On Gu Zheng's side, he slowly woke up and looked at the extremely high sky. It was covered by a layer of rolling dark clouds, but at the same time, there was a golden ray of light extending to one side, as if it was guiding the way.
However, he quickly woke up and looked around. When he found that Xiao Ying was still lying beside him, he breathed a sigh of relief. Only then did he have the time to look around.
At this moment, they had arrived at a fist-sized area. Below them was the flower terrace that had caused them to fall asleep. At this moment, it had merged with the surrounding ground, like a pattern fusing with the ground.
Looking around, there were also many flowers on the ground.
Seeing that Xiao Ying was still sleeping, Gu Zheng carried Xiao Ying down from the flower terrace.
He did not know how much time had passed since he fell asleep. There was also that strange dream. The monk in the dream looked exactly the same as Wu Xiang's master.
How could he dream of that scene? It was as though he had been watching the whole thing from the side until the end. It was as though someone had deliberately let him see it.
Gu Zheng carried Xiao Ying and walked in the direction indicated by the golden line. Here, Gu Zheng found that his divine sense had been restricted. It was unlike the previous two floors where he could sense everything.
Instead of walking around aimlessly, it was better to follow the path of the golden thread and take a look.
Not long after they left the flower terrace, Xiao Ying woke up.
"You are awake. We should have safely reached the upper floor. You don't have to worry." Gu Zheng did not release Xiao Ying and continued to carry her forward. When Xiao Ying woke up, he said.
"En!" Xiao Ying continued to lie on Gu Zheng's back in a somewhat dizzy state. Her two small hands tightly gripped onto Gu Zheng's shoulders.
"By the way, Young Master, I had a dream just now. There was a strange old monk and a fish demon." After a while, Xiao Ying looked at the dark world around her and suddenly spoke up.
"Did the old monk use magic to heal the fish demon?" Gu Zheng did not stop and continued to walk forward.
"Eh! Young Master, how did you know that you had the same dream as me? Later on, that fish demon followed that old monk to cultivate Buddhist Dharma. What a nice dream, "Xiao Ying said in amazement.
"That monk took that fish demon as his disciple?" Gu Zheng's figure suddenly stopped as he asked in a somewhat high-pitched voice.
"Yeah, didn't that fish demon go out? Then, when I came back, under the old monk's persuasion, I followed him to practice Buddhism, "Xiao Ying said matter-of-factly.
"So that's how it is. I didn't dream of it, but it was the same as yours." Gu Zheng continued to walk forward and chuckled.
It turned out that after sleeping for so long, her progress was a little faster than his. However, he had other suspicions in his heart.
"Be careful!"
Suddenly, a black shadow shot out from the surrounding darkness. Before appearing, Gu Zheng had not sensed the other party's arrival at all. It was only when Xiao Ying's reminder that the other party had already pounced towards him from the side.
However, Gu Zheng did not panic at all. Even Xiao Ying, who was behind him, did not panic. That was because the strength that the other party was emitting was only at the late Celestial Immortal stage.
Gu Zheng even had the time to size up the other party. His entire body was surrounded by chaotic black qi. However, when Gu Zheng saw his facial features, he was shocked.
That was because he was holding the upper body of the fish demon in his dream. However, at this moment, he was in human form. He was holding a harpoon-like weapon in his hand. With a ferocious face, he raised the weapon and stabbed it towards Gu Zheng's head.
"Let me try to convert him!" Xiao Ying suddenly said, causing Gu Zheng, who was about to attack, to stop. He retreated to the side and let go of Xiao Ying.
Xiao Ying's body had not yet stabilized when she began to chant. Her low and deep voice could only be heard faintly. It seemed that she was chanting something using some kind of melody.
As for the black silhouette, it was only halfway there when its entire body began to slow down. Finally, it came to a halt in the air.
Gu Zheng looked at the black silhouette, which was brimming with killing intent. The vicious energy emanating from his body gradually disappeared. At the same time, the black qi around his body was also rapidly receding. In just tens of breaths' worth of time, the colour of his body began to change to gold.
In just a short while, the black silhouette's appearance had changed greatly. Buddhist light shone around his body and even his ferocious appearance had become much more pleasing to the eye.
