Lan Huo was very reluctant, but he still stepped forward.
If the eight Jin Xian ran together, he might not be able to kill all of them. After all, they were all Jin Xian and were not slow. If they scattered, he would only be able to kill a few of them. However, the eight Jin Xian could not escape, and they did not dare to escape. This saved him some effort.
"Young Master, can you wait for a while?"
Daoist Huo suddenly said. Gu Zheng looked at him and Daoist Huo immediately said, "These eight people didn't do anything. Young Master, can you let them redeem themselves? Keep them temporarily and let them guard the prefecture city!"
There were eight Jin Xian, and two of them were not weaker than him. Now, there were only three Jin Xian in the prefecture city, and he would be the only one in the future. If Gu Zheng left, he would be scared witless.
Although these eight people had ulterior motives, they were still eight people. If he could keep them here, it would greatly increase their strength.
"Keep them here? How?" Gu Zheng's eyebrows twitched slightly. Hokkaido did not say anything, but he secretly glanced at Lan Huo.
Gu Zheng understood what he meant. He wanted them to control the eight Jin Xian like how they controlled Lan Huo. The eight people, who were originally in despair, saw that there was a chance. They immediately expressed their willingness to be slaves, as long as they were not killed.
If there was a chance of survival, no one wanted to die.
Gu Zheng sighed in his heart. Lan Huo could do this, but the eight Jin Xian could not. It was not easy to sign a master-servant contract. Moreover, his master-servant contract was effective on Goblins, but not on humans.
However, he still had many ways to control these eight people.
"All of you, come here. Give me the details of each of you!"
Gu Zheng asked the eight of them to come over. He did not need a master-servant contract. He could use the Book of Life and Death to control their lives. However, the Book of Life and Death was not enough. He could control them with other methods.
The eight of them were slightly taken aback, but they quickly understood Gu Zheng's intentions.
They were here to steal the Book of Life and Death. Naturally, they were very clear about the book's abilities. They also knew that once Gu Zheng found their names in the book, their lives would be in the hands of this person.
But now, they had no other choice. If they wanted to live, they could only do as they were told. Otherwise, only death awaited them.
After finding out the names of the eight people, Gu Zheng suddenly made his move quickly. He placed a set of seals on each of them. Gu Zheng's speed was even faster than the average Jin Xian's late stage. They couldn't fight back at all.
Even if he could fight back, he wouldn't dare.
"This set of seals restricts your movements within a radius of twenty miles. If you exceed this range, the seals will activate, and your Primordial Spirit will explode, destroying both your body and soul!"
Gu Zheng said indifferently. The prefectural city wasn't big. Twenty miles was just a radius. It was enough to cover the entire city. This meant that they would have to stay in the prefectural city in the future and couldn't leave.
Hokkaido was slightly shocked. He only wanted to control these people and use them as helpers like Lan Huo. He didn't expect Gu Zheng to be even more ruthless and trap them to death.
If anyone came to cause trouble in the future, Hokkaido and the others could still escape. However, these people couldn't escape and could only fight with their lives.
"Yes!"
The eight of them cried. They knew that the city had become their prison. They couldn't leave this place in the future. If the city existed, they would live. If the city died, they would die.
Gu Zheng also prepared eight small artifacts for Hokkaido. If the eight of them made any strange moves in his absence, Gu Zheng would crush the artifacts. Then, he would quickly remove their names from the Book of Life and Death. This was also a backup plan to prevent them from thinking that he was trapped and going crazy.
Whoever went crazy would die. Whoever made any strange moves would die.
With these backup plans, Gu Zheng could rest assured and let the eight of them stay. After all, their purpose wasn't simple. If Hokkaido had the strength to suppress them, it would be fine. However, Hokkaido didn't. This was the best way.
After returning to the villa, Gu Zheng first thanked Zhao Gongming and the others.
Although Zhao Gongming and the others didn't make a move or even speak from the beginning to the end, they stood there, which was already a form of support. This gratitude was deserved.
"It's just a few thieves. I thought some amazing people had come!"
Zhao Gongming was a little resentful. Gu Zheng didn't expect Zhao Gongming to be a battle maniac. No wonder he ran around and fought at the frontline during the Apotheosis War. After the Sea-Calming Divine Pearl was gone, he still had to borrow Dharma treasures to fight with them. There was a reason for all of this.
