Ascension Through Generations

Gucheng, also known as Chuwangcheng, is located fifty miles due east of Chuguocheng and is also one of the four satellite cities.

This city covers an area of ​​nearly three hundred miles. The city is rich in aura, with endless magnificent towers and pavilions. In addition, there are many blessed places and spiritual realms.

There are only more than 40,000 people in Gucheng, and all of them are direct descendants of the Gu family within three generations.

Just before noon, the sun is blazing.

A white-feathered roc roared from a distance and flew over Gucheng. After circling in a circle, it suddenly landed in a luxurious mansion.

Not long after, Zhao Sheng and Gu Yu walked into the living room together, chatting and laughing.

"Senior Wuying, please have some tea first. Get off your horse and ask to see your great-grandfather."

"Master Gu, please go. I'm here waiting for good news."

After a few short words, Gu Yu turned around and left happily.

After waiting for about an hour, Gu Yu suddenly returned to the living room with a cheerful expression.

"Haha! Fortunately, I live up to my fate! Senior Wuying, please come with me!"

"Good work!"

…

After a cup of tea, the two stopped in front of a complex of buildings that stretched for more than ten miles.

Gu Yu took out a carved dragon tablet and waved it in front of four armored puppets more than ten feet tall at the door.

Then, the blood in the armored puppet's eyes suddenly dimmed, and a path two people wide appeared.

Zhao Sheng and his two men walked into the portal, then passed through two prohibitive barriers, and finally came to a majestic and solid stone building.

At this time, in the open space in front of the stone building, an old man with white hair and a childish face was lying on a bamboo rocking chair, leisurely basking in the sun.

Gu Yu walked forward cautiously and squatted next to the rocking chair, "Grandpa Zu, Thirteenth, I see you are here."

"You little bastard. Have the clan's rules become mere decorations now? How can you bring outsiders to Zhenlang Pavilion!"

A soft voice suddenly sounded, and Zhao Sheng felt the top of his head go numb and a chill in his heart!

Danger, extremely dangerous!

This person is undoubtedly one of the Gu family's heritage, and his cultivation level is at least above the Golden Pill.

Gu Yu sweated on his forehead and hurriedly explained: "Grandpa, please don't misunderstand! Senior Wuying has accepted my invitation and agreed to be the family's guest. The head of the family has also nodded in agreement. Senior just wants to enter Zhenlang Pavilion to read three books. Time will never violate any taboos.”

"Okay! I just want to ask, why are you so panicked? Have you forgotten the eight-character heart secret in "The Art of the Underworld" that says, "You are still in your mind, but you won't be surprised when the sky falls"?!" The old man sat up slightly. , scolded.

"Grandpa Zu taught you this! Thirteen's state of mind has not yet reached its peak, and he will definitely practice hard in the future." Gu Yu repeatedly promised.

The old man glanced at Zhao Sheng, nodded slightly and said: "Well, your boy's vision is not bad! This man's strength is barely enough to see through. Forget it, let's go in!"

"Grandson, thank you for your kindness!" Gu Yu said happily.

Zhao Sheng also raised his hands and said, "Junior Wuying would like to thank senior for being more generous."

boom!

The door of the stone building slowly opened, making a rumble.

After Zhao Sheng nodded to Gu Yu, he stepped up the stone steps and entered Zhenlang Pavilion smoothly.

As soon as he entered the building, the stone door behind him suddenly closed, and the spiritual beads suddenly lit up, illuminating the dim space.

Looking around, there are countless bookshelves arranged horizontally and vertically, densely packed, extending to the end of the field of vision.

The bookshelf is filled with various ancient books and scrolls, including jade slips, jade plates, and stone tablet rubbings. The nearby desk is filled with countless fragments and ancient bone fragments, and the bone fragments are full of strange inscriptions. Bizarre symbols.

Zhenlang Pavilion originated from the Taoist Pagoda. The internal classics are divided into more than 20 major volumes such as Dharma, Dan, Qi, Zhen, Fu, Yu, Shu, Secret Miscellaneous Notes, etc. Each major category is divided into several categories, totaling more than More than a thousand categories.

Zhao Sheng seemed to have planned it for a long time. As soon as he walked in, he went straight to the exercise department and started searching along the rows of bookshelves.

"It's really here!"

After a moment, his eyes suddenly brightened, and with a wave of his hand, a jade slip suddenly flew up from the bookshelf and landed in his palm.

His spiritual sense penetrated into it, and countless information poured into his mind. It was the foundation building and golden elixir scriptures of the "Red Lotus Karma Fire Sutra".

Three hours passed by in a flash.

As the stone door suddenly opened again, Zhao Sheng put the book in his hand back on the bookshelf with regret on his face, and then walked out.

Gu Yu came forward and asked with a smile: "Senior Wuying, how was your harvest from this trip?"

"Zhenlang Pavilion is really all-encompassing, and Pindao has gained a lot this time." Zhao Sheng said with deliberate joy.

