Chapter 381: Chapter 269 Emperor Corpse
Heavenly Demon Sacred Land!
In the memory of the demon’s divine soul, Gu Qingfeng indeed saw information about Gu Xiu.
After all, it was from the transmission array here that Gu Xiu had entered the Demon Realm, and considering the commotion he had stirred up, it would be difficult for other demons not to be aware of it.
Gu Qingfeng quickly understood exactly where the Life Forbidden Zone that Gu Xiu was in was located.
Without hesitation, Gu Qingfeng headed straight for the direction of the Life Forbidden Zone.
The dark brown soil seemed as if it was stained by countless fresh blood, which after years of changes had finally evolved into its current form.
In a certain cave, Gu Xiu leaned against the wall, his face pale, with the life breath on his body extremely weak, as if he were a candle flame in the wind that could go out at any moment.
“Gu lad, are you all right?”
From inside the ring, the voice of the Emperor Extreme Great Saint also sounded somewhat heavy.
Gu Xiu’s eyelids fluttered slightly, and an ugly smile appeared on his face.
“I’m fine, I won’t die for now, but it seems I’ll have to go back on my word about reconstructing a flesh body for my teacher!”
The Emperor Extreme Great Saint stopped mid-sentence.
Gu Xiu looked outside the cave, where the gloomy sky seemed like fierce beasts ready to devour someone, but his thoughts uncontrollably drifted to the Nine States.
“If I die here, my father probably won’t even know. It’s just a pity, in the end, that I couldn’t see my father one last time—”
Gu Xiu did not have much regret about his own predicament, just some unresolved matters.
At the end of the day.
It was because he had overestimated his own strength and underestimated the tricks of the demons.
Forcing his way into the ancient secret realm to seize opportunities, the demons were outraged. Many powerful entities joined hands in pursuit, and in the end, he had to flee to the Life Forbidden Zone to temporarily preserve his life.
The Life Forbidden Zone was dangerous.
As the place of an Emperor’s demise, not only was it filled with curses, but also many bizarre occurrences.
Creatures that ventured into the Life Forbidden Zone in the past perished here, contaminated by its power, and ultimately turned into wandering oddities, making it very difficult for anyone who entered the Life Forbidden Zone afterward to leave alive.
Right after Gu Xiu had entered, he had been struck by a curse and also severely wounded by the oddities. If it weren’t for the Emperor Extreme Great Saint unleashing his power at a critical moment, he probably would have perished long ago.
Gu Xiu, despite being gravely injured, found this cave dwelling and was able to temporarily fend off the oddities.
According to the Emperor Extreme Great Saint, this cave dwelling must have been left by some formidable entity in the past, with lingering undying Dao Rhythm, which could only just barely be effective.
All these were only temporary.
Gu Xiu bore the curse of the Life Forbidden Zone on his body, and with his strength, he had no way to dispel the curse.
Now that his life force was gradually draining, Gu Xiu felt that he could not hold on much longer.
“Gu lad, I will burn the last of my divine soul power to help you leave the Life Forbidden Zone, but whether or not it will be successful, I dare not guarantee!”
At this time, the Emperor Extreme Great Saint made a decision, his tone filled with determination.
If it were his prime, he would have been somewhat confident that he could take Gu Xiu out of the Life Forbidden Zone.
After all, although this was the place where a Great Emperor had fallen, as long as one did not venture too deep into the Life Forbidden Zone, the probability of leaving it with the power of the Great Saint Realm was not small.
If one were to really go deep into the Life Forbidden Zone, not to mention a Great Saint, but even a Saint King or someone in the Quasi-Emperor Realm would not be confident they could leave alive.
The Emperor Extreme Great Saint was not in his prime, reduced now to a mere remnant soul, not to mention the substantial power spent earlier to save Gu Xiu.
The Emperor Extreme Great Saint was making a final attempt.
But at this stage, the Emperor Extreme Great Saint had no choice but to try and not simply let Gu Xiu fade away here.
Was the most powerful among all the Emperor Extreme Great Saint’s disciples.
As long as Gu Xiu lived, reaching the rank of Saint King and even the Quasi-Emperor Realm one day had a significant chance, and there was even a possibility of going further, touching the mythical Emperor Realm.
The Emperor Extreme Great Saint certainly did not wish for him to perish here.
Gu Xiu gave a bitter smile.
“Currently, bearing a curse on my body, even if I were to leave the Life Forbidden Zone, what would it change? Without a way to dispel the curse, death is still unavoidable!”
The Emperor Extreme Great Saint fell silent.
He knew Gu Xiu was right.
The biggest problem for him now was the curse of the Life Forbidden Zone.
If the issue of the curse could not be resolved, even if Gu Xiu left the Life Forbidden Zone, he still had no chance of surviving.
“Ah… it’s all my fault. If I hadn’t sent you back to the Emperor Extreme Sacred Land, perhaps you wouldn’t have fallen into this situation.”
The Emperor Extreme Great Saint sighed, his voice filled with regret.
Everything stemmed from the Emperor Extreme Sacred Land.
Gu Xiu shook his head weakly: “This was the disciple’s own decision, and it has nothing to do with the teacher. Moreover, if it weren’t for the teacher’s multiple interventions, the disciple would have perished long ago and couldn’t have held on until now.”
“It’s just regrettable…”
“This time, the disciple’s demise is such that I won’t be able to return to the Nine States!”
This was the only regret in Gu Xiu’s heart—that he couldn’t see his parents one last time before he died.
But as his life force continued to ebb away, Gu Xiu’s vision also became increasingly blurred.
Out of nowhere, in the silent and desolate Life Forbidden Zone came a thunderclap as if from a clear sky, followed by a sudden strike of purple Divine Thunder from the heavens, its terrifying power seeming to completely shred the Life Forbidden Zone apart.