"You're still in the mood to ask this? I'm just giving you face. You have to agree even if you don't want to."
Seeing that Hua Xin wanted to answer, Yan Ge immediately descended. As Hua Xin screamed, they had already arrived above the Soul River.
The roaring Soul River below brought up splashes that could even reach their feet. Hua Xin locked her body in fear, afraid that she would fall.
"Don't worry. After I'm done with her, I will send her back safely. You should leave."
As Yan Ge was afraid that Gu Zheng would make a move, he didn't give Gu Zheng any time to speak. Black water flowed out from his palm and surrounded Hua Xin in a blink of an eye. He brought her along with him into the Soul River below.
Bang!
Along with the splashes, a red bead flew out from below and landed right in front of Gu Zheng.
"Hehe, interesting. Do you think you can do whatever you want with the Soul River?"
Gu Zheng grabbed the bead and landed on the ground below. He drew an area and placed Blackie on the ground, using the power of the bead to create a safe place.
"Wait for me here. Don't run around. No one will save you if you go out."
After saying that, Gu Zheng directly dived into the Soul River with Meng Zha. As for Heihei, when it felt the lethal threat around it, a trace of fear flashed through its heart. It obediently stayed where it was and quietly waited for Gu Zheng to return.
As soon as he dived in, the ice-cold Soul River ignored the defense around him and washed Gu Zheng's body.
"This feels so good!"
Feeling the coldness, Gu Zheng's body trembled. It was as if his entire body was free falling as he sank down.
A strange energy rushed into his body continuously. It was like eating an iced watermelon in summer. It was so comfortable. His slightly tired mind was quickly recovering.
If it wasn't for something else, Gu Zheng really felt that he could stay here for a few hundred years again. It was even more comfortable than soaking in the hot springs in his previous life.
Pulling himself together, Gu Zheng was just about to give chase when he felt a slight tremor at his waist. Only then did he realize that the Black Tower at his waist was also trembling. Focusing his attention, he looked inside, only to discover that the Black Tower was gulping down the water of the Spirit River.
Countless streams of water slanted down under the control of the fourth level, merging into a large area of the sea. At the same time, he also sensed that the Black Tower was slowly absorbing the energy in the Soul River.
Seeing this, Gu Zheng stopped. With his own perception, he was very clear about Hua Xin's movements and positions. Then, he immersed his mind into it, and soon, his expression became a little strange.
That was because the power contained in this Spirit River was actually somewhat familiar to the Black Tower, yet also somewhat unfamiliar. However, it was definitely related to the place that he was staying in. This was very interesting.
Gu Zheng even thought that if he followed the Soul River to the front of that Void Waterfall, would he be able to follow it to the Black Tower? Since he was connected to it, then perhaps he could send Yan Yufei back.
Meanwhile, the Black Tower only replenished a little, and soon stopped swallowing. After all, with the enormous amount of energy it needed, no amount was enough. It only replenished the sea in its own tower slightly.
With only half a core, the Black Tower was practically a burden. Though there was a lot of energy stored inside, most of its functions were sealed. The only thing that could still be used normally was to create countless ghosts. It was a different approach to achieve the same result as Elder Gu's puppets.
If it wasn't for the fact that the Black Tower was connected to Yan Yufei's husband, and could find the location better, he might have directly given up on this thing.
If that fox demon who had always wanted to control the Black Tower, and use it to fight against Wen Tianhou, knew the true face of the Black Tower, it was probably going to be so angry that it would jump out of its coffin.
As he complained in his heart, he quickly wandered in the Soul River, getting closer to where Hua Xin was.
The Black Tower didn't leave this place for too long at all. It stopped, and then disappeared from his perception.
This wasn't a problem for Gu Zheng. The Black Tower must have entered a special place that could block outside detection. With some effort, he would be able to find it very quickly.
Hua Xin couldn't be left to the Black Tower. Even if there was no danger, he still needed her to lead him into the palace city. Even if he had a way to sneak past the outer defense line, he wouldn't be able to enter the palace city.
