Boom! Boom!
With a slight vibration, the black stone door in front of them finally rose.
"Alright. Fortunately, Her Majesty brought me here once. I remember it well. Although I don't know the mechanism outside, I haven't forgotten the inside." The alchemy boy's figure appeared opposite them. When the stone door was halfway up, he spoke excitedly.
"You have done a great service," Brush said to the alchemy boy, his voice filled with excitement.
As long as the array spirit was awakened, it would be their turn to counterattack.
"Next, go find your Her Majesty. Be careful of the demon souls on the way. Leave a mark for us. When the time comes, we will meet up." Gu Zheng didn't know what was happening outside and said to the alchemy boy.
Gu Zheng was right. The alchemy boy could find Lady Yu Fei. However, since he could open the stone door, he had to come here first.
As for why he had to find Lady Yu Fei first, it was obviously for her spiritual guards. After all, knowing that there were many demon souls, if he could get their help, it would be easy to deal with the enemy's army.
"Alright, I will wait for you at Her Majesty's side. I have a precious gourd. They can't catch me." The alchemy boy nodded and patted the ground.
After saying that, he rode the gourd and flew towards the tunnel in the distance.
"He always thought it was a special ability of his gourd. In fact, he has a special ability. He can ignore anything and teleport for a short distance. The other party is a ginseng that has turned into a spirit. However, eating him was useless. Strange, isn't it?" Brush continued to chatter.
"If it was really a tonic, it would have been eaten by someone long ago. Is it luck or luck? Let's go in." Gu Zheng shrugged and walked forward.
Behind the stone door was a short tunnel. They could see the end of it not far away. A majestic hall stood there, occupying a huge space. It was the first intact palace that Gu Zheng had seen.
The door of the hall was open. There were no signs on it. Looking from the door, there were rows of tall wooden shelves on the left. Some ordinary weapons were placed on them. On the right were bookshelves with bamboo tubes on them.
Gu Zheng quickly walked in and looked at the left and right sides. There were all these weapon racks and bookshelves. There was only a clear passage in the middle that led to two new rooms on both sides. The inside of the room was dazzling with golden light and was very eye-catching.
Without any hesitation, Gu Zheng immediately walked to the right.
In the room on the right, although it was spacious, there was only a single bookshelf in the middle. There was only a single white feather fan placed on top of it.
A strange fluctuation was emitted from the fan, and waves of golden light rippled out, making people unable to help but calm down.
"Looks like this is it."
Gu Zheng looked around. After confirming that there was nothing to hide, he took out the crystal ball given to him by the array spirit and leaned towards the feather fan.
At this moment, it had already turned completely white. When it approached the feather fan, it trembled slightly and emitted an intense light.
A ball of white light suddenly shot out from the fan, forming a white hand in the air. The hand grabbed the feather fan, and Gu Zheng didn't have to worry about collecting it.
However, just as the white hand approached, a golden light flashed from above, forming a barrier that blocked the white hand's advance.
Before Gu Zheng could figure out what was going on, a golden shadow flashed beside him. A man in luxurious official robes appeared beside him.
The feather fan on the shelf also landed in the other party's hand as he looked at Gu Zheng warily.
"Who are you? How dare you trespass into Tiger Hall. Those without a written order will be killed without mercy!"
That fair and clean person did not appear to be a threat at all. His scholarly appearance gave people a good impression of him. However, towards the end, he emitted a sharp aura as he questioned Gu Zheng from a lofty position.
"The array spirit wants us to take the Tiger Aura. At this moment, he's already seriously injured and is being carried by us at all times." Gu Zheng didn't want to have a conflict with the spirit that looked like a guardian. He pointed at the treasure box beside him and raised the white bead in his hand for the other party to see.
"No, the Tiger Aura is very precious. It wasn't prepared for the array spirit. Without a written order from the Queen and my King, I won't give it to you." Hearing all kinds of words and seeing that he was injured, the man's tone softened a lot. He didn't have that faintly discernible hostility, but he still flatly refused.
