Chapter 236

If the state could be visualized, Yu Tu would have turned gray now - he was frightened.

He mechanically rolled up a spoonful of cold noodles and stuffed it into his mouth, feeling extremely lucky that Senior Qilin had sent him there at the right time, as he would have had to work for 21,700 years to pay off his debt!

Twenty-one thousand seven hundred years, even if a person dies, the debt is probably not paid off!

Seeing the expression on Yu Tu's face which was richer than a palette, his three friends tacitly chose not to provoke him anymore - let the child digest the good fortune of surviving the disaster by himself.

Yu Tu suddenly became more valuable. He spoke in a trance-like state: "I want to go to Lingfeng later. Is there anyone who wants to go with me?"

There are hundreds of snow-capped peaks in Kunlun. Perhaps because there are so many snow-capped peaks, the names are simple and rough, such as Yaofeng, Zhenfeng, Fufeng, Lifeng... The main one is clear at a glance.

Lingfeng naturally follows the naming rules of Kunlun, but it is a relatively special one among the Kunlun Snow Peaks - it has not undergone any development, and no courses have "settled" on it. The plants and animals on the peak have all maintained their original appearance.

Gu Hongying: "Lingfeng is so remote, what are you doing there?"

Yu Tu: "I want to verify a guess about cultivation."

The concentration of spiritual energy at Lingfeng is similar to that of other peaks, but for some reason the vegetation is particularly lush. Yu Tu was curious and wanted to study it, but because of Master Yi's notice, he had to bring a friend with him.

In the afternoon, Hao Zhizhi made an appointment with a junior from Kunlun University to study the fission talisman. The prototype Eric had made earlier needed to be adjusted today. Finally, the task of accompanying Yu Tu to Lingfeng was handed over to Gu Hongying.

After lunch, Hao Zhizhi stuffed a thick stack of short-acting silence charms into Yu Tu's hand, then patted him on the shoulder and said, "If you don't have enough, come to me for more. You can't save on this kind of stuff."

Gu Hongying's eyes widened: "You are targeting me!"

Hao Zhizhi nodded: "That's right."

Gu Hongying: “…”

Yu Tu put the short-term silence talisman in his arms and flew towards the Lingfeng Mountain on his flying sword. Gu Hongying followed behind him and muttered, "Don't be so superstitious. My luck - can't it be a coincidence?"

Yu Tu: "When you say this, do you believe it yourself?"

Gu Hongying was strangely silent for a few seconds, but soon became cheerful. He seldom worried about things for too long, such as his identity as Bai Ze's reincarnation, or his extremely unlucky luck.

The two men's flying swords began to align. Gu Hongying manipulated his flying sword to approach Yu Tu and said mysteriously, "Tu Tu, guess what I'm doing on the Lingfeng Mountain?"

Gu Hongying was extremely excited at this moment. It looked like there was a big furry tail wagging behind him, and there was an expression on his face that said "Ask me, ask me" immediately.

Yu Tu recalled the comic about Gu Hongying's diligent daily life: "Practicing swordplay?"

Gu Hongying: "It's getting closer! Guess again!"

Yu Tu: "Looking for materials to forge a sword?"

Gu Hongying: "It's getting closer! Keep going!"

It was neither sword training nor looking for materials to forge a sword. Suddenly, an incredible idea flashed through Yu Tu's mind -

"You're not going to open your sword on the sacred peak, are you?"

In the comics, Gu Hongying passed the special training arranged by the principal and obtained the Kunwu Sword from her, but the Kunwu Sword was still being tempered and was not handed over to him immediately.

"The one who knows me best is Tu Tu." Gu Hongying showed his big white teeth, "Do you remember the Kunwu Sword we saw at the auction? I passed the principal's summer training, and now this sword is mine! It was just delivered last night!"

Gu Hongying was so excited that he didn't sleep the whole night. He kept thinking about a suitable place to start sword fighting. When Yu Tu mentioned Lingfeng, he somehow felt that Lingfeng seemed to be a good place.

