Faced with Lu Qi's question, Gongsun Changsheng sneered, "Before you came in, a man and a woman came in."
"A man and a woman? Is the man young and average-looking? Is the woman young and pretty? "Lu Qi asked again.
"That's right. Do you know these two? Who are they? "
Gongsun Changsheng spent most of his time overseas and rarely interacted with others. Although he saw Gu Zheng and Meow Meow, he didn't know their names or where they came from.
"The man is called Gu Zheng. He is the current Sect Leader of Emei Sect. As for the woman, she is a demon cultivator. Her identity should be his servant."
Lu Qi paused, then sneered and said to himself, "It's strange that you didn't come in to search for treasures when you have the dragon blood crystals! But I didn't expect that Gu Zheng would dare to come in, he really doesn't know what's good for him! Since we've met, let's settle our old scores! "
"Demon cultivator? What realm is she in? "Gongsun Changsheng asked.
"You're asking me, but who should I ask?" Lu Qi sneered, "Gongsun Changsheng, so many years have passed, it seems that you still haven't solved the secret of Heavenly Conch Cave. This makes me very happy!"
"Hmph, I haven't solved the secret of Heavenly Conch Cave, but you haven't solved it either. Otherwise, I wouldn't have seen you in Heavenly Conch Cave! "Gongsun Changsheng retorted.
"I don't have time to argue with you!"
Lu Qi waved his hand impatiently, "The road leads to the sky, let's go our separate ways. But don't blame me for not warning you if you dare to provoke me with your divine thoughts or any demonic creatures again! When I find you again, it's either you die or I die! "
Lu Qi walked straight ahead, but Gongsun Changsheng's voice sounded behind him, "The source of the energy fluctuation of heaven and earth that I can sense is here, where are you going?"
"The last time Heavenly Conch Cave opened, I didn't have any breakthrough there. This time, I want to take a look at another place. If you're still willing to try there, you can try there."
Lu Qi didn't even look back. Now he wanted to find the disciple of the Black Sky Snail Sect. According to the original plan, the disciple of the Black Sky Snail Sect would assist him in finding the treasure in the Heavenly Snail Cavern.
Unfortunately, Lu Qi did not know that the disciple of the Black Sky Snail Sect had already met with misfortune.
The Heaven and Earth Energy fluctuations were generated by the Immortal Array. Gongsun Changsheng had studied the Immortal Array in the Celestial Snail Grotto for at least 100 years.
When the Heavenly Snail Grotto opened ten years ago, Gongsun Changsheng still had no idea how to crack the Immortal Formation. However, in the past ten years, Gongsun Chang Sheng had made a major breakthrough in his research on immortal formations!
Although Gongsun Changsheng was still some distance away from the Immortal Formation, he had already observed the Immortal Formation the day before and was confident that he could break it.
However, it would take Gongsun Changsheng at least half a month to break the Immortal Formation by himself. This was something that made people very angry.
No one understood the evil aura in the Heavenly Snail Grotto better than Gongsun Changsheng, so he understood a rule of the evil aura in the Heavenly Snail Grotto.
The safe period after the opening of the Heavenly Snail Grotto was seven days. In the two periods before and after the safe period, the closer one was to the safe period, the lower the danger level. The further one was from the safe period, the higher the danger level.
However, the relatively safe period between the two ends was actually only two days each! In other words, if one entered the Heavenly Snail Grotto three days before it opened or stayed in the Heavenly Snail Grotto three days after it closed, even if Gongsun Changsheng's demonized body was eroded by the overbearing evil aura and he would still become a monster in the Heavenly Snail Grotto!
Reality always made people feel helpless. However, at this moment, Gongsun Changsheng looked at Lu Qi's back. After a struggle, the hesitation in his eyes finally turned into determination.
"Lu Qi, I'm confident that I can break this Immortal Formation. Do you want to cooperate?"
Gongsun Changsheng's words made Lu Qi's heart explode. He turned around and stared at Gongsun Changsheng. When he saw that Gongsun Changsheng wasn't looking for trouble, Lu Qi asked, "If we cooperate, how long will it take you to break the Immortal Array?"
The Immortal Formation was not equivalent to a treasure. Who knew if there was anything in the treasure that could bind people? Therefore, the time needed to be short. After all, Lu Qi also understood that after the Heavenly Snail Grotto closed, the longer one stayed here, the higher the chance of dying.
