Volume 2: Achieving the Nine Heavens and Breaking the Cage Chapter 302: Life and Death
Gu Xiaoxing heaved a sigh of relief. With his cultivation level only at the late Jindan stage, he was still far from being able to compare with Jin Peng's Yuanying stage of great perfection!
He only realized it when the other party was already standing in front of him!
The gap in cultivation between the two sides is too big!
This also made Gu Xiaoxing secretly alert that there is always a mountain higher than another one, and he still has a long way to go!
"Brother Jin, you came to see me, but what's the matter?"
After calming down, Gu Xiaoxing asked the questions in his mind.
"I came to say goodbye to you." Jin Peng said directly.
Gu Xiaoxing was startled and asked, "Are you leaving?"
Speaking of which, Jin Peng has lived in Lonely City for ten years and has established a good relationship with the Soul-Devouring Sect.
It can be said that Jin Peng is actually the real guardian of the entire Soul-Devouring Sect today.
Jin Peng nodded and said, "At the beginning, you said that if I ever wanted to go to Xuantian Territory, I would let you know and you would consider whether to go with me. Now, have you made up your mind?"
Gu Xiaoxing hesitated for a moment. He must go to Xuantian Territory, but not now.
It's a big stage up there, Gu Xiaoxing has always known his own limitations. Even though he has amazing combat power, he is still only at the Jindan stage after all. Not to mention gaining a foothold in the Xuantian Realm, he might even have difficulty protecting himself.
The reason why he said this to Jin Peng was mainly because he was considering the situation of Dongfang Yu coming out of the secret realm. At least he could still follow that "line" to find Dongfang Yu.
But now, the "line" has not been reconnected. Obviously, Dongfang Yu has not come out of the secret realm yet. It would be useless even if he goes to Xuantian Realm now.
At that time, we will be unfamiliar with the place. Instead of going there like a headless fly, it is better to wait for Dongfang Yu to come out of the secret realm first.
Thinking of this, Gu Xiaoxing hugged Xu Qianxing, bowed slightly to Jin Peng, and said, "I have no plans to go up for the time being."
Jin Peng nodded and said, "In that case, I'll take my leave now. See you again in Xuantian if we're lucky."
"Farewell, Fellow Daoist Jin!"
Gu Xiaoxing looked up at Jin Peng's disappearing figure, and couldn't help but feel worried. He murmured in his heart: "What kind of secret realm is it that takes so long to enter...?"
“Xiao Xing…!”
Gu Xiaoxing turned his head slightly and looked at Xu Qianxing beside him, only to hear her speak softly.
"When...are you planning on leaving?"
Gu Xiaoxing was silent for a moment, and then slowly said: "After the baby is formed!"
"Um!"
Xu Qianxing just nodded and said nothing more.
Because she knew that Gu Xiaoxing would go to Xuantian Territory one day and leave here. Even if it was for nothing else, just to pick up Sister Yanran, Xiaoxing should leave.
Xu Qianxing knew all this, so she wouldn’t ask too many questions. She would cherish what she had now and wait silently for Gu Xiaoxing... to come back!
"By the way, this time old fellow Xu Ling wants you to return to the Yu Jian Sect, but what's the matter?"
Xu Qianxing rolled his eyes at Gu Xiaoxing and said, "It's still about those eighteen swords. I asked you to return them."
"Um... hehe! I'll go when I'm free...!" A look of embarrassment appeared on Gu Xiaoxing's face.
Xu Qianxing continued to roll his eyes at him, clearly not believing him. Then, a strange look appeared on his face for no apparent reason, and he said, "And... about my brother."
"Your brother? Xu Qianming?"
Gu Xiaoxing was stunned at first, and then he also showed a strange look.
When it comes to Xu Qianming, Gu Xiaoxing feels very weird.
That’s right, it’s weird!
And it's puzzling.