The palace city wasn't a place that just anyone could enter. That was Wen Tianhou's headquarters, and also the safest place.
For countless years, no one had been able to sneak in, not even a stray soul. This was because ordinary demonic souls couldn't enter for no reason.
In an unknown hidden cave, the water demon that had disappeared from Gu Zheng's perception had already stepped into the deepest part of the cave.
Hua Xin was forced by the Black Tower and unwillingly came here. Seeing the Black Tower let go of her, she hurriedly retreated to the side and carefully checked her body to see if the Soul River had soaked in.
"It's no use dragging me here. Let me tell you, that person is especially powerful. It's not safe for you to stay here. Hurry up and let me out. Otherwise, when he catches up, you'll be dead!"
Seeing that there was no problem with her body, Hua Xin heaved a sigh of relief. Then, she said to Yan Ge.
"Follow me? You're dreaming. Let's talk about it after we get past the Soul River. " Yan Ge scoffed at Hua Xin's words. He didn't believe her at all and didn't care at all. After coming to the end, he fiddled with the side. The ground shook and a raised platform rose from the ground.
It was still the same coffin from the beginning.
"Don't doubt me. It'll be too late for you to regret it. I won't plead for you. Eh? What's this? " As Hua Xin spoke, she saw the thing on the platform. She immediately walked over and asked curiously.
"Don't you know me well? Do you still need to say more about who this person is? "
Yan Ge wasn't afraid of Hua Xin at all. He didn't seal her cultivation either. This was because in this place, other than him, no one could take her away. He didn't stop her when he saw her coming. He even wanted her to help her.
"Is she your elder sister? She's so beautiful! "Seeing the beauty in the coffin, Hua Xin was also stunned and couldn't help but praise.
An ordinary Painting Spirit like her was already very beautiful in the entire Goblin Soul Clan. After all, most of the Goblin Souls outside couldn't bear to look at her directly. However, in the Painting Spirit Clan, she was a very ordinary member. Her status was only slightly higher because of Meng Zhen.
After all, her aptitude was there. Only strength could determine her status.
"Of course, that's why I need your help. She's seriously injured. Although I used my cultivation to temporarily stabilize her, the recovery is too slow. After so many years, I've only recovered less than 20%. Moreover, I found that her condition has worsened again. So, as long as you help me stabilize my sister's injuries, I'll let you go."
Yan Ge said gently when he thought of how his sister ended up like this because she tried to protect him.
"It's not that I don't want to help you, but I really can't. You know a little. Without the strength of a Human Spirit, it's impossible to give a blessing. Each person can only be given a blessing once. Look at my cultivation. Do you think I can give a blessing to his mother?" Hua Xin spread her hands helplessly and pointed out the truth.
"I know. I don't need a blessing. I just need your soul. Give me some. If the amount isn't enough, I'll make it up with time. I'll succeed eventually. In the meantime, you can stay here peacefully." Yan Ge already knew, so he naturally had a way to deal with it.
Although it was a little slow, it could definitely suppress the deterioration of her body. Although he felt sorry for Hua Xin, he had no other choice. He could only wrong her.
"No, I don't want to stay here. I want to go back. If you let me go, I'll let my Miss come. She's already a Human Spirit and can completely suppress her cultivation." Hua Xin stopped and was even more unhappy. She immediately retorted and even brought out Meng Zhen.
She didn't even think about whether Meng Zhen would come here and waste her irreversible blessing opportunity.
The blessing technique was the core of the Painting Spirit Clan. Its main function was to greatly increase the potential of a Demon Spirit and break through their shackles. It could be said that even if they weren't of the Water Spirit Clan, as long as Hua Xin gave a blessing, they would have a great chance of breaking through to the Human Spirit Realm.
However, there was a limit to the number of times a person could be blessed. An initial Human Spirit Realm expert could be blessed once and a peak Human Spirit Realm expert could be blessed twice. Moreover, the cost was huge, and they would be unable to move for thousands of years.
Due to the uniqueness of the Water Demon Clan, they would bless two people every tens of thousands of years, and these two people would have to leave this place. Yan Ge's actions caused the already rare Water Demon Clan to suffer a heavy blow, causing the Water Spirit Clan to lose half of their population. The Heavenly King was extremely furious.
