Outside the courtyard.
A few family heads brought their elite guards and were looking at the people blocking their way. However, they didn't force their way in. They weren't like the family head who had the guts to barge in. There was a powerful Immortal inside and they didn't dare to offend him. However, if they were to walk in alone, it would be too embarrassing for them. Wouldn't they be suppressed by Bao Xu in the future?
However, they didn't know who had captured their consecrator and was still trapped inside. After they received the news, they came here carefully. If they didn't know what was going on, they naturally wouldn't retreat like this.
At this moment, they had already quietened down. Since someone had already barged in, if the other party couldn't do anything about it, then don't blame them for being impolite. Even if this was their home, they still dared to offend everyone.
However, just as they were communicating with their eyes and preparing to follow in, a figure suddenly flew out from inside and landed in front of them. Mouthful after mouthful of blood stained the ground red.
"Si, isn't that a member of the Hei family?"
"It's said that he has the strength of Jin Xian's pinnacle and is invincible here."
"But why was he beaten out the moment he entered?"
The family heads looked at the other party and couldn't get up for a moment. They were incomparably shocked. Looking left and right, they understood that there was a big shot inside that they couldn't afford to offend.
At this moment, the family head of the Hei family also retreated with a smile. Looking at his family members at the side, his heart was filled with pain. However, beside him was Bao Xu, so he could only say this.
"It's our fault for disturbing the Immortal. Family head Bao, please pass on the message."
"The Immortal won't pursue this matter. Now, you should let your family member go back to recuperate first. Everyone should go in and take a look. When the time comes, we will know everything that happened." Bao Xu didn't take advantage of the situation and hit them when they were down. Instead, he acted like before.
This time, no one objected. The family head of the Hei family let his own people carry the injured family member away and followed him in. This time, no one had any objections.
In the face of absolute power, even if one had any opinions, they would have to keep them to themselves.
When they entered, they found that the consecrators in front of them were all looking at Gu Zheng in fear, as if they couldn't believe their eyes. However, they didn't dare to disturb Gu Zheng's work, so they could only wait at the side. Their hearts were filled with mixed feelings. These consecrators, who were once high and mighty, were now like mortals. They were very careful and obedient, not at all arrogant and rude in front of them.
"Do you think that the person behind you will still save you? I have already completely sealed off this small world. Even if you commit suicide, I will still extract your souls." Gu Zheng coldly snorted.
When he was studying how the other party blocked his probing, he actually found a hidden restriction in the other party's body. That was why he used the power of the Desolate Cloud Sword to seal it. If it was him, it definitely wouldn't be so easy. Moreover, it would consume a lot of energy. At the same time, he also sealed their cultivation. A group of people who were only at the late stage of Jin Xian wouldn't be able to do anything in his hands.
Most importantly, with the barrier, the other party wouldn't be able to control the people inside. Even if the restriction had any means, it wouldn't be effective.
"Impossible. You don't even know how powerful the other party is. That's …" The only female among them revealed a look of fear. She was the first to be unable to resist Gu Zheng's pressure and couldn't help but say.
The other party's strength was at the Grand Heavenly Realm. How could they resist? Just like what the other party said, even if they didn't say anything, there were ways to make them speak.
"But what? This place has already been sealed off. Even if you can't speak, the other party won't be able to sense it. If I'm satisfied, I will let you leave. After all, you are just small fries. " Gu Zheng said in a relaxed tone when he saw the other party's strange expression. However, his eyes were still looking at them fiercely.
"If I find out that you are lying, don't blame me for being impolite."
If he didn't guess wrongly, this only female consecrator was the consecrator of Patriarch Hei.
"But I really don't know. I only know that the other party is very powerful. It's just a mass of black fog. I can't see the other party's appearance at all. It's not that we didn't resist, but we were forced to." After the female heard it, she heaved a sigh of relief and said honestly.
Gu Zheng frowned. He could feel that she wasn't lying, but the other party didn't know. However, she knew how terrifying the other party was. Thinking that even they could hide themselves with the other party's restriction, it was obvious that the other party's means weren't ordinary.
Of course, this person couldn't be the one who escaped from Fuling Mountain. His cultivation was even weaker than the other party. Obviously, he was also a pawn, perhaps a more important pawn.
"Then do you know anything about the person from Fuling Mountain?" Gu Zheng felt that it was better to let go of this question and asked about that person instead.
"Ah, I, this …" The female Jin Xian suddenly stammered and didn't know what to do.
"Senior, we don't know at all. We were just ordered to come here to cooperate. He's our leader. If you want to say that he knows, only he might know." A companion next to her plucked up his courage and pointed at Li Li.
"Yes, yes, I really don't know." The female Jin Xian quickly nodded and said.
At this time, Gu Zheng understood that the other party was afraid that he wouldn't get any useful information from the other party and would be abandoned. However, she didn't dare to deceive him. She turned her head and looked at Li Li in front of her.
In a situation where everyone was a little flustered, only he still carelessly followed Gu Zheng. It seemed that he wasn't afraid of Gu Zheng's means at all. At first glance, it was obvious that he was the real tough bone.
