Gu Zheng woke up leisurely and looked at the very high sky above, which was covered by a layer of rolling dark clouds, but at the same time, a golden light extended to one side above, as if guiding the way.
But he soon woke up and looked around him instantly. When he found that Xiaoying was still lying next to him, there was nothing serious. He breathed a sigh of relief and had time to look around.
At this time, they had come to an area in the center of the fist, and under them were many flower beds that made them sleep. At this time, they had merged with the surrounding ground, merging into the ground like patterns.
Looking around, there are many such flowers on the ground.
Seeing that Xiaoying was still drowsy, Gu Zheng carried Xiaoying and walked down from the flower bed.
I don't know how much time passed during this sleep, and there was also that strange dream. The monk I saw in the dream was exactly the same as the master Wu Xiang.
How could he dream of that scene? It was as if he was watching the whole process until the very end, as if someone specifically let him see it.
Gu Zheng carried Xiaoying on his back and walked towards the direction pointed by the golden thread. Here Gu Zheng found that his spiritual consciousness had been restricted. Unlike the previous two levels, he could feel almost all situations.
Instead of walking aimlessly, it is better to follow the route of the Golden Line.
Not long after leaving the flower stand, Xiaoying behind her also woke up.
"You're awake. We should have reached the upper level safely now. You don't have to worry." Gu Zheng did not let go of Xiaoying and continued to carry her forward. When the other party woke up, he said.
"Yeah!" Xiaoying here continued to lie on Gu Zheng's back, feeling a little dizzy, and tightly grasped Gu Zheng's shoulders with her small hands.
"By the way, sir, I just had a dream about a strange old monk and a fish demon." After waiting for a while, Xiaoying looked at the dark world around her and suddenly said.
"Did that old monk finally cast a spell to cure the fish demon on his hand?" Gu Zheng continued walking forward without stopping.
"Hey! Master, how did you know that you had the same dream as me? Later, the fish demon followed the old monk to practice Buddhism. It was really a good dream." Xiaoying said in surprise.
"That monk accepted that fish demon as his disciple?" Gu Zheng suddenly stopped and said in a high-pitched voice.
"Yes, didn't the fish demon go out? Then when he came back, under the old monk's persuasion, he practiced Buddhism together." Xiaoying said matter-of-factly.
"So that's it. I didn't dream about it, but the front is the same as yours." Gu Zheng continued to walk forward and said with a smile.
It turns out that she slept for such a long time and made a little more progress than herself, but she had other doubts in her mind.
"careful!"
At this moment, a black shadow suddenly appeared from the surrounding darkness. Before it appeared, Gu Zheng was not aware of the other party's arrival until Xiaoying reminded him, but the other party was already rushing towards him from the side.
But Gu Zheng didn't panic at all, and even Xiaoying behind him didn't panic, because the strength exuded by the opponent was only in the late stage of Tianxian.
Gu Zheng even had free time to look at the other person. The edges of his whole person were filled with messy black energy, but when Gu Zheng saw his facial features, he was shocked.
Because Na was obviously the upper body of the fish demon in the dream just now, but it was just a human body at this time. He was holding a harpoon-like weapon in his hand. He raised the weapon with a ferocious expression and stabbed Gu Zheng in the head.
"Let me try to transform him!" Xiaoying behind her suddenly said, causing Gu Zheng, who was just about to take action, to stop, retreat to the side, and let go of Xiaoying.
Before Xiaoying could even stand still, she began to mutter something in her mouth. She could only vaguely hear a humming clear sound in her deep voice, as if she was singing something with some kind of melody.
As for the dark figure that wanted to continue rushing towards this side, it was only halfway through its journey when its entire figure began to slow down, and its entire body slowly finally stood in the air.
Gu Zheng looked at the black shadow that was filled with murderous intent. The hostility on his body gradually disappeared. At the same time, the black mist on his body also quickly faded. In just a dozen breaths, the color of his body began to change towards gold.
After a while, the black figure in front of him now changed drastically. The Buddha's light flashed all around him, and even his ferocious appearance looked much more pleasing to the eye.