After all, every Water Demon was a seed of a Grand Heavenly Immortal in his eyes. He valued them even more than his Ghost General Clan.
After all, due to the uniqueness of the Ghost General Clan, they couldn't leave this place. That was why he had mobilized so many people.
"No matter what you say, I won't let you leave even if what you said is true. However, if the other party comes, can I still control them?" Yan Ge didn't even look at Hua Xin and continued with his work, while his sister replenished her Soul Power.
This time, even if there were only a few Demon Spirits from the Black Pupil Clan, it was still a huge harvest. He didn't need to replenish his Soul Power in a short period of time. If he was lucky, he could even catch some Demon Spirits from the patrol team and increase his cultivation.
Speaking of which, it was all thanks to the Wandering Souls. The next time he met them, he would kill one less of them.
As Yan Ge looked at his sister who was breathing steadily, he thought that with Hua Xin's help, she would only need a few tens of thousands of years to wake up. That would be the time for them to leave this place completely.
"I'm telling you the truth. You still have a very short time to consider. Otherwise, don't regret it." Hua Xin advised painstakingly from the side.
"Regret? I have nothing to regret. You better be at ease and don't cause trouble for me. Otherwise, I won't be polite and will tie you up here. It's better for you to help me as soon as possible so that we can leave this place as soon as possible."
Yan Ge stood up tiredly. Only then did he turn around and speak to Hua Xin who was unwilling to give up.
"Even a Heavenly King won't be able to find this place here. So?"
Speaking of which, Yan Ge raised his eyebrows. The water flow beneath him became a little faster. He flew up and flew towards a thick stalactite above. There was a groove specially made for Soul Water for him to rest.
He was prepared to rest for a period of time and hide from the limelight before leaving. At the same time, he could hone his Hua Xin character.
"So, give up on struggling and just stay here. If there's anything else, just tell me. I'll help you."
After finding a comfortable position, Yan Ge hid half of his body behind the stalactite and spoke lazily.
"I said let me leave." Hua Xin said angrily.
"Impossible. I'm going to rest first. We'll talk again after you've thought it through."
Hua Xin looked at Yan Ge who was in the air, ignoring her. She observed her surroundings and looked at the coffin in front of her. Then, she quietly retreated.
Seeing that there was no reaction from above, Hua Xin was secretly delighted. She moved even more carefully and retreated towards the only way out.
"You still want to lock me up? Do you think you're that pervert!"
She muttered softly in her heart. Soon, she arrived at the end of the cave. As she expected, it was a dead end. However, this was not a problem for her. She was the little ancestor who ran away. How could this trap her?
She only needed to sense a little to find the weakness in front of her. She chuckled and was about to leave this place. At this moment, a sentence slowly floated in the air.
"The Soul River is outside. If you think you can safely swim up from the bottom of the river, please do so!"
This made her movements stiffen. Only then did she remember that she was here because of Yan Ge's protection. If she were to go out, she would probably say goodbye to this world in just a short moment.
She didn't want to die so tragically.
"I'm just looking around to see if there's anything to pass the time. Who wants to go out?"
Hua Xin muttered. Then, she slowly walked back again. Looking at the cold cave around her, she thought that she might as well follow that pervert. At least she still had hope of returning.
Seeing that Yan Ge ignored her, Hua Xin stood in the middle, feeling a little lost. She didn't know what to do. Did she really have to extract her soul bit by bit to treat him? But if this went on, she would be done for.
At this moment, she felt a sudden darkness beside her as if something had appeared beside her. She turned her head to look and suddenly screamed.
"Big pervert, you're here."
She turned her head and saw that it was Gu Zheng. She couldn't help but call out the name in her heart. The latter's mind went dark. He felt that it was a good idea to leave her here.
"I was wrong, Lord Gu. I didn't expect you to overwork yourself." Hua Xin immediately changed her words when she saw Gu Zheng's unfriendly face.
