Chapter 293 Heavy Losses

The air around became extremely cold.

In addition to the coldness, there was boundless terror and desperate palpitations.

The street appeared in the exquisite painting, simple and desolate.

The strong sense of time filled the surroundings, as if staying here for a moment would be washed away by time and turned into a dry skeleton.

In addition to the streets, a strange thing appeared out of thin air in front of the stall.

The leader of Zongxing was slightly stunned: "Gui Jihui?"

How could a person of his level not see it.

But he really didn't expect that Zhou An could get the Gui Jihui out.

They had never had this information, and they only got it now.

"Huh..."

A cold wind blew, bringing up a little dust.

The Gui Jihui, dressed in black, descended from the sky with the unique coldness and fear of the strange.

Hei Yu made a prompt decision and threw the inner elixir out.

The inner elixir turned into a graceful arc, rippling in the air.

In a short while, it fell into Gui Jihui's hands.

The inner elixir gradually melted in Gui Jihui's palm at a speed visible to the naked eye, and disappeared quickly.

The strange instincts on Gui Jihui's body were constantly lingering.

But as the inner elixir was caught by Gui Jihui, the strange aura on Gui Jihui's body had disappeared.

"This is... the power of the same level."

Gui Jihui was slightly stunned, and then looked at Zhou An with surprised eyes.

"No, are you serious?"

She usually said that Zhou An would bring people of the same level in, and it was just a joke.

But she really didn't expect that she would actually encounter it.

It's outrageous!

Zhou An said embarrassedly: "Aunt, I really can't beat this."

There is no way, this thing is not willing to lose its face, and it has to personally kill him. It's strange that Zhou An can withstand it.

The face of Zong Xing leader was completely gloomy: "It is said that there is someone protecting you, Zhou An. I didn't believe it at first, but now it seems that it is Gui Jihui."

"You can make Gui Yi sober, Zhou An, I suddenly don't want to kill you."

"If we can catch him alive and study him carefully, wouldn't it be a benefit for Zong Xing?"

Zhou An raised his eyebrows: "You should beat my aunt first."

Catch him?

Funny.

Beat this person first, then talk about catching him.

In the past, most people were afraid after encountering Gui Jihui, but Zong Xing leader was different.

Zong Xing leader put his hands behind his back and shook his head: "If it was in his prime, I would fight you, but unfortunately, there is only half a minute now, you do it."

He did not resist at all, his face was indifferent.

This is the momentum of a master of the same level.

If he came in his prime, he would fight with Gui Jihui for dozens of days and nights.

If he won, he would kidnap Zhou An.

But now, half a minute is not enough.

Who knew that after this sentence was spoken, the Gui Jihui did not take action, but looked up and down at the Zong Xing leader with a strange look.

"You caused the things in the crack."

The Gui Jihui sneered: "You have the same breath on you. The recent instability of the crack is related to you."

Zhou An listened at the side and said in his heart that it was indeed so.

Last time, he knew about this matter.

At that time, Zhou An was still very confused. They were obviously hunting ghosts, but they still caused chaos in the crack.

The Gui Jihui said that someone else was playing tricks in the crack.

Now it seems that it was the Zong Xing leader.

"Human breath can most arouse weirdness."

The Zong Xing leader said lightly: "What's more, I put the eight unique skills separately into the crack. Think about it, the founder of the eight unique skills who had died in the crack and turned into weirdness, would he go crazy after feeling the eight unique skills by instinct?"

After this sentence was spoken, the Gui Jihui didn't feel anything, but Zhou An frowned.

He understood the meaning of this sentence, and also understood how the Zong Xing leader aroused the weirdness in the crack.

In the crack, the weirdness is based on instinct.

Without a living person entering, this instinct is also slowed down to a certain extent.

But the Eight Secret Skills are different.

If the founder of the Eight Secret Skills really died in the crack as the Zong Xing leader said, and turned into a weirdness, then this thing is likely to arouse the instinct of the founder of the Eight Secret Skills, making the situation in the crack more complicated.

