Chapter 236 Is it possible that I surrounded you (Three in One)
"Please, sir, this is where the Wu people live."
The guide in front gave a flattering smile and extended his hand as a "please" gesture.
This person was the first "Mie" Taoist to surrender. His name was Lin Jie, nicknamed "Changhen Dao". He also had the cultivation level of the fourth level of the Lianjie Realm. As a member of the "Mie" Taoist, his strength was quite impressive.
It’s a pity that he couldn’t get over one of the six tribulations, the “Tribulations of Sword and Weapon”, which resulted in him losing an arm.
He originally used to use a knife with his right hand, but now he can only use it with his left hand.
Later, he got himself a prosthetic hand made with mechanical engineering, but he could never be the same as before. No matter how much he practiced with the mechanical engineering, it was not as useful as his original hand. Moreover, after he failed to overcome the "Calamity of Sword and Weapon", he naturally could not overcome the "Calamity of the Inner Demon" either.
It should be noted that the various tribulations encountered in the Refining Tribulation Realm and the Point Snow Realm are not in a fixed order. Different practitioners will encounter tribulations in different orders, and will be stuck at different obstacles.
Someone like Gu Fangchen who was able to get through it all in one breath is unprecedented, not to mention unparalleled.
But there is indeed no one else who can be resurrected once like him.
This is truly a miracle that cannot be replicated.
Lin Jie was defeated by the "Sword Disaster". After losing his arm, even though he learned to wield a knife with his left hand, the sword skills he practiced with his non-dominant hand were naturally not as powerful as those with his dominant hand.
This also means that his strength can no longer improve and can only be stuck at the fourth level.
After his ambitions were extinguished, he naturally became the same as people like Cui Xiu who were always busy with their own business.
Apart from the confidant who worked for Cui Xiu, he was the most respected.
Betrayal is also very easy.
Gu Fangchen is now promoting three people on behalf of the "Four Phases Lord", but the main task still has to be handed over to Lin Jie.
There are many people at the dock who are loyal to him, so he can manage them directly without having to put in any extra effort.
“Da da da…”
Gu Fangchen walked down the stairs. The candlelight around him flickered, illuminating the seemingly bottomless road ahead.
The walls on both sides and the top are made of large stones carved and stacked together. Due to their age, the water that seeped up and down has formed stubborn marks, and a lot of dark green moss has grown from the cracks.
After a while, they arrived in front of a heavy metal gate.
The light blue spiritual patterns on the door flickered, depicting a fourth-grade formation that Gu Fangchen was very familiar with - the "Huilan Formation".
Moreover, it is the complete version.
When he first opened his eyes in the palace, he was trapped in a room by those opportunistic priests. He used this formation to perform a self-torture trick and successfully escaped.
And this counterattack formation is used to imprison people.
Lin Jie ordered the formation cultivator guarding the door to undo the formation and open the numerous mechanisms on the heavy door.
"boom--"
A gust of damp steam with a rotten smell rushed towards the two of them as the door opened.
Gu Fangchen looked up and saw a row of cages in front of him. In each cage, a pale-skinned monk was trapped with chains, submerged in the dark water with only his head exposed.
Under this dock is a water dungeon.
The prisoners were the leader of the Wu clan and the Wu clan members who had followed him to the Central Plains, waiting for an opportunity to seek revenge.
These people look similar to the people in the Central Plains, with black hair and black eyes, but their skin is unusually pale and their eyes are much narrower. The biggest difference is that their bodies are covered with dense black tattoos.
These tattoos are written in the witch tribe's language and are also the source of their power.
Unlike the cultivators in the Central Plains who rely on breathing techniques to absorb spiritual energy, the power of the Wu Clan cultivators comes from the [Conch Book].
This [Conch Book] is the sacred object of the Wu Clan. Its appearance is a huge conch shell, and the endless rotating patterns on it are the characters of the Wu Clan, which are the foundation for their clan to reproduce and develop into a civilization.