Seeing his expression, Xu Qianxing looked even weirder, and continued, "In fact, over the years, brother has come to the Soul Devouring Sect many times to look for you because of the silence notice, but every time I came, you were either in seclusion or out of the sect, so I always failed to see you due to some strange combination of circumstances...!"
When Gu Xiaoxing heard this, he felt a little embarrassed and speechless.
Because, as Xu Qianxing said, he and Xu Qianming always miss each other!
For this reason, Gu Xiaoxing must solemnly declare that he really did not intend to avoid Xu Qianming!
In fact, Xu Qianming came to look for him several times, and Gu Xiaoxing also knew something about it.
But every time he came out of retreat or returned to the sect to see Xu Qianming, the other party had already left first, and even Gu Xiaoxing himself felt puzzled!
In fact, as early as when Gucheng held the opening ceremony, Gu Xiaoxing had thought about removing the silencing notice for Xu Qianming after the meeting.
But later, because of the break of the bond between him and Dongfang Yu, he chased her out of Xiaohuang and was unable to take care of her.
By the time Gu Xiaoxing returned to the sect, Xu Qianming had already returned to the Yu Jian Sect.
And from then on, the weirdness began!
Gu Xiaoxing even went to the Yu Jian Sect several times for this purpose, but still couldn't find Xu Qianming and kept missing him, as if even the sky was helping him hide.
Sometimes when he thought about it carefully, Gu Xiaoxing felt a little creepy.
"So, on the other hand, I went back to the Yu Jian Sect this time and wanted to pick up my brother in person and help him remove the notice of silencing him," Xu Qianxing continued.
"Where is he now?"
"It's in the mansion of the Lord of Lonely City."
Gu Xiaoxing nodded, thinking that he probably wouldn't be able to escape this time, right?
"Then we'll go back now."
Gu Xiaoxing did not delay. He took Xu Qianxing's hand and directly used his magical power of Fangcun. He took a step forward and disappeared in an instant.
In a short moment, the Nine-Curved Mountain of the Soul-Devouring Sect was already in sight.
Compared to ten years ago, the Soul-Devouring Sect has undergone tremendous changes. In the Nine Bends and Twenty-Eight Rings Mountain, there is a misty fairyland and dense spiritual energy. Most of the places are already occupied by disciples, each performing their duties in an orderly manner.
The original Soul-Devouring Sect was divided into inner and outer gates. Those below the ninth level of Qi Condensation belonged to the outer gate, while those at the ninth level and above belonged to the inner gate. If one could establish a foundation, one could directly become an elder.
But now, the Soul-Devouring Sect is centered on the sect's mountain and is divided into two surrounding mountains on the left and right. There is no distinction between inside and outside, but rather it is divided into left mountain disciples and right mountain disciples.
Moreover, only after one’s cultivation has broken through to the Jindan stage can one be called an elder. Those below the Jindan stage are all disciples of the sect!
Apparently, from this point of view, the Soul-Devouring Sect already has the demeanor of a large sect in this small wasteland.
During the past ten years, with the support of the Body Refining Sect and the Qiqiao Sect, the Soul Devouring Sect has developed rapidly and its overall strength has increased dramatically.
Among them, Xiao Zhuhuo, Du Xu and Gu Nianxue received the key training from Gu Xiaoxing and quickly broke through to the Jindan stage. Several people who had reached the great perfection of foundation building also successfully completed the Jindan stage.
At the same time, the Soul-Devouring Sect also recruited a lot of fresh blood, and these new disciples were no longer mainly those with soul-devouring bodies, but many people with good talents came here because of its reputation.
Of course, there are also many soul-eating creatures among them.
Because the Soul-Devouring Sect has an unchanging rule, which is that if a disciple finds someone parasitized by soul-devouring insects while out, they must try their best to bring the person into the sect.
This is not only a way of preaching and strengthening the sect, but also a good deed. Why not do it?
