allonlinenovel Chapter 829: Mass Grave, Living Dead, Invitation from Immortal Gods
Chapter 829: Mass Grave, Living Dead, Invitation from Immortal Gods
The divine gate appeared above the sky, and even the Star Skeleton Dragon Tree in the distance, which was everyone's target, seemed to be eclipsed at this moment.
Everyone who saw this divine gate couldn't help but think of two words.
mysterious!
The entire divine gate is golden and square. It is clearly appearing above the sky at this moment, but when looking at this huge golden gate, the observer has a feeling that this gate does not exist in this world, or even in this time and space. It is both real and false, like a dream, ethereal and hard to find.
It was still Ji Qinghan who was concerned about saving people, or the disciples of Baiyu Tower who had just given up on Ji Qinghan and continued to move forward and had already stepped into the ruins of the Cangyu Holy City.
It is inevitable that everyone will be attracted by this door.
But they were actually still quite far away. At least at this moment, the group of cultivators who had just walked out of the ruins of the Cangyu Holy City and were right below the huge golden gate were truly shocked.
Looking from a distance, this golden gate seems unreal.
But as they stood close, the feeling of unreality not only didn't diminish in the slightest, but intensified. The gate was clearly there, yet it seemed separated by endless time and space, countless years. Even more terrifying was the golden light shining from the golden gate.
They found that the time around them seemed to be frozen. Although their thinking did not slow down, every action they took became extremely slow.
It's like being stuck in a muddy swamp.
but……
The most fatal thing at the moment is not the sudden appearance of the light gate, but the densely packed strange figures surrounding everyone under the light gate, which have surrounded them tightly in three layers inside and outside.
Half an hour ago.
They successfully walked out of the ruins of the Cangyu Holy City, which made people feel dull and even suffocated.
They encountered no danger along the way. Although things like the automatic opening and closing of the gate continued to happen, they did not encounter any danger. They successfully left the ancient city ruins that made them feel extremely depressed in the dull atmosphere.
but.
I originally thought that the oppressive feeling would end after leaving the ruins of the Cangyu Holy City.
But I didn't expect it.
The moment they walked out of the Cangyu Holy City, the oppression not only did not end, but became even more intense, because they came from the deserted ruins to another area that they had not noticed before.
This is an extremely bloody mass grave!
They didn't encounter a single living person in the Cangyu Holy City from beginning to end. Those people seemed to have disappeared out of thin air. Some people had previously speculated where those people had gone and whether they had been made to disappear by some kind of space magic, but they only understood when they arrived at this place.
Most of those who disappeared appeared here.
Become part of this otherwise ordinary, low valley.
It is everywhere in the sky and everywhere you look.
They are all corpses!
What is even more horrifying is that these corpses are not like those in the city that have decayed over endless years and turned into piles of bones. On the contrary, each of the corpses here is very fresh, looking as if they have just died a few moments ago, and some are even still bleeding.
and.
The injuries on their bodies were surprisingly similar.
A hole appeared where the heart should be, and half of the heart was dug out. Blood flowed along the chest cavity to stain the entire upper body, so that the constantly flowing blood even turned into small streams of blood.
There were fresh corpses everywhere, and streams of blood flowing by.
Many of the people who had just arrived here vomited on the spot. The extremely strong smell of blood was difficult to adapt to even for those with high cultivation and extensive knowledge, and it made them feel like they had nowhere to stay.
because.
The number of corpses here is not just dozens or hundreds.
But tens of thousands!
One hundred thousand!
Even more corpses!!!
This scene was so terrifying that it almost made everyone in the city, who were already feeling extremely depressed, collapse on the spot. Some of the more timid ones were even so scared that they collapsed to the ground, not daring to move forward.
Can……
They have no way out.
Because just as he was leaving the ruins of the Cangyu Holy City, the gate that had originally allowed everyone to pass through suddenly collapsed and turned into rubble, completely cutting off everyone's retreat.
Without any choice.
They could only continue to move forward, hoping to leave this terrible place as soon as possible.
Can……
This time, they were no longer safe and sound.
Because just as everyone went deeper into the valley and were about to reach halfway, those corpses that were originally just dead objects and had not moved at all, suddenly seemed to be summoned by something. They crawled up one by one, regardless of their injuries, and kept pushing towards the crowd.
Hundreds of thousands of strange corpses suddenly resurrected and surrounded them.
This kind of scene.
Even the bravest people can't help but feel scared.
They did try to blast the corpses away, but unfortunately, their cultivation, which had been suppressed since the cold pond, was suppressed even more strongly when they entered the mass grave valley. Even the powerful void-refining masters who had previously maintained their Golden Core cultivation were forcibly suppressed to the Qi Refining realm.
As for those in a lower realm, they have almost been suppressed to become mortals, unable to use even a trace of their cultivation.
In this situation, facing this dense army of corpses, they could do nothing. Even if they blew up a corpse, more corpses would immediately come up.
In desperation, everyone could only retreat.
There is no way back until now.
At this time, everyone was ready to fight to the death, but they didn't expect that when these corpses surrounded them, a golden gate suddenly appeared above the sky.
And a ladder leading to heaven was lowered.
Looking at this strange scene in front of them, even the bravest person couldn't help but feel timid at this moment.
"Now...what's going on?"
"What the hell is this place? These people are clearly dead, so why are they still moving? They are not puppets. There is no sign of them being refined into puppets!"
"Could it be the ghost soldiers?"
"What should I do next? The academy's information about the Canglong Secret Realm doesn't even mention such a place!"
"Should we... fight our way out now?"
"Kill? How? Have you forgotten your previous attempt so quickly? There's no way to kill all these ghosts!"
