Seven days passed in the blink of an eye. During this time, Hai Ming had been lying on the bed in a coma. It was only today that he slowly woke up.
Hai Ming opened his eyes in a daze. He looked around at the unfamiliar surroundings, and it took him a while to realize what had happened.
Feeling that his head was still hurting, he couldn't help but touch his forehead. He felt a sharp protrusion, and a strange feeling appeared in his heart. It was as if there was something around him.
He tried to sense it, but he couldn't find anything.
However, he immediately became happy because he discovered that his cultivation had increased greatly, and his body had grown taller. He knew that Gu Zheng had successfully healed him.
As a result, he would soon be able to recover. As for whether or not he could recover his memories, it didn't matter. That way, his father and mother wouldn't have to run around for him.
He knew that they had done a lot for him over the years, and that made him feel very guilty.
When he went back, they would be very happy.
Seeing a set of clothes on the side, Hai Ming hurriedly took off his clothes that didn't fit him. Then he found a set of green clothes that fit him. He hurriedly put them on and went out happily.
He was 1.2 meters tall before, but now he was 1.5 meters tall. He was clearly much taller than before, and that made him feel a bit uncomfortable.
However, when she came out of the door and into the courtyard, her originally joyous face drooped a little. This made Gu Zheng very curious. When he woke up on the surface of the sea, he also woke up at the same time. She was still fine just a moment ago, so why did she suddenly look so dejected?
"What's going on? Shouldn't you be happy that your condition is a bit better? "
"Master, I am very happy, but when I think about how I won't be able to play with Junior Sister, I feel very sad," Hai Ming said with a sad face.
When Gu Zheng heard this, he didn't know whether to laugh or cry. How could he have known that was what Hai Ming was thinking?
"Don't worry, this is just because you have accumulated too much in the past. In the future, it won't be so exaggerated. But I think you will grow a bit taller in the future." Gu Zheng looked at Hai Ming, who had grown a bit taller. It seemed that his face had more edges than before. Although he hadn't completely lost his childishness, he was much better than before.
"Ah! What do I do? Can you not treat me first?! You can treat me when I need it. "When Hai Ming heard this, he immediately became anxious and pleaded with Gu Zheng.
"Don't think too much. It will take nearly ten years for you to fully recover. By then, your little junior sister will have grown up, so you don't have to worry about it!" Gu Zheng purposely emphasized his words, but unfortunately, it was in vain. Hai Ming didn't hear it at all. Instead, his previous depression was swept away and he spoke excitedly.
"That's great. Thank you, Master. When you're old, I'll serve you well."
"Hurry up and leave. Are you cursing me? Do you believe that I won't cut off your legs and serve you?" Gu Zheng put away his smile and said with a stern face. At the same time, he took out a sword and threatened the other party.
"Ah, I was wrong, Master. I'll leave now!"
Seeing that Gu Zheng was about to get angry, Hai Ming was so scared that he immediately ran outside, shouting as he ran.
Gu Zheng saw Hai Ming's posture and shook his head. Suddenly, he thought of something and said to Hai Ming who was far away.
"Your horn is very sharp. Be careful not to hurt people."
"I know, Master!"
Hai Ming's voice came from far away and was faintly discernible.
Soon, Hai Ming passed through the bamboo forest and came back to the village. Fortunately, his face didn't change much. Coupled with the only free and easy cheerfulness, everyone at least recognized his identity. Otherwise, they would have arrested him as an outsider.
Thinking of the strange situation before, everyone thought that Gu Zheng's magical magic made him like this, so they were relieved.
Hai Ming didn't see the other people's eyes and directly went to Ren Ling's house. He happened to meet Ren Ling's mother, but Ren Ling wasn't at home.
"Mother Li, where's Ren Ling?" After politely greeting, Hai Ming couldn't wait to ask.
"Lingling went to the east forest to pick up some firewood. You came out from your master's house." Mother Li came out of the house and looked at Hai Ming with a smile.
"Oh, Mother Li, goodbye."
Hearing the news he wanted, Hai Ming thanked Mother Li and hurriedly ran out.
"This child …" Mother Li smiled and went back into the house.
In fact, in this village, except for Gu Zheng, no one knew Hai Ming's identity. They thought he was just an ordinary human child.
Soon, Hai Ming found Ren Ling in the forest on the other side.
"Junior sister, look, I'm much taller than you now, and I can protect you in the future. I'm already very powerful now, and I'll be even more powerful in the future!" Originally, Hai Ming was running around to show off in front of Ren Ling. At this time, Ren Ling had reached his chest, which made him feel even more proud.
"Really? That's great, I also want to be as powerful as you! "Ren Ling thought that Gu Zheng used some method to make Hai Ming like this, so she said enviously.
"It's not a problem. When I have time, I'll talk to my master and ask him to think of a way to help you cultivate the outside world's method!" Hai Ming looked at Ren Ling's envious eyes and said again.
"Really?" Ren Ling's eyes lit up, but soon dimmed. "But Mother Li and Father said that people here can't cultivate the outside world's method, and they will be killed on the spot!"
