Wu Xiang's cultivation was at the early stage of the Grand Heavenly Realm and the strength of the heart demon was the same as Wu Xiang's. He didn't believe that the heart demon could suddenly become a Quasi-Sage. Even if there were ten of him, he wouldn't be a match for the heart demon.
When Gu Zheng had attacked, he had already made up his mind. As for Wu Xiang's collar, he had assumed that Wu Xiang wanted him to leave and not drag him down with him. He didn't want to get involved in this matter and get hurt.
Looking at the arrogant heart demon, Gu Zheng's hand flashed with a golden light and swiftly struck towards the heart demon's chest.
However, the heart demon didn't care about Gu Zheng's attack at all. It stretched out its fist slowly and blocked Gu Zheng's path.
Gu Zheng's eyes flashed with a trace of fierceness and the strength in his hand increased. The next moment, the two fists collided.
"Boom!" A loud sound rang out.
The figure of the heart demon instantly disappeared and flew to an unknown location.
"Great Master Wu Xiang, the heart demon is just a facade. There's no need to be afraid. I'll help you destroy it." Gu Zheng felt relieved and turned his head to Wu Xiang.
However, Gu Zheng was a little surprised when he saw Wu Xiang's face flushed red and there was a pool of blood on the ground. He quickly turned back and asked.
"Great Master Wu Xiang, what happened to you?"
"Haha, it's all thanks to your punch. You didn't know that we were connected as one. Moreover, the other party would have received seventy percent of my damage. Even if I didn't die, the other party would have died." It was unknown when that young heart demon had returned to its original spot.
Gu Zheng turned his head and saw that the heart demon didn't seem to be injured at all. Instead, its aura was stronger than before.
"Since you're not going to make a move, it's my turn." The heart demon chuckled and suddenly opened its mouth. A fist-sized green ball emitting green light was spat out. As soon as it appeared in the air, it started burning and instantly blocked Gu Zheng's path.
Gu Zheng's expression changed. He quickly moved away from Wu Xiang's side. The green flames followed Gu Zheng's direction and locked onto him.
Gu Zheng's body did not stop moving. A golden sword immediately appeared in his hand. With a wave of his hand, the golden light on the sword shone brightly. A series of sword cries suddenly rang out and numerous sword silhouettes appeared before Gu Zheng.
Strands of golden runes were eerily left in the air. In the blink of an eye, dozens of golden lotuses appeared in the air. As soon as the golden lotuses appeared, they rushed towards the green balls with sharp sword intent.
When it got close to the green ball, the lotus flower in the middle suddenly opened. Suddenly, a golden groove appeared and swallowed the green ball.
The rest of the golden lotuses remained motionless in the air, floating at the side. When a green ball burst out, before it could continue to attack Gu Zheng, the golden lotuses that had been waiting at the side swallowed it again.
This time, the heart demon did not have any energy left to rush out.
On the other side, Gu Zheng did not stop. His hand slowly slashed four times in the air. Four golden sword lights suddenly appeared. There was a strange fluctuation on them. They were like crescent moons that drew a diagonal line. They went around the empty area and slashed towards the heart demon's head.
"The power to break the demon?"
The Inner Demon sneered. However, it didn't stand there foolishly like before, waiting for the other party to come up. A black wooden fish suddenly appeared in its hand in the air.
"Bang bang!"
There was no knocking. Two crisp knocking sounds came from the wooden fish. Two black shields suddenly appeared around the heart demon. The four sword lights crashed into the shields, but they did not break the shields at all.
Suddenly, the heart demon reached out and grabbed. A small black wooden chime appeared in its hand. It knocked on the wooden fish in front of it.
"Bang!"
A voice that was even louder than before rang out in the air. At the same time, a black bolt of lightning shot out from the wooden fish. It was so fast that the black bolt of lightning appeared beside Gu Zheng in the blink of an eye.
Gu Zheng subconsciously raised his weapon in front of him. A huge force instantly surged towards him along the sword. He could not help but take two steps back.
However, before Gu Zheng could stabilize his body, the knocking sound of the wooden fish rang out again. As if on purpose, it hit the weapon in Gu Zheng's hand heavily again.
Gu Zheng's figure was once again pushed away by the huge force. The next bolt of black lightning charged over, accurately hitting the same spot he had just been at.
