The rising sun shatters the darkness!

Chapter 467 True Intelligence (asking for monthly ticket)

Xu Shu looked around and found that his teammates each had their own work to do.

Some were still comforting Ning Xin, who didn't need any comforting. For example, the early-stage third-order rookies represented by Jiang Biyun and Yan Shan huddled together for warmth.
Some were like Gu Pan, who would immediately run aside and close their eyes to meditate in the middle of a sentence - for example, Gu Yueming and Lu Bingwei.

"It seems that the tragic battle underground just now has caused great trauma to everyone's heart? Haha, the character of No. 314 on the Human Ranking is just like this.

"Gu Pan, too. How did she become so cowardly? She used to be very proud and arrogant, and she never backed down from pursuing the truth!

"Could it be that because you lost an expensive trigger, you pretended to be calm on the surface, but in fact you were so heartbroken that you were convulsing?

"Hiss...it seems possible. She has shown a high degree of miser characteristics in the past. Although she is generous to me, she is always very careful with trivial matters most of the time.

"And the trigger of the cathedral is said to be worth tens of thousands of contribution points if sold online. In other words, in this round of exploration, she not only lost her companions, but also this huge fortune. It was all in vain! No wonder she was so depressed..."

"That's definitely the case!"

Xu Shu murmured to himself for a while, and immediately found the reason why Gu Pan inexplicably began to "lose interest".

His memory immediately started to stir, and he thought of how Gu Pan had taken care of him when he was weak: for example, he had cheated Gu Pan out of all his wealth to upgrade his driver, for example, he had remained silent in the face of a powerful enemy and used his life as a stepping stone to pave the way for him, for example, he had sold everything he had to raise 200 million yuan for his "expensive medical expenses" even though his family was also stretched to the limit, and for example, he had just worked in vain just to help him retrieve the Dao Beacon and pick up the three Yang Gods·Queyin...

There were too many past events, and scenes of memories came to his mind. Xu Shu looked at the little figure sitting cross-legged on the ground, and suddenly he felt inexplicably moved.

Although many of them seemed to be not voluntary on Gu Pan's part, but were forced by him.

He expressed his feelings and decided to compensate this good friend who had "lost everything".

But how to make up for it?
This guy is devoted to Taoism and has a strong will to become stronger. Now his strength has improved by leaps and bounds and he almost caught up with me. He must have had some adventures. Speaking of which, I gave her a "bloodline" before, but it didn't affect her subsequent advancement? It seems that she has obtained other epic "martial artist" curses. She is quite capable, worthy of being my teacher...

After a brief thought, Xu Shu had an idea and immediately walked to Gu Pan who was sitting cross-legged on the ground. He poked her waist with his finger and sat down, saying in secret: "Teacher, I have a few questions for you."

"Huh? What's wrong?"

Gu Pan opened his eyes hurriedly and nervously, trying to remain calm.

How could she know the rich drama in Xu Shu's heart? She was just busy participating in the "three-person debate" in her mind, studying the emperor's tactics such as "killing the chicken to scare the monkey", "checking and balancing each other", "stepping on one and praising another", etc.

As a result, he was poked unexpectedly and almost jumped up in fright. He had to put Gu Zu and the white ball of fur aside and looked at Xu Shu in confusion.

Xu Shu considered his words for a moment and said, "Teacher, you have made rapid progress in your cultivation recently. Are the second- and third-level spells both epic?"

"..."

Being asked this suddenly, Gu Pan rolled his eyes speechlessly, thinking that this guy was really reckless.

This is about an epic curse, is it something that can be said so easily?

In other words, the relationship between them is good enough, and they even know each other's very private secrets. Otherwise, once these words are spoken, it means that the master and disciple will definitely turn against each other and fight each other.

There are countless examples in history of people turning against each other over such truly precious treasures!
"But he's the only one who can say that. After all, his own curse is also epic, and it's much more shady than mine..."

Gu Pan thought for a few words, glanced around like a thief, and said in the same voice transmission: "Of course, otherwise I am the teacher and you are the student?"

As she spoke, her face was filled with pride and complacency, and in her mind a one-legged Kuiniu made clicks of the tongue.

The next second, Xu Shu asked, "Is it a single word entry or a double word entry?"

"Word strip, what's wrong——uh~"

Gu Pan was stunned at first, then he remembered that his first curse seal given by Xu Shu had an extra term "bloodline", and thought that his ancestor seemed to be extremely concerned about the calf and had been trying to inquire about its origins.

She was just about to say something obscure to make Xu Shu be careful and not want him to be noticed by the remnant soul of his ancestor in her mind, but Xu Shu said, "That's good. You know I like to study secret books, and I have recently understood that new posture. Come, I will give you a hand!"

