In the white fog, Gu Zheng walked forward unhurriedly. He didn't know what had happened here. Even with the stone left behind by the woodcutter, he didn't let his guard down.
This was the second time he had come here. The last time he came here was with Xiao Ying. He could still remember her fear. Looking at the empty space beside him, he sighed again. His heart ached. Because of him, he couldn't save Xiao Ying. However, he had to make the main culprit pay the price.
However, he had to leave this place now. Otherwise, there was no point in talking.
As he went deeper, Gu Zheng could feel that this place was different from the last time. Half of the white fog was occupied by black shadows. However, this black shadow seemed to be like a snake, slithering back and forth in the white fog. It didn't have any signs of life. Even when Gu Zheng tried to grab it, the black shadow collapsed into black gas. He couldn't see any danger at all.
However, for the woodcutter to be so cautious, it couldn't be safe. He couldn't feel it yet. The other party said that he was lost here. He didn't know what consciousness it was, but he still activated the black stone in his hand.
As he channeled his magic power into the stone, the cold stone in his hand gradually warmed up. Even the original black color gradually turned red.
When the color completely turned red, a layer of red light emerged from the stone. After that, it remained like this. There were no other changes. The white fog and black shadows were still around, unaffected by it.
Gu Zheng looked at the red stone in his hand and shook it. He even reached out his hand to touch the black shadow. However, there was still no reaction. This made him feel very strange. However, he still maintained his weak magic power.
He knew how long this journey was. Looking at the surroundings, it was still the same. The black shadows and the white fog each occupied half. He also accelerated forward. Like a small boat riding the wind and breaking the waves, he sailed through the strange white fog. Only a faint red light was left behind. It formed a red line in the air that didn't disappear for a long time.
After the time it took for a stick of incense to burn, Gu Zheng's figure had to stop. He looked in front of him with a dumbfounded expression.
At this time, a few different caves appeared in front of him. This made him understand why he was so careful to get lost here. Who knew which one led to where? He also didn't know why these caves appeared here.
Inside the cave, there was no longer any special white fog. It was pitch black, and no one knew where it led to.
Looking at the different paths in front of him, Gu Zheng stopped. At the same time, he fiddled with the red stone in his hand to see if it could guide him.
Creak! Creak!
Before Gu Zheng could discover any changes in Redstone, he suddenly heard a strange cry. The sound grew louder and clearer. Then, Gu Zheng looked at the cave on his left. The owner of the sound was about to come out.
Swish!
A black dot the size of a fist quickly flew out from within. As it flew, it cried out, hurriedly sweeping past Gu Zheng's side.
Gu Zheng followed the other party's figure and looked behind. Suddenly, he realized that the surrounding black shadows suddenly became irritable and wandered around even faster. It looked like they were trying to break free from the white fog's shackles, but their target was clearly the black dot.
After the black dot left the cave, it began to decelerate rapidly. In the end, it stopped in mid-air and continued to chirp. One of the black shadows struggled in the white fog. A layer of hazy fog covered its body and directly surrounded the black dot.
Gu Zheng was blind. After the black fog "swallowed" the black dot, its size rapidly changed. In just a few breaths, a rat the size of a wolf appeared in front of Gu Zheng. This rat didn't ask Gu Zheng anything and sped forward. If nothing unexpected happened, it would enter Yu Yi's Carefree Village.
Only then did Gu Zheng understand how the monsters were formed. However, he didn't know what the black dot was or where it came from. He didn't want to know. After realizing that the Redstone in his hand was always like that, he would definitely go in to take a look. It was better than staying still.
He immediately chose the rightmost tunnel. He felt that the black dot that flew out of the tunnel didn't lead to the woodcutter at all.
After walking in, the surrounding environment suddenly became cold. Gu Zheng stood inside and looked at the red rock that suddenly burst with a ring of red light, illuminating the surrounding fibers. Holding it in his hand, he felt a little hot. He then retreated and went to the second cave according to the sequence.
As soon as he entered, the red stone in his hand extinguished and changed in the direction of the black stone. Even if he injected his magic power again, it was indifferent as if it had failed. Gu Zheng had an epiphany and turned to leave. Then, he walked to the next cave. As expected, the stone that had just glowed red was extinguished again.
To be safe, Gu Zheng entered the cave and tried all of them. He found that except for the rightmost one, he couldn't activate the stone. The meaning was simple and clear. He stepped into the rightmost cave, held the red stone that was like a torch, and sped up again.
In the time it took to brew a cup of tea, he walked out of the cave and appeared in the white fog tunnel. However, the black shadow was no longer there. Gu Zheng no longer hesitated and quickly flew forward.
This time, there was nothing to disturb him. He left the place very smoothly, but the scene that greeted him made him frown.
