"It's just a coincidence. If there's nothing else, we'll take our leave first." Gu Zheng replied politely. He was still worried about Cai Yu, so he had to find a place to rest first. He had to give Cai Yu a try before she died.
"Fellow Daoist Gu, please wait. From the looks of it, you seem to be worried about your pet?" The woman saw that they were about to leave and quickly called out to them.
It was easy to guess their thoughts. The little girl's eyes were fixed on the fish, and Gu Zheng also glanced at it from time to time. In addition to the fish's current state, how could he not understand her worries?
"I happen to have some experience with these matters. Why don't you let me take a look?"
Hearing this, Gu Zheng, who had just turned around, turned around again. He looked at the other party's kind eyes and looked at Xiang Xiang at the side.
"Really? Can you cure it? "Xiang Xiang said in disbelief. This was not an ordinary fish. She believed that the other party could also see it.
"Although I can't guarantee 100%, I can definitely prevent her from dying." The woman looked at Xiang Xiang and said gently.
"Brother Gu." Xiang Xiang looked at Gu Zheng. He also wanted to raise Cai Yu well. Even if it was better, it would be much better than her current state. At least the success rate would be higher.
"Then I'll have to trouble the two of you." Gu Zheng's thoughts were similar to Xiang Xiang's. Since the other party knew Young Master Mo, she probably wouldn't lie to him. Of course, the name of the Star Alliance also played a part.
"Don't worry. You saved our people, so you're also a friend of our Star Alliance. I'm Ji Cai, and this is my husband, Sun Cheng." Ji Cai and her husband smiled and introduced themselves.
"Gu Zheng, this is my sister, Xiang Xiang." Gu Zheng also introduced Xiang Xiang to them.
"Hello, brother and sister." Xiang Xiang called out sweetly.
"You have such a sweet mouth. Come, give your little pet to sister. I'll take care of them." Ji Cai said gently. Her eyes were filled with gentleness as she looked at Xiang Xiang. Who wouldn't like such a cute and talkative little girl?
A transparent crystal ball appeared in Ji Cai's hand, and a milky white liquid filled half of the box. Ji Cai put the colorful fish that Xiangxiang had handed over into the ball, and a colorful fish that had shrunk many times in size entered the box.
"There's nothing wrong with this box, right? My fish is a little strange. Some things can't trap it, and it keeps running away. We still have things to do this time, so we can't lose it again. This sea monster was attracted by it." Gu Zheng took advantage of the situation and treated the fish as his pet.
"Fellow Daoist Gu, don't worry. My wife is the most experienced when it comes to small animals. We have many naughty pets in our house. As long as the other party's cultivation level is not higher than hers, they will definitely not be able to escape," Sun Cheng added.
As for Ji Cai, she sprinkled some unknown spices into her hands and fused them into the fish. The light on the fish's body became much brighter, and the color of its body also became much better. Even its body began to sway in this strange water.
"We can only do this for now. A lot of things are still at home. The two of you will follow me to the Misty Island and wait for a while. We will naturally adjust everything to its best condition," Ji Cai said to Gu Zheng and the others as she put away the crystal box.
"Then I'll have to trouble the two of you. Let's go," Gu Zheng said politely, and wanted to leave with them.
"But you don't want the corpse below?" Sun Cheng pointed at the octopus' corpse.
"Don't want it? Don't tell me I missed something?" Gu Zheng asked in confusion. The corpse of a sea monster was of no use to him.
"This sea monster's entire body is a treasure. You actually didn't take out its inner core? That's too wasteful," Sun Cheng said in surprise when he saw that the other party's expression didn't seem to be fake.
"I don't need it. If you need it, please don't hesitate," Gu Zheng shook his head and said to them.
"Really? Then we won't be polite. " Ji Cai's eyes shone slightly. This was a huge treasure, especially that inner core, its value was even higher.
Seeing Gu Zheng nod, Ji Cai and her husband also let go of their reservations and directly descended.
