Volume 2: Achieving the Nine Heavens and Breaking the Cage Chapter 310: With great power comes great responsibility
The Yangming Drum was suspended in the air and floated in front of Gu Xiaoxing's eyes. He only needed to penetrate his spiritual sense into it, and he would immediately be able to see the seventy-two ancient characters engraved on the small drum!
And the secret method of the soul that Park Datong mentioned is these seventy-two ancient characters!
These ancient characters are very strange. They look similar to those on the sword stele inside the ninth ancient sword of the Yu Jian Sect, but they are also different.
Gu Xiaoxing did not recognize these ancient characters, nor did he understand their meaning, but he could recite them.
At this moment, Gu Xiaoxing looked at those ancient characters and couldn't help but recall the miserable state he experienced when he recited them for the first time!
At the beginning, Gu Xiaoxing did not think too much about it. He just recited five words in one breath. The five words he recited were like drumsticks, hitting the Yangshen Drum hard.
When the drums sounded, when the sound entered Gu Xiaoxing's mind and soul, he knew what torture was.
What a splitting headache it is that I can’t describe!
In fact, after going through so much, Gu Xiaoxing's ability to endure is extremely strong. He has also suffered a lot and suffered serious injuries.
But even so, Gu Xiaoxing could only barely withstand the first three drum beats!
From the fourth drum beat onwards, he felt so miserable that he wished he was dying!
It was a pain that felt like countless fine needles piercing into his soul, and piercing deep into his body, the pain was so severe that even passing out was a luxury for Gu Xiaoxing!
As for the fifth drum sound, it even reached the level of pain he felt when he was being bitten by the Heart-Eating Blood Gu in the Foundation Building Mountain!
The pain was enough to make anyone shudder and never forget it, causing Gu Xiaoxing to fall into a coma right after the drumbeats ended.
Fortunately, Gu Xiaoxing was not strong enough, and his spiritual power was not strong. He stopped abruptly when he recited the five ancient characters, and could not recite the following characters.
Otherwise, if Gu Xiaoxing recited the sixth or even the seventh ancient character, the sound of the drum would be enough to hurt or even shatter his soul, with disastrous consequences.
So after waking up, he immediately rushed towards Bugulei Zong!
If Gu Xiaoxing's soul had not been greatly improved after experiencing the severe pain and torture of the drum sound, perhaps he would have really destroyed the Bugulei Sect in a fit of rage.
Since that time, Gu Xiaoxing never used this drum to cultivate his soul again. The pain was too unforgettable.
At this moment, when he took out the Nourishing Spirit Drum again, Gu Xiaoxing couldn't help but feel his scalp tingling when looking at it. Finally, he took a deep breath and reminded himself not to be afraid.
This time, he did not use the drum to torture himself, but to use it to destroy Lei Yang's spiritual treasure!
Although he has never used the Yang Shen Drum, after all, he has owned it for so many years and Gu Xiaoxing has made some progress in his research.
The nourishing drum has two sides, one side is for nourishing the mind and torturing oneself.
On the other hand, it attacks souls and tortures others!
All in all, in Gu Xiaoxing's impression, this is a torture drum!
He aimed the Soul-Nourishing Drum at Lei Yang's spear, and then Gu Xiaoxing's eyes lit up, his lips slightly opened, and he uttered a strange byte.
I saw that the byte actually materialized and hit the soul-attacking drum like a drumstick. Suddenly, as the drum vibrated, a drum sound echoed throughout the Hei Ruyi.
The drumbeat was not meant to relax the mind, but to attack the enemy, so to Gu Xiaoxing, it was just an ordinary drumbeat, not even loud.
But Lei Yang's spear suddenly trembled violently, and the power of the spiritual treasure suddenly burst out.
It was as if the spear was experiencing some extreme pain and was struggling to resist.
This immediately made Gu Xiaoxing's eyes light up. He thought to himself that it was effective, and recited out three more bytes in one breath.
As three more drum beats sounded, each one louder than the last, Lei Yang's spiritual treasure began to tremble violently and kept on fighting.
Finally, the spear just stood up straight and then there was no movement.
This made Gu Xiaoxing's mouth twitch as he was about to recite the fifth ancient character, and he thought to himself that this torture drum was too terrible!
Even Lingbao could only endure four sounds before he became overwhelmed. One can imagine what kind of torture Gu Xiaoxing endured at that time!
Gu Xiaoxing put away the Soul-Nourishing Drum again, and then gathered his spiritual power and sent it toward Lei Yang's spiritual treasure again.
Sure enough, this time Gu Xiaoxing did not encounter any resistance. He rushed directly into the spiritual treasure and began to refine it.
The spiritual treasure at this moment can be understood as falling into "coma". Although this Lei Yang does not have a spirit, as a spiritual treasure, it possesses a certain spirituality, and therefore can resist the refining of others on its own.
At this moment, Lei Yang's spirit was obviously "dizzy" by the nourishing spirit drum, so he was completely defenseless.
Until a moment later, the spear flashed with lightning, and in an instant it expanded from several inches to seven feet. The power of the spiritual treasure suddenly erupted. Gu Xiaoxing held the seven-foot-long spear, raised his hand and swung it, the spear light burst out, and lightning flashed.
Done!
Gu Xiaoxing's mind moved, and Lei Yang turned into a ray of lightning and sank into his body. After some effort, he finally succeeded in refining it.
Then Hei Ruyi was also retracted into the body. After twenty-one days, Gu Xiaoxing's figure appeared in front of everyone for the first time.
Everyone looked over and keenly noticed the changes in Gu Xiaoxing.