"We can't ignore a few petty thieves. Fellow Daoist Glutton Immortal, you've done a good job this time. With them joining us, ordinary matters won't disturb fellow Daoist Glutton Immortal!"
Shen Gongbao said with a smile. With the addition of eight Gold Immortals and the original three, the power of the prefecture city had been greatly strengthened. Unless someone with the strength of a Golden Immortal of the Great All-Embracing Heaven came, they could deal with ordinary people.
Another point was that Zhao Gongming's message to the outside world would slowly spread out. Daluo Jinxian who didn't want to really offend Zhao Gongming would not come again unless they were extremely greedy.
In this way, the safety of the prefecture city would be more assured.
"Daoist Gokusen, now that the Great War of Witch-Demons is in full swing, what do you think of this war?"
Shen Gongbao suddenly changed the topic and asked about the Great War of Witch-Demons. The Witch-Demons had been fighting for many years, and both sides had suffered great losses. Now, there was no sign of stopping the war, which had implicated many mortals in the Untainted Land and caused countless casualties. In some places, there was not even a single human tribe within a million miles. This had also caused dissatisfaction among the immortals of the Human Tribe. It was said that even the Sages had spoken about it.
"Dogs biting each other, a mouthful of fur!" Gu Zheng sneered. Of course, he knew the result of the Great War of Witch-Demons. However, he had only heard about it before. This time, he had experienced it personally. For Gu Zheng, none of the Goblin was good. They deserved to die together.
"Dogs biting each other!"
Shen Gongbao was stunned. Zhao Gongming, San Xiao, Zhuge Ming and the others also opened their eyes wide. After a while, they all laughed.
"Well said, dogs biting each other. Haha, Daoist Gokusen's description is so apt!"
Shen Gongbao clutched his stomach and laughed. Zhao Gongming and the others did the same. After laughing, Shen Gongbao suddenly said, "Daoist Gokusen, that's not what I'm asking. What do you think of this war? When will it end? How will it end? What do you think?"
Shen Gongbao's real question was this. However, he did not expect Gu Zheng's answer just now. Everyone laughed for a while.
"In this war, both the Wu people and the Goblin have suffered great losses. More than half of the battlefields have ended. Both sides have won and lost. However, overall, the Wu people have suffered greater losses!"
Gu Zheng's words made the others nod. There were many Goblin battlefields. Basically, the Wu people would send one Goblin to attack each tribe, and the number of Goblins was definitely greater than theirs.
The Wu people were united. They could even fight to the last man. However, the Goblin could not. The Goblin had too many mortal monsters. If they could not win, they would run away. There were Goblin escaping on every battlefield. However, the Goblin had the advantage in numbers. Overall, the Goblin still had the advantage.
If the Wu people won, the Goblin would be able to escape. If the Goblin won, the Wu people would be completely finished. Although the Wu people won more battles, the Goblin still had a large number of monsters. Relying on the human wave tactic, the Wu people could eventually kill them.
In fact, the Goblin was using this tactic now. They had more people. Three against one. In the end, they would win more than the Wu people. The Wu people would be miserable.
"As for the end, I can't say for sure. It could take decades, or even centuries. But it won't end anytime soon?" Gu Zheng added.
"Why do you say that, Daoist Gokusen?" Shen Gongbao asked again.
"It's simple. Although the leaders of both sides are angry, they are still restraining themselves. Both sides have not activated their formations. Once they do, it will be the moment of life and death. In the end, only one can survive!"
"Daoist Gokusen, you mean they will fight until the last moment, until one side is destroyed?" Shen Gongbao's eyes lit up.
"Something like that!" Gu Zheng nodded.
"If that's the case, when the war ends, the winning side will have a tragic victory. They won't have much strength left. In this way, isn't it a great opportunity for the human race to rise up? In the future, do we have hope of ruling the world?"
Shen Gongbao said hurriedly. After that, he stared straight at Gu Zheng.
"Of course. In the future, the world will belong to the human race. The human race cultivates fast and has a large population. Plus, the Sages support the human race. There's no reason for the human race not to rise up!"
