Shushan: Extinction

Chapter 104: Internal and External Tribulation
Ten minutes later,
Gong Tianwu has arrived at the gate of Yinxing Tower.
Because he had been rushing all the way, Gong Tianwu's two wounds began to ache slightly. Fortunately, he soon felt a burst of coolness. It should be that the healing pill he had taken was still taking effect and continuously producing healing effects.

Even in the dark, you can see that the Star-Guiding Tower is very tall. You have to look up from downstairs to see the top of the tower. The building is at least more than twenty stories high.

At this time, Gong Tianwu was a little puzzled. Such a towering building should be easily seen from more than ten miles away, even in Shimen Village, but why did everyone around know nothing about it?
The most likely explanation is the secret realm.

As I got closer, I quietly entered the secret realm without realizing it.

Of course, another possibility is that this place was covered up by special magic.

After observing the environment briefly, Gong Tianwu pressed down the hat on his head and smeared some wet mud on his face, making him look like he had crawled out of the mud, and then walked into the building.

He originally thought that he would be questioned here, but he did not expect that there was no one at the gate and the lights were bright inside.

Such a strange thing made Gong Tianwu's heart tighten, and then he strode inside. After arriving here, he was suddenly shocked!
It turned out that there were several corpses lying in the middle of the hall. The key point was that after seeing these corpses, Gong Tianwu actually felt a familiar feeling in his heart:
The corpse had shrunk by at least half, its skin looked like dry bark, its hair looked like dead grass, its eyes were bulging, and its gums were bared.
Such a way of death clearly illustrates one thing: Qingshi Rongjian had arrived here first.

"Why is he here??"

"With this guy leading the charge, it should be much easier for me, right?!"

"No, could it be that my opportunity is also his target?"

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In an instant, many thoughts flashed through Gong Tianwu's mind. After weighing the pros and cons, he turned to Kang for help:
"Kang, old Taoist, where do you think my chance is? I just happened to earn a large amount of karma points, which can be used for consumption."

But surprisingly, Kang didn't reply for a long time. After a long while, he said weakly:
"I don't know, after I came here, I felt very uncomfortable."

Although he had lost his greatest support, Gong Tianwu did not panic. After thinking for a while, he looked around and found that there were still quite a lot of clues around.

Following the bloodstains and the traces left on the walls and floor, Gong Tianwu suddenly discovered that Qingshi Rong was actually heading towards the bottom of the Yinxing Tower.

After a slight hesitation, he went straight to the top of the tower.

The reason is simple. When you don’t know where the opportunity is, you have to consider some other factors, such as the name of this place: Yinxing Tower!
As the name suggests, the purpose of this building is to lure the stars from outer space. So where is the place to lure them? It must be at the highest point. It can't be in the basement, right?

Gong Tianwu had just run up to the third floor when he heard a series of chaotic footsteps coming from the stairs above.

He immediately hid behind the cabinet next to him, and soon saw a large group of members of the Void Eye Organization running down in frustration. It was obvious that they had received some bad news.

After this group of people ran down, Gong Tianwu continued to go up quickly. When he was on the seventh floor, he heard the sound of running coming from above again. However, Gong Tianwu was also on the stairs at this time and saw that there was no escape.

Fortunately, Gong Tianwu had considered the possibility of this happening before, so he had already made a risk plan in mind:

So he lay down on the stairs next to him, and then controlled the surface of the wound on his body to burst, and the blood immediately flowed out. He pretended to be unconscious and collapsed on the stairs.

Sure enough, the people who rushed down were stunned when they saw it.

Because what Gong Tianwu is wearing now is the standard uniform of the Xutong Organization, which was directly taken from Xin Wu, so it can be said to be genuine, so the first impression given to them is that he is one of their own.

Then someone turned Gong Tianwu over and immediately saw a lot of blood on his body.

They also found a wound on the left rib and another on the lower abdomen, and it seemed that the bleeding had not stopped yet. He looked unconscious and dying.

