Xiong San was still crying. His eyes were closed and he looked miserable. He did not look like a Daluo Jinxian at all.
"Senior Brother, don't be too sad! Although Fairy Fei Yu is dead, she must exist in another form in one of the spirit palaces on the Star Ruins Mountain. As long as I can get the Star Ruins Mountain in the future, there is a possibility that she will appear in front of you alive! "
Gu Zheng paused and then said seriously, "Senior Brother, I need you to stay alert now. We have to leave the Star Ruins Mountain first!"
Fairy Fei Yu was dead, and Xiong San's immortal power had been extracted. A consciousness that was almost at the end of its life was about to lose control of the Star Ruins Mountain! Gu Zheng had to be on guard. If he refused to merge with the Star Ruins Mountain's consciousness, the Star Ruins Mountain's consciousness might do something extreme! Since that was the case, leaving the Star Ruins Mountain first was the best choice.
"Phew …"
Xiong San took a deep breath. Although he had become depressed because of Fairy Fei Yu's death, he was not crippled because of it! In this special environment, his Junior Brother needed him to stay alert. Even if it was not for himself, he had to think for his Junior Brother. He had never forgotten Lan Yue's instructions before he left. He had to take good care of his Junior Brother!
"Junior Brother, I will fight by your side!" Xiong San said seriously.
"Senior Brother, if we cut off these rays of light that are imprisoning you, there will be no abnormalities and the Star Ruins Mountain's consciousness will not be awakened. Then, we will leave the Star Ruins Mountain very smoothly. However, if something bad happens, it will not be so easy for us to leave the Star Ruins Mountain. I hope that Senior Brother will not insist on staying. Just do as I say and wait for me in the Undercurrent Prefecture! I will cut off these rays of light now. Then, Senior Brother will enter the Chaos Pagoda and I will take you away! "
Xiong San understood that this was not the time to be wishy-washy. Since his Junior Brother had a plan for everything, not increasing his burden would be the greatest help to him.
"Don't worry, Junior Brother. Everything will go according to your plan!" Xiong San said seriously.
"Okay!"
Gu Zheng nodded and raised Tang Mo in his hand.
From Wu Ya Ya, Gu Zheng learned of the method to leave the Star Void Mountain, but this method was limited to when the Star Void Mountain's consciousness was in a deep slumber. Gu Zheng felt that cutting off the light on Xiong San's body would very likely cause the Star Ruins Mountain's consciousness to awaken in advance! After all, the immortal energy that had been extracted from Xiong San had been used to restore the artifact spirit's control over the Star Void Mountain.
"Clang clang clang clang clang …"
The sound of a zither string breaking rang out. The light rays that were extracting Xiong San's immortal power were all cut off by Tang Mo's saber light! Without the existence of these rays of light, the restriction that was originally suppressing Xiong San's cultivation immediately collapsed.
"Boom!"
Xiong San, who had regained his strength, stood up and crushed the restrictive spell that bound his feet.
Gu Zheng furrowed his brows tightly. The strange phenomenon that he did not want to see had already appeared. Just as he was cutting off those light rays, he felt the Star Ruins Mountain shake.
"Senior Brother, let's go!"
Gu Zheng called out to Xiong San, and Xiong San immediately flew into the Chaos Pagoda in his hand.
"How audacious! How dare you do something that breaks the rules!"
The Palace Lord of the Spirit Palace had already appeared at the entrance of the main hall. As he shouted, he spewed out black fog that filled the sky, as if he wanted to seal the main hall.
Gu Zheng's body swayed, and he teleported outside the main hall. He then used a meteor to catch up with the moon in the direction of leaving the Star Ruins Mountain.
The distance that was originally separated by a few mountains was instantly covered. The place where Gu Zheng appeared with Lan Yue was the valley where Sun Cheng had first landed. The way out of the Star Ruins Mountain was hidden here, but Sun Cheng had not discovered it back then.
"Cut!"
Gu Zheng roared and used Tang Mo in his hand to cut at a seemingly inconspicuous rock in the valley.
"Dong!"
The seemingly ordinary rock did not shatter under Gu Zheng's saber. Instead, it made a strange sound.
At the same time, the Star Ruins Mountain shook again, and there seemed to be thousands of troops rushing over from afar.
"Cut!"
Gu Zheng's saber chopped down a second time. After Niu Da's rock exploded, the scene that could be seen below was the Cloud of Death!
Without any hesitation, Gu Zheng fled directly into the passage.
"Boom!"
