Chapter 62: Gu Congxing, the star he released back into the sky...

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"Flowing Clouds, Floating Light!"

The sword intent with tremendous spiritual pressure attacked angrily and hit Gu Mingting directly!

Gu Mingting raised his hand and summoned the Soul-Breaking Sword. With the surge of spiritual power, he broke the Whale-Slaying Sword's fighting spirit with just one strike!

As he raised his eyes, his body moved slightly, and the next moment he was rapidly approaching Gu Congxing.

“Zheng——!”

The two heavenly-level spirit swords collided, making a clanging sound.

Gu Congxing gritted his teeth and resisted. Even with the sword in both hands, he still couldn't directly withstand the power of Gu Mingting's sword. Veins bulged on his forehead. He made a strong attack and then immediately retreated.

He watched Gu Mingting's movements warily, and as soon as he noticed that he was about to move forward, he immediately flew out a fire talisman magic weapon!

Gu Mingting frowned and immediately raised his sword to attack!

The huge, blazing flames were shattered by the sharp sword light, but before the flames faded, another sword fight rang out loudly—

"The Endless Art of the Phantom Sword——"

Gu Congxing raised the sword in his hand high up from several feet away and swung it down!

"fall!!"

Bang!

Dozens of golden blades fell like meteors, creating deep pits in the ground.

But when the smoke and dust cleared, Gu Mingting was still standing there as usual, unharmed.

"Your fighting skills are excellent. It seems all those fights you've fought were not in vain."

Gu Mingting had a smile on his lips and spoke in a relaxed tone.

He slowly raised the long sword in his hand, and the murderous aura on the black sword expanded like a hurricane.

The torches on the stone wall began to flicker, and in the flickering light and shadow, Gu Mingting's handsome face looked sinister and strange.

Gu Congxing couldn't help but take a step back.

And at this moment, Gu Mingting attacked without hesitation!

"Flowing Clouds, Floating Light!"

It was clearly the same sword move, but when performed by Gu Mingting, who was in the out-of-body stage, it was several times stronger than before!

"boom--"

Gu Congxing raised his sword to resist, but was knocked back several steps by the sword!

“Ahem…”

A line of blood slowly flowed out from the corner of Gu Congxing's lips. He wiped his lower lip and was about to regulate his breath and move forward, but he suddenly found that a dark light of a formation flashed under his feet.

It's actually a mind illusion? !

"This is?!"

He immediately took out his sword to destroy the formation, but the next moment the light above the formation became brighter and he was completely drawn into it.

Gu Congxing roared: "Gu Mingting...!" What do you mean!

But Gu Mingting just stood not far away, looking at him solemnly.

He opened his lips and chuckled: "It will be quick, brother."

As he finished speaking, the light of the formation in Gu Congxing's vision surged again, completely covering the crimson-purple figure.

Everything before his eyes turned upside down, as if he was falling from a great height...

The sound of whistling wind reached his ears, and as he looked at everything that was rapidly passing by, he heard a noise, followed by a cold touch.

It's like falling into a lake.

And his fall still did not stop——

One scene after another flashed before my eyes, like a kaleidoscope of images, going back to the past.

When he was sent to Qingxuan Sword Sect, Gu Mingting stood behind him, smiling calmly and comfortably.

When he was imprisoned in the Punishment Tower, Gu Mingting stood outside the tower gate and tricked him into taking the Heart Pill.

During his first trip to the clan's secret place, he was chased by monsters and accidentally ran into Gu Ji and Gu Tai plotting. Every word they said was related to the Kong family's massacre.

He was horrified and retreated immediately, as if some strange spiritual power was probing him.

Further ahead...

When he was only ten years old, Gu Mingting held his hand and walked slowly in the sunset.

Those peach blossom eyes were filled with gentleness and brightness, and the words he spoke were filled with a smile: "Cong Xing, from now on, you will have your own natal sword."

"This sword is called the Whale Slasher, and it is the most spiritual sword in the Sword Washing Pool. Now that you have it, don't forget our Gu family's motto—"

Gu Congxing heard his own childish voice ring out with joy: "The sword washes the mountains and rivers, and shines brightly like the sun and the moon! I know, brother~"

Gu Mingting squinted his eyes and smiled a few times, then reached out to rub his head.

