Chapter 568: A just and awe-inspiring death
Before Zheng Fa could say anything, light footsteps were heard in the room.
I really underestimated Luo Yun - it seemed like she had a way to break through the soundproof talisman and was eavesdropping.
I think she heard what Master Shi Nandang said, and she couldn't help but feel excited. She took two steps closer and was discovered by Zheng Fa.
There was nothing unusual on the faces of Shi Nandang, Master, and the other three. They just stared at Zheng Fa, as if waiting for his answer.
"Master, what if the entire Haori Mountain has to be sacrificed in order to restore the Gu God?"
Shi Nandang's face twitched, and he said firmly: "That has to be done."
Zheng Fa fell into silence. Why did he feel that if he did nothing, this group of people would kill him?
Seeing that he remained silent, another Lu clan elder said righteously, "The situation of the Holy Ancestor is unclear, and the Nine Mountain Sect is watching closely. We need the protection of the Gu God even more. Moreover, if we can't obtain the Holy Ancestor's relics, we will eventually die!"
"The people of those two clans have received great favors from the sect, and now is the time to show their loyalty!"
The sound of hammering on the wall came from the inner room. Zheng Fa smiled inwardly, but his face remained stern: "That's our fellow disciple."
"You don't want to?"
"I really can't bear it."
Master Shi Nandang sighed and swept his long sleeves across the table.
On the table in front of him, there was a strange and bizarre statue made of black stone. The main body was a throne, and on the legs, backrest, and armrests of the throne, there were carvings of various poisonous insects.
On the throne sat the Gu God, her eyes like a living thing, staring at Zheng Fa.
"This is……"
"You and I were once master and disciple..." Shi Nandang, the master, looked down at the statue with a nonchalant tone, "I really don't want you to die at the hands of the Gu God."
“…”
The aura of the statue was a bit strange and quite eerie. It seemed that the four people from the Lu clan came to see him relying on this thing.
Zheng Fa was not afraid. He had defeated living Gu gods before, so why would he be afraid of a dead one?
But his eyes revealed a hint of shock and anger: "Master, are you threatening me?"
"Of course not. I just hope you'll come to your senses and turn back. After all, you're my disciple. It's not impossible for you to change your surname to Lu in the future."
Master Shi Nandang said no, but his eyes showed the opposite.
An elder of the Lu clan beside him spoke more honestly: "The Gu God must need blood to feed on. If it's not them, then it's you!"
"This is a gift from the Gu God. It is extremely powerful. No one on Haori Mountain can stop it. If you resist, don't blame my Lu clan for being ruthless."
Zheng Fa looked at the Gu God statue for a long time before saying, "...Disciple, I understand."
Seeing that his tone had softened, Shi Nandang nodded with satisfaction, stood up and walked out. When he reached the door, he suddenly stopped and turned around and said:
"Whether it's Luo Yun or your Xiang Hao from the Yun Clan, they will all be yours after the matter is accomplished."
Zheng Fa remained silent, and Luo Yun slowly walked out.
She was dressed neatly and looked at Zheng Fa with a cold expression.
The two were silent for a long time, and Luo Yun suddenly spoke: "Mr. Shi Shang, when that day comes, I, your disciple, will only pray for a quick death."
After she finished speaking, she left resolutely without waiting for Zheng Fa to speak, as if she felt that with the help of the Gu God in the Lu tribe, Shi Nandang's choice was no longer important.
Zheng Fa watched Luo Yun leave. He now admired her more than the way she took off her clothes.
On the contrary, it was the situation of the Lu tribe that gave him some ideas - these people were just dreaming.
He didn't know who gave them the courage to play tricks on the three True Immortals and Demon Ancestors. To be honest, Zheng Fa didn't dare to enter Jiuyaotian now because he was afraid of these three people.
The Lu clan is really daring now. Although they have some means, this move is like trying to fish in troubled waters.
It's just that Zheng Fa is very interested in their methods...
Shi Nandang, the master, and the other three remained silent until they landed in front of their own cave. Then one of them spoke, "Now, you've offended your beloved disciple."
"Beloved disciple?" Master Shi Nandang sneered, "His surname isn't Lu, and he's not of the Lu clan's bloodline!"
"You're really willing to do that."
Master Shi Nandang chuckled and continued, "This boy has long been on different sides of the same accord with us. However, his strength is truly extraordinary. Even I, his master, cannot fathom it. This makes him perfect for balancing the Gu God."
Speaking of the Gu God, the other three also had grim expressions. Someone cursed in a low voice, "The Gu God is a little too greedy. She wants so much blood food, isn't that going to hinder our business?"
"That's why we need to borrow Shi Nandang's power to force the two tribes to submit and support the Gu God." Shi Nandang's master said, "As for Nandang, he's alone and his strength can't match the Gu God. He's not a concern. We can deal with him later."
…
"Are you planning to use the Lu Clan's methods to deal with Creation and Bones?"
