Before going up the Star Ruins Mountain, Gu Zheng felt that something might happen to Sun Cheng, so he gave him a lot of Celestial Artifacts. Among these Celestial Artifacts, one of them was the Correlation Jade Token. One was with Sun Cheng, and the other was broken in Gu Zheng's hands.
Through the Correlation Jade Token, Gu Zheng could see what was happening around Sun Cheng in a short period of time.
When Sun Cheng was talking to Old Man Wu, he had already used the Correlation Jade Token. Gu Zheng had already seen everything that happened around him.
Now that Sun Cheng had self-destructed and died, the Correlation Jade Token in Gu Zheng's hands was also broken.
Gu Zheng clenched his fists and closed his eyes. Sun Cheng's cry before his death still echoed in his mind.
A moment later, Gu Zheng opened his eyes.
"Sun Cheng died because of me!" Gu Zheng gritted his teeth and said.
Although he couldn't know what Old Man Wu had said to Sun Cheng through the Correlation Jade Token, Gu Zheng could guess some things from Sun Cheng's words. Therefore, he understood that after entering the Celestial Mountain, Sun Cheng had a different encounter from him because of the choice of Celestial Artifacts under the Celestial Mountain.
"Don't blame yourself. Whether Sun Cheng was afraid that you would be embarrassed or he trusted you very much, he was still willing to follow your suggestion when Xiong San had already made the wrong choice. This can only be said to be a tribulation that he can't escape from!" the Artifact Spirit said.
"Whether this is Sun Cheng's tribulation or not, it has something to do with me. I want to see what's on this Star Ruins Mountain. I'll remember Sun Cheng's revenge!"
Gu Zheng had a very strong hatred for the Cloud Mist Spirit that he had yet to meet.
Gu Zheng finally reached the end of the thousand-step long step. His legs were weak, and when he reached the last step, he almost fell to the ground.
Gu Zheng couldn't remember how long it had been since he was so tired. If it wasn't for the incident with Sun Cheng, he might have really climbed up the last step of the long step. After all, the straighter he stood, the heavier the pressure. However, Sun Cheng had died in the Astral Ruins Mountain. This caused Gu Zheng to develop great hostility towards everything in the Astral Ruins Mountain. Even though the last part of the journey had been very difficult for him, he still stood straight.
Glancing at the surroundings, Gu Zheng found that there were as many as seven Immortal Palaces on the mountain.
Instead of going to the Immortal Palaces immediately, Gu Zheng sat on the ground and adjusted his breathing...
In just one day, Gu Zheng had experienced too many things. From the fight with the Jiang Family before the birth of the treasure, to the confrontation with the Golden-winged Giant Condor and the others after the birth of the treasure, to entering the primitive space to heal his injuries, to experiencing the fatal crisis of the Death Thunderstorm, to discovering the jade-white electric light, and tracking everything that had happened on the Star Ruins Mountain. Thinking about all these things now, it felt like a month had passed.
He didn't know what unknown things were waiting in the Immortal Palaces. If nothing appeared to interfere, Gu Zheng planned to recover well. When he faced danger, he would be able to use the remarkable abilities of the Immortal Region.
Like Gu Zheng, Fairy Fei Yu and Xiong San, who had reached the top of the mountain first, didn't immediately enter the Immortal Palaces. They also set up restrictions around them and adjusted their breathing.
"Every time this kind of wait is the most difficult time. I really want to see what they will do next."
In the sky above the Star Ruins Mountain, Old Man Wu looked at the situation of Gu Zheng and the others below and used his mind to communicate with the female Cloud Mist Spirit.
The female Cloud Mist Spirit didn't say anything. She looked at Gu Zheng and didn't know what she was thinking.
"Wu Yaya, it's boring to wait anyway. Why don't we make a bet?" Old Man Wu said again.
"What do you want to bet?"
The female Cloud Mist Spirit called Wu Yaya looked at Old Man Wu.
"Let's bet on which of the three of them will want to enter the Spirit Palace!" Old Man Wu said.
"Okay, you choose first!" Wu Yaya said.
"I choose her. Her cultivation is the highest among these people, so she will definitely take the shortest time to adjust her breathing!"
The person Old Man Wu was talking about was Fairy Fei Yu.
"I choose him."
The person Wu Yaya chose was Gu Zheng.
"Why did you choose him? Among the three of them, he was the last one to reach the top of the mountain! "
Old Man Wu paused for a moment, then suddenly said, "Did you take a fancy to the spirit in his body?"
