At this moment, in the depths of the only black palace, in a small room, a young man and woman were kneeling on the ground, trying to persuade the elder in front of them.
"Elder Gu, we haven't found a way to leave after so many days. Right now, we've been locked in here." The young man named Xiao Fang said bitterly.
"I know. A few days ago, I brought over a batch of materials. It's enough to recruit a few more guards to stop them. Don't worry." Elder Gu sat on a stone chair and looked at the two of them as he said absent-mindedly.
"Elder Gu, but the other party has already discovered the weakness of our summoning. What if the other party leaves after we summon them? Wouldn't we be completely helpless? Even if we were to rely on your power to break the spirit formation trapping us and force the other party to retreat, if the other party were to come again, we would no longer have a chance."
The adjacent Xiao Qing also tried to persuade because no matter how they thought, they had no way out. Especially when they knew that the demon souls would come, their hearts were filled with fear.
A few people outside had changed their minds. There was no guarantee that the opponent would betray them at the crucial moment in order to survive.
Those people could betray them, but they couldn't. Because of what they did, they could only follow Elder Gu to the end. If they had a tiny chance of survival, surrendering meant certain death.
Gu Qinglian didn't say anything this time because what the other person said indeed made her worried, but she had no way of solving it.
"But, it's impossible to make a formation that can summon a guardian."
After a while, she slowly opened her mouth.
She knew that leaving now was the best way, but she didn't have any more materials on her. Once she left here and the opponent destroyed it, she wouldn't be able to summon it again.
These materials were very precious. In the prehistoric era, they were very hard to find. She had left them from her master. Adding on the Black Dragon's name, she was barely able to gather enough materials twice.
"Elder Gu, let's go to Soul Alliance. There's definitely something there. Even if there isn't, if we die here, we won't have a chance. Now that the opponent hasn't come, as long as we want to escape, they won't be able to catch us." Xiao Qing advised from inside.
This was because they were well aware of Ma Nan's reputation as a bandit. Last time, just over a hundred enemies had almost defeated them. If it weren't for the guards, they would have been broken through.
This time, their own elders had gone to the other party's city. Once they entered and exited, they would definitely turn out in full force. At least a thousand of them would be there, and that was not including the demonic spirits who were eyeing them covetously from the side.
With their strength, once they were seen through, they could easily wipe them out. Unless they had an endless supply of summoned creatures, or if they could solve the problem of the summoned creatures being unstable, there was only a slight hope.
But if they did, they wouldn't be in such a hurry and would have already started fleeing.
"You guys go out first, I'll think about it." Elder Gu turned around, the fatigue on his face was obvious, but he still said to them.
"Elder …"
Little Qing still wanted to say something, but Little Fang pulled her back. Little Fang shook his head at her, and then pulled her out.
"What's wrong? Try to persuade the elder. I think the elder will agree soon. "
Not long after they left, in the empty hall, Little Qing grumpily said.
Even though she had lowered her voice to a very low volume, there were still faint echoes coming from the surroundings.
"How is that possible? From the looks of it, the elder's departure is no different from death. Perhaps this time, we will completely die here." Little Fang directly transmitted his voice, his face full of helplessness.
Although they were also captured at that time, they were lucky enough to catch the eye of an elder. Originally, they thought that they could slowly develop and have a backer in the future. Unfortunately, Elder Gu actually cast his eyes on the surroundings, which caused them to be implicated.
If they were given a long, long, long time, perhaps they really wouldn't be afraid. Unfortunately, even the demonic spirits were captured here. Even without Ma Nan's side, they would still have to bear the revenge of the demonic spirits.
Although they knew that such a day would come, they still didn't expect it to be so fast.
"Sigh, let's go out and gather those reliable ones, so that we won't be stabbed in the back by our own people. Also, those traps, although useless, are still set up. It's a fight to the death."
The two of them sighed and discussed as they walked out.
Although it was pitch black inside, it wasn't completely invisible through the small gap outside the door. Other than the two of them, no one else had the qualifications to enter this place.
Opening the heavy stone door outside, the silver light outside shone in, allowing them to see the inside clearly.
Lines of inch-long carvings were on the ground and walls, and there were countless patterns scattered around. The further in they went, the denser the patterns were. They could even see some precious things embedded in the walls and the ground. Occasionally, a stream of light would flash across them, emitting an indescribable aura.
However, just as they opened the door, they felt a breeze blow past. It came quickly and left quickly, like a strand of hair that fell before it was blown up.
"Is there wind?" Little Fang looked back with some doubt, but didn't find anything suspicious.
"Perhaps, don't be so suspicious. Do you think the other party is hiding? Elder, why aren't you killing him? Let's hurry up and leave. "Little Qing hurriedly urged.
They had seen Elder Gu's fighting strength, and it could be said that he was even stronger than Ma Nan.
It was no wonder that she thought so. Not to mention the first Demon Soul, under the same level, he was directly suppressed by Elder Gu. Even Commander Mi, who was second only to Ma Nan, was suppressed by Elder Gu. This time, they even entered the Demon Soul's territory and escaped unscathed. This was the only thing they were confident about.