"Hey, okay, now that this evil ghost has converted to my Buddha, we can let him explore the way for us." Xiaoying floated over from the side and said with a smile.
"I didn't expect that your Buddhism is so powerful. In such a short period of time, you have already converted the other party." Gu Zheng sincerely praised. Although the other party's cultivation is a bit weak, she has never fought in actual combat and has almost no experience in Buddhist combat.
"Hehe, of course, I am actually very good." Xiaoying showed a proud smile on her face.
"Then it's up to you to lead the way."
Gu Zheng smiled and said, watching the golden figure start to turn around and walk forward, also following behind him.
"Of course, no matter how powerful they are, I can defeat them together." Xiaoying did not let Gu Zheng carry her up there, but walked side by side as well.
Before they had gone very far, the golden shadow leading the way lit up with Buddha's light, and seemed to be in a fighting state.
I saw two black figures with the same strength as it appearing in the distance, looking at the golden shadow with eager eyes. They were not even interested in Gu Zheng and others behind them. As soon as they appeared, they attacked the golden shadow with the same weapons in their hands.
However, the weapon in her hand had just been raised, and Xiaoying had already taken a step forward and began to transform them again.
Soon they had three golden figures exploring the way ahead.
After half a day, Gu Zheng looked at the large pile of golden shadows in front of him and was speechless.
The weakest one is the one I first saw, and the strongest one is now at the middle stage of Golden Immortal.
But no matter how much cultivation there is, as soon as he appears, within a moment, he has successfully become a member of his side, like an army, marching ahead.
Within a radius of hundreds of meters, everything was dispersed by the Buddha's light. The dark shadows hidden inside were like a refueling tactic, coming in several at the same time.
Gu Zheng really didn't know why there were so many black shadows of the fish demon, but he finally knew the reason why they appeared here.
At the end of this golden line in the sky, there is a mountain peak rising from the ground, and the golden line falls from the sky like a stream downwards. From the surroundings, it seems that there should be something mysterious inside the mountain peak.
But outside, there are thousands of black fish monsters surrounding this place, and they seem to be constantly attacking inside.
Gu Zheng and Xiaoying flew up again almost at the same time, looking into the distance.
There is a huge crack in the middle of the mountain peak, and a huge golden mirror occupies almost one-third of it. The huge Buddha's light emerges from above, reflecting everything around it golden.
Within a few dozen feet in front of the mirror, countless golden shadows and black shadow fish monsters were fighting each other.
It can be seen from here that in the darkness in the distance, black fish monsters are gathering here almost all the time, and the mirror inside only takes a while, and a golden fish monster will appear from it.
However, in the area shrouded by the Buddha's light, the strength of those black shadow fish monsters has been significantly weakened. At this time, it seems that there is no winner between the two sides.
"Are we going to fight in?" Xiaoying looked at so many fish demons and took a hard breath, because it was a bit difficult to control so many at this time, and there were so many that they couldn't transform even to death.
"Of course, it's just a bunch of soldiers. I can handle them all by myself." Gu Zheng seemed to know that Xiaoying had reached her limit. He looked at the group of people below who had reached the late Golden Immortal stage with the highest strength, and there were many more.
But he still said he didn't care.
"Yes, I almost forgot that the young master has been promoted to Da Luo." Xiaoying relaxed a little nervously and continued.
"Then let these guys guard his companions and help you attract their good idea, which will make it easier."
Gu Zheng nodded and quickly flew towards him.
At this time, the golden fish demon coming from below also made the black fish demons on the periphery agitated. Without realizing it, they just knew that enemies appeared behind them, and some scattered black fish demons had already rushed towards them.
At this time, under Xiaoying's control, the golden shadow fish monsters were killing each other one after another.
After a dozen breaths, they moved forward with all their strength, opened a hole in the middle, and continued to attack inside.
But it was just an opening. After all, most of these golden shadow fish monsters were weak and there were so many of them. In the blink of an eye, they were surrounded by the black shadow Yuyao.
