At night, the city is brightly lit and very noisy. Businesses at brothels, gambling houses and other entertainment venues are very good. This is a characteristic of the city.
Desert City itself is a no-care zone, a place where good and bad people are mixed, and often this mixed place of good and bad people is the place where entertainment is the most prosperous.
In recent times, Desert City has almost become a city that never sleeps, because there are so many people from the martial arts world here. After all, it is a martial arts conference, with all forces involved, and most of the people in the martial arts world have their heads raised. Those who are dawdling around often have one habit, that is, money is spent as quickly as it comes.
In addition, everyone knows that the next step is a life and death battle, and whether they can survive is still unknown. Therefore, even many famous heroes do not mind relaxing at this time. Even many famous people The elders of the sect also deliberately relaxed their restraints on their disciples.
A city that never sleeps, bustling with activity.
In a huge gambling house, there are densely packed gamblers, men and women everywhere, regardless of class, some standing, some sitting, crowded around dozens of large tables, staring nervously at the dice cups on the table Or something like Pai Gow, the smell of powder and the smell of wine are mixed together, exuding an exciting smell of ambition.
The crowds of people coming and going are very lively.
However, what no one knows is that there is a dark room inside this gambling house, where some people are gathering. The atmosphere is very depressing, and a cold and evil aura is surging.
If someone from the right path breaks into this place, they may be frightened to death.
There are a total of more than a dozen people here, and all of them are notorious evil masters.
More than a dozen demon masters actually gathered in the present desert city. Unless they saw this kind of thing with their own eyes, no one would believe it even if they told it. But these people just appeared so openly in the Righteous Alliance. Right under my nose.
in the dark room,
More than a dozen demon masters sat together, but no one spoke. The atmosphere was very depressing. The candlelight in the room flickered, making it a bit gloomy.
After a long time,
The door of the darkroom was pushed open, and a man in black robes wearing a ghost-face mask walked in. Under the mask, only a pair of expressionless eyes could be seen. He looked at the demon masters and made a hoarse voice:
"Everyone, you can take action tonight!"
An old man dressed in colorful clothes let out a weird laugh and said: "I can finally take action. I can't wait for a long time. Hehe, you think, if all the righteous geniuses die, those who claim to be righteous Will the hypocrites regret it so much... I can’t wait to see their expressions then!”
All the magic masters had different reactions.
However, they are all eager to try.
The man in the mask with a grimace said: "Remember, one strike will kill you, don't be reluctant to fight, if you can't kill, leave quickly. Each of you has an escape route arranged in advance. If you delay and die, you will bear the consequences!"
"Okay, Gui Ya," an old man playing with a golden snake in his hand whispered: "Can you hold off those top masters?"
Guiya tilted his head slightly and said coldly: "Are you questioning the Holy Lords?"
The old snake-playing man snorted coldly and said: "Don't talk about this nonsense, everyone should perform their duties. If they can't hold back those top masters in Yunxi, it will be difficult for our assassination to succeed."
Gui Ya said coldly: "Just do your own thing. This opportunity today is rare, because a few days ago, Gu Zhan of the Beidou Gang used the Five Realms to counterattack the Grandmaster, which made the young geniuses in Yunxi become restless. Many people They all ran out, making the assassination much easier.
In addition, inform your men to kill if you can, and if you can't, remember to never force it. What we want is not just to kill the genius, but mainly to demoralize the Yunxi Jianghu. Hurry up and prepare. Remember, when When there is a big explosion in the city, you must evacuate quickly, which means the time is up. "
"understand!"
The old man who played with snakes chuckled and said, "Speaking of which, I am very grateful to this Gu Zhan for easing the difficulty for us. Therefore, in order to thank him, I will make his death a little less painful."
An old woman with white hair sneered: "Xiaoxiangzi, don't capsize in the gutter. You are the only master of the Five Poison Sect. If you are killed by Gu, the Five Poison Sect will be gone. "
The old snake-charming man named Xiao Xiangzi smiled contemptuously and said, "If he is poisoned by me, even Mo Jingzhou will die, let alone him!"
"Then you go and poison Mo Jingzhou?"
