Gu Zheng's eyes suddenly opened, his ears still seemed to recall that painful cry, but Gu Zheng had already seen at that time that the evil spirit had already pierced the old man's heart, the end was probably not good.
But before Gu Zheng could think of the ending he saw, an old voice suddenly sounded in Gu Zheng's ears.
"Benefactor, you're awake."
This made Gu Zheng suddenly tremble, he instantly sat up and looked in the direction of the voice.
He saw a bald monk wearing a familiar kasaya. The monk was doing something slowly with his back facing him.
"Master, where is this?" Gu Zheng hesitated for a moment, but still asked.
At this time, Gu Zheng found that he was in a simple bamboo house, and not far from him, there was a small bed, and Xiao Ying was still sleeping on it.
According to the previous situation, she should know what happened later.
"This is the fourth floor of the Nine-Storey Pagoda, I was the one who pulled you directly back here." The master turned his head and said with a smile.
"It's you!" Gu Zheng suddenly stood up from the bed and said in shock.
There was no other reason, because this old man was Wu Xiang's master, and his face was exactly the same as the one Gu Zheng saw in the temple.
"Are you shocked? But I'm just the last strand of Divine Sense I left in the Nine-Storey Pagoda, I've already died in the cave." He seemed to be talking about someone else, as if the one who died was not himself.
"Master, I didn't mean that." Gu Zheng first explained, and then said in shock, "Did you deliberately let us see that scene?"
"Yes, and no. In fact, that child Wu Xiang sealed his heart and left it here to evolve. It can be said that the first four floors, except for here and the fifth floor, were deliberately left here by the other party to fight against the heart demon of the fifth floor and above." The master sighed and said.
"But now, that child Wu Xiang is raising a tiger, he doesn't know that the defense of the Nine-Storey Pagoda is in danger, and when the time comes, the heart demon will completely devour Wu Xiang through this pagoda. Unfortunately, I can only stay here, there's nothing I can do."
"Heart demon? You came from the outside and gave your body Evil Qi. You are Formless' heart devil! "Gu Zheng thought of Formless' evil and said.
"Hmm, I'll explain it to you when that little spirit wakes up. Then, you'll all understand." The Master sighed and turned around to do something.
Gu Zheng walked over curiously and found that the master was carving a palm-sized piece of wood. It was his own image. From where he stood, the carving was almost complete. The master was still carving the details bit by bit.
As for what it was, Gu Zheng couldn't tell, so he looked elsewhere.
"Do not leave this room. Outside is the moment when Wu Xiang falls into darkness. This place is different from other places. You might be tainted by something that you shouldn't be tainted by. It's best if you try your best to avoid it."
Gu Zheng looked out at the endless darkness outside the window. Bolts of lightning struck down from time to time, but he couldn't sense any aura or sound from the outside. Just as he was about to go out and take a look, he heard the Grandmaster's warning.
Seeing this, Gu Zheng retreated from the room.
It wasn't that Gu Zheng didn't suspect the other party's identity. However, from his observation, although the other party didn't have any strength, the essence of a Buddhist Grandmaster was something that couldn't be faked. However, he still had to ask Xiao Ying later. She would definitely be able to tell.
Gu Zheng waited quietly. However, this time, Xiao Ying slept for a long time. It was twice as long as the previous time. Just as Gu Zheng was getting worried, Xiao Ying finally woke up.
His sleepy eyes immediately saw Gu Zheng, and his eyes immediately curved into crescents, making him look very cute. Before Gu Zheng could say anything, his face drooped and he said in a low voice, "Don't worry about it.
"Young Master, did we all go to hell? I heard that the Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva in this area is also a Buddhist. Can you send us back? "
"What hell? Why are you thinking about that?" Gu Zheng didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He quickly went forward to help Xiao Ying up and said seriously.
"I'll say it again. Don't forget. Even if I go down, you won't go down. Even if others step over my body to harm you, they can forget about it."
Gu Zheng knew that the other party was still too inexperienced. She didn't have a sense of security when encountering such a situation. He had to make her feel at ease. After this period of time, there would be no need to talk about it in the future.