Zhou An touched his chin and said, "Besides, there is also the leader of Zong Xing who died in there. If he turns into Wei Yi, he will also be triggered by the Eight Secret Skills, causing chaos in the entire crack."

"You are very smart." Zong Xing leader did not shy away from it, nodded, and said bluntly: "It is indeed as you said. What's the harm in telling you? You can't stop it."

"And I did all this not just to make the crack chaotic, but also because of you."

"Because of me?"

Zhou An raised his eyebrows and said, "Why because of me?"

The Zong Xing leader said calmly: "Every copy of the Eight Secret Skills put in carries a trace of your breath. If you have the opportunity to enter the crack in the future, you will definitely be hit first."

Speaking of this, the Zong Xing leader was a little regretful.

"I didn't know you could actually make Wei Yi regain consciousness. If so, I wouldn't do it. But fortunately, you won't enter the crack in a short time, and I have enough time to try every possible way to bring you to Zong Xing and study you carefully."

Zhou An laughed at this and didn't answer.

He felt that this guy was a little too confident.

At this time, Gui Jihui turned around and looked at Zhou An.

"It seems that you will have a lot of trouble in the future."

Zhou An certainly knew that the trouble in the future would not be small, especially after entering the crack.

The strange thing with a head all over his body had already set his sights on him.

As long as Zhou An went in, no matter how far away, they would rush towards him.

Now with the founder of the Eight Secret Skills and the former vertical leaders, I am afraid that as soon as he entered, he would be besieged.

At that time, it would really be a mess.

Of course, that was a matter for the future, Zhou An didn't care about the future, and first dealt with the current affairs.

"Aunt, get rid of him." Zhou An said.

He summoned Gui Jihui just to deal with the vertical leader, and now it was fine to solve it directly.

In front of him, the golden gossip was no longer dark, and it was all auspicious.

The vertical leader didn't resist, just stood calmly with his hands behind his back.

But he looked at Zhou An, as if he wanted to study Zhou An thoroughly.

Zhou An felt his scalp tingling, thinking that the leader of the vertical sex had some orientation problems.

Gui Jihui didn't say much and pointed at the leader of the vertical sex.

Originally, the leader of the vertical sex had half a moment, but after he stopped resisting, he only pointed at the leader of the vertical sex and turned his clone into ashes completely.

At this moment, although the leader of the vertical sex turned into ashes, the exquisite painting was still there.

The surrounding streets and the landscapes of the exquisite painting overlapped with each other, giving people a very mysterious feeling.

The coldness and the freshness of the landscapes intertwined with each other, and this feeling became more and more.

Gui Jihui looked around and smiled: "This thing is a treasure, but it seems to have no effect on you."

Zhou An nodded, indicating that it was really useless to him. Just a moment ago, he had figured out the rules of the exquisite painting.

He should have walked into the space in the painting, so he felt that everything around him was fake.

Even if it was made real, it was not real.

But these things look very high-end, and even a treasure for many people, but they are really useless to Zhou An.

But it's better to have this thing than not.

Thinking of this, Zhou An asked.

"Aunt, can you keep it? I want to put it in my purse and take it out and play with it when I have the chance in the future."

"How refreshing and refined is it? In fact, you just want to put it away, right?" Gui Jihui was a little helpless.

Zhou An did not deny it, but just smiled.

He thought Gui Jihui would help him, but he didn't expect that Gui Jihui shook his head.

"This thing is not as simple as letting you put it away, it can severely injure the other party."

"Severely injure who?" Zhou An asked curiously.

Gui Jihui pointed at the painting and said slowly: "There is a Taoist and Buddhist aura on this painting. It was created by the two forces. I don't know who you have offended, but if you completely destroy this painting, the person who created it will be eaten alive."

"Let alone anything else, it's still a light internal injury that can't be cured in a short time."