There was clearly nothing in the passage, but a barrier appeared in an instant. Gu Zheng, whose feet were hiding on the barrier, was instantly bounced up.
"Damn it!"
Gu Zheng cursed in his heart. Just as he was about to use his means to attack the barrier, a powerful airflow was generated in the air. Gu Zheng's body was swept up by the airflow and was instantly swept out of the valley.
Gu Zheng used teleportation to return to the valley, but as soon as his body disappeared, he was immediately forced out by a powerful force! Immediately after, a strong force acted on Gu Zheng's body. It felt as if a pair of invisible hands were holding him down, causing the celestial power in his body to be unable to circulate smoothly.
"Ah …"
Gu Zheng roared. The celestial power ball in his body was instantly raised to the maximum speed, and the feeling that had caused his celestial power to circulate smoothly disappeared immediately. After the restraints in his body disappeared, Gu Zheng's roar did not stop. Vigorous celestial power flowed out of his body without any hindrance. The pressure that had been imprisoning his body was also snapped like a rope.
"Ugh …"
Gu Zheng heard the Star Ruins Mountain's consciousness groan. This kind of resistance must have made it uncomfortable.
At the same time, the thousands of troops that Gu Zheng had sensed earlier were already charging in front of him. They were the Star Spirits of the Star Ruins Mountain, and there were at least a few thousand of them!
The Star Spirits of the Star Ruins Mountain were all people who had been to the Star Ruins Mountain before. These people were probably not very weak when they were alive, and Daluo Jinxian should be of a normal standard. If there were only a few of these people who had turned into Star Spirits after death, Gu Zheng could still deal with them with his own means. However, there were too many of them, and Gu Zheng was not confident that he could contend against them with his own strength! After all, Star Spirits were not humans. They were monsters that had evolved from the Star Palace Palatial Master after he had completely lost himself. They were the dogs raised by the Star Ruins Mountain, and they had strange attack methods similar to the Cloud Mist Spirit.
"Go!"
Gu Zheng threw Tang Mo out. The Star Palace Palatial Master was Tang Mo's food, and these Star Spirits were no exception. They could also be devoured by Tang Mo.
When Tang Mo appeared, the thousands of Star Spirits all paused. The instinctive fear made them stop in their tracks.
However, the Star Ruins Mountain's consciousness could not be defied, and the Star Spirits all charged forward again.
"Ah …"
Some Star Spirits let out ghost-like cries. Tang Mo had already begun his feast.
Although Tang Mo devoured the Star Spirits very quickly, the speed of the Star Spirits flying toward Gu Zheng was even faster. A large group of Star Spirits was about to reach the appropriate distance to attack Gu Zheng.
Gu Zheng frowned. If it were only these Star Spirits, he could still use the Space Dao to dodge. However, if the Star Ruins Mountain's consciousness attacked again and forced him out of the process of using the Space Dao, the consequences would be unthinkable!
"Stop!"
At this critical moment, the voice of the Star Ruins Mountain's consciousness finally rang out.
All the Star Spirits did not move. Gu Zheng, who had also called Tang Mo back, heaved a sigh of relief in his heart. The Star Ruins Mountain's consciousness calling for the Star Spirits to stop was a good sign after all. It was also a sign that it had not reached the point where it could act without restraint and do whatever it wanted.
"Why are you doing this?" the Star Ruins Mountain's consciousness asked.
"You killed my senior brother's cultivation partner and extracted my senior brother's immortal power. I also want to ask you why you're doing this," Gu Zheng said.
"Your senior brother's cultivation partner was not going to live in the first place. It's just that your senior brother did not know her true condition. I made her the Palace Lord of a Star Palace so that she could exist in another way. As for your senior brother, he caused the destruction of a Dao Propagation Palace. It's already very kind of me not to punish him severely. "
Gu Zheng did not accept the explanation of the Star Ruins Mountain's consciousness. After all, it was only a consciousness. Its thinking and logic were different from ordinary people. There were some things that could not be said, and there was no need to say them.
"Let my senior brother leave the Star Ruins Mountain."
Gu Zheng did not ask the Star Ruins Mountain's consciousness to let him leave because he was not naive.
"No, he hasn't finished receiving his punishment," the Star Ruins Mountain's consciousness said.
"If you don't let my senior brother leave, I won't cooperate with any of the things you want me to do!"
Gu Zheng's voice was irrefutable. Since all the signs had shown that the Star Ruins Mountain's consciousness could not be unscrupulous and do whatever it wanted, this was the same as what Gu Zheng had imagined when he had saved Xiong San. That was why he had told Xiong San that he hoped Xiong San would not insist on staying.
