"Dong Dong"
The man came to the top of the mountain and gently knocked on the closed door. But in this quiet night, the sound was very obvious.
When he retracted his arm, the door in front of him opened automatically. He walked in without hesitation, and the door behind him closed automatically at the same time.
After entering, the whole courtyard was dark. Only a few rooms in the distance had a few scattered candles flickering. He didn't need to look at them at all. He walked forward with ease. He was very familiar with this place. Soon, he arrived at a brightly lit room. The door of the room was already open.
"Master!"
After entering, the man respectfully called out.
"Why are you here so late at night? Did something happen?"
An old man was sitting on a golden futon. His face was like the bark of an old tree. As he slowly opened his eyes, it was like a wriggling worm.
"A few young people came over at night. They said they wanted to visit master. They came from Yan City. Their aura seemed to be similar to master's. They didn't forget master's arrangement, so I asked master to go out. I observed that they had already left." The man still had his head lowered.
"Well done. It seems that the other party is very vigilant. Although I bribed the people I arranged last time, it seems that they didn't give up. You did well this time. I will definitely reward you when we return. Since the other party is already vigilant, it's time to leave here and change places." The old man stood up and said.
"Thank you, master! Where are we going next? "The man was overjoyed.
"I'll take you with me later. There's no time to lose. Go over there and deal with those people first. Treat it as an extra reward for you. I'll pack up and take you away. Don't bring anything else with you. Go and deal with it now. The sooner, the better." The old man urged the man.
"Yes!"
The man nodded heavily and left with a look of surprise. He felt that his master was too good to him. Even if those people had lost their foundation and their vitality was greatly damaged, after they were absorbed by him, as long as he cultivated a little, it would be enough for him to reach five stars. Moreover, his master had promised him that he would help him at that time and officially become an immortal.
He had waited bitterly below for ten years, going against his conscience. Wasn't it all for this dynasty?
After his disciple left, the old man looked at the young man's back. His eyes were filled with coldness, and he didn't care about him at all. After the young man left, he returned to his room and quickly tidied up. He didn't wait for his disciple at all. He knew that since the young man was here for the second time, he wouldn't leave so easily. By the time the young man regained his senses, he wouldn't be able to leave even if he wanted to.
However, as soon as his figure appeared in midair, an extremely unfamiliar young girl blocked his path. This allowed him to understand in his heart that she should be the group that his disciple had seen. When he saw the other party's somewhat innocent eyes, he composed himself and spoke to the other party.
"You must be the person who wants to visit me. My disciple is not lying, but I have an urgent matter to attend to tonight, so I can't receive you. I'm truly sorry."
"Heh, I'm afraid there are some things that you don't want us to know, so you might as well run away in the middle of the night," Meng Zhen said mockingly as he stood in the air.
"Fellow Daoist, I'll make it clear. No matter what price the people in Yan City give you, I'll pay you back double. As long as you let me go, what do you think? We'll mind our own business. There's no need to kill each other."
He could tell that this girl was inexperienced and similar to him. However, he couldn't see through her cultivation. It was obvious that she was much stronger than him, who was only at the initial stage of Jin Xian. It was fine for him to give in at the last minute.
"Hehe, I think you should keep these words to yourself."
Meng Zhen didn't have much experience in the Untainted Land, but he had seen a lot in the Underworld. How could he be persuaded by a few words? He had already taken out the scroll and was ready to fight.
"Hurry up and come out, or I'll die here. You won't be able to take it either." At this moment, the old man suddenly pointed behind Meng Zhen and shouted.
Such an inferior tactic wouldn't be believed by anyone who had some experience in the Untainted Land. However, Meng Zhen was shocked. He carefully looked behind him. Even if he didn't see the enemy, he thought that the enemy was hiding in the void. He actually started to search for them.
Seeing this, the old man was overjoyed. Suddenly, a cloud of blood mist appeared from his body and he hurriedly flew into the distance. He was so fast that he disappeared in the blink of an eye. He also disappeared from Meng Zhen's perception.
Meng Zhen, who had sensed the old man's movement, turned back. When he realized that something was wrong, he couldn't stop the old man.
"What's going on?"
In the next moment, Gu Zheng suddenly appeared beside Meng Zhen. He was shocked by the old man's explosive aura and came here in an instant.
"There's an enemy. The other party tricked him and he escaped." Meng Zhen was a little discouraged. She didn't expect that she would fall into the other party's trap so easily.
"I understand. Don't worry. Go back and bring Yan Yufei here. I'll go in and take care of something." Gu Zheng instantly understood what had happened.
However, as long as she was fine, sometimes it was a blessing to suffer a loss. At least she wouldn't make the same mistake next time.
"Okay."
Naturally, Meng Zhen could see through all the obstacles in front of her. She realized that the brush was still spinning in circles in a trap. Obviously, it didn't know that it had fallen into someone's trap and there was no way out.
Just as the old man was packing up his things, the man was already filled with hope for the future. He quickly left the courtyard and hurriedly ran towards the back. Soon, he came to a deserted place at the back. He pushed the door open and walked in.