"In fact, the other side is very smart, because even the leader of the arbitrariness can't destroy this painting, but I'm different. My street enters the painting and is considered a part of the painting. I have the qualification to destroy it."

Zhou An's eyes lit up when he heard it.

He already knew who did it. The aura of Taoism and Buddhism, if these two forces were to deal with him, that would be impossible, but if they were really related to these two forces, then it could only be the wild Taoist and the wild Buddhist.

This painting is so powerful that Zhou An can think of who the real black hand is who made it.

In addition to the behind-the-scenes bosses of these two forces, there is really no one else who did it.

Zhou An said without hesitation: "Aunt, can we find the hiding place of these two guys and strike them directly while they are seriously injured?" Gui Jihui shook his head and said: "If it is so simple, these two forces would have been eliminated long ago, but it is okay to let them and the people involved be seriously injured." "If they are not strong enough, it is not just as simple as being seriously injured, but they may die directly." "They have offended you, so let them pay the corresponding price." Zhou An thought about it and felt that this seemed to be okay, so he nodded and agreed. Zhou An felt a little sorry that the painting was destroyed. But in fact, it was not a pity to think about it carefully, because he had no use for holding this painting. After getting Zhou An's consent, Gui Jihui did not say anything more, and then pointed slightly to the surroundings. Then, this exquisite painting with the ability to repair turned into ashes in an instant. "Okay." Gui Jihui clapped his hands, indicating that it was okay. "So simple?" Zhou An said in surprise. "How difficult do you think it is? Do you think it is difficult for me to destroy a painting?" Gui Jihui said speechlessly.

"That's not the case." Zhou An laughed.

Zhou An likes anything that can cause trouble to the other party, especially the enemy.

"Then please send me out, aunt." Zhou An continued.

He has something else to do outside, so he doesn't want to stay here.

After all, the enemy has been dealt with, and there is no point in staying here.

Finish the hunting activity as soon as possible and return to the Great Chu Kingdom as soon as possible.

In the Great Chu Kingdom, it is the safest, allowing him to boldly increase his proficiency.

After hearing this, the Guihuihui nodded and agreed without saying anything else.

She pointed at Zhou An in the air, and soon, in front of Zhou An, the gold began to gradually become blurred, and he gradually disappeared in this space.

...

When Zhou An opened his eyes again, he had returned to Sanqin Mansion.

The surroundings were still quiet, and the people were walking back and forth, looking no different from usual.

"It's almost over."

Zhou An looked around, knowing that the people of Zongxing had failed, and the people of Yedaomen and Yefomen had also failed. This trip of hunting ghosts should have come to an end.

He stretched his body, stopped thinking about this matter, and continued to wait patiently.

While he was waiting, at this moment, Yedaomen and Yefomen were suffering from great terror.

In a secret place, countless members of Yedaomen and Yefomen were wailing in pain on the ground.

There were all kinds of dense scars on their bodies, and blood was constantly flowing.

In the blink of an eye, the entire land was covered with blood. The Buddha and the Taoist came out of the room, their faces extremely pale.

Even the corners of their mouths still had blood stains that had not been wiped off.

There were a lot of corpses on the ground, and they couldn't count them at a glance.

It was terrifying to look at.

The Buddha's face was full of grief, and he tightly grasped the human head Buddhist beads hanging around his neck, and his whole body was trembling with anger.

"Zongxing's dog thing, Linglong Painting was destroyed, and the strength of our two sects was directly reduced by 70%, which is simply outrageous!"

The Taoist's expression was also solemn.

At this time, his hair became extremely messy, especially his eyes, which were full of bloodshot.

"Failed again, and it was Zhou An again. How hard is he to kill!"

The two looked at each other, and saw a trace of helplessness in each other's eyes.

They knew that this situation was that the leader of Zongxing had failed, and Linglong Painting was completely destroyed.

At the beginning, those who participated in the production of Linglong Painting had already become high-level members of the Wild Taoist Sect and the Wild Buddhist Sect after countless years.

