Jidao: I have ten equipment slots

"Changed area again?"

Gu Zheng took off into the air, flew into the air, and looked around.

There was nothing but white snow in the field of vision.

Just like the yellow land and vast mountains and forests in front, there is no end as far as the eye can see.

Gu Zheng was not opposed to changing areas, but he was a little curious about the sudden switching mechanism of areas.

Is it triggered by conditions? Or is it random?

……

Huhu~
The cold wind blew, and snowflakes floated in the sky.

Gu Zheng was flying at a low altitude.

Entering the ice and snow area saves the trouble of searching specifically.

Because the most important treasure in the "Nine-Layered Heaven Shadow Realm", the Tianmen Snow Lotus, comes from the ice and snow area.

However, the entire area is too large, and it is quite difficult to find the Tianmen Snow Lotus.

Luck plays a major role.

Gu Zheng flew low all the way, letting go of his senses, and moved forward in one direction against the fluttering snowflakes.

This kind of search is really a matter of luck.

Suddenly, Gu Zheng stopped, turned around and looked to the right rear.

At that moment just now, a line of sight came from the right rear and peeked at Gu Zheng.

Although he hid quickly, Gu Zheng still caught it.

He turned around at this moment, opened his fiery eyes and scanned the area.

There is nothing else except snow.

illusion?

"Hush~!"

With a magical surge, Gu Zheng gathered his fist and smashed it directly forward.

With a loud bang, a large piece of snow was blown up and splashed into the air.

There was a large empty piece of snow with a pit in the center, and the bottom and edges of the pit were full of cracks.

The existence of peeping is still not discovered.

"interesting."

Gu Zheng's eyes turned, he took out the Chiyuan Sword, infused it with magical powers, and easily cut out a series of sword auras.

Huhu~!

The scorching blade energy slashed out at an angle, sweeping across the snow.

Wherever it passed, the ice and snow instantly melted to form an open area.

Swish swish!
Gu Zheng did not stop and continued to swing his sword, slashing out with fiery sword energy, melting the snow on the ground.

This melting does not mean melting into snow water or fog, but disappearing completely.

In an instant, large areas of snow turned back into hard frozen soil.

The snow that was several meters thick disappeared, and the exposed ground was frozen soil that had existed for who knows how many years.

"Whoosh~"

As the scorching blade swept across, the subsequent accumulated snow finally reacted.

I saw the thick snow in the snow a little further away suddenly coming alive, gathering into animals of various shapes, running towards the back.

The snow is alive?

The existence that I just peeped at was the snow itself?

Gu Zheng stopped swinging his sword and looked at the snow beasts running away into the distance.

The Chiyuan Sword slashed out hundreds of sword auras, melting a large amount of snow, but no spiritual essence or energy was found.

In other words, killing these snow beasts would be a waste of supernatural powers.

There are no demon points to harvest.

Although these running snow beasts are no different from demons, they are not ordinary demons.

They won't die if you blow them up, they will just become loose and turn back into snow.

It was dissolved through the power of the Chiyuan Sword, but nothing was gained.

Then why chase after him?

Gu Zheng stood in the air, looking at the snow beasts, which swept away all the ice and snow like a hurricane, revealing the hard frozen soil.

That invisible feeling of being watched disappeared completely afterwards.

"It's really the snow itself that's peeking in!"

Gu Zheng shook his head, turned around and prepared to leave, when he suddenly caught a glimpse of a few flowers swaying in the distance from the corner of his eye?
Whoosh!
With a flash of his body, Gu Zheng broke through the air and flew past.

When I got closer, I saw three blooming plants like lotus flowers growing on the hard frozen soil. A cool breath rushed towards me, which made me feel instantly invigorated and refreshed.

"Tianmen Snow Lotus?"

Gu Zheng looked at the three lotus flowers carefully, especially the center of the buds.

I saw purple-black lotus seeds sparkling with a faint light.

Just by looking at and smelling it, Gu Zheng's blood began to inexplicably stir.

Heavenly lotus seeds!
The three blooming, glowing snow-white lotuses are none other than the Tianmen Snow Lotus!
Tianmen Snow Lotus actually grows in the snow?

The snow is several meters thick. If you don’t clear the snow, who can find the Tianmen Snow Lotus?

If the snow area was smaller, the worst that could happen is that all the snow would be melted, but the snow area is so large that it is obviously unrealistic to melt all of it.

Therefore, to sum up, it still has to be three words.

Try your luck!
Gu Zheng was lucky. After a few slashes with the Chiyuan Sword, he forced the accumulated snow to flee, leaving the three Tianmen Snow Lotuses unable to hide or escape, exposed to the air.

shuh~
The magical power surged and he took the lotus seeds.

Whizzing!

The three Tianmen Snow Lotuses absorbed a total of seventeen Tianlian seeds.

One heavenly lotus seed is equivalent to three to five third-level demon pills.

Tsk!
I made a profit this time!
Gu Zheng raised the corner of his mouth and swung the Chiyuan Sword in his hand again.

laugh! laugh! Tsk~
The sword energy turned into a line and swept across the roots of the three Tianmen Snow Lotuses.

