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

"Is this how you scholars win people over with your virtue?"

When Gu Xiu said this, even Qing Zun was stunned. He looked at him strangely and said:

"Fellow Daoist Guan doesn't seem like an unknown person. How come I've never heard of your name before?"

"Some people have been famous since childhood, while others achieve great success later in life. Moreover, there are so many outstanding people in the world, so it's not surprising that I haven't heard of my name." Gu Xiu replied calmly. Before the other party could continue to inquire, Gu Xiu took the lead and said:

"I heard earlier that Gu Xiu has already gone up?"

"Hey, fellow Daoist Guan, do you know Gu Xiu?" Qing Zun asked with pretended curiosity.

"I have met you." Gu Xiu nodded.

Qing Zun smiled and said, "That fellow Daoist Gu has indeed gone up first. Not only him, but also his master and two senior sisters are currently at the 80,000th floor."

"Can't go up?" Gu Xiu asked.

"There's no way up there." Qing Zun nodded. "Go up further and you'll see it. It's blocked by a Xuanwu Gate. If you want to push it open, I'm afraid it'll require a lot of help."

Gu Xiu nodded, roughly understanding what he understood.

The demon race does have the advantage here, and they might even have wanted to monopolize the opportunities here from the very beginning, but they were probably blocked by the Xuanwu Gate.

Therefore, the mountaineering was allowed to human monks.

In fact, it's not just as simple as letting go.

Almost every time you reach the ten thousandth floor, there will be people from the demon tribe waiting early. However, unlike blocking the road like before, the demon tribe instead starts selling bloodline beads in a big way. The price is not cheap, 50,000 spirit stones per piece.

Although it is expensive, it can be seen from this.

The demon tribe obviously also hopes that more people will climb the mountain.

Gu Xiu didn't buy any bloodline beads. The price of 50,000 spirit stones was relatively expensive. Anyway, he had already discussed it with the five brothers of the Xiong family. They would find a way to help him get it next.

but.

The fact that he didn't want to buy the bloodline beads made Qing Zun, who had been accompanying him on the mountain climb, couldn't help but look at him sideways.

in particular.

As the two of them climbed higher and higher on the stairs.

When they reached the 60,000 and 70,000th floors, even the five brothers of the Xiong family could not keep up. There was no way. At this time, the suppression of the physical body here had almost reached its limit.

Every step of climbing feels like carrying a huge mountain up.

In fact, at the beginning, Qing Zun deliberately slowed down his pace.

Waiting for Gu Xiu.

But he found that Gu Xiu was still following behind him, with no intention of being left behind, nor any intention of stopping to rest. Later, Qing Zun simply quickened his pace, and found that Gu Xiu was still able to keep up.

Even after breaking through the 75,000th level, even Qing Zun had to be serious and tread carefully.

You can look back again.

Gu Xiu remained as calm as ever, as if this place had no influence on him at all. This made Qing Zun, who already had a high opinion of Gu Xiu, couldn't help but marvel inwardly.

"It seems that the human race's body refining is indeed powerful. Seeing you making light of heavy tasks, I sincerely admire you."

"Fellow Daoist Qingzun's strength is truly admirable." Gu Xiu replied, "If I'm not mistaken, if Daoist Daoist needs to, he can even take root here and become one with the mountains and rivers. This ability is much greater than mine."

This made Qing Zun raise his eyebrows slightly. He obviously didn't expect that while he was observing the other party, the other party was also observing him. However, he didn't care. He just smiled and said: "It's just some minor skills. If we talk about physical strength alone, Fellow Daoist Gu is far better than me."

"Hey, look, we're almost there."

As he spoke, Qing Zun stopped and pointed forward. Gu Xiu looked in the direction Qing Zun pointed, and sure enough, he saw a tall stone door appear on the stone steps in front of him.

The stone gate is hidden at the end of the mountain path. It is difficult to see unless you walk close to it. But once you see it, you will involuntarily have a feeling in your heart.

Thick.

Yes, it is heavy.