"Can you be quiet for a while? What's the point of being so noisy? Do you think I'll believe you and go crazy with you here?" Yan Ge's impatient voice came from above. He obviously thought that it was Hua Xin's little trick.
Gu Zheng glared at Hua Xin, then walked straight to the coffin in front of him. He was very curious about what happened to Hua Xin's sister to make her take such a risk.
"Let me tell you, you can't go near my sister. Otherwise, I won't be polite." Yan Ge only heard the footsteps and thought it was Hua Xin without looking. His tone was already a little warning.
Hua Xin stopped and pursed her lips. She wanted to follow him, but she didn't reply. She thought to herself, You'll know the consequences when you find out.
Gu Zheng also saw Yan Ge's sister at this moment. Her body structure was the same as Yan Ge's, but there was a different aura in her body. A special energy was in her body, pulling at the surrounding soul power. Although it was firmly bound in one place, it was still slowly destroying her body. This was probably the reason why the other party wanted to capture Hua Xin.
"This person has the enemy's special energy in her body. Is there another enemy here?" At this moment, a voice suddenly appeared in Gu Zheng's mind. It was the Black Tower that hadn't gone back to sleep.
"Who? Is there an enemy over there? "Gu Zheng thought and asked.
"Let me take a look. It's a little strange!"
The Black Tower flew from Gu Zheng's side to the top of the coffin quickly. Streams of black fog fell from the Black Tower like a waterfall. In the blink of an eye, it surrounded the coffin and continued to spread, enveloping everything in the surrounding space.
This also included Gu Zheng and Hua Xin.
"Let me tell you, you'd better get out of there quickly. Otherwise, don't blame me for being rude!" Yan Ge, who was resting on top, was still sensing a trace of movement below. He gave a final warning and opened his eyes at the same time.
After taking a look, his expression changed. He quickly left the stalactite and grabbed downwards.
He thought that Hua Xin was causing trouble and had already decided that this time, he would properly know how powerful he was. Even a person made of mud would have some temper.
However, just as his figure entered the black fog, he flew out at an even faster speed in the next moment. In mid-air, he was bound by a formless energy. With a look of terror and disbelief, he was imprisoned in mid-air, unable to move.
And as the black fog quickly and suddenly dissipated, the Black Tower stopped above the coffin, revealing Gu Zheng's figure. This made Yan Ge, who was at the side, stop struggling. He stared blankly at the Black Tower with an ashen expression.
For some reason, that place gave him a huge sense of threat.
Gu Zheng listened to the report from the Black Tower and nodded slightly.
The Black Tower had already confirmed that the attack in the other party's body came from a place that it had once resisted.
However, there was someone in that place that was going against them, and its main function was to suppress them. It was just that a long, long time ago, he had once imprisoned someone with this power. In other words, it was wandering here. Perhaps it was really related to this place.
However, as for how it came here, it already didn't know. Perhaps it would only know after fusing with the other half of the true core.
However, when Gu Zheng wanted to ask what that place was and where exactly the Black Tower came from, the Black Tower didn't answer. It looked like it had no comment and didn't answer Gu Zheng's question at all. It only said that after the other party sent it back, he would know everything. It couldn't say anything outside.
This made Gu Zheng gnash his teeth fiercely. However, when he thought of Yan Yufei, he resisted the thought of sealing the other party.
Since he had promised the other party and helped him so much, he now had hope of sending the other party back. He would just treat the Black Tower as if it didn't exist. Anyway, the other party couldn't help him.
After keeping the Black Tower, Gu Zheng then turned to look at Yan Ge. Then, with a wave, the energy that imprisoned the other party instantly dissipated. Yan Ge just stood firmly and didn't have any intention of resisting or escaping, let alone resisting.
With his current cultivation, the other party's strength was already enough to disregard his little tricks. Moreover, his sister was still here, so it was even more impossible for her to leave on her own. He couldn't think of how the other party could sneak into the Soul River and follow him to this extremely hidden place.
The only thing that made him rejoice was that at least the other party didn't have any intention of doing anything to the Painting Heart. There was still a chance to save it.
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