Shushan: Extinction

Chapter 146: Hard-mouthed Old Friend
Zhu Yan no longer had the high spirits she had before, but instead looked pale, with despair and a determination to die emanating from her entire body.

It is obviously difficult for such a person to improve further, but for an enemy of similar strength, he is extremely scary, because once the opponent enters the battle, he is likely to intend to die together with you.

Not only that, five disciples from the Yufei Sect also came, and they all looked at Gong Tianwu with unfriendly eyes. It was obvious that they knew this guy was their sect's mortal enemy.

But Gong Tianwu actually felt that he was wronged - what did I do wrong? Didn't I lose to Zhu Yan who came to provoke me? Was I unable to recover after being exchanged by Yufeimen?
So Gong Tianwu also had a sense of resentment in his heart - do you really think that the whole world is your mother and will spoil you? So he glared back without any hesitation.

***
The sects that come here rarely talk or visit friends, because what these disciples are going to face next is a fight of life and death.

In the past, there were many disciples who were accidentally poisoned while chatting and meeting friends before entering Qingping Valley, and some were even found out and died tragically.

Therefore, with the experiences and lessons of our predecessors in mind, we dare not be careless at this time.

Gong Tianwu also inquired about the general situation of Ningcui Secret Realm. The rules for entering each time were slightly adjusted, but generally speaking, they were still similar:

After entering, it is like a martial arts competition arena, where participants will fight in a designated venue.

After a participant wins three games in a row, he or she will be eligible to enter the core area of ​​the secret realm, where they can find the True Soul Stone. Of course, they will also face competition from others.

After waiting for about two more days, a faint golden light began to appear on a cliff in the Qingping Secret Realm. The golden light became stronger and stronger within half a day. It looked like a genius treasure had been born. It was dazzling and extremely brilliant.

To be honest, when Gong Tianwu saw the appearance of this place, he would never have imagined that such a secret realm was actually a bloody Shura field where people were eaten without leaving any bones, and one had to die after a certain number of people before being able to leave.

But things are often like this in the world. Beneath the splendor of a rose lie thorns, and behind the alluring scent of a carnivorous plant lie its clinging tentacles.
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In KTV, teachers like Atong and Are might bring their own Ai and Mei.

When the golden light shot up into the sky and turned into a misty golden gate, the Emei elder in charge of the matter announced that people could enter. Of course, each person had to pay 10 spirit stones as an entrance fee.

Not only that, a portion of the True Soul Stones obtained in the secret realm must be taken out and sold to the Emei Sect at a fair price.

At the same time, the person in charge of this matter was none other than Mr. Mingchuan from Emei.

As for why the Ningcui Secret Realm is more than 5,000 miles away from the Emei Villa, the Emei Sect can still charge admission and set rules. Of course, it is because the Emei Sect is strong! If you don't agree, you can go to the Villa and reason with them.

At this time, the guard patted Gong Tianwu's shoulder vigorously, let out a long breath of depression and said:

"Just go for it, and as long as the two of us are still alive, we will take care of the rest."

Master Liu also said:

"We will protect all the properties under your name."

"We will clean up the Wuhui League when we get back, and everyone involved in this matter will be given an explanation."

Gong Tianwu nodded and smiled:
"Okay, Master, I'm fine, don't worry."

Then Gong Tianwu walked directly towards the entrance of Ningcui Secret Realm. When he arrived at the entrance, someone stopped him. It was a disciple wearing Emei clothing.

He looked at Gong Tianwu and said:
"Where's the token?"

Gong Tianwu said calmly:
"What token?"

The disciple said impatiently:

"To enter this secret realm, you must hold a token. You must also hold it when you come out. Otherwise, how can I know if you are an outsider, and whether you have completed the relevant procedures and paid any fees?"

Gong Tianwu glanced at him, turned and left.

Because many things were handled by the guard, after Gong Tianwu told him about this matter, the guard immediately went to communicate with the people of Emei, and came back and said:

"There was no such rule in previous years. This rule is only in place this year."

Then he brought back an iron plate and gave it to Gong Tianwu. The iron plate looked quite exquisitely made, and there were four big characters on it:
Benefit all living things!

Seeing this, Gong Tianwu curled his lips and sneered in his heart:
"Are you worthy enough?"

