"What do you mean? Aren't they the reinforcements Madam Xue invited?"
After Gu Zheng's words, a city lord who didn't quite understand spoke up.
"I know what you mean, and I know you're doing this for our own good. However, we can't agree. Their strength is not bad, but they can't protect us." City Lord Liu ignored his own people's opinions and explained to Gu Zheng in a low voice.
In the previous pursuit, they had seen Shura's strength. In reality, just those people were about as strong as them. If they joined them, they didn't know who would protect who.
"I know your doubts. In reality, these are only a small portion of the enemy. Do you know the Shura species?" Gu Zheng glanced around and said.
"Shura species? Sounds familiar. Are they powerful? Or are they another species of Black Prison? "City Lord Liu said with confusion.
Gu Zheng looked at the other party's expression. He had never heard of the Asura Clan before. Not to mention him, even the others looked confused. They didn't know about the Asura Clan.
Even Madam Xue was shocked, let alone Gu Zheng. After all, the Shura species was so famous in the great wilderness. Anyone with some knowledge would know of them. How was that possible?
Pan Xuan also saw that something wasn't right. Was it because she hadn't gone out in a long time? Their names didn't even exist in the great wilderness.
"Do you know the Shura species?" Madam Xue asked Luo Gong.
She knew Luo Gong's confidence. With his cultivation, he was a famous existence in the great wilderness.
"How would I know? You invited reinforcements yourself. Don't you know?"
Luo Gong's reply made her heart sink. Why did she feel that something bad had happened to everyone?
"Young Master Gu, I understand your good intentions. If you say Gu Feng, it's more reliable. However, you have to remind us of something. Our strength is indeed low, and we can't maintain the Soul Alliance of the past. Otherwise, it won't be long before we get completely annihilated." City Lord Liu continued.
They didn't lose many subordinates, mainly the higher ups. If not for Gu Zheng helping this time and lowering the enemy's strength, they would definitely lose miserably. Without a doubt, Soul Alliance would become history.
However, the current situation was not very good. Fortunately, their relationship with Lone Peak was not bad. In their hearts, they still wanted to rely on Lone Peak.
Of course, the main reason was that ever since Soul Alliance was established, there had been no more experts above Grand Luo. They could clearly see that it was because of Lone Peak.
"I know. I'm not in a hurry. After all, the other party has just retreated. We'll be safe for a while." Gu Zheng didn't continue speaking. When the Shura's people arrived, they would know how powerful they were.
It didn't matter if they didn't know each other now. Given the situation in front of them, they naturally had to make a choice.
Even if they didn't rely on the Shura, they wouldn't care about the small number of people in Soul Alliance. They wouldn't be able to cause too much of a commotion. This place was big enough for them to find a place to live peacefully.
As for Lone Peak, after finding out that they were here for the Monster Souls, they didn't want to occupy this place. They didn't have any conflict with the Shura Race, and they were just trying to drive the Monster Souls out.
"Let's deal with our former Alliance Master first, as well as his accomplices," suggested General Niu.
"Good, the other party tricked all of us in the end, wanting to surrender to his new master. Unfortunately, man proposes, God disposes. In the end, he didn't think that the other party would fail. We now have time to settle the score with the other party." City Lord Liu said loudly, then looked at the center.
"I'll go out first."
Gu Zheng saw this and whispered to Madam Xue. The latter nodded and watched him leave with Pan Xuan. She still needed to stay here and judge Luo Gong with them.
"Gu Zheng, what do you think will happen to them?" After coming out, Pan Xuan followed Gu Zheng and asked.
"What else? They'll definitely end up badly." Gu Zheng thought of the other party's end and shook his head. The evils he brought upon himself were the hardest to bear. No matter what reason the other party had, he had failed and naturally had to bear the consequences.
"That's right, how long will it take for your Asura Clan to open the passage here?"
"It'll take about three months. At that time, our people will keep coming. No matter how strong Wen Tianhou is, he's dead for sure. Our Ancestor will also come at that time," Pan Xuan said after thinking for a while.
"Yes, there won't be any accidents now. If Wen Tianhou knows what's good for him, he'll take his people and escape. There's still time. But no matter where he escapes, I won't let him go." Gu Zheng thought of Xiao Ying and snorted coldly.
"Your enemy is our enemy. The Ancestor still owes you a favor. For safety's sake, you can ask the Ancestor to help you. Even if he escapes, the Ancestor will be able to track him down." Pan Xuan advised from the side.
After all, Wen Tianhou was still a Quasi-Saint. With Gu Zheng's strength, no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't be his opponent.
"I know what I'm doing. If I can't, I won't force myself to die." Gu Zheng nodded and continued, "I need to go into seclusion for a few days. Then, I'll go to Elder Gu and tell her this good news."
"Alright. If there's anything you need, just tell me. I'll spend most of my time with Madam Xue and pay attention to Soul Alliance's movements."
Gu Zheng nodded and flew into the distance. He wanted to find a quieter place.
