Following a flash of light from Gu Zheng's side, the five of them appeared in the middle of a forest. The sun was shining brightly above their heads, and a gust of wind blew, making them feel very cool.
"The scenery here is pretty good. Is this the underground palace you mentioned?" Xiao Ying looked around. Except for the absence of insects and birds, it looked like a forest.
"Of course it is. This is only the top layer. There is almost nothing here. The entrance to the bottom layer is at the center. However, we need to get rid of some of the miasma here. There is no danger here. You two get rid of the miasma here, and we will go down directly."
Saying so, Zhou Xuan pointed at the two of them. At the same time, the white ball in his hand split into five equal white balls and was sent to each of them.
The two of them nodded, indicating that they understood. After receiving the white balls, they flew in different directions.
"Will they be fine?" Gu Zheng asked as he watched the two of them fly away.
"They will be fine. There is nothing on this layer. Those who came in will definitely be disappointed. The things that can catch their eyes are all below, and there are very few of them. After all, this is only a temporary transmission channel, and it is man-made. How can there be anything good here?" Zhou Xuan chuckled.
"In that case, their entry can be considered as helping us," Xiao Ying said from the side.
"Not really. After all, we need to clean up those things. Originally, my companions and I could slowly clean up before entering, but now we can't. Gu Zheng, you must go down first. Because it can only be used once, we must speed up from the third layer onwards," Zhou Xuan explained as he flew in a certain direction.
Gu Zheng nodded. He knew that it was because the transmission channel could only be used once. Of course, there was also the unknown enemy. They would definitely snatch it from the dark.
The four of them continued to fly forward. Moreover, they could sense other people in the surroundings. They were also looking for treasures here. They even met some people along the way. However, when they saw the four of them gathered together, they did not say anything and left as if they were running away. They were afraid that Gu Zheng and the others would make them stay.
They would not provoke these loose cultivators. After all, these loose cultivators were their hired thugs. Even if they were unwilling, they could more or less help them.
In the time it took to brew a cup of tea, Gu Zheng's group arrived at a huge open space. However, it was clear that they were not the first to arrive. A dozen or so people were already here, looking at the empty black hole in the middle.
The black hole in the middle was as big as a house. It was bottomless, and there was even a faint fluctuation that made one's heart tremble.
"So this is the so-called entrance to the bottom. Why does it look so scary? Who would be so stupid to jump down?" Xiao Ying stretched her head forward and said.
"Oh, why is the entrance closed? Seems like the other party is still in a deep sleep. Let me wake him up." Zhou Xuan said awkwardly. At the same time, he took out his little white ball. A blue light rose from his hand, and then he directly inserted it into the ball.
His eyes were tightly shut, and he was muttering something under his breath, seemingly trying to communicate with the other party.
Soon, a green light flashed at the originally dark and somewhat frightening cave entrance, dispelling all the darkness. The same green whirlpool slowly appeared below.
"All right. That creature has already awakened. At the same time, those filthy things will also come out. I was wondering why there was no miasma on the way here," Zhou Xuan said as he kept the white orb.
"What on earth is that creature?" Xiao Ying looked at the commotion in front of her and kept looking down. At the same time, she asked Zhou Xuan.
"I forgot to tell you. That is an incomparably huge Tree Spirit. Its cultivation is at the mid-stage of the Grand Heavenly Realm. The trees we saw were just the surface of its body. I don't know why it caught them and used them as stepping stones. However, it has a cultivation base, but its combat power is too weak. Now, it is in an extremely weak state. Otherwise, it wouldn't have relied on us," Zhou Xuan said to Xiao Ying.
"A Tree Spirit. But why don't we go down first? According to what you said, the other party will definitely not enter before the third floor. It's not good to waste time like this," Gu Zheng said with a smile. He seemed to have noticed something, and then he said.
"Okay, then let's go down. There's no need to wait for them," Zhou Xuan agreed.
Under the surprised gazes of those people, Gu Zheng and the others jumped straight into the green whirlpool and disappeared in front of them.
Very soon, someone followed suit and jumped down.
As for Gu Zheng and the others, as their bodies became lighter and heavier, they appeared in a tunnel.
"Eh, we actually passed through the second floor and came directly here. It seems that there is no danger in that place."
As soon as they came down and saw the illusion around them, Zhou Xuan said in surprise.
"Have we directly arrived at the third place?" Gu Zheng also looked around and observed his surroundings.
At this moment, they were in an extremely long underground tunnel. They were surrounded by yellow walls. A layer of faint green light was shining on them, allowing them to see a certain distance clearly.
Behind them was a dead end. It was blocked by a wall. As Gu Zheng spoke, he felt his way up at the same time. He found that the stone wall was shockingly hard. At least, it would take a lot of effort for a Grand Heavenly Realm to break a hole. It was basically impossible to break through by force.
"Yes, this is the spatial tunnel that leads to the third place. It is also the longest tunnel. I only know that there is a very powerful formation in the depths. Only those who pass the test can go to the fourth place, and then to the final fifth place," Zhou Xuan said. After all, she had only entered the second floor. After that, it was all books.