The stone gate seemed to be one with the earth, with intricate lines of black tortoise divine patterns carved on it, and each of them carried a strong breath of thick earth.

Even Gu Xiu, a master of formations, felt that the Xuanwu Gate was difficult to push open when he saw it.

"We, the demon race, did want to monopolize this place before, but we were ultimately blocked by this stone gate."

"This is the Xuanwu Gate, formed from the essence of the Xuanwu. It is composed of over 3,000 Xuanwu chain formations. Each layer of the formation is an independent yet interconnected defensive formation. Even if a formation master who can see through the formation here at a glance comes here, he still can't break it with his own strength."

"It is precisely for this reason that we no longer prevent human cultivators from ascending. Instead, we do our best to provide them with assistance, allowing them to come here together."

Qing Zun introduced it to Gu Xiu. He was indeed very familiar with this formation. Even Gu Xiu couldn't help but nod and said:

"To break this formation, we need the combined efforts of at least three hundred people. These three hundred people must be proficient in the art of the Five Elements, or at least in a certain type of magic. Only in this way can we harness the power of the Five Elements and break the thick earth aura here."

"You called me here not to let me break the formation, but to let me push the door open, right?"

"It seems that Fellow Daoist Guan is not just a physical cultivator, but also a master of formations!" Qing Zun was surprised, looked at Gu Xiu again, nodded and said:

"We, the demon race, have studied this formation for a long time before we came up with this countermeasure. I never expected that Daoist Guan, who had just arrived here, could figure it out at a glance from afar."

"You shouldn't be a nobody."

Gu Xiu just smiled at the compliment and looked at the crowd gathered outside the door.

He arrived relatively early.

But there were also many people who came up before him, among whom the largest number were from the demon clan, and there was also a group of human cultivators.

more importantly.

Although the distance was far, Gu Xiu still saw a familiar figure in the crowd at the first moment.

is himself.

In other words, he looked exactly like himself, the only difference being his hair. Even someone who hadn't seen Gu Xiu in years would think he was the same vibrant, battle-hardened self from five hundred years ago.

Except for this "self".

Standing next to "himself" were Guan Xuelan, Xu Wanqing and Yuchi Chunlei, three fellow Qingxuan disciples.

but……

I don’t know what they were thinking, but the four of them seemed very harmonious standing together. Gu Xiu could even see them communicating with each other, looking very friendly.

"Fellow Daoist Guan, you are also surprised by this scene, right?" Qing Zun asked from the side.

"Oh?" Gu Xiu raised his eyebrows.

"Gu Xiu clearly severed his ties with Qing Xuan. Even Qing Xuan's downfall was related to Gu Xiu. But now, Gu Xiu has gotten involved with Qing Xuan's people again. Doesn't this just correspond to the theory of Tianji Karma?"

"What statement?"

"Once cause and effect are entangled, they are like a web of silk. There is no way to break it, only to pay it back can it be untied." Qing Zun stopped, glanced at "Gu Xiu" over there, and said again:

"Debts of fate bind us together, and it is difficult to separate them. The debtor..."

"Everything must be paid off eventually."

These words made Gu Xiu raise his eyebrows. He had heard similar words before, but he had never really believed them.

Because he had seen it for ten thousand years.

He knew that after his death, the so-called repayment of the debt would not occur. Once dead, he was dead, and there was no hope of life at all.

But this time...

He began to waver in his previous thoughts, especially since he still had the immortal soul fire given to him by Nian Chaoxi.

And meeting Qingxuan’s people again and again.

It seems that there are some sayings like this.

"Let's go and meet this Qingxuan Sword Immortal." Qing Zun didn't know what Gu Xiu was thinking. He smiled slightly and led the way, taking Gu Xiu through the last section of the road.

The pressure on this last section of the road is even stronger. With almost every step taken, the pressure that the climber needs to withstand will become stronger.

Gu Xiu made an estimate.

If he had not started to cultivate his body again, or even entered the Spiritual Essence Realm, just these few steps would have made him try his best. This shows how strong the pressure here is.

