At this moment, there was a strange scene in the simple and crude living room above.
Originally, Gu Zheng and Elder Xiong were chatting. Now, Elder Xiong was happily chatting with Feng Ying, who had just returned. They were talking about secrets that even Gu Zheng didn't know about.
As for Gu Zheng, he was arguing with Wan 'er, who had been brought back by Feng Ying. However, when he saw the stone next to Wan' er's hand, which emitted beams of light from time to time, he knew what the source of the argument was.
One was destroying while the other was reinforcing. The two of them were constantly declaring their sovereignty.
Even though Gu Zheng didn't want to argue with her, the other party's stubborn face was still pestering him to the end. It gave Gu Zheng an incomparable headache. He wished he could cover his ears, but he also had to look at the stone to prevent the other party from taking it back.
Gu Zheng was also incomparably gloomy. Previously, he had been rejoicing that the other party had left. He could only raise his spirits and exchange blows with the other party. How could the other party be his match? Often, with just a few words, the other party would be infuriated by Gu Zheng's words or be rendered speechless. This was his only source of amusement. It was like playing with a child.
All of this came to an abrupt end when a person barged in. Aside from Wan 'er, who was still secretly breaking the restrictions above, everyone else was looking at this person whose aura was constantly tense. His face was wrinkled, as if he was enduring great pain.
"Elder Piao, why are you here?" When Feng Ying saw who it was, she immediately stood up in surprise.
"Miss Bai is trapped inside. Hurry up and save her!" Elder Piao gasped and squeezed out these words from between his teeth. However, his eyes were fixed on Gu Zheng.
"What happened? How is this possible? Miss Bai told me confidently before that as long as I had the Cleansing Flame, nothing would be a problem. "Feng Ying's face was a little sluggish. She didn't understand what he meant and asked subconsciously.
"Let's go down first. I can't take it anymore." Elder Piao gasped for breath once more. Then, he left behind these words and disappeared.
However, after he left, he looked deeply at Gu Zheng. The meaning in his eyes was self-evident.
"What's going on?" Gu Zheng stood up and asked with a frown.
He was a little confused. How could there be an accident when the other party was ninety percent sure of success? They were not some kitten or puppy, but the famous Phoenix Clan.
"I don't know if you can accompany me down there." Feng Ying's heart was also incomparably anxious as she pleaded with Gu Zheng.
Under normal circumstances, it would be impossible for outsiders to enter. This showed the urgency in his heart.
"Alright, I'll go with you and see what's going on." Gu Zheng turned to look at Elder Xiong. "I'll go down first. Help me look after my things."
Elder Xiong nodded, indicating that he understood. On the other hand, Wan 'er, who was beside him, did not say anything to show her authority. She also knew that the situation had changed greatly.
By the time Gu Zheng followed the anxious Feng Ying all the way to the bottom, he saw that Elder Piao was already anxiously pacing around in circles. When he saw Gu Zheng and the others come down, he obviously heaved a sigh of relief.
"Now that Miss Bai is trapped inside, if too much time passes, she will definitely be sealed inside. Now that Li Huan has been thrown out, I would like you to summon a Cleansing Glass Flame to help Miss Bai. If you can help Miss Bai get out and completely suppress her inside, the entire Phoenix Clan will be endlessly grateful to you. If you have any requests after this, just say it. Anything is possible!"
Gu Zheng's group had just arrived, and before they could even open their mouths, Elder Piao had already rattled on. He even allowed Gu Zheng to voice out his own opinion. Judging from Elder Piao's appearance, even a drop of the golden Phoenix's heart blood would not be a problem, or even a bigger request would be accepted.
He didn't know who this Young Lady Bai was, but he could see that Feng Ying and Elder Piao, who was a quasi-sage, were so anxious. Clearly, they weren't ordinary people. They actually made their subordinates risk an unknown price to rush out and ask for help.
"I would like to ask, my strength is not high, why do you insist on my help?" Even though Gu Zheng knew that the other party was anxious, he still wanted to make things clear.