In this case, the leader made a decisive decision:
"It is important to go down and provide support. Feed this brother a Guyuan Pill and come back to rescue him later. He should be able to overcome this difficulty with good fortune."

Soon, a group of people rushed downstairs, and then the place became quiet again.

Needless to say, Gong Tianwu showed a hint of sneer at this moment, but it soon disappeared. He pretended that the drug was taking effect, struggled to get up, and continued to walk upwards.

Even though Gong Tianwu didn't notice anyone around him, he put on a complete show. What if the other party left some magic to monitor him?
This is something that may happen even though the probability is very small.

Soon, Gong Tianwu found himself at the top floor. The building here was magnificent, like a palace, full of luxury and exquisiteness everywhere.

The most bizarre thing is that in the center of the top floor, there is a luxurious pool made of marble, surrounded by many sculptures of mythical beasts, which can be said to be lifelike.

There seemed to be something jumping in the center of the pool. At first glance, it looked like a fountain, but upon closer inspection, it was actually a flower of ice and fire formed by raging fire and flowing water mixed together by some magical power.

Flames are originally restless, hot, and destructive, but they seem to be frozen in time.

The flowing water was originally invisible, flowing, and turbulent, but it also remained still in the same place, quietly interweaving with the flame.

Gong Tianwu walked over slowly and found that there was a transparent mirror on the top of the pool, which focused the bright starlight in the sky and projected it onto the flower of ice and fire.

"what is this?"

With a nervous mood, Gong Tianwu slowly approached, and suddenly he felt something was wrong with his body. His heart began to beat wildly, and then he felt an indescribable tingling pain in the acupuncture points all over his body, and an indescribable burning sensation! !

A passage I had read before suddenly came to mind:

"The calamity is caused by the fire in the heart. It starts from the heart and burns in the cave. It spreads like a spark that starts a prairie fire in an instant and cannot be stopped."

"When the calamity comes, the heartbeat will suddenly become as fast as beating a drum, and then the acupoints all over the body will feel stabbing pains as if burning. Fire will rise from the Yongquan point on the soles of the feet, connecting to the ground energy, and stretching upwards. If one survives by reaching the Baihui point, the calamity will end!"

Gong Tianwu suddenly calmed down at this moment, closed his eyes and carefully observed the condition of his body:
"Shit, is the Heart Fire Tribulation really coming?!"

So he did not dare to be careless, and directly swallowed the sea air black ice and thousand-year ice liquid he had obtained before, and then closed his eyes and regulated his breathing.

After swallowing these two spiritual objects, they immediately turned into waves of cold currents that spread throughout his limbs and bones, suppressing the impending calamity.

Then Gong Tianwu took out a soul-suppressing talisman he bought from Dengtian City and pasted it on his dantian, finally suppressing the premature calamity.

At this moment, Gong Tianwu could clearly feel that his calamity was not triggered prematurely without maturity, but was instead catalyzed by something that caused it to mature quickly and then erupt!
And all the blockade actions I have taken at this time are just drinking poison to quench thirst!
This is like when a reservoir is about to burst, the dam is temporarily raised to block the flood, but this also means that the volume of accumulated flood water is also increasing rapidly.

In this case, once the situation gets out of control, the disaster that breaks out will be much more powerful than under normal circumstances.

"Then it is obvious that this is the cause."

Gong Tianwu's gaze rested on the ice and fire flower in front of him. Such a magnificent creation was so beautiful that it even made people unable to take their eyes off it.

However, that ball of solidified flame could trigger one's own heart fire disaster from more than ten meters away - what the hell was this?

However, another thought immediately came into Gong Tianwu's mind:
"Where there are poisonous snakes, there must be fragrant grass within ten steps. This unique flame is so powerful, so is my chance the water flaw next to it?"

With this in mind, Gong Tian took five big steps forward, but at this moment, a regretful voice suddenly came from the side: "Sorry, little friend, you can watch from a distance, but only ten steps away. If you get any closer, I'm sorry."