"If you and I work together, I think it will only take five days at most!" Gongsun Changsheng said confidently.
"Five days?"
Lu Qi frowned. Then, his eyes lit up. "Five days is still a little long! Since you chose to cooperate, your goal must be to get it done quickly. Why don't we get another person to work with us? "
"As long as the other party is an immortal cultivator, I'm confident that I can break the Immortal Formation within two days!"
Gongsun Changsheng paused. Then, he gritted his teeth and said, "When you say find someone to work with, are you referring to the demon cultivator with Gu Zheng?"
Gongsun Changsheng really hated Gu Zheng and Meow Meow from the bottom of his heart, especially after he proposed to cooperate with Lu Qi! If it were not for Gu Zheng and Meow Meow, Gongsun Changsheng would have brought the angry man into the Heavenly Snail Grotto. Then, he would not have been forced by Lu Qi one moment and asked for cooperation the next moment.
"Looks like you have a grudge against Gu Zheng and Meow Meow Meow too?" Lu Qi smiled happily. "Very well, we can put our grudges aside first. After we're done using him, we can get rid of him. Isn't that better?"
"That's a good idea, but what if he doesn't cooperate with us?" Gongsun Changsheng sneered.
Lu Qi smiled coldly. "If he doesn't cooperate, then we'll kill them. They're our enemies anyway!"
"Sure!"
Gongsun Changsheng agreed with a sinister smile. However, the sinister smile on his face soon turned into surprise.
Gongsun Changsheng and Lu Qi were now in a relatively large space. Both of them could see that in the only karst cave on their way here, there were many demonized monsters rushing towards them.
"Gongsun Changsheng, what's the meaning of this?"
Lu Qi roared. He waved his hand and a flying sword appeared in his hand.
As soon as he noticed the abnormality, he immediately glared at him. He even took out the Celestial Artifact that he did not use in the fight just now. It was obvious how fragile this cooperation was.
"Don't misunderstand, I'm not controlling them. As for why they're coming, I don't know either! If you don't believe me, look, the light patterns on my face have not appeared. How can I control them? "Gongsun Changsheng hurriedly explained.
"Hmph, even if you're not controlling them, the restlessness of these monsters is related to you! Anyway, I don't care. If you want to prove your innocence, I'll leave these monsters to you! "
Lu Qi sneered and flew up, hanging on the high ceiling of the cave like a bat.
"What the hell is going on?"
Gongsun Changsheng gnashed his teeth in anger. His fingers moved continuously, and suddenly light patterns appeared on his face.
"Howl!"
The monsters, who had been silent, suddenly became manic because of Gongsun Changsheng's gestures. However, they did not stop and still rushed towards Gongsun Changsheng.
Gongsun Changsheng was very surprised. His body had been demonized, so he had a certain degree of control over the general evil energy and even some demonized animals! The daemons that were charging towards him should have stopped under his control, but now, not only did his control not work, what made him even more incredulous was that the 'thread' connecting him to the daemons was weakening to the point of disappearing!
"Stop!"
Gongsun Changsheng roared. His fingers moved quickly, and he pushed his palms forward fiercely.
The air trembled with Gongsun Changsheng's palms, and stones fell from the top of the cave. The aggressive monsters all stopped in an instant.
"Phew …"
Gongsun Changsheng let out a long sigh of relief, but before he could finish, the 'thread' that connected him to the monsters snapped.
"Howl!"
The monsters, who had stopped at first, rushed towards Gongsun Changsheng again with an even more violent momentum.
There were as many as twelve monsters, and they had a variety of ways to attack their targets. Some ran on the ground, some flew in the air, some breathed fire, and some waved their sharp claws and fangs.
"You're courting death!"
Gongsun Changsheng flicked his sleeve, and a strong immortal power turned into a gust of wind. Not only did it neutralize the attacks of the monsters, but it also blew their bodies up and sent them crashing into the cave wall.
Although the monsters were aggressive, they could not withstand a single blow from Gongsun Changsheng. After all, Gongsun Changsheng was a late-stage Soul Formation cultivator.
"You good-for-nothings!"