Yes, in Gong Tianwu’s perception, all the people in the immortal sect are actually parasites that suck blood from ordinary people, including himself!

But Gong Tianwu did not have mental mysophobia and did not feel any guilt. After all, this was the general rule that governed the world.

However, these people in Emei are exploiting ordinary people to death, and at the same time they are claiming that they are benefiting the people. Isn't this a typical case of pretending to be ignorant and being both honest and upright?

At this moment, Gong Tianwu suddenly felt a little uncomfortable, and then he saw a tall man looking at him from a few dozen meters away.

The man was wearing a ochre robe and had a dignified appearance, but the distance between his eyebrows was very narrow. According to physiognomy, such people have a narrow temperament.

This boy stood among the people of Emei, and seemed to have a very high status, like a star among the crowd.

Seeing Gong Tianwu looking back at him, the man smiled slightly, as if trying to show goodwill.

At this time, Master Liu also came over, shook his head and said in a deep voice:

"The rest of the people were also issued this access badge. It seems to be a new regulation recently."

After a few seconds of silence, the guard said:

"After you enter, immediately find a place to bury this sign, then wash your entire body and throw away your clothes. When you are ready to leave, retrieve this sign."

Gong Tianwu nodded and said:
"Okay, by the way, who is that person?"

The person that Gong Tianwu was referring to was, of course, the disciple in Emei Sect who was the center of attention.

The guard took a look and his expression immediately became serious:
"This is Zhu Yin! He is the best among the new generation of Emei, and the second immortal seedling to be rated as heavenly in the past thirty years. It is said that he is the reincarnation of the Kongtong elder from the upper world!"

After hearing this, Gong Tianwu said:

"Emei is willing to release such an elite disciple?"

Teacher Wei said:
"If jade is not polished, it will not become a useful tool. Although Emei is overbearing and unruly, they are also very ruthless to their disciples and will not hesitate to send them out for training."

At this point, he sighed:

"There are too many of you in your generation who live under the protection of the mountain gate, and too few who dare to go out and fight like you."

Just as the master and the disciple were chatting, a curtain of light suddenly spread out in the sky next to them, displaying the number of disciples of each sect.

Gongtian Wuqi said:
"what is this?"

Master Liu said:
"This is an illusion, but it can accurately display the number of remaining disciples in the sect. However, it cannot be specific to the number of people, nor can it detect the number of evil sects that have entered the secret realm."

Having said this, Master Liu looked deeply at Gong Tianwu and said:

“So, you have to be careful when you go in, don’t become the number that gets deducted.”

Gong Tianwu smiled and said:

"Master Liu, I'll do my best." Then Gong Tianwu held the sign and seemed to be standing there in deep thought, but in fact he was already saying in his heart:
"Kang, do you know what the other party's conspiracy is?"

Kang replied:

"Eight cause and effect points."

Gong Tianwu shrugged and made the payment reluctantly, then he saw Kang's prompt:

"The sign you hold contains a trace of star silver, and there is also a special micro-magic array engraved on it. So when you enter the secret realm, the opponent you face may be specially arranged by the host."

Gong Tianwu asked:

"possible?"

Kang Dao:

"Yes, after all, the upper limit of this plane is the foundation-building cultivator, without the golden elixir, so there is probably only a 50% chance, right?"

Gong Tianwu said:

"So can people outside know the specific situation inside?"

Kang Dao:

"The probability is not high. It's still the same reason: the upper limit of this plane is the foundation-building cultivator."

"With the help of certain magic weapons, it is possible to easily observe the details of the secret realm, but such magic weapons are usually in the hands of Jindan-stage cultivators. If used in the foundation-building stage, it will cause permanent damage to the mana and an unstable foundation."

"So, the source of information outside is most likely relayed by people inside."

After hearing this, Gong Tianwu felt relieved.

Although it was painful to spend these eight cause and effect points, it solved his worries.

Then he stood up and walked into the light door casually.

***
After a dizzying spin, Gong Tianwu found himself in a mysterious cave.

Although this place is called a cave, it is actually very wide and can only be described as a plain in the belly of a mountain.

It is two to three hundred meters high above and more than one kilometer away on both sides. The ground is very flat, with some light green mosses and bryophytes growing sporadically, and some rocks as high as two or three stories high scattered around.

The only thing worth noting is that there are quite a few hanging stalactite forests here, some growing upside down and some growing from the ground.