"We...are not really going to die here?"
"..."
Everyone was talking in low voices, not daring to breathe.
I was filled with uncertainty and fear about the scene before me.
Even the fearless little Ping'an was now pale with fear. The only thing that comforted her was that the figure in front of her was always standing firmly in front of her.
"Gu kid, what did you see?" Shattered Star's voice reached Gu Xiu's ears.
In response to his question, Gu Xiu just shook his head:
"These people are certainly not puppets, nor are they living people, but they don't look like dead people either. They are more like... a state between life and death, tentatively called..."
"The living dead."
"What the hell is this place? Since it is the Canglong Secret Realm, it should be related to the dragon. Why is there such a city? Why are there so many zombies? And these people should just die, why are their eyes... so creepy?" Suixing couldn't help but mutter.
It has always been fearless, but now it couldn't help but feel a little insecure while muttering.
no way.
It's really creepy.
Because these corpses not only surrounded them, but all of them had their eyes open, and their expressions were surprisingly consistent.
Resentment!
Staring at them was like staring at the culprit who killed them. Being stared at by so many zombies, especially when one's cultivation was suppressed, no one could withstand the pressure!
but……
Just as everyone was wondering whether they should try every possible way to break out, the zombies that had originally surrounded them suddenly split a path in the middle, leaving a small path just wide enough for one person to pass through. At the end of the path was a ladder descending from the golden palace.
Seeing this scene, Gu Xiu couldn't help but raise his frowning brows.
because.
The other end of this human wall path is right in front of him!
"These people seem to be trying to get Guan Qiyu to take the ladder?"
Someone noticed this scene, and the others immediately looked at him in surprise.
really.
The moment these words fell, the corpse closest to Gu Xiu made a gesture towards him, which looked quite polite, as if inviting Gu Xiu to climb the ladder.
This……
what's the situation?
Everyone was confused and Gu Xiu frowned even more.
He did not act rashly, but tried to communicate. Unfortunately, neither the corpse that gestured for him to climb the ladder, nor the other motionless living dead who were still full of resentment, could communicate.
There was no movement at all.
The scene was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop, as if it was at a stalemate.
It seems that he won't leave.
None of this will change.
This discovery made Gu Xiu think deeply. After a slight hesitation, he took a step forward. But just as he was about to leave, Xiao Ping'an suddenly grabbed him from behind. Gu Xiu turned around and saw the little girl shaking her head at him in panic. Yu Mufeng behind him also reminded him:
"Brother Guan, the situation here is unclear. If we rashly set foot here, we might be in great danger. It's better not to act rashly. Let's think of a way out. Maybe we can find a way out!"
But just as these words were out of his mouth, someone in the crowd said, "How can we still think of a solution? We are facing this scene, which is obviously caused by Guan Qiyu. It must be because his physical strength is too strong, so he is being specially targeted. We are all being dragged down by him. If it weren't for him, we might have safely passed this place a long time ago. If you ask me, Guan Qiyu, don't hesitate, hurry up and don't drag us down!"
"Brother Guan's strength is our guarantee. If Brother Guan is gone, can we still survive?" someone else objected.
"But can we get through now? If we could, why would we be forced into this situation?"
"Don't be anxious, fellow Daoist Guan. Don't be fooled!"
"Guan Qiyu, why are you so selfish? Why do you want to harm us?"
"..."
For a time, the two sides had a disagreement.
The academy's faction, led by Yu Mufeng, urged Gu Xiu to be cautious and to plan ahead. Meanwhile, the Penglai Islanders urged Gu Xiu to leave immediately, believing that the misfortune they had encountered was entirely caused by Gu Xiu and that he should be the one to resolve it.
The two sides engaged in a war of words, and neither could convince the other.
but.
Gu Xiu ignored all this and just turned around to look at Yun Zheng who was standing next to Xiao Ping'an.
Noticing his gaze, Yun Zheng nodded repeatedly without waiting for Gu Xiu to speak.
It was caught by Gu Xiu's green bamboo pole. The moment it was caught, it had already established a connection with Gu Xiu. So even though its soul was incomplete, it understood Gu Xiu's meaning very well.
Gu Xiu's look was telling him.
Take care of your safety!
Seeing that Yun Zheng was sure of his meaning, Gu Xiu looked at Xiao Ping'an who was still extremely worried, smiled slightly, took out the broken porcelain piece of his own Mountain and River Remnant World and handed it to him.
"old……"
Just as Xiao Ping'an was about to speak, Gu Xiu smiled and said, "Now that things have come to this, I have to go and see who invited me to meet him. But from now on, you may have to rely on yourself for the time being."
"I..." Xiao Ping'an suddenly became anxious, but facing Gu Xiu's gaze, she didn't know how to persuade him.
I could only grit my teeth and nod heavily.
she knows.
My teacher has made up his mind.
Seeing that his disciples had taken down the fragments of the mountains and rivers where the Four Saints were hiding, Gu Xiu finally stopped hesitating, turned around, and headed towards the stairs that looked like a ladder to heaven.
Take a step forward!
This road seems very long.
But what was surprising was that Gu Xiu only took two steps and he appeared directly outside the golden gate above the sky.
He turned around and glanced at the people below.
Then he stopped hesitating.
Step in!
He didn't know what was behind the door, nor did he know the identity of the owner of this golden gate.
But he knew.
It's time to uncover the secret of the Canglong Secret Realm!
In an instant, a dazzling light shone out, and the terrifying light was so strong that even Gu Xiu had to close his eyes.
But before he could open his eyes again, an extremely cold, yet very familiar voice had already reached Gu Xiu's ears from above:
"Gu Xiu, do you admit your guilt?"