The two figures, one tall and one short, were infinitely stretched in the sunset, as if time could be frozen at this moment forever.

Gu Congxing felt a pang of pain in his heart again. He resolutely closed his eyes and stopped looking.

But the feeling of falling disappeared at this moment.

The person in front of him was Gu Mingting, who looked like a young man. He was holding a wooden sword in his hand and raised the tip of the sword towards him.

"Brother, come and attack me."

I was only seven or eight years old at the time, and I also had a sword in my hand, so I rushed towards him with all my strength.

“Ahhh!”

A childish voice sounded. Although it was full of momentum, it still could not reverse the difference in combat power. As soon as it passed by, it was kicked to the ground by Gu Mingting.

But Gu Congxing has never been one to admit defeat since he was a child. After lying on the ground for only a moment, he raised his sword and shouted as he attacked Gu Mingting.

“Crack! Crack!”

This went on several times, and Gu Mingting remained calm. Finally, when Gu Congxing came running towards him again, sweating profusely, he raised the corners of his lips and turned his wrist slightly.

“Snap—”

Gu Congxing struck with all his strength, knocking the wooden sword in Gu Mingting's hand away and sticking it into the ground.

"I, I won?"

Gu Congxing stood there in disbelief, and the next moment he was picked up high.

"My brother is really no ordinary person. He is so powerful at such a young age!" Gu Mingting hugged him tightly with his long arms and rubbed his face with his cheek.

Gu Congxing was tickled by him, and she hugged his head with a smile, rubbed his hair with her hands, and accidentally pulled off Gu Mingting's hairband.

“Swish——”

At this time, the wind was blowing in the forest, and Gu Mingting's black hair was blown up by the wind, and the hairband in Gu Congxing's hand also danced with it.

Those peach blossom eyes sparkled brightly, reflecting Gu Congxing's tender round face.

"If you like it, I will refine it and other magic weapons and give it to you."

He held Gu Congxing's hand.

A boy's bony hand wrapped around the child's hand, with a red hairband connecting the fingers.

"Brother, I will give you whatever you want."

Gu Congxing heard his whisper.

"Because we are each other's last relatives."

Gu Mingting's voice sounded again along with the sound of the wind. As Gu Congxing listened to it, a tear flowed from her eyes.

"clatter--"

Tears fell into a pool of blood.

Gu Congxing blinked, and the tip of the sword was still slightly pointing towards him.

"Brother, come and attack me."

The same words as in memory rang out again, but this time the person in front of him was not Brother Qingjun holding a wooden sword in the bamboo forest.

But a demon with bloody hands.

The Soul-Breaking Sword in Gu Mingting's hand hummed, and the red blood veins flashed like breathing.

He grinned, "So, you can't do it? You still want to investigate the Kong family murder case and fight against the person behind it?"

"Gu Congxing, you are always so naive, really..."

The cold voice spoke every word.

"Stupid!"

“…Gu, Ming, Ting——!!”

Gu Congxing's spiritual power surged throughout his body. He gritted his teeth, roared, and suddenly raised his sword!

“Ahhhhhhhh!!”

My throat was roaring, but my heart was collapsing.

He had clearly been in despair due to the shock, but at this moment those soft corners were torn open again, and blood was dripping.

"Phantom Sword Infinite Art——"

Gu Congxing raised the whale-slaying sword in his hand high, and golden light flowed like broken gold.

"kill!!"

Dozens of long blades fell towards Gu Mingting. He raised his eyes slightly, and spiritual power surged throughout his body.

The murderous aura on the Soul-Breaking Sword surged like a hurricane. In the flickering light and shadow, Gu Mingting suddenly swung out his long sword.

“Liuyun·Wuxiang——!”

It turned out to be the eighteenth move of Liuyun Sword Technique!

"boom--"

The swords collided, and a loud bang erupted in the underground palace. However, in the blink of an eye, the golden light was broken by the fierce sword force!