"Old witch, isn't your Huanxi Sect the best at pretending to be a naughty woman to seduce men? How about you seduce Jian Yi from Sword King City?"
"Old thing, you..."
"Okay," Gui Ya snorted coldly, stopped the two quarreling people, and said, "Hurry up and get ready, it will waste time. You can think of how to explain to the Holy Masters!"
Having said that, Gui Ya looked at Xiao Xiangzi and said, "Xiao Xiangzi, you really need to pay attention. This Gu Zhan has emerged from nowhere, and our information on him is not very complete."
"It doesn't matter," Xiaoxiangzi said solemnly, "I just poisoned him, and I didn't mean to fight him head-on!"
…
In Gu Zhan's mansion, teams of uniformed guards came and went, almost three steps to one post, five steps to one post, and the defense was very tight.
This is a habit Gu Zhan developed in Linjiang City.
After he became famous in Linjiang City, he would be assassinated every three days. Although he had always been very confident in his martial arts, he knew that it was easy to hide from open guns and hard to avoid hidden arrows. Many people often capsized in the gutter.
In a small courtyard,
Gu Zhan flipped through today's casualty report and subsequent pensions and other information.
There was a knock on the door.
"Sir, I am Tian Yu, and I have brought you dinner!"
Gu Zhan raised his head slightly and said, "Come in."
Tian Yu pushed the door open and walked in, carrying a coffee table, walked to the table, slowly arranged the food and tea in order, and said: "Sir, let's eat first, don't worry about those things."
Gu Zhan nodded, put down his pen, stood up, and sat at the table. He picked up the teapot as a habit, poured a cup of tea, and was about to drink it. However, when he handed the teacup to his mouth, he suddenly stopped.
He slowly put down the tea cup. At that moment, the tea that was still rippling suddenly seemed to solidify.
He looked at the tea in the cup,
At that moment,
In his eyes, tea is no longer tea, but running lines, the natural laws of the avenue.
Waterbending, magical powers,
What you master is the law of water,
However, at this time,
There is a different kind of law in the normal operation of water!
The expression on Gu Zhan's face did not change at all, and he asked slowly: "By the way, Tian Yu, have you done everything I asked you to do today?"
Tian Yu asked: "Sir, are you talking about placing a water tank in every corner of the courtyard? That has been done. Water tanks have been placed in every corner and are filled with water."
Gu Zhan stared at Tian Yu and said slowly: "Help me out."
"ah?"
Tian Yu was stunned for a moment, and then his expression changed.
He was able to pull the Tian family back from the gate of hell when the Tian family was about to enter the abyss. He was naturally a very smart person. During this period, he had been responsible for carrying the sword for Gu Zhan. He was with Gu Zhan every day and knew Gu Zhan very well. life habits.
Every time, Gu Zhan would drink a cup of tea before eating.
Today, the tea suddenly stopped when it was brought to his mouth, which originally made Tian Yu a little confused, but now Gu Zhan's words made him instantly realize that there might be something wrong with the tea.
Immediately, he hurriedly helped Gu Zhan, and the two of them walked out.
As soon as I walked out of the door,
Tian Yu immediately subconsciously reached out a hand and grasped the hilt of the sword.
Because this courtyard is too quiet,
Normally, there are guards patrolling outside the hospital at all times, so it can't be so quiet.
Just then,
In the dark night, a heavy fog suddenly arose. In the blink of an eye, the heavy fog enveloped the house, and the light of the lights in the courtyard disappeared instantly.
At the same time, there was a buzzing sound in the heavy fog, and it was countless densely packed bats flying over from the depths of darkness.
"Sir, be careful!"
Tian Yu hurriedly protected Gu Zhan by his side, pinched a magic spell with his hand, and the long sword on his waist instantly turned into a stream of light and flew out, quickly walking through the fog and darkness, and the densely woven sword light continued to kill those Bats flew in overwhelmingly.
"Puff puff puff puff..."
The sword light was densely woven like rain, killing bats,
Countless blood flowers bloomed in the darkness and turned into blood dripping down quickly.
When the first drop of blood falls on the ground,
The thick stone slab was directly penetrated by the blood, and it was instantly corroded. The three-inch thick stone slab was directly corroded into liquid.
"poisonous!"