Gongsun Changsheng, who had sent the monsters flying with a flick of his sleeve, cursed. His body turned into an afterimage, and he rushed into the group of monsters and began a massacre. He almost chopped the monsters into pieces, and the twelve monsters were turned into broken limbs and minced meat on the ground.
The smell of blood in the air was very strong. Gongsun Changsheng, who did not avoid the blood of the monsters, was like a man of blood at this moment. He put his bleeding finger into his mouth and sucked it, then said to Lu Qi, who was in the air, "Come down!"
Lu Qi floated down from the top of the cave, but he landed at a place far away from Gongsun Changsheng. Gongsun Changsheng's inhuman killing method just now made him, a demonic cultivator, feel a chill.
"What the hell is going on?"
Lu Qi already believed that these monsters were not under Gongsun Changsheng's control. After all, Gongsun Changsheng had no reason to do so.
"I don't know. I've never encountered such a situation before."
Gongsun Changsheng seemed to be appeased by the killing in his heart. After he finished speaking, he was still cleaning his finger with his tongue.
"Do you think this abnormality has something to do with that demonic cultivator?" Lu Qi asked.
"Does it really have something to do with them?"
Gongsun Changsheng murmured. His body shook, and the demonic blood that was originally attached to the surface of his body turned into a blood-red mist, which he swallowed into his mouth.
"Let's wait here! She must be able to sense the source of the energy fluctuations of heaven and earth. She should be coming here now, and it won't be long before she appears, "Lu Qi said.
As the controller, Gu Zheng naturally knew that the monsters sent out were all dead. At this time, he was still approaching the destination with a slight smile on his face.
"Does it feel good to keep smiling?" The Artifact Spirit asked.
"Of course. After all, this proves the strength of the Artifact Spirit Food Cultivation!" Gu Zheng said.
While Gongsun Changsheng was forming hand seals in an attempt to regain control, Gu Zheng was also consolidating his position as the controller. In the end, he was able to obtain victory in this battle.
"Judging from the time of the monsters' death, the place where they died coincides with our destination. It seems that the culprit is also near the immortal formation. You should be mentally prepared," the Artifact Spirit said.
"I'm definitely mentally prepared, but I don't think a fight will happen!" Gu Zheng said.
"Why do you think so?" The Artifact Spirit asked with a smile.
"If the culprit was prepared to fight, they would have come to me long ago. Why would they wait until now and not show up?" Gu Zheng said with a smile.
As they approached the destination, Gu Zheng and Meow Meow saw Gongsun Changsheng and Lu Qi waiting for them.
Although it was Gu Zheng's first time seeing Gongsun Changsheng, he recognized him at a glance. After all, the angry man had described his former master's appearance.
Gu Zheng looked at Gongsun Changsheng and Lu Qi calmly. Lu Qi and Gongsun Changsheng, on the other hand, looked at Meow Meow with caution and shock. Behind Gu Zheng and Meow Meow were four monsters standing like guards.
Although the strength of the four monsters was not much, they were monsters that had been snatched from Gongsun Changsheng's control after all. With such ability, one could not help but look at them in a different light.
"Emei Sect Leader Gu Zheng?"
Gongsun Changsheng was the first to speak, squinting at Gu Zheng as he spoke.
To Gongsun Changsheng, Meow Meow was the only one he had to be cautious of. Gu Zheng was just a worm.
"That's right. Who are you?" Gu Zheng asked even though he already knew the answer.
"I'm Gongsun Changsheng, Hong Nu's master!" Gongsun Changsheng said through gritted teeth.
"Hong Nu?"
Gu Zheng continued to play dumb. He did not want Gongsun Changsheng to know that he had changed Hong Nu's name to the angry man and that she was now his servant.
"I'm the monster you killed on Foggy Wind Island!"
Gongsun Changsheng shouted angrily and released his aura. A powerful pressure pressed down on Gu Zheng.
"How dare you!"
Meow Meow shouted and stomped her little foot. Similarly, a pressure was generated and diluted Gongsun Changsheng's pressure.
Meow Meow's cultivation was at the mid-stage of the Earth Demon Realm, which was equivalent to a mid-stage Soul Formation Cultivator. However, Meow Meow had the bloodline of an ancient divine beast, so her true strength was definitely higher than a mid-stage Soul Formation Cultivator.
