Bang!
His somewhat sluggish body fell heavily from the sky, landing on the ground beside him. Only then did he raise his head in a daze and look around.
"Where am I?"
Looking at the blood-red world around him, and the bright candlelight around him reflected the blood-red light, making him look like a real blood-red hell.
"Right, have I been sucked into the Black Tower?"
A chilly wind blew, causing his body, which had long been immune to cold and heat, to shiver. Only then did he remember the situation he was in. The Black Tower had directly sucked him into it.
"Is this the inside of the Black Tower? As expected, my cultivation has been forcefully suppressed. "
Sensing the condition of his body, Xia Xi couldn't be bothered to get up. He smiled bitterly and muttered to himself.
Legend had it that the Black Tower could imprison any enemy below the Immortal Soul Stage. Moreover, it would forcefully suppress the cultivation of the enemy. What was even more despairing was that once one entered, there was almost no chance of coming out.
So far, only a few people had managed to escape in a sorry state. However, only bits and pieces of what had happened inside were revealed. It was said that even if those few people managed to escape, there were many things that they couldn't remember. The only thing that left a deep impression on them was that whenever the Black Tower was mentioned, they would become extremely fearful. It was as if they had suffered endless torture inside.
"I'm a monster in the sky. If only I could go higher."
Seeing that his body was only at the late Spectral Soul Stage, he said regretfully. However, he didn't complain and stood up. No matter what, he wasn't willing to be trapped here forever. Even if the chances were slim, he had to try to leave this place. Otherwise, once the other party remembered that he was in the other party's territory, the other party could do whatever they wanted with him. He wouldn't even have a chance to resist.
However, what he didn't know was that this was because Gu Zheng's cultivation was too weak and he couldn't completely control it. Otherwise, he would only be at the early Spectral Soul Stage at most. This was also the limit of what the Black Tower could do. For this reason, the Black Tower had to pay a hefty price to raise the strength of the ghosts inside. Otherwise, this Xia Xi and the Patrol God from before would have been able to come out in a short time.
Even in such a complicated place, without enough strength to suppress them, they would be able to figure out the situation sooner or later. Without any danger, they would be able to easily activate the mechanisms and escape.
Of course, Gu Zheng didn't know what the Black Tower was doing for him behind his back. At this moment, he was still in that stone house, recovering while waiting for the matters outside to be resolved before going out.
In his heart, Gu Zheng was even more vexed at the Black Tower. After all, it would have been better for the Black Tower to tell him directly from the start if it was just giving him more control abilities. However, it did not know that with his current situation, it was completely impossible for him to instill too many methods. The Black Tower's tool spirit had been constantly strengthening the connection between him and the Black Tower. Only in this way would it be able to grasp more.
If they were all released at once, the Black Tower itself would burst the other party. It was just that domineering. After all, the ability of the Black Tower had completely surpassed this level.
Inside the Black Tower, Xia Xi, who was unwilling to give up, had already started to explore in other directions. As the candles were all lit up, she quickly discovered that there weren't only blood-red stones here. There were also some secret rooms and red rooms. There didn't seem to be any pattern here.
Moreover, this wasn't just a single level. After a short period of exploration, she shockingly discovered that there were three levels. At the beginning, there was also a level of water below. However, it was very shallow, at most reaching her knees.
However, she didn't go down. Instead, she explored in other directions. Moreover, there weren't any dangers in the surroundings, which made her even more courageous. In her opinion, this place didn't seem to be so terrifying. Perhaps it was just a legend.
Those ghosts from before had some tricks up their sleeves. However, compared to the legends, this already gave her the confidence to leave this place.
However, at this moment, a green light suddenly appeared in the distance and was approaching. However, the green light turned and walked towards a passage at the side. This made her very curious. Could it be that there were other people here?
Thinking of this, she immediately chased after it. She wanted to see what exactly that thing was. The more she understood, the more hope there would be.
