Under strong pressure, Gu Sheng mobilized all his divine power to fight against the invisible big hand.
But the harder he tried, the tighter his big hand tightened.
Realizing that something was wrong, Gu Sheng suddenly released his divine power, took out Fire Spirit Dagger, and swung forward fiercely.
A sneer sounded through the air.
Gu Sheng Only then did he realize that the big hand controlled his consciousness. If he was strong, he would be stronger!
Thinking of this, he dispersed half of his aura to test it.
Sure enough, as he weakened, the power of the black hole also weakened, and even the voice that penetrated his mind became a little weaker.
"Unexpectedly, you still have two brushes, but don't think that you can defeat me by weakening your own strength, because you are weak... then I am strong!"
As soon as he said these words, Gu Sheng felt a loud bang in his mind. The demon's power had rapidly expanded to the extreme!
But when he weakened his aura, the demon actually wanted to take this opportunity to take over his body!
Under the forcible control of Gu Sheng, his hand was raised unconsciously, and Fire Spirit Dagger's sword was aimed straight at his throat!
"I said, I am you, you are me, so the one who wants to kill you now is not me, but yourself!"
As the demon's words fell again, Gu Sheng only felt that the sword was getting a little closer. At this time, his consciousness was gradually blurring, and he actually had some murderous intentions!
Just as the tip of the knife got closer and closer, gently scratching the skin, the pain suddenly made Gu Sheng's eyes clear.
Aware of his own restraints, he tried his best to control his right hand, but the effect was minimal.
Just when the demon wanted to kill him in one fell swoop, Gu Sheng suddenly changed his strategy and bit his tongue fiercely!
When the smell of blood spread into his mouth, Gu Sheng took the opportunity to take back the initiative of his body, changed direction with his right hand, stabbed forward hard, and Fire Spirit Dagger's knife tip slashed straight into the black hole!
In an instant, screams rang out, coming from the arrogant demon!
Knowing that his method worked, Gu Sheng hurriedly pursued the victory. Fire Spirit Dagger in his hand slashed at the black hole again and again, and the screams of the demon became more miserable each time!
After an unknown amount of time, the voice finally weakened, and with the last scream, the demon finally died in his hands!
With the death of the demon, the chaos around Gu Sheng also dissipated. After his eyes gradually became clear, he saw the bead again.
At this time, the beads were flashing with green light, and the momentum was far stronger than before.
Stepping forward quickly, Gu Sheng reached out for the bead again. This time, the bead fell into his hand easily.
Gu Sheng didn't have time to take a closer look, so he tried his best to destroy the forbidden area, and broke out at the last second when the forbidden area collapsed!
The rumbling sound continued, and Gu Sheng had no choice but to hide in the small cauldron.
After a while, the sound gradually dissipated, and when there was only the sound of falling rocks, Gu Sheng hurriedly broke out of the cauldron.
As soon as he appeared, he saw Shi Lou and Er Gou covered in injuries.
Quickly stepping forward, Gu Sheng pulled the two of them up.
"How are you doing? Is it serious?"
Looking at him, the two of them had bright eyes.
"Brother Sheng, you... actually destroyed Azure Cloud Sect's forbidden area?!"
"Yes, Azure Cloud Sect's forbidden land charms the human mind. As long as the mind is strong enough, you can also destroy it."
Shi Lou and Er Gou disagreed with this. Half of their lives were wasted outside. How could they come out alive if they went in?
"Where are the others? Are you still fighting against the Azure Cloud Sect?"
Hearing this, Er Gou shook his head repeatedly.
"Brother Sheng, Azure Cloud Sect's people have already escaped. When the forbidden area continued to vibrate, True Man Lingxiao took them to escape."
"How many people did they escape?"
"More than a dozen people..."
Knowing that there were more than a dozen people in the Azure Cloud Sect still alive, Gu Sheng narrowed his eyes dangerously.
"Then let them live a little longer. In the future, I will definitely take their lives myself!"
Hearing this, Shi Lou and Er Gou nodded desperately.
They will definitely avenge Stone Village!
"Where are the others?"
"Not many people survived, and they were all hiding under the caves."
When saying this, Shi Lou's voice was obviously choked with sobs.
They rescued hundreds of people from Soul Refining Cave, but after this battle, there were very few people left.
Thinking of those who had sacrificed their lives to pave the way for them, he felt sad in his heart.
Seeing him like this, Gu Sheng felt uncomfortable.
It's just that people can't be resurrected. What they have to do now is to rescue the remaining people and let them escape from here completely.
Under the guidance of the two people, Gu Sheng finally saw other people.
Although these people survived, they were all seriously injured.