"Ahem, puff—"

Even though he was not directly hit by the attack, Gu Congxing was still blown away by the aftermath and crashed into the stone wall.

“Cough, cough…”

He fell to the ground and coughed violently, but heard Gu Mingting's voice coming from a distance.

"Gu Congxing, do you know why you can't learn this move? No, it's not just you. For many years, no one in the Gu family has been able to master the eighteenth move."

He slowly approached Gu Congxing, with murderous aura still surging on the sword.

"Flowing clouds are formless, yet all beings see all forms. But if we don't break through the appearances we ourselves have bestowed upon them, we will have no way of understanding their ever-changing nature."

"The true meaning of the final sword move of the Liuyun Sword Technique is..."

"Without destruction, there is no construction."

As he said this, he had already come in front of Gu Congxing.

Gu Congxing struggled to get up. The ring on his wrist emitted a bright green light, and his silver robe was stained with dust and blood.

He coughed a few times, and when he raised his eyes, a cold look appeared in his eyes!

“Swish——”

Another heaven-level magic weapon was suddenly launched, and the fierce sword intent pierced Gu Mingting's face!

——It turned out to be the magic weapon of attack that Chen Mu had given to Gu Congxing!

Gu Mingting immediately frowned and went to attack, but Gu Congxing had already flown away several feet!

His face was covered in blood, his whole body ached, and even his spiritual power was almost exhausted.

But the fire in my heart was still burning, and the words I just heard became clearer and clearer.

Without destruction, there is no construction——

Golden spiritual light surged in Liuli's black eyes, spiritual energy emanated from Gu Congxing's body, and the Whale-Slaying Sword made a loud bang.

The golden spiritual energy in the air felt the call and floated around him like dust—

Like endless starlight.

“Zheng——”

The high-raised Whale-Slaying Sword vibrated continuously, emitting a dazzling light!

"Liuyun..."

“No form——!!”

As he raised his eyes, boundless sword intent emerged! !

As if carrying endless sunlight, a light suddenly appeared in the underground palace!

A sword force that seemed to be able to destroy everything attacked Gu Mingting. He blinked and suddenly raised his sword to resist!

"boom--"

The underground palace shook violently, and dust fell between the bricks and stones.

Gu Congxing wiped the blood from the corner of his lips, but then spat out another mouthful of blood.

Liuyun Wuxiang was too powerful, and after a long battle, his spiritual power was now exhausted.

He stuck the whale-slaying sword into the ground, half-knelt on the ground, and looked up.

The smoke and dust scattered, but the purple-clothed figure remained in the same place.

Still standing.

He turned to look at himself, and slowly grinned.

Gu Congxing's heart sank into the abyss.

“Crack—”

The tip of the Soul-Breaking Sword dragged on the ground, making a harsh sound.

It was Gu Mingting approaching him.

Gu Congxing thought so, but his body could no longer move.

He no longer had the strength to move another step.

“Crack—”

He came to him again.

Gu Congxing blinked and closed his eyes resolutely.

——Are you going to die?

I could feel a faint sound of wind and it was Gu Mingting raising his hand.

Gu Congxing had already seen the image of the Soul-Breaking Sword slashing towards his neck in his mind.

“Swish——”

What he heard was the sound of a sleeve being raised, but the next moment, what fell on his head was not a sharp sword.

But it was a warm big hand.

It rubbed Gu Congxing's head hard, messing up his hair.

"Well done. You have learned the eighteenth form."

My earlobe was gently kneaded and I heard a soft whisper with a smile.

...?

Gu Congxing frowned and opened his eyes very slowly.

The person in front of him looked at him very closely, with their noses almost touching.

Gu Congxing looked into those dark peach blossom eyes and found the ripples in the deep pool that he had not seen for a long time.

"...Another illusion?"

Gu Congxing spoke very softly.

But when Gu Mingting heard this, he blinked and burst into laughter.

“Hahahaha! Have you ever seen an illusion array without array patterns? Hahahaha… cough cough!!”

He was clearly laughing out loud, but then he started coughing violently.

