saint of humanity

Chapter 2303 Ning Gu's Plan

Ning Gu said: "Fellow Daoist, please listen to what I have to say."

Lu Ye immediately showed an attitude of listening attentively.

"In fact, before you came here, we had already discussed it. I will stay on the bottom step, but you or Junior Sister Shuang will have to stay on the next step, because except for the two of you, the others' cultivation is not enough. Staying rashly will only increase the risk. As for who will stay, you and Junior Sister Shuang need to draw lots separately. Do you understand what I mean?"

The Junior Sister Shuang he mentioned was his female fellow cultivator, who, like him, had reached the peak of the Dao of Fusion.

Lu Ye didn't expect Ning Gu to be so selfless. If he stayed at the most stressful level, it would be equivalent to giving up the fight for the rare treasure. If that was the case, then he really didn't know what to say.

We are all trapped here, and if we want to get out, we must work together.

He and Junior Sister Shuang drew lots separately, and the probability was 50-50. Whoever had worse luck would stay at the next level.

"I understand." Lu Ye nodded, "But Fellow Daoist Ning, I still have a question."

Ning Gu was very patient. He probably didn't want to be trapped here any longer. He finally waited for Lu Ye to come. If Lu Ye didn't cooperate, who knew when the next cultivator would come in? Those who were trapped here were all curious people...

"Fellow Daoist, are you sure that we can leave here using this method?"

Ning Gu shook his head: "Everything is just our guess. No one can guarantee that we can leave after opening the door. But in the current situation, we can only take a gamble, right?"

If Ning Gu took on so much responsibility, Lu Ye might not believe it, but what he said was reasonable and Lu Ye did not find anything suspicious.

"Then follow what you said, fellow Taoist."

Ning Gu smiled: "Two rounds of drawing lots, each depends on luck. Since I will not participate in the drawing, I will host it. But don't worry, I will definitely not do anything. Everyone has the same wish now, and they all want to leave here quickly." He turned his head and looked at the many Rong Daos trapped here: "If there is no problem, shall we start now?"

"let's start."

"There is Senior Brother Lao Ning."

Everyone responded.

Ning Gu immediately pulled out two jade sticks from his storage ring, rubbed them lightly in his hands, and covered the back half of the sticks with his palms, leaving only the same part exposed. He handed them to Lu Ye and Junior Sister Shuang and said, "The one with the shorter stick will stay on the next step. Who will go first?"

Lu Ye took the lead: "I'll go first!"

Although under the watchful eyes of the public, all fluctuations of Ning Gu's power were clearly visible and it was impossible for him to do anything, but one must always be prepared for everything. If Junior Sister Shuang was allowed to come first, perhaps there would be something that could be used.

Junior Sister Shuang didn't fight for it either.

Lu Ye looked at the two jade sticks carefully. Under such circumstances, it was difficult for him to mobilize any power to spy secretly. He could only observe with his naked eyes.

It was found that there was no difference in the exposed parts of the two jade sticks.

In this case, it really all depends on luck.

I pulled one out at random and took a closer look. It was about the length of a finger.

Ning Gu showed another jade stick, which was much shorter than his.

Lu Ye couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, he was lucky.

Ning Gu nodded: "Then Junior Sister Shuang will stay with me on the two steps below. As for the rest of you, let's draw lots!"

He took out more jade sticks from his storage ring and started to use them.

All the Rongdao people stepped forward to choose.

After a round of drawing, the person who drew the longest lot compared himself with others. The person who drew the longest lot was delighted, because it meant that he was the last one to climb the stairs, and the rare treasure would fall into his hands.

Lu Ye's luck was neither good nor bad. Judging from his position, he should be on the eighth step from the bottom, which was very close to the end.

"Fellow Daoist Ning, I have another question." Lu Ye looked at Ning Gu.

Ning Gu nodded: "Fellow Daoist, please feel free to speak."

"What if I am not at the ninth level of the Dao of Fusion, but only at the second or third level?"

The basis for the first round of drawing lots is that he can withstand the pressure of the bottom two steps. If he is only at the second or third level of the Dao of Integration, then it will definitely not work, and there will be no first round of drawing lots.

"If that's the case, then only Junior Sister Shuang and I will stay down there. But since you're at the ninth level of Rong Dao, you should of course give Junior Sister Shuang a fair chance, right?" Ning Gu looked at him with a smile.

Lu Ye nodded: "Fellow Daoist Ning is very righteous!"

Ning Gu said no more, but looked at Zhong Rong and said, "If you have no other questions, please take your seats, fellow Taoists!"

As he spoke, he took the lead and walked up the stairs and stopped!
Naturally, everyone had no objection. Lu Ye was the last one to come in. Some of them had been trapped for a long time. Now that they finally had the chance to leave, they were naturally eager to leave.

Following Ning Gu closely was Junior Sister Shuang. She walked up the next step and stood there expressionlessly.