"Clank!"
The weapon in Gu Zheng's hand broke. Gu Zheng rolled on the ground in a sorry state, trying to dodge the next attack.
However, when he got up, he found that the heart demon had put away its magic weapon and was looking at him with flickering eyes.
Gu Zheng was very angry because he did not have a suitable weapon or magic treasure. It seemed that it was time to completely sacrifice the set of Illusory Sound Copper Bells.
Also, his five rings had been taken away by the heart demon. If he had that set, he would not be in such a sorry state now.
The heart demon laughed. Its body suddenly expanded. Its whole body suddenly became one size bigger. Its body rushed towards Gu Zheng.
The heart demon did not use any fancy moves. It just punched straight at Gu Zheng. Anyone could see it at a glance. It was also very easy to dodge.
Gu Zheng's face was filled with anger. He did not dodge at all. He also raised his fist and waved it at the heart demon. However, halfway through, he remembered that this kind of attack could not hurt the heart demon at all. Instead, it would make Wu Xiang more seriously injured.
Gu Zheng hurriedly withdrew his fist and flew sideways. However, the heart demon's fist suddenly accelerated and hit the side of Gu Zheng's waist. Gu Zheng's body suddenly bent like a bowed shrimp and flew into the sky.
Then, the heart demon's body flashed and appeared in the sky again. It suddenly stomped on Gu Zheng below.
Gu Zheng endured the pain and immediately rolled out. At the same time, he pushed himself up. A shield suddenly appeared in front of him, blocking the heart demon's stomp.
However, the huge force still fell along the point of contact. Gu Zheng's body suddenly fell like a meteor. However, when he was about to hit the ground, Gu Zheng adjusted his body and slowly landed on the ground.
"Nine-storied Pagoda!"
Gu Zheng squeezed out a cold voice. Not only did the heart demon borrow the power of the Nine-storied Pagoda, it also borrowed Wu Xiang's power. It was equivalent to fighting with two halves of the heart demon.
No matter how confident he was, when all these forces were concentrated on one person, it was not as simple as one plus one.
In addition, when fighting with the heart demon, his hands and feet were tied. He could not let go at all. The feeling was even worse.
In the next moment, Wu Xiang's figure blocked in front of Gu Zheng. The heart demon's figure fell to the side in the next moment.
"Almsgiver Gu, your ability is not enough. Leave the rest to me. As long as Master's wish is fulfilled, my sacrifice will be worth it," Wu Xiang said from the side. There was a trace of determination in his eyes.
"I …" Gu Zheng wanted to say something, but he did not know what to say.
He really could not eliminate the heart demon and ensure Wu Xiang's safety at the same time.
With the two factors connected, Gu Zheng really could not think of a good solution for the time being.
Wu Xiang sighed when he saw this. He looked as if he was not afraid of death and continued to walk toward the original ruins. The pagoda's shadow was already somewhat illusory, and there was a faint restlessness below. Gu Zheng could not figure out what was wrong with that aura.
Thinking about it carefully, everything seemed to be correct. However, Gu Zheng still felt that something was wrong.
At this moment, he suddenly felt the painting in his arms heat up. Gu Zheng pushed it back slightly, and Xiao Ying's figure appeared beside him.
"Young Master, I feel that something is wrong. Is Grandmaster Wu Xiang still being deceived by the heart demon? Otherwise, why is the heart demon standing in the upper hand and not devouring Grandmaster Wu Xiang directly? It does not even want to ask us, and only wants Grandmaster Wu Xiang to be sealed below," Xiao Ying whispered to Gu Zheng.
Hearing Xiao Ying's words, Gu Zheng was shocked. He also realized that although Grandmaster Wu Xiang seemed to have recovered his memories, there was still a layer of fog surrounding his heart. He could not unravel that mystery.
It was as if Grandmaster Ci Bei's words were too important. Even if he had to sacrifice himself, he had to complete Grandmaster Ci Bei's will.
"Is it because of the nine-story pagoda? The heart demon has occupied the top of the pagoda for so many years. It continues to interfere with the heart demon through that thread of connection. However, it cannot completely interfere with the heart demon. It can only guide the heart demon. In order to prevent any accidents, it does not want to lower itself to the same level as us. It does not want to ruin the heart demon's intentions," Xiao Ying analyzed carefully.