Then, with one intake, the snow lotus was harvested and placed into the storage leaf.

Tianlian seeds are an important precious medicine, and Tianmen Snow Lotus itself is also a rare elixir.

Now that he has met him, Gu Zheng will not let him go.

……

Snow lotus and lotus seeds are all in hand.

Gu Zheng was not in a hurry to leave, and continued to follow the snow beast to see if he could encounter the Tianmen Snow Lotus again.

Compared to his own search without any clues, following the snow beast would increase his chances of finding snow lotus.

This following took most of the day.

The snow beasts, which had been running away for most of the day, noticed that Gu Zheng was no longer swinging his sword and releasing the scorching sword energy. They slowly stopped one by one and turned back into snow, piling up into pieces and piles.

Not running away?
This is not possible!

Gu Zheng swung his sword and was about to chop again, releasing the scorching sword energy.

"Bang bang~!"

"Boom! Boom~!"

Suddenly, there was a sound of fierce collision and fighting, mixed with explosions.

When Gu Zheng looked up, he felt the power of heaven and earth around him being drawn and mobilized.

Although it is disordered and difficult to move, the power of heaven and earth is still a powerful force and must be pulled forward by force.

Thus unleashing a powerful force.

Gazing from a distance, Gu Zheng saw three figures colliding rapidly, two of which were moving quickly and attacking the third one together.

Two against one?
Gu Zheng looked carefully at the third figure and actually recognized him.

"Bang~"

"boom!!"

The dull sound continued to be heard.

Large tracts of snow melted under the powerful force, turned into snow water, and then quickly froze into one piece.

The snowflakes falling from the sky were swept all over the sky by the shock wave of the fight.

The surrounded figure groaned, and was attacked, and flew backwards, smashing into the snow pile and getting stuck in it. Whoosh!

The other two flew over swiftly and pounced.

"Boom~!"

With a loud bang, the snow exploded and flew all over the sky.

Snowflakes were torn into pieces, then quickly reassembled.

The void around the figure that fell to the ground suddenly trembled, and a vortex appeared, blocking the attacks of the other two people. Then, under Gu Zheng's astonished gaze, the phantom of a pale knife emerged from the void, releasing a terrifying aura, and chopped down.

Boom~!

With one knife, the space twisted, the snowflakes were shattered, and completely melted.

The two attacking figures were impacted and quickly retreated.

But one of them retreated more than ten meters and suddenly stopped.

The next moment, the void around the opponent also vibrated and a vortex appeared.

A ferocious blood-red sword phantom emerged from the void, carrying with it a monstrous evil spirit and murderous aura, disrupting the airflow and shattering the snowflakes. It slashed fiercely at the pale sword phantom.

"Boom~~!"

The two phantom swords collided in mid-air, and the shock wave and powerful energy that burst out swept across an area of ​​hundreds of feet in an instant, and all the snow in the area melted and shattered.

“Nangong Yaoguang! You can use any other tricks you have!”

The hearty shout reached Gu Zheng's ears through the falling snow.

Nangong Yaoguang?

That’s right, the figure being besieged was Nangong Yaoguang!

Nangong Yaoyue’s elder brother.

Gu Zheng admired the projection of the Nangong family's Canglin Sword, as well as the projection of another magical weapon, the Seven Killing Sword.

Being in the shadow realm, he could actually project and borrow the power of the magic weapon.

I have to say, the power of divine weapons is terrifying!
The family that controls the magical weapon Seven Killing Swords is none other than the Baili family.

The one who took action at this moment was Baili Mingjing, whom Gu Zheng had met before.

Along with Baili Mingjing are the royal family of Yue State, the third prince, Yong Chuanzong!
……

"Bang~"

With a dull thud, Nangong Yaoguang fell into the snow, creating a big hole.

Nangong Yaoguang, who was at the bottom of the pit, had a pale face. He opened his mouth and spat out a ball of blood, which melted the snow.

"Whoosh!"

With a flash of his body, Yong Chuanzong was holding a three-pointed, two-edged halberd, with a gloomy and deadly aura wrapped around him. He pointed the tip of the halberd at Nangong Yaoguang and sneered, "Nangong Yaoguang, if you don't use your trump card, you won't have a chance."

"you……"

"No, he still has a chance." A calm voice sounded, and Gu Zheng walked over slowly.

"who!?"

Yong Chuanzong turned his head suddenly and looked at Gu Zheng.

Baili Mingjing's aura also changed, and the shadow of a blood-red sword floating above his head pointed the blade at Gu Zheng.

"It's you!"

Yong Chuanzong frowned, "Gu Zheng from the Jing Kingdom's Demon Slaying Division? Are you going to stand up for Nangong Yaoguang?"

"Yes." Gu Zheng admitted directly, "I have received favors from Miss Nangong. Now that you are killing Nangong Yaoguang, I have seen it, so I have to intervene."

"Humph~"

Baili Mingjing shouted coldly.