"En!" Xiao Ying nodded her head with a solemn expression. She seemed to have taken Gu Zheng's words to heart.
"Right, I saw that fish yao again just now. There's also that old monk." Xiao Ying suddenly thought of something. She didn't care about why she was here. She thought that Gu Zheng had brought her here.
"Is the old monk you mentioned him?" Gu Zheng asked, pointing at the Buddhist Grandmaster as he turned around.
"It's him! It's him! Grandmaster Wu Xiang's master, Old Monk Mercy!" Xiao Ying looked in the direction Gu Zheng was pointing at. When that familiar face appeared before her, she subconsciously shouted.
However, Xiao Ying had only just finished speaking when her body abruptly stiffened. It was as though she had been frozen in the air. She looked at Old Monk Mercy, who was looking at her with a smile. The corners of her mouth twitched. Then, she slowly turned her head to look at Gu Zheng, an inquiring look in her eyes.
Gu Zheng's eyes glinted with a smile as he slowly nodded his head.
"You dare say we didn't come down? You even saw the dead Old Monk Mercy!" Motes of fluorescent light emerged from Xiao Ying's eyes and she suddenly cried out.
"Enough. Grandmaster Mercy will not blame you. Don't try to bluff your way out of this. Besides, we have nowhere else to go." Gu Zheng sighed. He felt a headache coming on.
There was no need for him to look at Xiao Ying to know what she was thinking.
"Is that true?" Xiao Ying once again secretly said. She even used her small hands to cover her face, afraid that Grandmaster Mercy would see that she had no tears.
Gu Zheng nodded his head. Then, he saw Xiao Ying's expression change. She quickly jumped off the bed and walked over to Grandmaster Mercy. Her body emitted a faint Buddhist light as she bowed to Grandmaster Mercy.
"Xiao Ying greets Grandmaster Mercy. I am a lost soul taught by your disciple, Wu Xiang. It was only under his guidance that I was able to cultivate to such a high level."
"I can see that. I already knew when you were cultivating in the secret room on the first floor." Grandmaster Mercy smiled. He did not mind Xiao Ying's childish behavior at all.
"Well then, I'm guessing that you should know that since I've pulled you all here, there must be something that I need your help with. I will not beat around the bush," Grandmaster Benevolent said to the distant Gu Zheng.
"I wonder what Grandmaster Mercy wants me to do? If I can do it, I will definitely help you." Gu Zheng said firmly.
He had already talked to Xiao Ying and Xiao Ying. This person was definitely not an evil cultivator. It seemed that the probability of him being Wu Xiang's master was the highest.
"Helping me is the same as helping you. I know that you were captured by Wu Xiang and his inner demons. If you want to leave, you just need to bring out the sealed memories of Wu Xiang. On the upper level, there's a memory altar with his memories so that he won't continue to be bewitched by his inner demons."
Grandmaster Mercy said so much in one breath, but Gu Zheng only understood a little.
"These are the memory fragments from the first two floors. After you see the memory crystal I've kept on this floor, you will become like this. After that, when you reach the fifth floor, you must be careful. Although you have helpers, they are much stronger. There is no need to fight them head-on. Activate the altar and you will be able to see the last memory fragment. At that time, you will naturally be able to leave."
"Once his inner demons are removed, Wu Xiang will naturally know that he was wrong. Unfortunately, I cannot remind him. Everything depends on benefactor."
Grandmaster Mercy's figure suddenly became blurry. Even his voice became faintly discernible.
"Bring the statue on the table. If Wu Xiang falls too deep, show him this. He will definitely wake up. But do not show it to him until the last moment."
After Grandmaster Mercy finished his last sentence, his entire body turned into a blue crystal. Two similar blue crystal fragments floated beside him.
"Grandmaster Mercy, could it be that you forced your way out of Grandmaster Wu Xiang's memories and waited here for someone who can help Wu Xiang?" Xiao Ying suddenly thought of something and said with a frightened expression.
"Perhaps!" Gu Zheng said solemnly.
In his memories, Grandmaster Mercy's cultivation was not high. When he taught Wu Xiang, he was only in the middle stage of the Grand Heavenly Realm. However, this divine ability had far surpassed his realm.