"What? No, wait..."

"Don't wait, come!"

"wait a minute!"

Gu Pan immediately understood what was going on, and she tried frantically to stop him, but Xu Shu had already grabbed her hand without saying a word.

Ziliu!

Ziliu!

Two extremely familiar streams of hot and warm breath, one on the left and one on the right, suddenly passed through Xu Shu's hands and penetrated into Gu Pan's body.

Those are two copies of the "Bloodline (Epic)" Xuanzhang! Xuanzhang that can provide additional engravings for the curse seal!

Before, when Xu Shu hunted for the third copy of the "Hercules" path to Xuan Zhang, he stayed in Wang Teng's body in Xie Xiaochan for several days to conduct a legendary exploration.

Before [Taotie (Legend)] was obtained, there were also several extra bloodline phases in the inventory.

It comes in handy right now, as compensation for the teacher damaging a trigger.

[Quack! You sent out two bloodline phases, two in total!]

[But this is nothing, because the teacher's kindness is like three days in the sky, it can never be repaid! ]

[But you definitely have bad intentions. I suggest you take over the Xuan Zhang behind her as well. This way, your kindness will surpass hers, and she will pay you back with her body in the future!] Taichujuan roared beside him.

Xu Shu smiled but said nothing.

After doing all this, he stood up with a smile on his face and patted Gu Pan on the head: "That's enough, teacher, you have been strengthened again, don't cry next time."

After saying that, he strode away, leaving the other party enough time to digest it.

"Me!!" Gu Pan stayed there alone, opening his mouth but stopping himself from speaking.

She really needs enough time to digest.

But what was being digested was not the problem of being injected with two warm currents again, but something else!

Because it is impossible to open the upgrade drive to scan itself in the ruins, Gu Pan cannot display the additional entries on the seal as intuitively as before.

However, look back, sit and forget, and look inward to examine your body.

I saw three golden seals that seemed real and unreal connected to each other in a stable posture. Among them, there was a calf lying in a strange posture holding a harp.

Almost at the same time when the two warm currents entered the body and melted it, the calf shuddered violently, then got up and moved.

Bo! Bo!
There were two sounds like a yellow dragon coming out of a cave, and two more "animals" came out.

One of them has a jackal body and a dragon head, with eyes full of cruelty and bloodthirstiness, looking ferocious; the other is a fat white pony with a fish tail, with a pair of crystal wings on its back, looking naive and cute.

The three little beasts stood within the seal, as if they had drawn a circle between the seals to form a prison and used it as their nest. In the middle, there was a fleshy bell, a corner of which seemed to be emerging, looming!

"Shh!"

Deep in the spiritual ocean, Maoqiu and Gu Zu, who were originally in a confrontation and whose conflict had been slightly eased by Gu Pan's words, suddenly stopped at the same time.

How could such an undisguised change be hidden from them?
The two ancient residual souls suddenly raised their heads and stared at Gu Pan’s face - the face at the conscious level.

After a long while, he said, "What happened just now?"

"What's that smell?"

The two ancient souls asked at the same time.

Gu Pan swallowed hard, almost breaking out in a cold sweat, but he knew that he absolutely could not be cowardly at this time.

So she said with an awkward smile, "You can see that I am truly a man of heaven. Given time, my achievements will be immeasurable! As the saying goes, if one person succeeds, everyone else will benefit. Don't hesitate. Assist me now. You will receive countless benefits in the future!"

"..."

"..."

The two remaining souls remained silent for a long time.

Suddenly, they shook violently, each emitting an aura that was either sinister or arrogant.

Invisibly, Gu Pan seemed to think he saw two blurry figures.

One of them was in a black quagmire, with three golden crows covering his forehead; the other one raised his head arrogantly, with nine giant white tails rising from behind him, covering the sky and the sun!

"Goo!"

It was as if the terrifying pressure that had traveled through time and space and had lingered from ancient times to the present was overwhelming. Gu Pan felt his heart tremble!
But now that things have come to this, she knows there is no turning back.

In order to prevent these two guys from knowing the source of the abnormality in his body, and to protect Xu Shu from being targeted by these two ancient beings who obviously have bad intentions, Gu Pan decided to bear everything alone.

Even though she was extremely frightened, she gritted her teeth and said nothing.

In the eternal silence that seemed like eternity, the two ancient souls and Gu Pan stared at each other for a long time...

……

Xu Shu took two steps and turned around to see Gu Pan sitting on the ground. Her body was trembling slightly, and he could vaguely hear her breathing.
"Uh... I just gave you a little benefit. Are you so moved that you cry? Women are really hypocritical~"

Xu Shu shook his head and walked quickly to the other end of the corridor.