The Star Ruins Mountain's consciousness fell silent for a moment. Then, it said, "If I let your senior brother leave, will you cooperate with the things I want you to do?"
"That's right, I'll cooperate with you!"
An imperceptible sneer flashed across Gu Zheng's eyes.
"Alright, I'll let him leave!"
Following the voice of the Star Ruins Mountain's consciousness, a strange crack with golden edges suddenly appeared on the ground. The scene outside through the crack was the Death Mist that Gu Zheng was familiar with. In Wu Yaya's memory, Gu Zheng had seen such a crack before. The people who were sent away through this crack would appear directly at the edge of the Death Mist. There was no need to worry about getting lost at all.
"Junior brother, take care. I'll wait for you to come back!"
Xiong San did not dawdle. After coming out of the Chaos Tower, he immediately jumped into the crack.
"Follow him."
Following the voice of the Star Ruins Mountain's consciousness, the Spirit Palace Lord appeared in front of Gu Zheng again. He took him to the highest mountain and stopped outside a cave on the mountain.
"Rumble …"
The door of the cave opened, and the Spirit Palace Lord motioned for Gu Zheng to enter.
The cave was very large, and there were many stone rooms with closed stone doors. Divine consciousness could not penetrate them, and Gu Zheng had no way of knowing what was in these stone rooms.
Following the passage to the end, the stone door of the stone room in front of him was open. Gu Zheng could see that this stone room, which was normally used for seclusion, was as big as a palace.
There were decorations in the palace, and these decorations were all suspended in the air. They were all kinds of fairy artifacts. There were at least 800 of them, if not 1,000. Most of them were high-grade fairy artifacts. As for the top-grade fairy artifacts, Gu Zheng only took a rough glance and found that there were more than 20 of them! Of course, these fairy artifacts were the same as the ones suspended under the Star Ruins Mountain. Some of them were also non-primitive fairy artifacts.
"Become my master, and these fairy artifacts will all be yours. In addition, the stone rooms in the passage are all cultivation resources. You won't have to worry about resources for the rest of your life. "
The voice of the Star Ruins Mountain's consciousness sounded, but Gu Zheng could not see where it was. After all, it was different from the artifact spirit. It was only a consciousness.
"Can I become a saint if I become your master?" Gu Zheng asked.
"No."
The voice of the Star Ruins Mountain's consciousness paused for a moment before it continued, "However, the person who gets the Star Ruins Mountain will definitely have a limitless future. Becoming a saint is not unimaginable."
The answer of the Star Ruins Mountain's consciousness disappointed Gu Zheng. He thought that there would be some specific information to be revealed.
"Now, let's get down to business …"
"Wait!"
Gu Zheng interrupted the Star Ruins Mountain. What it wanted to say was true.
"Before we get down to business, I'd like you to clear my doubts. There are some things that I'm very curious about," Gu Zheng said.
"You'll know the things that you're curious about after you become my master. If you don't become my master, you don't have the right to know too many things," the Star Ruins Mountain's consciousness said.
"In our human prophecies, there's a word called 'flexibility.' Understand that 'flexibility' is a very important thing. It can make things that are difficult to do simple. If you're flexible and answer the questions that I want to know, then I'll be able to cooperate with you wholeheartedly! If you don't answer my questions, I'll be in a bad mood. Even if I'm willing to cooperate, I'll still cause you a certain amount of trouble, won't I? "
Through Le Xian, Gu Zheng knew that the Star Ruins Mountain's consciousness could not force others to become one with it. This was because this so-called combination could only be completed with wholehearted cooperation. However, things had already developed in an unusual direction. Gu Zheng did not expect to be able to resolve the problem peacefully with the Star Ruins Mountain's consciousness! Since that was the case, it was most practical to maximize the benefits before they fell out. If he did not ask about some things that he was curious about now, who knew when he would be able to clear his doubts?
After a few seconds of silence, the Star Ruins Mountain's consciousness said, "I can be flexible, but you can't keep asking questions endlessly. We still have serious matters to attend to."
"Sure," Gu Zheng said.
"Ask away!" the Star Ruins Mountain's consciousness said.
"Where are you from? How is the strength of the immortal cultivators in that place compared to the Eldritch World? When did you come to the Eldritch World? Why didn't you leave the Death Fog? Where did your master go? "Gu Zheng asked a few questions in one breath.
"I'm from a high-level plane outside the circle called the Star Ruins. The overall strength of the powerhouses there is higher than that of the Eldritch World. However, the strength of the Dominators is similar to that of the Holy Immortals. I don't know how many years I've been in the Eldritch World. I can't leave the Death Fog because of the existence of the invisible restriction. I can't break through the boundary.