In the Nine Mountains Realm, Senior Sister Zhang and the others looked at each other in bewilderment as they listened to the Heavenly Emperor's retelling.
"That's right." The Emperor nodded and said, "Entering the Nine Lights Heaven is too risky, but since the Lu Clan is so confident, they must have some hidden treasures."
Everyone in the Heavenly Palace looked at each other and nodded slightly.
After all, the Lu clan is the inheritance of Lu Yao, the oldest clan in Haori Mountain, and Jiuyaotian is the holy place of their clan.
It's normal that they have some hidden cards.
Senior Sister Zhang pondered and said, "The Lu Clan is not very strong, this thing should be quite powerful..."
This is also Zheng Fa's idea. No matter how crazy the Lu clan is, if they dare to risk their lives like this, they probably really have something.
This thing may not be of much use in the hands of the weaklings of the Lu clan.
But if Zheng Fa can be used, it will be like adding wings to a tiger.
"On the other hand, I'm also worried that the Lu Clan will cause trouble after I enter the Nine Lights Heaven." The Heavenly Emperor's body spoke of Zheng Fa's second consideration. "At least I have to understand their methods, just in case."
Everyone nodded.
To put it bluntly, Zheng Fa's current goal is to enter Jiuyaotian and come out safely.
What the Lu clan has revealed now will be very useful to Zheng Fa.
The Emperor looked at Old Han and said, "Let our disciples in Haori Mountain prepare to replace some key Lu Clan disciples. The Emperor will take care of them."
"yes!"
Senior Sister Zhang suddenly spoke up: "It's not just the Lu Clan, there's also the Gu God."
The Emperor was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized, "That's right, the Lu Clan wants to use the power of the Gu God to fight against the two Demon Ancestors, and we can do that too!"
To put it bluntly, with the strength of the Lu clan, they would be courting death if they resorted to these schemes.
But it would be very suitable for the Jiushan Sect to play with...
"Qingyan."
"exist."
"You continue your research. Ideally, you could influence the Gu God without anyone noticing..."
After hearing this, Mu Qingyan nodded confidently.
This made the Emperor of Heaven a little surprised. Is his disciple so confident?
As if seeing his confusion, Mu Qingyan said, "In addition to various hormones, Elder Jiao and we are also cultivating the King Bug."
"Owner Bug?"
"It's a species that can control other poisonous insects and obey our commands. Through genetic means, we have already made some progress."
After hearing this, Zheng Fa suddenly missed the Gu God.
…
The next time I saw the Gu God was at Haori Mountain.
It wasn't a real Gu God, it was still the same statue, but it was more than a hundred times bigger than the one I had seen before.
Behind the Haori Mountain, in a valley.
Zheng Fa and others stood at the bottom of the valley. The statue of the Gu God stood in front of them, almost taller than Haori Mountain.
The eyes of the Gu God were looking straight at the top of Haori Mountain.
Beside Zheng Fa, hundreds of cultivators from Haori Mountain were lying down, including independent cultivators, members of the Luo clan, and even branches of the Yun clan.
They were bound by magic weapons, glaring at Zheng Fa and the Lu clan elders beside him, cursing, "Demon Ancestor's running dogs!"
"Shi Nandang, you have also defected to the Demon Ancestor!"
"Even if I become a ghost, I won't let you go!"
The other cultivators of Haori Mountain, standing on the mountains on both sides, looked at Zheng Fa with ugly expressions.
They originally thought that Shi Nandang's return to the mountain would be able to stop the increasingly brutal Lu clan.
But who would have thought that the two sides would join hands to capture the monks in the sect and feed them to the Gu God.
The Lu clan was already the strongest, and before that, the Yun and Luo clans had to join forces to compete with them.
Coupled with the amazing strength of Shi Nandang, no one in Haori Mountain can stop them now.
"Shi Nandang! Do you think you can survive by joining the Gu God?"
"The Lu Clan won't trust you! I'll be waiting for you in the underworld!"
To be honest, this was the first time Zheng Fa was scolded like this. Fortunately, he was now a tough guy, and his face did not fluctuate at all when he heard these words.
The Lu clan elders beside him were smiling, not caring at all, but looking at Zheng Fa intentionally or unintentionally.
The cursing gradually subsided. Zheng Fa originally thought that the group of people stopped cursing because they were too shameless. However, he realized that the people queuing for food had arrived. The group of people were so scared that they dared not speak.
Perhaps because he was badly beaten by Zheng Fa, or because he was afraid of being discovered, the Gu God was now very cautious when accepting blood food:
One team of poisonous insects, one team of poisonous insects, come in order.
Only after the first group of poisonous insects has eaten, crawled out of the valley, and disappeared underground will the next group of poisonous insects come in.
In this way, even if they were ambushed like last time, only a small part of the swarm would be lost.
In Zheng Fa's opinion, the bottom of the valley was like a Zerg cafeteria, where these poisonous insects lined up to get food.