However, she was also very careful. Before she knew what the other party was, she was still unwilling to expose herself. After tailing the other party for three corners, she finally saw the other party's main body in a long passage.
'What the hell is that?'
In just half a day's time, this was the second time this question had appeared in her mind. In front of her, a ghost face was floating in the air. Its entire body was emitting a green light that illuminated the surrounding area.
She didn't know why, but when she saw the other party, she suddenly felt a sense of danger. Her mind kept telling her not to get close to the other party and not to be discovered by the other party.
Just as she was about to retreat, the green ghost face suddenly turned its head and actually turned back in the opposite direction. It stared at Xia Xi, whose body had changed greatly.
"Boom!"
A layer of faint green flames rose from the ghost face. The green light in its eyes was like two jade pearls with a hollow mouth. Its body sped up, leaving a faint green smoke behind it as it rushed towards Xia Xi.
"Run!"
The moment the ghost face moved, Xia Xi's body instantly made a decision. While her mind was still in shock, she had already used her outstanding body. In just a few short breaths, she was like a whirlwind, retreating towards the path she came from. She even smashed a few ordinary wooden doors in the middle.
Only then did she stop at a hidden stone wall. Her heart was still beating wildly. It had been a long time since she had experienced such a panicked scene. It was as if she had seen her natural enemy at that moment. She didn't have time to think and had already run away.
"It seems that the other party has been shaken off. What is that thing? Why is it here?"
Xia Xi's head popped out from the wall and looked outside. There was a small space outside. A red pavilion sat there. In the surrounding space, there was no green light. This made her sigh in relief. However, more questions appeared in her mind.
This made her realize that she had to change her mind. There was something here that could threaten her. She couldn't be careless anymore. Who knew what else could there be?
"Ga ga!"
At this moment, a strange laughter suddenly sounded in her ears. At the same time, a green light rose from the ground and enveloped her.
Xia Xi could only see himself being surrounded by the ghost face. Then, she felt dizzy and lost consciousness.
After an unknown amount of time, Xia Xi slowly opened his eyes. The surroundings turned from blurry to clear. She found herself in a room. She propped herself up with her arms and her strange body sat up. She found herself lying on a wooden bed.
She was a little confused. She remembered that she was eaten by a ghost face. How did she appear here? Was she hallucinating from the beginning to the end?
Xia Xi stood up and her body swayed slightly. She felt a little weak, as if she was exhausted after fighting for seven days and seven nights. However, she didn't think too much about it. She walked to the door and gently opened it. The outside world was still the same familiar scene. She was actually in a room in a pavilion. The only thing she didn't know was why she was here.
Just as she was thinking, a figure suddenly flew up from below. The tall figure almost blocked her vision, giving her a fright. She took a closer look and found that it was a member of the Divine Patrol. She recalled that she seemed to have met him once before. It was a long time ago when their patriarch brought her into this place.
"You're awake. Fortunately, I arrived quickly. Otherwise, your cultivation would have been seriously reduced to a monster in the air."
This Divine Patrol was an enemy that Gu Zheng had captured. At this time, there were no injuries on her body. She looked like she had completely recovered. However, when Xia Xi looked carefully, she found that the other party's aura was only at the early stage of the Spectral Soul realm.
Seeing this, the Divine Patrol hurriedly checked himself, only to be shocked to find that his cultivation had dropped by a level. He was only at the intermediate stage of the Spectral Soul realm. Fortunately, as long as he had enough replenishment, he could recover his cultivation.
He was only temporarily weakened, not permanently lost. If that was the case, it would be truly despairing.
"What's going on here? Were you captured too? "Xia Xi quickly asked.
Although the two of them had only met once, they came from the same place and worked for the same organization. To put it simply, they were now teammates, even if they weren't very reliable.
The Divine Patrol naturally understood Xia Xi's doubts. When he first arrived, he was also in the same situation. After struggling for so long, he seemed to have figured out some patterns. He also told Xia Xi that he hadn't found his other companion yet. It was just a coincidence that he met him and saved him.
