"Young Master, this … this is an immortal pill!"
Wu You took the jade bottle and couldn't hide the joy on his face. He turned it over and over and looked at it. Mado was a little better than him, but there was a limit to it. He also held the bottle and kept looking at it.
Aunt Cui's performance was a little better. She was a little reserved, but she was also overjoyed.
"Mine, where's mine?"
An Zhuo's bottle was taken away by Aunt Cui. He was so anxious that he kept shouting. Aunt Cui opened the bottle with a smile and refused to give it to him. He was so anxious that he was about to cry.
"Go back. Remember, no matter who it is, you can only eat it once every seven days. After eating it once, you can't eat it again for seven days. Do you understand?" Gu Zheng instructed again.
"Understood!"
The few of them happily left Gu Zheng's room with the jade bottle. Gu Zheng smiled and shook his head.
To him, this was an immortal pill that he didn't care about. However, to Wu You and the others, this was a top-notch treasure. It was the best treasure that could increase their strength.
This kind of immortal pill could be used by cultivators at the Qi Transformation Realm, but it would be a little difficult for cultivators at the Soul Formation Realm. At the Void Return Realm, this kind of immortal pill was not very useful. With Jin Xian's strength, this kind of immortal pill was basically useless. Wu Liangzi probably used it to motivate his disciples. He didn't eat it himself.
Now that these immortal pills were in Gu Zheng's hands, it was a good time for him to reward Wu You and the others. During this period of time, their performance was very good. Every time the Goblin or the Wu people invaded, they would lead the troops and charge to the front line. They even killed monsters.
Gu Zheng had been thinking about what to reward them. This time, the immortal pills were just right. Gu Zheng, who was empty-handed, could finally give them a reward.
He didn't give them all the immortal pills. He only gave them half. He would give them the rest in the future as a form of motivation.
The four of them left happily. Aunt Cui strictly followed Gu Zheng's request and only gave An Zhuo half of the immortal pills. He was too weak now and couldn't digest one pill. It wasn't good for his body, so he could only take half a pill at a time.
Even half a pill was very helpful to him. It could quickly increase his strength.
After receiving the immortal pills, they all made the same choice and went into seclusion. This was especially true for Wu You and Ma Duo. They were too eager to increase their strength and increase their strength. These few times, it was Gu Zheng who had acted, and they couldn't help at all. They always felt helpless in their hearts.
The Goblin and the Wu people were still fighting. The Human Alliance wouldn't come to disturb Gu Zheng for the time being. The prefecture city regained its peace. This peace lasted for a whole year.
During this year, Gu Zheng did two food cultivation sessions and went out once. Even so, his cultivation level only increased from the Middle-stage of Void Return to the Late-stage of Void Return. Moreover, he had just broken through. From the Late-stage of Void Return to Jin Xian was a cut. He didn't know when he would be able to overcome this cut.
During this year, Taotie still didn't come back. He had completely lost track of him. If it weren't for the Book of Life and Death, Gu Zheng wouldn't even know if he was alive or dead.
If that saber, that demonic saber, could come back, Gu Zheng would destroy it completely no matter what. Unfortunately, he couldn't go back and he couldn't find Taotie.
"Young Master, there are a lot of Immortals outside!"
Gu Zheng was standing in the courtyard when Mado ran in quickly and shouted. During this year, Mado's cultivation level had improved a lot. With the help of immortal pills, he was now at the Late-stage of Level Five. He was only one step away from the Qi Transformation Realm.
If nothing went wrong, he would be the first to cultivate and become an Immortal.
Next was Wu You. Wu You was catching up well, but he was still falling further and further behind Mado. Now, Wu You was only at the Late-stage of Level Five. It would still take some time for him to break through to the Saint Immortal Realm.
Aunt Cui was at the Late-stage of Level Four. Recently, she had calmed down. Aunt Cui had been cultivating peacefully, so her cultivation level wasn't too far behind.