According to legend, this shell has existed since the beginning of the world. The words on it are endless, carrying the tidal rhythmic power of birth and death in the endless years.
As long as the above text is transferred and recorded to yourself using a special secret method, you will be able to have the power to command the tides of heaven and earth.
The so-called tides of heaven and earth are spiritual energy.
The more tattoos a Wu clan member has on his body, the stronger he is.
In the innermost cage of the water dungeon, there was a member of the Wu clan whose body was almost covered with tattoos. He raised his head when he heard the noise and was stunned when he saw Gu Fangchen. Then he frowned and turned to look at Lin Jie. He asked in a hoarse voice:
"Where's Cui Xiu? Who is he? Didn't you claim you wouldn't leak this information?"
He looked at Gu Fangchen warily:
"Secrecy is key to success, while disclosure leads to failure. This is the principle of your Central Plains. Do you still need me to teach you?"
The Wu Clan and the "Mie" Dao have been discussing cooperation for several years.
But the Wu clan is cold and cruel by nature, so how could they easily trust the organization of the Central Plains people?
"Mie" Dao is not a good person that Shenmen can persuade patiently. The remnants of your Wu clan are just a bunch of chickens and dogs. If it were not for the control of the "Dragon Soul Sea", how could you possibly cooperate with this group of people?
Therefore, the means to "destroy" Taoism is naturally to use any means necessary.
If the leader is unwilling to cooperate, then we will arrest all your people and lock them up to see when you will surrender and cooperate.
Even though the Wu people are extremely reluctant and have various concerns in their hearts, if they continue like this, they will be the only victims in the end.
What's more, the "destruction" path is indeed aimed at helping the Wu clan destroy the Sea Kingdom.
In the past year, most of the tribesmen who had been hiding were captured. Naturally, they lost their temper and could only obey the "destroyer" and cooperate with the latter.
Even though they knew it in their hearts, this cooperation would most likely not have any good results in the end.
But it is still better than continuing to watch those slaves who were once as humble as insects under their feet taking over their homes and living a good life, while they can only crawl in the dark like maggots.
But in the past year, the person they met was Cui Xiu, and only once was it the "Four Phases Robbery Master". They had already met all the people who would appear in the plan.
Why is there a strange face here tonight?
This really makes people doubt.
If there is a problem with "Mie" itself, then all the suffering they have endured in the past year and the longing and hope in their hearts now will be in vain, right?
"He's dead."
Gu Fangchen walked over slowly and said with a smile:
"Wu Tian, I'm here to let you out. Tomorrow, as planned, we'll sail out to sea. The Dao of Mie will help you retake the Sea Kingdom."
This member of the Wu clan with black tattoos all over his body is the Wu clan leader Wu Tian. He also has the strength of the second rank, but now he has regressed a lot and is basically at the peak of the third rank.
Wu Tian was silent for a moment.
Gu Fangchen's words were equivalent to saying that he was the one who killed Cui Xiu.
Just when the plan was about to begin, the second-in-command of the "Mie" sect was killed. This kind of thing is really disturbing.
But looking at Lin Jie's appearance, Wu Tian also realized that this must be a crushing victory, otherwise, with these people's personalities, they would never be so submissive.
Forget it... the arrow is on the string and must be shot.
Now there is no room for them to consider it anymore.
Wu Tian nodded:
"I see."
Gu Fangchen glanced at Lin Jie, who understood and took out a soul contract.
The soul contract is a mutual constraint based on the law of cause and effect. From the very beginning, it has been one of the conditions for "annihilating" the Tao to help the witch clan.
Signing this contract means that all members of the Wu clan will sell themselves and will no longer have freedom.
Otherwise, they would not have put up such a fierce resistance and been captured by the "Mie" Dao and tortured in the water dungeon.
And now, this soul contract that was originally supposed to be presided over by the "Four Phases Lord of Tribulation" has fallen on Gu Fangchen.
What Gu Fangchen needs is not their loyalty, but this contract.
As long as this contract exists, making them submit to Qingman will only be a matter of a word.