"If you can't get rid of the other party, the strength that you recovered with great difficulty will be sucked away by the other party. Only these things can temporarily repel the other party, but it also consumes a lot of energy. Relatively speaking, once the other party pounces on you, they will directly suck you dry and then you will fall into a coma. At that time, I had to rely on my own recovery to figure out the monsters in the air."
In the end, the Divine Patrol took out a white crystal and handed it to the other party, instructing.
"Alright, it seems like we have to be careful no matter what." Xia Xi had no choice but to accept the current situation. At the same time, she thanked the Divine Patrol and expressed her agreement to deal with the current crisis with him.
After all, if they didn't have the strength, they wouldn't be able to escape from this place. He finally understood how difficult it was to deal with this place. Furthermore, he had a vague feeling that he had only seen the scene inside and didn't know what other dangers were waiting for him.
However, even with the Divine Patrol's guidance, after the two of them carefully went out to explore, they still found a few switches. Before they could celebrate, the strange ghosts rushed to their side and they fell into a coma. This time, there was no one to save her, so her cultivation dropped to the lowest level.
By the time he woke up weakly, not only had the activated mechanisms been reactivated, even their original positions had been changed. Everything he had done before was completely useless.
Relying on the reserves they had brought, they quickly recovered from their weakened state. If they recovered on their own, it would take too long.
Xia Xi and Xia Xi decided to first find some tools to help them repel the ghosts. Only then would they be able to repel the other party at a critical moment.
It had to be known that there were ghosts patrolling around many of the switches. Even if there were no traps, once they were activated, they would attract the ghosts. Only by using these things could they be safe.
Moreover, these ghosts didn't move according to any rules. Once they were discovered, it would be very difficult to escape, so they had to be extra careful.
"But why give them those things? Can't we just wait for them to recover? Can't we extract them even if they're weak?"
Gu Zheng was bored outside. After he recovered, he kept looking at the situation inside the stone chamber. He also knew everything that Xia Xi had done. It must be known that he had the help of Xia Xi at that time. It took him a lot of effort to escape from the stone chamber, but he didn't know how abnormal it was inside.
"Of course there's a difference. This place can withstand close to a hundred enemies at most, so it can speed up their absorption. However, if they use the things that the Black Tower specially put in here, then some of the upper limit of their cultivation will be secretly extracted by us. This will be far more than the monsters in the air absorbing them. Moreover, the other party is also in a sealed state, so they won't be able to sense it and won't be able to resist."
The Black Tower's voice sounded in Gu Zheng's mind, carefully explaining it to him.
"Why go through so much trouble? Can't we just put it on the altar and extract it by force?" Gu Zheng didn't understand and continued to ask.
"In theory, that's the case. However, the altar can't extract 100%. You have to know that the other party isn't willing to compromise and keeps resisting. Even in the best case scenario, we can only extract half of it, and a lot of it will be wasted."
"If we give the other party hope like this, then we can use the ghosts to continuously extract the cores. Then, we can use those special things to continuously extract the cores. Although it's a bit slower, overall, it's much more useful than the altar. Of course, in an emergency, the altar's extraction speed is still faster and can be quickly replenished."
The Black Tower's explanation made Gu Zheng understand. Because the two Patrol Gods on the altar had been completely destroyed, he had wanted to continue extracting them, but had been opposed by the Black Tower. Now, after the explanation, he completely understood. No wonder there were so many things. It should be the stronger the monsters in the air, the more monsters in the air. Moreover, the other party was "willing" to give it to him.
In the blink of an eye, he thought of another question and hurriedly asked.
"I used a lot before. Are there any losses? There's also the core golden jade here, as well as those auxiliary green jades. If the other party obtains them, wouldn't they …"
Gu Zheng didn't finish his words, but the meaning behind them was clear to everyone.