Yu Tu was slightly stunned. He didn't expect that it was the Kunwu Sword that was delivered.

The two of them were flying swords very quickly, but they still flew for more than an hour. After landing, Yu Tu felt his legs were a little numb. Although the flying sword was convenient and elegant, it was not a comfortable means of long-distance transportation.

Gu Hongying, on the other hand, became more and more excited as he flew. After landing, he did not show any signs of fatigue, but was eager to try. He looked around and suggested, "You go south and I go north?"

The south side of this mountain is covered with lush vegetation, while the north side is sparse. The south side is suitable for Yu Tu to conduct research, while the north side is suitable for Gu Hongying to practice swordsmanship.

"Okay." Yu Tu nodded, "Then let's meet here at six o'clock."

Gu Hongying made an OK gesture and the two went their separate ways.

Yu Tu walked towards the south. The vegetation in the south was lush and green, so dense that it felt like a tropical rain forest. He squatted down, touched the bushes under his hand, and tried to sense them with his consciousness.

Logically speaking, if the plants can grow like this, their vitality should be extremely strong. However, when Yu Tu investigated, he vaguely felt that the vitality of these plants seemed to be much lower than the average.

How strange, he thought.

Yu Tu went deeper and deeper into the interior, until he reached the southern center. He could no longer see the sunlight overhead, and the vitality of the plants became weaker the further north he got to.

Yu Tu's heart skipped a beat, but he was not too afraid. All the snow peaks with names had been explored by Kunlun. If nothing else, at least his life could be guaranteed to be safe.

He stopped where he was and changed back to his original form. The 2.05-meter-tall sapling found a suitable piece of land along the ground with its roots, and then planted itself in it - he was going to start using his external brain!

The roots will transmit the information contained in the soil to Yu Tu, who will screen it himself, but as soon as he lets go, Yu Tu finds that something seems wrong.

Under normal circumstances, the soil transmits "information", such as whether there have been dead bodies buried in the soil, whether there have been decaying plants and animals, and who has left marks on it... These fragmented pieces are the "memories" that can be read by the soil.

But now, after Yu Tu took root, what surged out was not "memories", but emotions—

At the beginning, there is overwhelming positive feedback such as happiness, excitement, and joy. After the positive emotions recede, what remains in the consciousness is scattered but seemingly endless sorrow, regret, fear, despair... like a collection of negative emotions.

Under the impact of a large amount of emotions, Yu Tu vaguely sensed a bit of malice. This malice was not directed at him, just like the vague feeling he had sensed through the glass window engraved with a defensive formation last night.

Yu Tu: “???”

Could it be that Lingfeng is the source of the evil intention? !

Just as he was about to pull out the roots and go find Gu Hongying to discuss leaving early, he heard the sound of an earthquake. The ground seemed to be shaking, and the trees that were not strong enough were broken in the shaking.

The roots of Yu Tu firmly grasped the soil, but the part exposed above the ground still swayed left and right and fell this way and that under such impact.

After the vibration subsided, Yu Tu quickly changed back into human form. He raised his arm and called up Gu Hongying's dialogue box on his watch and started a video call. The video rang for half a minute before someone answered the call. Through the projection of the watch, Yu Tu saw Gu Hongying, who looked confused and seemed out of touch.

In his right hand, Gu Hongying held a long sword that was different from the Kunlun standard. The sword was light green all over with dark red grooves. The edge of the blade had a faint red glow. Judging from its appearance, it was a rare and good sword.

"Hongying? Hongying? Gu-Gu Hongying!"

Yu Tu called out several times before Gu Hongying suddenly came to his senses. The confusion on his face turned into grief in an instant:

"TuTu, let me ask you something—"

Gu Hongying's voice was a little trembling: "It will cost 21.7 billion to destroy and rebuild the core snow peak of Kunlun. How much will it cost to repair the useless secondary peak of Kunlun?"