…
The Wu people came out of the water prison. Having regained their freedom, they knelt down excitedly facing the sea on the dock, and were then taken away for treatment and recuperation.
The next day.
The Wu clan and the followers of the "Mie" Dao boarded the ship, made preparations, mixed in with the merchant ships, and set sail.
Amid the shouts, merchant ships left the port and sailed into the boundless ocean.
Before boarding the last ship, Gu Fangchen looked at the distant sea country shrouded in clouds and mist. Prajna Lotus Moon landed beside him and said:
"I've seen the arrangements of the 'Mie' Dao. Over the years, they've arranged for many people to enter the Sea Country through smuggling trade routes as spies, and have figured out the nodes of the Sea Country's continental shelf."
"As long as we can infiltrate the Sea Nation and set up a complete 'Dragon Trapping Formation' at several nodes, the entire Sea Nation will be ours."
"This is not a difficult task. I think that in the near future, we should be able to unite the three kingdoms and fight against Wei."
That’s right, the “Dragon Trapping Formation” on the dock is actually an experimental product.
The most important purpose is to improve it into a large formation that can control the entire sea country.
After all, the area of Haiguo is not large. At best, it is only the size of a Dao in Wei. The range of the "Dragon and Snake Rising from the Land" formation is roughly the same.
And it is not a fantasy that the "Dragon Trapping Formation" can trap the entire Sea Kingdom.
Precisely because these mermaids have the bloodline of sea beasts, they are restrained by the "Dragon Trapping Formation" that was once used to hunt sea beasts, and the effect is even better!
The whole plan is not difficult, it's just a little hard to get in.
The Hai Kingdom's isolationism is based on the national defense formation opened by the [Snail Book], which covers the entire Hai Kingdom. Without the approval of the [Snail Book], one will be exposed as soon as he enters.
And those recognized by [Luo Shu] are the indigenous people of the Sea Country.
One is from the witch tribe, the other is from the mermaid tribe.
The witch clan can exploit a bug.
Because the bodies of the Wu clan are covered with characters from the [Conch Book], and these characters are also recognized by the [Conch Book].
This does not belong to the indigenous people, but to the [Conch Book] itself.
Therefore, as long as you wear the skin of the witch tribe, you can still be recognized by the [Conch Book] and enter the sea country.
This is also one of the reasons why players usually choose to help the mermaids.
The reason for playing the Wu clan line is not only because the Wu clan is considered the villain from the initial standpoint, but more importantly, the player who plays this line must become more villainous than the villain...
However, the "destruction" path has already done the worst possible thing.
All that is left for the players is the conscience-searching question of whether to accept the "magic weapon" or not.
It is obvious that Gu Fangchen has no conscience at this moment.
Gu Fangchen turned his head, glanced at Prajna Lianyue, and nodded:
"yes."
"But... things probably won't go so smoothly."
He faced the sea breeze, his eyes gradually turning cold.
Suddenly, figures floating in the air appeared from all directions, surrounding the entire dock from above.
…
"Gu Fangchen, do you think we will be defenseless and allow you to come and go freely in the Demon Cult's territory?"
In mid-air, an old man with a stern expression took a step forward, looked at Gu Fangchen below, and scolded him coldly.
"No matter how you got rid of the 'Four Phases Lord of Tribulation', you found a substitute and took control of the 'Extinction' path."
"But today, you have come but no return."
The old man was dressed in a white linen Taoist robe, with white hair and a youthful face. His white hair was tied up with a jade hairpin and he held a peach wood cane in his hand. He looked like an immortal.
This person is the master of the "Jie" sect and the Qigong practitioner An Qisheng.
"It took a lot of patience to make you let your guard down~"
A soft and charming chuckle sounded like a silver bell. The sound alone was extremely charming. If it were an ordinary person, they would definitely blush and find it difficult to control themselves.
Then, a woman in red appeared behind Gu Fangchen, and a pair of soft and boneless hands climbed up his waist.
