Returning to his team, Lu Jin stepped forward to greet them: "Brother Gu, who are they?"
"Dark Moon Hall, I robbed them of a sword and came here tonight to ask for it." Ancient Sage wrote lightly.
"But, that sister seems to have fallen in love with you." Women know women best, Lu Jin said worriedly.
Gu Shengchao smiled disdainfully and said: "How is that possible? You just wanted to kill me. You are worrying too much."
"If you don't believe it, look." Lu Jin glanced into the distance.
Gu Shengchao followed her eyes and saw that Gan Rongrong was still standing there. When she saw him looking over, she waved and said softly: "Brother Gu, take care."
Seeing that Gu Shengchao also waved in response, Gan Rongrong left lightly and disappeared into the dusk.
"Be on guard tonight, beware of them using tricks to attack at night." Gu Shengchao was no longer a young boy who had just entered the world. He was also worried that things might change, so he told everyone not to be careless.
Fortunately, it was a false alarm, and everything was fine until dawn. After a simple meal, the team continued to move forward.
Dark Moon Hall never gave them any trouble along the way. When they came to a town, Gu Shengchao looked familiar.
When the team passed a restaurant, he realized that it turned out to be the place where he met Wan Ruo while looking for Liu Ximei after the Battle of Luoxian Lake. He used Mongolian sweat medicine to knock her down, but Wan Ruo deceived her and captured her.
Gu Shengchao was in a good mood. It was only more than ten days away from the capital. If he persisted for a few more days, he would be able to make the trip safely.
I found an inn to rest for one night, and was delayed for another day the next day.
Because many vehicles along the way were more or less malfunctioning, a blacksmith was hired to replace the shoes of all the horses and a carpenter was hired to repair the vehicles. Everyone also took this opportunity to recharge their batteries and prepare for the final journey.
After everything was packed and sufficient food and water were carried, the team set off again.
At dusk, the team had to pass through a mountain col.
Considering that the second half of the day's journey was in the valley, Gu Shengchao ordered to station on the plains in front of the mountains and build a camp.
Before the team could gather together, a "whoosh, whoosh" sound came from the valley.
Everyone looked up and saw a hail of arrows emerging from the valley and pouring down on them.
Everyone looked as if they were dead, and dense arrows were flying in overwhelming numbers, leaving no possibility of escape.
Lu Jin held a shield in his left hand and a scimitar in his right hand, standing beside Gu Shengchao, intending to protect him at the critical moment.
"Everyone, don't move." Ancient Sage shouted loudly to stop the soldiers who were about to escape, and used the Five Soul Formation to surround everyone.
"Ding-ding" sounds were heard in mid-air, and the flying arrows collided with the Five Soul Formation. They all bounced and fell to the ground.
"Wow!"
The people in the formation let out exclamations, thankful to have escaped this disaster.
At the same time, hundreds of men armed with swords and guns poured out of the valley and surrounded them.
One person came out, looked at Gu Shengchao and sneered: "This little brother must be Gu Shengchao. The original East Heavenly King and Northern Heavenly King were not as skilled as the others. It would be a pity to die. I heard that King Fu also lost his life at your hands, but I'm sorry." It's beyond my expectation. I thought you had three heads and six arms, but now you look ordinary."
"It turns out that he is the loyal king of Wuwang Palace. It's a pleasure to meet him." Gu Shengchao said with cupped hands. Gu Shengchao was among them that night when the Wuwang Palace changed dramatically, so he recognized this person.
Prince Zhong was stunned, not expecting that Gu Shengchao would recognize him.
"I just want to ask you, does King Fu's death have anything to do with you?" King Zhong stepped forward, stared at Gu Shengchao and asked fiercely.
Gu Shengchao was noncommittal: "You can just say yes. The person is already dead anyway. Is it interesting to discuss this again?"
The only people present at that time were people from Dark Moon Hall, and the probability of leaking secrets from one of my own people was extremely low. In all likelihood, it was Dark Moon Hall who spread the news.
There must be a brave man under a heavy reward. Most of what Dark Moon Hall does on weekdays are shady things. As long as King Wu Palace is willing to provide money, it is normal for Dark Moon Hall to reveal information for money.
"Shameless sophistry, do you think you can stump me just by breaking the formation?" King Zhong curled his lips in disdain and gave a hand of luck.
"boom!"
The Five Soul Formation withstood King Zhong's attack without any damage.
Others seemed relaxed, but only Gu Shengchao himself knew how much pressure his Dantian had just endured.
Although the Five Soul Formation was outside, it was controlled by his Dantian. Every blow from King Zhong was shocked in the Ancient Sage's Super Dantian. Only he could feel King Zhong's terrifying power.
King Zhong's continuous bombardment was ineffective and he was a little annoyed.
Gu Shengchao hurriedly ordered everyone to surround the city with vehicles containing gold and silver treasures as a barrier, so that they could withstand a large array if they did not hide behind it.
King Zhong asked his team to retreat about a hundred steps. He stood in the distance with his hands as if holding something, and then violently sent it forward.
Suddenly, a huge fireball flew into the sky and hit the Five Soul Formation heavily.
"Boom, boom, boom, boom..." The lingering sound echoed in front of the valley.
The Five Soul Formation trembled, and the Ancient Saint's Super Dantian also rippled, feeling extremely uncomfortable in his stomach.
King Zhong tasted the sweetness and sent out fireballs one after another. The Five Soul Formation withstood violent impacts one after another.
Compared with the damage to the Ancient Sage's Chao Dantian, King Zhong's side was much better. He only had to send out his inner power, and then all the consequences had nothing to do with him.
Cracks began to appear in the transparent Five Soul Formation, and Gu Shengchao ordered: "I can't hold on any longer. It's important that you act according to the situation and protect your own lives. It doesn't matter if you lose these gold and silver jewelry."