"Oh, yes, I forgot again. But don't worry, our master is very powerful. In just a few days, he turned me into this. When the time comes, I'll ask him, and maybe he'll think of a way for you." Hai Ming thought and thought of a way that was not a way.
"Really? That's great, thank you, little fatty brother! "Ren Ling smiled sweetly.
"Hehe, don't worry, leave it to me!" Hai Ming looked at Ren Ling and smiled foolishly.
Of course, Gu Zheng did not know that his apprentice had directly promised him something that countless people could not solve before.
At this time, he continued to meditate and slowly absorbed the power of the incense from the statue. In this way, the statue's conversion efficiency would be higher. Although it was not much, Gu Zheng had nothing to do for the time being.
Time passed uneventfully, and another half a month had passed. At this time, Kui Qiang, who had failed, reported the details of the battle when he first came back.
But what disappointed him was that at that time, the high priest was expressionless and only asked him to wait for the news. He waited until now, and every day, he could not sleep and eat in peace.
Although he was an old subordinate of the Sea King and came here together with him, and as a loyal subordinate, he could conclude that there was nothing wrong. However, not giving a result was not a solution, and it made him feel uneasy.
When he thought of this, he finally found the high priest alone and expressed his intentions.
"Oh, I almost forgot about you."
When the high priest opened his mouth, it almost made him shudder, but he also knew that the high priest was dissatisfied with him, so he quickly said.
"High priest, I know this time I am at a disadvantage, please give me a chance to atone for my mistakes!"
I have already contacted the Sea King, and he will be returning from the City of Hope in a few days. When the time comes, he will personally visit and see if the other party will give him face. Your main task now is to monitor the other party. If there are any movements, immediately report to me. There shouldn't be any problems, right? "The high priest's face was still hidden in the black robe, and no one could see his face clearly.
"Don't worry, I will definitely do a good job!" Kui Qiang's heart relaxed, and he knew that the high priest was giving him a chance to gain merit, so he quickly promised.
"That's good, go. You must know that the Sea King has always asked me to nurture you. You must not disappoint the Sea King!" The high priest turned his head and said with his back facing him.
"I will definitely do my best for the Sea King!" Kui Qiang's expression turned serious, and he solemnly said. Then, he walked down the mountain. This time, he must not mess up again.
.....
Time passed little by little, and in the blink of an eye, seven years had passed since Gu Zheng came here.
In these seven years, Gu Zheng was basically like an ascetic monk. Basically, he did not go out of the house, nor did he step out of the house. He spent all his time in the backyard, studying the power of incense.
After all, if he really wanted to get out, he had to rely on it in the end. He was not the only one who was thinking about the transmission array in the City of Hope in the middle.
However, he did not have the qualifications at all. This little bit of power of incense was not enough, and he did not even have the qualifications to participate. One must know that the competition there could only use the power of incense, and at most, a little bit of magic power to assist.
And he must store up to the limit that the demon grass could store, which was the limit of Jin Xian's peak. Only then would he have enough confidence to compete.
However, he only got some basic information from Ren Jie, and he would only know the specifics when he went there.
In these seven years, although he had a basic grasp of the power of incense, after all, no matter what kind of power it was, its origin was still the same. It was just that some special secret methods had completely lost their effectiveness. However, some new spells were inspired by the power of incense.
In fact, it was to force you to participate in the game of Quasi-Sage, no matter who you were, unless you wanted to stay here forever, or had other ways to get out.
But no matter what, Gu Zheng did not waste any time in these years, even if he knew that time was tight. After all, he knew that the next transmission array would open in 12 years. Excluding some roads, there was not much time left for him. He had to find a way to expand his foundation.
Unfortunately, it was not up to him to expand his tribe. Which big tribe didn't merge bit by bit and swallow other tribes to grow stronger?
Gu Zheng could not help but have a headache. He did not want to miss the next transmission array and waste so much time here in vain. Xing Cai was still waiting for him.
It would be great if he could get a spatial transmission array. Thinking of the teleportation ball that he had wasted before, Gu Zheng's heart twitched. He felt that he was really wasteful.
With it, he believed that he could definitely break out of here. But who would have thought that the Qi family's head would interfere and almost kill him.
But thinking of this, there might be other rogue cultivators who had it. He would think of a way to get one. The best way was to use both methods at the same time.
"But how can I expand the number of people in the tribe?"
In fact, Gu Zheng did not ask for a lot of people. He estimated that 100,000 people would be enough to support him.
It seemed easy. There were more than a million people here, at least tens of millions of people. But this division, coupled with the addition of the ancestor gods and the control of the Sage-to-be administrators, would cause a lot of people to be scattered.
The problem came back to the original place. It was not that Gu Zheng had not thought of it.
It was just that the information he obtained here was too little. The only methods he knew were far from Gu Zheng's expectations.
It was nothing more than taking in some refugees or starting a war and letting the people under him annex the enemy's tribe.
But in all battles, the ancestor gods could not play a decisive role. In other words, they relied on their subordinates to conquer the world.
But the problem was, why would others fight so hard for you to conquer the world?
