At this time, in the battle below, everyone was fighting with their lives on the line, but no one knew why.
In short, after more than half a day, the two sides had almost all perished together. These people never managed to break through the Wind Clan's defense, and blood was everywhere.
"After we defeated those red figures who were chasing us, the few of us wandered aimlessly in this world, trying to find our old companions to reunite with. But before we could find anyone else, we found this place first."
At this time, Jin Lang's slightly sad voice came from the side, because below, he and the five Wind Clan's people perished together, almost killing one of the enemy's forces with his own strength, so he couldn't be called weak.
But it didn't matter how strong he was, they all died here, and no one was spared.
"It was only after we discovered this place that our memories came back. We weren't living in the outside world at all. Our souls were forcefully stripped away by some powerful figure, causing us to mistakenly believe that we were trapped here. Then, we continuously resisted the attacks from the outside world until only the few of us were left."
Jin Lang didn't wait for Gu Zheng to reply and continued.
"Who is Senior Ma? He isn't here! "Only now did Gu Zheng understand why the other party looked so illusory. So that was the reason.
"I don't know, maybe he's another rogue who came in. In short, nothing is important. Now the girl and the others have all gone down, trying to change their fate, but except for Li Le, their minds have been obliterated, forever trapped, and they can't wake up." Jin Lang shook his head and said indifferently.
"They took the initiative to go in?" Gu Zheng looked at the scenery below, everything was slowly disappearing, and even the damage from the battle was beginning to recover.
"Yes, when we came here, we naturally understood that if we were to possess our bodies again, we would retain our memories. If we could kill our way out of here, completely defeat or find other ways to get out of here, we could be truly resurrected, because it was mixed with the Phoenix's nirvana power, this idea directly appeared in our minds."
Jin Lang looked at the bottom of the mountain, and one by one, his people appeared again, and he was among them, as if they were about to harvest a treasure, but they didn't know that what awaited them was an endless abyss.
"Li Le and the others went down?" Gu Zheng took a deep breath as he watched the scene below. These people didn't seem to know of their existence. They were carefully exploring the maze, but Li Le wasn't among them.
"That's right. If you fail too many times, your consciousness will be completely erased and you will fall into this endless cycle of reincarnation. You will know that this place has been completely destroyed. Too many of the maidens have already died. Even if they worked together, they still couldn't break through the trap behind. So now I'm the only one left. I just couldn't bear to see Li Le die here, otherwise I would have already gone down. Fortunately, you came."
Jin Lang looked down and saw that the group of people had successfully broken through the maze without losing a single person. Their morale was greatly boosted and they continued to explore forward. Everyone's smile became even brighter, as if they were confident that they would definitely obtain something good.
"I don't know what kind of opportunity Li Le had, but a treasure suddenly appeared out of nowhere and forcibly pulled her out of this place when she was on the verge of death. But now that she's in this state, I have no idea when it obtained it. That spatial defensive robe is actually able to ignore the restrictions of this place.
It's really lucky, "said Jin Lang enviously. He carefully placed the flower in his hand on the ground and didn't wait for Gu Zheng to reply.
"No matter what, I have to try. Even if I fail and lose everything, at least I won't have any worries."
Jin Lang's words caused Gu Zheng's eyebrows to jump. He was just about to say something when a red light flashed and he fell straight down.
At the same time, the battle that was going on below suddenly disappeared. Then, the group of people who had just arrived once again appeared from the entrance. This time, Jin Lang waved his hand towards the sky, as if to signal Gu Zheng. Then, he joined his companions and began chatting enthusiastically with the girl and the others.
But the faint will to die in his eyes couldn't be concealed no matter what.
"Ai."
Gu Zheng sighed and took a step back. His surroundings suddenly changed and he returned to the palace. There was still no change. The only difference was that there was a plant where Jin Lang had disappeared. That should be Li Le's main body.
"I hope you can get what you want."
Gu Zheng silently thought. Then he bent down and picked up Li Le. But on the side, Gu Zheng saw a black bead. It seemed to be Jin Lang's relic. His aura was still lingering on it. He didn't know why Jin Lang would leave such a thing on his body. After thinking for a moment, he put it away.
But Gu Zheng soon discovered that this bead was the same as Li Le. It couldn't be put into the space.
"If you can still hear outside, you have to shrink your body. It won't be easy for me to carry you."
In desperation, Gu Zheng could only open his mouth and say to Li Le. She wasn't big, but she wasn't small either. But he simply couldn't carry her. He couldn't hold her with one hand all the time.
Li Le's body seemed to have heard Gu Zheng's words. Her body quickly shrank until it was the size of a baby's palm. She was even smaller than a small weed.
Seeing this, Gu Zheng pointed at it. A layer of golden light temporarily wrapped around her. Then he put it in his hair, perfectly covering her.
He didn't think that he would inadvertently save her life when he gave her a life-saving treasure. It must be known that at that time, he saw that her fighting strength was slightly weak. Plus, when he was in seclusion, he could feel that she was constantly looking at him. Plus, she had taken care of him before. That was why he chose to give her a life-saving treasure.