A gleam gradually appeared in Gu Congxing's eyes. He stared at Gu Mingting for a moment, as if trying to judge whether he was acting again.

But Gu Mingting's cough became more and more violent, and he even vomited a mouthful of blood.

Not only that, his originally stable spiritual power seemed to have suddenly lost its restraints and began to flow recklessly, showing signs of imminent collapse.

“…Hey, Gu Mingting!”

Gu Congxing frowned, took a step closer and extended his hand to him.

But Gu Mingting's body was bent, and he spat out another mouthful of blood.

"Gu Mingting!"

Gu Congxing approached his side and was about to pass on his spiritual power to him, but he heard a clear and calm voice.

"From the stars."

Gu Congxing turned around in surprise and saw the white figure.

"Master?!"

Chen Mu nodded slightly and came to the two of them. He first fed Gu Congxing a soul-restoring pill, then turned his gaze to Gu Mingting.

Those ice-blue eyes that had always been calm now had some ripples in them.

"Gu Mingting, the Demon Lord Kongxian is dead, and his demon core has been broken."

When Gu Mingting heard what he said, he covered his mouth and nodded.

Like he wasn't surprised.

Chen Mu stared at him for a moment, then said, "You really do know. Gu Mingting, you were the one who set up the monitoring array that covers the entire Gu clan."

Gu Mingting did not respond, but Gu Congxing knew that this was right. No wonder he knew that his master was hunting down the Demon Lord.

However, such a huge monitoring formation is definitely not something that can be done by one person. Could it be that Gu Mingting suffered backlash because of this?

Immediately afterwards, Gu Congxing heard Shen Mu's voice again.

"The demon-suppressing formation hidden under the monitoring formation was also your doing."

Gu Congxing stood there in a daze.

The Demon-Suppressing Formation, a powerful formation that can greatly weaken the power of the demons, is actually hidden under the monitoring formation?

Gu Congxing thought about Gu Mingting's silent admission when he questioned him, "Did you bring the demons into the clan?"

Could it be that Gu Mingting had already set up a demon-suppressing formation?

He suddenly turned around and looked at Gu Mingting, only to see him wiping his lips and smiling.

——The same smile as after beheading the Demon Lord in the Immortal Sect Competition.

Gu Congxing trembled all over. He immediately stepped forward, fed Gu Mingting the heavenly-grade elixir, and began to transfer spiritual power to him.

No wonder, no wonder so many monsters attacked, but none of the disciples in the clan died!

No wonder that Demon Lord in the Out-of-Body Stage seemed so vulnerable! Even when facing his Master, he definitely wasn't strong enough!

"Gu Mingting...Gu Mingting!" Gu Congxing supported him, his voice trembling, "What on earth is going on?!"

Gu Mingting leaned against Gu Congxing, coughed a few times, and then said slowly:

"Silly brother. Now, you are completely free."

"What do you mean by that—"

At this moment, the underground palace began to shake violently again!

A muffled thunder-like sound came from a distance, and a moment later there was a loud explosion!

Gu Congxing sighed and was about to help Gu Mingting walk away, but he was gently freed.

Gu Mingting stood there, his face covered in blood, but with a genuine smile on his face.

"...Brother, within the Gu Clan, Gu Ji colluded with powerful outsiders and participated in the Kong Clan's massacre. Gu Tai secretly seized the position of Clan Head and even nearly murdered you. If you hadn't been in the Punishment Tower at the time, they would have succeeded."

"But now they are all dead."

Gu Congxing opened his eyes wide in surprise.

"Beyond the Gu family, the demon clan is constantly in turmoil. However, by now, the demon clan has been largely weakened, and we can guarantee twenty years of peace."

As Gu Mingting spoke, every word was crystal clear amid the constant explosions.

"The situation is settled. The last person to die..."

"It's me."

Gu Congxing was trembling, his lips quivered, and he couldn't help but reach out to him again.

“…Brother! Brother, come with me!!”

But Gu Mingting took a few steps back and shook his head.

He turned his gaze to Chen Mu, a light surging in his black eyes.