After the two of them saluted the old man guarding the pavilion, they left Zhenlang Pavilion.

Looking at the retreating figure, the boy-faced and crane-haired old man murmured to himself: "This man is quite sensible. He knows that there are some secret scrolls that he should not read, so he simply doesn't look at them. Little Thirteen really did something serious. Very good!”

Next, Zhao Sheng followed Gu Yu to visit Gu Dongdian, the head of the Gu family.

The two hit it off and talked happily.

Until nightfall, Zhao Sheng repeatedly declined the Gu family's attempts to stay on the pretext of something else, and finally left.

…

The fourteenth floor of the Divine Prison.

A black shadow suddenly emerged from the ground.

A dark shadow loomed, holding a pill in his mouth. The heavy security and restrictions in the prison seemed to have no effect.

After carefully identifying the direction, the black shadow moved silently like a thief rat and soon arrived outside the door of Cell No. 3.

"Squeak, squeak!"

After an inaudible rat squeal, a layer of black light emerged from the shadow, and he cast his innate spell, ignoring the cold iron gate and darting into the cell in a flash.

I don't know how long it took, but there was a sound of footsteps, and Zhao Sheng and Leng Sha walked side by side.

"Here we go, it's Cell No. 3's turn today. Be careful not to be deceived after entering. There is a snake demon imprisoned inside."

Zhao Sheng took out the pass token, unlocked the door restrictions, and opened the cell door.

Suddenly, his eyes flickered and his steps stopped.

At this moment, the Ear Reporter God was flying around his head quickly, with a look of anxiety on his little face.

"Something's wrong, there's something going on!" Zhao Sheng was alert, his consciousness suddenly exploded, and he searched every corner of the cell.

However, he found nothing.

Cell No. 3 contained a snake man covered in scales and with a large tumor on his forehead.

"No wonder he was imprisoned in the fourteenth level of prison. The power of incense on his body is so strong that he is about to lose his demonic body and reincarnate into a wild god."

Zhao Sheng was secretly surprised and became increasingly wary.

This snake man probably got a lot of luck, and his strength is not inferior to that of a monk in the middle stage of foundation building.

According to records, such a great demon who is close to the wild god must have many believers under his command, and maybe even many of the gods' servants have been subdued.

At this moment, a black shadow suddenly appeared on the back of Zhao Sheng's head, and a black light flashed, about to lift his skull.

Uh-huh!

Just as he touched his hair, a layer of red flame enveloped Zhao Sheng's body.

The black shadow seemed to have hit an iron wall, letting out a shrill scream.

Zhao Sheng flashed, moved three feet out of thin air, stretched out his right hand with lightning, and grabbed the black shadow.

The black shadow suddenly dispersed, and a two-foot-long black-haired mouse suddenly revealed its true form.

The black rat screamed miserably and struggled desperately.

However, how could Zhao Sheng's strength be shaken by a mere little demon?

"The Escape Rat? What a rare beast! There is such a rare demon under the command of this snake demon."

Zhao Sheng's spiritual power was running, and the red karma fire instantly became several times stronger, surrounding the rat demon and preventing it from escaping.

"Who are you?"

At this time, the snake man locked on the shelf suddenly spoke. The voice was full of fear.

According to the previous plan, Dunkongshu was responsible for smuggling the magic pill in.

After its demonic power is restored, it breaks free from its restraints and escapes from prison.

Afterwards, there will be people from the Guild of Ghosts and Gods taking care of the aftermath.

The prison guard in front of him has powerful spiritual power and amazing momentum. He is definitely a foundation-building monk.

Who can tell me what is going on?

"Who do you think I am? I'm just an ordinary prison guard."

Zhao Sheng saw through the other party's conspiracy and felt relaxed.

"There are ancient spiritual treasures in my treasure house. If you let me go, I am willing to give you the spiritual treasures as a gift."

The snake man's voice suddenly paused, a look of confusion flashed in his eyes, a large amount of blood spurted out from his chest, and his heart was suddenly dug out.

Zhao Sheng held up the heart of the snake demon, and saw a bright divine light blooming on the surface, and an illusory "pearl" emerging from the inside.

, an extremely complex Taoist text is vaguely revealed in the pearl.

At a glance, a flash of realization flashed through Zhao Sheng's mind. The pearl was just a fragment of the law, and after falling to the human world, it embodied a kind of divine authority.

As soon as this thought arose, and recalling the Tiandao Sect's act of ennobling gods and the true nature of the Shinto Talisman Edict, everything made sense.

Youdao means that the way of heaven has lost its authority, and all spirits are expelled from it!

"Ah! I curse you! I curse you to death!"

The snake demon let out a long roar, opened its mouth and spit out hundreds of blue divine lights, shooting at Zhao Sheng. At the same time, the demon soul rushed out of his head and hit Zhao Sheng's eyebrows.

