Gu Zheng looked again at the black hair that was frozen in mid-air and the motionless girl in the distance. He looked up again and felt that it was more terrifying up there.
But now it seemed that he had no choice. After thinking for a while, he quickly climbed up along the rope.
When he reached the top, he saw a burly man sitting on a rock in front of him with his back facing him. There was no one else.
"Friend, thank you for saving my life. Are you also someone who was left here?" Gu Zheng stepped forward and said gratefully to him. At the same time, he was testing the other person's identity.
"You can say yes, you can say no. Is this your thing? Take it. Next time, you must keep it well. No one will pick it up for you. " The burly man said without turning his head. At the same time, he raised his arm and two things instantly flew toward Gu Zheng.
Gu Zheng caught them in the air. Looking at the things in his hand, he couldn't help but be overjoyed. It was the golden ball that the kitten had turned into and the crystal that he had left behind. He didn't expect that the other person would pick them up. He really thought that he wouldn't be able to get them back.
He was about to thank the other person again when the burly man seemed to know what he was thinking. He stood up and turned around to look at him, making him swallow his words.
Because on the other person's cheek, he was also wearing a crying face mask. It was exactly the same as the one he had seen before. This made his heart skip a beat.
"How is it? Are you surprised? However, you can rest assured that I won't do anything to you. Otherwise, I wouldn't have saved you. Let's leave this place first. If you have any questions, you can ask me on the way. "The man understood Gu Zheng's thoughts. As he spoke, he walked forward.
Gu Zheng looked at the other person and hesitated for a moment. Then, he quickly followed.
Not only did the other person return his things, but as the other person said, if the other person wanted to harm him, why would he save him? More importantly, the other person's cultivation had far surpassed his. At least the cultivation of a Celestial Immortal. Even if he wanted to harm the other person, he didn't have the strength.
"Senior, do you know where this is? Why are you loitering around here? "Gu Zheng quickly followed up and asked the burly man in front of him.
"Don't call me senior. My name is Wu Fan. Perhaps I'm not as strong as you. Like you, I was also a human before I came here. However, I don't know what I am now. I'm neither human nor ghost." Wu Fan stopped and waited for Gu Zheng to come to his side before he said.
"My name is Gu Zheng. Where is this place?" Gu Zheng asked as they walked side by side.
Out of the corner of his eye, he looked at the mask on the other party's body. However, the mask seemed to have become one with the other party. There was not a single gap between the mask and the other party. It was as if the mask was the other party's face.
"I know you have a lot of questions. I will tell you slowly, and you will naturally understand everything here. I feel that only you can completely solve all of this. After all, you are the first human to come here." Wu Fan slowly said to Gu Zheng.
Along the path that led all the way to the top, the two of them began to communicate. It could be said that Gu Zheng was asking questions and the other party was answering.
This Wu Fan didn't come from the Underworld when he was alive. Instead, after he died, he was killed halfway and left here. At first, like everyone else, he didn't have any memories at all. Even now, he hadn't completely recovered.
He was also someone's follower and had also fallen on this mountain. However, he wasn't as unlucky as him. He had climbed up halfway and had also fallen here after embedding two pieces of golden jade. However, thousands of years had passed since then.
As for if they didn't pass through there and directly entered the third stage, they wouldn't be able to enter at all. This was because it was a trap. Once they came out of there, they would immediately die. Then, all of their energy would be absorbed by a fox demon. There was no exception.
When he heard this, Gu Zheng was really glad that they had at least found the golden jade. Otherwise, they would have died directly. At that time, they wouldn't have been able to resist at all.
"How many people have come here? And why are you still here?" After asking the question just now, Gu Zheng couldn't help but ask.
"At least half. When we were on the first level, there were a lot of golden jades. As long as we were patient, we would be able to find them. After all, as long as we are familiar with the place, even if the opponent becomes stronger, it would be easy for them to hide. The reason I stayed here is to guide you guys through the black cat's defense line. I will let you guys pass through this place smoothly so that the fox demon can absorb your energy."
Wu Fan's voice caused Gu Zheng's heart to tremble. He seemed to have understood something and asked.
"What do you mean?"
"Yes, I am serving a four-tailed fox demon. His enemy is a black cat. The two of them are fighting for control of this place. In fact, they have already succeeded in controlling more than half of it. Now, they are continuing to compete, wanting to drive the other party out completely. In the last area, it is even more dangerous. It is completely different from the previous areas. It can be said that most of the people died there. However, most of the people who passed through it passed through the last stage and left this place." Wu Fan nodded, confirming Gu Zheng's thoughts.
Gu Zheng took a deep breath. He didn't expect things to be like this. He could feel that Wu Fan wasn't lying. The black cat had been lying to him all this time. He was just going with the flow to continue his words. However, he didn't believe him.
"Then you are saying that this place isn't controlled by the other party?" Gu Zheng hurriedly asked when he thought of the other party's escape.
