"What do you mean, isn't the other party the reinforcements invited by Mrs. Xue?"
After Gu Zheng finished speaking, a city lord who didn't quite understand spoke up.
"I know what you mean, and I also know that you are doing it for our own good, but we can't agree. The other party's strength is good, but it can't protect us at all." City Lord Liu ignored the opinions of his own people and explained to Gu Zheng in a deep voice.
In the previous pursuit, they had seen how powerful Shura was. To be honest, just those of them were about the same strength as their own. They took refuge in them, and they didn't know who to designate to protect whom.
"I know your doubts. In fact, these are only a very small part of the other party. Do you know the Shura clan?" Gu Zheng glanced around and said.
"The Shura clan sounds familiar to me. Is it very powerful? Or is it another race from the Black Prison itself?" City Lord Liu said with a puzzled look on his face.
Gu Zheng looked at the other party with an expression that was really doubtful that he had never heard of before. Not to mention him, other people looked confused and had no idea about the Shura clan.
Not to mention the ancient dispute, even Mrs. Xue was a little surprised. After all, the Shura clan was so well-known in the ancient times, and everyone knew how it could be possible.
Pan Xuan also saw that something was wrong. She hadn't been out for a long time, and their names were no longer in the world.
"Do you know the Shura clan?" Madam Xue asked Luo Gong.
She knew Luo Gong's confidence, and with his cultivation, he was a famous person in the ancient world.
"How do I know? You invited reinforcements yourself. Don't you know about it?"
Luo Gong's answer made her heart sink. She felt that everyone had experienced a bad change.
"Young Master Gu, I understand your good intentions. You want to say that Lone Peak is still somewhat reliable, but you also reminded us of one thing. Our strength is indeed low, and it is impossible to maintain the previous soul alliance. Otherwise, it will be too late.
It won't take long, I'm afraid they will be completely wiped out by the other side." City Lord Liu continued at this time.
The losses of their subordinates were not many, mainly at the top level. If Gu Zheng hadn't taken action this time and reduced the opponent's strength, their side would have suffered a disastrous defeat in the end. There is no doubt that the Soul Alliance would have become history.
However, the situation is not that good now. Fortunately, they have a good relationship with Lone Peak, and they actually still want to join Lone Peak in their hearts.
Of course, the main reason is that since the establishment of the Soul Alliance, no masters above Daluo have come, and they can clearly see that it is because of Lone Peak.
"I know, and I'm not in a hurry. After all, the opponent has just retreated, and we will be safe for a while." Gu Zheng did not continue. When Shura's people come here, they will naturally know how powerful they are.
It doesn't matter if you don't know it now. It's up to you to choose the things before you.
Even if they don't take refuge with Shura, they won't care about the small number of people in the Soul Alliance. They can't make too big a storm at all. This place is big enough for them to find a place to live safely.
As for the Gufeng side, after learning that they were mainly for the Demon Soul side, they actually did not want to occupy this place. There was no conflict with the Shura clan, and the previous purpose was to drive out the Demon Soul side.
"Let's deal with our former leader and his associates first." General Niu suggested from the side.
"Okay, the other party finally persuaded all of us to surrender to his new master. It's a pity that God is not as good as God. He didn't expect that the other party would fail after all. We now have time to settle accounts with the other party." Liucheng
The Lord spoke loudly and then focused his gaze on the middle.
"I'm going out first."
When Gu Zheng saw this, he whispered to Mrs. Xue, who nodded and watched him and Pan Xuan leave here together, and she still needed to judge Luo Gong here together.
"Gu Zheng, what do you think will happen to them?" After coming out, Pan Xuan followed Gu Zheng and said.
"What else can I do? The end will definitely be miserable." Gu Zheng shook his head when he thought about the other party's end. It was his own fault. No matter what the other party's reasons were, if he failed, he would naturally have to bear the consequences.
"By the way, how long will it take for you Shura clan to open the passage connecting here?"
"It will take about three months. At that time, our people will come continuously. No matter how strong Wen Tianhou is, he will be dead. Our ancestors will also come by that time." Pan Xuan thought.
After a while he said.
"Well, there won't be any accidents now. If Wen Tianhou had been smarter and led his people to escape from here now, there would still be plenty of time. But no matter where the other party escapes to, I will not let him go." Gu Zheng
Thinking of Xiaoying, she snorted coldly.
"Your enemy is our enemy. Ancestor still owes you a favor. For the sake of safety, you can ask Ancestor to help you. Even if the other party escapes, Ancestor can find the other party's traces along this way." Pan Xuan said.
advised from the side.
After all, Wen Tianhou is a quasi-sage no matter how you say it. With Gu Zheng's strength, he cannot be his opponent no matter how hard he works.
"I naturally have a sense of discretion. If it doesn't work, I won't force myself to die." Gu Zheng nodded, and then continued, "I need to retreat for a few days, and then go to Elder Gu to tell her the good news."
"Okay, if you need anything, just tell me. I will follow Madam Xue most of the time and pay attention to the movements of the Soul Alliance."
Gu Zheng nodded and then flew towards the distance, preparing to find a quieter place.