My master has already died. "The Star Ruins Mountain's consciousness answered. Gu Zheng heaved a sigh of relief.
Previously, in the plane outside the circle, Gu Zheng had seen so many monsters that were equivalent to Daluo Jinxian's level. His heart had actually suffered a huge blow! This was because the immortal cultivators had to struggle for god knows how many years to obtain the strength that those monsters possessed! However, there was no other way. There was a distinction between the superior and the inferior species. This was a gap that had always existed.
In Gu Zheng's heart, he had always been afraid of the reality that the Holy Immortals, who represented the pinnacle of the immortal cultivators, would become existences akin to ants when compared to the powerhouses of the higher level planes! If that day really came, Gu Zheng would feel sad. His original beliefs would collapse and he would suffer a huge blow!
Fortunately, from the Star Ruins Mountain's consciousness' answer, Gu Zheng understood one thing. The Holy Immortals were indeed Holy Immortals. Not only were they the pinnacle of the Eldritch World, but they were also the pinnacle of the higher level planes like the Star Ruins!
Actually, Gu Zheng had expected such an outcome. However, what he wanted was a verification, an affirmation that would make him feel a little more comfortable. After all, he had already been to the high-level planes. He had also come to the conclusion that Dao was still the supreme power. It would not change much because of the changes in the planes! Then, would the Holy Immortals who had mastered the power of the Great Dao become ants? What he wanted was a relatively authoritative affirmation.
"Why didn't you stay in your plane? Instead, you came to the Eldritch World? What is the Invisible Restriction that you mentioned? Was it set up by the Holy Immortals? "Gu Zheng asked again.
"There is nothing in the world that can achieve true eternity. The eternity that you think of is only because you have not reached a certain level. It is just a limit of your imagination. Although the Star Ruins is a high-level plane, it also has its own calamities that it has to go through. It has already completely turned into a Star Ruins during the calamity. My original master also died at that time. Originally, I wanted to go to a low-level plane. However, when I was passing through the border of the Eldritch World, I was dragged into this plane by a powerful force and trapped in this damned place! This is not the doing of a Holy Immortal. A Holy Immortal does not have such ability. The person who did this is neither human nor human! "
Gu Zheng's words touched the Star Ruins Mountain's consciousness. It showed rare emotions. Gu Zheng could hear the unwillingness and hatred in its voice.
At the same time, Gu Zheng was also extremely shocked. He knew who the person who trapped the Star Ruins Mountain was. He was the Dao Ancestor Hong Jun who was in harmony with the Heavenly Dao!
"Tell me, why did he trap you?" Gu Zheng asked again.
"The calamity of the Eldritch World has already arrived. That guy trapped me because he did not want the present of the Star Ruins to become the future of the Eldritch World. Moreover, in this plane, I am not the only one trapped by that guy who did not belong to this plane. Therefore, he is a shameless guy! "the Star Ruins Mountain's consciousness said hatefully.
"Under the calamity, even a Holy Immortal could die. Can you prevent the present of the Star Ruins from becoming the future of the Eldritch World by obtaining you? Do you have such great ability? "Gu Zheng said with a smile.
"Do you understand opportunity? I don't need to tell you how many hardships you have experienced along the way, do I? I also don't need to tell you where I can send you, do I? I am so special and I am such a person with great opportunity. Who can imagine what you will achieve after you and I become one? "the Star Ruins Mountain's consciousness said.
"Did the shameless guy you mentioned plant some restrictions on you?" Gu Zheng asked again.
The Star Ruins Mountain's consciousness was silent. Then, it said, "This is my last answer to your question. You guessed right!"
Through the questioning of the Star Ruins Mountain's consciousness, the outline of the entire matter became clear in Gu Zheng's heart.
Many years ago, the Star Ruins Mountain that had passed by the border of the Eldritch World was dragged into this plane by Dao Ancestor Hong Jun. It was considered a big gift prepared for people with great fortune. It was also because Dao Ancestor Hong Jun had placed restrictions on the Star Ruins Mountain that the Star Ruins Mountain could not do whatever it wanted. It could only act like a machine and follow the rules set to help the Eldritch World select cultivators with great fortune.
However, perhaps because too much time had passed, or perhaps because of other reasons, the Star Ruins Mountain's consciousness gave Gu Zheng the feeling that it was no longer acting according to the original plan. To Gu Zheng, this was something that he had no choice but to take the risk.
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