoda shook slightly at Gu Zheng again. The golden pagoda began to shrink rapidly. Then, it flew into the pagoda in his hand and disappeared.
At the same time, the illusory pagoda solidified and was taken back into Wu Xiang's arms.
"Okay, I know what you want to say. Let's start. Let's deal with the evil spirit below. Actually, I don't like the other party. Even I can't tolerate the appearance of the Soul of Filth in the Eldritch World."
Wu Xiang smiled slyly. Then, he turned into a ball of black light and disappeared into the pagoda in Wu Xiang's hand.
At this time, the sky was already slightly bright. Wu Xiang paused for a moment and watched the sky outside gradually brighten. Then, he walked out of the room.
"Everyone, move quickly. We must evacuate Desert Sea City within a day. Everyone outside, help the people evacuate."
Great Master Wu Xiang's latest order was issued.
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