Tian Yu's expression changed. He and Gu Zhan immediately jumped back and flew two feet backwards, then simultaneously took off into the air and onto the roof, preparing to leave the yard. At the same time, Tian Yu took out a flare in his hand and sounded the air instantly. , but it went out the moment it was shot out and was extinguished by a swarm of bats.
The fog is still shrouded,
A large swarm of bats swooped down from above, blocking the two's escape route.
Tian Yu immediately summoned the long sword,
However, at that moment,
There was a sudden tightness in his chest, a mouthful of blood spurted out, his spirit was sluggish, and his body went limp and he fell down from the roof.
Fortunately, Gu Zhan quickly grabbed Tian Yu's shoulders and brought Tian Yu to the ground steadily.
"Sir, be careful," Tian Yu wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and said, "This fog is poisonous!"
Gu Zhan's expression remained as usual. He took off the jade bone knife from Tian Yu's back and stamped his foot. A golden light spread out from his body and turned into a golden shield that enveloped the two of them. The dense bats hit them overwhelmingly, and they were all covered by that Blocked by a golden light, blood cannot flow in and corrode the golden light.
Gu Zhan said calmly: "Don't worry, as long as I'm here, all evil spirits will be useless!"
"Hehe...hehe..."
At this moment, in the darkness and thick fog, a strange laughter sounded, looping continuously, and the source of the sound could not be found at all. The sound seemed to be everywhere,
"Gu Zhan, how long can you hold on?"
"Even Mo Jingzhou won't be able to hold on for long after being hit by my heart-eating poison, let alone you!"
"Hehe, hehe, I don't have much time, so I won't play with you anymore. When you go to hell, remember that the person who killed you is Xiaoxiangzi!"
At that moment,
A sound broke through the air, and dozens of golden lights appeared from the darkness, shooting directly at Gu Zhan's golden light shield.
When those golden lights came closer, they saw their original appearance, which turned out to be dozens of small golden snakes. These snakes were full of weirdness, and they actually shot through Gu Zhan's golden light shield.
Then he bit the two of them.
In the darkness and fog,
The weird laugh is still ringing, full of irony and pride,
However, at that moment,
The laughter suddenly stopped,
In the courtyard, in the darkness and thick fog,
Gu Zhan suddenly swung his sword, and suddenly there seemed to be the roar of war horses between heaven and earth, as if there were thousands of troops galloping out, and the terrifying and dense sword energy like waves spread out in all directions, directly strangling all the golden snakes. broken.
"How can it be……"
In the darkness, in a certain corner, a trace of surprise flashed in Xiaoxiangzi's eyes. Things were beyond his expectation.
He is a master of poison, and all his skills are focused on poison.
He has researched many poisons, and there are many poisons that can poison the grandmaster instantly. However, there are very few poisons that can be hidden from the grandmaster. The heart-eating poison is one of them. Because of this Poison has almost eliminated the appearance of poison. Colorless and odorless are just the most basic.
What's even deeper is that it can't be sensed by the Grandmaster's thoughts, and the toxicity of this poison is also very powerful. Once it is poisoned, there is no way to remove it, and it will soak into the heart veins instantly.
Those with advanced cultivation can barely hold on, but if they don't last long, the poison will become stronger and stronger, and the poisoned person's cultivation will also decline rapidly. If he is not cured within the time of burning incense, even a master will Will drink hate.
This heart-eating poison is Xiaoxiangzi's famous work, which makes countless people frightened. Of course, if Xiaoxiangzi only knows how to refine poison, he cannot become a master of the evil way, making many people in both good and evil ways fearful.
What also made him famous was his poisoning skills, that is, the method of poisoning was also miraculous.
Therefore, he is very confident in himself,
Gu Zhan's mansion was indeed very well-defended, and Gu Zhan's food was being watched by someone the whole time.
Today, it can be said that Gu Zhan's basic necessities, food, housing and transportation are all controlled by dedicated personnel at all levels, including what he eats, and he never sticks to which tableware or which chef.
However, even so, Xiaoxiangzi was still able to poison quietly, and he poisoned under the observation of many people.
He is more confident in his poison,
Except for him, no one in this world can relieve it in a short time.
