#341 - The fire of punishment burns in the eyes
#341 - The fire of punishment burns in the eyes
Ye Xiu and the others arrived at the mountain peak.
It didn't feel as dangerous as they had imagined.
Previously, Cheng Yifei had said that this place was not only difficult to approach but also impossible to use any power.
All of this was because of a strange tree.
This tree was the core of this place.
"No wonder lumbering has become easier along the way. It turns out that the core has already fallen." Zhao Qingshan looked at the tree and pondered for a moment, saying, "Fellow Daoist Ye, who do you think cut down this tree?"
"The Dean?" Ye Xiu asked.
"You're quite good at guessing," Zhao Qingshan said with a smile.
"Among the missing people, the Dean is the most skilled at lumbering. Moreover, the rumor circulating in the First Academy is that the Dean is focused solely on lumbering and doesn't care about the affairs of the First Academy," Ye Xiu replied casually.
"You're a bit impulsive, but not stupid," Zhao Qingshan said with a chuckle. "However, it's not easy for the Dean to enter this place.
Most likely, that Chu Meng first found the Dean."
"Are you sure?" Ye Xiu asked.
"We'll know soon enough," Zhao Qingshan said, standing in place.
At this time, Cheng Yifei and the others were also extremely excited.
Although they didn't know what was going on here, it was a god-given opportunity.
Immediately, Cheng Yifei led his people to start digging around the tree.
Their purpose was to dig up the things underneath.
Soon, they dug up some skeletal remains. Not only that, but there were also some boxes inside.
They didn't touch the boxes much but instead went to look for the bones because they were easily identifiable, so they found the ancestor's remains immediately.
Not only that, but they also found storage treasures.
After checking, almost all the items were there, including the inheritance.
Immediately, Cheng Yifei handed the items to Feng He and Feng Qing, saying, "Senior Feng, I'll have to trouble you to take these back."
"What about you?" Feng He asked with a frown.
Cheng Yifei looked at Zhao Qingshan and the others and said, "I need to stay and help find Fellow Daoist Gu An."
Zhao Qingshan and the others didn't have such a requirement, but he needed to stay.
Staying would certainly be dangerous, but at least he could make friends with him.
If he left now, it would be too opportunistic.
Although that was the wiser choice for self-preservation.
However, it might not be a good thing for them.
The current benefits were important, but they still needed to look further ahead.
Besides, he wasn't a member of the Demonic Sect after all.
Since he brought people here, he had to give an explanation.
He had to see the person alive or find the body if dead.
Even if he ended up with nothing.
At least he would have a clear conscience.
Feng He and the others didn't say more and left with their people.
At this time, Zhao Qingshan looked at the many boxes and got the answer he wanted: "It was that Chu Meng who found the Dean. In that case, the Dean is probably fine."
Saying that, he opened the special box.
He thought it would be an empty box, but soon a small pagoda came into view.
At the moment the box was opened, they seemed to sense a thunderbolt from the pagoda.
But it disappeared in an instant.
It was as if it was an illusion.
"Take it?" Ye Xiu asked.
Zhao Qingshan stopped him.
This pagoda was a treasure no matter what. Why didn't Chu Meng want it, and why didn't the Dean want it?
How could they dare to want it?
The experts around Chu Meng were extraordinary.
They were beyond their reach.
Therefore...
This pagoda couldn't be taken.
At the same time.
Gu An, who was still eating peanuts, once again sensed that feeling.
It seemed like something was coming for him.
Soon, and it was on a level he couldn't understand.
Boom!
At this moment, the sound of thunder suddenly appeared in his mind.
Then he saw a bolt of lightning coming from nothingness.
It was impossible to avoid, impossible to resist.
It was beyond his understanding.
Furthermore, he felt excitement from the lightning, as if it wanted him to know its power.
Sooner or later, he would have to go back.
He immediately activated the Qi Sea Heavenly罡, driving the Xuan Huang Qi.
But no matter what, he couldn't stop this lightning.
It seemed to be on a different level.
In the next instant, Gu An began to consolidate his mind and defend himself.
He hoped to be able to withstand this attack.
According to what Chu Meng said, even the Eye of Heavenly Punishment couldn't burn him to death, so he should be able to survive this lightning.
In the next breath, the lightning had already appeared in front of him.
Just as Gu An thought the lightning was about to strike him, he suddenly felt his arm burning.
It was as if something was scorching it.
Then, the burning sensation quickly moved to his brow.
Flames spewed out.
At the moment the lightning approached, the flames directly burned and devoured the lightning.
In an instant, the lightning collapsed.
Vaguely, Gu An heard screams.
It seemed to be a bit unbelievable.
Finally, everything returned to peace.
The lightning completely disappeared, and Gu An felt a burning sensation in his brow.
This ball of fire seemed to be starting to spread to his body.
It was about to burn him completely to ashes.
