"Huh..."
Gu Sheng took a deep breath and prepared to lightly cut his palm with a dagger.
But when he really pulled himself, he couldn't do it anymore.
"This time, it looks like self-harm."
Gu Sheng muttered to himself somewhat speechlessly, closed his eyes at random, and slashed his hand directly with the knife.
In an instant, a small cut appeared immediately, and blood slowly flowed out from the wound.
Gu Sheng pressed his palm against the barrier. The moment the blood came into contact with the barrier, the barrier quickly dissipated in the air like ignited paper.
Gu Sheng felt happy and reached out to take "Heavenly Book of Source-Seeking" in his hand.
The book is not heavy, not as heavy as Fire Spirit Dagger.
Gu Sheng Gently opened the pages of the book and saw various ancient methods of finding raw ores recorded inside.
"Wonderful! How wonderful!"
Gu Sheng read a few pages and couldn't help but praise it.
However, just as Gu Sheng was immersed in the mystery of the Book of Heaven, a rustling sound came from outside the stone room.
Gu Sheng's heart tightened, as if someone was approaching.
Then he quickly hid the Heavenly Book in his arms and walked cautiously towards the stone room.
Gu Sheng As soon as he walked out of the stone room, he saw several figures moving quickly in the mine.
Judging from their direction, the destination seemed to be this stone room.
"I'll go! Are you discovered so soon?"
Gu Sheng was speechless for a while, and he realized that these people were probably here for "Heavenly Book of Source-Seeking".
He didn't dare to neglect and quickly found a hidden place to hide.
At the same time, he mobilized his divine power and released his spiritual consciousness to explore the surroundings and sense the opponent's situation.
Soon, Gu Sheng's consciousness spread rapidly like an invisible net.
"This..."
Gu Sheng was stunned after his spiritual consciousness reported energy fluctuations.
Because I have never felt that kind of fluctuation, or in other words, this kind of energy does not seem to exist in this world!
Gu Sheng stuck his head out, trying to see clearly what the other person looked like.
Gradually, Gu Sheng seemed to see some clues.
The outlines of those creatures looked particularly strange in the dim mine. They were not human beings, but some strange creatures that he had never seen before!
The skin of these creatures has an unnatural metallic sheen, their limbs are unusually developed, and their movements have a mechanical rhythm.
In addition, their heads are abnormally flat, and their eyes are like burning coals, shining in the darkness.
"I'm going to go! What the hell is this?"
Gu Sheng was shocked, realizing that these creatures might be monsters derived from the mine, or puppets controlled by the power of underground turbidity.
Gu Sheng dare not be careless in the slightest, knowing that the secret of "Heavenly Book of Source-Seeking" must not fall into the hands of these creatures.
He quickly mobilized the divine power in his body and prepared to fight.
Then, Gu Sheng used his spiritual consciousness to probe again, trying to find the weaknesses of these creatures.
However, just when he was about to investigate further, a sharp wind sound suddenly hit him from behind.
"Whoosh!"
Gu Sheng almost instinctively ducked sideways, and a sharp claw shadow brushed past his cheek.
"Hiss!"
Gu Sheng took a sharp breath.
He touched his cheek, and a stream of warm blood seeped out.
"So fast!"
Gu Sheng was secretly shocked.
He didn't dare to hold back any more and immediately offered Fire Spirit Dagger.
In an instant, rays of divine light burst out from his body, illuminating the entire mine.
Those creatures seemed to be a little afraid of the sudden light, and their movements paused briefly.
Gu Sheng seized this opportunity and quickly changed positions.
At the same time, use Fire Spirit Dagger to slash at the nearest creature.
"Crack!"
The sword's light was like lightning, and the creature instantly cut it into two pieces.
"Ouch!!!"
However, these creatures don't seem to be afraid of death.
They made a sharp neighing sound, as if calling their companions.
Gu Sheng knows that it must be resolved quickly.
If their companions arrive, they will be in dire straits.
Gu Sheng's eyes turned cold, and he was about to use Fire Spirit Dagger to kill other creatures.
But at this moment, a crystal ore appeared on the corpse of the creature that had just been killed.
Gu Sheng Seeing this, he quickly stepped forward and grabbed the ore in his hands.
good! It's Source Ore.
Could it be...
Gu Sheng began to think about the nature of these creatures.
But before Gu Sheng could think about it, the remaining five or six creatures had already rushed towards Gu Sheng with their sharp claws.
"Xiaxiaxia!"
They made strange noises and dashed through the mine.
