This time, Gu Zheng fell down. In just a few breaths of time, the originally narrow red passageway disappeared instantly.
Gu Zheng's body tilted to the side and floated in the air. At this moment, he found that he seemed to have come to another world.
This was a red world. The flowers, plants, and trees were red. The walls at the side were also red. Even the ground was red, including the huge lake not far below.
"It's in the lake in front. Come on!"
Elder Ma, who had followed them, said to Gu Zheng. At the same time, he took the lead and walked over.
This space was not very big. At least, Gu Zheng could sense the edges. It was like digging out a cave under the main hall.
As he followed Elder Ma forward, he found a beautiful woman in a red palace dress outside the only house by the lake. He did not know when she had appeared there. She looked over here as if she was waiting for Gu Zheng.
What surprised Gu Zheng was the aura and cultivation of the other party. If he guessed correctly, she might be a real member of the Wind Clan. Moreover, her cultivation was definitely not lower than the early stage of the Zenith Heaven Realm. However, she looked like a 16 or 17-year-old pure girl. However, her eyes were filled with the vicissitudes of seeing through the world.
Thinking back to the Zenith Heaven Realm at that time, the difficulty was simply on a different level from now. Every one of them was a talented person.
Soon, the two of them landed in front of the woman.
"Gu Zheng, right? I've been waiting for you here for a long time. I thought you wouldn't come." The woman smiled at Gu Zheng. The perfect smile, coupled with the crisp voice that was as gentle as the wind, was like a young girl confiding her feelings to you. It made one's mind a little absent-minded.
Of course, this was the other party's usual and natural tone. It was not the cultivation technique that she wanted to cultivate. Gu Zheng naturally knew this. He guarded his mind and replied the same way.
"Senior, it seems that you've been here for a long time. I don't know why you've specially waited for me. Could this Elder Ma be your clone?"
"You're really smart. I didn't even say anything. You can also see this." The woman smiled. With a wave of her hand, Elder Ma turned into a stream of light and entered his body.
"If you appeared alone, I wouldn't have guessed it. However, it's too obvious that you're together. I wonder why senior has called me here." Gu Zheng said patiently.
He was not blind. The aura of the two of them was too obvious.
"Don't call me senior, just call me Bird Wind. Since we've met here, it must be fate. I'll cut to the chase and tell you why I'm here. I'm sure you're in a hurry to leave this place, right?" Bird Wind turned around and slowly walked towards the lake as he spoke.
"Senior Bird Wind, you're right. I came here because of an accident, and I have important things to do outside, so I want to leave as soon as possible. I don't know how long it's been outside." Gu Zheng said frankly when he heard Bird Wind's words.
Calculating the time here, hundreds of thousands of years had passed. If the time outside had also passed that long, it would be very bad.
"I can see that everyone wants to leave this prison. Of course, that includes me, the prisoners, and those who died because of greed." Bird Wind said slowly.
"Prison? Are you saying that this place is a prison? "Gu Zheng asked in surprise when he heard the other party's words.
"Of course. This place is a prison. I'm the guardian. If you want to leave, you need the wind fluid to open the only way out. The only way out has been occupied by the other party. It's hidden in the broken space."
As Bird Wind spoke, a red light shot out from his palm and landed in the lake.
The originally tranquil lake suddenly began to boil, and wisps of red mist rose from it.
"The wind fluid is at the bottom of the lake. Although there's not much left, it's enough for you. However, you'll have to wait for a while to come up. Why don't you listen to my story?"
Bird Wind turned around and said to Gu Zheng.
Gu Zheng nodded silently as he listened to the other party talk about what had happened here.
The moment she opened her mouth, she began to speak eloquently. From her tone, Gu Zheng could tell that she had been lonely for thousands of years. She could only silently stay here by herself.
This place was originally used to imprison an enemy of the Wind clan. His cultivation was similar to his, but he had important secrets. The Wind clan had always wanted to pry open his mouth. Who would have thought that a battle of life and death would unfold outside?