Finally, there was An Zhuo. He couldn't compare to Wu You and the others after their physiques were cleansed. He was only at the Late-stage of Level Three. This was also because he received the least amount of immortal pills. Gu Zheng had always distributed resources according to who had the highest cultivation level. It wasn't a fair distribution.
Fair distribution seemed to be the best, but it was actually the most unfair. Those who cultivated fast, worked hard, and had talent didn't need to wait for those behind them. Only by increasing their strength as soon as possible could they be of help to him in the future. Gu Zheng had always been like this, so the distribution was the same.
Mado was the most diligent in cultivation and improved his cultivation level the fastest. The resources were tilted towards him. This way, Gu Zheng could get help the fastest.
"I got it!"
Gu Zheng replied and walked outside. He had already noticed that there were many immortals flying in the sky. There were more than ten of them, but they seemed to be in a sorry state.
The immortals had all landed in the inner city. Ampoules was carefully receiving them. When Gu Zheng arrived, he saw dozens of people sitting there, looking very dispirited. Many of them were injured.
"Uncle-Master, he, he is that Gokusen!"
When Gu Zheng arrived, a young man immediately pointed at Gu Zheng and said. This was the young man who came with Kim Myeong-ja for the first time. The person he called Uncle-Master was a man in his forties. His face was red.
"Fire poison in your body?"
Seeing his appearance, Gu Zheng frowned slightly. This person's strength wasn't weak, but he couldn't control his complexion. It was obvious that he was poisoned, and it was a very powerful poison.
"Fellow Daoist, you have good eyesight. I am Hokkaido. These are the immortal cultivators of our Human Alliance. The Immeasurable State encountered a great disaster. We were lucky to escape and ran all the way here. I hope Fellow Daoist won't take offense!"
The red-faced man cupped his fists and said. He was one of the three leaders of the Human Alliance. His name was Hokkaido. From his name, one could tell that he was a fire-type immortal cultivator. Now that he was poisoned, who could poison a fire-type Jin Xian?
Last time, Kim Myeong-ja and the other two had told him about the situation of the Human Alliance. Gu Zheng wasn't unfamiliar with the Human Alliance and knew their strength. They had more than 20 Jin Xian and more than 800 Sky Immortals. With such a powerful force, whether it was the Wu people or the Goblin, neither side would have an easy time. If they wanted to destroy them, they would definitely suffer great losses.
But now that the Goblin was at war, no one could divert their forces to make enemies with another force.
"What happened to the Immeasurable State?"
Gu Zheng frowned and asked softly. The Immeasurable State had more than 5 million people, all of whom were humans. If the Immeasurable State encountered a disaster, one could imagine what would happen to the people there.
"The Immeasurable State is gone!"
Hokkaido looked miserable. They had been guarding the place, but now it was gone. None of them felt good.
No matter what their motives were or how selfish they were, they were all working hard for the sake of the entire human race. Now that the place they were guarding was in danger, they had escaped. Everyone's hearts were heavy.
"Don't worry. Rest here first!"
Gu Zheng didn't continue to ask. He let Wu You and the others prepare food and accommodation. No matter what his relationship with the Human Alliance was, and no matter that the Wuliang Dao Master wanted to steal his treasure, since these people were here, he would receive them and take care of them.
After resting, Gu Zheng communicated with them and finally found out what had happened.
Because of the many immortals in the Immeasurable State, it had become a refuge for humans. In the past year or so, there had been constant migration, and the total population had exceeded 6 million. With 6 million people, their daily necessities were not small. The Wu people and Goblin were lacking in food, and so were they.
In order to obtain food, the Immeasurable State was also searching everywhere. They just tried their best to avoid the Goblin battlefields.
However, there were only so many resources around. If you obtained it, they wouldn't be able to obtain it. The closest Lich battleground was only about 50,000 kilometers away. Both sides had run out of food, and because of the food shortage, they all had their eyes on the Immeasurable State.
With a few million people and the surplus food in the city, it was enough for either side to eat for a long time.
