"During this period of my retreat," Gu Xu looked into Zhao Yan's eyes and continued to instruct, "I don't need you to kill the enemy, I just need you to bluff as much as possible and hide the fact that we lack top combat power for the time being, so that they don't dare to act rashly."

"If they attack, you don't have to go toe-to-toe with them.

"Try to find a way to delay until I get out of the customs."

Hearing his words, Zhao Yan did not pat his chest and say yes, but pondered for a moment, and said with a worried face: "I should be able to stop the enemy under the sage." But if they send the national teacher—"

"-The national teacher is a gentleman with a bottom line," Gu Xu smiled, "He will not kill innocents indiscriminately, he will only try to capture us anti-thief leaders alive."

"If he really comes, you can say to him, 'Apprentice of Hong Tieniu, did your master mention Xiao Changshou of the Medicine King Sect in front of you?' ”

"Hong Tieniu? Xiao longevity? Who are these people? Zhao Yandai frowned slightly, a little puzzled.

"It's a long story," Gu Xu said, "When I get out, I'll explain it to you in detail."

"Also, if you encounter an enemy that you can't solve, throw this seal letter to the ground in Liangzhou City, and then stomp on it twice."

"Throw it on the ground? Stepping on two feet? ”

Zhao Yan stared down at the seal letter in his hand, he couldn't feel any aura of extraordinary power on it, his expression became more and more puzzled, and he only felt that Gu Xu, a bastard, was more and more fond of playing tricks with his strength as his strength increased.

"Please, this time."

When the first rays of sunlight fell on the eaves of the morning, Gu Xu hugged his wife into his arms and sniffed the fragrance of her hair.

"You have to take care too."

Zhao Yan raised her head and kissed him lightly on the corner of her lips.

In her charming eyes, Gu Xu clearly saw her own reflection.

…………

After Zhao Yan left, Gu Xu walked straight to the secret room under the mansion.

Luo Chuan, Xu Man, and Zhao Changying are already waiting here.

"Emperor, the 'Yin and Yang Infinite Heaven Locking Spirit Array' you want is ready." When Gu Xu entered the house, Luo Chuan took the lead and bowed to him.

"Thank you for your hard work." Gu Xu responded.

As Luo Chuan recited the incantation, one point of light after another appeared in the dim secret room, like thousands of stars, shining in the dark night.

Soon, the dots of light joined together.

The light and darkness in the chamber merged into one and turned into black and white smoke.

Like the yin-yang fish on the Taiji diagram, it rotates slowly at a specific rhythm.

At this time, a subtle feeling sprouted in Gu Xu's heart: it seemed that there was an invisible barrier between him and the world; He seems to be in the great wilderness, but his soul seems to be adrift in the infinite void.

He took a deep breath, walked to the center of the formation, and sat down cross-legged.

His consciousness slowly sank into the endless netherworld.

The tall and majestic Yama Hall stood majestically in front of him, like a sleeping ancient beast.

The heavy gate was tightly closed, and the wind howled around it, swallowing up all light, as if leading to an unknown dark abyss.

For this hall, Gu Xu is no stranger.

He once followed the remnant soul of Emperor Ziwei to come here, and saw the verdict on the cover of Chen Jisheng, Shi Xiaohan, Lu Shiyao and others' life and death books.

"Who's coming?"

A loud voice came from inside the temple.

It was like a rumbling thunderbolt, making the entire hall tremble slightly.

Gu Xu knew that this was the voice of the King of Hades.

According to the description in the cultivation texts, this is not the Hades who controls the life and death of the world in the true sense, but an obstacle turned into by the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth, and a moat on the path of cultivation.

He is like a monster that guards the treasure in myths and legends, blocking the path of the warrior's exploration.

There are many ways to get through this level.

You can cheat, you can use brute force, you can plead, you can cheat, you can set traps, you can trade...... Each method is the embodiment of its own principles.

If you successfully clear the customs, you will be reborn and become a new saint.