"No, I felt the anger in his body, so I think he will enter the Spirit Palace first," Wu Yaya said.
"What are the stakes?" Old Man Wu asked.
"Same old rules!"
Wu Yaya's words made Old Man Wu tremble, as if he was very scared.
"Okay, same old rules it is. I can't remember how many times I haven't won against you. I miss your taste very much!"
Old Man Wu smacked his lips, looking very fascinated.
Wu Yaya, who had a calm expression, squinted her eyes, and Old Man Wu, who was a little smug, quickly lowered his head.
The two spirits stopped talking to each other, waiting for the bet to begin.
Two hours later, Fairy Fei Yu stood up first among Gu Zheng and the other two.
"You're going to lose!" Old Man Wu became excited.
"She just stood up and hasn't entered the Spirit Palace yet. It's hard to say."
As soon as Wu Yaya finished speaking, things didn't go as planned. Fairy Fei Yu didn't hesitate and immediately entered the Spirit Palace.
"Hehe, you lose!" Old Man Wu laughed.
Wu Yaya frowned and looked at Old Man Wu, then stretched out her arm without saying anything.
Old Man Wu pouted at Wu Yaya's outstretched arm and sucked, and the energy that made up Wu Yaya's body immediately flew into his body.
Old Man Wu didn't absorb Wu Yaya's energy for long, but his aura became stronger, while Wu Yaya's aura became weaker.
"Awesome, I almost forgot this feeling!"
Old Man Wu, whose aura had become stronger, laughed. Wu Yaya, who suddenly turned her head, frowned, and immediately launched an invisible attack. Old Man Wu, who had a smug expression, suddenly couldn't help but tremble.
"If it wasn't for the fact that you can't go back on your words, do you think you can absorb my energy? Don't forget the difference in seniority. Otherwise, even if I can't kill you, I'll make sure you live a comfortable life! "
Wu Yaya finished her sentence and ended her treatment of Old Man Wu.
"I just absorbed a little of your energy. If you think you're losing out, then go and absorb the spirit in that person's body!"
Wu Yaya frowned in thought when she heard Old Man Wu's aggrieved voice.
Gu Zheng had been sitting cross-legged for the longest time, and he was the last of the three to stand up.
"Are you ready to enter the immortal palace?" The artifact spirit asked.
"I'm ready, but I don't plan to enter the immortal palace in front of me." Gu Zheng said.
"Why?" The artifact spirit asked.
"The stairs are facing this immortal palace. It should be the one that the enemy wants me to enter the most. Why should I let him do as he wishes? As long as I have a choice, I definitely won't go to this immortal palace! "
Gu Zheng took a step forward as he spoke, avoiding the immortal palace closest to him.
"Then which immortal palace do you plan to go to?" The artifact spirit asked again.
"The immortal palaces here are all different in scale. The one I'm avoiding is the largest and looks the oldest. I want to go to the smallest and newest one."
The immortal palace Gu Zheng spoke of was also the furthest from him. Compared to the first immortal palace, it was several times smaller.
The journey was very peaceful. Gu Zheng walked towards the smallest immortal palace as if he was taking a stroll.
"Artifact spirit, this immortal palace gives me a special feeling." Gu Zheng said.
"How special?" The artifact spirit asked.
"I don't know. I just feel an inexplicable discomfort."
As they spoke, Gu Zheng had already arrived outside the smallest immortal palace.
"I don't see any traces left behind by time. It's new, as if it was just built."
Gu Zheng muttered and pushed open the tightly shut door of the immortal palace.
The scene in front of him changed. Gu Zheng didn't enter the interior of any immortal palace. He entered a special space.
The so-called special space was naturally not the real world. It was very similar to the immortal domain space and the immortal formation space, but it was also different from the two.
The temperature here was very low, the light was very dim, and a cold wind whistled past. Gu Zheng was standing in the void.
Suddenly turning his head, Gu Zheng felt something approaching from behind.
"Fellow Daoist Bai!"
A voice that was so excited that it was almost crying sounded. The thing approaching Gu Zheng was a ball of fog.
"You …"
Gu Zheng's eyes widened. The voice of the fog was exactly the same as Sun Cheng's.
"I'm Sun Cheng!"
The fog shook and changed into Sun Cheng's appearance.
"You're really Sun Cheng?"