Although I didn't get a trace of Xuanhuang's power, I gained a bit of understanding and successfully entered the middle stage of Daluo. Now I just want to find a place to break through. It's no wonder that so many people are pursuing Xuanhuang's energy. It's simply
omnipotent existence.
Seven days passed in a flash.
The Soul Alliance has almost finished taking care of everything. Logically speaking, everyone should go back to their respective cities, and then follow the previously discussed method to accept the traitorous cities. All those who do not accept the adaptation will be killed as traitors.
But now, in the place where the discussion was held before, everyone was staying inside with a sad expression. Even among the subordinates, there was a trace of uneasiness. The whole atmosphere was very heavy, but they were finally at peace, waiting for the explanation given to them by the above.
Of course, Luo Gong and City Lord Fan have also been dealt with by them.
"Mrs. Xue, I know what I'm saying now is a bit wrong, but I'm just making a guess. Could it be that the aftermath of the previous ancient disputes accidentally left us in such a predicament?" City Master Liu said.
At this time, he said seriously.
"Impossible, you saw the situation at that time. If he hadn't taken action, how could we have been so relaxed, let alone chase each other." Mrs. Xue said with a veto.
"But now our situation is the same as the other party. Apart from that, I really can't think of anything else. Don't be angry. City Lord Liu didn't mean that. After all, if you think about our current situation, it's normal to make a guess.
." City Lord Niu advised Madam Xue.
"Yes, if it wasn't too similar, we wouldn't have said that. Of course, we wouldn't doubt Gu Zheng at all. Don't worry about that." The Lord of Feng City said from the side, "If the other party really wants to cause harm, it's absolutely fine.
When we fight to the death with the demon souls, we can continue to weaken the two of us, and when the Shura clan comes, we can completely catch us all without having to spend so much effort."
"Yeah, don't think too much, we didn't mean it that way." Other city lords also said in agreement, dispelling the anger in Mrs. Xue's heart.
"I can understand, let alone you. After I heard what you said for the first time, I went down to check it out. I couldn't figure it out. Of course, why City Lord Liu's strength didn't drop much, but other
The members of the Soul Alliance have been declining, and I haven’t figured it out yet.”
"Even I went to the Shura clan, but it was not like us. Moreover, the other party never came here from the beginning to the end, and there was no chance to make a move. After all, such a scale cannot be hidden from everyone."
Mrs. Xue also smiled bitterly and said that since three days ago, no matter who it was, the cultivation level in the body has been slowly and steadily declining, even if it is supplemented by black crystal.
This included various city lords and members of the Soul Alliance. No matter how many of them investigated, they found no clues, so they had no choice but to gather together again to discuss.
"Is there a possibility that Wen Tianhou's side is not just targeting us, but everyone, even Lone Peak and Yaohun's side, is doing the same, but it is more beneficial to Yaohun, after all, the opponent's strength has declined greatly.
Small, it can be said to be insignificant, and there are still puppets that are not affected." A city lord suddenly said at this time.
His words shocked everyone, because it was not impossible.
Maybe this time the battle stimulated the other side, so before leaving, we decided to injure both sides, but they were injured very little and we were injured a lot. In this way, we could stop the attack from Lone Peak.
Of course, this is also speculation, but after the introduction, everyone quickly shifted the topic to how to solve the problem and started discussing it one after another.
"What happened? You look sad, and the atmosphere outside is not right. Could it be that something happened?"
While everyone was discussing, Gu Zheng walked in from the outside and said that what he was most afraid of was Shura coming here to provoke him for no reason, and it was not impossible given the other party's violent temper.
"I didn't expect you to break through, congratulations!"
When Mrs. Xue saw Gu Zheng come in, she saw that the aura on his body was completely different from before. Even if she couldn't detect his strength, she knew that his strength was even higher.
When others saw this, they also congratulated one after another. No matter what, the breakthrough in Gu Zheng was something worth celebrating.
"Thank you very much, but let me tell you what's going on? See if I can help." Gu Zheng laughed, kept raising his hands to everyone, and then sat down and said.
"That's right, the situation we are encountering now is similar to what you encountered before."
Mrs. Xue quickly explained the matter, which made Gu Zheng on the side also frown, not expecting this to be the case.
Just after Mrs. Xue finished speaking, another person came in. It turned out to be Pan Xuan who came over after sensing Gu Zheng's aura. Gu Zheng asked when he saw Pan Xuan coming over.
"Pan Xuan, have you, the Shura clan, had any strange reactions? For example, your cultivation level has decreased, or something else."
"It turns out to be this. There is no such negative reaction. I know what you are talking about. I have been investigating. Just yesterday I saw a clue." Pan Xuan said suddenly. She came here this time to explain to them.
one time.
"Oh? Say it quickly." Gu Zheng opened the seat next to him and motioned for the other party to sit down before talking.
"According to the reactions of the elders and me, there are two reasons why their strength has declined." After Pan Xuan sat down, she saw that everyone's eyes were focused on her and she immediately said.
