"This is!"
Meng Zhen and Gu Zheng stopped in their tracks and looked in front of them in surprise.
Just now, after breaking through a layer of concealment array, they saw a stele a few hundred feet in size floating in the air in front of them.
What surprised them even more was that there was a member of the Soul Painting Clan inside, who was fighting with difficulty. Countless soldiers formed by black fog were charging towards the opponent. Even though most of them could not last more than a few breaths of time against the opponent, there was an endless number of them. Coupled with the obstruction of some of the experts, they successfully made the opponent stay where he was.
Of course, the person inside did not go all out.
"Second Elder!"
Meng Zhen shouted in surprise. She did not expect the person inside to be her Second Elder.
However, as her voice rang out, the Second Elder also lifted her head. It was as if she could see Meng Zhen outside from the stele. With a casual wave of her hand, a large area of ripples surged out beside her, sweeping away all the enemies within a range of several thousand feet. In an instant, a vacuum zone of several hundred meters was formed around her.
"Who is outside? Tell the people outside that I have been trapped here for many days. There are still a few sisters inside. Please capture the imposter outside. I can last longer here. Ask the Great Elder to come in," the Second Elder said anxiously.
Her eyes darted around in the air, not focusing on Gu Zheng and the rest. Obviously, she only knew that there was someone outside, but she did not know who it was.
The only thing she knew was that the other party was definitely not the imposter. She was sure of that.
Every time someone came in from the outside, she would create a huge commotion after sensing it to attract the other party.
However, every time, it was the imposter who came to mock her. After all, she was in charge of everything here. Who would have thought that she would be plotted against?
"Wen Tianhou, you will die a horrible death."
She did not expect Wen Tianhou to sneak in and ambush so many elders one after another. He even replaced them outside.
Of course, it was impossible for him to do this with his own strength. It must be that the other side put in a lot of effort and did it at the same time. Only then could he do all this without anyone noticing.
She even realized that even the body of the clan leader here was caused by the other side, while the other side did not know.
All of this was because they were dissatisfied with her leaving the other side and wanted to escape alone. After all, only they could escape from that place, and there was still a chance to rush into the Wilderness. How could the other side not go crazy? The Second Elder was well aware of this.
Now, she had to let the other side send a message to let the Great Elder come in and rescue them. Then, she would deal with the imposter. After contacting the other side, she would deal with Wen Tianhou's case.
Above her head, there was another indistinct voice. She knew it was someone shouting at her from the outside, but she couldn't hear it clearly. What frightened her even more was that some of the Black Fog soldiers had already retreated from the edge. She didn't need to look to know that they were going to capture their own people outside, and the rest of the soldiers were charging towards her.
They could leave, but she was trapped here. The only thing was that the other party could hear her voice. Since the other party had already discovered that something was wrong, as long as the Great Elder could come in, everything would be fine.
Once the other side was caught, it was very likely that their identities would be changed again. At that time, they would also be locked here. They would be imposters when they got out.
The other side had the ability to use the stele to grab some memories that belonged to them. It was very difficult for others to notice. They had never heard of it before. Obviously, they had always been on guard against them. Even though they had been here for countless years, they were still not people here. They knew that the other side was on guard against them. Thinking of this, she shouted again.
"Leave quickly. Don't let the other side catch you. Otherwise, you will be like me, unable to get out."
Meng Zhen also understood that the Second Elder could not hear her. However, she did not believe it. Although the other side also had the aura of the Second Elder, the aura outside was also the aura of the Second Elder. But the strange situation of the stele made her know that she had to tell the outside. When the Great Elder came in, everything would be clear.
Because the Great Elder was about to take the final step, his strength was incomparably strong. Even Wen Tianhou did not want to offend him. It could be said that he was very afraid.
As for their clan leader, he was not afraid but fearful.
"Leave quickly!"
Meng Zhen was determined to get out and did not try to communicate with the people inside. Looking at the Second Elder, it was obviously the real Second Elder. If that was the case, then there would be a lot of trouble.
Their own people had been replaced by more than one person. Many things were no longer a secret to them.
The only fortunate thing was that because of their clan leader's injury, they rarely discussed the future. After all, it was useless to discuss it. Everything had been arranged beforehand. It could be guaranteed that the other side did not know much.
Gu Zheng also knew the seriousness of the matter. He followed Meng Zhen and ran all the way. They came to a place where the stars were dim. There was a different place here.
More than ten towering stone pillars were connected. An ancient aura was emitted from them. It was unknown how long they had been here.
"Let's get out first!"
Meng Zhen's hands were constantly changing. She poured energy into the stone pillars in front of her. The stone pillars slowly lit up. Countless patterns flew out from them and gathered in the middle. It seemed like they were condensing into a light door.
"What's going on?"
After a quarter of an hour, all of the light pillars suddenly dissipated, and the power that had gathered in the middle also dissipated.
"What's wrong?" Gu Zheng quickly asked.
"The passage outside has been sealed. We can't get out!" Meng Zhen said in disbelief.
One had to know that this passage was exclusive to them. It was impossible for outsiders to activate it. This was also the reason why she did not ask Gu Zheng for help.