Gu Zheng was very shocked. This black fog wasn't something like a soul. It was a kind of spiritual body that Gu Zheng didn't understand. However, it gave Gu Zheng a familiar feeling, making Gu Zheng feel that it was really Sun Cheng.
"Fellow Daoist, I'm really Sun Cheng. I did die when I self-destructed, but I exist in this state again!"
Sun Cheng was very anxious. For a moment, he didn't know how to explain his current special state.
"Don't be anxious. Think about it and tell me what you know!" Gu Zheng said.
"Don't be anxious? How can I not be anxious? I'm enduring great pain every minute and every second of communicating with you! "Sun Cheng's body that had turned into fog trembled in the air.
"Then what should we do? Can I help you? "Gu Zheng was also anxious, but there was nothing he could do.
"Fight with me. Perhaps this will make me feel better!"
Sun Cheng roared, and the cold wind in the air instantly condensed towards him. He turned into a strange bird that looked like a crow and rushed towards Gu Zheng.
Gu Zheng spread the Phoenix Eagle wings on his back. As he dodged Sun Cheng's attack, he asked, "Does this make you feel better?"
"Yes. Fellow Daoist, what method can you use to trap me? Only then will I feel better!" Sun Cheng said happily.
Gu Zheng frowned. A purple light flashed on his finger, and purple fog immediately flew out from the Purple Gold Fog Ring he had outside the Star Ruins Mountain.
The purple fog turned into a huge figure that seemed to be wearing a cloak in the air. With a wave of its arms, the crow that Sun Cheng had turned into was held in its arms.
"Ugh …"
Sun Cheng groaned and turned into fog again. However, he couldn't escape the imprisonment of the cloaked figure.
"Fellow Daoist, this ring that you obtained outside the Star Ruins Mountain is really a good thing!"
As if he was very satisfied with his current state, Sun Cheng actually had the heart to admire Gu Zheng's Purple Gold Fog Ring. This made Gu Zheng not know whether to laugh or cry.
"Fellow Daoist, what is going on? I'm waiting for you to explain it to me!" Gu Zheng said.
"Fellow Daoist, don't be anxious. I've almost figured it out. I'll tell you now!"
Sun Cheng's voice paused. Then, he began to tell Gu Zheng everything he knew, one by one.
According to Sun Cheng, after he self-destructed his immortal artifact, he really died. However, this death wasn't a real death, but another way of living!
After Gu Zheng entered the Immortal Palace, Sun Cheng was instantly reborn. He had all the memories of his life, and he also knew some things in an instant. Therefore, he understood that he had to kill the person in the Immortal Palace.
When he saw that the person in the Immortal Palace was Gu Zheng, Sun Cheng naturally couldn't do anything. However, killing the person was an order that was very difficult for him to break free from. His delay caused him great pain. At the same time, Sun Cheng was in a state of confusion after his rebirth. Although he didn't understand some things, he naturally learned some things as if he had awakened.
Sun Cheng told Gu Zheng that the name of the immortal mountain was the Starvoid Mountain. Every five hundred years, it would appear in the Fog of Death for a period of time. Their group was the last group of people to ascend the Starvoid Mountain before it disappeared. Before them, there had already been people who had ascended the Starvoid Mountain.
According to the rules of the Star Ruins Mountain, those who chose an intermediate-level immortal artifact at the foot of the mountain must die. However, Sun Cheng wasn't the only one who had chosen an intermediate-level immortal artifact. Therefore, if Sun Cheng wanted to duel with someone, only one of them would be able to survive.
This part of what Sun Cheng told Gu Zheng was something that he had already learned before he died. Although Gu Zheng had seen the images through the relevant jade slips and guessed the truth from Sun Cheng's words, he still only had a preliminary understanding of the Star Ruins Mountain.
Sun Cheng's deeper understanding of the Star Ruins Mountain came from his awakening.
Sun Cheng told Gu Zheng that all the immortal cultivators who met certain requirements and died on the Star Ruins Mountain would become the Palace Master of an exclusive Spirit Palace. Once an immortal cultivator stepped into the Spirit Palace, the Palace Master's task was to kill the immortal cultivator!
After becoming the Palace Master of the Spirit Palace, they were no longer immortal cultivators. They were just slaves of the Star Ruins Mountain. There were only two purposes for their existence. One was to cultivate day and night to provide energy for the Star Ruins Mountain. The other was to kill all the immortal cultivators who entered the Star Palace.