Boom~!

The phantom of a blood-red sword suddenly slashed towards Gu Zheng.

Swish!
The Hun Tian Shield appeared in front of Gu Zheng, blocking the shadow of the blood-red sword.

Boom~! !
A dull bang, accompanied by shock waves and strong energy, swept out violently, breaking up the snowflakes, making them fly all over the sky, and clearing out a large area.

Gu Zheng took two steps back and then stopped moving, with both of his feet not sinking into the snow.

shhhhhh!
The moment it stopped, the Hun Tian Shield split into two halves, transforming into more than a hundred blades, shooting towards Baili Mingjing.

Baili Mingjing was so fast that the energy on the surface of his body was torn apart in the blink of an eye.

Puff puff puff~!

With a series of strange noises, the blade pierced Baili Mingjing's abdomen, thighs, and shoulders. The powerful force and kinetic energy carried Baili Mingjing backwards for hundreds of meters and crashed into a small snowy mountain. The whole person sank into the snow and disappeared.

Yong Chuanzong, "..."

Grass!
What did he see?
Baili Mingjing slashed at Gu Zheng with his knife, but Gu Zheng blocked it.

Gu Zheng's counterattack, with one move, seriously injured Baili Mingjing?

Didn’t Gu Zheng just break through to the Heroic Body Realm? How come he is so strong?

And the sword intent just now was obviously abnormal!
"……it is good."

Yong Chuanzong gritted his teeth, glanced at Nangong Yaoguang who had stood up, looked at Gu Zheng, and said in a low voice, "I will give General Gu a favor today. Nangong Yaoguang, I hope you don't run into us again in the future!"

As soon as he finished speaking, his figure flashed and flew towards the direction where Baili Mingjing was.

Wow~!

On the Small Snow Mountain, large patches of snow dispersed, and two figures, one in front and one behind, quickly disappeared, rushing into the distance and out of sight.

"Cough cough~"

Nangong Yaoguang coughed up blood, his face pale as he jumped on the snow. He looked at the direction where Baili Mingjing and Yong Chuanzong disappeared and whispered, "Why don't you just kill them? Since Brother Gu has taken action, the two of us..."

"There are people nearby."

Gu Zheng's miraculous voice interrupted Nangong Yaoguang's story.

If someone has already offended you, then simply killing him is naturally the most energy-saving and worry-free option.

But Gu Zheng's intuition kept telling him that there was someone nearby!
It was not the previous peeping of the snow, but the gaze of a person, which was full of teasing and fun, and Gu Zheng could perceive it keenly.

Those who can do this are obviously at the same level as Gu Zheng.

That is, the heroic body and divine seed!

There was an expert at the third stage of the Haoti Realm, lurking in the dark, watching them.

How could Gu Zheng kill Baili Mingjing and Yong Chuanzong?

If you really kill someone, you are personally delivering the "benefits" to the other party.

"..."

Nangong Yaoguang remained silent.

After a while, he took a deep breath, stood up straight, and bowed respectfully to Gu Zheng, "Thank you, Brother Gu, for saving me! If it weren't for Brother Gu, Yaoguang would have been killed."

"Brother Nangong, there's no need to be so polite."

Gu Zheng raised his hand and stepped aside. "What I just said is true. Miss Nangong has taken good care of me. I am very happy to be able to help Brother Nangong."

“…Thank you for that too.”

Nangong Yaoguang bowed again, then straightened up and smiled bitterly, "I never thought that Yue'er would take care of me. From childhood to adulthood, I have always taken care of her."

Nangong Yaoguang sighed.

As he spoke, he remembered something and added, "Bai Li Ming Jing and Yong Chuan Zong teamed up to deal with me because I picked two Tianmen Snow Lotuses."

As he spoke, Nangong Yaoguang took out a snow lotus, wrapped it in a magical way, and handed it to Gu Zheng.

“Although Brother Gu rescued me in order to repay Yue’er’s kindness, my gratitude to Nangong Yaoguang is another matter. I hope Brother Gu will accept this Tianmen Snow Lotus!”

Nangong Yaoguang looked serious and looked straight at Gu Zheng.

"……it is good."

Gu Zheng hesitated for two seconds, reached out to take the Tianmen Snow Lotus and put it into his storage bag.

Naturally, Nangong Yaoguang’s life cannot be offset by a Tianmen Snow Lotus.

This was just his way of saying thank you.

Gu Zheng accepted it, which was equivalent to making a friend, Nangong Yaoguang.

really.

Seeing Gu Zheng accept it, Nangong Yaoguang smiled and invited him, "To be honest, Brother Gu, before I picked the Tianmen Snow Lotus, I also found a hidden relic. Baili Mingjing and Yongchuan Sect didn't know about it. If Brother Gu has nothing else to do, why not come with me and check it out?"

"Exploring the ruins is no problem."

Gu Zheng nodded and transmitted his voice in a mysterious way, "The problem is that there are people lurking nearby. They are quite powerful. If they follow us..."

"All I want is for this person to follow me!" (End of this chapter)