After he finished speaking, a man came out from behind the vermilion pillar next to him.

It can be seen that this man is wearing an ordinary Taoist robe, but he has a sturdy body and unruly temperament.

The most eye-catching thing is that he is holding a Tang sword with a scabbard in his hand. The blade is slender, somewhat similar to a Tachi. It is casually placed on his shoulder, and there is even a vermilion wine gourd at the end.

His eyebrows are thick and black, his eyes are indifferent, and his movements seem casual and unfocused, but in fact, there is a natural feeling in his every move.

Gong Tianwu's pupils suddenly contracted. Even if he had deliberately damaged his consciousness in order to enter this place, he would not be unable to sense the enemy within ten meters. He could only say in a deep voice:

"Who is your Excellency?"

The man smiled bitterly and said:

"Everything in the past is just a passing stream. There is no need to mention the past. Just call me the Dog Butcher."

Gong Tianwu took a deep look at the ice and fire flower in front of him:

"I have a reason to step forward, so Mr. Dog Butcher, I'm sorry!"

The dog butcher said nonchalantly:
"I know. Your eyes are red, your skin is dry, and your hair is slightly curly. It is clear that the Heart Fire Tribulation is about to come. You need this Water Flaw in front of you to save your life."

"If I had my usual temper, it wouldn't be a big problem to let you go, but unfortunately I can't help myself now."

At this time, Gong Tianwu had already stepped forward and punched the dog butcher.

The dog butcher's eyes suddenly lit up:
"Martial Saint?"

He suddenly swung the Tang sword horizontally, and the vermilion wine gourd swung sideways and hit Gong Tianwu's fist.

Gong Tianwu suddenly felt that this punch seemed to have hit a quagmire, and all his strength was completely ineffective and could not be released at all.

However, when he launched the attack, he had already thought of a series of fighting methods. He moved quickly in small steps, came to the opponent's side at an extremely fast speed, and hit him with an elbow.

The dog butcher turned around and swung the scabbard Tang sword down. After it fell to the ground, there was a light "pa" sound, and then he used the rebound force of the scabbard to quickly raise it up and hit Gong Tianwu's crotch.

The elbow is short and the knife is long. If Gong Tianwu continues to elbow, the scabbard will hit the crotch first, and then the right elbow will hit the dog butcher.

But the force of the elbow would definitely not be too strong at that time. After all, the man with a pain in the balls would definitely be greatly affected in his strength.

In desperation, Gong Tianwu could only take two steps back! At this time, he really felt like he had seen a ghost. He was clearly a martial saint who had an absolute advantage in a head-on fight, so why was he tied up by the opponent?
These two attacks were tests by Gong Tianwu, but he didn't even touch the opponent's weapon, let alone his real body.

But this dog butcher handled it with ease, smoothly and without a trace of worldly airs. If it were someone else with such a huge gap, they would probably have just left in despair and anger.

But at this moment, Gong Tianwu suddenly came to his senses: Did I come here to perform martial arts with you? My target is the ice and fire flower in front of me! !
And he also discovered one thing. This dog butcher spoke in a very high-sounding and generous manner, telling him that as long as he didn't get within ten steps, he would not take action - but was there another possibility that this person was unable to get away from ten steps at all?

In this situation, Gong Tianwu suddenly felt a palpitation again, and an indescribable heat came from all over his body. This was a sign that the heart fire in his body was about to be suppressed. It stands to reason that after all the measures taken before were used one by one, it should be able to maintain it for at least three days.

So the problem should lie with the ice and fire flower in front of us!

At this point, Gong Tianwu realized that he had been forced into a desperate situation without realizing it. With his heart fire about to break out inside and a powerful enemy like the Dog Butcher outside, the water flaw in the ice and fire flower in front of him actually became his only way to survive!
At this moment, Gong Tianwu's eyes changed. After all, he had always been in an exploratory attitude before, and he still had the fallback of "running away if it really doesn't work."