He didn't have to worry about anyone else. Besides his master, there was no one else up there.
This room was twice the size of a normal room. It was filled with messy items and there was a lot of dust on them. It looked like a storeroom but he knew that it was just a layer of cover.
He walked towards a corner of the room. Behind the messy items, there was a secret door. His target was inside.
Following the sound of a mechanism, a secret door appeared on the wall at the side. A spiral staircase that led underground appeared in front of him.
"Hehe."
The man couldn't hold back his laughter. Then, he walked down. Just as the secret door behind him was about to close, a figure flew in. The man in front didn't notice it at all.
Below this room was a space that was several times larger than the one above. In addition to some hidden ventilation holes, there were only small rooms.
Under the illumination of the white beads, it could be seen that every room was almost the same. Other than a bed and a matching table, there was nothing else. There were only humans with yellow faces lying on their beds. Their lifeless eyes were not much different from a dead person. The only sign that they were still alive was their slightly rising and falling chests.
Looking around carefully, there were more than 40 rooms. Other than one or two that weren't fully occupied, the rest were already occupied.
Most of the people here were half-dead. However, there were a few who were different. Although they looked dispirited and their breathing wasn't good, they still had some energy left to stand up. They could even gather outside to discuss with others.
The rooms didn't have doors, but they couldn't go out. At most, they could only walk around in this space.
"Damn it. Who would've thought that the other party was a liar. He used us as cauldrons and extracted our mana for cultivation."
They gathered together again. One of them, who looked quite handsome, couldn't help but curse again.
"Who would've known the other party's true colors? Could it be that he even lied to us? We came here to further our opportunities, but we ended up as prisoners." His companion sighed.
"Who could see through the other party's deception? Last time, my cousin even went home and told him that he was going to wander. Didn't the elders believe him? This time, we heard that the other party was going to recruit disciples again. Who else can we blame if we didn't go to the door carefully? " The third person was a young girl. She looked ordinary, but there was a sense of cleverness in her. Even though it had faded a lot, one could still see that she was a troublemaker.
However, her cousin finally couldn't take it anymore and died. He was dragged out and thrown to an unknown place. Many people had died here, and many of them were disciples of Yan City.
"However, I specifically told my family's consecrator to come here and bring something. Why didn't he discover the mystery here? It shouldn't be," the girl said doubtfully.
"That's right. Your consecrator has the cultivation of a Celestial Immortal. If it wasn't for the fact that his cultivation method wasn't suitable for you, you wouldn't have come here. Could it be that even he was fooled?" The handsome man was also a little puzzled.
"Now that I think about it, it's very possible. The other party has been our consecrator for hundreds of years. How could they not know each other? Besides, the elders who came here rarely returned. Obviously, there's a problem. As long as the other party came out and said that you were in seclusion and left the thing behind, his family wouldn't suspect anything. I think we'll soon be like them. We used to know each other, but now we're no different from the walking dead."
"Hehe, maybe … someone is coming." The girl smiled bitterly. She was about to say something, but then her face turned serious and she immediately said.
The three of them didn't say anything and directly ran to their respective rooms. Soon, they were lying on their respective beds like the others. At the same time, they were very puzzled. Normally, there were still three days before they came down. Why was it so early this time?
However, they were just catfish on the chopping board. No matter what the other party did, they couldn't resist. They were very weak now because of the seal. They estimated that they were about the same as a normal person. The more time passed, the weaker they would be, just like the others.
Therefore, they could only criticize in their hearts. If they dared to say it out loud, they would suffer a lot. Many people had already covered up for them.
Even those who were lying on the bed and seemed to be waiting for death, except for some who were really numb, the rest might have knocked themselves to death. This way, it might be less painful during the absorption.
"Hehe, all of you, gather up."
The man walked down. His originally comfortable face was now full of a villain's smile, which made his face look even more strange.
The others carefully got up from their beds and subconsciously went out one after another.
Without their concealment, a small magic formation was revealed. It was even carelessly working, as if it was replenishing the magic power in their bodies.
Looking at the many proud sons of heaven in front of him, in terms of cultivation, he couldn't even beat any of them. But now, he had become a two-legged sheep, providing them with a little bit of pure Fa Li. At this time, he was even controlling their life and death.
"You, come here!"
The man glanced and pointed at the person in front of him. Hearing this, the latter immediately walked over with an unstable body.
"Not bad, it's just that the recovery is too little."
The man patted his face as if he was picking an animal and said with satisfaction. The latter didn't have any reaction at all because he had already collapsed and had no thoughts of his own.
The man didn't want to waste time. In the next moment, he directly grabbed the other's arm with one hand and began to operate his cultivation method. The latter immediately trembled all over and his eyes rolled back as if he had fainted. His body trembled constantly and his thin body collapsed at a speed visible to the naked eye.
In less than ten breaths of time, the other's entire body was left with only skin and bones, as if he had starved to death. Only then did the man let go of his hand. The latter's body fell straight to the ground and stopped breathing.