"Li Huan! Li Huan is the most precious treasure of our Phoenix Clan, especially the Cleansing Glass Flame inside. It is the nemesis of all evil in the world, and is also the natural enemy of the Li Huan. The rest of us do not know how to use Li Huan, only you can. "Feng Ying quickly explained.
"However, have you ever thought about how difficult it is to create a Cleansing Flame? Even for me, it is impossible for me to condense another Cleansing Flame in such a short period of time. Furthermore, the Li Bracelet that I gave you earlier contained the final Cleansing Flame." Gu Zheng spread out his hands and said in a very helpless manner.
This time, the two people in front of him turned pale. Elder Piao had thought of this problem before. After all, the Cleansing Fire needed to be nurtured for a long time. Even at their peak, their clan did not have ten Cleansing Flames. It was clear how precious they were.
"How about this, I'll personally go inside and see what needs to be done." Gu Zheng saw the other party's despair and asked.
"No, that's not a place that ordinary people can stay. Even if you are a little different, you can't go in and throw your life away." Although Elder Piao wanted to agree, he knew how dangerous that place was. Even he could not return after going in, let alone someone as weak as Gu Zheng.
The strength of that place was actually not very strong. The only troublesome thing was the powerful negative emotions. Even they could not avoid it because Bai Jiu was different. After all, they were born different.
Gu Zheng wasn't surprised that Elder Piao was able to see through him. However, he felt that he could still give it a try. After all, he was still relying on the Li Ring. However, he still had to state his conditions. "How about this? If I succeed in saving Miss Bai, you will remove the seal on the Li Ring for me. Also, convince Wan 'er to give up on the item in her hands."
Gu Zheng's conditions were not too much. They did not feel offended. After all, he was risking his life to save Bai Jiu. Moreover, he had also raised the conditions before. In their opinion, there was a high chance that they would die in there. Thus, such a suggestion was very reasonable.
After all, the greater the risk, the greater the reward. Moreover, they were willing to give up everything to save Miss Bai.
As for their supreme treasure, the Li Ring, it was not very useful to them at this time. As long as they could solve this problem, they would not even have a chance to fight. Moreover, if they really wanted to comprehend it, they could go find Gu Zheng and pay a certain price to have him condense the flame seed for them to comprehend. No matter what, a few of them would be able to comprehend it.
"No problem. However, I still don't mind you throwing your life away. Perhaps this is her fate." Elder Piao agreed immediately. However, he still tried to persuade him.
"With your promise, I'm naturally willing to take on this little bit of risk. After all, I'm taking away your supreme treasure and you're helping me persuade another innate supreme treasure. It's definitely worth it," Gu Zheng shook his head and said.
Elder Piao was just worried. In fact, his request was already high enough. If it was a normal race, they would rather sacrifice their own people than give up the supreme treasure outside. It was still the same sentence. For the Phoenix Race, this kind of supreme treasure was no longer of much use. Instead, Miss Bai's identity was the most precious.
She was the only bloodline of the Wind Race. There was no need to talk about her status. Not to mention, she was Elder Piao's sweetheart.
"Don't waste time. After a long time, I'm afraid you won't need me anymore." Gu Zheng saw that Elder Piao did not reply. Instead, he urged him. After all, from Elder Piao's words, Miss Bai was prepared to sacrifice herself to complete the seal. However, his arrival gave her a glimmer of hope.
He did not know what went wrong with this glimmer of hope.
"Since you've decided, Gu Zheng, we definitely won't refuse. I guarantee that when you come out, that Innate Spiritual Treasure will belong to you. Wan 'er won't have any objections either. We also have a gift for you. But don't be surprised. After all, you're determined to get that Innate Spiritual Treasure," said Feng Ying.
