Although the heroic spirit's speed was very slow, even slower than walking, the pressure it gave Gu Zheng made his blood boil unconsciously. Strangely, traces of cold sweat emerged from his forehead.
There was an impulse in his heart to tell himself that the threat of the other party was not something he could resist, and to leave quickly.
"Ha!"
Gu Zheng shouted and broke free from the pressure that the other party gave him. However, he found that his whole body was drenched, and the other party had only taken three steps at this time.
No matter what, he had to try. The more the other party acted like this, the more guilty it was on the surface. If the other party really had such strength, he would not be merciful at all.
Thinking of this, the magic power in Gu Zheng's body quickly circulated, and the jade bracelets in his hand rose into the air again, rushing towards the other party.
At first, Gu Zheng did not try to break it. Even with the involvement of the heroic spirit, the other party's strength was definitely not low. If he was not careful, he did not want to be injured. There was still a tough battle waiting for him, so he could not be injured.
Five rays of light circled in the air like bright meteors, and a five-colored light shield shrouded the heroic spirit from above. At the same time, the jade bracelets fell down at the same time, trying to trap the other party.
"Ding ding!"
A series of sounds rang out, and the five jade bracelets were knocked out of the other party's body. Once again, Pan Xuan was in the air.
Gu Zheng saw that the other party did not resist at all, but the armor on his body had a strange fluctuation that completely prevented the jade bracelets from entering.
After the heroic spirit was attacked, the struggle in his eyes was instantly suppressed, and his calm face became a little ferocious. He raised the Deity Striking Whip in his right hand, and several huge purple electric arcs jumped out.
When Gu Zheng saw that the situation was bad, he immediately leaped to the side without any hesitation. Just as he left his position, a purple electric arc pierced through the air and flew forward, shattering the barrier in front of him with a loud sound.
"Rumble!"
The originally hard wall was blown into a huge hole under the other party's attack, and even half of the passage was buried.
"I'm not his opponent, hurry up and leave." Gu Zheng could sense that the other party's strength was restrained, but it was basically useless. At most, it could delay the other party's attack speed and give him sufficient time to dodge. The other party could still display the strength of a late-stage Golden Immortal.
With just a simple touch, Gu Zheng understood that it was impossible for him to break in, even if there were no obstacles behind him. It was indeed a path of death.
Gu Zheng was sure that if he really overestimated himself and tried to force his way in just to see the other party's movements slow down, he would die without a burial ground. The inside of the imprint was a dead end, and there was nowhere to hide.
While he was thinking, the Heroic Spirit looked at Gu Zheng.
Gu Zheng's vision blurred, and the figure of the other party appeared above his head. The weapon in the other party's hand was already coming down.
A pressure rushed down like a hurricane, and before Gu Zheng could resist, his figure was pressed down by the other party. His entire body was instantly lowered by three feet, and the shadow above his head was like a heavy mountain, making him feel that he could not resist.
A golden shield suddenly rose in front of Gu Zheng, and at the same time, the jade bracelet in the distance emitted light energy. Five rays of light shot out rapidly, and flew towards the Heroic Spirit in the blink of an eye, forming ropes that bound the other party's body.
Pure invisible energy violently rushed along the ropes towards the other party, causing the other party's figure to become sluggish, and its strength could not help but decrease by 30%. However, it still hit Gu Zheng's body.
With a loud bang, the golden light in front of him dissipated like fireworks in the air.
Gu Zheng's figure was like a baseball, and instantly flew to the other side, crashing heavily on the wall beside him.
Feeling the surging in his body, Gu Zheng spat out a mouthful of blood, and only then did he feel much better. Feeling the faint pain in his body, Gu Zheng instead heaved a sigh of relief. With the pull of his jade bracelet and the cushioning of his defense, he did not suffer any serious injuries.
However, he was now even further away from the original entrance, and was in the middle of the area. Beside him were wooden shelves that had been shaken off.
Just as he got up, he saw that the Heroic Spirit had already removed the bindings on its body, and was looking at him again.