The demons obviously knew how terrifying this place was, so starting from here, every step was guarded by a powerful being at least at the level of a demon king. As soon as Gu Xiu arrived, someone came to help him resist the suppressing force of this place.

Even when they reached the door, all the demon lords took action.

Gu Xiu counted them.

There are quite a lot of people, more than thirty powerful demon lords.

The strength of human cultivators is also not weak.

At the very least, they have reached the peak of the Spirit Transformation Realm, and most are still at the Void Refinement Realm.

As for the Supreme Being and the Demon Emperor...

Gu Xiu looked around and saw that apart from Guan Xuelan, there seemed to be no one else. He didn't know whether Guan Xuelan had sneaked in because of the restrictions on the Supreme Beings, or whether the Supreme Demon Emperor looked down on this place and was unwilling to set foot there himself.

"Are you the body cultivator who has cultivated to the Divine Essence Realm in Taihang Academy?" As soon as Gu Xiu arrived, a demon lord asked, looking at him with a cold gaze.

Gu Xiu looked at him calmly: "It's me."

"I heard that you made King Xiaopeng of the Wan Yao Kingdom kneel down before?" the man asked coldly.

Gu Xiu raised his eyebrows and carefully looked at the person in front of him. This was a demon king with scales all over his body and eyebrows like fish fins:

"it's me."

"You know, even though Yun Jun is a loser, he holds a high position and is a king in the capital of the Wan Yao Nation. If you touch him, it would be like touching the face of the Wan Yao Nation."

"Really? What then?"

"And do you know that the Golden-Winged Great Peng clan behind the Golden-Winged Little Peng King is one of the most vengeful lineages in the Myriad Demons Nation? If you take action today, you will surely face endless trouble in the future."

"Well, then what?"

"And then? Aren't you afraid of death?" The other party's momentum suddenly rose, staring at Gu Xiu intently, as if he was going to attack and kill him in the next moment.

Gu Xiu seemed to ignore the murderous intent and did not retreat at all. He asked in a tit-for-tat manner:

"So, you want to avenge him?"

The other party did not answer, but continued to stare at Gu Xiu.

Just when everyone thought that this demon lord who looked like a carp in disguise suddenly burst into laughter:

"revenge?"

"of course not!"

"Not only will I not seek revenge, I have to thank you for teaching that brat a lesson."

"It's a pity that you couldn't kill it directly. Otherwise, my Divine Fish Clan would thank you."

As he spoke, the other party put his arm around Gu Xiu's shoulders and said in a familiar manner:

"You are truly amazing. Such a powerful body is absolutely rare in the world. Most importantly, you now have a grudge against the Golden Winged Dapeng clan. They say the enemy of my enemy is my friend. Then, you are a friend of my Divine Fish clan."

The change was so fast that even Gu Xiu was a little surprised.

The demon lord was still carefree and took the initiative to introduce himself to Gu Xiu: "My name is Chilin. From now on, I will protect you. If you are being hunted by the Golden Winged Dapeng, then come to my Divine Fish Clan. Let's discuss together and wipe out the Golden Winged Dapeng clan."

Genocide.

This statement is taboo even among the demon clan, and cannot be said lightly, let alone the Golden Winged Dapeng clan which has a demon emperor.

But when this was said, the demon lords present seemed to be used to it. Aside from a demon lord from the Golden Winged Roc clan whose eyes were blazing, everyone else subconsciously looked away, as if they hadn't heard it at all.

Fortunately, before the situation completely changed, Gu Xiu took the initiative to speak: "Chilin, the Demon Emperors have said before that for this operation, all races need to unite and not provoke disputes. There are some things you should not say carelessly."

"Okay, okay, it's okay if I don't say anything." Chi Lin didn't continue to make trouble, but just winked at Gu Xiu, the meaning was very clear.

Let’s talk in detail after this matter is over.

Gu Xiu didn't care and nodded in agreement. Then he turned his gaze to the "Gu Xiu" and the three masters and apprentices from Qingxuan.

He was more curious.

Who is this person who is impersonating himself?

as well as……

Can Xu Wanqing be killed today?