Gu Zheng knew that the second place was actually like a grassland. There was nothing special about it. As for the third place, everyone entered from a different place. However, it was not like a maze. There were dead ends everywhere. It was just a little big. There were also some traps. Of course, most of them were filthy things stored on the Tree Spirits.
"Let's go first. This is the place that takes the most time. We can only recover our cultivation if we leave this place quickly. Then, we will be more confident," Gu Zheng said to them as he sensed the situation in his body.
At this moment, under the influence of an unknown force, he could not use his original strength at all. In other words, his strength was weakened by more than seventy percent. Even so, he was only slightly stronger than Jin Xian at his peak. Even so, Gu Zheng felt that there was nothing ahead that could stop him.
After all, there were no powerful enemies in this place.
Everyone nodded and then followed Gu Zheng forward.
After walking for a short distance, they came to a crossroad where they couldn't see the corners of the road.
"Well, it seems that we have to explore." Gu Zheng walked directly to the right and did not go forward at all.
The final place to leave was not in the middle, but a little on the right. However, in this place, even Gu Zheng could not tell the direction. They could only explore bit by bit.
Now, apart from the faint sound of their footsteps, there was no sound at all. Everyone held their breath and looked around vigilantly to guard against the enemies here.
After walking for less than half a cup of tea's time, when they were walking in a passage, suddenly there was a sharp cry around them. On the surrounding walls, a lot of green liquid quickly condensed. In almost the blink of an eye, green balls that looked like mucus emerged from the walls.
Their bodies were like jelly, constantly shaking. The ear-piercing sound was the sound of their bodies constantly squeezing.
While they were on guard, they were already surrounded by a dense swarm of green balls.
"This is the filth in his body, but it's not very strong." Zhou Xuan said to everyone when the other party appeared.
"I can see that." Gu Zheng did not even take out his weapon. He just waved his hand and a strong wind whistled forward.
In the blink of an eye, the green balls that were blocking the passage just now turned into green liquid and lay on the ground again. However, they did not die. Instead, they began to gather again. Under the eyes of Gu Zheng and the others, they returned to their original state, as if those attacks could not hurt them at all.
"Can't they be killed?" Xiao Ying pointed behind her, and a Buddhist light came out of her hand, forming a golden barrier that blocked the path behind them. Xiao Ying couldn't help asking as she looked at the other side that looked like pieces of biscuits stuck to the barrier.
"Flames will do. Any kind of flame can kill them." Zhou Xuan quickly said.
They did not feel nervous at all. The aura of these green balls was only around the middle stage of the Celestial Immortal realm. They were not a threat at all.
Hearing Zhou Xuan's words, Gu Zheng's left wrist shone with a red light. A red flame was released again. Like a flaming storm, it rushed through the passage in front of them.
This time, the green balls completely disappeared in front of them. Only a little residue of green liquid was left on the ground.
When Xiao Ying saw this, she immediately murmured a few words. The Buddhist light behind her suddenly emitted a large amount of golden flames, enveloping the green balls that approached them.
In the blink of an eye, the passage behind them became quiet. The remaining green balls saw that the situation was not good and immediately jumped toward the wall. It seemed that they wanted to escape.
However, a streak of flame followed closely behind them, accurately burning them all into a pile of ashes.
"Gu Zheng, these green balls aren't worth mentioning. This time, we'll stay here to help the other party clean up. Moreover, our companions behind us will follow after cleaning up. After that, we'll split up. I don't know what's going to happen next. I've told you everything I can."
Just as Gu Zheng wanted to continue forward, Zhou Xuan spoke from behind him.
"You guys are not going down together?" Xiao Ying followed two steps. Seeing Zhou Xuan standing there without saying anything, she asked in surprise.
"No. If we clean up all the filth here, this tree spirit promised to help us. Besides, with Gu Zheng's ability, we will only be a burden." Zhou Xuan said with a smile.
"Alright, since that's the case, we'll continue forward. Be careful." Gu Zheng understood the meaning in the other party's eyes.
Since Gu Zheng was willing to help them, he would definitely be given the opportunity to teleport over. It seemed that the teleportation ability was limited. Otherwise, he would not have left with them.
"Don't worry. It's more than enough to protect ourselves. After all, those people are looking for that ethereal treasure. They will definitely go down." Zhou Xuan said with certainty.
After saying that, Zhou Xuan led her subordinates in another direction.
"Big sister Xing Cai's mother is much more decisive than her. However, with such a big place, it'll probably take a lot of time," said Xiao Ying to Gu Zheng.
"Yes, let's go. In any case, I won't let Wen Tianhou off. Everything that happened before was caused by him. This time, I want to see just what he's up to." Gu Zheng coldly snorted.
"Yes, his subordinates killed my grandfather. I must avenge my grandfather, and also avenge Master Wu Xiang." Xiao Ying clenched her fists. Thinking of how her grandfather had been trapped here for so long only to die in the end, she couldn't help feeling indignant.