He stretched out his hand, and the Cloud Desolate Sword that had fallen to the side flew back into his hand. He looked at the Heroic Spirit vigilantly. If he wanted to completely defeat the other party, it would be difficult. He could not even block a single attack from the other party, so he had to think of a way to continue leaving this place.
The Cloud Desolate Sword in his hand emitted a golden light, and with a soft hum, a faint golden light spread out from the sword. This time, Gu Zheng was already prepared to pretend to charge inside, and then attack the other party. Of course, it was not to use this opportunity to do anything, but to see if he could find an opportunity to break out.
However, he did not notice that at the same time the Cloud Desolate Sword was humming, all of his armor flashed, as if something had been activated.
Crack crack!
Suddenly, the sound of wooden shelves trembling could be heard in the air. All of the wooden shelves in the hall started to rapidly tremble, causing the entire hall to be filled with noise.
Looking at his surroundings, Gu Zheng did not know what was going on, and he quickly dodged out of the way.
However, what made Gu Zheng confused was that the Heroic Spirit also stopped in the air, looking as if it was facing a great enemy, as if it was afraid of something.
If Gu Zheng were to escape now, he was sure that the other party wouldn't chase after him. However, the other party's position was in the middle of the exit. There was no way to go around it. However, if he were to force his way in …
However, if he tried to force his way in, Gu Zheng could not help but think about the possibility of breaking in.
However, just as he thought about it, the Heroic Spirit suddenly roared, and a black stone door suddenly fell down, completely blocking the entrance. It was as if it was trying to prevent Gu Zheng from thinking about it.
At that moment, all of the wooden shelves suddenly became motionless, and a white light burst out from them, rushing toward the Heroic Spirit.
A layer of purple lightning suddenly rose from the Heroic Spirit's body, but the white light ignored it and entered the Heroic Spirit's body.
A painful roar came from the Heroic Spirit's mouth, and to Gu Zheng's surprise, the black fog in the Heroic Spirit's eyes was quickly decreasing, as if the white light was purifying the Heroic Spirit's body, trying to restore it to normal.
Seeing this, Gu Zheng suddenly realized that since the Heroic Spirit itself was the inheritance of the armor, it was likely that the armor would not allow any impurities to remain in the Heroic Spirit's body if he unintentionally activated it.
The more he thought about it, the more he felt that he was right. The white light looked ordinary, but under the constant flow, the Heroic Spirit seemed to be returning to normal soon.
Suddenly, however, a strand of black energy that Gu Zheng was familiar with burst out from the heroic spirit's body. At the same time, a clump of thick black fog enveloped him. Next, the black fog burst apart and the heroic spirit's body disappeared.
The white light in the sky slowly disappeared when the Heroic Spirit disappeared, and at the same time, the armor stopped trembling.
Gu Zheng looked around at the armor that was still hanging on the wall, whether it was on the ground because of the aftershock. He bowed slightly to them and said sincerely.
"Thank you!"
No matter what the reason was, if it weren't for them, he would have been injured this time, or even worse.
"Crash!"
As soon as Gu Zheng's voice fell, all of the armor lit up again, as if they had used up all their energy, and turned into a pile of ashes, floating down from the sky and completely disappearing.
"Gu Zheng, are you okay?"
Gu Zheng looked around in a daze, and the brush behind him flew over and shouted at Gu Zheng.
"I'm fine. Why did you come out?" Gu Zheng came back to his senses and asked the brush beside him.
"I felt that the Heroic Spirit's aura had disappeared, so I rushed over. What happened?" The brush looked around and said puzzledly.
"The armor chased the Heroic Spirit away." Gu Zheng pointed around and said. His luck was really good this time.
"So that's how it is. I thought you had chased them away." Brush Brush looked around and suddenly understood. Then, it said happily.
"No matter what, we can go in now. Why is there an extra door?"
At this time, the brush noticed that the passage ahead was blocked by a huge black stone door.
"That Heroic Spirit is blocking it. I'll go over and see if I can open it."