"It seems that only you know." Gu Zheng looked at Li Li with a cold gaze.
"I know, but if I don't say anything, what can you do to me? My spirit is blessed. Some means are useful against them, but they are useless against me. Kill me if you can." Li Li wasn't afraid of Gu Zheng at all and said disdainfully.
"Is that so? You should know that sometimes, living is even more frightening than death. "Gu Zheng grabbed him with one hand and stared into his eyes as he spoke.
"I only know that the other party's means are thousands of times more terrifying than yours." Li Li closed his eyes directly and expressed his attitude through his actions.
Anyway, you can only torture me and kill me. It's impossible for me to spit out the information.
"Then let me see what the blessing on your body is capable of."
Gu Zheng grabbed Li Li's head with one hand and exerted force with his five claws. Li Li's miserable screams suddenly rang out. Against such an evil person, he wouldn't show any mercy, nor would he be soft-hearted.
Li Li's face suddenly twisted. It was as if twisting his face off could alleviate this torture, but it couldn't alleviate any of the pain.
However, Gu Zheng also discovered that there was a power protecting Li Li's body. The pain of the body couldn't be blocked, but the progress of his soul-searching technique was very slow. That power was troublesome even for him. But no matter how difficult it was, he still had to give it a try.
With a thought, the contents of his search suddenly appeared above his head, forming a huge water screen that allowed everyone to see clearly. It was like a projection that quickly displayed the contents of Gu Zheng's search.
On the side, Bao Xu, who was explaining to everyone why this situation happened, carefully looked at the scene above and immediately said.
"I know that you all say that you believe it, but in your hearts, you still don't believe it. After all, the path of cultivation is full of hardships. It's a great fortune for one in ten thousand people to succeed. They also gave each of our families a master of cultivation. But is it possible that those people who were released were fake? And they were also under the control of the other party. Otherwise, how could it be so coincidental that each of our families has one? "
"How is that possible? The other party has been recognized by all of us, and in some cases, they even took action. We didn't see wrongly at all. Besides, what's the point of this to them? The other party's strength can completely crush us." Another family head subconsciously retorted.
Although it wasn't their generation's certification, the other party must have gone through some hidden tests. No one was an exception to this. Everyone was well aware of this.
"But how can we understand the means of immortals? Look above. That should be the memory of my family's consecrator. Speaking of which, it seems to be quite honorable that the other party used my family as a habitat." Bao Xu pointed to the top and said.
"What's more, this place is under the jurisdiction of that person. There's a righteous person protecting us. Even if it's the border, the other party is very afraid."
Everyone nodded. What the consecrator said was indeed reasonable. If his son didn't come back and tell him personally, he wouldn't dare to believe it.
As for the image in the air, they saw it when they came out. After all, it was too obvious. They could see that it should be the memory of that Li Li. Now, he was meditating in the cave and then went out. Obviously, this should be the memory of his cultivation.
"But I believe your words. Let's take a look first."
Unexpectedly, Family Head Hei stood on Bao Xu's side at this time and spoke for him.
That was because he had vaguely suspected before. Otherwise, he wouldn't have investigated last time. After all, in his family, there was a real power of his own. That was the family that he truly trusted. In recent days, the other party had told him more than once that there was a sudden problem with the other party's operation.
When everyone heard Family Head Hei's words, the people who originally believed half of it were now in awe. If that was really the case, the Family Heads of their era had committed a great sin. They began to observe the influence from above.
Soon, the influence from above came to this city. Only then did the speed slow down. This speed was only compared to before. At least, the people below could see clearly what was happening above.
They saw a man in a black robe and Li Li coming here. Then, Li Li was asked to stay in the Bao family's house. In the fast-forwarded scene, Li Li came to Fuling Mountain and met the old man of Fuling Mountain for the first time.
"It seems that Fuling Mountain really accepted disciples after he came. It seems that Li Li was also the one who introduced us." Seeing this, another Family Head murmured.
When Bao Xu heard this, he thought carefully in his heart. It seemed to be true. He suddenly felt a little embarrassed. However, he thought that no matter who the other party landed in at that time, the result was not much different from this. He continued to watch.
Soon, the first batch of people had been sent over. Everyone recognized that the group of people were accompanied by their respective Old Ancestors.
However, as the scene changed, those people had already begun to cultivate. They were cultivating outdoors. It was not as terrifying as Bao Xu said. They didn't say anything and continued to watch.
Li Li went out of the city again and began to interact with the consecrators of these families one by one. Then, he separated again. Although he wasn't the one who introduced them, they were obviously related to him.
The scene changed again. This time, everyone's expression changed. Because at this time, Li Li had already come to a spacious secret room. Those who were full of hope before were carefully lying on the bed.
"It's here. The place where we are being held is also like this." Ma Luan suddenly said loudly.
"Don't delay the ancient immortal from casting his spell. Since the others are on the way, they will naturally know what happened when they return," Bao Xu said softly without turning his head.
The scene changed again. The next time Li Li came, most of them were gone. A new batch of people had been replaced. There was a dead person in Zhenghai. He was dragged out by an unknown man. From the way the other party treated the old man, he should be his disciple or something. Otherwise, he wouldn't appear in this core area. As for the outcome, there was probably no need to think too much. It was no different from those people in the end.