A warm fragrance like orchid and musk emanated from behind his ear, as sticky as a wet lick.
Prajna Lianyue's face suddenly changed, her pupils constricted, and she turned her head away.
Standing behind Gu Fangchen was a woman wearing a blood-red wedding dress.
The woman was extremely tall, over eight feet tall, with a plump chest and hips. Her red veil hung down to the ground like a curtain, and her face could not be seen. Only her thick black hair hung down. Like a living thing, she climbed up, wrapping herself around Gu Fangchen's limbs, as if to wrap herself around his entire body.
It is the Lord of Life, the "Goddess of Joy"!
Prajna Lianyue looked around and took a deep breath.
The two leaders of the Demon Cult joined forces to surround and kill him, which was a treatment only Xie Qian could get.
Of course, this is also because Xie Qian entered the first rank too early, and at that time the Ten Upper Dao was not yet as large as it is today.
Later, he left an idea in Yaoshan, and only faced two Taoist masters at once.
Even Ding Xingfeng had never had the experience of defeating two Taoist masters in one breath.
Now, such treatment was given to a fourth-grade cultivator.
If I tell it to others, no one will believe it.
But this person is Gu Fangchen.
So it doesn't seem outrageous... instead it feels like it's natural.
A variable that is enough to disrupt all plans. After repeatedly underestimating the enemy, Gu Fangchen has grown step by step to where he is now. They finally realized that if this person is not eliminated, their plans will definitely have unexpected deviations.
So, after Gu Fangchen entered Qingman, the Demon Cult immediately ordered its troops to stay put.
Although the intelligence department has always been responsible for the "Qing" Dao, it is the real boss.
But how could the other demonic sects not develop their own intelligence departments?
Relying entirely on "emotion" is something only a fool would do.
What's more, everyone in the Demon Sect is a cunning person.
But this time, all the followers in Qingman just lay in ambush and secretly inquired about Gu Fangchen's whereabouts.
After discovering that he planned to unite the three countries of "Fatuma-Qingman-Haiguo", and then contacting the missing "Four-phase Robber Lord", it was natural to guess immediately that he would definitely go to the Caobang Wharf.
During this period, the "Jie" and "Sheng" sects of the Demon Cult were lying in ambush near the dock, just waiting for their opportunity.
Sure enough, Gu Fangchen arrived.
Gu Fangchen's expression remained unchanged. He sighed and said:
"You really think highly of me. I'm just a fourth-grade cultivator, yet I'm so worthy of the two Dao Masters' attention."
An Qisheng sneered:
"Fourth rank? Just a fourth rank like you has turned the entire Great Wei upside down and torn the Ten Upper Paths apart."
"A thousand-mile dam can be breached by a single ant hole. You are gradually showing your weakness to the enemy so that we can't focus on dealing with a mere fourth-rank warrior like you."
"But today, you don't have a chance."
Before he finished speaking, more monks appeared in the air around him.
These are all the elites of the "Jie" Dao, including various Confucian monks who defected from Yaoshan Academy, and even the famous "Poetry Demon" is among them.
They all turned their gazes to the young man below.
It’s obvious that I’m here today specifically to kill Gu Fangchen.
"Well, it seems that you think that a two-on-one victory is a sure thing."
Gu Fangchen narrowed his eyes and looked at the cultivator in the sky. He flipped his palm and grasped the hilt of the [Murderous Knife] in his right hand.
And his left hand was holding the hilt of the sword [White Horse].
good……
All the people who came today are humanoid monsters.
[Murderous Knife] This artifact can now play its greatest role.
An Qisheng did not comment on what Gu Fangchen said, but from the look in his eyes as if he was looking at a dead person, it could be seen that this was what he thought.
In their eyes, the second-grade person beside Gu Fangchen at this moment is actually only Prajna Lianyue.
The "Four-phase Robber Lord" is a fake substitute, and Xie Qian will stop him from the side of the National Master. Moreover, this female National Master has always put the Great Wei first.
