“When do we begin the trade for the 'Neutrals'?"

Archbishop Diran and Su Ye rode a flying carpet outside the Western Caves.

Earlier, Su Ye had refrained from using mental communication to allow Tide to hear.

This conversation now essentially constituted a takeover by the Saints of Gaudi, or rather, the Holy City.

After the virtual meeting with Zhuque ended, Su Ye was in a bad mood.

It took him a long time to calm down.

"Can you provide the bargaining chips that Guang Ming City needs?"

Su Ye slowly said, "Mr. Diran, you should be clear about how important devout incense is to us."

"The Holy City no longer interferes in any disputes in the Sangzhou Caves."

Diran said indifferently, "That's why we were willing to let you go from the beginning. If Guang Ming City wants to cultivate 'believers' in this abandoned land, then go ahead and do it. The Holy City will not interfere in any way, but we cannot guarantee the final outcome... From this perspective, you also need someone to help deal with the 'Neutrals', don't you?"

Both sides laid this transaction on the table.

What Su Ye wanted as a bargaining chip was "believers"!

Believers who had awakened extraordinary powers!

The Storm Church once again revealed their attitude... they didn't care, they didn't care about anything that happened in the Sangzhou Caves!

"Yes."

Su Ye smiled slightly, "So in this matter... we are allies, right?"

"Of course!"

Diran also smiled, "Dear Su, as long as you are willing to let the Storm Church settle in the city, we are certainly close allies!"

"Then... Guang Ming City needs the Storm Church to open up its mental link and share the voices that Tide hears in the Sangzhou Caves." Su Ye's smile did not diminish, and his voice was powerful and clear, "This is the bargaining chip for the transaction."

"..."

The smile on Diran's face was a little stiff.

["Promise him."]

The voice of the Saint of Gaudi resounded in his mind.

"Okay."

After a few seconds of silence, he slowly opened his mouth, "The Holy City accepts this deal."

Su Ye nodded slightly and whispered, "Happy cooperation."

"By the way."

Diran suddenly remembered something and frowned, "We need to see living 'Neutrals'. The burning of the city just happened in the w19 district. If this happens again... are you sure this transaction can proceed smoothly?"

"This will not happen again."

Su Ye's voice was cold, and his smile was grim, "You can transfer the Tide authority to me after you see the people."

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Beneath the false sky of the Western Caves, a thick layer of volcanic ash floated and condensed.

The entire Sangzhou Caves were raised by the Shen Hai.

The ash particles spewed out by Tanyao basically floated to the top, constantly squeezing.

"These 'mountain ashes'... seem to be consuming my source essence."

Zhuque, driving the Li Huo domain, rested at the top. He had just completed the burning of the city in the w19 district and was looking for the next area. Now he found that his source essence flow was very strange.

The longer he stayed at the top,

The faster his source essence was consumed.

Moreover... this speed was叠加ing!

"Does that volcano called Tanyao actually possess this kind of bizarre extraordinary characteristic?"

Zhuque frowned, "The longer you stay here, the more source essence you lose? No wonder even the Yun Jing authority finds it difficult to see the scenery of the Sangzhou Caves through the ash mist..."

The top was not suitable for staying for long.

However... he had no intention of staying for long!

"It's time to launch the second strike."

Zhuque narrowed his eyes. During his suspension above the Western Caves, he had found a second attack point.

The wind howled at the top.

He took a light breath and then held it.

"Clang!"

The Li Huo domain suddenly contracted, and countless scarlet flames converged towards the red-robed priest. Finally, Zhuque turned his body in the high sky, stretched out his palm, and a stream of flame several feet long turned into a giant sword, falling with him!

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In the distant deep forest.

Gu Shen sat cross-legged, like an old monk in meditation. He was like a dry stone, motionless.

Zhuque rested at the top.

He waited in the dense forest.

The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind... Gu Shen was waiting for Zhuque's second shot!

The moment the aura of flame leaked from the top, he opened his eyes. The ray of fiery red that flowed from his eyes was as dazzling as the sun, but it was quickly contained.

During the moment of sitting, Gu Shen adjusted his breathing technique. He had reached the limit of the eighth layer of the Deep Sea a few days ago, touching the edge of breaking through—

If he wanted to break through by relying on meditation, it would take a long time.

But if he could have a life-and-death duel with a top expert, it would be different!

He wanted to use Zhuque as his stepping stone!

"Whoosh!"

Gu Shen stood up. In the distance, flames fell, stirring up countless brilliant streamers on the high walls of a city. The attention of the entire Western Caves was attracted by Zhuque.