"That was only revealed when I was in a weakened state. Now, the golden jades are all safely preserved. Even if the other party sees them, they won't be able to touch them unless they have enough strength to subdue me. As for the problem you're worried about, there's no need to worry. At that time, I could only passively absorb them from the outside. Moreover, someone deliberately destroyed them. Otherwise, the recovery wouldn't have been so slow and almost been taken over by those people."
Hearing this, Gu Zheng was completely relieved. He no longer paid attention to the matters inside the Black Tower. He would let the two Patrol Gods and Xia Xi contribute to the recovery of the Black Tower and do their best to escape.
If it weren't for the fact that he had sucked Meng Zhen out of the first floor to prevent them from accidentally injuring him, how could they have escaped so easily? However, this ability made Gu Zheng feel slightly apprehensive. With this bit of time, he hurriedly checked the Black Tower to prevent them from coming out and causing trouble.
Gu Zheng had already stayed here for a month. Other than the head elder coming back and telling them to continue staying here, there was no other news from the outside.
Gu Zheng stood up from his seat. The problem of the Black Tower was solved, and he had completely recovered. He prepared to move around and think about what he had to do next.
Meng Zhen had been pulled away by the other party, and he was very unwilling. However, going over from the painting tablet was extremely dangerous. If there was an ambush outside, his small body wouldn't be able to block it at all, even with the Black Tower.
However, he knew that he still had a backup plan, and that was the water demon Yan Ge. He had gone to a completely different place. He could go directly from there to that place. Perhaps the journey would be much more dangerous than here, and he might even come to another world. However, as long as he came to that place, he would have a chance to find Meng Zhen and save him again.
There was also Xu Jia. He was sleeping in the painting. Once he began to study Meng Zhen, he definitely wouldn't be able to protect him. He didn't have much time left.
He had already stayed here for a month. He didn't even know how long he had to stay here. However, no matter how anxious he was, he knew that he had to be patient now. Without the help of the painting spirit, he probably wouldn't be able to leave the palace city.
After that, he still had to find Yan Ge. As for Yan Ge's sister, she had more or less recovered in the Black Tower. Not only were her injuries completely healed, but some of her hidden dangers were also eliminated. He just had to let her out and let Yan Ge see her personally. Only then would she bring him to that place.
Originally, he was just curious. He didn't think that it would be his last chance.
As for this point, he did not mention it to Painting Spirit. Most likely, Painting Spirit also knew about that place and their relationship with the water demons. The latter seemed to be inseparable from them. Most likely, they had already secretly gone there. If they passed, they would definitely tell him and let him try.
Since they didn't say it, they probably had their concerns. Probably even the water demon couldn't send Gu Zheng in, let alone them.
"Is the inside of your Black Tower exactly the same as the main body? Or is it completely independent and different from the outside?"
Gu Zheng thought as he moved his body slightly. Suddenly, he heard Fourteenth Elder come over and ask curiously.
In fact, when Gu Zheng took out the Black Tower to communicate, Gu Zheng noticed the curiosity in their eyes and their bodies were restless. However, at that time, Gu Zheng was only focused on observing the situation of the Black Tower. They also knew that, so they didn't disturb him.
Now that Gu Zheng was finally free, they couldn't help but come over and ask.
Looking at the curious look in their eyes, even though they were elders and had experienced so many things, the light in their eyes didn't seem to be much different from Hua Xin's.
"Could it be that you don't know the situation inside?" Gu Zheng was still a little surprised. After all, after such a long battle, it was impossible not to reveal some information.
"We only know a little. That has nothing to do with knowing. I wonder if you can let me admire the world inside. I'm really curious. What exactly is inside that can make so many people afraid? Even many of our clansmen have fallen into it and can't come out," Fourteenth Elder said frankly.
"This? I want to try it. "
Gu Zheng didn't reply directly. He stopped moving his body and prepared to ask the Black Tower first.
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