When it came to killing immortal cultivators, every Palace Master only had two chances to fail. After that, they would completely disappear. Moreover, every time they failed at the hands of immortal cultivators, the pain that the Palace Master had to endure was definitely no less than being skinned alive.
After hearing what Sun Cheng said, Gu Zheng couldn't help but ask, "My friend, since you have an order that can't be disobeyed, why are we still able to communicate like this? Logically speaking, this should be something that is prohibited! "
"This is indeed something that is prohibited. However, in my opinion, the reason why I was able to withstand the power of the prohibition and tell you what I know is most likely related to the fact that I have just been reborn in this way! This is because I have a feeling that my thoughts and consciousness will begin to disappear after a period of time. When that time comes, there may really be no more Sun Cheng. There will only be a slave who only knows how to execute orders! "
"What exactly is the Star Ruins Mountain?" Gu Zheng asked.
"In my opinion, the Star Ruins Mountain should be a fairy artifact. It is a fairy artifact that has already developed a consciousness but has yet to give birth to a spirit body. It was its consciousness that gave me the task that I had to do," Sun Cheng said.
"What are those two Cloud Spirits?" Gu Zheng asked again.
"The little bit of understanding that I have awakened is all related to the Star Ruins Mountain. As for those two fellows, I can only guess that they are also the slaves of the Star Ruins Mountain!" Sun Cheng said hatefully.
"My friend, do you know where we should go from here?" Gu Zheng thought for a moment and asked.
"I'm not sure. Ugh …"
Sun Cheng didn't finish his sentence. He just groaned, "My friend, I feel that the consciousness of the Star Ruins Mountain has already begun to notice me. Hurry up and kill me!"
Sun Cheng's words made Gu Zheng frown. Seeing that he was hesitating, Sun Cheng continued, "My friend, please don't be soft-hearted. If you kill me, I still have a chance to be killed. You can't expect me to kill you, can you? If you still recognize me as a friend, then do your best to take the Star Ruins Mountain as an immortal artifact. Perhaps when the time comes, Sun Cheng will still exist! "
As he spoke, Sun Cheng was already showing signs of extreme pain. He was struggling in the cloak.
"I will remember what you said, my friend!"
Gu Zheng gritted his teeth fiercely. The purple figure that was originally just imprisoning Sun Cheng suddenly turned into purple flames. Sun Cheng screamed in pain as the flames burned him. Gu Zheng, who couldn't bear to watch any longer, closed his eyes.
When Sun Cheng launched his attack before, Gu Zheng could already tell that after becoming the Palace Lord of the Spirit Palace, Sun Cheng's combat strength was even more powerful than when he was alive. However, the Purple Gold Mist Ring was not an ordinary top-notch immortal artifact. Its power was also very powerful. Therefore, Gu Zheng didn't use any other means. Sun Cheng was quickly burned into nothingness by the purple flames.
"Crack!"
Gu Zheng gritted his teeth again. His desire for power was unprecedentedly strong at this moment. Only when he was strong enough would no one be able to force him to do something.
Sun Cheng disappeared, and the special space also dissipated. The scene in front of Gu Zheng's eyes became the interior of the Immortal Palace.
It was not as luxurious as he had imagined. The interior of the Immortal Palace was decorated like a mourning hall. The first thing Gu Zheng saw was a statue. It looked exactly like Sun Cheng.
Gu Zheng, who was walking toward Sun Cheng's statue, suddenly attacked and slapped behind him with his palm.
Old Man Wu, who had originally wanted to tease Gu Zheng like Sun Cheng, was sent flying by Gu Zheng's palm.
Old Man Wu didn't manage to scare Gu Zheng. The rotten corpse's appearance instantly changed. Old Man Wu looked at Gu Zheng and said, "You are quite strong. Stronger than I thought."
The corners of Gu Zheng's mouth twitched slightly. He suppressed the urge to kill Old Man Wu.
The danger of the Star Ruins Mountain had already been revealed. Gu Zheng felt that it was better not to be impulsive when it came to certain things.
"Why are you just looking at me? Aren't you curious about some things? "
Old Man Wu looked at Gu Zheng, who didn't speak. He seemed to be very curious.
"I think that even if I don't say anything, there are some things that you have to say, right?" Gu Zheng sneered.
Old Man Wu was slightly stunned. Among the immortal cultivators that he had come into contact with, all of them were very eager to ask questions. Only Gu Zheng didn't play by the rules.
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