He did not hesitate and immediately took action... but not directly to the battlefield.

"Jiang Du, start the operation and lead people across the border between the Southern and Western Caves."

Gu Shen sent out a mental message, and at the same time, he moved like the wind, concealing his aura to the limit.

Guang Ming City must have buried secret agents!

This southward trip would not only have two top experts, Jia Wei and Su Ye... there must be more than one fourth-order hidden.

Zhuque attacked the city for the second time.

The hidden fourth-order of Guang Ming City would definitely take action!

This time... was his good opportunity to rescue those imprisoned "Neutrals"!

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...

Gu Shen gripped "Truth," and in the process of rapid movement, his entire person assimilated with the surrounding environment.

In terms of mental strength, no one in the entire Western Caves could match him now. If he hid his aura, he would not be discovered.

At this moment, under the rules of "Truth," he became invisible to the naked eye.

After a few seconds of rushing, Gu Shen became as transparent as air—

After the ban was lifted, the demon became silent and no longer interfered with Gu Shen's various uses of the ruler. On the contrary... it opened up all the permissions of this ruler.

It tried its best to let Gu Shen experience the joy of "power"!

Once "Truth" was used, no one could refuse this temptation.

"First rescue target: Wu Shu."

"Core backbone of the Ancient Text Society of the Western Caves, one of the core leaders of the 'Neutral' organization, responsible for ideological propaganda in the five districts of the Western Caves."

Chu Ling sorted out the files of several missing people.

"Second rescue target..."

In the past few days, a total of six members of the Neutral organization had disappeared. These six members were all members of the Ancient Text Society who followed Qi Mo and Zhuang Su to this isolated island. However, they were younger. Although they were the first generation founders of the "Neutrals," they should only be the second and third generation "young members" in the Ancient Text Society.

Twenty years had passed.

They had completed many tasks in the Western Caves. Many people in the Western Caves were non-believers.

"Wu Shu's disappearance was in the w3 district."

Chu Ling whispered, "There are still some members of the Ancient Text Society here... I have already notified Jiang Du to come to the w3 district first. This place is the closest to the Southern Caves. They can contact the remaining 'Neutrals' and complete the rendezvous first."

"Mm..."

Gu Shen directly jumped over the high wall. At this moment, his expression suddenly froze.

Next to the target area, in the w4 district, a "shadow" suddenly swept out!

That shadow was lurking in the darkness covered by the high wall. If Gu Shen's mental strength was not strong enough and his capture was not detailed enough, he would not even be able to see the existence of that shadow—

Gu Shen instantly held his breath.

Under the protection of the "Ruler of Truth," he was even more hidden than that shadow... but the distance between the two was too close. For a fourth-order extraordinary, a small district in the Sangzhou Caves could completely cover it mentally.

Did they just run into each other?!

Gu Shen narrowed his eyes. His reaction speed was extremely fast, and the Pure Land was already ready. He was prepared for the worst situation in an instant.

But the next moment, the shadow roared away, rushing towards the sea of fire where Zhuque landed!

The Ruler of Truth's concealment effect was powerful enough.

Moreover, the matter was urgent... Zhuque was burning the city!

Gu Shen's tense spirit slowly relaxed.

"It seems that this is the 'secret agent' of Guang Ming City..."

He watched the shadow leave and murmured softly, "This person is proficient in concealment, hiding here, almost deceiving even me."

If Gu Shen was closer, perhaps the two would have met face to face.

"This is indeed a very strong fourth-order."

Chu Ling said, "It should be a strong attack type, but he specializes in 'assassination'... This kind of extraordinary is the most feared. He doesn't act until he has to, and when he does, he takes lives."

"I hope he can kill Zhuque."

Gu Shen smiled, "But... I'm afraid it's very difficult."

The mighty red fire descended on the distant high walls. Zhuque stepped on Li Huo to carry out world-destroying burning of the city. The hidden fourth-order of Guang Ming City really took action. All of this was proceeding as he expected.

Gu Shen did not hesitate and directly moved into the w3 district. He released blazing fire and hypnotized the Guang Ming believers he encountered along the way.

The city ban was silently lifted.

Those "Neutrals" who had not been exposed could directly leave the city. This was the "transfer" work that Jiang Du was responsible for!

Gu Shen's mental strength enveloped the w3 district. He looked around and did not find the mental aura of any of the target figures.

"Wu Shu is not here..."

Obviously, he had been captured by Guang Ming City and transferred.