Gu Zheng looked at the Cloud Desolate Sword in his hand and took out the white ball from before. At this time, it had turned completely white. He then walked up to the black door and carefully observed it.
"How is it? Can it be opened? "The brush that followed waited for a moment and asked uneasily when it saw Gu Zheng frown.
Gu Zheng looked at it for a long time before turning to ask the brush, "No, this stone door isn't made of simple stone. It's a mechanism here. It can't be broken with brute force. Maybe there's a way to open it from the outside. Do you know?"
"How would I know? Other than knowing the back like the back of my hand, I've only heard about the rest. Why don't we ask the array spirit? Anyway, we're already here. Just open this door." The brush suggested.
After seeing Gu Zheng nod his head, the brush hurriedly flew out and brought out the array spirit. Then, it gently knocked on it, trying to wake it up.
However, after a few breaths, there was no reaction from the treasure box. Seeing this, the brush knocked on it again, but there was no reaction at all. It was unmoved.
The brush was about to hit it again, but it was stopped by Gu Zheng.
"Perhaps its injuries are beyond our expectations. It probably won't be able to wake up without the Dragon-Tiger Aura. Don't waste your energy."
"I really didn't expect the array spirit to be so weak. What should we do?" The brush sighed and put the treasure box away again before asking Gu Zheng.
"Let's search the surroundings and see if we can find the mechanism to open it," Gu Zheng pondered for a moment and said after confirming that there were no mechanisms on the stone door.
After the brush heard that, it hurriedly searched the surroundings with Gu Zheng. In just the time it took to brew a cup of tea, the small area was completely searched, but there were still no mechanisms.
"Let's find some people in the surroundings first. It would be even better if we can find Goddess Yu Fei. She definitely knows about the mechanisms outside." Gu Zheng glanced at the brush and made a decision.
Other than that, there didn't seem to be a better solution. He could only find someone and ask.
The two of them followed the passageway back to the hall from before. Facing the many passageways, Gu Zheng plunged in. However, wherever he went, it was fine as long as there was someone.
After entering a passageway and exiting from it, there were three passageways in a row. They were either dead ends or empty halls. There was no progress at all.
After entering the fourth passageway and seeing that it was still empty, Gu Zheng prepared to leave again in disappointment. However, he was suddenly stopped by the brush.
"Take a look at the southeast corner. Is there any problem? I feel that someone has tampered with that place."
Gu Zheng looked at the place that the brush was pointing at. From his point of view, it looked exactly the same as the surrounding walls. However, he still flicked his finger and shot a force in that direction.
"Pfft!"
A large lump of yellow soil exploded in the middle, and a small hole appeared there.
This made Gu Zheng realize that there was definitely something different inside. He didn't use much strength. If it was the wall beside him, it wouldn't even leave a white spot. However, there was indeed a small hole there.
"Sou Sou"
Gu Zheng raised his hand and used the same strength to shoot the surrounding walls again. The surrounding walls were all intact, but a small hole had already sunk in.
"There really is a way. You also know this." Gu Zheng looked at the brush in surprise.
"I feel that the color above is a little different. I've been hiding for a few times and I'm already very familiar with it. I feel that something is wrong with it at first glance." The brush said proudly.
"Let's see what's inside." Gu Zheng looked at the hidden place, then took out the Cloud Desolate Sword and went forward to stab it.
After a few times, the outer layer of camouflage completely disappeared, revealing a passageway that led to who knows where. It was pitch black inside, and it was impossible to see how far it went.
"I'll lead the way." The brush took the lead and rushed forward. At the same time, its body emitted a faint golden light, illuminating the path ahead for Gu Zheng.
As for Gu Zheng, he bent his waist and followed behind awkwardly. This passageway was very small, as if it was dug by a child temporarily. Moreover, the entire passageway was somewhat crooked and uneven.
After turning a corner, they could actually turn around. After walking for a full incense's worth of time, they finally came out of this small passageway.