The last time he was here, there was a mountain peak, but now the mountain peak had disappeared and was replaced by a deep pit. Other than that, there was nothing. He could see the scenery outside clearly.
There was nothingness in the distance, like a world of chaos. There was no way to get out. This place was simply a sealed area. More importantly, he could see everything clearly at a glance, but he didn't see the woodcutter's figure.
However, this also made Gu Zheng confirm one thing. This place was definitely a part of the Underworld, but it wasn't connected to the other side. However, why could it be connected to the handkerchief? This was far beyond Gu Zheng's imagination.
Just as Gu Zheng was feeling vexed, a black line suddenly appeared in the air not far from him. It was as if someone had cut a gap in that area. Then, a somewhat familiar figure came out. When he saw Gu Zheng, he was clearly stunned. However, he quickly walked over and asked with a puzzled expression, "Brother Gu Zheng?
"Why are you here? Have you never gone out? "
"In fact, I've already gone out that time. I don't want to come here now, but the fact is that I was locked in. If I don't come here to ask you for advice, how do I get out?" Looking at the murderous aura of the other party, it seemed like he was fighting with someone before coming here. Gu Zheng said helplessly.
"It will be a little difficult for you to get out this time. Some time ago, a powerful person came here. I was fortunate enough to meet her. She discovered the loophole and the tragic situation here and immediately took action to clean up this place. No one dared to stop her. This place itself was a loophole, and now it has been forcefully taken over by her. However, there is also a powerful person on the other side who is obstructing this side. Therefore, the two sides are in a tug-of-war.
"What's going on?" Gu Zheng's heart jumped a few times. His blood was boiling. He felt that something big was going to happen, but he couldn't know what was going to happen in a short time. However, he knew that this woodcutter would definitely solve his doubts.
"Since you were captured here, I'm afraid you're also from the Black Prison." When he saw Gu Zheng nod his head, he sighed heavily and said, "Don't worry, I'm not going to let you go.
"Even if I explain it to you simply, you won't understand. Anyway, you won't be able to get out in a short time. Since the matter over there has been settled, why don't I explain it to you and you'll naturally understand."
The woodcutter naturally knew that Gu Zheng wasn't a demon soul, but a living person. He also had his own plans and wanted Gu Zheng to help him.
"I'm all ears!" Gu Zheng looked at the other party. His heart skipped a beat and he pretended to listen.
It wasn't that he wasn't anxious, but he suddenly had an impulse. If he gave up now, he might lose an opportunity.
"This place is part of the Underworld. Looking at you, you should know it. I won't explain it to you." The woodcutter glanced at Gu Zheng, then slowly walked towards the edge of the pit. Gu Zheng followed behind him and listened to him continue.
"I'm just an ordinary person who has fallen into this place. Some time ago, a new force suddenly appeared and disrupted the order here. That's how we found out about this. A long time ago, there was a big shot who was being hunted here. When he was escaping in a sorry state, he met another big shot. The big shot helped him escape and he also contributed a treasure to the big shot."
"The two of them reached an agreement. Furthermore, the big shot even used this opportunity to develop a small force. They began their sneaky plan. They captured some people and did some experiments. They separated a part of their body and modified it slightly. Then, they threw it into the Black Prison. They had a stronghold there. After gathering these people, they continued to develop."
"Those souls that had been tampered with were thrown into a place called the Black Prison. That place belonged to a deeper part of the space. It was beyond the reach of everyone. What was established there was a force called the Lone Peak."
"At first, everyone didn't know. Later, their hands and feet became bigger and bigger, reaching into the rising force. The other party found their home and made it public. Only then did the truth come out. After that, the other party was besieged by everyone here. However, the other party escaped again and started to develop again in the dark. It wasn't until some time ago that someone found the other party and destroyed everything, killing many of the culprits. It was then that I got to know the other party, or rather, the other party found me."
"This is the secret place you're in charge of?" Gu Zheng pointed around and said.
"No, I just used my talent to stabilize this place in order to prevent it from being devoured by the other party. Because the other party also came from the Black Prison, they seemed to have obtained some incomplete methods from the Lone Peak. They wanted to use this method to forcefully capture a group of people here. At that time, I just happened to pass by this place, so I stopped the other party. However, I could only maintain this situation. The other party captured those people and wanted to use them to establish a stable stronghold. As long as I didn't die, the other party would definitely not be able to do it.
However, I was trapped here. "" The other party thought of many methods, but they couldn't do anything to me. They simply treated this place as a kind of illusion formation, and I thought of ways to continue to repair this place, trying to take it back from the other party. However, the difference in strength was too great. Even if they tried for a long time, the results were minimal. "
"I don't know what happened, but just a while ago, the other party seemed to have figured out the defense of this place and began to forcefully seize control of this place. When I couldn't hold on any longer, that big shot came and helped me stabilize this place. He even removed the other party's remaining power and left. However, at the last moment, the other party used the last of his power to connect to an unknown place in the Black Prison. As a result, the strange creature you saw when you came here appeared."
