In the middle of a courtyard.
Rows of red flowers bloomed on both sides, and on the side was a slowly flowing stream. An exquisite pavilion was also on the side, and a few white jade stone benches surrounded an equally gorgeous stone table. It was a different kind of atmosphere.
The wooden door behind him could no longer be opened. There was only a passage in front of him. Inside, there was a window in a closed state.
Everything around him became very quiet, like a quiet night. People couldn't help but stop to enjoy the meaning and experience the emptiness in their hearts.
Gu Zheng took a deep breath and glanced at the ammunition in his hand. He didn't eat it. Instead, he strode forward.
Pushing open the window, a similarly quiet path appeared in front of Gu Zheng, but it made him frown.
It was pitch black in front of him. He couldn't see anything at all. The crystal on his body had already been damaged.
However, he took two more steps forward. Through the glimmer of light from outside, he saw a vertical flower rack. On top of it, he could vaguely see a vase placed on it. It looked similar to the flowers outside.
Gu Zheng thought of the similarly blooming flowers in the corridor. The flower buds in front of him hadn't bloomed yet. He hesitated and walked to the vase.
"Hua Hua"
As Gu Zheng touched the flower buds, it was as if a breeze had blown past. The entire flower shook slightly, and the flowers slowly bloomed.
At the same time, a red light bloomed from the flower, illuminating the surroundings. Of course, the further away, the dimmer the light, especially the red light, looked very uncomfortable.
However, Gu Zheng found that at the end of the light, a new flower rack was already there.
He nodded when he saw this. It seemed that this time, he had to work hard to activate all the flowers. However, he didn't know how long these flowers would last.
However, just after taking two steps, Gu Zheng saw a flower rack next to the window. It should be in this room. However, through the gap of the flower rack, he could reach out and activate it.
In fact, Gu Zheng had done the same. As the light rose, the house that was neither too big nor too small was also lit up by the red light.
On the exquisite floor, there was only a short tatami, but it was very clean. In other words, every place here was very clean, unlike the previous place, which looked like nothing, but was actually abandoned.
After lighting up the flowers in front of him again, Gu Zheng saw that the side corridor had already appeared in front of him. Even the sealed road on the opposite side had flower windows, and he could vaguely see the scenery inside.
Gu Zheng quickly lit up the nearby flowers. Although the darkness was dispelled, the crimson scenery made the surrounding atmosphere feel a little strange.
He didn't feel that the red color was scary. He had seen a lot of things, but to be honest, these colors were a bit of an eyesore. It looked like he had come to a red world.
"Ding ling"
A bell rang in the distance, but Gu Zheng did not care. The other party's voice seemed to be very far away, and it was not certain that they would come here.
Soon, Gu Zheng reached out and wanted to activate the flowers in the flower window on the side. However, the other party was a little far away. He almost touched it the first time. Then, he tiptoed and reached inside again. The strength of his hand seemed to be too great, and only a flower was left in his hand.
The vase on the flower rack fell to the side.
"Hua la" a crisp sound was heard.
The flower bed fell to the ground and was instantly torn apart. However, the flowers were still blooming, illuminating the surroundings. Even the flower in his hand was blooming with a dazzling red light.
Gu Zheng shook his head and did not take it seriously. He casually threw the flower in his hand away and walked to the side.
In front of him was still an identical room, and there was nothing strange about it.
However, his movements suddenly stagnated. The urgent bell in the distance was chasing him.
It was still very far away, but in the blink of an eye, it was a lot closer. It seemed to know Gu Zheng's position and was rushing here.
"How can it be so fast!"
Gu Zheng thought to himself. At the same time, he walked back the way he came. He had just entered and was not familiar with the surrounding terrain.
The other party's keen hearing was comparable to that of the meatball. It was too abnormal. If he hid in this room, it would be too dangerous.
Soon, Gu Zheng had retreated to the place where he came in. For safety's sake, he even retreated to a place not far from where he came in, facing the passage in front of him.
One had to know that the other party's bell was getting clearer and clearer. It was even rushing here. From the looks of it, it would probably arrive at the place where Gu Zheng had alerted the other party in a few breaths' time.
Gu Zheng took a few more steps back and stood at the entrance. Then, he looked ahead more carefully. He had a bad feeling in his heart. It seemed that these ghosts were different from the ones he had seen before.
Soon, a red light flashed through the narrow passage in front of him. It was so fast that he could only see a shadow.
"How is this possible?"
Gu Zheng whispered in his heart. Although the other party was very fast, he recognized that it was indeed the ghost girl from before. Why was it so different from before?
"Swish!"
When the red light appeared in front of him again, Gu Zheng subconsciously took a step back. The force was so great that he was instantly one zhang away from the door. In fact, he used too much force and his whole body unknowingly fell to the ground.
Before he landed on the ground, the sound of a bell entered his ears. At the place where Gu Zheng had been standing, a ghost girl was already standing there. Her slightly white eyes were looking at Gu Zheng.
However, a blood-colored barrier had already risen and blocked the door. The other party could not come out at all.
