Seeing that the entrance was already open, Wu Zong's team took the lead in getting in.
Following closely were teams from various sects, including the Scarlet Cloud Sect. They had a tacit understanding with each other, and those who arrived at the entrance first went first.
After that, the scene became chaotic, with small sects and some local family forces rushing over, bluffing and ostracizing each other.
The rest of the temporary cultivator teams were fishing in troubled waters and exploiting every opportunity.
He Gu mingled with the crowd of casual cultivators, saw the right moment and used the explosive step technique, and decisively detonated a speed pattern in his body, rushing into it first.
His vision flickered for an instant, and when he saw it clearly again, he was already in a dark and ruined world.
The sky was slightly glowing and gray.
The air was filled with a faint smell of death that smelled very strong, like mist but not mist.
Although it doesn't block people's sight very much, it always gives people a dull and depressed feeling of discomfort.
Ahead is the mouth of a dilapidated valley, and next to it is a weathered stone monument full of cracks, with the words "Human Realm" vaguely engraved on it.
Through the mouth of the valley, you can vaguely see rows of dilapidated buildings built against the mountain.
The picture of depression seems to silently accuse the prosperity of those past years.
Behind him was a vast plain with no end in sight. At first glance, the land is barren, dry and cracked, lifeless.
The whole scene of decline makes people feel the vicissitudes and sadness of historical changes.
It was different from the secret realm of Demon Prisoner Island that he had been to.
It is not so much a small space that has been fully developed and constructed by one person, but rather a decaying relic that has experienced its heyday and is temporarily stored in a small space.
The changing times and the sense of time that cannot be controlled by human beings are displayed everywhere. For some reason, he can't help but feel a little mixed.
In the valley ahead, there are still the silhouettes of a large number of people moving rapidly, representing the teams of the previous major sects.
As people began to come in one after another around where he was standing, He Gu immediately came back to his senses.
Ignoring the cultivators who had just entered, he quickly rushed into the valley mouth and chased after the Red Cloud Sect's team.
Today, his cheap fiancée will kill herself. His temporary plan is to resolve the matter first and then turn back to his own affairs.
If you want to have a chance to resolve the situation, the first thing you have to do is of course not to lose track.
Passing through the mouth of the valley, the view suddenly broadened, and it seemed to be surrounded by a low mountain range that meandered into a nearly circular shape.
There are buildings on the mountains in almost all directions, presenting a star-ring distribution situation.
There seems to be some kind of connection between buildings, which makes them pleasing to the eye and quite mysterious.
And in the very center of the valley, stands a tall, straight, ancient seven-story tower.
Surprisingly, the appearance of this lonely tower was intact, as if it were brand new.
There is a huge luminous pearl inlaid on the top of the pointed tower. The bright white light it emits is like a beacon in the darkness, making people want to jump into it as soon as possible.
The tower door was wide open, indicating that someone had already entered.
Everyone who entered saw this scene and immediately set it as their primary goal.
He Gu was no exception, but he resisted the urge and kept his eyes fixed on the tall figure with long legs.
Following them all the way, as they gradually got deeper into the vicinity of the ancient pagoda, the deathly aura in the air became more and more intense.
Seeing that the people in front were about to approach the closed door of the ancient pagoda, the next moment, the crowd in front suddenly stopped not far from the outside of the ancient pagoda.
He looked around, glanced at the situation, and then found two teams whose clothes were similar to his in color and standing adjacent to each other. He naturally and skillfully stood in the middle behind them.
Looking through the gaps in the crowd, he understood why these people suddenly stopped.
The entire ancient pagoda is firmly covered by a nearly transparent and powerful barrier.
There is a small stone tablet in front of the ancient pagoda door, which reads: "If you want to enter this door, you need to bring a pagoda bead, so that you can safely pass through the protective barrier."
The crowd was talking about where to find the so-called tower beads, and inferences were soon made.
The teams of each major sect immediately dispersed, each determined a direction, and swept towards the surrounding mountains and buildings.
Obviously, they thought Ta Zhu would be inside those buildings.
He Gu remained silent and continued to follow the Red Cloud Sect's team.
When they left the central area, the follow-up cultivators who were halfway through and had just arrived in the valley immediately changed their minds and turned towards the nearby buildings.
Although they didn't understand why people from these large sects gave up on the ancient pagoda, they also knew that there must be a reason, and the key point was most likely in the nearby buildings.
He was already a step behind, so it would be foolish to waste time and step forward instead of seizing the opportunity.
Not long after, many people had arrived at the foot of the mountain range, climbing up the mountain without hesitation and rushing towards the buildings above.
Like locusts passing through the border, all kinds of looting and smashing took place, and the scene became lively for a while.