"Now that the outside world is about to fall, you will definitely be demonized by the demons in the end. At this juncture, why are you still abiding by the password? Do you want to die with everyone else?" Gu Zheng didn't expect the other party to be so stubborn and insist on following the rules left behind. He couldn't help but say anxiously.
"I'm sorry. As a subject, I have to obey the King's orders. No matter what you say, I won't give it to you." The man hesitated, looked at the treasure box, and then turned to Gu Zheng and said.
"If you don't give it to me, then don't blame me for snatching it."
Gu Zheng snorted coldly. Thinking that the array spirit said it wasn't so easy, he gave the other party an ultimatum.
"Wait, of course there's a written order. Take a look."
At this moment, Brush hurriedly arrived in front of Gu Zheng and stopped him from taking any further action.
Seeing the light in Gu Zheng's hand fade, the brush let out a sigh of relief. Its body trembled slightly, and it threw the treasure box into Gu Zheng's hand. Only then did it fly a bit higher, its body shining with golden light.
Under the gaze of Gu Zheng and the others, the brush began to write in the air. One by one, it carved itself in the air. Soon, dozens of golden versions of itself were left in the air.
"Condense!"
Following the brush's final stroke, he shouted once more. The versions that had been floating in the air released even more intense golden light. That golden light condensed into a golden paper that slowly floated down.
"Now there's a written order. You can give it to us." The brush saw the golden paper land in the other party's hand.
"Although it doesn't have the King's mark on it, since it was written by you, it can be considered to represent the King's will. But before that, I still need to help you extract the tiger qi from the other side." The man put away the golden paper and placed it where the feather fan had been.
"What's going on over there?" asked Gu Zheng. Why did they need his help?
"When the heroic spirit came, we helped it open the door. Who would have thought that it would be controlled by the demon spirit and try to take us away? "We had no choice but to fight it. Fortunately, there were people outside who lured it away. However, a portion of Hu Ben's spirit was successfully infected and controlled by it. Without my help, you won't be able to collect it."
The man said quickly. At the same time, the feather fan flashed gently. A ray of white light emerged from his body and shot into the white ball. Half of the white ball was instantly condensed by the white gas, while the other half was empty.
Gu Zheng's body shook. Seeing this, he understood the other party's identity. So this person was condensed from the Human Minister's qi.
"Don't worry, I'm condensed from a strand of my King's thoughts. My fate has long since been determined. I'll come in handy sooner or later. Since the formation spirit is in trouble, I have an obligation to help it recover. Let's go over to the other side."
The man saw Gu Zheng's shock and did not mind. He explained to Gu Zheng.
"Pardon me for asking, but where did the King you speak of go? I didn't hear anything about him up there. What about his soldiers? What about his officials? "Gu Zheng followed behind him and walked to the opposite room. He could not help but ask halfway.
He had been curious about this for a long time, but he did not have the chance to ask. Now that he met one, he could not help but ask.
Not to mention him, even the brush had slowed down a bit. He also wanted to know what was going on.
"Of course. My King was like the sun in the sky. He established a stable place here, which led to the peace that followed. However, my King was in a hurry to discuss something. Since then, the Sword Mausoleum and the Cenotaph were built one after another." Ren Chen had no intention of hiding anything.
"After leaving his sharpest weapon and his beloved here, he took a large group of elite soldiers and all the civil and military officials and left this place, disappearing without a trace."
"Why did he leave? Didn't he know that he was here to create a better life for the people? "Gu Zheng suddenly asked.
There was no need to say more about his bravery. He might have even surpassed Gu Zheng's realm. He was probably one of the few Demi-Saints of the Human Race. Why did he leave so suddenly? Especially when the outside world was in turmoil. They needed the experts of the Human Race to come out and protect the vitality everywhere.
"I don't know. Maybe the Empress will know more. I only know that he had his mission and he had to do it. It seemed like he wanted to prevent something from coming out. It was not only related to the people here, it was related to the entire Untainted Land." The man's expression did not change as he spoke.
"Hua la la."
