C4508 Fortress
C4508 Fortress
“Don’t forget that we’re here to annihilate the evil sects. We don’t seek to annihilate the evil sects in one go, but we at least have to accomplish something. We have to kill a few more evil cultivators. Otherwise, wouldn’t we have come here for nothing? We’ve wasted Captain’s efforts.”
Gu Feng’s words were extremely straightforward and resounding, and it caused the three of them to awaken and become much more clear-headed.
Zuo Zhao’s face sank as he said slowly, “Gu Feng’s words are extremely correct. There are some things that we have to rely on ourselves to obtain. Captain can protect us for a short period of time, but he can’t protect us forever. If we don’t take the risk and fight, then we’ll probably have to live like this for the rest of our lives, and we’ll have no hope of advancing further.”
They were already at the peak of the Tribulation Transcender Realm. If they wanted to advance further, then they could only comprehend the secrets of the heavens and the earth and attain a position of immortality.
However, it was too difficult for them. Fortunately, they possessed the Mysterious Heaven Spirit Treasure, and they obtained the natural luck of the heavens and the earth, so it wasn’t like they didn’t have any chance at all.
Right now, it was an extremely good opportunity for them. They could rely on killing enemies to increase their strength and advance further.
“I have the Crimson Firmament Sword in my possession, so I naturally have nothing to fear,” said Gu Lan Yue with a serious expression.
Fu Xue gritted her teeth and made up her mind as well. “Alright, it’s time to fight. However, I don’t trust Zhu Zhen Fei. At that time, we’ll have to rely on ourselves.”
Hearing this, Gu Feng was a bit confused and asked, “You don’t trust Zhu?”
Fu Xue nodded and said, “Yes, I don’t trust him. His gaze was very strange just now, and when we were moving, we shouldn’t consider them. Just relying on the four of us is enough. If we can succeed, that would be the best, but if we can’t, we should protect ourselves to the best of our abilities, so that we can be safe.”
It had to be said that Fu Xue was very considerate. Since the four of them had decided to do something big, they couldn’t be careless and rely on other people.
After all, people’s hearts were at the bottom of the stomach. Fu Xue was very careful. Other than these people, she couldn’t trust anyone else, so it wasn’t a big mistake to be careful.
Hearing this, the three of them looked at each other. Gu Feng nodded and said, “Okay, what Fu Xue said is very good. Let’s do it. I plan to go and investigate personally and check out the terrain and information about the stronghold. Who wants to go with me?”
As he spoke, he looked at the three of them.
“I’ll go with you. You’re good at movement speed, and I’m good at defense. That’s suitable,” Zuo Zhao said with a smile.
Gu Feng smiled and said, “That’s good. Let’s do it. It’ll also let the captain see that we can do big things. Don’t let him down.”
“Okay.”
Immediately, without any more nonsense, Gu Feng and Zuo Zhao left Jingbian City. They were very cautious and hid their auras in order to avoid being discovered by the evil sect cultivators.
The two of them walked side by side and sped along the way. Zuo Zhao could not help but say, “We haven’t seen each other for a long time. I didn’t expect you to change so much. You’ve become more calm and considerate.”
Indeed, they hadn’t seen each other for a long time after they had separated.
In the past, Gu Feng had mostly stood behind Gu Lan Yue. Everything was decided by Gu Lan Yue. He had helped Gu Lan Yue, but now, Gu Feng had become the pillar of the Gu Clan and the one who made decisions.
Such a change was not small.
Hearing this, Gu Feng smiled bitterly and said, “After experiencing so much, I naturally changed. In the past, the Gu Clan didn’t need me to take care of things. I only needed to focus on cultivating. After the previous incident, someone had to stand up and do something. It wasn’t enough to rely on the old clan master and Sister Lan Yue.”
There was a bit of helplessness and bitterness in his words. It was the power of fate that pushed him to this step. He had no choice but to do it.
Zuo Zhao also understood that Gu Feng was referring to the disaster that had happened in the Heavenly River City when the evil sects had attacked and the Gu Clan had suffered heavy casualties.
“I’m sorry, I made you think of unpleasant things,” Zuo Zhao said.
Gu Feng smiled indifferently and said, “It’s fine. It’s all in the past. We have to look forward to the future. The current Gu Clan has taken root in the Violet Cloud City and is doing quite well. They have a place to settle down.”
Both of them fell silent.
After a while, Zuo Zhao spoke directly, “We’re getting close to the stronghold soon. What do you plan to do?”
Gu Feng smiled calmly and said, “It’s very simple. I’ve thought about it for a long time. My movement technique is fast. Later, you’ll help me with the formation and support. I’ll get closer to the stronghold and check how the defense of the stronghold is like as Zhu Zhenfei said. Is it as tight as Zhu Zhenfei said?”
Zuo Zhao thought for a moment. This was indeed the safest way. He nodded and said, “Alright, let’s do it that way.”
“Mm.”
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In the middle of a mountain range stood a dark stronghold. It was like a steel monster crawling on the ground. Runes were connected like a cloud dragon, covering the sky and the sun, forming a whole.
This was a huge stronghold with a strong defense. It was easy to defend but hard to attack. Occasionally, there would be members of the cult in black uniform coming in and out of the stronghold. It seemed to be in perfect order.
At this moment, a team of five members of the God Cult flew over from afar and landed steadily in front of the stronghold. They were stopped by the guards.
“Password.”
“Long live the God Cult.”
“Alright, go in. It’s time to change the defense,” the guard muttered. The five members of the God Cult entered the stronghold.
Not long after, another team of five members of the God Cult exchanged a few simple words with each other and left the stronghold. Under the lead of a peak Prominent Divine Realm cultivator, they began their routine patrol.
The leader of the team took a look at the jade slip in his hand and cursed while hurrying on his way, “We have to patrol for another seven days. We can’t go back. It’s not a good time for us to live outside.”
One of his companions chuckled and said, “Captain, you should be content. If you didn’t send us to fight with the cultivators from Jingbian City, you would have to burn incense. Otherwise, we don’t know whether we’ll live or die. Although the work of patrolling is boring, it’s at least safe.”
“That’s right, that’s right. Captain, you should say less. If someone hears you, it will be troublesome.”
An evil cultivator echoed.
The captain, Cao Zheng, glared at the two of them and cursed, “You two, you have something to say. You’re indirectly insulting me. Hmph, do you think I don’t know?”
“How can that be? Captain is wise and mighty. We don’t dare to speak carelessly.”
“Right, right, right. We don’t dare. We still have to rely on you, Captain, to lead us to eat and drink.”
The two of them hurriedly said and complimented him. The atmosphere eased up a lot.
Cao Zheng saw this and sighed. He said, “Keep your spirits up. Recently, I feel that it’s not peaceful. The God Cult is probably going to change. Be careful, don’t let someone take advantage of you.”
“Yes, Captain.”
“Don’t worry about the other party. With us patrolling, even a mosquito won’t be able to get in.”
“Mm, let’s go. Continue patrolling.”
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