Ji Cai rushed to the octopus's eyeball, took out a pair of silver hooks, and stuck them into the octopus's eye. A Neidan the size of an ordinary person's head came out of the octopus's eye. It was covered in a sparkling white light, looking very beautiful.
On the other hand, Sun Cheng began to peel the skin of the octopus, breaking it into pieces and collecting them. After the time it took for a stick of incense to burn, the two of them came back with smiles on their faces. There were only some scraps left on the surface of the sea and the polluted seawater. Most of them were collected by the two of them.
"Don't look at our reputation in this area. In fact, we are not that rich. After all, most of our members are rogue cultivators. Although we have thought of ways to expand in these years, it is still not enough," Sun Cheng explained embarrassedly after making Gu Zheng wait for so long.
Even the landlord didn't have any surplus food, let alone them. It was no wonder that they couldn't help but go up and plunder.
The four of them quickly moved in the direction of the misty island.
On the way, Gu Zheng curiously inquired about the Star Alliance. Sun Cheng was not surprised because he already knew that Gu Zheng was passing by. It was normal that he didn't know.
The Star Alliance was actually a very young organization. Most of its members could be said to have become rogue cultivators for various reasons. Although this place was very remote, because it was backed by the East Sea, it still had a lot of resources.
However, rogue cultivators were alone or a few people. How could they compete with people who grouped together? Not to mention that they were bullied everywhere. In this dangerous East Sea, there were countless ferocious demon beasts that had yet to be developed.
They knew that an alliance leader with excellent fighting strength had appeared and established this Star Alliance with the intention of reducing disputes and protecting some weak rogue cultivators. After more than a hundred thousand years, they had made a name for themselves here.
Until now, they had gradually gained some fame. However, because of the factory's philosophy, the number of people in the Star Alliance was not many. However, every one of them was an elite and not a nobody.
During this period, some people left and some joined. After all, no matter how good this place was, the structure was too small. Many people walked here and set off towards the interior of the Wilderness to find a way to become stronger.
However, the alliance leader was always here. She was the only one who could suppress everyone and maintain the stability of the misty island.
Of course, doing this also caused many people to be dissatisfied. However, at that time, the misty island had already risen. In addition, at that time, everyone was united. In the end, there were only some small conflicts.
When speaking of the alliance leader, the two of them had a look of worship. To be honest, they were accidentally saved by the alliance leader. Therefore, they were willing to serve the Star Alliance for more than ten thousand years. Anyway, to them, it was not a long time to repay the alliance leader's kindness.
However, they were also very curious about Gu Zheng and kept asking about Gu Zheng's origins. This was because Gu Zheng really disdained to care about those things. In his eyes, they were like garbage on the side of the road that he would casually throw away.
This kind of attitude made the two of them feel that Gu Zheng must be someone from a large family clan, especially since he had brought along such a young sister. Although Gu Zheng said that he was also an unaffiliated person and had only come out to travel, they did not believe him at all.
After all, they were hiding their cultivation. It was impossible to see their specific strength. One was unfathomable, and the other was only in the Mortal Realm. It was obvious that they were pretending.
As the two of them chatted together, Gu Zheng learned a lot. Half a month later, they stopped on the sea. In front of them was a white fog that covered a few hundred kilometers. The misty island was hidden in this fog.
Sun Cheng took out the jade tablet that he showed to Gu Zheng before and shot a white light at the thick fog in front of them. After the white light passed, a wide route appeared in the thick fog.
The four of them directly followed the opened route and boarded the misty island.
The entire misty island was not small, but in fact, there were only signs of human habitation in the plains near here. However, when Gu Zheng passed by, he found that this place was also quite prosperous. The people walking on the streets here were not below the Fifth Stage, but they were just here to buy soy sauce.
Most of them were above the Immortal Realm. As for the people of the Jin Xian Stage, Sun Cheng said that other than the Alliance Master, he had not seen them. This was because the resources here were too unattractive to the Jin Xian Stage.
Along the way, the loose cultivators who saw Sun Cheng and his wife would greet them. It seemed that they were very popular.