There was a soft light emanating from the rock wall, so the visibility was not low, almost the same as at noon on a cloudy day.

Gong Tianwu looked around and suddenly felt something was wrong, because there were some strange marks on the ground about ten meters ahead, which looked like they were caused by something frequently passing through here.

These traces finally disappeared into a crack in a huge rock, and a closer look revealed that there was a deep hole of considerable size.

After hesitating for a while, Gong Tianwu increased his vigilance and walked towards the east. He found that there was an exit of a cave there. However, after arriving here, he could feel an invisible force blocking him in front of him, and the further he went, the greater the resistance seemed.

When he was about thirty meters away from that place, Gong Tianwu could feel that it was difficult for him to resist this force, so he could only retreat quickly.

After Gong Tianwu stayed here for another ten minutes, a man suddenly appeared at the other end of the mountain.

As soon as this person appeared, Gong Tianwu felt a sense of familiarity. That blood-colored clothing looked familiar. If it wasn't the standard uniform of the Blood God Sect, then what else could it be?
Immediately afterwards, Gong Tianwu discovered something even more coincidental. The person who came was an acquaintance, the defeated Black Snake!

Ahem, the defeated general in the previous life was also a defeated general, wasn’t he?

It is not surprising that this person was sent to the risky Ningcui Secret Realm, because he is the typical simple-minded and impatient person who will be used as a gun if provoked by others. So it is not surprising that he has fallen to this point.

As soon as he thought of this, a strange light flashed in Gong Tianwu's eyes:
If that's the case, I have a bold idea that I'd like to try.

Next, the black snake rushed towards Gong Tianwu with great momentum, but Gong Tianwu held his hands in front of his chest and looked at him nonchalantly.

The black snake started by poking out with the Blood God Finger, and the finger split into three when it was halfway through, turning into three blood-colored auras!
Regardless of its power, at least its appearance is first-rate.

A sneer appeared on the corner of Black Snake's mouth. He could conclude that the opponent would definitely dodge next, which would be exactly what he wanted, because then the next step would be the time for a series of back-up moves he had arranged to come into play.

However, the plan could not keep up with the changes. The enemy in front of him did not move. Then he stretched out two fingers and pinched them to extinguish the bloody energy that was shooting over!
The remaining two blood-colored energies just brushed past him and completely missed him.

Then the man raised his head and said to the black snake calmly:

"You really haven't made any progress. You're still thinking of cheating even after the war has started?"

Black Snake's tactics were exposed at once, and he looked over as if he had seen a ghost, with his fighting spirit suddenly dropping by more than half.

Then he listened to the other party even more desperately:

"Where's your black snake hand? Why don't you use it to hit me?"

"I heard there is another magic weapon called Snake Bone Arrow. Has it been refined yet?"

As the saying goes, know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated in a hundred battles. In his previous life as a blood slave, Gong Tianwu and Black Snake had a deep feud, and the two sides later went to the duel arena.

Under such circumstances, Gong Tianwu had already figured out this guy's background clearly.

Even though things have changed now and Black Snake is obviously much stronger than before, Gong Tianwu is already a core disciple of the Great Snow Mountain. The gap between the two sides can be said to be even greater.

Of course, Black Snake would not be scared by a few words. He was stubborn. Although he was panicking, he still gritted his teeth and continued to attack, roaring:

"You rat! Kneel down and accept your death!!"

But after only five minutes, Black Snake discovered in despair that the guy in front of him knew his fighting style very well. The several routines he had prepared in advance had no effect on him and were all seen through at a glance.

What's even more bizarre is that even the newly refined snake bone arrow was like a twig in front of this person and couldn't hit the target at all.

There is no doubt that this caused Black Snake to collapse and lose his fighting spirit. His legs couldn't help but tremble, but he still pointed at Gong Tianwu and roared:
"Asshole, I'm telling you, I only used 10% of my strength. If you don't want to die, get out of here right now and I can still spare your life!!"

Gong Tianwu wanted to achieve the same effect at this time, so he smiled at him and said:
"Then answer me a question now, do you want to die or live?"

After hearing this, Black Snake finally couldn't hold back any longer and said in disbelief:

"You won't kill me?"

Gong Tianwu said:

"Yes, as long as you do as I ask, there won't be any problem."

(End of this chapter)