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Chapter 654 Dangerous Mission
Gu Shiyi hummed,

"You can guess..."

This kind of loose organization formed by sects from all over the place is prone to problems!

Even within a school or a sect, with years of foundation, inheritance from master to apprentice, and affection from childhood, there will still be infighting among factions and competition among fellow disciples, not to mention this kind of organization that is cobbled together from all sides!
In Gu Shiyi's opinion, there is nothing that can be done about it!
Ever since the invaders from the opposite continent entered here, this continent is destined to never return to its previous relatively peaceful state!

The competition on the other side of the continent is ten times more brutal than here, and the inheritance of martial arts is more complete, which means that the invaders are more ruthless and will leave no room for maneuver. Therefore, the local cultivators suffered a great loss as soon as the two sides fought, and this was the case with the Tianyi Sect. The result now is that all the sects on this continent have been beaten to pieces. After that, everyone came to their senses and began to gather together, ready to work together!

But people are selfish, and those who practice Taoism are more selfish than others.

As the saying goes, I would rather die than let my fellow Taoist die!
When encountering dangerous situations, it is naturally the fellow Taoists who will come to help!

Of course, in the beginning there were still many passionate elites in the alliance who were determined to repel the invaders and restore the original peace and tranquility of the continent. However, after fighting for so long, this group of people who were dedicated to the public have been almost completely betrayed by those who are not useful for other purposes. Among the remaining people, I am afraid that seven out of ten are just trying to protect themselves!
There are also some people who are just in their hearts, like the Tianyi Sect. Because they are defensive, they are targeted by others, and they are excluded and suppressed by all means, or they simply disappear without a sound. This means that the external enemies have not left, and internal fighting has begun!

This is human nature. Gu Shiyi has been following the old guy in the underworld for more than 20 years, so he has seen through it a long time ago!

So she advised Pu Yanlan,
"After we rescue Grand Elder Jin, let's find a quiet place to practice!"

Pu Yanlan nodded,
"That's my plan too!"

The current situation on the mainland is already chaotic enough. She doesn't want to get involved, and she can't get involved!

Since then, Gu Shiyi has been very active in taking on tasks in the alliance, working hard to gain points and reputation in an effort to level up!

In fact, it is not difficult to upgrade in the alliance. Just take on more difficult and dangerous tasks!
For example, going deep into enemy territory to spy on the enemy's movements, or assassinating a high-level enemy monk, or finding a way to figure out the layout of a spiritual mine somewhere in the enemy!
Gu Shiyi never refuses anyone who comes to him. He just goes when he is accepted, and the person can come back safely after leaving!

Of course, her safe return was not solely due to her efforts, she had a family and a lot of helpers!
For example, if she wanted to scout out the enemy's territory or find out their deployment, she wouldn't have to do anything at all. She could just send out the people in red and do it!
If he assassinates a high-level cultivator, that would be even easier. When she finds out that the other party is alone, she will be in the open while Pu Yanlan is in the dark. They can kill him with one move!
The two of them cooperated to assassinate the enemy cultivator in the late Nascent Soul stage with the highest price. This assassination made Gu Shiyi famous in the alliance and he was very impressive!
As a result, within a year, the badge in her hand was changed to the sixth level. As a cultivator in the late Jindan stage, she could complete various dangerous tasks independently, and even kill cultivators in the Yuanying stage. This made her famous not only in the alliance but also in the eyes of the invaders!

And with Gu Shiyi's personality, she is good at socializing. Although she is always in a hurry every time she returns to the alliance headquarters, she will set off again after staying for a few days. Even so, she has made many fellow Taoists of the same level. Several deacons have a fondness for her. There is even an Elder Lu from the alliance who admires Gu Shiyi very much and wants to transfer her to work under him!

Speaking of Elder Lu, he is a cultivator in the late Mahayana period. If such a high-level cultivator was willing to recruit Gu Shiyi, Gu Shiyi would naturally be willing. However, she joined the alliance for the Zhengyuan Sect. During this period, she never inquired about the affairs of the Zhengyuan Sect, nor did she show courtesy to the three elders of the Zhengyuan Sect among the alliance elders. She always did things in an orderly manner.

This time, she had just finished a mission and returned to the Alliance to report, when she was summoned by Elder Lu to a large courtyard in the mountains. In the Alliance, when one reaches the level of elder, one can have a large courtyard that can accommodate all the disciples under the elder. However, the situation of this Elder Lu is different. He occupies such a large courtyard by himself, and there are only a few disciples living in it, so the courtyard seems very empty and quiet!

When Elder Lu saw Gu Shiyi, he didn't say anything.

"Gu Shiyi, there is a mission here that needs to be completed... If you complete it well, you will be promoted to the next level when you return to the alliance!"

After saying that, a beam of light shot towards Gu Shiyi. Gu Shiyi took it and scanned it with his spiritual sense, but raised his eyebrows.
"Heavenly Corpse Ridge..."