The reason why Gu Zheng's tribe could be said to be obedient to Gu Zheng was because the tribe was too small. They were afraid that if Gu Zheng left, they would be scattered again.
It could be said that Gu Zheng was their only hope, as long as the West Wind Village still existed.
It should be known that if you really wanted to integrate into the other village, it would be impossible without hundreds of years. Before that, you would definitely not be treated very well.
But for others, such as a newly joined tribe, how could you completely integrate them? Moreover, if you captured them, although their lives would not change much, their mentality would be different. It was better to be a refugee.
But the only advantage was that no matter how much you disliked the ancestor gods, as long as you worshipped them, the power of incense would naturally emerge. It had to be said that this place was magical.
Therefore, no matter which village, the priority of the devout was basically given to the people close to them. This way, when fighting, at least they would put in some effort.
Especially for immortals, there was no so-called heavenly tribulation here. Through the power of incense bestowed by the ancestor gods, they could reach the sky in a single bound at a certain price.
Of course, it was easy to gain, but also easy to lose. Overall, the strength of the body was far inferior to the outside world.
Gu Zheng did not have a clue, so he did not think about it for the time being. Perhaps he would meet someone in the next moment, and then they would leave this place together.
In the past few years, Gu Zheng had treated Hai Ming three more times. At this time, more than half of the horn outside had been pulled out. At most one or two more times, it would be completely pulled out.
Not only was he skilled, but the other side's horn was exposed in the air, so he could absorb even more incense power, which gave Gu Zheng more time. It was really magical.
Gu Zheng also did not know why, but last time, he took advantage of the time when the other side's spiritual energy was exposed to the outside world to quietly grab some spiritual energy. After compressing it, he directly used it to absorb one-tenth of the black fog.
Gu Zheng did not dare to use this spiritual energy, because it was especially violent and had lost its best use. Even if Gu Zheng forcibly compressed it, it would only be about the same as ordinary spiritual energy. Perhaps its quality would be higher, and it would speed up the recovery of perception after an injury, but it was completely useless.
With that time, Gu Zheng could just eat some pills. Moreover, if he absorbed a time bomb that could explode at any time when he was injured, he would be crazy.
Gu Zheng estimated that as long as he took one percent of it, he would be able to completely eliminate this damn black fog.
However, if the horn was not taken out, Gu Zheng could not forcibly absorb it. The energy that was exposed before was just some of the energy that flew out of the horn.
And the more the black fog went, the more spiritual energy it would need, so for his own sake, he had to take out the horn.
"Master, Master, Patriarch Ren is looking for you."
A tall figure pushed open the door from the outside and shouted loudly, for fear that the people inside would not know that he had come.
Behind him was a pretty young girl. She also followed behind him. Looking at his reckless appearance, she couldn't help but cover her forehead with her hand and speechlessly say, "Young Master, what are you doing?
"Brother Fatty, can you not be so reckless? This is our master."
"Hehe, I forgot. Next time, I will pay attention." As usual, Hai Ming laughed. As for whether he listened or not, Ren Ling had already said it countless times, but he still said it would be next time.
"What's going on?" Gu Zheng walked out of the house and looked at the two people in front of him.
The man was tall and powerful, and the woman was beautiful. They were really a match made in heaven.
The only regret was that the man had a bulge on his forehead, which looked a little strange.
Seven years was enough for a lot of things to happen here. The group of devout people had grown up and were now qualified warriors. If there was an invasion, they would also have to go to the battlefield.
A new group of devout people was also selected and began to temper themselves.
Right now, Hai Ming was a very powerful warrior, and everyone was convinced by him. This was because he had used his own strength to fight for his position.
As for the small bulge on his head, Gu Zheng used a secret technique to push it out, so no one doubted it.
In any case, Hai Ming didn't look too different from a human. Because of the horn, he couldn't even change back to his original form. There was almost no Devil Qi on his body, and even Gu Zheng couldn't sense it. Of course, the horn still exposed his identity.
Gu Zheng was very curious about what Hai Ming's original body was, but it was a pity that even he did not know.
The only good news was that after the defeat last time, no one had come to make trouble here. It was as if they had been so determined to take Hai Ming away that they had forgotten about his existence.
Gu Zheng had prepared himself for the other side to come knocking. He had even used some of his people to strengthen their bodies. In the end, the other side had only sent the people who had been defeated by him last time to monitor this place. They did not seem to want to cause any trouble at all.
Gu Zheng had even gone out to test the other side's intentions, but the other side had completely ignored Gu Zheng. They were clearly monitoring this place, which made Gu Zheng quite angry. However, there was nothing he could do. They could only see with their naked eyes, so he did not ask them.
"Master, we don't know either. We were patrolling when father sent someone to find us. He told us to tell you to go to the Ancestral God Pavilion in the bamboo forest. There seems to be something going on. Otherwise, there wouldn't be such a tight security today. Many people have gone out to protect you," Ren Ting hurriedly said.
"Alright, I understand. I'll go over now."
Gu Zheng nodded. He also wanted to ask the other side if there was a better way to increase the tribe's population.
Their tribe was too small. If they did not take in more people, they would decline sooner or later.
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