Although he didn't obtain a trace of Xuanhuang Power, he gained a trace of enlightenment from it, allowing him to step into the middle stage Great Immortal Realm. Now, he just needed to find a place to break through. No wonder so many people pursued Xuanhuang Power. It was an omnipotent existence.
Seven days passed in a flash.
Soul Alliance had pretty much finished everything. Logically speaking, the next step should be for everyone to return to their own cities. Then, according to the plan they had discussed before, they would accept the traitor's cities. Anyone who didn't accept would be killed as traitors.
But now, in the place where they discussed before, everyone was frowning. Even among the subordinates, there was a trace of uneasiness. The whole atmosphere was very heavy, but at least it was stable, waiting for the higher-ups to give them an explanation.
Of course, Luo Gong and City Lord Fan had already been dealt with by them.
"Madam Xue, I know what I'm saying is wrong, but I'm just saying a guess. Could this situation be a side effect left behind by Gu Zheng's carelessness that caused us to fall into such a predicament?" City Lord Liu said sternly.
"Impossible. You saw the situation back then. If it wasn't for him, how could we be so relaxed, let alone chase after them?" Madam Xue immediately denied.
"But our current situation is the same as the other party. Other than that, I really can't think of anything else. Don't be angry, City Lord Liu didn't mean it that way. After all, if you put yourself in our current situation, it's normal to make a guess." City Lord Niu consoled Madam Xue.
"Yeah, if it wasn't for the similarity, we wouldn't say that. Of course, we won't suspect Gu Zheng at all. Don't worry about that." City Lord Feng quickly said, "If the other party really wanted to do something bad, they could have waited for us to fight to the death with the demon souls and continuously weakened us. When the shura species came, they could have gotten rid of us all in one fell swoop. They didn't have to spend so much effort."
"Yeah, don't think too much. We didn't mean it that way." The other city lords agreed, dispelling the anger in Madam Xue's heart.
"I can understand. Let alone you, the first time I heard what you said, I specially went down to check, but I didn't know either. Of course, City Lord Liu's side didn't lose much strength, but the other Soul Alliance members kept losing strength. I didn't know either."
"Even I went to the shura species side, but it wasn't like us. Moreover, the other party never came here, so they didn't have a chance to attack. After all, such a scale couldn't be hidden from everyone."
Madam Xue said with a bitter smile. Since three days ago, everyone's cultivation had been slowly but surely dropping. Even the black crystals were unable to do so.
This included the various city lords and Soul Alliance members. No matter how much they investigated, they couldn't find any clues, so they helplessly gathered together to discuss.
"Is there a possibility that Wen Tianhou's side isn't just targeting us, but everyone. Even Gu Feng and the demon souls are doing the same. However, it's more beneficial for the demon souls. After all, the other party's strength drop is very small, almost negligible. There are also unaffected puppets." A city lord suddenly said.
His words caused everyone to be shocked because it wasn't impossible.
Perhaps the battle this time provoked the other party, so before they left, both sides suffered losses. However, they suffered very little, while we suffered a lot. This way, we could stop Gu Feng's attack.
Of course, this was only a guess. However, with a lead, everyone quickly changed the topic to how to get rid of their situation.
"What happened? You look so worried, and the atmosphere outside isn't right. Did something happen? "
Just as everyone was discussing, Gu Zheng walked in from outside. He was most afraid of the shura side provoking them for no reason. With the other party's violent temper, it wasn't impossible.
"I didn't expect you to break through. Congratulations!"
Madam Xue saw Gu Zheng walk in, and saw that his aura was completely different from before. Even if she couldn't detect his strength, she knew that his strength had risen a level.
Everyone else saw this and congratulated him. No matter what, Gu Zheng's breakthrough was something worth celebrating.
"Thank you, but let's talk about what happened. Let's see if I can help. "Gu Zheng laughed and cupped his hands at everyone before sitting down.
"It's like this. The situation we've encountered is similar to what you encountered before."
Madam Xue quickly explained the situation, causing Gu Zheng to furrow his brows. He didn't expect such a situation.
Just as Madam Xue finished speaking, another person walked in. It was Pan Xuan, who had sensed Gu Zheng's aura. Gu Zheng saw Pan Xuan come in and asked.
"Pan Xuan, is there any strange reaction from your Shura species? Like a drop in cultivation or something else? "
"So that's what you're talking about. There's no negative reaction. I know what you're talking about. I've been investigating, and only yesterday did I find some clues," Pan Xuan said. She had come this time to explain things to them.
"Oh? Hurry up and say it. "Gu Zheng pulled out a seat beside him and gestured for her to sit down.
"According to my reaction and the elder's, there are two reasons why their strength has dropped." After Pan Xuan sat down, she saw that everyone's eyes were on her and immediately spoke.
"The first reason is that this place has been recognized by the heavens as the territory of the Shura species. The environment will naturally favor our species. Of course, we still need to modify it. If nothing unexpected happens, this will become the territory of the Shura species. I'm afraid we won't be able to leave in the future."
"Why would the heavens give you your territory? It's unbelievable." Hearing Pan Xuan say this, City Lord Niu subconsciously said. Even the heavens were helping them. It was unbelievable.