"He he, all right. Now that this malicious ghost has converted to Buddhism, we can have him scout the way for us." Xiao Ying floated over from the side and said smilingly.
"Unexpectedly, your Buddhist techniques are so powerful. In such a short period of time, you have already converted him." Gu Zheng praised sincerely. Although the other party's cultivation base was somewhat weak, she had never fought in a real battle before. She had practically no experience in Buddhist techniques.
"He he, that is only natural. I am actually very powerful as well." Xiao Ying revealed a smug smile.
"Next, I'll be counting on you to lead the way."
Gu Zheng said with a smile. Seeing that the golden silhouette began to turn around and walk forward, Gu Zheng followed behind.
"Of course. No matter how powerful they are, I can deal with them together." Xiao Ying did not go up and let Gu Zheng carry her. Instead, she walked side by side.
After walking for a short distance, the golden silhouette leading the way in front shone with Buddhist light. It seemed to have entered a state of battle.
Two black silhouettes with the same strength as it appeared in the distance, eyeing the golden silhouette covetously. Even Gu Zheng and the others behind them were not interested. As soon as they appeared, they attacked the golden silhouette with the same weapons in their hands.
However, just as the weapons in their hands were raised, Xiao Ying had already taken a step forward and began to convert them again.
Soon, they had three golden silhouettes in front of them scouting the way.
Half a day later, Gu Zheng looked at the large group of golden silhouettes in front of him and was speechless.
The weakest one was the one he had seen at the beginning. The strongest one was now at the middle stage of Jin Xian's cultivation base.
However, no matter how high their cultivation base was, as soon as they appeared, they would successfully become a member of his side in less than half an hour. They were like a mighty army as they moved forward.
Within a radius of several hundred meters, everything was dispersed by the Buddhist light. The black silhouettes hidden inside were now like adding fuel to the fire. They all came in groups at the same time.
Gu Zheng really did not know why there were so many of those fish demon silhouettes. However, Gu Zheng finally knew why they had appeared here.
At the end of the golden line in the sky, there was a towering mountain peak. The golden line fell down from the sky like a stream. From the surroundings, it seemed that there was something mysterious about the mountain peak.
However, outside, there were thousands of black fish demon silhouettes surrounding this place. It seemed that they were constantly attacking inside.
Gu Zheng and Xiao Ying flew up almost at the same time and looked into the distance.
In the middle of the mountain peak, there was a huge crack. A huge golden mirror occupied almost a third of it. Huge Buddhist light shone out from it, illuminating the surroundings with golden light.
Within a radius of several hundred meters in front of the mirror, countless golden silhouettes and black fish demon silhouettes were fighting each other.
From here, it could be seen that in the distant darkness, there were black fish demon silhouettes gathering here almost at every moment. In just a short while, a golden fish demon would appear from the mirror.
However, within the range of the Buddhist light, the black fish demon silhouettes were clearly weakened. At this moment, it seemed that the two sides were evenly matched.
"Are we going to fight our way in?" Xiao Ying looked at so many fish demon silhouettes and took a deep breath. It was a little strenuous for her to control so many fish demon silhouettes. Even if she tried her best, she would not be able to convert so many fish demon silhouettes.
"Of course. They're just small fries. I can deal with all of them by myself." Gu Zheng seemed to know that Xiao Ying had reached her limit. Looking at the group of fish demon silhouettes below, the strongest among them had already reached the late stage of Jin Xian. Moreover, there were still quite a few of them.
"That's true. I almost forgot that Young Master has already advanced to the Grand Heavenly Realm." Xiao Ying's nervous mood finally relaxed.
"Then let these people guard his companions and help you attract their attention. It's a good idea. It'll be easier."
Gu Zheng nodded his head, and his figure rapidly flew over.
At this moment, the arrival of the golden fish demon silhouettes below also caused the black fish demon silhouettes to become restless. As they were not conscious, they only knew that there was an enemy behind them. Some of the black fish demon silhouettes had already rushed over.
At this moment, under Xiao Ying's control, those golden fish demon silhouettes charged towards the enemy.
After a dozen breaths of time, they tore a hole in the middle and continued to charge in.