After getting on the island, the four of them slowed down. Along the way, Sun Cheng introduced everything here to Gu Zheng. His tone was full of pride. It seemed that he really treated this place as his home.
Although there were not many people here, everything that should be here was here. Many industries were opened by the Star Alliance. Moreover, the loose cultivators nearby would come here to trade and sell the excess materials in their hands.
Therefore, the houses here were not arranged neatly. Instead, they were scattered here and there. In the open space in the middle, there were many loose cultivators who directly displayed the items they wanted to buy.
"In terms of the environment, this is definitely not the best place. The reason why this place is the headquarters of the Star Alliance is because of the Brilliant Secret Realm, which is not far away." After Sun Cheng eloquently praised his island, he started talking about the location of the island in the blink of an eye.
After saying this, he saw Gu Zheng's eyes widen a lot. Knowing that the other party definitely did not know about this place, Sun Cheng smiled proudly and continued,
"In the past, the headquarters of the Star Alliance was not here. It was in another place that was full of spiritual energy. It seemed that this place was only qualified. However, due to the mysterious appearance of the Brilliant Secret Realm, they finally moved here."
"Everyone knows about this. I think that Brother Gu will not care about a place where we are fooling around." Ji Cai joked. Their relationship had improved along the way.
"How could that be? I think that the Star Alliance is very good. At least, it is much better than those forces that are blinded by greed. At least, they truly think for everyone." Gu Zheng's words came from the bottom of his heart.
He really wanted to see the Alliance Master. She had brought up such an organization with her own strength. Although this was a remote place, it was not easy for her to do it alone.
If this strength was in a rich place, it would have long been swallowed up by others. Only in a relatively barren place like this could there be such a strength.
While he was on his way, Gu Zheng had already learned that no one had broken through to the Golden Immortal stage for many years. Even if the Son of Heaven was an arrogant person, he had no choice but to leave this place and search for opportunities in other places due to the lack of spiritual qi and resources.
"Brother Gu, what you said is similar to what we said. Otherwise, we would not have stayed. We are only doing our part." Sun Cheng said with emotion.
As he spoke, his eyes gently looked at his wife. He let her suffer for him. Ji Cai held Sun Cheng's hand. The two of them looked at each other and felt the love in each other's heart.
"Brother Gu, is this the love that adults speak of?" Xiangxiang shook Gu Zheng's hand and asked. At the same time, she looked at Sun Cheng and his wife curiously.
"Uh, you will understand when you grow up." Gu Zheng did not know how to explain it to her, so he just gave an excuse.
"Oh." Xiangxiang nodded as if she understood, but she still stared at them.
"I almost forgot about what happened just now." Xiangxiang's young voice broke the harmony between Sun Cheng and his wife. Sun Cheng said awkwardly.
"The Brilliant Light Secret Realm actually appeared several tens of thousands of years ago. Every time it appears, there will be a ray of light shooting out from the entrance. They are afraid that others will not be able to see it. This is also the origin of its name." Sun Cheng quickly continued the topic. "Moreover, there are many rare medicinal herbs growing below. It is enough to make the people nearby go crazy."
"The secret realm opens roughly every two thousand years, and it only lasts for a short half a year. The location is different every time you enter. The closer you go to the mountain in the middle, the more good things you can obtain. However, there are also different kinds of wild beasts inside. Their strength is basically above the Heaven Immortal level, but there are very few of them."
"What is even more puzzling is that if you do not come out in time within half a year, the next time you enter, you will no longer see the other party and will mysteriously disappear. After several times, dozens of greedy people disappeared. Basically, no one dares to stay there anymore." Sun Cheng shook his head and said in confusion. Actually, they had only entered once so far.
"However, you are really lucky. There are only a few years left until the next opening. With your strength, you will definitely be able to obtain many rare things. You should know that until now, no one has ever been able to reach the foot of the mountain. This time, I heard that everyone has gathered together to go and see what is up there. I heard that there are some tempting treasures up there."