As they spoke, they arrived at the opposite room. At this time, this room was no different from before. There was still a shelf in the middle, but there was nothing on it. In the far corner, there was the sound of chains swinging.
Gu Zheng and the others looked over. In the corner, there were more than ten iron chains as thick as arms. They were tied to an ordinary-looking short sword. The sound was the sound of the long sword struggling.
However, every chain was shining with golden light. Countless inscriptions were flashing on it. There was no way for the short sword to break free.
"The other party's consciousness has already been infected. At the last moment, he created this prison. If you want to subdue him, you have to injure him to a certain extent. You also have to reduce the demonic aura in his body. Then, he might regain some consciousness and cooperate with you to enter the Heavenly Jewel. Otherwise, even if you exhaust your energy, as long as he doesn't want to go in, you won't go in even if you die."
The man that Ren Chen had transformed into said with a serious expression.
"No problem. Release him." Gu Zheng took a deep breath. His entire body was ready for battle. He said to the man.
"You have to remember, you can't kill him."
Ren Chen reminded again. When he saw Gu Zheng nodding, he stretched out his hand and flashed his feather fan.
A few white lights flew out of the feather fan, and flew towards a corner at a moderate speed.
"Ding ding ding."
As the white dot drilled into the wall, the chain that was originally firmly locked onto the dagger began to crumble bit by bit.
"Clang clang!"
A loud buzzing sound came from the short sword, echoing in the room. It seemed that the short sword knew that it was about to break free. As the purple light flashed on its body, the remaining chains around it exploded. It was as if a goddess was scattering, flying out in all directions.
After Gu Zheng smashed the dregs in front of him into pieces, he glanced behind him. The man and the brush were already hiding at the doorway, and at the doorway, which didn't have a door, a transparent light barrier lit up, completely trapping them inside.
Seeing the brush nod at him, he turned back to look at the short sword.
However, at this moment, the short sword was emitting a black aura, covering a small area around it. No one could see what was going on inside.
"Whoosh whoosh."
Several streaks of black and purple light instantly flew out from the black fog, flying towards Gu Zheng's door at an extremely fast speed.
Facing a probing attack that was not dangerous at all, Gu Zheng waved his hand and hit the other party in the air. He looked carefully at the other side to see what they were up to.
"Trespassing into the Human Tiger Palace, die!"
Following an angry roar from the black fog, a figure rushed out from it. In mid-air, purple lights flashed back and forth in the air. Countless purple sword auras were instantly released, shooting towards Gu Zheng.
Gu Zheng snorted coldly. The blue jade bracelet behind him spun, and a large amount of frost flew out from it. All the sword auras were still in mid-air, and a layer of frost condensed on his body, freezing him in the air.
However, the frost continued to advance, rushing towards that figure at an extremely fast speed.
When the figure saw this, he did not retreat at all. He raised his other hand, and the thick palm in his hand grabbed at the air. After waving it a few times, black marks were left in the air. They did not dissipate for a long time, forming a black net-shaped scar in front of him.
The frost had just reached him when it suddenly flashed and spun rapidly in the air. All the frost had been completely cut into pieces, leaving only a cold wind blowing towards the other party.
Gu Zheng narrowed his eyes and looked at the other party carefully. The other party was a little strong. No wonder he dared to fight against the Heroic Spirits. He was a little troublesome.
At this moment, the other party's face was a little ferocious, and his hair stood up like spikes. It was obvious from his long and narrow face that he was not a good person, not to mention the strange smile at the corner of his mouth.
His body was covered in a layer of fish-scale-like armor that shone with a black reflection, protecting his entire body.
In his left hand, he was already holding the short sword that he had seen before. In his right hand, his entire arm was extremely thick, and it had doubled in size. Even his armor was propped up high, and a black boxing glove was in his equally thick palm.
"The other party is especially good at defense and close combat. He doesn't know much about magic, so we can attack him from this aspect."
The official outside suddenly said loudly, and Gu Zheng nodded slightly, indicating that he understood.
"What are you good at?" Brush asked curiously.