Even so, she had to stay here to watch over him, and if necessary, kill him.
However, things developed unexpectedly. She did not know how the outside world found out about this place and forced their way in. As a result, there was a problem with the seal, allowing him to escape. He even forced that place out of this space and out of her senses.
She also missed the best opportunity to kill him. She even lost his position. She only knew that he had not left yet.
After this group of people died, she could only use her magic power to completely seal this place. Even if he hid himself, he could not break out of this space.
However, he was very smart. He immediately got some Demonic Beasts to wreak havoc here. At the same time, he slowly found the spatial nodes here, trying to break through the holes here so that he could find a second way out. Those Demonic Beasts outside were created by him.
Bird Wind also used her bloodline power to revive those people outside, making them think that they had not gained anything. At the same time, she sent Elder Ma to guide them to guard the key points of this place, where the various cities were.
Thus, the two sides began a tug-of-war over the pearls. Overall, Elder Ma's side was at a disadvantage. However, using the pearls left behind by the Wind clan, they actually changed the flow of time here. That was how they managed to hold on with great difficulty.
What she did not expect was that the other side had unknowingly created such a big fellow that directly destroyed the final node, causing the entire world to collapse.
Needless to say, the other side had consumed a lot of energy. Fortunately, Gu Zheng had killed him and severely injured him, not letting him completely come out. Otherwise, this place would have been found by him long ago.
The reason why the other party did this was so that he could unscrupulously search for her location. Without the cover of the formation, the Wind Palace Hall was exposed on this land, unlike before, when it was hidden in the void and could not be found.
Now, the Wind Hall was consuming a lot of energy to prevent those creatures from seeing it. However, others could still see it. For example, the remaining red figures of the other side and the people left behind in the cities. Fortunately, both sides had consumed a lot of energy. When Gu Zheng arrived, he was not discovered.
"But why didn't you think of going out?"
After hearing the other side's words, Gu Zheng suddenly thought of a problem and abruptly asked.
Because with the other side's cultivation, those Demonic Beasts outside were clearly not her match.
"Because I can't get out of this hall. My life force has long been exhausted. I'm only relying on this place to struggle at death's door and extend my life. Moreover, the other side is very strong. I'm not her match at all. Of course, you're not either." Niao Feng said with a burning gaze. He did not hide his weakness at all. He even concluded that Gu Zheng was not a match for the other side.
"Don't look down on me. As long as the other side is not a Quasi-Sage, I can hold my own." Gu Zheng looked at the other side's confident tone and said firmly.
"As long as you can leave this place, then the other side will definitely not be able to get out and will be buried with this place."
Niao Feng turned his head again and saw that the lake in front of him was boiling even more. The middle of the lake was a little more protruding than the rest. Clearly, something was coming out from inside.
"Why do you say that?"
Gu Zheng did not understand the other side's meaning and asked in a low voice. He did not care much about the strange phenomenon at the side.
"That exit is designed to only allow one teleportation. After that, this place will completely explode. It is to prevent the other side from escaping. Of course, we had other ways to leave in the past. But now, that exit is the only way out. Once the teleportation is activated and we leave, everything here will be destroyed. Those below Quasi-Sage have no chance of survival."
At this moment, the boiling on the surface of the lake gradually decreased. One of the high platforms suddenly appeared on the surface of the lake. It was a small golden pool of the size. Some red liquid that was similar to blood rippled in it. There were some golden spots of light in it, but it emitted a strange aura that made people want to drink it unknowingly.
That was Wind Liquid. It was something that could not be seen in the future.
"So if you want to go out, it's a win-win situation. I'll give you Wind Liquid. You have to promise me that you will rush out and not let the prisoner leave. What do you think?"
A red gourd appeared beside Niao Feng. Like a whale sucking in water, a large amount of Wind Liquid was sucked into the gourd. However, when there was only half of it left in the pool, she blocked the gourd's mouth.