Now that Xiao Sheng has inherited the throne, all the dragon veins are concentrated on him. The die is cast, and the so-called "peace in the world" can only depend on his destiny.
How could she take action again for Gu Fangchen?
"laugh--"
Gu Fangchen's figure disappeared instantly.
[White Horse] had the ability to cut through everything, leaving behind a long white crack.
"No……"
"What's this?!"
"How can..."
The many monks only had time to show astonishment before parts of their bodies fell off and blood gushed out like a waterfall, pouring down from the air.
Immediately afterwards, the head fell off.
Gu Fangchen's physical strength at this moment has already surpassed that of an average fourth-grade person by ten times, and he is indeed a third-grade person.
In his eyes, ordinary third-grade items were no different from cutting melons and vegetables.
What's more, he has two magical weapons in his hands.
An Qisheng snorted coldly and pointed the peach wood stick in his hand forward.
There was no movement, and Gu Fangchen, whose figure could not be seen at all, paused in mid-air and was then knocked away.
"Bang——"
But the next moment, a pale giant hand stretched out from mid-air and pressed towards An Qisheng.
In the sky, a pale and compassionate statue of Tara suddenly appeared, with hundreds of arms blooming behind her. Twenty-one incarnations formed a circle and stopped Anqisheng.
There was silence all around. Prajna Lotus Moon, like the Nine-Sky Mysterious Lady, sat on the shoulders of the Tara statue, looking at Anqisheng coldly.
"Old man, you are wrong. Today is the day you die."
When An Qisheng and Prajna Lianyue were fighting, Gu Fangchen steadied his body and blood flowed from his mouth.
He raised his hand to wipe it, and then he felt the figure of "Empress of Joy" appear again.
At the same time, the long black hair of the woman in red who was clinging to Gu Fangchen had gradually wrapped around his neck.
"Sir, please look at me~"
"Empress of Joy" smiled and hummed, like a water snake, with her hands wrapped around Gu Fangchen, squirming against the latter, and soon her body was covered in sweat.
Gu Fangchen could clearly feel the woman behind him. Her body under the blood-red wedding dress, without any other clothes, was rubbing against his back very clearly.
The decadent fragrance wafts into your nose, instantly transforming into an alluring mist.
If it were anyone else, they would definitely be distracted.
But Gu Fangchen twitched his mouth, felt his scalp tingling, and broke out in a cold sweat on his back.
If he had not seen the true form of "Empress of Joy" in the game, he would have really let his imagination run wild and mistakenly thought that the person opposite him was some stunningly beautiful woman.
When many players first saw this boss, they all thought that the woman in red with a bride's look must be a beauty.
But in fact, this guy's true form is just a pile of meat!
The ultimate of the way of life is "life".
This is not nonsense.
The real body of "Goddess of Joy" stuffed more than a thousand people into her own body in order to "give birth" to them again.
And these people are still alive.
But the umbilical cord has to be connected, and the eating, drinking, defecating and urinating are all things that a baby goes through in the womb of the "Goddess of Joy".
One can imagine what the environment is like inside the amniotic fluid.
This is why it is said that the way of "life" is also extremely crazy, and it is so crazy that ordinary people would not be willing to get involved at all.
At the beginning, the Dao of Life deceived the Holy Maiden Peacock of the Tara Sect and took away the "Lotus Treasure in the Womb", in fact, it was also for the purpose of perfecting his own Dao.
Gu Fangchen had no expression on his face. He swung the [White Horse] backwards, splitting the illusion of the "Empress of Joy" into two.
"Huh?"
The voice of "Empress of Joy" came from the void, as if countless people were overlapping, very strange.
It seemed incredible that Gu Fangchen could break free from the illusion.
But then she started laughing again:
"Haha, you are indeed amazing, but there are more than just the two of us here today~"
Gu Fangchen grinned:
"Is it possible that I was the one who surrounded you?"
"Who said...it was three to one?"
The next moment, the figure of "Lord Yubai" appeared in mid-air, and the sword in his hand pierced through the body of "Empress Huanxi".
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