No wonder people said that Dao cultivates life. It goes against the heavens and changes one's fate. That was the core idea. No one could escape from the essence of the cultivation technique. However, Buddhism cultivates the heart.
It was said that for every level of cultivation, there was a chance of comprehending a great divine ability. The power of that divine ability was unimaginable.
Perhaps Grandmaster Mercy's realm had already surpassed his cultivation. He had already accepted life and death.
"Then should we take a look? I feel that after we trigger it, we will have to forcefully leave this place and go to the fifth level. "Xiao Ying looked at Gu Zheng and asked for his opinion.
"Did Grandmaster Wu Xiang mention to you what's in the fourth level?" Gu Zheng suddenly asked.
"He did mention it. It seems like there's some kind of evil being suppressed there. It should be the evil being suppressed by the array in his memories." Xiao Ying thought carefully and said.
"En. What did you see after Grandmaster Mercy blocked that attack for Wu Xiang?" Gu Zheng looked at the memory crystal in front of him. He did not grab it. Instead, he went to the table where a small, lifelike statue was erected.
The warm smile on his face made it seem like Grandmaster Mercy was right in front of him.
After being stunned for a moment, Gu Zheng put away the statue. From the looks of it, it was just a small object carved out of ordinary wood. It did not contain any power at all.
"Even though Grandmaster Benevolent suffered a fatal injury, he did not lose the ability to resist. After killing the Evil Spirit, he ignited his own soul and continued to maintain the formation. However, in the end, all his efforts were in vain. He was unable to completely seal off this place. Before his death, he asked Grandmaster Wu Xiang to definitely seal this place and fulfill his final wish. As for Grandmaster Wu Xiang, he also left."
When Gu Zheng stepped forward, Xiao Ying quickly explained what she had learned so that Gu Zheng could understand what had happened.
"Then let's prepare to take a look. I wonder what kind of enemies are up there. How about you enter the painting first?" Gu Zheng took out the painting and said to Xiao Ying.
"Alright!" Xiao Ying had also heard Grandmaster Mercy's warning. Even Gu Zheng had to be careful. There was definitely danger everywhere. It would be better for her to go in to avoid being a burden.
However, the light on the painting only flashed for a moment. In the next moment, it returned to normal, leaving behind Xiao Ying who did not know what had happened.
"This place has been sealed. It seems that you will have to stay by my side. Be careful!" Gu Zheng expressionlessly put away the painting and said to Xiao Ying solemnly.
However, he was not too worried. As long as it was not an absolute danger, Gu Zheng had absolute confidence that he could bring Xiao Ying out.
Seeing Xiao Ying nod, Gu Zheng put away the two memory fragments. Only then did he reach out to grab the blue ball in front of him.
Just as Gu Zheng's palm touched it, the blue ball suddenly exploded into blue light spots that filled the sky. They drifted in all directions and finally adhered to the surface of everything in the room.
A strange fluctuation suddenly rose up in the air, and the entire house trembled slightly. Everything began to shrink back, and the chairs and beds slowly merged into the walls.
Gu Zheng and Xiao Ying sat quietly on the ground. They allowed the room to gradually shrink, bringing them to an unknown place.
.....
In the middle of an endless sea of sand, there was a very simple temple. There was only a circle of walls surrounding the few buildings inside.
In the only hall, a merciful looking fish demon sat quietly. The Buddhist beads in its hand were slowly rotating. However, it appeared to be very strenuous. That was because its palm was not as nimble as a human's. Moreover, the previous owner of the Buddhist beads was a human.
"Haha, how laughable. I didn't expect a demon that learned demonic arts to cultivate Buddhist arts. Hahaha!"
The faint auspicious aura was broken by a monster that barged in. A thick and strong ape with thorns all over its body walked in from the outside. When it saw this scene, it laughed loudly.
However, the fish demon still had his eyes closed and did not pay any attention to the other party. He remained where he was and listened carefully. There seemed to be faint Buddhist words coming out of his mouth. It seemed to be the Heart Cleansing Mantra that Great Master Cibei taught him.