"I'm good at magic and support, but I'm not as strong as Hu Ben. At best, I'm just a strategist," the official said indifferently. He waved the feather fan in his hand, and countless streams of air were immediately released from it, splitting into two paths. One rushed towards Hu Ben, and the other flew towards Gu Zheng.
When Hu Ben saw the streams of air coming towards him, he roared angrily and waved the short sword in his left hand. It was impossible to see his opponent's movements in the air. He could only feel a wave of air explode in front of him, rushing towards the streams of air and Gu Zheng.
However, the stream of air suddenly scattered in the air, dodging the wave of air. When it reappeared, it was already scattered around Hu Ben, falling towards him.
Hu Ben, who was originally floating a foot above the ground, was hit by the air. It was as if a heavy mountain was pressing down on him. His body suddenly fell down and landed heavily on the ground, making a loud noise. There was even a shallow pit in the ground.
Gu Zheng was the complete opposite. When the streams of air attached to him, his entire body felt much lighter, as if he was a gust of wind. When he saw the waves of air coming towards him, his body moved slightly, as if he was swaying. He actually passed through the explosive waves of air without being affected at all.
Gu Zheng, who passed through the waves of air, flashed in the air. Just as his body moved, he appeared beside Hu Ben in the next moment, stabbing towards Hu Ben, who was not in control of his body.
However, when Hu Ben saw Gu Zheng appear, his first reaction was not to counterattack, nor did he try to dodge. Instead, he clasped his right hand above his head, and a black shield suddenly protected his head. He was actually protecting his greatest weakness.
When Gu Zheng saw this, he increased the strength in his hand and continued to slash downwards.
"Clang!"
When Gu Zheng came into contact with Hu Ben, he felt that the armor seemed to have its own consciousness. It actually rushed forward and retreated hundreds of times, directly reducing the power of the attack by half. The remaining half was unable to pierce through the defense, especially when Hu Ben's body was incomparably heavy. Gu Zheng, who originally wanted to take advantage of the situation to send Hu Ben flying, forgot that Hu Ben was under Ren Chen's spell. His long sword was slashed to the side, creating bursts of sparks.
At this moment, Hu Ben's hand had already fallen, directly grabbing towards Gu Zheng's arm. If he grabbed it like this, it would not be as simple as a fracture.
When Gu Zheng saw this, he immediately retracted his hand and let go of the Cloud Desolate Sword. At the same time, his body flashed to the side, dodging the short sword that Hu Ben stabbed from the other side.
In the next moment, his body appeared on the other side, just in time to touch the Cloud Desolate Sword. His whole body twisted and jumped up in the air, dodging Hu Ben's shoulder collision. At the same time, he slashed towards Hu Ben's shoulder.
It wasn't that he didn't want to aim at its head, but that if he accidentally killed it, that would be terrible. Although Hu Ben's reaction and defense should be able to block it, even if there was only a one in ten thousand chance, he didn't want to try.
However, just as Gu Zheng was about to slash down, the short sword in Hu Ben's hand was thrown out at a strange angle, hanging horizontally in the air.
"Kacha!"
When the two came into contact, the light on the short sword suddenly brightened. However, before it could reach its limit, it had already dissipated in the air along with the short sword.
However, this delay allowed Hu Ben's body to turn around, his other hand directly grabbing towards the tip of Gu Zheng's sword, as if he didn't care whether he could block it or not.
Gu Zheng's pupils shrank. He saw a strand of black light flash past his opponent's fingertips. Hu Ben gave up on slashing down and somersaulted backwards, flying into the distance.
Just as he dodged, five streaks of black light shot out from below, instantly piercing through his position and flying into the hall above.
This hall was not that sturdy. In an instant, five huge holes were blasted open, causing the entire hall to violently shake.
Seeing that Gu Zheng wanted to get away from him, Hu Ben smiled cruelly. His body suddenly sped up and chased after him. However, just as he moved, a flame suddenly rose up in front of him, bringing with it a blazing heat wave as it rushed towards him.
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