"Yes, this level, the palace on the sea in front, and the deep abyss in the sea in the distance. The other party hasn't found the core of this place, the golden jade that you came in from. Therefore, they are still under the control of this magic treasure. The areas in front and behind have been completely controlled by the other party. It can be said that it is very easy for them to take your lives." Wu Fan glanced at Gu Zheng and continued.
"Those ghosts were released by the fox demon. They also rely on them to absorb the last of the people's lives to increase their strength. They can't break the rules set here."
"If the ghosts were released by them, then who is releasing these things?" Gu Zheng took out the red crystal in his hand and asked.
"This is the magic treasure's way of dealing with it. Could it be that it is willing to be controlled by them? Of course it will resist. These items are for you to pass through this place smoothly. Once you reach the last stage, you will be able to recover your previous cultivation. At that time, you will be able to leave this place. You should know that there are many people who have successfully left this place."
"Every time you leave, the fox demon will suffer a heavy blow. It controls the location of the exit, and even a part of it has fused with this place. That is why it can absorb energy from the outside."
"Didn't you say that the magic treasure is unwilling? Why don't you let them help it? "Gu Zheng couldn't help but ask.
"You should also know the power of this magic treasure. How can it take a fancy to us dead people? Only those with life, whether it is humans or demons. That is why you came at the right time. The other party has been here for who knows how long, but they still haven't made much progress. Moreover, they definitely won't make any more progress, but they are unwilling. " Wu Fan looked at Gu Zheng with deep meaning. The meaning behind it made him puzzled. He simply didn't understand what the other party meant.
Of course, he understood the first part. It meant that the magic treasure would not yield to the hands of these demon souls. As for the second part, it meant that he was a human, completely different from them. That was why he was lucky enough to fight for this magic treasure.
Gu Zheng was silent. His mind was quickly digesting the other party's information. The only thing he didn't understand was why the other party was helping him.
"Why are you helping me? Could it be that other than me, no one else has passed through here? "After a moment of silence, Gu Zheng finally couldn't help but ask.
"You are not the first. There have been many who have passed through here before. However, you are the one with the lowest cultivation and also the most mysterious. You should know that in order to let everyone who came here out, the black cat would give each of them a pill that would allow them to display at least the strength of the fifth rank. There are even more people on the mountain top over there. You should know that after leaving this place, there are at least four paths that lead to the palace on the sea in front of you. Because if you continue to move forward, there is only one path."
Gu Zheng listened to Wu Fan's words. He didn't say anything. He knew that the other party wasn't finished. As expected, after a slight pause, Wu Fan continued.
"I have stayed here for thousands of years and have had enough. The freedom that the other party promised me could not be fulfilled. If it thinks that this mask can completely control me, then don't blame me for being impolite. I need you to help me find the gathering point of the other party hidden in the abyss of the sea. There is a place where it stores the energy of this place. His clone is also there. No matter what, before I am completely controlled by the other party, I will have to go there. That is why I saved you. Only by following behind you will the other party not notice my actions."
"If it was anyone else, I would have left this place with them. So, this is your fortune and the misfortune of the people behind you. The place I want to go can only be entered from the palace on the sea. So, don't use the exit there to leave. Go directly to the area behind."
"I understand. No matter what, I still have to thank you for helping me." Gu Zheng nodded his head and said.
"Not only for me, but also for you. That black cat doesn't want to devour people at all. It also knows that it doesn't want to control this place. It only wants to devour some of the cores here to strengthen itself. So, the other party won't harm you. After all, every time one of you leaves, the demon fox will lose a portion of its strength and will also be severely injured. However, don't trust it completely."
As Wu Fan spoke, they had already arrived at the highest point of the mountain. They had already walked for at least half a day. Standing here, they could clearly see the vast black sea in the distance. There was a large red ship on the sea. On the ship, there was an equally majestic palace.
Gu Zheng didn't think that the other party was only this big. The space inside was probably even bigger.
"Do you have any other questions?" Wu Fan turned slightly and looked at Gu Zheng.
"Although I don't know why you trust me, I still want to ask." Gu Zheng hesitated for a moment before asking the question in his heart. "Because you have no choice.
If you want to go out, this magic treasure won't agree because it will send you to the other party. Because the other party has no choice, it's better to choose you than to choose it. And if you destroy that place, at least half of the other party's strength will be weakened. Unless your strength has reached the peak of the Grand Luo Realm, if you don't destroy that place, you have no chance of winning against the demon fox that has fused with a part of this place. "Wu Fan's tone was full of certainty, as if he had already seen what would happen next.
"Well, if it's really as you said, I don't know if I'm lucky or unlucky. But I have one last question. What's the use of the golden jade?" Gu Zheng shrugged. If it was according to what the other party said, then he seemed to have no other choice. However, there was still one last doubt in his heart, so he still asked the other party.
At this moment, they were walking down along the top of the mountain. Not far below, there was a relatively flat platform, and beside it was a red boat that was tied to the side.