"This is enough to open it once. How about it? You still haven't given me a definite answer! "Niao Feng threw the red gourd in her hand out and said to Gu Zheng.
"You've already helped me to this extent. How can I not agree?" Gu Zheng used the gourd to speak. If he could only go out once, he could not back down no matter what.
"That's good. However, you have to find the other side's location. I can't hold on for too long here. If the other side finds me before this, it is very likely that I will be refined by the other side. In my current state, I can't even commit suicide. Otherwise, he would have died long ago. Take out the things in your hand and the wind fruit. I will help you repair them."
Niao Feng was not surprised. At this point, unless the other party wanted to die here, he would not reject her offer. Clearly, Gu Zheng did not want to die.
"You're talking about this?" Gu Zheng looked at the remaining wind fluid and immediately said. At the same time, he removed the Li Bracelet from his wrist and the fruit that Feng Yu had given him.
"Of course. This treasure should be a gift from a senior. It seems like there are still people outside. Since it is damaged, this wind fluid can be repaired. It can even greatly increase the power of your magic treasure. At least it can match your strength. As for this fruit, it has been tampered with. Fortunately, you did not give it to anyone else. Otherwise, they would definitely have been affected."
Niao Feng waved his hand, and the Li Ring drew an arc in the air and landed in the middle of the wind liquid. The fruit was held by him, and he went to a small branch at the side. He stabbed it into the branch, and a branch pierced through it. The fruit hung on the branch, and drops of pink juice flowed down the branch.
Gu Zheng noticed that the tree branch was the same as the one in his hand. There were only two tree branches left on the sapling that could not be grasped with one hand.
"Since this place is going to be destroyed, I don't have much left. It doesn't matter if these are the only things left."
As Niao Feng spoke, she cut her wrist and a large flame flowed out. In the blink of an eye, the flame surrounded the sapling.
"That thing was given to me by a member of the Dragon and Phoenix Clan. I didn't have a chance to use it." Gu Zheng said honestly.
"The two of them? They are just puppets that that guy lured out. I already knew that. Just be careful. "
As Niao Feng spoke, her hands did not stop moving.
The sapling began to melt into the flame in front of her. She did not know what was going on inside.
Gu Zheng turned his gaze to the wind fluid above the lake. He saw his Li Bracelet floating above the wind fluid. Wisps of red mist rose from below and were absorbed by the Li Bracelet.
What made Gu Zheng happy was that the cracks on the Li Bracelet had been repaired by half with the help of the red mist. In the depths of the Li Bracelet, a red light could be seen shining, making it look even more round and smooth. Clearly, when it was completely repaired, its power would increase by another level.
"Okay, now the Wind Fruit has truly taken shape. As for the tricks inside, I have already removed them."
At that moment, Gu Zheng heard Niao Feng's voice behind him. He immediately turned around and saw the same fruit floating in the air. However, there were some red marks on the surface of the fruit. They were like spider webs that covered the entire body.
"Put it away. When your Wind Fruit is completely repaired, you can go and find the other party. Check out any suspicious places."
Gu Zheng waved his hand tiredly. The Wind Fruit landed in Gu Zheng's hand again. It was shining with a golden light. The Wind Fruit gave Gu Zheng the feeling that it was giving birth to a life of its own. It could break out at any time.
This was the real Wind Fruit. The one before only had the appearance of a Wind Fruit. Perhaps it contained the power of a Wind Fruit. But compared to the one in his hand, it was like the difference between heaven and earth. It was just that Gu Zheng did not know about this long-lost Wind Fruit.
"Thank you. Don't worry. I will not let the other party leave here," Gu Zheng said solemnly after putting down the fruit.
If he could only wear it once, no matter what, he could not give this chance to others.
Ten days later, Gu Zheng's figure appeared outside the hall again.