"Hu hu"
Gu Zheng did not care about the pain from falling. He looked at the other party with some shock. Because he had narrowly escaped death, his heart was beating rapidly.
The other party's strength was more than ten times stronger than before. Even the bell in her hand was like a powerful magical treasure, emitting a hazy light. It looked incomparably shocking.
The ghost girl stared at Gu Zheng for half an incense's time before turning around. In just two steps, she disappeared in front of Gu Zheng.
It was not that the other party did not want to kill Gu Zheng, but the restriction at the door prevented the other party from coming out. In addition, Gu Zheng was cautious. Otherwise, under the other party's surprise attack, he would have been dead before he could react.
After a while, Gu Zheng recovered his mood. Only then did he stand up from the ground and look at the corridor in front of him.
Although the sound of the bell had disappeared, Gu Zheng still did not go in.
After a long time, Gu Zheng took out the pill that the black cat gave him. The other party seemed to know what was inside. Otherwise, why would she give it to him in the end? He could not even reject it.
Although he was very careful and made sure that the other party wouldn't be able to detect his presence, it would be too uncomfortable if it was all like this inside. Not to mention that there were those psychedelic ghosts, he might be controlled by the other party if he got close. The risk was too great.
Moreover, there might be other ghosts that had not appeared yet. If by any chance …
Gu Zheng repeatedly weighed the pros and cons in his heart, but the pill in his hand was already in front of his eyes.
In the end, his eyes narrowed and he decided to eat it. He did not know how much it could improve his strength, but if it improved, the chances of survival would be correspondingly higher.
However, even if he decided to eat it, he did not swallow it directly. After asking the dragon soul in detail, Gu Zheng's face was filled with surprise. Then, he swallowed it without hesitation.
Although the dragon soul only had a short instinct, it could still distinguish that there was no problem with this pill. This made him feel relieved.
However, he was also puzzled. What did the other party put in the pill that he ate? He checked the good dragon soul slightly and did not find any difference. He did not know if it did not work on it or if it was hiding.
On this side, Gu Zheng swallowed it directly. Then, regardless of whether this place was suitable or not, he sat cross-legged directly.
"Boom!"
After a long time, Gu Zheng, who had not moved for a long time, suddenly burst out a huge wave of air, and the whole courtyard shook.
However, the momentum just rushed into the air and was weakened by another mysterious force. It did not cause any vibration.
"I didn't expect the other party's trump card to be so extraordinary. It actually pushed me to the early stage of the Celestial Immortal realm."
Gu Zheng felt the power in his body and was very satisfied. If he had known earlier, he would have swallowed it when he came in. However, at that time, he thought that the other party had also done something to the pill.
"This time, you ghosts, just you wait."
Gu Zheng looked inside and revealed a faint smile.
Although he still could not take out his own things, and even the magic treasures on him could not be used at all, he alone was enough.
This time, Gu Zheng walked in again. In his view, all the ghosts here could not stop him, and he could also speed up the time to find the core golden jade here.
As he passed by those red flowers, Gu Zheng's footsteps did not make any sound. The shoes Wu Fan had given him could also be said to be useless. He just didn't take them off for now.
Gu Zheng walked into the darkness on the side. In his view, this darkness could no longer stop him. Whether or not he lit up those flower stands did not make much of a difference.
But soon, a red light appeared beside Gu Zheng once more. He also had an awkward expression.
That was because he found that he could see further in the darkness than before. Previously, he couldn't even see his five fingers. Now, he could see his five fingers, but beyond that, he couldn't see much. There was no difference. He still had to light up the flower stands.
Otherwise, he really would be blind. He wouldn't be able to do anything.
Although he had to light up the flower stands, Gu Zheng still walked along the path and began his search.
This time, Gu Zheng was not afraid. Although his footsteps did not make any sound, he opened the door beside him and the door on the road without any concealment. The sound of the door opening was very obvious. It was not much different from the sound of Gu Zheng knocking down the vase. If ghosts were nearby, it would easily attract them.
However, when they did not want to come, they would come. When they wanted to come, they would not come.
At the very least, after Gu Zheng had swaggered around for half a day, not to mention ghosts, even the long-lasting ringing of the bell had yet to appear.
It was as if the ghost girl that had appeared just now was the only one here.
Of course, Gu Zheng did not believe it. He could only say that his luck was good. There were no ghosts in this area at all.
"Oh? That is? "
Gu Zheng lit up as he walked. Soon, he saw a relatively spacious room in front of him. This room was more than three times the size of the room from before.
Of course, the most eye-catching thing was a green jade stone on the table inside. The seeping green light lit up the surroundings. There was an aura that Gu Zheng was familiar with on it.
That was the aura that leaked out from the huge green crystal. But why was it here?
He lit up a few flower stands nearby. There were no hidden traps or ghosts around. Only then did he walk in front of the green jade stone and examine it carefully.
The green jade stone was not big. It was like a crescent moon lying quietly on the table. Its whole body was like pure jade. Traces of green liquid could be seen flowing inside. It was exceptionally beautiful.