"Perfect...has he achieved the Great Perfection of Dan?" someone asked in surprise.
But no one responded to his words because everyone could feel it.
But what shocked everyone was that in their perception, Gu Xiaoxing's cultivation was clearly still at the Jindan stage, but he felt even deeper and more terrifying than some of the Yuanying elders in their sect.
"Congratulations, brother, on your breakthrough!" He Zhiruo walked up and said with a smile.
Gu Xiaoxing smiled back, and after some chatting he learned that it would take some time to reach the second ring area, which made him feel bored.
So he took out a bunch of pots and pans, as well as some spiritual and meat ingredients, ready to satisfy his craving.
Now, as the leader of the Soul Devouring Sect, Gu Xiaoxing was used to a life of luxury. He wanted to eat but didn't want to cook by himself, so he looked at those geniuses and asked, "Who among you can cook?"
A group of geniuses looked at each other, and most of them even had expressions of shame and anger. As geniuses of a sect, each of them was treated like a treasure by the sect, and now someone actually asked them to cook!
This is too much!
This is naked humiliation!
Everyone was angry, and a raging fire was burning in their hearts, but with a flash of cold light in Gu Xiaoxing's eyes, the fire was immediately extinguished and turned into fear.
"I...I can!"
At this time, a female disciple stood up timidly and said.
Gu Xiaoxing nodded, and after asking, he found out that this was a female genius from the Sanyuan Yiji Sect.
Gu Xiaoxing also knew about the Sanyuan Yiji Sect, which was also one of the top sects in Xuantian Continent, and could be ranked alongside the Wencang Palace, the Shanhe Sect, and the Zhanxian Sect.
As expected of a female disciple of a large sect, she is delicate and graceful, not only with a beautiful appearance but also with an excellent temperament.
Seeing that her temper was not bad, Gu Xiaoxing softened his attitude a bit, coughed dryly, and said, "So you are the junior sister of Sanyuan Yiji Sect ! Ahem...! Don't be afraid, I'm not a bad person...!"
The woman became even more frightened, and quickly avoided Gu Xiaoxing's sight and went to cook.
When a large table of spiritual vegetables and delicacies was placed in front of Gu Xiaoxing, he couldn't help swallowing his saliva at the sight of the delicious food. Although he hadn't tasted it yet, the fragrance that filled the air showed that this was a table full of delicacies!
Gu Xiaoxing subconsciously glanced at the woman next to him. The more he looked, the more he liked her. He didn't expect that there was such a female genius among this group of people.
Apart from anything else, for someone like Gu Xiaoxing who is obsessed with delicious food, being able to make such a large table of delicacies already makes her a treasure girl!
The woman was obviously a little nervous, her face slightly red, and she said in a trembling voice: "My Lord, please enjoy your meal!"
Gu Xiaoxing picked up a piece of golden braised pork and couldn't help but widen his eyes. This meat could actually glow. When he put the braised pork in his mouth, Gu Xiaoxing's eyes also glowed and brightened. Then he looked at the woman again.
The woman was frightened by Gu Xiaoxing's reaction. She wanted to escape, but she had nowhere to go. She was afraid that he would treat her cruelly because the food was not to her liking.
She still vividly remembered the brutal scene where Gu Xiaoxing knocked down a group of people with a burning incense and then kicked people's heads into pieces. She was immediately frightened and cried.
Gu Xiaoxing was stunned. He hadn't done anything yet, so why was he crying?
With this kind of character, how dare you come to a dangerous place like the Barrier World?
So, this idea gradually emerged in Gu Xiaoxing's mind.
"I'm definitely not after her beauty!"
"It's not that I'm greedy for her cooking skills!"
"But as the ancients said, the greater the ability, the greater the responsibility!"
"If I, Gu Xiaoxing, leave such a weak woman alone in such a dangerous place, what difference would that make me different from a beast?!"
"This is my responsibility and mission. I should protect her!"
After convincing himself and making up his mind, Gu Xiaoxing immediately came up with a plan, his expression returned to its cold state, and he asked, "What's your name?"
"Qing...Qinggu." The woman said tremblingly. She was very scared by Gu Xiaoxing's cold expression.
When Gu Xiaoxing heard her voice, he frowned, his voice became even colder, and he said unhappily: "Do you think I'm scary?"
Qinggu really wanted to nod and say yes, but when she felt the other party's cold and unhappy expression, she didn't dare to. She immediately shook her head and even shed a few tears.
And just one drop of it fell into Gu Xiaoxing's bowl.
Gu Xiaoxing was just stunned for a moment, but didn't feel anything.
But the others were completely stunned, thinking that the sale was over.
Qing Gu was so frightened that his face turned pale. He begged, "I'm... I'm sorry, I didn't mean it. Don't kill me... Woo... Don't kill me!"
On the side, Gu Xiaoxing was speechless.
He Zhiruo was speechless. He was close to Gu Xiaoxing and had a general understanding of his good friend's personality. Although he was naughty, he was not a bad person by nature. He probably just felt bored at the moment and wanted to play a trick on the girl.
But he did not expect Qinggu to directly beg for mercy, and he couldn't help but have the same thought as Gu Xiaoxing.
How could someone with this kind of personality dare to venture into the Barrier World?
Since Gu Xiaoxing regarded He Zhiruo as a friend, he naturally invited him to sit down and have dinner together.
At this moment, in order to avoid embarrassment, He Zhiruo simply turned a deaf ear and closed his eyes to silently taste the wine.
Gu Xiaoxing couldn't pretend any longer, his cold expression collapsed, and he said helplessly: "Don't be afraid, Miss Qing, I'm really not a bad person!"