"The golden jade is the power condensed by this magic treasure, and it's also what the black cat is looking for. The place where it appears is not fixed, and there must be a golden jade that looks the same but is different. That's the core of this level. Once you get it, you can slowly control this level through it. As for the other ordinary golden jades, they are also condensed by the power here. As for how to use them, I'm not too sure." Wu Fan shook his head and said to Gu Zheng.
"The golden jades where you entered the first level have completely lost their effectiveness. They were all simulated by the black cat. So, the main purpose is to open the hidden second level, which is here."
"Isn't this a whole? What's the name of this magic treasure? "Gu Zheng couldn't help but ask. How could it be seen that there were layers here?
"I don't know. No one knows about this thing. It's said that it has already existed here when the Black Prison existed. No one even knows if it has an owner. It's more like an ownerless object. These things are what I've collected over the years. There's one of each. I hope it can help you." Wu Fan shook his head and said. At the same time, he led Gu Zheng to the side and stopped.
Unknowingly, they had already walked down from the mountain peak. On the platform in front, there were some old tables around. On the tables, there were some things that Gu Zheng was familiar with.
White crystals, red crystals, and a black crystal ball. Beside it, there was a small bell that looked similar to the one in the ghost girl's hand. Beside it, there was a small mirror.
Gu Zheng glanced at them one by one. Other than the first two that he knew, it was the first time he saw the last three.
"You should have seen the white and red crystals before. After all, these two things are the most common. However, the last three rarely appear. After the black crystal ball is broken, it can freeze all ghosts within a certain range, just like the effect you saw before. After the bronze bell is activated, it can transform into a white ball and bring you to the exit. After the last mirror is activated, it can teleport two people within a certain range to avoid the danger in front of you."
Wu Fan walked in front of the props and introduced them to Gu Zheng one by one.
After hearing this, Gu Zheng secretly clicked his tongue. The last three items were simply life-saving items. However, it also indirectly indicated that the other party's identity was at least not a ghost.
"I will definitely help you with your matter, not just for myself." Although Gu Zheng was a little touched, he still said calmly on the surface.
If what the other party said was true, then it was simply a pie that fell from the sky. If he let go of such a good opportunity, it would be a waste of his suffering.
It seemed that it was fate that he fell here.
"I hope so. I haven't been there before. After all, it is the black cat's territory. I can't provide you with any help. The only thing that can help you is this." Wu Fan took out a pair of black shoes and said to Gu Zheng.
Gu Zheng was a little surprised. This pair of shoes looked like the travel shoes of ordinary people who had been traveling for a long time. He didn't know what the other party was going to do with this pair of shoes.
"This pair of shoes is a magic treasure that I condensed. After all, after being here for so long, I have more or less grasped some of the power here. Although it will be a waste after leaving, it can help you reduce the sound of your footsteps. More importantly, it can prevent the bites of the black beetles. Also, those strange tentacles can emit an aura that makes the other party afraid and temporarily repel them."
Wu Fan looked at Gu Zheng and explained in detail.
"Then I am very grateful."
Gu Zheng took it and said. At the same time, he put it on the ground and put it on.
Once the shoes were put on, Gu Zheng's somewhat wide body slowly shrunk, finally turning into a layer of slightly bright protective cover that completely covered Gu Zheng's body from his knees down.
To Gu Zheng, this pair of shoes was like not wearing. If not for the fact that he was paying attention, he wouldn't have noticed it at all.
"Wu"
A soft sound came from his body. Gu Zheng couldn't help but turn around and look.
"Hurry up and leave. That fellow is the most difficult ghost to deal with here. In order to save you, I had to travel quite a distance. Looks like you were quite lucky earlier. You don't even need my guidance. However, this girl is even more berserk now. If you don't leave now, she will catch up to you. That little boat will automatically send you over.
Take care of yourself. "Wu Fan said to Gu Zheng after seeing that Gu Zheng had picked up all the things on the boat.
Gu Zheng nodded. He didn't ask the other party how to leave. Since the other party didn't say, he must have his own way. Then, he directly jumped up and landed steadily in the middle of the boat.
When he came up, he didn't seem to have any control over the boat. It just followed the stream and slowly drifted downwards.
Gu Zheng turned his head to look at Wu Fan, but found that he had already disappeared. On the mountain top where he was before, a familiar figure had already appeared there and was chasing in this direction.
However, it was already too late. As the slope of the descent became bigger and bigger, it was almost vertical. However, Gu Zheng, who was standing on top, couldn't feel it at all. The boat had already expelled all the external forces.
"Huala"
Soon, the boat rushed out of the stream halfway up the mountain and landed on the surface of the sea. It automatically flew toward the palace on the sea in the distance.
"Do you believe the other party's words?"
On the bow of Gu Zheng's boat, a black cat suddenly appeared. It lazily lay there and then asked.
"Whether I believe it or not, that's my business. At least compared to you, I don't believe it at all." Gu Zheng didn't panic at the appearance of the other party. Instead, he replied.
The black cat didn't seem to care and didn't say anything. It rose and fell with the boat, approaching the palace on the sea in the distance.
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