A black wave slowly surged towards Zheng Fa and the others from outside the valley.
There was a rustling sound and a foul stench, and the grass and trees on the ground were corroded beyond recognition by the mucus.
Finally, someone couldn't bear it anymore.
"Shizu! Save me!"
“Master!”
"I am the true disciple of Haori Mountain!"
A cold shout rang out from the valley: "You've murdered your fellow disciples! You've gone mad!"
Dozens of rainbow lights shot out from the mountainside and headed into the valley.
Today, people from both tribes finally couldn't bear it any longer and began to join forces to resist.
The leader was Luo Yun, and beside her were some Nascent Souls from the Yun and Luo clans.
Before Zheng Fa made a move, he heard Master Shi Nandang sneer, mutter a few words to the Gu God statue, and look pious.
A sky full of moths flew out from the statue of the Gu God, knocked down the magic weapons of Luo Yun and others, and then flew into the mountains on all sides.
These moths opened their mouths and spit out long white silk threads towards Luo Yun and others.
Luo Yun and the others were tied up into cocoons and rolled down the mountainside to the feet of Zheng Fa and the others.
Zheng Fa lowered his head and saw Luo Yun glaring at him with tears in her eyes.
An elder of the Lu clan laughed and said, "We knew you were planning to rebel. Today is the perfect time to catch you all in one fell swoop!"
"You have murdered fellow disciples of Haori Mountain. You have betrayed Haori Mountain!"
The Lu clan elder sneered, "My Lu clan is the master of Haori Mountain! You two clans originally existed because of my Lu clan. How dare you defy us now?"
“…”
"From the beginning to the end, Haori Mountain will only exist if my Lu clan exists. For the prosperity of my Lu clan, you have died a worthy death!"
The poisonous insects in the valley were getting closer and closer.
Luo Yun, who was lying at Zheng Fa's feet, tilted her head and looked at him with pleading eyes.
But Zheng Fa didn't look at her, as if he didn't see her.
Luo Yun closed her eyes.
Shi Nandang's master seemed to have noticed her expression, and he looked at Zheng Fa playfully and said:
"Nephew Luo was killed by insects today and merged with the Gu God. He will continue to protect Haori Mountain in the future."
"Bah!" Luo Yun's temper grew more and more fierce as he listened to this. He even cursed with his eyes wide open: "How dare you mention Hao Ri Mountain?"
"I know that Junior-Martial Brother Luo doesn't understand our painstaking efforts." Master Shi Nandang smiled instead of getting angry. "We are fellow disciples, and I don't want you, Junior-Martial Brother Luo, to die."
"But only the Gu God can help us inherit the relics of our ancestors and resist the Jiushan Sect."
"Let alone you, even if it's me who died today, I am a member of the Lu clan, and I am willing to do it!"
This made Luo Yun grit her teeth in anger. Shi Nandang, the master, continued, "For Haori Mountain, we can even disregard life and death, let alone reputation."
Zheng Fa listened and flicked his fingers.
Luo Yun was so angry that she couldn't speak, but she accepted her fate and lay on the ground with her eyes closed. There was an unconcealable fear on her dark face.
She heard a voice that made her heart tremble:
Those very subtle buzzing sounds were getting closer and louder.
The rustling sound of countless slender insect legs scraping on the ground was right next to her ears.
Even her hair seemed to be swaying from side to side as if something had crawled through it.
Luo Yun finally couldn't help but open her eyes. A beetle as big as half her head was brushing past her cheek.
The fist-sized mouthparts even rubbed her ears, as if thinking about where to start eating.
At this moment, she finally couldn't help but burst into tears.
But to her surprise, the beetle seemed to have no interest in her and just crawled straight past.
It's not just this beetle.
One by one, the poisonous insects crawled over the people of the Yunluo and Luo tribes on the ground without any reluctance.
"this……"
The people of the Lu clan opened their eyes wide, confused and puzzled, but saw those poisonous insects rushing towards them in groups.
The insect tide rushed towards the Lu people at the bottom of the valley. A few of the stronger ones, such as Shi Nandang and his master, managed to escape, but most of the Lu people were overwhelmed by the Gu insects, leaving only a few screams:
"ah!"
"Get out! Get out now!"
"Save me!"
Luo Yun, who was lying on the ground, stared at the scene blankly and didn't react.
There was confusion in the valley. No one had expected that this group of poisonous insects would chase after the Lu people and bite them!
For a moment, confusion, surprise and even relief intertwined on Luo Yun's face.
"Is it you?"
Master Shi Nandang suddenly turned around and looked at Zheng Fa with a suspicious expression.
"No, it's clearly the Gu God." Zheng Fa said seriously, "She prefers to blend in with the Lu people."
“…”
"These brothers from the Lu Clan sacrificed their lives for Haori Mountain. It can be said that they died a worthy death!"
(End of this chapter)
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