But Xiaoying didn't care. Under her control, these golden figures who didn't know their own consciousness launched an attack ahead of time without fear of death, causing chaos in a large area.
And inside this, a figure constantly shuttles through it, specializing in sneak attacks on those powerful fish monsters.
In almost one round, he will surely kill you.
Moreover, after the death of those golden shadow fish monsters, their bodies would self-destruct, and large swaths of golden light swept around, dispersing the surrounding black fog and causing huge damage to the black shadow fish monsters.
The normal battle did not last for more than half an hour. As the last black shadow fish monster around turned into a black mist and dissipated, there was no one around, even a small half of the golden shadow fish monster in the small night sky was left.
However, as a golden light suddenly bloomed from the mirror, the entire area hundreds of feet away was shrouded in golden light, as if the dead black shadow fish monsters had become the mirror's nourishment.
"Those fish monsters are controlled by the other party." Xiaoying looked into the distance with some surprise. The fish monsters dispersed around and stood on the edge with the previous fish monsters, guarding the golden light area together.
"We are about to leave, why are we carrying these burdens with us? Do we really want to take them out? If you can solve these problems by yourself, how useful will it be?" Gu Zheng didn't care, and looked at Xiaoying's distressed look and explained.
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At the same level, you can say that you can use the number of people at the same level to kill the opponent, but if you want to cross the level, in addition to magic weapons, you can only rely on your own body that is incredible to the extreme, and you can almost not consider the physical body.
Gu Zheng was also showered under the Buddha's light, but he did not feel any discomfort. The golden shadow fish monsters did not attack him, as if he did not exist.
Xiaoying reluctantly nodded, flew from a distance and landed next to Gu Zheng.
In order to prevent accidents, Gu Zheng did not let Xiaoying fly up, but walked past the huge mirror step by step and continued walking deeper.
Not far ahead, a huge golden pool appeared in front of them. The golden pool of golden water exuded a strong aura of Buddha's light.
High-altitude water flows continuously into the middle, causing a lot of water splashes. I don't know what is under this golden pool, but Gu Zhengque always feels like the pool he saw in his dream. Maybe it means something, maybe it has other functions.
Gu Zheng and the others' goal was to place a mirror behind the pool, which was more than ten feet tall, blocking the way behind.
The surface of the mirror is smooth and neat, but in the middle, it shows that a door has been opened.
"Are you sure this is the right place?" Gu Zheng asked Xiaoying next to him.
"Yes, this is the place leading to the upper level, I'm sure." Xiaoying nodded vigorously to enhance her persuasiveness.
"Then let's go!"
After Gu Zheng finished speaking, he reached out and touched the mirror in front of him. As soon as it touched the surface, his palm sank in. A cool breath came from the top, and at the same time, faint ripples began to sway from the point of contact.
Immediately afterwards, Gu Zheng took Xiaoying and walked directly inside.
A very narrow passage appeared in front of them, and in front of the passage was the door.
Gu Zheng looked behind him and found that he was already inside the mirror. The outside world seemed to be separated by a layer of gauze. The golden water in the distance became extremely rough and he could not see the outside world clearly.
Gu Zheng turned around and continued walking forward. From here, it seemed that the walk would take at least a while.
But when he had just reached half the distance, a sudden tsunami sound sounded in the air, and Gu Zheng suddenly felt that something was not good.
The door in front suddenly submerged into a blue wave of water. Before Gu Zheng could react, he suddenly felt that the entire mirror began to rise. At the same time, a strange aura suddenly appeared, and it directly blocked Gu Zheng's cultivation.
for.
"ah!"
Xiaoying screamed and pressed her body tightly against Gu Zheng's back, hugging him tightly.
The entire mirror began to tilt downwards, and became steeper and steeper until it was about to become vertical.
Gu Zheng only had time to grab Xiaoying from behind, put her into his arms, and then she fell down.