If Elder Gu could defeat them, then they would have enough time to prepare other things.
As the door behind them was closed, they hurriedly walked outside. There were still many things that they needed to do.
"So what if you're here? Why hide yourself? Are you a coward? You don't dare to show your face. "
In the only small room inside, Elder Gu, who was originally resting with his eyes closed, suddenly opened his eyes and looked at the empty space beside him.
"Then why don't you attack?"
After a few breaths, a voice rang out in the air. It was a bit strange.
"You don't have any evil intentions, so why attack? I'm busy right now. Since you're here, you should know that you should show yourself. Don't waste time. Furthermore, if I'm not wrong, you helped me last time, so it's reasonable for me to entertain you." Elder Gu's eyelids didn't even move as he indifferently said.
Whoosh.
A shadow suddenly appeared in the air and rapidly flew toward Elder Gu. His expression was grave at first, but then he was pleasantly surprised.
"Elder Gu, are you surprised? I thought I wouldn't be able to see you again."
Gu Zheng suddenly stopped when he was about to reach Elder Gu. His calm face was now filled with joy.
"Good brat, it's actually you. Even if I wanted to die, it wouldn't be so easy. The special situation here has actually stabilized my situation. It's just that my strength has regressed a bit." Elder Gu smiled, but his smile instantly disappeared. Instead, he carefully examined Gu Zheng.
"How did you get here? Don't tell me that something happened to you?"
"That's not true. It's a long story. The Xing Family Head has already transferred everyone away." Gu Zheng's heart warmed when he saw Elder Gu's worry. He briefly explained what had happened and why he had come here. He even told Elder Gu how he had hidden himself.
Even though Gu Zheng had already given a brief explanation, quite a bit of time had passed. After all, many things had happened in between. Adding on Elder Gu's question, he had no choice but to answer.
"So it's like that. Looks like Elder Gu hasn't changed his mind. Fortunately, you stopped him once more. You're his nemesis," said Elder Gu thoughtfully.
"It's not just me. It's also everyone's help. That's why I had to bring him back. Ma Nan just happens to have a grudge with me. By a freak combination of factors, I bumped into you," said Gu Zheng modestly.
"It seems you were also the one who helped me in the city. At that time, I was very curious just who was helping me. I don't know anyone here. Otherwise, if I wanted to leave, I wouldn't be able to avoid some fights."
As Elder Gu spoke, he suddenly thought of something and hurriedly said. The calmness from before had disappeared without a trace.
"It's fine if you don't mention this. You should leave quickly before you get yourself into trouble. I've already prepared to live and die with you. When you're strong enough, you can avenge me. I still have some things here, you can take them away."
"Elder Gu, don't worry. It'll take at least three days for Elder Gu to arrive. I've also heard that there are some differences between your summoned creatures and those outside. What exactly are you lacking? Let me see if I can help," said Gu Zheng seriously as he hurriedly stopped Elder Gu's actions.
This was his purpose for coming here. Without those summoned creatures, he was afraid that the best outcome would be them living and the Black Temple would be gone.
"Although I've done my best to modify it, and even used the special materials here to greatly strengthen it, there's one point, and that is that the summoned creatures collapsed because of the defects in the fusion of the two. I lack a treasure that can regulate them. If it were on the surface, there are many alternatives, but because of the uniqueness of this place, many of the things I have can't be used. The ones that can be used can at most prolong the time for a little while, but they can't be solved fundamentally."
Elder Gu had already explained very concisely, and Gu Zheng also understood. It was equivalent to the fusion of the two, but like water and fire, there was a need to add an adjustment in the middle so that they wouldn't conflict, similar to their Five Rings.
However, his Five Rings were created through the mutual generation of the five elements, and there was also a separation in the middle, which made it more powerful. But overall, it was about the same, so he could understand it a little.
"Elder Gu, can you take me to have a look? See if I have anything to refer to. "After pondering for a moment, Gu Zheng suggested.
He didn't understand it either. He just wanted to take a look, relying on his intuition.
"It's in the hall in front." Elder Gu didn't refuse and led Gu Zheng out.
Without seeing him do anything, the entire hall suddenly lit up. Some of the gem-like, multicolored crystals on the walls and the floor suddenly lit up.
A huge Yin and Yang formation appeared in front of Gu Zheng. There were many strange patterns on it, and just looking at it made one's mind feel like it was about to sink into it, and one couldn't help but immerse themselves in it to study its mysteries.
Gu Zheng resisted the urge to explore and continued to look at other places.
However, he could only recognize a little of those inexplicable inscriptions. Some of them were even mixed with some Goblin runes. What's more, there was nothing at all, only a cloud of fog that constantly evolved on it. Looking at it, it was as if he was watching the process of all things reviving, but constantly dying.
Life after life, reincarnation without end.
"This is something my master left behind. I don't know how to do it specifically, but I know that it's possible to do it like this. Follow the gourd's pattern and put in the things he left behind, and use the power of Yin and Yang to transform them." Elder Gu said indifferently.
"Your master is really an amazing person."
Gu Zheng was really shocked. He really hadn't heard of anyone who could play this trick. Even he couldn't compare to the other party, so he couldn't help but praise.