Therefore, when he saw that Gu Zhan, who was supposed to be dying, suddenly burst out with such great strength, he couldn't believe it.
Those dozens of snakes are not ordinary snakes, they are carefully cultivated by him. If any one is thrown out, it can bite a great cultivator with the kind of poisonous poison. And with his control method, if it is Gu Zhan who has been poisoned, he will definitely not Maybe it can be stopped.
In a moment of astonishment,
Xiaoxiangzi followed the policy of running away immediately if he missed the attack. With a wave of his hand, black mist filled the air and spread in all directions instantly, and he quietly retreated.
but,
At almost the same moment,
Gu Zhan suddenly stamped his foot, and waves of terrifying air spread towards all directions of the courtyard.
There was a "boom" sound,
The water in the water tanks in every corner of the compound all erupted into the sky and turned into water columns rising into the sky. Then they merged together in an instant, forming a vortex in the sky, and then exploded in the next moment, and rain suddenly started falling in the sky. Heavy rain.
Darkness is still darkness,
The fog is still a thick fog,
But in Gu Zhan's eyes, it was different.
He suddenly turned his head to look at the person who was laying down, and quickly flicked his finger, hitting a drop of water.
The water droplets floated out instantly.
In that moment,
That drop of water brings other drops of water,
One drop, two drops, ten drops.
Thousands of drops are connected in a thread, like a bead curtain,
Then there is a bead curtain, two bead curtains,
Ten items, a hundred items...
Sweeping towards the darkness.
at this time,
Xiaoxiangzi, who was preparing to evacuate in the thick fog, suddenly felt a sudden burst of emotion. He turned around quickly and saw the strings of water drops coming from the darkness.
He suddenly waved his hands,
In an instant, countless bats flew out of his wide sleeves, golden snakes, and dense flying insects.
only,
The moment those poisonous insects flew out,
The air suddenly tightened,
There seems to be some unique pressure, or perhaps a special energy, that has blocked this space.
No, to be precise,
It's the water that permeates the air. Every drop is so thick, as if it were a big mountain.
Not to mention those snakes, insects, rats, and ants, even Xiaoxiangzi's own body felt like it was about to be crushed, and his path was instantly restricted.
"Mystical powers, what a Gu Zhan, you've been plotting against me. I want to see how long you can last!"
Xiaoxiangzi was furious, and let out a strange low roar from his mouth. His black robe instantly erupted, and black mist instantly spread out from his body, spreading continuously, and in an instant it turned into a huge black shadow of a skeleton. , several feet tall, baring its teeth and claws in the darkness,
This is the Master’s Dharma Appearance!
"Go to hell..."
The skull let out a low roar, and with a wave of his hand, the terrifying black mist surged out like waves of the sea, covering the wisps of water droplets. It was very corrosive, and even the stone walls turned into stone wherever it passed. The liquid pressed towards Gu Zhan.
At this time, Tian Yu, who had previously pretended to be poisoned, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and stood up. He held the sword tightly in his hand and said with a pale face: "Sir, this... this... is a grandmaster!"
"Grandmaster, it's not like I haven't killed anyone before!"
Gu Zhan snorted coldly and stamped his foot.
He stretched out his hand and pointed toward the sky, and the whirlpool that was still spinning in the sky instantly stirred up. Heavy rain poured down, falling crazily. In an instant, a heavy downpour came.
"cut!"
The next moment, Gu Zhan drew his sword,
At that moment,
The drizzle that was flying in the sky suddenly stopped,
In that moment,
Every drop of rain becomes extremely heavy,
The air seemed to freeze.
Xiaoxiangzi, who was performing the ritual, snorted coldly, staggered momentarily, and his legs bent a bit, as if he was under terrible pressure, and he let out a roar of filial piety,
The several-foot-tall Dharma-like skeleton spewed out terrifying black mist and instantly transformed into a dense mass of skeletal corpses that charged towards Gu Zhan!
"snort!"
Gu Zhan snorted coldly,
The jade bone sword in his hand suddenly waved, and in an instant, the howls of war horses resounded across the sky and the earth. In the heavy rain, the cavalry on the battlefield surged out from the overwhelming sword energy, as if heavenly soldiers and generals were coming. , also very shocking, tearing apart the surrounding vitality that had been solidified like willow catkins flying, smashing the withered bones into powder,
"how come!"