However, they only managed to tear a hole. After all, the strength of these golden fish demon silhouettes was mostly weak. Moreover, there were many of them. In the blink of an eye, they were surrounded by the black fish demon silhouettes.
However, Xiao Ying did not care. Under her control, these golden fish demon silhouettes, who did not know their own consciousness, fearlessly charged forward and stirred up a large area of chaos.
In this place, a figure was constantly shuttling back and forth, specifically attacking those powerful fish demon silhouettes.
In just one round, they would definitely die in his hands.
Moreover, after those golden fish demon silhouettes died, their bodies would self-destruct, causing a large amount of golden light to sweep in all directions. At the same time, it would disperse the surrounding black fog and cause great damage to the black fish demon silhouettes.
A normal battle would not last for more than an hour. After the last black fish demon silhouette turned into a cloud of black fog and dissipated, there was not a single one left. Even a small portion of the golden fish demon silhouettes in the night sky remained.
However, a golden light suddenly blossomed from the mirror and the surrounding several hundred zhang radius was enveloped by the golden light. It was as though those dead black fish demon silhouettes had become nourishment for the mirror.
"Those fish demons are being controlled by the enemy." Xiao Ying looked into the distance in surprise. Those fish demons had scattered, standing at the edge of the golden light area together with the previous fish demon silhouettes.
"We're about to leave. Why bring these burdens with us? Do you really want to bring them out? You can deal with them alone. How useful can they be? "Gu Zheng did not mind. Seeing Xiao Ying's pained expression, he explained.
If they were at the same level, they could use the number of people at the same level to overwhelm them. However, if they wanted to surpass their level, aside from magic treasures, they could only rely on their heaven-defying body.
Gu Zheng was also bathed in the Buddhist light. However, he did not feel any discomfort. Those golden fish demons did not attack him. It was as though he did not exist.
Xiao Ying nodded her head reluctantly. She flew over from afar and landed beside Gu Zheng.
In order to prevent any accidents, Gu Zheng did not let Xiao Ying fly up. Instead, he led her step by step past the huge mirror and into the depths.
Not far ahead, a huge golden pool appeared before them. The golden pool of water exuded an intense Buddhist light aura.
Water from high up in the sky poured into the pool, creating many splashes. It was unknown what was beneath the golden pool. However, Gu Zheng felt that it was very similar to the pool he had seen in his dreams. Perhaps it had some other meaning. Perhaps it had other uses.
Gu Zheng's objective was to place a mirror behind the pool. It was several zhang tall and blocked their path.
The surface of the mirror was clean and tidy. However, in the middle of the mirror, there was a door that was opened.
"Are you sure this is the right place?" Gu Zheng asked Xiao Ying who was beside him.
"Yes, this is the place that leads to the next level. I am sure." Xiao Ying nodded her head vigorously to increase her persuasiveness.
"Then let's go!"
After Gu Zheng finished speaking, he reached out his hand and touched the surface of the mirror. As soon as he touched the surface, his palm sank into it. A cool aura came from above. At the same time, faint ripples began to shake from the point of contact.
Immediately after, Gu Zheng led Xiao Ying into it.
A very narrow passage appeared in front of them. In front of the passage was the door.
Gu Zheng looked back and found that he was already inside the mirror. The outside world seemed to be separated by a layer of gauze. The golden water in the distance had become incomparably rough. He could not see the outside world clearly.
Gu Zheng turned his head and continued to walk forward. From the looks of it, it would take him some time to reach the next level.
However, when he had just walked halfway, the sound of a tsunami suddenly rang out in the air. Gu Zheng immediately felt that something was wrong.
The door in front of them suddenly sank into a mass of blue water. Before Gu Zheng could react, he suddenly felt the entire mirror rising. At the same time, a strange aura suddenly flashed out. It had actually sealed Gu Zheng's cultivation.
"Ah!"
Xiao Ying screamed. Her body was tightly pressed against Gu Zheng's back as she hugged him tightly.
The entire mirror began to tilt downward. Moreover, it was getting steeper and steeper. It was about to become vertical.
Gu Zheng only had time to grab Xiao Ying from behind and put her in his arms. Then, his whole body fell down.
"Splash!"