"Zhuoguang Sword Master, I'm counting on you."

Chen Mu looked at him silently for a moment and nodded solemnly.

The explosions were getting closer and closer, and even bricks and stones began to fall from the murals.

The ground began to shake violently. Chen Mu grabbed Gu Congxing's waist and took him out.

"No, Master, let me go!!"

Gu Congxing struggled, but Chen Mu's arms were as firm as steel.

"...It's too late." Gu Mingting heard Shen Mu's voice ringing above his head, "Gu Mingting set up a double giant formation and maintained it for several days. His spiritual power was already exhausted, but he forcibly stimulated his spiritual veins and Yuandan and fought several battles in a row."

"Old wounds haven't healed yet, and new illnesses are constantly emerging."

"Gu Mingting will not survive today."

Gu Congxing's whole body shook violently, tears streaming down like a dam bursting.

"bell--"

There was a crisp sound of collision rang in his ears. Gu Congxing reached out to touch it, and it turned out to be the collision of the spiritual weapon on the hairband.

...headband?

Gu Congxing pulled it off and saw that it was a scarlet hairband.

It is different from the previous one. It is more precious and has been carefully refined. There is even a glittering magic weapon hanging at the end of the headband.

——It is the first of the secret treasures of heaven, Tianshu.

It is the secret treasure owned by Gu Mingting.

Gu Congxing suddenly turned around and looked at Gu Mingting, only to see him smiling at her from afar.

"Don't lose it again this time."

Gu Mingting said this to Gu Congxing and waved at him.

The sound of explosions could be heard all around, the huge relief stone wall was broken, and everything was gradually collapsing.

Gu Mingting simply lay on his back on the ground, watching Chen Mu and Gu Congxing walking further and further away.

"Hahaha……"

"Finally, it's all over."

Ever since Xing learned about the clan's secrets when he was 14 years old, he realized that the Gu clan was in trouble both internally and externally, and was simply a mess.

In order to protect Cong Xing from being assassinated by Gu Tai and Gu Ji, or being discovered by that person, he put in a lot of effort.

Fortunately, Cong Xing was successfully allowed to enter the Qingxuan Sword Sect.

From the stars, it is the stars that he put back into the sky.

Chen Mu has killed the Demon Lord, Xiao Wangyou has killed Gu Jichou, and the rebellious monsters have all been defeated by Gu's disciples.

The Demon Lord Kongxian is dead, the Demon Lord Guixu is severely injured, and the Demon Lord's wings are broken. The only remaining Demon Lord has long been dissatisfied with the Demon Lord, which may lead to internal strife.

The underground palace - the place that hides the shameful history of the Gu family and the stolen goods of the Kong family, will also be completely destroyed.

This chaos was finally declared over.

Everything was as he wished.

From then on, the stubborn illness within the Gu family was eradicated.

From now on, the Gu family will no longer be controlled by others.

From now on, the Gu family will have true freedom.

Everything was collapsing. Gu Mingting's left arm was hit by a huge rock, and his flesh and blood were blurred. He hissed and laughed happily.

The dome of the underground palace has collapsed, revealing the obscured sky.

That is the endless and brilliant galaxy.

Gu Mingting's eyes suddenly widened, and the sparkling stars were reflected in his peach blossom eyes.

"Axing..."

He stretched out his hand toward the sky, but at this moment the chain explosion was ignited again, and the ground beneath him completely collapsed and fell into the ground.

“Brother—!!”

Gu Congxing was held by Chen Mu, and his roars continued to ring out.

In his tear-blurred vision, he watched the underground palace collapse, the Gu family shrink, and everything gradually disappear.

Everything is going away.

All that was left in Gu Congxing's ears was the whistling sound of the wind, but the sound was gradually fading away.

The scene before his eyes became increasingly blurred and darker. He felt as if he was thrown into a vacuum. His five senses gradually weakened, and he could only watch the collapsed underground palace slowly disappear into the distance.

Slowly. Slowly.

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The author has something to say: The world is cruel, but I still love you.

No matter what I have to sacrifice, I will protect you.

——Son of the Devil