Xiaoxiangzi was shocked and turned pale. He immediately waved his sleeves quickly. Countless snakes, insects, rats, and ants seemed to be blown by the violent night wind, and flew around like fallen leaves. They were so dense and terrifying.
far away,
Gu Zhan just sneered and stretched out his hand,
At that moment, the water droplets suspended in the air suddenly sank crazily, and the terrifying pressure directly caused the snakes, insects, rats and ants to explode one after another.
Gu Zhan dragged the knife and ran quickly,
While running, the heavy rain washed away crazily,
A shocking blade slashed down and struck directly at the several-foot-tall skeleton.
"Boom" sound,
The shadow of the knife directly chopped the Dharma image into pieces.
There was a roar in the dark night, and the huge skeleton turned into ashes.
"Plop" sound,
Xiaoxiangzi spurted a mouthful of blood, bent his legs, and fell to the ground. His face was pale and unwilling, and he looked at Gu Zhan who was rushing over, and said: "How could this happen, Gu Zhan, do you want to know what happened?" Who wants to kill you..."
"Cheng"
A flash of sword light flashed by, blood sprayed out, and a human head soared into the sky.
[Experience value + 25 million]
At that moment, Xiaoxiangzi knelt on the ground and collapsed, his palms spread out, and a hidden weapon like a small crossbow fell out.
Gu Zhan smiled disdainfully and said, "Those tricks!"
At this moment, Tian Yu ran over, saw the head on the ground and exclaimed: "Master of the Demonic Way, Xiaoxiangzi!"
Gu Zhan narrowed his eyes slightly, just as he guessed,
When he first discovered that the teacup was poisoned, he kept second guessing who was trying to kill him.
In the previous confrontation, he was already certain that the person who came to assassinate him was Xiao Xiangzi, the master of the Demonic Way. He was the leader of the Five Poison Sect, a major sect in the Demonic Way. The reason why he was so sure was because this person was so recognisable.
His poisonous skills are all snakes, insects, rats, and ants. There are many legends about this person in the world. However, he has no strong record. He has not even killed a master, but this person has made both good and evil. People who follow the Tao are extremely afraid.
Because his lethality is so terrifying,
He is not strong enough against the Grandmaster. If facing the enemy head-on, Xiaoxiangzi is also the worst among the Grandmasters. However, no one is willing to offend him because his poisonous skills are very difficult to deal with. He did not kill him. He has passed the Grandmaster, but he has poisoned many Grandmasters.
But his most famous battle has nothing to do with the Grandmaster, but in the last all-out war between good and evil, he released a large-scale destructive poison, killing more than 5,000 people in the righteous world in one go. Due to uncontrollable reasons, hundreds of people died together with the demons.
This is why the masters are not afraid of him, but are unwilling to provoke him, because it is difficult for him to poison the masters, but he can easily poison the disciples of the masters.
It was also because Xiaoxiangzi poisoned so many people that all major sects in the Zhengdao Jianghu put him on the must-kill list.
"grown ups!"
Tian Yu said with some confusion: "This Xiaoxiangzi is the master of the Demonic Way and the leader of the Five Poison Sect. Why would he come specifically to assassinate you... The purpose can't be that simple!"
"boom……"
At this moment, there was a sudden loud noise in the desert city. In an instant, explosions were heard everywhere, and huge flames shot up into the sky and spread like burning clouds.
It was a fire that appeared in the center of Desert City and then spread in all directions. The fire was so powerful that it turned into a raging fire in just an instant.
Dense signals exploded in the sky.
"boom!"
At this moment, a loud noise suddenly sounded outside Gu Zhan's mansion, and a raging flame instantly burst into flames.
Tian Yu's face changed slightly, and he also took out a signal bomb and fired it, and said in a deep voice: "Sir, I'm afraid it's not just Xiaoxiangzi who is here to assassinate you. There may be a big mess in the desert city tonight. Look at it like this. Is it possible for the demon thieves to come? few!"
Gu Zhan sneered.
I’m worried that I don’t have enough experience points!