Who would have thought that the Goblin, who had been fighting all this time, would stop fighting for food? Both sides made an agreement to attack the Immeasurable State separately. They could only attack for one day at a time, and whoever conquered the Immeasurable State in the end would get all the loot. During this period, both sides stopped fighting.
For food, both sides actually stopped fighting. Although they didn't join forces, it was almost as if they were. They attacked the Immeasurable State separately. The Immeasurable State couldn't withstand this kind of continuous attack. After defending for 10 days, they were finally defeated.
In the end, the Immeasurable State was defeated by the Wu people. However, the Goblin didn't keep their promise. After they defeated the Immeasurable State, they came to steal the population and ambushed the Wu people.
If it wasn't for the Goblin's sudden appearance, Hokkaido and the others probably wouldn't have been able to escape. Hokkaido was poisoned by a fire-type demon. That demon was also a late-stage Jin Xian, but much stronger than him.
They took advantage of the Great Lich War to escape. After escaping, they had nowhere to go, so one of them thought of Gu Zheng. The group ran here to see if Gu Zheng's city was still there. If it wasn't, they could continue running. If it was, they could find a place to rest.
"You're just going to sit there and watch those two races steal the population?"
After listening to them, Gu Zheng's expression was very ugly, and his tone was not very good. They had failed. Out of more than eight hundred immortals, only thirty or so were left. There were only three Golden Immortals left. The rest either died in battle or ran off somewhere. They were not with them.
"We can't do anything!"
At this point, Hokkaido was a little ashamed. They knew that if they ran away like this, they would be no different from their comrades who ran away in battle. At that time, they had called those who ran away deserters, but in the end, they had become deserters too.
Regardless of what the reason was, in the end, they left. They were deserters, because the people they were protecting were being slaughtered and plundered.
"Forget it. You guys stay here and recover. If you need anything, just tell me!"
Gu Zheng shook his head and left for the time being. These people were all settled in the An family. An Ping was extremely busy during this period of time. These were all Immortals. He didn't know how strong these Immortals were, but an Immortal could easily crush them.
However, looking at their attitude, it seemed like they didn't dare to offend Lord Gokusen in the city. This was good. At least they wouldn't be overshadowed. He was worried that these immortals would become the master's swagger once they arrived. At that time, they would all be in trouble.
Mortals couldn't fight against immortals. That kid in their family, An Zhuo, had only been apprenticed for a short time and cultivated for a short time. Now, more than 10 burly men in their family couldn't beat him. If he hadn't held back, he could have killed all of them.
According to him, he hadn't reached the true immortal realm. Only after reaching the immortal realm would he be truly powerful. At that time, he could fly in the sky and do everything.
An Zhuo was still young. Since young, he believed that immortals were omnipotent. Even if he cultivated, he couldn't change this view.
"Uncle-Master, are we just going to let him humiliate us like this?"
An Family's backyard, Hokkaido was removing the poison by himself. A few young men walked in and one of them said angrily.
"Shut up!"
Hokkaido's face changed and he immediately scolded.
That young man didn't speak, but it was obvious that his expression was the same. This time, when they came out, they were indeed like stray dogs. When they saw that the city still existed, they immediately came here, even if they had to live under someone else's roof.
But not all of them had this kind of awareness. After all, they were used to being high and mighty immortals. Suddenly, there was someone controlling them here, and they didn't feel comfortable doing anything.
Actually, this was their own feeling. Gu Zheng didn't care about them at all. As long as they didn't act recklessly and harm the ordinary people in the city, they could do whatever they wanted. Gu Zheng wouldn't interfere.
This was their own feeling. They always felt that they weren't used to having an "outsider" like Gu Zheng around. According to their thinking, the people in the city should treat them well. If there was something good, they should give it to them first. If they allowed it, the people in the city could do it. If they didn't allow it, the people in the city definitely couldn't do it.
They used to be like this in the Immeasurable State. When they came here, they wanted to do it again. But with Gu Zheng around, they couldn't enjoy such treatment. The people in the city only trusted Gu Zheng.
"I've already checked. He's only at the Heavenly Immortal Realm. He's only at the Void Reversion Realm!"
