Volume 2: Achieving the Nine Heavens and Breaking the Cage Chapter 312: A meal of kindness must be repaid
The Daotai Ark was still rising, but its speed seemed to be slowing down. Everyone looked up.
The light was getting bigger and bigger, and then covered the entire sky above everyone's heads.
The next moment, the Daotai Ark carrying everyone rushed into the light.
There seemed to be a "plop" sound, and the entire platform shook violently, as if it was rushing into the water at a very fast speed. The violent impact almost made everyone lose their balance.
Qinggu was standing unsteadily and his body tilted, then he fell into an embrace . Only then did he realize that it was Gu Xiaoxing who was looking at him with a smile.
Her face turned red immediately and she quickly broke free from the embrace, steadying herself and standing up.
At this time, the speed of the Daotai Ark finally slowed down. Although it was still rising, the surroundings were no longer distorted and blurry, but became clearly visible.
At this moment, the Daotai Ark is carrying everyone and slowly rising in an endless body of water!
Of course, this "slowly" is only relative to before. The Daotai Ark still has a speed equivalent to that of a late Jindan stage warrior running at full speed.
But for a group of people who have reached the Great Perfection of the Jindan stage, this speed is not considered very fast.
The entire area of water was a light blue color, seemingly endless, but it was unable to spread onto the Daotai Ark as it was blocked by an invisible force.
And under this invisible force, the Daotai Ark broke through the water and continued to rise with everyone!
This is the second ring area of the barrier world... the weak water ring area!
Gu Xiaoxing looked at the invisible force that separated the waters. He thought that the black air currents in the black ring and the creatures with scarlet eyes must have been isolated in this way.
The only ones who can enter and exit freely are those in the Daotai.
Gu Xiaoxing looked at the endless waters in all directions and couldn't help being slightly shocked. The water here was extremely clear and the light was very good, so he could see very far away.
If it weren't for the light blue color, it wouldn't feel like being in the water, but more like standing under the endless blue sky.
Gu Xiaoxing has learned a lot about this Weak Water Ring from He Zhiruo. He knows that the water here is not ordinary water, but a special kind of water called Weak Water.
This is also the origin of its weak water ring area.
Ruoshui has a property that can prevent a feather from floating. It is known as one of the three great waters along with Zhishui and Xuanshui!
According to what He Zhiruo said before, due to the characteristic of Weak Water that even a feather cannot float, it is extremely difficult to fly in it even for a Jindan Great Perfection cultivator. It requires dozens of times the usual amount of cultivation to be able to fly normally in it.
This is why the Weak Water Ring Area still needs the Daotai Ark. Even if one has achieved the Great Perfection of Core Formation, one cannot stay in the Weak Water for long, and will soon fall down due to the exhaustion of cultivation.
Gu Xiaoxing wanted to go out and try whether the weak water was really that magical, but he felt something was not right. What if something unexpected happened?
So Gu Xiaoxing's eyes rolled around and turned to that group of geniuses.
It was also the first time for those geniuses to come here, and they were originally marveling at how magnificent the Weak Water Ring was.
But when they noticed Gu Xiaoxing's gaze sweeping towards them, they all felt a chill in their hearts and had a bad feeling.
Gu Xiaoxing stared at one person and asked, "You, what's your name? Yes, I'm talking about you, don't look around."
"Fang...Fang Zhendan!"
Fang Zhendan said this very reluctantly, with deep hatred hidden in his eyes.
When Qinggu heard the voice, he was obviously stunned for a moment. He secretly glanced at Gu Xiaoxing beside him, but ultimately said nothing.
Gu Xiaoxing sneered in his heart. He had long noticed that this person had secretly cast a hostile look at him many times, so he went straight to him and asked again: "Which sect are you from?"
"I am the son of the headmaster of Shanhe Sect Fang Huxianshan!" Speaking of his origin, Fang Zhendan seemed to have a little more confidence and said with some pride.
But the three words "Shanhe Sect" made Gu Xiaoxing's eyes widen. He couldn't help but recall the time when he was hunted down by Taoist Jishan from Shanhe Sect. This made him even more annoyed with this person. He snorted coldly and said, "So you are a fellow Taoist from Shanhe Sect...!"
Fang Zhendan was stunned. Facing such a madman, he had thought that his identity might not be enough to scare the other party, so he stayed in the crowd and did not choose to stand out.
In fact, most of the people present had this kind of thought. Many of these geniuses were people of distinguished status, but when faced with a ruthless person like Gu Xiaoxing, they would rather bow their heads than use their status to oppress others.
What if you anger the other party? Wouldn’t that be courting death?
The one who asked the disciple of Cang Palace is a lesson for us. Did he hesitate when he was killing?
No!
Therefore, along the way, everyone kept a low profile and no one came out to introduce themselves.
But what Fang Zhendan didn't expect was that after he revealed his identity, the other party was not only , but also felt a sense of hostility, which immediately made him uneasy.
Gu Xiaoxing stopped looking at him and turned to Qing Gu beside him and asked, "What's your relationship with him?"
Qing Gu was afraid and said, "No...it's okay."
Gu Xiaoxing naturally didn't believe it. Fang Zhendan hated him most likely because of Qing Gu, so he threatened directly: "Really? If you dare to lie to me, I will cut off your ears and let you make a dish to go with your wine!"