Xuan Huang Qi surged and rushed over.
Only after the flames were extinguished did Gu An come back to his senses.
At this time, his brow was aching, and he was soaked in cold sweat.
Chu Meng covered his forehead with his hand and said, "Your forehead is about to burst into flames."
Gu An:
Was it possible that it had already started burning?
He just didn't understand why this was happening?
The fire on his body was clearly extinguished, so why was it suddenly ignited?
If it weren't for the Xuan Huang Qi, he would have been burned to death this time.
Was he going to be burned every time he was struck by lightning?
Who could bear that?
At this time, he felt a cool stream pouring into his burning brow.
Soon, it returned to normal.
Thus, Chu Meng withdrew his hand and said with heartache, ", This drop of water is very valuable.
If you weren't my only subordinate, I wouldn't have used it for you."
Gu An touched his forehead and said seriously, "Thank you, Senior."
The other party was indeed very good to him.
It would be even better if his thoughts weren't so...
Thinking this way, he looked at his status again.
Without a doubt, he had fallen into charm magic.
He always felt that Chu Meng's charm magic was always on.
But along the way, he didn't feel that he had ever activated it.
He didn't continue to ask this question. Gu An asked about what had just happened.
He told everything in detail.
Hearing this, Chu Meng was stunned for a moment, "It can still burn?"
"Yes, it can still burn up," Gu An said with some concern. "I don't know if it will continue to burn up later."
Chu Meng pondered for a long time and said, "There is no specific answer to your situation because, according to various sources,
no one has ever been able to extinguish the fire of the Eye of Heavenly Punishment.
It burns things all at once. It's nothing like your situation, burning once and extinguishing once.
Perhaps this fire seems to be extinguished, but there are still sparks hidden in the mind and will.
Like a shadow, whoever touches it, the sparks will start to burn as if they have encountered a gust of wind.
However, it is still different from the Eye of Heavenly Punishment breaking through the seal. At least you can still put it out.
If the Eye of Heavenly Punishment comes out, you won't be able to put it out."
"Then what should I do?" Gu An didn't want to carry this fire all the time.
If someone came and blew on the fire, it would burn him.
It was fine when he was free.
What if it was during a critical moment when he was being targeted?
Or if he was seriously injured?
He simply wouldn't be able to extinguish this fire.
At that time, he could only be burned to ashes.
For example, with this lightning, nine strikes a day, he would definitely be burned to death even if he wasn't struck to death.
"We can only find a way to shield the secrets of heaven, covering your past and future with mist, making it impossible for lightning to strike from that level. Then you will naturally be safe and sound.
Also, it is not certain whether peeking into your secrets of heaven will be burned," Chu Meng said with a headache. "This Eye of Heavenly Punishment is more troublesome than expected.
We need to quickly catch a heavenly woman and ask."
Gu An was also quite helpless. Who would have thought that he would encounter such a sealed object in a small place like the Cangmu Sect?
Clearly, they were people from other places, yet they insisted on coming to Dongdao Ancient Province to cause him trouble.
Indeed, one should not casually make enemies with others.
Who knows what these people carry with them.
With a sigh, Gu An could only check his surroundings first.
At this moment, another group of people arrived in front of the Nine Nether Palace.
Many people here were quite dissatisfied with Gu An, but due to the huge difference in cultivation levels, they were angry but dared not speak out.
But they were all waiting for the people inside to come out.
After all, so many people had entered.
Only a small portion would obtain opportunities.
Then, Zuo Youyan, who had collected so many spirit stones outside, became the target of everyone.
After all, so many spirit stones were an opportunity for most people.
"Who set up the barrier here?" One of the five people who arrived spoke up and questioned.
A terrifying aura surged out.
Gu An frowned.
Was he about to reach the Great Perfection of Returning to Void?
But he was currently still in the late stage of Returning to Void.
"It's him." Chu Meng suddenly looked over and said:
"Leave him alive."
Gu An:
Senior, would you like to hear what you're saying?
He was just in the late stage of Returning to Void, while the other party was about to reach Great Perfection. Isn't it too difficult to leave him alive?
Moreover, there were five of them.
This made it even more difficult.
"Who exactly is it? Does he not even have the courage to stand up?" Hearing this, the other party sneered: "If you don't have the ability, then don't do this kind of thing in the future.
Open it yourself, or don't blame me for being merciless."
Gu An lowered his eyes, not thinking much.
A golden light flashed.
Then, the golden light spread out.
Clang!
The long saber was unsheathed.
In an instant, Gu An's saber had already arrived in front of that person.
The other party looked about thirty-five years old.
He had a pure blood energy aura, so he should be practicing the Blood Transformation Great Art.
All four people behind him were the same.
However, this kind of blood energy was somewhat different from that of the Blood Demon Monarch.
As for why, it was unknown.
Now that they were facing each other, it was best to strike first.