As for the lonely city surrounded by winding mountains, the changes are equally huge.
Originally, the entire isolated city had only four rings, but now a huge fifth ring . Various buildings stand in the city, magnificent and golden. Even the capital of a country cannot compare with it.
Gu Xiaoxing did not choose to return to the sect, but took Xu Qianxing to the City Lord's Mansion in Gucheng surrounded by mountains, intending to remove the silencing notice for Xu Qianming first to avoid any further accidents.
In fact, Gu Xiaoxing felt very guilty about letting Xu Qianming carry the silencing sticker for so long. He felt that if his mouth was sealed for ten years, he might go crazy.
"But everything has come to an end today."
Gu Xiaoxing said in his heart, because from a distance, he had already seen the figure of Xu Qianming in the City Lord's Mansion.
Xu Qianming also saw the lonely little star that suddenly appeared in the sky . His expression was extremely excited, with ferocious and bloodshot eyes, just like a hungry wolf that had not eaten meat for ten years.
"I...finally met this damn thing! Ten years! Ten years! Do you know how I spent the past ten years? Do you know? I can finally...be free!"
Gu Xiaoxing felt his scalp tingling at Xu Qianming's ferocious eyes. He resisted the urge to slap him and was about to go down to remove the silencing notice for him.
But at this moment, a great terror descended, spreading throughout the Soul-Devouring Sect, and even... the entire small wasteland!
In an instant, the world fell into silence. Everything was silent. People didn't dare to move, and insects didn't dare to chirp.
Only in the Foundation Building Mountain, under the sea of fire, the eyelids of the Thousand Mile Giant trembled slightly, as if he was about to open his eyes. Once those eyes opened, the sky and the earth would surely change color.
But in the end, it just trembled a little, and then fell silent again.
Gu Xiaoxing was also unable to move, but as the divine thunder of will flashed within the Nine Thunders Soul-Devouring Pill of the Niwan Palace, the great fear in his heart was immediately cut off, and he was able to resume movement.
I looked up suddenly and found someone standing there.
He was wearing white clothes and had white hair, among which was a strand of black hair. He looked ethereal and immortal. This man was Dongfang Yexuan.
"Father-in-law!" Gu Xiaoxing almost blurted out.
When Dongfang Yexuan saw that Gu Xiaoxing was able to break free from the great terror so easily, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.
However, when he saw Xu Qianxing beside Gu Xiaoxing again, he was left with endless disgust towards Gu Xiaoxing, especially that face of his "father-in-law" that he could not stop talking to, which he disliked the most.
"Come with me."
Dongfang Yexuan's voice was cold.
Gu Xiaoxing wanted to say something, but Dongfang Yexuan didn't give him the chance. He waved his hand, and Gu Xiaoxing felt dizzy. When his vision became clear again, he found that he had been moved to the side of his father-in-law.
Although Xu Qianxing was unable to move, when Gu Xiaoxing beside her suddenly disappeared, she immediately realized something and began to struggle in panic.
But faced with the great terror above the level of incarnation, their struggle seemed futile.
It was not until all the terror disappeared in an instant that Xu Qianxing suddenly looked up, but Gu Xiaoxing was no longer there. He could only vaguely hear a shout from afar.
“Wait till I come back…!”
Immediately, Xu Qianxing couldn't help but have red eyes. The separation came so suddenly!
The one whose eyes were even redder than hers was Xu Qianming in the City Lord's Mansion below!
He simply couldn't believe it, even his eyes were bloodshot. He thought he could finally be free today, but why did it become like this again?
At this moment, in Xu Qianming's heart, a voice appeared that only he could hear.
"Accept your fate. You are born in the cycle of birth and death, and you should bear the consequences of birth and death. I am death, and you are life. This is our calamity!"
"This calamity cannot be avoided or escaped. It will continue like this until... all life and death cease!"
"One day, you will become me, you will become extinction, this is... the calamity of life and death!"