"What? Even your temperament has changed?" The ape said with malice. However, the other party did not pay any attention to it. Even the fluctuation on its body did not move. It was as if there was only air in front of it.
"Do you know how much I have to pay to find you for revenge? I didn't expect you to be hiding here. If it weren't for the fact that I heard from the humans in the distant town that there was a scum of a human monk who had taken a demon as his disciple, I wouldn't have come here to find you." The ape continued to laugh.
At this time, Wu Xiang's hand movements suddenly stopped. He abruptly raised his head. The pair of eyes, one red and one black, shocked the ape.
"Say it again. My master is a renowned master. How can he be insulted by you?"
"I think you're an idiot. Is it true that the Great Master converted a demon like you the moment he saw you? You can even become his disciple. You're really in cahoots. I reckon the two of you are plotting something shameful." On the other side, the ape felt emboldened. Taking advantage of the distraction of the other party, it launched an attack on the other party before it even finished speaking.
"No one can blaspheme my master!"
A furious roar burst out from Wu Xiang's mouth. At the same time, a black gas suddenly swept out from his body, instantly surrounding the ape in front of him.
"I'm not afraid of this. I'm going to smash your head to avenge the previous humiliation." The voice, which was originally full of confidence, suddenly became frightened.
"What is this?"
The black mass turned around and ran outside. However, after running for a few steps, its whole body stopped moving in the air. Following a nameless gust of wind, the ape suddenly turned into a black fish demon.
Wu Xiang's inner demon had finally appeared.
"You are finally willing to let me out. Haha, trust me. You will never make a mistake."
"Don't talk nonsense with me. You said that you can turn me into a human. Hurry up and tell me. Otherwise, I don't mind destroying you immediately!" Wu Xiang's eyes returned to normal at this time. He waited for the inner demon to speak. The evil aura on his body seemed to have disappeared along with the incarnation of the inner demon.
"I naturally know. But I have already told you the consequences. Don't blame me when the time comes." Wu Xiang's inner demon only appeared at this time. It was still very weak at this time. When it saw the Buddha beads in Wu Xiang's hand, it immediately said.
"Of course I know. Do I need a nine-storey pagoda? I am willing. Only then can I gather some people to help my master fulfill his wish! "Wu Xiang stood up from the ground and walked out.
After walking out of the door, he seemed to have arrived in a cave. A human skeleton that had been dead for god knows how long was lying on the ground.
The young Wu Xiang who had turned into a human was quietly chanting the Rebirth Mantra. After a long time, he waved his sleeves. A black gas came out from his body and turned into the inner demon Wu Xiang.
The inner demon looked at the skeleton below. It opened its mouth and a black light entered the skeleton. When it came back, the skeleton on the ground had disappeared.
"It's really delicious. But it's better when it's fresh. I was just saying. Why are you so excited?" As soon as the inner demon opened its mouth, it felt a surge of Buddha power around it.
This damned original body. He had turned into a human and his cultivation had broken through the shackles of Jin Xian. If he had known, he would have come out later. He would have advanced as well. Now he had no power to resist at all.
"I've worked hard to find these skeletons for you. Don't be unsatisfied." Wu Xiang dispersed the Buddha power in his hand.
"It's not that I want to say this, but when can you gather enough people like this? Look at your temple. It's not luxurious and built in the middle of a desert. Who would want to come here? Why don't you take my advice and fulfill your master's wish?" The inner demon rolled its eyes and said immediately.
"You have to know that the seal below will be broken sooner or later."
Wu Xiang thought carefully for a while and said seriously.
"If I don't go to hell, who will go to hell?"
"Isn't this better? The life and death of those mortals will be enough to maintain your human form. When you fulfill your master's last wish, the huge amount of merit will be enough to keep you in your human form forever. And I can take this opportunity to shed my skin and be truly independent!"
The inner demon seemed to know the desire in Wu Xiang's heart and said carefully. After seeing the determination in Wu Xiang's eyes, a smile appeared on its face.
The scene changed again. Wu Xiang was flying in the sky. Looking down at the desert city that had taken shape, he nodded slightly.
"Master, I will not let you down!"
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