Yu Tu could understand every word Gu Hongying said, but when put together, it sounded like a heavenly book: "You destroyed the north side of Lingfeng???"

"I didn't expect that!" Gu Hongying was extremely sad and angry, "Who knew that there would be shoddy construction in the mountains!"

He changed the direction of the projection screen on his watch, and Yu Tu was fortunate enough to see half of the collapsed mountain - rocks of all sizes were shattered all over the ground, the already sparse vegetation was in a mess, and soil was splashed everywhere. Even through the video projection, Yu Tu could feel how terrifying the momentum was.

He couldn't help but sigh in his heart, such a powerful destructive force, he really lived up to the identity of the protagonist of the comic.

Gathering his thoughts, Yu Tu calmed down and said, "Wait a minute, I'll be right over."

It took some time to rush to the north side of the sacred peak. The scene was even more tragic than what was seen in the video. A huge sword mark penetrated a small peak. The small peak was misplaced up and down, and after it collapsed, a dark hole was exposed.

Gu Hongying was squatting on a barely intact stone at this time, feeling so worried that he was about to grow mushrooms. After seeing Yu Tu rushing over, he was so sad that he was about to cry: "I just tried the sword with my spiritual power..."

No one told him how terrifying the Kunwu Sword could be in the hands of a rookie!

Yu Tu also found it strange.

Theoretically, even if it is a divine sword, the power it exerts will be different in the hands of different people. With Gu Hongying's current level, even if the divine sword is amplified tenfold, it is impossible for it to have such a strong destructive power - more than three times, in the inner world it is just an illusory legend.

"I've already reported this to Master Yi." Gu Hongying's face was almost wrinkled like a bitter gourd, and his voice was filled with a kind of tragic grandeur of seeing death as the end. "If there is compensation to be paid, I hope it can be paid off before I retire."

Yu Tu stepped forward and patted Gu Hongying on the shoulder, comforting him: "Lingfeng is really remote, you shouldn't have to pay too much—"

As he spoke, he once again felt a faint malice coming from the hole formed by the misaligned collapse behind Gu Hongying.

Gu Hongying felt that Yu Tu, who was comforting him, had stiffened all over. He followed Yu Tu's gaze and saw the hole that led to nowhere.

"Tu Tu?" Gu Hongying waved his hands in front of Yu Tu, "What's wrong with you?"

Yu Tu turned to look at Gu Hongying: "Do you feel something is wrong?"

Gu Hongying shook his head.

The intuition in his heart became stronger and stronger. Yu Tu pointed to the messy ground beside him, and then to the hole: "Hongying, use the same spiritual power to strike a sword at each of these two places."

Gu Hongying: “…Ah?”

"I have a bold guess—" Yu Tu said considerately, "Don't worry, I'll pay for these two swords."

Gu Hongying: “???”

He felt that his friend's request was strange and confusing, but Yu Tu insisted on doing so, so he raised the Kunwu sword in his hand and chopped out two swords in the directions described by Yu Tu as shown in the picture.

The first sword struck the messy ground, leaving only a half-meter deep mark on the rock. The second sword struck at the dark entrance of the cave, but it was like dropping a huge bomb!

The gusts of wind generated by the explosion sent sand and rocks flying everywhere. Yu Tu and Gu Hongying were both forced to retreat far away by the force of the sword. Both of them were instantly covered in dust.

—The malice was fainter than before and now almost disappeared.

"I understand!" The dirty Yu Tu tapped his palm, "When the Kunwu Sword encounters certain things, its power will be infinitely doubled!"

Gu Hongying swallowed a mouthful of sand and said “Puh, Puh, Puh” several times: “What specific thing?”

"Malice," Yu Tu said, "Malice from an unknown source."

The dark cave entrance collapsed again under the second heavy blow, and the rumbling sound continued. The broken rocks at the cave entrance seemed to fall into a very deep place, and the echo was heard for a long time.

Looking at the huge "well" leading to the underground, Gu Hongying took a breath of cool air:

"We are opening a new book? Two people can open it?!"