"Alright, lead the way then. I want that supreme treasure no matter what, even if it will be troublesome." Gu Zheng did not understand the price that Elder Piao was talking about. Obviously, there was no harm in it. Otherwise, he would have told him directly. There was not much time left, and he did not have the chance to ask about it in detail. No matter what the price was, as long as there was no extra Chuchu, he would definitely not let go of that supreme treasure.
After speaking, Gu Zheng followed Elder Piao and left the place. They continued to head underground. Feng Ying turned back and began to plan for Gu Zheng to get that supreme treasure. She was confident about this. However, when she thought about whether Gu Zheng would go back on his words after knowing the result, it was his problem.
The prerequisite was that he could come out from inside. Otherwise, everything would be in vain.
"There is a space inside. It is not big and is about the size of an ordinary city. It is equivalent to an irregular circle. But you don't have to worry. The outer layer is very sturdy. Other than Saints, no one can break it."
As they walked quickly, Elder Piao explained the situation inside to Gu Zheng in detail. With Miss Bai able to enter, most of the secrets inside were not secrets to them.
"There is only one kind of creature inside. It is a creature that looks similar to us. It is covered in black flames. However, it is not very dangerous. Most of them are not even at the level of Grand Heavenly Realm. They only have simple instincts. Their attacks on the surface are not very powerful apart from their aura."
Gu Zheng nodded silently. Since the creatures inside were not very dangerous, the reason why they could not enter was because of the special environment inside. Elder Piao's next words confirmed his guess.
"The most dangerous thing inside is the gray fog that is constantly drifting in the air. This fog does not have any life and we do not know how it is produced. But once you come into contact with it, you will slowly be assimilated into that black monster. Your mind will subconsciously sink into depravity and become bloodthirsty. More importantly, we do not have any way to resist this black fog. We suffered a great loss once before."
"Don't worry. The black creatures inside did not assimilate our kind. They evolved according to our appearance." Elder Piao explained when he saw the strange look in Gu Zheng's eyes.
"We were the ones who opened up that passage. I will not elaborate on the details. There is a giant tree inside that looks exactly the same as the one outside. In the center of the giant tree, there is a mouth that is constantly spewing out black fog. That fog is the source of the corrosion outside. As long as you injure it once, it will be enough."
"Why can't we destroy it?" Gu Zheng asked for the first time.
"Do you think we haven't tried? Instead of injuring it, it will be more harmful to it. If you have the ability to purify all the evil in the world, then that mouth will automatically disappear without a trace."
"And now, it has gathered its last great power. As long as we defeat it this time, under our suppression, its power will be completely purified."
"Because Miss Bai has entered too many times, her power has been greatly reduced. In addition to the gray fog, if you want to injure it again, you will have to take it down with you. Because it is not that easy to injure it. Ordinary methods will not be able to do it. Don't use the methods of humans. Use your true power. Otherwise, you will not be able to come out."
Following Elder Piao's last serious warning, Gu Zheng followed him to a very spacious place. Especially when the phoenixes at the side were all looking at him in unison, he could clearly sense that their gazes were filled with scrutiny and disbelief, as well as even more suspicion.
Gu Zheng only glanced at them. Then, his gaze fell on the giant tree. His gaze focused as he muttered.
"A parasol tree?"
Even the tree that the phoenixes lived in had encountered such a serious problem. He wondered if it had anything to do with it.
Gu Zheng looked at the black shadow that seemed to have life. He also wanted to know what had happened to the phoenixes back then. However, it was obvious that no one would take the initiative to tell him.
Without stopping, Gu Zheng bent down to pick up the Li Ring on the magma and began to inspect it.
Buzz buzz.
The Li Ring's body began to tremble, as if it was complaining about its grievances.
"No problem. I'm going in."
The Li Ring itself did not suffer any damage. However, the Cleansing Glass Flame from before had indeed been shattered. At this moment, there was no longer any complete Cleansing Flame inside the Li Ring. Only the incomplete Cleansing Flame was still inside.
"Be careful. I will use our power to help you open an entrance."