Qing Gu couldn't stand such a threat. She was so scared that tears welled up in her eyes and she said in horror: "I'll tell you, I'll tell you..."
"Qinggu... shut up!" Fang Zhendan suddenly shouted fiercely.
Gu Xiaoxing was angry, his eyes glared, and a powerful force burst out immediately, heading straight for Fang Zhendan.
"Who gave you the guts to yell at my cook?"
Fang Zhendan's breathing was stagnant because of the cold voice, especially the faint murderous intent, which made his legs go weak and he almost fell to the ground.
"ah……!"
Qing Gu exclaimed slightly. The word "my cook" made her panic, but when Gu Xiaoxing looked at her with a smile, she was more afraid.
Although Qinggu cooked many delicious dishes for Gu Xiaoxing for seven consecutive days, he also suffered a lot of threats.
What he had just done, where he made his own ear into a snack, was already considered a light punishment. In addition, Qinggu was timid to begin with, and gradually he developed .
In Qinggu's mind, Gu Xiaoxing is a terrifying evil ghost who can do anything. If you don't obey, you might even be eaten.
"Go ahead." Gu Xiaoxing said with a smile.
Qinggu shuddered and immediately told everything out, not daring to hide anything.
After listening to this, Gu Xiaoxing suddenly understood.
Originally, he was wondering why Yi Qinggu, who was so timid, would come to a dangerous place like the Barrier World.
It turned out that she didn't want to come.
Qing Gu, from the Sanyuan Yiji Sect, is a disciple of an elder in the sect.
Fang Zhendan is the illegitimate son of Fang Hu, the head of Shanhe Sect. Although he and Qinggu are not from the same sect, Fang Zhendan's status is much higher.
The Sanyuan Yiji Sect and the Shanhe Sect have always been on good terms and have planned an alliance. Fang Zhendan happened to have his eyes on Qinggu, so he went straight to his elders to propose marriage.
The two major sects were happy to see this marriage, especially the elder of Sanyuan Yiji Sect, Qinggu's master. Naturally, he was very happy to marry his disciple to the son of the headmaster of Shanhe Sect.
But Qinggu himself was unwilling to do so.
After some persuasion failed, just as the cage was shaking for the second time, Qinggu's master was so angry that he forced her and Fang Zhendan to enter the barrier world together for training, hoping to cultivate their feelings.
"So that's how it is..." Gu Xiaoxing also understood the whole story, "So, you really have nothing to do with him?"
"No!"
"You don't like him either?" Gu Xiaoxing thought he should ask more clearly, so he added, "If you dare to lie to me, I will pull out all your hair one by one, and then make it into tricholoma for you to eat!
When Qing Gu heard this, he was immediately terrified. He shook his head like a rattle and said truthfully, "I hate him and don't want to get engaged to him at all. He forced me to do it!"
In fact, Qing Gu was just disgusted at first, but she couldn't say she hated it. However, during these seven days, she suffered all kinds of intimidation, and Fang Zhendan didn't even have the courage to stand up and say a word. This was what made her disgusted.
How could such a man be qualified to marry her?
Gu Xiaoxing nodded then, and seeing Qinggu's pitiful appearance, he subconsciously reached out and patted her on the head.
Qinggu's delicate body paused, completely stiffened, not daring to move.
He Zhiruo, who was standing by, saw this scene and shook his head slightly.
What Gu Xiaoxing said was indeed very intimidating every time, but after hearing it many times and knowing that it was just a bluff, it was actually just that.
What made He Zhiruo speechless was that Qinggu believed it every time and was scared every time.
If Qinggu's expression didn't seem like a disguise, He Zhiruo would have thought that this was a fight and the other was willing to be beaten.
Below, Fang Zhendan's face had become extremely ugly when he heard Qing Gu's words, and murderous intent was accumulating in his heart. However, because of Gu Xiaoxing's existence, he did not dare to show even a trace of murderous intent.
At this time, Gu Xiaoxing also turned his gaze to Fang Zhendan, his eyes gradually became cold, and said: "Forcibly seizing a Taoist partner, this is really a fine tradition of your Shanhe Sect!"
Anger had already built up in Gu Xiaoxing's heart, because the same thing happened to Jishan Taoist last time. If he hadn't run into him at Pengchao, Qiao Yanran would have been abducted to Xuantian Territory.
This was what Gu Xiaoxing could not tolerate the most. Now he had encountered such a bad thing again, although he was not very familiar with Qing Gu!
But as the ancients said, a kindness of food must be repaid, and a grudge of slightest resentment must be avenged.
After all, Qinggu cooked for herself for a few days, how could she not repay him?
Although the Taoist Jishan is dead, the resentment in his heart towards the Shanhe Sect has not yet disappeared. How can he not take revenge?
Coupled with the revenge of Kuishanzi in Lei Yuntian, Gu Xiaoxing felt furious.
Everyone felt Gu Xiaoxing's anger. Qinggu, who was standing aside, took a quick look and when he saw Gu Xiaoxing's gloomy face, he quickly lowered his head. That kind of fear seemed to have been engraved into his bones.
"I heard that your Shanhe Sect's Shanhe technique is extremely extraordinary. I wonder how it compares to this Weak Water..."
Gu Xiaoxing said in a cold voice, then raised his hand and waved it, using his own tremendous cultivation to lift Fang Zhendan up.