"The direction in which the shadow left just now was the w4 district..."

Gu Shen did not hesitate and directly moved towards the adjacent district. At the same time, he sent a message to Jiang Du: "Rescue these people and move closer to the w4 district."

If Guang Ming City had captured the Neutrals, they would definitely guard them strictly.

Su Ye and Jia Wei had both left the Western Caves.

The one responsible for guarding them now... was most likely that hidden fourth-order!

Gu Shen moved forward quickly. He soon approached the high wall of the w4 district and repeated the previous release of blazing fire hypnosis... The defense of this district was much stronger than before. There were even five or six Holy Arbitrators stationed there.

"It's here!"

Gu Shen's expression froze. After Guang Ming City settled in the Sangzhou Caves, it also cleaned up the "extremists"... but their methods were very unique. Everyone else killed them all.

But they carried out "belief conversion."

Guang Ming City did not care about the extremists at all.

The more extreme, the happier they were...

Because under the unique spiritual methods of the Western Continent, these followers that the Storm Church looked down upon would become fanatical believers of Guang Ming.

And now, they already were.

In the district mansion, there were nearly a hundred white-robed believers. The expressions of these people revealed a kind of terrifying excitement.

After undergoing "spiritual baptism," they had come from one extreme to another!

"My mental strength cannot see clearly inside the 'mansion'."

Gu Shen's expression was solemn, and he said, "It seems... the detention point of Guang Ming City is here."

He silently landed outside the mansion.

Gu Shen's movements were very light, but he still attracted attention. In Gu Shen's perception, someone outside the mansion had begun to rush towards his location—

"These people are approaching me. How could they possibly sense my existence?"

Gu Shen frowned.

He did not release the concealment of Truth, but a white-robed believer opened the door and raised his hand and fired a shot at the air in front of him!

"Bang!"

Gu Shen instantly lowered his head. The next moment, he came to this believer and pressed a palm on the latter's face, pressing him into the ground!

With a bang, the earth and rocks shattered.

"Bang, bang, bang!"

Gunshots rang out in the mansion, but Gu Shen's spiritual plunder speed was faster. A strand of blazing fire pierced the eyebrows of every white-robed believer in the mansion. The gunshots only rang for a moment before suddenly stopping.

The entire mansion was eerily silent.

Gu Shen frowned, stood up, and looked at the corpses all over the mansion. He no longer concealed his figure. A breeze blew, helping him dust off the dust on his robe.

Quick kill.

These low-level extraordinaries could be destroyed with a flick of his fingers.

"Even that hidden fourth-order can't detect me. Why can these people feel my existence?"

Gu Shen vaguely felt that something was wrong.

"Are these people blessed by some special sealed item?"

Logically speaking, under the concealment of "Truth," even if he stood face to face with an extremist, these people would not be able to see him...

The huge difference in mental strength and extraordinary realm would not be easily erased.

Gu Shen squatted down, stretched out his palm, and pressed it on a white-robed believer.

He forcibly read his mental sea!

"Boom!"

The next moment, a slight roar rang out in his palm. Gu Shen's expression was gloomy, and the Pure Land domain instantly sealed off this explosion... He was not hurt in the slightest, but the mental sea of this white-robed believer was completely destroyed.

Unable to read.

These extremists had a self-destructing spiritual lock in their heart sea. Once touched, it would trigger a "soul explosion."

"The spiritual state of these people is very strange..."

Gu Shen frowned. He no longer tried. All the believers here were probably spiritually locked.

He looked towards the interior of the mansion.

"It seems that Guang Ming City is not 'cultivating' believers..."

Chu Ling also followed, "They are more like a kind of 'death warrior,' who only need to fight and don't need self-consciousness."

"Yes..."

Gu Shen asked sarcastically, "Isn't this scene a bit familiar?"

"In the plan of the former Nether King, those Yin evil wraiths who were strangled and reborn are very similar to them, except that one is dark and one is bright, and both are irrational..."

"The Guang Ming God wants to cultivate absolutely loyal 'death warriors.' Isn't that what the former Nether King did?"

This was indeed very ironic.

Gu Shen looked towards the depths of the mansion.

There was a sealed object condensed into a barrier, emitting light, preventing outsiders from entering.

Gu Shen did not hesitate and raised his hand to hold it in the air.

The shadow of the Iron Throne appeared behind him—

Countless iron filings flew, and an iron knife condensed out!

"Boom!"

He slashed the barrier with a knife!

Silver light exploded, splashing everywhere. The glowing blocking barrier was directly smashed by his knife!