He was afraid that people would waste their lives just to covet these extraneous things.
Everyone was ready with their bows and arrows. Lu Jin also held a dart in his hand and said, "Brother Gu, don't worry, we can protect ourselves."
"Bang!"
The Five Soul Formation finally shattered under the attack of King Zhong's fireball again and again.
At the moment when the formation was about to shatter, Gu Shengchao protected his dantian in time and there was no serious problem.
When the troops from the outer Wuwang Palace saw that their formation was damaged, they shouted and swarmed in. The Ancient Saint Chao fired a volley of bows and crossbows to knock them down first.
Unfortunately, there were many people on the other side, so they rushed forward one after another.
Lu Jin fired the last dart, gave a sweet shout, and took the lead to cross the obstacle surrounded by vehicles. He held a round shield in his left hand and a scimitar in his right hand, and charged towards the people of King Wu's Palace.
At her call, everyone discarded their crossbows and started fighting each other hand-to-hand with swords and guns.
To capture the thief first, he captured the king. The ancient sage jumped up, held the sword in both hands and killed the loyal king.
He was in the air, and King Zhong pushed with his hands, and another huge fireball roared towards him.
Ancient Saint Chao slashed his swords at the same time, and used the Phoenix Dance and Phoenix Seeking Technique to meet him.
"boom!"
The huge fireball was split into two, and Gu Shengchao passed through the middle and slashed towards King Zhong's head with his sword raised high.
King Zhong bluffed with his hands, and a pair of shiny iron maces appeared in his palms, just in time to parry Gu Shengchao's swords.
"Bang!"
The sword and mace collided together, bursting out with dazzling fire.
It was evening at this moment, it was hazy and dim, like a flash of lightning flashing across the air, dazzling the eyes.
Gu Shengchao prided himself on his strong internal strength, but Prince Zhong was actually not inferior to him. The two of them fought hard, but Prince Zhong only took half a step back, and Gu Shengchao was shocked to the point where his arms were numb.
King Zhong held the mace of Gu Shengchao in his left hand, raised the mace of his right hand from bottom to top, and smashed it towards Gu Shengchao's chest.
The man's feet were unable to use force in mid-air, so the ancient sage's super sword took advantage of the strength of King Zhong's iron mace and flew over his head.
A high-pitched cry sounded, and the pair of colorful phoenixes jumped out of the air, flapping their wings and eager to try.
After Gu Shengchao landed firmly on the ground, he pointed his sword, and Feng and Huang rushed towards King Zhong at the same time.
King Zhong was a little excited when he saw Feng Hehuang's sharp claws grabbing at him. He turned around and stirred up a huge whirlpool around him. Ordinary whirlpools roll downwards, but this vortex soared straight into the sky.
Gu Shengchao was frightened when he saw this. Feng and Huang didn't dare to rush in rashly, so they circled the whirlpool and waited for opportunities.
King Zhong laughed "haha" in the center of the whirlpool. He danced his maces and guided the whirlpool towards the ancient times.
Sheng Chao grabbed the waist and rolled up.
The vortex rolled up the yellow sand on the ground, like a yellow dragon hovering in the sky. If you were caught by such a yellow dragon, your life or death would be unpredictable.
Gu Shengchao had never seen such a formation before, and he didn't know how to deal with it.
The pair of phoenixes protected him in time, constantly flapping their wings in an attempt to drive away the whirlpool, but they were unable to do so. As long as the whirlpool touched a little, the body would shrink in size.
After a while, the huge phoenix became like a chicken and was about to dissipate.
Run?
Gu Shengchao asked himself.
If he escaped alone from King Zhong, there would be nothing he could do.
But what should Lu Jin and the others do? The lives of more than thirty people depended on him, and he must not be a coward who ran away from battle.
However, King Zhong's formation was strange, and he could not find any flaws in it.
The whirlpool has swallowed up the entire Phoenix and is rolling towards the Ancient Sage again.
Fight!
The ancient sage took a deep breath and was about to step forward with his sword.
"Uh-huh!"
A huge sword about a hundred feet long fell from the sky and cut the whirlpool in half.
The sword's power continued unabated, and it struck towards King Zhong's head.
King Zhong Dahai dodged away, and the sword seemed to have eyes chasing after him.
In desperation, King Zhong had no choice but to throw out the whirlpool and knock the sword as big as a mountain away.
The vortex was out of control and disappeared into the air without a trace.
The sword flew up and somersaulted away in the air, shrinking a lot every time it turned, until it finally became no different from an ordinary sword.
At this moment, a person jumped from the direction where the sunset was about to fade away, caught the sword and floated over, standing in front of the ancient sage Chao.
"Brother Baili!" Gu Shengchao didn't believe himself, rubbed his eyes and exclaimed.
Bailihuan patted him on the shoulder affectionately: "Brother is late, brother, don't blame me."
Gu Shengchao blamed himself: "My little brother is not good at studying, and he was confused and forgot how to deal with it."
"You will know after a few more fights. You can never make progress by talking on paper." Baili looked at Gu Shengchao with a smile.
"Bai Lihuan, are you a disciple of the Wu Sect?" Prince Zhong stood aside and seemed to have some impression of Baili Huan.
Baili Huan sneered and said, "Exactly, is Prince Zhong going to kill everyone?"
"The Witch Sect at the Heroes' Meeting is a distinguished guest invited by my King Wu Palace. I should let you go. Today I only want this boy's life. I hope you can understand the situation and take care of yourself." King Zhong said coldly.
Baili Huan stood beside Gu Shengchao with his sword in hand and said sternly: "This is my sworn brother. What if I have to stay and help him?"
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