"Haha, you are seeking death!"

With a smile on his face, Zhao Sheng raised a red karma fire in his hand, turning into a six-petaled red lotus and swallowing the demon soul easily.

Red flames swept across the cell, the blue light was swept away, the evil ice on the wall evaporated instantly, and the temperature of the cell suddenly soared.

Buzz!

At this moment, a harsh buzz suddenly sounded in the Divine Prison, and a layer of electric light suddenly emerged from the surrounding walls, blocking the red lotus karma fire that swept across all directions.

When Zhao Sheng saw this, his body turned into nothingness.

But in the next moment, his figure reappeared on the spot, but the heart containing the fragments of the law had disappeared, replaced by a bunch of bloody fur.

"Dude, what happened?"

Leng Sha broke in first and saw the corpse of the snake demon at a glance.

"What! Who triggered the restriction?"

Following the voice came a fat man, holding a nine-ring blade, each golden ring exuding a cold chill. It's about the size of an adult's fist.

"Oh, what's wrong! This snake demon is a prisoner who was specially ordered by the Lord to be under strict supervision. Now he has died inexplicably. How can I explain to the Lord!"

Zhao Sheng raised his right hand, with a strand of bloody fur between his fingers, and gestured to the two of them: "I just saw a flash of black light, and the snake demon's heart was gone. I only had time to hit one The fire knife narrowly cut off this object."

"Let me take a look!"

The fat man snatched the fur away, took a look at it, and smelled it with his nose. His expression suddenly changed.

"This is the fur of a space rat!" This man was also well-informed and immediately shouted in surprise.

Leng Sha frowned and said in a deep voice: "Escape rats are extremely rare. It is rumored that there are two pairs in the Ghost and God Guild. Could it be that the people of the Ghost and God Guild deliberately killed the demons to silence them?"

"That's right. This snake demon has divine authority. People from the Ghost and God Association will never stand idly by. Killing demons and obtaining treasures is their purpose."

As soon as he finished speaking, a burly man with a height of two feet and a full body of armor strode in. Next to him was an old man with a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks.

The burly giant man is the only first-class prison guard in the Divine Prison. He is an innate grand master of the realm of gods and possesses foundation-building level combat power.

"Don't worry, with this tuft of fur here, even if the Sky-Escape Rat Demon has escaped, we will definitely be able to find traces of it."

The sharp-looking old man was born in Jieyun Temple in Zhongnan Prefecture, and his favorite thing in life was to tell people's fortunes.

Although he often made miscalculations, this person never tired of it.

After finishing speaking, the man carefully took out a black glass tortoise shell.

The black glass tortoise shell is crystal clear, and the Nine Palaces and Bagua patterns are naturally formed on the back, which is mysterious and subtle, with a hint of ancient clumsiness.

The old man took a wisp of breath from the fur, put it into the black glass tortoise shell, and tapped the surface of the armor with his five fingers, pouring in wisps of special spiritual power.

The tortoise shell vibrated slightly, and a muffled sound like a wooden fish came out.

A black light rushed out from the tortoise shell, pointing diagonally upward.

"Walk!"

The old man held the tortoise shell, dashed out of the cell, and followed closely.

"Heaven's way is limitless! Let's go after him too."

After Leng Sha finished speaking, he immediately chased after him.

The burly man was like a ghost. He took one step forward, shrunk to an inch, and jumped twenty or thirty feet away.

Zhao Sheng did not move immediately. He suddenly disappeared for a few breaths. After reappearing, he rushed out of the cell and chased after him.

Until then, Prison Lieutenant Xiao Moruo arrived belatedly and had just appeared in the corridor of the fourteenth floor of the prison.

Xiao Moruo blocked everyone's way and asked seriously: "Stop, what happened here?"

"Reporting to your lord, the snake demon in Cell No. 3 has just had its heart taken away by an escaped rat demon, and is now dead. My subordinates and others are trying to track this demon and capture it as soon as possible."

After Xiao Moruo heard this, his old face turned as black as the bottom of a pot, and his appearance became more ferocious and terrifying.

He shouted angrily: "What are you doing standing still! Why don't you hurry up and chase after me!"

"Yes, sir!"

Everyone agreed with a bang, and then quickly ran away.

However, three days passed in a blink of an eye. Everyone searched inside and outside, but couldn't find even a rat hair, let alone capture the air-escaping rat.

Zhao Sheng was also called for interrogation many times, but he was fooled every time.

No one in the Divine Prison knew that the Escape Rat had actually been destroyed long ago. It's normal not to be able to find it, but it's strange to be able to find it.

The Divine Prison had been working hard on this matter for more than half a month. It was only when no clues could be found that the incident was suppressed.

It would be three months before the aftermath of the incident completely subsided.

Late one night a month later, Zhao Sheng quietly disappeared from the practice room.

When he appeared again, he had already appeared in the bookshelf aisle on the first floor of Zhenlang Pavilion.