Chapter 91 The Mountain is Too High to Reach
Chapter 91 The Mountain is Too High to Reach
The wind and snow have sounds, and the heaven and earth have sounds.
Everyone on the cliff was silent.
The people of Shendu were cheering and celebrating for finally saying this. They thought, you finally said it!
There has never been such a precedent in the summer festival in previous years. No one has ever tried to forcibly end the summer festival halfway through, and no one has ever said such a thing in front of the whole world. This is truly unprecedented.
Up to this moment, no one in the entire God thought that this could be accomplished.
However, this does not prevent people who like to watch the fun from supporting this matter, because this matter... is very interesting no matter how you think about it.
This is specifically reflected in the odds temporarily set up by the gambling house. The odds of Gu Zhuo's failure did not rise rapidly, but always remained at a level not far from the odds of success.
Yes, Gu Zhuo’s decision might not succeed, it might break the rules of the summer festival, it might infringe upon the interests of many princes and nobles and cause losses...but what does this have to do with ordinary people?
People wish they could see such excitement twenty days a month to enrich their lives with joy.
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Different from what most people imagined, Shen Jingtiannu did not raise her eyebrows or draw her sword in anger, but accepted these words calmly.
Then she looked at the Immortal Monk and asked directly, "Little monk, do you want to stand on Gu Zhuo's side?"
"With so many people here, could you please not mention the word 'small'?"
The Immaculate Monk sighed deeply, his voice full of helplessness, and answered the question vaguely.
He really didn't know what to do now. If he was to speak rationally, he should stand opposite Gu Zhuo, but he really didn't want to have a fight with his only friend. What's more, he still hadn't paid the friendship fee that he had promised.
Unlike him, the other candidates gave their responses without hesitation after a moment of shock.
"I respect you, Master Gu, and I acknowledge that you are stronger than me, but this is not a question of who is stronger. It's that you don't follow the rules and precedents of the Summer Festival, and you don't respect the efforts I have made for the Summer Festival."
One candidate stood up, looked at Gu Zhuo calmly, and said seriously: "So I don't agree with your approach."
Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and discovered that the person was none other than Yan Jingjun from the Tiannan Taoist Temple, who was ranked in the top 20 on the Sky Patrol Division's list, and was very close to Dong Zhenzhen.
Immediately afterwards, many candidates stood up from the snow and expressed the same idea to Gu Zhuo.
This scene looks very harmonious. Everyone is a very polite gentleman and can remain calm in any situation.
At this moment, a cold and indifferent voice suddenly sounded.
"If you are afraid, you can keep silent. Why bother saying these meaningless high-sounding words?"
There was no emotion in Bai Langxing's voice, but it sounded mocking and sarcastic to the candidate who spoke earlier: "You just want to but don't dare. You're worried that he'll eliminate you directly, so you want to use words and moral pressure."
He stood up and glanced at the examinees, then looked at Gu Zhuo, who was more than ten feet away, and asked expressionlessly, "Will you be convinced by these words?"
Gu Zhuo looked at him with a little more appreciation in his eyes and said, "No."
"That's fine."
Bai Langxing didn't ask any more questions and said, "I still need a quarter of an hour to recover my mind. I will fight with you directly later."
After saying this, he sat down again amid the indescribable gazes of the examinees and made final preparations.
Even though the candidates present could understand this kind of pride, because they must have their own pride, they still felt speechless at this time and couldn't help cursing, thinking, can't they just be proud according to the occasion?
You have no problem with Gu Zhuo's unreasonable and rule-breaking behavior, but instead you turn around and mock us?
No one knew what the goddess Jingtian was thinking, and she remained silent.
The Immaculate Monk probably won't take any action.
Gu Zhuo just stood there.
He never opened the black umbrella in his hand, letting the wind and snow cover his shoulders and turn his black hair white.
His eyes were as clear as water, and the dim starlight above Cangshan Mountain seemed to become brighter when it fell into them.
The candidates looked at each other in silence and understood each other's meaning.
They are all the most talented people in the world, otherwise they would not have been able to come here and stand in front of Gu Zhuo.
In this case, they naturally have their own pride and must stand up and fight. They cannot just wait around any longer, because that would not only lose their own face, but also the face of their teachers and the academy.
They can fail, but they must never lose without a fight.
Yan Jingjun took a step forward, with an extremely resolute expression, and said to Gu Zhuo, "Please teach me."
As soon as he finished speaking, he mobilized his true energy to circulate throughout his body, preparing to launch an attack...
Gu Zhuo shook his head.
Yan Jingjun was slightly startled, and subconsciously asked: "What's wrong?"
"There's a huge gap between you and me."
Gu Zhuo said calmly: "Let's do it together, otherwise you won't have any chance of winning."
There was an uproar on the cliffside.
Everyone was stunned, thinking that they must have heard correctly.
The little monk looked at his profile, hesitated for a moment, but couldn't help asking in disbelief: "Could it be that you didn't do anything just now just to wait for them to have more people?"
"Ah."