"You don't know this, and I'm also very confused. However, the second reason is the reason why your cultivation has dropped." Pan Xuan continued, "This place used to be filled with spiritual energy that only you could cultivate. That is, your black crystals and the like. Now, the energy in the air has weakened. If I'm not wrong, the soul stone you're guarding doesn't have its original power. It's also caused by the weakening."
"You're right about this, but what does it have to do with our strength dropping? At most, it's equivalent to a lack of spiritual energy," City Lord Liu asked.
"That's the key. In the past, your cultivation has always been increasing. Now that you don't have the support of this special energy, it's going back to your original cultivation."
Pan Xuan's words were like a heavy bomb, causing everyone to have an expression of disbelief.
"Haha, you're joking, right? At least when we broke through, that feeling can't be wrong." Ruo Chen, who had been silent all this time, laughed. He felt that Pan Xuan was joking and couldn't help but say.
Gu Zheng looked at Pan Xuan in surprise. He didn't think that the other party would be able to discover this point. After hearing it, his first reaction was the same. Seeing that everyone didn't believe it, he pondered for a moment before speaking.
"I know that everyone doesn't believe it. In fact, I already knew that your strength wasn't the original strength at all. Even when you came here, your souls had been modified. That's why you don't believe it."
Gu Zheng's words made the others stop smiling. City Lord Liu looked thoughtful for a moment, as if he was thinking about what to do if it was true. After all, he was a demon soul, and the others just appeared here. If they were to be serious, they were really rootless duckweeds, even if each of them said that they were pulled here before they died.
"I know that you won't believe me no matter what I say, but I have a way to restore your original memories. However, once you restore them, you must return to the Underworld. You can't continue to stay here. This is the rule. Of course, the time limit is quite relaxed. Within a hundred years, you can return at any time." Gu Zheng stood up and said to them seriously.
This was also the reason why he knew this when he took out the page left behind by the Life and Death Book after breaking through.
They were originally under the jurisdiction of the Underworld. However, they were used and brought back here. Naturally, they could return. And this page was the key to helping them. This was also the last gift that the Life and Death Book left for Gu Zheng. Every one of them that returned was equivalent to doing a good deed. Even if he was no longer in the Five Elements Reincarnation, there was still a set of rules in the unseen world.
"If you believe me and are willing to accept the truth, then let me undo it for you. Ruochen, you don't have to stand up. It doesn't affect the demon souls." Gu Zheng said to everyone. At the same time, he told the restless Ruochen not to cause trouble.
As a native of the Monster Soul Realm, the impact on them was actually very small. They could basically maintain their own cultivation. However, for them, the lack of spiritual energy made it impossible for them to maintain their progress like before. It was already good enough that they did not regress. However, the current situation had not reached that point yet.
As for City Lord Niu, in the end, they would directly fall to their true cultivation. However, at that time, they wouldn't know the truth.
"I'll be the first. However, can you first tell me where the problem is?" City Lord Xing stood up directly. As he spoke, he walked towards Gu Zheng.
"It's at the lonely peak. Only there can affect you. No matter where you land, including them, it was the lonely peak that led you here." Gu Zheng said without hesitation. Although he didn't know the specific situation, it was definitely related to the lonely peak.
"Could it be that the lonely peak has been completely destroyed?" City Lord Xing came in front of Gu Zheng and asked.
"Although I want to say no, something must have happened. I think it should be related to what happened before. Once you recover your original appearance, you will naturally know." Gu Zheng said calmly.
This was because this place had completely become the home of the shura. Needless to say, Wen Tianhou's side was naturally not a match for the shura. In fact, Gu Zheng guessed that just the old ancestor alone could break through the small world. After all, the old ancestor's strength had probably reached the limit. Moreover, he couldn't see the direction. Otherwise, he wouldn't have agreed to guard the six dao and find a place for his race to live.
Now that this situation had occurred in advance, coupled with Luo Gong's words, it wasn't hard to guess that something had happened to the lonely peak. As for whether they had taken the initiative to retreat or were forced to retreat, it was hard to say. However, his intuition told him that they should have taken the initiative to retreat. After all, with the old ancestor's strength, he could still see the future of this place. With the arrival of the shura, the plan of the demon souls would definitely fail. There was no need to fight to the death here.
"Then let me see what the truth is." City Lord Xing came in front of Gu Zheng and picked up the amber-colored paper that was as thin as a cicada's wing.
"Just put your consciousness into it. Don't worry, it won't cause you any harm," Gu Zheng said again.
City Lord Xing took a deep breath and closed his eyes.
The others could only see a yellow light around the paper. Through the light, they could vaguely see that there were countless words scrolling back and forth on the paper. However, no one could see clearly. Perhaps only City Lord Xing knew what was written on the paper.
In just a few breaths of time, the light receded and everything returned to its original state. City Lord Xing opened his eyes and muttered to himself in a daze. He put down the paper and returned to his position. Everyone listened carefully and heard City Lord Xing repeat the words over and over again.
"So this is the truth!"
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