I have been bound in a forbidden place for five hundred years. Why are you crying when I am a casual

"The gravity in this place seems to be getting stronger?"

"There's a force here that can put immense pressure on a person's body. If their body isn't strong enough, they'll need to expend even more spiritual energy just to resist the pressure. But if their body is strong enough, the pressure will be relatively lightened."

"The higher you go, the stronger the pressure will be!"

"besides……"

"What's going on with my body?"

Xuanwu Long Stairs, two hours later.

Compared to Guan Xuelan, her two disciples, who started with a quick march and quickly crossed the first ten thousand stone steps, Gu Xiu's speed was much slower.

Whether it was the battle in the forbidden land five hundred years ago, or the path of becoming a freelance cultivator after leaving Qingxuan.

Gu Xiu has always been a cautious person.

Every time he arrived at a completely unfamiliar place, Gu Xiu preferred to be cautious. He would first determine whether his location was safe, collect more information about his environment, and then make judgments and analyses to provide useful information for the final decision.

This time is no exception.

Gu Xiu did not rush forward, but climbed up slowly, bit by bit, constantly judging the strangeness of the stone steps in front of him.

In addition to his habit of being cautious, Gu Xiu actually encountered some minor problems.

That is the flesh.

From the moment he entered this place, Gu Xiu felt as if something was constantly pulling him forward. This feeling wasn't too strong at first, just a vague feeling of being drawn to him, but as Gu Xiu continued to move forward, the feeling became stronger and stronger.

When he stepped over the ten thousandth floor, the attraction became even stronger. Even if Gu Xiu stood still, he could feel that every inch of his muscles was throbbing slightly, and even the blood circulation seemed to speed up a bit, as if his body was cheering.

This feels distinctly wrong.

after all.

Throughout Gu Xiu's journey, every time he strengthened his body, he basically went through life-threatening situations and endured constant pain. His body would not cheer for a piece of natural treasure that could enhance the strength of his body.

Can be biased.

Such a change occurred now, which Gu Xiu noticed keenly.

The things in here are useful to my Divine Essence Realm, and I’m afraid they will be of great use!

Think this through.

Gu Xiu was not anxious, but continued to slowly climb the second ten thousand stone steps.

The speed is the same as before.

It took another two hours for Gu Xiu to reach the second wooden house platform.

This time.

Gu Xiu discovered that his body had undergone new changes. The most special one was that his body began to heat up, even becoming slightly hot, just like a mortal having a fever.

After taking a short rest in this empty wooden house, Gu Xiu moved forward again.

Step over the third ten thousand stone steps.

This time.

The time is still two hours.

Not a moment earlier, not a moment later, when he arrived at the door of the third wooden house, Gu Xiu, as usual, temporarily entered the wooden house to investigate.

Just like Guan Xuelan and the others before.

It was also the first time that Gu Xiu saw anyone on the long Xuanwu steps that seemed to be lonely forever.

However, the difference is that compared to when Guan Xuelan and the others came, the number of people here has obviously decreased by half.

Fortunately, many of the few remaining people knew Gu Xiu, and when he walked in, they immediately stood up and greeted him. After all, Guan Qiyu was a person personally selected by the Master, and he was already well-liked in the Academy Department.

Therefore, Gu Xiu learned almost all the information that Guan Xuelan and the others knew from the academy disciples in a very short period of time.

"The demon tribe? The Xuanjia tribe?"

"and……"

"Guan Xuelan, Xu Wanqing, and Yuchi Chunlei are here?"

"even……"

"There's another Gu Xiu?"

To be honest, when he heard the news, Gu Xiu was confused. Before he even set foot in the Xuanwu Secret Realm, he had actually vaguely guessed that when he came here, he might meet people with whom he had a karmic entanglement, and there was a high possibility that he would even run into people from Qingxuan.

only……

He really didn't expect that the Supreme Guan Xuelan would also be here.

