“Talent.” Russell replied smugly, fumbled around in the blankets for a moment, pulled out a soft pillow from behind Li Miaozhen’s waist, and tossed it aside helplessly.

He pulled her naked, delicate, and soft body into his arms and shared a pillow with her. But as they leaned against each other, his hands began to wander again. Li Miaozhen, who was used to Russell's vigorous desires, was not surprised at all. She narrowed her eyes and hummed comfortably, enjoying the tranquility after the storm.

“Let’s get married after the battle between the celestial beings and humans is over,” Russell suddenly said, startling Li Miaozhen from her blissful reverie. She turned her head to look at Russell in surprise: “Get married? Why do you have this idea?”

"You don't want to?" Russell asked back. He just felt that if they didn't get married and have a wedding, it would always feel like something was missing between him and Li Miaozhen, and it wouldn't be complete.

“Hmm…” Li Miaozhen swatted away Russell’s still mischievous hand, thought about it carefully, and finally shook her head: “Let’s forget it. We don’t need to worry about this. Besides, weddings are too much trouble. I can’t sit still.”

"That's true." Russell nodded; that was indeed the case.

The idea of ​​marriage came and went quickly; since Li Miaozhen refused, he wouldn't think about it anymore.

The two embraced each other, and when they woke up again it was already the early hours of the morning.

"The two of you have finally finished? That was quite an intense battle."

At the bow of the ship, under the moonlight, the fox spirit, who was drinking alone and gazing into the distance, heard the sound of the cabin door opening. She turned around, her gaze lingering for a moment on Li Miaozhen's neck and shoulders, which were covered with lipstick and slap marks, and couldn't help but tease her.

"Your Majesty, why aren't you sleeping so late at night? You have such refined tastes." Russell didn't mince words and walked to the side of the Nine-Tailed Fox with Li Miaozhen.

The moonlight was intense, and the sea reflected the starry sky, creating a dreamlike scene.

"If you sleep too much during the day, you won't feel sleepy at night. If Lord Luo still has the strength, why not fight with my lord until dawn?" As she spoke, the nine-tailed fox raised an eyebrow at Li Miaozhen in a provocative manner.

Normally, Li Miaozhen would have been furious, but at this moment, she only felt that the vixen was being noisy, and had no other emotions.

"Tsk, boring." Seeing that Li Miaozhen had no reaction at all, the Nine-Tailed Fox shook her head and stopped playing around. She simply said, "After we reach the shore, I will go ahead. We still need to gather the old troops from the Ten Thousand Mountains. If there is anything my Ten Thousand Demon Kingdom can do to help us, please feel free to ask."

"There is indeed something. Ning Yan has a confidante in the Imperial Music Bureau in the capital named Fu Xiang. Is Your Majesty aware of this?" Russell asked.

"As expected, nothing can hide it from you, my lord. Rest assured, my lord is well aware of the matter of Fu Xiang." The nine-tailed fox nodded. She had never intended to interfere with the matter of Ye Ji.

Although Xu Qi'an was not as good as Luo Su, he was still a junior valued by the supervisor and Wei Yuan, not to mention that he also carried half of the fate of the Great Feng Dynasty.

The marriage between Ye Ji and Xu Qi'an is entirely beneficial to both her and the Wan Yao Kingdom.

Russell said no more, and the three of them stood there, some deep in thought, some chatting, and some making little figures.

Before long, the sun shone brightly in the distant sky.

The outlines of the magnificent mountains and rivers are faintly visible in the morning mist.

Unfortunately, that was Yunzhou, not the Southern Frontier.

Although with his current strength he could easily erase Qianlong City from the Great Feng territory, it's better to leave some things to the right people.

After all, he had longed to see a scene of filial piety between father and son for a long time.

……

Ten days later, in southern Xinjiang.

After retrieving the Thousand Machine Ship, Nine-Tailed Fox took her leave, and Russell took out the "Geography of Kyushu" that he had obtained from the Supervisor, and he and Li Miaozhen began to read it.

In the "Geography of the Nine Provinces", the Southern Frontier can be roughly divided into two major regions: the "Ten Thousand Mountains" and the "Extreme Abyss". These two names represent two powerful forces that dominate the Southern Frontier.

The Kingdom of Ten Thousand Demons and the Gu Clan.

"Huh? That's strange. Why isn't there any mention of the delicacies of the Southern Frontier in the 'Geography of the Nine Provinces'?" Li Miaozhen asked curiously.

The "Geography of the Nine Provinces" was compiled by Confucian scholars and strived for perfection, but it was conspicuously missing the delicacies of the southern border regions.

“Well, I think you can’t expect a country that eats raw meat and drinks blood, or a group that only plays with insects, to develop any kind of cuisine.” Russell’s lips twitched as he thought of the Hundred Insect Feast in Yunnan.