"Don't be sad. We'll take revenge for your grandfather together. Let's go. We have to quickly leave this underground palace and kill our way into the enemy's belly. No matter what they do, we have to destroy them." Gu Zheng rubbed Xiao Ye's head. He could sense her anger.
"Yes." Feeling the warmth from Gu Zheng's hand, Xiao Ying obediently nodded.
When Gu Zheng saw this, he continued forward with Xiao Ying in search of the exit.
At this time, more and more people began to descend. They also directly appeared on the third floor. After arriving in this unfamiliar place, they also began to search for the next floor's exit.
At this time, they didn't have the slightest doubt about this place. After all, the deeper a treasure was hidden, the better it would be. How could they find it as soon as they entered? That would be unbelievable.
Such a complicated maze, as well as the green balls obstructing them, made them even more certain that there were many things below. They passionately searched for them.
Even if they ran into other people who had also entered, they would consciously separate. There were no disputes, and some people even formed temporary groups to search for this place together.
The originally quiet passage began to occasionally explode, but it quickly quieted down. Those green balls were no match for this group of tigers and wolves. Even if they were a bit strange, they were quickly destroyed by them. In fact, they had even indirectly helped Zhou Xuan clean up this mess.
"Oh? What's that? "
Gu Zheng and Xiao Ying flew through the passage. Even if there were some green liquid obstructing them, they didn't do anything to deal with it. They just quickly searched for an exit. However, after entering a passage, they found it was a dead end. Just as they were about to leave, they suddenly heard an unusual sound.
"What is it? Is there something different here? " Xiao Ying had originally followed Gu Zheng, but seeing him suddenly stop and grope around the wall, she asked with some doubt.
"I think I just heard an unusual sound, but it disappeared in the blink of an eye." Gu Zheng once more stopped and quietly listened, but he still didn't discover anything.
"Really? How come I didn't hear anything? I didn't even feel anything wrong. " Xiao Ying also came over and listened carefully. Unfortunately, she didn't hear anything suspicious. Instead, the faint sound of an explosion came from outside.
Bang bang!
Xiao Ying used her small fist to vigorously pound the wall, but she also didn't discover anything.
"I definitely didn't hear wrongly. There must be something behind this. Perhaps it's a way out? Or maybe it's something else. "Although Gu Zheng was sure that he didn't hear wrongly, he didn't know what it was.
"Then let's use brute force to open it. No matter how thick this wall is, it should be able to open it." Xiao Ying said indifferently. At the same time, she took out a sharp spear. It seemed she was ready to use brute force to open the wall.
"How long do we have to wait? This wall is incomparably hard. Even if I was at my peak, I wouldn't necessarily be able to break through much, let alone now. Wait, there's something." Gu Zheng suddenly felt a scorching heat coming from his bosom. He quickly said.
A shining inner core was taken out from Gu Zheng's bosom. At this time, it was emitting a clear light.
Seeing this, Xiao Ying also took out her own inner core. She found a gentle heat coming from it. It was also slightly shining, but it wasn't as bright as Gu Zheng's.
"There seems to be some mystery inside." Gu Zheng felt that the reaction in his hand seemed to be getting bigger and bigger. He took a few steps back, and the light in his hand began to fade.
"This passage isn't long. We can see the end at a glance. Moreover, there are no green balls inside. Basically, no one will come here. If it weren't for us not letting go of any traces, and if it weren't for the sound Young Master heard, we would have already left." Xiao Ying carefully analyzed the situation. At the same time, she suspended the white ball in her hand in the air to see if it would react.
"Yes, it's true. You're really smart." Gu Zheng praised Xiao Ying.
Xiao Ying smiled embarrassedly. At this time, a white light suddenly rose in the passage. The strong and dazzling light made them subconsciously close their eyes. However, they immediately opened them again and looked at the dazzling light.
They saw that the white ball in front of Xiao Ying was stuck to the dead end wall by an unknown force. At the same time, a white vortex slowly appeared above it.
However, as the light rapidly decreased, the vortex also seemed to be shrinking rapidly. Just as Gu Zheng and the others were observing, the white vortex that originally occupied most of the wall had shrunk by half.
"Let's go in first."
Gu Zheng made a prompt decision and shouted at Xiao Ying. Then, he quickly flew inside, grabbed Xiao Ying's body, and directly crashed into the vortex, disappearing into it.
After Gu Zheng and the others disappeared, some people who were nearby also quickly came from the surroundings. Unfortunately, they were left with an empty passage. No matter how they searched, they couldn't find the slightest clue. They could only leave regretfully.
However, the only thing they were sure of was that perhaps some lucky person had found something good, or perhaps they had already left with it. This made them even more convinced that there was still a place for them to explore.
As the news spread, everyone's enthusiasm rose even higher. They began to search around carefully. Even the corners that they disdained to enter before began to explore.
However, as those people searched carefully, many people did find some things. Some were good, some were bad. Those things were left behind from the Space. They were absorbed by the Tree Spirits when they were constructing this part.
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