"Gongsun Changsheng, calm down!"
Lu Qi shook his head at Gongsun Changsheng. At the same time, he scolded Gongsun Changsheng in his heart for being a fool. Since he wanted to cooperate with Gu Zheng, he would not fight with Gu Zheng because of Hong Nu. So, why did he say this and make Gu Zheng vigilant? If it were Lu Qi, he would never say anything that he should not say!
"The new Sect Leader of the Emei Sect is young and promising! You can even take a monster at this level as your servant. It's really enviable! "Lu Qi smiled at Gu Zheng.
"Who are you?" Gu Zheng frowned.
It was also the first time that Gu Zheng met Lu Qi, but he recognized him at first glance.
When they first came to Blood Tide Island, Mu Chunfeng had promised Gu Zheng that she would help him collect some information about the Sacred Blood Sect. Gu Zheng had naturally heard of the Great Elder of the Sacred Blood Sect, who had an old voice and a young face. He was so recognizable.
"I'm just a Rogue Cultivator. There's no need to mention my name." Lu Qi smiled. "Since Sect Leader Gu has also come to the Heavenly Snail Cave, you must also be thinking about the treasures here. I won't hide it from Sect Leader Gu. The treasures are guarded by a Celestial Formation. If you want to enter the treasures, you must break all the Celestial Formations. However, the Celestial Formations cannot be broken by one person. Even if three people work together, it will still take two days! Sect Leader Gu, I wonder if you are interested in cooperating? "
Lu Qi also looked down on Gu Zheng. If Gu Zheng was not Meow Meow's master, he would not even have the right to talk to him! But what made him helpless was that Meow Meow stood behind Gu Zheng obediently. He had no choice but to ask Gu Zheng about it.
"I need to take a look at the Celestial Formation first before I can decide whether to cooperate or not." Gu Zheng also smiled.
"Kid, what's your cultivation level?" Gongsun Changsheng asked angrily.
In the past, the weapon spirit could hide Gu Zheng's cultivation level from others. After Gu Zheng became an Immortal Cultivator, the weapon spirit could make his cultivation level appear to be that of a Cultivator in the eyes of other Immortal Cultivators! If they did not check his body, even a late-stage Void Return cultivator would not be able to discover his true cultivation level. Of course, if Gu Zheng used any excessive means, it would still be the same as before. He would not be able to hide it from other Immortal Cultivators.
Because of this, Gu Zheng was only a late-stage Fifth Level cultivator in Gongsun Changsheng and Lu Qi's eyes.
Gu Zheng looked at Gongsun Changsheng coldly and said word by word, "Do you not want to cooperate?"
Gu Zheng naturally understood what this so-called cooperation was all about. Therefore, he didn't place much importance on this kind of cooperation. After all, he did not have much hope of finding the treasures on this trip.
"You …"
"Alright, what's the harm in letting them take a look?"
Before Gongsun Changsheng could finish his sentence, Lu Qi interrupted him.
Smiling at the two, Gu Zheng brought Meow Meow to the source of the energy fluctuations he had first sensed.
With the sound of dripping water, Gu Zheng stood in front of the seemingly empty cave wall.
"How is it?"
Gu Zheng looked inwardly at the weapon spirit who stood quietly in the small garden.
"Gu Zheng, according to my initial speculation, this is a three-layered immortal formation!
"The first layer of the immortal formation is not only a concealment formation, but also an illusory one. This illusory formation should be one that is both real and illusory.
"Since we haven't solved the first layer of the illusion formation, it's more difficult to deduce the details of the second layer. I can only tell you according to the traditional three-layer immortal formation. This second layer should be a trapping formation. Based on the current situation, the best way to solve this kind of immortal formation is for the three of you to work together."
"As for the third layer, it should be a very powerful killing formation!" the weapon spirit said.
"Looks like I have to work with them," Gu Zheng said with a frown.
"You don't seem to have any other choice but to work together," the weapon spirit said with a smile.
Gu Zheng nodded. "In this situation, they know how to decipher the formation. If I don't work with them, they will definitely work together to deal with me first. In this way, it will be very difficult to decipher the immortal formation no matter who lives or dies. Rather than that, it is better to work with them and act according to the circumstances to break them one by one! "
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