Thinking deeper, the other party's cultivation might have already reached that level.
"My master disappeared a long time ago. I don't know where he is, but at that time, he was already in the late stage of the Sage-to-be. He was a Goblin." Perhaps Elder Gu knew what Gu Zheng was thinking, so he said with some nostalgia.
"I can't see anything. I'll take out the things for you to choose." Gu Zheng smiled bitterly.
Originally, he said that he knew a lot and wanted to help. However, at this time, he realized that he couldn't even understand the basics below. It was like a heavenly book, and he couldn't help but be impressed.
Gu Zheng said and took out all his things. These were more or less related to this place.
Of course, this was his own understanding.
He had a lot of things, but to put it nicely, he didn't have much.
He took them out one by one, but Elder Gu just shook his head slightly. In the end, he didn't even shake his head anymore. He just watched as Gu Zheng took out and put them back, as if he was performing a magic trick.
Not long after, Gu Zheng didn't have anything in his hand. His face was full of regret.
However, Elder Gu wasn't disappointed. After all, this kind of thing couldn't be found easily. He didn't have much hope, so how could he be disappointed?
"Don't feel guilty. I'll give you the things later and you can leave. I was very lucky that I didn't die last time. This time, it might be my return. I've already accepted it."
Elder Gu said as he turned around and walked into the room.
"Wait a minute, Elder Gu. Can you take a look at this thing? This is something that I took from a demon soul. "
Gu Zheng suddenly remembered that the umbrella-shaped demon soul left behind something. He almost forgot about it because it didn't have any use.
"This is?"
Elder Gu subconsciously turned his head. His eyes suddenly widened, and even his body started to tremble because of the excitement.
"How can it be used?"
Gu Zheng saw the other party's reaction and felt that he had a chance. However, he still asked.
"Where did you get this thing?"
Elder Gu appeared in front of Gu Zheng as if he had teleported, which gave him a fright.
"This fell from a demon soul that I killed. The other party can use this to break into the boundary set up by a Quasi-Sage without being discovered. Even the other party doesn't notice."
Seeing that Elder Gu's eyes were slightly red, as if he didn't hear what he said, Gu Zheng repeated himself and asked carefully.
"This is yours?"
"No, this is a jade pearl that my master wore on his waist. It's called the Yin Yang Pearl. It's said to be a mixture of turbid and light Qi. I've seen my master use it before. It's really destructive."
Elder Gu murmured as he looked at the bead in Gu Zheng's hand with misty eyes.
She seemed to have returned to that day. Under the torrential rain, a disheveled orphan with a sickly face broke into a run-down temple. At that time, a strong man was roasting food inside. She, who hadn't eaten for two days, walked towards him.
"Can you give me something to eat?"
Who would have thought that this sentence would completely change her fate? From a pitiful little girl who had almost starved to death, she suddenly became the first and only disciple of the other party.
This was the fate of the underworld.
"Yin Xianzi."
Gu Zheng looked at Elder Gu who was lost in his memories. Even with the other party's temperament, tears were streaming down his face. However, he didn't know about this person. Perhaps he didn't care about being born at all.
"I've forgotten myself. Speaking of which, ever since my master left for some reason, my greatest wish was to see him again. Unfortunately, it hasn't come true yet."
After a while, Elder Gu came back to his senses. He tidied up and said to Gu Zheng.
"Perhaps, the other party did not go missing. Perhaps, your master deliberately left this item here for you. Given your master's cultivation base, he might have seen something. Otherwise, he would not have tossed this item out," Gu Zheng, who was beside him, said.
"That's true. My master has the ability to transcend the heavens. Perhaps he has already stepped into the void. No one can kill him." Elder Gu nodded. He felt that Gu Zheng was right and said proudly.
"This is your master's thing. Then return it to its rightful owner." Gu Zheng directly controlled the jade and made it float in front of Elder Gu.
Although it didn't look imposing now, if Elder Gu was right, this was an incredible thing. It could even split the heavens and earth. However, he didn't hesitate to give it away.
No matter how good this thing was, it would be a waste if you didn't know how to use it. Keeping it was no different from wasting it.
Elder Gu stretched out his trembling hands and grabbed the two Yin Yang Jades in each hand.
In Gu Zheng's hands, they were just two beautiful and peculiar crystals. But in Elder Gu's hands, the two Yin Yang Jades actually began to slowly light up. The two characters embedded in the jades turned into a ball of light and began to rapidly spin inside.
A strange aura rushed out from them. Above the formation on the ground, countless streams of light flickered on their own. In particular, the blank areas all transformed into the two characters "Yin and Yang". They spun continuously as if they were worshipping something.
After a long time, the Yin Yang Jades finally calmed down.
"With this, all my troubles will be solved. Even if all of them come, I won't be afraid." Elder Gu's eyes were filled with determination. He then walked towards the center.
"Congratulations, Elder Gu. When the time comes, I will lend you a hand."
Gu Zheng looked at the pitch-black hole in the middle and said to Elder Gu who was about to enter.
Elder Gu paused for a moment, then nodded and walked down the stairs.
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