Gu Zheng nodded again. This was the pattern of the future. After the Great War of Witch-Demons, the Wu people were basically destroyed. The rest of them escaped from the Untainted Land and went to other worlds that were still very desolate. For the Untainted Land, those places were places of exile. When the Goblin ruled the Heaven Realm, those places were places of exile.
Hiding in the places of exile, one could imagine how difficult it was for the Wu people to hide in those places.
"Good! Well said!"
Shen Gongbao suddenly became excited and shouted. He looked at Zhuge Ming and Zhao Gongming.
"Daoist Zhuge Ming, Brother Gongming, I've always said that this Great War of Witch-Demons is an opportunity for the human race to rise up. But you didn't believe me. You said that they couldn't fight so hard. Listen to what Daoist Gokusen said. Now, do you believe me?"
Shen Gongbao had always said that this Great War of Witch-Demons was a great opportunity for the human race to rise up. The immortals of the human race should not stand by and watch. They should intervene and help the weak.
Basically, no one agreed with his point of view. After all, the Goblin ruled the Heaven Realm and the Earth Realm for many years. Everyone had formed this habit.
For a long time, no one agreed with his point of view. Now, Gu Zheng said what he thought, even more firmly than he did. This made him very excited.
This made Shen Gongbao feel like he had met a confidant.
Zhuge Ming, Zhao Gongming, and the others shook their heads. They had known about Shen Gongbao's point of view for a long time, but they always disagreed. This made Shen Gongbao very depressed. He couldn't find anyone who shared the same opinion. Today, Gu Zheng's words made him feel like he had met a confidant.
Seeing that the two of them were still the same, he didn't care anymore. He pulled Gu Zheng to discuss the Great War of Witch-Demons and what the human race should do to gain the most benefits.
Gu Zheng didn't expect that the biggest villain in the Apotheosized War was an immortal who only thought about the human race. But thinking back, Shen Gongbao didn't do anything bad. He just kept trying to stop the Apotheosized War and died in the end.
There was only one point of view that Shen Gongbao didn't agree with.
Gu Zheng said that the human race didn't need to intervene. The Goblin race would win and lose. After both sides suffered losses, they couldn't stop the rise of the human race. But Shen Gongbao thought that it was better for the human race to intervene early to maximize the benefits.
This was the problem of vision. Gu Zheng knew the final result of the Great War of Witch-Demons. He knew that the Twelve Ancestors of Sorcery and the Goblin boss died together. The two Goblin Emperors and the ten Big Goblins would all die in the battle. So the two races didn't have any experts to compete with the human race. But Shen Gongbao didn't know this. The number of experts above the level of Daluo Jinxian in the human race was still far less than the two races.
Especially the experts with the strength of Sage-to-be. The human race had very few experts, but there were many Goblin experts.
Without decisive power, it was difficult to dominate the Untainted Land. So Shen Gongbao thought that it was better to make a plan early and drag the Sages down. Only with the help of the Sages could the human race be guaranteed to stand on the top.
This small disagreement didn't cause any dispute between the two. Shen Gongbao was just a little anxious, but he still valued Gu Zheng very much.
This was the first person who had the same opinion as him. Although he was only a Jin Xian, his strength was not weak. Moreover, Gu Zheng's preaching enlightened them greatly. This showed that Gu Zheng's understanding of Dao had far surpassed theirs.
If everything went well, such a person would definitely not be weaker than them, or even stronger than them.
Shen Gongbao stayed at Gu Zheng's place. He came with Zhao Gongming. But looking at his driving, he didn't want to leave even if Zhao Gongming asked him to.
Zhao Gongming and the others didn't leave either. The six Daluo Jinxian stayed here. Every few days, they would listen to Gu Zheng's preaching. Every time they finished listening, they had different feelings and gains. This made them admire Gu Zheng even more.
What they didn't know was that 100,000 miles away from the prefecture city, a group of Wu people was rushing towards them.
There were about 40 Wu people in this group. They were all stronger than Jin Xian. There were two Daluo Jinxian among them. And behind this group of Goblin, there were hundreds of people chasing after them.
These hundreds of Goblin were all stronger than Jin Xian. There were four Daluo Jinxian.