Gu Zhuo said: "The main reason is that this matter is indeed a bit unreasonable. What I mean is that it should be difficult for them to accept my decision. If I stay here and eliminate one by one, they will definitely not accept it afterwards. Although I don't care whether they accept it or not, I am willing to respect their efforts to get here."
When he said this, his expression was very calm and his tone was equally honest.
The wind and snow are still there, but the place is dead silent.
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The candidates who were stunned before finally confirmed that what they heard was true, so they looked at Gu Zhuo with more and more complicated eyes, and these complicated emotions all became one after a moment, condensing into silent anger.
This calmness and honesty, in the minds of the examinees pointed out by these words, undoubtedly sent extreme contempt and disdain. "...Okay."
"Count me in."
"Even though it's embarrassing to lose, I won't be able to go back without this fight."
"That couldn't be more true."
"Then fight!"
"bring it on."
As these voices rang out one after another, the geniuses on the cliff who had not yet entered the true cave realm came out one after another, looking at Gu Zhuo, who was more than ten feet away, with anger, hostility or indifference.
No more words or conversation.
A sword light suddenly appeared and pierced through the wind and snow.
The battle begins immediately.
The sword light originated from Yan Jingjun.
This genius who came from Tiannan Taoist Academy was almost the same in realm and combat power as Lin Wanyi before he broke through to the realm of truth. The sword he swung in anger at this moment was named Lin Guang, which was a simplified version of the sword moves of a major sword sect in Tiannan.
This sword, as its name suggests, seeks speed.
When the enemy sees this sword, he can no longer dodge and can only take the blow.
At the same time, Lu Shengping, who also came from the south of Daqin, also blasted out his fist at this time, following the sword light.
The genius who was good at hiding his aura escaped under the cover of night and quickly approached Gu Zhuo, waiting for his opportunity to strike.
Someone even shouted angrily on the spot, which instantly stopped the wind and snow in the sky and turned into the sound of a bell that blasted towards Gu Zhuo.
That’s far from all.
A genius from the northern wilderness had cold eyes, drew his bow and pulled the arrow, the string moved silently.
The arrow mixed with the wind and snow and shot straight towards Gu Zhuo's shoulder holding the umbrella handle, just to reduce possible variables.
Before tonight, the geniuses present here may have had some friendship and competition with each other a few times, but they definitely had no experience of joining forces to deal with the same person.
However, at this time they cooperated very well and did not hinder their comrades' attack at all.
This is more than just a display of talent.
It also means that they really want to win this game at all costs.
Whether it is Cangshan Mountain or the capital of gods.
Countless eyes were focused on Gu Zhuo, waiting for his reaction and expecting his response.
Lin Guang's sword is so fast, how can I dodge it?
Lu Shengping’s fist is as heavy as a mountain. Do you want to take it head-on?
The genius who was hiding in the night and had the talent to become a peerless assassin had already set his eyes on Gu Zhuo's lumbar spine.
The roar, like the sound of a huge bell, is not as fast as the sword's light, but when it falls on the mind, it must be extremely shocking.
The most dangerous thing was the arrow. There was a cold light flowing on the tip of the arrow, which was undoubtedly a cold poison.
Faced with all this, Gu Zhuo chose to respond directly.
Hard connection.
Hard break.
Hard solution.
The Lin Guang Sword's victory lies in its speed, but its defeat lies in its weakness. It was trapped in the barrier formed by Gu Zhuo's true essence and could not move forward even an inch, and could not even make a sound.
Lu Shengping’s fist was indeed heavy. Lin Wanyi didn’t dare to take it head-on at the Baima Lake, but Gu Zhuo was not her.
As his sleeve moved slightly, Gu Zhuo returned the blow with his fist.
boom!
An extremely crisp sound was heard, all coming from the arm that Lu Shengping used to swing his fist. After just a moment of contact, his bones were shattered from his fingers to his shoulder, with no part left intact.
The arrow arrived.
For some reason, the hidden arrow that was clearly blending in with the wind and snow seemed to be flying in broad daylight and was caught by Gu Zhuo's loosened fist, making it impossible to move at all.
Then, he turned his wrist slightly and threw the arrow directly in a certain direction, bringing up a splash of blinding blood.
The future assassin hiding in the night died on the spot.
Gu Zhuo didn't even look at it, but moved his lips slightly and uttered a word.
"quiet."
The sound of the loud bell suddenly disappeared in silence, and the man who was shouting angrily began to bleed from all five orifices, his body trembled and he almost fell down.
Only then did Gu Zhuo take his first step.
His steps were so calm that many people thought he was walking very slowly, but they did not notice that Yan Jingjun and Lu Shengping standing in front of him fell down one after another without any chance to fight back.
The genius from the wilderness smiled sadly, without any more resistance, he took out the arrow and inserted it into his own throat to admit defeat.
The snow on the cliffs was already blood.
Gu Zhuo stopped.
He never looked up at the moon, never looked around with pride, and was as calm as before.
He looked at the wind and snow in front of him, turned himself into a snow mountain, and stood there quietly.
The mountains are too high to reach.
You can't pass this place.
(End of this chapter)