He frowned, somewhat dissatisfied. The Fa Li contained in the other's body was too little. He also knew that a few days of recovery was not enough for them to recover.
"Dead!"
That person's death made most of the remaining people take two steps back. Even the people in disguise didn't continue their disguises. Their eyes were full of shock. They knew that the other party wouldn't kill them easily under normal circumstances.
"Hehe, you don't have to be afraid. In a while, you will accompany him." The man carefully said. His eyes revealed a hint of madness as he prepared to speed up and devour all these people.
"Why would the other party do this?" The girl in the back was very surprised and said anxiously.
"It's the same sooner or later. But what happened outside? This time, it's only the other party's disciple. Let's fight it out with him." The handsome man was obviously quick-witted. He immediately guessed the truth and made the right decision.
"The other party should relax a little. We'll be on top." His companion said from the side.
There were still a few companions in front of him who had lost their sense of self. What he meant was that when the other party was absorbing their strength, they would be on top. Only in this way would they have a chance of winning.
The other two nodded. Among this group of people, only they had a little bit of strength to resist. Although the hope was slim, they would not give up without a fight.
However, their plan was not bad. The man in the back naturally knew their situation. He directly left the others and walked straight to the back.
"How could I not know what you're thinking? You want to kill me? I'll start with you. "The man said viciously as he walked.
"Damn it, let's fight it out with him."
When the girl saw this, she knew that their plan had failed. After looking left and right with her companions, the three of them immediately surrounded the man. Their movements were methodical. It was obvious that they had practiced this before. They wanted to take down the other party with a combined attack.
"Bang, bang, bang."
Unfortunately, they were right. With just a touch, the three of them were directly sent flying. No matter how low the man's cultivation was, the three of them were not his opponent. If it was not for the fact that he still needed the other party's Fa Li, they would have been dead by now.
"Two young masters, and this beautiful young lady, let me send you off today."
Thinking back to when his master brought him along, he could only nod and bow in front of these people. Now that the other party's life and death was in a year's time, the excitement in his heart could not be suppressed. Only the heavens knew how much he had paid for his position. Even when there was no one around, he had to be careful.
Taking advantage of the fact that he could be unscrupulous now, he could finally show his true appearance without any restraint. He was incomparably delighted.
He did not first grab the delicate girl in front of him. Instead, he directly grabbed the handsome man beside her. Among the three of them, he was the strongest and was a great threat to him. He would not give him a chance. Strangling the danger in the cradle was a clear decision.
"Uh …"
He grabbed the neck of the handsome man who was trying his best to dodge and lifted him up. Looking at the other party's flushed cheeks, he prepared to use his cultivation technique.
However, a cold light suddenly flashed. He carefully cut off the base of his arm. The man in front of him also fell to the ground.
"Ahhh!"
The man looked at the blood spurting out. Then, a huge pain spread through his body, causing him to immediately scream. His entire body fell back and sat on the ground. His other remaining hand quickly searched his body. A milky-white pill was swallowed by him. A layer of white light enveloped his arm. Only then did he breathe a sigh of relief.
At this time, there was already a pool of blood on the ground. Having lost too much blood, he raised his head. Just who was it that had ruined his good fortune? But when he saw the person who had come, he carefully followed.
"Why is it you?!"
The person who had come was none other than Gu Zheng. His face was filled with caution. That kind of indifferent expression caused his body to tremble. There was also a pen in the air. At this time, it was directing the group of people who were at a loss to gather.
"Why isn't it me? You really can't judge a book by its cover. I never thought that you would use this kind of cultivation technique here." Gu Zheng looked at the man in front of him and said coldly.
This kind of cultivation technique could be said to be the most vicious. There were many changes, but the most basic was to captive breeding. No matter if it was a human or a demon, a special kind of magic power would be forcefully injected into the other party's body. It would allow the other party to absorb more Spiritual Qi from heaven and earth. At the same time, it would be carefully made very gentle without any attributes. It would ensure that anyone who knew the extraction method would be able to absorb it.
This kind of magic power could be used for anything. Of course, there was only one possibility for this kind of conversion. Someone was brewing a kind of treasure that needed the constant nourishment of this kind of Spiritual Qi to strengthen the other party's power in the future.
However, this kind of method was also very cruel. Those who were used as conversion would be destroyed inside their bodies. They would not be able to hold on for long before they completely died.
This place was filled with Yin Qi. It was unknown how many people the other party had harmed in the past thousand years with a hypocritical face. Even Gu Zheng could not help but feel angry.
"Senior, please spare me. Master told me to …"
Before he could finish his words, a spark landed on his body. His entire body was burned to ashes, and his soul was extinguished.
Judging from the other party's methods, this was not the first time.
"Young Master Gu, they have all gathered. What should we do next?" At this time, the writing brush flew over from the side. Sensing the anger in Gu Zheng's heart, it did not even dare to breathe loudly and said softly.
"Let's bring everyone up first."
Gu Zheng looked at the group of people and directly ordered.
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