This was a defeated member of the Sorcerer Tribe fleeing. Generally speaking, the Sorcerer Tribe would fight to the last man before running away. However, this tribe was under attack from three Demon Tribes. Under the situation where they could not hold on and could not escape, the remaining ordinary Sorcerer Tribe members and Celestial Immortals all committed suicide. Their goal was to let the elders and powerful people of the tribe escape.
They knew that they couldn't escape or win. They also knew that if they were around, their tribe members wouldn't leave. In the end, they gave up on themselves for the sake of the tribe's elites.
This Wu people leader was a courageous person. Although he felt terrible, he still made the decision to escape.
Just like that, the entire tribe of 50 people escaped together and prepared to escape to the Witch Ancestor. On the way, a dozen people who couldn't escape fast enough were caught and killed. The rest didn't dare to stop at all. They all ran at full speed.
The Goblin behind didn't chase desperately, especially the four Daluo Jinxian. If they wanted to chase, they could catch up alone. But after catching up, the two Daluo Jinxian would risk their lives to stop them. With just the four of them, they couldn't kill so many people. So they just led their people and chased behind like a cat chasing a mouse.
This was because they knew that there were no more Shamans nearby. The Ancestral Shaman was sitting on the ground and was too far away from them. There was no way they could escape there. Also, the feeling of being hunted down made them feel very good.
"A human city?"
100,000 miles wasn't far for the Jin Xian who were running at full speed. In less than a day, they were above the prefectural city. Coincidentally, their route just happened to pass by the prefectural city.
"Let's take a break. They're food!"
A cold light flashed in the eyes of the Daluo Jinxian leader. Jin Xian Daluo Jinxian didn't need to eat. But an empty stomach didn't feel good. They also wanted to eat, but there wasn't any suitable food along the way. Coincidentally, they came across a human city.
The city didn't look big, but there were only 40 of them. It was definitely enough for them to eat.
The 40 Wu people directly rushed towards the prefectural city.
Before they arrived, the Hokkaido and the others noticed. 11 Jin Xian flew into the air. Seeing that the Daluo Jinxian was the leader, the Hokkaido didn't hesitate. He immediately crushed Gu Zheng's immortal treasure.
40 Wu people and two Daluo Jinxian. They couldn't resist at all.
The eight Jin Xian who were forced to stay turned pale. They didn't expect to encounter such a situation after staying for so long. 40 Wu people, two Daluo Jinxian. They couldn't leave the city. If a fight broke out, they definitely wouldn't be able to survive.
At this moment, they could only pray that the Daluo Jinxian would come back quickly. Only they could stop these people.
"Kill!"
The Daluo Jinxian of the Wu people glanced at the opposite side and only said one word. The Jin Xian behind him immediately rushed out. The Hokkaido and the others had to resist, whether they were willing or not. They all took out their immortal treasures and prepared to fight.
At this moment, Gu Zheng, Taotie, and Lan Huo arrived.
The two Wu people Daluo Jinxian immediately noticed them. When they saw Taotie and Lan Huo, they were a little stunned. They didn't expect that there would be Daluo Jinxian in this small city. But when Taotie and Lan Huo attacked, their eyes immediately lit up.
Lan Huo showed a strong demonic aura as soon as he attacked. This was a Goblin Daluo Jinxian.
They had an irreconcilable relationship with the Yao Clan. When enemies met, their eyes would turn red. They didn't care too much and directly rushed up. But soon, the anger in their eyes disappeared, and in exchange, was fear.
Shen Gongbao, Zhao Gongming, and the others also came. Like before, they were a little late, but they came in time to see the situation here.
This wasn't just eight ordinary Jin Xian last time. This time, there were more than 40 Jin Xian and two Daluo Jinxian. Most importantly, they were all Wu people.
The immortals of the Human Tribe did not have a good impression of the Sorcerer Tribe. The Sorcerer Tribe used to rule the ground, and the Human Tribe lived on the ground as well. The Sorcerer Tribe enslaved many of the Human Tribe and looked down on the Human Tribe. To the Sorcerer Tribe, the Human Tribe was no different from livestock and food.
Even many human immortals were harmed by the Wu people.
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