However, when she sensed the outside, a strong force pressed down on her. She was naturally not prepared for such a change. All her previous efforts were wasted.
"Could it be that the First Elder did something outside?" Gu Zheng did not expect it. However, only the First Elder was outside. Therefore, he guessed.
"That's impossible. Anyone can do it, but not the Great Elder. Perhaps it's another impostor. The most likely possibility is the Second Elder, because everything here is protected by her. Normally, no one else would come in. No wonder we didn't discover anything."
The more Meng Zhen said, the more she felt that it was the imposter of the Second Elder. Otherwise, why would there be a seal outside not long after they came in? Moreover, the First Elder would not come in. There would still be some time before the First Elder came to pick them up. The Second Elder even said that someone would come out to catch them.
Even the Second Elder could not be activated when she was pulled in. Once she entered, she would not be able to come out. When the First Elder came to pick her up, the imposter would have replaced her.
"Maybe. However, I think we're in trouble." Gu Zheng shrugged his shoulders and turned around.
This was because a black tide was rushing towards them from afar. The only thing that surprised him was that the opponent's strength was not too high. Most of them were at the early Jin Xian stage. There were even some at the Sky Immortal stage. Their strength was so low that even if Gu Zheng stood there without moving, they would not be able to hurt him. However, there were quite a number of them.
Therefore, Gu Zheng was not surprised that he could protect Meng Zhen alone.
Meng Zhen also felt the tide behind her. She did not ask much and tried to activate it again. This time, she was prepared to force it open. However, she did not have much hope. Her only hope was to force it open. Even if it would cause some commotion outside and attract the First Elder's attention, it would be fine.
The surrounding black pillars lit up again. The black tide behind him also surged over, but it was blocked by an invisible shield. Even though the black tide kept circling to both sides, quickly forming a circle in the sky and on the ground, it was still unable to break through the defense set up by Gu Zheng.
Gu Zheng stood outside and observed the inside carefully. He would not allow any hidden experts to destroy the shield.
However, he had overestimated the black tide. There was nothing worth noticing. However, when the black tide could not break through the shield, the monsters formed by the black fog suddenly separated and created a large space.
"Meng Zhen, what should we do if the stele attacks us?" Gu Zheng suddenly shouted to Meng Zhen who was behind him.
"What! Stele? How is that possible? " When Meng Zhen heard him, she could not care less about maintaining the power in her hand. She turned her head and her expression changed.
This was because in the distance, a stele that was hundreds of meters tall was rapidly flying over from afar. Countless black fog surrounded it as if they were carrying the stele. If this stele was slammed down, it was estimated that even the nearby stone pillars would be flattened together.
Without Meng Zhen's permission, he did not dare to make a move. He felt that his hands and feet were tied.
"Let's leave this place first." Meng Zhen made a decision and said immediately. At the same time, she flew to the side.
The seal outside could not be broken at all. They could only stall for time. When the Great Elder came in, he would realize that something was wrong.
Some of the black fog outside separated and tried to stop them. However, it was destroyed by Meng Zhen in a few moves. It was useless.
However, just as they left, another black fog surrounded a stele in the distance and chased after them.
"Could it be that the other party has already controlled all of you? If so, how are we going to hide so many steles?" When Gu Zheng saw the second black fog, he was shocked and could not help but ask.
"How would I know? I also just found out. No matter what, let's hide first. If other things appear, I will tell you." Meng Zhen was helpless. She just wanted to bring Gu Zheng away from this place for a while.
"Now that we have time, let Xu Jia out quickly. He is not weak. He can help us share some of the burden." Gu Zheng suggested.
"No, now that the other party has been sealed, it will take a long time to come in contact with him. How can we stop now? If I knew this would happen, I would have released him first." Meng Zhen said in frustration.
But at that time, to be honest, Meng Zhen didn't want to let him out because this was such an important place. If he were to risk his life and cause some damage, she wouldn't be able to make up for it even if she died a thousand times. More importantly, who knew that such a change would happen here?
There was nothing Gu Zheng could do when he heard this. However, two new steles had already appeared in the distance and were chasing after them. The situation was becoming more and more like what he had imagined. Perhaps the entire sky and earth would be filled with steles.
Even the Great Elder of the other party was trapped inside. There were even a few other elders. It was not as easy as Meng Zhen thought.
In fact, in just half a day, they were surrounded by hundreds of steles. They were connected to each other and formed a huge rhombus, trapping them here. They could not break through completely.
"Buzz buzz."
One by one, the steles lit up like a black mirror. At the same time, a suction force came from inside.
Initially, the suction force was very weak. However, as each stele lit up, the suction force increased. It was as if each stele had the same suction force, but they did not affect each other.
However, Gu Zheng realized that the suction force stopped increasing after a certain extent. On the other hand, Meng Zhen could clearly feel that the suction force was getting stronger. Even though she was trying her best to resist, her body was already shaking. It seemed like she could not hold on any longer.
Seeing this, Gu Zheng opened his arms and surrounded Meng Zhen. Instantly, the pressure on the other party was greatly reduced.