They were already tortured so badly by Soul Refining Cave that after this battle, they basically lost half their lives.
Seeing Gu Sheng, they all fell to the ground.
"Thank you hero for saving me!"
Hearing this, Gu Sheng hurriedly helped everyone get up.
"Everyone's serious, I just saw an injustice on the road and drew my sword to help."
After that, he took out the spiritual stones and distributed them to everyone without hesitation.
"Everyone is injured, and there is nowhere to recover at this time. Let's use this spirit stone to recover for the time being."
Looking at the mountain of spiritual stones in his hands, everyone became more grateful and subconsciously wanted to prostrate themselves to the ground again.
Gu Sheng seemed to have predicted their movements. Before they knelt down, his divine power had already stopped their movements.
"You don't have to be like this. In this battle, everyone's contribution is equal. These spiritual stones are what you deserve."
Everyone could tell that this was a step given by him, and they accepted his kindness despite being grateful.
Gu Sheng was afraid that someone from the Azure Cloud Sect might be ambushing him, so after much deliberation, he decided to lead the team away in person.
Along the way, he kept feeling the breath of the Azure Cloud Sect. To his surprise, he didn't feel it at all!
It seems that the Azure Cloud Sect people have really retreated. In order to survive, they even gave up their base camp! What a bunch of cowards!
When they arrived at the safe place, Gu Sheng stopped.
"Everyone, this is a safe place. Let's say goodbye and see you again in the future!"
After Gu Sheng finished speaking, no one left the scene.
Shi Lou and Er Gou looked at each other with confused expressions.
At this moment, a man came forward and knelt down in front of Gu Sheng.
"Brother Sheng, when we entered Soul Refining Cave, they had already killed my whole family, leaving me alone to survive. Now I have nowhere to go, I just want to follow Brother Sheng! Please take care of me, Brother Sheng!"
After he finished speaking, others also fell to the ground and shouted loudly, "We voluntarily follow Brother Sheng, please take him in!"
Looking at them, Gu Sheng pursed his lips slightly.
He never expected that Azure Cloud Sect people would kill them all like this! Not only did he capture them into Soul Refining Cave, but in order to make them abandon Seven Emotions and Six Desires, he even killed their entire family!
Azure Cloud Sect people do such evil things, and they will definitely suffer the consequences in the future!
"Everyone, the three of us are going back to Stone Village. Are you willing to go with me?"
Seeing Gu Sheng relieved, everyone looked happy and nodded hurriedly.
After both parties reached a consensus, Gu Sheng turned to look at Shi Lou and Er Gou.
Before he could speak, Shi Lou said first, "Brother Sheng, we are your people and we will listen to you in everything!"
After he finished speaking, Er Gou nodded quickly.
"Yes, yes, Brother Sheng, you have the final say."
Hearing what the two said, Gu Sheng curled his lips.
"Okay, then we will return together."
In this way, the three of them led everyone back to Stone Village.
Stone Village was destroyed and is still being rebuilt. Men, women and children are all busy. When they feel the presence of someone approaching, they subconsciously want to raise their swords to fight.
Knowing that they haven't come out from the shadow of the Azure Cloud Sect yet, Gu Sheng arrived before they arrived.
"Don't be afraid, everyone, we are back."
Hearing the voice of Gu Sheng, everyone's eyes lit up and they all abandoned their swords and came forward.
After a while, Gu Sheng and others arrived.
Seeing the faces of all the beings behind him, everyone unconsciously looked wary.
Gu Sheng took a step forward and said softly, "Don't be nervous, they are not bad people, they are the poor people we rescued in the Azure Cloud Sect Soul Refining Cave."
After hearing this, everyone was confused.
Gu Sheng narrated what happened, and everyone was filled with indignation, and the vigilance on their faces gradually turned into pity.
Gu Sheng When the words fell, they had completely accepted these people.
The two parties no longer intentionally kept a distance, but chatted more and more familiarly.
Taking advantage of this time, Gu Sheng looked around Stone Village.
Under the blow of the Azure Cloud Sect, Stone Village became dilapidated. Only some ruins of the neat buildings in the past were left. It was now in a mess and there was no place for everyone to commit themselves. Although everyone had tried their best to repair it, many strong people were injured, resulting in little effect.
After thinking about it, Gu Sheng turned to look at everyone.
"Everyone, Stone Village is no longer habitable. Are you willing to find another place to put down roots?"
Hearing this, Stone Village everyone's expressions changed.
They looked at each other and then remained silent in tacit agreement.
When no one spoke, Gu Sheng explained, "I don't mean to force you to move. I just think that it is easier to build a new place than to repair this place. But this is just my personal opinion. You don't have to let it go. You can speak freely if you have any ideas."