At the last moment, Elder Piao did not say anything more. He gave a simple order and transmitted a message to the other elders beside him.
The other three elders were very shocked. However, they still jumped out of the magma and turned into two women and one man. They stood beside Elder Piao.
"Friend Gu, stand in the middle of the parasol tree. We will help you open an entrance that will last for a few breaths. You need to go in immediately." Soon, they were ready. Elder Piao said to Gu Zheng.
Gu Zheng nodded. He leaped and stood on a branch. His entire body was like a feather. The branch did not sway at all as he stood on it. His eyes were fixed on the black mark in front of him.
When they saw that Gu Zheng was ready, they did not hesitate. The few of them attacked at the same time. Rays of golden light flew out from their palms and intertwined in the air. Finally, they condensed into an extremely hard golden spear. In an instant, it pierced through Gu Zheng's head and landed on the black mark.
Following a huge explosion, a small hole was forcefully blasted open in the wall.
Before the air waves at the side subsided, Gu Zheng's figure had already turned into a ray of light and rushed in. He disappeared outside. The hole quickly closed up by itself.
"Do you think he can succeed?"
"No matter what, I hope he can succeed. Just this courage alone is enough to see his potential. As long as he can come out."
"Let's go back first and return to our positions. No matter what, we have to make a final plan."
Elder Piao did not get involved. Like the other elders, he returned to the area he was in charge of. He led his subordinates and prepared to sneak in. However, before he entered, he took a deep look at the black mark.
Soon, the entire cave became empty again. Only the golden light from the parasol tree continued to fall.
After Gu Zheng took the opportunity to rush in, he immediately raised a huge layer of red flames around his body. Firstly, it was to protect himself. Secondly, it was to check the surrounding environment.
It was pitch-black here. Only the power of the flames could penetrate the mysterious power here. He could barely see the surroundings. The space was spacious enough. However, this was only the outer passage. Just as Elder Piao said, there was no danger. It was just a simple passage. Only after passing through and truly entering would one be able to see the world inside.
Once inside, he did not need the help of the flames to check the surrounding terrain. Because it was like dawn, there was a layer of fog in the distance. He could not see clearly, but the surroundings would not affect him to a certain extent.
Following the winding passage that was like a blood vessel, Gu Zheng quickly felt his way forward. He did not want to see that so-called Miss Bai had already died and his mission had failed.
After half a cup of tea's worth of time, the passageway in front of them suddenly expanded once more. At the end of the passageway, they could already see the misty sky. It was like a mass of dark clouds. Just looking at it made one's heart feel heavy, as if nothing in the world could arouse Gu Zheng's interest, leaving him completely disheartened.
"Interesting."
He had not completely entered and was only at the periphery, but he was already affected. This was even after Gu Zheng knew in advance and had taken precautions. It was no wonder that the Phoenix race could not do anything about this place. Only Miss Bai, who was not affected, could enter.
"Crack!"
Gu Zheng stretched out his hand and snapped his fingers in mid-air. The Li Bracelet on his hand flashed and a familiar little bird flew out and landed on Gu Zheng's shoulder. It kept pecking at his cheek, as if complaining that Gu Zheng had not released it for a long time.
"I'll have to rely on you next."
Gu Zheng stroked the little bird's head with his palm, calming down some of the flames that rose from it.
Ever since he came to the Black Dungeon, he had let the little bird condense the Cleansing Flame in his spare time. Naturally, there was no chance for it to appear. However, Gu Zheng did not expect that he would be able to condense three Cleansing Flames in such a short time after going to the Small Chiliocosm.
When he thought about how he still had to go in, coupled with the increase in the power of the Li Bracelet, his killing move could be treated as an ordinary move. Whoever came would eat his Cleansing Flame first. Just thinking about it made him happy.
Of course, as his enemy, he was afraid.
The little bird spread its wings and circled Gu Zheng. With a cry, a layer of pure white flames formed outside Gu Zheng.
Gu Zheng took a deep breath and walked out.
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