Xiao Ying's words were like a sudden clap of thunder, completely shattering the mystery in Gu Zheng's heart. He instantly understood that something was wrong. The heart demon had long been connected to the unknown enemy below. Otherwise, the temple would not have leaked a trace of its aura, even fooling him.
However, Xiao Ying did not seem to care about this. She was simply unraveling the mystery in her heart.
"Grandmaster Wu Xiang, catch!" Gu Zheng reached into his bosom and suddenly shouted. Then, he quickly threw out an item.
When Wu Xiang heard Gu Zheng's shout, he turned his head and saw a shadow rapidly approaching his bosom. He subconsciously caught the item.
Because of the angle, the heart demon could not see the item in Wu Xiang's hand. However, it suddenly had a bad premonition.
When Wu Xiang saw the item in his hand, he was instantly stunned.
"Master!"
Wu Xiang muttered. Just as he was about to ask Gu Zheng why he had this item, a strange change occurred.
The originally ordinary wooden carving suddenly flashed with a bright light. In the next moment, a golden light suddenly shot out from Wu Xiang's bosom and into the sky.
A huge golden light exploded from above. The golden light was visible to the naked eye. It was like a ripple, spreading out in all directions with an unparalleled momentum until it reached the end of the sky.
Countless evil formations hidden in the distance, as well as traps that were preventing others from leaving, were swept away by this golden light. A huge tornado was created.
At the same time, the golden light that filled the sky also fell from the sky. It was like a light rain, falling to the ground.
Clouds of black fog rose from the ground and dissipated under the countless golden rain. The aura of the entire temple was different. Even the air felt fresh.
Even the bright sunlight seemed to have warmed up.
Gu Zheng and Xiao Ying looked at the bright formations that had suddenly appeared in the surrounding temple. They seemed to be hidden under the ground. Now, they were constantly rising into the sky, as if they were greedily absorbing the golden light in the sky.
The tyrannical fluctuations caused them to be shocked. However, when the golden light dissipated, those formations also disappeared.
Sure enough, it was as Gu Zheng had thought. Below this place was the main body that Grandmaster Ci Bei and Wu Xiang had wanted to seal.
After so many years, these formations were still operating in perfect condition. It was really shocking. It seemed that Wu Xiang often maintained them.
In just a few breaths of time, all these strange phenomena disappeared. Even the evil Qi had disappeared. Only Wu Xiang was left with tears streaming down his face. The wooden carving in his bosom had disappeared.
"I see. I see. I did not understand Master's nurturing. I am sorry, Master."
Wu Xiang muttered with tears streaming down his face. It seemed that he had learned something from it.
The heart demon felt that something was wrong. She turned into a cloud of black fog and swept towards Wu Xiang. However, when she was about to get close, Wu Xiang just raised his hand gently. A golden light instantly appeared in the sky and attacked her.
"How could this be?"
The heart demon's figure was forcefully knocked down from the sky. A golden chain formed from Buddhist light firmly bound her upper body.
"I was thinking about you. You are indeed very powerful. You set up layer after layer of traps for me, making me fall into them unknowingly. I have to thank you." Wu Xiang's face was solemn. A faint Buddhist light appeared on his body.
"Grandmaster Wu Xiang, you have finally recovered?" Xiao Ying shouted happily.
"Benefactor Xiao Ying, although you also came from below, when I was teaching you, I realized that it was different. However, I had a vague feeling that I should teach you. However, I did not have enough time to teach you too much. I can only hope that you will treat it well in the future and continue to study it, making Buddhism even more brilliant."
Wu Xiang turned to look at Gu Zheng and Xiao Ying. However, there was no sadness or joy in his eyes as he explained slowly.
"What is it? Grandmaster Wu Xiang! " Xiao Ying looked at Wu Xiang's appearance and suddenly felt a sense of fear. It was as though he was telling her something before his death.
However, Wu Xiang ignored her and looked at Gu Zheng. When he saw the blood flowing out from the corner of Gu Zheng's mouth due to his injuries, he could not help but reveal an apologetic expression.
"Benefactor Gu, although we have only known each other for a short time, I can tell that you are a warm-hearted person. If only I could have met you earlier."