"That's right." Li Miaozhen nodded, no longer dwelling on it.

The two explored the land of southern Xinjiang along the map. There were countless tribes in southern Xinjiang, ranging from a few hundred years old to several thousand people, scattered throughout the land like stars in the sky.

The two walked for half an hour, covering eighty li. The barren mountains gradually decreased and the plains gradually increased. The climate in southern Xinjiang was mild and humid, the mountains were still green, and the roadside grass undulated.

"call out!"

Suddenly, a whooshing sound came from the left, heading straight for Russell.

Without stopping, he turned his head and blew gently, and the arrow, which had been incredibly powerful and whistling like lightning, was instantly blown away like a delicate willow catkin in the wind.

Two young men dressed in clothes sewn from animal skins and carrying bull horns emerged from the bushes on the left.

They have dark skin, light blue eyes, and naturally curly hair.

“You are not a caravan, you cannot enter the territory of our Li Gu tribe.”

The young man with a square face on the left scolded in the southern Xinjiang dialect.

The young man on the right drew his bow and aimed an arrow at Russell.

"The Power Gu Clan?" Russell's thoughts stirred, and the Seven Absolute Gu emitted a silent hum.

The next moment, the two once imposing young men were seen lying on the ground.

"Gu God... the power of the Gu God! Who exactly are you?!"

One of the young men looked terrified; he had never seen such a pure level of Gu God power before.

You should know that his natal Gu has already awakened five times, making him a genuine fifth-grade expert!

“My name is Russell, from the Central Plains. I’m Lina’s friend. She asked us to deliver a message to the leader of the Li Gu tribe.”

"Lina's friend?" The two young men from the Li Gu tribe looked at each other, and immediately got up to lead the way.

There was nothing they could do without a guide; they were no match for the other side.

Rather than dying here without knowing why, it's better to take them back to see the leader. The leader is a master who has awakened his natal Gu seven times. Even if these two Central Plains people try to do something bad, the leader can teach them a lesson.

Led by two members of the Ligu tribe, they climbed a high slope and arrived at Boshan, where the Ligu tribe had lived for generations.

Standing on the high slope and looking out, Mount Bo looks like a majestic city wall, stretching for hundreds of miles and blocking out the entire north.

The clouds and mist appear and disappear among the mountains, revealing a wild and primitive atmosphere.

At the foot of the mountain lies a vast plain, crisscrossed by rivers, with fields divided into small squares. Different crops display different colors, creating a magnificent oil painting effect.

In the fields and plains, tiny human figures, as small as ants, are busy at work, casting nets to catch fish or cultivating the land.

Scattered among the mountains and fields are rows of thatched huts and mud houses, forming architectural complexes of varying sizes.

The scenery is beautiful, like a vast village that lives in peace and tranquility.

"Um, the leader wants you to come in." After the two young men went in to announce the arrival at the leader's residence, they suddenly came out with strange expressions and greeted him.

Russell and Li Miaozhen exchanged a glance and then shrugged.

No matter what the Li Gu tribe wanted to do, neither of them felt they could do anything to a great cultivator who could go toe-to-toe with a super-grade cultivator.

The two walked along the road and came to a two-courtyard house. In the main hall of the house, seven people were sitting.

A hunched old woman, a nine-foot-tall giant, a hooded zombie, a beautiful woman holding a scorpion in her palm, a middle-aged man taking poison, a charming woman in a light gauze dress, and a man hidden in the shadow of the zombie.

These were the seven leaders of the Gu clan.

"What a coincidence?" Li Miaozhen found it all quite strange. They had originally planned to wait until they found the Longtu clan chief of the Ligu tribe, and then use Longtu to find the other leaders.

After all, Russell came to Southern Xinjiang to enter the Abyss and fight the Gu God one-on-one.

The battle of the highest order is earth-shattering. If the people are not evacuated in advance, the Gu clan may cease to exist after the battle.

“It is no coincidence, but the will of Heaven.” Granny Tian Gu smiled and stood up, leading the leaders of the other six tribes to greet her: “You have finally arrived, the future of the Gu clan.”

"Did Granny know I was coming?" Russell was immediately curious. Given his status, if Granny Tian Gu wanted to predict his whereabouts, she wouldn't be sitting here right now.

“I don’t know,” Granny Tian Gu shook her head. “I just had a premonition that something big would happen that would change the fate of my Gu clan, so I brought them here to wait for you. It’s been almost half a month now.”

It turned out to be the case.

Russell nodded: "In that case, please go back and lead your people to migrate north. The Great Feng will accept you."

"Move north? What are your plans?" Granny Tiangu asked, puzzled.

She only knew that Russell would change the fate of the Gu Clan, but she had no idea how he would change it or what would happen afterward.

"Enter the Abyss, find the God of Gu, and destroy him."