Every time the scene changed, most of it was this terrifying scene. It only appeared once. In it, the old man respectfully handed Li Li a black bottle. Other than that, it was in a room.
Soon, they arrived at a familiar scene. Previously, they knew that these were their own clansmen, but they didn't know them. They naturally felt a little unfamiliar. However, when they saw their own clansmen suffering inside, they couldn't help it. After all, these people were carefully selected by them. There was no lack of their own family members inside.
This time, it wasn't just Li Li. There were also consecrators from two other families inside.
"Damn it, that's my third son," a family head said angrily. A family head said angrily. Although the image only lasted for a breath, he still recognized his third son.
"This is the situation we asked him to check last time. When he came back, he told us that everything was fine. Hehe!" Patriarch Hei was so angry that he laughed.
"Everything is just them trying to confuse us." A family head whose strength relied on his mouth carefully looked from below, wishing he could tear them apart alive.
The consecrators below didn't care about these patriarchs at all. They only focused on Gu Zheng. They wanted to know how the other party would deal with them in the end. Even if these mortals were turned into prisoners, they couldn't hurt them.
Gu Zheng closed his eyes and carefully followed. This wasn't what he wanted, because it was too simple. It was as if they were deliberately showing it to him. Even if the other party was suffering incomparable pain, they could still control themselves.
"You do have some skills."
Only when Gu Zheng appeared and captured him did Gu Zheng stop searching. In the short time it took for an incense stick to burn, Gu Zheng had already reviewed most of his life.
"Haha, let me tell you. Even if I die, you won't be able to get any information from me."
Li Li laughed crazily, giving people the impression that he had gone completely crazy.
"Hmph, I don't know why you are working so hard for the other party. But even if I have to dig three feet into the ground, I will find your weakness."
Gu Zheng didn't care about the other party's provocation. After filtering through the information in his mind, he began to search his soul again. Instantly, the other party's cries and howls sounded again. Because of the howls, the other party's voice became rough, adding a terrifying aura.
His spirit was extremely tough. Even if he was tortured by Gu Zheng on purpose, ordinary people would have already collapsed. But he was still so spirited. He really had some outstanding talent. Otherwise, no matter how blessed he was, he wouldn't be like this.
Of course, although the spirit was tough, the pain wouldn't be reduced at all. Instead, it would be sharper, and the pain would be more intense.
"Patriarch Bao, let's retreat first. Since the other party harmed our people, he deserves this fate." Patriarch Hei said to Bao Xu.
In this kind of situation, even if they weren't the ones being tortured, they wouldn't be able to withstand it. If the other party continued to howl like this, they would go crazy.
"Okay, let's retreat first." Bao Xu only had this intention. He brought Bao Luan, who was reluctant to leave, and left with the others.
In the blink of an eye, only Gu Zheng was left.
"I really didn't expect that those consecrators would do such things behind our backs." A Patriarch said with a pale face.
"We were careless and were fooled by the other party. Even if they were cultivating, they should have come back at least once." Patriarch Hei's face was also pale. They were all frightened by the other party's pain.
Not to mention them, even the people outside could vaguely hear the screams inside, even through the layer of Mute Enchantment set up by Gu Zheng. It was obvious how painful it was.
"I heard from my son that most of the people will be back in three days. I think we should make some preparations." Bao Xu said from the side.
"There's no need to say more. I'll give the order now. It's just that I pity our former clansmen."
"Fortunately, that warm-hearted ancient immortal helped us. At least we won't be deceived in the future. Otherwise, I'm afraid we'll never be able to untie this knot. We won't be able to face our ancestors."
While the discussion was going on outside, Gu Zheng's movements suddenly stopped. A smile appeared on his face. He had finally found a flaw.
As Gu Zheng's movements suddenly changed, the memory above his head played back. An image froze in the air. Even Li Li was stunned when he saw the image. The pain couldn't make him come back to his senses.
In a bright and spacious cave, he was crawling on the ground, facing a cloud of black fog in front of him.
"I've finally found you. Is this the master behind you?" Gu Zheng looked at the cloud of black fog. As if he had already recognized the other party's identity, he revealed a victorious smile.
"You can't know who the master is!" Li Li began to carefully crawl up. He didn't expect that the other party would really find the memory that he had purposely forgotten.
"Is that so? I definitely know the master behind you because I just killed one a while ago! "Gu Zheng put him down and said deliberately.
"Impossible, impossible, you don't know at all." Li Li felt as if he had really gone crazy. His eyes were blank as he muttered to himself.
"Is that master of yours a demon god?"
"Ah!"
"That's impossible, master!"
As Gu Zheng's words fell, Li Li was completely stunned. Then, he glanced at Gu Zheng. He actually directly lost his breath in front of his eyes, and his soul dissipated.
"Friend, it seems like you also know something."
Gu Zheng raised his head and looked behind him. It was the female Jin Xian who had answered his question. She couldn't help but exclaim. She seemed to know something.
When she saw Gu Zheng looking at her, she carefully retreated to the back.
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