Gu Liyan was eager to leave the "Hidden Dragon Abyss," but for some reason, he couldn't use any magic power in this abyss. Moreover, as he continued to climb, the gravity on his body became stronger and stronger, causing him to bump into walls repeatedly and fall, leaving him covered in injuries.
Thud—
"Ahhh—" Gu Liyan fell off the cliff again without warning, crashing to the ground and kicking up dust.
Luo Zichen waved her hand, clearing away all the dust. Looking at Gu Liyan, who was lying on the ground covered in dust, she couldn't help but smile. "You've made great progress. You've climbed to one-fifth of the height."
Gu Liyan said with a bitter face, "I've climbed for so long and I've only climbed one-fifth of the way?!"
Their interactions with Luo Zichen became more familiar, and they were no longer so awkward with each other.
"Sister Zichen, haven't you been lonely here for so long? Why don't you want to go out at all?"
Luo Zichen smiled and came to his side, helping him up and saying, "What would I do if I went out? Face the myriad aspects of human nature? The coldness of the world? And the wickedness of people's hearts, endless strife? I don't want to be so tired!"
“But…” Gu Liyan wanted to say something, but felt that what he was about to say would be of no use to Luo Zichen.
So let's just express our thoughts through actions.
Keep climbing!
I refuse to believe I can't get over this wall!
Seeing Gu Liyan's persistent look, Luo Zichen shook her head. "The gravity increases as you go higher in the walls of the Hidden Dragon Abyss, and it will eventually affect your mind and soul. Climbing out is even harder than a fish leaping over the Dragon Gate!"
"Even so, I will try to climb over this wall! There are still people waiting for me. I can't let Xiao Bai worry, and I can't just sit here and wait to die!" Gu Liyan gritted her teeth and kept climbing.
Is someone waiting for you?
Seeing Gu Liyan drenched in sweat, Luo Zichen was deeply moved...
Since Hua Shiman's death, she had been utterly disappointed and almost desperate with that race. They had become a race that cared nothing for the lives of others, only caring about their own survival. Living on the other side of the wall only disgusted her. Only by being isolated from them here could she feel that her heart was good!
She still didn't understand Gu Liyan's persistence, and she couldn't understand why he, a demon, would trust the Celestial Clan so much. What was it about him that made him so attached?
"What...utterly stupid!" Luo Zichen said coldly, looking at Gu Liyan.
Just then, Gu Liyan, who was suspended in mid-air, suddenly froze. A feeling of weakness swept over her, and her mind went blank. Then, like a kite with a broken string, she fell off the cliff.
Seeing this, Luo Zichen didn't have time to think and leaped into the air to catch Gu Liyan.
"Ugh... Pfft..." Gu Liyan vomited a mouthful of black blood, barely opened his eyes to look at Luo Zichen, panting heavily, and had no strength left to speak.
The two landed, and Luo Zichen placed Gu Liyan on the ground, checking his injuries with a furrowed brow.
Gu Liyan's lips grew even darker, and menacing black lines appeared on his neck.
Gu Liyan looked at Luo Zichen and said with a bitter smile, "Sister Zichen, am I... about to die?"
Luo Zichen frowned and glanced at Gu Liyan. "If you hadn't been so eager to succeed and hadn't forced your way up despite your injuries, the demonic energy wouldn't have eroded your body so quickly. Even if you have life force suppressing it, what effect do you think your hundred years of cultivation could have?"
Looking at Luo Zichen's angry face, Gu Liyan smiled bitterly, "It's alright... It's alright to die. I already promised them that I would return the Flower Goddess's true soul to them after I die..."
"What?" Luo Zichen looked at Gu Liyan in shock.
"Hua Baixian sacrificed her true soul as the Flower Goddess to save me; I owe her!" Gu Liyan's gaze softened as he thought of the fragile Hua Baixian. "If... I could see her one last time before I die, that would be good..."
Luo Zichen's hands trembled slightly. She had missed seeing Hua Shiman one last time before she died. No matter if she was in pain, resentful, or reluctant to part, she was willing to share the pain of separation with her!
But, unfortunately...
No one could inherit the title of Flower Goddess, and she had no way of knowing what Hua Shiman felt before her death...
So, while not wanting to see those people, she imprisoned herself in the Hidden Dragon Abyss in the hope of forgetting her painful past!
Gu Liyan raised his hand to cover his face, tears streaming down his face through his fingers. He didn't want Luo Zichen to see him in such pain.
"Perhaps... dying alone is better, so that those who love me and those I love won't suffer!" Gu Liyan said through gritted teeth. "But... it's such a pity, so unbearable, that I can't see her!"
Luo Zichen looked at Gu Liyan, seemingly understanding something. She suddenly stood up and said with a determined expression, "Let's go!"
Gu Liyan was taken aback, then removed his hand and looked at Luo Zichen standing in front of the black pool beside him.
"Let's go together!" Luo Zichen took a deep breath. "Let's leave Qianlong Abyss together!"
Gu Liyan was stunned and didn't react, but then he saw Luo Zichen pick up the pipa, pluck the strings with her fingers, and the sound of the zither was like a dragon's roar, echoing through the empty valley!
"Aww—"
Gu Liyan was greatly shaken. A clear dragon's roar rang out from the black pool, followed by a colossal creature emerging from it.
With its jet-black eyes, black dragon scales covering its body like impenetrable armor, sharp dragon claws like blades, and massive body dominating the valley, its roars of dragons shook the surrounding area!
Gu Liyan craned his neck, looking at the enormous black dragon in front of him, feeling extremely shocked. It was exactly the same as the image of the dragon soul recorded in the ancient book left by Gu Li!
His name is—Rayet!
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