Gu Sheng held Fire Spirit Dagger tightly in its hands. At this moment, it felt the murderous intention of its owner.
I saw a faint red light glowing on the dagger body, extremely hot.
"Phew!"
He took a deep breath, and the divine power in his body poured into Fire Spirit Dagger like a tide.
"Xiaxiaxia!"
Weird screams echoed in the mine.
In an instant, they arrived in front of Gu Sheng.
Gu Sheng There is no reason, holding Fire Spirit Dagger is a burst of hacking!
"Ding ding ding!"
Fire Spirit Dagger collided with the claws of those creatures, making a crisp metallic clashing sound.
Gu Sheng It felt like it was struck on a stone.
However, only the claws of those creatures are sharper, while the neck and abdomen are softer.
After Gu Sheng discovered this weakness, he directly targeted the opponent's neck.
After a few rounds, the mine was filled with the corpses of these creatures.
Gu Sheng did not relax at all and quickly stepped forward to inspect every corpse.
As he expected, a crystal Source Ore appeared on the head of each corpse.
These Source Ore exude a faint light and are obviously the source of the power of these creatures.
Gu Sheng carefully collected these Source Ore in preparation for studying the key to the nature of these creatures.
However, just when he collected the last Source Ore, a strong energy fluctuation came from the depths of the mine.
"Not good!"
Gu Sheng's face changed, knowing that it was the companions of those creatures who were coming.
He did not dare to hesitate at all, and immediately summoned up all his divine power to prepare to escape.
His figure was like a bolt of lightning, flying quickly towards the exit of the mine.
Soon, Gu Sheng came to the ground.
That's it, there were bursts of roars coming from the mine.
It must have been a companion of those creatures who discovered the body and wanted to find him, the intruder.
Gu Sheng didn't have time to think about the origins of these creatures, so he immediately summoned up all his divine power and formed seals with his hands.
In an instant, strands of divine power surged out of his hands like substance, forming a huge light shield that sealed the entrance to the mine.
With the final injection of divine power, the entrance to the mine was completely sealed.
At the same time, the roars of those creatures gradually disappeared.
Gu Sheng finally breathed a sigh of relief.
But he knew that this seal could not stop those creatures for long, so he had to leave here as soon as possible.
Gu Sheng looked at the road ahead and returned directly to Pingtou Mountain.
Then, he didn't dare to be lazy and summoned his supernatural power to rush to the top of Pingtou Mountain.
But when he reached the top of the mountain, he suddenly discovered that it was midnight.
The night wind blew, and waves of coolness came like a tide.
Gu Sheng looked in the direction of Stone Village, and randomly summoned his divine power to fly there.
And while Gu Sheng was flying in the sky, a strange energy fluctuation seemed to follow him not far or near.
Gu Sheng was confused and quickly landed on the ground.
He doesn't want to bring unknown enemies to Stone Village.
After all, there are ordinary people everywhere, and we can't harm them.
After arriving on the ground, Gu Sheng quickly hid behind a boulder
He tightened his breath and even breathed weakly to avoid being discovered by his pursuers.
Gu Sheng waited quietly, his eyes bright in the darkness, and even his ears were extremely sharp.
As time passed, the strange energy fluctuation seemed to disappear, and the surrounding area returned to calm.
Gu Sheng did not relax his vigilance and continued to observe.
In this way, Gu Sheng waited in the valley all night.
It wasn't until the first ray of sunlight penetrated the clouds and illuminated the earth that he came out of his hiding place.
"Hallucination? Or am I too nervous?"
Gu Sheng Nan Nan said to herself, while looking around to check the situation.
Just like at night, nothing was out of the ordinary.
After feeling relieved, he headed in the direction of Stone Village.
After arriving near the village, Gu Sheng did not enter the village directly.
Instead, he patrolled around the village to see if there were any other signs of abnormality.
At this time Gu Sheng saw that the people in the village had begun their day's work.
Children were chasing and playing in the stockade, and the strong laborers began to farm and hunt. Everything looked so peaceful.
"Huh... it seems like I'm worrying too much."
Gu Sheng let out a sigh of relief. After confirming that it was safe, Gu Sheng walked into the village with confidence.
2. His arrival attracted the attention of some villagers.
"Little Sheng? Little Sheng! Are you back?"
"It's Little Sheng! Little Sheng is back! Where have you been recently? Everyone is looking for you."
"Yes, Fifth Master Zhang and Elder Shi didn't eat for two days because they couldn't find you."
They greeted him warmly and asked where he had been the night before.
Gu Sheng just smiled and responded, "I went to Azure Cloud Mountain over there and got lost."