Moreover, there is even a person in this place who is impersonating me and is very close to Guan Xuelan and the others, and even left together?

Who is this person?

What is the purpose?

Someone was impersonating him. This matter actually dates back to when he was still in Beiming. At that time, he heard people talk about a "Gu Xiu" appearing in Zhongzhou, but there was not much news later, and Gu Xiu gradually did not pay much attention to this matter.

And now another person pretending to be him has appeared, and is even in this Xuanwu Secret Realm, making Gu Xiu curious about that person's identity.

"Brother Guan, this is all we know for now. Your physical strength is strong, so you can definitely walk across these stone steps easily. However, you must be careful. The demons here don't have much goodwill towards humans. If you encounter them, try not to get involved with them too much."

"Yes, the demon race is not monolithic either. Some people look down on us humans, while others see us as a treasure. Be careful."

"This secret realm has been completely controlled by the demon tribe. Especially the further you go, the more demons there are. If someone asks you to lead the way, don't agree. It is said that several people have gone there and never returned."

After explaining the current situation to Gu Xiu, the Confucian scholars from Taihang Academy began to give him a reminder.

The demon tribe leads the way?

Gu Xiu was a little surprised. When he was about to ask, he saw several burly figures wearing black armor suddenly squeezed into the door of the wooden house. As soon as these people arrived, the monks in the wooden house, which had been relatively peaceful, suddenly shrank back.

Because of this time.

It's a demon clan.

They were five burly bear monsters with bear heads and human bodies. They had extremely strong energy and blood, and their eyes were full of ferocity. After they walked into the cabin, their dark eyes immediately swept over everyone present. Their eyes were greedy and direct, as if they regarded everyone as prey.

This aggressive gaze made everyone present subconsciously avoid it.

Don't dare to look at him.

"Clang clang!" At this moment, accompanied by a crisp sound, a human skull was casually dropped by one of the bear monsters. The skull was still stained with blood and flesh, as if it had just been eaten alive. Everyone subconsciously looked up, only to see a bear monster wiping blood from its mouth walking out:

"Which ones will follow us next?"

No one responded to this.

The scene was still dead silent.

"Hey, hey, hey, weren't you all so excited earlier? Why are you all so silent now? Are you mute?" The bear demon was dissatisfied, with a fierce look on his face. He glanced around at the crowd and finally pointed at one person: "I remember you were the most excited at the beginning. Now it's your turn."

As soon as these words came out.

The person who was pointed at by the bear monster was so frightened that his face turned pale and he stepped back repeatedly.

But just as he retreated, he felt something bumped into him from behind. Looking back, he saw another bear demon standing behind him like an iron tower, staring at him with a hideous grin on its face.

This time.

The monk was so frightened that his legs went weak and he was about to fall down, but before he could really fall down, the bear monster grabbed his collar and lifted him up.

Followed by.

The bear demon's mouth was emitting a foul smell, and he asked with a sinister grin, "It's your turn now, why don't you hurry up and take out the spirit stone?"

"me……"

"What do you mean by 'you'? We agreed before that we would have a group of ten people. You give us spirit stones and I'll take you up. That's what we agreed to just now. I came all the way back to pick you up. Are you planning to go back on your word?"

"But...but how could you come back so quickly? You agreed to deliver it to at least the 10,000th floor, and you came back in less than half an hour. Then...those people must have already...already..."

"Already what?" the bull demon asked with a smile.

"I'm afraid he's already been killed!" Someone nearby couldn't help but say, "You demons are just out to steal our money and kill us, you have no intention of sending us up there at all!"

Someone took the lead, and others followed suit:

"That's right, don't forget the agreement you made before. You demons can come and seek opportunities, but you must not act recklessly and provoke a war between humans and demons. This is what you demon emperors agreed to. If you do this now, aren't you afraid of being held accountable when you return?"

"We clearly agreed to collect our spirit stones and help us advance 10,000 floors, but you came back so soon! It's impossible for you to come back so soon!"