Looking at the hall below, he could vaguely sense Niao Feng's aura. The two had completely merged into one. They lived and died together.
Gu Zheng randomly chose a direction and left the place quickly.
Gu Zheng did not know if it was an illusion or something, but he felt that there were more red creatures around him. Even his movements did not feel slow. Just like what Niao Feng said, the other party's strength was recovering more and more. He would probably be able to escape the cage that trapped him soon.
At that time, no matter how the Wind Hall was hidden, it would not be able to escape the other party's eyes. Coupled with the uniqueness of the hall itself, the outcome seemed to be determined.
What he had to do was to think of a way to leave before the other party could come out.
However, Gu Zheng was very curious about the other party's identity. To be imprisoned here by the Wind Clan, they could only rely on the destruction of this place to kill him.
This place was deep in the endless void. Ordinary Grand Heavenly Immortals would be lost here. It would be very difficult for them to escape.
When he reached a slightly quieter place, Gu Zheng took out his hexagonal crystal. His intuition told him that this thing must be real. After all, the other party probably wanted him to go there and make use of him.
However, he did not expect that he would enter the Wind Hall first. Elder Ma was also the other party's clone, preventing him from going up to fight to the death with the other party.
If he did not stop at the beginning and knew that the wind liquid was in the other party's hands, needless to say, he would definitely snatch it back. After all, that was the only way to leave this place.
Picking up the sensor, Gu Zheng closed his eyes slightly. A trace of emotion flashed through his heart. It was like a still string being plucked. The layer of sound spread rapidly in a certain direction, guiding Gu Zheng in the direction he was heading.
Gu Zheng's eyes looked towards the north. He had already memorized this feeling. At this moment, the sensor stone in his hand had also exhausted its energy. It turned into a pile of powder and flew away from Gu Zheng's hand.
However, he did not immediately take action. Instead, he carefully took down Li Le from his head and took out a small bottle from his hand. After completely repairing the Li Ring, there was still some wind liquid left. It was collected by Niao Feng and given to Gu Zheng.
According to the other party's instructions, he opened the jade bottle and dripped three drops of wind liquid on Li Le's petals. The three drops of wind liquid rapidly turned into red lines and spread along Li Le's body.
Soon, the blooming flower began to wither. Even its body began to degenerate. In the end, only a flower sprout about the size of a strand of hair was left in Gu Zheng's palm. Only then did he put it back on his hair and carefully protect it.
Even if Li Le had managed to survive the endless reincarnation cycle, her life force had long since been exhausted. Once she left, she would definitely die. But the phoenix's wind liquid could allow her to enter a state of nirvanic life and death. She would definitely be able to avoid that calamity. It really could be considered a heaven-defying change of fate.
After doing all that, Gu Zheng still didn't stop. In the end, Niao Feng had refined nine drops of wind liquid. But the other three drops had to be left for Li Le. Otherwise, once she left, she wouldn't be able to activate it. She would always be like this, no different from dying.
"Little cat."
Gu Zheng gently called out. The little cat's somewhat withered body once more appeared on his shoulder. But from its weak appearance, it clearly wouldn't be able to help much.
He picked up the jade bottle and dripped three drops of wind liquid into the little cat's mouth.
The little cat leaned forward and gently sniffed. It looked at Gu Zheng suspiciously. Seeing that he was telling it to swallow it, it also inhaled the three drops of wind liquid.
Then a powerful aura came from the little cat's body. Not only did it quickly heal the other party's exhausted essence, but it even caused some strange changes that allowed the little cat to continue growing stronger.
This specially refined wind liquid was over a hundred times more valuable than ordinary wind liquid. After all, it required the essence blood of a true Wind clan member. As for the wind fruit in Gu Zheng's hand, it was tens of thousands of times more valuable than the refined wind liquid.
Gu Zheng was well aware of that. Seeing the little cat recuperate, Gu Zheng quickly flew off into the distance.
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