However, after reaching the top floor of the Yinxing Tower, his retreat was cut off, and he had to fight for his life! !

To be honest, if he knew the outcome, Gong Tianwu would never have come. He hated such unprepared battles, but being forced to this point, he had no choice but to fight. He only regretted that he had been blinded by Hu Laodao's lies!
Of course, it now seems that there is nothing wrong with Hu Laodao's judgment. It's a pity that Gong Tianwu was too greedy and ignored the iron rule that the greater the benefits, the greater the risks.

Gong Tianwu let go and threw five or six marble-sized hidden weapons at the dog butcher, then he moved forward with his whole body.

The dog butcher smiled calmly, flicked his scabbard horizontally, and easily knocked away the five or six hidden weapons. Then he turned sideways, and the vermilion wine gourd smashed towards Gong Tianwu.

However, the next second, the dog butcher's face changed drastically, because the hidden weapons he knocked away exploded in the air one after another, and a raging flame ignited around them. This thing turned out to be a thunderbolt, the best weapon for killing, arson and destruction!
He couldn't help but scolded:
"Bold!!"

Just as he finished speaking, Gong Tianwu actually rushed towards the vermilion gourd.

It can be said that his left palm instantly grew more than twice as large, and the skin on the palm was bright red, which looked particularly weird.

However, the dog butcher did not take Gong Tianwu's attack seriously. He had already predicted that the other party would lose face again in front of his magic weapon and was directly blown away.

So the dog butcher took a step forward, holding the scabbard high, ready to chop down.

However, what the dog butcher did not expect was that Gong Tianwu's left palm suddenly grabbed, and the five fingers retracted like iron hooks. Thunder and lightning appeared around him, and he turned the slap into a grab, and suddenly grasped his magic gourd tightly in his palm.

The terrifying combination of Martial Saint + Wanling Thunder Method produced a powerful chemical reaction at this moment.

The vermilion gourd suddenly let out a scream. The first thing the spirit of the gourd feared was the art of filth. After being hit, it would continue to weaken. The next thing it feared was lightning attacks, which caused extremely terrible damage and deterrence to the spirit of the gourd.

The reason why cultivators have a hard time overcoming the heavenly tribulation is largely because the thunder tribulation restrains almost all body-protecting magic weapons! !
The dog butcher finally became furious. He began to feel that the situation was out of control. He suddenly unsheathed his Tang sword and chopped it off at Gong Tianwu's head.

But Gong Tianwu was well prepared, and the purple bamboo short sword in his right hand was thrust forward.

When the swords clashed, there was a dull "bang" sound.

It was only then that Gong Tianwu realized that the opponent's weapon was also a bamboo sword, but just like the purple bamboo dagger in his hand, it was extremely sharp and not inferior to gold and iron.

At this time, the two men fought head-on, and the dog butcher actually retreated two steps. It was obvious that Gong Tianwu, as a martial saint, had an absolute advantage in strength.

Gong Tianwu seemed to not want to fight anymore at this moment, so he turned around and threw the scarlet gourd back at the dog butcher, and then sprayed a shower of thunderbolts at the ice and fire flowers in front of him.

This move captures the essence of attacking the enemy's most critical part!

While Gong Tianwu realized that the purpose of coming here was to "seek opportunities", he also thought about what the dog butcher's duty was here!
Is it to kill the invading enemies?

Of course not, it’s protection!!
Sure enough, this time Gong Tianwu's attack hit the vital point. The dog butcher could have counterattacked, but after seeing Gong Tianwu's actions, he could only pounce on him and chopped off all the thunder balls like a big bird.

As the saying goes, it’s better to take care of the beginning than the end. Gong Tianwu immediately found a flaw in the dog butcher’s interception. He stomped his feet on the ground and rushed out, throwing three consecutive punches.

The dog butcher's Tang sword was one meter and two meters long. After being forced into the inner circle by Gong Tianwu, he could only block with the scabbard horizontally.

(End of this chapter)