Here Xie Xiaochan was eating the food she brought with her, her mouth full of oil.

As the only person in the team with a strong appetite, the previous experience seemed to have little effect on her.

Seeing Xu Shu coming over, Xie Xiaochan slightly restrained her action of tearing the chicken leg, and asked him in a slightly demure and elegant tone: "Do you want to eat too?"

"No, it's almost dawn, let's see how to go tomorrow."

Xu Shu declined and invited the bride to carefully study the route for the next day.

In this regard, Xie Xiaochan did not disappoint him.

She was indeed well prepared, even carrying a topographical map of the explored areas of Death Ridge.

According to Xie Xiaochan, the entrance to the secret realm corresponding to her trigger object "Famous Sword Cunzhi" is located on the west side of the cathedral.

The specific distance is about two hundred kilometers, and there are quite obvious landmark buildings around it, some broken overpasses, a huge statue of a god, and so on.

It is worth mentioning that all maps of Death Ridge are centered on the cathedral, and the distance and direction from the inside to the outside are relatively accurate.

This, of course, must exclude the hour after the bell rings before nightfall.

During that time, space appears to be distorted and any maps would be invalid.

And everything will return to normal when the night ends and the day comes again.

Xu Shu asked a few more questions, such as what specific enemies were in the secret realm, whether there were any mysterious and inexplicable existences like the one under the church, etc. These were all very crucial information.

And Xie Xiaochan also answered fluently.

According to the information obtained by the curious, the secret place seems to have been made into a monster duel arena, with a large number of corpses and ghosts competing in it.

Among them, the winner can get the rewards given by the rules of the secret realm. If he successfully challenges the boss Qilixiang, he can get a special spell tool material.

Because of its special environment, this secret realm is also named "Challenger Duel Arena" in a small circle.

There is only one evil spirit who is the "champion", and her strength has reached the peak of the third level. Many masters have fought her on equal terms, so a lot of information has been leaked.

Because he had a habit of singing the song "The crooked sparrows stomping their beaks on the antenna pole" when fighting, he gradually earned the nickname "Seven-mile Fragrance".

In general, the information about the secret realms described by everyone is similar, quite complete, and highly authentic.

The reason why this secret realm has not been conquered is very strange, and it is also restricted by the rules of the secret realm.

The number of triggers that can enter this secret realm is not particularly small, but it actually limits the opponent and time.

Depending on the trigger, a monster can be called out to start a duel, and the time limit of "Seven-Li Fragrance" in the ring match depends on how much time is left for the fighter to defeat the opponent.

In other words, you can only summon a certain monster "fighter" based on the trigger you get, and the strength of the fighter depends entirely on luck.

This results in most people having to watch the participating monsters slaughter their own fighters. If they lose, they won’t even get the chance to fight the boss and their news will be spread out, which is really frustrating.

Even if they finally survive the early challenges and the extraordinary people get the chance to play, there is a high probability that they will not have much time left. I heard that some of the time is as short as only a dozen seconds.

It is naturally almost impossible to kill a peak level three monster in such a short time.

This is the reason why the secret realm has not been breached yet.

At this point, Xie Xiaochan patted her chest and said confidently: "But it doesn't matter, my trigger is not ordinary! Just look at mine, hehe!"

"Is it really her~?"

Xu Shu seemed to be thinking about something.

This "Qi Li Xiang" is indeed the same as the cursed spirit "Qi Li Xiang" of "Jia Gu Yu Tai" whom he had fought against in the legend.

Her trigger is the weapon left by the strong man who was evenly matched with "Arthur". Could it be possible that she can summon the dead oracle bones to beat Qi Lixiang?

This... If that's the case, it's no wonder Xie Xiaochan is so confident...

Xu Shu stroked his chin, and the matter was settled.

At this moment, the pale moonlight swept across the cobweb-covered ceiling of the corridor. Xie Xiaochan suddenly pressed down Xu Shu's wrist as he was holding a gun and fishing. They both held their breath at the same time - on the mottled wall, some dark red liquid was flowing down the Gothic eaves and forming a thin stream under the beams.

On the dome, most of the glass depicting the suffering of the saints had already shattered, leaving only the broken parts, reflecting dozens of pupils, staring at them quietly, bloody and weird.

Amidst the long staring and dead silence, the wailing that came one after another reflected a strange harmony between the stone walls, a sound like nails scratching marble, as if the fingertips were rubbing against flesh and blood, filling all directions, as if surrounding Xie Xiaochan and Xu Shu.

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(End of this chapter)