Meng Zhen relaxed. However, she raised her head and looked at Gu Zheng in confusion. She did not know why he was not affected by the suction force.
"Maybe this is targeted at your race. After all, I am different." Gu Zheng knew what she was thinking. He still said his guess.
At this moment, the surrounding steles were still lighting up. Gu Zheng knew that if he could not think of a solution, Meng Zhen would not be able to resist the suction force and would eventually be sucked in. This was because at this moment, less than half of the steles were lit up.
Meng Zhen knew this too. She just instructed Gu Zheng seriously.
"Wait here for the Great Elder. When he arrives, tell him that I will come out at that time."
Meng Zhen knew that she was definitely going to be sucked in. Someone was plotting against them behind their backs. They were waiting for them to walk into the trap. Even the elders could not escape, let alone her. Therefore, she had to make arrangements.
"I know. However, are you okay?" Gu Zheng knew what she meant and agreed immediately.
"It's okay. Even the elders could persevere in there. I don't know how long they can last. I can definitely do it too." Meng Zhen encouraged herself.
"Alright then. I will wait for the Great Elder!" Gu Zheng could only say so.
"And … Ah!"
Meng Zhen was about to say something. Suddenly, a black tentacle emerged from the steles opposite them and shot towards them rapidly. Before Gu Zheng and Meng Zhen could react, it had already wrapped around Meng Zhen's body. Then, with a sudden tug, it pulled Meng Zhen's body back.
Meng Zhen screamed and was pulled back by half in an instant. Gu Zheng rushed forward without hesitation, wanting to save her.
Gu Zheng had a bad feeling about being pulled back by force. This was completely different from being sucked in. Someone wanted to catch Meng Zhen so badly that they could not wait any longer.
At this moment, ripples rose continuously in the air. Suddenly, countless green wind blades appeared in the surroundings and slashed at the tentacle below. The tentacle was trying to cut off the tentacle and prevent the other party from taking Meng Zhen away.
However, the entire tentacle seemed to be prepared. Countless tiny tentacles appeared on the surface of the tentacle and merged with the surrounding to form a barrier. Then, they perished together with the green wind blades that suddenly appeared.
With such a delay, the tentacle retracted even faster. In the blink of an eye, it had returned to the steles that appeared.
As Meng Zhen disappeared, the surrounding steles shrunk and moved away quickly. Soon, they were free from the seal. As for Gu Zheng, they were not interested in him at all.
In a short period of time, the steles disappeared. Gu Zheng followed the steles that were sucked into Meng Zhen from afar. He came to the place where the other party stopped and merged with the surrounding steles.
If he did not see it with his own eyes, he would not have thought that the steles were controlled by the other party.
Gu Zheng stood in front of the steles and looked at them that had returned to their original state. He could not see Meng Zhen's figure and did not know how she was doing.
"Young Master, Young Master."
Just when Gu Zheng was considering whether he should go in and save Meng Zhen, he was afraid that something might happen to her. He decided to listen to the other party and wait for the Great Elder to come before saving her. While he was hesitating, he suddenly heard a soft murmur. It seemed like someone was calling him.
Gu Zheng listened carefully. Then, he turned around and looked at the dark place in the distance. That was where the voice came from.
"Are they going to attack me?"
Gu Zheng sneered. He was not afraid at all. The other party had created such a big formation because they could not bear to let the other party destroy the steles. That was how they managed to lure Meng Zhen and the rest. However, to him, once he was in danger, he would not care so much.
He gave up on the idea of going in first to save Meng Zhen. After all, if he could not get out, even if the Great Elder found out the problem, he would not be able to do it. It was best to tell the other party face to face.
In order to prevent the steles from moving automatically, Gu Zheng left a trace of his divine consciousness on it. He did not want to lose the other party.
After doing all this, Gu Zheng went to the source of the voice.
The other party did not hide it deliberately. It was easy to find the other party's location. He left the starry sky and stepped into the endless darkness. The voice was still far away, but it was very close.
Gu Zheng was already on guard. If it wasn't for the urgency in the voice, he would have taken out his weapon just to let him know where the voice came from.
At the center of the voice, a figure wrapped in golden light was quietly waiting for Gu Zheng. When the latter was still a certain distance away, he stopped and carefully looked at the other party.
The other party's aura made Gu Zheng feel uncertain. This was especially true for the scroll floating in the air. It was the soul artifact of the painting soul. If the person was alive, it would exist. If the person died, it would disappear. The connection between the two could not be severed.
Even if the scroll was not carried around, it was still the same. The two were one and could not be separated.
The other party's aura was exclusive to the painting soul race. It was impossible for others to impersonate them.
However, Gu Zheng knew that more than one Elder had fallen here. Perhaps the other party was pretending to be a deceiver. He looked at the other side warily.
As the golden light dissipated, the scroll turned into a golden light film that was attached to it, revealing the figure inside. She had the stunning beauty of the Painting Soul Race. She smiled bitterly as she spoke to Gu Zheng.
"Young Master, we are actually on the same side.
"Let me introduce myself. I am the Seventh Elder of the painting soul race!"
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