He didn't want to think about what would happen to Jin Lang. After he gave his blessings to Jin Lang, he hoped that Jin Lang would be able to break the shackles of fate and leave this place.
Gu Zheng once again left this place and headed in the direction he came from.
Along the way, he didn't meet any other familiar people. In such a vast world, it was indeed a bit of a coincidence to meet people who were scattered.
But the further he went, the more enemies he saw in the air and on the ground. Even the sky was patrolled by dragons and phoenixes. From time to time, white stone statues would flash by on the ground, stirring up dust like a sandstorm.
However, it was impossible for any of them to discover the hidden Gu Zheng. Instead, as they advanced, they discovered an independent mountain valley that was covered by a layer of array formation.
After Gu Zheng went down, he found that there were many tall buildings connected to each other. It seemed that a long time ago, there were creatures living here. Those huge nest-like resting places showed that these creatures were definitely not friendly.
Although there were a lot of buildings here, most of them were dilapidated and almost empty. Gu Zheng only looked around for a bit, but there was nothing inside. So he just left the place.
He didn't have any regrets. He just didn't want to miss anything, so he came down to observe.
In the blink of an eye, in Gu Zheng's heart, he felt a strong fluctuation coming from not far in front of him.
Gu Zheng no longer used the branches and flew in that direction according to the feeling in his heart. Soon, he found a palace that was a thousand feet in size. It stood on the ground in front of him. From afar, it looked as unreal as a mirage.
The palace was surrounded by a layer of faint golden light. Every few breaths, faint ripples would be emitted in the surroundings. The patrolling stone statues and dragons and phoenixes within a radius of a thousand miles ignored such a huge thing.
It was no wonder that the others couldn't find it. It was because the other party didn't stay in this space at all.
It was because when the layer of golden light swept past Gu Zheng's body, a layer of the same fluctuation flashed on his body. It was indeed emitted at the same time by the branches in his sleeves. That was why he could see it.
With a thought, Gu Zheng's figure flew directly toward the palace. Soon, he rushed into the golden light surrounding the palace. A layer of dense golden light enveloped Gu Zheng's body.
Floating in front of the palace, Gu Zheng couldn't help but sigh at the majesty of the palace. The entire palace was built with an unknown red crystal. There were countless complicated patterns engraved on it. In a word, the entire palace was an extremely powerful formation.
Gu Zheng felt that even if his strength was at the peak of the Grand Heavenly Realm, he wouldn't be able to withstand a fierce attack from the palace. However, at this moment, most of the light in the palace had dimmed. He could only maintain his concealment in the depths of the space. He reckoned that he wouldn't be able to launch such a fierce attack.
Gu Zheng carefully observed his surroundings. At this moment, the door was only closed. However, the door was several hundred zhang tall. It was impossible to forcefully open it. Suddenly, Gu Zheng's eyes lit up, and he quickly flew up.
On the left and right sides of the door, there was a phoenix spreading its wings. It was vivid and lifelike. On one of the eyes, there was a piece missing, as if it was done on purpose.
Looking inside, it was indeed pitch-black. Gu Zheng's Divine Sense couldn't penetrate it, so he didn't know whether to go in or not.
At this moment, after a slight pause, the branches in Gu Zheng's sleeves flew out automatically. His body suddenly ignited in the air like a raging fire.
Then, flames flew out from the raging fire and poured into the black passage. When the branches finished coiling, a whirlpool of flames rotated above the hole. It was like an eyeball that kept rotating, making the entire phoenix seem like it was going to come alive.
Feeling the waves of suction in front of him, Gu Zheng hesitated for a moment. After preparing his defense, he directly rushed in.
When Gu Zheng entered, he felt like the world was spinning. At the same time, a force pulled him in at an extremely fast speed.
The next moment, his vision blurred. He appeared high in the sky. The force on his body quickly disappeared and he fell down.
However, before Gu Zheng could control his body, a golden light suddenly rose from below. Before he could react, it quickly wrapped around his waist. The next moment, his figure flew down rapidly.
Hot, very hot!
After Gu Zheng's body was pulled down, he found that he was tied to a copper pillar. He couldn't move at all. He was tightly bound.
Everywhere around him was hot flames. It was as if he was in a sea of fire. The heat ignored his shield and directly hit him in the face, making him feel like he was about to be cooked.
However, there was a faint flow of heat from the copper pillar behind him. It went through his back and directly into his limbs and bones, forcing out some of the heat in his body.
However, that comfortable feeling didn't let Gu Zheng catch his breath. The heat wave outside increased, making Gu Zheng feel even hotter. After that comfortable feeling, the unbearable heat was even more unbearable.
That kind of heat that came from inside out made Gu Zheng want to break open his chest and let out the heat in his heart.
However, he forcibly suppressed the impulse in his heart. Under the heat of the fire, it seemed that everyone's consciousness was a little blurry. However, if it was to endanger his life, it was far from enough.
This place was more like a place of torture.
Gu Zheng's eyes flashed with a golden light. He looked outside to see if there were any enemies. However, the scene around him shocked him.