"Come on, you're hungry. I have freshly baked steamed buns at home, go and eat some."
"How can you eat steamed buns? I shot two pheasants yesterday and I went to stew them for you."
"And my family has wild boar meat."
The mountain people in the village surrounded Gu Sheng with concern and care.
Especially those mountain people who were rescued by Gu Sheng before, they directly dragged Gu Sheng home to eat.
Gu Sheng feels everyone's enthusiasm and feels warm in his heart.
He didn't expect that everyone would care about him so much just by doing a little bit at Stone Village.
"Thank you everyone, I am now..."
Gu Sheng wanted to reject the mountain people surrounding him, but before he finished speaking, a loud voice sounded, "Elder Shi and Fifth Master Zhang are here!"
After everyone heard this, they immediately looked in the direction of the two people.
I saw Elder Shi coming with Fifth Master Zhang, Er Gou, Shi Shanlin, Shi Lou and some other elders from the village.
After Er Gou saw Gu Sheng, he rushed forward and gave Gu Sheng a big hug.
At the same time, Shi Lou and Shi Shanlin also gathered around.
"Brother Sheng, where have you been? It's so hard for us to find you!"
"Yes, Er Gou cried several times because I couldn't find you."
Shi Lou and Shi Shanlin stood next to Gu Sheng and said with a smile.
Er Gou let go of Gu Sheng and wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes again.
"Er Gou, are the injuries healed?"
Gu Sheng asked with a faint smile.
"Okay, everything is okay!"
Er Gou said, stretching out his arms and showing his strong muscles in front of Gu Sheng.
"Okay, recovery is good."
Gu Sheng gently patted Er Gou on the shoulder.
At this time, Elder Shi and Fifth Master Zhang were also walking towards Gu Sheng.
"Little Sheng, I thought you..."
Fifth Master Zhang The corners of his eyes are also a little moist.
"Thought I was dead?"
Gu Sheng said with a smile.
"Bah, bah, bah!"
Elder Shi stepped forward and said with a serious face, "Little Sheng, it's so early in the morning, you are not allowed to say unlucky words."
"Hehe... Well, bah, bah, bah, I'm fine."
After Gu Sheng finished speaking, he shook his body with two fists.
"Okay, just come back, just come back."
Fifth Master Zhang gently wiped the corners of his eyes and nodded with tears in his eyes.
"Er Gou, go and arrange a place for your brother Sheng to rest, and prepare some food."
Elder Shi ordered Er Gou.
"Yes! Promise to complete the mission!"
Er Gou replied loudly.
"Wait!"
Gu Sheng stopped Er Gou and said to Elder Shi and Fifth Master Zhang: "I have something important to tell everyone, so let's go to the conference hall first."
"Oh? Something important?"
When Elder Shi heard this, he thought that other bandits were going to attack Stone Village, and his face instantly darkened.
"Well, let's go!"
After saying that, Elder Shi and Fifth Master Zhang led everyone towards the meeting hall.
In the meeting hall, everyone was sitting together, and the atmosphere seemed a bit tense.
Gu Sheng stood in the center, carefully taking out the ancient book "Heavenly Book of Source-Seeking" from his arms.
On the cover of the Heavenly Book, the golden runes shone with mysterious light, and an ancient aura instantly filled the entire hall.
Fifth Master Zhang was sitting upright, but when his eyes fell on "Heavenly Book of Source-Seeking", he seemed to be struck by lightning and froze on the spot.
His eyes were filled with disbelief, followed by deep shock.
He had only heard of this book in family legends. It was a treasure passed down from generation to generation in the Zhang family, and it was also a sacred object of Source Heavenly Master. He never thought that he would be able to see it with his own eyes in his lifetime!
"This... this is..."
Fifth Master Zhang's voice trembled.
He almost used up all his strength to stand up, and then with a "plop", he knelt down directly in front of Gu Sheng.
"Old Zhang!"
Gu Sheng was frightened by this sudden scene and quickly stepped forward to help Fifth Master Zhang.
But Fifth Master Zhang insisted on not getting up, his eyes full of gratitude.
"Little Sheng, you don't know what this book means to our Zhang family."
Fifth Master Zhang's voice choked up.
He looked up at Gu Sheng, with tears in his eyes, "This is the heirloom of our Zhang family, and it is also the sacred object of Source Heavenly Master. Its loss has always been a major shortcoming of our Zhang family. By bringing it back, you not only make up for this shortcoming, but also be the benefactor of the entire Zhang family."
At the same time, all the Zhang family members present knelt down towards Gu Sheng.