Then the third, the fourth...

Only after people had stood on the first seven steps did Lu Ye take his first step.

When passing by Ning Gu, he made a special observation and found that Ning Gu did show signs of being under tremendous pressure. However, for him, who was at the peak of Rong Dao, the pressure was certainly not small, but it was obviously still within the tolerable range.

The same was true for Junior Sister Shuang. Her expression, which had remained unchanged until now, now looked faintly stressed.

Soon Lu Ye passed the crowd and stood on the eighth step.

When he tried to go up again, he couldn't.

There seemed to be an invisible barrier on the stairs above, blocking his way forward.

Not only that, standing on the stairs, he was unable to move. His whole body seemed to be stuck there, and even his strength was trapped in his body.

Lu Ye couldn't figure out why this trap had such characteristics. What was this trap testing? Human nature?

As Lu Ye stood still, the ninth person moved.

Next is the tenth, the eleventh...

Until the last Rong Dao, everyone was looking at him. Whether he could leave here depended on this last struggle.

This man was extremely lucky. Among the eleven people who drew lots, he was the one who drew the longest lot and quickly climbed to the top of the stairs.

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, he raised his hand and grabbed the token in the hazy light ball with a look of delight.

"Fellow Daoist, please open the door quickly!" someone urged.

It would be fine if the rare treasure was taken away, but if the door cannot be opened and there is no way to escape, it would be a big loss.

At this moment, Lu Ye suddenly made a surprising discovery, because as the last person walked to the top of the stairs, the power that was imprisoned in his body regained its freedom and began to flow again.

Not only that, he found that he could move.

It's just that I can only walk back and forth on my own ladder, but I can't take a step up...

Lu Ye did not try to go down, because according to the characteristics of this trap, if he really took a step down, perhaps all the previous efforts would be wasted, so it was better not to try.

After Rong Dao at the top received the rare treasure, he started to push the portal. It looked very difficult, but the portal was indeed opening slowly!
Everyone was delighted!

Suddenly there was a movement from below.

Lu Ye looked down and saw that on the bottom step, one of Ning Gu's arms had been broken for some reason and fell to the ground, but the strange thing was that not a single drop of blood flowed out.

Lu Ye was shocked and instinctively thought that Ning Gu was attacked.

But he soon discovered something was wrong, because the arm broken on the ground suddenly twisted and transformed into another Ning Gu!
As soon as Ning Gu appeared, he quickly flew upwards at an incredible speed.

Clone? Lu Ye raised his eyebrows.

The art of clone is actually not a very profound secret art. Many cultivators have practiced it, but there are many kinds of the art of clone. There are many people in the cultivation world who have refined a part of their body into a clone like Ning Gu.

Such a clone can often display at least 70% of the original body's strength. If it cultivates to a high level, it is possible to display 90% of the strength.

This is a very powerful technique of splitting oneself into two.

The advantages are significant, but there are also disadvantages. That is, once the clone is destroyed, the original body will also be greatly implicated and the strength will be reduced.

From the moment they met, Ning Gu had been setting an example of fairness, justice and selflessness. Lu Ye didn't actually see anything wrong, but he instinctively felt that something was wrong. There were cultivators like this in the cultivation world, but their numbers were too few.

Moreover, under the circumstances at that time, if Ning Gu joined forces with others to force Lu Ye to stay on the next level, Lu Ye would actually have no choice.

But he did not do so. Instead, he asked Lu Ye and Junior Sister Shuang to draw lots separately.

And he himself took the initiative to stay at the bottom.

Now it seems that the so-called selflessness is just a disguise, because even if he stays at the bottom, he has his own backup plan!
This clone is his backup plan.

Who wouldn't want a rare treasure? With his peak strength at the Dao level, even if his clone could only exert 70% of his strength, without the help of Dao soldiers, he would still have the power of 140 Dao.

This is definitely not something that ordinary Rong Dao can contend with.

He obviously had this plan in mind, so he started to act almost at the same time as Rongdao at the top pushed the door.

The clone crossed six or seven steps in an instant, so fast that most people did not react. Occasionally, one or two people reacted, but they frowned and hesitated, not daring to stop it.

Because even if they understood Ning Gu's intention at this moment, it would be a bad idea to offend him rashly. Ning Gu was going to deal with Rong Dao, who was at the top, anyway. It was none of their business, so of course they would just stay out of it.

Ning Gu's clone quickly rushed to where Lu Ye was, his face full of vigilance.

He didn't care about other people, because even with only his clones, those Rong Dao were no match for him. During the time he was trapped, he had already figured out the cultivation strength of those Rong Dao.

Only Lu Ye...who is at the ninth level of the Dao of Integration, is really not something his clone can contend with.

But he was confident that if Lu Ye was a smart person, he would not stop him.

In fact, Lu Ye had no intention of stopping him and let his clone pass by him.