At this moment, there was a spacious hall in front of them. However, it was at least twice the height of an ordinary hall. However, other than that, there was actually nothing else. There were also no other entrances or exits. It was like a dead end.
"What a waste of time. I thought there was something here." The brush flew up and said with some disappointment.
"Forget it, let's go up." Gu Zheng also carefully observed the surroundings, but still did not find anything. He also said with disappointment.
The two of them, one in front and one behind, went back on the path back.
"Who would have thought that there would be nothing in such a secluded place? Who was the one who dug this place? It's really baffling." The brush that was leading the way was still chattering away. It seemed to be very disappointed this time.
It had to be known that their time was very tight, and this place was so far away. How could it not be annoying?
In fact, Gu Zheng was also feeling a little irritated. It was just that he did not show it on his face. He had been here for almost a day. Although this amount of time was no different from a blink of an eye, the situation would change with each passing day.
Especially after knowing that the other party was forcibly opening the passageway and wanted to summon some reinforcements, time was even more precious. The other party was doing this, which meant that they did not have the confidence to stop them. If they waited for reinforcements to arrive, then they really might not be able to completely destroy them.
Just as he was walking, a faint child's voice suddenly appeared in his ear, as if calling out to something. Gu Zheng could not help but stop and listen carefully.
"Successor, please help me."
The voice was originally a little faint, but as Gu Zheng listened carefully, he soon heard the other party's figure clearly. It seemed to be calling out to him.
He was sure that when he came back, there was no voice at all. So where did this voice come from?
While Gu Zheng was still thinking, the brush in front of him felt that Gu Zheng had stopped moving and asked curiously.
"Why did you stop? Do you still want to go back and explore? I don't think there is a need to go through the trouble. This is probably an unfinished dark room, "the brush said.
"Shh, don't talk. Just follow me." Gu Zheng made a shushing gesture. Then, he crouched down and started moving again.
This time, however, he moved bit by bit. The more he moved, the clearer the voice that had been repeating in his ear.
Gu Zheng was unable to respond to the other party. He could only hope that the other party would not stop.
Soon, Gu Zheng found the strongest spot. Regardless of whether he moved forward or backward, the voice would weaken.
Gu Zheng looked at the wall in front of him and reached out to touch it. It was made of the same material as the wall here, very hard. It was not deliberately buried like before.
At that moment, the continuous voice slowly weakened. Soon, it disappeared from Gu Zheng's ear.
Both sides were unable to communicate. The other party did not know if Gu Zheng could hear his call for help, and Gu Zheng was unable to get the other party to tell him how to save him.
After looking around, he took out the Cloud Desolate Sword and started to cut the wall in front of him.
Relying on the sharpness of the Cloud Desolate Sword, he could at least speed up.
"What are you doing? You look so mysterious. Is there something behind us?" the brush asked doubtfully.
It did not think that Gu Zheng would dig a tunnel for no reason.
"Just now, someone was asking me for help. You might not have heard it. The remaining source is behind this wall," Gu Zheng waved the Cloud Desolate Sword in an awkward position, cutting the wall in front of him bit by bit.
"No, I didn't hear anything along the way. What if this wall is completely sealed? I can't keep delaying because of the voice in your ear," the brush said with certainty after thinking for a while.
"We will stay here for the time it takes for an incense stick to burn. It is enough for me to open a small gap. If this place is repaired, then it is enough to open it. If not, then it is a pity. Maybe there is another passage that can be entered from another place," Gu Zheng said without stopping his movements.
The brush was right. He did not have much time. He could only try his best. If there was no other way, then he could only leave.
For a time, in this narrow passage, only the sound of Gu Zheng cutting the wall in front of him could be heard.
In less than the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, Gu Zheng's movements suddenly slowed down. His face revealed a strange expression. The brush who had been watching the whole time was also surprised when it saw the scene in front of it.
"The back is empty."
In front of them, in the middle of the wall, where Gu Zheng had cut a little, there was a big hole. It was empty inside. It was obvious that there was a passage that was exactly the same as this one that continued to extend in that direction.
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