The saber appeared in front of the other party.
Facing Gu An's saber, the other party revealed a smile: "Where did this country bumpkin cultivator come from? It's already this time, yet you're still using a saber at close range?
Aren't you afraid of not returning after coming so close?
In an instant, blood energy erupted, then inducing the blood energy on Gu An's body.
At the same time, a sea of blood appeared in the surrounding land, enveloping him.
Not only that, but a scarlet shield appeared in front of him.
Boom!
The shield directly blocked that swift saber.
The man instantly retreated.
After creating some distance, a giant blood hand began to suppress him: "I didn't manage to induce your blood energy with the first attack, but within my sea of blood, let's see how stubborn your blood energy can be.
Country bumpkin cultivators simply don't understand the true meaning of cultivation."
Clang!
Suddenly, a crisp unsheathing sound came from behind the man.
He didn't even manage to react.
Pfft!
A red blade pierced through from behind, appearing in front of the man.
He was somewhat incredulous, how was this possible!
He couldn't possibly escape his sea of blood, and what about his protective shield?
Clang!
The shield shattered into pieces.
But even before it could fall, the saber had already pierced through him.
"Leave him alive," a hurried voice came from the side.
Just as the man was about to counterattack, a hurricane suddenly struck.
Whoosh!
Another long saber appeared at his neck.
The skin was grazed by the blade, and a cut had already appeared.
The saber suddenly stopped, if it had slashed through like that.
The man would have been decapitated on the spot.
In an instant, Gu An held the saber in his hand, almost unable to stop.
"Sorry, I'm used to it, I almost killed you," Gu An said, looking at the person in front of him: "By the way,
what is the true meaning of cultivation?"
The man:
He looked at the person in front of him with some fear, unable to understand how the other party could ignore his sea of blood.
And why was his saber speed so fast?
And why did he have such power?
He felt that all his defenses were vulnerable in front of him.
Even his body was enduring immense pain.
There was something wrong with his saber.
Or there was something wrong with his strength.
For a moment, he didn't dare to act rashly.
"Can I pull out the saber?" Gu An asked, pointing to the saber on the other party's body after putting away the saber in his hand.
The other party:
At this time, the four people who had come with him were somewhat shocked, but they didn't dare to act rashly.
The onlookers widened their eyes, unable to understand why they had suddenly started fighting.
Was this Zuo Youyan crazy?
Was he so intolerant of people mocking him?
Chu Meng came to Gu An at this time and said: "If I wasn't merciful, you would have killed someone."
Saying that, she looked at the man and said: "I'm your lifesaver, right?"
The man looked at Chu Meng and said coldly: "Foundation Establishment? What are you?"
Chu Meng:
She looked at Gu An.
Gu An looked at her.
They stared at each other.
Finally, Gu An understood.
He took out two sabers and stabbed them in again.
Pfft!
"She asks something, you answer," Gu An said calmly.
"Understand?" Chu Meng asked the man.
The latter:
"I heard that a few months ago, the Blood Demon Palace found a strange corpse, but a fairy first obtained a bottle of blood from him.
But a group of people stopped her and snatched her blood.
Of course, they didn't let her go either, and killed her.
And one of them, in order to take everything for himself, killed the others.
So few people know that that person obtained a bottle of special blood," Chu Meng said, looking at the person in front of her: "Is that person you?"
"It wasn't me," the other party immediately shook his head: "I haven't even heard of this matter."
"Isn't it?" Chu Meng took out a talisman and directly stuck it on the other party's body.
In an instant, the talisman burned, and then a bottle of blood-red liquid was peeled off from the other party's body.
Chu Meng smiled while holding the bottle: "If it wasn't, then it wasn't, this is mine now."
The other party was stunned, then glared angrily: "Return the thing, I snatched it after killing so many people, why should you take it away at will?"
Saying that, he was about to attack.
Chu Meng jumped back a step and said calmly: "Our people got this thing first, you killed her, now I'm just taking it back.
And do you know who wants to kill you?"
Hearing this, the man subconsciously looked at Gu An.
He was stunned by this look, then grinned: "Zuo Youyan? I was wondering, why did you attack so decisively, I would still be afraid of others, but I will drag you down with me even if I die.
Killing you is like slaughtering a dog."
Saying that, he twisted his body and was about to attack.
However, Gu An looked at the other party indifferently, then grabbed his neck with one hand.
Then, he squeezed hard.
Pfft!
The other party fell to the ground without even saying his name.
On the other side.
Not long after Zhao Qingshan and the others opened the box and saw the pagoda.
A gust of wind blew.
The originally intact small pagoda directly made cracking sounds.
Then, it seemed to be burned by flames.
Countless cracks appeared.
It seemed that it would turn into ashes at any time.
This strange change surprised Zhao Qingshan and the others.
They closed the box as soon as possible.
Pretending they had never seen it.
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