"These people … This little monk has a heart demon and is completely unaware of it. Furthermore, this little monk has sown so much evil karma and is no longer fated to be part of Buddhism …"
"This heart demon and I love each other and have been inseparable for a long time. Now that I have burned my own heart and soul, its vitality must have been greatly damaged. Benefactor Gu, please end this little monk's sins. This little monk will be eternally grateful!"
As Wu Xiang spoke, his body shone with an even more intense Buddhist light.
"Wu Xiang, what are you doing? You actually burned your own heart and soul? Hurry up and stop! Don't you want to fulfill Master's final wish? "The heart demon behind Wu Xiang cried out anxiously. However, it could not break free from this seal no matter what.
"Grandmaster Wu Xiang, what are you doing? Since you know everything, you must have a way to deal with it. Don't choose the most difficult option," Gu Zheng immediately said.
"This is the best outcome. Only this way can we completely deal with the other party. I will use the last of my strength to eliminate all the sins of the nine-layered pagoda. The rest is up to you guys."
As Wu Xiang spoke, the intense golden light on his body suddenly disappeared. The heart demon behind him suddenly let out a heart-wrenching scream.
Black Qi was emitting from its body. It looked like it was in extreme pain. It could not even stand up and was lying on the ground twitching continuously.
To be able to cause a heart demon to roll around and wail without a care for its demeanor, one could see how much pain it was in.
Wu Xiang's entire body began to float up slowly. His original face started to crack inch by inch. Countless cracks on his skin were like dried mud, falling off from his body. When he was in mid-air, an ugly fish demon with a monastic robe on his body appeared in mid-air.
That was Wu Xiang's original appearance.
At this moment, he stopped in mid-air with a serious face. The nine-layered pagoda in front of him was still spinning. A large amount of golden light shone down from above, enveloping them in this area.
Seeing this, Gu Zheng seemed to understand why Grandmaster Ci Bei did not want him to give it to him so easily. If he had given it to him at that time, even though he had awakened the other party, he would have reached a point of no return.
Even Wu Xiang felt that he could not tolerate it in his heart. No matter how others tried to persuade him, it was useless. After cultivating to this level, his heart was already incomparably firm.
The only thing Gu Zheng could do was to completely eliminate the heart demon.
Looking at the heart demon below, lying weakly on the ground, its aura was dropping rapidly. Even so, Gu Zheng could see the viciousness in the other party's eyes. It had been staring at him all this time.
The plan that he had planned for many years was just one step away. It was really just one step away. In the end, it had completely failed. The hatred in his heart was overflowing. He wanted to eat Gu Zheng alive.
"I see that you are still arrogant. Even ten of me can't beat you." Gu Zheng remembered the other party's words. He could not help but walk up and snort.
"Of course I still have to say that ten of you can't beat me." The heart demon suddenly jumped up from the ground. The golden light on its body suddenly exploded.
"Hua!"
The heart demon waved his hand. Countless black fog like flowing water emerged from his body. It condensed on his body in an extremely short period of time. However, it was just like a soft armor made of flowing water. It gathered and did not dissipate.
At the same time, some of the water adhered to his fist. His figure pounced on Gu Zheng like lightning. He wanted to gain the initiative by striking first and taking down Gu Zheng.
His figure had just leaped up when he threw a punch at Gu Zheng from the air.
The water on his fist swelled to the size of a head. It wrapped around half of his arm. A black skull could be vaguely seen in it. Sharp ghostly cries instantly rang out in the air.
This sound was like a poisonous snake in the air. It forcefully drilled into Gu Zheng's mind. The disturbing cries made Gu Zheng feel that his surroundings were filled with chaotic noises. It made him feel irritated. He wanted to violently attack his surroundings to vent the power in his heart.
However, in the next moment, a trace of coolness rose from Gu Zheng's heart. The little fluctuation in his eyes calmed down instantly.
Looking at the other party's aggressive attack, his hand grabbed again. A new weapon appeared in his hand.
He casually drew a few golden lights in the air. After familiarizing himself with it, Gu Zheng pierced the sword in his hand towards the other party's fist.
One was played down. There was only a faint golden light rising from it. The other was overflowing with flames and black light.
The two seemingly different things collided with each other in midair.
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