"Wow"
Gu Zheng's back slammed heavily into the water waves below. Gu Zheng just wanted to stabilize his body, but found a strong suction coming from behind his body. He could only hug Xiaoying tightly. The next moment Gu Zheng felt
He entered a dark environment, and a suffocating feeling surrounded him from all sides.
The next moment, Gu Zheng lost consciousness.
...
"I say that all dharmas arise because of their causes and conditions, and when their causes and conditions are exhausted, I say so."
It's still the same familiar cave, but all the previous skeletons have disappeared, and there are some more chairs and tables made of stone around.
Even in a corner, a stone statue of Bodhisattva was erected, with some fruits enshrined in front of it, and a few half-burned incense candles, filling the cave with a light sandalwood fragrance.
A monk was sitting on a stone bench, holding a somewhat worn scripture in his hand, and said to a fish demon wearing a simple cassock below.
"Master, this sentence is so profound. What does it mean exactly?" The fish demon kept chanting in his mouth, always seeming to understand something, and he couldn't help asking anxiously.
"The meaning of this sentence is that all things know each other, meet, intersect, and perish for a reason, and the person who explains it to you will explain the cause and condition to you." The old monk said unhurriedly.
"I understand." The fish demon suddenly understood, and continued, "Just like when I saw you injured and brought your master back, if I had not brought you back, then I would not be able to recognize the master."
"Yes, no!" The old monk nodded, then shook his head.
"Isn't it wrong?" The fish demon looked up doubtfully and asked in confusion.
"I have been here for five years. Although you have made good progress, the conditions here are still a bit lacking. Come back with me. There are many classics there. You can study them slowly and you will naturally know." The old monk accepted it.
He picked up the book and walked toward the cave entrance with the fish demon.
The picture suddenly changed. At this time, we were in a brightly lit cave. It was very huge, surrounded by precious magic weapons, and the middle position was even more densely carved with formations, making it possible for people to see everything at a glance.
Dizziness.
An old man and a young man were standing inside, and Wu Xiang looked like an enlightened monk.
"Wuxiang, you have obtained the true inheritance of the Nine-Storied Pagoda, and you have completed many tests before. This time, you will use the Nine-Storied Pagoda to assist me in the final task of sealing this space crack. As long as this time is successful,
Then I will completely deal with the opponent in the future, and I will have completed the task assigned to me by the Buddha." The old monk stood in the middle and said to the fish demon holding a pagoda in the distance.
At this time, the fish demon's body was also full of Buddha's light, and his aura was steady. If you didn't look at the appearance, he was really an eminent monk.
"Yes, Master! I have been preparing for today for a long time, and I will definitely be able to assist Master in suppressing the demons here!"
Wu Xiang nodded solemnly, walked straight to the center of another formation, sat down cross-legged, and then raised his finger, and the nine-story tower spun on his head.
The old monk over there also sat down at the same time, activated the formation, and the formation began to operate in sequence.
At the same time, countless fierce evil auras suddenly appeared around them, roaring and attacking here.
"One tower is the foundation, nine floors are the pole, all evil demons, retreat!"
Here Wuxiang suddenly made complicated gestures, and streams of Buddha power continued to pour into the nine-story pagoda above his head.
The nine-story tower grew suddenly, and a strong suction force came from above, suppressing all the ghosts and evil spirits that suddenly appeared around it.
It did not interfere with the operation of the formation at all. Seeing this, Wu Xiang felt slightly relaxed, but he did not notice that under the formation, a hidden black light suddenly shot into his vest.
"The old monk just wants to use me..."
"I am a demon clan, and everyone looks down on me. Even if I am the master's disciple, some people still talk about me."
For a moment, negative emotions kept ringing in the cave, reminding Wu Xiang of the discrimination he had received before, as well as all kinds of unfair treatment.
"Am I just not a human being?" Wuxiang raised his hands in confusion. They were non-human hands, a pair of sharp claws.
"Wuxiang, what are you doing! Be careful!"
Suddenly, an angry shout woke him up from his daze, and he found that a demon had taken advantage of his distraction and stabbed him in the heart.
But at this time, the figure of the old monk suddenly stood in front of him, blocking his life.