This thing was very similar to the jade stone that Wu Fan had given him to escape. However, there were some differences in the details. He recalled Wu Fan's words. He knew how to use this thing, but why didn't he tell him?
After thinking carefully for a moment, Gu Zheng carefully took the green jade onto the platform.
The first thing he felt when he held it was icy cold. At the same time, he could clearly feel the power contained inside. It was vast and pure. It was as if he could absorb it completely as long as he drew it out.
It even gave Gu Zheng a feeling that as long as he absorbed the power inside, even if the power was restricting him, he could forcibly break it a little. Although it was not very useful, many little drops made an ocean. With enough power, he could ignore this place.
Now that there was no danger, Gu Zheng simply began to study the green jade in his hand. He wanted to print out the power inside. However, after fiddling with it for a long time, he still looked at him helplessly. He could not use the power inside at all.
Afterward, Gu Zheng took out a core golden jade. This was the only one he had, and no one else knew about it. He wanted to see if this thing could absorb the energy. After all, they were all part of this place's energy.
Holding the green jade in his left hand and the golden jade in his right, Gu Zheng began to test it again.
Soon, he gave up. No matter what he did, he could not print out the power of the green jade. He almost completely crushed the green jade, but after thinking about it, he did not use it.
Gu Zheng sighed. Perhaps he did not know how to do it, so he could only put it away first. But at this time, when he put it away, he suddenly felt that there was something else in his arms. It was the two golden jades he had obtained on the red ship.
They were just ordinary golden jades. At the beginning, they could be used. They could even help him a little when he was on the ship. But now, they could only be kept in his arms. They were not very useful.
He casually placed the ordinary Golden Jade to the side and placed the rusty Golden Jade on top. Next to it was the green Golden Jade. Gu Zheng put the core Golden Jade in the innermost part to prevent it from falling down.
Gu Zheng even considered throwing out the two ordinary golden jades. After all, they did not seem to be of any use, and it was not comfortable to keep them on him.
But when he turned his head and picked up the green jade to put it away, Gu Zheng immediately felt that something was wrong.
The smooth surface of the green jade was definitely not an illusion. In just a few breaths, it did not seem as round as before.
Gu Zheng picked it up and looked carefully. He was sure that although the loss was small, it was really small.
As he thought about it, he looked around. Of course, he did not know what was going on. But soon, his eyes gathered on the golden jade next to him.
The green area was a lot smaller than before. It was less than a third of the way up and down. It was too obvious.
Could it have been absorbed by the ordinary golden jade?
Gu Zheng had this thought in his mind. But why could the ordinary golden jade absorb the power inside? Or would there be more changes?
After thinking about it, Gu Zheng put the green jade next to the golden jade again. The green jade was useless to him anyway, so he might as well see what use it had.
As the green jade was put back again, Gu Zheng could clearly see the surface of the golden jade light up slightly. Two green smoke visible to the naked eye came out of the green jade and rushed towards the golden jade.
The contaminated parts of the incomplete golden jade were also disappearing at a speed visible to the naked eye. As for the other one, it did not have much of a reaction.
After the contaminated parts completely disappeared, the two golden jades were almost exactly the same. They both fell into the same state, as if they had been absorbing the energy inside the green jade.
On the other hand, the energy inside the green jade was rapidly decreasing. The original appearance of the jade was now a little white. It was likely that the energy inside would be completely emptied in a while.
In fact, they did not have to wait for long. After just a few breaths of time, the last trace of dim green smoke rose from the green jade. A crack appeared on it, and as soon as it appeared, it quickly spread in all directions.
Before the green smoke could completely enter the golden jade, the green jade in front of them turned into a white powder.
Gu Zheng did not care about the disappearing green jade. Instead, he picked up the golden jade and looked at it carefully. He wanted to see if there were any changes in it.
To his disappointment, he did not know if it was because the green jade's energy was too little, and it was divided into two. Other than removing the contamination of the golden jade, he did not feel any changes.
After observing for a long time, Gu Zheng put it away. No matter what, this thing seemed to be of some use.
Didn't Wu Fan say that if he took away or destroyed this green jade, it would have a greater impact on the demon fox?
If he really had to face the demon fox in the end, although the opponent's strength would be greatly weakened without the green crystal, he knew that the less trump cards the enemy had, the greater his chances of winning.
Gu Zheng put away the golden jade and left the room with a thought. He continued to search for other places.
He was not in a hurry to find the exit. No matter what, he had to find the other party's core golden jade. Only then would he be at ease.
Gu Zheng continued to walk along the complicated path. This time, he did not walk far before Gu Zheng heard the familiar sound of a bell again.
He did not care at all and continued to do what he was doing. However, his body was still tense in order to deal with the other party's surprise attack.
However, his movements were not small, but the other party did not come over. Instead, after passing through a flower window in front of him and lighting it up, a pitch-black figure jumped into his eyes.
The black figure suddenly turned around and looked at Gu Zheng. Then, in an instant, it disappeared in front of Gu Zheng.
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