After hearing this, everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief.
An old man stood up and said, "Gu Sheng, Stone Village Although it is dilapidated, we do not want to move away. We have lived here for generations and regard this place as our homeland. It is difficult to leave our homeland. I hope you understand."
After he finished speaking, another person also stood up. "Elder Shi died here fighting for us. We can't protect his people, but we want to protect his soul. We don't want to give up this land."
"Gu Sheng, we can repair this place. If it doesn't work in one year, it will take ten years. If it doesn't work in ten years, it will take a hundred years."
After hearing what everyone said, Gu Sheng already understood what they were thinking.
Stone Village is a part of their lives, and this place will never be abandoned no matter what.
That being the case, he respects their choice.
"Everyone, do you mind if there are more Stone Village people?"
Hearing this, everyone subconsciously looked at the person behind him, and then shook their heads in unison.
"I don't mind. We are all fallen people in the end of the world. As long as they are willing, we are willing to lend a helping hand."
Hearing this, everyone who came out from Soul Refining Cave showed gratitude.
"Are you willing to stay at Stone Village?"
"Brother Sheng, we are willing!"
"Since you are willing, then recover well and contribute to the restoration of Stone Village in the future!"
"No problem!"
Everyone agreed in unison and settled down at Stone Village.
At night, Shi Lou and Er Gou sat next to Gu Sheng and asked in a low voice, "Brother Sheng, do we want to continue to search for the whereabouts of the Azure Cloud Sect?"
"Xun, but not now, we have more important things to do now."
"Something more important?"
"Yes."
"What's the matter?"
"Repair Stone Village. I heard that there is a kind of wood in Yin Shen Mountain that is extremely powerful and can be used to build houses. Once it is completed, in times of crisis, everyone can double their defense by hiding in the house, which is equivalent to adding a protective shield to everyone invisibly. In this way, even if we are not here, we don't have to worry too much about the safety of everyone in Stone Village."
Hearing this, Shi Lou's eyes lit up.
"Brother Sheng, you are talking about the gloomy wood! Each piece of wood was produced thousands of years ago. It is refined by the essence of the sun and the moon. Each piece of wood has a divine body. It can be used as a weapon or to build a house. No matter what it is used for, the benefits are countless! Not only is it strong in defense, it can also absorb the energy of the sun and the moon for the owner to use, increasing divine power!"
"Yes, it is the sunken wood. We use the sunken wood to build Stone Village, which can at least ensure its safety for a hundred years."
Seeing Gu Sheng thinking so far, Shi Lou and Er Gou's eyes turned slightly red.
"Brother Sheng, we really don't know how to thank you."
Seeing the two of them like this, Gu Sheng raised his hand and punched twice.
"You're so polite, but you treat me like an outsider?"
Hearing this, the two shook their heads.
"No, no, in our hearts, Brother Sheng is closer than family members. How can we treat him as an outsider? We are thanking you on behalf of everyone at Stone Village..."
"No one needs to thank me. Stone Village has been kind to me, and I will repay it. We will go to Yin Shen Mountain early tomorrow morning."
"Okay! As long as Brother Sheng opens his mouth, let alone Yin Shen Mountain, we will go even if it means mountains of swords and seas of fire!"
"Stop talking so much and go to bed quickly."
Gu Sheng urged, then turned around.
Neither of them saw the corners of Gu Sheng's mouth raised high.
At dawn, with no houses to block the sun, the sun shines down on everyone equally.
Everyone woke up slowly and saw all their companions at a glance.
The atmosphere was no longer as sad as before, and many people were teasing each other.
Hearing the sound, Gu Sheng opened his eyes and took a look at the sky. It was still early, just right to hit the road.
Standing up, he came to the crowd and announced that he was going to Yin Shen Mountain.
After he finished speaking, the smiles on everyone's faces disappeared and quickly turned into tension.
"Gu Sheng, although the Gloomy Wood is good, Yin Shen Mountain is a dangerous place. It is said that there are many wild beasts there, and the cultivation level is no less than a hundred years old. It is too risky for the three of you to go there!"
"Yes, we need a lot of wood to rebuild the entire Stone Village. Even if you have one for each family, you will need dozens of them. If you risk your life to go there, even if you can get the wood, you may not be able to get so much. Why should you lose your life for this?"
"If I have to choose between wood and brothers, I don't want dark wood, I want brothers."
After this person finished speaking, others spoke in agreement.
Elder Shi is gone, they can't lose Gu Sheng again!
Choose between Gloomy Wood and Gu Sheng, they choose Gu Sheng!