But if you fail, your soul will be seriously damaged, and it will be difficult for your lifelong strength to grow, and even your soul will be scattered and you will die.

Gu Xu now has the simplest and most secure method of breaking through the realm.

That is to tell Lord Yama directly, "I am Emperor Ziwei."

He believed that after hearing this, Lord Yama would definitely call all the ghost soldiers and ghost generals and respectfully invite him in.

After all, he swallowed the remnant soul of Emperor Ziwei and inherited the cause and effect of Emperor Ziwei, from the perspective of the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth, he is a veritable Emperor Ziwei.

However, Gu Xu did not intend to do this.

Because he wants to practice his own rules, not to walk the path that Emperor Ziwei has walked again.

His dharma image appeared on his right hand.

At this time, the Dharma is no longer shrouded in fog, but reveals its true face - short hair, glasses, white T-shirt, jeans, incompatible with this quaint environment.

Gu Xu turned his head to look at Fa Xiang, and Fa Xiang also looked at Gu Xu.

There was a faint smile in the eyes behind the lenses, which seemed to be a silent encouragement to Gu Xu.

Gu Xu stretched out his right hand, Fa Xiang stretched out his left hand, and the two hands overlapped together in a tacit understanding, touching the cold and heavy gate in front of him.

They don't have a lot of power in their hands.

But at this moment, the two gates, along with the entire hall, began to shake violently.

Rocks crumble, dust flying.

The deafening roar echoed through the netherworld for a long time, like a landslide cracking the ground.

Suddenly, as if grabbed by an invisible giant hand, the roof of the main hall was lifted directly off, drawing an exaggerated arc in the air, and then slamming heavily on the distant mountains.

Cracks began to appear in the walls of the main hall, which gradually widened as the shaking intensified.

I only heard a loud sound like a river falling into the sea, and the entire building collapsed in front of Gu Xu's eyes.

The broken columns, the long staircases, and the high seats were exposed to the gray sky.

There is no longer a figure of Lord Yama in the hall.

Only a gorgeous brocade robe with black gold patterns remained, and a broken crown was left on the steps.

And Gu Xu's law appearance also disappeared.

He knew that his true body and Dharma appearance had completely merged into one and had become an inseparable whole.

"Rebellion."

"Subvert."

"Restore order."

"Reinvent the wheel."

Gu Xu stepped over the threshold, bypassed the robe and crown, stepped on the dusty stone steps, and walked to the high seat.

Transcendent sanctification is undoubtedly an insurmountable barrier for others.

But for him, it was a matter of course.

The question is only how he intends to get through this hurdle.

Since crossing into this world, he has been cautious day and night, trying his best to improve his strength, while trying his best to avoid risks, use his strength, and try not to have a direct conflict with a strong enemy.

But today, he went against the norm and chose the simplest and violent way of promotion.

"Dry smash this obstacle."

If you go with the current, you will die, and if you go against the current, you will live.

Although there are three thousand avenues in the world, these roads cannot help Gu Xu break the shackles of the cage and defeat Taishang Haotian.

Choosing them is tantamount to a slow death.

He had to find a different way and find his own way.

With this in mind, he slowly sat down on the seat that originally belonged to the Lord of Yama, only to feel that it was cold and hard, and it was not comfortable to sit on.

The remnant soul of Emperor Ziwei once swayed around on this chair with Erlang's legs crossed, like a young master who was hanging.

Gu Xu's sitting posture was upright and majestic.

At this moment, the earth of the Netherworld began to tremble violently.

Huge granite blocks emerge from cracks in the earth, and under the guidance of invisible forces, they quickly line up to repair the broken base of the main hall.

Beams and towering columns rise overhead, followed by gleaming glazed tile roofs.

The new hall was soon built into shape in the ruins, like a rapidly growing plant.

It is different from the eerie and terrifying of the original Yama Temple.

The new hall is majestic and splendid.

Like a bright sun, it rises in the dark netherworld, dazzling, so that the ghosts dare not approach.