"Those people from before must be dead. Do you really think we're stupid?"

"Don't try to deceive people anymore!"

"..."

Although there were not many human cultivators here, with someone taking the lead, their originally timid and fearful expressions gradually disappeared. At this moment, everyone talked to each other, and they seemed to have regained their confidence, which made the cultivator who was caught by the bull monster subconsciously straighten his back.

only……

The waist just straightened up, but soon bent down again.

Because, facing the questioning of the crowd, the five bull demons did not explain anything, but chose to attack directly. One of the bull demons was extremely fast. Almost in the blink of an eye, it arrived in front of the monk who took the lead in speaking. With a palm of its hand, it lifted the other person up in an instant:

"You're the only one who talks too much, aren't you?"

The man had his throat strangled and couldn't speak. The others were startled and wanted to help him, but as soon as they moved, several other bull monsters had already blocked their way, each of them full of energy and blood, and full of murderous intent.

seems to be saying.

Whoever dares to move will die!

Being stared at like this by them, even those with stronger cultivation base couldn't help but feel a little unsure. The momentum they had just organized weakened a bit at this moment.

"You guys are so disappointing." The leading bull demon shook his head and said:

"We were able to help you get to the 40,000-story attic faster because we have the strength and ability to do so. We thought we were being sincere in return for sincerity, regardless of the cost, and we thought you would understand our hard work."

"The results of it?"

"And yet you actually doubted us and even brought up the promise made by our Demon King."

"This makes me wonder, are you..."

"Look down on us demons?"

After saying this, a ferocious look appeared on its face again, like a wild beast choosing a snack that suits its appetite.

Everyone whose eyes passed by nodded subconsciously.

Even if they really looked down on the demon race in their hearts, no one was stupid enough to say it out loud now. Their reaction was obviously in line with the bear demon's intentions. The fierceness on his face finally dissipated a little, but then he said:

"In that case, the next group of people should come out quickly."

This……

Everyone present looked at each other and subconsciously stepped back. They just didn't want to meddle in other people's business and didn't want to get into trouble, but that didn't mean they really intended to die.

But this time, the bear demon didn't give them any chance to refuse and immediately raised his finger:

"You, come out."

"And you!"

"You too, over there."

"I remember you guys were the most excited earlier, so you can't back off now."

It pointed out one monk after another. All those who were pointed out by it were frightened and turned pale. They wanted to refuse, but seeing that the two people were still hung in the air by their necks, they dared not say a word.

Facing this group of people, the bear demon immediately took out a blood-red bead from his arms:

"Take it, and don't say that Grandpa Bear lied to you. We, the War Bear Clan, are not as cunning and cunning as you human cultivators."

"This is a blood bead condensed from the blood of my War Bear Clan. You can activate it and cover your body with the blood within. Then you can temporarily gain the power of my War Bear Clan's bloodline, which will also be of great help in climbing the stone steps here."

"But please don't say..."

"I'm going to make things difficult for you."

It looked like a serious matter, but no one present looked happy. Instead, they looked embarrassed, because the previous people had accepted the beads and left, but in the end, these bear monsters came back so quickly.

This is clearly not right.

But even though they wanted it, the bear demon was clearly unwilling to let them go. He immediately glared at them and said, "What are you standing there for? Give me the spirit stones!"

This……

The monk who was questioned by the bear monster suddenly showed a bitter expression. He had ten thousand rejections in his heart, but in the end he dared not say anything. After a moment of hesitation, he could only say tremblingly:

"I……"

"I only want to buy beads. I don't need you to lead the way. Is that okay?"

As soon as he said this, he secretly glanced at the bear monster.

But he saw a pair of fierce eyes of the other party, suddenly filled with anger, staring at him intently, which frightened him so much that his body trembled. When he thought he was about to endure the overwhelming anger, the bear demon suddenly grinned:

"How can you say that you humans are smarter than us demons?"