"The other party wanted to take this place and use it as a stronghold to capture more people, just like those people before, to work for them?" Gu Zheng asked again.
"Yes, but I stopped them. However, you also saw the price. I have completely merged with this place and can't leave alone. Otherwise, I would have called for reinforcements long ago." The woodcutter said helplessly.
"Can you tell me who this big shot you're talking about is?" Gu Zheng asked carefully. He didn't know why, but he had a guess in his heart, but he couldn't remember it no matter how hard he tried.
"The other party told me to call her Goddess Houtu!"
At this moment, Gu Zheng's mind exploded. A sealed memory flowed into his mind like a tide. The huge amount of information caused his body to sway uncontrollably.
"Are you okay?"
Looking at Gu Zheng's pale face, the woodcutter couldn't help but ask. Why did he feel that Gu Zheng would collapse at any moment?
"Master, what exactly is so terrifying about the Great Witch Demon War that I subconsciously sealed myself? What exactly is it that you don't want me to know?"
Gu Zheng smiled bitterly in his heart. At this moment, he completely understood why the other party said that he had sealed himself. There was probably a fear that came from the bottom of his heart. It was as if he would die if he went there again. Even if he didn't know it, he had sealed himself and walked on a path that was completely different from his master's.
However, he knew that all of this was for his own good. After all, he wasn't really a blank slate. Perhaps some of the choices in his heart were completely different from his master's.
And he was too inexperienced. Even this method could be said to be a kind of experience. In fact, after he left the path, he would only encounter more dangers. No one would expect it.
"I'm fine!" Gu Zheng waved his hand and said to the woodcutter. Soon, he adjusted his aura and returned to his previous state.
"I'm really fine. You were really scary just now. Do you know Goddess Houtu too?" The woodcutter asked worriedly.
"You can say that I know her. She's a goddess that people can't help but respect. By the way, you said so much to gain my trust. It has something to do with the way to leave this place, right?" Gu Zheng said briefly.
"Yes, it's even better since you know Goddess Houtu. However, we can't plunder from the lonely peak now. Goddess Houtu needs to do something great. However, if we don't return to this area, there will be a lot of hidden dangers in the future. Since fate has sent you here, please help me return to this area. Only then can you leave this place." The woodcutter said solemnly.
"Whether it's for your perseverance and not letting the other party succeed, or for Goddess Houtu, and of course, for myself, I will definitely help you."
Gu Zheng didn't know why this thing fell into Zhu Hun's hands. Perhaps Wen Tianhou felt that he couldn't win against him in the end, so he simply gave it to him to protect himself before it was completely destroyed. This was the most reasonable way of thinking.
"Great, it's actually very simple. Just bring all the people over here. If too many of them die, it will also affect this space. As long as you return, it will naturally be the time to return to the underworld. No one can stop you. Without the other party's obstruction, I will also send you away at that time." The woodcutter said happily.
"Those strange creatures are a bit troublesome. I don't know if you have a way to deal with them." Gu Zheng thought of those creatures and frowned.
"I have a way to deal with them, but if I go over, my strength will decrease too much. I won't be a match for them. As long as you can delay them for a while, it will be enough. There's no need to burn them to death." The woodcutter quickly said. Then, he untied the axe at his waist and turned it into a black headband.
"This is my weapon. It contains a part of my talent. It can greatly resist the other party's power. With your strength, you can definitely hold on for a day. In fact, half a day is enough. My original plan was to let them come over one by one. With your help, it will save a lot of time. Goddess Houtu said that she felt that the time was right. Even if I can't do it, she will force her way through. There's still time."
"Okay, the journey is so long, and there may be other dangers. I need your help." Gu Zheng said frankly.
"I understand. You just have to think of a way to gather them at the entrance. Leave the rest to me." The woodcutter patted his chest.
"Okay, then I'll go back first. By the way, what's your name? I'm Gu Zheng." Gu Zheng nodded and was about to leave when he thought of something.
"Haha, you're right. It's my fault. Just call me Nai He." Nai He chuckled. She seemed to think that things were settled and was very happy. However, when she saw Gu Zheng's stiff body, she couldn't help but ask.
"What's wrong? Is there something else? "
"Nothing. I'll take the liberty to ask if you'll be free after we go back." Gu Zheng recovered from his shock and asked again.
"Actually, it's nothing. After I go back, I might not be here anymore. But that's nothing. As long as I can bring this space back, everything will be fine. This is my mission." Nai He's expression was a little unnatural, but she still said firmly.
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