The Red Cloud Sect's team is led by a powerful old woman. She has taken action outside once before and has a good cultivation level in the Seventh Realm.
Shen Jianglei was always by the old woman's side, and it seemed that there was indeed a master-disciple relationship.
With the help of other teams and some casual cultivators, He Gu boldly followed closer this time.
Since the goal was to find Ta Zhu, following the old woman's order, all the female disciples of the Chiyun Sect dispersed and started acting separately in the same area.
Only Shen Jianglei was still with the old woman.
Seeing this, He Gu stopped following and broke into one of the halls where fewer people entered.
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There were more than a dozen light groups flying in the hall, and the things inside were all different.
It includes jade slips of various colors and patterns, various types of magic weapons, and some jade bottles for elixirs.
The cultivators who came in first were robbing them.
Unfortunately, the speed of the light group was very fast, and they did not succeed in much at that time.
He Gu quickly scanned it and quickly discovered the light group that was suspected to be a tower bead.
He took action decisively and used the speed obtained by detonating the speed pattern instantly with his explosive step, and successfully captured the light group.
When the others saw him grabbing one as soon as he made a move, their hearts tightened.
However, after seeing that what He Gu grabbed was a bead with an ordinary aura inside the light group, his concern weakened a little.
Having solved the most important issue, He Gu relaxed a little.
Seeing that there was no second bead-shaped light group, he did not waste the remaining three speed patterns in his body, and only used the explosive step method under normal conditions to fight for other light groups.
Therefore, there is no more one-hit-missing scene.
Seeing that his speed had returned to normal, the others felt a little more at ease. They just regarded it as some kind of coincidence and gave up the idea of joining forces to exclude him first.
There were more than a dozen light groups in the hall, and there were only eight people present, so there was no fighting at first.
As they frequently took action, from time to time a group of light would escape one person's attack and run in front of another person, and then be captured by accident.
Gradually, everyone understood how to do it most efficiently, and they all started to cooperate.
After grabbing two things again, He Guozhi evacuated the main hall first.
Not sure whether the bead was a tower bead, he entered another hall not far from the next door.
It was still the same bead, but the moment he entered, it was taken by a female disciple of the Scarlet Cloud Sect.
This undoubtedly made him more convinced that the bead on his body was the so-called tower bead, and he also knew that every hall should have such a bead.
Afraid that his fiancée and her master would go to the ancient pagoda first after getting the pagoda bead, He Gu didn't stop any longer and turned around and left the hall.
After confirming that there was no long-legged figure in the direction to the ancient pagoda, he started looking in the direction he had noted down before.
Fortunately, he did so. Almost as he was about to leave, the old woman led Shen Jiangli out of a pavilion, and immediately hurriedly gathered the disciples of the Red Cloud Sect, assigned them to their tower beads, and then rushed to the center.
He Gu quickly followed.
Since there were no other cultivators to use as a cover, he kept a longer trailing distance this time.
After a while, he unexpectedly discovered the existence of his "companion".
He Gu immediately slowed down his pace and waited for the two guys behind him to pass him first before quietly following up again.
Thanks to the shielding magic weapon he wore, and the fact that the two of them were focused on the front, they didn't notice his sneak approach.
He pricked his ears, and soon he heard a faint conversation.
One of them suddenly asked: "Senior Brother Liu, where is the chance to attack here? Just the two of us, aren't we going up to deliver food?"
The other person seemed to be in a bad mood and said in a harsh tone: "What can we do? Who made us unlucky and got this bad lottery!
You also know Fatty Zhang’s methods, and what will happen if you don’t do them. "
The junior brother suddenly became anxious: "But they should be going to that ancient pagoda. We haven't gotten the pagoda bead, so we can't get in?"
The person who answered him sounded a little impatient: "That's not right. It will naturally be the turn of those guys who can get inside to handle it themselves."
The junior brother didn't know what he thought of, but suddenly lowered his voice again: "Then why don't we just give up now? It doesn't make any difference whether we follow or not?
When we get here, we have to think about ourselves, those light groups..."
The other person seemed to suddenly realize: "That's right, you are still smart! Come on, I will send them a message later, saying that they have already entered, and the time should match."
Hearing this, He Gu turned around and pretended to be just passing by.
After the two people left, he turned back and rushed towards the ancient pagoda.
He probably had some idea that his fiancée was not completely willing to commit suicide, but fell into a forced situation and chose to commit suicide.
As for the specific relationship that forced Shen Jiangli to make such a helpless choice, he still didn't know and needed to learn more.
Because of the delay, when he arrived at the ancient pagoda, people from the Chiyun Sect had already entered.
Holding the tower bead in hand, he stepped smoothly through the protective barrier.
He Gu quickly walked into the ancient pagoda.