Speaking up to here, Sun Cheng's face was filled with yearning. He did not know if there would be a chance for him to break through to the Jin Xian level. They had been stuck here for a very long time, and this was also the only time they could stay here for ten thousand years. They still had to travel to other places in search of their own luck.
Soon, with Sun Cheng and Ji Cai's additional information, Gu Zheng's understanding of the secret realm deepened. He felt that it would be a pity if he did not make a trip there at this time.
It should be known that they had obtained many good things last time, which had benefited them greatly.
The four of them quickly arrived at a place that was obviously different. A layer of formation was erected outside the house. It was very obvious. Two fifth-order guards were standing at the entrance. Behind them was a very ordinary courtyard, but it occupied a very large area.
"Lord Sun, Lord Ji." The two of them cupped their hands and greeted.
Sun Cheng nodded slightly and said to Gu Zheng, "This is a place we have in the outer area. Generally, people who come out will temporarily rest here."
After saying that, he walked in with Gu Zheng. When he returned, he had already informed the Great Elder.
Gu Zheng was really amazed. After entering, it looked like an ordinary house, but it was many times bigger. Basically, all the people in the Star Alliance were here. In the middle was a place to deal with matters, and there were some simple places. The surroundings were all temporary residences. All of them had their own doors and courtyards, forming a world of their own.
From time to time, they could see a few people with extremely powerful auras hurrying in and out. However, some of the important places were in the depths of the island. This place was only a place to maintain order. Even so, the decorations here were antique. There were small bridges, flowing water, and leisurely villages, which made people feel much more peaceful.
After passing through a few small bridges, Gu Zheng saw a few figures standing at a door, as if they were waiting for his arrival.
"The one in the middle dressed in black is the Great Elder, and the people beside him are some deacons." Ji Cai whispered to Gu Zheng.
He was dressed in black, had a square face, and had a dignified appearance. His two curved eyebrows were like paint, and he had an awe-inspiring aura that even ten thousand men couldn't match. Right now, he was looking at them with his hands behind his back.
"Great Elder, we have already settled the matter." Arriving in front of the elders, Sun Cheng hurriedly cupped his hands and said.
"You have all worked hard. This must be Little Brother Gu Zheng. As expected, you are a talented person, a hero from a young age." The Great Elder first praised, then turned to look at Gu Zheng. His expression was full of enthusiasm, causing Gu Zheng to be confused. He couldn't understand the situation.
"Great Elder is too kind." Gu Zheng could only reply politely.
"He is Young Master Mo's father, Mo Wuhen. He is also the number one person in the Star Alliance. Whether it is strength or governance, he is very outstanding." Ji Cai secretly transmitted.
Gu Zheng finally understood why the Great Elder was here. He thought that he was waiting for Sun Cheng and the others, but it turned out that he was waiting for him. It seemed that Sun Cheng had informed him.
He had saved the life of the other party's son, so there was no other reason why he was so enthusiastic about him.
"Come, let's go in and talk. I have already informed Mo Xing when I heard that you were here. He repeatedly told me that you would definitely come here, and that he must inform him. Sure enough, it was as he expected." The Great Elder didn't put on any airs and invited Gu Zheng in.
After arriving at the bottom of the hall and waiting for everyone to sit down, the Great Elder on the main seat once again expressed his gratitude, "Fellow Cultivator Gu, thank you very much for your help. I have already heard of the danger just now. If it wasn't for you, my son would have died there."
Previously, when he felt the fluctuation of the Star Stone and rushed over, he happened to meet Gu Zheng halfway. After hearing the news, he also felt a lingering fear. According to the situation, when he found his son, he was afraid that his son would have already died. He didn't know how grateful he was to Gu Zheng.
"Great Elder, I was also saving myself in that situation. Moreover, I believe that your son would have been fine even if I didn't do anything." Gu Zheng said modestly.
"Haha." The Great Elder's dignified face only revealed a trace of a smile. Although the other party said so, he had already acknowledged the other party's kindness in his heart.
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