"The first one is that this place has been recognized by Heaven as the territory of the Shura clan. The environment will naturally favor our clan. Of course, we need to transform it. If nothing happens, this will be the territory of our Shura clan in the future. I'm afraid
Can't get out anymore."
"How could Tiandao give you your territory? It's too unbelievable." Hearing what Pan Xuan said, Lord Niu subconsciously said that even Tiandao helped them, it's really unbelievable.
"You don't know this, and I'm also very confused, but the second point is the reason why your cultivation level has declined." Pan Xuan then said, "This place was filled with the spiritual energy that you can cultivate, which is your black crystal."
Human beings, the power in the sky has weakened now. If my guess is correct, the soul stone you are guarding does not have its original power, and it is also caused by decay."
"You are right about this, but what does it have to do with the decline in our strength? It is at most equivalent to a lack of spiritual energy." City Lord Liu asked from the side.
"This is the key. Your previous cultivation level has actually been improved. Now without the blessing of these special powers, your cultivation level is falling towards what you should have been."
Pan Xuan's words were like a bombshell, making everyone look in disbelief.
"Haha, you are joking, at least when we break through, that feeling will not be wrong." Ruochen, who had always been silent, laughed, feeling that Pan Xuan was joking, and couldn't help but say.
Gu Zheng glanced at Pan Xuan in surprise. He didn't expect that the other party could also discover this. His first reaction after hearing this was the same. Seeing that everyone didn't believe it, he thought for a while and then said.
"I know you don't believe it. In fact, I knew before that your strength was not the original strength at all. Even when you came here, your souls were modified, so you don't believe it."
Gu Zheng's words made the others put away their smiles. City Lord Liu thought for a moment, seeming to be thinking about what to do if it was true. After all, he was a demon soul, and the others just appeared here.
To be honest, they are really rootless people, even if each of them said they were dragged here before they died.
"I know you don't believe me no matter what, but I have a way to restore your original memories. But once restored, you must return to the underworld and cannot stay here any longer. This is the rule. Of course, the time is quite relaxed. After a hundred years,
You can go back at any time." Gu Zheng stood up and said to them seriously.
This was also the reason why he found out its purpose after he took out the page left in the Book of Life and Death after his breakthrough.
They themselves are under the jurisdiction of the underworld, but they were used and captured, so they can naturally go back, and this page of paper is the key to helping them. This is also the last gift they left to Gu Zheng in the Book of Life and Death. Every one of them returns
, is equivalent to doing a good deed. Even if he is no longer in the reincarnation of the Five Elements, there is still a set of rules.
"If you believe me and are willing to accept the truth, then let me unravel it for you. Ruochen, you don't have to stand up. It won't do anything to the demon soul." Gu Zheng said to everyone, and asked Ruochen, who was about to move, to do his best.
, don't make trouble.
As native demon souls, they are actually very little affected and can basically maintain their own cultivation. However, for them, the lack of spiritual energy prevents them from being able to maintain their progress as before.
It would be good not to regress, but the current situation has not reached that point yet.
As for City Lord Niu, they will eventually be reduced to their true cultivation level, but they will not know the truth at that time.
"I'll be the first one, but can you tell me first where the problem is?" City Lord Xing stood up directly and walked towards Gu Zheng as he spoke.
"It's Gufeng. Only there can affect you. No matter where you land, including them, you came here because Gufeng guided you." Gu Zheng said without hesitation, although he didn't know the specific details.
situation, but it is definitely related to Gufeng.
"Has Gufeng been completely destroyed?" City Lord Xing came to Gu Zheng and asked.
"Although I want to say no, there must have been some changes. I think it should be related to what happened before. You will naturally know it once you return to your true colors." Gu Zheng said calmly.
Because this place has completely become the home ground of the Shura people, it goes without saying that Wen Tianhou cannot be the opponent of the Shura clan. Gu Zheng even speculated that the ancestor alone could wipe out that small world.
, after all, the opponent's strength may have reached its end, and there is no direction that can be seen, otherwise he would not agree to guard the Six Paths, and from there he would find his own path, and at the same time find a place for his clan to live.
Now that this situation has occurred in advance, and coupled with Luo Gong's previous words, it is not difficult to guess that there is a problem on Gufeng's side. Specifically, whether to evacuate this side actively or passively, it is hard to say now, but his intuition should be to evacuate actively, after all.
With the opponent's strength, we can still see the future here. The demon soul's plan will inevitably fail with the arrival of the Shura clan. There is no need to fight to the death with the opponent here.
"Then let me see what the truth is." City Lord Xing came to Gu Zheng and picked up the amber-colored paper as thin as cicada wings.
"Just put your consciousness into it. Don't worry it won't cause any harm to you." Gu Zheng said again.
City Lord Xing took a deep breath and then closed his eyes.
Others only saw yellow light emerging from around the paper. Through the light, they could vaguely see that there were countless writings scrolling back and forth on the blank paper, but it was hard to see clearly. I am afraid that only City Lord Xing could know what was written on it.
What exactly is it.
In less than a few breaths, the light receded and returned to its original appearance. City Lord Xing also opened his eyes, murmured to himself in a daze, put down the paper and headed back to his place. Everyone listened carefully, but heard the other party.