In this failure, the powerful ones among the top leaders were seriously injured, and the weak ones died completely.

Even the two of them were severely injured.

The two forces were directly reduced by 70%, which was the worst in history.

"Rest and recuperate, don't act rashly for the time being."

The Buddha sighed and wiped the blood stains from the corners of his mouth.

The two said no more and began to deal with the aftermath.

As for the Great Domain Jade Seal, they dared not even think about it now.

...

On the other side, Emperor Feng Teng seemed to feel something, came to the window and opened it.

A black shadow appeared at the door.

"What's the situation?" Emperor Feng Teng said lightly.

The black shadow knelt on the ground and said respectfully: "I don't know about the others, but the thousands of Zongxing members brought by the Zongxing leader have all died."

"Zhou An seems to be unharmed."

Unharmed?

Even Emperor Feng Teng couldn't help it at this moment.

"How is this possible? Zong Xing would never do anything he is not sure of."

"Have you found out the details?"

The black shadow shook his head: "No, it was in Linglong Painting at that time. No one could find out the details. Only the leader of Zong Xing knew about this matter."

Emperor Feng Teng fell into deep thought.

Speaking of which, it is indeed only the leader of Zong Xing who knows.

It is difficult for him to understand now.

Because the clone of the leader of Zong Xing has disappeared.

It is even more difficult for him to contact Zong Xing.

Thinking of this, Emperor Feng Teng waved his hand and let the black shadow go down.

The black shadow did not say anything more, lowered his body, and left this place.

After the black shadow left, Emperor Feng Teng closed the window, returned to his seat, and tapped the table lightly with his fingers.

The trembling sound continued to resound in the room.

After a while, Emperor Feng Teng raised his head and looked at the void in front of him.

He took out a brush and a piece of paper and wrote it down carefully.

After writing, he put the paper into an envelope and came to the window.

Outside the door, the shadow appeared again and took the letter from Emperor Feng Teng.

Emperor Feng Teng said slowly: "Zhou An will soon solve the ghost hunting matter. After solving it, he will definitely receive a reward. I will let him choose a treasure, and then let him and those ghost hunters come to the palace to see me."

"As for this letter, you go to the lake north of the palace and put the letter on the small island in the middle of the lake, under the largest stone."

"Yes."

The shadow quickly answered and disappeared again.

After the shadow disappeared, Emperor Feng Teng returned to his seat again, as if thinking about something.

...

The ghost hunting activity is still going on. Now, with the passage of time, the follow-up work is to clean up.

For Zhou An and his team, it is much simpler.

In the blink of an eye, another period of time has passed.

The ghost hunting matter has come to an end, and Zhou An's proficiency has also reached a critical point.

In front of him, the smoke changed for a while, and finally turned into a line of text, appearing in front of him.

[Pot Suppression Level 8 (Strength +12, Destruction +12, Seal +12): 1/140000]

[Storage Proficiency: 55000/100000]

Finally, after a long period of hard work, his pot-suppression technique reached level eight, and the storage proficiency reached 55,000, which was only half of the distance before he could use it again.

Of course, Zhou An thought that he should continue to practice the pot-suppression technique, and then use the storage proficiency to add the next skill after the storage proficiency was full.

He took another step towards the full saint realm.

The ghost hunting activity had just ended, which also meant that he had time to return to the Great Chu Kingdom and practice his proficiency.

As for the matter of sending troops to the barbarian country, it would not be carried out right after the ghost hunting activity. There would be a little spare time. Zhou An would practice his skills for a while, and then find out whether he could cause some trouble to those Jianghu demon forces when sending troops to the barbarian country.

However, the most important thing at the moment was to return to the Great Chu Kingdom. Before returning, he needed to choose a treasure in the treasury of the Great Qi Kingdom.

"Lord Zhou, it's almost time, it's time to set off." Zheng Quan was ready and was about to go to the capital of the Great Qi Kingdom.