The young man who spoke was only at the Soul Formation Realm. Gu Zheng, who was at the Void Reversion Realm, was disdainful. It was really strange.
"I said shut up. Didn't you hear me? If you want to die, go ahead. Don't drag us down!"
Hokkaido was really angry this time. He glared at the young man fiercely. The young man was shocked. He mumbled a few words and found an excuse to run away.
After he left, the rest of the people also left. However, two people came out from behind. These two people had always been there. It was just that the young men didn't notice them at all.
These two were Jin Xian. They were also the other two Jin Xian who were lucky enough to survive this time.
"Daoist Huo, actually, what he said doesn't make sense. Gokusen is just a small Heavenly Immortal, but he dared to scold us directly. Now that we've cultivated a lot, it's easy to take him down. Why don't we get rid of him and live here in seclusion for the time being?"
One of the Jin Xian agreed with the young man's words. However, he said what the young man didn't say.
"You guys are stupid!"
Hokkaido didn't talk to him like he did to the other young men. He sighed and continued, "Do you know that the Demon Juming Tribe and the Wu people's Haotian Tribe are nearby?"
The two nodded. Hokkaido said again, "It's so close. Will they let this place go and not come here? Moreover, after a few people came here last time, they went back and reported that there were dozens of Goblin. There were five Jin Xian. When they came here, one of them was killed by Gokusen inexplicably on the spot. The rest ran away. Have you forgotten about this? "
Back then, this matter had caused quite a stir in the Boundless Nation. As soon as he mentioned it, the two Golden Immortals immediately recalled it.
"Daoist Huo is right. I understand what you mean. That Gokusen isn't as simple as he looks. He's not a Heavenly Immortal, but an expert who hid his strength?"
"You guys!" Hokkaido shook his head again. "I think his cultivation level is that of a Heavenly Immortal. He's not hiding his cultivation level. His real age is only around 10 years old. He's just a child. However, the way he talks and acts doesn't sound like a child at all. I suspect that he's reincarnated and is still carrying the treasures of the past!"
Hokkaido's guess was a little far-fetched, but it was close to the truth. Gu Zheng wasn't Gokusen's consciousness now, but a consciousness of the future. It was reasonable to say that he was reincarnated.
However, he didn't have the disadvantage of being reincarnated. This was his body in the first place.
It was a little contradictory, but it was the truth.
They had also guessed that Gu Zheng had treasures. Hokkaido also knew something that others didn't. Daoist Wuliang was jealous of this person's treasures and secretly ran out. However, he didn't return after he left. Even the disciples he brought with him didn't return. At the time, Hokkaido and the others explained that the Wuliang Dao Master had some matters to attend to and might return later.
For immortals, going out for a few years was nothing. Who would have thought that a disaster would strike a year later?
Now it seemed that the Wuliang Dao Master might have met with misfortune, and his victim might be this Gokusen, this child. Therefore, Hokkaido didn't underestimate Gu Zheng from start to finish. On the contrary, he valued him greatly.
"Also, we've already asked. The Wu people and Goblin haven't been here for more than a year. Why? I'm guessing that they're afraid of this place. Isn't it obvious why they're afraid of this place?"
"You're saying that they're afraid of Gokusen?"
The two Jin Xian suddenly turned serious. They knew the Goblin's character well. Food was scarce now, and they wouldn't even let go of the powerful Immeasurable State. Why would they let go of a small city like this?
There was only one immortal in this city, but this one immortal was able to protect the city. No one from the two tribes came to harass them.
"That's why I'm worried. However, this is good. At least it's much safer here. Let's recuperate first. We'll talk after we've recovered. If no one dares to attack here, it might be our good fortune to stay here!"
These immortals said that they were protecting the humans, but they were actually very selfish. During the Great War of the Witch-Demon Tribe, there were battlefields everywhere. It was very easy for them to injure or even kill a single cultivator. If they didn't belong to their side, they would kill them.
If they could stay here until the end of the war, they would be able to avoid this disaster. Therefore, it was their good fortune.
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