Russell said calmly.

"By you?"

Long Tu, the leader of the Li Gu tribe, was the first to object. He looked down at Luo Su from his high position, and seeing his young face, he felt that Luo Su was courting death.

“With my help.” Russell nodded, and the next moment, a terrifying pillar of energy shot up from his body, tearing through the clouds in the sky.

At this moment, beasts within a radius of dozens of miles around the courtyard trembled and crawled on their stomachs, birds fell from tree branches, and the people of the Li Gu tribe landed on all fours, their legs trembling uncontrollably.

At this moment, there is no difference between a third-rank official and an ordinary person.

"I'm giving you three days to stay as far away as possible. After three days, I will make my move."

After saying this, Russell and Li Miaozhen exchanged glances, then, without lingering, transformed into a rainbow and headed towards the Abyss.

The Gu Clan was established around the Abyss, and three days was enough time for even the southernmost Li Gu tribe to completely evacuate.

……

Extreme Abyss.

Rumble!
A deafening sonic boom echoed through the forest, and countless deformed Gu beasts looked up in awe.

Not long after, Russell descended upon the Abyss where the Gu God was sealed.

A tall sculpture stands on the edge of the cliff.

He wore a long robe and a tall Confucian hat, with one hand behind his back and the other on his lower abdomen, looking down at the abyss below.

The Confucian sage.

The third super-grade in human history, the founder of the Confucian system, and the founder of human civilization.

Bertrand Russell bowed before the statue of the Confucian sage.

He then arrived at the edge of the cliff and unleashed his divine power.

A wisp of black smoke rose gracefully from the pitch-black abyss, hovering in front of Russell. The outer layer of the smoke resembled leaping flames, constantly swaying, while at its core were a pair of eyes.

Those eyes were devoid of any emotion, not even indifference.

"You've arrived." A majestic and imposing voice echoed in Russell's mind.

“I’m here to kill you,” Russell replied.

"Whether you die or I live, or I die and you live, it's all fine." The Gu God's voice was devoid of any emotional fluctuation, as if it were simply the way things were.

"What's the deal with this Seven Deadly Gu?" Russell sat down cross-legged.

"Inheritance." The Gu God had no intention of hiding anything and said frankly, "You are a person from beyond the heavens. In my prophecy, you will become the strongest person in the world. With you here, the inheritance of Gu will not be forgotten."

Russell nodded and said nothing more, but Gu Shen started the conversation: "You've been to God and Demon Island, so you should have seen that door. Why didn't you bring it out?"

“I have my own path to walk, and that door is more of a limitation for me,” Russell replied. In the frankness game, he had no reason not to answer or to lie, because it would be meaningless to both of them.

"What about the land beyond the heavens?" the Gu God continued to ask.

"The world is vast, and even the highest grade is just the beginning." Russell told the Gu God about the worldview of Shrouding the Heavens, and was met with a long silence from the Gu God.

After a long while, Russell heard a heartfelt sigh come from the Abyss.

Three days passed in the blink of an eye.

Russell scanned the Gu Clan with his divine sense, confirming that all the clan members had completed their migration from the southern border. He slowly straightened up and looked back at the Confucian sage statue beside him.

A series of soft "crackling" sounds came from the Confucian sage sculpture, and the next moment, the sculpture collapsed with a crash.

The power of the Gu God transformed into a dense fog that blotted out the sky, swirling over tens of thousands of miles of plains, valleys, and rivers in the southern border region, bringing about terrible changes.

Trees grew eyes, flowers grew fangs, animals transformed into Gu beasts, and fish and shrimp in the river grew lungs and limbs, climbing ashore to fight against land creatures.

Depending on the type of pollution they are exposed to, they exhibit different mutations.

Southern Xinjiang has been completely transformed into a world of Gu poison.

At the border between Dafeng Yuzhou and the Southern Frontier, the leaders of the seven tribes, having settled their people, suddenly felt a jolt in their hearts, a tremor that seemed to come from the depths of their souls, and an immense fear exploded within them.

Long Tu's Adam's apple bobbed, and he murmured, "The Gu God has been born!"

“Grandma!” Chun Yan, the leader of the Heart Gu Clan, looked at Grandma Tian Gu, who in turn looked at Li Miaozhen: “Daoist Li, why aren’t you worried about Young Master Luo at all?”

"Why should I worry about him?" Li Miaozhen asked curiously. "He's just a super-grade, Russell has fought before."

Russell faced off against a super-powerful opponent!?

This news stunned everyone, including Granny Tiangu.

After staring at the direction of Southern Xinjiang for a few seconds, Li Miaozhen seemed to suddenly realize something and quickly took out the fragment of the Earth Book from her bosom.

[Second: Lina, I have bad news for you. Your family is gone.]

【Five: Huh?】(End of Chapter)

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