Zhou An nodded, and then without further ado, he and the others headed towards the capital of the Great Qi Kingdom.

…

The Great Qi Kingdom, the capital.

This is the most prosperous place in the entire Great Qi Kingdom.

Even though Emperor Fengteng did not pay attention to the people of the Great Qi Kingdom, the people here lived a rich life.

At this time, Zhou An was leading sixty full-sage realms to the most prosperous palace in the capital.

Outside, there was already a eunuch waiting there.

When he saw Zhou An and others coming, the eunuch came over respectfully to salute, and then took them into the palace.

Compared with other countries, the palace here seems to have a different flavor.

Zhou An has been to the other two countries and has been inside the palace.

Unconsciously, they compared them with each other.

From the details, it can be seen that the foundation of the Great Qi Kingdom is indeed much stronger than that of the Great Chu Kingdom and the Great Yue Kingdom.

It is precisely because of this that, in the beginning, the Great Qi Kingdom became the most important line of defense to stop the barbarians.

Unfortunately, the Great Qi Kingdom became more and more greedy afterwards.

Sometimes, the warrior who slays the dragon eventually becomes the evil dragon.

Zhou An walked slowly inside while admiring.

After this trip, there will be 20 fewer masters of the full saint realm, because the 20 masters of the full saint realm belonging to the Great Qi Kingdom will stay here.

Zhou An came here to choose an inner elixir, and he will leave after choosing, so it won’t delay anything.

As for the question of whether it is safe or not, he had already used the Tiangong Divine Calculation to calculate it once before coming in, and it showed a good fortune.

So Zhou An didn’t care.

Not long after, Zhou An, led by the eunuch, came to a separate courtyard to rest.

The 20 masters of the Great Qi Kingdom all bowed to Zhou An and said.

"Master Zhou, after this farewell, I'm afraid we will have few opportunities to meet again. This time, we have experienced Master Zhou's style, and we have no regrets in this life. I hope we will have the opportunity to see Master Zhou again in the future."

They have to choose first, and they will leave immediately after choosing. As for the other masters of the full saint realm, they have to wait a little longer.

The reason is very simple. The royal family's treasure house will always have a lot of good things in it.

Letting them choose first will also be good for the interests of their country.

This is an unwritten rule. Everyone understands it and no one refuses.

Zhou An nodded and said, "Everyone, you have worked hard during this period. If you have the opportunity in the future, come to the Great Chu Kingdom, I, Zhou An, will host a banquet for you."

Everyone nodded, agreed, and then left.

Zhou An originally thought that he would go to the other courtyard to rest with the other 40 masters of the full saint realm, and he would practice the pot-suppression method for a while.

Unexpectedly, before he took two steps, the old eunuch who brought him in quietly stepped forward.

"Master Zhou, please stay first. I have something else to talk to you about."

Zhou An narrowed his eyes, looked around, and wanted to say something.

The old eunuch looked at the masters of the All Saint Realm around him, which meant that it was not convenient to talk here.

The other masters of the All Saint Realm were also smart people, and they all knew what was going on, so they all found a reason to leave.

After the group of people left, the old eunuch walked up to Zhou An and bowed respectfully.

"Master Zhou, please move to the Imperial Study. His Majesty has something to see you."

Meet me?

Zhou An raised his eyebrows and asked, "I don't know what His Majesty wants to see me for. Can you tell me first?"

The old eunuch shook his head, "I don't know either. Master Zhou will know when he goes there."

Zhou An massaged his chin, thought for a while, and nodded, "Then please lead the way, Master."

The old eunuch didn't say much, and then led the way in front.

Zhou An followed behind.

After walking all the way, they finally arrived at the door of the imperial study.

The old eunuch turned around, said it was inconvenient to go in, and left.

Zhou An did not waste time, and used the divine calculation before going in. After finding that there was no problem, he came to the door and knocked.

Soon, a steady voice sounded in the imperial study.

"Come in." (End of this chapter)