Gu Shiyi raised his eyebrows and asked the old man with white hair, beard and eyebrows, who was sitting above him with a ruddy face,
"Senior Lu, where is Tianshi Ridge? Why have I never heard of it?"

Logically speaking, she had just been upgraded not long ago, and if she wanted to upgrade to the next level, she would have to complete a lot of tasks. As a general rule, the higher you go, the harder it is to climb. This rule applies everywhere!

Therefore, a task that can allow you to level up immediately must be unusually dangerous!
The old man surnamed Lu responded,
"Heavenly Corpse Ridge is an ancient name. Few people know it now. I think now... I'm afraid that the people nearby don't know its old name..."

The number of elders in the alliance has also increased and decreased, and now there are only twelve people left. This senior surnamed Lu is one of them. He comes from a small sect in Daxizhou. This sect is extremely strange. It is a single-line sect that can only pass on two disciples at most, so there are no offspring. However, the cultivation speed of each sect master is incredibly fast, and their realm is also famously high. They can be ranked among the best in the entire continent. For example, this senior Lu is a cultivator in the late Mahayana period. According to his realm, he should have retreated to the mountains and no longer be involved in worldly affairs. However, this senior joined the alliance and became an elder. It is quite puzzling!

Gu Shiyi was surprised.

"Then, Senior... I wonder where this Heavenly Corpse Ridge is?"

Elder Lu said slowly, "This place is in Wanshazhou, under the eight thousand li sea of ​​sand..."

"Under the eight thousand li sea of ​​sand?"

Eight thousand miles of sand sea, do you know how large its area is?

Even if a monk could travel thousands of miles a day, it would still be very difficult to find things underground if the terrain is not much different!

Gu Shiyi frowned tightly and said with a folded hand.
"Senior, please enlighten me on this matter!"

Elder Lu said,

"Wanshazhou was not called Wanshazhou back then. It was because of a drought demon that turned the land into a barren land for thousands of miles. After a long time, it became Shazhou. The center of Shazhou is the 8,000-mile sand sea..."

These are all ancient legends. Gu Shiyi has heard of them a few times, so he asked again,
"Then Senior Lu, this Tianshi Ridge is not the place where Hanba died, right?"

According to normal logic, this thing, which can already be called a monster, was extremely powerful when it was alive, and would most likely cause endless harm after its death. The place where it died should be the center of the harm!
Elder Lu nodded and said,

"That's right. Back then, the Hanba's Taoism was so profound that he was almost transformed into a beast. As a result, because of his profound Taoism, thousands of miles of people were devastated. The people of the state fled one after another. Even after thousands of years, the place is still uninhabitable..."

After a pause, he said again,
"Back then, the immortals spent a lot of effort and methods to kill this creature. The place where the drought demon died was Tianshi Ridge... Although the drought demon died, its body could not be disposed of. It could only be suppressed under the sea of ​​sand with a treasure. After so many years, I think its body has become nothing. Your mission this time is to retrieve the treasure!"

Get treasure?

Gu Shiyi's brows furrowed even tighter.

"Senior Lu, I'm afraid that treasure is not easy to obtain?"

Elder Lu nodded and said,

"It's not that it's difficult to obtain, it's just that it's extremely dangerous. However, this matter must be carried out!"

Having said this, he stood up and paced a few steps,
"We received news from the front saying that countless flying corpses appeared in the enemy camp, forming a flying corpse formation. Buddhist masters such as Master Jiunan have already been dispatched, but Master Jiunan sent back a message yesterday saying that these flying corpses are not very powerful individually. Among them, there is a pair of flying corpses of a couple who are about to become drought demons. You know... if a couple becomes drought demons together, the horror is multiplied several times... and now there are too few ghost cultivators in the alliance, and there are only a few Buddhist masters. We can only think of a way to take out that magic weapon... to break the opponent's flying corpse formation..."

Gu Shi nodded,

These demon corpses, whether husband and wife, mother and child, once they upgrade together in pairs, it is no longer a matter of 1+1 equals 3!

She didn’t understand these things before, but Yan’er understood them!
She naturally knew a lot from what she saw and heard every day.
Gu Shiyi thought for a moment and asked again,

"Senior, I'm afraid that the Corpse Ridge is not simple, right?"

Elder Lu nodded.
"In that 8,000-mile sea of ​​sand, there is a sect founded by evil cultivators. They absorb the corpse poison left by the drought demon and practice corpse cultivation. Also, the news of the Corpse Ridge has been leaked, and the invaders on the other side will probably send people there... So not only do you have to destroy the evil sect, but you also have to deal with the invaders... This mission is extremely dangerous!"

Gu Shiyi raised his eyebrows when he heard this.

"Um... Senior, you can't let me do this alone, right?"

If I go alone, wouldn't that be suicide?
Elder Lu shook his head.
"Of course you won't be allowed to go alone. This time, Elder Mao from the Zhengyuan Sect is leading the team. There should be 40 to 50 people in total. Because you are good at sneaking and hiding, you are sent as a scout to gather information..."