Gu Zheng's back crashed heavily into the waves below. Just as Gu Zheng wanted to stabilize his body, he felt an extremely strong suction force from behind him. He could only hug Xiao Ying tightly. In the next moment, Gu Zheng felt that he had entered a dark environment. A suffocating feeling surrounded him from all directions.
In the next moment, Gu Zheng lost consciousness.
.....
"All laws are born by karma. I say that karma is extinguished when karma is exhausted. I say so."
It was still the same familiar cave. However, the skeletons from before had all disappeared. There were more chairs and tables made of stone in the surroundings.
In a corner, a stone statue of a Bodhisattva was erected. In front of it were some fruits and a few half-burned incense sticks. The cave was filled with a faint sandalwood fragrance.
A monk was sitting on a stone bench. He was holding a somewhat tattered scripture in his hand. He was speaking to a fish demon wearing a simple kasaya.
"Master, this sentence is very profound. What does it mean?" That fish demon was chanting. He seemed to understand the meaning of the sentence. He couldn't help but ask anxiously.
"The meaning of this sentence is that there is a reason for all things to meet, intersect, and destroy. The person who is explaining it to you is explaining the karma." The old monk said unhurriedly.
"I understand now." The fish demon's expression suddenly became enlightened. He continued, "Just like how I brought your master back when I saw that you were injured. If I didn't bring you back, I wouldn't be able to reunite with my master."
"Yes, no!" The old monk nodded. Then, he shook his head.
"Is it wrong?" The fish demon looked up with doubt and asked in puzzlement.
"I have been here for five years. Although your improvement is not bad, the conditions here are still lacking. Come back with me. There are many scriptures there. You can slowly study them. You will naturally understand." The old monk kept the scripture and led the fish demon to the entrance of the cave.
The scene suddenly changed. At this time, he was in a brightly lit cave. It was very large, and there were many precious magic tools in the surroundings. In the middle of the cave, there was a dense array formation engraved on it. It was enough to make people dizzy with just a glance.
An old man and a young man stood inside. At this moment, Wu Xiang looked like an enlightened monk.
"Wu Xiang, you have already received the true teachings of the Nine Storey Pagoda. In addition, you have already completed many tests. This time, you will use the Nine Storey Pagoda to assist me in the mission of sealing this spatial crack. As long as we succeed this time, we will be able to deal with the other party once and for all and complete the mission given to me by Buddha." The old monk stood in the middle and said to the fish demon who was holding a pagoda in his hand.
At this moment, the fish demon was also shining with Buddhist light. His aura was stable. If one didn't look at his appearance, he was truly an enlightened monk.
"Yes, master! I have prepared for a long time for today. I will definitely be able to help master suppress the demons here! "
Wu Xiang nodded his head solemnly. He walked straight to the center of another array and sat down cross-legged. Then, he lifted his finger. The Nine Storey Pagoda started spinning above his head.
At the same time, the old monk also sat down and activated the array. The array began to operate.
At the same time, countless vicious and evil auras suddenly appeared in the surroundings. They roared and attacked.
"One pagoda as the foundation. Nine floors as the limit. Myriad Demons, retreat!"
Wu Xiang suddenly made a complicated hand gesture. Streams of Buddhist power continuously flowed into the Nine Storey Pagoda above his head.
The Nine Storey Pagoda suddenly grew bigger. An extremely strong suction force came from the top, suppressing all the ghosts and demons that suddenly appeared in the surroundings.
They didn't affect the operation of the array at all. Seeing this, Wu Xiang relaxed a little. However, he didn't notice that under the array, a hidden black light suddenly shot into his back.
"The old monk is just using me …"
"I am a Goblin. Everyone looks down on me. Even though I am master's disciple, there are still people talking about me."
In an instant, negative emotions rang out in the cave. It reminded Wu Xiang of the discrimination he had suffered in the past and all kinds of unfair treatment.
"Just because I am not human?" Wu Xiang raised his hands in confusion. They were not human hands. They were a pair of sharp claws.
"Wu Xiang, what are you doing! Be careful! "
Suddenly, an angry shout woke him up from his daze. He realized that an evil demon had taken advantage of his distraction and was stabbing towards his heart.
At this moment, the old monk's figure suddenly blocked in front of him, blocking the attack for him.
"Master!"
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