This was because there were even more copper pillars to the side, and there were some people on them, just like him. Their heads were drooping as they were burned by the raging flames.
However, those people were motionless. He didn't know if they were dead or alive. According to what he thought, those people were probably already dead. After all, he guessed that this place should be the place where the first batch of people came in. Even the iron men had been refined.
He wasn't sure if he could be tortured here for so many days. This kind of pain was really enough to make people commit suicide in order to be free.
While observing if there were any enemies hidden in the dark, Gu Zheng began to struggle with all his strength to see if he could forcefully break free from the copper pillar.
Originally, he was very confident. After all, his current cultivation was completely incomparable to these people. However, after observing his surroundings, he was a little discouraged.
After trying, he realized that he was still a little lacking with just his physical body. Just this little bit was enough to make him unable to break free. Perhaps he would be able to forcefully break free when he reached the middle stage of the Grand Heavenly Realm.
Now that the immortal energy in his body was also sealed, he couldn't use his magic power at all.
However, what made him rejoice was that when he came in, he had already taken out the Cloud Desolate Sword. When he saw that there were no enemies around, he had already quietly drilled it out from his sleeve.
Although he was sure that there shouldn't be anyone else here, Gu Zheng still carefully controlled the Cloud Desolate Sword to slowly rise. Then, it slowly approached his back. There was a large gap there, enough for the sword to fall.
The moment the Cloud Desolate Sword appeared, the surrounding flames that were burning in the air immediately wrapped around it. In the blink of an eye, the Cloud Desolate Sword was already covered in a layer of flames.
However, to the Cloud Desolate Sword, this was not enough to harm it at all. It still followed Gu Zheng's instructions and slowly approached the golden light that was binding him.
"Pfff!"
As the Cloud Desolate Sword approached, it suddenly fell. The golden light that was binding him only resisted for a moment before it was cut into two. Gu Zheng also took the opportunity to break free from the copper pillar.
At the same time, the binding in Gu Zheng's body also instantly disappeared. Seeing this, he waved his hand and his entire body flew up into the air.
This place did not have any protection. In the blink of an eye, Gu Zheng had already left this cage-like place. Looking at the flame cage that occupied a quarter of the space, it filled up the corners of the hall. The other places were normal. Not far away, there was even a staircase above the second floor.
"Whoosh whoosh!"
Almost at the same time, a few more golden lights appeared from below and flew towards Gu Zheng with extreme speed. They wanted to pull Gu Zheng down again.
"This time, I won't let you do as you wish."
Gu Zheng coldly snorted. He waved his hand a few times and scattered the golden lights in midair.
After the golden lights scattered, it seemed that they knew that they could not trap Gu Zheng and no more flew over. However, Gu Zheng was still vigilant. The other party's speed was very fast. If he was not careful, he might be caught by the other party again. He did not want to experience the pain of being burned.
The entire first floor of the hall was very spacious. It was similar to the one outside. However, in the middle, it was separated into two floors. Red stone pillars that were thirty meters thick were erected all over the hall. At the top of the stone pillars, there was also a burning flame, illuminating everything.
However, the arrangement of these stone pillars seemed to have some skill. Especially the mysterious runes engraved on them. It should also be a layer of formation. This caused Gu Zheng's vigilance to reach the highest level. At the same time, he walked up the stone steps, wanting to see what was on the second floor.
Could it be that Old Ma guided him here to use this trap? Probably not, as this was not enough to trap him. Furthermore, the other party seemed to know his original cultivation. Then, what exactly was going on?
Just as Gu Zheng was thinking, the entire hall suddenly trembled. At the same time, a red formation suddenly appeared in the center.
Such a huge commotion caused Gu Zheng to stick close to the wall and look at the formation below. He did not know what was going on. Now that the branches were destroyed, it would be impossible for him to leave in a short time.
As the red light below grew denser, the surrounding red patterns all gathered in the center. Finally, an extreme red light lit up. Gu Zheng could not help but shift his gaze away. At the same time, layers of defenses rose in front of him to prevent unknown attacks.
"Gu Zheng, it's me. There's no need to be nervous."
Just at this moment, a very familiar voice entered Gu Zheng's ears. However, he still did not lower the defenses in front of him.
After waiting for the flash to disappear, Gu Zheng looked at the ground and discovered that it was Old Ma standing there, smiling at him.
"I came out a little late. I did not expect you to have already broken free from that place. This is really incredible. This is my fault. I did not tell you in advance. Originally, I had been waiting for you here. In the end, so much time passed, so I went down first," Old Ma said to Gu Zheng.
Gu Zheng descended from the sky and looked around without batting an eyelid. Then, he said, "It's alright. I wonder why you called me here?"
"If it's possible, how about I invite you to my residence? I will tell you when we are there. After all, I really need your help, and I can definitely help you. " Old Ma moved away from his position, and a red circle appeared at his original position. It was unknown where it led to.
"Alright."
Gu Zheng looked at him deeply and then jumped down. Old Ma followed closely after Gu Zheng and jumped down as well.
After Old Ma jumped down, the red circle also disappeared from the ground. The entire hall returned to its original state.
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